"........"
Upon witnessing this scene, Li Minghui immediately felt nervous and at a loss. He certainly hadn't expected...
Nor could he have anticipated that Gu Yan, the eldest son of the Gu Family, would bring people to his place!
Under normal circumstances, he would have agreed to let him come over due to his status.
But now...
He looked around the room.
Aside from Gu Yan.
There was an old man standing behind him.
And in every corner of the room stood bodyguards dressed in black.
Seeing Gu Yan coming at this critical moment.
It was clear he had no good intentions.
"I don't remember... Mr. Gu, you mentioning that you were coming over..."
Li Minghui's face turned sour as he forced the words out of his throat.
At that moment, he suddenly realized someone was missing.
"Lingling... Where is my wife?!"
Li Minghui cried out in panic.
"Daddy, brother said someone took mommy to buy groceries because we have many people to feed tonight."
At this moment, a little girl holding a doll spoke crisply.
She clearly didn't grasp the mood at the moment.
Li Minghui clenched his fists tightly.
"Relax, Mr. Li."
"I mean no harm, you should know why I am here."
Gu Yan smiled slightly, gesturing to one of his subordinates.
The latter came over and carried the little girl out of the room.
Seeing this, Li Minghui bowed his head and clenched his fists, attempting one last struggle: "I am a man of Gu Zihua."
"If I betray him, I will die just the same."
"What can you offer to compete with Master Zihua? Some people, unlike me, don't have the weakness of family."
Gu Yan shook his head, his reply laden with deep meaning: "You need not worry about these things."
"I just want to know your answer."
Hearing this.
Li Minghui was torn.
Gu Yan... although he had always seemed like a useless heir.
The reputation he had built over the recent months had rapidly shifted.
This change was as if to say that his previous persona was all an act.
And the Leng Family...
It was said that he had started dating Leng Qingqiu, the Leng family's daughter.
What did this imply?
Many thoughts flashed through his mind, but...
Li Minghui knew his current situation.
His family was his Achilles' heel.
He sighed, raising his head to look at Gu Yan, his eyes showing a trace of weariness: "I will support you at the Gu Family annual meeting."
"But I hope you can ensure that my family won't be coerced by others."
Gu Yan smiled gently: "I always take care of my own."
"Li Minghui, you've made a very wise decision."
Li Minghui sighed: "I hope so."
The other party was very perceptive, but Gu Yan was not one to easily trust others.
So...
"Oh right, just to prevent any accidents, I need to insure you."
"Stretch out your hand, let this little guy enter your body."
"As long as you betray me, then this little guy will turn your body into thick blood."
Gu Yan smiled as he conjured a wriggling tendril from his palm, uttering words that made Li Minghui's scalp tingle.
"!!"
Li Minghui's eyes widened, goosebumps all over, he looked at Gu Yan, pointing at himself: "You want this thing to burrow into my body?"
Gu Yan nodded, "Yes..."
The corners of his mouth curled slightly, "If you're unwilling, then let your daughter and..."
"Wait! I agree!"
Li Minghui immediately interrupted, realizing he had no other choice at this point.
Thus, he would never let such a thing enter his wife and daughter's bodies.
Seeing this scene.
Gu Yan nodded again, "How touching, the process is very easy, rest assured, you won't feel a thing."
"...you devil."
...
...
Back in the car.
Gu Yan started checking the information on his phone.
He marked a check next to Li Minghui's name.
He shook his head helplessly, "Can you believe it? After all this time, not a single voter is on my side?"
"Do I really have to coerce and bribe to make them my people?"
"Don't be so hard on yourself, young master."
Ahead.
Old Gao reminded, "The director of Jianghai Hospital might support you this year."
"After all, you did a lot of groundwork earlier."
Gu Yan's mouth twitched, "A vote or two only makes it more obvious that I'm on thin ice."
From this, it's clear that Gu Yan is indeed not very well-liked in the original story.
However...
With the right methods, there's no one who can't be persuaded.
He put away the information and asked Old Gao, "How are things elsewhere?"
Apart from Li Minghui, Gu Yan had also arranged for his people to visit other regular attendees of the conference in a friendly and intimate manner.
Of course, they didn't barge into people's homes to coerce and bribe like they did with Li Minghui.
That would be too obvious.
So, Gu Yan simply had his men visit them under his name.
Old Gao pondered for a moment before replying, "Some of the heads are very polite, whether out of respect for your status or other reasons, they are very enthusiastic on the surface."
"But some are..."
Old Gao lowered his voice, "They didn't even let them through the front door."
Oh~
Gu Yan nodded, instantly understanding.
"Send me the list of those who were unfriendly. I'll show them how to talk to their superiors."
"And..."
Gu Yan looked at Old Gao with interest, "How is my cousin Gu Zihua doing?"
"Did our people manage to infiltrate his company?"
Gu Yan hadn't forgotten about his nominal cousin and the latter's beloved little maid, Xuehua.
You see, a long time ago.
When he visited his grandparents, he made a pact with the little maid Xuehua.
That was...
As long as Xuehua could hold off meeting Gu Zihua until the Gu Family annual meeting, he would not only keep their romance a secret but even help them elope.
(For those who forgot, refer to Chapter 108 (*╹▽╹*))
However, thinking about it, Gu Yan wouldn't let these two get together that easily, right?
Since you both claim to love each other.
Then...
Let's see how deep your resolve is!
Old Gao nodded and smiled, "Yes, Alice has successfully infiltrated Gu Zihua's company and, due to her outstanding business skills, was promoted by Gu Zihua to be his personal secretary for strategic advice."
"According to the information conveyed by Alice, the plan is progressing well."
Gu Yan smiled slightly upon hearing this.
Very well, then let's look forward to the Gu Family annual meeting~
...
...
Elsewhere.
Leng Family.
"Master, these people will definitely not become members of Gu Yan's faction."
"They are intricately tied to several other heirs by a myriad of interests."
Shangguan Miaoyin, thriving in the martial department, was respectfully reporting the situation to Leng Qingqiu.
Yes, yes, yes! The master is still as beautiful as a month ago!
Shangguan Miaoyin was very excited internally; the master had been too busy to visit the organization for a month.
She had been so anxious that she couldn't eat or drink, just waiting for today to etch the master's image deep into her marrow during the report!
"Hmm..."
Leng Qingqiu pinched the special report produced by the Night Organization.
With a wave of her right hand.
Whoosh!
The report turned into black smoke and dissipated.
Then.
She said coldly, "Turn everyone on the list into puppets of the Night."
"Gu Yan must become the heir of the Gu Family; we can't let these riffraff disrupt the plan."
Watching the imposing Leng Qingqiu, Shangguan Miaoyin nodded vigorously: "Yes, Master!"
Swoosh!
Shangguan Miaoyin's figure disappeared.
And Leng Qingqiu's expression slightly relaxed.
Riffraff, daring to compete with Gu Yan for the position of heir?
If it weren't for the fact that you are Gu Yan's siblings, she would have cleaned you all up long ago.
Humph, I wonder if Gu Yan would be moved to tears if he knew how much she was helping him?
【You might as well say it out loud】
"Hehe, little Leng, you don't understand, it's all about the mystery."
【........】