Chapter 768 - Birthday Party (11) (1/2)
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Right, how could the nation’s leader use a foreigner as an a.s.sistant?! All the guests attending Tan Guiren’s birthday party were elites from the upper echelon of Hua Xia society. They were rich and powerful, so all of them were very politically sensitive in their heads. After hearing what Gu Nianzhi said, these people didn’t really change their expressions, but they were grumbling internally. Just recently, they had seen Gu Yanran bustling around the Prime Minister’s official residence and gloating like no other. Also, she spoke and acted in an authentic Hua Xia manner, so no one expected such a thing…
However, Gu Yanran’s heart sank. Her face blanched and flushed at the same time, so it looked ugly. She really didn’t know that there was such a rule in the upper echelon of Hua Xia society. Tan Dongbang and Cai Songyin never said anything about foreigners not being able to work at the Prime Minister’s residence when they asked her for money and benefits. If she had known about this rule in the beginning, then she certainly wouldn’t have spent so much money helping Tan Dongbang and Cai Songyin replace what they had embezzled! Gu Yanran suddenly balled her hands into fists, the veins popping on the back of her hand. Gritting her teeth hard, her previously gentle and elegant demeanor was about to crack.
On the other side, Gu Nianzhi locked eyes with Prime Minister Tan, and she shook her head sadly. “If that’s the case, then I don’t know if it should be the Secret Service or the Special Operations Forces investigating you.” This should be treated as an espionage case…
Tan Dongbang’s heart dropped, and then he saw a tall, handsome man standing by Gu Nianzhi who nodded. “Yeah, this lady is right. The Prime Minister’s office cannot hire foreigners for work. This incident must be thoroughly investigated by the Secret Service.”
As soon as Gu Nianzhi heard Yin s.h.i.+xiong’s voice, the joy blossomed in her heart. This was a professional giving his endors.e.m.e.nt. Was Prime Minister Tan scared now or what?!
Gu Nianzhi looked at the ashen Gu Yanran and said deliberately, “Sister, are you surprised? Is this shocking enough for you? You especially delivered an invitation for me yesterday. Were you planning on exposing Prime Minister Tan’s illegal actions?”
“Nonsense!” Gu Yanran finally couldn’t stand the crowd’s stares anymore and berated Gu Nianzhi quietly. “Do you know where we are right now? Don’t make a fuss!”
“How am I making a fuss? I already said that I was merely stating the facts,” Gu Nianzhi said seriously. “I already said long before that your intelligence is lacking, so you shouldn’t get involved in this mess.” Honestly speaking, Gu Nianzhi looked down on Gu Yanran quite a lot. Even if she possessed a ma.s.sive fortune, she didn’t know how to protect it but instead chose to run around currying favor. From the very beginning, she planned to use Huo Shaoheng and rely on him to protect her fortune that rivaled a nation’s, but after failing, she latched onto Prime Minister Tan…
A woman who had no spine to begin with would never be able to stand up, even if she was given a mountain of gold. No matter how Gu Yanran pretended to be gracious and elegant, it was obvious from her methods and behavior that her life only had two possible paths: to kneel down or lie down in bed for a man… From this perspective, Gu Nianzhi truly felt that this was an issue of Gu Yanran’s upbringing. If she had grown up with a family like the Gus, even an adopted daughter or servant wouldn’t have developed this kind of behavior. Also, He Zhichu told Gu Nianzhi before that she was the same as Gu Yanran, so she was the real daughter of the Gus. The only possibility was that Gu Yanran had come to the Gu household later on, or perhaps at a certain age. Her behavior and world views had already formed by then, so her time with the Gus wasn’t enough to completely change her. That explained her behavior and why her created ident.i.ty of the oldest daughter of the Gus possessing a fortune rivaling a nation’s felt so awkward. In that moment, Gu Nianzhi really wanted to know how Gu Yanran was raised and how she came to join the Gus. This jarring difference between the legendary Gu family and how she acted, what caused it?!
Gu Yanran was completely infuriated by Gu Nianzhi’s look of contempt towards her intelligence. It was that same gaze again. She thought she would never see that look again for the rest of her life! Gu Yanran suddenly walked up and whispered in Gu Nianzhi’s ear so they were the only ones to hear, “Haha, my intelligence isn’t enough? You still lost to me…”
“What?” Gu Nianzhi frowned. “Get it straight in your head. Some things can’t be said on a whim.” Gu Yanran immediately shut her mouth but formed a smirk. Gu Nianzhi memorized everything and planned to take her time to pay Gu Yanran back for this. At this moment, she calmly looked at the sweaty-faced Prime Minister Tan and said slowly and evenly, “Prime Minister Tan, do you want to accept investigation by the Secret Service, or accept impeachment by the Senate? Which would be easier for you?”
Tan Dongbang looked around the crowded room and saw that several deputy ministers of the Secret Service were already solemnly taking out their phones to make calls, so he took out a handkerchief to wipe the sweat on his forehead. He had no choice but to spill the truth. “…Actually, you are overthinking it.” Gu Yanran’s expression stiffened and Tan Dongbang didn’t even dare to look at her face as he continued, “Actually, Miss Gu Yanran is only helping out here as a friend. She’s not a formal employee of the Prime Minister’s office and never touched any confidential information. She’s like a guest who was helping out at our home for a few days.”