Chapter 3 Long Time No See, Mrs. Gu(3)_1

After all, the high salary at Gu Family was something she truly couldn't let go of, especially since she had worked so hard to get hired.

...

"Jian Ran, please deliver this document to the CEO."

Jian Ran had just left the restroom when her supervisor handed her the document, her expression changing subtly as if the document in her hands was burning hot.

"I'm just a newbie, supervisor, I'm afraid..." Although she wanted to avoid it, how could she foolishly volunteer for it?

"Jian Ran, the first rule in the Gu Family employee handbook is to follow orders without question."

"..." Jian Ran nodded, "Yes."

Jian Ran pursed her lips, holding the burning-hot document, and headed towards the CEO's office on the top floor as instructed by her supervisor.

The entire corridor was decorated in mature, dark tones, overlooking the entirety of Yuncheng, truly befitting the king of Yuncheng.

Jian Ran's palms were sweaty as she took a deep breath and knocked on the door.

"Come in." The man's voice was magnetic, with a distinctive style.

Jian Ran bit her lip and pushed the door open.

"Mr. Gu, hello, I'm Jian Ran. This is the document the supervisor asked me to give you." Jian Ran struggled to keep her composure, her smile appropriate, not knowing that her voice shook terribly and she looked a bit strained with a forced smile.

Gu Mochen's long fingers tapped on the desk, an irresistible allure emanating from him: "Jian Ran?"

Gu Mochen lightly parted his lips, his narrow eyes slightly squinted, chewing over the two words, pregnant with meaning.

Jian Ran felt a sudden jolt in her heart because of the man's actions.

Why did it feel like this man's words had the familiarity of greeting an old acquaintance?

Could it be...

"Long time no see, Mrs. Gu."

Their marriage contract lasted three years, and more than two years had already passed.

Indeed, it had been a long time.

Jian Ran: "..."

He... actually knew.

A moment ago, she was still acting as if they were strangers, inscrutable, and she had been deceived by his false appearance. With that in mind, Jian Ran decided to speak frankly.

"Sorry to disturb you, I chose the Gu Family because the salary was high enough."

Originally, she had taken one million from him.

The only requirement was that it was a marriage in name only, as if they were strangers.

She always remembered that.

"But please don't fire me, I really need this job. I was hired after going through multiple layers of the company's selection process, and I believe Mr. Gu wouldn't engage in favoritism or fraud."

In other words, who cares about being Mrs. Gu.

It really was just because of the high salary.

Gu Mochen's thin lips curved into a faint smile, and Jian Ran... was somewhat interesting.

She actually knew how to preemptively take the upper hand and secure a position of invulnerability.

"Hmm, the Gu Family does indeed recruit based on talent and ability." After saying that, Gu Mochen took in Jian Ran's look of relief, which she couldn't hide despite her nervousness and desperate attempt to appear calm.

Gu Mochen's long fingers casually flipped through the resume in his hand and asked nonchalantly,

"Jian Ran, why did you take a year off when you were 19?"

Jian Ran: "..."

"I, I had a family emergency in my first year..."

That was a reason he knew at the time.

In fact, there were other reasons, which Jian Ran didn't want to mention.

"Hmm."

Gu Mochen continued flipping through the resume to the medical report and asked, "Really? Then why is there a scar on your lower abdomen?"

"Appendix..."

Picking up on the change in the woman's speed of speech, Gu Mochen's lips tightened slightly, his dark eyes calm as still water, without a ripple of disruption.

"Hmm."

Jian Ran's hands intertwined unnaturally as her back was covered in cold sweat.

Back then...

Tang Bao was positioned incorrectly in her womb, and she had no choice but to have a cesarean section.

Even though that happened before she met him, it was her private matter, and she didn't want to elaborate.

After all...

She didn't even know who the father of her child was.