vrcanaries Chapter 260 Key
Chapter 260 Key
An Ying sat by the window in the cafe, gazing at the drizzling rain outside.
The mug made a crisp sound as it touched the table.
A fragrant cup of coffee was handed to me.
An Ying quickly accepted, "Thank you, Chairman Gu."
Gu Qingwen pulled out the chair opposite her, sat down, took a sip of her coffee, and smiled:
"Does Xiao An know why I'm looking for you?"
An Ying shook her head in confusion.
My fingertips gently caressed the rim of the coffee cup.
Discuss business? Impossible.
Although An Ying is now a director or senior executive, she has only been in the position for a short time and her position is not yet stable.
Given Gu Qingwen's status, it's not her place to make decisions about business matters.
She looked up at Gu Qingwen: "Mr. Gu, do you want to ask me about the Fu family?"
That was the only reason she could think of.
Just now in the ward, Lu Qiyao talked about yesterday's dinner party, saying that Gu Qingwen wanted to test the waters in the market in Beicheng.
For businesses in the southern part of the city, especially large companies like the Gu family, entering the northern part of the city and expanding their market, they cannot bypass the Fu family.
She maintained an awkward relationship with the Fu family.
She was taken back to Beicheng by An Weiping, the adopted son of the Fu family. Although the Fu family did not like her, she is now in a romantic relationship with Fu Chengli.
Cut constantly, the rationale is still chaotic.
Gu Qingwen smiled and shook her head.
"Yes, but not entirely."
Gu Qingwen stared at her intently, scrutinizing her from her face shape to her features, and even her eyebrows and eyes.
I don't know if it is a psychological effect.
He actually thought the girl looked somewhat like his mother, who had passed away many years ago.
An Ying felt extremely uncomfortable under Gu Qingwen's gaze.
She frankly said, "Chairman Gu, I heard from Lu Qiyao that you want to come to Beicheng to expand the market. I understand your desire to grow the company, but I have only recently become a director at Fu's, so I'm afraid it will be difficult for me to help you."
Gu Qingwen didn't seem to care. He took a sip of coffee and slowly said, "I heard from Lu Qiyao that you're from Nancheng?"
An Ying nodded hesitantly.
She didn't know where she was from; as far back as she could remember, she had only lived in the southern part of the city.
Gu Qingwen: "Why did you come to Beicheng?"
An Ying found it difficult to talk about the sexual harassment she had experienced and the forced relocation from Nancheng, so she simply said, "My dad was going back to Beicheng, so I came back with him."
Gu Qingwen asked thoughtfully, "Are your parents good to you? Is the Fu family good to you?"
An Ying's mind was full of questions. Why did this chairman act like he was checking her household registration?
An Ying was somewhat embarrassed.
An Weiping treated her badly, and the Fu family didn't treat her very well either. Her only good adoptive mother had passed away many years ago.
But these are all personal privacy matters.
She really didn't know how to bring up these things with a chairman who was practically a stranger.
An Ying pursed her lips, hesitated for a moment, and then, maintaining a polite tone, spoke:
"Chairman Gu, did you call me here specifically to pry into these personal matters? If it's work-related, we can talk about it properly, but there are some things I feel..."
Gu Qingwen lowered her eyes and pondered for a moment before interrupting, "Xiao An, your parents aren't your biological parents, are they?"
An Ying was stunned: She was an adopted child, a fact unknown to many in the Fu family, yet Gu Qingwen...
Is Gu Qingwen secretly investigating me? What is he trying to do?!
Seeing a fleeting look of embarrassment on her face, and no longer speaking, Gu Qingwen paused for a moment, then asked:
"Xiao An, have you ever thought about finding your family of origin over the years?"
This is the deepest scar in An Ying's heart over the years.
What kind of parents would abandon her, giving birth to her only to discard her...?
An Ying had considered it.
But how is she supposed to find them in this vast sea of people?
Gu Qingwen didn't say much, but reached into the inside pocket of his suit and pulled out a small, exquisite bronze key.
Gu Qingwen held the key in the air and waved it.
"Xiao An, do you remember what this is?"
An Ying was stunned.
This key looks exactly like the one her adoptive mother left her.
Moreover, some time ago, when she met little Gu Hexi at the hospital in Yecheng, she saw that Gu Hexi also had a key that looked almost identical around her neck.
An Ying stared at the familiar pattern on the key and murmured softly, "I have one too..."
The key is made of a newer material and is well-preserved.
Her own was like an antique, made of old material, and had some scratches from use.
Gu Qingwen slowly said, "This key is the key to our family's old-fashioned carved wooden cabinet. There is only one in the world. It was with my long-lost younger sister. She lost it 25 years ago. The key in your hand is a replica."
So, the one her adoptive mother, Cao Ming, left her...
An Ying suddenly looked up and stared intently at Gu Qingwen.