Rebirth of an Idle Noblewoman (1-200)

Chapter 40: The Misunderstood Girl

“All that’s left of your company is an empty shell, and no one that has a brain would use their money to buy such an enterprise.” Gu Xiqiao leaned on the car window, smiling softly as she spoke, confident with what she was saying.

Mu Zong had been managing an internet company, and back when he was focused on his daughter Mu Jiatong’s sickness, a spy that had been sent to his company took the chance to steal company secrets and a newly developed game from him, causing him to go bankrupt overnight. Added onto that was how his competitors took the chance to rope in most of his developers and employees, and the higher-ups of the company even took the funds with them, leaving the company a metaphorical pile of rubbish.

Pawn it off? Who would want it?

As the strongest artificial intelligence in the world, the system had already collected all the information that Gu Xiqiao needed to know about Mu Zong, so she had the upper hand in the negotiation. “Hence, if you believe in me, you will be able to get back on your feet without any problems.”

The same way a drowning man would grab onto a piece of driftwood, Mu Zong finally chose to believe in this mysterious girl after seeing her supernatural feats that afternoon, and the two scheduled a date to meet up and discuss the future of his company.

Jiang Shuxuan that had stepped out of the entrance of the mall stood there at a distance and looked at Gu Xiqiao, only walking towards the car once she hung up.

“Your friend gave that to you?” He revved up the engine and asked, spotting the bag that Gu Xiqiao was holding.

Gu Xiqiao looked down at the bag, her tone becoming lighter and brighter as she did. “My deskmate Xiao Yun did… She’s the girl that I was with just now.”

Seeing her excited reaction to the gift, Jiang Shuxuan remembered how she reacted similarly back when he sent her the painting album. “You get really excited about gifts, don’t you?”

After he spoke, his motions paused for a moment as he thought about it thoroughly. The regular person would be happy with getting gifts, but wouldn’t be as excited as she was about them, and once he thought about her background he finally understood why that was. She definitely had a difficult time back in the Gu family, hadn’t she? No one cared about her enough to care about her general well-being, so gifts were definitely out of the question.

So that was why she was so excited when she got presents…

His niece would get so many gifts every year on her birthday that they could be stuffed into a warehouse, and she didn’t even open some of the gifts most of the time. In contrast, what Gu Xiqiao had gone through was too much for someone of her age. Once Jiang Shuxuan thought of this, faint rage started building up in his eyes.

Back at the mansion, Mrs. Zhang gave Gu Xiqiao another bowl of medicinal soup which the latter downed with a bitter expression. Upon seeing this, he couldn’t help smiling, his sour mood lightening slightly.

Mrs. Zhang accepted the emptied bowl from Gu Xiqiao with a satisfied smile. “You have been becoming healthier lately you’re practically glowing! I told you this medicinal soup was going to help out, so you better drink it every day alright?”

In fact, the main reason why she looked healthier was because she had a breakthrough in her ancient martial arts, but could she say so? Gu Xiqiao had always been a sucker for goodwill, so she could only drink the soup without being able to refuse. “Mrs. Zhang, you didn’t change the medicine…”

“No, I’ve asked a doctor, and he told me that I can’t skimp on the materials, or else the effects would be compromised.” Mrs. Zhang replied with a serious expression.