Hello, Heir

Chapter 317: Please Believe Me (15)

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

Zhuang Nainai took the phone away from her ear and opened the multimedia messaging application. She checked the message he had sent her, and they were the design drafts that she had received — the one with the flagship apparel.

The drafts had obviously undergone some refinement. They were different from the one that she had sent to Gu Deshou.

But those refinements were minor. They changed minute details such as the T-shaped zipper, which gave the apparel more personality.

It seemed that the Gu Corporation’s designer was very skilled too.

However, in the end, this was indeed the design drafts that she had handed over to Gu Deshou. Thus, she lowered her voice, “It indeed is this…”

But this was her own design. Why would the Gu Corporation be accused of plagiarizing the Imperial Group’s drafts? Had there been some kind of misunderstanding?

Gu Deshou anxiously said, “Qingyan, could you ask Mr. Si for a favor? Could you ask him to spare us just this once? I guarantee that I will never ask you to do anything of this sort again.”

These were her own design drafts instead of some plagiarized work. Thus, she only had to give Si Zhengting a clear explanation about the matter.

Zhuang Nainai’s thought process was very simple.

However, she didn’t want to reveal that this was indeed an easy matter to deal with. Thus, she said as though she was in a dilemma, “You know that Si Zhengting is rather indifferent toward me. He doesn’t care about me…”

Gu Deshou hurriedly interjected, “Nainai, do you know why I was arguing with your mother the other day?”

Zhuang Nainai furrowed her brows. They were talking about the design drafts, why was Gu Deshou suddenly changing the topic?

Before she could ponder on the reason for his strange behavior, Gu Deshou continued, “Nainai, the other day, I told your mother that I intend to give your Mother Zhuang 2% of the Gu Corporation’s shares.”

What?!

Zhuang Nainai’s eyes widened in a moment of carelessness.

Two percent of the Gu Corporation’s shares?!

She suddenly grew silent, stunned by this piece of news.

She was well aware of how important the shares of a company were. When Gu Deshou had said that he would give her 20% of the shares as her dowry, he was simply doing that in an attempt to borrow Si Zhengting’s influence.

But now, he was going to give them to Mother Zhuang?

He was unable to exploit Mother Zhuang in any way as she was of no value to him.

Was this Gu Deshou’s reward for Mother Zhuang, in exchange for her waiting for her whole life?

Zhuang Nainai’s eyes suddenly grew moist. She didn’t pause to think before replying, “There’s no need.”

Gu Deshou paused. His voice was deeper when he replied, “Qingyan, I want to give them to your Mother Zhuang.”

“My mother won’t want it either.” Zhuang Nainai’s voice was resolute. She knew Mother Zhuang too well.

Gu Deshou was stunned and didn’t know what to say.

Then Zhuang Nainai spoke. “I’ll help you through this tough period, and in return, you’ll bring my mother home. In the future, don’t harass her any further. Don’t let Li Yufeng look for her as well. Let her live a peaceful life.”

Gu Deshou paused again. “You…”

“You won’t promise me this? Isn’t the Gu Corporation everything to you? You abandoned your own daughter and a previous lover because of it. What’s there to deliberate about this time?”

Gu Deshou heard the biting sarcasm behind her words. He eventually let out a long sigh. “Alright.”

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Si Zhengting was sitting in the study room.

His fists were tightly clenched, and fury blazed in his dark eyes.

He heard Zhuang Nainai’s voice saying “It indeed is this…” through the audio monitor, and it felt as though he had been ruthlessly slapped with her voice. His trust and determination in her innocence became a joke at this moment!

It was her. She had given the design drafts to Gu Deshou.

But those drafts were clearly Si Jingyu’s!

In other words, she had personally admitted that she took Si Jingyu’s drafts…