Chapter 115: Chapter 115 He is Playing Psychological Tactics With Me_1
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âThose who tread by the river bank often, will probably end up with wet shoes.â
In spite of my utmost caution,
Some imperfections were still captured by Gu Yuanzhou.
The footage he showed me was taken from the CCTV of Shuangâan Bank, which conspicuously showed me entering the safety deposit box area.
Although my heart was in tumult, I knew I had to maintain a calm outward appearance, repeatedly reassuring myself that the things I took were originally mine.
How could I be guilty for taking my own possessions?
This thought quickly restored my calm.
âPresident Gu, are you investigating me?â
Gu Yuanzhouâs inscrutable eyes, as cunning as a fox, stared at me,
âIs there a problem with me investigating my own employees?â
âSo, it seems President Gu doesnât even trust his own employees?â
âI trusted you, but you seem to be betraying my trust!â
âPresident Gu, that is a public bank and there is nothing unusual about my visit. I did not even interfere with my work.â
âIâll give you one chance to explain everything youâve done clearly!â
Gu Yuanzhou said in a solemn voice.
I knew he was just bluffing, so I quickly feigned ignorance,
âI donât know what youâre talking about, President Gu!â
âStill playing tough?â
His face grew colder.
I jutted my chin up. I will not be cowed!
Why should I admit to anything just because you intimidated me? Iâm not that gullible.
Unless you have strong evidence to confront me with, I will never admit to anything.
Your psychological tactics are useless on me!
Now, my morale is quite high.
âLooks like you wonât back down till youâve hit the Yellow River!â
Gu Yuanzhou was getting irritated. He threw away the pen in his hand and picked up another document. đŁđŻđ˘đ˘đ´đ˘đđđŹđđ˘đŠ.đđŹđ
âSome records retrieved from the bank showed that you entered Shuangâan Bank twice, and with my wifeâs key, you took out two important assets from the safety deposit box⌠Youâd better confess clearly, otherwise, if I report this, youâll be put in prison for theft.â
Gu Yuanzhouâs words conveyed a chilling warning.
I was slightly overwhelmed.
Nonetheless, I quickly composed myself.
I recalled that I had rented an annual safety deposit box from the bank. I had only paid the rental for the box and did not register the valuables inside.
Although Gu Yuanzhou was aware of the existence of such a safety deposit box, he never asked what I had stored there.
The bank didnât have specific information, and he didnât have any data in his hands either, so I surmised that,
He most likely knew I opened the safety deposit box, but had no idea what I had taken.
I took a deep breath.
âYes, I did take some things, but they were small gifts from Mrs. Gu before she passed away.â
âWhat things?â
âPresident Gu, these matters are private between Mrs. Gu and me, and I donât believe they need to be disclosed!â
âSo, this is the reason for your resignation? You plan to run away with these things?â
âPresident Gu, you know very well why I resigned!â
With my tenacious and unyielding attitude.
Gu Yuanzhou realised that I wouldnât be so easy to deal with.
He changed his strategy,
âYou should know that after the death of my wife, all her belongings belong to me. Unless you can present her will or other legally relevant documents, your actions will be regarded as theft!â
I didnât expect Gu Yuanzhou to be so cunning, blocking all my possible exits.
Of course, I could not produce any such willâŚ
After a moment of silence, I went back to my office.
And then I brought out those items,
They were only small pieces of jewelry taken from the safety deposit box at the bank, besides two property deeds which I had pawned on the black market.
There were also a few pieces of jewelry and gold ornaments for the children, not many, just around four to five items.
I returned these small gold objects to Gu Yuanzhou.
âJust these! If President Gu does not agree to give them to me, Iâll return them to you!â
Gu Yuanzhou simply picked up his daughterâs little bracelet and looked at it for a while, then looked up at me.
âYouâre short of money?â
âPresident Gu⌠Iâm just looking to keep these as souvenirs, itâs not about the money.â
When Gu Yuanzhou looked at me again, his tone had softened significantly.
âIf you donât resign, I can consider not calling the police! After all, itâs an internal matter of the company, thereâs no need to spread it outside.â
It seems that Gu Yuanzhou is using this matter to manipulate me.
If I insist on resigning, with his ruthless style, he would definitely take me to the police station.
Looking at the cold expression on the manâs face, I could only compromise,
âFine!â
My capitulation satisfied Gu Yuanzhou.
He picked up the jewelry on the table,
âIâll keep these for now, and Iâll have finance provide you with monetary compensation.â
His meaning was, he would pay me the financial equivalent of these pieces of jewelry, as if buying the jewelry off me with money.
Though I was reluctant, I couldnât out-argue him.
âPresident Gu, never mind the money⌠Can I keep the little bracelet? I really like Xiaoyiâs child, I want something to remember her by!â
Gu Yuanzhou decisively rejected me,
âI donât want my daughterâs belongings to fall into other peopleâs hands, you understand, right!â
I said nothing, just watching as he put the small bracelet into the drawer.
However, the outcome of today was comparatively mild. He didnât call the police, nor took any actions to punish me.
I guess he must have started suspecting me when the security guard delivered my employee card, and then took action against me after reviewing the bank CCTV footage.
But after this, I canât be careless anymore, or else I will give him a handle to exploit.
âAlright, you can knock off now!â
He was finally willing to let me go.
âPresident Gu, I have a question!â
âSpeak!â
âIâve heard⌠Little Juanmao is dead. Some people suspect that youâre involved.â
Gu Yuanzhou sat upright, his hands clasped together, watching me for a long time.
âDid Shen Yishu tell you this?â
âPresident Gu, it doesnât matter who said it! Anyway, Iâve heard about it.â
Gu Yuanzhou got up and came over to me,
âThis is why I donât want you to associate with that Shen. Heâs shortsighted and lacks vision, following him wonât end well.â
âThatâs my private business!â
Perhaps my words enraged Gu Yuanzhou. He replied coldly,
âThere are so many successful men out there and you donât want them, opting for a poor boy?â
Although I donât like Shen Yishu, and weâre not in a romantic relationship.
But Gu Yuanzhouâs words made me very uncomfortable. Werenât you also a poor boy once?
âPresident Gu, rich men tend to be overly confident! They play around a lot, often changing their preferences. Such men are not suitable for marriage.â
Gu Yuanzhou retorted sarcastically, âDo you think poor men wonât fool around?â
I didnât want to argue with him anymore. âPresident Gu, I will take my leave!â
He lowered his head to flip through documents, then added,
âMove back in tonight!â
âThis isnât too good, right! Iâm not on good terms with Miss Ye, living together would be awkward!â
I knew that after this matter, my relationship with Ye Mengyan had fallen apart. It would be tough living together in the future.
But Gu Yuanzhou responded,
âIâve made other arrangements for her, you donât have to worry about this.â
Gu Yuanzhouâs arrangements puzzled me. Ye Mengyan was his lover, yet he was ignoring her.
Why does he want me living by his side, what does this mean?