Chapter 38
Seeing her uncle's expression shift, Gu Xi realized she might have revealed too much. But if she stayed silent, she feared her uncle would miss this golden opportunity.
"Uncle, Yunzhou's affairs won't be settled in a day or two. Gu Wantong's interest in Yunzhou might just be a move to seize the initiative," Gu Xi comforted him. "You could either lay low for a while, or maybe let him focus on Jiangcheng instead, so you can avoid a direct clash."
Wei Fangzheng's eyes gleamed with deep thought. "Xixi, who taught you all this?"
"Ah?" Gu Xi was stunned. "I thought of it myself."
Wei Fangzheng frowned. How could a 19-year-old girl say such things? He didn't want to dwell on Gu Xi's unusual insight, so he considered another possibility: maybe someone was using Gu Xi to send him a message.
Who was this person? And what did they want?
"Who is your classmate?"
"Well…" Gu Xi hesitated briefly. "His surname is Fu, and his father works at the Construction Committee."
"Director Fu, the one transferred from Beijing two years ago?" Wei Fangzheng knit his brows.
Gu Xi nodded.
That clicked Wei Fangzheng's mind instantly. Though Gu Xi was unwittingly forced to reveal Fu Jian's father, she had also given Wei Fangzheng a new lead.
These matters involved top provincial leaders and delicate factional politics, which Wei Fangzheng wouldn't explain to his niece. It was enough to know that Gu Xi wasn't as naive as they all thought.
Or perhaps Uncle Wei and Father Gu were just making excuses for their little princess. After all, they would never believe that their innocent, naive girl had suddenly turned into a scheming strategist. Girls should be girls—shielded from the storms of the world by men and free to enjoy life.
But Father Gu and Uncle Wei, who loved their daughter and niece deeply, never considered what Gu Xi had endured without male protection. Her careful calculations today were the result of the growth born from countless hardships.
After a bland dinner, Wei Fangzheng and the Gu father and daughter drove together to Jiangcheng.
Though it was late, after Wei Fangzheng reported to the old leader, the leader couldn't rest and immediately ordered Wei Fangzheng to meet him in Jiangcheng. It seemed the information Gu Xi had revealed had caught the attention of some senior officials.
At the highway intersection, Wei Fangzheng's car parted ways with the Gu family's. Wei Fangzheng headed to meet the old leader, while Gu Changan and Gu Xi returned home to rest.