268: Chapter 268 Rejected

Only if the two of them were on the same side, would Gu Hui possibly change his opinion of Shen Yan and start paying him more attention.

Shen Yan was unaware of his little scheme, but that didn't change his assessment of Gu Mingming—cunning.

When he first saw Gu Mingming at the banquet, he thought Gu Mingming was just someone with an ordinary disposition, an easily manipulated soft persimmon.

As their interactions deepened, he realized Gu Mingming was not what he appeared to be on the surface.

This current conversation further confirmed that his judgment of Gu Mingming was correct.

However, this was even better.

The tycoon system had given him a rather special mission: to help Gu Mingming obtain the company's inheritance rights.

If Gu Mingming turned out to be someone who couldn't be helped, he would actually start to feel distressed.

Thinking this, he smiled and said to Gu Mingming:

"You are right. Since Chairman Gu is interested in me, I will interact with him more. Perhaps we can cooperate on other projects."

Gu Mingming nodded in satisfaction, then asked casually, "By the way, after we last met, did my grandfather say anything to you?"

Shen Yan shook his head without hesitation.

The matter of the software hadn't been finalized yet; he didn't want any premature leaks.

Even if the person was his investor.

Gu Mingming didn't notice that Shen Yan was lying.

After hearing Shen Yan's reply, he began to ponder what Gu Hui was truly trying to achieve.

Time ticked by, second by second.

Noticing that Gu Mingming didn't intend to continue the conversation, Shen Yan proactively asked Gu Mingming, "Is there anything else?"

Gu Mingming was momentarily stunned by the question.

He immediately stood up and replied to Shen Yan, "You must have other things to attend to, right? Then I won't keep you. You can go back now. Do you need me to give you a ride?"

Shen Yan chuckled, stood up, and turned around, saying, "Of course not. I will certainly take your suggestion into consideration."

After exchanging some polite pleasantries, Shen Yan turned and left.

To be honest, Shen Yan hadn't expected to leave the office building so quickly.

He thought Gu Mingming had called him to discuss company projects, but it turned out to be about Gu Hui.

It seemed Gu Mingming really didn't have high hopes for their company's projects, otherwise, he wouldn't let go so casually.

After hailing a ride on his phone, Shen Yan stood by the roadside waiting.

While waiting, he kept thinking about how he should help Gu Mingming secure the company's inheritance.

According to online information, Gu Corporation was a massive family enterprise.

He wasn't part of Gu Corporation, nor did he have any significant leverage.

He didn't believe that simply by intervening, the company's inheritance rights would automatically fall into Gu Mingming's hands.

It was precisely because of this that he hadn't rashly brought up the Gu Corporation inheritance issue with Gu Mingming.

As he was thinking, the car arrived.

Originally, Shen Yan had set the destination in the ride-hailing app to his company, but he changed his mind after getting in.

He said to the driver, "Excuse me, could I change the destination?"

The driver didn't turn around and simply pointed to his phone, saying, "You can just modify the destination on the mobile app."

Shen Yan nodded and modified the destination on the app—Gu Corporation.

The office building where Gu Mingming met him wasn't far from Gu Corporation; it only took about ten minutes to drive there.

"Bang!"

Closing the car door, Shen Yan looked up at the towering building in front of him, then walked in.

He had expected to meet Gu Hui smoothly, but to his surprise, he was immediately stopped at the entrance of the high-rise building.

"I said, you cannot go in!"

The security guard had an accent.

Shen Yan listened several times before understanding what he was saying.

He frowned in confusion and asked the guard, "Why can't I go in?"

The guard first looked him up and down, then revealed a look of disdain and told him, "Employees who don't belong here are not allowed in."

Shen Yan blinked and admitted frankly, "I am indeed not an Employee here; I'm here to meet someone."

The guard frowned, "Meeting someone isn't allowed either! If you really need to see someone, call an Employee to come out and meet you."

Shen Yan was caught between laughter and tears, "The person I'm looking for isn't an Employee; it's your company's Chairman. I can't ask him to come down and meet me personally, can I?"

As soon as the words left his mouth.

The guard burst out laughing.

"Hahahaha, you? Looking for our Chairman? You must be dreaming!"

Shen Yan: "..."

Was this guard crazy?

Just as he was complaining internally, the guard started pushing him.

"Go, go, go!"

"Don't try to sneak into our corporation by muddying the waters! I'm telling you, not just anyone can walk into our corporation!"

"Also, if you're going to lie, at least make it sound reasonable. Do you look like a boss?"

What was wrong with him?

Shen Yan looked down at himself in confusion, then suddenly understood.

Because he was the boss of his own company and had been running around outside for the past two days, he was wearing casual clothes today.

This guard probably saw his casual attire and assumed he wasn't the boss, which is why he was being shut out.

Thinking this, he suddenly found it a bit amusing.

He crossed his arms, looked the guard up and down, and asked, "Hearing you say that, you must have met quite a few bosses before?"

The guard proudly raised his chin, "Of course! You should see where I work. Let me tell you, don't underestimate me just because I'm a security guard; my job is very important!"

Shen Yan raised a mocking smile, "Important? How important?"

The guard answered without hesitation, "Extremely important! For example, kicking out idiots like you who try to sneak into our corporation."

Shen Yan: "... Who is your Security Captain?"

The guard blinked, then let out a burst of loud laughter.

"You aren't thinking of reporting me to our Security Captain, are you?"

Shen Yan nodded, admitting that was exactly his thought.

Seeing Shen Yan nod, the guard laughed even harder.

"Then you should give up, because I am the Security Captain."

Because the two of them had been arguing at the entrance, quite a few Employees were drawn by the commotion.

Among them, a female Employee stepped forward and asked the Security Captain, "What's going on? What happened?"

The Security Captain turned to the female Employee and replied, "You all don't need to worry. He's just some idiot from who-knows-where who insists he knows the Chairman and demands I let him in."

"If I actually let him in, I'd be fired tomorrow."

The female Employee turned and glanced at Shen Yan, asking, "You know our Chairman?"

Shen Yan nodded, "I sent him a message, but he hasn't replied. He probably didn't see it."

"Could you please tell him that someone named Shen Yan is here to see him?"