Teddy's Counterattack Guide [Rebirth]

After saying this, the study fell into silence.

Gu's father looked at Lu Yan's calm face, and was somewhat surprised in his heart. After a long silence, he took the initiative to ask: "You know I have such thoughts, but I still choose to come here today. Why? Didn't your son persuade you?"

Lu Yan thought about it carefully, and immediately said: "To be honest, Jing Lin persuaded me, and I hesitated, but as a junior, it is very impolite to refuse your invitation, and the most important point—" Speaking of this, he paused for a while, then spoke again after a long while, and said, "All you do is for Jing Lin, I can see that you care about him very much. Let me take the liberty to say that in this regard, I and you It's the same, so no matter what conditions you want to ask me today, I will respect you as much as possible, because I love him too, and hope he can be well."

Papa Gu smiled, and didn't rush to comment, but pushed the empty teacup in the direction of Lu Yan, and said, "My mouth is dry, go and refill me with some water."

Lu Yan was taken aback for a moment, unable to figure out what the other party meant, but he got up as he said, and obediently went to the water dispenser to get hot water.

Gu's father stared at his back, and suddenly said casually: "You are very calm, and you know how to express your sincerity in conversation, are these all tutoring?"

Lu Yan stared down at the tea leaves swirled by the water in the teacup without looking back, and said softly, "No." After speaking, he lifted the switch of the water dispenser, picked up the teacup and returned to the desk.

Papa Gu took the teacup, flipped the floating leaf with the lid, and did not speak.

Lu Yan sat down again, sorted out his words briefly, and said: "I know you should know about my situation and my family background, but there are some details that may not be clear."

"Actually, I..." Lu Yan breathed a sigh of relief, curled the corners of his mouth unconsciously, and smiled helplessly and somewhat self-deprecatingly, "I am my father's illegitimate child, and my biological mother passed away on the day I was born. Like me, so I was sent by them to live abroad since I was a child, and I came back about half a year ago...to attend my father's funeral."

After he finished speaking, Papa Gu nodded slowly, and said, "It seems that you have known each other for a long time?"

Lu Yan didn't react for a while, and it took a few seconds to realize that the other party was referring to him and Gu Jinglin, so he said: "Yes. The entertainment company that Jing Lin belongs to is a subsidiary of my father's group. After the funeral, we We met by chance."

"What do you think of my son?" Papa Gu asked.

Lu Yan felt that his uncle's topic was switching a little too quickly. It didn't seem like he was talking about business, but more like chatting about family matters.The old man was indeed as serious and perceptive as the two brothers said, but Lu Yan could feel that Papa Gu was very sensible.

"Jing Lin is a very nice person, and he took good care of me when we first met." Lu Yan said, "It's just a bit stubborn, and generally he won't change what he believes."

Papa Gu couldn't help laughing loudly when he heard this comment, and said, "Like me! Of my two sons, Jing Lin is the most like me!"

After speaking, he picked up the teacup and took a sip of the tea.When he looked at Lu Yan again, Papa Gu's expression eased a lot, and he said with a smile: "It's getting late, let's talk about something serious before dinner."

Lu Yan said "um" flatly, but didn't answer.

Papa Gu said: "Last night, Xi Chen told me about the scandal. To be honest, I don't understand the importance of this kind of thing in the entertainment industry. I just heard him say the seriousness, and I know that this time the problem is a bit big, and it's still a big deal. People spread it maliciously. I read the comments about Jing Lin on the Internet and was very angry, so I asked Yuan Zhou to notify the relevant departments overnight to put pressure on those platforms and block the news."

"There is only one reason for doing this." Gu's father looked into Lu Yan's eyes and said calmly, "I am a father, no matter how big the conflict between me and my son is, it is a family matter behind closed doors, so we Don't allow outsiders to make irresponsible remarks about my son, this is my bottom line, do you understand?"

"I understand." Lu Yan lowered his eyelashes, remained silent for a moment, and said, "This matter was my negligence, and it affected Jing Lin. I'm very sorry."

Papa Gu said, "Who is that person?"

"It's my father's competitor in business," Lu Yan said. "I haven't contacted him yet, so I can't be sure what his purpose is."

Papa Gu said: "Then can I understand that someone wants to use Jing Lin to threaten you?"

Lu Yan nodded: "Yes."

"Then answer me a question now," Papa Gu said sternly, "If there is no way out in the end, will you accept this threat to protect my son's reputation and career?"

As if he had guessed that the other party would say that, Lu Yan smiled and said, "Uncle, I think you should understand the meaning of 'commercial competitor', and you can also think about what that person wants. I say in front of you A 'yes' is easy, but will you believe it? Will you believe that I am willing to exchange all my family fortune for Jing Lin's reputation and career?"

Papa Gu snorted and said, "I said yes, but you will do it?"

"I will." Lu Yan replied seriously, "From the very beginning, my principle was not to affect Jing Lin, and it is still the case. He is your son, so you don't want others to make irresponsible remarks about him. Also, he is the most important person to me and I won't allow anyone to do him the slightest bit of harm."

"You spoke beautifully, but you didn't do it. The damage has already been done." Papa Gu said, "You are closer to Jing Lin's entertainment circle than I am, so you should understand the horror of gossip. That's right. , you are also a rich and powerful person, you can also block news and curb gossip, but once this kind of stuff spreads, it is impossible to disappear, now it just looks clean, but who knows those boring people What will you say about my son?"

Lu Yan understood this truth, but he had no choice but to repeat what had happened, "... sorry."

"I'm not here to force you to apologize to me." Papa Gu said with a serious expression, "It's been a day since this incident happened, and I want to know Jing Lin's thoughts. Before I intervened, you originally planned to How to deal with it?"

Lu Yan didn't hide it, and told the truth about Gu Jinglin's idea of ​​quitting the circle in the phone call yesterday.

Papa Gu laughed after hearing this, and said, "I didn't expect my son to care about you. At the beginning, no matter what we said, he refused to quit the circle and insisted on confronting him."

Lu Yan couldn't figure out what his uncle was thinking at all, and only guessed that the other party might agree with this decision based on his feeling.

Sure enough, Papa Gu said again: "That's fine, Jing Lin takes this opportunity to quit the circle, and she can come back and do some serious things by my side."

This time Lu Yan vaguely understood, thinking that the Gu family is indeed traditional, the uncle not only dotes on the eldest son, but also reveals between the lines that he wants the son to inherit his father's career, it is no wonder that Gu Jinglin would resist.

"In this case," Lu Yan said, "what does uncle need me to do?"

Papa Gu stopped going around in circles, and said bluntly: "You know that after blocking the scandal, you need to give an explanation to the public opinion. I want you to give this explanation, is that okay?"

This idea is correct. As one of the parties involved, Lu R & D's statement clarified that although it is not as effective as Gu Jinglin, it may cause some people's dissatisfaction, but considering the impact of public opinion, this can shift the focus to Lu Yan, and vice versa. Gu Jinglin's pressure was naturally much less.And the fans just had a new outlet to vent their anger on Lu Yan. They had a tolerant attitude towards Gu Jinglin, and the idol's silence also confirmed the point of "being upright and not afraid of the shadow slanting".

It seemed that my uncle had indeed considered this matter carefully.

After clarifying this line of thought, Lu Yan's mind cleared up, and he said, "Yes, but you have to explain the specific requirements, so I can follow suit."

Gu's father didn't rush to answer this question, but said: "Jing Lin is not young this year, and I am also old. If we continue to argue about some things, it is meaningless to cause family disharmony, old age and death, so I can accept you. As my son's... lover."

Perhaps because he didn't know how to express it, Papa Gu hesitated for a few seconds when he said that word.

Lu Yan was startled, and couldn't believe his ears for a moment.

Papa Gu saw his surprise and continued to explain: "I can accept that you will be together and take care of each other for the rest of your life without children. But you have to understand, it's not because my concept has changed, it's just because I have two Son, I hope they can go home together and have a meal with us during the holidays."

Lu Yan felt very uncomfortable when he heard these words, he said "um" and didn't say any more, waiting for Papa Gu to continue.

Papa Gu: "But this is just my personal 'acceptance'. You have seen the attitude towards people like you in China. For the future of you and Jing Lin, it is impossible for your relationship to be made public. So I want you to issue a statement to clarify There is no relationship between you as the rumors say, and find a woman who agrees to a marriage as soon as possible."

Lu Yan was completely stunned.

Papa Gu said again: "I know this request is too much. I thought about it for a long time before you entered the door. But Lu Yan, this society is very realistic. Only by showing evidence can you offset most people's doubts about you. You Someone must do this with Jing Lin. I know my son, he is the kind of person who will never compromise even if it is announced to the public, and in the end it will only be you."

Under the desk, Lu Yan's clasped fingers trembled uncontrollably. He was very resistant to this approach, and even more resistant to acting a hypocritical scene with a strange woman he didn't know.

"You don't need to make a decision in a hurry," Papa Gu saw his hesitation, took a step back, and said, "Think carefully after you go back, and then just contact Yuanzhou at any time."

Lu Yan pretended to be calm and nodded in response.

Afterwards, the two chatted about Gu Jinglin again and again. It can be seen that Gu's father really cares about his son, but like most fathers at that age, he doesn't know how to express it. care.Lu Yan quickly adjusted his mood and chatted with him for a long time as if nothing happened.

Unknowingly, it was close to seven o'clock in the evening, the sky outside completely darkened, and the courtyard lights came on.

The brick houses of this kind of courtyard house are not well soundproofed, and it is easy to hear the sound in the courtyard.Noticing someone approaching, Papa Gu stopped talking, raised his chin, and signaled Lu Yan to help open the door, while he stood up and took a coat and put it on.

As soon as Lu Yan came out of the study, he saw two figures standing outside through the carved window of the main door. He went to open the door and saw that it was Gu Jinglin and Gu Yuanzhou.

Gu Yuanzhou was startled by the sound of the door opening, he was instantly relieved when he saw that it was Lu Yan who came, and said: "Dinner is about to start, my mother asked us to see if you two have finished chatting, but I dare not enter if my father doesn't speak Luckily, sister-in-law, you came out first..." At this point, he glanced furtively inside, and couldn't help but ask, "How is it?"

Gu Jinglin was more direct than him, pulled Lu Yan to the corridor on the other side, and asked in a low voice: "He didn't make things difficult for you, did he?"

Lu Yan smiled and said: "Uncle listens to reason, of course not."

Gu Jinglin stared at Lu Yan for a moment, remained silent for a few seconds, and said, "That's my dad, I know what kind of temper he has, what does he want you to do?"

Lu Yan rolled his eyes with a smile, hugged his arm, and coaxed, "It's hard to come back once, eat the food first, and tell you the rest when I go back."

As soon as Gu Jinglin heard this, he knew that there must be something wrong, but after Lu Yan said so, it was impossible for him to continue to ask, so he had to follow his wishes and return to the living room of the main room.

At this time, Papa Gu just came out of the study, and the father and son met each other, and the atmosphere became a little delicate in an instant.

Gu Yuanzhou stood silently behind Lu Yan, without making a sound, but quietly touched Lu Yan's hand, meaning to ask him to say something.

Lu Yan himself hadn't been with his father for a few days, so he naturally wouldn't deal with this situation. Suddenly he pulled Gu Jinglin's arm for no reason, and said, "Why are you standing still, why don't you call me Dad?"

Gu Jinglin: "..."

After all, this is also Lu Yan's first time entering Gu's house, so why did he turn out to be himself when he saw his parents?Gu Jinglin wanted to laugh a little, but couldn't laugh in front of his father.

Lu Yan didn't feel that there was anything wrong, but seeing Gu Jinglin's expression was a bit strange, he couldn't help feeling self-doubt, and couldn't help asking in a low voice, "I...wrong?"

Seeing his cautious appearance in front of his elders, Gu Jinglin finally let go of the uneasiness in his heart. He raised his hand and touched Lu Yan's head, and said softly, "No."

Lu Yan was very nervous. Although he said that touching his head was not considered intimate, he still felt that it was not good for his uncle to see him, so he quickly hid for a while and said, "Don't touch carelessly, be serious."

Gu Jinglin: "..."

Gu Jinglin couldn't laugh or cry, Gu Yuanzhou was about to laugh behind the two of them.

Gu's father came over, and first gave Gu Yuanzhou a look. Gu Yuanzhou fell silent for a moment, and stood obediently without smiling.Then Dad Gu looked at Lu Yan, then at Gu Jinglin, and said sternly, "You are almost [-] anyway, no one else Xiao Lu understands the rules, is it wrong to call Dad when you enter the house?"

Gu Jinglin breathed a sigh of relief, and said lightly: "Of course what Yanyan said is true."

Papa Gu smiled: "Your boy will be obedient one day."

Gu Jinglin said: "I'm not young anymore, it's time to calm down and hurt someone who deserves to be hurt."

Lu Yan's cheeks were flushed, and he felt a little embarrassed, thinking that this guy would say everything in front of his elders!

Gu Jinglin didn't care. He grabbed Lu Yan's shoulders, pulled him closer, and said to his father, "You guys have talked, are you satisfied?"

"He's a good kid, he's more sensible than you." Papa Gu said, "Have you let your mother see it?"

Gu Jinglin said: "Not yet, I will come to you directly as soon as I enter the door."

Papa Gu nodded: "Let's have dinner later, let's introduce it to your mother." After finishing speaking, he stared at Gu Yuanzhou habitually, and scolded, "You are not young anymore, don't fool around all day, learn from your brother, and bring a Serious daughter-in-law go home and show us old couple?"

Gu Yuanzhou: "..."

Gu Ershao, who was innocently lying on the gun, had a puzzled expression on his face, and thought that this could also draw him to be a negative example, which is too much!

After a while, there were footsteps outside, and Mama Gu pushed the door open and entered the room.

From the appearance point of view, Gu's mother is younger, with a slightly fatter figure, she only wears light makeup at home, and looks very friendly.It is rare for the two sons to be at home at the same time. She has been busy in the kitchen with the nanny who is in charge of preparing dinner for a whole afternoon, and now she has to make arrangements for the nanny to serve more meals on the table.

Everyone sat down, and Lu Yan was specially arranged to sit next to Gu's mother.Gu Jinglin noticed that he was nervous, so she lowered her head and whispered in his ear, "My mother is very nice. She never objected to my finding a boyfriend, but it was because of my father that she kept silent. I told her in private. I have been in touch with you all the time, and I sent her your photo when we were first together."

Lu Yan was startled when he heard this, and asked curiously, "What did she say?"

"You say you are good-looking, you are obedient when you look at it, and you have a good temper." Gu Jinglin stared down at Lu Yan's eyes, and a smile appeared in his eyes, "She also said that you are so obedient, so let me stop bullying you. I don't know how terrible you little guy is when you beat someone up."

Lu Yan was startled, and hurriedly asked: "You didn't talk nonsense to your aunt, did you?"

"No," Gu Jinglin said, "I'm afraid of domestic violence."

Lu Yan: "..."

Lu Yan didn't know whether to laugh or cry, if it wasn't for the elders present, he really wanted to jump up and beat him.

Mama Gu was busy serving the dishes, and finally she was free. Sitting next to Lu Yan, she picked up the serving chopsticks to serve him food, and said: "Don't worry, this set of tableware is new. It's the first time you use it. I will give it to you separately in the future." You prepare a set, and you often come home to eat when you are not busy at work." Gu’s mother liked Lu Yan very much, and after she finished picking up the dishes, she ordered the nanny to serve him a bowl of freshly made hot soup, and asked him to eat more while blaming Gu Jinglin for not Treat him well and raise him so thin.

Lu Yan didn't understand the domestic dining table culture, and he didn't expect the other party to be so thoughtful, so he was flattered and overwhelmed, so he could only keep saying thank you.

The meal was fairly peaceful, and no one mentioned anything that should not be mentioned.

Gu Jinglin was pulled by Gu Yuanzhou and drank a lot of wine with Gu's father, and in the end the three of them were too drunk and not sober.

When Gu's mother saw this, she originally wanted to keep them at home for one night, and then leave when she sobered up tomorrow.Lu Yan pretended that Papa Gu had mentioned the matter in his heart, and he still wanted to go back and calm down before thinking about it carefully, so he declined his aunt's kindness on the grounds that he had something to do at the company tomorrow.

At nine o'clock in the middle of the night, Gu Yuanzhou sent the two of them out.

Gu Jinglin drank, so he sat in the co-pilot consciously, lowered the window, and lit a cigarette.

Lu Yan leaned over to fasten his seat belt for him, and said, "Uncle and aunt are actually pretty good, come back and visit them more often when you're not busy."

"That's now." Gu Jinglin wiped away the ashes, hugged Lu Yan with one hand, pressed him into his arms, and recalled softly, "You don't know when I just came out to my family, when I was young, I seemed to be It was not yet seventeen, my dad was very angry when he found out, beat me to death, locked me in the room, and didn’t allow me to go out.”

Lu Yan didn't dare to imagine that kind of situation, just hearing it made him feel distressed.

Gu Jinglin kissed him on the forehead, and said: "Later, he went abroad for inspection, and Yuanzhou took the opportunity to release me. My mother gave me a sum of money to live outside temporarily, so that we would not meet and quarrel every day. , making the whole family uneasy.”

Lu Yan said: "Uncle said that he has been practicing calligraphy a lot in recent years, and that practicing calligraphy can cultivate his character. In fact, he wants you to go home more than to correct your unpleasant quarrel with you."

Gu Jinglin gave a low laugh, unable to detect any emotions, and after a moment of silence, asked: "Has he accepted you?"

Lu Yan thought of the matter that Papa Gu asked him to go back and think about it again, and his heart sank. After thinking about it again and again, he decided not to tell Gu Jinglin, so he said: "He said that he can accept us being together, not because of a change of concept. Just because I hope it can ease the relationship between you two."

"Jinglin," Lu Yan took off his gloves, took Gu Jinglin's hand and kissed his fingers lightly, and said, "I can feel that he loves you very much, you...forgive each other."

Gu Jinglin smiled and said: "Yanyan, you think too much for me. I can listen to you on this matter, but before that, you have to tell me first, what is my dad calling you for today? What does he want you to do?"

"Uncle wants me to issue an official statement to clarify our relationship." Lu Yan paused, "That's the matter."

Gu Jinglin frowned: "So simple?"

"Well," Lu Yan said, "it's that simple."

Gu Jinglin said: "What did you say?"

Lu Yan was a little guilty, so he simply sat back in the driver's seat, started the engine and drove, so as to distract his attention, he said: "I said this statement determines the public's trust in you, it is very important, so I promise to go back and think about it, and wait for the results Then let Yuan Zhou contact Uncle."

Gu Jinglin is very familiar with the way of public opinion to refute rumors, and he understood the reason why his father asked to do this, and said: "He wants the public opinion to shift the attention to you, it is too selfish, don't think about it, I will call Yuanzhou when I go back. call, refuse him."

"Don't!" Lu Yan hurriedly said, "He is your father, of course he will give priority to protecting you, I can understand."

Gu Jinglin said lightly: "Understanding is understanding, but if you can't accept it, let me do it."

"Let me think about it." Lu Yan insisted, "No matter which one of us makes a statement, don't be too hasty. Don't worry about rejecting your father. It's hard for you to have a meal together after so many years. Let him be happy for two days, okay? ?”

Gu Jinglin couldn't resist Lu Yan, so he had no choice but to follow his wishes and say no more.

The two drove back to Xishan Villa, Lu Yan found an excuse to make supper and asked Gu Jinglin to go upstairs to put hot water first, while he went directly into the kitchen.

Lu Yan hung up the headset, dialed Lu Yunhuan's phone, and while waiting for the answer, he took some fruits from the refrigerator.

But after a while, the phone was connected, and Lu Yunhuan said: "I just returned to the city, and I haven't had time to contact you, Yanyan, what happened?"

"I need to see him," Lu Yan took a knife, and cut the apple into two very calmly, "You can arrange it, just say it."