Chapter 60

Previously, Gu Yunzhou dealt with Locke Group, causing the bankruptcy of the James family, but he didn’t wipe out the James family completely.

If it weren’t for Andre kidnapping Mu Xingyu and eventually getting killed by his own bomb, there wouldn’t have been casualties.

Since the comments about his disabled legs appeared on the internet, Gu Yunzhou had a premonition that the people targeting him this time must have known him extremely well. There were only a few people in the world who knew him and had the ability to rally a group of exceptionally powerful enterprises.

After hearing Ryan’s words, Gu Yunzhou’s suspicions were confirmed. It was indeed Andre’s father who was behind all this.

Soon, the technical department tracked major stock markets around the world, and it was confirmed that at least five large technology companies, including the James family, were involved in this operation.

Gu Group, founded on technology, designed electronic products that had absolute competitiveness globally. Other technology companies around the world were no match for Gu Group. This dominance had long made their peers extremely jealous, so at Andre’s father instigation, some companies came together to target Gu Group.

From initially exposing the relationship between Mu Xingyu and Gu Yunzhou to eventually attacking Gu Yunzhou himself, it was all Andre’s Father arrangement.

Old Andre had always known about the shadows in Gu Yunzhou’s heart, so he used public opinion on the internet to force Gu Yunzhou into the public eye, exposing the disability issue that Gu Yunzhou cared about and was most sensitive about.

He wanted to retaliate against Gu Yunzhou in this way and also wanted to crush Gu Yunzhou’s fighting spirit.

But he was wrong. Even if Gu Yunzhou’s legs hadn’t healed, he would still grit his teeth and finish this battle without gunpowder. Not to mention that now, with his legs healed and the shadows in his heart long gone, he had patience and confidence to swallow up all those who coveted Gu Group.

Mu Xingyu watched Gu Yunzhou’s orderly layout. Although he didn’t understand the stock curve on the big screen, it didn’t prevent him from trusting Gu Yunzhou.

He felt that Gu Yunzhou was very charming now. The maturity and confidence of a man were clearly evident in Gu Yunzhou. Now, he had become a fan of Gu Yunzhou, watching him lead a group of executives carefully planning, and he was filled with great ambition.

Because of the time differences between countries, the trading hours for stocks were also different, so this meeting lasted for a long time.

At mealtime, Jiang Yunxin ordered takeout, and everyone hurriedly ate in the conference room before continuing to work. They took a short break halfway through, then resumed working.

However, everyone was full of enthusiasm because if they won this battle, Gu Group would reach greater heights.

Mu Xingyu watched everyone working so hard and secretly released spiritual mist to help everyone regulate their bodies.

Late at night, Gu Yunzhou asked Mu Xingyu to go to the office to rest, but Mu Xingyu shook his head and said, “I’ll stay here with you.”

The other executives were given a little “dog food” moment, all silently looking at the screen, pretending to be serious about looking at the data.

……

This battle lasted for two days, but these two days were not peaceful for Mu Xingyu.

His name had been trending at the top of Weibo, with many people relentlessly attacking him, causing worry for his family and friends.

In order to lure Old Andre into the trap, Gu Yunzhou had never responded to the online public opinion, nor had he allowed the Starry Rain Studio to speak out. This only fueled the malice of some people, who blackened Mu Xingyu even more without any boundaries.

Of course, there were also some people speaking up for Mu Xingyu, such as Director Zhang, Mei Yu, Tong Lingling, and others.

Tong Lingling, as a popular young actress, had quite a few antis. As soon as she voiced her support for Mu Xingyu, these antis, as well as fans of her competitors, dragged her into it too. Some even suspected that Tong Lingling had something going on with Mu Xingyu, or why else would she speak up for him?

Seeing these comments, Tong Lingling chuckled with anger. She knew about Mu Xingyu’s marriage to Gu Yunzhou and was waiting for President Gu to come out and slap these antis in the face. But as the wait dragged on for two days, Tong Lingling began to wonder if Mu Xingyu and Gu Yunzhou had broken up.

During this time, Gu Yunzhou had also been greeted by various people. Some people, seeing the downward trend of Gu Group’s stocks, speculated whether Gu Group was in trouble. This led even more people to attack Gu Yunzhou.

Mu Xingyu could tolerate everyone attacking him, but seeing everyone maliciously speculating about Gu Yunzhou, he couldn’t bear it.

All these talks about disabled legs, eccentric personality, psychological abnormalities… These words made Mu Xingyu so angry that he wanted to smash his phone.

He remembered Gu Yunzhou’s previous question: “Xingyu, have you ever thought about making our marriage public?”

Originally, Mu Xingyu wanted to find the right time to announce his marriage to Gu Yunzhou, but now he felt that this moment was the best time.

[“This is my husband, gentle in character and healthy in body!”] Mu Xingyu edited the text, but felt it wasn’t powerful enough, so he opened the camera and took a picture of Gu Yunzhou on the spot.

At this moment, Gu Yunzhou was standing in front of the big screen, issuing orders one after another. These orders were transmitted to various parts of the world through the executives.

Gu Group tore off its disguise and launched a deadly attack while the prey was complacent.

As the stock market situation changed, some tech companies’ stocks, which were previously soaring, suddenly encountered problems and began to plummet. In the villa of the James family in Country M, Old Andre, who was originally in high spirits, looked at the suddenly changing curves and realized that he had fallen into Gu Yunzhou’s trap. However, he didn’t have time to withdraw his investment, and the game was already doomed.

…

Gu Yunzhou returned to his seat and saw Jiang Yunxin constantly gesturing to him to check his phone.

He felt puzzled and noticed that Mu Xingyu, who had been paying attention to him, was now looking elsewhere, increasing his curiosity.

So he unlocked his phone and found many push notifications. He casually glanced at them and was instantly stunned. He quickly looked at Mu Xingyu, who also turned to look at him, and they both smiled simultaneously.

These push notifications were all about Gu Yunzhou and Mu Xingyu’s public announcement.

Gu Yunzhou quickly opened Weibo and saw a new post from Mu Xingyu, referring to him as “husband.” The post included his picture, which was probably the first high-definition front photo of him on the entire internet.

Gu Yunzhou logged into his official account and reposted Mu Xingyu’s Weibo with the caption: [“Thank you for accompanying me in this lifetime.”]

Many people were discussing their relationship, even speaking ill of them. However, their public announcement of marriage completely ignited the topic.

[“What did I just see? Mu Xingyu and President Gu are married.”]

[“Oh my god, my recent crush has become someone else’s in the blink of an eye.”]

[“President Gu is really handsome!”]

[“Who said President Gu has disabled legs? Isn’t the person standing there President Gu himself? Hmph, luckily I didn’t join in the blind criticism of President Gu.”]

[“It seems handsome guys like handsome guys. No wonder I’m still single. I’ve decided to become a fan of this handsome couple.”]

[“Am I the only one who noticed the stock market chart behind President Gu? Since President Gu didn’t respond, it turns out he’s busy with something big!”]

[“Upstairs, can you explain the meaning of the stock market chart behind President Gu?”]

………

The internet was buzzing with discussions, and no one had expected Mu Xingyu and Gu Yunzhou to be in a marital relationship. Those who had previously criticized Mu Xingyu were dumbfounded, while the mastermind behind the scenes, Jiang Zhidong, was even more frightened, lying sprawled on the couch, watching Mu Xingyu’s public Weibo post, with only one thought in his mind: it’s over.

And that’s not all. The internet army hired to attack Gu Yunzhou suddenly disappeared. Even in the stock market, a fund that had been stubbornly resisting suddenly plummeted.

Soon, Gu Yunzhou received a call from Yuan Yang and learned that Old Andre had just suffered a heart attack and had been urgently rushed to the hospital. Not long after, Gu Yunzhou received another call, informing him that Old Andre had passed away due to unsuccessful rescue efforts.

With the loss of their leader, other companies began to beg for mercy, and this battle without gunpowder finally came to an end.

…….

Within two days, Gu Group acquired three companies, dealt heavy blows to two funds, and caused the downfall of companies like Korean Electronics and the Lucent Consortium.

Major media outlets rushed to report on the events. Even those who didn’t understand the stock market, upon seeing the analysis by financial elites, were full of admiration for Gu Group.

When the media reported, they couldn’t find other front photos of Gu Yunzhou, so they used the picture from Mu Xingyu’s wedding announcement. Coincidentally, in this photo, there was a stock market chart behind Gu Yunzhou, fitting the theme of the report perfectly.

Online, the negative comments about Gu Yunzhou were instantly replaced by fervent admiration.

It was also at this time that Mu Xingyu learned that among the companies targeting Gu Group, there was actually Korean Electronics. His impression of this company stemmed from Jin Yurong.

When he first visited Gu Building, he was ridiculed by Jin Yurong. In order to support him, Gu Yunzhou refused to cooperate with Korean Electronics. Later, Jin Yurong’s career suffered setbacks, and coupled with her sister targeting him at the VAICO Fashion Festival, Gu Yunzhou directly bankrupted the Jin family.

Later, the chairman of Korean Electronics, believing Old Andre’s words, joined forces with several other electronics companies to deal with Gu Group, only to suffer a crushing defeat.

On Gu Group’s side, it was discovered that it was Jin Yurong who leaked the photo of Mu Xingyu sitting in Gu Yunzhou’s car through Jiang Zhidong. Gu Yunzhou, of course, wouldn’t let Jin Yurong off the hook. The Jin family, already bankrupt, was now even worse off, with the Jin sisters burdened with debts and having to hide everywhere.

After Gu Group’s resounding victory, the official account did not release any news. Instead, it sent out a lawyer’s letter with over ten accounts, starting to defend the reputation of the boss couple.

Previously, Gu Yunzhou had deliberately allowed internet rumors to confuse the opponents, but now that the opponents had been dealt with, it was natural to clear up the slander on the internet.

If it weren’t for Mu Xingyu’s early disclosure, some opportunistic netizens would had already deleted their Weibo accounts and even disabled their accounts permanently. Otherwise, the list on this lawyer’s letter would have been even longer.

Mu Xingyu discovered that the instigator, Jiang Zhidong, is still safe and sound until now. He felt strange and asked Gu Yunzhou about it.

Gu Yunzhou explained, “Naturally, we won’t let him off, but it’s not the right time yet.”

“Hmm?”

“Don’t you have a celebration banquet? I don’t want to affect the celebration banquet,” Gu Yunzhou chuckled.

“So, does that mean I still have to attend the celebration banquet with him?” Mu Xingyu frowned.

“Don’t worry, I’ll go with you.”

“You’re going?” Mu Xingyu was surprised.

“Yeah, I’m an investor, after all, so I’m qualified to attend the celebration banquet,” Gu Yunzhou smiled.

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