‘Are you kidding me? Why would I have a spare for her?’
Gu Chen hadn’t reacted yet, couldn’t believe it.
How could a macho guy like him wear women’s clothes?
“Ahem, you know what I mean.”
Dad immediately coughed twice, giving further hints.
If it weren’t for the outsider here, he would have directly said the reason.
After all, this really couldn’t be spread around, or else he’d be afraid his daughter would silence him…
“Und—dammit!! You!!!”
Gu Chen had just started speaking when he finally realized.
His eyes widened, and he nearly spat out blood. He felt awful and couldn’t speak for a long time.
‘This bastard dad really wanted a daughter, to the point of even buying clothes in advance. He probably thought that once I accepted my identity one day, I’d wear women’s clothes. What a thoughtful effort!’
“Huh?”
Ivy blinked her gem-like eyes as she listened to the two hemming and hawing.
“It’s fine. Women’s clothes are best if available. You don’t mind, do you?”
“Of course not! Take them!”
Gu Chen quickly shouted.
‘This stuff disgusts me even looking at it. Even if Ivy weren’t here, if I found out, I’d burn it immediately to avoid the nuisance.’
“Okay, then thanks.”
The other party smiled and nodded, naturally not minding.
Moreover, where she came from, this kind of thing was very common, even politically correct…
Sealed in a bag, it was indeed unworn.
After getting consent, Dad went to the room to get the women’s clothes.
“Thanks. I’ll go take a bath first.”
“Okay, sure.”
Gu Chen immediately followed to the bathroom and briefly explained how to use the water heater, including which was the shampoo and which was the body wash.
He had heard that girls’ baths were quite troublesome, like using specific brands and effects for washing hair.
He wondered if she’d be used to it.
Guys had it easy—as long as it said shampoo, you could wash your hair with it…
Fortunately, she didn’t say anything, so Gu Chen backed out.
Soon, the sound of rushing water came from inside; Ivy had started her bath.
Thinking of her breathtaking figure being rinsed by the hot water, he couldn’t help but fantasize, and his breathing quickened.
“Hehe?”
At that moment, a sly laugh came from beside him.
Dad was looking at Gu Chen with a comical expression, as if he had seen through everything.
“What… what are you laughing at?”
Gu Chen was a bit embarrassed but still forced himself to stay calm.
“Nothing. I just think that women’s clothes really didn’t need to be bought so early.”
Gu Chen shot him a glare, too lazy to argue.
But thinking about the company, he sighed.
“Dad, what should we do about the livestream company? If we really get sued, won’t our initial investment go down the drain?”
“Sigh, there’s no helping it. It’s my fault for not seeing that guy’s true colors. Now we just have to take it one step at a time. It’s okay—the boat will straighten itself when it reaches the bridge. There’ll be a way.”
Although Dad said this, his expression said it all.
Even if they did go to court, they’d most likely lose.
This was a business trap; they had exploited a legal loophole.
Otherwise, if they had scammed so many people, they would have been caught long ago.
“I…”
Gu Chen wanted to say something but swallowed it back.
He had indeed been impulsive earlier, and now he had completely burned bridges with that guy.
There had still been room for negotiation, but he had completely ruined it.
“Alright, alright. I’m going to bed. Take care of Miss Ivy and don’t neglect her. Our family depends on her now.”
Dad laughed, knowing what Gu Chen wanted to say.
He waved his hand and turned to leave.
He also didn’t want him to blame himself too much; they would figure something out later.
Gu Chen clenched his fists.
‘Damn it!’
When dealing with those school punks, violence could solve most things.
But facing this kind of societal scumbag, there really was no way.
Ring ring~~
Just as he was troubled, a sudden call came in.
He checked the name: Long Fei.
“Gu Chen, you should be on break today, right? A few of us sisters are getting together. Wanna come?”
The voice on the other end was cheerful, issuing an invitation.
After the last incident, her opinion of Gu Chen had greatly improved, and basically any fun thing reminded her of him.
Gu Chen sat weakly on the sofa, his mind full of how to help Dad solve the problem.
“No need. I’m not in the mood.”
“What’s wrong? You sound so wilted. Girlfriend not cooperating with the positions?”
Long Fei teased.
‘As expected of Sister Long…’
This energetic girl’s wild words almost gave Gu Chen a heart attack.
“Ahem!”
“No, it’s… our family encountered the same thing as you.”
“What do you mean?”
Gu Chen had no choice but to share his family’s situation with her.
After all, they were both victims; maybe they could exchange experiences.
“Holy crap!”
“No way! You got scammed by Xinghui Entertainment too? Didn’t I warn you a few days ago? How did you still fall for it?”
She immediately got anxious, even more furious than Gu Chen.
“We had already cooperated quite a bit by then. It was impossible to back out, so we just held onto the last bit of hope.”
“I’m so done with you. Bad luck. So what are you going to do now? Not going to keep pouring money in, right?”
Long Fei couldn’t help asking.
“I don’t know yet. Even going to court would be a hassle.”
That was what was bothering Gu Chen. If there really were a way, he wouldn’t be so dejected.
“No kidding. He’s thought of everything. He’s not afraid of you. Unless you grab that bastard by his weak spot, there’s really no way.”
“What weak spot?”
Gu Chen’s expression stiffened.
It seemed she had some information he didn’t know.
“It’s useless to say.”
Long Fei did know something, but she wasn’t hopeful.
“Come on, just tell me. We’re victims’ alliance; sharing info is important.”
The more she acted like that, the more curious Gu Chen became.
Long Fei paused, then finally said.
“Boss Guo, aside from exploiting his employees, has done plenty of other bad things. He’ll stop at nothing to get rich. I heard from a former coworker that he also uses yin-yang contracts to evade taxes and has embezzled a lot of money.”
“Holy shit! That’s illegal!”
Although Gu Chen didn’t know much about finance, he knew that much.
After all, the news had covered it a lot—corporate celebrities often did this and ended up bankrupt from fines.
“Yeah, but he keeps it very secret, hides the evidence, and can’t be found. I once tried to find proof of his tax evasion, but failed. Otherwise, I’d have taken that bastard down long ago.”
Saying this, Long Fei’s anger surged.
Her current predicament was all thanks to that unscrupulous capitalist!