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Gu Yaoqi's expression turned even uglier.
"Gu Zichen tangled with me for a while this morning," Qiao Xiguan said, lowering her voice.
Something flickered across Gu Yaoqi's somewhat slack face.
Qiao Xiguan felt somewhat embarrassed, then fell silent.
Gu Yaoqi seemed to instantly understand and deliberately cleared his throat to ease the awkwardness of the moment. He addressed the roomful of middle managers, "Today's meeting is very important; listen carefully, everyone."
Everyone was extremely focused, notebooks open in front of them, taking diligent notes.