Chapter 1140: Gu Jin: Zhen’s Brand, I Don’t Like It
Chapter 1140: Chapter 1140: Gu Jin: Zhen’s Brand, I Don’t Like It
"Kid, it’s not about what I want to say, but what plans you have next."
Gu Jin could see the awkwardness in this boy.
If not for the encounters in her past life, she wouldn’t be so heartless with the Zhen Family.
Some things have already happened, and death can’t erase them.
Gu Jin couldn’t be bothered to waste words with Zhen Jie, feeling that this kid really doesn’t know how to read people, and is even a bit indecisive when it comes to emotions.
If not, he wouldn’t have been treated like a workhorse by the Zhen Family in the past life.
To really count, the two of them can’t even distinguish who had it worse.
Gu Jin looked at Zhen Jie coldly and slowly said, "There are two paths in front of you. One is to continue schooling, but honestly, your academic performance is really unbearable."
Compared to her An Xiao, the difference is like day and night.
From childhood to adulthood, An Xiao’s study awards and competition medals could practically fill a room.
But Zhen Jie was forever at the bottom of the heap.
Mentioning his grades brought a hint of embarrassment to Zhen Jie’s face.
Gu Jin continued, "The second path, you drop out of school, and I’ll arrange for someone to tutor you, help you learn and take over the Zhen Family business."
Based on her understanding of Zhen Jie in the past life, she knew he had a knack for business.
Otherwise, how else could he support those Zhen Family vampires?
Without suspense, Zhen Jie chose the second path.
He knew well enough his grades were beyond redemption.
The Zhen Family’s cleaning product business was left by his parents, and he had the formulas for the detergents, soaps, and shampoos at home. He had confidence in reviving the glory of the Zhen brand’s cleaning products.
Gu Jin nodded and reached out to Linda behind her.
The latter handed the file folder she was holding to her.
Gu Jin handed it to Zhen Jie, "Good, I support your choice. Here is a creative plan I’ve been thinking about for a while, take a look if you have time, it might help you."
Zhen Jie took the folder, but didn’t open it. Instead, he looked at Gu Jin with a complicated expression.
Recently, wasn’t it when he smashed things at Gu Jin’s house during his leg injury treatment?
Turns out, she had been considering these matters back then.
Zhen Jie, at that moment, felt even more complicated and indescribable emotions.
Gu Jin briefly said to him, "In this folder, I detailed plans for upgrading future cleaning products. If you want to use them, you have to promise me one thing."
"What thing?" Zhen Jie asked.
Gu Jin: "From now on, the cleaning products at home can no longer be under the Zhen brand, you need to create a new brand."
"Why?" This made Zhen Jie show a puzzled expression.
He didn’t mean to refute, but was genuinely curious.
Gu Jin laughed, "Because I don’t want the future household name to be Zhen’s, I don’t like it."
This statement was blunt and arrogant.
It bluntly expressed her dislike for the Zhen Family, and confidently conveyed to Zhen Jie how her creative plan would be a help to him.
A household name? That’s a very ambitious goal.
Zhen Jie felt no doubt in his heart, he had a blind confidence that he would achieve everything Gu Jin spoke of.
"Alright!"
Zhen Jie nodded forcefully.
Gu Jin stood up, walked over to Zhen Jie, and patted his thin shoulder.
"Your future is only yours to grasp, what I can help with only goes this far, wish you manage well."
Zhen Jie’s eyes turned red, clutching the file in his hands, he couldn’t help but speak, "Sis..."
Gu Jin’s expression froze, surprise flashed in her eyes.
Goodness!
This brat even called her sis now.
Remembering the past life, Zhen Jie never...
No!
Gu Jin’s face slightly changed.
"You’ve enjoyed the benefits of the Zhen Family’s power for so many years, now it’s time to repay."
Zhen Jie had a superior attitude, his face showed a complex sympathy.
Those were the last words Zhen Jie said when she returned to the Zhen Family, but there was a half-sentence she had overlooked.
At that time, she was in a dire strait, like a headless fly, holding onto one last hope, approached Zhen Youzhi and Yuchun, begged them to save her.
What she received was an arrogant and disdainful, ridiculing sister, "Gu Jin, you are just a dog of the Zhen Family!"
From her own parents, a face of disgust, "We don’t have a daughter like you, you’ve shamed the Zhen Family!"
Every word they said was etched in her memory.
Only Zhen Jie’s latter half-sentence, at that desperate time, she overlooked.
Thinking back to the tone of Zhen Jie’s words, the self-deprecating irony was even stronger.
As well as the helplessness, sadness, and sighing in the latter half of the other party’s words.
"Safe travels, sister."
The other party knew what she was going to face next.
That was Zhen Jie, in his past life, when she returned to the Zhen Family, the first time he called her sister in over twenty years.
Obviously, it was her trapped in desperation, but hearing Zhen Jie’s tone, it was as if he was the one facing everything, about to break into tears.
That "safe travels," seemed more like a simple greeting, hinting at their imminent farewell.
Indeed, shortly after her death, the Zhen Family didn’t fare any better.
An Mingji had wrecked the Zhen Family terribly.
It was inhuman, rivers of blood flowed, yet their lives were spared.
Leaving their lives was not An Mingji being kind, but to make them live a fate worse than death.
Gu Jin stared at Zhen Jie in front of her and suddenly asked, "Did you already know?"
"Hmm?"
It was a young Zhen Jie, looking puzzled, his eyes showed confusion.
"Nothing." Gu Jin felt like she was being bewitched.
The past was already gone, what’s done is done.
Gu Jin gave a self-mocking smile, "Alright, stay here, if anything comes up, you can call me."
"Hmm..."
Zhen Jie personally saw Gu Jin off.
Watching her get into the car, and the convoy slowly moved away, he stood at the door without moving for a long time.
After a while, Zhen Jie moved.
Walking with stiff legs, limping back to the Zhen Family living room.
The empty hall was unusually deserted, the vast space with just him alone, it felt like he was abandoned by the world.
For a moment, Zhen Jie wanted to cry.
The shimmer in his eyes arose, just a blink and the tears would fall.
But he didn’t. He forcefully pursed his lips and strode over to the sofa in the hall, picked up the file on the marble table.
This was what Gu Jin left for him, it was the creative plan for the future business of the Zhen Family.
Zhen Jie opened the file and read quickly. As the words came into view, he was visibly shocked.
What Gu Jin left him was essentially upgraded formulas and marketing strategies for the brand.
Detergent could be made into a liquid packaged in bottles, soaps could be turned into liquids, and various spices could be added to the formulas.
The most attracting to Zhen Jie was a spice called lavender.