Upon waking up, Christopher Yard discovered that nothing had changed on The Serenade's side. Therefore, he temporarily relocated to the thumbs-up restaurant. To his surprise, he couldn't find any ingredients for today's dishes. "So, you're saying that all the dishes in the market were bought at high prices?" Christopher Yard asked Madilyn Lowry, who appeared gloomy. Madilyn Lowry nodded helplessly. Early in the morning, she discovered that the ingredients for making Instantly Handsome Pie and Beauty Soup were completely gone from the regular market. "Boss, I noticed that the thumbs-up restaurant across the street seemed to have acquired a large amount of ingredients this morning. It's highly likely that our ingredients..." Upon hearing Madilyn Lowry's words, Christopher Yard's expression turned cold. The other party's actions were quite impressive. It seemed they had figured out the ingredients for making Instantly Handsome Pie and Beauty Soup. If they had indeed spent a lot of money to cut off the thumbs-up restaurant's ingredient supply, it was highly possible that the thumbs-up restaurant would be forced to cease operations.Christopher Yard glanced at the long queue at the thumbs-up restaurant and shook his head helplessly. He would remember this incident, but first, he needed to find out who was behind the thumbs-up restaurant. Jules Jameson couldn't bear it any longer. "Boss Ye, I had someone investigate the background of this thumbs-up restaurant. It turns out that a subsidiary of the Gu Family is supporting them. If we want to deal with the restaurant across the street..." Upon hearing this, Christopher Yard's eyes turned cold. He finally understood that the Gu Family had never given up on oppressing him. He couldn't comprehend why the Gu Family dared to make a move against him, especially knowing that he had the support of the Dune Family. The most likely possibility Christopher Yard could think of was that there was someone behind the Gu Family, similar to the Dune Family, who was aiding and encouraging them to oppose him. But who exactly was the person behind the Gu Family? Why did they have the audacity to confront him so boldly? Without knowing the reason, Christopher Yard was about to call Brandon Sandler and explain the situation at the thumbs-up restaurant when Brandon Sandler called him."Mr. Yard, the company was planning to acquire a four-star hotel today. We had already reached an agreement with the other party, but they suddenly backed out. Canceling this plan at the last minute would result in certain losses for the company." "I have negotiated with the other party several times, but their attitude remains unchanged. There is no other option, so I came to find Mr. Yard." Brandon Sandler appeared somewhat helpless. The price for acquiring a four-star hotel alone would exceed 100 million yuan. If someone was truly obstructing it, the price would likely increase by at least 10 million yuan. Christopher Yard furrowed his brow. He had a feeling that the recent food incident and the company's acquisition were not mere coincidences. Most likely, it was the Gu Family causing trouble behind the scenes. With this in mind, Christopher Yard asked Brandon Sandler to arrange for some people to assist Madilyn Lowry and transport additional ingredients. Afterward, he headed to the National Art Limited Company. ... In an office at the headquarters of the Gu Group.At this moment, a dignified middle-aged man in a suit, with some wrinkles on his face and a few strands of white hair, furrowed his brow. He flipped through a stack of documents and then slammed them heavily on the table. "Bang!" The sound of the documents colliding with the table reverberated in the office. The old man raised his eyes and looked at the two young men in front of him, speaking in a slightly deep voice: "What should we do about the Gu family?" Upon hearing this, Gu Yan and Winston Kelley sneered. Gu Yan stepped forward, his face displaying determination. "Dad, since someone is willing to support us, what do we have to fear?" "The background and strength of our supporters are definitely not inferior to the Dune Family. Even with Christopher Yard and Myers Residence's help, we still have a great chance of winning!" Gu Yan and Winston Kelley exchanged glances. They both harbored deep dissatisfaction towards Christopher Yard. He had interfered in their affairs, causing the failure of the Dune Family and Harold Myers in front of them, which made them resentful. "Bang!"When Gu Yan and Winston Kelley finished speaking, Gu Jun suddenly slammed the table, causing the wrinkles on his forehead to resemble the character "川". "Hmph! If our Gu family continues to cooperate with them, then we will become mere pawns, being used by them. And we will be the first to suffer." Gu Jun snorted coldly, expressing his strong dissatisfaction with the two Chrises. Before reaching an agreement with those people, these two Chrises hadn't even informed him about Christopher Yard's relationship with the Dune Family and Myers Residence. Otherwise, it remained to be seen whether Gu Jun would take action. Gu Yan and Winston Kelley's expressions turned solemn. They were not fools; they understood the interests involved. After learning about Christopher Yard's background, they had all decided to go after him in this manner. If not for this, they would have had no chance to teach Christopher Yard a lesson. Although the Gu family couldn't compare to the people supporting them from behind, their strength was not necessarily weak, especially with the backing they had. Those people were not afraid of the Dune Family and Myers Residence. Furthermore, not only did their supporters have powerful connections in the business world, but they also had influential connections in the political arena, surpassing the Gu family. It was rumored that even the mayor of Brentwood City was among them. "Dad, this is a crucial opportunity for our Gu family to elevate our status in Brentwood City. You know that our influence in Brentwood City has been gradually diminishing lately. If we don't take this risk, I'm afraid..." Gu Yan took a deep breath and calmly spoke. "Yes, as long as our backers cooperate with us on that project, we will benefit from it. Our position in Brentwood City will undoubtedly rise," Winston Kelley added hurriedly. Upon hearing this, Gu Jun sighed. The people supporting the Gu family had already reached an agreement with them. As long as the Gu family was willing to take action, they would help elevate their status. The Gu family's role in this was to directly attack Christopher Yard's company in various ways. But Gu Jun faintly felt that this was a gamble. If the Gu family successfully defeated Christopher Yard, they would reap huge profits. However, if they failed, the entire Gu family could be in crisis.