As Gu Chenan stared at Song Xiaoli, he froze for a second.
Memories of the past flooded his mind like a reversing river.
There was no happiness or sweetness, only humiliation and pressure!
During high school, after getting together with Song Xiaoli, he not only took great care of her but also wanted to give her everything he could. He thought true sincerity would be reciprocated with sincerity.
But he never imagined that instead of receiving sincerity in return, what he got was the other person's overbearing attitude and the humiliation of having to buy gifts and apologize regardless of who was right or wrong.
However, several years had passed, and Gu Chenan had long since put it behind him.
Song Xiaoli's appearance only made him realize what a wonderful girl Su Qianmo was.
Compared to Su Qianmo, Song Xiaoli was like a firefly to the sun and moon, a river to the ocean!
Coming back to his senses, Gu Chenan smiled and nodded at Song Xiaoli, raising his glass and drinking it down with everyone else.
After several rounds of drinks, people started using their chopsticks, eating and chatting.
"Old Gu, where exactly are you working these days?" someone asked curiously.
Gu Chenan shook his head lightly and said, "It's nothing special, I just had some money on hand and bought a company."
As soon as he said this, everyone's hands holding their chopsticks froze.
All eyes turned to Gu Chenan.
Bought... bought a company?
Damn!
Did you win the lottery jackpot a hundred times or something? How can you be so extravagant?
First buying a villa and now a company?
"Mr. Gu, you're so generous!"
"Old Gu, you're really the most successful one in our class now, buying companies just like that. I'm impressed!"
"Hey Old Gu, what kind of company did you buy?"
Gu Chenan calmly replied, "It's a local company in our magical city, they make cosmetics. It's called Caiying."
"Cai..."
Class monitor Zhao Lu was stunned, his brows furrowing slightly.
"What's wrong, monitor? Do you know this company?"
Noticing Zhao Lu's unusual reaction, people asked.
Zhao Lu's expression became awkward, and he forced a smile, "I've heard of it, heard of it."
"Oh, what's this company like?"
"Hey, any company Mr. Gu chooses must be great."
Questions and flattery arose simultaneously.
Zhao Lu put down his chopsticks, looked at everyone, then at Gu Chenan.
"Shall I speak frankly?" He was seeking Gu Chenan's opinion.
Gu Chenan didn't mind and nodded, "Sure, let me hear it too."
"Ahem." Zhao Lu cleared his throat and said, "As far as I know, Caiying has broken its capital chain, its products aren't selling, and it's on the verge of bankruptcy."
Upon hearing this, everyone was stunned, and all eyes turned to Gu Chenan again.
Buying such a nearly bankrupt company, isn't that purely being a sucker who's left holding the bag?
Even if you're rich, you shouldn't waste money like this, right?
Although Gu Chenan didn't make eye contact with each person, he could sense the expressions in everyone's eyes.
Confusion, bewilderment, great shock.
"Uh..." Gu Chenan spread his hands and said, "I see. I didn't know this company had such big problems."
This wasn't just modesty; he really didn't know.
Su Qianmo had chosen this company, he just bought it without knowing anything else.
"Old Gu, were you scammed?" Zhao Lu asked with a frown.
Gu Chenan shrugged without answering, and the others didn't dare to ask further.
But a thought instantly appeared in everyone's minds.
Gu Chenan, who knows nothing about the business world, actually bought a company without investigation. It seems his vision and ability are seriously problematic!
He may seem to have a lot of money now, but as soon as he takes over this company, he'll lose all his money!
Tsk tsk tsk, a nouveau riche is just a nouveau riche, without ability it's all bullshit!
The admiration and respect that had just appeared for Gu Chenan diminished greatly at this moment.
Those who had originally wanted to build a good relationship with Gu Chenan and get his help also gave up on this idea.
When Gu Chenan loses all his money, forget about helping others, it would be good if he doesn't come borrowing money!
"Ah hahaha." Zhao Lu scratched the back of his head and laughed, slightly easing the heavy atmosphere, "Looks like I said too much."
"It's fine, it's not a big deal. Although this company is about to go bankrupt, I'm confident I can make it big and strong," Gu Chenan said nonchalantly.
"Hahaha, yes, that's right, Mr. Gu has guts."
"Old Gu, I'm not saying... ah never mind, it's nothing, wish you a bright future."
"Mr. Gu, all of us classmates are watching, don't let us down, okay?"
People basically didn't believe what Gu Chenan said, just laughing it off and smoothing things over.
This sudden change in attitude is understandable. A gaming addict who never studied suddenly got some money from somewhere and bought a nearly bankrupt company, saying he would make it big and strong.
Not just these people, no one would believe it.
If you had this ability, why would you have stayed dormant at home for so long?
Yes, it's true that even the finest jade can be covered in dust, and even the bright moon can't resist dark rainy clouds, but the light of a firefly can never illuminate the night.
Gu Chenan's behavior naturally made everyone think it was a rash and ridiculous decision.
It's not exactly schadenfreude, but everyone wanted to see Gu Chenan crash and burn.
"Come on, let's eat," Zhao Lu urged.
For the rest of the time, those who had been eagerly raising their glasses to drink with Gu Chenan earlier notably decreased, and those coming to pour wine for him disappeared entirely.
Gu Chenan went from being the center of attention to being treated like everyone else, no longer receiving any flattery from the crowd.
As the banquet was ending and people were about to leave, Song Xiaoli approached with a glass of red wine.
"Chenan, we haven't toasted yet tonight, shall we drink?"
Seeing this, everyone's gossip-loving hearts started beating faster.
"Old Gu, Xiaoli is your old flame, shouldn't you drink a cross-cup with her?"
"Yeah, you two used to be the most famous couple in our class back then."
"Come on, Old Gu, have a drink with Xiaoli."
Before Gu Chenan could speak, Song Xiaoli snorted and said, "Sorry, Chenan, I can't drink a cross-cup with you. My boyfriend would be angry."
Gu Chenan: ?
Wait, sister, are you an idiot?
I didn't say I wanted to drink a cross-cup with you?
Don't think so highly of yourself, okay? Is this another delusional woman?
Gu Chenan glanced at Song Xiaoli with some annoyance and mimicked her tone, saying sarcastically, "I'm sorry, I don't drink with other women. My girlfriend would be angry."
Gu Chenan's attitude made Song Xiaoli frown, and she was about to make a sarcastic remark when suddenly she grinned.
"Come on, Chenan, are you still mad at me? Back then, I just wanted you to buy me a phone, and when you couldn't afford it, I broke up with you. Do you have to hold a grudge for so long?"
"Oh right, I forgot to mention, my current boyfriend is the general manager of Zhenhua Cosmetics. I heard you bought a cosmetics company, you should know him, right?"
"Ah, I'm not complaining, but my boyfriend is great in every way, except he likes to give me gifts all the time. He gives me a limited edition bag every month. Don't you think that's too much? I've told him, but he won't listen. It's so annoying!"
Gu Chenan: ?
Wait, sister, who the hell asked you?
You're obviously here to show off, right?
Damn it, if you want to show off, fine, but why do you have to make a comparison with me?
Putting someone down to lift yourself up?
Did you graduate from the University of Chinese Entertainment Industry or something?
e, Immortal Body, Transmigration, System, Progression Fantasy, Academy Setting, Third-Person Perspective. Alternate Title: Transmigrating into a High Martial World and Reading Live Comments. Bad news: I transmigrated. This is a terrifying high-martial world, and my original, pathetically weak body fell into a coma and never woke up. Good news: I got a Popularity Points system upon arrival. I can see live comments and even create an unkillable alternate identity. Starting out, the alternate identity has all stats at 1. The system tells me that to grow stronger, I must participate in the plot, gain popularity points to allocate stats and grow stronger, and ultimately awaken my original body. And so, carrying my original body on my back, I officially entered Huaqing Academy, where the story's protagonist resides. From that moment on, Chen Guan kicked the original plot to pieces. Live Comments: [Doesn't anyone find this mysterious coffin guy creepy? He can summon indescribable grey misty hands.] [Is this guy a hero or a villain? What kind of onion became a spirit?] [By the way, does anyone know who's in the coffin? Shouldn't the debt for saving his life be repaid by now?] [According to unofficial histories, the person in the coffin was Chen Guan's first love. Their love was once passionate and earth-shattering, but they were separated by life and death due to worldly circumstances. What a star-crossed pair.] ... Years later, the world knew of a demon god born from a coffin, shrouded in grey mist, impossible to gaze upon directly. His foremost divine emissary often wielded a scythe, reaping lives like the god of death. As war approached, facing former friends and a boundless sea of enemies, Chen Guan merely raised his scythe. "Would you like to dance as well?"
m back to his original world. In the end, he realized he had overthought things. [Hey, why is Shen Manni, the female lead, acting strange? Shouldn't she be fawning over the male lead at this point?] [Zhou Qiaoqiao, are you sick? Weren't you supposed to break off your engagement today?] [Damn it! An Youyi, please do your job as an undercover agent and sell my information to the protagonist, you idiot!] ... At this moment, Xu Mo himself didn't know that these female leads had already heard his inner thoughts. Then they decided not to play by the rules. Xu Mo: Please respect my profession as the big villain!
ive and Ruthless] Before his transmigration, Ye Xuan was playing a game called "Severing Emotions to Attain the Dao." The game's core wasn't about leveling up by fighting monsters, but about conquering various "bad women" with wicked personalities and cold, fickle natures. There was only one method to conquer them: stay unwaveringly by their side, then die at a critical moment, driving them to madness after losing the protagonist. The higher their level of regret, the higher the player's score. To dominate the server, Ye Xuan conquered all the bad women. In the early stages, he showered them with boundless tenderness, only to choose to sacrifice himself for them later, making them weep bitterly and drown in regret. Among them were: Xia Lengyue, the unfaithful immortal wife who chased after powerful men and discarded her husband like trash. Ye Qingcheng, the Demonic Venerable of the Joyous Union Sect, who appeared pure and innocent but was, in reality, promiscuous. Wu Lingxiao, the Empress of the Great Xia Dynasty, who lusted after men and loved maintaining a harem. Bai Qiangu of the Endless Demonic Sect: a bloodthirsty mass murderer. However, when the protagonist transmigrated into the game world, he made a horrifying discovery. Eight hundred years had already passed. The bad women he had conquered had now each become deities and revered ancestors. Faced with the endless stream of toxic women coming for him, Ye Xuan could only rely on his god-tier acting skills to carve a path of survival through this world of treacherous women.
grated, and just when he finally managed to get into an elite academy, he discovered that he actually had a system, and the way to earn rewards was extremely ridiculous. So for the sake of rewards, he had no choice but to start acting ridiculous as well. Su Cheng: "It's nothing but system quests after all." But later, what confused Su Cheng was that while he was already quite ridiculous, he never expected those serious characters to gradually become ridiculous too. And the way they looked at him became increasingly strange... (This synopsis doesn't do it justice, please read the full story)
