Huang Yuan knew that Gu Chenan's girlfriend was Su Qianmo, so he didn't think Gu Chenan could have a very close relationship with Liu Mingrui given that he already had Su Qianmo as his girlfriend.
Moreover, Liu Mingrui was so stunningly beautiful, with an alluring figure. She clearly wouldn't get involved with Gu Chenan knowing he had a girlfriend.
"You, Gu Chenan, think you're so smug because you have Miss Liu? Well then, I'll pay her a huge sum to poach her from you!" Huang Yuan thought.
"What do you say, Miss Liu? Our Zhenhua's strength is incomparable to Caiying. Just name your price, and we can sign a contract on the spot," Huang Yuan said confidently.
Gu Chenan almost laughed out loud hearing this.
What's this? Planning to negotiate directly with Liu Mingrui and bypass me?
If that's the case, I'll just see how this plays out.
Gu Chenan remained silent, standing with his arms crossed and an expectant look on his face.
"Just name my price, is that right?" Liu Mingrui asked, raising an eyebrow.
Hearing this, Huang Yuan thought he had a chance. He glanced at Gu Chenan with a smug and disdainful look.
Hah, what a complete fool. If you really didn't want Miss Liu to have any contact with Zhenhua, you should have hidden her away from us.
But instead, you brought Miss Liu right to Zhenhua. Who do you think you are? Do you really think you're worthy of Miss Liu's undying loyalty?
Huang Yuan spread his hands. "That's right. Whatever Miss Liu has in mind, just say it."
"Very well," Liu Mingrui nodded. Under Huang Yuan's triumphant gaze, she held up one slender finger and said, "One billion."
"You..." Huang Yuan was stunned. He furrowed his brow in confusion, "Miss Liu, what do you mean by this?"
Liu Mingrui smiled mischievously, "Didn't Mr. Huang say I should just name my price? How is it that now that I've named it, Mr. Huang won't agree?"
"One billion? Can Gu Chenan give you one billion?" Huang Yuan asked angrily.
"Chenan?" Liu Mingrui turned to look at Gu Chenan and said, "His price is free. Your price is one billion. Do you understand now?"
"This..."
Huang Yuan froze, suddenly realizing.
This Miss Liu was completely on Gu Chenan's side, through and through!
But why? Doesn't Gu Chenan already have a girlfriend? So what is this Miss Liu to him?
His sister?
No, that's not right. One surnamed Gu and the other Liu, how could they be siblings? Even if they were cousins, she should have agreed under the temptation of money.
"It seems you can't come to an agreement," Gu Chenan stepped forward and said, "Mr. Huang, let me give you a piece of advice before we leave. Don't let Song Xiaoli use you like a dog. Even if you're boyfriend and girlfriend, you should be able to distinguish right from wrong. Most importantly... it's very tasteless to act this way."
With that, Gu Chenan turned to leave, and Liu Mingrui quickly linked arms with him.
Watching Gu Chenan's retreating figure, Huang Yuan clenched his teeth.
Who exactly was this Gu Chenan?
Why did it seem like he had calculated every move?
According to Xiaoli, Gu Chenan was just a shut-in who stayed at home all year playing video games. But what shut-in could act like this?
No, that's not right. Gu Chenan definitely isn't that simple!
Today's events were the best proof. He brought Miss Liu to Zhenhua, and from start to finish, his face wore a calm and collected expression, as if everything was under his control!
Xiaoli once said that at the class reunion, Gu Chenan insisted on drinking with her, and when she refused, he started verbally abusing her.
But think about it - with a woman as stunning as Miss Liu by his side, why would Gu Chenan harass Xiaoli?
Xiaoli is certainly beautiful, but compared to Miss Liu... how can a firefly's glow dare to compete with the sun and moon?
As soon as Gu Chenan left, the conference room door suddenly opened.
A female secretary adjusted her glasses and said, "Mr. Huang, the board of directors is looking for you."
"The board..."
Huang Yuan's face changed drastically, a terrified expression instantly appearing.
"I-I understand. I'll go right away."
......
"You're not going to finish off that Huang Yuan?" In the Mercedes, Liu Mingrui turned her head and asked, looking puzzled.
Gu Chenan frowned and turned away. "Finish him off?"
"Yes," Liu Mingrui nodded. "According to your style of doing things in the novel world, even if you didn't kill him, you'd at least teach him a lesson, right?"
Gu Chenan pursed his lips and said, "As you said, that's the novel world. This is the real world."
"In your novel world, the police presence is almost zero. The real world is different. If I made a move, the police would be here in five minutes."
As he spoke, Gu Chenan smiled and said, "Besides, Zhenhua has made such a big loss-making deal. If they had managed to crush our Caiying in one fell swoop, that would be fine. But now... their board of directors definitely won't let Huang Yuan off the hook."
"Moreover, the beauty industry in Shanghai is only so big. Huang Yuan's earth-shattering brilliant plan will definitely become known to everyone. If he gets fired from Zhenhua, he won't have a place to stand in Shanghai anymore."
"I see," Liu Mingrui said.
The dappled shadows of leaves filtered through the car window onto Liu Mingrui's face. She looked up and saw the huge plane trees lining both sides of the road, their canopies blocking out the sky.
Suddenly, her eyes trembled, and she seemed to fall into a trance.
"What's wrong?" Gu Chenan noticed Liu Mingrui's unusual state.
"It's nothing," Liu Mingrui shook her head. "This scene seems familiar."
"I remember when you left Donghai for Suhang, we also walked along a small road lined with plane trees."
"Mm, it was a long time ago," Gu Chenan nodded.
"Can we pull over and take a look?" Liu Mingrui asked, looking at the plane trees flashing by outside the window.
"This..." Gu Chenan looked around and saw that they were surrounded by pedestrians. He hesitated, "I don't think that's a good idea. You're at the center of attention online right now. If we get out, we'll definitely be surrounded."
Liu Mingrui lowered her head and bit her lip. "So does that mean we'll never have the chance to appear in public together again?"
"Of course not," Gu Chenan shook his head. "Once this blows over, we'll have plenty of chances to..."
At this point, Gu Chenan suddenly paused.
He realized something. If Liu Mingrui really went into the entertainment industry, they would never have the chance to meet alone again. Even if they wanted to meet, they'd have to sneak around like thieves, wary of everyone.
"I don't want to go," Liu Mingrui said softly, her head still lowered.
"What?" Gu Chenan didn't hear clearly.
Liu Mingrui suddenly raised her head, her beautiful eyes brimming with tears. She enunciated each word clearly, "I said, I don't want to go!"
"I don't want to become some damn female celebrity. I just want to be with you freely, without worrying about what others think or how they look at us."
"I came to this world because I wanted to be with you always, always, always. I didn't come here to become some damn celebrity who, even though she's in the spotlight, can't even boldly hug you when you're right in front of her!"
"I don't want fame, I don't want fortune, and I certainly don't want anything else."
As she spoke, tears rolled down her cheeks, and she uttered a few words with firm resolve: "I... I just want to be with you forever."
villain is the number one simp for the book's leading female protagonist, Shen Wan'er. As expected, he later becomes a tool for the main character to show off and slap faces, ultimately meeting a tragic end with his family ruined and his life in shambles. Fortunately, he awakens the [Universal Pure Love System], which allows him to earn points by performing acts of pure love. To change his fate, Gu Yan makes a decisive choice to seek warmth and companionship with the book's biggest villain—Cold Qingqiu. ........... My name is Leng Qingqiu. To find the murderer who killed my parents years ago, I deliberately blinded myself so that everyone would lower their guard around me. Just as I was secretly accumulating power and capital according to my initial plan, a man walked into my world. "Lengleng, Qingqing, Qiuqiu, which nickname do you prefer?" I don't like any of them. You'd better leave quickly! "Why aren't you saying anything? How about I call you my baby wife?" Leng Qingqiu thinks to herself, this man is truly annoying! (Stubborn pure love warrior + single female lead + true pure love + 1v1)
e bizarre and supernatural had descended. The previous emperor was a thoroughgoing tyrant; no longer satisfied with human women, he had set his sights on a stunningly beautiful supernatural entity. He met his end in his bedchamber, drained of all his vital essence. As the legitimate eldest son and crown prince, Wang Hao was thus hastily enthroned, becoming the young emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty. No sooner had he awakened the "Imperial Sign-In Intelligence System" than he was assassinated by a Son of Destiny—a classic villain's opening. The Great Zhou, ravaged by the former emperor's excesses, was in national decline. The great families within its borders harbored their own treacherous schemes, martial sects began to defy the imperial court's decrees, and border armies, their pay and provisions in arrears, grumbled incessantly against the central government. Fortunately, the central capital was still held secure by the half-million Imperial Guards and fifty thousand Imperial Forest Army who obeyed the court's orders, along with the royal family's hidden reserves of power, barely managing to suppress the realm. As the Great Zhou's finances worsened and supernatural activities grew ever more frequent, the court sat atop a volcano. Ambitious plotters everywhere dreamed of overthrowing the dynasty, and even some reclusive ancient powers emerged, attempting to sway the tides of the world. At the first grand court assembly, the civil and military officials nearly came to blows, fighting tooth and nail over the allocation of fifty million taels of silver from the summer tax revenues. The spectacle opened Wang Hao's eyes—the Great Zhou's bureaucracy was not only corrupt but also martially proficient, a cabinet of all-rounders. Some officials even had the audacity to suggest the emperor release funds from the imperial privy purse to address the emergency. Wang Hao suddenly felt weary. Let it all burn.
ap a wealthy young lady? Or else I'll be eliminated by the system? Ye Feng, who awakened the Kidnapper System, originally wanted to live a peaceful life but never imagined he would become a kidnapper of young women. However, after some time, he discovered that all the girls the system ordered him to kidnap were far from ordinary. "Big brother Ye Feng~ You've kidnapped my heart, and now you're not allowed to leave me ever again~" "Ye Feng~ You kidnapped me back then, now it's my turn to capture you♡" "Little Feng, you're mine! You can only be mine!" "Ye Feng, none of them deserve you. Only I love you the most♡" ... This is madness, they've all gone mad! Wait, what? Why are all the girls I kidnapped yanderes?!
young master of the Shen family—a figure of immense power and wealth beyond measure—and awakened the "Destined Ultimate Villain System"! His starting scenario? Running into his icy fiancée who shows up with a mountain-descending divine doctor to break off their engagement. The divine doctor arrogantly taunts: "What does your Shen family have besides a bit of stinking money? You're not even worthy of tying Qingxue's shoelaces!" Shen Fei just smiled. He completely defied the usual script: "Fine, I agree to break off the engagement. Also, notify the finance department to withdraw all investments from the Su family." Minutes later, with its capital chain severed, the Su Group teetered on the brink of bankruptcy! The once aloof and proud ice queen CEO was thrown into utter panic. That very night, she went to Shen Fei's villa, casting aside all dignity to beg and plead desperately... From then on, in this world teeming with Sons of Destiny, Shen Fei embarked on a path of extreme dimensional suppression! A mountain-descending divine doctor? Peerless medical skills? Shen Fei: "Reporting you for practicing medicine without a license! I'll gladly take your ancient medicinal cauldron and twin sister assassins." The Crooked-Smiling Dragon King? Commanding a hundred thousand soldiers with a single order? Shen Fei: "Illegal assembly and suspected treason! Let a fleet of attack helicopters sanitize the area and teach you what the state apparatus really means!" A reborn tycoon? Knows all the golden opportunities of the next decade? Shen Fei: "A trillion in capital to reverse and pump the stock market, making you blow your margin and jump on the very first day of your rebirth!" What Chosen Ones? What bearers of Heavenly Fortune? In Shen Fei's eyes, they're all just chives (i.e., suckers/marks) waiting to be harvested! Shen Fei: "Sorry, but as the Destined Ultimate Villain, I don't play by the rules of honor. I only play the game of dimensional suppression."
