Chapter 91
Being ‘driven away’ by Gu Qi like this, He Quanyi felt her face was completely lost.
She shouldn't see Gu Qi in a different light! They were not suitable to be friends! Not at all!
What was good about Gu Qi?
She always had a cold face as if the whole world owes her money. Although she was a little better now than before...it was still irking to the eye!
For someone as cold as Gu Qi and she said she likes to be alone, then she should stay alone for the rest of her life!
Even if she, He Quanyi, can't make a friend in this life, she will never take the initiative to show goodwill to Gu Qi again!
Never!!!
The more He Quanyi thought about it, the more her anger simmered, but suddenly she felt a hard object in her pocket.
She was wearing pajamas. Although she had pockets, she usually didn't put anything in them.
He Quanyi lowered her head in confusion.
She took out a candy from her pocket. It had an orange wrapper and orange flavor.
It was the orange-flavored fruit candy that Gu Qi liked. Perhaps because she ate it often, she could smell the sweet fragrance from Gu Qi’s body when she got close to her occasionally. Anyone who had been with her for a while knew this and He Quanyi was no exception.
It was unknown when Gu Qi had stuffed it in. She didn't even notice it.
He Quanyi stared at the candy in her hand and was stunned for half a minute.
Awkward.
Unspeakably awkward.
No one heard what she said now, right?
He Quanyi was so nervous that she started to search around the room, fearing that some hidden camera had recorded her complaints about Gu Qi now.
While scanning around, He Quanyi suddenly straightened up.
No!
She didn't say anything just now! What was there to be afraid of?
He Quanyi opened the candy in her hand and put it in her mouth.
The sweetness was accompanied by a touch of sourness and astringency. Certainly not a bad taste.
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This week's recording was over.
It went without saying Gu Qi didn't like Chen Yunyao. Others have more or less realized that the relationship between Gu Qi and Chen Yunyao wasn't good and haven't taken the initiative to talk to him.
Chen Yunyao had it awkward. The pride of a rich second-generation son didn't allow him to take the initiative to please others.
While He Quanyi had big sister personality. She treated Jiang Lechuan and others as children and quickly became familiar with Zhizi. Occasionally, she even directed everyone to do things, integrating into the group quickly.
The recording was over.
Chen Yunyao blocked Gu Qi's way and asked, "Don't you want to ask me why I came to this show?"
Gu Qi resisted the urge to roll her eyes, "I don't care."
It couldn't be for her, right?
No, it may be for her; to target her.
Chen Yunyao naturally understood that Gu Qi’s bad attitude toward him and his expression became complicated. He said, "The last time was a misunderstanding. I was wrong. As long as you and your Younger Brother don't bully Anran anymore, I'll owe you a favor."
Gu Qi's patience was almost running out. She initially could have berated him for going mental and pretending to be an overbearing president protecting a little white flower, but she noticed that there was something amiss with his words. What did ‘you and your Younger Brother’ mean?
She had friction with Shen Anran, which was roughly equivalent to her bullying Shen Anran from the perspective of a lapdog, but what did all this have to do with her Younger Brother?
Jiang Lechuan was brainless, Mu Yuan was a mute, and Wenren Jing was a smiling tiger. Which of the three of them bullied Shen Anran?
So Gu Qi asked, "Which Younger Brother of mine?"
Chen Yunyao was a little impatient: "Why are you pretending to be stupid? Of course it's your biological Younger Brother!"
Gu Qi: "?"
Jiang Lechuan?
Chen Yunyao was a person who couldn't hide things. He said directly, "Don't think I don't know that you Jiang Family have some status in the imperial capital. You think you are superior due to noble status and bully An Ran. Anran is a kind person who is easy to talk to. But I am not someone to be trifled with."
Gu Qi scoffed out a laugh.
Based on this behavior of Chen Yunyao , those who didn't know would think Jiang Lechuan was a bully.
Gu Qi directly retorted: "Young Master Chen, you should keep the words of thinking oneself to be superior because of noble status to yourself. Whether it is acting or recording variety shows, you rely on your family's money. It’s simply absurd for you to presumptuously preach people."
Gu Qi's words were not pleasant to hear. Chen Yunyao was about to explode, but she didn't give him a chance and continued: "As for bullying Shen Anran, the only contact between my Younger Brother and her was on this variety show. Shen Jinyi was there the whole time. You can go and ask him. He has no reason to side with outsiders like us instead of his own younger sister, right?"
Gu Qi's tone was a bit aggressive but logical. Chen Yunyao could not say a word of rebuttal.
Gu Qi didn't wait for him to think about how to respond and walked past him into the room, calling out: "Let's go, Mu Yuan. Time to go home."
He Quanyi, who had been watching the whole thing and grasped majority of the situation, looked at the Younger Brother whom she had no blood relationship with. Her mood and sighed: "You are fooled by a woman who is good at pretending to be pitiful. Your mother is so outstanding. How did she give birth to such a fool like you?"
Chen Yunyao had already lost all face. She only let out a sneer: "When is it your turn to criticize me? And don't say bad things about Anran."
"Apologies. I’m speaking nonsense. Treat it as me being jealous of her. Don't take it to heart." He Quanyi grinned. She still held the grudge of Shen Anran buying a press release to drag her down in the last interview and disliked Chen Yunyao over the years. She hoped that both of them would be unlucky. That was why she didn't want to stop anything.
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On the way home
Mu Yuan gazed outside and asked, "Elder Sister, isn't Jiang Lechuan going back with us today?"
When there were no outsiders around, Mu Yuan didn't like to call the two ‘Elder Brother’ and often called them by their first names.
Jiang Lechuan and Wenren Jing were not much older than Mu Yuan. Although they would occasionally grumble that he treated his elder brothers and sister differently, no one really minded and held a grudge over such a small matter.
Gu Qi didn't know how to explain for a moment and after some pondering, "He went to find Wenren Jing. Some things need to be discussed between the two of them in person."
After she finished speaking, she paused and continued, "This year, the family may not spend the New Year together."
After the recording of this episode, Wenren Jing called Jiang Lechuan and apologized to him somewhat ambiguously.
Jiang Lechuan was someone with a strong curiosity and was even more worried that Wenren Jing was bullied outside. So he rushed to Wenren Jing's apartment without even removing his makeup.
Mu Yuan was a smart person. When Gu Qi said this, he naturally realized that Jiang Lechuan went to see Wenren Jing. What they wanted to talk about was something related to the elders at home or something serious.
Mu Yuan didn't continue to ask about things related to them, but asked: "Can I spend the New Year at Elder Sister's house this year?"
Gu Qi nodded and smiled at him: "Of course, you can come to my place if you want."
Just don't know...
How long will it take for Jiang Lechuan to completely accept this matter, and how to face his parents who he had trusted and loved for so many years.
Perhaps his worldview will collapse.
However, this time she couldn't intervene. She must watch coldly like a spectator.
The growth of a youth and the most difficult mountain to climb. He must rely on himself, so that he could become an independent adult.
Red light.
Gu Qi stared out the window. The sky had become gloomy, and the wind was whistling.
Today, There will be a storm.
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Wenren Jing's apartment.
Wenren Jing brought out two cups of hot cocoa. Facing Jiang Lechuan, who was sitting on the sofa with a concerned face, he sighed, "I'm sorry."
In the following time.
Everything was told in detail.
His suspicions, his evidence, and what he had done.
The truth of the year was revealed bit by bit.
The smile on Jiang Lechuan's face faded bit by bit.
Instead, it was replaced by disbelief and confusion. He thought it was part of a prank, but in the end, he remained silent with red eyes in front of the ironclad evidence.
Wenren Jing stood in front of him, bowed slowly, and finally said, "I'm sorry, these things have nothing to do with you, but I have to involve you."
Jiang Lechuan sat there with his head down.
After a while, he said, "It's clearly me who should say sorry."
As the beneficiary, he had enjoyed the wealth and glory that should not belong to him for so many years.
How could he pay off the blood and sins on his parents' hands?
Jiang Lechuan's brain was chaotic. He didn't know what to say or what to do, except this useless apology.
Wenren Jing was willing to meet Jiang Lechuan because there was no turning back for everything.
He wasn't asking for Jiang Lechuan's opinion, but telling him what would happen next.
Jiang Lechuan's reaction was exactly the same as Elder Sister's guess.
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The next morning.
＃Jiang Group’s Real-name Employee Report＃; the entry was on the hot search at the fastest speed.
At first, netizens thought it was some social news and they clicked in with the intention of watching the fun, but ended up leaving with eyes popping and tongue tied.
In the video, the man looked haggard, holding his ID card, but spoke with a firm attitude.
"My name is Wang Zijian. I was a construction contractor of the Jiang Family many years ago. I am reporting here that Jiang Zhishan, the current chairman of the Jiang Group, embezzled public funds fifteen years ago and was unable to pay the workers their hard-earned money. He had a conflict with Jiang Zhinian, the former chairman of the Jiang Group a.k.a the former Jiang Construction Decoration Engineering Co Ltd, on the rooftop and falsified the scene after causing the death of a person. The relevant responsible personnel accepted the bribes to cover up and buried the case by hastily classifying it as suicide and closed the case."
This was a wrongful murder case in itself, which was enough to attract attention from all walks of life.
What was more eye-catching was that the children of the two Jiang CEOs were all well-known in the entertainment industry.
The murderer was Gu Qi and Jiang Lechuan's father, and the victim was Wenren Jing's father.
[What the hell? Ah? ? ? ]
[Welcome to subscribing to today's entertainment... Oh no, welcome to subscribing today's comment]
[Jiang Lechuan and Wenren Jing... Who sees this wouldn’t say that they are a pair of top stars?]
[@Gu Qi, what do you think]
[Elder Sister and Younger Brother become mortal enemies? Fast forward to the grievances of the previous generation]
[Family members, gather together, it's time to eat the big melon! ]
Chapter 92
When seeing this hot search, Mu Yuan’s grasp on the milk wasn’t steady and the scalding milk splashed on the back of his hand.
He stood in front of the sink in silence and rinsed the burned back of his hand with cold water. For a moment, he didn't know what to do for a while.
Their whole family was a bystander amidst this grievance. He had no position to speak for anyone.
Just as he said yesterday.
He always stood on Elder Sister's side.
But...
It wasn't comfortable to think how Jiang Lechuan's face, which was always silly and happy in the past, would now show sadness.
When Mu Yuan regained his sense, he had already cooked the dishes that Jiang Lechuan liked.
Of course, he would not deliver them in person. He was lazy.
It was definitely not because he didn't know how to comfort Jiang Lechuan.
Mu Yuan sent a message to Jiang Lechuan to ask where he was. Afterward, he got a runner to deliver the hot meals.
If he could reply to messages and communicate normally, there should be no big problem.
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The Internet was abuzz with this matter. The phone of both studios had been bombarded with calls, but at this moment, none of them wanted to respond too early.
Public opinion continued to ferment.
First, someone verified the authenticity of the matter and dug up the identity of the worker who stood up and reported with their real name.
The workers’ ruckus to seek debt payment more than ten years ago was reported in the news, but it didn't attract much attention. Still, there were traces to follow.
This worker named Wang Zijian was the leader who led everyone to gather and ask for their hard-earned money at that time. He didn't appear at the scene when the fight occurred and he wasn't injured in the subsequent fight.
But was it luck that he escaped unscathed? It just happened that after this accident, he, an ordinary worker, immigrated with his family and moved abroad to live.
There must be something amiss when things were abnormal.
Needless to say, someone must have given him a large sum of money to let him take his family and run as far as possible.
Wenren Jing took advantage of this point and got to the bottom by investigating Wang Zijian. In the end, he got him to step forward.
As a result, the stock of Jiang Group dropped sharply. Jiang Group stepped forward in the first instance and denied the authenticity of the rumor. They stated that the company's professional legal team were already pursuing Wang Zijian's rumor-mongering behavior to the end and will never let anyone slander the company's image.
Wang Zijian followed up with a big move. He posted a video on his Weibo account.
The video quality wasn't high. It was obvious that it was many years old, but the content of the video was enough to shock everyone who sees it.
There were two men in the video. They were standing face to face on the top floor of the construction site. Then there seems to be some conflict and quarrel. The man on the left was pushed down from the high building.
During the recording process, the cameraman's mobile phone kept vibrating until one man fell from the building, and the other man who was still standing on the rooftop looked up. Because of this, his face was exposed in the picture.
Although it wasn't very clear, it was possible to vaguely recognize that his appearance was somewhat similar to Jiang Zhian. This video could be said to be ironclad evidence.
Even if the video wasn't sufficient as evidence, as long as the police investigate the bank statements of Wang Zijian and the relevant personnel in charge of the case at that time, everything would naturally be revealed.
Wang Zijian spoke out in the comment area.
[At that time, President Jiang gave me a large sum of money. First, he asked me to lead the workers to gather and make trouble, and then asked me to keep a secret and take my family away. I was afraid that he would go back on his word and do harm to my family. This video was backed up before I handed it to him.
So many years have passed. Whenever I think of those brothers who died in vain and the innocent Young President Jiang, I feel that my conscience is tormented. I wake up from nightmares countless days and nights.
Now I have received retribution. Both parents died of illness, my wife was in a car accident, and now even my only daughter has a terminal illness. I’m stepping forward to return Jiang’s innocence, to offset some of my sins, and to get God to show mercy to my poor daughter and give her a way out! ]
Wang Zijian’s words were half true and half false.
It was true that he had suffered misfortunes in recent years; his parents and wife have all passed away, and his daughter was now seriously ill, but the reason why he was willing to stand up was naturally not because he was old and had a conscience and wanted to atone for his sins, but because Wenren Jing finally found him. After this incident and he publicly expressed his gratitude for his help in avenging his father’s murder, he provided the best medical team for his daughter.
The reason why Wang Zijian was willing to help Jiang Zhian do those unconscionable things was due to half threat and half temptation.
If he didn’t do it, Jiang Zhian would threaten him with his family. Anyway, he only had this one daughter now and there wasn't much money left. Anyway it was a dead end. It was better to stand on Wenren Jing’s side and find a way out for his daughter’s future.
Netizens were originally skeptical, but were shocked by the evidence.
The comments section was bombarded, hoping that the police would conduct an in-depth investigation and tell the public the truth.
The official blog of Jiang Group was scolded so much that it closed the comments section. The fire naturally spread to Gu Qi and Jiang Lechuan.
Some people insulted them in the comments that their whole family was fed on the blood of Wenren Jing's family.
Gu Qi tilted her head in the crew, while Jiang Lechuan sat on the floor in the dance studio exhausted. The two didn't know how to respond for a while.
It was easy for Gu Qi to clarify. She could tell everyone that she had been fostered in the Jiāng Family since she started school and was completely independent after college. The child support of the Jiang Family had been paid back long ago, SO she had nothing to do with them. The relationship was so bad that she didn't even call them Dad and Mom. She had never asked for any benefits from the Jiang Family, so why should she be implicated at this moment?
If she clarifies, what should Jiang Lechuan do?
Forget it.
Anyway, they and Wenren Jing, the real family, would stay together in private, no matter how fierce the public opinion is. It would always pass.
It was just…
Gu Qi turned to Director Xie Yun in front of her and mustered up the courage to say: “Director Xie, if my reputation affects the release of the movie, I am willing to withdraw…”
Before she finished her words, Xie Yun rolled her eyes: “Bah! What do you think all day long? You want to learn from that guy Liu Haoyin and run away and leave me a mess, right? We finally got on the right track, don’t stir these moths for me. Properly shoot the movie is enough. what could this little thing affect?”
Xie Yun fiercely reprimanded, but it was clear that she was defending Gu Qi.
Gu Qi smiled at her: “I won’t let you down.”
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That afternoon.
The official blog of the Imperial Capital Police responded to this matter: stating an investigation team had been set up and the truth would be found out as quickly as possible and thanked the public for supervision.
As one of the parties at the center of public opinion, Wenren Jing was the first to respond to this matter.
Wenren Jing (V): Thank you for your concern. We believe that the police will provide the truth. I would like to say that the relationship between me and my siblings will not change because of this. They are the most important people in my life. Not to mention them, even before I knew the truth, I never doubted that the uncle and aunt who loved and cared for me the most and took good care of me and my mother would be the ones who killed my father. I hope everyone will not direct the anger to them.
Fans were relieved.
[Wuwuwu, okay, okay, you are all fine. That's what I want to see most]
[God knows how worried I am that you will have a rift because of this. Please don't (crying)]
[You didn't do anything wrong, alas... these crap from the previous generation]
Naturally there were dissatisfactions.
[Elder brother, you are too kind TT]
[Okay... we listen to you]
...
At this moment, a party who no one expected responded.
Since Jiāng Zhiyu's accident, Jiāng Fengzhi's Weibo, which had not been online for a long time, was updated. It was not for himself, but for Gu Qi.
Jiāng Fengzhi (V): She was fostered in my home by her parents since she was young. I think she couldn’t do anything at that time.
The pictures were a lot of letters that Gu Qi once wrote to him.
The paper was yellowed, and the handwriting had faded a lot. At a glance, one could see the age of it.
[Let me tell you a secret, I miss home a little]
[Every time I see my parents, they always say a lot of words of blame to me. But I already tried very hard]
[Why can't they praise me once. One sentence will do]
[I like the dress very much, but my parents think I stole it from Jiāng Zhiyu. I dare not tell them that you gave it ]
[I didn't kill Jiāng Zhiyu's cat, I haven't even seen it, do you believe me?]
[Can you get Dad and Mom to believe me too]
[Jiāng Fengzhi, you are the only one who treats me the best. Can I believe you?]
[They told me to please you and that it doesn't matter if I climb into your bed without any name or status. They later said it was angry words, I feel that they are so strange, not like my parents]
[It would be better if I didn't have the last name Jiang. I don't want to be the daughter of Jiang Family]
[I hate them so much, I don't want to go home anymore]
...
Netizens were simply overturned by the amount of information here.
[Gu Qi, what kind of heiress is this? I think she lives a worse life than an ordinary person like me...]
[She was fostered in the Jiāng Family since she was little? Why? The Jiang Family is so rich and can't afford to raise a child?]
[What? Am I blind? What kind of parents in the world would let their daughter climb into someone else's bed? Gu Qi wasn't yet an adult at that time, right?]
Some people focus on the wrong point.
[Wait, Gu Qi grew up in the Jiāng Family. So she and Jiāng Fengzhi are the legendary childhood sweethearts? Damn, I'm so excited]
[More than childhood sweethearts. Look at what Gu Qi wrote later]
["Do you believe me?" "Can I believe you?" "You are the only one who treats me the best" kswl ahhh! ]
[Wait, @Song Shiqing, your wife is gone]
…
Everyone could see the message Jiāng Fengzhi wanted to express through these pictures. Gu Qi and her parents have a bad relationship. No matter what her parents do, it had nothing to do with her.
Gu Qi stared at Jiāng Fengzhi's Weibo and her face became darker and darker.
Nonsense.
Wasn't this equivalent to someone reading out the sad mySpace you posted ten years ago in front of you? This was too much of a public execution!
This was definitely not written by her... Definitely not written by her!
It must be the plot that controlled her to write such hypocritical nonsense to Jiāng Fengzhi. It had nothing to do with her! ! !
Yes.
It had nothing to do with her.
When Gu Qi finally brainwashed herself, took a few deep breaths, and barely calmed down, her phone suddenly rang.
Seeing the name ‘Wenren Jing’ appear on the call notification screen, Gu Qi was stunned for a moment and didn't care about the things Jiāng Fengzhi sent that made her so embarrassed that she dug her toes into the ground, and quickly answered the phone.
Gu Qi lowered her voice and asked gently: "How are you?"
Wenren Jing was silent for a few seconds.
He spoke. There was no sadness in his voice, but he was more annoying than usual: "Hi, Elder Sis Believe."
Chapter 93
Gu Qi: "..."
She swore that she had never wanted to beat Wenren Jing so much in her life, absolutely not.
Wenren Jing seemed to be completely unaware of Gu Qi's fury, and even laughed at her without hiding.
Gu Qi pinched her leg until the skin was almost broken before she could resist the urge to berate Wenren Jing.
Not angry, not angry.
Now that the incident was at its worst, it must be the saddest time for Wenren Jing, so he could only force a cheerfulness like this.
That's right.
He forced the cheerfulness.
As a qualified good elder sister, being teased was nothing. As long as it could make Wenren Jing feel better, she endured it.
Ten minutes later.
Wenren Jing still didn't restrain himself at all and laughed loudly.
Gu Qi didn't speak.
Her hands knocked on the table.
"Dong, dong, dong!"
Three, two, one.
Wenren Jing understood that Gu Qi's patience had reached the limit, so he immediately put away his smile and his voice became serious in a second: "Will you be affected by this incident?"
Gu Qi said calmly: "I have already joined the crew. Director Xie Yun doesn't care about these things. I initially wasn't going to take other work, so it's okay.
Although the Jiāng Fengzhi’s incident made it quite awkward, it was clarified. The public would naturally tacitly assume that Jiang Lechuan was living a similar life to me and it should not involve us again."
Although Gu Qi would rather be cyberbullied than let those letters be made public, this may be the best way for Jiang Lechuan.
As long as Jiang Lechuan remained silent.
If he did not speak out in this incident, the public would naturally forget his existence.
Wenren Jing said, "That's great."
Gu Qi pursed her lips. What wasn’t said was --
But that was Jiang Lechuan. Would he really be willing to do this? The answer was of course no.
Because soon, Jiang Lechuan stepped forward and posted a Weibo to respond to the incident.
Jiang Lechuan V: [Unlike Elder Sister, as Jiang Zhian's son, I have not suffered any grievances or pain because of this family. She isn't a vested beneficiary, but I am. Wenren Jing didn't want to implicate me because of this matter. I am very grateful. I don't know what I can do to make up for it, so I decided to give Wenren Jing the money my parents have provided me over the years, all the savings I have accumulated, and all future income. In the future, as long as Wenren Jing have any needs and as long as it isn't murder or arson and violates the law, I will stick my neck out for him. ]
Although there were still netizens who blamed him, most people could understand Jiang Lechuan.
As Wenren Jing said, he only now knew the true face of his doting Uncle. As their child, it was reasonable for Jiang Lechuan to be kept in the dark.
After all, when people have money, they should pretend to be kind.
What could Jiang Lechuan do? Should he kill his parents to apologize to Wenren Jing? With such a big change in his family, how could he not be sad? This was the most compensation he could give and it was sincere enough.
Wenren Jing didn't blame him. There was no need for them to point the finger at Jiang Lechuan. At this point, using public opinion pressure to urge the police to arrest the real murderer and put him in jail as soon as possible was the top priority.
At this time, Gu Qi and Wenren Jing saw this Weibo before they even had time to hang up the phone.
Wenren Jing: "..."
Were Jiang Lechuan's team hired to just eat and do nothing? At this time, the best way to deal with it was obviously not to respond!
He suddenly began to empathize with Gu Qi.
Although these words that made him dig his toes into the ground were not written by him, he would be embarrassed to be tagged by that idiot Jiang Lechuan.
He would not kill or set fire to anyone, nor did he need Jiang Lechuan to support him! There was no need for this!
This time it was Gu Qi's turn to burst out laughing.
She said: "The staff is rushing me. The next scene have my part. I’m hanging up the phone first. You guys stabbing brothers can chat with each other."
Wenren Jing: "..."
Okay.
In the end, Wenren Jing and Jiang Lechuan posted on Weibo together that they had reached a consensus privately. After the dust settled, both of them would take out their savings over the years to organize a charity fund to provide legal assistance to more families who have spent half their lives pursuing an innocent and truth.
Netizens were calling for the focus to be on the investigation of Jiang Zhian and his wife, rather than ignoring the real criminals because of their children's celebrity status.
One day of recording was over.
Acting with Mo Ming was a new challenge for Gu Qi.
The reason was simple. Mo Ming also liked to change the script.
Why was there a word "also"... well, it didn't matter.
Mo Ming was a talented actor and liked to improvise. So in the process of acting, once he encountered a development method that he thought was more suitable, he would change the script by himself and handle the plot in a more appropriate way.
Mo Ming said, "I definitely didn't forget the lines, absolutely."
Xie Yun: "..."
Although she was a little annoyed, she endured it because the performance exceeded her expectations.
Xie Yun turned to Gu Qi and praised, "It's hard on you. It must be hard to keep up with his jumping thoughts."
Xie Yun’s words still blamed Mo Ming. Although she didn't object to his approach, it was still a bit difficult for a young actor.
"No." Gu Qi denied it repeatedly. She pondered about it seriously for a while, "I like it very much. What’s more, this makes me look forward to it."
This was equivalent to the top actor senior throwing out new questions at any time. Every time she answered perfectly and got affirmation, she would feel particularly accomplished.
Gu Qi's answer made Mo Ming let out a hearty laugh. He looked at Xie Yun, "The other party has any objection. You should stop interfering."
Xie Yun didn't say anything else, but told Gu Qi, "If you have any questions, tell me at any time. Today finished early, have a rest."
The crew still had scenes to shoot in the evening, but it wasn't Gu Qi's scene. In addition, such a big thing happened. Gu Qi didn't have the mood to stay here to study. She packed up her things and went to remove her makeup, wanting to go back to the hotel to sleep for a while.
At this time, the assistant anxiously bustled over.
Seeing that she looked on the spot, Gu Qi asked, "What happened?"
Gu Qi was a little nervous, worried that something bad had happened to Wenren Jing or Jiang Lechuan, but fortunately it had nothing to do with them.
The assistant said: "Teacher Song Shiqing and Teacher Jiāng Fengzhi are waiting for you at the entrance of the crew. They seem to be quarreling. Quickly go and have a look!"
Gu Qi paused while applying makeup remover on her face: "I know. I will go there as soon as possible."
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In front of the crew.
Jiāng Fengzhi's luxury car was parked on the side of the road. He was wearing a high-end custom-made suit, as elegant as ever.
Song Shiqing was wearing sportswear and stood in the corner farthest from Jiāng Fengzhi. He was teasing the dog with sausage.
It seemed that their conflict was over. Very good. Gu Qi was always afraid of trouble and didn't want to persuade these two to stop fighting.
Gu Qi was obviously closer to Jiāng Fengzhi at this moment, but she called Song Shiqing's name first and ignored Jiāng Fengzhi who was standing in front of her.
Song Shiqing immediately turned around, waved to Gu Qi, and fed the last piece of sausage to the puppy before walking over and saying, "I called you."
Gu Qi showed a little apology on her face: "Sorry, the last scene was NG several times, so I didn't have time to look at my phone."
Song Shiqing didn't mind, asked: "Is it convenient to have dinner together later? I have something to tell you."
"Okay."
In Gu Qi's opinion, Song Shiqing was a completely trustworthy ally standing on the united front, not to mention that the two were still lovers to the outside world. So naturally she wasn't opposed to getting along with him.
Seeing that Gu Qi was about to leave with Song Shiqing, Jiāng Fengzhi finally couldn't hold back any longer. He grabbed Gu Qi's wrist. With a voice full of fatigue, he called her name: "... Ah Qi."
Gu Qi rolled her eyes in a corner where he couldn't see. But knowing she couldn't dodge it, she could only break free and asked: "Master Jiāng, is there anything I can do for you?"
Jiāng Fengzhi lowered his eyelashes and asked: "Have you seen the Weibo?"
Gu Qi: "..."
It turned out that it was because of this matter. Indeed, there was nothing else to talk about between them.
If the two met on normal days, Gu Qi might have acted politely, but today was different.
As long as she thought of Wenren Jing mocking her for this for a full ten minutes, she could only vent her anger on Jiāng Fengzhi.
Gu Qi chose to tell the truth: "I saw it. If you need me to express my gratitude to you, forget it, because I don't need your help.
I hope you can stop making my privacy public in the future. After all, it was a past that I will regret when I think of it."
She spoke directly and didn't want to give Jiāng Fengzhi any chance to reminisce.
Song Shiqing raised his eyebrows and walked over to declare his sovereignty: "Who doesn't have some dark history? If Mr. Jiāng harasses my girlfriend again, we will be very troubled."
Gu Qi took the initiative to hold Song Shiqing's hand and smiled at Jiāng Fengzhi: "Yes, because we have considered getting married."
Jiāng Fengzhi raised his eyes instantly. His eyes showed a glint of surprise. After so many years, the mask that had always been elegant and indifferent finally showed cracks that he himself could not control.
Of course. Song Shiqing, who was held by Gu Qi, didn’t fare any better. His eyes were bigger than Jiāng Fengzhi's.
Fortunately, he reacted quickly and adjusted his expression to smooth things over: "What? Baby, you agree this time? I finally waited for this day!"
Gu Qi smiled sweetly. Her peripheral vision didn't miss Shen Anran hiding in the corner.
She made her stance clear to Shen Anran.
She really didn't want to have anything to do with Jiāng Fengzhi. If she wants to fight or compete, don't come to her. It was really annoying.
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Perhaps because Gu Qi's words caused a lot of hurt to Jiāng Fengzhi, his face was gloomy. After watching Gu Qi get in Song Shiqing's car and drive away, he drove away.
He didn't go home, but used the navigation to locate the nearest bar nearby.
Shen Anran stood at the door.
After hesitating for a few seconds, she followed in.
Chapter 94
The destination of the car was Song Shiqing's apartment.
Song Shiqing had suggested this matter, and Gu Qi didn't refuse.
Although Song Shiqing was a little excited about Gu Qi's picking him in front of Jiāng Fengzhi, he calmed down and immediately understood what she was thinking.
It was time to start their plan.
Telling Jiāng Fengzhi as well as everyone that the two of them were going to "get married".
Then the first step was to intensify the scandal and put them on the hot search headlines.
Gu Qi wasn't prepared to rush it, but there were still some bad comments about Jiang Lechuan on the hot search.
She wanted to immediately follow up with the gossip about herself and Song Shiqing after Wenren Jing vindicated her uncle.
Killing two birds with one stone; implementing the original arrangement and shifting the focus of public opinion back to herself.
Song Shiqing said directly: "I have a friend who works at the Civil Affairs Bureau. If you are free, please accompany me to see him."
"Okay." Gu Qi agreed immediately: "I will adjust the time as soon as possible, put on full makeup, and dress more formally."
The two stared at each other.
They knew each other well.
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Dinner.
The hot food was served on the table.
Gu Qi clipped up a chopstick of the dish she liked and ate it, praising: "It's delicious."
"As long as you like it." Song Shiqing wasn't in a hurry to eat. He took a sip of water, "I came back from Gong's house today. Coincidentally, my father came back from Jiāng Family. I stayed and didn’t leave, I got you the latest news.
A few top stars were caught in the same news. On one side is the affection between siblings and on the other is the deep hatred between their fathers. The public opinion is too severe. Whether it was social news or entertainment news, countless eyes are on this matter. Jiāng Family has no choice but to give up your parents and stop interfering."
After all, Jiāng Family could not be innocent behind the scenes. If they insist on protecting the Jiang Family and are dragged into the water in the end, it would not be a cost-effective business. It would be better to cultivate new left and right arms.
Gu Qi didn't speak, but used actions to show her feelings.
She turned on the music on her phone and played the song ‘Good Days’.
Although it might be a bit troublesome to comfort Jiang Lechuan later, it was good news after all.
Song Shiqing was amused by her action and clapped his hands in cooperation: "Congratulations."
...
It was unknown how the Jiāng Family coerced, bribed or pressured Jiang Zhian to admit everything that happened before without making any excuses when facing the police's questioning.
It was almost the same as the public guessed.
Because of greed, he wanted to embezzle public funds to make profits from the project, but it led to a break in the capital chain. In the process of arguing with his own brother about how to deal with this matter, a conflict occurred and he accidentally pushed someone to fall to his death.
Although the video captured the course of the incident, it could only be seen that the two people were very emotional. Jiang Zhinian had even slapped Jiang Zhian first and the two people had a physical conflict immediately afterwards.
So the question was.
On the surface, it did meet the requirements of manslaughter.
It was that Jiang Zhian's behavior of contacting Wang Zijian in advance to ask him to arrange for the workers to make trouble was really suspicious. If it was purely embezzlement and he couldn't pay, for the sake of the construction site and his own future, he should try to suppress the matter as much as possible. How could he hope to make a big fuss?
Whether it was manslaughter or intentional homicide depended on who a stronger defense lawyer team was found, more evidence was produced more, and a more reasonable argument was given.
After all, a lean camel was bigger than a horse. Jiang Family invited the most professional lawyer team in the capital to defend Jiang Zhian for the crime of murder.
Wenren Jing wasn't short of money, so he was hiring the most professional team.
This week's variety show recording, but there was one less person again. Jiang Lechuan was absent.
Zhizi knew that they have a good relationship, so she jokingly asked: "Did the two brothers quarrel? Why is there always one who doesn't come? And you, as elder sister, don't persuade a bit."
Gu Qi could only wave her hand helplessly.
She really didn't know what Jiang Lechuan was doing. He said he was going to do something very important.
It might not be successful, so don't tell anyone yet.
Everyone had the right to keep secrets. Gu Qi believed in Younger Brother and told him to be safe without asking any more questions.
And soon, they all knew what kind of big thing Jiang Lechuan was doing.
He found the ‘God of Justice’ in the industry, a top lawyer who specializes in litigation for the poor. The other party had extremely rigorous logical thinking and would never be induced by any verbal trap. He had won countless lawsuits for powerless civilians against local tyrants that outsiders think have no chance of winning.
Because of health reasons, he had only been to court a few times a year on average in recent years and most of the cases were handed over to the younger generation brought up by his firm.
He didn't do it for money or profit. He usually only took action when he saw the poor being oppressed and it was fruitless. He never represented these rich people.
He always thinks that since one had money, they could find a very good legal team and there was no need to compete with the poor for his resources.
Jiang Lechuan kept asking him for help for three days and in the end knelt outside the house for a whole day.
The old-fashioned way of asking for help that only appears in martial arts dramas had clumsily moved the ‘God of Justice’.
After fully understanding the situation, he promised to do his best to help them.
Looking at Jiang Lechuan's face, which had been obviously thinner this week, Gu Qi can't hide her heartache. But the sight of his bright eyes, she can't say any words of chiding.
Wenren Jing, who always smiles gently but hides a knife in his words to everyone, swore on the other end of the phone and called him a fool.
Jiang Lechuan wasn't angry even after being scolded.
He scratched his head with some regret: "He read my Weibo later, saying if I told him earlier that I’m using so much money for charity to help other people, he would have agreed to it a long time ago."
Of course she wanted to blame him.
Blame him for not knowing how to cherish his body and not telling her about this plan in advance.
If it was Gu Qi, she would do as the other party said and directly spend money to solve this problem.
No one didn't love money, it was whether the money was used in the right place.
For a kind person like this lawyer, why not stand up and help countless families at once?
Gu Qi knew that for a stupid kid like Jiang Lechuan, begging shamelessly or dropping dignity through kneeling down, this sincerity, was the only idea he could think of.
So Gu Qi praised Jiang Lechuan for a few words, looked at his knees, and asked: "Does it hurt? Have you been to the hospital? Is anywhere injured?"
"I went. It's fine. The doctor said that I should exercise less recently and it will be completely healed after a few days of rest." Jiang Lechuan cheerfully answered: "Actually, I didn't kneel all the time. I secretly stood up to relax many times. I'm not stupid. If I really hurt my knees, I won't be able to dance in the future."
Jiang Lechuan sat on the wheelchair and showed it to Elder Sister: "Although I still have some leg pain when walking these days, it's very convenient. You see, you can sit on it and rest when you are tired!"
Gu Qi looked at the wheelchair in front of him, thought for a while, and commented: "This wheelchair looks familiar."
"I got it from Mu Yuan. His foot is healed, so I asked for it back and upgraded it again, haha!" Jiang Lechuan was very proud. He couldn't wait to show Gu Qi the new function of the upgraded wheelchair -
Bounce.
This way, it's no problem to encounter different road heights. He could jump up in his wheelchair without having to get off and carry it! It was so convenient!
As he spoke, Jiang Lechuan sat in the wheelchair and started pressing buttons to better demonstrate the new function,
In order to prevent the pain when his feet landed, he tried his best to stretch his legs out and lift them up.
So.
He jumped like a little frog and left the hotel room.
Gu Qi: "..."
Okay.
As long as he was happy.
Gu Qi and Wenren Jing were silent. Then they both closed their eyes and chose to pretend that they didn't see Jiang Lechuan's stupid and childish operation.
Wenren Jing changed the subject and asked: "So what's the matter with the hot search? Why do they say you and Song Shiqing got married?"
Just last night. Suddenly, an entertainment marketing account released a video of Gu Qi and Song Shiqing walking into the Civil Affairs Bureau hand in hand. Both of them had happy smiles on their faces and walked out together two hours later.
A man and a woman, in a relationship, Civil Affairs Bureau.
Anyone would guess that they got married.
Netizens were all shocked.
From dating to marriage, this speed was too fast!
Many people have already believed it and expressed their feelings.
[Top-notch appearance + top-tier Younger Brother + acting skills online + famous director crew + husband Song Shiqing, what cheat does Gu Qi have]
[@God, this is the life I wanted when I reincarnate! ]
[What a handsome man and beautiful woman combination, your marriage is good for my eyes. The future of the entertainment industry depends on your children! ]
Of course, there were many fans screaming.
[Although I like this sister-in-law very much, it will take time for many years of girlfriend fans to accept her]
[Good, good, good, Song Shiqing, you have been silent for so many years. Once you’re back, you shocked me with one piece of information after another.]
[What kind of love-brained guy are you? Only when it’s related to Gu Qi, I can see a slight shadow of you (bitter smile)]
[Ah, My! Wife! My wife! What to do if you marry someone else?]
[I watched Gu Qi's previous movies two days ago. Her supporting policeman character is so handsome that I really fell in love with her at first sight. It's not impossible to be a dream girl of a female star!]
[@Song Shiqing, this is my wife [crying] You are not allowed to snatch [fist][tears][send flowers] Forget it, better wish you all the best]
...
Of course, these were only some of the comments.
There were still many people who were skeptical and waiting for the concerned party to respond.
Including Jiang Lechuan.
He absolutely did not believe it, not for a second.
Does going to the Civil Affairs Bureau mean getting married? Couldn't they get a divorce? Maybe they went in to use the restroom!
Anyway, it was definitely not marriage! Absolutely not!
After Gu Qi denied that they went to get married, Jiang Lechuan threw the matter to the back of his mind without even a glance. Instead, Wenren Jing became suspicious.
It was certainly too far-fetched to say that Gu Qi and Song Shiqing got married.
It was weird that they dressed so formally as if they were really going to take wedding photos and went to see friends. Quite unconvincing.
Gu Qi felt that there was no need to hide it from Wenren Jing, "We bought the paparazzi. We acted out this drama to deceive the Jiāng Family."
In the following time, Gu Qi told Wenren Jing all the plans she and Song Shiqing had made, as well as treated all the Jiāng Family’s dog-blooded matters as gossip.
As she was talking, she unconsciously grabbed a handful of melon seeds and started to eat them.
Zhizi fried them herself and sent them over. She and director Xie Yun were the only ones in the crew who had them. They were salty and delicious, and she couldn't stop eating them.
Wenren Jing knew more or less about Song Shiqing's identity, but it was the first time he heard about the hidden blood feud.
Initially, Wenren Jing had narrowed his eyes and appeared idly listening to gossip. As Gu Qi's words became more and more outrageous, he sat up from the sofa and his eyes widened.
Nonsense.
Anyone who suddenly heard these explosive stories would show the same expression as him.
Until Gu Qi finished speaking, Wenren Jing still had an expression of incomprehension and asked, "Is today April Fool's Day?"
Seeing that Gu Qi almost had ‘What do you think’ on her face on the video call and spat a mouthful of melon seed shells in his direction, Wenren Jing knew what a stupid question he had asked.
That was right.
Elder Sister wasn't one to joke.
Wenren Jing stretched out his hand to rub his temples, forcing himself to digest the complex information, and finally asked, "Why tell me all this?"
Obviously, this was a secret that Jiang Lechuan didn't know yet. If he had, he would have exploded long ago.
Gu Qi was stunned for a few seconds, with a more confused expression on her face than Wenren Jing, and asked back, "You ask me, no?"
He already asked.
In Gu Qi's opinion, Wenren Jing was a smart man with a tight mouth. This matter couldn't be concealed for a few more days. Since Wenren Jing wanted to know, it wasn’t a big detail to tell him first.
Wenren Jing: "..."
It seemed so.
Wenren Jing was silent for a while and reorganized his words: "Okay, got it."
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Chapter 95
Though Wenren Jing was shocked by this matter, he was very cooperative.
As Gu Qi's Younger Brother, Wenren Jing was asked if he knew anything about the romance rumors between Song Shiqing and Gu Qi during the interview that night.
Wenren Jing smiled as usual, but didn't slip any key information: "I'm not sure, but as far as I'm concerned, Song Shiqing and I haven't had any conflicts. I support their relationship."
[ROFLMAO, Wenren Jing didn't mention Jiang Lechuan at all, but every sentence is about Jiang Lechuan]
[@Jiang Lechuan, who is the Younger Brother who has conflicts with Song Shiqing? Is it you? ]
[Hahaha Wenren Jing, this sarcasm of yours]
Wenren Jing didn't directly respond with a ‘yes or no’, but cleverly directed the spearhead to the fight between Song Shiqing and Jiang Lechuan that was a hot topic back then. This raised the entertainment nature of this incident to a higher level.
As for him, he didn't dislike Song Shiqing. This was the truth.
He believed that Elder Sister was a smart person, and smart people wouldn’t make stupid choices.
However, neither Gu Qi nor Song Shiqing issued any denial press release, so many netizens assumed that they had obtained the marriage certificate, but didn't want to announce the wedding news so early.
At the same time, another entry that was enough to shock countless people followed the hot search.
The Jiāng and Gong families officially announced the wedding news, and the wedding banquet was scheduled for this Friday.
The once in a century marriage between the rich and powerful! The top hotels! Great generosity of inviting the whole city.
Starting tomorrow, the Jiāng Family would provide free food from a total of 30 restaurants and 22 milk tea and coffee shops in the city. The remaining more than 30 daily necessities will have a ranging discount of 30-70% according to the specific categories.
Gu Qi commented: "This is the real Taobao Shopping Festival."
No one didn't like benefit.
Although many people were surprised that Jiāng Zhiyu and Gong Xuanan were actually getting married, they were soon led by major bloggers to formulate various benefit-reaping plans.
Even Gu Qi was interested in a set of top-grade goose down quilts, which were worth tens of thousands of yuan. It was said that it uses advanced technology to keep warm and wasn't heavy. After the discount, it could be nearly half the price!
Gu Qi secretly did a mental calculation, buy five sets.
Keep one set for herself, one set for Jiang Lechuan and one for Wenren Jing, and two sets for Mu Yuan's family.
It was a perfect arrangement.
Wait.
The consumption amount for buying five sets was a bit high, so were there other discounts?
Thinking this, Gu Qi clicked on the link page sent by Jiāng Family to start looking for discount rules.
Bingo! Sure enough, she remembered it correctly.
One could get another 20% discount when they spend a certain amount.
This time, Jiāng Family’s manoeuvre was huge. Every business was actually losing money. This bargain was worth taking.
When she was called down by the staff to reshoot a scene, Gu Qi's shopping list doubled. She specially bought the real good things.
On the other side, Jiāng Zhiyu posted on Weibo after a long absence.
She thanked everyone for their blessings and directly sent nearly 100,000 red envelopes on her Weibo page. What’s more, she actively interacted with fans, asking them what other activities they wanted and said that her side would try her best to provide them.
Netizens whose opinions were adopted could receive a five-digit red envelope transfer as a thank you.
Money made the world go round.
Jiāng Zhiyu's originally bad reputation seemed to have been reversed in an instant. Many people said that her generosity was that of a truly generous heiress of a wealthy family.
Seeing that she stood on her mother’s opposite side and wanted to marry Gong Xuanan, the Gong Family was very generous to Jiāng Zhiyu and gave her a generous betrothal gift. After the wedding, she would be the new president of the PL brand.
In the past, Jiāng Zhiyu had to rely on her family to get the title of brand endorser, but now she had turned over and became the party a. This made the smile in her selfies become sincere.
At this moment, all the bad things she had done have become "Eldest Miss made some mistakes in the past because she was ignorant. What bad intentions does she have? She had repented and had been punished, so don't hold it over her."
Or "Although she had done many wrong things, it's her wedding day after all. Even if you want to scold her, do it a few days later."
Although there were not too many netizens holding this attitude, it was enough to have a place on the Internet. Public opinion was no longer the one-sided scolding, and some voices were speaking for her.
Gu Qi didn't care too much.
It was normal for netizens to be fence-sitters. Once a long time passes, mistakes will be forgotten and the pro will be magnified.
Jiāng Zhiyu provided them with benefits, so they will naturally say a few good words for her.
Most people's words were empty talk and would not really lose their basic moral bottom line. Once Jiāng Zhiyu had the intention of making a comeback in the entertainment industry, they would not accept it.
Jiāng Zhiyu probably didn’t have that kind of thought now.
What female star in the entertainment industry? It wasn’t as noble as being the madam of a wealthy family.
Her acts had been finished.
How things develop next would all be left to Song Shiqing.
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On the wedding day.
Gu Qi was supposed to attend as Song Shiqing's female companion, but she had to act and had no time.
Otherwise, she would still like to see this kind of grand wedding.
At the wedding scene; top luxury hotel, exquisite lawn wedding, every rose was freshly airlifted, and every exquisite craft looked like a decoration, but in fact was an antique with thousands of years of history.
Any guests invited here were well-known figures in various fields.
In order to ‘satisfy the curiosity of more netizens’, Jiāng Zhiyu invited a professional team to broadcast it live.
Netizens were dumbfounded and praised the luxury of this wedding. This may not be surpassed in ten years.
At this moment, in the lounge.
Jiāng Fengzhi seemed indifferent and flipped through the speech in his hand.
Going over and over again, it was only a few words. It wasn't difficult for him to speak as the female party's family and give some blessings.
What was on his mind was the picture of Gu Qi and Song Shiqing holding hands and entering the Civil Affairs Bureau on Weibo.
She recalled what Gu Qi said to him personally: she had considered marrying Song Shiqing.
It was just that he didn't think that this day would come so soon.
He had no right to say anything to stop them from being together.
Of course he had true feelings for Gu Qi.
It happened when he himself didn't realize it.
The companionship over the years, even if it was a false performance, eventually made him a character in the play.
Jiāng Fengzhi regretted it.
When the secret he didn't want her to discover was heard by her. When the box containing the scarf she knitted by hand was thrown in his face. And when she refused all his care with red eyes.
If... earlier.
If he could realize this sincere feeling earlier, he could put down his damn self-esteem and frankly admit to her that approaching was a deception, but he really liked her afterward and from then on he would really stand on her side. Then would her heart beat for him again?
Of course, it was too late for everything.
Jiāng Fengzhi didn't know why he was thinking so much today, maybe because the wedding downstairs was so lively.
It reminded him of many years ago, but he couldn't remember which year it was.
In the dim room, he held the cake he bought for Gu Qi and the girl blew out the candles. Although she was an introverted person, she looked at him with bright eyes and mustered up the courage to say that her birthday wish was that he could always accompany her like that.
For a person as introverted as her, such words were tantamount to expressing her feelings.
He happened to use the most gentle smile at her and didn't break the window paper.
She wanted him to always accompany her.
Then she should marry him, right? Then why was she abandoning him like this?
Jiāng Fengzhi closed his eyes, rolled up the speech in front of him into a pile of waste paper with his slender white index finger, and threw it into the trash can at his feet.
……
At the door.
Shen Anran stood there, wearing a gorgeous dress, with a trace of confusion on her standard fair beauty face.
So, a child of heaven, Jiāng Fengzhi would feel lonely and sad because of something?
She naturally didn't know what Jiāng Fengzhi was thinking and assumed that he was reluctant about younger sister getting married. So she reached out and knocked on the door gently. When Jiāng Fengzhi looked up, she smiled gently and comforted: "I saw Elder Sister Zhiyu. She is smiling quite happily. Must be happiness."
The implication was that Jiāng Fengzhi should not worry about it.
The moment he saw Shen Anran, Jiāng Fengzhi frowned at once, stood up, and asked: "How did you get in?"
He turned a blind eye to Shen Anran's concern. His first reaction was that the threshold of the Shen Family wasn't enough to get the invitation letter from their Jiāng Family.
Jiāng Fengzhi had the most basic courtesy to outsiders and gentleness was his disguise, but it was an exception with Shen Anran.
Shen Anran expressed embarrassment, but still explained: "I came here with a friend of mine."
"Really?" Jiāng Fengzhi pushed his glasses, his expression indifferent: "Then Miss Shen should stay in the guest area with your male companion, instead of coming here to find me. Unless you think that there are many guests today and no matter what happens, I have to consider my own and my younger sister's face and endure it. You harbor other intentions in mind."
Harbor other intentions.
To put it bluntly, use the bed photo left that day to threaten Jiāng Family's parents and make them recognize her as their daughter-in-law for the sake of the family's face.
Shen Anran stammered: "I didn't... Don't think of me like that, okay."
Her helpless eyes were filled with tears, as if she was the most aggrieved person in the world at this moment. She reached out to latch onto Jiāng Fengzhi's sleeve.
Impatient, a sarcastic smile appeared on Jiāng Fengzhi’s usually gentle face: "If Miss Shen comes here because of sleeping with me the next day after getting drunk in the bar last time, my attitude will remain the same as last time. I can provide you with the surveillance video of you helping me out of the bar and into the hotel.
As for the subsequent development... I don't think I have the ability in that aspect since I was drunk and unconscious. What’s more, I don't think being drunk is a reason to escape legal punishment after committing evil.
If there is any residual semen in your body at that time, please go directly to the police station and report me for rape. Leave everything to legal punishment."
Chapter 96
Jiāng Fengzhi's words could no longer be described as unpleasant. They were simply mean.
If it were in the past, he would at least pretend to be gentle on the surface, but it would be difficult for anyone to say anything nice when facing a woman who deliberately approached him and inexplicably went to bed with him.
Jiāng Fengzhi checked the surveillance video of that day.
He and Shen Anran entered the bar almost at the same time.
If Shen Anran was drunk and caused such an accident by mistake, he would not be so harsh. However, Shen Anran didn't have a sip of alcohol from beginning to end and kept watching him, obviously paying attention to him all the time. After he got drunk, she took the initiative to help him out of the bar and into the hotel.
In this case.
If Shen Anran was really well intentioned, both he and Jiāng Family would have presented a generous gift as a thank you, but she took care of him to the point of entering the bed.
Even when the girl woke up and cried that he took the initiative, Jiāng Fengzhi would not believe a word.
He wasn't a beast.
Being drunk, couldn't suppress his animal desire, and did such things to people casually was ridiculous.
According to Jiāng Fengzhi's understanding of himself and the times he was drunk in the business world, he would find a corner to sleep whenever he was drunk. He had never done that kind of thing.
He was drunk, but not drugged. So his mind would not be in a jumble because of Shen Anran's performance.
Call the police if there was evidence.
If there was no evidence, shut up.
Jiāng Fengzhi didn't want to argue with her too much, because it was disgraceful to tell this matter. And even if he proved his innocence, he would inevitably become a laughing stock.
He always regarded himself as noble and was unwilling to sacrifice his reputation for someone who wasn't worthy.
Speaking so directly, he wanted Shen Anran to know that he would not budge. If she had some brains, she should obediently swallow this matter since the blackmail failed and pretend that nothing had happened.
Of course, he would certainly teach this ignorant fool a lesson in the future, but there was no need to rush.
Shen Anran shed helpless tears. She knew that this could not move the man in front of her.
At this moment, she was in a state.
Every contemptuous gaze was like humiliating her thousands of times.
He could see all her schemes. That was why he would not enter the scene at all.
The disgust on Jiāng Fengzhi's face had been suppressed and he put on a polite and gentle smile again. Still, the glint in his eyes was cold and obviously not from the heart: "That's all then. Since Miss Shen have nothing else to say, please leave. This is the last of it. I don't want to affect Miss Shen's career."
Shen Anran's brain was a little tangled, but she had never realized so clearly until now-
Jiāng Fengzhi would not like her, not even a slight possibility.
Facing Jiāng Fengzhi's order to leave, her emotions finally collapsed completely. She covered her face with some despair and murmured: "It shouldn't be...it shouldn't be like this..."
Jiāng Fengzhi was her destined male protagonist and his trait should be to love her.
Now everything was completely different from what she thought.
Shen Anran tried her best to control her trembling voice: "So, the person you like is Gu Qi? How do I not compare to a person like her? In every matter, why is she better than..."
Jiāng Fengzhi didn't give a direct answer, but asked her in the gentlest voice: "Who are you?"
Who was she? Why compare herself with Gu Qi.
Why should he answer her question?
Jiāng Fengzhi didn't know why he was so angry. Maybe it was because of the shame when the obscure secret in his heart was exposed by the person he hated.
Looking at the woman who was reduced to tears in front of him, Jiāng Fengzhi’s feeling was complicated.
Honestly, he had some feelings for Shen Anran. Although it wasn't to the extent of liking her, it was still among the top among casual acquaintances.
If he had not been set up this time and he had seen the true nature of the person in front of him, perhaps he would have treated her a little more special.
Shen Anran was completely stunned.
Her heart suddenly beat faster. Not because of being moved, but because of nervousness.
She suddenly realized that when she mentioned Gu Qi, Jiāng Fengzhi was truly infuriated.
The inexplicable feeling of slight pressure made her instinctively want to escape.
At this moment, footsteps sounded at the door, accompanied by a chuckle: "Today is a great day for my wedding. What are you hiding here for, Elder Brother?"
Jiāng Zhiyu was wearing a beautiful and gorgeous dress, followed by a servant with a pale face like paper. It was unknown what happened to scare him so much that he almost buried his head in the ground.
Jiāng Fengzhi said: "There are too many people outside, so I can't memorize the speech."
"Is that so?" Jiāng Zhiyu naturally didn't persist, but turned back to look at the servant and ordered: "You go down first. There is nothing for you to do."
She turned to Shen Anran with a smile: "Miss Shen, if you don't mind, can you help me lift the hem of my skirt? I want to go to the front to touch up my makeup."
"... ah, okay."
Having no time to care about her relationship with Jiāng Zhiyu at the moment, Shen Anran quickly followed Jiāng Zhiyu and fled away.
At the corner. Jiāng Zhiyu stopped.
Shen Anran didn't know what this eldest miss had been through, but her temper seemed to be much better than when they first met. She actually smiled and talked to her: "I heard what you said now at the door. You drugged my elder brother for a one night stand... but it seems that it didn't work, right?
What a pity, if only you had told me earlier. With his cautious personality, it would be a waste of effort if you didn't do it thoroughly. Even if he fell asleep, as long as you use some tricks, you can always get some of that kind of stuff, injection pregnancy or something."
Jiāng Zhiyu almost wrote the word ‘regret’ on her face.
If Shen Anran succeeded, she really wanted to see her elder brother's frustrated expression. After all, after today, there might be no chance.
What a pity.
Of course, these were just thoughts. Looking at Shen Anran's pitiful appearance, Jiāng Zhiyu still couldn't have any good feelings, directly saying: "There will be no second chance. My elder brother isn't someone you can latch onto because you want to. Don't be too picky. The surnamed Chen family has some money. Since you are with him, know to be satisfied."
Jiāng Zhiyu, a top tier wealthy household’s heiress, naturally looked down on Shen Anran, who needed to sell her body and rely on men to improve her status. She said such words because she was in a good mood today and was looking for a sense of superiority in Shen Anran.
Shen Anran didn't dare to refute.
She knew how bad the temper of the elder Miss Jiāng was. If she refuted and maintained her nobleness, she would only be bullied more ugly. So she chose to bow her head and forced a smile that was uglier than crying.
Jiāng Zhiyu had heard gossip, held a weakness of Jiāng Fengzhi, and had humiliated Shen Anran severely. Seeing that it was getting late, she went to the dressing room in a good mood to wait for her grand wedding to begin.
Jīang Zhiyu naturally didn't know that Gu Qi couldn't come because of the crew's schedule and thought she was making excuses and didn't want to see her on such a joyous day.
Last time, it was a live broadcast.
The evidence that Gu Qi and Ning Xiwei produced almost ruined her reputation and forced her to quit the entertainment industry.
At this moment, it was a live broadcast.
A live broadcast that countless people across the country were watching. With such a good opportunity, she certainly had to give Gu Qi and Song Shiqing a generous gift.
When she thought of her plan, the smile on Jiāng Zhiyu's face became much more sincere.
It was really a matter of wind and water changing its flow with time.
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The wedding finally officially began. The world's top orchestra and the hard-to-get pianist played the wedding march in person. With the cheers and blessings of countless people, Jiāng Zhiyu, as the bride, took her father's arm and was brought to her husband.
Gong Xuanan had a deceptive appearance. In addition, he used to love to pretend to be an artist. His deliberately designed every move was like a trained nobleman. The moment he held Jiāng Zhiyu's hand, he was so elegant that the scene and the live broadcast room screamed and cheered.
[Damn... can I say this? Why do I feel they are so well-matched?]
[I used to think that such a wedding would only appear in idol dramas]
[After all, no matter what, these two are really top-notch young master and young lady raised by wealthy families]
[I'll ship this for a second, a second]
...
Next, the relatives of both sides gave speeches, and the parents of both families stood on the stage.
Song Xuelian had a forced smile on her lips, but looking at this daughter who would not listen to her advice no matter what, she was unwilling to spend more time on her.
Forget it.
A stupid idiot.
When it came to exchanging rings and under the blessing of the priest, the two seemed sweet but only kissed each other on the cheek.
Jiāng Zhiyu took the bouquet and took the microphone again: "What I want to do next may be a little against the rules, but I have already chosen the owner for this bouquet."
After Jiāng Zhiyu finished speaking, her eyes fell on Song Shiqing.
All the guests followed Jiāng Zhiyu's gaze.
Song Shiqing didn't show any timidity. Instead, he raised his wine glass and gestured to Jiāng Zhiyu and the camera. After the other party waved, he walked onto the stage.
Netizens were a little shocked.
[Ah? Is Jiāng Zhiyu going to give this bouquet to Song Shiqing? Are they familiar with each other? ]
[This bouquet from the bride passes on happiness. It has a very special meaning. Why did Jiāng Zhiyu call out Song Shiqing?]
[Song Shiqing seems to be a collateral branch of the Gong Family, right? They should be close friends. They know each other, so it's normal to give it to him? ]
[What the hell is normal! Song Shiqing is Gu Qi's boyfriend. Although the mess between Gu Qi and Jiāng Zhiyu isn't a fight to the death, it's unlikely to be reconciled.]
[+1 above. It's acceptable to maintain superficial harmony in the adult world, but it's outrageous to give such an important thing as a bouquet.]
[If Song Shiqing accepts Jiāng Zhiyu's bouquet, will he have to kneel on Gu Qi's washboard when he goes back? Hahaha]
[My gossip spirit is ignited again! ]
…
There were all kinds of discussions in the barrage, but the real answer still needed to wait for the parties involved to give.
Jiāng Zhiyu turned to Song Shiqing with a smile: "After all, you are Xuanan's younger brother. We all hope that this bouquet can be given to you and pass on this happiness to you. You should find a date as soon as possible."
"Yes." Gong Xuanan said: "We are both father's sons. Elder brother promises that he will not favor one over the other. When it’s you and Gu Qi's wedding, the level will definitely not be worse than today."
Gong Xuanan said in a joking tone and reached out to pat Song Shiqing's shoulder, with a brotherly love.
Other guests at the scene laughed when they heard the name ‘Gu Qi’. After all, it was human nature to like to read gossip.
The barrage was all Gu Qi and Song Shiqing's names in the first second and followed by hooting.
This lasted until someone raised doubts.
[Wait a minute, think carefully about what they said. "You are Xuanan's younger brother" "We are both father's sons". Are Song Shiqing and Gong Xuanan brothers? ? ?]
[Sister above, don't doubt yourself. Your logical thinking is fine]
[Song Shiqing and Gong Xuanan are the same age, right...? ]
[Just came back from Baidu, their birthdays are one week apart. It's not reasonable to say they are twins]
[What kind of brothers are they? ]
[Song Shiqing and Gong Xuanan have different surnames and Madam Gong's surname isn't Song. Does Song Shiqing have the surname of an elder like his maternal grandmother like Gu Qi? ]
[I say, don’t you remember the reason why Song Shiqing quit the entertainment industry before was that his mother was seriously ill? Madam Gong is alive and well. Her health is good]
Because the Gong couple have appeared in front of the public in recent years and Gong Xuanan had been on many hot searches before, there were still many netizens who have an impression of them.
Finally, someone brought it up.
[… For a wealthy family like the Gong Family, it’s not strange to have an illegitimate child, right? ]
[Damn damn damn]
[So, is Song Shiqing actually the illegitimate child of the Gong Family? ! ]
Chapter 97
A single stone stirred up a thousand waves.
As soon as this comment came out, countless netizens echoed and expressed their own opinions.
It was not their fault.
After all, apart from the fact that he had retired from the entertainment industry due to his mother’s serious illness, no one knew anything about Song Shiqing’s family.
Before, everyone assumed that Song Shiqing was a collateral branch of the Gong Family, but from beginning to end, whether admitting or denying it, he never responded to this matter directly.
It suddenly dawned on the netizens!
Song Shiqing was the illegitimate child of the Gong Family! It was a fact that was set in stone and cannot be escaped!
Otherwise, what other reason was there to explain that Song Shiqing and Gong Xuanan were brothers born in the same year but with the same father but different mothers?
Many of the guests present were smart people. After being influenced by the atmosphere and hooting and laughing, they quickly realized that today was a Feast at Swan Goose Gate.
Jiāng Zhiyu wanted to use the live broadcast to expose Song Shiqing's identity in public at this wedding that was watched by the whole country with the support of countless hot searches.
However, Jiāng Zhiyu wasn't targeting them, so they naturally pretended to be deaf and dumb and watched, cooperating in the role of NPC.
A few people already knew Song Shiqing's identity and felt that Jiāng Zhiyu. The new daughter-in-law was simply a new official who entered the office with three fires and was going to directly transfer the contradictions in the Gong Family to the surface.
Those who didn't know almost couldn’t wrap their mind around now. Their hands were still clapping, but they had to keep their chins down to avoid their shocked and stupified appearance being captured in the live broadcast..
At this moment, Gong Wei's smile was completely gone. His hands hanging at his side were clenched.
Of course he was furious.
How could his family scandal be made public by his new daughter-in-law under such circumstances? This was undoubtedly pulling him down on the first day.
Madam Gong was still smiling. She didn't forget to pry open her husband's tightly clenched hands, reminding him to pay attention to facial expression management.
Unlike her husband, she didn't care about this matter being exposed, and even secretly hoped that it would be better if it got bigger.
If Jiāng Zhiyu had the ability to use public opinion to condemn Song Shiqing and make him not get a penny from his son. Her marrying into the Gong Family was considered good. Treat it as accumulating good karma for that b*tch Song Xuelian.
Song Shiqing could see Jiāng Zhiyu's purpose.
Facing the teasing gazes, he didn't show any abnormality on the surface. He smiled and took the flowers, "Thank you, Elder Bro. Thank you, Elder Sister-in-law. I’ll remember your instructions. Don't worry, Qiqi and I will be happy."
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One after another, hot searches popped up.
Compared to the grand wedding, the secret history of the wealthy family and the former top male star being an illegitimate child attracted more attention from the public.
Song Shiqing's life experience was deeply dug up
Surprisingly, nothing was dug out.
The few insiders could only provide some irrelevant information. That was, Song Shiqing attended various schools from childhood to adulthood. And without exception, he was secretly photographed because he was too handsome.
Almost everyone who knew him said the same thing. Although he had outstanding looks and excellent grades, he was always silent and sat in the back row. Everyone remembered him for nothing except a face and top grades.
[So Song Shiqing really gave people a mysterious feeling, like a man with a story]
[There is no way to connect the quiet little boy in the photos everyone took with the current smiling Song Shiqing (x)]
[Speaking of the photos of Song Shiqing, he deliberately lowered his eyes and avoided the camera. It can be seen that he was really introverted at that time. Why did he change so much later? ]
[Not really. Based on the school uniform... although he didn't smile much in high school, he could at least face the camera properly]
[Indeed, the ones later could show the shadow of Song Shiqing later]
[I have to say, he is really handsome since young]
[Your values are starting to run off the features again, right? Are you kidding me? That's an illegitimate child. Truly disgusting! ]
[I never thought that Song Shiqing would fall in this way after he retired from the entertainment industry for many years]
[Song Shiqing, I don’t know if you are happily smiling or not, but I can’t smile at all]
[Song Shiqing, your reputation is ruined! ]
Countless people tagged Song Shiqing on Weibo, hoping that he could respond to this matter positively.
Most people have already convicted Song Shiqing, waiting for him to issue a lame denial statement to cause ridicule, and then fall into the trough and completely ruin his reputation.
It could be said that this was a complete carnival.
After seeing that everything developed as she wished, the culprit Jiāng Zhiyu stepped out at the right time to make a hypocritical statement to apologize.
The implication was that she made a slip of the tongue today and hoped that everyone would not pay it too much heed and not speculate too much about their private lives.
People have a rebellious mentality. The more Jiāng Zhiyu said that she hoped everyone would not pay attention to it, the more curious everyone would naturally hold on to it since she was so vague that a reasonable reason wasn’t found.
The fact that Jiāng Zhiyu could post this Weibo proved that they all saw these Weibo hot searches. If Song Shiqing wasn't guilty, how could he pretend to be deaf and dumb? If he was a man, he should stand up and respond to everyone!
There were more and more Weibo posts tagging Song Shiqing. Whether people like him or not, they were waiting for him to give a clear answer.
Twenty-four hours were about to pass, but there was no movement on Song Shiqing's Weibo and no media could contact him.
Public opinion was still fermenting and the attention was constantly increasing, which had completely overshadowed the original grand wedding.
Although Jiāng Zhiyu was a little disgruntled about this, she reluctantly endured it because the situation was what she wanted. She told someone to contact Gu Qi's company.
She apologized hypocritically, expressing that she didn't intentionally expose Song Shiqing's identity and since they were one family in the future, she hoped that Gu Qi and Song Shiqing would not take it to heart.
Originally, Gu Qi had nothing to do with it, but Jiāng Zhiyu deliberately mentioned her name and made the netizens not to leave her out.
What was the use of Gu Qi's previous good reputation?
As long as Song Shiqing's identity as an illegitimate child was completely confirmed, his reputation would plummet. Unless Gu Qi breaks up with him... oh no, it should be divorced, otherwise she will definitely be implicated.
Such a big operation could not be achieved without Gong Xuanan's instigation. After all, more than anyone, he couldn’t stand Song Shiqing's illegitimate child status.
All of this was done in private. On the surface, Jiāng Zhiyu showed her ‘sincerity’, expressing she had hurt Gu Qi due to ignorance of youth. Now, although it wasn't her intention, it affected Gu Qi's life. To express her apology, she wanted to give Gu Qi a generous gift -
The identity as the spokesperson of PL.
One should know that the two spokespersons for PL that have been officially announced were both award-winning actors and the requirements for spokespersons were extremely high. No matter how hard Gu Qi's previous work team worked, or how Jiāng Family pushed behind the scenes, they both signed short-term brand endorsers. It was far from being spokespersons.
Netizens were shocked that Jiāng Zhiyu was different from before. They said that she really knew how to repent in front of Gu Qi and was showing it with practical actions. Public opinion changes in the blink of an eye.
Once the victim wasn't perfect, she was guilty.
Why did Jiāng Zhiyu bully Gu Qi? Gu Qi could be with Song Shiqing, an illegitimate child. Two different people could sleep in the same bed. She must have problems!
After doing all this, Jiāng Zhiyu enjoyed the praise from netizens, watched the public opinion develop completely in the direction she wanted, and drank afternoon tea in leisure.
This was until the servant came to report that Song Shiqing came and wanted to see Madam Gong.
Jiāng Zhiyu couldn't wait to get up, go downstairs to greet Song Shiqing, and pretend to apologize to him.
Song Shiqing lowered his eyes and greeted Jiāng Zhiyu calmly. It seemed that he really didn't blame her. He directly explained his purpose: "I'm here to see Madam Gong. I have an appointment with her."
"Okay." Jiāng Zhiyu didn't stop him. She thought that Song Shiqing was desperate and wanted to seek help from Madam Gong. She said: "Mother is in the back garden. Quickly go."
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Garden
Madam Gong ate snacks and listened to violin music elegantly. When she saw Song Shiqing coming, she showed some impatience on her face: "I won't help you. If you have that time, you might as well ask your father for help. Maybe he will be soft-hearted for your dead mother."
In the past, in front of Gong Wei, Madam Gong would pretend to be virtuous, but now she didn't want to perform anymore.
Seeing the illegitimate child suffer was a wonderful matter for her.
Song Shiqing didn't act reserved with Madam Gong. He pulled the chair in front of Madam Gong, "I know, but I came to see you."
"Oh?" Madam Gong became interested and asked, "Do you and I have anything to talk about?"
"Madam Gong, Miss Yun, Mother, how should I call you?" Song Shiqing leaned back in the chair and smiled, "Or, can I call you by your name? What is it... I remember, Yun Mei."
Because her name shared the same character with Song Xuelian's younger sister Song Xuemei, Madam Gong hated her name so much over the years and never allowed anyone to mention it.
At this moment, being pointed out by Song Shiqing, Madam Gong's face changed slightly, but she still suppressed it, "Bastard, no wonder you are so unsophisticated."
"Yes, Father doesn't recognize me, so I am a bastard." Song Shiqing didn't refute, but uttered, "Why did I lose Mother? Madam Gong know this better than anyone else, right?"
Madam Gong only drank tea. Her expression was light: "Look at what you are saying. You know better than me what kind of medicine jar your mother is. Don't try to put the blame on me."
"Yes, she was in poor health, but she had lived under your threats and intimidation since I was born. How could she properly recuperate?" Song Shiqing lowered his head and played with the empty teacup in his hand. His voice became a little suppressed and asked, "You clearly know that my mother had a childhood sweetheart at that time. She was supposed to live the happiest life, but she didn't have any reason to seduce Gong Wei. Even if you think that she and Gong Wei gave birth to me, she didn't get anything from Gong Wei. She promised you countless times that she would take me away from the imperial capital and would never be an eyesore in front of your Gong Family, but you always found Gong Wei cheating again and again and went through many twists and turns to find her to intimidate and insult her.
You don't blame the people who betrayed and hurt you, but vented your hatred on her for so many years. In conclusion, you are a weak and pitiful person. Pitiful people are really hateful. "
Madam Gong simply sneered: "She seduced my husband, destroyed my family, and gave birth to a bastard like you. She deserves to die. Not only her, but your life has also been ruined. The Gong Family can't let a well-known illegitimate child accumulate wealth. "
Everything was what she left for her Xuanan. Outsiders couldn't take it away. As long as public opinion continued to ferment and under pressure from all sides, Gong Wei could only let Xuanan take over the Gong Family to prove his attitude.
As long as Xuanan completely secures the right of inheritance, for her, the painful repression of these years will be over.
Song Shiqing's eyes fell on Madam Gong's face for a long time.
He wanted to remember this twisted and repressed expression that was close to madness. From beginning to end, there was no repentance at all. In the end, he only felt a wave of sadness.
He stood up and bent down. Under the other party's vigilant and disgusted eyes, he reached out to touch her long hair, and called her Mother for the last time.
"Goodbye, Mother."
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On the other side.
Late at night, Gu Qi received a call from the manager who had to work overtime to talk about work.
Gu Qi didn't deliberately turn on the speaker, but because the manager's voice was too loud, the three Younger Brothers who were sitting neatly at the dining table for dinner put down their chopsticks at the same time.
Mu Yuan frowned slightly, Wenren Jing had no special expression, and Jiang Lechuan didn't even have time to check if anyone liked his post before his attention was diverted and his eyes widened. Simultaneously, they would never agree to Gu Qi taking on this ‘job’.
During dinner time, Wenren Jing had already done the work and explained all the messy and bloody stories behind it.
Mu Yuan had a calm expression throughout the whole process, while Jiang Lechuan was choked again and again because of shock. In the end, they all accepted this fact.
So when the manager asked: "Gu Qi, what do you think?"
The three people in front of her shook their heads in unison.
Only a fool would believe that Jiāng Zhiyu was truly repentant. There must be something amiss behind this sudden ‘generous gift’.
Although the manager knew that Gu Qi and Jiāng Zhiyu didn't have a good relationship, in her opinion, this kind of opportunity to be the spokesperson for a top luxury brand was rare. It was worth a try even if there were risks and benefits. So she wanted to persuade her a little more.
Not wanting to explain or argue, Gu Qi directly blocked the other party with one sentence: "It is clearly written in the contract that I have the right to choose my own work. Sorry."
Gu Qi didn't expect that the contract that Director Xie Yun had fought hard for her to ensure her acting freedom actually helped her at this moment.
If it was still the same contract as before, she would have no say and would be forced to accept it now.
Although the manager felt it was a pity, she understood Gu Qi's concerns. In the end, she only told her to have a good rest and didn't say much.
As soon as the phone was hung up, Mu Yuan asked worriedly: "Elder Sister, many people on the Internet don't know the truth and say unpleasant things. Is it going to be like this forever?"
They were Gu Qi's Younger Brothers. They believed in her and stood by her side unconditionally, but those outsiders were not the same.
The gossip and the comments that implicated Elder Sister because of Song Shiqing made him vexed.
Wenren Jing could see that Mu Yuan was upset about this matter, so he deliberately made an ‘on-the-spot’ expression: "In the end, it’s Song Shiqing's family affair. If he doesn't step forward, it's not convenient for Elder Sister to speak out."
Gu Qi rolled her eyes at Wenren Jing to stop him from talking nonsense. She turned to Mu Yuan and explained: "Don't pay attention to him. Song Shiqing had contacted me. It takes time to do DNA testing. The results will not come out so quickly."
Jiang Lechuan started to use his mobile phone to search Baidu, and then looked up: "I calculated the time. When we finish recording this episode, it should be almost done?"
Gu Qi nodded. Suddenly her eyes were attracted by the new red dot on the mobile phone page, saying: "Wait a minute, there’s changes to tomorrow's recording."
Everyone turned to her.
Gu Qi repeated the message sent by the director in the group: "The recording location will be temporarily changed tomorrow morning and the specific time was waiting for notification. It will officially start between 11:00 am and 2:00 pm. The director's car will come to pick up the guests to the final recording location.
Please be ready for cooperation and gather as a family unit so that you can start recording at any time."
"Ah?" Jiang Lechuan was a little surprised for a while. Then delight overcame him: "This is equivalent to an extra morning of vacation!"
He had been busy singing OSTs for TV dramas these two days and had been working non-stop to participate in the variety show. He was quite exhausted. Unexpectedly, there was such good news!
Gu Qi looked at Jiang Lechuan’s black circle, "It's good news. You should go to bed early tonight and have a good rest."
Jiang Lechuan waved his hand and lifted all the hair on his forehead. His eyes were so energetic that they seemed to be shining: "Why sleep? It's time! Let's fight to the death!"
Everyone: "?"
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Half an hour later.
The rider brought the whole set of mahjong. Jiang Lechuan sat in the main seat and explained to everyone how to play this thing.
Gu Qi had never played it before and had only a vague understanding of the rules. She listened carefully and remembered every ‘way to win’ that Jiang Lechuan mentioned.
Even Wenren Jing couldn't help asking: "How do you know so much?"
Jiang Lechuan said proudly: "There are many people in our group. Sometimes we don't want to go out to play for fear of being photographed by paparazzi, so we can only play mahjong together.
There were four people on the field. Before this, Mu Yuan had never touched mahjong, Gu Qi knew a little bit, and although Wenren Jing knew how to play, his skills were very basic. Only Jiang Lechuan could barely be called an ‘experienced hand’.
So they played two games to try it out, and Jiang Lechuan won every game.
Gu Qi sat up straight, and her expression became more serious.
Wenren Jing propped his chin with one hand and glanced at Jiang Lechuan several times to confirm whether he cheated.
Mu Yuan's eyes fell on the table and his brain analyzed the situation.
Jiang Lechuan was so happy that he couldn't close his teeth.
He could swear that he had never been so proud.
Because he--
Was purely a theorist.
Though he could preach out the rules one after another, he ranked last in the mahjong games played in the team.
He never thought that his mediocre level could actually ‘slay all the people’ at home and beat his famous genius Younger Brother, smart sister, and wise elder brother.
He was simply excellent!
Obviously, everyone was unwilling to accept it.
Flying in cloud nine, Jiang Lechuan now felt that he was frighteningly strong.
His mind spun and suggested: "It's boring to play around, let's have a bet. "
Wenren Jing's eyes fell on Jiang Lechuan's face, which almost had ‘bad intentions’ written on it, but he still asked: "Bet on what?"
Jiang Lechuan began to formulate the rules seriously: "The number of games won and lost is converted into points. The person with the highest score is the king, and the others are the king's servants. In the next variety show recording, the king has the power to instruct the servants to do anything, and the servants cannot go against the king's wishes. "
Gu Qi began to contemplate.
Wenren Jing took a sip of tea.
Mu Yuan looked up.
Wenren Jing loved to join in the fun. Whether he was a king or a servant, he found it interesting.
Mu Yuan thought that he could calculate the probability by the position of the mahjong when others played cards and the mahjong thrown on the table. He would not lose to Jiang Lechuan.
Gu Qi simply saw Jiang Lechuan's smug look and felt her fists vaguely itching. Her desire to win was aroused.
Jiang Lechuan urged them to give an answer: "Do you want to play or not? Say something. Are you afraid?"
Gu Qi opened a pack of egg yolk pie: "Sure."
Mu Yuan shuffled the cards: "En."
Wenren Jing grinned: "Don't cry if you lose. "
Chapter 98
The mahjong game officially began.
The runner not only brought mahjong, but also a set of go.
In front of each person was a bowl with evenly distributed go pieces in it, used as chips.
In the first five games, except for a certain game where Wenren Jing was so lucky that he basically drew a winning hand at the beginning, all the others were won by Jiang Lechuan.
Jiang Lechuan was getting more and more arrogant.
More and more arrogant.
More arrogant.
Arrogant.
He had already begun to imagine how he would enslave his servants when he became king.
Jiang Lechuan pointed at Wenren Jing and Mu Yuan, "You, and you, you two will be my sedan bearers throughout the whole process. I will sit on the chair, and you will carry me throughout the whole process!"
He turned his eyes and looked at Gu Qi again. He seemed to be a little stuck and thought for a while, and finally made a decision: "You serve me tea and water, and be my personal guard. "
Gu Qi showed an unsmiling smile: "Then I really thank you."
Jiang Lechuan waved his hand: "It's what I should do. It's what I should do."
Elder Sister was a girl. It's too hard to carry him. It was only right to give her some preferential treatment.
Wenren Jing's eyes fell on the cabinet next to him, on which were some milk and drinks they had opened tonight, and he said loudly: "There's no wine here!"
Interrupted by his voice, Jiang Lechuan asked puzzledly: "What wine? Do you want to drink?"
There was a recording tomorrow. It was not appropriate to drink at this time, right?
Jiang Lechuan didn't understand Wenren Jing's snarky remark, clearly insensitivity was the best protection.
Mu Yuan felt speechless, shuffling the cards while translating: "He’s saying, you didn't drink, so how are you so drunk."
Jiang Lechuan confidently puffed out: "We have made a bet. What’s the point if nothing needs to be done one loses? "
Before Mu Yuan and Wenren Jing could speak, Gu Qi nodded in agreement: "Jiang Lechuan is right. Since you have agreed, let's play properly."
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When Mahjong reached the 20th round, the situation began to change.
Everyone started to win, and the ‘chips’ on the table were constantly exchanged. Jiang Lechuan's original obvious advantage had been continuously dropped.
Jiang Lechuan bit his thumb and frowned slightly.
In the 30th round, Mu Yuan began to occupy the leading position that originally belonged to Jiang Lechuan through continuous calculations.
Fiftieth round.
Wenren Jing was the banker and won three games in a row. Although the number of victories was small, it completely changed the situation.
Seventieth round.
Everyone began to feel sleepy.
The current situation was neck and neck and they all tacitly chose to continue.
The clock on the wall kept ticking until it pointed to five in the morning.
Except for Mu Yuan was a high school student and wasn't so good at staying up late, the others had packed schedules and night scenes. So staying up late or even an all-nighter was commonplace for everyone. Although they were sleepy, they were able to persist.
The sky was slightly bright. Everyone knew that this ‘battle’ wasn't over yet.
Looking at Mu Yuan, who was currently in the lead, Jiang Lechuan yawned and urged: "Mu Yuan, you are still growing, go and take a rest. The three of us can play. "
Though Mu Yuan's eyes were red, he shook his head to show his stance.
He didn't want to.
It was obvious that he was the first at the moment and Jiang Lechuan wanted to send him away.
He would win in the end.
Mu Yuan glanced at Gu Qi, who was at the bottom and had already started to use the coffee machine to make Americano to refresh herself. He became more determined.
He wanted to win.
Then let Elder Sister be the king.
In fact, Gu Qi was a little sleepy.
The original desire to win was gradually fading, but seeing that the younger brothers were full of energy and wanted to fight for another 300 rounds, she didn't want to dampen the mood.
Then have a cup of coffee to refresh herself. Staying up all night occasionally didn't have much impact.
Gu Qi added a lot of ice cubes to her own cup of Americano. One cup was to refresh her mind. She brought a few cups back and put them on the cart beside her: "Take it if you need it."
Jiang Lechuan was unwilling: "No, it's too bitter. "
For Jiang Lechuan, there was no difference between drinking this stuff and drinking Chinese medicine. He didn't like to drink it.
Gu Qi's eyes were a little confused.
She had seen some videos of Jiang Lechuan's group being jet lagged during the welcome at the airport. Everyone had a cup of iced Americano in their hands.
Wenren Jing's eyes shifted from Gu Qi and Jiang Lechuan. He waved his hand to refuse: "I can't either. If there are cameras here and fans are watching me, I would drink. But since there are no cameras, I choose to drink Coke."
Gu Qi: "..."
Okay, she understood.
Jiang Lechuan didn't realize that Wenren Jing was implying something about him. When he heard it, his eyes lit up. He thought he had found a kindred spirit.
So Jiang Lechuan took the initiative with Wenren Jing for once and opened two cans of Coke and gave him one. He turned to Mu Yuan enthusiastically and asked: "Would you like one too? "
Mu Yuan shook his head and got up to get a cup of Americano.
Same as Gu Qi, with a single serving of milk.
The battle continued.
The sky had completely brightened. They even ordered a takeaway for breakfast.
With the last half of a fried dough stick in his mouth, Jiang Lechuan regretted it very much.
It seemed a little... dizzy... dizzy.
This was his habit. He would feel sleepy after a full meal.
Originally, he had a little blurred consciousness because of staying up all night. Now he was even on the edge of collapse.
He should have known to not eat!
Mu Yuan didn't fare any better.
He had drunk two cups of coffee, but as a high school student, he really had no experience of staying up all night. He wasn't only sleepy, but also had a headache.
The reasoning and calculation ability that he was proud of gradually lagged under the current dizzy brain state.
Gu Qi's expression was more complicated than theirs.
Lose, lose, lose.
Why did she keep losing?
Gu Qi wasn't sleepy, only speechless.
She was used to her bad luck, but she didn't know it could be this bad.
They have played more than a hundred games and she could count the number of times she had got a match on one hand.
She often got a dead end combo. Whenever she had to choose between two, she could accurately make the wrong choice and throw away the one that could make a match immediately.
After playing all night, the first place was always changing, but the last place was definitely her.
Wenren Jing didn't show mercy to Elder Sister. Seeing that Jiang Lechuan and Mu Yuan were both sleepy, he even encouraged with a grin: "Come on, don't give up. We both have a one-third chance of winning."
Jiang Lechuan's insensitivity was so strong that it seems like he was deliberately playing a double act with Wenren Jing: "Shouldn't it be one-quarter?"
Wenren Jing sent Gu Qi an ‘apology’ look.
Gu Qi couldn't endure it. Really couldn’t!
When she wrapped her head around, her hand had already silently pinched Wenren Jing's arm.
Shut up!
Haven't you heard of seeing through but not saying it?
Wenren Jing burst out laughing. After all, it was a rare experience for him to be able to make Elder Sister angry. He offered comforting words: "Don't be angry, Elder Sister. Let's continue, continue."
In the middle of the game, Wenren Jing quarreled with Jiang Lechuan again.
Jiang Lechuan's wins was ranked second to last. Since there was no hope of winning, he simply gave up on winning and targeted Wenren Jing.
Even if he had a useless card in his hand, he would never take it out to let Wenren Jing win.
Wenren Jing relied on his lead over everyone and didn't take Jiang Lechuan seriously. He went head to head with Jiang Lechuan.
Then——
In a corner where no one cared, Gu Qi won.
Gu Qi started to win.
Game after game, game after game.
To put it bluntly, because she was far behind, Jiang Lechuan and Wenren Jing didn't take her seriously.
So what if she won a few games?
Could it change the current situation? Not possible.
Wenren Jing and Wenren Jing continued to confront each other, halting each other's match, and verbally attacking each other, not letting the other win.
And Mu Yuan's original advantage of using their cards to speculate the remaining cards was no longer feasible at this moment.
Because their cards were no longer for winning, but for not letting the other win.
For a while, Mu Yuan was confused.
If this scene was in normal times, Gu Qi would definitely persuade them to be quiet.
Seeing that the chips in front of her had caught up with Jiang Lechuan at some point, she chose to remain silent.
Let them quarrel.
Quarrel away and let her win.
Suddenly, Gu Qi's phone vibrated. It was a WeChat call from Ning Xiwei.
Gu Qi answered the call and called, "Babe..."
The call was abruptly hung up again.
Confused, Gu Qi clicked into the chat page and saw the message Ning Xiwei sent ten minutes ago.
[Babe! The director said it will take a while before the recording starts. Can I go to your house first? Let's go together! ]
Gu Qi replied immediately: [Okay, come over]
After replying to the message, Gu Qi put the phone aside and looked up to meet three pairs of curious eyes.
Wenren Jing tutted and pretended to rub the goosebumps on his arm: "Who is it? So corny."
Jiang Lechuan gritted his teeth: "Is it Song Shiqing?"
Mu Yuan's voice was emotionless, repeating: "...Babe?"
Gu Qi was stunned for a moment before realizing the impact of her previous address on them.
She could only explain: "It's Ning Xiwei."
Last week, when Ning Xiwei came to the crew to see her and Zhizi, she once said with a troubled face that she didn't know how to call her.
Originally, Ning Xiwei always liked to deliberately call her Elder Sister to annoy Zhizi, but now the two sisters have reconciled and she was willing to call Zhizi Elder Sister again. It was a bit difficult to tell them apart if she called her that too.
In response, Gu Qi said that it would be better to call her by her name.
Ning Xiwei didn't want to. She felt that anyone could call Gu Qi by her name and it didn't make it special at all!
Frowning, Gu Qi pondered for a long time and suggested: "What about Elder Sis Gu Qi?"
She vaguely remembered that Ning Xiwei seemed to call her like that at the beginning.
Ning Xiwei was still not satisfied: "This is not special! I remember Shen Anran call you that. I don't want to use the same as her!"
Gu Qi was helpless and asked: "Then what do you want to call me?"
Ning Xiwei seriously contemplated for a long time and suddenly changed the subject, asking: "What does Song Shiqing usually call you? Wife? Baby? Baby?"
Gu Qi: "..."
Looking at Ning Xiwei's gossipy expression and thinking how Ning Xiwei had more than once posted about her CP with Song Shiqing and even used a small account to fight for their CP and mono fans, Gu Qi really couldn't bear to tell her-
Haha, in fact, your CP is in business, but the truth is, it was fake.
So she thought for a long time and could utter: "Usually call each other by name."
Ning Xiwei continued to ask: "What about unusual circumstances?"
Gu Qi couldn't help but think, what was an unusual situation? Does acting for Jiāng Fengzhi count?
What did Song Shiqing call at that time? Gu Qi thought about it, hesitated, and finally said: "...Baby?"
It consisted of three parts doubt, three parts discomfort, and four parts self-hypnosis.
Ning Xiwei decided on the spot that since Song Shiqing called her Baby, she would call her Babe! What’s more, she forced Gu Qi to practice calling with her.
Gu Qi was forced. Really!
Who made Ning Xiwei's egg tarts so delicious. She could only get a piece with each call. She shamelessly submitted.
After saying it so much, Ning Xiwei formed some muscle memory as she wished.
After listening to Gu Qi's concise explanation, the three of them reluctantly accepted it. Since it was Ning Xiwei, so be it. It was better than some wild man.
Jiang Lechuan stood up, "Then let's pack up quickly and hide the mahjong."
Wenren Jing stared at him with some surprise: "You still have idol baggage? There's no need, Ning Xiwei knows what you are like."
"No." Jiang Lechuan hurriedly put away the mahjong, "We are all idols. Their group is famous for playing mahjong. I don't want to play with her."
He raised his head and urged others to help, "Don't stand there. Do you want our whole family to be her servants? Put it away quickly!"
Gu Qi: "..."
She wanted to say that Ning Xiwei didn't participate in their gambling game, so there was no need to be so nervous.
Seeing that Jiang Lechuan was so anxious, Gu Qi didn't say anything, but secretly thought in her heart that she would find Ning Xiwei to ‘learn’ for next time. It would be better if she could go to their group for further study.
Once the mahjong was put away in a box and hidden in a cabinet, it was time to settle the accounts.
There were a lot of chess pieces in the bowls in front of each person as chips. The difference in number could be seen at a glance by the height of the chess pieces. Two people were eliminated directly -
Gu Qi and Jiang Lechuan.
Wenren Jing and Mu Yuan both had one full bowl of chess pieces, Jiang Lechuan only had half a bowl of chess pieces left, and Gu Qi’s looked even worse, with only one bottom left.
Jiang Lechuan was confused: "I remember you won a lot in the end, didn't you? How come it's this little?"
Gu Qi stretched out her hand and began to count with her fingers: "I was the banker just now. I have won three games in a row and the wind doubled in two games. Each of you has to give me ten more chess pieces."
After receiving thirty chess pieces.
Gu Qi turned around and picked up another cup from the cart that originally held drinks and coffee.
Although the cup wasn't big, it was full of chess pieces she had won.
This was Gu Qi's strategy.
She quietly moved the chips, making herself look weak despite winning and avoiding getting targeted by Jiang Lechuan and Wenren Jing.
Wenren Jing was slightly stunned and admitted defeat: "I only paid attention to him and didn't pay attention to you."
Gu Qi smiled, "Then let's count."
Without any suspense, Jiang Lechuan was at the bottom.
Mu Yuan had ten or so fewer chips than Wenren Jing. Gu Qi won by a narrow margin of five chips.
Wenren Jing grasped his hand into a fist and moved it in front of Gu Qi, "Ms. Gu, what is your acceptance speech?"
"Ahem." Gu Qi cleared her throat and got into the state in a second, as if she was really on stage to receive the award: "First of all, I want to thank myself. It is my good quality of not giving up in the face of disadvantages and inferiority that made me successful. Secondly, I want to thank my family. It’s my younger brothers who taught me how to play mahjong and because of their internal fighting and their own poor condition which made them unable to adjust in time, I won the game.
Now, I want to say, thank you to Younger Brothers.
Jiang Lechuan, thank you. Please go wash the dishes.
Wenren Jing, thank you. Please go make some hot tea and heat the bread, and prepare breakfast for Ning Xiwei.
And Mu Yuan, thank you too. Don't be idle, sweep the floor."
Chapter 99
Three people: "..."
Jiang Lechuan glared at Wenren Jing: "It's all your fault. If it weren't for you, I could have won. "
Wenren Jing was speechless: "Are you kidding me? I was in the lead, okay?"
The three Samoyeds had woken up and all gathered around with their tails wagging to watch them quarrel.
Mu Yuan was the first to get up. Compared to Jiang Lechuan and Wenren Jing who were in each other’s faces, he accepted the result most calmly. He considerately said: "Elder Sister, wait a moment. Auntie won't be here until noon, I'll prepare their meals first."
Gu Qi: "..."
Her conscience suddenly began to hurt.
Come to think of it, Mu Yuan usually took care of the housework and the three dogs at home. Basically, she never had to worry about it.
Had she always been a slave owner who exploited her younger brother? This so-called punishment was actually Mu Yuan’s norm.
After realizing this, Gu Qi was shocked.
She swore in her heart that she couldn't take back what she had already said and would never order Mu Yuan around again. She would at least let him rest for a weekend.
Gu Qi gazed at Mu Yuan with a ‘loving’ expression, which was automatically translated by Jiang Lechuan as: Sure enough, this is my only well-behaved and sensible young brother.
Jiang Lechuan was jealous.
So while Elder Sister wasn't paying attention, Jiang Lechuan gave Wenren Jing a middle finger, put on gloves and began to clean up the leftovers, and took them all to the kitchen to wash.
The sink was full. So washing dishes was a big project.
Since Jiang Lechuan had already started working, Wenren Jing naturally couldn't sit there and do nothing. He got up to comply with Gu Qi's instructions: serve tea, heated up a few European style breads, and placed them on the table.
A knock on the door soon sounded.
Gu Qi glanced at Wenren Jing.
She didn't say anything, but her meaning was very clear.
The king did not need to personally do anything.
Wenren Jing raised his hand and saluted: "Got it."
Then he went to open the door.
"Bab..."
Ning Xiwei, who was standing at the door, had put on exquisite makeup. She thought that it would be Gu Qi who would open the door, so she wanted to greet with a smile, but after seeing Wenren Jing, her face changed in a second and she urgently withdrew the nickname.
Wenren Jing expressed his understanding, took a pair of slippers, and threw them on the ground. He pointed to Gu Qi who was lying on the sofa and kindly reminded: "Your babe is there."
The barrage was full of hahaha.
[Your babe is there hahaha]
[Wenren Jing said this with a firm expression as if he wanted to join the party]
[Ning Xiwei urgently withdrew the word babe]
[Wenren Jing, don't worry, even if you don't say this, we won't think you are Ning Xiwei's babe hahaha! ]
When Ning Xiwei entered the room, everyone noticed the cameraman and other staff following behind her.
This was the arrangement of the production team.
Because the program cannot start recording at the original time, each guest needed to report their position to the production team so that recording could be carried out at any time.
The director team suddenly found that the positions issued by Gu Qi and the Younger Brothers, as well as He Quanyi and Chen Yunyao, were the same.
So they ‘had a sudden inspiration’ and after checking the contract to confirm that there was no violation, they asked Zhizi and Ning Xiwei to act as hosts, split into two groups, and conduct a surprise interview with both families to observe their most real life.
So now the audience saw a bizarre scene.
Gu Qi sat on the sofa. She looked over with a confused look, obviously hadn't realized that this was a live broadcast.
There were piles of dishes in the kitchen. Jiang Lechuan was washing dishes with his back to them. The sound of water never stopped. He fumed: "Elder Sister! Did you not wash the dishes from yesterday noon?!"
This was too much! It was unreasonable!
Mu Yuan was sitting on the sofa with his back to them, holding a broom in his hand. He was thinking about where to start cleaning. When he heard the sound, he turned to look back.
He rarely stayed up late and it was the first time he stayed up all night. He had already yawned a lot and his eyes were a little red.
As for Wenren Jing?
Seeing that the live broadcast had already started, he took his time to add the last fire.
Wenren Jing poured a cup of tea with a smile on his face, walked to Gu Qi, bowed down slightly, and respectfully said: "Elder Sister, please have tea."
Netizens: "?!"
[Ah? Ah? ? ? ]
[Jiang Lechuan is washing dishes, Mu Yuan is sweeping the floor, and Wenren Jing is serving tea. Good, good, good, I will dream about this tonight]
[Being served by three handsome younger brothers, I dare not imagine what kind of good life Gu Qi usually has]
[I don’t know how to describe my shock at this moment. Can I be Gu Qi for a day? One day is enough!]
[Only the water knows when the fish cries, but who knows when I cry with envy?]
Some people caught a glimpse of ‘clue’.
[Wait, do you really think they are all voluntary?]
[Jiang Lechuan had hollered. His loud voice... he clearly isn't very happy. Wenren Jing has a standard fake smile. Simply the sight of an unsmiling smile is quite weird. Mu Yuan is even more exaggerated. His eyes are red. Could it be that he had cried? Is this considered domestic bullying? ]
[ROFL, above netizen, please stop your imagination. Don't be too outrageous! ]
…
Ning Xiwei's eyes were full of shock, looking back and forth between the three people, and finally gave Gu Qi a thumbs up.
Disciplining the three Younger Brothers so well and making them do housework so consciously in the morning! Simply amazing!
Gu Qi naturally knew Ning Xiwei had misunderstood. Silent for a few seconds, she chose to skip this topic.
After all, taking the initiative to explain seemed too obvious.
Gu Qi took the tea from Wenren Jing and passed it to Ning Xiwei. Pointing to the table, she said, "Breakfast is there."
"Okay!" Ning Xiwei sat at the table and put some bread into her mouth while explaining the current situation: "As you can see, the recording of this episode has begun. This is a surprise interview. Consider this a benefit for the audience who have always liked us.
Everyone can leave questions that are related to Gu Qi siblings in the bullet screen of the live broadcast room. Five minutes later, we will select the comments with the highest number of likes and ask them to answer them on the spot!"
Netizens: "!"
[This segment is interesting]
[Is this a disguised truth or dare session? ]
[Please give me a thumbs up! ]
The bullet screen comment increased a lot in an instant. They were all discussing what questions to ask.
As Ning Xiwei finished her words, she had almost finished chewing the European style bread in her mouth. She turned to Gu Qi with a teared up face: "Babe, this is so unpalatable. Do you usually eat this?"
Gu Qi nodded.
She needed to control her weight when she joined the crew, so she occasionally replaced her regular meals with these low-fat foods to reduce a certain amount of intake.
One time in the crew, when Ning Xiwei asked her what she wanted for dinner, she casually took a picture of this European style bread and was pestered with words of wanting to try the same one she had.
Gu Qi stood up: "Don't eat it if you can't eat it. I'll go get some snacks."
"No need!" Ning Xiwei stuffed half of the European style bread into her mouth, chewing and saying: "Actually, it has a little wheat flavor. It's not that unpalatable if you eat a few more bites."
Gu Qi looked into Ning Xiwei's eyes.
Despite confirming that she wasn't being stubborn, she was still worried, found two more cookies, and stuffed them into her pocket, "Eat them when you're hungry."
Ning Xiwei nodded obediently and smiled sweetly.
She had mentally contemplated how to make delicious and low-calorie fat-reducing food.
Five minutes passed quickly.
The staff handed the comment with the highest number of likes to Ning Xiwei in the form of a task card and asked her to read it out in public.
Ning Xiwei opened it and the corners of her lips twitched wildly.
Because the comment with the highest number of likes was: Jiang Lechuan, Wenren Jing, Mu Yuan, if you are threatened, please blink.
When Ning Xiwei read this comment, Gu Qi's expression displayed slight speechlessness.
Sure enough.
She knew that such a scene would be misunderstood by netizens if it was broadcast!
The barrage was full of hahahaha.
[What the hell! How come this question had the most likes hahaha]
[ROFLMAO, how many people are suspecting that domestic bullying is happening here (serious face)]
[Gu Qi's face is full of speechlessness hahaha]
[@Gu Qi, I want to ask if Elder Sister needs legal assistance? ]
After asking this question, Ning Xiwei couldn't hold back and laughed very loudly.
Gu Qi covered her face with one hand, and she didn't respond, so as not to be misunderstood as ‘threatening’ them again.
Mu Yuan shook his head to show that he wasn't threatened.
Jiang Lechuan was stunned for a few seconds before he realized what the netizens meant.
He always wanted face, so he was unwilling to admit that he had to be a servant for Elder Sister because he lost in mahjong. In order to prevent Wenren Jing from telling the truth first, he immediately retorted loudly: "No! We volunteered!"
His eyes were as big as copper bells, trying his best not to blink to prove his sincerity.
Wenren Jing was startled by his loud voice, covered his ears, and closed his eyes. This was his answer.
Wenren Jing even said slowly: "It's not a threat, but I do have some opinions. I think I can take care of Elder Sister by myself."
Jiang Lechuan’s expression instantly changed into a cold sneer. He gritted each word through his teeth: "This, is, my, Elder, Sister."
Mu Yuan didn't say anything.
He quietly picked up a Samoyed, and the other two were circling around his feet. The picture of three dogs and one person was harmonious and warm.
Though Mu Yuan was too lazy to argue with them, he needed to tell everyone with his actions——
In this family, he did the most for Elder Sister and the person Elder Sister couldn't part with the most was him.
[What domestic bullying! Is this the first day you met them? Are there still people that don't know this family is a sis-con? It's their honor to serve their elder sister, ok? ]
[Who is Elder Sister's little licking dog?
Jiang Lechuan: Woof woof woof!!!
Wenren Jing: Woof woof woof~
Mu Yuan: ... Woof woof woof]
Chapter 100
Gu Qi knew Jiang Lechuan too well. Seeing him rushing to answer, she chose to remain silent for his self-esteem.
Okay.
It was almost the same. All the same. Nothing to explain.
On the other side, in the villa purchased by the Chen Family in the imperial capital.
When netizens watched Zhizi's perspective, they were all shocked by the luxurious decoration upon entering Chen's home.
[I was saying the rumor that Chen Yunyao is a rich second-generation chasing his dream in the entertainment industry isn't groundless]
[Troublesome Siblings? No! Rich siblings!]
[Shocked me again. Truly broadened my horizons]
It was the first time for Zhizi to step into this kind of villa area. Her whole person seemed a little restrained.
The director team also felt awkward.
It was originally a surprise interview, but because of security issues, they had to contact the Chen Family. After entering, they got lost because the villa area was too big and had no idea where the Chen’s house was.
Now, let alone a surprise interview, they still have to call Chen Yunyao.
The plan was completely disrupted.
It gave them time to prepare, which wasn't the same as Gu Qi's surprise interview.
[Eh... can't see their most real relationship? It's boring like this.]
[Can’t be helped, rich people are like this.]
[Actually, there's no need to be too disappointed. You can tell from the show that Chen Yunyao and He Quanyi's relationship is actually average. It's for the show and business.]
[+1 above. Gu Qi's side is fun because the relationship between them is truly close. They are not afraid of surprise interviews. They are not real siblings at all, so they should be...]
Netizens didn't have too high expectations for the relationship between He Quanyi and Chen Yunyao. As siblings in a blended family, it was enough to be able to get by.
Chen Yunyao came to pick them up in person.
He seemed to be in a good mood today. He took the initiative to talk to Zhizi along the way and introduced the villa area and his family.
Zhizi was a little nervous at first. Once she only needed to listen, she nodded and slightly smiled. Her mood was obviously eased.
This was until they walked into the villa.
Chen Yunyao's mother looked like a typical career woman. She wasn't afraid of the scene at all. She greeted the staff and asked the servants to bring tea and snacks before leaving on the pretext of having something to do at the company.
Zhizi sat on the sofa, looked around, and asked Chen Yunyao: "Is He Quanyi not at home?"
"Ah." Chen Yunyao slapped his head and explained: "I was too anxious to pick you up after receiving the call, I haven't told her yet."
It was indeed not intentional.
It was just that He Quanyi rarely went home after work and he didn't communicate with He Quanyi and her father much. So he naturally had no habit of keeping her up to date.
Chen Yunyao wanted the cooking auntie to call He Quanyi down.
He suddenly remembered what Anran told him before, that showing off wealth too much will make the audience feel distant and if he wanted to be a good actor, he had to be down-to-earth.
Gu Qi could become popular again with this variety show, so he could do it too.
Chen Yunyao hesitated for two seconds. In the end, he decided to go and wake He Quanyi up himself. After all, it was a family variety show, so he had to show some sibling love.
He stood in front of He Quanyi's door with Zhizi and the cameraman, knocked on the door, and called, "Elder Sister, the director team is here."
He Quanyi turned over with an impatient look on her face in her sleep, and covered her head completely with the quilt.
She stayed up late to watch the drama last night after seeing the notice from the production team and only slept for a few hours. She was so sleepy that she really had no energy to pay attention to anyone.
Just now she seemed to hear someone calling her Elder Sister, but she didn't have a younger sibling, so it definitely had nothing to do with her.
As for the director team?
What director team? Don't understand.
No response.
Chen Yunyao's face showed an embarrassed look. He could only continue to knock on the door, hoping to get a response from He Quanyi.
He got it.
He Quanyi finally woke up. She put on her slippers and opened the door with a messy hair. Her glazed gaze turned into shock after she saw a group of people.
She didn't hesitate at all.
She closed the door with a ‘bang’.
[Hahaha, Elder Sis He, why did you tie a skyrocket braid? It's so funny]
[The pajamas are pink bunnies! The gap moe is huge! ]
[So cute, really cute]
[Gu Qi's house has a lot of cute elements like this]
[Yes, the slippers and rugs are all bunny-style. I was shocked when I saw them for the first time]
[Why do I remember that Wenren Jing's house has a lot of bunny items? ]
[Gu Qi's Weibo first had those rabbit elements and Wenren Jing started posting them]
[It's very simple, he took them from Elder Sister's house! Gu Qi likes them]
[@Gu Qi, let's make friends]
[Hahaha, the above sister is too enthusiastic. They have a pretty good relationship]
……
As a mature artist, He Quanyi naturally judged that the live broadcast had begun.
She washed up as quickly as possible, tied her hair, changed out of her pajamas, and then reopened the door.
Chen Yunyao forced a smile again: "Elder Sister, good morning, the staff has arrived."
"Oh." He Quanyi responded, politely greeted Zhizi, and then followed them downstairs.
They sat in front of the sofa.
The process was the same, Zhizi had to read out the comments with the highest number of likes.
Zhizi read it out carefully: "It feels like the Chen Family was really rich, can we see Chen Yunyao and He Quanyi's room?"
The replies above echoed this.
[I checked the image of the rug under the coffee table on Taobao and it costs 100,000 haha]
[Don’t mention the rug, do you know how ridiculously expensive that sofa is? I have to work for decades without eating or drinking to afford it]
[The life of the second generation of rich people is so simple and unpretentious]
The expressions on Chen Yunyao and He Quanyi’s faces were rarely the same. Both were both a little embarrassed.
The production team immediately said: "If there are items that are not convenient to display, you can go in and put them away first."
Originally, they could find a reason to refuse, but after the director said so, He Quanyi could only force a smile: "Convenient, of course it’s convenient."
The first place they went to was He Quanyi's room.
It made netizens a little ‘disappointed’.
It couldn't be any more ordinary bedroom.
There was a bed, desk, bookcase and wardrobe. It wasn't luxurious. There was no decoration and couldn’t compare to some ordinary family’s rooms.
The only highlight was the pink plush kitten rug on the floor.
[I went to Taobao to search for the pictures again. I can get the same model for 58 yuan]
[I can't imagine that in such a luxurious home, there is such an extremely ordinary room]
He Quanyi explained: "Yesterday is my dad's birthday. I rarely come back to stay, so I kept everything simple."
Of course, this reason wasn't justifiable at all.
Because although this room was extremely simple, it was so detailed that even a bow was pasted on the mirror. It was obvious that a lot of thought had been put into it.
Compared with Chen Yunyao's room on the other side, it didn't look like the decoration in the same house.
Chen Yunyao's room was a two-bedroom and one-living room suite. From the entrance, there were various car robot models that look very expensive, a whole wall of musical instruments, and countless advanced electronic equipment.
[Really don't know until you compare. I’m shocked by the comparison.]
[I was saying that He Quanyi's room isn't even as good as the nanny's room. It's really the difference between an heir and a dependent. Every child who isn't favored can empathize with her.]
[Elder Sis He's beautiful, strong and miserable personality had once again won the hearts of the people. Fortunately, Elder Sis He has bought a large flat in the city center. After all the hardships, she has finally reap her reward!]
…
The recording still needed to continue.
After looking at the two rooms, the staff came out to smooth things over. With this, this segment passed.
The production team's car took the guests from both sides to a cafe famous for desserts and told them that they could order whatever they like here.
Jiang Lechuan showed a confused expression on his face: "Are you going to sell us?"
Other people exchanged glances. The main point was to stay alert. No one touched the menu.
Wenren Jing made a guess: "Buy on credit first? The more you eat, the more you will have to do later."
[Hahaha, the stingy production team actually brought them here to eat]
[Jiang Lechuan: Unbelievable.jpg. There is no such thing as a free lunch! ]
[There is no trust between people anymore]
He Quanyi's eyes have been on the signature small cake on the flyer of this store. She didn't eat much breakfast and was hungry and had a craving at the moment.
Plus, the cake design of this store was really exquisite and cute.
Corgi, Shiba Inu, piglet, British shorthair, puppet, lamb... each one was lifelike.
There was another table of guests nearby, and the items on their table were even more cute.
He Quanyi was hesitating, but suddenly felt another similar gaze.
Gu Qi was also staring at this flyer.
It was really cute.
Gu Qi felt the gaze and met He Quanyi's eyes.
Gu Qi swallowed slightly.
If she wants to eat, then it was just that. The crew was about to shoot the next scenes and she needed to lose weight.
But it looked quite cute.
At this moment, He Quanyi finally got an idea and turned to Gu Qi, provoking: "It can’t be that you are afraid?"
As long as Gu Qi could ‘butt heads’ with her, they could order these foods together. At least someone could accompany her through the punishment!
Gu Qi looked at her expressionlessly and commented: "The provocation method is too old-fashioned."
She didn't fall for it.
He Quanyi: "..."
He Quanyi's expression collapsed in a second.
The smile will not disappear, it would only shift.
While He Quanyi couldn't smile, the netizens could.
[@He Quanyi, do you want to try this method on Jiang Lechuan? ]
[You chose the wrong person, Elder Sis He (shaking head)]
Seeing that no one was willing to make a choice, the production team could only change the rules. The number of signature cakes corresponded to the number of guests, so everyone had to choose one kind.
Everyone chose one by one.
After all the cakes were served, the director team finally announced the real task of today -
Blind date.
Everyone: "?"
The director laughed and announced the rules: "Each cake represents a different guest. They will appear one by one. Please try your best to win the favor of the blind date. You can freely chat and date. For victory, you have to let the other party choose you among all the people present in the end."
Everyone: "???"
Netizens: "!!!"
[Deduct 1 to check the director's mental state]
["Blind Date Conference"]
[For real? Have you considered that there is a minor at the scene! ]
The minor, Mu Yuan, frowned and looked at his Elder Sister.
Gu Qi understood and immediately asked: "Let Mu Yuan go on a blind date? Can you still broadcast this show?"
The director smiled: "I have considered this a long time ago. Corgi represents being alone. Mu Yuan, you chose Corgi. We’ll cut this part out once it’s officially broadcasted."
Netizens: "?"
[What about us? Aren't we human? We have heard it! ]
[Can this be said so openly? ]
[Okay, I believe you really have no script]
Mu Yuan was announced by the director team that he had chosen Corgi, but the audience soon found a new problem.
[Each cake represents a different guest? Then how do you ensure that each guest's blind date is of the opposite sex? ]
[I believe the production team should have other arrangements]
No, they didn't this time. When Jiang Lechuan saw the young male director standing in front of him, his mouth almost went crooked from anger. He gritted his teeth and defended his last dignity: "I, don't, sell, homosexuality."
The barrage was full of hahaha at this moment.
[I didn't expect to hear the words ‘sell homosexuality’ from Jiang Lechuan's mouth in my lifetime]
[Jiang Lechuan is stating the truth. He has been a lone wolf since the talent show and has no popular CP]
[Jiang Lechuan: Damn bad luck. He can be alone for so many years in the talent show environment and now he is arranged to have a blind date with a man in a family variety show]
[Jiang Lechuan: My family had never arranged a blind date for me. Who understands :)]
It was no wonder that Jiang Lechuan was ‘guarded’ against the intentions of the production team.
The male director in front of him was called Yu Qing. He graduated from college not long ago. His only work was a low-cost campus film with a good reputation, but he was famous not because of his work, but because of his face.
A typical world-weary face, with a strong sense of melancholy and brokenness shrouding all over his body.
Obviously, Yu Qing wasn't too satisfied with teaming up with Jiang Lechuan.
Although he stood in front of Jiang Lechuan, he didn't even look at him.
Jiang Lechuan was also irked.
So he shifted his gaze to study other people's ‘blind dates’.
As a result, he saw his teammate, the youngest member of their group, Xu Nuo, standing in front of Ning Xiwei.
Xu Nuo wasn't much older than Mu Yuan. He always dyed his hair pink. His well-behaved face and his iconic dimples when he smiled made him particularly popular with girls.
Sure enough.
A person as difficult to get along with as Ning Xiwei (in Jiang Lechuan's opinion) was already in a good chat with Xu Nuo.
He Quanyi's partner was named Meng Sansi, a very experienced host in the industry. He was very good at finding topics and could easily strike up a conversation with anyone. In addition, the two had met on other shows, so they were considered half acquaintances.
Zhizi and Wenren Jing were standing in front of the male and female protagonists of a popular idol drama. They were very polite in their communication and seemed to be quite harmonious.
The only people without a partner were Chen Yunyao and Gu Qi.
Chen Yunyao had a bad feeling: "Could it be that you have a limited number of guests and we are pairing internally? Absolutely not!"
He would never go on a ‘blind date’ with Gu Qi, not even alone.
Chen Yunyao glanced at Gu Qi. The resistance on the face was self-evident.
Although he didn’t hold any objection against Gu Qi, Anran would be sad if she saw him and Gu Qi ‘close’.
He was a good man who kept his male virtue. He only had Anran in his heart and everything should prioritize An Ran.
Chen Yunyao's attitude made Jiang Lechuan clench his fists. He bumped Wenren Jing's shoulder and asked, "Can you tolerate this? I want to fight..."
His fist was pressed down by Wenren Jing.
Wenren Jing blocked Jiang Lechuan with half of his body to stop him from rushing up to quarrel with Chen Yunyao and personally walked over.
Wenren Jing bent down and pushed the coffee in front of Gu Qi further toward her, blocking Gu Qi's sight.
Then he stood up and faced Chen Yunyao.
He looked at Chen Yunyao with a gaze of sizing up the goods, but didn't give any reaction,
Because Wenren Jing was nearly half a head taller than Chen Yunyao, it added to the sense of oppression.
It was the attitude of a superior looking at an ant. However, Wenren Jing was smiling at him, showing his contemptuous attitude to the max in his gentle expression.
The barrage was full of screams.
[Ahhh Wenren Jing you are too handsome! I love the domineering husband who protects Elder Sister! ]
[If Wenren Jing doesn't go on stage to confront Chen Yunyao, Jiang Lechuan will hit him directly hahaha]
[Jiang Lechuan: I'm about to lose control of the wild power in my body! ]
[If it’s at home, Mu Yuan would let the dog bite him! ]
Everyone looked over.
In such an atmosphere, Wenren Jing exerted more effort, he opened his mouth: Only you show disdain to my Elder Sister. Why don't you take a piss and look at yourself?
[? ? ? ]
[Ah? Wenren Jing, what are you saying? Although these words are right, it make your persona collapse when you say it! ]
[Wenren Jing, you can keep silent, you can ridicule, but you can't curse so bluntly! This isn't like you! ]
[Just smile contemptuously. It's already very, very handsome. Don't add the last sentence! ]
Some people noticed something strange.
[Wait a minute, Wenen Jing didn't move his mouth now, did he? ]
[Didn't move his mouth? Can he do ventriloquism? ]
Gu Qi poked her head out helplessly, looked at Jiang Lechuan on the other side, and stopped him, "Don't talk nonsense."
Wenren Jing looked back speechlessly. His whole aura collapsed from the crazy and cool atmosphere now and gave Jiang Lechuan the middle finger: "Don't freely dub me, okay?"
Everyone: "?!"
[Ah? What do you mean? Was the sound just now made by Jiang Lechuan? ]
[I recorded the screen and listened to it again. It seems that it was really a little different from Wenren Jing's usual voice]
[Wow, wow, wow, it's really too similar]
[Jiang Lechuan, I didn't expect you to have talent in this area]
Jiang Lechuan's dubbing skills were unanimously recognized by everyone on the scene and the audience and were unanimously stopped by the elder siblings. Still no one on the scene thought he was wrong.
Everyone had seen what Gu Qi's three Younger Brothers look like. And who was Gu Qi's boyfriend? Her threshold for love was no longer the same as that of ordinary people.
Chen Yunyao was a little stunned.
After realizing that he lost his senses, there were some hot sweat stains on his palms.
Just now, he was actually... a little scared?
Frightened by Wenren Jing's aura, his mind went blank despite feeling a little ashamed after regaining his wits.
Compared to being angry, Chen Yunyao’s thoughts was more about-
Just now, was that the infectious power of emotions?
If it could be applied to performance, was it like this? Wenren Jing could be an award-winning actor for a reason.
Seeing Chen Yunyao's stunned expression, Zhizi was too kind and smoothed things over for him. After glancing at Gu Qi to make sure she didn't mind, she asked the director team: "Where are their pairing guests?"
Although He Quanyi didn't like Chen Yunyao very much, they were one family after all. She asked: "Yes, why haven't the other two guests come yet?"
The director clapped his hands.
Two staff members walked in. The common point was that they were holding a very long, very long, very long rope in their hands.
The other end of the rope was connected to a place that could not be seen, a.k.a outside the room.
The director grinned, "Teacher Gu, Teacher Chen, congratulations, you have selected the hidden guests of this event."
After that, the director waved his hand again, indicating that the two staff members with the ropes to start.
The two staff members began to tacitly collect the ropes in their hands.
The ropes became shorter and shorter.
Finally.
Two puppies, one black and one white, were pulled in by them with super long traction ropes.
The two puppies looked very lively and wagged their tails at them.
"So cute!"
Ning Xiwei was the first one who couldn't help but exclaim. She squatted down and began to rub the puppies, muttering in her mouth: "Oh little puppies, why are you here..."
Before she finished her words, she raised her head and her brain stopped thinking.
Wait.
Didn't the director say welcome the guests’ entrance? What was going on now?
She looked down at the dogs again.
Why were they here?
What were they here for?
They were two dogs!