Ruan Nian thought that if she just apologized, this would be over, but to her surprise, Gu Zhaoping’s attitude continued to push forward.
After enduring for a while, Ruan Nian finally said,
“I will clarify it publicly on social media, explain what happened. I’m sorry…Zhaoping.”
Gu Zhaoping nodded.
Now there was a solution, this was the proper way to handle a problem.
Trying to gloss things over would only leave future problems.
To solve a matter, it had to be done thoroughly, leaving no room for doubt.
Once someone tried to take advantage of it, any unclear statements would only provide more ways to tarnish her image.
Having fought in the business world for so many years, Gu Zhaoping was very familiar with these tactics.
Ruan Nian and Gu Zhaoye’s petty games were just child’s play.
From this perspective, the two of them were quite well-matched.
This drama was finally coming to an end, and everyone in the room felt awkward, especially the director, who wished he could bury himself in a hole.
The live stream that was originally meant to boost Ruan Nian’s sympathy had instead helped Gu Zhaoping clear her name, while Ruan Nian was now caught in the controversy.
He could already imagine how Ruan Nian’s agency would come after him later!
But what could he say if he had to apologize to Ruan Nian?
“Sorry, I shouldn’t have started the live stream, I didn’t think you would do something so misleading?”
Well, he thought for a moment, and decided to stay silent.
However, he hadn’t realized that his impression of Ruan Nian had already declined a bit.
He was also beginning to have doubts.
Fang Yining shrugged and walked to Gu Zhaoping’s side.
“Zhaoping, did you deliberately call me here?”
“No, I just happened to know you studied medicine.”
Gu Zhaoping’s tone was calm.
Before coming here, she had done a thorough background check on everyone around her.
The first person she had thought of was indeed Fang Yining.
But it was also quite a coincidence that Fang Yining was Gu Zhaoye’s fiancée.
They often forgot this fact.
Gu Zhaoping thought for a moment and then asked,
“So, what do you think of this little white moonlight?”
Fang Yining also thought for a moment and then truthfully said,
“Well, she’s quite a good match for Gu Zhaoye.”
Gu Zhaoping fell silent for a moment, then said,
“Your words are sharp.”
Fang Yining laughed madly, almost laughing to tears.
The recent Gu Zhaoping was very different from the past.
She now made sarcastic comments and acted extremely reliable, even slapping Ruan Nian in the face just now.
Fang Yining had always been holding back her frustration with Ruan Nian and Gu Zhaoye, and she didn’t know why Gu Zhaoping had suddenly decided to slap both of them in the face like this.
Anyway, she now had only one thought this was so satisfying!
She really liked the current Zhaoping!
She laughed and waved at Gu Zhaoping.
“I’ll wait for you to finish filming. How about we go shopping tomorrow? I’ll invite those friends you like, not a single person you hate.”
Gu Zhaoping wasn’t particularly interested in shopping, but she had a good impression of Fang Yining.
This was a common way for young ladies to establish connections, and she nodded.
“Wait for me at Baichuan Mall under the Gu family tomorrow.”
Fang Yining exaggeratedly shouted,
“No way, is Miss Gu going to give us a discount?”
“It’s on me.”
Gu Zhaoping took out a card and waved it at her.
“Put it on my tab.”
Fang Yining froze.
Fang Yining was stunned.
…Wait, what?
Miss Gu, you’re being this generous?!
Damn, I’m willing to come help you every day!
The way you handed over the card is so cool!
Fang Yining quickly took the card and hurriedly walked away.
Watching her retreating figure, Li Xunwen and Li Xunxi, the two siblings, were also stunned.
They had been sitting far away, silently watching this farce, and finally said,
“That’s Gu Zhaoye’s fiancée, right?”
Ruan Nian didn’t know her, but they had met her before.
How could Gu Zhaoping be so bold to bring Gu Zhaoye’s fiancée to check Ruan Nian’s injury?
If Gu Zhaoye knew, he would surely explode!
What’s going on with Gu Zhaoping lately?
Is she planning to fall out with Gu Zhaoye?
Is she about to betray the Gu family?
Li Xunwen and Li Xunxi’s feelings were complicated, and Liang Zhiwei’s feelings were even more complicated.
She had also met Fang Yining, and when she saw her appear, her heart skipped a beat.
Now, they had all met, and she wished she could immediately hide.
Liang Zhiwei couldn’t even imagine how chaotic it would be if Gu Zhaoye suddenly appeared at this scene.
But fortunately, Fang Yining didn’t stay long.
It seemed she only came to check Ruan Nian’s injury and then left.
Liang Zhiwei sighed in relief.
When the program crew came over to film her self-introduction, she quickly gathered herself.
“Hello everyone, I’m Liang Zhiwei, a new actress. What am I good at? I’m good at cooking, making soup, baking…Oh, and I also self-studied and got a nutritionist certificate.”
Liang Zhiwei blurted it all out, and then suddenly realized that she learned these things for Gu Zhaoye.
The host joked,
“Zhiwei, you seem like a perfect wife material. Have you thought about who you want to marry, capturing their heart through their stomach?”
Liang Zhiwei’s heart skipped a beat, and just at that moment, she noticed Ruan Nian seemed to turn her head and look at her.
In an instant, her throat dried up, her mind went blank, and she couldn’t say anything, completely frozen.
Just like every domineering CEO, Gu Zhaoye had a stomach condition.
During the years she was with him, she had self-taught many things to take care of him, almost becoming an expert, with excellent cooking skills.
But as soon as Ruan Nian turned around, Gu Zhaoye would immediately push Liang Zhiwei away, afraid her presence would interfere with Ruan Nian’s mood.
Liang Zhiwei tried to suppress her thoughts and forced herself not to think about the past.
She just hoped she could finish this show smoothly, fulfill her contract with the company, pay off her debts, and treat her grandmother.
She still wanted to stay in this entertainment industry and didn’t want to offend Ruan Nian or Gu Zhaoye.
“I…I didn’t…”
The host had no idea about the background behind all this.
He thought he was just joking, but when he saw Liang Zhiwei’s nervousness, he froze.
Liang Zhiwei felt cold all over and thought her performance was terrible.
If Gu Zhaoye ever heard about how nervous she was, he would probably come to warn her, asking her not to dream of anything more and mocking her for not getting enough breakup money.
But just when she felt helpless and confused, another interviewee next to her turned around and noticed her unusual nervousness.
“Who says being good at cooking means being a perfect wife?”
Gu Zhaoping said flatly.
“Who decided she has to cook for someone else, especially for a man?”
Liang Zhiwei froze.
“A nutritionist is a rare profession. Being able to find time to get a certificate shows she is very outstanding.”
Gu Zhaoping still remembered that she hadn’t found a satisfactory nutritionist yet, so she casually mentioned it.
The host froze, suddenly embarrassed.
He was just making a joke!
He didn’t expect Gu Zhaoping to intervene like this, and she didn’t even give him face.
“Uh, Miss Gu, um…sorry.”
He didn’t dare offend Miss Gu and could only awkwardly move on to the next question.
Liang Zhiwei breathed a sigh of relief.
She looked at Gu Zhaoping with gratitude, a bit shocked.
She never expected she would speak up for her.
And she even thought the skills she had learned for Gu Zhaoye were impressive?
Although everyone saw her as just Gu Zhaoye’s accessory, she actually felt extremely grateful to Gu Zhaoping.
After only meeting her twice, she already felt deeply moved.
Zheng Anling turned on the camera, focusing on Gu Zhaoping.
“Miss Gu, our interview is starting! I have a few questions for you.”
Gu Zhaoping nodded.
To showcase the Gu family’s image, her personal image was also an important part.
If she had any strengths, she naturally wanted to show them off.
Zheng Anling first asked,
“Everyone knows the Gu family values education, and Mr. Gu’s resume is widely circulated, but people don’t know much about your academic history, Miss Gu. Could you share your experience?”
The crew members around them froze.
This was really an awkward question.
Didn’t they all hear that Gu Zhaoping’s education was dubious?
Why ask this?
What they didn’t know was that Zheng Anling had developed a blind trust and admiration for Gu Zhaoping, her eyes sparkling as she eagerly awaited the answer.
Li Xunwen and Li Xunxi were already preparing to laugh.
They knew about Gu Zhaoping’s education, and they were sure she wouldn’t have a proper answer.
They both had received elite education from a young age and were very good at it.
Li Xunwen and Li Xunxi were just about to talk about their top-tier family background and excellent education when they heard Gu Zhaoping speak flatly: “Stanford, dual degrees in business and law. Essentially, it’s a time-fold experiment others take four years to get a JD, but I completed an MBA and JD cross-course in three years and won the Law School Moot Court Championship.”
“…”
“Those years were actually quite stressful, but I always believed in a phrase that I had engraved at the bottom of my most used coffee cup ‘You are what you calculate, what you calculate is what you get.’”
“…”
“Die Luft der Freiheit weht, this is our school motto freedom always blows, but I tend to add another sentence afterward: freedom is the byproduct of precise calculation.”
“Outside of my studies, I also used my time to relieve stress by doing extracurricular activities, like chess, jiu-jitsu, shooting, astronomy archaeology, and some instruments. I mainly practiced cello in college…”
“Chess is the jiu-jitsu of the mind, and jiu-jitsu is the game theory of the body during my three years at Stanford, I used chess games to train merger predictions, and leverage power with submission techniques. Under my family’s guidance, I focused on efficiency and usually wouldn’t let a single task have only one purpose.”
“…”
“As for astronomy archaeology, that’s my stress release secret I used radio telescope data last year to optimize Gu’s logistics algorithm while calculating the Incan star charts at Machu Picchu…”
Gu Zhaoping felt that she had said enough, but didn’t feel like she was finished, so she stopped, looking at Zheng Anling, waiting for the next question.
Zheng Anling was dumbfounded.
Zheng Anling was completely stunned.
Her hand holding the microphone was trembling!!
What was this?
What did Miss Gu just say?
She spoke in all these foreign words, and she couldn’t even understand it?!
Was this how a normal person should speak?
Li Xunwen and Li Xunxi nearly spat out their drinks!
Gu Zhaoping must be crazy, where did she get these phrases from?
Was she preparing to show off for this show?
But they didn’t realize, they were shocked at her shamelessness!