When she was with Gu Zhaoye, Liang Zhiwei always felt on edge, fearing that Gu Zhaoping would come after her.
This was the first time meeting her.
This young lady never followed the rules, and Liang Zhiwei was nervous, worried that Gu Zhaoping might notice her and think she was one of those “troublemakers” hanging around Gu Zhaoye.
But when she arrived, she realized that Gu Zhaoping didn’t seem to care about her at all.
Liang Zhiwei froze for a moment.
No, she probably didn’t care about anyone.
When she finally saw her in person, Liang Zhiwei was shocked.
How could this lady be so different from what she had imagined? This dignified, elegant woman was the one who had beaten up Gu Zhaoye and Ruan Nian on the street?
She actually thought she… did well.
Guests slowly arrived, and none of them were familiar to Gu Zhaoping.
But given her identity and status, she had never had the habit of trying to meet people, so she calmly sat there drinking tea.
The first meeting session, apart from Gu Zhaoping from the Gu family, also saw the highly popular Li Xunwen and Li Xunxi siblings from another wealthy family.
“Li Xunwen and Li Xunxi are here!”
Everyone in the production team saw them arrive and quickly greeted them, making it much more lively than when Gu Zhaoping arrived.
This pair of siblings were also very popular figures in the wealthy family circles right now.
They were known for their love-hate relationship, both highly attractive, very excellent, and with a good reputation.
If the Gu family siblings were meant to showcase their family feud, then this pair was their contrast group, the enviable sibling relationship.
The production team probably planned to shoot footage of both groups for comparison to stir up publicity.
Before Li Xunwen and Li Xunxi arrived, they had prepared themselves, as they were in the same circle. They had heard of Gu Zhaoping’s affairs.
Although they were only on friendly terms, there was still comparison between them.
For example, in their broad evaluation standards, the Gu family members ranked Gu Zhaoye higher than Gu Yingjie and Gu Kaichang, with Gu Zhaoping coming last.
It wasn’t that they looked down on women after all, there were many outstanding young ladies in wealthy families.
It was just that Gu Zhaoping wasn’t one of them.
Li Xunxi smiled warmly and greeted everyone, then sat down and asked her brother, “Hasn’t Young Master Gu come?”
“No, he’s so busy.
Maybe he’s going to make a grand entrance,” Li Xunwen said casually, leaning back in his chair with his hands resting on the armrests, smiling.
“I’m quite curious about what he and his sister will discuss.
Do you think they’ll argue on the show?”
“I’m afraid the elders of the Gu family will have high blood pressure at home.
How could they dare let this sibling pair come on the show together?”
Li Xunxi smiled and turned to look around.
“Has Gu Zhaoping come?”
Li Xunwen also looked up.
The two of them casually scanned the room, but unexpectedly stopped when they reached a corner.
There were two chairs set up there, occupied by a man and a woman.
The woman looked older, composed, with a commanding presence that made people feel they couldn’t speak too loudly near her.
Sitting beside her was the famous star Chu Yanze.
There were plenty of seats available, but he somehow chose to sit near Gu Zhaoping, his head down as he repeatedly adjusted the rings on his fingers.
This scene was really captivating.
Both of their eyes froze for a moment.
They both felt that the woman looked familiar, but couldn’t immediately place her.
After a moment, Li Xunxi’s pupils shrank.
“Gu Zhaoping?”
Li Xunwen also froze.
Was that really Gu Zhaoping? They had never seen her look like this before.
Her aura was so different from what they had imagined, it was almost as if she had completely transformed.
They had been there for quite a while but hadn’t recognized her.
They hesitated for a long while before stiffly turning their gaze away.
The recording was about to start.
The people were gradually arriving, but Ruan Nian and Gu Zhaoye were nowhere to be found.
They couldn’t reach them.
The director was getting anxious, repeatedly casting glances at Gu Zhaoping, then quickly looking away, sighing.
He muttered to himself, “Ruan Nian is in the hospital, maybe she won’t make it to today’s filming?”
The time was growing late, and the people around began to discuss.
Fans far off with cameras also started murmuring.
“Where’s Nian Nian? Why hasn’t Ruan Nian arrived? Isn’t she very popular right now? She’s always the first to arrive.”
“She must have been delayed by something.
Ruan Nian wouldn’t purposely be late.”
“Maybe she’s waiting for Young Master Gu? He’s so busy, they might come last together.
Unlike some people here who have nothing to do.”
“Haha, yeah.
So, Gu Zhaoping was probably early because she doesn’t have to do anything, just enjoys her life at home.”
“Must be nice being that lucky.”
The discussion grew tinged with jealousy.
Who could stand such a perfect life, doing nothing but enjoying the life of a wealthy young lady, often causing trouble but not caring because someone always had her back.
Just then, there was movement outside the manor.
A familiar nanny van arrived, and someone shouted as soon as they saw it: “That’s Ruan Nian’s car!”
“I told you, Nian Nian would never be late! She’s so professional!”
“Could Mr. Gu be riding in the same nanny van with Ruan Nian? For Mr. Gu, that’s quite pampering.
With so many luxury cars, he’s choosing not to ride in one with Ruan Nian does this mean he’s supporting her?”
“Laughing out loud.
Wait till Mr. Gu gets out of the car and teaches that fake a lesson.
Let’s see her try to ride on the heat!”
Liang Zhiwei started getting nervous, unconsciously tightening her hands.
The car stopped, and as everyone eagerly anticipated, the door opened.
But it wasn’t the expected Gu Zhaoye who got out.
It was only Ruan Nian.
A slight stir spread through the crowd.
“Where’s Mr. Gu?”
The excited director froze for a moment but quickly suppressed his emotions.
Ruan Nian’s arrival was still good.
He greeted her warmly: “Teacher Ruan, have you arrived? How long has it been since Mr. Gu?”
Ruan Nian looked uncertain.
She had already repeatedly informed Gu Zhaoye these past days.
On the way, she had kept calling and messaging him, but he had entered a state of refusing visitors and hadn’t responded to her.
This time, Ruan Nian felt a bit defeated.
Gu Zhaoye had shut the door on her for the first time.
But he had promised he would come, so Ruan Nian decided not to think too much about it.
She forced a smile, limping as she got out of the car, and quickly apologized to everyone: “Sorry, I’m late.
I hope I didn’t delay anyone’s work.”
Her limping movements were already very noticeable, and at that moment, her assistant quickly helped her, worryingly saying: “Nian Nian, you were in the hospital this morning.
You must walk less now, otherwise your injury will get worse.”
At this, everyone’s expression changed.
Ruan Nian was injured?
Ruan Nian gave her assistant a glance, and the assistant immediately stopped talking.
Everyone suddenly realized oh right, there was news that Ruan Nian had been hurt by Gu Zhaoping!
It was so serious! She could barely walk but insisted on attending the show.
The director almost wanted to cry from gratitude.
“Teacher Ruan, you’ve worked hard.
You’ve sacrificed so much for our show.
Don’t worry, we’ll take good care of you…”
“It’s nothing, just a small injury.
It won’t affect normal activities,” Ruan Nian said politely, as if casually mentioning, “By the way, Mr. Gu has been quite busy recently, so he may not make it on time today.
I’ve already asked him, and once he finishes his work, he will come to film.”
The director was even more touched: “Teacher Ruan, thanks for checking in on Mr. Gu for us!”
Ruan Nian’s smile made it feel like the flowers of the world had bloomed, and the temperature became warm.
“Don’t mention it.
It’s my responsibility.
Anyway, we all want the show to be better, and that’s part of my duty.”
Everyone gathered around her, laughing and chatting as they walked into the manor.
Suddenly, halfway through, Ruan Nian stopped.
She saw Gu Zhaoping sitting gracefully in a chair.
Her smile faded slightly, and her expression became somewhat forced.
Then she quickly smiled again: “Sister Zhaoping is already here.
Should I go say hello to her?”
As soon as she said this, Ruan Nian heard the system’s prompt, and the affection level rose.
She naturally continued, “It’s fine, you don’t need to worry.
Participating in the show is my responsibility.
I just hope Sister Zhaoping doesn’t reject me.
After all, we’re both here for the show.”
Ruan Nian thought to herself, “Is she ready?”
The system confirmed: “This supporting character is very professional.
She won’t mess up.”
Ruan Nian relaxed and carefully walked toward Gu Zhaoping with her injured foot, as though gathering all her courage.
She cautiously greeted her: “Long time no see.”
Gu Zhaoping stopped talking to the person next to her and turned to look at Ruan Nian.
This was the first time she had seen her brother’s white moonlight.
There was nothing particularly memorable about her, but she made a mental note of her features, nodded, and turned back to continue talking to the person beside her.
Ruan Nian froze for a moment.
What was the supporting character’s plan? Why wasn’t she following through with their first meeting?
She limped a few more steps forward and said, “Sister Zhaoping, I’m not clinging to Mr. Gu. He didn’t come with me, so please don’t be upset.”
This speech was quite eloquent.
Everyone at the scene understood immediately.
So, it turned out Mr. Gu didn’t come with her because Ruan Nian was worried that Gu Zhaoping would be upset.
Oh my, what a patient and considerate little angel.
She had been beaten like this by Gu Zhaoping!
But as Ruan Nian stepped closer, Gu Zhaoping paused, turned back to look at her, and her gaze unexpectedly shifted from her face to her foot.
Gu Zhaoping’s gaze paused in an unexpected spot.
This strange stare made Ruan Nian feel uneasy.
What was she looking at her for?
After a moment, Gu Zhaoping raised her eyes and asked Ruan Nian: “Are you injured?”
“Where?
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