When Ruan Nian appeared, the group of fans who had been watching from a distant hill with cameras also became agitated!
They observed for a moment and then rushed to a closer spot.
As soon as the long-focus lens was opened, the situation inside the manor became clear.
They could even see Ruan Nian confronting a woman with an outstanding temperament.
The fans exclaimed: “Gu Zhaoping, is that Gu Zhaoping? Ruan Nian is arguing with her!”
Others were also angry.
Ruan Nian had just arrived, and she was already arguing with someone.
Isn’t this nitpicking? It’s simply too much!
Everyone anxiously started taking photos, even attempting to read their lips to figure out what they were saying.
“Recently, there have been people criticizing Ruan Nian, saying she’s faking it.
This so-called high-society romance has no obstacles, and now it’s clear.
Finally, they’ve caught proof, and it’ll slap those haters in the face!”
When the camera zoomed in, they realized that their previous guesses were overturned.
“Where is Mr. Gu? Didn’t Mr. Gu come?”
Who was driving the car they had seen earlier?
When the fans zoomed in further, they finally saw the woman sitting across from Ruan Nian and confronting her.
Everyone almost froze at the same time.
This woman… is so stunning.
She really is stunning because her appearance is so clean.
This is not just some abstract description; she is genuinely clean in every sense.
She had no adornments or makeup on her face, only long, thick, curved eyebrows and a very prominent nose bridge.
This nose bridge, in terms of conventional female aesthetics, could even be considered unrefined.
She had a simple, sleek hairstyle, with all her hair neatly tied back, close to her scalp, forming a tidy bun.
She wore frameless glasses, and under a white suit jacket with broad shoulders, she had on a black turtleneck sweater.
Aside from this, there were no accessories.
No jewelry could be seen, and even her lips were faintly colored, giving her an aura of coldness and intelligence.
“Holy… is this… is this Gu Zhaoping?”
Everyone who saw Gu Zhaoping for the first time couldn’t help but exclaim in shock.
There were no voluminous curls or fancy makeup; the pure sunlight shone directly on Gu Zhaoping’s profile, with her sharp nose bridge and distinct jawline casting both highlights and shadows.
Her expression was calm, as though she was observing the person in front of her, without any personal emotions.
She was practically supermodel-level!
A fan clicked their tongue.
Suddenly, the once weak Ruan Nian seemed to lose all her presence in front of this woman, as if everything about her was completely overshadowed.
Suddenly, the fan’s heart skipped a beat.
Could it be that she was the one driving the car?
She muttered quietly, “I suddenly feel like maybe Gu Zhaoping isn’t entirely at fault…”
How could he believe such a sister would be so cruel and malicious?
Other fans didn’t say much but kept pressing the shutter, exposing their collective insincerity through their actions.
Gu Zhaoping raised an eyebrow and patiently asked Ruan Nian.
She was willing to take responsibility.
She would be responsible for Ruan Nian’s subsequent treatment.
However, now she felt this “little white moonlight” wasn’t entirely honest.
Gu Zhaoping wasn’t interested in arguing with these children.
She simply asked, her eyes calm, waiting for Ruan Nian to answer.
Ruan Nian looked into her eyes.
Being stared at like that, she suddenly felt like everything in her froze in her throat.
She couldn’t react the way she should have.
Gu Zhaoping… What happened to her?
Why did she become like this?
Ruan Nian was thrown off balance.
Her mind was in a state of panic.
Gu Zhaoping didn’t trouble her, and she didn’t know how to respond.
The calmness in Gu Zhaoping’s eyes made it seem as though she didn’t care about anything and had seen through everything.
When that gaze moved up from her feet earlier, Ruan Nian felt goosebumps all over her body.
Could it be that Gu Zhaoping had figured something out?
But how could that be?
She had medical reports, and Gu Zhaoping couldn’t possibly be questioning the authenticity of her injury.
Who would doubt that she was pretending to be hurt?
“It’s… nothing… just a slight strain in my calf muscle.”
Ruan Nian lowered her eyes, softly and quietly saying, “Zhaoping, it’s my own fault. I wasn’t careful.”
To others who didn’t know the truth, it could be understood that she was taking all the blame in front of Gu Zhaoping to avoid upsetting her.
But to Gu Zhaoping, it could be understood as Ruan Nian explaining that it was her own doing, and Gu Zhaoping wasn’t involved.
Lying to others wasn’t a problem.
In fact, it was a good tactic.
Gu Zhaoping interlocked her fingers on the chair and quietly looked at Ruan Nian, as if thinking.
After a while, she gave a light laugh.
But she didn’t speak after laughing, and the laugh made one’s scalp tingle, leaving others wondering what she was thinking.
“You can go have a look.”
Gu Zhaoping’s tone was gentle, and Ruan Nian’s face changed immediately.
“I’m doing this for your sake.
After all, you’re injured, and I feel bad about it.
By the way, there are so many people from the production team…”
Gu Zhaoping turned to ask Zheng Anling, “Since it’s the change of seasons, and there are still so many outdoor activities, small issues might arise.
If we lack manpower, I can bring in more doctors.”
Zheng Anling didn’t expect Miss Gu to be so thoughtful, even considering such small matters.
She was extremely grateful: “How could we trouble Miss Gu! Of course, more hands would be better…”
“By the way, does Miss Ruan need to be checked?”
When Zheng Anling turned to ask, Ruan Nian’s face instantly changed.
She almost couldn’t hold herself together and quickly said, “It’s nothing.
I already went to the hospital before coming here.
I was prescribed medication…”
“What medication was prescribed?”
Gu Zhaoping lowered her eyes and, without knowing where she pulled it from, brought out her phone.
The screen lit up, and she started typing a few words, seemingly ready to send a message.
“I have a good friend studying at the world’s top medical school.
She can take a look for you.”
Ruan Nian’s heart skipped a beat, and her breath caught!
“I…”
What exactly is this woman doing?
Is she trying to make things difficult for herself?
No, Ruan Nian suddenly realized, could this be another part of her attempt to make things difficult?
Ruan Nian suddenly had an epiphany, but her face turned even uglier.
Could it be that this woman is pretending to doubt that she isn’t really injured, to create a situation where Ruan Nian gets slapped in the face and gain more sympathy from the audience?
But she forgot that she hadn’t coordinated with this woman!
She was faking the injury this time, it wasn’t real!
If she doubted it, the one who would get slapped in the face would be Ruan Nian!
Ruan Nian’s face turned pale.
She hurriedly called out to the system: “System, what is she doing? Didn’t we communicate?”
The system was a little down.
It took a moment to respond: [This… this, host, it seems like she really is making things difficult for you.]
Ruan Nian’s vision blurred.
This time, it seemed like she had made a misstep!
If she hadn’t been pretending and was genuinely injured, Gu Zhaoping’s provocation would indeed attract sympathy for her!
But she had gone one step too far!
Ruan Nian was so panicked that she was sweating.
She forced herself to hold it together and said to Gu Zhaoping, “No, no, it’s nothing major.
There’s no need to waste manpower checking on me.”
Gu Zhaoping, however, seemed unaware of the urgency.
The message had already been sent: “It’s okay, it’s a small thing.”
“After all, it was my fault.
I can’t just let you record the show like this.
You can’t even walk steadily, so it’s clear you haven’t recovered. Don’t worry.
My friend is very skilled and won’t make a mistake.”
Ruan Nian felt like everything was falling apart.
She was a little on the verge of collapse.
No matter how much she hinted at Gu Zhaoping, it seemed like Gu Zhaoping didn’t understand at all.
Their interaction was incomprehensible to anyone else, and even the closest to them, Chu Yanze, paused for a moment.
He looked at them thoughtfully and then frowned at Ruan Nian.
As they were about to begin the filming for the meet-and-greet, Ruan Nian found a chance to speak privately with Gu Zhaoping.
“Is this your plan?” Ruan Nian gasped, stopping her and interrupting, “There’s no need to continue.
No one needs to check on my injury.”
Gu Zhaoping wasn’t surprised by her stopping her, and simply asked, “Why?”
There were so many people around, and Ruan Nian couldn’t be sure if her voice would be recorded, so she didn’t dare directly say she wasn’t injured.
She lowered her voice, “Don’t you remember… it was arranged for you to do this in the show?”
The system should have reminded her to cooperate fully.
But on Gu Zhaoping’s side, this made her pause briefly.
How did Ruan Nian know that she had come with the expectation of fulfilling Old Master Gu’s wishes?
She was there to promote the Gu family’s reputation and improve their image.
However, Gu Zhaoping quickly came to a conclusion: Ruan Nian must have learned something from Gu Zhaoye.
This was a warning to herself, to always remember to maintain the Gu family’s image.
Gu Zhaoping almost laughed.
This was the first time anyone had said something like that to her.
“It doesn’t matter.”
She chuckled lightly, even glancing at her watch, “It’s time for them to arrive.”
Ruan Nian was left standing there, her face turning ashen.
Suddenly, she looked down at her feet.
After a moment, she made a firm decision.
“…Miss Gu!”
Gu Zhaoping had just walked out when she was suddenly stopped by a young voice.
Looking over, it was Chu Yanze, the young male star who had been sitting beside her earlier.
Chu Yanze took a deep breath, gathered his courage, and finally spoke.
Although it felt a bit impolite, he still braved it.
After all, Miss Gu had left a great impression on him, and he didn’t want to see such a person end up in trouble.
Chu Yanze took a deep breath and whispered, “You should be careful. Ruan Nian is not an easy person to deal with.
Just now, it seemed like you made her angry.”
Gu Zhaoping paused, then raised her eyes to scrutinize him.
Chu Yanze’s gaze was clear, and he had no other thoughts.
After looking at him for a while, Gu Zhaoping nodded and turned to say, “No one has ever been afraid of making me angry.”
After saying this, she walked out.
Chu Yanze watched her back and sighed with relief.
She had an aura.
It seemed like she wouldn’t be easily schemed by Ruan Nian.
Chu Yanze returned to his seat, and his manager came over, looking disgusted.
“Isn’t she working with Ruan Nian in the same show? Is she trying to stir things up again?”
“Let her be, as long as she doesn’t drag me or my friends into it.”
Chu Yanze’s expression was calm, and he didn’t have any special feelings for Ruan Nian, despite what the public believed.
He and Ruan Nian used to be mentor and mentee, debuting at the same time, but he thought Ruan Nian was a bit strange.
She had done some outrageous things but always seemed to mysteriously have someone help her out of trouble and out of difficult situations.
No matter how big the mistake, there was always someone to defend her.
She even somehow ended up creating a shipping story with him.
Chu Yanze wanted to get rid of it, but for some reason, he could never escape it.
It seemed like anything Ruan Nian wanted to do, the people in this world had no power to resist.
He had originally planned to focus on his phone and look at the script, but he felt inexplicably anxious and worried.
Would Gu Zhaoping also run into trouble with Ruan Nian?
Fang Yining was still a bit confused when Gu Zhaoping called her over.
“Zhaoping, we’re recording a show, right? Why did you call me here?”
Gu Zhaoping didn’t say much, just tilted her chin and said, “I hurt someone, and I need you to check the injury.”
Fang Yining was shocked. “When did you hit someone?!”