Liang Zhiwei looked like she wanted to say more, but just then she saw a subtle signal from Gu Zhaoping—
A glance, telling her to step back.
She hesitated, then cautiously took a step and hid behind Gu Zhaoping.
Gu Zhaoping said coldly: “Gu Zhaoye, I’ve told you—you’re hopelessly dull and clueless. You’re not just useless in business. You don’t even understand what the people around you are thinking. You were born narcissistic—that’s your only talent.”
“Probably because those other spoiled heirs around you keep calling you ‘Little Gu CEO,’ inflating your ego. You really think that your attention is some kind of divine gift?”
“But I’ve always wondered—how come all these years, Liang Zhiwei never got a single decent endorsement? If you’d actually given her any real resources, people might have suspected the two of you had a thing. But nope—nobody ever believed it.”
Words hurt more than fists, and these were savage.
Gu Zhaoye was going insane with anger.
He had never felt this helpless—unable to argue, unable to fight back.
Could he strike her?
He’d lose.
Call for bodyguards?
She had her own.
Complain to Grandpa?
Last time she slapped him until his face swelled up, and Grandpa had still sided with her!
What had Grandpa been thinking anyway?
Had she brainwashed him?
All because she secretly studied chess strategies?
Because she cracked some chess tactic, she now had immunity from punishment—and even Grandpa ignored his place as the rightful grandson?
Yes, Gu Zhaoye finally realized—
There would come a day when he would have no way to deal with Gu Zhaoping.
None of his tricks would work anymore.
Gu Zhaoping.
Even though he didn’t want to admit it, he believed that if he dared to make a move, Gu Zhaoping would definitely use even harsher methods to teach him a lesson again!
This woman was a madwoman, she had absolutely no scruples!
What did she mean by saying that he had never given Liang Zhiwei good resources?
He had clearly given her some!
Mr. Hou had already been furious, and at just the right moment, he interjected: “This is truly absurd, too absurd! I just met Miss Liang, and I thought she fit the image for one of our product lines, so I gave her a business card, and then you suddenly come out of nowhere, pointing fingers and saying unpleasant things. Now I’m hearing that Miss Liang was actually your ex-girlfriend? What a joke. The resources I’m offering for cooperation are better than what you’ve given her, Young Master Gu. What exactly are you trying to do, showing off your so-called authority here?”
“Can anyone even tell that you two have a relationship by the way you’re acting?”
Gu Zhaoye’s face turned ashen.
What?
Mr. Hou had given Liang Zhiwei a business card to introduce her to a collaboration?
How could that be?
Does it mean that Liang Zhiwei, after just one meeting, had already earned Mr. Hou’s approval?
Thinking about how his own financing had failed because of Mr. Hou’s rejection, Gu Zhaoye felt even more pain in his face.
How could Liang Zhiwei possibly…?
Does this mean that if he hadn’t interfered, Liang Zhiwei would have already encountered those real big investors and received better resources?
Gu Zhaoye, unable to care about the courtesy between seniors and juniors, angrily blurted out:
“Mr. Hou, what do you mean by that?”
Slap!
The sound was crisp, sudden, and completely unexpected.
The slap landed on Gu Zhaoye’s face, and even he was stunned.
He touched his face, unable to react.
Why had Gu Zhaoping given him a slap again?
Hadn’t she just let go?
The onlookers were also shocked.
Damn, that slap was too fast, there was no way to avoid it!
Gu Zhaoping smiled slightly and said,
“Sorry, just adjusting the family discipline.”
She took another step forward.
“Earlier, I was teaching you to stop bothering Liang Zhiwei. Now, I’m teaching you to apologize to Mr. Hou for offending him.”
Gu Zhaoping rolled her wrist a bit: “How many slaps do you need before you can apologize?”
Mr. Hou was also stunned.
He had been angry at the younger generation for their lack of respect, but he hadn’t expected Gu Zhaoping to directly slap him!
This shocked Mr. Hou.
He wanted to say something but stopped.
He didn’t want to get involved in this situation, especially seeing Gu Zhaoping’s posture.
He just felt better after seeing her slap Gu Zhaoye.
He cleared his throat and looked at Gu Zhaoye.
Gu Zhaoye’s face was full of rage as he held his aching face.
At first, Mr. Hou thought that with such a harsh reminder from Gu Zhaoping, Gu Zhaoye wouldn’t apologize.
He had been preparing to say something, but all he saw was Gu Zhaoye glaring fiercely at Gu Zhaoping for a long time.
It was really a long time.
Finally, just when Mr. Hou was ready to speak, Gu Zhaoye suddenly turned his head and, with a fierce expression, gritted his teeth and said,
“Sorry, Mr. Hou.”
His expression was murderous, yet his tone was weak and submissive.
Mr. Hou was stunned.
How could he say such cowardly words with such a fierce expression?
He thought they were going to continue confronting each other, but the onlookers didn’t expect him to back down so quickly.
Of course, none of them had experienced Gu Zhaoping’s strength firsthand.
Only those who had been choked by her or slapped by her could understand how strong that oppressive feeling was.
He would rather endure the humiliation in front of everyone than be choked again.
Gu Zhaoye, feeling the sharp stares from all around him, felt as if hundreds of daggers were stabbing into him.
He gritted his teeth and glared fiercely at Liang Zhiwei again, wanting nothing more than to leave immediately.
He kicked the chair, but his leg slammed into it, causing him excruciating pain.
He gasped, turned around, and almost fled the scene, looking like he was running for his life.
It wasn’t that he didn’t want to continue confronting her; it was that he was genuinely afraid of being beaten again.
Holding his face, he said in a deep voice to his assistant,
“If there’s anything online about me and Gu Zhaoping having a conflict, buy it all out immediately. It must not be exposed!”
His assistant stared at his CEO, who had come back with a red, swollen face, his hand trembling.
It looked even worse than last time.
His face was covered, but it didn’t help.
He blankly turned around, saying,
“Y-yes.”
The domineering CEO had turned into this?
A real man avoids trouble, and Gu Zhaoye decided not to get entangled further with Liang Zhiwei, who was under Gu Zhaoping’s protection.
Now, he wanted to find out from Ruan Nian what had happened—why had someone bribed Liang Zhiwei’s boss to make her the control group for Ruan Nian?
Even though he had been so arrogant earlier, he still subconsciously believed Liang Zhiwei’s version of events.
But he just couldn’t bring himself to believe that Liang Zhiwei had no feelings for him at all.
Gu Zhaoye’s face darkened.
He was determined to investigate and find out the truth!
The restaurant where Gu Zhaoping was sitting was silent.
At this moment, Gu Zhaoping looked around and opened her hand.
Chu Yanze seemed to understand and quickly handed her two wet wipes.
Gu Zhaoping took them, saying,
“Thank you.”
She carefully wiped her hands.
After dealing with Gu Zhaoye, she felt like her hands were covered in grease, too greasy.
She looked up at the photographer and said,
“We can continue filming now, sorry.”
The photographer didn’t dare respond to her apology, nodding hurriedly and saying,
“No delay, no delay, just a few minutes.”
The remaining customers in the store slowly exhaled, now able to relax from their tense state.
Damn, that was amazing!
They hadn’t dared to take their eyes off the scene!
Sister Zhaoping is so cool…
So cool!
Isn’t this more powerful than any CEO protecting his wife?
This physical slap is more direct than any business competition!
This sibling rivalry in the wealthy family—they were watching it live for the first time, so this was how the Gu family siblings fought!
They had thought it was a vicious and troublesome sister hindering their marriage, but it seemed like Gu Zhaoping was completely dominating!
Anyone who had witnessed the scene would undoubtedly believe Liang Zhiwei’s words.
After all, the person they interacted with was Liang Zhiwei, and now Ruan Nian was facing a scandal because of her fans.
Combined with this incident, more questions arose.
Could it be that Ruan Nian was actually a villain behind the scenes?
Did she even bribe Liang Zhiwei’s boss to make her the control group in this show?
How wicked was that plan?
It was terrifying to think about!
“Gu Zhaoye is so pathetic, it feels like all his bravado has shattered…How could such a CEO exist? He must be fooling us!”
“I think Sister Zhaoping is more like the real CEO! She totally blew me away!”
“Damn, I think this is going to shake the entire entertainment industry!”
At this moment, someone secretly fiddled with their phone under the table, uploading a video they had just secretly filmed.
Before the main characters were aware, the video quickly went viral, with the number of likes soaring.
Anyone who watched it couldn’t help but curse in shock!
[Today, the incident of Ruan Nian opening a store has caused such a big stir. It turns out that Gu Zhaoping and the others are also opening a store somewhere else?]
Looking at what Ruan Nian’s former fans are saying, Gu Zhaoping and their restaurant really seem to be doing well.
I was suspicious before, wondering if Gu Zhaoping had bribed someone, but no, after watching this video, it actually looks pretty good, doesn’t it?
[There are many people revealing that Gu Zhaoping and their restaurant really have great food. How can anyone still not believe it?]
[Even internet bots can be bought. Besides, how good can it really be? Isn’t it just average for a restaurant? Can we even praise it for this?]
At first, the comments were like this.
But soon, the video reached its climax, revealing the real focus of the uploader.
The long-awaited Gu Zhaoye made a dramatic entrance into the store!
Before the viewers could even react, still stunned for a second, they saw him rush straight toward Liang Zhiwei and grab her wrist!
What does this mean?
What did Gu Zhaoye just say?
Ah, does he have a relationship with Liang Zhiwei?
What’s going on?
Did he have a past with Liang Zhiwei?
No way, how could this be?
If we didn’t see it with our own eyes, no one would believe it!
Isn’t Liang Zhiwei always trying to surpass Ruan Nian?
Didn’t she always compare herself to Ruan Nian?
How could she have also been involved with Gu Zhaoye?
Gu Zhaoye has been tangled with Ruan Nian for so long.
It can’t have been recent, so it must have been in the past?
Does that mean Liang Zhiwei is the ex, and Ruan Nian is the current one?
Who’s imitating who now?
The netizens were completely confused, caught off guard by this sudden influx of huge information!
As expected, big revelations never come with a warning, and when they drop, it’s explosive!
But this was far from the most shocking part.
The most shocking moment came next.
Slap!!
Gu Zhaoping slapped Gu Zhaoye!
Gu Zhaoping was actually protecting Liang Zhiwei!
What did she say?
She said,
“What’s wrong with her being with me?!”
Was she saying this when Gu Zhaoye questioned Liang Zhiwei about climbing the social ladder?
…
What kind of domineering CEO speech was that!
No, this was the first time they realized that a woman could have such a domineering CEO aura!
This was a powerful slap in the face!
And Gu Zhaoye just meekly backed down?!
This was completely different from the Gu Zhaoye they knew when they were shipping him with Ruan Nian!
What happened to the idea of him being devoted to Ruan Nian?
That was a false premise!
At least before Ruan Nian, there was Liang Zhiwei.
And even their relationship is unclear—after all, Liang Zhiwei and Ruan Nian really look alike, which leads to all sorts of speculations!
Shocking!
Shares and retweets!
Revolutionary discussions!
Spreading everywhere!
But the video wasn’t out for long before it was deleted.
The people who had just seen it were already completely shocked, while others were still clueless, continuing to ask about it.
The insiders were quickly frantically explaining what they saw in the video!
[Turns out Gu Zhaoye used to be with Liang Zhiwei, but he didn’t give her any resources, so no one knew about it!]
[Ruan Nian might be the later one! So we still can’t figure out who’s imitating whom, right? Fans, are you happy?]
[Gu Zhaoye is really that kind of person, so patriarchal and stingy! What he said was disgusting! He immediately asked what high branch Liang Zhiwei climbed. Damn, can’t it just be that she earned the opportunity through her own effort? And Liang Zhiwei said her boss was bribed, so who was the one bribing her? Pretty easy to guess, right?]
[Scary to think about! Really scary! What a turn of events, Ruan Nian is actually like this behind the scenes, this time she’s really messed up!]
[I used to envy Ruan Nian for marrying into a rich family, but now I feel like I was crazy. What’s so good about marrying someone like Gu Zhaoye? In the end, he’s just spreading rumors about Liang Zhiwei. And they’ve broken up, why does he still care about who she’s with? Why should he care? Look, now it’s all out in the open, and Zhaoping sister took care of it. Didn’t she slap him? Doesn’t it hurt?]
[I must admit, when Zhaoping sister said, “What’s wrong with her being with me?”, it was really explosive… heart racing…is this normal?]
[Human nature.]
[Human nature…]
Because of one video, the internet exploded once again.