Given the jiu-jitsu skills she’d shown before and the chess prowess recently revealed, just how incredible were the skills she’d casually mentioned?
What kind of all-around person was she?
Being all-around was one thing—many people have multiple skills.
But the scariest part was that every skill she mentioned, she had mastered to a top-tier, near-unrivaled level!
What a terrifying talent.
No, this wasn’t just talent—it was an almost fearsome level of resilience and determination.
Everyone watched as Gu Zhaoping grabbed Gu Zhaoye by the collar and threw him hard onto the snowy ground!
The last time they saw her throw someone was that jiu-jitsu coach.
Gu Zhaoye used to be a highly popular male public figure, admired and envied by many, with people swooning over his relationship with Ruan Nian.
But now, watching Gu Zhaoping mercilessly toss him to the ground, making him roll around pathetically, only one thought remained in their minds.
Satisfying.
Deserved.
It turns out when Gu Zhaoping slapped him in the restaurant before, she wasn’t exaggerating.
Gu Zhaoye really did deserve it—if you didn’t beat him hard, he wouldn’t learn!
Some even quietly felt it was a pity.
Though Gu Zhaoping disciplined him, Liang Zhiwei, who suffered so much, couldn’t openly settle scores with Gu Zhaoye due to their status difference.
From what they’d seen on the show, Liang Zhiwei had a gentle temperament, soft-spoken, and never got into conflicts—
Two seconds later, Liang Zhiwei limped down from the helicopter.
She walked up to Gu Zhaoye.
And after he said,
“I have nothing to say,”
Liang Zhiwei raised her hand and slapped him hard across the face without hesitation.
The entire internet fell silent.
Silenced by that slap.
She looked petite and beautiful.
As an actress, she always maintained strict body management, appearing delicate and frail, with a sweet appearance.
Just when everyone thought she’d step off the plane and break down in tears in front of Gu Zhaoye, overcome with relief and suppressed emotions after her ordeal—
She didn’t hold back at all.
She went straight in and slapped him!
Her move was a perfect imitation of Sister Gu Zhaoping’s aura, executed with zero hesitation, impossible to defend against!
Countless eyes widened.
Countless pupils shrank.
Is this Liang Zhiwei?
Is this the Liang Zhiwei they thought they knew?
In an instant, as that slap landed, the old image of Liang Zhiwei—crafted by countless exposés and public opinion, the so-called “Ruan Nian knockoff,” the actress who supposedly rose to fame by imitating Ruan Nian—
Shattered completely with a snap.
All that remained was that raw, unpolished slap, fueled by pure hatred, forming her new image.
But that wasn’t the end.
After the slap, she went straight into tearing into Gu Zhaoye.
Her cursing was so vivid, her word choice so sharp, her emotions so fierce, and her disdain so palpable that she didn’t need to emphasize anything further.
Everyone already understood: her hatred for Gu Zhaoye was pure.
Third party?
Meddling?
That was a colossal joke now, one no one would be foolish enough to believe anymore.
If she were a third party, she’d have come up crying, blaming Ruan Nian for stealing Gu Zhaoye’s attention.
But she went straight for the point, targeting Gu Zhaoye alone, convinced he was the sole culprit behind her ordeal.
She didn’t even care about Ruan Nian—just pure hatred for Gu Zhaoye.
Her sharp, almost hysterical tirade left everyone satisfied, clearing the netizens’ minds like a breath of fresh air.
Who would’ve thought?
Who would’ve thought the reality show they were watching wasn’t about elite lifestyles, luxury, business, or extreme sports?
It was about hair-pulling.
Pure, unfiltered brawls.
Tearing off the hypocritical masks of those people!
If they were Liang Zhiwei, they’d curse him too!
He nearly got her killed on that mountain—any retaliation was justified!
As the video ended, everyone snapped back to reality, dazed.
They had just, almost by accident, witnessed such a thrilling scene?
Was this a random leak?
This was a million times more exciting than the show’s main episodes!
The production team was clueless—if they’d put this in the main cut, the ratings would’ve exploded, crushing every other film or show!
Those who watched it were practically howling!
Never had they seen such a gripping, thrilling dispute involving both elite families and the entertainment industry!
This drama wasn’t just about sibling rivalry within a powerful family but also a legendary love triangle between a top celebrity, a famous CEO, and an actress who looked like her.
Now the curtain had been pulled back, and it was clear: no one would believe Liang Zhiwei was some “interloper” anymore.
She clearly hated Gu Zhaoye more than anyone else…
But that video was quickly spotted by Gu Zhaoye’s PR team, who reacted by repeatedly taking it down, citing defamation and privacy violations.
Everyone handling his PR was in a panic, on the verge of collapse.
The situation had escalated this far—what difference did blocking it make?
No matter how desperately they struggled, it was just a dying gasp.
Too many people had already seen the video!
But they couldn’t just sit there and do nothing.
Sure enough, as the video was taken down, those who had just seen the exposé were instantly filled with intense dissatisfaction.
Later onlookers, who missed the real-time events, were frantic, asking everywhere: “Where’s the video? Where’s the video?”
Those who had seen it started spreading the content, one to ten, ten to a hundred, growing more exaggerated with each retelling.
[Gu Zhaoye missed the chance to save Liang Zhiwei because he was tending to Ruan Nian’s injury. It was Gu Zhaoping who saved her! Liang Zhiwei took the card for him, putting her in danger!]
[Rumor has it Gu Zhaoye forced Liang Zhiwei up the mountain so he could be alone with Ruan Nian. She was just a scapegoat! Gu Zhaoping saved her!]
Somehow, as it spread, it morphed into:
[Liang Zhiwei was set up by Gu Zhaoye to take the fall for him! They say he consulted some master who told him to force her up the snowy mountain as a sacrifice! But Gu Zhaoping saw through his scheme and foiled it!!]
This theory was stated with such conviction!
[I have connections—a master of mystical arts told me personally! That’s how it is!]
The PR team, seeing this, nearly fainted, ready to spit blood.
My God, where did this come from??
What connections??
Who told you about mystical arts?!
How did it get more terrifying and absurd?
They were practically in tears—taking it down was worse than leaving it up!
With the evidence gone, all sorts of wild theories emerged, each more bizarre than the last!
The most ridiculous even claimed Gu Zhaoye and Ruan Nian were practicing some dual cultivation, draining Liang Zhiwei’s life essence!
It was huge—too huge!
The entire internet, across all media platforms and channels, was swept up in this event, becoming an almost historic internet phenomenon!
At this moment, amid the chaos, some of Gu Zhaoye’s allies finally reacted, dumbfounded.
Wait, what’s going on with this public opinion?
How did it spiral like this in just half a day?
How did Gu Zhaoye become a despised rat on the street??
As the heir of the Gu family, Gu Zhaoye naturally had a crowd of supporters around him.
Even if they weren’t his friends, plenty flocked to him for the power and wealth his status represented.
Seeing this, a friend who’d been a news editor for years was stunned.
In a panic, he quickly reviewed the entire situation, searching for a chance to turn things around.
After half a day of frantic analysis, he finally found a gap—
[Wait, why was Gu Zhaoping at the scene?]
He raised this question.
Exactly.
Even he, an outsider, knew Gu Zhaoping wasn’t attending this episode’s filming, so why did she suddenly appear like some deity?
He didn’t believe for a second it was a coincidence.
The news editor instantly found a thread to pull, unraveling the truth of the entire episode and spinning a grand conspiracy theory:
[Netizens, think about it—why would someone not involved in the show suddenly drop from the sky? Did she already get some insider info, allowing her to arrive in time? Let’s stay rational and think carefully—don’t be brainwashed by surface-level public opinion into wronging Person A…]
But who was he up against?
In the same arena, fighting the PR war, was Sister Li, the former queen of entertainment industry PR.
And his real opponent was across the ocean, having just finished a speech, currently at a celebratory banquet with a group of critically important figures—
Gu Zhaoping.
Over there, Gu Zhaoping was clinking glasses.
Sister Li let out a cold laugh.
The final exposé was released.
This piece of news was destined to push the already-exploded internet to a climactic detonation.
[Has anyone not noticed? The biennial Energy Industry Leaders Summit, attended by elites, tycoons, and high officials from around the world—guess who gave the keynote speech at today’s closing discussion?]
[Look familiar?]
A video clip from a foreign journalist’s live broadcast was released.
In the video, a woman in a black shirt and snow-white trousers stood upright on stage, slightly adjusting the microphone.
Then she raised her head, calmly scanning the audience below.
Elites gathered, wealth and power abound.
But as she said, this was merely her audience.
Under everyone’s gaze, in the bright flashes of cameras, she lifted her eyes, her gaze briefly meeting those on the other side of the lens, refracting a heart-stopping light.
“I am Gu Zhaoping. From China.”
Her tone was calm, composed.
In a setting no one expected, in a place no one anticipated,
She made her first globally recognized debut.