forced to become CEO

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It’s easy for an actress to become a winner in life: she can win three Golden Rooster Awards, marry a domineering CEO and reach the pinnacle of success, or she can marry the CEO first, ride on his coattails and then reach the peak of her career.
Bai Qingyi also thought her route would be the first option, but she didn’t expect it to be the second, and there was a slight hiccup along the way – she and CEO Gu switched souls.
Gu Zhihan handed over the marriage registration form expressionlessly: sign this.
N years ago, a reporter asked President Gu what he expected from his partner.
Gu Zihan: An 18th-tier artist is enough.
N years later, the reporter asked President Gu the same question again.
Gu Zihan: A three-time Golden Horse Award winner would be fine.

Chapter 1: Newlyweds
Bai Qingyi never imagined that she would be connected to her own president in this way.
Gu Zihan sat across from the desk and, with the same seriousness with which she would approach a business contract, finally reviewed the marriage contract and signed her name. She signed her name with a certain flourish, as if she were a dragon flying or a phoenix dancing.
After Gu Zihan signed, she handed the contract to Bai Qingyi.
Bai Qingyi didn’t read it much, picked up the pen and was about to sign. Gu Zihan reached out to block her pen and said, ‘Please confirm it again. I don’t want you to regret it in the future.’
But this contract has been revised many times, and it is now relatively the fairest one. In Bai Qingyi’s position, she is already considered lucky to have reached this level of fairness with Gu Zihan.
Bai Qingyi shook her head and said, ‘I have no conditions to negotiate.’
The tip of the pen paused in the blank space. Bai Qingyi hesitated for two seconds, and instead of signing the artistic signature designed by the company for her, she wrote the three characters Bai Qingyi stroke by stroke.
Marriage is a serious matter, and she wanted to be careful with her signature, even though she had no feelings for her partner at all.
From today, she was married to Gu Zihan. In a very strange way.
A week ago, Bai Qingyi woke up and found that she and Gu Zihan had exchanged bodies. Before she could react, Gu Zihan had contacted his special assistant and, with lightning speed, cancelled all of Bai Qingyi’s upcoming engagements.
Bai Qingyi, female, 25 years old. At the age of 18, she participated in the talent show ‘The Glory of Dreams’ and debuted as the runner-up. In the following seven years, she released two albums and appeared in seven TV dramas, without making a splash. This year is the last year of her contract, and if nothing unexpected happens, she may successfully terminate the contract with the company and become an unknown ordinary person afterwards.
But life is full of surprises. In this last year, she and Gu Zihan, the president of Shengmei Entertainment, exchanged bodies.
No one knows why, but it just happened.
Gu Zhihan is decisive and resolute. Within one day, she and her special assistant and cousin Zhong Ying agreed on a countermeasure: a contract marriage.
Bai Qingyi didn’t understand at first, but after Zhong Ying listed a series of ‘rights enjoyed by legal spouses,’ she compromised.
Gu Zhihan holds too many rights, and no one dares to put their lives and company in the hands of a stranger. A marriage is the closest relationship that two people can achieve, and in this case, Gu Zhihan needs to protect her assets in this way.
Fortunately, Gu Zihan is a generous boss, and the terms of the marriage agreement are very fair.
The marriage agreement stipulates that the marriage will last until the bodies are switched back. To ensure this, each person sets a password, and divorce requires the password and fingerprint of either party. If the bodies have not been switched back, the two can agree to divorce, but Bai Qingyi cannot divorce with just his password and Gu Zihan’s fingerprint. If the bodies are switched back, Gu Zihan can also use the password and fingerprint to dissolve the marriage as soon as possible.
This is to prevent Bai Qingyi from using the fingerprint to do something detrimental to Gu Zihan, or from shamelessly refusing to divorce after the exchange. Gu Zihan had such concerns, and Bai Qingyi felt that they were understandable.
During the marriage, neither person could use the other’s body to fall in love or have sex. Bai Qingyi’s notice was all suspended, and any direct or indirect losses to his career would be compensated in another way.
Bai Qingyi handed Gu Zihan the marriage agreement, and Gu Zihan read it carefully, going over it one last time.
The hour, minute and second hands all overlapped, and it was exactly twelve o’clock. Gu Zihan stood up and said, ‘Let’s go, to the civil affairs bureau.’
Bai Qingyi followed behind Gu Zihan to the door. Gu Zihan turned around and said, ‘After you walk out of this door, you can’t show any expression on your face.’
The two of them had different expressions, and if there were too many flaws, it would likely become a tool for the competitor. Therefore, the marriage agreement also stipulated that Bai Qingyi should try to act like Gu Zihan as much as possible. This part was considered employment, and there would be corresponding compensation and compensation.
Bai Qingyi had spent too little time with Gu Zihan and had not learned to imitate her well, so at the moment, Gu Zihan only had one request: no expression on her face.
Bai Qingyi lowered her eyes and said, ‘I know.’
After that, she opened the office door and walked out with a cold face.
This floor was the upper floors of the office, and on the way to the elevator, she met several directors. They greeted Bai Qingyi. Bai Qingyi nodded slightly and passed by expressionlessly, which was quite intimidating.
Gu Zihan was satisfied.
When the two reached the first basement floor, it turned out that Gu Zihan walked out first. Bai Qingyi followed behind her with some restraint and asked, ‘Am I driving?’
Gu Zihan asked her, ‘Do you have a driver’s license?’
“Yes.’
‘Then I’ll drive.’ Gu Zhi Han said, and then sat in the driver’s seat.
Perhaps she didn’t trust her driving skills, or she was worried that someone would see “Gu Zhi Han being Bai Qing Yi’s chauffeur”… Bai Qing Yi thought so, and sat in the passenger seat.
She really wasn’t used to the CEO being her chauffeur.
Gu Zhi Han glanced at her, and Bai Qing Yi couldn’t figure out what the other person was thinking, so she just looked back.
Gu Zhi Han started the car and said, ’Seat belt.’
It was a weekday afternoon, and there weren’t many cars on the road. They passed through a few traffic lights, but luckily there was no traffic, as if something was protecting them.
Bai Qingyi was lost in thought for a while, and they arrived at the Civil Affairs Bureau. Gu Zihan got out of the car, and Bai Qingyi followed behind. Gu Zihan confirmed with her, ‘Have you brought your ID cards and household registration books?’
Bai Qingyi took out a folder from her bag and said, ‘I’ve brought both.’
Gu Zihan nodded in satisfaction and said, ‘Let’s go in.’
There weren’t many people at the Civil Affairs Bureau. The two walked up to the window, and the staff asked, ‘Getting married?’
Gu Zhihan nodded, and the two each took a registration form, which they handed to the staff along with their ID cards and household registration books after filling them out.
The staff glanced at them and pointed to the payment counter, saying, ‘Pay the fee first, then take your photo.’
Gu Zhihan paid the 18 yuan fee, and Bai Qingyi couldn’t help thinking, Is this considered Gu Zhihan inviting me to get married?
Gu Zhihan turned around after paying the fee and asked, ‘What are you smiling at?’
Bai Qingyi shook her head.
When taking the wedding photo, they had to sit close together. Bai Qingyi felt a little awkward and shifted her shoulders away from Gu Zhihan’s.
The staff said, ‘Sit straight, don’t shift.’
Bai Qingyi glanced at Gu Zhihan in the corner of her eye and noticed that the other person was not looking away and was sitting upright. She had to try hard to get close to Gu Zhihan.
After the photo was taken, the marriage certificate was printed out in no time. Gu Zhihan kept her copy and handed the other copy to Bai Qingyi. Bai Qingyi looked at the red official seal and thought, ‘So this is getting married.’
Just now she was calm, but now she suddenly felt a myriad of emotions.
Has such an important juncture in life passed by so unremarkably? Do all the people who registered for marriage today, apart from the two of them, love each other?
Gu Zhihan asked, ‘Next, let’s go to your apartment to pack up, and move today.’
This was also agreed in the contract. Gu Zihan was not used to living in a small, isolated studio apartment, so Bai Qingyi would also have to move into the large villa – of course, without having to pay rent.
As expected of someone who is the CEO, he is methodical and unemotional. Bai Qingyi nodded and said, ‘Okay.’
After arriving at the apartment, there were more than just two people. Zhong Ying was waiting there with the moving company and asked Bai Qingyi, ‘Is there anything you need to move?’
Bai Qingyi inspected the apartment and found that most of the furniture had been brought with the rental, and she only had some clothes and personal items. When she learned that she had to move, she had already started packing. As of today, everything has been sorted out.
She pointed at the few large boxes and said, ‘Those are it.’
Zhong Ying asked, ‘That’s all? There’s really nothing else?’
Bai Qingyi shook her head.
Gu Zhihan was sitting on the sofa, checking her emails. After hearing this, she closed her computer and said, ‘Zhongying will move the luggage over, let’s go home first.’
Go home?
Bai Qingyi froze for a moment when she heard this.

Chapter 2: The wedding announcement
This was the first time Bai Qingyi had been to Gu Zihan’s home.
The single-family villa was a bit too big for Gu Zihan to live alone. But it seemed that there was no shortage of anything: bedrooms, guest rooms, a study, a kitchen, a gym, a storage room… It could be said that the CEO’s living requirements were far higher than those of ordinary people.
Gu Zihan introduced Bai Qingyi, ‘This is your room, next to mine. The study, bedroom and my room are off-limits, but everything else is available. I’ll set up a study for you in a couple of days, but for now, please make do with the living room.”
Bai Qingyi hurriedly said, “If I want to play computer games, I’ll just do it in the bedroom…”
Gu Zihan looked at her again, and her expression was exactly the same as it had been when she got into the passenger seat. Bai Qingyi reacted belatedly: ’She doesn’t like me, does she…
Could it be that the CEO doesn’t use the computer?
Gu Zhihan handed Bai Qingyi the keys and said, ‘This is the key to the front door, and the code for the combination lock is 6556. If you have any problems, tell Zhong Ying and she’ll take care of it for you.’
‘Okay.’
Soon, Zhong Ying arrived with the luggage. Bai Qingyi: ‘Thank you.’
Zhong Ying said, ‘It’s the least I could do. I just didn’t expect that Bai Qingyi would have so little luggage. Zhihan’s life is a bit boring, so I hope Bai Qingyi can bear with me.’
Since they were not in a work situation, Zhong Ying’s status was that of Gu Zihan’s cousin. So she addressed Gu Zihan by her nickname.
Bai Qingyi was flattered and said, ‘I dare not…’
Zhong Ying smiled softly and said, ‘We will be family in the future, so don’t be so polite, Miss Bai. You can come to me directly for anything, and I will do my best to help.’
Family and all that…that’s a bit strange. It’s just a temporary expedient.
Bai Qingyi bowed her head and said, ‘Thank you.’
At that moment, Gu Zihan’s phone rang. Gu Zihan glanced at it and asked, ‘Who is Qin Yanjun?’
Bai Qingyi said, ‘My agent.’
Gu Zihan then picked up the phone and said indifferently, ‘Hello.’
On the other end of the line, Qin Yanjun’s voice was much more urgent: ‘Qingqing, who have you offended? Why did that guy Huang Hong suddenly tell me to suspend all your work? He said it was the big guy’s idea, and he couldn’t refuse. I don’t remember you contacting anyone!‘
Huang Hong is the director of artist management at Shengmei Entertainment.
Gu Zhi Han let out a “hmm” sound, with a nice nasal tone.
’I decided.‘
Qin Yanjun became even more anxious: “Not to mention what kind of medicine you took, can Huang Hong be commanded by you! Qingqing, be honest with me, what’s going on over there? If someone is forcing you, just say ”thank you’.’
‘Do you think it’s a kidnapping?’ Gu Zihan’s tone was emotionless, but the content was quite sarcastic: “If someone really kidnapped me, the phone would also be monitored. Your words are equivalent to not saying anything, and it will increase the danger.”
Qin Yanjun: “…”
Gu Zihan didn’t want to waste any more time with Qin Yanjun, so she said, “Wait for me in the conference room on the 17th floor of Shengmei.”
After saying that, Gu Zihan hung up the phone directly. Bai Qingyi: ’…’
She has been working with Qin Yanjun for so many years, but she has never spoken to her like that before. This is not a partner, she is just like an obstinate and arbitrary boss…
No, isn’t Gu Zhihan the boss?
Gu Zhihan looked at Bai Qingyi and said, ‘I need to go to the company to work, and I will talk to your agent on the way.’
Bai Qingyi had only finished packing half of her things, but when she heard Gu Zhihan say that, she quickly said, ‘I will go with you.’
She wanted to play Gu Zihan, but Gu Zihan didn’t need to play her. With Gu Zihan’s attitude and tone, she was afraid of scaring Qin Yanjun.
Gu Zihan looked at her again, and Bai Qingyi hurriedly asked, ‘Is that not allowed?’
Gu Zihan said, ‘Yes.’
Zhong Ying laughed beside her and explained, ‘Whenever she looks at you like this, it means she’s analysing you. She wants to understand what kind of person you are through your choices.’ This is a tactic commonly used in negotiations.
Bai Qingyi was also stunned. Do you understand?
With Zhong Ying there, there was no need for Gu Zhi Han or Bai Qingyi to drive. The two sat in the back seat, far apart, as if they were strangers.
Bai Qingyi sat upright and asked, ‘How far do you want to go?’
She was afraid of not being able to gauge the right tone.
Gu Zhi Han said, ‘Your work will never be arranged by her again, and we are married.’
‘Do you have to mention marriage?‘ Bai Qingyi had never thought of that. She had thought that at most she would express “indefinite suspension of work”, which was equivalent to being buried in the snow.
Gu Zihan said, “Does this matter embarrass you?”
’Of course not, I just didn’t expect it. I thought this matter also had to be kept secret.’ Bai Qingyi said, “What about the contractual marriage?”
Gu Zihan glanced at her askance and said, ’Why should I contractually marry you?’
Bai Qingyi felt a strong sense of disgust, and her heart was bitter and she felt like vomiting blood. Yes, a contract marriage meant an exchange. What did she have that was worth coveting by the president of Shengmei Entertainment? Even if she were pregnant with her child—although women could not give birth to children.
However, Bai Qingyi finally understood that Gu Zihan only looked at people askance when she felt disgust. Since she had taken the job of playing Gu Zihan, she had to study the character well.
When the car pulled up in front of Shengmei Entertainment, Bai Qingyi suddenly realised something else: But what merit did she have that the president of Shengmei Entertainment would take a shine to her, to the point of a shotgun wedding?
There was no way to explain it, so she just had to improvise. Bai Qingyi let out a small sigh and followed Gu Zhi Han to the meeting room on the 17th floor.
Qin Yanjun was already waiting in the meeting room. As soon as she saw Gu Zhi Han, she immediately stood up anxiously and said, ‘Qingqing, you…’
Then Bai Qingyi appeared in her field of vision, and Qin Yanjun swallowed her words.
Bai Qingyi smiled at Qin Yanjun, and Qin Yanjun’s expression became terrified—everyone in the company knew that President Gu was the cold-faced King of Hell, and smiling at someone meant that person was going to be in trouble.
Gu Zhi Han took the lead and sat down, saying, ‘Sit down.’
Qin Yanjun sat down half in surprise and half in disbelief only after Bai Qingyi had also sat down. Her gaze kept darting between the two of them, wondering why her own artist was appearing with the CEO.
Gu Zhihan’s first words were, ‘We got married.’
Qin Yanjun: …
Qin Yanjun: ?
Bai Qingyi built up the courage in her heart for a while before accepting the fact that the marriage news must be announced. She intended to do it gradually, but she didn’t expect Gu Zhihan to make such a shocking announcement.
Since it had already come to this, she could only follow Gu Zhi Han’s lead and say, ‘Yes, we just got our marriage certificate today, so I’ve stopped working.’
Although she didn’t know what the connection between the two things was, saying that should be enough to get by…
Qin Yan Jun’s expression was like she had just eaten a fly, and it was a while before she asked, ‘President Gu, I’m afraid I’ll be presumptuous to ask, what is it about Qing Qing that has caught your eye? There are so many people in the entertainment industry, why didn’t you pick someone better?’
Bai Qingyi: …
Why does that sound like I’m worthless? Am I not worthy of being noticed by the domineering CEO?
You really aren’t.
Bai Qingyi was considering how to phrase her response when Gu Zihan spoke first: ‘Because of love.’
Qin Yanjun: ?
Qin Yanjun: ‘When did you two meet? You haven’t even met before this, have you?!’
Gu Zihan said, ‘Love at first sight.’
Bai Qingyi: …
“That’s it, do you understand?’
Gu Zihan’s aura was so strong that even Qin Yanjun couldn’t help but nod. Seeing this, Gu Zihan seemed to have completed her task and stood up to walk out. Bai Qingyi hurriedly followed her.
After the two of them had taken two steps, Qin Yanjun suddenly came back to his senses, took two steps and grabbed Gu Zihan’s sleeve, saying, ‘Qingqing, wait!’
Both of them stopped, and Qin Yanjun said to Bai Qingyi, ‘I’m sorry, Gu Zihan, I have something I want to say to Qingqing.’
Bai Qingyi hesitated for a moment, and Gu Zihan said, ‘You go to the meeting first, I can handle it.’
Using this method of ‘one sentence, one thing’… Bai Qingyi was even more worried, but she could only reluctantly leave the meeting room.
After the door to the meeting room closed, Zhong Ying smiled and said, ‘I startled you, didn’t I? Me too.’
Zhong Ying’s attitude was gentle, and Bai Qingyi couldn’t help but ask, ‘Why did you just say that?’
Zhong Ying laughed: ‘I don’t know either. If you have any questions, you can ask her yourself. She’s not as unapproachable as she seems.’
Bai Qingyi: ‘Hmmm…’
In the meeting room, as soon as the door closed, Qin Yanjun hurriedly pulled Gu Zihan close and asked, ‘What’s going on? Do you have nude photos of her? Or has she kidnapped your father!’
Gu Zihan said, ‘Company regulations state that agents may not interfere in the private lives of their artists.’
Qin Yanjun’s brows furrowed even more tightly: ‘Have you been bewitched? She’s frigid and perverted, who knows what you’ll encounter if you marry her! Listen to me, find a way to get a divorce quickly, if you’re short of money, I’ll help you figure it out.’
Gu Zhi Han: …
You didn’t say that just now in front of ‘Gu Zhi Han’.
Qin Yanjun said, ‘You’re talented and good-looking, and you come from a complicated, wealthy family, so it’ll be hard for you to be a daughter-in-law. A woman should have her own career and find someone who loves you, isn’t that better? Gu Zhi Han is not suitable for you.”
Gu Zhi Han was silent for a while and said, “It’s done.”
Qin Yan Jun wanted to say something else, but Gu Zhi Han interrupted, “I have a meeting, we can talk next time.”
She quickly and decisively shook off Qin Yan Jun’s hand and left the meeting room.
Qin Yan Jun stood there, feeling that Bai Qing Yi had gone crazy, Gu Zhi Han had gone crazy, and the world had gone crazy.
What’s Qingqing going to do…
As soon as the conference room door opened, Bai Qingyi immediately came up to her. After a pause, she said, ‘President Gu, did Sister Qin say the wrong thing?’
Gu Zhi Han said, ‘Don’t call me President Gu.’
Zhong Ying smiled and said, ‘Let’s talk nicely, she has something to ask you.’
Gu Zhi Han looked at Bai Qingyi, the subtext in her eyes was: ask if you have something to say, it’s nutritious.
Zhong Ying poked Bai Qingyi in the back, and Bai Qingyi plucked up the courage to ask, ‘Gu…er, why did you say that just now?’
Say it’s because of love, say you fell in love at first sight…
Gu Zihan said, ‘This is the simplest explanation.’
Bai Qingyi wanted to cry but had no tears: No, it’s not really…In that case, I’ll have to make up for it in the future.
Gu Zihan said, ‘I’m going to the office to deal with emails, you come with me.’
When the boss speaks, you have to obey. Bai Qingyi followed into the elevator.
The elevator slowly ascended, and the three of them each had their own thoughts, none of them speaking, and the atmosphere was a little silent.
‘Ding’ The elevator arrived. In order to maintain her image, Bai Qingyi quickly walked out a step ahead of Gu Zhi Han.
At that moment, Gu Zhi Han said, ‘Qin Yanjun is not bad, you can consider promoting him.’
Bai Qingyi: …
Huh?

Chapter 3: Cohabitation
Gu Zhi Han had a pile of documents to deal with, and as soon as she sat down in front of the computer, she threw herself into it, not even going to the bathroom.
Bai Qing Yi sat on the sofa and watched Gu Zhi Han for a while – if she was going to play the part of Gu Zhi Han, she had to imitate her mannerisms and temperament. And what better way to do that than to observe her up close?
After a period of observation, Bai Qingyi was certain of one thing: Gu Zihan didn’t care about her gaze at all, and was naturally confident. Gu Zihan sat upright, and when she looked down at her documents, she had an air of pride that would not allow her to lower her head.
Confident and focused.
Gu Zihan had a rule that she could only take a five-minute break every hour. Apart from those five minutes, even if the sky were to collapse, Gu Zihan would not leave her desk. Once, Zhong Ying had an urgent matter to report to Gu Zhi Han, who merely gave Zhong Ying a cold stare before continuing to focus on the computer screen. Zhong Ying waited for fifteen minutes before Gu Zhi Han asked, ‘What is it?’ and it was just about time for the break.
This self-discipline also shocked Bai Qingyi, who thought that only such a Gu Zhi Han could firmly control such a behemoth as Shengmei Entertainment.
Bai Qingyi also remembered the gossip she had heard.
Gu Zihan comes from the Gu family. When she was young, her mother died and her father remarried, having a son with his new wife. Gu’s father protected his two children very well and rarely exposed them to the outside world. Gu Zihan went abroad to study alone since junior high school. As soon as she returned from university, she immediately took up the position of vice president of Shengmei Entertainment. After two years of hard work, she was promoted to president.
The Gu family is large and the family relationships are complicated. Gossip says that there is something fishy about Gu Zihan’s mother’s death, otherwise why would Gu’s father remarry a year later, have a child two years later, and send Gu Zihan abroad five years later, as if he didn’t even want to see her?
And Gu Zihan is never seen smiling, and she has never had a lover or a boyfriend. This can’t help but make people speculate: is Gu Zihan frigid? Or does she have some special and secret hobbies?
This is the point Qin Yanjun is worried about.
Shengmei Entertainment accounts for a very small proportion of the entire Gu Group. Some people interpret Gu Zihan’s diligent work as a step on the path to power, while others say it is to protect herself, and still others say it is just to gain recognition and support.
But no matter which theory is true, it is better than what you see.
Bai Qing also feels that Gu Zihan is just like this in character, and she is serious.
After such a strange body swap incident, Gu Zihan accepted it very quickly, and was able to come up with a solution immediately, which shows that she is extremely pragmatic, quick-witted, and flexible.
Although this solution puts Gu Zihan’s needs first, the compensation she proposed was quite generous, and she is not a ruthless capitalist who takes advantage of her position.
Overall, from this week’s contact, Bai Qingyi’s initial impression of Gu Zihan was good.
Thinking about this, Bai Qingyi poured a glass of water and gently placed it by Gu Zihan’s hand. It was just about time for a break, and Gu Zihan looked at Bai Qingyi.
Bai Qingyi smiled and said, ‘I poured you a glass of water. If you need anything, just let me know.’
Gu Zihan glanced at her wristwatch and said, ‘Do you want to go home? The rest of the work can be done at home. You can call the driver.’
It was not yet the normal time to go home, but Gu Zihan obviously made the suggestion for Bai Qingyi’s sake. They had now switched bodies, and while Bai Qingyi was fine accompanying her in the office, it would be against the rules for Gu Zihan to be alone.
Bai Qingyi said, ‘No, no, you go ahead, don’t worry about me, I can kill time on my own. I was just worried that you were uncomfortable after seeing you sit still for so long.’
Gu Zihan said, ‘You have nothing to do here.’
Having said that, Gu Zihan picked up the intercom and instructed Zhong Ying, ‘Tell the driver to get ready, Bai Shu and I are going home.’
Bai Qingyi: …
Gu Zihan never gives others a chance to object, probably because she is used to being in a position of power.
Zhong Ying was quick and five minutes later she pushed the door open and reported, ‘The driver is waiting downstairs, and I have given Bai Shu authorisation, so in the future if there is a need, Gu Zihan can deploy him directly.’
Bai Qingyi didn’t say anything, and Zhong Ying added, ‘Of course, Ms. Bai can just use Mr. Gu’s permissions directly.’
Gu Zhihan thought for a moment and said, ‘Company system permissions, credit card secondary cards… I’ll give you all the permissions I can think of.’
Zhong Ying: ‘Yes.’
Permissions and whatnot, I can’t use them anyway. Bai Qingyi really wanted to say, ‘Let’s disable Gu Zhihan’s permissions,’ but she remained silent.
She wouldn’t do anything bad anyway, so why say it and upset people?
But then Gu Zihan suddenly called out her name: ‘Bai Qingyi, for the time being, our lives will be bound together in this way. Let’s get along well.’
Bai Qingyi: ‘Ah… I’ll try my best to cooperate.’
Gu Zihan said: ‘Not just cooperate, I want you to participate. We are in a marital relationship, we should trust each other, and it is very normal to use each other’s resources. If there is any conflict, we should also coordinate with each other, rather than just relying on the cooperation of one party.’
Bai Qingyi: ‘Ah… okay.’
Gu Zihan handed over her phone and said, ‘So, what’s the unlock code for the phone? It’s not always convenient to use your fingerprint every time.’
Bai Qingyi was taken aback and realised that Gu Zihan was setting the scene. ‘One, two, two, six…can’t you change the fingerprint code?’
Gu Zihan said, ‘You’ll know if you try.’
Zhong Ying explained, ‘You can’t change the fingerprint code, because it’s not safe if someone “borrows” your finger while you’re asleep.’
Bai Qingyi was also a little embarrassed and said, ‘I’m sorry, I haven’t changed it… I forgot.’
In fact, she was being stupid, because what Zhong Ying said was obviously something that would be easy to think of and very normal.
Gu Zihan said, ‘My unlocking password is the same as my house, you can change it to whatever you like.’
Because there were still things at the company that Zhong Ying needed to deal with, only Gu Zihan and Bai Qingyi went back. Sitting in the back seat, the two of them remained very far apart and there was no conversation.
Bai Qingyi realised that she was quite uncomfortable sitting in silence with Gu Zihan. In the past few days, either Zhong Ying had been there to ease the atmosphere, or Gu Zihan had been concentrating on driving or work, and there had never been any moments of solitude where they didn’t have to do anything.
Bai Qingyi felt awkward and wanted to find a topic of conversation, so she asked, ‘What are we having for dinner?’
This is an eternal topic that can be used to start a conversation, whether with a stranger or a friend.
Gu Zihan said, ‘Tell the babysitter what you want to eat, she can cook most home-style dishes.’
Well… the conversation did start, but as soon as Gu Zihan opened her mouth, she killed the conversation, and Bai Qingyi didn’t know how to continue.
Bai Qingyi thought for a moment and asked again, ‘What time do you want to get up tomorrow?’
Gu Zihan said, ‘Whatever you like. There’s nothing I have to do at the office tomorrow, so I’ve applied to work from home.’
Bai Qingyi said, ‘Oh…’
Gu Zihan said, ‘If you can’t think of anything to say, you can just keep quiet.’
Bai Qingyi: …
Is she tired of my chatter?
Bai Qingyi felt a moment of loss, but then thought that the conversation was so uninteresting, and it was normal for someone like Gu Zihan not to like it. So what did Gu Zihan usually talk about with other people? Only work? How am I supposed to get used to talking to her?
This job might not be as easy as I thought…
The car drove all the way to the villa, and the two got out, with the driver leaving.
After entering the house, Gu Zhi Han said, ‘If you’re hungry, ask the nanny,’ and then carried her computer into the study.
The study was Bai Qingyi’s forbidden zone, and Bai Qingyi didn’t want to disturb Gu Zhi Han’s work, so she continued to pack the remaining luggage.
The room Gu Zhi Han prepared for her had a matching wardrobe, bookcase, dressing table and desk. Bai Qingyi looked carefully and noticed that everything was brand new and faintly smelled of wood.
Did she buy them immediately after the body swap?
Bai Qingyi didn’t know what to think. She felt like she might have intruded on someone’s life, but she also felt that Gu Zihan was really decisive and straightforward.
After tidying up her clothes, she opened Weibo and searched for her name.
On the day of the body swap, she had a magazine shoot that Gu Zihan had cancelled.
A month later, there was a web drama scheduled to be filmed. The contract had been signed months ago, and now the entire crew was ready, except for her.
Gu Zihan said to stop all work for Bai Qingyi, but she didn’t know what to do with the two things.
Apart from her fans, almost no one on Weibo cared about Bai Qingyi’s movements. It seemed that no one had exposed the matter. Bai Qingyi couldn’t help but wonder: what would people be talking about her in a month’s time? Would she still be an uninhibited and transparent artist with no sense of contract, or would she still be ignored?
After browsing Weibo for a while, it was already evening.
Bai Qingyi asked the nanny to cook a few ‘regular dishes’. The nanny quickly finished cooking, and then disappeared without a trace.
During dinner, Gu Zhi Han never showed up. After Bai Qing Yi finished eating, she wanted to take the leftovers to Gu Zhi Han’s study.
But she gave up when she remembered that Gu Zhi Han had forbidden her to go to his study and the way he worked so seriously that he didn’t want to be disturbed. She put the leftovers in the fridge, sent a WeChat message to Gu Zhi Han, then looked for clothes to go to the bathroom, get ready to tidy up and go to bed.
When she came out of the shower, Gu Zihan had not replied to the WeChat message. Bai Qingyi also looked in the fridge and saw that the food had not been touched.
Bai Qingyi sighed, sent another WeChat message, and then went back to her room to rest.
The room was large, with a soft bed. An unfamiliar scent filled the air. As the room darkened, Bai Qingyi lay on the bed and felt a strange sense of vertigo.
Today was supposed to be their wedding night, but she felt no joy. But she also felt no sadness.
Bai Qingyi thought she would be unable to sleep, but she fell into a deep, sweet sleep after a short while. In her dream, she was caught up in the trivialities of everyday life. She saw her mother saying to her, ‘I wish you happiness.’
Bai Qingyi forgot how she had replied, but she knew that her mother’s smile was very gentle. She missed it.
…
A sharp pain in her abdomen woke Bai Qingyi from her dream.
Bai Qingyi covered her stomach with one hand and gripped the bed sheet with the other. Large beads of sweat rolled down her forehead and drenched her hair.
What’s wrong…did I eat something bad?
Bai Qingyi endured the intense pain and got up from the bed. She looked around the room for a while, but couldn’t find the medicine cabinet.
She wanted to try her luck in the living room, but who knew that as soon as she stepped out of the room, she saw the light coming from the kitchen.
Gu Zihan woke up? Then it might be faster to ask her.
Bai Qingyi took small steps to the kitchen. Before she even got there, she heard Gu Zihan’s voice, ‘Why are you awake in the middle of the night?’
Gu Zhihan was sitting at the dining table, with two dishes in front of her, eating alone and feeling lonely. As soon as she looked up, she saw Bai Qingyi’s pale face, and her expression instantly changed. She said, ‘Oh no, stomach problem.’
Bai Qingyi finally realized that she was suffering on Gu Zhihan’s behalf!
It was no wonder she had a stomach problem, eating so late at night. Bai Qingyi wanted to ask where the stomach medicine was, but before she could speak, she felt her eyes grow dark and her legs weak, and she fainted.
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Chapter 4: Stomachache
Perhaps physical suffering can also be reflected in the spirit. Bai Qingyi had a very painful dream.
In the dream, she was being chased by a beast. She desperately ran away, her muscles aching, and her internal organs churning. She wanted to vomit.
A black car pulled up nearby. The door opened and a hand reached out, beckoning to her. She jumped into the car like she had found a lifeline, and, still shaken, urged the driver to drive faster.
The driver turned around and it was her own face. The driver grinned eerily, his mouth stretched back to the roots of his ears, and said, ‘Once you get in my car, how can you possibly get out?’
Bai Qingyi was startled by ‘herself’ and tried to open the car door.
But the driver said, ‘The door is welded shut. Give up.’
Bai Qingyi: …
The terrifying dream developed in a way that was a little funny in the end. With this contrast, Bai Qingyi woke up.
Then, as soon as she opened her eyes, she saw her own face again.
She was lying on the soft bed in Gu Zihan’s house, while Gu Zihan was sitting not far away, looking down at his laptop.
Bai Qingyi: ‘Is the car door really welded shut?’
Gu Zihan: ‘…’
Gu Zihan said, ‘Are you burnt out?’
Although it was a question, the tone was certain. Bai Qingyi felt that she had been disliked by her boss again, and she was frustrated. Then she remembered that this was not the first time, so she got used to it.
Bai Qingyi was inexplicably optimistic and said, ‘I just had a dream, and I dreamed of you.’
She refused to admit that the grinning monster was herself, so it must be Gu Zihan occupying her body.
Gu Zihan lowered her head again and continued to work on the documents. Just as Bai Qingyi thought she had entered workaholic mode again, Gu Zihan asked, ‘What did you dream about?’
Bai Qingyi froze for a moment. She couldn’t say, ‘I dreamed that you welded the car door shut,’ so she said half of it and hid the other half: ‘I dreamed that I was being chased by a beast and then you saved me.’
Gu Zihan: ‘Hm.’
Without turning on the lights, the entire room was enveloped in a calming darkness. There was only a small lamp above Gu Zhi Han’s head, and the warm yellow light shone down, half covering her face, and it was so beautiful.
Bai Qing Yi also thought: So I’m so narcissistic.
But although they are the same body, inside they are completely different souls. Bai Qing Yi was also attracted by the focused expression on ‘herself’. So, is the beauty really just her skin, or is it Gu Zhi Han’s soul?
Bai Qing Yi said, ‘What happened to your stomach problem?’
Gu Zihan put down her laptop, looked at Bai Qingyi intently, and said, ‘Sorry, I didn’t consider the objective differences in physical fitness and transferred the pain to you. Due to the current situation, this situation cannot be resolved, so I will find a way to make amends.’
Bai Qingyi shook his head and asked again, ‘How long has it been?’
Gu Zihan thought about it for a second and said, ‘In order to return it to its owner in the future, I will try to eat on time during this period of time and prevent your body from getting sick.’
She thought that Bai Qingyi was worried about this.
Bai Qingyi sat up with difficulty on the bed, covering his stomach and saying, ‘That’s not what I meant. It’s just that the stomach ache came on so suddenly. When I thought about the fact that you might have been sick for a long time, I realised that being the CEO is not easy at all.’
Gu Zihan was taken aback.
When she was studying abroad, her schedule was very irregular and no one told her off. Later, when she returned to China to take over the company, Zhong Ying often persuaded her to eat on time, but with so much work to do, she just ignored everything when she got busy. So what if her stomach hurts, it’s been hurting for so long anyway.
Besides, what’s the point of eating on time once in a while? It’s not going to make my stomach problem go away.
But she suddenly felt uneasy when her body was taken over by someone else. Especially since this ‘someone else’ seemed to care about her.
Bai Qingyi smiled and said, ‘From now on, eat on time. I’ll remind you.’
Gu Zihan didn’t say anything.
Bai Qingyi continued, ‘Remember to stand up and move around after sitting for a long time. Drink more water, it’s good for your body.’
Gu Zihan was silent for a while, and then said, ‘Okay, I’ll take good care of your body.’
‘It’s our bodies,’ Bai Qingyi said. “My stomach ache has gone, so you should go back to your room and get some sleep. You can work tomorrow, but it’s not good to stay up late all the time.”
Our…bodies?
Gu Zhihan nodded and put away her laptop. She switched off the small lamp, and suddenly it was pitch black. Gu Zhihan tiptoed towards the door, and Bai Qingyi, listening to the rustling sound, suddenly felt a little tender.
The sound of footsteps stopped, and Gu Zhi Han stood in the doorway, whispering, ‘Good night.’
‘Good night.’
Gu Zhi Han closed the door behind her.
.
After a long sleep, she woke up at an unknown time. Bai Qing Yi opened the curtains anyway, and saw the bright, blinding sunlight.
Fortunately, Gu Zhi Han had been forewarned and had taken leave in advance, so she didn’t have to go to work today. Otherwise, she might have caused Gu Zhi Han to be late for work for the first time in her career.
Bai Qingyi also went out of the room and smelled the fragrance of congee. She was attracted by the aroma to the dining room, but saw Gu Zihan sitting in the same seat as last night, bowing her head and drinking congee.
Gu Zihan said, ‘Good morning.’
Bai Qingyi said, ‘Good morning…did you cook the congee?’
“The nanny cooked it, it tastes good.’
Bai Qingyi felt embarrassed. Yes, Gu Zihan was so busy, how could she have cooked the porridge herself? What was wrong with me, why did I have to ask such a question…
Bai Qingyi nodded and said, ‘I’ll be there in a minute after I brush my teeth.’
In the bathroom, two toothbrushes, red and blue, were placed side by side. It was easy to tell from the brush heads that the red one was brand new and the blue one had been used for some time.
Bai Qingyi was at a loss: which one did Gu Zihan use? And which one should he use?
Gu Zihan must have used the blue one before. Then according to the right of bodily possession, he should use this blue toothbrush. But Bai Qingyi always felt that ‘using someone else’s used toothbrush’ was a bit strange.
But if he used the red one and Gu Zihan used the blue one, then it would become ‘Gu Zihan’s used toothbrush went into Bai Qingyi’s mouth’, wouldn’t that be…indirect kissing?
Bai Qingyi shook her head to get rid of this ridiculous thought.
No, no, no, think about it this way: Gu Zihan must have just used the new toothbrush, the red one. Otherwise, why is it here? Someone who can’t even take care of themselves wouldn’t think to prepare a toothbrush for their guests.
This line of thinking perfectly convinced Bai Qingyi, and she immediately squeezed the toothpaste without any psychological barriers.
Besides, they’ve already used each other’s bodies, so what’s the big deal with using a toothbrush?
After washing up with a wealth of inner thoughts, Bai Qingyi returned to the dining room and found an extra bowl of congee on the table. Gu Zihan had served it for her.
Bai Qingyi was flattered and said, ‘Ah…actually I can do it myself.’
Gu Zihan finished the last mouthful of congee and wiped her mouth elegantly, saying, ‘It’s no trouble, you’re welcome.’
While Bai Qingyi was eating the congee, Gu Zihan did not leave, but instead took out a newspaper from nowhere and slowly leafed through it.
…No, it turns out that you rich people really read the morning newspaper seriously at the table?
Bai Qingyi felt like her world view had been refreshed again. She had always thought that this kind of scene would only appear in idol dramas about the rich and powerful, but she never imagined that it was also real in the real world.
But why was Gu Zihan reading so slowly?
Noticing Bai Qingyi’s gaze, Gu Zihan looked over and asked with her eyes: What are you looking at?
Bai Qingyi blinked and said, ‘Are you reading the financial section?’
Gu Zihan flipped a page and said seriously, ‘Mm-hm.’
Bai Qingyi was puzzled and didn’t know that Gu Zihan had actually just been reading the advertisements.
It wasn’t until Bai Qingyi had finished eating her congee that Gu Zihan folded the newspaper neatly and put it aside.
Gu Zihan said, ‘I need to talk to you about something.’
Bai Qingyi was taken aback, and it was only then that he realised that the other person had been waiting for him, which was why he had been so bored reading the newspaper.
Gu Zihan’s expression was so serious that Bai Qingyi could not help but sit up straight and say, ‘Go ahead.’
Gu Zihan opened WeChat, turned the phone 180 degrees, and pushed it in front of Bai Qingyi, saying, ‘Your agent sent this over this morning.’
Bai Qingyi looked at the screen.
[Qin Yanjun]: ……………………………………
[Qin Yanjun]: Wanshiyou is not going to act anymore? This drama has been fought for so long, and it was only with great difficulty that you were cast. Now that the production is about to start, you’re just going to say no? That’s not like you.
[Qin Yanjun]: I know that you weren’t comfortable speaking in front of President Gu last night. Now, on WeChat, you seriously answer me, why did you marry Gu Zihan? Why did you suddenly stop working on everything?
Qin Yanjun: You can’t be unaware of the impact of a year’s hiatus on your career.
It was sent about half an hour ago, and Gu Zihan hasn’t replied yet.
Qin Yanjun’s words are sincere and heartfelt, one after the other, and it’s clear that she’s really thinking about herself. Bai Qingyi is also very moved, but at the same time, he also feels very guilty.
The current situation is not something Bai Qingyi can control.
Gu Zihan said, ‘You have a drama contract, why didn’t you tell me?’
Bai Qingyi said, ‘I thought you guys knew.’
On the day of the body swap, Gu Zhihan quickly arranged everything. With a word from her, she ‘froze’ Bai Qingyi. Even if Bai Qingyi had spoken up, it would have been useless. Would the president of Shengmei Entertainment commit to appearing in an online drama with a total investment of less than 50 million yuan?
The career of a small person is not worth mentioning in the grand scheme of things.
Gu Zhihan said, ‘But that was the contract.’
In the business world, what Gu Zhihan cares about most is the spirit of contract and credibility.
Bai Qingyi also said, ‘So can you act?’
‘…’ Gu Zihan was silent. Even if she was willing, she didn’t have the time.
Bai Qingyi gave a bitter smile and said, ‘The situation is forced, and we can only terminate the contract.’
Gu Zihan asked again, ‘What about your career? If you don’t act in this, will it affect your route planning?’
Seeing Qin Yanjun’s WeChat, Gu Zihan reacted, Bai Qingyi also has his own career.
She was used to being domineering and was not used to considering other people’s lives.
Bai Qingyi shook his head and said, ‘It’s okay, I’m going to retire from the industry in a year anyway, so it won’t have a big impact.’
Gu Zhi Han subconsciously asked, ‘Why are you retiring?’
“Of course it’s because I’m not popular. The entertainment industry is changing so quickly, and I haven’t made it after seven years, which means I’m not meant to be popular. I was going to not renew my contract after it expired and become an ordinary person. This is pretty good too, getting used to the feeling of sitting in an office.’ Bai Qingyi also smiled. Although he was talking about a bitter matter, his tone and expression were very open-minded, and he was very gentle.
Gu Zihan didn’t know what entertainers were thinking. She only knew that she had read so many cases, and there were many who became successful late in life. It had only been seven years, and she was only twenty-five years old. She didn’t understand why Bai Qingyi believed in fate.
In Gu Zihan’s opinion, Bai Qingyi would one day be crowned king.
Bai Qingyi said, ‘Besides, President Gu has taken such good care of me. I’ve checked my balance, and after paying the penalty, I can still open a coffee shop, which is pretty good.’
Gu Zihan was silent for a while, pushed her phone forward a little, and said, ‘You reply to her yourself. I don’t know what to say.’
The author has something to say: Hmm, there’s no way I’ll be able to finish this chapter tonight!

Chapter 5: Meeting
Having taken two days off, Gu Zhi Han could no longer hide at home, as she had an important meeting to attend.
Fortunately, Bai Qing Yi had given her a crash course in the past two days, and was now able to imitate Gu Zhi Han’s expressions to a great extent. Due to her experience and knowledge, she was not very good at speaking.
This was mainly due to Gu Zhi Han’s meticulous personality, and the three main expressions she had were: expressionless, thinking, and focused.
In order to prevent this from being revealed, Gu Zihan, Zhong Ying and Bai Qing also came up with a plan. They announced that Gu Zihan had a cold, and Bai Qing also wore a mask to the meeting, which coincided with the situation a few days ago when she had asked for leave.
Gu Zihan sat in her private office and watched the live broadcast of the meeting via the camera. She recorded any comments and communicated them by email after the meeting.
Bai Qing only needed to sit in her seat and look serious and expressionless.
In other words, as the common saying goes, ‘act cool’.
Bai Qingyi also quickly got into character. As soon as she left the villa that day, she already had the air of a domineering CEO. She got into the car before Gu Zihan and Zhong Ying, looking straight ahead, with a high-pressure aura surrounding her.
Zhong Ying and Gu Zihan exchanged glances, their expressions full of surprise. Gu Zihan, on the other hand, was thinking more: Bai Qingyi is a good actress and she is also very pleasing to the eye, so why has she never had a hit in all these years?
Was it simply a matter of luck, or was there a problem with the management of the artist agency?
Bai Qingyi didn’t know that Gu Zhi Han was a quick learner. Once the three of them were in the car, he nodded and instructed the driver to start the car.
Just like Gu Zhi Han usually did.
The meeting started at 9am, and the three of them took their places as agreed. Bai Qingyi deliberately wore a trench coat to look more stylish. As soon as he walked into the meeting room and swung his coat, he looked incredibly handsome, instantly silencing all the attending directors.
What’s wrong with President Gu today? He looks in a particularly bad mood…
Meanwhile, Gu Zhi-han herself was sitting in her office, a smile involuntarily on the corner of her mouth.
In Bai Qingyi’s eyes, was she really such a pompous existence?
It was quite interesting.
Bai Qingyi walked past the group of company executives and sat in the most powerful place. Zhong Ying followed behind her, as silent and reliable as if she were standing next to the real Gu Zhi-han.
When the two switched bodies, Gu Zihan was in the middle of a meeting. Bai Qingyi fell to the ground after crossing over, startling everyone. They thought that the workaholic had finally overworked himself.
The next few days were chaotic. Gu Zihan and Zhong Ying were busy dealing with the series of effects brought about by the body switch and did not have time to restart the meeting. When the dust finally settled after these few days, the meeting could not be postponed any longer.
Today’s meeting was a continuation of the previous one, where Gu Zihan had fainted. Shengmei Entertainment was about to establish an alliance with companies in three other countries to achieve resource sharing and exchange. Before that, the company needed to undergo a large-scale internal integration.
Bai Qingyi sat upright in his chair, coughed slightly, and said in a slightly hoarse voice, ‘Continue from the last time.’
Zhong Ying reminded him, ‘Director Huang, it’s your turn.’
Huang Hong was the director of talent management at Shengmei Entertainment and Qin Yanjun’s direct supervisor. After the conclusion of ‘The Glory of Dreams’ that year, Huang Hong was given the champion and runner-up Bai Qingyi was assigned to Qin Yanjun.
At that time, Huang Hong and Qin Yanjun were of equal status and were both vying for the position of director of talent management. Later, the artists under Huang Hong’s management soared to fame, and Qin Yanjun officially lost the battle for power.
Director Huang projected a PowerPoint presentation and reported: ‘Our company currently has a total of 126 artists and 38 managers. The top artists are mostly managed one-on-one, while those with limited commercial value are divided into groups and managed by experienced managers. Of these 126 artists, 56 are musicians, while the rest are more inclined towards film and television.’
“The company’s music resources are relatively evenly distributed, while film and television resources are far from sufficient. If theatrical films from other countries enter the mainland market, the company’s singers can write and sing promotional songs, making reasonable use of the popularity and popularity of the company’s artists. However, the film and television industry is a shortcoming. Our company produces fewer films, and it is difficult to export in this area.”
Although Bai Qing also doesn’t understand business, as a bottom-tier artist, she knows exactly what the situation is like in the artist agency sector. Musicians who can write and sing are self-sufficient and require little investment other than financial and venue support. Actors and actresses with good looks are in an awkward situation. There are not enough film and television resources for everyone, and the top artists have continuous film and television offers, while the bottom artists can only be packed and stuffed into the film crew.
It is also difficult for the film crew. Some investors will stuff people in, some directors and screenwriters will make the connections, and some actors are indispensable because they fit the temperament of the role… There are only a few roles in a drama with many scenes, and after they are split up among the above-mentioned actors, there are only super supporting roles that appear in five or six episodes, have no character and no individual story line.
In the past seven years, Bai Qingyi has acted in seven dramas, but apart from one starring role as a supporting actress, all the rest were forgettable. Only the popular ones can make a difference.
Qin Yanjun has learned his lesson and finally decided to let Bai Qingyi act in an online drama. The female lead in this online drama also has some connection with Bai Qingyi’s experience in the talent show.
The screenwriter and original author of this web drama is a Bai Qingyi fan who has been following her since the talent show. As soon as he heard that Bai Qingyi could star in it, he immediately started directing.
The director had another candidate in mind, someone with even higher popularity and a cheaper fee. It wasn’t until the original author said that the novel was based on Bai Qingyi that the director finally relented.
The opportunity was hard-won, and Bai Qingyi had enjoyed reading the original work and certainly didn’t want to give it up. But she also knew that she was in no position to ask Gu Zihan to ‘play’ her.
Let’s not talk about the past and get back to the present. Director Huang had said a lot, and it all boiled down to one thing: I’ve done a great job, but I’m still lacking film and television resources.
Bai Qingyi nodded and said in a hoarse voice, ‘Next.’
Director Huang sat down, his heart racing. General Manager Gu’s face was expressionless. Was he satisfied or not?
Each department reported in turn, Bai Qingyi acting cool and collected, and Zhong Ying taking meticulous notes.
Gu Zihan was thoughtful behind the computer screen. She took out the company’s financial report for the first half of the year and was studying the relationship between the data when her phone rang. Gu Zihan paused for a moment, and when she saw that the caller ID was Qin Yanjun, she picked up the phone.
Qin Yanjun is an agent, and this is Bai Qingyi’s working relationship. If it were a personal relationship, she would not have overstepped the mark.
‘Hello.’
Qin Yanjun is straightforward and said immediately, ‘The heroine of “Wan Shi You” is going to be replaced. What do you think? It’s not too late to regret it, and I won’t persuade you to divorce Gu Zihan. I just beg you, don’t ruin your reputation like this. This time there is no reason to breach the contract, and will the crew look for you next time?’
Gu Zihan didn’t bother to guess or adapt to the way these two originally got along, so she said in her own cold-as-Antarctica tone, ‘I’ve already informed you of my attitude via WeChat.’
Bai Qingyi had also sent a WeChat message back, but Gu Zihan hadn’t checked it. But she felt that Bai Qingyi would definitely explain things clearly.
Who knew that after she said this, Qin Yanjun was even more blown away: ‘I asked you why you stopped all work, and you sent me a wedding photo? If you really like Gu Zhi Han, that’s fine, but she obviously doesn’t like you! What are you going to do when she’s done playing around and divorces you?”
Gu Zhi Han frowned, pulled her phone away a little, and went to check the WeChat chat history. She found that Bai Qing Yi had indeed sent a photo of their wedding certificate and a message.
[Qing Yi]: Don’t worry, she’s a nice person, we get along very well
Gu Zhi Han has always advocated simple and efficient communication methods, but the emoji Bai Qing Yi chose was really expressive. She could almost see the other person squinting and acting cute, and couldn’t help but smile softly.
‘You’re still smiling! How can you still smile!’ Qin Yan Jun was furious. ‘What did you tell me before signing the contract? You said this role was especially like you, and that it would be worth it for an actor to meet such a role in their lifetime, but now you’re just giving up. Have you really changed, or are you just throwing away your old self?’
Gu Zihan was silent for a moment, and then said, ‘A role like mine…’
‘The screenwriter even specifically revised the character and plot for you. Are you going to let the screenwriter down?’ Qin Yanjun became more and more angry as she spoke. After a strange silence, Qin Yanjun sighed with a sense of forlornness and said, ‘You want to pursue love, forget it, it’s up to you. I don’t care anymore.’
Qin Yanjun was so disappointed that she hung up the phone abruptly.
Gu Zihan had never been treated like this before, but she forgot to be angry and thought about another question: what does a play mean to an actor?
Is it just a role and a salary?
Then, what does a role mean?
Gu Zihan listened to the rest of the meeting absentmindedly. When she saw that everyone had left after the meeting, Bai Qingyi relaxed his shoulders, stuck out his tongue at Zhong Ying, and made a relieved expression.
She was full of life, playful and lively.
Zhong Ying took Bai Qingyi back to the office and said to Gu Zihan, ‘President Gu.’
Bai Qingyi said, ‘The task was successfully completed.’
Her expression was calm and restrained, without a ripple.
Zhong Ying praised, ‘Ms. Bai performed very well, without the slightest flaw.’
Bai Qingyi swept her hair behind her ear and smiled gently, ‘Thank you.’
Gu Zihan looked at the two of them and suddenly said, ‘After the meeting, I saw you smile at Zhong Ying.’
Bai Qingyi was also taken aback, her smile instantly disappearing and turning into a look of loss. ‘Sorry… I’ll be more careful next time.’
Zhong Ying said, ‘There were no more outsiders in the meeting room at that time, so there was no need for you to be so harsh, President Gu.’
Gu Zihan moved her lips, wanting to say that it wasn’t harsh, but that she had just happened to notice the scene. But what was the point of either the scene itself or telling them that she had noticed?
Gu Zihan didn’t think there was any need to explain, so she stood up and said, ‘It’s already noon, let’s go eat.’
Zhong Ying said, ‘Aren’t you going to write the meeting minutes and respond to the emails first?’
In the past, Gu Zihan couldn’t afford to waste a single moment…
Gu Zihan said, ‘For health.’
Gu Zihan had already walked to the door, but Bai Qingyi and Zhong Ying didn’t follow. She turned around and said to Bai Qingyi with some impatience, ‘You said you would remind me to eat on time, but you didn’t.’
Bai Qingyi subconsciously raised his hand to look at the watch and realised that it was just one minute past twelve.
So being ‘on time’ had to be so precise…
Gu Zihan hurriedly urged again, ‘Hurry up and catch up.’
Bai Qingyi hurriedly walked forward, while Zhong Ying trailed behind with a mysterious smile on her face.
Is Zihan being childish? It seems that this accident wasn’t all bad after all…

Chapter 6 Blushing
After the meeting, Huang Hong returned to his office and saw his artist, Luo Suse, waiting for him.
‘How long have you been waiting?’ Huang Hong was originally thinking about Gu Zihan’s attitude this time, but when he saw Luo Suse, his eyes lit up.
Luo Suse is not the most beautiful artist in his hands, but she is the most ‘full-bodied’ one. The two of them hit it off and became brother and sister of different surnames. Luo Suse calls him brother in private.
Luo Suxu gave a charming smile and said, ‘Brother, you’re back from the meeting. Come, have some tea. I brewed it myself.’
Huang Hong said, ‘You’re not on the set. Why are you here? Did you miss me?’
Luo Suxu said, ‘It’s been a long time since I had French food. Let’s go have dinner together. I’ve already reserved a table.’
Huang Hong was unable to accept the invitation from the beautiful woman. He said, ‘Today, President Gu had a meeting, and I have to wait for the email feedback to see what she really wants.’
“Doesn’t President Gu even eat lunch? Even if she doesn’t take a break, you can still have lunch and talk about it later. The email won’t run away.’
Huang Hong shook his head and said, ‘During the meeting today, I always felt uncomfortable, as if something was about to happen. Next time, I’ll eat with you again, but today I’ll wait for the email first.’
Luo Suse pouted and said coquettishly, ‘I know you’re busy, so I won’t eat either, I’ll keep you company, mua~’
Huang Hong said, ‘You, you, if you’re not offering me your help for no reason, you’re either a scoundrel or a thief. If there’s something, just say it. If I can do it, I’ll definitely satisfy you.’
Luo Sulu finally got to the point and said, ‘Do you remember the web series “Wan Shi You”?
’Bai Qingyi is the female lead, the one you played as the female fourth. What’s wrong?‘
’Bai Qingyi is going to break the contract and not perform. Did you know?‘
’Yes, I was the one who told her manager about it. You didn’t see Qin Yanjun’s expression. She was so angry, haha. I don’t know what she did to offend President Gu, but it was Assistant Zhong who gave the order.’ Huang Hong was secretly pleased when he said this. He had fought with Qin Yanjun for so many years, and although he was slightly better in terms of position, he was still afraid when he thought about the savage drive of Qin Yanjun, like a hungry tiger attacking a wolf.
This time, the artist under Qin Yanjun’s management was banned, which was really gratifying.
Luo Suse said, ‘She’s not acting anyway, can I take over?’
‘You?’ Huang Hong surveyed Luo Suxu as if he had heard a joke. Luo Suxu had a good figure, was easygoing and willing to go all out. But the female lead was a light and airy character, not suitable for a flirtatious-looking woman like Luo Suxu.
Luo Suxu said, “There’s only a month until filming starts, and it’s a hassle to find someone to fill in. I’m in the same company as her anyway, so what’s wrong with just taking over? The female lead only has a small part, so just find someone to play her.”
Huang Hong pondered.
He knew what Luo Suxu meant. She just didn’t like the fact that the fourth female lead had too little screen time, and she wanted to show her face more often now that the first female lead had left the show. But she was cast as the fourth female lead on the basis of her performance in the pilot, and if she were to become the first female lead, would the crew be unhappy?
Moreover, Luo Suxu’s image really didn’t match the heroine’s characterisation, and if she really took over, she would definitely be cursed to death by the fans of the original work. Apart from attracting a bunch of haters, it would be of no benefit whatsoever.
Luo Suxu said coquettishly, ‘It doesn’t matter if the character is different, just let the screenwriter change it. What else is the screenwriter for? I’ve never been the female lead before, I want to try it. Besides, Bai Qingyi has been blocked by Gu Zihan, so she definitely won’t be able to turn things around. Don’t worry.’
Huang Hong asked, ‘You still have two months until the end of filming, right? The female lead here also has a lot of scenes, so what if you can’t handle it all?’
Luo Suxu said, ‘I’ll coordinate with the other side, rush things along, film quickly, and then we can just do some photo editing.’
Hearing this, Huang Hong made up his mind. Luo Suxu doesn’t even care about her reputation, so he won’t really worry about her. Such a stupid woman obviously won’t become famous, so just have some fun with her.
As for the quality of the web series? Since his company didn’t invest in it and it’s not linked to performance, it’s none of his business.
Huang Hong laughed and said, ‘Okay, okay, whatever you say. You’re my little brother’s precious heart, aren’t you? Here, let me give you a kiss.”
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After Gu Zhihan finished replying to the email, it was already past 3:00 p.m. Huang Hong’s three hours of waiting for a fake, empty email was a story best left untold, and his gaze returned to Gu Zhihan’s office.
Bai Qing was also holding the data from previous years that Zhong Ying had given her, painstakingly memorising proper nouns. She had faked ignorance and fooled her way through the meeting today, but she couldn’t always rely on Zhong Ying to do her work for her in the future.
Not only does she have to hold her own, she also has to hold her tongue.
Memorising lines is not as difficult as this. In film and television dramas, the lines are mostly simple and easy to understand, for the convenience of the audience. Even if occasionally she encounters a period drama or a drama set in the Republic of China, it is just a matter of changing the tone of voice.
But managing a company involves so many aspects. Bai Qingyi has to be familiar with the major companies in the entertainment industry, famous artists, past and future cultural and entertainment policies, basic knowledge of finance, and even the fashion industry.
What’s more, the so-called ‘Four-Nation Alliance’ is right around the corner, and that meeting requires Gu Zhihan’s presence. Bai Qingyi has no choice but to urgently catch up on her studies.
Bai Qingyi is so sleepy that she looks away from Gu Zhihan and tilts her head.
Gu Zhihan is still sitting upright, wearing headphones and meticulously staring at the computer screen, doing something unknown.
How can Gu Zhihan remember so much? Bai Qingyi used to think that the president only needs to make decisions, and never imagined that there are so many tedious details to deal with.
Bai Qingyi looked at Gu Zihan for a while, and then Gu Zihan suddenly said, ‘What are you looking at?’
She was still looking at the screen, as if nothing could tear her gaze away from the computer. And multi-tasking was not difficult for her.
Bai Qingyi blurted out, ‘Watch how you work, so that you can better play your role… so that you don’t laugh out loud in the meeting room again next time.’
Gu Zihan said, ‘How do actors choose roles?’
Bai Qingyi paused for a moment and said, ‘If you know of a suitable role from various sources, you go for the audition. If the film crew likes you, you just act.’
‘I mean, without considering anything else, how would an actor choose a role they want to play? Is it completely different from themselves, or is it particularly realistic?’ Gu Zihan said, ‘I have never considered this question from the perspective of an actor. This may be my dereliction of duty.’
It was only after she said this that Gu Zhi-han looked up and looked at Bai Qing-yi seriously. Bai Qing-yi thought to himself: Is this the president’s self-cultivation?
I heard that second-generation rich people who really want to gain experience will start from the bottom and become familiar with various positions before they can become pragmatic senior management personnel. Maybe Gu Zhi-han also has this mentality, which is why she asked such a question.
Bai Qing-yi thought for a moment and said, ‘Every artist has different pursuits and different selection criteria.’
Gu Zihan continued to look at her as Bai Qingyi explained: ‘It’s like a big company, where there are people who just go through the motions and collect a paycheck, people who will do anything to get promoted and a raise, and people who fight for their ideals. Acting is just an ordinary occupation. People who go through the motions don’t care about anything; people who want to be famous like to take on roles with built-in popularity; and actors with artistic aspirations pay more attention to the script itself. Roles that are similar to the actor are easy to play, and real roles are more interesting.’
Gu Zihan nodded and said, ‘So, you prefer roles that are authentic and close to your own personality.’
‘Eh?’
Gu Zihan continued, ‘Then the role of “Gu Zihan”, would that be the kind of role you would want to play?’
Bai Qing also said, ‘…’
This seems like a rhetorical question.
Gu Zihan said, ‘I have a rigid personality and my life is uninteresting. For so many years I have been used to working with others, but when you become me, you cannot lose your composure, not even to smile freely. This is neither like yourself nor is it real.’
Gu Zihan’s tone was extremely flat, as if she were just stating the obvious. But from the successive negative sentences, Bai Qingyi read a special and subtle… inferiority complex?
Bai Qingyi hurriedly said, ‘People have different personalities. Gu Zong is not rigid, she is just more serious. Isn’t this a great thing for the company? If the company was in the hands of a normal person like me, it would be scary. Besides, you were also a victim of the body swap, but you still tried your best to protect my rights and interests… You are really good to your employees. Even if it is difficult, I am still being paid, which is what an actor should do.’
Bai Qingyi poured out his heart like a bamboo tube emptying beans, and Gu Zihan fell silent.
Bai Qingyi belatedly realised his mistake and tried to make amends, saying, ‘…I didn’t mean to say that you’re abnormal.’
Gu Zihan: ‘…’
Bai Qingyi: ‘…and I didn’t mean to say that this job is difficult.’
Gu Zihan, who had never spoken, suddenly lowered his head and said, ‘I know.’
Gu Zihan glanced down at his watch and said, ‘It’s time to move around a bit. I’m going to the bathroom.’
Gu Zhi Han took off her headphones, stood up and walked towards the door. Bai Qing Yi subconsciously glanced at the time and noticed that it was exactly 4 o’clock, not a minute earlier or later.
Not only do you have to eat on time, but also go to the toilet on time? This self-discipline is really scary.
Bai Qing Yi took a deep breath and said, ‘President Gu, you are an outstanding person. I am very happy to be able to observe and play you up close.’
Gu Zhi Han paused for a moment, and continued walking two seconds later.
Once Gu Zihan had completely left the meeting room, Bai Qingyi suddenly let out a cry and collapsed on the sofa.
What was wrong with her? What on earth was she talking about just now? Gu Zihan just wanted to ask her employees about their work attitude and true thoughts. She had just rambled on and on, and even implied that the other person was abnormal…
She had even scolded the other person for being abnormal, and then fawned over her…
She wondered how Gu Zihan would view her now.
Bai Qingyi also felt that his future was in doubt. If it weren’t for this strange situation of body exchange, Gu Zihan would definitely want to fire him on the spot.
Bai Qingyi thought for a long time, grasping his hair, and finally found a remedy.
Gu Zihan had said that he had to remind her to eat and drink on time. Has it been an hour since Gu Zihan poured the water last time?
Bai Qingyi crept up from the sofa and walked quietly to the desk, reaching for the glass.
No, why was she acting like a thief? Theoretically, this was her own office.
As she thought this, Bai Qingyi’s eyes accidentally glanced at the computer screen, and her whole body stiffened.
Instead of a document, the screen showed a paused frame from a TV series. Bai Qingyi saw her own face occupying the entire screen. If she remembered correctly, it should be the third episode of her debut work.
Just now, Gu Zihan wasn’t working, but watching the TV series she had filmed?
Why?
Blood rushed to her face, and Bai Qingyi felt it burning hot. She no longer dared to touch the water glass, and she slunk back onto the sofa.
As soon as she sat down, Gu Zihan pushed the door open and came in.
‘……what’s wrong with you?‘
’I’m so hot.‘ Bai Qingyi made a show of fanning the air with her hands, blowing air onto her face.
’Really?‘ Gu Zihan found the air conditioning remote control, lowered the temperature by two degrees, and asked, “How about now?”
’Okay, okay, thank you, Mr. Gu…oh yes, Mr. Gu, remember to drink water…’

Chapter 7: Gaining weight
Under Huang Hong’s management, the news quickly spread: due to Bai Qingyi’s unilateral breach of contract, the crew of ‘Wan Shi You’ was about to start filming. In order to save the cost and time of the entire crew, Luo Susu bravely stepped forward to save the day and took the role of the female lead. For this moral obligation, Luo Susu sacrificed her personal annual leave, which was truly touching.
A large number of marketing accounts were mobilised to elevate the matter to the level of ‘professional ethics’ and ‘diva behaviour’. Under the influence of the implied wording in the press release and the comments of fans, the attitude of most passers-by is:
1. Who is Bai Qing anyway…
2. How dare a nobody play the diva?
The cast is arguing furiously in the group chat.
[Scriptwriter – Mu Mu]: Who said we were changing the female lead! Who released that news!
[Publicity – Apple]: The production team has not issued a press release, it must have come from the artist’s side.
[Casting Director – Pear]: I’m currently negotiating with Russell’s agent, he said he can lower his salary appropriately. In that case, those press releases were intended to seize public opinion and increase leverage. Russell is so ‘righteous’, if we don’t choose her, we’ll be doing her a disservice.
[Scriptwriter – Mumu]: If Bai Qingyi’s company hadn’t insisted on a package deal, Luo Susu wouldn’t even have been considered for the fourth female lead role. She doesn’t have the right temperament. Now she wants to be the female lead? She should look in the mirror, her hyaluronic acid is about to spill out!
[Casting Director – Pear]: But it is also true that Bai Qingyi quit at the last minute. It’s not easy to find someone to fill in at the last minute… How about Luo Susu?
[Scriptwriter – Mumu]: But we can’t cast Luo Suxu! She looks like the villain!
[Director – Grape]: The most important thing now is not to criticise Luo Suxu, but to find someone to replace Bai Qingyi.
[Scriptwriter – Mumu]: I still prefer Bai Qingyi.
[Director – Grape]: What can I do if she doesn’t want to act anymore? She broke her promise, so even if she says she wants to act again, I don’t have to accept her.
Screenwriter Mu Mu: …I think she must have a good reason. She’s not like that.
Producer Grapefruit: Stop arguing, the contract has already been signed, Bai Qingyi is indeed the most suitable candidate, we’ll fight for her. If we really can’t get her, I’ll figure out something for the female lead, and I’ll tell my friends in the industry, so that no other crew will be fooled.
With these words, the producer has essentially decided the fate of this incident.
If Bai Qingyi continues to star in the movie, this matter will be forgotten and treated as if it never happened. If Bai Qingyi insists on breaking the contract, the producer will join forces with friends in the industry to boycott her. At least within the producer’s circle of friends, Bai Qingyi will not be offered any roles.
From beginning to end, no one has ever thought that Luo Suxu could play the female lead.
The screenwriter Mu Mu is now beside herself with worry. She still wants to argue in the work group, but she also knows that the producer has already made the biggest concession. If Bai Qingyi really cancelled at this critical moment, she would definitely offend the producer and be jointly blocked because there was nothing to refute.
However, Mu Mu has been a Bai Qingyi fan for seven years, following her since the audition, and knows that she is not like that. But she is a nobody, and even as the original author and screenwriter, she does not have much of a say.
She really wants to know what happened on Bai Qingyi’s side…
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Bai Qingyi was bored and would go on Weibo to see the news about herself.
In order to prevent her identity from being revealed, she and Gu Zihan’s WeChat accounts are both in the hands of the other person, so most of her contacts no longer belong to her.
Only Weibo is not tied to the flesh, and it still records traces of her existence as Bai Qingyi.
Since Huang Hong posted those press releases, more and more people have come to Weibo to insult her. Most of them are fans of the original work, and a small number are Russell’s fighting fans. They want to tear apart any celebrity who has a conflict with Russell.
Bai Qingyi felt very helpless as she read the insults in her private message box.
It was true that she had stood the whole cast up, and if it wasn’t for that, she would have wanted to curse herself to death.
In addition to the insults, there were also private messages from the original author, Mu Guang, on Weibo.
[Mu Guang]: Qingqing, are you there? Are you there? Are you there?
[Mu Guang]: Why did WeChat block me?
[Mu Guang]: Why is Weibo ignoring me?
There were so many whys, and Bai Qingyi couldn’t figure them out, so she could only pretend not to know.
[Muguang]: I’ll send one, you’ll read one. I know you’re online.
[Muguang]: With this level of intelligence, can you please stop pretending to be dead?
Bai Qingyi: …Am I really that stupid?
Bai Qingyi had no choice but to come out of hiding and reply: I’m really sorry, I don’t know how I ended up like this. [wry smile]
Muguang has been Bai Qingyi’s fan for seven years. After her work was sold and she became a screenwriter, she and Bai Qingyi added each other on Weibo and WeChat. Mu Guang has a lively and straightforward online personality, and she says whatever comes to mind. Otherwise, she would not have been able to confess to the director and producer that ‘Ten Thousand Generations of Swimming’ is based on Bai Qingyi.
[Mu Guang]: I hope you can give me an explanation. Not only because I’m your collaborator, but more importantly, I’m your fan.
Since exchanging contact information, Mu Guang has rarely spoken in such a serious tone, and Bai Qingyi is not quite used to it. But the other party is right, she has not only let down the trust of her collaborators, but also let down the expectations of her fans.
[Mu Guang]: In fact, you don’t think my story is good and you’ve long since lost interest in acting, right?
[Bai Qingyi]: Of course not, I really like your character and I really want to play it! It’s just that I’m a bit surprised, and maybe I won’t be able to act again in the future.
[Mu Guang]: ??? Have you really been banned? By whom? Why?
[Bai Qingyi]: The situation is very complicated. If I’m lucky, I might be able to come back to life tomorrow. If I’m unlucky, it’ll be for the rest of my life.
After sending this message, Bai Qingyi suddenly felt a little sad.
[Mu Guang]: No matter what the situation is, things are not completely set in stone yet, so don’t give up hope, okay? I’ll try to coordinate with the crew, and you try to get along with the person you offended. Let’s work together and we’ll definitely get lucky!
Mu Guang’s words woke Bai Qingyi up. She suddenly felt that she had been too pessimistic lately.
Because of a temporary body swap, does she have to give up on this drama completely? After all these years as an actress, it would be ridiculous not to have even one masterpiece. She had clearly wanted to use it as a perfect curtain call…
It was just an accident, and no one could guarantee that she would never switch back. Gu Zhihan came up with a backup plan as soon as possible, and prepared a way to switch back at any time. But she was just sitting around, doing nothing… What if she switched back tomorrow?
Thinking about this, Bai Qingyi picked herself up a little and replied to Mu Guang: ‘Okay, I’ll try my best!’
Gu Zihan has a problem: she is very strict with herself, but not so strict with others.
So after she switched bodies with Bai Qingyi, her biggest worry so far is that she has put on weight – in Bai Qingyi’s body.
For an artist, the body is everything. She can’t let Bai Qingyi’s skin become slack, and she can’t let Bai Qingyi get a stomach problem. So she has to eat and sleep on time, and she has to wear a face mask and apply body lotion.
But for some reason, in just half a month, Bai Qingyi had actually gained weight.
Gu Zihan looked at the excess fat on her arms and calves and pondered what had gone wrong.
Gu Zihan dialed Zhongying’s phone number, and Zhongying answered the phone immediately. She asked straightaway, ‘Give me a simple and direct weight loss plan.’
Zhongying almost fell off the sofa, and said, ‘Since when do you care about these things?!’
Gu Zihan frowned and said, ‘I’m just doing my duty as an agent.’
Is there any need to be so surprised?
Zhong Ying said, ‘Puff! So Gu Zhi Han, you like the White Bone Spirit beauty! This is really unexpected!’
Gu Zhi Han’s tone turned cold, and she said, ‘I’ll give you three seconds, I want a plan. Three—two—’
Zhong Ying was very familiar with Gu Zhi Han’s tone, and knew that this was about to get angry—the kind that gets angry out of embarrassment. She quickly preempted the countdown before it ended, saying, ‘Why don’t you ask Bai Qing Yi?’
Gu Zhi Han didn’t say anything.
Zhong Ying continued, ‘The body management of entertainers is quite different from that of ordinary people. If I were to make a suggestion, I would only advise you to do more hula hooping…’
Zhong Ying had a little belly fat, and Gu Zihan was well aware of it. But she lowered her head and looked at Bai Qingyi’s slender waist, and fell silent.
She was afraid of breaking Bai Qingyi’s waist.
Gu Zihan said, ‘It seems that I have misjudged your abilities.’
‘No, no, no,’ Zhong Ying said, “I didn’t tell Bai Qingyi to put on weight. As the person who knows this body best at the moment, you are the one who is most unreliable.”
Zhong Ying rarely spoke to Gu Zihan in this tone, and Gu Zihan paused, just about to argue, when she heard Zhong Ying say, ’Bai Qingyi is right next door, but you called me instead. Have you really become stupid, or are you just…shy?’
As soon as Zhong Ying finished speaking, Gu Zhi Han hung up the phone. Zhong Ying was not at all flustered by the hang-up. She paused for a moment, threw the phone aside, and went back to applying her facial mask.
Gu Zhi Han was a little annoyed. She was surprised that she hadn’t thought to go find Bai Qingyi.
It was indeed a bit stupid. It must be that stupid woman’s body slowing down my mind.
Gu Zhi Han knocked on Bai Qingyi’s door.
‘I’m coming,’ Bai Qingyi answered.
After a while, the door opened. Bai Qingyi was wearing pajamas, had his bangs lifted, and was wearing glasses. He asked, ‘What is it, Manager Gu?’
Gu Zihan said, ‘Don’t call me Manager Gu.’
‘Ah… I’ll be more careful next time…’ Bai Qingyi looked ashamed and explained, ‘I won’t call you that outside. I was just at home and I let my guard down…’
Hearing the words ‘at home,’ the cold expression on Gu Zihan’s face eased a little. She said, ‘You’ve put on weight.’
Bai Qingyi glanced down at her stomach and said, ‘No… I’m quite restrained with my meals.’
‘Fat, of course, means physically fat,’ Gu Zihan raised her arm, tugged on her forearm, pinched a thin layer of compliant flesh, and repeated, ‘You… have gained weight.’
Bai Qingyi was stunned and said, ‘Oh, it’s nothing… let’s talk about it when I change back.’
What else could she do? Force Gu Zhi Han to lose weight for her? Bai Qing Yi felt bitter inside. Due to her constitution, she found it quite difficult to lose weight.
Gu Zhi Han felt that Bai Qing Yi was afraid to speak her mind because of her position as the CEO.
Was it because of her position as the CEO? Or was it because the contract defined their relationship as an employer-employee relationship?
Gu Zhi Han felt uneasy for some reason and said, ‘Do you have skinny leg injections?’
Bai Qing Yi: …???
Gu Zihan: ‘Maybe a face-slimming injection, or a slim-arm injection, or something like that. I’ll get it reimbursed by the company.’
Bai Qingyi quickly denied, ‘No, no, no… I control my diet and exercise, but I don’t get injections much. Natural is good.’
In fact, she couldn’t afford it.
With Bai Qingyi’s income, she couldn’t afford the long-term cost of the injections. Gu Zihan was used to getting everything done with money, and that was fine, she was the president. But once the exchange was over, Bai Qingyi revealed her true colours.
She had to think about the future, especially as she intended to cancel the contract when it expired.
Gu Zhi Han had no idea about any of this and just thought it was a good way to make some money. After a moment of hesitation, she said, ‘So…how much do you eat every day? How do you work out every day?’
‘Just…running,’ Bai Qing Yi said, as the glasses on her nose fell off and she reached up to hold them in place.
‘Wake me up to go running in the morning,’ Gu Zhi Han quickly came up with a solution and gave the go-ahead.
Before Bai Qingyi could object, Gu Zihan noticed the documents spread out on the bed as he looked at the highlighter in Bai Qingyi’s hand. Gu Zihan said, ‘Don’t put the documents on the bed. Your study will not be finished for a few days. If you need a place to work, you can use my study for now.’
Bai Qingyi hurriedly said, ‘No, no, I’m too noisy…’
While Bai Qingyi was desperately refusing, Gu Zihan had already walked around Bai Qingyi and went to the bed.
Gu Zihan bent down to pick up the document and realised that it was the script for ‘Wan Shi You’. Bai Qingyi’s lines were highlighted in a fluorescent pen, but only halfway through.
Gu Zihan’s mood was suddenly mixed.
Bai Qingyi hesitated and said, ‘Well… I’m very noisy when I memorise my lines, so I’d rather do it in my room… I won’t leave the script on the bed again, I’ll go to the balcony.’
Bai Qingyi was talking about the ‘where to work’ issue, but Gu Zihan’s attention was elsewhere.
Gu Zihan said, ‘You still want to act in this play?’
Bai Qingyi thought about it and said, ‘If I can switch back before filming starts, I will. If there’s no other way, I’ll have to step down and let someone else take my place, haha.’
Bai Qingyi’s smile was forced, deliberately optimistic. Gu Zihan’s heart was suddenly seized, and she blurted out, ‘No one can take your role.’
Bai Qingyi’s smile disappeared. She looked down at the script, which was full of lines that should be hers, and shook her head. She said bitterly but firmly, ‘No one can take it, unless I give it up.’
Gu Zihan suddenly thought: perhaps now, she was the biggest obstacle in Bai Qingyi’s pursuit of her dreams.

Chapter 8: Wife
At 5:58 a.m., Gu Zhi Han opened her eyes and stared at the ceiling with a spring in her step.
Waking up so early in the morning and being so awake was only natural for Gu Zhi Han. But for the serious CEO who had to be disciplined even when eating and going to the toilet on the dot, waking up two minutes earlier than scheduled was the strangest thing of all.
Gu Zhi Han laid there for two full minutes, and it wasn’t until her phone rang that she sat up in bed.
Why hadn’t Bai Qingyi shown up? She had clearly told him yesterday to wake her up at six o’clock sharp to go for a run.
The domineering CEO hated it when orders were ignored, so Gu Zihan angrily knocked on Bai Qingyi’s door, but there was no reply.
Gu Zihan cleared her throat and said, ‘Bai Qingyi, I’m coming in.’
There was still no sound from the room.
After informing someone, Gu Zihan opened the door and entered the room.
The curtains blocked out the light very well, and the room was pitch black. Gu Zihan took a few steps lightly – she didn’t know why she was walking lightly, didn’t she come to lecture him?
The next second, a pillow was thrown from the bed and hit Gu Zihan’s head.
“Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
Half an hour later, the two appeared in the living room, fully dressed, facing each other.
Gu Zhihan was unruffled, but Bai Qingyi looked very embarrassed, saying, ‘I’m sorry, Mr. Gu, I just had a momentary loss of consciousness and thought I was at home, so I mistook you for a thief…’
Gu Zhihan smoothed the hem of his clothes before saying, ‘What did you call me?’
Bai Qingyi tentatively said, ‘Er… Gu Zhihan…?’
Gu Zhihan looked at Bai Qingyi expressionlessly, and Bai Qingyi knew he had answered incorrectly. Regardless of whether or not directly addressing the boss’s name was asking for death, even if Gu Zhihan allowed it, what if he got used to calling him that at home and couldn’t stop doing it outside?
Bai Qingyi thought hard and came up with a few titles: ‘Boss? Boss? Cold?’
Gu Zhihan said, ‘Which of these titles can an outsider hear?’
Bai Qingyi couldn’t think of anything, and a look of despair appeared on his face.
Gu Zhihan said, ‘Don’t forget our relationship.’
‘…’ Bai Qingyi said, ’Old, old, old, old, old, old, old, old, old, old, old, old, old, old, old, old, old, old, old, old, old, old, old, old, old, old, old, old, old, old, old, old, old, old, old, old, old, old, old, old, old, old, old, old, old, old, old, old, old, old, old, old, old, old, old, old, old, old, old, old, old, old, old, old, old, old, old, old, old, old, old, old, old, old, old, old, old, old, old, old, old, old, old, old, old, old, old, old, old, old, old, old, old, old, old, old, old, old, old, old, old, old, old, It turned out that she just didn’t want outsiders to find out…
Bai Qingyi then realised that she had been under a misconception. She had thought that the two of them had gotten married completely by accident and out of necessity, so Gu Zihan would try to hide the fact that they were married. But in fact, Gu Zihan didn’t care about exposure.
The fact that she hadn’t even hidden it from Qin Yanjun meant that she had planned to go public with it. Compared to pretending to be in love, Gu Zihan could not accept being ‘found out to be wrong’ even more. So agreeing on a persona and a title that outsiders could accept had become a very important matter.
Once she had figured this out, Bai Qingyi’s faint embarrassment also disappeared. She thought carefully about her personality and finally came to a conclusion: ‘Honey!’
Gu Zihan looked up at her and said, ‘What?’
Bai Qingyi paused for a moment and said, ‘I mean, I will call my other half “honey”…’
‘Hm,’ Gu Zihan looked very happy and said, ‘Is there anything else? If you’re ready, let’s go for a morning jog now.’
Bai Qingyi stood up and followed behind Gu Zihan, saying, ‘Okay, let’s go.’
Gu Zihan then added, ‘Honey.’
Bai Qingyi: ‘…’
Bai Qingyi stumbled, and when he looked back after standing up, he noticed that Gu Zihan’s expression was as usual, and there was nothing wrong with it.
I told you hahaha… That artificial retard tone just now is indeed something that Gu Zihan can have.
How could President Gu flirt with me!
Bai Qingyi also left the house confused, thinking, ‘I must have woken up in the wrong way…’
The residential area where Gu Zihan lived was quiet and upscale, with great greenery. While running in the morning breeze, Bai Qingyi felt as if her heart and lungs had been washed clean.
Although she was a little tired, it was a kind of unrestrained relaxation for her body.
Gu Zihan was busy at work and had an irregular work schedule, barely achieving a healthy lifestyle. Bai Qingyi felt very tired using a body that wasn’t hers.
She covered her stomach and said with difficulty while running, ‘Gu…dear, your physical fitness is not good…Ha, hoo…I’ve only run 500 metres…I can’t run anymore…Huh, wow…my body is still…better…Hoo, hoo…Look at you, you’re not even breathing…’
As Bai Qingyi listened to the sound of her heavy footsteps, she felt for the first time the drawbacks of switching bodies so vividly.
Not being able to play her favourite role was very frustrating. But being weak was sheer suffering.
Bai Qingyi didn’t hear Gu Zihan’s reply, and thought that the other person was so meticulous that they didn’t even chat while running. Everyone knows that the more you talk while jogging, the more tired you get.
But the next second, Bai Qingyi turned her head unconsciously, but she didn’t see Gu Zihan’s figure at all.
Bai Qingyi: …???
Bai Qingyi: ‘Dear, where are you?’
‘Gu Zong?’ Not far away, a pleasant female voice sounded.
Bai Qingyi looked in the direction of the sound and saw Miao Xiangmei.
Miao Xiangmei, female, 26 years old, actress. She starred in the movie ‘Spring is Coming’ three years ago and won the Golden Horse Award for Best Actress. Miao Xiangmei has a handsome appearance, which is even too light for the entertainment industry. But she has an extremely special temperament, as if she is always living in her own world, sensitive, delicate, and fragile.
Bai Qingyi has never really met Miao Xiangmei before, and after seeing her today, he realized that the strange temperament she has is not the credit of the director or the photographer, but something she brings with her.
But the most important question at the moment was, how did Miao Xiangmei know Gu Zihan? And what attitude should he adopt towards Miao Xiangmei?
What’s more, would Miao Xiangmei be Gu Zihan’s confidante?
As soon as this thought popped into his head, Bai Qingyi’s heart immediately became inexplicably uneasy, and his expression turned cold.
‘Looking for someone?’ said Miao Xiangmei, looking back down the path, not seeing a third person beside her.
Bai Qingyi nodded solemnly and coldly, without saying a word. This was Gu Zihan’s initial attitude towards everyone.
At the same time, she knew why she felt awkward—Miao Xiangmei was so unique, as if she could leave the secular world at any time to wander. Such a person with a literary temperament would make anyone feel awkward if they were also having an affair with the top management of an entertainment company, right?
Well, that’s it.
Miao Xiangmei said, ‘I was taking a walk and I was going to go home and go to bed later. I didn’t expect to run into you here, it’s really a coincidence.’
Walking? Going home to sleep?
Seeing Bai Qingyi’s confusion, Miao Xiangmei explained, ‘The darkness before dawn is beautiful, and I can’t sleep until I’ve seen it. Fortunately, the neighbourhood is very safe, otherwise I wouldn’t dare go out alone at 3am. Having said that, I have to thank President Gu for finding me such a nice place to live.’
!!!
Bai Qingyi was shocked, and her heart was ringing with alarm: gossip!
But she kept her composure and said, ‘I’m glad you like it.’
Gu Zhihan bought a house for Miao Xiangmei! It can’t be true that he’s supporting her! My God, Gu Zhihan is the kind of person who would support a female celebrity! My God, Miao Xiangmei is the kind of person who would be supported!
At that moment, Gu Zhihan appeared not far away, panting. She covered her stomach and waved at Bai Qingyi, saying, ‘Honey, dear…’
Miao Xiangmei saw Gu Zhihan and said to Bai Qingyi, ‘Did President Gu find the person he was looking for?’
Miao Xiangmei’s expression was calm, and Bai Qingyi was puzzled again: did Miao Xiangmei not mind that Gu Zhihan had other affairs?
Seeing that Gu Zhihan really could not walk any further, Bai Qingyi quickly walked up to her side and gave her a helping hand. Bai Qingyi said, ‘Why did you fall behind instead?’
It was obvious that she was in better physical condition.
Gu Zhihan gave her a look that seemed to be a little bit of a reproach, and said, ‘You were running too fast.’
Gu Zhi Han looked at Miao Xiang Mei again and said, ‘Miss Miao.’
Miao Xiang Mei smiled gently, her eyes full of curiosity. ‘May I ask who this is?’ she asked Bai Qing Yi.
Gu Zhi Han’s face was still pale, but she was already able to speak complete sentences. She said, ‘My name is Bai Qing Yi, and we are married.’
Bai Qing Yi: …
Announcing the news of marriage to your lover right away is so exciting!
Or is there really nothing between Gu Zihan and Miao Xiangmei?
Miao Xiangmei said, ‘Congratulations! What present should I get?’
Gu Zihan said, ‘Sign the contract. My dear has been worrying about this. When we get married, I want you to sign a contract with the company.’
When she said the word ‘dear,’ Gu Zihan looked at Bai Qingyi, and Bai Qingyi could actually see the depth of her feelings in her eyes.
Miao Xiangmei suddenly raised her hand, unable to decide whether to laugh or cry, and said, ‘Ms. Bai, please don’t say that. The relationship between me and President Gu only exists as a business partnership. Besides, I like freedom and don’t want to be bound.’
Gu Zhihan opened her mouth, just about to continue persuading her, but Bai Qingyi interrupted.
Bai Qingyi said, ‘Ms. Miao can think about it some more. Since I want to sign a contract with you, it’s because I value your personal qualities. Even if it’s for business considerations, Shengmei Entertainment won’t ruin this uniqueness, and won’t interfere with you too much. Besides, only the heart is free, how can a contract bind a person?‘
Miao Xiangmei said with a wry smile, “President Gu is really good at talking. Please give me some time to think about it.”
’Okay,’ Bai Qingyi said firmly.
Gu Zhihan added, “I’ll be waiting for good news.”
After the pleasantries were over, Miao Xiangmei yawned and walked slowly home.
Gu Zhihan looked at Bai Qingyi and said, ‘That was very well said.’
It was almost exactly what Gu Zhihan had been thinking. Gu Zhihan was sure she hadn’t mentioned it to Bai Qingyi, but Bai Qingyi was able to deduce what was going on from just a few words, which was very clever. Gu Zhihan was a little impressed by Bai Qingyi.
Bai Qingyi shot back, ‘That was a good performance, dear.’
That look was so spot-on, if Bai Qingyi didn’t know himself well, he might have really thought that the other person was in love with him.
Gu Zihan rested enough, shook off Bai Qingyi’s support for her hand, took a step forward, and said, ‘Keep running.’
Bai Qingyi quickly followed, and asked, ‘Is Miao Xiangmei really going to sign with our company? Where are we at?’
‘You’re happy?’ Gu Zihan squinted at Bai Qingyi.
‘Miao Xiangmei is so charismatic, I really like her! Even just being in the same company makes me feel elevated!’ Bai Qingyi said, “If I can act opposite her, I’d be willing to quit the show immediately.”
Gu Zhihan frowned, wanting to say: Don’t talk about quitting the show.
But the words on the tip of her tongue turned into, “How about letting Miao Xiangmei be your understudy?”
Understudy?
Understudy for what?

Chapter 9: Substitution
Of course, by substitution, she didn’t mean replacing someone in another position.
She meant ‘Ten Thousand Generations Tour’.
From the time they had spent together in the past few days, Gu Zhi Han was certain that Bai Qing Yi still wanted to perform in this play. It was only because of the accident of body switching and her own identity that she had no choice but to give it up. Although Bai Qing Yi accepted her situation with resignation, the fact that she had done her homework and memorised her lines for ‘Ten Thousand Generations Tour’ showed that she was still unwilling to give up.
Unwilling…
Gu Zihan can provide an abundance of material goods, but the regret in her heart will always be there. It is like a stone in a shoe, like sand in the eyes.
But what if the difficulty can be overcome? Then at least, she has to keep her promise: no one can take your role away from you.
So, Gu Zihan came up with a foolproof plan. She will keep the role for Bai Qingyi until the start of filming. If she still hasn’t found a way by the start of filming, and in order to prevent the crew from having to start from scratch, she will have to find a replacement first.
The replacement candidate was Miao Xiangmei.
Gu Zihan had no prejudices about fame or class, so she quickly asked Zhong Ying to make the arrangements. Zhong Ying did have some reservations and asked Gu Zihan, ‘Let’s not talk about whether the three-time Golden Bear winner would be willing to fill in as a replacement, if the crew had to choose between Miao Xiangmei and Bai Qingyi, the answer is obvious. Are you sure you want to do this?’
Gu Zihan said, ‘It’s up to you to figure out how to make both parties agree.’
Zhong Ying: ‘…Okay, President Gu. I will not fail in my mission, President Gu. But President Gu, does Ms Bai know about this?’
Gu Zhi Han looked at her for a moment without saying anything.
Zhong Ying then understood and went to contact her with mixed feelings.
What Zhong Ying did not expect was that Miao Xiangmei was very easy to convince. As soon as she heard Zhong Ying’s argument, she immediately agreed: ‘Okay.’
Zhong Ying: ‘Ms Miao, this means that you cannot arrange your work for the next few months. Unless you are sure that Ms Bai can star in it.’
Miao Xiangmei said, ‘I’m at home, and I don’t want to work unless I’m sure that Bai Yue can star in the movie. Now that Mrs. Gu needs help, I have nothing to lose by lending a hand. But since Mr. Gu has proposed this solution, it means that this movie is very important to Mrs. Gu. I still hope that Mrs. Gu can get what she wants.’
Zhong Ying said, ‘Okay, I’ll convey your wishes to Mrs. Gu.’
After hanging up the phone, Zhong Ying thought back and realized that Miao Xiangmei was a strange person. After winning the Golden Horse Award three years ago, Miao Xiangmei’s value and attention skyrocketed. Normally, she should have taken advantage of the situation and maintained her exposure. But Miao Xiangmei did not. She could not find the script she wanted, so she preferred to take a break. In the past three years, she has only made one movie, which was still a critically acclaimed award-winning film.
This movie did not have the good luck of ‘Spring Is Coming’. Although it was nominated for Best Actress at the Venice Film Festival, it ultimately missed out on the award.
In this way, Miao Xiangmei is a complete artist. She doesn’t make films to make a living, she makes a living to make films.
So, when Miao Xiangmei said she hoped Mrs. Gu would get what she wanted, she wasn’t just being polite. She hadn’t read the script for ‘Immortal Swimming,’ and if it weren’t for Gu Zhihan, she wouldn’t have considered the web drama for the money.
But could Bai Qingyi really get what she wanted? Zhong Ying was very pessimistic.
After the incident, she had visited many experts in the folk tradition, but none of them could figure out what was going on.
To switch back at a critical moment is even more mysterious than two people suddenly switching bodies.
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Assistant Lin is Zhong Ying’s assistant. After she received Zhong Ying’s instructions, she called the casting director for ‘Wan Shi You’, Li Li.
Li Li, whose real name is Li Lan, answered the phone in an unfriendly tone and said, ‘Who are you? What do you want?’
Assistant Lin said, ‘I’m from Shengmei Entertainment, and I’m Zhong’s assistant’s assistant. Are you from the crew of “Wan Shi You”?’
‘Yes, what’s up? I’m busy here, so make it quick.’
Assistant Lin said, ‘I heard that your crew is struggling with the casting of the female lead. Here’s the thing, our side’s position is that we hope Bai Qingyi can continue to play the role. We’ll find a way to overcome any difficulties with the schedule or contract…’
Before she could finish, Li Lan impatiently interrupted her: ‘The role cannot go to Bai Qingyi, it’s already gone to Luo Susu. This is the opinion of your director of casting and also the opinion of our crew. That’s it, I’m really busy now, goodbye.’
After Li Lan hung up, she was still not satisfied and directly blocked Assistant Lin’s number.
An assistant to an assistant, it sounds like she has no status. And she still wants to take the role? That’s just wishful thinking.
Assistant Lin listened to the inexplicable busy tone and dialed several times before she was sure she had really been blocked. So she reported the matter to Zhong Ying.
Zhong Ying didn’t expect things to develop this way.
She personally called Miao Xiangmei because she felt that Miao Xiangmei was arrogant and had character, and might be much more difficult to deal with than the film crew. In the end, the film crew turned out to be much tougher than the three-time Golden Bear winner, which was really baffling.
Assistant Lin added, ‘They said that the role was meant for Luo Suxu, and that was the opinion of the director of the agency. I’ve collected some press releases, all of which say that Bai Qingyi was a diva who broke her contract, and Luo Suxu came to her rescue, so there must have been some organised and premeditated public relations tactics.’
‘Huang Hong…’ Zhong Ying mused, tapping her desk, and said, ‘You don’t need to worry about this anymore, I’ll handle it.’
“Okay,’
As soon as Assistant Lin had left, Zhong Ying rang the producer You Zi.
‘Hello, is this Assistant Zhong? How come you have time to call me?’ said the producer You Na.
Zhong Ying smiled and said, ‘I won’t beat around the bush with you. To cut to the chase, our boss Gu is very concerned about the project “Wan Shi You” you are working on.’
“Wan Shi You? It’s just an online drama with a small budget. What’s so special about it that it has attracted the attention of boss Gu?’ You Na was very surprised.
Zhong Ying said, ‘I heard that you are looking for a new female lead?’
“Yes, I get angry when I talk about this. The original one was very suitable, and the original author and fans were quite satisfied. But for some reason, the actress quit. I heard from a little birdie that the actress offended President Gu? Is that why President Gu is so concerned about this project?’
You Na has good connections. The day the Bai Qingyi team said they were breaking the contract, she already found out that Bai Qingyi had been banned. This time, Zhong Ying took the initiative to call, so she took the opportunity to confirm the matter. She hoped that Gu Zihan would not take out her anger on the entire crew because of Bai Qingyi.
‘Did you hear it from Huang Hong?’ Zhong Ying smiled and said, ‘On the contrary, President Gu wants you to save the role for Bai Qingyi. Bai Qingyi will find a way to fight for it.’
Hearing this, You Na was taken aback. She thought that Bai Qingyi had offended someone, but from the words ‘find a way to fight for it’, it was still Gu Zihan begging Bai Qingyi to play the role!
You Na quickly changed her tone and said, ‘It would be best if Bai Qingyi could play the role, after all, she is the one everyone is satisfied with. But the crew is about to start shooting, and in case Bai Qingyi can’t get it done, it will be difficult to coordinate the schedules of the other actors, and the cost of lost work will also be a big problem…’
Zhong Ying understood the hint and reassured her, ‘Don’t worry about that. If Bai Qingyi still can’t attend when filming starts, then I’ll find you a female lead to fill in. Don’t worry, she’ll definitely be more suitable than Luo Suxin. Besides, President Gu really values this project and is considering additional investment…’
Zhong Ying didn’t say that the possible replacement was Miao Xiangmei, because if she did, You Na might not want Bai Qingyi anymore. That was the last thing Gu Zihan wanted to see.
Money talks. You Na immediately said, ‘What Russell Russell? We’ve never considered her for the female lead! Of course I trust the candidate provided by Assistant Zhong. Then let’s do as Assistant Zhong says. As for the investment…’
The two made another appointment to meet. After hanging up the phone, the smile on You Na’s face disappeared, and she immediately sent a WeChat message to the publicity department.
[Producer – Grapefruit]: The female lead will be Bai Qingyi. Send me the press release. Anything with Luo Suosu, quickly reject it, reject it!
[Publicity – Apple]: When will it be sent?
[Producer – Grapefruit]: As soon as possible, and with as much influence as possible! Show the attitude of the crew!
[Publicity – Apple]: Mu Mu has an interview with Sina Entertainment today, can you give us a hint?
[Producer – Grapefruit]: Definitely! We must be decisive and say that we want Bai Qingyi the most and have not considered anyone else yet!
The attitude is for Gu Zihan to see.
Regardless of whether Bai Qingyi can ultimately come or not, and if not, who Zhong Ying will find to save the day, at least, You Na has figured out what Gu Zihan is thinking.
Gu Zihan values Bai Qingyi and considers him the top priority, and even the additional investment is also coming for Bai Qingyi.
How could it be a ban! It’s more like a strong endorsement!
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So that day, the crew of ‘Wan Shi You’ was trending.
The reason was that the official Sina Entertainment Weibo account had just posted a draft article in the morning about ‘Wan Shi You’ crew member Bai Qingyi being a diva and breaking the contract, and Luo Suxu coming to the rescue’, and then posted an interview video with a completely opposite stance in the afternoon.
In the video, the original author and screenwriter Mu Guang was particularly surprised and stated, ‘I didn’t know anything about changing the female lead! Bai Qingyi was in the cast from beginning to end, and I never considered anyone else. Luo Suxu? Luo Suxu is an excellent actress, and there is another female role in the play that suits her perfectly, and the contract has already been signed. I personally look forward to working with Bai Qingyi.’
When it comes to Bai Qingyi, Mu Guang is quite gentle. But once she mentioned Luo Suxu, Mu Guang quickly changed the subject to Bai Qingyi. Mu Guang is only half of the entertainment industry, so even if she deliberately omitted Luo Suxu when she said she was looking forward to working together, it only shows her straightforwardness.
The drama ‘Wan Shi You’ had limited investment, so it usually didn’t get much attention. This time, the main point of interest was that the news from both sides came from Sina Entertainment, which meant that someone had paid to buy an embarrassing draft, and even the tone was wrong.
On the one hand, there was the ‘conflict’ between the two artists, and on the other hand, there was the original author and screenwriter who was interviewed by Sina Entertainment. It was clear which side was stirring up trouble and which side was tearing up resources.
Seeing the trending topic, Luo Suxu was so angry that her lungs felt like they were going to burst. She went straight to Huang Hong’s office and yelled, ‘What’s going on! I was told that this role was mine! How dare someone talk like that! Just because you’re a screenwriter, you dare to slap me in the face! You’ve got some nerve!’
Huang Hong thought to himself: Mu Guang is not just ‘a screenwriter’, she is also the original author. If someone leads the fans of a book on a wild goose chase, you will be damned if you are scolded to death. If someone plays tricks in the script, with your level of skill, you may not be able to tell.
But he still reassured her, ‘Don’t be angry, this screenwriter has just entered the industry and doesn’t know how to speak properly, it doesn’t mean it’s the crew’s intention. I’ll ask for you, what happened exactly?’
‘I think Bai Qingyi’s team is behind this, otherwise the screenwriter wouldn’t dare speak to you like that.’ Luo Susu pouted, “You’re the best, brother! Are you free tonight?”
Huang Hong patted Luo Susu’s bottom and said, “You’re right, it must be Qin Yanjun who’s behind this. I’ll go and have a word with her.”
Huang Hong was seething with anger when he thought about Qin Yanjun. Women should behave like women, why do they compete with men for work? He had greased palms all over the production crew, but Qin Yanjun still managed to find someone to speak up for Bai Qingyi. She was truly a piece of work!
Thinking about this, Huang Hong also became angry. He said to Luo Suse, ‘You go out first, I’ll take care of it for you. Wait for me at home tonight.’
‘Thanks, brother, mua~’ Luo Suse kissed Huang Hong and went out happily.
Huang Hong had wanted to confront Qin Yanjun, but he was annoyed at the thought of that woman’s aggressive demeanour. He changed his mind and told his assistant over the phone, ‘Find Bai Qingyi’s phone number and call her, asking her to come to the office and find me.’
An actress with a pretty appearance, soft temperament, and who had offended Gu Zihan, would be easier to handle than Qin Yanjun, wouldn’t she?

Chapter 10: Vows
Huang Hong waited for a while before Bai Qingyi slowly appeared.
Huang Hong was not familiar with Bai Qingyi, but in his impression, the other party’s temperament was not so cold and should be more gentle.
But now was not the time to focus on these things. Huang Hong put on a ferocious look and pointed to the chair opposite him, saying, ‘Sit.’
Bai Qingyi looked at him without saying a word, but instead of being shy, it made Huang Hong feel oppressed.
Huang Hong coughed uneasily and thought to himself: where did a young actor get such an aura?
Huang Hong said, ‘Do you know why I asked you to come?
Bai Qingyi relaxed his body and leaned back in the chair, very relaxed, without saying a word. Huang Hong had never seen an actor face him with such arrogance before, so he said, ’You haven’t worked for a long time, have you? You’ve already turned down a few jobs that have been arranged for you in the past few days. What do you think?’
Bai Qingyi also rested her arm, crossed her hands in front of her, and looked calm, as if she were watching a petty clown.
Huang Hong didn’t believe that Bai Qingyi would always be so calm, and said again, ‘I heard that you really want to film “Ten Thousand Generations of Swimming”?’
The three questions were thrown out as quietly as a drop of water that has fallen into the sea, and they were completely unable to arouse Bai Qingyi’s emotions. It seemed that she didn’t care about any of this. So what did she care about? How could she be scared?
Huang Hong pondered.
Gu Zihan, however, grew impatient and said, ‘You’re very noisy. Just get to the point.’
He never would have imagined that something as fantastical as body switching would happen in real life, so he had no idea that he had summoned the actual person in charge of the company, his immediate superior.
This show of authority was doomed to fail.
Huang Hong felt humiliated after being rebuked, so he said in a threatening manner, ‘You have been banned by President Gu, and Assistant Zhong personally gave the order. Otherwise, how could the online drama, which has already been signed, be cancelled just like that.’
Huang Hong shook his head and said pretentiously, ‘Tsk tsk, how pitiful. You must not have known, that’s why you let Qin Yanjun tear up the role and let the screenwriter make a big fuss in the Sina interview.’
Gu Zihan was amused to see Huang Hong’s villainous face for the first time. She adjusted to a more comfortable position that was more suitable for watching the play and said, ‘Can’t I?’
Huang Hong held up an index finger and shook it, saying, ‘It’s possible, but it’s just not effective. The role now belongs to Luo Susu, and the contract will be signed soon. No matter how hard you try, it’s useless.’
‘Hm,’ Gu Zihan nodded thoughtfully, ‘so what should I do?’
Sitting in the position of the president of Shengmei Entertainment, there are too many things that you can’t see. I never thought that after changing bodies, I would be able to see the two faces of some people, and it would also be a good opportunity to purge the bad atmosphere within the company.
Huang Hong thought that Gu Zhi Han was convinced, so he continued, ‘In fact, you just had bad luck, and the mistake was following Qin Yanjun. You have no connection with President Gu, and Assistant Zhong ordered to block you because Qin Yanjun has offended the higher-ups.’
‘Then who should I follow?’ Gu Zhi Han prompted.
‘Compared to you, Luo Suxu is much less talented. But even so, she was able to be signed with the crew of ‘Wan Shi You’ together with you. Now that your agent has offended the higher-ups, she is still able to take your place. Why? Because her agent is good. Who is her agent?‘ Huang Hong pointed at himself and said, “Me.”
’Signing together? Didn’t she audition on her own?’ Gu Zihan knew that there was such a thing as signing together, but she didn’t know exactly how it worked.
‘Audition? Well, to put it bluntly, with her talent, she can only handle micro films. If it weren’t for the fact that they insisted on you, how could I possibly stuff her in as the fourth girl? Because you packaged her, your salary is 20% lower than the original deal, and Qin Yanjun didn’t tell you about this,’ Huang Hong surveyed Gu Zhi Han’s expression and found that she really didn’t know anything, so he said logically, ’Because she’s not capable. And I am the director of the agency, so I can put my artists into the crew of any artist in the company.‘
’You are different. You are talented, you look better than her, and you are smart. Apart from having a rigid agent, you don’t have any shortcomings. What do you say, do you want to follow me? I promise you will have roles to play and famous brands to wear in the future.’ Huang Hong slowly stood up, crossed the desk, and walked over to Gu Zhi Han’s side.
He put his hand on Gu Zhi Han’s shoulder, leaned over in an ambiguous manner, and hinted, ‘As long as you are willing to “follow” me.’
Then, Gu Zhi Han laughed mockingly.
She pinched Huang Hong’s sleeve and took away that hand. Then she tilted her head slightly, her eyes disdainful and arrogant, ‘Luo Sulu “followed” you and did not get any benefits. It was just you taking advantage unilaterally. This is bad.’
Gu Zhi Han took two steps back, went around to the other end of the desk, and got very close to the computer. ‘If it was Qin Yanjun who offended Gu Zhi Han, why was Bai Qingyi the only one whose career was hindered? Are you sure I’m really incapable of offending Gu Zhi Han? This is stupid.’
‘An agent’s job is to develop and package their artists, and help them get the right jobs. You belittle your artists and squeeze the artists of other agents. This is dereliction of duty.‘
’Fluent in words, deceitful, flattering the superiors and bullying the juniors.’ Gu Zihan held out her finger and pressed the power button, saying, “You don’t deserve this office.”
Huang Hong stood there in a daze, watching this unknown artist comment on him with an air of supreme power.
Afterwards, Gu Zhi Han no longer wanted to see him, and turned around and left the office.
Huang Hong came back to his senses, pointed at Gu Zhi Han’s back and cursed, ‘You’re just an artist with no fame and no backing, how dare you speak to me like that, don’t you want to be famous! I’ll block you from tomorrow!’
Gu Zhi Han said, ‘You can try.’
The door closed.
Huang Hong was so angry that his scalp was about to explode. After drinking a glass of water, he calmed down, but his body felt cold.
Was the air conditioning on full blast?
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Bai Qingyi was also in the office, reading a script.
The door opened and Gu Zhi Han walked in, looking unsettled.
Bai Qingyi asked, ‘What’s wrong? Did you have a bad chat with Huang Hong? He’s quite a nuisance, and I’m sure he said some nasty things. Don’t let it get to you.’
Gu Zhi Han looked at Bai Qingyi’s concerned eyes and thought, ‘How much suffering has Bai Qingyi endured?
If she hadn’t switched bodies with Bai Qingyi, she would never have known that Huang Hong was so negligent of his duties and couldn’t distinguish between public and private matters. But if she hadn’t switched bodies with herself, what would Bai Qingyi have done in the face of Huang Hong’s verbal harassment?
Bai Qingyi didn’t have the guts to stand up to Huang Hong. She could either compromise or, as she herself had said, ‘just ignore it.’
Bai Qingyi didn’t dare to resist. What about the other employees? Like Luo Suxu?
From a different perspective, Gu Zihan sees more and thinks more. She looked at Bai Qingyi for a while and said, ‘Huang Hong often puts his artists in the hands of other artists?’
Bai Qingyi froze for a moment and said, ‘You mean, package deals?’
Gu Zihan said, ‘She packaged Luo Susi and you together, which reduced your salary by 20%. Did you know about this?’
Unexpectedly, Bai Qingyi paused for a second and suddenly burst out laughing.
‘You believe that too? He brags to everyone! He tells outsiders to trick them into coming in, and he tells his own people to make them more loyal.’ Bai Qingyi said, “Anyway, he’s just a liar who pretends to be powerful. Dear, you don’t need to care about him.”
That word “dear” made Gu Zhi Han slightly dazed, but she also didn’t ignore the other key points in Bai Qingyi’s words. ’Whose power is he borrowing?’
Judging from the phrase ‘a fox pretending to be a tiger’, Bai Qingyi had probably been ‘bullied’ before.
Bai Qingyi was taken aback and didn’t say anything.
Gu Zhihan said, ‘He made you all complain, so I, who put him in this position, am also an accomplice. I didn’t know this before, and it was my fault. I’m sorry.’
Gu Zhihan took everything very seriously, even apologising. Bai Qingyi had never seen this before, and quickly said, ‘No, no, no… Even if you apologise, it’s not just to me…’
Gu Zhihan looked at Bai Qingyi and said, ‘The apology is for all the oppressed artists, but the thanks are only for you. If it weren’t for this accident, I might never have discovered this black sheep. Thank you, Bai Qingyi.’
Bai Qingyi really couldn’t stand the look in Gu Zhihan’s eyes, especially now with a hint of affection in the midst of seriousness.
Perhaps it is because his eyes are so beautiful that he looks deep into everyone’s eyes? Otherwise, Bai Qingyi could not imagine that this gaze came from Gu Zihan’s soul.
Bai Qingyi lowered his head and said, ‘In that case, I also have to thank you… If I had exchanged with any other president instead of you, the other person would not have thought that Huang Hong was bad. You are a good president, and if it weren’t for this accident, I would not have discovered this either.’
Gu Zihan said, ‘I thought you would be unhappy that I made you unable to act.’
Bai Qingyi’s soul was scared out of her, and she quickly forced a smile and said, ‘A failed artist like me who can’t last in the entertainment industry and is about to terminate the contract immediately would be a blessing to be able to meet President Gu.’
Gu Zihan frowned and stared at Bai Qingyi for a while, as if she was not satisfied with her answer.
Bai Qingyi smiled again.
Gu Zihan suddenly reached out and went towards Bai Qingyi’s face.
Bai Qingyi dodged a little, but then Gu Zihan’s palm stopped gently in front of her face, just covering the lower half of her face.
Gu Zihan said, ‘If you only look at the eyes, it looks like you’re crying.’
Bai Qingyi was stunned, and her stiff smile relaxed.
‘It’s okay if you can’t smile,’ said Gu Zihan. ‘I know that for you, knowing me seems to have only bad things, especially when you just want to cancel the contract and quit the industry. I’m curious, is there anything else in the entertainment industry that you haven’t fulfilled your dreams yet?’
Bai Qingyi also became serious, thought for a moment, and said, ‘If I have to say something regrettable… I don’t have a masterpiece of my own yet. This is frustrating for me as an actor. It seems like the past seven years have been wasted, and I’ve achieved nothing.’
‘Good,’ Gu Zhihan nodded and said, ‘I’ll help you achieve your dream, I promise.’
This was a vow.
Bai Qingyi recognized this with utmost clarity, and a warmth welled up in his heart. At the same time, he was very confused—
help me achieve my dream? What dream? How?
Is Gu Zhihan going to act in place of herself, or is she going to ask ‘President Gu’ to change careers?

Chapter 11: Blacklisting
Gu Zhihan felt that this was the perfect opportunity to overhaul the talent agency department.
She needed to collect evidence of Huang Hong’s ‘crimes’ over the years, and at the same time find another candidate in the department who could be promoted.
So after discussing with Bai Qingyi, the talent agency department held an impromptu spot check.
As usual, Bai Qingyi was accompanied by Zhong Ying, whose main task was to put on airs. Unlike usual, Bai Qingyi knew the department very well and was able to pinpoint the most favourable cases.
Gu Zihan, as usual, sat in her office, monitoring everything through the camera.
As Bai Qingyi and Zhong Ying walked downstairs, Gu Zihan thought about what she could do to help.
After a while, she took out her phone, removed Qin Yanjun from the blacklist, and sent a WeChat message.
[Bai Qingyi]: Gu Zihan will be making an unannounced visit later, so you must do your best to cooperate with her.
Qin Yanjun’s eyes nearly popped out of her head when she received the message.
Since the announcement of their marriage, ‘Bai Qingyi’ had blocked her. Qin Yanjun tried every means to contact Bai Qingyi, but to no avail. When Qin Yanjun went to the apartment to arrest the person, she discovered that Bai Qingyi had already moved out, without even informing her.
After all, she had been the agent for seven years. What kind of magic did Gu Zihan have that she could enchant an artist like this, making her throw away her career and her agent?
Qin Yanjun had never had a good impression of Gu Zihan, and now Bai Qingyi was telling her to do her best to cooperate with Gu Zihan as if nothing had happened?
Qin Yanjun was a little rebellious and refused to do as she was told.
Qin Yanjun blocked Gu Zihan.
Gu Zihan: ? ? ?
At that moment, Bai Qingyi and Zhong Ying appeared in the artist management department.
Since the announcement of President Gu’s surprise inspection, the entire department has been on high alert. Everyone has racked their brains to fix all the possible flaws, and then nervously waited.
Why did the CEO suddenly want to inspect the talent agency department? Had someone complained, or was it a whim? Would they be randomly sampling, or would they be inspecting in turn?
Someone led Bai Qingyi and Zhong Ying to a computer and said, ‘All the work done over the past few years is here, welcome to inspect it, Mr Gu.’
Bai Qingyi gave Zhong Ying a cold, noble glance, and Zhong Ying, having received her orders, sat down to read the documents.
Bai Qingyi was not good at paperwork, and as this information had definitely been processed, she, as an outsider, could not see anything useful in it, so it was best to leave it to Zhong Ying.
She, on the other hand, would go and find Huang Hong to ‘chat’.
Bai Qingyi took a look around the office and found Qin Yanjun’s seat and sat down.
Qin Yanjun was a little unhappy and gave her a resentful look. So what if you are the CEO? To sap the fighting spirit of an artist is unforgivable.
Bai Qingyi also said to Huang Hong, ‘I have a few questions for you.’
Huang Hong wiped the non-existent beads of sweat on his forehead, glanced around, and said, ‘You ask, you ask… How about, go to my office?’
There are too many people here, and it’s hard to say much.
‘Right here, I also have a few questions for Qin Yanjun.’ Bai Qingyi glanced at Qin Yanjun and found that Qin Yanjun’s expression was not very cooperative, and she felt a little inexplicable.
“You ask.’
‘The original male lead in ‘Blue Sword’ was He Xuanmin, but he was replaced by Lin Jiang just before filming began. Why was that?‘ Bai Qingyi asked.
’Because He Xuanmin was involved in a mistress scandal at the time, and the social repercussions weren’t good… Why are you suddenly focusing on something that happened so long ago?’ Huang Hong said.
Bai Qingyi looked at Qin Yanjun and signalled with her eyes: You speak.
Qin Yanjun suddenly felt that this gaze looked a little familiar. It seemed that she had understood Gu Zihan’s meaning. So Qin Yan-jun tentatively said, ‘The photo that confirmed the rumours about Xiao San was of He Xuan-min sitting on a sofa with a married female classmate at a university reunion. It was a five-seater sofa, but there were only two people in the photo. Later, He Xuan-min also proved his innocence, but the role had already been taken away, and a negative impression had been left in the public’s mind.’
‘This, this is He Xuan-min’s publicity team’s untimely denial, and I have already criticised them.’
Bai Qing-yi looked at Qin Yan-jun and said, ‘Is that so?’
Qin Yanjun said, ‘A negative scandal that has not yet been fully confirmed will affect the release of the finished film or television drama, and will not have a significant impact on the signing. He Xuanmin was snubbed, so instead of criticising the publicity team, it is better to blame the agent for not doing a good job. The so-called negative scandal was just to discredit He Xuanmin and make it acceptable to the outside world for the snubber—Director Huang—to take your artist Lin Jiang.’
Huang Hong: ‘…’
Bai Qing also nodded and asked, ‘What about Liang Jiatong’s insistence on terminating her contract with the company? I remember it caused quite a stir at the time.’
Huang Hong: ‘Liang Jiatong secretly signed a second contract with another company, refused to repent after being discovered, and even tried to terminate the contract forcibly. Liang Jiatong’s attitude was deplorable, and the compensation demanded by our company for terminating the contract was very reasonable. I’m also very sorry that the matter caused such a stir.’
Qin Yanjun protested: ‘Liang Jiatong’s agent forced her to drink with the producer, and after getting drunk, she was almost indecently assaulted. Fortunately, Liang Jiatong had studied taekwondo and was barely able to defend herself, knocking the producer into the hospital. The project fell through, and Liang Jiatong strongly demanded to terminate the contract. Her agent refused to let her go, believing that it was Liang Jiatong’s “fault” that caused the project to fall through, and demanded that Liang Jiatong compensate for the huge losses incurred as a result. The second contract is completely nonsense. As far as I know, Liang Jiatong never contacted another entertainment company, and after the lawsuit was over, she disappeared without a trace and never appeared in the entertainment industry again. Am I right, Liang Jiatong’s agent, Director Huang Hong?”
Huang Hong: “…”
…
Bai Qingyi also asked one thing after another, all of which she knew the inside story.
Bai Qingyi knew the inside story, and Qin Yanjun knew even more clearly. As Qin Yanjun refuted with reasons and evidence, Huang Hong grew to hate her more and more. Is this woman her natural enemy? Why does she hate her so much! She also wondered where General Manager Gu had gotten his information from, because she was at a disadvantage on every issue! Could it be that this unannounced inspection was meant to get her into trouble? Huang Hong’s forehead began to sweat, and no matter how hard she wiped it, it wouldn’t come clean.
In the short hour, Qin Yanjun had changed her opinion of Gu Zihan. Every question Gu Zihan asked had substance, so was she really here to get rid of the pests?
As the two exchanged questions and answers, the rapport between Qin Yanjun and ‘Gu Zihan’ grew stronger. Whenever Gu Zihan mentioned a name, Qin Yanjun knew exactly what she wanted to hear. The two worked together more and more effectively, almost completely breaking Huang Hong’s psychological defences.
Meanwhile, the real Gu Zihan was sitting in her office, watching Bai Qingyi talk non-stop, and thinking to herself: She really has been oppressed for too long. Luckily, I came.
No, she had come too late.
As Gu Zhihan listened to the two of them expose Huang Hong’s misdeeds like a well-rehearsed duet, she gradually made up her mind.
Time passed slowly, and Gu Zhihan glanced at her watch and saw that it was almost twelve o’clock. She timed her descent, and when she walked into the artist management department, the hour, minute, and second hands coincided at the twelve o’clock position.
Gu Zhihan walked over to Bai Qingyi and said, ‘It’s twelve o’clock, time to eat.’
Bai Qingyi stopped questioning Huang Hong and said, ‘Okay.’ Then he called Zhong Ying, ‘Assistant Zhong, that’s enough for today, let’s go eat.’
Gu Zihan then turned to Qin Yanjun and said coldly, ‘Why did you block me?’
Qin Yanjun was dumbfounded. What was going on? Why did I feel like the roles of these two people were reversed? Is Qingqing really that domineering?
Bai Qingyi looked up at Gu Zihan, smiled sweetly at her, and said, ‘Why don’t we ask Agent Qin to go eat with us?’
This smile made Gu Zhi Han inexplicably happy, so she condescendingly nodded, her words as precious as gold: ‘Yes.’
The four of them went out to dinner together, leaving the entire artist management department in a state of shock.
Did I dream it? Bai Qingyi actually dared to speak to President Gu in that manner?
And President Gu actually smiled? ! And such a flattering smile at that!
And President Gu even took the initiative to ask Qin Yanjun to dinner? !
Combined with the question just asked by the general manager, is there going to be a change of power in our department…?
Everyone looked at Huang Hong, who turned pale and fell straight into his seat. He thought back to the harsh words he had spoken to Bai Qingyi the other day, and the meaningful look she had given him as she left…
His bottom felt warm and moist, and Huang Hong felt completely powerless.
.
His gaze turned to the four people eating.
Since everyone was considered ‘one of the family’, Bai Qingyi did not put on his vice president airs, but followed Gu Zihan around like a little follower.
Qin Yanjun did not know the inside story, but just by looking at the atmosphere between the two, she could tell that it was ‘Gu Zihan’ clinging to ‘Bai Qingyi’, and ‘Bai Qingyi’ was instead somewhat aloof.
It seems that Qingqing has a good handle on President Gu and is not suffering. As a family member, Qin Yanjun suddenly found Gu Zihan more agreeable.
Moreover, after this incident, Qin Yanjun had quite a good impression of Gu Zihan, so he said to Bai Qingyi, ‘Qingqing, don’t be angry with President Gu, after all, they are married, so the two of them should get along.’
Bai Qingyi’s alarm bells went off in her head, and two big words slowly emerged: ‘sin.’
How dare I argue with President Gu! This is so embarrassing! Marriage and all that…
Bai Qingyi was suffering inside, and looked quietly at Gu Zihan. She noticed that Gu Zihan’s expression was as cold as ever, and he didn’t say a word or respond in any way.
Seeing that her artist had gone off the deep end, Qin Yanjun lectured her again: ‘Qingqing, what’s going on with you lately? Why are you so difficult to communicate with? It’s one thing to block me on WeChat, but it’s another to move without telling me. It’s really hard for other people to do their jobs when they can’t get in touch with you, do you know that?’
Bai Qingyi didn’t know that Gu Zhi Han had blocked Qin Yanjun, so she turned her head and looked at Gu Zhi Han with confusion.
Gu Zhi Han felt a sense of guilt well up in her heart when she was looked at with such pure eyes. She felt that Qin Yan Jun was telling tales and Bai Qing Yi was holding her accountable.
Gu Zhi Han said, ‘You blacklisted me too.’
Qin Yan Jun said, ‘You blacklisted me, but then you let me out when you wanted to pass on a message. What’s wrong with me blacklisting you once? Can’t we return the favour? Besides, you blacklisted your father and haven’t let him out yet.’
Before, Bai Qingyi was still watching these two argue with each other, but now that her father was involved, she couldn’t help but ask, ‘Dad? You blocked…your father?’
Gu Zihan didn’t say anything.
In fact, on the day they switched bodies, Gu Zihan had almost blocked all of Bai Qingyi’s friends. At that time, she felt that Bai Qingyi was an insignificant little character, and she didn’t feel the need to maintain any of Bai Qingyi’s connections. Refusing ineffective and inefficient communication had been her life principle for a long time.
But at this moment, when Bai Qingyi looked at her with unbelieving eyes, she suddenly felt that she had done something wrong.
Was the code of conduct she had believed in for so many years wrong?
Qin Yanjun said, ‘Yes… Ever since you two got married, there have been rumours that Qingqing has been blocked. Qingqing’s father was especially worried and wanted to send Qingqing money, but then he found out that her WeChat had been blocked. He was worried that Qingqing might have been imprisoned, so he came to me.’
‘How is Dad now?‘ Bai Qingyi couldn’t care less about her identity at the moment and asked anxiously.
’I’ve calmed Qingqing’s father down. Nothing has happened. Don’t worry, President Gu,‘ Qin Yanjun glanced at Gu Zihan and wondered curiously: Why is President Gu more anxious than Qingqing?
’Oh, that’s good,’ Bai Qingyi replied absentmindedly.

Chapter 12: Apology
The meal was not a pleasant one, and Bai Qingyi didn’t say much. Although she was a person who ‘treasured words like gold,’ Gu Zhi Han also felt that this coldness was not normal. Bai Qingyi’s eyes had no warmth in them.
Even if Gu Zhi Han was not sensitive to emotions, she could also sense Bai Qingyi’s abnormality.
Two days later, Gu Zhi Han avoided Bai Qingyi and had a secret meeting with Zhong Ying to ask for help.
‘How do you woo a woman? Bai Qingyi has been angry with me lately.’ Gu Zihan frowned, as if she were dealing with a project with a ten-digit number.
Zhong Ying was surprised and said, “How dare Bai Qingyi be angry with you? And you still want to woo her?!”
Gu Zihan began counting down, “Three… two…”
Zhong Ying quickly raised her hand and said, ’Since when has it been like this?’
Gu Zhihan recalled: ‘After having dinner with Qin Yanjun, Bai Qingyi went home and stopped talking to me. Whenever our eyes met, she would quickly look away. This was very unusual, and I guessed she was angry. But why? Could it be that Qin Yanjun said something to her behind your back?’
“No, no, no, no. In Qin Yanjun’s eyes, she is the boss, and you are one of the family. Even if she wanted to drive a wedge between you, she would only say something behind your back.’ Zhong Ying said helplessly, ‘I was there that day. I think that after Bai Shu learned that you had blocked her father, she was very upset. Why did you block her father, and did you explain to her afterwards?’
‘I don’t know anyone in her circle of friends, so I blocked them all for convenience,’ said Gu Zhi Han. ‘We haven’t had a one-on-one conversation since that day, so I haven’t explained.’
‘So did you release her father?’ Zhong Ying asked.
“No.’
‘You took the liberty of blacklisting Miss Bai’s father without an explanation, so it’s no wonder that Miss Bai is angry. You’re being disrespectful…‘ Zhong Ying spat out, “If she blacklisted your father, what would you think?”
Gu Zihan said, “Whatever, I don’t communicate with him anyway.”
’…’ Zhong Ying said, “What if she took the liberty of blacklisting your work partner?”
Gu Zihan then realised the importance of the problem and frowned.
After a while, Gu Zihan asked, ’What should I do?’
Zhong Ying said, ‘I don’t know if you can understand this… but you need to remember that normal people care about emotional connections. Apologise.’
Gu Zhanhan: ‘Am I not normal?’
Zhong Ying looked at her silently, asking with her eyes: what do you think?
Gu Zhanhan hesitantly asked, ‘Do I really have to apologise?’
Zhong Ying said, ‘If you want to make her happy. Most of the time, women need this.’
Gu Zhanhan coughed awkwardly, her voice almost inaudible: ‘What… apologise…’
Zhong Ying said decisively, ‘Call Bai Qingyi, look her in the eye, and say, ’I’m sorry.
…
Gu Zihan has always liked straightforward solutions, but after Zhong Ying gave her three sentences of advice, she realised that she simply couldn’t do it.
Before their morning run, she wanted to say a few words to Bai Qingyi while she was putting on her shoes, but Bai Qingyi had already packed up as soon as she came out of the room and went straight out the door to go running.
During the morning run, she wanted to chat with Bai Qingyi while running, but she found that once Bai Qingyi didn’t hold back, he could run much faster than her, and could easily lose her by three lanes.
After the morning run, she wanted to say a few words over breakfast, but Bai Qingyi was reading a script while drinking congee, so Gu Zhiyan was embarrassed to disturb the other person’s work.
At the company, Bai Qingyi dutifully played the role of ‘President Gu’, without a superfluous word or expression.
Finally, after work, Gu Zhi Han finally made up her mind and knocked on the door to block the person in the room to communicate.
But she never expected that Bai Qing Yi went straight home to take a shower and go to bed as soon as she arrived, and there was no light coming through the crack in the door.
Gu Zhi Han rested her hand on the doorknob, knowing full well that she could just push it open and go in, but the two words Zhong Ying had said kept running through her mind: respect.
If Bai Qing Yi was angry because of respect, then if she just pushed the door open like that, wouldn’t she make the situation worse?
Zhong Ying is so hateful, she didn’t even teach me how to call out to someone and get her to listen to me quietly.
While Gu Zhi Han was furiously scolding Zhong Ying in her head, Bai Qing Yi’s door opened. Gu Zhi Han looked up in shock, her expression full of surprise, no longer the cold and noble look of the overbearing CEO.
Bai Qing Yi wanted to go out to the bathroom, but Gu Zhi Han happened to be blocking the door and showed no intention of moving out of the way. Bai Qingyi had no choice but to politely ask, ‘President Gu, may I ask what you need?’
President Gu. May I ask. You.
These three words clearly showed that the two of them had returned to square one. Gu Zihan was a little frustrated, but she didn’t know what to say.
She looked at Bai Qingyi for a while, and suddenly lowered her head and started operating her phone.
Bai Qingyi: ???
Block the door on purpose just to play with your phone?
The next second, Bai Qingyi’s text message bell rang. Bai Qingyi looked down and was shocked: ‘Gu Zong, what are you doing!’
[Your account 4601 was credited with RMB 200,000.00 at 20:43.
Gu Zihan didn’t say anything and pressed a few more keys. Then she held the phone screen upright for Bai Qingyi to see, and it showed the WeChat transfer record.
Gu Zhihan had also transferred 200,000 yuan to Bai Qingyi’s father.
Bai Qingyi frowned and said, ‘Gu Zong, what are you doing? This is too disrespectful. We shouldn’t accept this money, neither me nor my father.’
Gu Zhihan sensed something wrong in Bai Qingyi’s tone and panicked, thinking, ‘What, did I do it wrong again? Damn respect, what the hell is it!
Sending money is the only way to improve relationships that Gu Zhihan has learned from her father.
Gu Zihan was born into a typical strict father and caring mother type of family. Her father was busy with his business, while her mother was the lubricant of the family. After her mother’s unexpected death, Gu’s father didn’t know how to communicate with his daughter, so he simply ignored her and just sent money. Gu Zihan had a long series of numbers in her account, but there was a deep rift between her and her father.
Gu Zihan paused for a few seconds and said, ‘This… This is my compensation for blocking your father.’
She still couldn’t say ‘I’m sorry.’
Bai Qingyi laughed in anger, and was about to speak when Gu Zihan’s phone vibrated. It was a WeChat video request from Bai’s father.
Gu Zihan looked at Bai Qingyi for help, asking, ‘What should I do?’
Bai Qingyi made a quick decision and took the phone, rejecting the video request.
Joking aside, with Gu Zihan’s acting, expressions and speaking style, her father would definitely think something had happened! It would be more reliable to reply in writing.
[Bai Qingyi]: I can’t take the video call, Dad, what’s wrong?
[Dad Bai]: Why are you suddenly transferring money to me? I still have money, you keep it for yourself.
Bai Qingyi looked up at Gu Zihan and saw some hesitant innocence on her face. At this moment, she suddenly understood a little why Gu Zihan had wanted to send money.
After switching bodies, Gu Zihan had arranged everything on her own, and the favour she had given Bai Qingyi at that time was money. Now she feels that she has done something wrong, and the compensation she offers is still money.
Perhaps it is not that she despises human dignity, but money is the only thing she has and the most important thing to her.
Bai Qingyi typed while saying, ‘You want to apologise?’
[Bai Qingyi]: Worried that you don’t have enough money to spend, I’ll give you some. I just got paid recently, so I have enough. Don’t be too stingy.
Gu Zihan said, ‘Money… You tell your father to confirm receipt as soon as possible.’
Bai Qingyi let out a small sigh and said, ‘That’s not how you apologise. From what I know of my father, he won’t accept it, and I won’t persuade him to.’
As soon as the words left her mouth, a message from Bai’s father came back.
[Bai’s father]: I don’t need that much money. There are so many places in the entertainment industry where money is needed, so you take care of yourself first. I won’t accept the money, you keep it and buy some clothes, buy some hot searches or something.
Papa Bai is not someone in the industry, so he doesn’t understand anything. He just knows that celebrity clothes and trending searches are very expensive and need to be supported with a lot of money.
Gu Zhi Han: ‘So…’
So, are you refusing to accept my apology?
Bai Qingyi said, ‘If you really want to express your apology, then I hope to hear it from you in person.’
Gu Zhi Han knew that she only needed to say three words, but she felt extremely difficult and couldn’t bring herself to say them. She opened her mouth several times, but all she could say was a ‘yes’. Under Bai Qingyi’s gentle gaze, she rephrased her words, saying, ‘If you have any complaints, please tell me directly. I will try my best to make changes, and even if I can’t, I will tell you that it is not allowed.’
As long as the willingness to make corrections is conveyed, it is equivalent to apologising, right?
Bai Qingyi looked at Gu Zhi’s uncomfortable expression and knew that this request might be difficult for the other party.
How could values from two or three decades be changed overnight?
Bai Qingyi sighed and said, ‘Okay, I’ll forgive you for now.’
As soon as she heard this, Gu Zihan’s expression brightened up, and she even revealed a smile that she herself was not aware of.
However, Bai Qingyi did not see this smile, as at this time she was replying to her father’s WeChat.
[Bai Qingyi]: If you don’t want to pay, just let me know. Keep warm and be safe. Don’t be greedy for small savings, don’t always eat from street stalls, they’re not hygienic. Order more takeaways. Your daughter can support you.
Bai Qingyi’s expression was very gentle as she typed. Gu Zhihan kept looking at her, and at this moment, she felt a little moved and a little envious.
The kind of family affection that comes with a normal family is so beautiful.
[Dad Bai]: Daughter, let me ask you something, and I want you to tell me the truth. I heard that you were recently blocked by your company. Is that true? Have you offended someone important? If you really can’t get by, just come home. Your father can still work and support you.
[Bai Qingyi]: Of course not!
Unfortunately, Bai Qingyi denied it too quickly, which made Bai’s father suspicious.
[Bai’s father]: Why didn’t you video chat with me? Is there something inconvenient about it? Were you kidnapped and forced to say so?
The same unreliable speculation was repeated by Qin Yanjun and then Bai Qingyi’s father. Gu Zihan was about to reply with the same sarcastic words, but then she saw Bai Qingyi staring at her with a warning written in his eyes: ‘Dare you?
Gu Zihan swallowed her retort back down, mentally repeating: respect, respect…apologise, apologise…
Bai Qingyi then lowered her head, pondering how to reply to her father.
Gu Zihan reached over and took the phone, and Bai Qingyi watched in surprise as she typed.
[Bai Qingyi]: I’m on the toilet, it’s inconvenient to video chat…I’m fine, you go to sleep first, goodnight.
This was a perfectly good excuse.
Who knew that the higher the fence, the higher the hedge? Dad Bai sent a voice message as if he were immovable: ‘Okay, send me a photo when you’re done. I won’t go to sleep until I get it. Oh, don’t try to fool me. I can tell if you’re forcing a smile.’
Gu Zhi Han: ‘…’
Bai Qing Yi: ‘…’
The two looked at each other for a long time. After a while, Bai Qing Yi tentatively asked, ‘Gu Zong, smile?’
Gu Zhi Han stiffly pulled the corners of his mouth.
Bai Qingyi covered his face in pain: that smile was terrifying!
He might have nightmares tonight…

Chapter 13: Who kissed
Gu Zhi Han’s mouth curled into a creepy sneer.
Bai Qingyi suddenly felt a little sorry for Huang Hong and his group: ‘…Your men really suffered.’
Gu Zhi Han understood that this was a dig, so she immediately put on a different expression and asked, ‘Your father really can tell whether you’re smiling for real or not?’
Bai Qingyi: ‘I don’t know if he can tell the difference between my real smile and my fake smile, but your smile definitely won’t work.’
Gu Zihan: ‘What should I do?’
Gu Zihan looked as if she was discussing some top-secret business project, her eyes and brows full of concentration. Bai Qingyi watched her serious expression and her heart inexplicably skipped a beat. Seriousness is perhaps one of the most wonderful qualities in the world, and it can make anyone incredibly charming.
Bai Qingyi thought for a moment and said, ‘What is the happiest thing that has happened to you so far?’
Gu Zihan: ‘Graduating from university, I can now run a company on my own.’
Bai Qingyi: …
She really couldn’t understand an ambitious second-generation rich person.
Bai Qingyi: ‘What else? Something that makes you smile when you think about it? A fond childhood memory?’
This time, Gu Zihan was silent for a long time.
She thought of her own mother.
Gu Zihan spoke slowly, saying, ‘When I was little, my mother taught me to fold origami boats. We folded three boats out of three pieces of white paper of different sizes, and my mother said they were a family of three. My father framed the three boats and put them in the bookcase. I was too short to reach them even when I stood on my tiptoes. My father let me ride on his shoulders so that I could finally reach them. That was probably the happiest moment in my life. Because by the time I could reach the boats, they had become four.’
This is a memory buried deep in Gu Zhi-han’s mind, and for some reason it surfaced at this moment.
Was it because Bai Qing-yi had asked about ‘happiness’? Was happiness such a small and distant thing?
Gu Zhi-han couldn’t help but smile, but her smile was filled with indescribable sadness. Bai Qing-yi was silent for a while, and then said, ‘Hold out your hand, palm up.’
Gu Zhi-han didn’t know what Bai Qing-yi wanted to do, but she did as she was told.
Bai Qingyi held the phone in one hand and turned on the camera to point it at Gu Zihan. Gu Zihan lowered her head a little unnaturally and asked in a low voice, ‘What are you doing…’
Bai Qingyi gave a mischievous smile, placed her hand in Gu Zihan’s, and… started to tickle the palm of her hand?
Gu Zihan froze for a moment, but the tickling sensation in her palm was completely overwhelming, it was almost an irresistible physical instinct. Gu Zihan laughed and twisted her body, dodging and saying, ‘What are you doing!
Bai Qingyi took the opportunity to take a photo. She knew exactly where her ticklish spot was, and it almost always worked.
The silent, sad atmosphere was gone. Gu Zihan was laughing so hard that tears were coming to her eyes.
Gu Zihan said, ‘What are you doing!’, this time with an imperceptible hint of a pout.
Bai Qingyi showed Gu Zihan the photo and said, ‘Look, don’t you look very happy?’
Gu Zhi Han was stunned for a moment. She had never thought that she could speak in that tone of voice, nor make that expression. And all of this was only because Bai Qing Yi had tickled her.
Gu Zhi Han felt uncomfortable and turned her head, saying, ‘This is your face, and you are bragging about it like an old woman selling melons.’
Bai Qing Yi exaggerated her tone, saying, ‘I’m selling it to no one!’
Gu Zhi Han spoke faster than her mind, saying, ‘Me.’
As soon as the words came out, the two of them were strangely silent for a moment. Gu Zihan thought to herself, ‘Oh no!’ She had almost no experience with bantering with others, and she never expected her first free-form attempt to be such a failure…
Gu Zihan said, ‘I… I didn’t mean that signing the contract meant selling yourself…’
‘Okay, okay, I know you were just complimenting me on how good-looking I am,’ Bai Qingyi laughed a little, and said, ‘But now I finally know that President Gu really can’t talk. Don’t worry, I’m not imagining things.’
When others called her ‘President Gu’, she took it for granted. But when Bai Qingyi called her ‘President Gu’, she felt very uncomfortable.
However, when Bai Qingyi said ‘President Gu’ in a teasing tone, she felt that it was acceptable.
Bai Qingyi looked down, sent the photo to her father, and then handed the phone to Gu Zihan, saying, ‘I sent the brightest one, so my father shouldn’t bother you anymore. Thanks.’
Gu Zhi Han took the phone, but still didn’t leave. Bai Qing Yi looked up at her strangely.
Gu Zhi Han hesitated for a moment and said, ‘We made up, didn’t we.’
Bai Qing Yi was even more surprised and said, ‘We didn’t argue.’
Gu Zhi Han let out a sharp breath of relief, but her face didn’t show it. She waved her hand and said, ‘Good night.’
Then she fled back to her room as fast as she could.
As soon as she closed the door, Bai’s father’s WeChat message came through again.
[Bai’s father]: I’ve never seen this background before. It looks much nicer than your apartment. Have you moved?
[Bai’s father]: No, your hands are free. Who took this photo for you?
Gu Zhi Han: …
Are all the Bai family members so difficult to deal with? !
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After two days of busy work, Zhong Ying had figured out the history of the artist management department.
Zhong Ying reported to Gu Zhi Han: ‘This department has always been rather distorted and full of filth. And the situation has worsened since Huang Hong became the director. From a management perspective, the ratio of agents to artists is disproportionately high. Some agents only manage one headliner, who doesn’t need to pull in resources, so the agent’s role is similar to that of an assistant. Other agents manage many small, unknown artists, and the resources they pull in are limited, so there are too many agents for too few resources.’
‘In addition, Huang Hong’s management style is too strong, and the artists have no autonomy. They cannot choose the work they like at a lower price, nor can they accept personal favours, which has resulted in a lot fewer suitable roles and a lot fewer substantial resource swaps.’
‘In terms of personal ethics, Huang Hong used public resources for personal gain by stuffing his own artistes into other film crews. Just like the incident with Luo Suxu, he didn’t consider that Luo Suxu didn’t match the image of the female lead in ‘Wan Shi You’, causing a lot of trouble for the film crew. Some film companies have reservations when they cooperate with our company. Not to mention the hidden rules, just ask any artiste in the company and you can find out a few ‘romantic anecdotes.’
Gu Zihan mused for a moment and said, ‘What about the others in the department? Is there anyone suitable?’
Zhong Ying reported another result she had obtained in the past few days: ‘There are currently three people suitable for this position. The first is an old agent with extensive connections and a background in broadcasting. The downside is that he is conservative and likes to have his artists star in spy dramas. The second is a returnee from overseas who is good at big data analysis and marketing, and pursues traffic supremacy. The artist is free, but he has no connections in the film and television industry, and it seems that he is shortage; the third has been in the industry for ten years and is good at formulating development plans. He is a model of teaching students according to their aptitude and can always get the most ‘appropriate’ resources for the artists. The disadvantage is that he is too low-key – being low-key in the entertainment industry is not a good thing – so the popularity of the artists under him is usually not enough.”
After listening to all this, Gu Zihan thought about it for a while before saying, ’The cultural and entertainment industry cannot rest on its laurels. We are not a state-owned enterprise. The first one should be sent to the public relations department to liaise with the broadcasting and television authorities. In the future, if our company produces its own dramas, the censorship should be more lenient. The second one… We can develop our connections in the film and television industry, but an artist is not just about numbers, they have to be talented. But the second one can make up for the shortcomings of the third one. So, let the third one be the director of the agency and the second one be the deputy.”
Zhong Ying: “The third one is Qin Yanjun, which is kind of fate.”
Gu Zihan paused for a moment and said, “Promote the talented without avoiding relatives.”
Zhong Ying smiled and said, ’Which of your relatives is Qin Yanjun?’
Gu Zhi Han: ‘…’
Gu Zhi Han: ‘Now announce the personnel transfer.’
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Huang Hong has been very worried recently.
Zhong Ying searched the department for a long time, and at the end, copied the work records. Combined with the questions that General Manager Gu asked that day, Huang Hong felt that he was going to be screwed.
By whom? By Qin Yanjun?
What was going on with Bai Qingyi? It was clear that Assistant Zhong had personally issued the order, but then she turned around and acted in an ambiguous manner with Gu Zihan? Did Gu Zihan like Bai after all, or not?
This Qin Yanjun was really something, saying that her artists would never go behind the scenes, but she still climbed into the big guy’s bed? But how could a woman mess with another woman?
No, no, no, I told Bai that Gu Zihan had blocked her, so she won’t tell Gu Zihan, will she? Is that why Gu Zihan is angry and trying to get to me?
Huang Hong slapped his head, feeling that he had found the key. The big guy doesn’t like being bullied, so I need to find a way to admit my mistake and boost my favourability. As for Bai Qingyi? It doesn’t matter, there are plenty of playthings like this, and if Gu Zihan likes this type, then I’ll just give her a few.
At that moment, Huang Hong received a phone call.
‘Brother Hong, I just heard some big news! You’ll definitely be interested!’ It was Huang Hong’s friend from the dinner table, who had been cast as the director of the crew of ‘Wan Shi You’. If it weren’t for this connection, Huang Hong would never have been able to get Luo Su Su in as the fourth female lead.
“Go on,’
‘Didn’t you want Luo Sulu to be the female lead? Let me tell you, forget it, don’t even think about it! It’s definitely not going to be Luo Sulu!‘
Huang Hong was a little impatient and said, “The role has already been decided. I know, it’s just Bai Qingyi. What’s the big deal?”
’No, no, no, no, how could it be Bai Qingyi? It’s going to be Miao Xiangmei!’ The other person was particularly excited: ’Miao Xiangmei! The Golden Horse Best Actress! Your assistant Zhong personally arranged it! She has class, acting skills and connections. She’s much better than Bai Qingyi and Luo Susu. The crew is making a profit!”
The other party was very excited, but Huang Hong didn’t sound very happy. What? The crew has gone from being all over the place to being completely dependent on one person? And they even had to come to me to tell me this?
Huang Hong’s tone turned cold as he said, “Oh, I see.”
You think you’re so great, but I don’t think you’ll be able to get anyone better than Bai Qingyi!
The other person also came to their senses after a while of silence and said, ‘I’ve only heard about it. When I think about it, Miao Xiangmei is such a proud person that she doesn’t really look down on our crew, hahaha… Brother Hong, keep fighting, and I’ll also say some good things to the producer.’
The two exchanged a few words in tacit agreement before hanging up.
Huang Hong sat in his office chair, getting angrier and angrier the more he thought about it.
It’s just a crappy web drama, why is there so much going on! It’s annoying.
After a while, Luo Suxu’s phone rang. ‘Brother, brother, I heard that Miao Xiangmei has her eye on my leading lady role and wants to steal it. Is this true? Do you know the details? What if it’s true? Even if I have connections, I’m not at all competitive…’
Luo Suxu’s tone was still sweet and charming, but Huang Hong was already sick of her shrill voice. What does she mean, ‘Even if I have connections, I’m not at all competitive’? Am I really that useless?
Even if Miao Xiangmei really fought for this role, with my connections, it’s not impossible to get it.
Huang Hong recalled the few nights that Luo Suxu had ‘stayed over’ at his house, and suddenly felt bored. You get bored of the best things after eating them too much, and Luo Suxu was not exactly the best. Just get rid of her, Huang Hong thought coldly. It’s good to get rid of such a stupid woman.
So Huang Hong said, ‘No way, I just spoke to the director of the film crew on the phone, and he said that Miao Xiangmei is unlikely to like the drama, and he will go to the producer to lobby for her. As for the rumours about Miao Xiangmei…from my many years of experience, they must have been released by Bai Qingyi’s side, the purpose of which is to scare off the competition and make her the only choice. Don’t be afraid, with your talent, you can still compete with her. At the very least, you have me.’
Luo Suxu beamed, saying, ‘Really? Wow, that reminds me of something: since Bai Qingyi has scared off all the competition, if I squeeze her out, will my mistress be safe?’
Huang Hong said perfunctorily, ‘Of course. As long as something goes wrong with Bai Qingyi, the role will definitely be yours.’
Luo Suxu said, ‘Brother, I’ll figure it out! Then I’ll leave the rest to you!’
Huang Hong said, ‘Okay,’
But in his heart, he thought: It is hard to expect anything to go wrong with what the boss’s woman wants.
Unless, Luo Suse can climb into Gu Zihan’s bed.

Chapter 14: Mutual Understanding
Luo Suse hung up the phone with Huang Hong and discussed with the assistant beside him: ‘Huang Hong said that as long as Bai Qingyi has an accident, the leading role will be mine.’
The assistant said: ‘Can you believe what Hong said? Why is it so full of twists and turns?’
Luo Suse said, ‘Apart from being a bit of a womaniser, he’s pretty reliable. Isn’t that how he got all those roles? After all, he is the director of the agency, so it’s great to have him as an agent.’
The assistant agreed, ‘Yes, yes, unlike Bai Qingyi, who has been with a useless agent for years and has never made it. In fact, she is more popular than you, and if she really wanted to make it, she would have been famous a long time ago.’
Luo Suxu said, ‘You mean, she’s prettier than me?’
The assistant quickly tried to make amends, ‘Only losers have popularity! What I mean is, she looks too plain and simple, and older people prefer her. I don’t know what’s going on with the audience’s aesthetics these days, they just like that kind of nothing. Suxu, you’re pretty, and although you’re taking a long time to become famous, you’re not like anyone else in China. As long as you can make it, you’ll be the queen of the glamorous style!’
Luo Suse was so flattered by the praise that she said, ‘Don’t worry, when I become famous, I won’t forget you!’
‘So, what does Brother Hong mean by “an accident”?’ the assistant asked.
Luo Suse thought for a moment and said, ‘I’ve heard that Bai Qingyi’s recent work has really been stopped. I don’t know what kind of marketing a person who has been banned has the guts to do. Hmph.’
The assistant asked, ‘If she really has been banned, the news won’t be able to get out, so how can she market herself?’
‘Oh, you’re so timid! Bai Qingyi must have already died long ago, trust me. The question now is how to push her down.’ Luo Susu rubbed his chin and came up with a good idea.
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After Gu Zihan finished checking her email, her eyes moved away from the screen when Bai Qingyi also stood up and said, “It’s time to eat at twelve.”
Gu Zihan looked at the time and saw that the second hand was just pointing to twelve. Gu Zihan said, ’You’re getting more and more punctual.’
Bai Qingyi smiled and said, ‘We’re getting more and more in sync.’
Gu Zihan stood up while pinching the excess fat on her arms and said, ‘I’ll increase the training volume from next week. It seems like I’ve gained weight again.’
Bai Qingyi was momentarily stunned and said, ‘This time, you’re not going to say, “You’ve gained weight”?’
After this period of time, the two of them have become more and more accustomed to each other’s bodies. Even someone as sensitive to ownership as Gu Zihan is a little dazed.
‘After all, I’m the one using your body, and I’m the one who made ‘your body’ fat, so of course I’ve gained weight. But…’ Gu Zihan hesitated for a moment and asked, “How do you lose the fat on your arms?”
Whether they are thin or fat, for entertainers, proportion is the most important thing. Gu Zihan never dieted because she had a poor digestive system, but she had no idea how female entertainers maintained their figures.
Upon hearing this, Bai Qingyi also stared at Gu Zihan with a contrived, scrutinising gaze. After a while, she said, ‘It’s okay, I quite like it.’
The camera makes people look fat, and Bai Qingyi had suffered from this before. She always felt that her figure wasn’t good enough, so she went on diets and worked out, passing out several times. At that time, she felt that being an artiste was really hard work. Now looking at herself from a third-person perspective, she felt that she had been too thin before, which was indeed very unhealthy.
Gu Zihan had raised her just right.
The speaker meant no harm, but the listener took it personally. It was a perfectly normal sentence, but for some reason, Gu Zhi Han felt a little uncomfortable. She knew that Bai Qing Yi also liked ‘Bai Qing Yi’s own body’, but she still felt uncomfortable.
So, Gu Zhi Han awkwardly changed the subject and asked, ‘Eat on time and take good care of your body.’
Zhong Ying said, ‘Oh, you didn’t care about my physical health when I was working overtime day and night before.’
Gu Zhi Han coughed and said, ‘That’s my body, of course I want it to be fine. By the way, have you been experiencing stomach pains lately?’ The latter sentence was directed at Bai Qing Yi.
Bai Qing Yi patted his stomach and said, ‘I’ve also taken good care of your body, don’t worry!’
Zhong Ying laughed.
These two were one awkward and one slow-witted, and it was a good thing that they had switched bodies so that they could be tied together. Otherwise, these two would have just passed each other by a thousand times and would have remained strangers.
If there really is a matchmaker in the world, he is really very resourceful!
Today is not a good day, as I have to attend a meeting with a group of people. When Gu Zhi Han, Bai Qing Yi and Zhong Ying walked to the elevator, it was already full of people.
From the moment the three of them appeared around the corner, Luo Su Su’s heart started racing. She swallowed nervously and stared at Gu Zhi Han, Bai Qing Yi’s body.
She hadn’t yet decided how to deal with Bai Qingyi, and now the woman had just walked right into her hands.
Since she was in my hands, I will definitely take my revenge. Hmph.
‘Excuse me, please make way~’ Luo Susu was originally squeezed in the crowd, and after making up her mind, she pushed past the staff in front of her and managed to squeeze to the front with difficulty.
She quietly reached out her hand, and if Bai Qingyi wanted to get on this elevator, she would push her out the moment the elevator started moving. It would be best if she twisted an ankle or hurt her leg, so that Bai Qingyi would never be able to compete with her for the leading role.
But the next moment, Bai Qingyi stopped a step away, frowning. She seemed to dislike the crowded elevator and was planning to wait for the next one. Luo Suxu was a little disappointed, so she pushed her body back hard, leaving about two and a half spaces for Bai Qingyi.
That way, she will come up, Luo Suxu thought.
But she didn’t know that inside the shell named Bai Qingyi, there was not Bai Qingyi herself, but the pampered Gu Zihan.
Before the body swap, Gu Zihan never ate on time. Even if she occasionally encountered many people waiting for the elevator, everyone would let her go first and consciously wait for the next one on their own initiative. Therefore, Gu Zihan really rarely had to squeeze into an elevator with so many people.
She really disliked it, to the point where she showed it on her face.
Bai Qingyi followed behind her, but didn’t care as much.
Seeing that there was barely enough room for three people in the elevator, Bai Qingyi didn’t think twice and got in.
The entire elevator full of workers held their breath, and their expressions became particularly hideous: ‘Shit, why did I get in the elevator with President Gu! If I had known, I would have waited to eat later!’ Of course, Bai Qingyi, who was facing away from everyone, didn’t know any of this.
Bai Qingyi looked at Gu Zihan, as if her eyes were saying, ‘Why don’t you come up?’
Gu Zihan stood still, looked at Bai Qingyi, and then looked at the other people in the elevator. Those people stared at Bai Qingyi’s back with fear and disgust, as if they had encountered some great misfortune.
I never knew before, but it turns out that I’m so annoying.
Thinking this, Gu Zihan turned and headed for the safe passage, planning to take the stairs downstairs.
‘Eh…’ Bai Qingyi let out a sound unconsciously, and she even reached out to block the elevator door.
Bai Qingyi was about to chase after her, when someone next to her bumped into her, and Bai Qingyi fell out of the elevator, almost falling to the ground, and was helped up by Zhong Ying. Zhong Ying asked, “Are you okay?”
Bai Qingyi caught a glimpse of the hurried back of a woman in the corner of her eye. She used Zhong Ying’s strength to stand up and said, ’Why didn’t you guys come up just now?’
At that moment, the elevator door slowly closed. Bai Qingyi said with some regret, ‘Ah, it’s closed…’
We’ll have to wait a long time again later.
Zhongying said, ‘She might be unhappy.’
Bai Qingyi casually asked, ‘Why would she be unhappy?’
But without hesitation, he walked in the direction of Gu Zihan.
Zhongying looked at Bai Qingyi’s back and felt that people were always different. Even though they were both using the same body, Bai Qingyi seemed light and agile, while Gu Zihan was cold and heavy, without a trace of humanity.
And Gu Zihan’s expression of frowning just now was so vivid, even if it was hurt pride, it was also irrefutable evidence that her soul had become warm.
Who had brought about such a change?
Zhong Ying smiled and quickly followed Bai Qingyi.
Luo Suxu watched ‘Bai Qingyi’ walk towards the safe passage, and her heart beat faster.
She suddenly realised that if she pushed someone in an elevator, with so many people watching, she would be hard to get away with it. But if it happened in an empty stairwell, then no one would know. This is truly God helping me!
Luo Sulu wrapped the silk scarf around her neck and around her face, and quietly approached Bai Qingyi.
She didn’t want Bai Qingyi to see her face, but if she covered it with the scarf, she wouldn’t be identified. She felt that she was really clever!
Bai Qingyi lowered his head and stepped down the stairs, as if deep in thought. Even though Luo Suxu’s technique for concealing her footsteps was not superb, she failed to notice it.
Luo Suxu gritted her teeth and quickly took a few steps forward.
Half an arm’s length away from Bai Qingyi, Luo Suxu reached out her hand—
‘What are you doing!’
A cold voice snapped, and Bai Qingyi turned his head slightly in confusion.
Luo Suxu was shocked. In her panic, she gave a shove and ran towards the office.
She passed by Zhongying, who tried to catch her, but at the last minute, she chose the safety of Gu Zihan and Bai Qingyi. Zhongying recognised Luo Suxu and knew that she had come down from the elevator specifically to cause trouble.
As Luo Suxu fled in a panic, she glanced back.
She saw the two women roll down the stairs together.

Chapter 15: Hospitalisation
Gu Zhihan’s name suddenly appeared on the trending list.
Bai Qingyi’s body, which was Gu Zhihan’s soul, was pushed down the stairs by Luo Suxu’s push. Bai Qingyi subconsciously went to save someone, but instead, she accidentally injured Gu Zhihan’s body.
Bai Qingyi was sitting in a hospital bed, with her right hand in a cast and her left hand not very flexible. With an apologetic expression, she said to Gu Zhihan, ‘I’m sorry…’
This is a private hospital under the Gu family, and it is first-class in City B in terms of both medical standards and security capabilities. Naturally, when the Gu family’s eldest princess was injured, she could only be sent here.
Gu Zhi Han sat at her desk, staring intently at the computer screen as she dealt with work. After Bai Qing Yi had spoken, she looked at Bai Qing Yi without saying a word, but her eyes conveyed a questioning meaning.
Bai Qingyi explained, ‘It’s all because I didn’t think before I did something that I’ve caused you to get hurt. If I had reacted faster, this wouldn’t have happened.’
Gu Zhihan stared at her for a while, and said indifferently, ‘No need.’
Bai Qingyi didn’t have any bad intentions, and even if the two of them hadn’t switched bodies, she would still have sacrificed herself for the greater good. Even if Gu Zhihan was insensitive, she couldn’t possibly not understand this.
What’s more, although it was ‘Gu Zhihan’s body’ that was injured, the one who suffered the pain was Bai Qingyi.
That being said, this accident has caused quite a bit of trouble. Gu Zhi Han is going to a meeting abroad in the next two days to discuss a major cross-border cooperation project. The company has been working on this project for more than half a year, and they are just about to make a final push. Most of the previous impromptu training sessions for Bai Qing Yi were for this project.
At this critical juncture, ‘Gu Zhi Han’ was injured and unable to go abroad.
There are too many stakeholders involved in cross-border cooperation, and there is no unified time difference. Gu Zhi Han has been sitting here for two days working overtime, which has made Bai Qing Yi very uneasy. This is also the reason for her apology – she knows that Gu Zhi Han’s health is precious, but she was still reckless. Now she has caused trouble for many people, including Gu Zhi Han, and she feels bad about it.
After saying ‘no’, Gu Zhi Han went back to replying to emails with undivided attention.
The sudden change of events had created an enormous amount of work. Even Gu Zihan’s god-like efficiency was having trouble coping, so she only had five minutes of rest an hour. Apart from those five minutes, nothing could get her out of work mode. Bai Qingyi was also keeping an eye on the clock, and it was only with difficulty that he managed to catch these two words.
He didn’t know that Gu Zihan would dismiss him with just two words, so Bai Qingyi felt slightly frustrated, but he also knew that it was all his own fault.
Bai Qingyi did not dare to disturb Gu Zihan again, so he could only look at Zhong Ying in a helpless manner and say, ‘It’s just a broken right hand, it’s not that serious, is it? I can wear a cast and go to the meeting abroad for you, Gu Zong.’
Gu Zihan’s cold voice came, ‘What if something else happens?’
Gu Zihan didn’t even turn his head this time, and he didn’t even bother to give a glance. Bai Qingyi felt for some reason that Gu Zihan was angry.
Was it because she had been ‘too disobedient’? She had even broken the five-minute rule.
Zhong Ying said in a timely manner, ‘Since a break has been arranged, let’s have a good chat and don’t work for those five minutes. You scared Qingqing.’
‘How could someone who dares to rescue a beauty be scared by me,’ Gu Zhi Han glanced at Bai Qingyi and found that her expression was as usual, so she continued to reply to the email.
As God is my witness, she really only meant what she said literally. But the tone was so harsh that it sounded sarcastic. Zhong Ying looked at Bai Qingyi’s suddenly tense expression and knew that Gu Zihan had been misunderstood again.
Zhong Ying explained for Gu Zihan, ‘She doesn’t want you to get hurt.’
Bai Qingyi bit her lip and promised, ‘I will take good care of myself and won’t let President Gu get hurt again.’
Gu Zihan was very satisfied with the first half of the sentence, but a little unhappy with the second half. She paused for a moment, and finally responded with a lukewarm ‘hmm’.
Bai Qingyi: …
She said this to persuade Gu Zihan to let her go to the meeting abroad, not just to get a ‘hmm’. Hey!
Bai Qingyi looked at the time with worry and realised that the five-minute break had already passed, so she shut up tactfully. She knew that no matter what she said at this time, Gu Zihan would not respond.
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Bai Qingyi dared not disturb Gu Zihan and Zhong Ying while they were working, so she had to quietly recite her lines in bed.
Even now, she was still praying that God would answer her prayers and she could change back at the last second before filming began. Even if her hope was so slim that it could be called a miracle, she had to be prepared to fight at any time. Do your best and leave the rest to fate, but don’t just say it.
Zhongying suddenly stood up while reciting her lines. Bai Qingyi looked over subconsciously and noticed that Zhongying looked serious, as if she were facing a great enemy.
Zhongying quickly walked over to Gu Zihan, leaned over and said a few words, and Gu Zihan’s expression also changed.
Bai Qingyi thought to herself: What could possibly make Gu Zihan look like that?
The next second, Gu Zihan stood up and faced Bai Qingyi, revealing the answer: ‘My father is coming to visit me.’
Bai Qingyi: !!!
Holy shit, the big boss is coming!
At the beginning of their exchange, they explained their basic social relationships to each other. Bai Qingyi had relatives, friends and work partners who fought alongside him, but Gu Zihan only had a few subordinates and a contact list from a competing company.
Bai Qingyi once asked Gu Zihan, ‘If your family calls, what should I do?’
Gu Zhi Han said, ‘No.’
Bai Qingyi was stunned for a long time before she realised that it meant ‘they won’t call’. Thinking about Gu Zhi Han’s complicated background in a wealthy family, Bai Qingyi understood but also felt a little sad. At the same time, she felt a subtle resistance towards the family that was rumoured to ‘value sons over daughters’ and ‘push Gu Zhi Han aside’.
But she never imagined that she would meet Gu Zihan’s father today. She wasn’t ready to confront her boss.
Bai Qingyi was a little panicked and asked, ‘What should we do?’
Gu Zihan said in a deep voice, ‘Don’t say anything, I’ll handle it.’
Bai Qingyi thought to herself, ‘Is it really okay for your daughter not to say anything and let a strange woman be the spokesperson?’ Could it be that Gu Zihan had forgotten that the two of them had temporarily switched identities?
Bai Qingyi was about to remind Gu Zihan when she suddenly heard footsteps at the door.
Tap, tap, tap…
It sounded like a heavy blow to Bai Qingyi’s heart. From the footsteps, it could be heard that the person was very imposing.
‘Who wants to deal with me?’ A voice with its own aura of authority sounded.

Chapter 16: Doggie
I have to admit, Bai Qingyi’s legs went a little weak the second he saw Gu Xiongzhi.
Gu Xiongzhi started from scratch, and in an era full of opportunities and challenges, he relied solely on his courage to forge a bloody path in business.
A person who has seen a lot of ups and downs naturally has an air of the sea about them. Even though they are calm, they make people feel nervous, as if they could die at any moment.
But Bai Qingyi still remembered who she was, and even though she was shocked, she managed to maintain a composed face. Her aura was weak, but she couldn’t lose.
Gu Xiongzhi stood in the doorway and looked at Bai Qingyi. Just one look was enough to send a tidal wave of energy surging through her.
It is no wonder that they are father and daughter, as they share the same unfathomable feeling. Gu Zhihan has inherited everything from Gu Xiongzhi, so naturally Gu Xiongzhi is even more terrifying. Bai Qingyi didn’t know what to say, so she responded with a constant expression.
According to Gu Zhihan’s description, the father-daughter relationship was definitely not good, so this was a suitable way to handle the situation.
However, after Gu Xiongzhi glanced at Bai Qingyi, he frowned and focused his gaze on Gu Zhihan. Gu Zhi Han did not lose at all, and stared back at Gu Xiong Zhi. Bai Qing Yi wanted to rub her forehead a little: how could an 18th-rate little celebrity with no power or influence have such an air of authority… Hey… Did Gu Zhi Han really not think about covering herself up a little?
Gu Xiong Zhi straightened his suit and walked over to the bed, saying, ‘How did you fall?’
Zhong Ying hurriedly said, ‘I’ve already reported the details of what happened.’
Gu Xiongzhi raised his hand to stop her, saying, ‘I want Gu Zhi Han to say it herself.’
Bai Qingyi also said, ‘I’ve already dealt with it.’
She didn’t waste time recounting the events, because from her knowledge of Gu Zhi Han, Gu Zhi Han almost never wasted words. The result was far more important than the process.
Gu Zhi Han had wanted to answer Gu Xiongzhi’s question—not to help Bai Qingyi, but just instinctively. But after hearing what Bai Qingyi had said, she didn’t open her mouth.
Bai Qingyi’s answer was exactly what she wanted to say.
Gu Xiongzhi turned to Gu Zihan and asked again, ‘And this is?’
But this time, Bai Qingyi hesitated for a moment. According to Gu Zihan’s character, she would answer—
‘Legal partner,’ said Gu Zihan.
Just as expected! Gu Zihan was straightforward with both Qin Yanjun and Miao Xiangmei, and she should be the same with Gu Xiongzhi. She should have thought of this earlier!
But, shouldn’t the wealthy family not strictly control the marriage, and even arrange political marriages! Gu Zhihan’s biological mother died early, and after Gu Xiongzhi remarried, his second wife gave birth to a son. Gu Xiongzhi then sent Gu Zhihan to study abroad, where she studied for more than ten years.
From this, it can be inferred that Gu Xiongzhi may not be very close to Gu Zhihan, and it is even possible that he prefers sons to daughters. Would he let Gu Zhihan marry a woman with no background and no career?
Bai Qingyi also felt that it was doubtful.
Sure enough, Gu Xiongzhi said, ‘What’s going on?’
Bai Qingyi looked at Gu Zhi Han for help.
This glance was not obvious, but Gu Zhi Han received the signal and spoke up, ‘It’s a misunderstanding, it’s only natural.’
Bai Qingyi: …
What kind of explanation is this? Why does it sound so much like a shotgun wedding… If I had known, I would have answered for myself. Gu Zhi Han has been talking like this for more than a day or two, why don’t I learn from my mistakes?
After a moment of internal grumbling, Bai Qingyi suddenly realised something else: how could two women get married because they were pregnant? She’s read too many trashy novels.
Gu Xiongzhi pretended not to hear, his tone and movements not changing in the slightest, as he looked at Bai Qingyi and said, ‘Answer me.’
Obviously, Gu Xiongzhi didn’t care about Bai Qingyi at all, probably because of her background or occupation.
Undeniably, at this moment Bai Qingyi felt a little defeated and… inferior.
Due to this inexplicable distraction, Bai Qingyi did not speak, thus creating a tit-for-tat situation. Zhong Ying took a step forward and said, ‘Zhi Han and Bai Shu have known each other for a long time and are kindred spirits…’
Obviously, Zhong Ying also felt that Gu Xiongzhi had misunderstood something.
Gu Xiongzhi turned around, his gaze sweeping over Zhong Ying and Gu Zhi Han in turn, before saying with authority, ‘You all go out, I want to talk to her alone.’
Gu Zhihan took a step forward, just about to speak, but was stopped by Zhongying. Zhongying gave a sign with her eyes and shook her head.
Zhongying leaned closer to Gu Zhihan and whispered in a voice that Gu Xiongzhi could not possibly hear, ‘You have to try to believe her.’
Gu Zhihan calmed down a little and looked at Bai Qingyi, but saw the other person give a reassuring look, somewhat gentle and reliable.
Gu Zhihan and Zhongying exited the room and closed the door behind them.
When there were only two people left in the room, Gu Xiongzhi didn’t say anything, but walked around the bed and sat in front of the desk. He casually glanced at the computer.
The computer!!! The computer that Gu Zhi Han used to work!!!
Bai Qingyi was shocked and knew that she had been sitting on the bed the whole time. Even if it was the one she used, Gu Xiongzhi would be suspicious. So she immediately lifted the quilt and rolled off the bed.
Gu Xiongzhi said, ‘You don’t have to be so polite, just keep lying down.’
Peeking over Gu Xiongzhi’s shoulder, Bai Qingyi saw that the computer screen was locked, and she let out a sigh of relief. She didn’t listen to Gu Xiongzhi’s words, but walked over to the coffee table and naturally leaned back on the sofa—an attitude she had learned from Gu Zhihan.
Bai Qingyi’s tone was indifferent: ‘What is it?’
Gu Xiongzhi said, ‘The assailant has been handed over to the police. She said she pushed another person, and you were injured because you saved her.’
Bai Qingyi said, ‘Hm,’
No explanation, no explanation. Gu Zihan simply couldn’t explain.
Gu Xiongzhi said, ‘Just handing it over to the police, you’re still too soft-hearted.’
Without much thought, Bai Qingyi blurted out, ‘I’m not like you.’
She didn’t know why she said that either. Gu Zihan had never talked about her family, and the gossip was not to be trusted, so Bai Qingyi didn’t know if she would be found out, but she instinctively felt that if Gu Zihan were here, she would say the same thing.
As soon as she said this, Gu Xiongzhi’s expression finally loosened, and it became a little melancholy. This change happened in an instant, and Bai Qingyi didn’t even know if it was a hallucination. But she knew that she had guessed correctly.
Gu Xiongzhi sighed imperceptibly and said, ‘That Miss Bai just now, is she your wife?’
The topic suddenly shifted to herself, and Bai Qingyi said, ‘Well.’
Gu Xiongzhi commented, ‘She looks pretty, but if she wants to be our Gu family’s daughter-in-law, she at least has to be an actress.’
Bai Qingyi: …the emphasis was on ‘one’.
She couldn’t decide whether to laugh or cry, and didn’t know how to respond to Gu Xiongzhi’s comment.
Starting out as an actress of the year… Bai Qingyi didn’t know whether to consider this a high or low standard. If you only count the three gold-level trophies, there are three actress of the year awards every year. But there has only been one Gu family for the past 40 to 50 years, and the direct descendants are even more outstanding, with one in 500 million people being an average person.
To say it’s low, she’ll never be able to match it in her lifetime.
In such a direct comparison, Bai Qingyi became even more aware: strictly speaking, she was the one who had married up. But no one would like to have their soul switched. Although Gu Zihan was pampered, Bai Qingyi still preferred her own body and her own life.
Bai Qingyi neither argued nor objected, but just looked at Gu Xiongzhi with those dark eyes, silently accusing.
Since things had come to this, even if Bai Qingyi did not have the award-winning actress in her hands, she would have to be the daughter-in-law. When her body was returned, Gu Zhihan would naturally talk to her about getting a divorce.
An unbearable silence fell between the two. Gu Zhihan was a man of few words, and since saying too much was a mistake, Bai Qingyi could be described as treasuring every word now, and was even less willing to take the initiative to start a conversation.
Gu Xiongzhi was even more unmoving. For reasons unknown, Bai Qingyi always felt that Gu Xiongzhi was deliberately trying to put pressure on her. The air became even heavier.
After a while, Gu Xiongzhi asked, ‘Is there anything you want to say?’
Bai Qingyi said, ‘No.’
Gu Xiongzhi then stood up and walked towards the door.
As soon as the door opened, Gu Zhihan, Zhong Ying and the black-suited men brought by Gu Xiongzhi stood respectfully outside, but Gu Zhihan was nowhere to be seen.
‘Oh yes, there’s no need to coordinate the meeting of the four countries, the United States, Britain, South Korea and China. I’ll attend on your behalf.’ With these words, Gu Xiongzhi left with the group of black-suited men, leaving everything as it was.
Zhong Ying let out a sigh of relief as the group of men disappeared at the end of the corridor. She hurriedly asked Bai Qingyi, “What did your uncle say to you?”
Bai Qingyi thought for a moment and said, “Nothing special… I don’t think it’s revealed.”
Zhong Ying said, ’That’s good, that’s good…’
Bai Qingyi smiled gently, and her eyes accidentally glanced at Gu Zihan, but she saw the other party frowning and looking at her with a serious expression. Bai Qingyi asked, ‘What’s the matter, President Gu?’
Gu Zihan was originally a little worried that Bai Qingyi would be unable to deal with Gu Xiongzhi, but at the moment she saw Bai Qingyi like this, she let go of her worries. She wanted to ask a few more questions, but thinking about her big mouth, she couldn’t help but look away and look at the ground.
‘It’s nothing,’ Gu Zihan said.

Chapter 17 Explanation
Compared to Gu Zihan, Gu Xiongzhi is much more important. The so-called Four-Nation Conference is to finalise major events in all aspects amidst continuous confrontation and negotiation. Therefore, various decision-makers are needed to avoid constant pulling, and there is a constant need to report back and convey information.
The person with the highest title in Shengmei Entertainment is Gu Zihan, who is not only the CEO, but also the shareholder with the highest individual shareholding. She can make any decision on behalf of Shengmei Entertainment, and no one else can. This is the special characteristic of Gu Zihan.
However, when Gu Xiongzhi became involved, everything became different.
Gu Zihan has the highest personal shareholding, and the second highest is Gu Xiongzhi. Apart from personal shareholding, the company with the highest shareholding is the Gu Group. To a certain extent, Gu Xiongzhi’s power is much greater than Gu Zihan’s. There was no objection from the other parties at the meeting, and Gu Zihan could only give in.
In this way, Bai Qingyi could also suspend his surprise preparations and concentrate on recovering from his illness. Gu Zhi Han also had some free time, so she focused on dealing with internal affairs at Shengmei Entertainment.
By internal affairs, she meant the minor chaos caused by Huang Hong’s dismissal.
After Luo Susu pushed Gu Zhi Han down the steps, Bai Qingyi was quick on the draw and saved Gu Zhi Han while injuring himself. Zhong Ying didn’t stop the fleeing Luo Susu at first, but she knew who the culprit was, so she contacted security immediately and had Luo Susu taken into custody.
It is said that when Luo Susu was approached, she was extraordinarily pale and said incredulously, ‘There are no surveillance cameras in the corridor, how can you be sure it was me?’
Security guard: ‘Special Assistant Zhong saw you.’
Luo Susu said hysterically, ‘Impossible! I covered my face with a scarf!’
Security guard: ‘…This lady, you haven’t even changed your clothes. The elevator surveillance camera captured everything clearly. You pushed Manager Gu, and then followed Bai Qingyi to the stairwell.’
The security guard handed Luo Sulu over to the police. In the interrogation room, Luo Sulu hung her head in shame and confessed, admitting that she was the one who pushed Bai Qingyi down. Regarding the motive, she explained, ‘I heard that if something happened to Bai Qingyi, I could be the heroine. How was I supposed to know that President Gu would suddenly appear and grab Bai Qingyi? What is the relationship between the two of them? Can you tell me, police officer?’
Luo Sulu took the sexy mature woman route. Although she was only in her twenties, she dressed quite maturely. Being called ‘uncle’ by such a beautiful woman, the policeman obviously couldn’t take it, and after a while, he asked, ‘I don’t know what their relationship is. I want to know who told you and who instructed you.’
Anyone could see that Luo Sulu must have been instructed by someone to do such a thing. It wasn’t that she was believed to be a person of integrity, it was just that her intelligence was doubted.
Luo Sulu hesitated for a moment and said, ‘I’m not going to say.’
Luosu Su’s ‘loyalty’ did not help her at all. The police only spent two hours figuring out all of her social connections and used them to identify the suspect, Huang Hong.
Huang Hong abetted Luosu Su in the first place, and although Luosu Su misunderstood what was meant by ‘something went wrong’ — Luosu Su really has serious intellectual problems — the consequences were objective. However, since Bai Qingyi’s injuries were not serious, he was sentenced to four months of control.
This is the reason why Gu Xiongzhi commented, ‘You are still too soft-hearted.’
No matter what Gu Zhihan has done, and whether she is favoured at home or not, she is still the Gu family’s direct descendant. How is it possible that harming a Gu family member only results in a restraining order and compensation?
Before leaving for the meeting in the United States, Gu Xiongzhi made a few phone calls to contact some old friends and discuss some financial and stock matters. After Huang Hong was released from the police station after the investigation, he was dumbfounded to find that most of his savings had been lost in the stock market and could not be recovered.
At the same time, this incident exploded in the small entertainment circle. Huang Hong’s wife was shocked to learn that he had been bullying people at the company and secretly seducing female artists. She was heartbroken and sad, and then decided to divorce him and take custody of the children. It’s sad to say, but Huang Hong is a typical phoenix man. After getting married, he relied on his wife’s family to support him, and only then was he barely able to gain a foothold in the big city. If he hadn’t been up to no good, trying to secretly influence female artists and wanting to get rid of his rivals, and if he hadn’t been unable to tell good people from bad and hired a pig of a teammate like Luo Suxu, he wouldn’t have ended up in this situation.
A single provocation revealed all the unscrupulous things he had done over the years. He lost his home, his money, his job, and he couldn’t stay in the entertainment industry anymore. I heard that his ex-wife had been on her guard for a long time. The property ownership certificate was in the names of the mother and son, and Huang Hong had nothing to do with it. Huang Hong paid off the mortgage for a few years, but in the end, he only got half a depreciated car.
It was his own fault.
Turning away from Huang Hong, I focused on Shengmei Entertainment.
After the police took Huang Hong away, the artist management department was in chaos, and it felt a bit leaderless. Zhong Ying gave the order to temporarily promote Qin Yanjun to become the ‘acting director’. Qin Yanjun accepted the mission in a crisis and, relying on her years of accumulated experience and outstanding ability to work extremely hard, she finally calmed the department down.
In this way, Qin Yanjun also completed the test, and it was obvious to anyone with a discerning eye that she was about to rise up the ranks.
After dealing with that pile of trivial matters, Qin Yanjun finally found the time to visit Bai Qingyi.
Qin Yanjun was still bothered by Gu Zihan’s sudden suspension of Bai Qingyi’s activities. Even if Bai Qingyi had thrown her marriage certificate in her face, even if she had witnessed the way the young couple got along and thought that Bai Qingyi had Gu Zihan under control, and even if she always suspected that this ‘acting director’ had not come in a fair and aboveboard manner… she still felt that Gu Zihan’s methods were too ‘overbearing’.
Being overbearing is not a good thing; it means that someone’s life is being interfered with.
But Qin Yanjun also knew from the security guard that Gu Zihan had been injured trying to save Bai Qingyi. This made her feel that she had an obligation to visit Gu Zihan. She also had something to say about this ‘new position’.
Qin Yanjun conveyed this wish to Zhong Ying, who then arranged for her to go to the private hospital. When Qin Yanjun arrived, Bai Qingyi was standing in front of the window reciting her lines, while Gu Zihan was sitting at her desk checking her emails.
Qin Yanjun, led by Zhong Ying, walked up behind Gu Zihan and gave her a sharp slap on the back, asking, ‘What are you doing!’
The expected look of shock did not appear. Gu Zihan turned her head slowly, silently looking at Qin Yanjun without saying a word, but the murderous intent in her eyes was already uncontrollably overflowing.
Gu Zihan is a workaholic, doesn’t everyone know that? Disturbing her work during non-‘class time’ is looking for death, doesn’t everyone know that?
Bai Qingyi also heard the sound and turned around, startled. From Gu Zihan’s eyes, she seemed to have foreseen a hundred ways for Qin Yanjun to die.
No, she had to rescue him!
Bai Qingyi made a quick decision and shouted, ‘Qin…Yanjun, you’re here.’
Bai Qingyi was scared to death. Before she knew Gu Zihan’s temper, she interrupted Gu Zihan once while she was working, and Gu Zihan’s cold glare made her want to die instantly. Fortunately, she was in Gu Zihan’s body, so Gu Zihan had to think twice before taking it out on her. But now it was Qin Yanjun who had offended her, and Gu Zihan had no qualms about Qin Yanjun.
Qin Yanjun had just been startled by Gu Zhihan’s gaze – when had Qingqing become so terrifying? – and then turned around and was startled again by Bai Qingyi.
When the boss called someone’s name in such a desperate tone, it usually meant that person was a dead man.
Qin Yanjun turned around and faced Bai Qingyi, listening to the boss’s ‘lessons’.
Behind her, Gu Zhihan also shifted her gaze to Bai Qingyi.
Bai Qingyi looked at Gu Zhihan and said, ‘One minute left.’
Her tone was a little pleading, and Qin Yanjun was surprised, but Gu Zihan understood Bai Qingyi’s meaning: she was worried that she would take out her anger on Qin Yanjun.
Gu Zihan’s face was expressionless, and she just stared straight at Bai Qingyi.
Bai Qingyi’s heart was pounding, and there was only one thought in her head: it’s over, it’s over, it’s over, it seems that Gu Zihan’s body can’t protect her from her own anger either! I’m going to be dismembered ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah
She didn’t realise that beneath Gu Zihan’s cold and ruthless exterior, she was thinking about a somewhat complicated issue: a gentle person like Bai Qingyi could be angry because she had blocked her father, and naturally she could also be angry with the way she had treated Qin Yanjun.
But there was still a minute until break time, and as soon as Gu Zihan thought about this, she had an obsessive-compulsive attack, and she felt uncomfortable all over, as if there were thousands of needles hidden in her clothes.
She just stared at Bai Qingyi, struggling with her emotions, and a minute passed.
Bai Qingyi kept an eye on the time and decisively shouted, ‘You can take a break!’
Qin Yanjun was still confused, Bai Qingyi let out a sigh of relief, and Gu Zihan also felt a sudden sense of relief. Once the time was up, the strange sense of disharmony disappeared, and they finally felt more comfortable.
Gu Zihan nodded and said, ‘Hm.’

Chapter 18 Moving
Qin Yanjun had no idea that soul switching was such a strange thing. The interaction between the two caught her eye, and it made her feel particularly sad.
She had long guessed that a woman like Gu Zhihan was not to be trifled with, but who could have imagined it would come to this? Qingqing had been very quiet since she arrived, and she only dared to look at Gu Zhihan timidly (?). Gu Zhihan’s expression was so terrifying that Qingqing was too scared to even speak!
And those two sentences: ‘One minute left’ and ‘You can rest’…what the hell is this? After marrying into the Gu family, does she not even have control over her personal freedom? Is this marriage or military training?
Qin Yanjun’s resentment towards Gu Zihan deepened by another level, and her tone became awkward and stiff as she said, ‘What does President Gu want?’
Gu Zihan had just promoted her, and she knew she couldn’t show her boss her bad side. But seeing Qingqing’s pitiful (?) , she really couldn’t swallow her anger. Then again, if Qin Yanjun had been more manipulative and less inclined to treat entertainers like human beings, she would not have been trampled on by Huang Hong for so many years.
Bai Qingyi paused for a moment and said, ‘Thank you for visiting me. Is there anything else?’
Gu Zihan had such a personality, and Bai Qingyi had no idea what Qin Yanjun was thinking, so this was as far as she could go.
Since it was about business, Qin Yanjun gathered her emotions and asked all the questions she wanted, such as the future development plan for the artist management department.
Most of the people who answered Qin Yanjun’s questions were Gu Zihan and Zhong Ying, and Bai Qingyi only chimed in a few times.
In Qin Yanjun’s eyes, it looked like President Gu was as still as a mountain and had left everything to his assistant and wife to speak for him. Qin Yanjun didn’t find this strange at all. For a personnel reshuffle at this level, it would be strange if President Gu had spoken much.
After a few words, Qin Yanjun already knew Gu Zihan’s arrangement. It was true that she wanted to promote herself to director, and she had also passed the trial the other day. Most people are overwhelmed with emotion when it comes to promotion. Qin Yanjun was also a little happy, but as soon as her eyes fell on her own artist, her mood inevitably dropped.
She was slightly less senior in the department, so she couldn’t help but think that Qingqing had made some kind of compromise, and she had only been promoted because of nepotism!
Qin Yan-jun looked at Gu Zhi-han, her eyes full of worry and pain. She wanted to talk to Bai Qing-yi alone.
The hint in her eyes was so obvious that even Gu Zhi-han could see it. But it was already past three o’clock, and the five-minute break was over. Gu Zhi-han paused for a moment and looked at Bai Qing-yi.
Bai Qing-yi was also apprehensive. At this time, she wasn’t sure what Gu Zhi-han wanted to do.
Who knew that Gu Zhi Han nodded to Bai Qing Yi and said, ‘You go out, I want to talk to the agent alone.’
Qin Yan Jun: ? ? ?
How dare Qing Qing speak to President Gu in such a tone? This is completely different from the way I thought you would get along! What’s going on? !
Who knew that ‘Gu Zhi Han’ and Zhong Ying both looked at it as usual, with no unusual expressions, and walked out of the ward.
As she left, ‘Gu Zihan’ casually placed the file in her hands on the desk. Qin Yanjun glanced at it and vaguely felt that it looked familiar. The layout, the colourful marker pens… Could it be a script?
But before she could take a closer look, ‘Bai Qingyi’ had already closed the computer screen and folded the file.
The room was now just the two of them, ‘Gu Zihan’ asked, ‘What is it?’
Qin Yanjun looked in the direction of the door and said, ‘Is it true that the other person really got injured trying to save you?’
Gu Zihan paused for a moment, her expression becoming very complicated—she had not expected Bai Qingyi to risk his life to save her, and she hadn’t thought about how she was going to repay the other person. She didn’t like to owe anyone a favour. She nodded and said, ‘Yes.’
Qin Yanjun hesitated for a moment and asked, ‘So my promotion has nothing to do with you…’
Gu Zihan: ‘Not at all.’
Qin Yanjun: ‘What’s going on between you two? I’m really confused.’
Gu Zhi Han looked at her quietly without saying a word.
Qin Yanjun said: ‘If there is affection, I don’t know when you two met, and Gu Zhi Han doesn’t seem like the type to be devoted. If there is no affection, she is rich and powerful, what man or woman doesn’t she have what she wants? She even got hurt trying to save you, what’s the point? Qingqing, tell me the truth, do you really like Gu Zhi Han?’
To Gu Zihan, this question was indeed a bit difficult. But she was not the type to avoid a problem. After thinking about it for a second, she quickly summed up the current situation between the two of them: ‘In training.’
Training for what? She didn’t say clearly, and Qin Yanjun didn’t care. Because she still had a lot to say.
Qin Yanjun: ‘Ever since we got married, you haven’t told me anything. That wasn’t the case before. You always said that the role was the most important, even if it was a web drama, and you were willing to wait even if there was a six-month gap. Before you took on ‘Wan Shi You’, the leading lady in a modern idol drama approached you, with a popular young actor as your co-star, it was guaranteed to be a hit. I really wanted to get it for you, but you said you wanted to wait for ‘Wan Shi You’, because you had finally waited for your destined role. You were honest with me, so I understood, and I turned down the drama for you. The idol drama wrapped a month ago, and it will be broadcast next month. I kind of regret it.
‘I thought you had ambitions and knew what you were doing, so I let you have your way. But now I think I should have forced you to take the role, so at least you would have got paid, right? Even if Gu Zihan is rich, in a marriage it’s more important for the woman to be rich. That’s what I think, and you used to think the same, but now you seem to have changed.
‘I can’t figure it out. What is it about Gu Zihan that has you so infatuated? You won’t tell me, so I don’t know what you’re thinking. I’m afraid that if I try to help, I’ll only be doing you a disservice. Should I help you get the role, or should I just wish you a happy marriage? Qingqing, give me a clear answer, and I’ll get out of your way.’
Qin Yanjun was both puzzled and regretted the current situation, so he rambled on and on. But his words were full of concern for Bai Qingyi, and even the cold-hearted Gu Zihan was inevitably moved.
Gu Zihan then learned that Bai Qingyi had turned down an offer from a film crew with a higher salary and better prospects, and had chosen ‘Wan Shi You’ instead. Compared to anyone else, if he can give up better conditions, he must really like it a lot!
Gu Zhi-han also thought of the word ‘respect’ and didn’t want to make the decision for Bai Qing-yi, so she just remained silent.
Seeing that Gu Zhi-han didn’t respond, Qin Yan-jun let out a sigh, angrily stopped talking, and changed the subject: ‘By the way, you should move to a different place for now. Ever since the incident, there have been paparazzi in front of the company. I heard that General Manager Gu’s community has also been found out. Although the paparazzi can’t get in, they are annoying just sitting outside the community all day. Why don’t you ask Mr Gu if there is a more secure address?‘
’There is only one place that is more secluded than there,‘ said Gu Zihan.
Her parents’ villa.
‘Why don’t you move for a while? Hide for a while?’ Qin Yanjun tentatively suggested. She didn’t know what Mr Gu’s temper was like in private, but Bai Qingyi always knew how to handle himself.
Gu Zihan nodded.
Gu Zhihan is a man of few words, and Qin Yanjun noticed after a few words of conversation. As they had finished talking, she said that she had to go as she had some work to do at the company.
Zhong Ying led Qin Yanjun away, and as Bai Qingyi walked into the ward, she heard Gu Zhihan announce, ‘We’re being discharged tomorrow, and we’re moving.’
‘Moving to where?’ Bai Qingyi was a little confused.
“The Gu family main residence.’
Bai Qingyi continued to be confused, running his mouth: ‘I haven’t even got the award for Best Actress yet!’
How could he possibly set foot in the Gu family mansion!
Gu Zihan obviously had no talent for joking, looking at Bai Qingyi seriously: ‘You want an award? What kind, which one?’
Bai Qingyi hurriedly waved his hands, saying, ‘No, no, I wouldn’t dare, I don’t want it.’
Gu Zihan paused for a moment, pointing at the script, saying, ‘Make me a copy. The markings you made too.’
Bai Qingyi: ‘Is Gu Zihan interested in the play? Then I’ll lend you the original novel. The script is a bit messy from my marking, so you might not be able to understand it.’
Gu Zihan was suspiciously silent for a long while before saying, ‘…I can understand it.’
‘Oh.’
Bai Qingyi agreed, and after a long while, suddenly had a revelation, exclaiming in surprise, ‘You’re not thinking of acting in my place, are you?

Chapter 19 Mother-in-law and daughter-in-law
It is not difficult to draw this conclusion from the two sentences read together.
So, out of some strange sense of guilt, Gu Zhi Han wanted to give herself a reward? Then did she know the ‘marriage criteria’ that Gu Xiong Zhi knew?
Bai Qing Yi felt very sorry that she didn’t think her joke was funny enough.
Gu Zhi Han tilted her head strangely, staring at the pillow on the bed, and said, ‘Who wants to act for you, I don’t want to act for you.’
Bai Qingyi instantly understood, and at the same time, she understood what Zhong Ying meant when she said, ‘President Gu is not bad, but it’s a bit difficult to communicate with him.’ Bai Qingyi pursed her lips and smiled lightly, saying, ‘Each has their own area of expertise. President Gu, just focus on the company. Leave the acting to the professionals!’
Gu Zihan thought to herself, ‘But you really want a trophy.’
Bai Qingyi has been in the industry for so many years, releasing a film a year, slowly polishing her craft, but unfortunately she has never won a major award. The best actress awards are only given to leading actresses, so it is hard to win a supporting actress award. Bai Qingyi has finally found a suitable leading actress role, even if it is a web drama, it is an important turning point.
Besides, she really likes it and is looking forward to it.
This accident has cost Bai Qingyi this opportunity, but she doesn’t say anything, just quietly digests it.
At least, Gu Zihan wanted to keep the role. Not the kind of keeping where she would say, ‘If it’s really impossible, let Miao Xiangmei take over,’ but the kind of keeping where she would say, ‘I must let Bai Qingyi play.’
Gu Zihan said, ‘You don’t have any awards.’
Bai Qingyi was taken aback, and the light in her eyes quickly dimmed. Gu Zihan’s tone was so calm that it bordered on cold, giving her the illusion that she was being mocked.
Yes, with her three-legged cat acting skills, what makes her qualified to call herself ‘professional.’ Probably at the same level as just any random passer-by. A prodigy like Gu Zihan can succeed at anything if she wants to.
Without any resentment, Bai Qingyi just felt sad. After being in the industry for so long, she couldn’t even come up with a masterpiece, which was a bit embarrassing. If it came to acting skills, she probably wasn’t much better than Gu Zihan.
Seeing Bai Qingyi’s expression, Gu Zihan knew she had said the wrong thing. She was not unaware of the subtleties of human behaviour. If she really had low emotional intelligence, then she would not be in the entertainment industry, where people are so cunning.
It was just Gu Zhi Han’s family background that gave her the right to be less tactful. She had connections in her family and was capable on her own, so she could be a little aloof.
But knowing the difference is one thing, remedying it is another. Gu Zhi Han was a little at a loss for words, and opened her mouth to say something nice, but Bai Qing Yi had already turned her back.
Gu Zhihan sent a message to Zhong Ying, asking her to arrange a car. Zhong Ying had not yet replied, so Gu Zhihan thought about it and added another sentence:
‘Buy me a book on eloquence.’
Since they were going back to the family home, Zhong Ying arranged for the car from the Gu family mansion. The driver had worked for Gu Xiongzhi for many years, and as soon as he saw Bai Qingyi, he raised his hand and gave a standard salute. Bai Qingyi’s face did not change, but she was a little surprised.
What kind of tiger’s den is the Gu family? It seems that just any chauffeur looks like a retired special forces soldier.
The chauffeur’s salute was so standard. The Gu family must have very strict family values. Thinking about the standard of that movie star’s start, Bai Qingyi felt a chill in her heart. She didn’t know if she could play Gu Zihan well in the Gu family mansion.
But Gu Zihan didn’t give her any additional instructions, so there shouldn’t be anything that requires special attention. After all, with Gu Zihan’s reliability, she would never overlook such details. What’s more, the Gu family is indifferent to family ties, and after so many years apart, they may not necessarily know what Gu Zihan’s temperament is like nowadays.
Bai Qingyi let her mind settle, and sat steadily in the car in the usual manner of playing Gu Zihan. When the real Gu Zihan was about to get in the car, the burly driver stood up straight again and snapped to attention, ‘Hello, Mrs. Gu!’
Bai Qingyi: ‘…
Gu Zihan nodded lightly, as if she was used to this kind of courtesy.
What the hell! I’m really scared when you do this! If I hadn’t switched souls with Gu Zhi Han, I would have been scared out of my wits in a situation like this! Bai Qingyi yelled crazily in her heart, before realising a moment later that something was wrong – if she hadn’t switched souls with Gu Zhi Han, she wouldn’t have even dreamed of seeing this scene.
The driver drove meticulously, and Bai Qingyi quietly moved closer to Gu Zhi Han and asked, ‘You’re only coming home once in a while, are you going to bring your family a present?’
‘No,’ Gu Zhi Han said indifferently.
‘Oh,’ Bai Qingyi said quietly and moved back.
Gu Zhihan looked straight ahead, calm as a statue. Five minutes later, she suddenly said, “Take a detour. Stop at Chang’an Road.”
The driver said dutifully, “Yes.”
Bai Qingyi observed for a while, then quietly approached Gu Zhihan again and said, ’What are we doing at Chang’an Road?’
Bai Qingyi was standing too close, her hair almost touching Gu Zhi’s ears. Gu Zhi’an felt a little itchy and couldn’t help turning his head, and then he smelled a faint fragrance. Whose fragrance should this be considered?
‘It was my bad. A newlywed wife visiting her in-laws should definitely bring a gift. I have a ready-made gift in my Chang’an Road apartment, I’ll go get it now.’ Gu Zhihan gave Bai Qingyi a quick glance and said in a somewhat stiff tone, “As expected, when it comes to professional matters, you have to leave it to the professionals.”
Bai Qingyi was taken aback, and then noticed that the tips of Gu Zhihan’s ears were a little red. She hadn’t figured out why this sentence appeared in this context, but combined with Gu Zhihan’s reaction, she felt like she had grasped the truth.
After saying ‘You don’t win any prizes,’ Gu Zihan probably noticed that she was a bit down, but she missed the best opportunity to remedy the situation for the time being, so she could only express her guilt tactfully now.
Even though she is not very good at expressing herself, Gu Zihan is actually a very considerate person.
Bai Qingyi’s lips curved slightly.
She happened to be able to see Gu Zihan in the rearview mirror and saw that Gu Zihan was sitting upright and straight, but her eyes kept darting around, showing that she was a bit nervous. After they happened to lock eyes, both of them froze.
Bai Qingyi still remembered that Gu Zihan had told her not to laugh in front of other people, lest she ruin her image, so she immediately suppressed her smile and sat upright. Seeing this, Gu Zihan paused for a second before looking straight ahead again. This time, her eyes were dark and she looked unruffled, and it was impossible to tell what she was thinking.
When they arrived at the house on Changan Road, Gu Zihan told Bai Qingyi to wait in the car. After a while, Gu Zihan came downstairs carrying two gift boxes and got into the car.
The two gift boxes were one large and one small. The large one was pink from the box to the ribbon, while the small one was slightly darker and heavier.
Seeing that Bai Qingyi was staring at the gift boxes, Gu Zihan explained, ‘A rag doll and a Swiss Army knife.’
Bai Qingyi asked, ‘Why are there only two?’
Gu Zihan said, ‘Gu Xiongzhi is abroad.’
Bai Qingyi suddenly realised that Gu Xiongzhi should be abroad right now, replacing Gu Zihan at the meeting.
But if she could give her stepmother a rag doll, she couldn’t possibly be as cold as she seemed.
In silence, the car stopped in front of the Gu residence.
Bai Qingyi got out of the car and looked up, her expression surprised. ‘So you grew up in a castle!’
Gu Zhi Han said, ‘You like castles? Want to buy another one?’
Bai Qingyi quickly waved her hand to refuse, ‘No, no, I just realised that I’ve never seen a mansion before, I’m just a country bumpkin…’
‘Well, now you have a lot of luxury homes,’ Gu Zihan said, “let’s go in.”
Bai Qingyi straightened his clothes and took hold of Gu Zihan’s wrist. Gu Zihan looked back at him in surprise and asked, “Why?”
Bai Qingyi said, ’I’ll go first.’
According to the character and personality of the person, Gu Zhi Han should be walking in front, and she shouldn’t be carrying things for anyone, even her spouse. Bai Qing Yi looked down at her hand, which was empty. Then she looked to the side and saw that Gu Zhi Han was carrying the two gift boxes.
Okay, there was a mistake in the character portrayal. It turns out that Gu Zhi Han is the kind of person who carries things for his wife!
Bai Qing Yi took the gift bag from Gu Zhi Han’s hands and then solemnly stepped into the Gu family. I don’t know if it’s just my imagination, but as soon as I walked in the door, my shoulders suddenly felt a little heavy.
The living room was spotless and empty. Bai Qingyi didn’t know whether to make the first move or not. Gu Zihan took out two pairs of slippers from the shoe cabinet next to him and placed them at Bai Qingyi’s feet. Bai Qingyi put on the brand new pair, resisted the urge to look around, and managed to maintain the cold appearance of a domineering CEO.
At that moment, a woman came down the stairs from the second floor. She looked a little older, and you could tell at a glance that she was from the older generation. But she looked well-maintained, and even the crow’s feet around her eyes added to her charm. She was wearing a simple T-shirt and jeans, and carrying a large bag. Bai Qingyi had seen Luo Susu carrying it at the party, and heard that she had borrowed it from the brand.
This must be Gu Zihan’s stepmother, Shu Jingli.
Bai Qingyi took a few steps forward to say hello. But Shu Jingli glanced at the two of them and, without any intention of stopping, hurried past them, sending up a gust of breeze.
Shu Jingli changed her shoes expressionlessly, looking extremely cold. Bai Qingyi couldn’t help but wonder: were all the Gu family members like that? Even Gu Xiongzhi’s second wife was like that, so what would Gu Zihan’s mother be like?
Under the subtle influence of gossip, Bai Qingyi also thought that Shu Jingli was a gentle and charming little woman. Otherwise, how could she have captured the heart of a business tycoon?
But after meeting the real person, she realised that Shu Jingli was so scary, almost a carbon copy of Gu Xiongzhi!
Shu Jingli changed her shoes and stood in the entrance, speaking coldly, ‘It took you so long to come back, you didn’t even greet me? And who is this?’
Bai Qingyi was slightly at a loss, but plucked up the courage to take a step forward and handed over the pink gift box, saying, ‘Auntie, long time no see. This is Bai Qingyi, my…wife. She bought you a present.’
Gu Zhihan immediately followed, taking Bai Qingyi’s arm in her own, and secretly tugging the latter’s arm downwards.
Bai Qingyi was unaware of what was going on.
Shu Jingli narrowed her eyes and looked up and down at Gu Zhihan and Bai Qingyi. Her piercing gaze made people feel very uncomfortable.
She is a difficult person to get along with,’ Bai Qingyi thought to himself.
Shu Jingli frowned for a moment, then said, “I have things to do, you can put it on the coffee table,” and walked away without looking back.
It’s over, the relationship has deteriorated to this point, and he doesn’t even want to pretend in front of his new wife.
It’s over, it’s over, it’s over… The hell of hard mode mother-in-law and daughter-in-law!

Chapter 20: Younger Brother
Bai Qingyi watched Shu Jingli’s figure as she left, alone and disheveled in the wind.
Gu Zihan walked a few steps forward and, noticing that Bai Qingyi had not followed, asked, ‘Let’s go.’
Bai Qingyi exclaimed in surprise, ‘You and your aunt…have always gotten along like this?’
Gu Zihan said seriously, ‘It’s my stepmother.’
Bai Qingyi said, ‘I know it’s your stepmother.’
As soon as the words left his mouth, Bai Qingyi suddenly reacted. Gu Zihan was not correcting the relationship between characters, but the way she was addressed… Bai Qingyi widened her eyes and said, ‘You usually call her stepmother?!’
Gu Zihan nodded, ‘Yes.’
Bai Qingyi felt a wave of despair. She finally understood why Shu Jingli’s gaze was so penetrating. It was because she had called her ‘auntie’ and the other party had noticed that it was wrong!
If Gu Zihan had always called her that, then it would be strange for the stepmother and daughter to get along well…
Bai Qingyi held back for a long time before saying, ‘Why didn’t you tell me in advance…’
She no longer wanted to give her opinion. On second thought, calling her ‘stepmother’ actually fit Gu Zihan’s persona quite well.
This kind of problem with the title was the easiest to detect, and Gu Zihan was meticulous and dependable, so she would never have overlooked such a detail. Since Gu Zihan didn’t say anything, there must be a reason for her silence. What could it be? Could it be that she was deliberately creating the illusion that ‘Gu Zihan had changed’?
Gu Zhi Han said, ‘No need.’
Perhaps the two didn’t interact much, or perhaps their relationship was so bad that even if they noticed something was wrong, there was nothing to worry about.
After saying that, Gu Zhi Han took Bai Qing Yi up to the second floor. There were several rooms on the second floor, and Gu Zhi Han took Bai Qing Yi to a bedroom and said, ‘In the next few days, you may need to stay in this room with me.’
After a pause, Gu Zhi Han asked again, ‘Is there a problem?’
Bai Qingyi shook his head repeatedly, but he was very confused in his heart: since they were living in the main Gu residence, he had long been prepared to share a room. But Gu Zihan was such a meticulous person, and yet he used the word ‘maybe’… Could it be that there were things in this house that even Gu Zihan could not predict?
Then again, why did they have to move to the main Gu residence in the first place? Since their relationship with the family was so bad, even if the security here was strict, they wouldn’t have to put up with it, would they? Or is Gu Zhi Han trying to take advantage of this opportunity to seize power?
Under Gu Zhi Han’s leadership, Bai Qing Yi quickly became familiar with the entire villa. After wandering around for an hour, she didn’t even see a single person. Generally speaking, shouldn’t there be butlers and security teams on standby 24 hours a day in a luxury home?
‘Why is there no one at your house?’ Bai Qing Yi asked.
“Gu Xiong Zhi is in a meeting abroad, your stepmother you just met, and Gu Jing Xuan is at boarding school and will only be home at the weekend,’ Gu Zhi Han replied, but it seemed that she had misunderstood the meaning of the word ‘people’ and actually introduced the whereabouts of her nominal family members.
Bai Qingyi’s attention turned to Gu Jingxuan. This should be Gu Xiongzhi’s only son, right? ‘Boarding school?’
‘Seventeen years old, senior year.’ Gu Zhi Han paused for a moment and said, ‘Today is Friday, you should be able to see him tonight. It’s best to avoid him when you see him.’
Bai Qingyi nodded knowingly. The complicated and indifferent relationship between the second generation of the wealthy families could probably not be finished discussing even if they talked for three days and nights.
After familiarising themselves with the house, Gu Zihan and Bai Qingyi both returned to the bedroom. The bedroom was very large and more than enough to accommodate the two of them. After packing her things, Bai Qingyi went to the balcony with the script in her hands and without saying a word.
No matter how this matter would develop, she wanted to study the script some more. Reading the lines out loud would disturb Gu Zihan’s work, so she had to find another secluded place.
Bai Qingyi is very dedicated once she starts memorising her lines. Although she has always thought of Gu Zihan as a workaholic in her heart, she is actually no less serious when she gets down to work herself.
‘Wan Shi You’ is a TV series set in ancient times, which tells the story of the heroine Wan Shi, who was forced into exile in various countries during the war. After witnessing the displacement of countless people, she helped the hero unify the world. In the world of hegemony, Wan Shi plays a supporting role, but in ‘Wan Shi You’, the male protagonist, who will become the emperor in the future, is just a background figure. The story focuses more on the fate and joy of ordinary people, as well as the career of the heroine Wan Shi, who started from scratch and became rich.
Wan Shi is very handsome, but she has no choice but to pretend to be a white-faced scholar who has lost his family and property. In the first half of the story, Wan Shi always dressed as a man and could not show too much of her feminine side in her words and actions.
Bai Qingyi also lowered his voice and imitated the voice of a teenager going through puberty, saying, ‘My name is Wan Shi, with a million Wans and a way of Shi.’
Bai Qingyi frowned and subconsciously shook his head. Gu Zihan’s voice was too cold and indifferent, and even with the help of vocal change techniques, he could no longer distinguish between male and female. He had become an arrogant nobleman who was aloof from the world, rather than an innocent and naive down-and-out scholar.
Even if you try your best to get close to it, you can only go so far with biological characteristics. At this time, Bai Qingyi missed his own body a little – with his voice, it would not be difficult to fake a young scholar. Changing his voice was also part of the audition.
Bai Qingyi continued reading the lines: ‘I have nothing, and I’m afraid of losing my family wealth? The country is rich and the people are safe, and the sea is clear and the rivers are calm. This is what you promised me.’
This is the reply Wan Shi gave when the male protagonist asked him to ‘borrow’ money to fight a war. At that time, the country had just stabilised, and Wan Shi believed that it was time to rest and recuperate. Due to their different positions, the male and female protagonists had a fierce argument, which was a major climax and a highlight of the abuse.
Bai Qingyi read it twice, but it just didn’t feel right. She kept practising until her mouth was dry, and then she remembered to go back inside to drink some water.
She was startled when she turned around, and Gu Zihan was standing behind her, holding the script in her hands and studying it with her head bowed.
‘When did you come over here…’ Bai Qingyi asked, wondering if she had come over to give her a reminder because she had heard her muttering and found it annoying. “…Do you want to use the balcony? Then I’ll go somewhere else.”
As she said this, Bai Qingyi subconsciously glanced at her watch – it wasn’t yet break time, so what was Gu Zihan doing standing here? Where was the workaholic’s obsession with perfection? Besides, what was Gu Zihan doing with the script?
Gu Zihan said, ’I had nothing…’
Gu Zihan enunciated each word firmly, almost like an announcer. But how could she have nothing?
Bai Qingyi quickly responded, ‘Are you memorising your lines?’
Gu Zihan glanced at her and ignored the slightly retarded question, continuing to memorise the line. After she finished, she looked at Bai Qingyi seriously and asked, ‘What do you think?’
Bai Qingyi couldn’t help but laugh. Did Gu Zihan want her opinion? What should I say, that you’re not even as good as Siri?
But Gu Zihan’s eyes were serious, she really wanted Bai Qingyi to point out her strengths and weaknesses. And given her personality, she wouldn’t mind if the other person spoke her mind.
Bai Qingyi thought about it for a second, and ultimately felt that she should tell the truth: ‘You still need to work hard.’
‘Hm,’ after hearing this, Gu Zihan’s expression did not change, and she just turned around and left.
Bai Qingyi: ?
What the hell is Gu Zihan doing?
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It was 6:00 p.m. when Gu Zhi Han surprisingly put away the computer and stopped working overtime. While Bai Qingyi was puzzled, Gu Zhi Han ordered, ‘No matter what anyone says outside, don’t open the door.’
Bai Qingyi asked confusedly, ‘Is the wolf grandmother coming?’
Gu Zhi Han said, ‘Gu Jingxuan is coming back.’
That half-brother… Bai Qingyi nodded in understanding. He has such power that he can make Gu Zhi Han feel like he is facing a great enemy?
Before the words had finished falling, they heard a noisy commotion downstairs. Bai Qingyi seemed to hear the voice of a young boy asking, ‘Where’s my sister? Where’s my sister-in-law? Didn’t she come back today? I haven’t met my sister-in-law yet!’
Then the voice pierced his ears, and the voice shouted with a drawn-out sound, ‘Sister—sister—where—are—you—ah—’
Bai Qingyi looked at Gu Zhi Han in surprise and said, ‘Quite… lively, huh. Good relationship?’
He was so eager to find his sister as soon as school let out… How could this be so different from what she had imagined?
Gu Zhihan frowned and blurted out, ‘Don’t open the door for him!’
Bai Qingyi had never seen Gu Zhihan’s emotions fluctuate so obviously before, and suddenly became curious about this younger brother.
The next moment, she heard Gu Jingxuan clattering up the stairs. After another ten seconds, Gu Jingxuan stopped at the door.
Gu Jingxuan was particularly excited through the door and said, ‘Sister, you’re back! You haven’t been back for a year, so open the door for me! I haven’t seen you in a long time!’
The painting style was off… Bai Qingyi looked at Gu Zihan in surprise and noticed that Gu Zihan’s expression did not change.
Gu Jingxuan knocked on the door, ‘Little bunny, open the door, hurry up and open it, I want to come in~’
Gu Zihan took a step forward and blocked the door with his body.
Gu Jingxuan: ‘I know you’re in there! If you’re capable of getting married, you’re capable of opening the door! I’m your dearest little brother, and I haven’t even had any of the wedding candy yet!’
Gu Zhihan gave Bai Qingyi a look that said, ‘If you dare open the door, you’re dead.’ Bai Qingyi cringed.
Gu Jingxuan’s threats and enticements having failed, he burst into tears outside the door. ‘Sister, open the door! I ran all the way back here to see you sooner! My legs are about to give out! Open the door and let me in! You’re so heartless! Open the door! If you don’t open the door, I’ll roll around on the floor!
Bai Qingyi could understand why Gu Zhihan had repeatedly said that if they met Gu Jingxuan, they should avoid him. The volume, the tone…
Well, he is quite lively.
Gu Jingxuan: ‘Ah, I’m going to fall!’
Gu Zhihan said, ‘Don’t take it seriously.’
Bai Qingyi nodded in agreement. She could see what was going on.
The next second, she heard a muffled thud from outside the door.
Holy cow, did he really fall?
Bai Qingyi glanced at Gu Zihan and quickly opened the door.
Even if it was a trick to get her to open the door, she should at least take a look at the sound of a solid thud!
This time, Gu Zihan didn’t stop her, but just shook her head helplessly and turned to walk deeper into the room.
Bai Qingyi also opened the door, and saw a handsome young man with clear eyebrows and eyes, who quickly got up from the ground and rushed towards him.
‘Sister…’ Gu Jingxuan said one word and stopped, his eyes slightly confused.
Gu Zhihan slowly walked towards Gu Jingxuan with a pink gift box, saying, ‘A present.’
Gu Jingxuan’s eyebrows opened again, and he decisively shouted sweetly towards Gu Zhihan, ‘Sister!’

Chapter 21: The scarf
Gu Jingxuan’s cry of ‘sister’ almost scared Bai Qingyi’s soul out.
What’s going on? Did Gu Jingxuan see through it?
Why?
Bai Qingyi’s mind went blank again for a moment. She never thought that someone would be able to tell that the two of them had switched souls. It wasn’t because she had confidence in her acting skills, but because such a fantasy thing obviously exceeded the scope of most people’s knowledge. It was difficult to make someone draw a conclusion that went beyond common sense.
If this hadn’t happened to her, Bai Qingyi would have dismissed it as a novel plot even if she had heard about it.
Even after experiencing it herself, Bai Qingyi was initially confused and didn’t know what was going on for a long time. If Gu Zihan hadn’t quickly arranged everything and Zhongying had been there to explain things, Bai Qingyi wasn’t sure what kind of mess she would have made.
Thinking about this, Bai Qingyi suddenly realised something. Gu Zihan must have understood the situation the moment the exchange took place, otherwise where would she have found the time to explain the situation to Zhong Ying? If Gu Zihan hadn’t contacted Zhong Ying first, would Zhong Ying have been able to understand everything on her own?
Bai Qingyi had a new understanding of Gu Zihan, and from this new understanding came a lot of admiration and respect.
Gu Zihan, really is an extremely outstanding person.
But now is not the time to daydream. Bai Qingyi looked at Gu Jingxuan and imitated Gu Zihan’s expression as she asked, ‘What did you say?’
After finally entering the house, Gu Jingxuan had calmed down a lot. He looked at Bai Qingyi and then at Gu Zihan from time to time, his eyes very obedient. Bai Qingyi took a closer look and realised that this cheap younger brother stood straight with good manners, and at first glance looked like a well-educated young master from a wealthy family.
Gu Jingxuan nodded to Bai Qingyi and said, ‘Sister!’
Although the movement was restrained, the tone was still very excited.
Immediately afterwards, as if realising something, Gu Jingxuan gave Gu Zhihan a quick glance and slightly unnoticeably stuck out her tongue.
‘Oops, I called him the wrong thing! Should I call him brother-in-law or sister-in-law?’ Gu Jingxuan looked at Bai Qingyi and asked.
It seemed that it had just been an accident. Bai Qingyi was a little confused, but she put her heart back in her chest. She glanced at Gu Zhihan, who handed Bai Qingyi the gift. Bai Qingyi readily accepted it and handed it to Gu Jingxuan.
Gu Jingxuan took the gift, his eyes full of joy, even a little touched by the favour. He said, ‘Thank you, sister! I also have a gift for you and your wife.’
At this time, Bai Qingyi noticed that Gu Zihan handed over the pink gift box. Gu Zihan had only brought two gifts, and excluding Gu Xiongzhi, who was in a meeting abroad, it should be one for Shu Jingli and one for Gu Jingxuan. No matter how you looked at it, the pink one was for Shu Jingli, and Gu Jingxuan should get the dark grey one.
But Gu Jingxuan’s passionate eyes, coupled with Shu Jingli’s cold and indifferent temperament, made this arrangement even more reasonable.
Gu Jingxuan took out two scarves from his backpack, one red and one blue, and hung the red one around Bai Qingyi’s neck. He handed the blue one to Gu Zhihan and smiled happily, saying, ‘This is the first time I’ve met your sister-in-law, so I didn’t have time to prepare anything, so I’ll just make a fool of myself. I wish you and your sister-in-law a happy marriage and a hundred years of harmony.’
Gu Zhihan took the scarf and said, ‘Thank you.’
Gu Jingxuan winked and said with a smile, ‘May I help my sister-in-law put it on?’
Gu Zhihan hesitated for a moment, and Bai Qingyi understood that Gu Zhihan was reluctant. Bai Qingyi walked towards Gu Zhihan, took the scarf, and wrapped it around her neck. While wrapping it around her neck, he said, ‘This is my younger brother’s heart, don’t let him down.’
The tone of these words was not very polite, and it even sounded a bit like a ‘lecture to the daughter-in-law’. But when Gu Zhi Han saw Bai Qing Yi’s soft eyes, she froze for a moment, and let the heavy scarf, which was not quite suitable for the season, hang in front of her.
Gu Jingxuan sighed, ‘Ah, sister is jealous.’
Bai Qingyi: ‘…’
She couldn’t help but turn back and glance at Gu Jingxuan. Who knew that Gu Jingxuan noticed her gaze and couldn’t help but take a step back, then ran away, shouting, ‘Help!’
Bai Qingyi: ‘…………’
With the troublesome teenager Gu Jingxuan finally gone, Bai Qingyi finally had time to interview Gu Zhihan. She touched the scarf around her neck, which was soft and thick, but the biggest drawback was that the style was perhaps a bit too lively. Bai Qingyi looked at the sparkling crystal pendants on the scarf, and thought to herself: ‘Yes, it is a bit too lively.’
Bai Qingyi’s scarf was covered in crystal sequins, and she was a little overwhelmed by the style. She noticed that Gu Zihan’s was much more simple and elegant, and couldn’t help but envy her, saying, ‘You’re the one who gave me this one, right?’
From Gu Jingxuan’s perspective, the blue one was for his sister-in-law, but it was actually for Bai Qingyi!
Gu Zihan looked at her for a while, took off her scarf, and said to Bai Qingyi, ‘Trade.’
The other person was so decisive, Bai Qingyi couldn’t help but be on her guard. Two seconds later, she blurted out, ‘Ah! I don’t want to let my body wear that scarf!’
After all, Bai Qingyi was an actress and still cared a lot about her personal image. While she was being stubborn, she was secretly thinking: I can’t tell that Gu Zhi Han is such a sly and calculating person!
Gu Zihan turned and walked towards the wardrobe, pulling open one of the doors. Yes, Gu Zihan’s room was very large, and the wardrobe had a full eight doors.
Then Bai Qingyi saw that inside this door were a dazzling array of scarves in every colour.
Gu Zihan’s tone was flat, ‘They were all woven by Gu Jingxuan, so take whichever you like.’
Bai Qingyi looked at the waterfall of rainbow-coloured scarves and was dumbfounded, ‘Woven by Gu Jingxuan?’
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Gu Jingxuan loved handicrafts and weaving, and this secret was something that could only be known by becoming Gu Zhihan’s wife.
Gu Zhihan pointed at the full cabinet of scarves and gloves and said helplessly, ‘Every year, every year it’s a complete set.’
Bai Qingyi looked around, running her hands over each scarf, seeing all kinds of flamboyant patterns and styles. She even found a pair of knitted woolen pants in the pile of gloves…
Bai Qingyi wore them when she was a child, but she hasn’t seen many since she grew up, and she doesn’t know where Gu Jingxuan learned this ancient craft.
Bai Qingyi suddenly remembered something, however: ‘What did you give him as a gift?’
Gu Zhihan said, ‘A doll.’
Bai Qingyi nodded and smiled, saying, ‘You two seem to get along pretty well.’
Although this broke Bai Qingyi’s stereotypical image of the Gu family, wasn’t that a good thing?
Rarely did Gu Zhihan rest her forehead and say, ‘No, I don’t want to see him at all.’
This statement did not at all match Gu Zhihan’s ‘persona’, but the more she disliked him, the better it showed their relationship. Bai Qingyi smiled gently, and as he was about to say something, he saw Gu Jingxuan appear in the doorway again.
Gu Jingxuan had changed into casual clothes, and his eyes sparkled as he invited, ‘Let’s go shopping! You haven’t shopped with me in a long time… How about I shop until I’ve had enough… until tomorrow morning?’
Shop all night…?
Gu Zhihan gave Bai Qingyi a look, which Bai Qingyi read as tacit agreement: this is exactly why I don’t want to see him.
Gu Jingxuan is a cute little kid, and he knows how to use his advantages. Just like the fact that he just fell down the stairs outside the door, even if his sister is made of stone and has never met his sister-in-law, she can’t just ignore it. Bai Qingyi doesn’t know if Gu Jingxuan really thinks like this, but this is the result: Bai Qingyi has become the breakthrough.
The same thing happened when they went shopping. While Gu Zhihan could probably remain unmoved in the face of Gu Jingxuan’s persistent pestering, Bai Qingyi could not. After twenty minutes of this, Bai Qingyi finally nodded gently in the face of Gu Zhihan’s expressionless face.
Gu Jingxuan was very happy and raised his arms, shouting, ‘Yes, that’s great!’
Bai Qingyi thought helplessly: I should ask Gu Zihan later how she usually deals with Gu Jingxuan.
Then Bai Qingyi saw it with her own eyes –
Gu Jingxuan ran over to Gu Zihan and said, ‘Sister-in-law, come with me, I haven’t gone shopping with you yet.’
Gu Zihan ignored him and picked up a script from the desk, saying coldly, ‘I need to memorise my lines.’
Bai Qingyi: …
Is this considered work avoidance? But isn’t memorising lines my job?
Gu Jingxuan saw that his sister-in-law had important business to attend to, so he didn’t bother her. He turned to Bai Qingyi and prayed, ‘Sister, you’re not going to stay in the room with your sister-in-law on a date, are you… You promised me, so you can’t go back on your word.’
Before Bai Qingyi could complain about what the hell ‘a date in the room’ meant, she saw Gu Jingxuan’s expression and suddenly felt that she couldn’t refuse him.
But she didn’t intend to break the promise anyway.
Bai Qingyi said to Gu Jingxuan, ‘Let’s go.’
Gu Jingxuan followed.
Five seconds later, Gu Zhihan’s awkward voice came. ‘I’m going too.’

Chapter 22: Rich
Because of Bai Qingyi’s status as an artist, if they were going out for a stroll, they still had to disguise themselves a little. Gu Zhihan had planned to use the most ordinary sunglasses and a mask, but Gu Jingxuan vetoed it.
‘This is too conspicuous, you’ll definitely be recognised!‘ Gu Jingxuan said with conviction. “Listen to me, sister, if you wear the scarf I knit for you, you’ll definitely not be recognised!”
Bai Qingyi looked over: “I don’t need to change my appearance.”
’Hey, I was talking to my sister-in-law!’ After saying that, Gu Jingxuan muttered, “Why do I always call the wrong person…why is this…”
Gu Zhihan really disliked Gu Jingxuan’s scarf, and she didn’t say a word or make a move.
Bai Qingyi also patted Gu Zhihan’s shoulder soothingly, found a scarf from the scarf cabinet that was more suitable for the current season, and then personally wrapped it around Gu Zhihan. During this process, Gu Zhihan did not move a muscle and just let Bai Qingyi do the actions.
Gu Zhihan thought that Gu Jingxuan’s scarf was ugly and did not want it to hang around Bai Qingyi’s body. But if Bai Qingyi herself was willing, then so be it.
After finishing, Bai Qingyi looked at the whole thing and was very satisfied. She praised, ‘It looks good.’
Gu Jingxuan decisively covered his eyes and said, ‘Dog food!’
Bai Qingyi was speechless for a moment, but she soon understood: if the two people did not exchange souls, then in Gu Zihan’s character, saying this could only mean being carried away by love. Bai Qingyi felt a little regret: Oh, I don’t understand President Gu deeply enough, and I still reveal subconscious reactions.
Gu Zhi Han walked up to the mirror, looked at herself for a few seconds, and said in agreement, ‘Yes, it looks good.’
Gu Jing Xuan then suggested, ‘Then…sister, you should wear a scarf too, matching the couple look.’
Bai Qing Yi: ‘…
But for some reason, Gu Jing Xuan was like Bai Qing Yi’s nemesis. He tilted his head slightly and said a lot of reasons, and Bai Qing Yi looked at him in defeat and conceded, ’Okay.’
Bai Qingyi glanced at Gu Zhihan secretly, but did not detect any displeasure.
The three of them tossed and turned for a long time before finally setting off from home. Gu Jingxuan looked at the two scarves and was particularly satisfied, saying, ‘I always hoped that my sister could wear the scarf I knitted when going out, but it never worked out. I never thought that as soon as my sister-in-law arrived, my wish came true. My sister-in-law is really a good person!’
Bai Qingyi: Oh, goodbye.
Gu Zhihan didn’t seem to be very comfortable with the scarf, and tugged it a few times around her neck, but luckily she didn’t take it off.
Gu Jingxuan took the two of them to the mall, and the first place they went to was a fabric store.
He was obviously a regular customer, and as soon as the shopkeeper saw him, he hurried over to greet him and asked, ‘What can I get for you this time?’
Gu Jingxuan told him what he wanted, and the shopkeeper looked at Gu Zhihan and Bai Qingyi and said, ‘So the scarf for your sister has finally been given away?’
Gu Jingxuan nodded happily and said proudly, ‘Isn’t my sister pretty?’
The shopkeeper’s gaze alternated between the two of them, and he asked, ‘Your two sisters?’
Gu Jingxuan said, ‘My sister and my sister-in-law. Aren’t they a good match? You’re envious, aren’t you?’
The shopkeeper was very cooperative and said with envy, ‘I don’t even have a girlfriend yet… And this lady is very pretty.’
Gu Jingxuan said proudly, ‘She’s a celebrity!’
Bai Qing also felt a little happy when she felt she was being praised. However, at this time, Gu Zhi Han gave the shopkeeper a cold glance, and the shopkeeper immediately became silent, touched his nose, and sulked.
The two iceberg beauties standing together were quite pleasing to the eye. But if they are both so possessive, then definitely you dare not even look at them.
After a brief exchange of pleasantries, Gu Jingxuan went into shopping mode. The shopkeeper showed her the samples, but no matter how she looked at them, Gu Jingxuan was not satisfied. Either the colour was not right, the feel was not good enough, or the material was too poor.
Gu Zhihan and Bai Qingyi could not say a word, so they just sat there. Gu Zhihan stared ahead, motionless, not knowing what to think.
Bai Qingyi was bored, and kept looking at the clock.
After a while, Gu Zhihan asked, ‘Do you have something urgent?’
Bai Qingyi said, ‘No… I’m just seeing if it’s reached 55 minutes.’
‘Huh?’
‘Well… 55 minutes is the break time, so I can chat with you then.’ Bai Qingyi hesitated for a moment, but then told the truth.
‘Haha…’ But Gu Zhihan actually gave a soft laugh and said, ‘So in your heart, I’m… someone like that.’
Gu Zihan hesitated when choosing an adjective. She wanted to say ‘rigid’, but she knew that Bai Qingyi did not regard this characteristic as derogatory. Then, ‘interesting’? That word flashed through her mind, but Gu Zihan immediately dismissed it. In Gu Zihan’s heart, this was an adjective with a positive meaning, but not one she would tend to choose.
Bai Qingyi remained expressionless, but glanced at Gu Zihan out of the corner of her eye. Her intuition told her that Gu Zihan was quite happy today, which was why she was talking a little more than usual.
Was it because of Gu Jingxuan? Such a lively and likeable child would indeed make the people around him more outgoing.
Bai Qingyi said, ‘I heard that you and your brother had a poor relationship in the past, but I never imagined it would be like this.’
Gu Zihan said, ‘He’s so annoying, and we still have a poor relationship?’
Bai Qingyi smiled: ‘If we really had a bad relationship, we wouldn’t have bought him the gifts he liked and wouldn’t have kept those ugly scarves for so long.’
The first reaction to ‘a place that is absolutely safe’ was the Gu family’s main residence. They made a special detour to get two gifts, collect the scarves, and dislike Gu Jingxuan for being annoying… There was an explanation for all these reactions, but Gu Zhihan still refused to admit it.
Not far away, Gu Jingxuan, who was selecting wool, shouted, ‘Sister! I heard you say my scarf is ugly!’
Gu Zhi Han pulled the scarf a few times and said, ‘It is indeed ugly.’
‘Then you didn’t throw it away!’ Bai Qingyi suddenly remembered something and asked again, ‘Then what about you and Shu Jingli…’
The rumours of Gu Zhi Han and Gu Jingxuan fighting over the family assets were shattered, but Bai Qingyi had already witnessed with her own eyes the indifference of Shu Jingli, which was no different from the rumours. However, could a stepmother who was at loggerheads with Gu Zhi Han possibly allow the existence of a brother-obsessed son?
Gu Zihan knew what Bai Qingyi was asking, and answered, ‘She’s a journalist, and she’s busy going to work in the afternoon, so she doesn’t have time to chat. She said she had things to do, but if you see her in the evening, she’ll have a good chat with you.’
Bai Qingyi instantly became nervous. She had met many journalists, but Shu Jingli was clearly not an entertainment journalist. The kind of dignified temperament she had didn’t belong to anything related to ‘entertainment.’
Sure enough, Gu Zhihan then went on to give a detailed introduction of Shu Jingli’s resume, and Bai Qingyi almost fainted from listening. In recent years, there have been several news reports of corrupt officials falling from power, and Shu Jingli has been involved in all of them. Occasionally, when leaders from other countries come to meet, Shu Jingli will also attend when he is not busy.
He is a journalist with a high degree of political involvement, which also shows the dual strength of his background and abilities.
Bai Qingyi became even more nervous.
‘There’s no need to panic, she…’ Gu Zhi Han paused for five seconds, thinking about how to reassure the other party effectively. In the end, she chose to say, “Just like Gu Xiong Zhi. If you can deal with Gu Xiong Zhi, you can deal with her.”
Goodbye. You have no idea how weak my legs get when I see your father.
Bai Qingyi had also become numb, so she simply asked as many questions as she could: ‘The media said that your family has a bad relationship, and that you rarely go home after you left the country, even spending the Spring Festival abroad. “
Gu Zhi Han: ”There’s no holiday during the Spring Festival.’
Bai Qingyi: ‘You don’t come back for Christmas either?’
Gu Zhi Han: ‘They go back when they have time. Gu Jingxuan goes back every year. The scarf was a Christmas present.’
Bai Qingyi finally understands now. There is no problem at all in this family, it’s just that their mode of getting along is a bit unusual. And the people love to engage in backstabbing, so they spread rumours about things.
Gossip has ruined me!
Bai Qingyi is in a daze, and her whole being is not in a good state. When she goes shopping with Gu Jingxuan, she doesn’t say a word, and she really looks like a decisive and overbearing CEO.
Gu Jingxuan shoved the shopping bag into Bai Qingyi’s hands, who took it like a zombie before Gu Zhihan took it without realising. Gu Jingxuan couldn’t bear to watch any longer and sighed to Bai Qingyi, ‘Sister, how can you treat your sister-in-law like this? This is your new sister-in-law, what if she runs away? You don’t know how to be romantic…’
After lecturing Bai Qingyi, Gu Jingxuan turned to Gu Zhi Han and said, ‘Sister-in-law, you are afraid that I will let my sister carry things, so you gave up your work and went shopping together, didn’t you? You can’t be too nice to her, you have to make her treat you better, she has money!’
Hearing the last sentence, Bai Qingyi couldn’t help laughing and crying, so she quickly put on a cold face and exuded a threatening aura. She said, ‘Gu Jingxuan.’
Gu Jingxuan was not afraid of her, and quickly ran to hide behind Gu Zhihan.
Gu Zhihan thought to herself: Be nice to her… Is she rich?
The author has something to say: The author dares not say anything…

Chapter 23: The ring
While shopping with Gu Jingxuan, Bai Qingyi had been preoccupied with one thing: Shu Jingli.
After a few hours, she had a pretty good idea of how to get along with Gu Jingxuan. But Shu Jingli’s background and aura were so powerful that she was really a little afraid of being exposed. But no one should be able to guess something so unbelievable as a soul swap.
While shopping, Gu Jingxuan of course did not neglect his sister and sister-in-law. He bought a pair of couple’s rings for the two of them. The aesthetics were not as flamboyant as the scarf he had woven, so Gu Zhihan accepted them.
The rings were worn on the little fingers. The two people held out their right hands, the silver rings echoing each other, giving a kind of down-to-earth beauty. But Gu Zhihan felt awkward looking at the empty ring finger. Was something missing there?
Gu Jingxuan also seized the opportunity to add, puzzled, ‘Eh, where are the wedding rings? Because my sister is a celebrity, so she can’t wear them?’
Gu Jingxuan looked at Gu Zihan, puzzled and very righteous.
Gu Zihan was having an ‘OCD attack’ and was in a bad mood, so she looked straight back.
Gu Jingxuan let out an ‘ah’ and corrected, ‘It’s sister-in-law, sister is over there.’ Gu Jingxuan looked at Bai Qingyi, not sure if she was avoiding Gu Zihan’s gaze.
Bai Qingyi was a little helpless. Their marriage was a contract marriage, the purpose of which was only to have a legal connection. In the initial plan, there was no part about announcing the marriage to the public, so there was no need to save face. Now Gu Jingxuan was asking about the wedding ring, which was actually a very normal observation. It was just that this question really stumped her.
Gu Jingxuan obviously knew what kind of person Gu Zihan was. He let out a long sigh, patted Bai Qingyi on the shoulder, and said, ‘Sister, you really are a bastard. It’s not easy to marry such a beautiful sister-in-law, and you still don’t put a ring on her finger to keep her in line. It’s fine if she can’t wear the ring, but you don’t care. Please show the rogue attitude of “I’ll never let you go”!’
While Gu Jingxuan was filled with indignation, the real Gu Zhihan remained calm and collected, and had already had the salesperson wrap up the two rings.
I don’t know how Bai Qingyi managed it either, but in the end the ring incident passed without incident. After that, they had dinner and were driven home by the driver, which was a very logical thing to do.
After arriving home, Shu Jingli was not there, which made Bai Qingyi’s heart settle slightly. Now at last he could let his guard down and go back to his room to digest the new information he had received.
But Gu Jingxuan refused to do so, blocking the doorway and saying, ‘I want to stay with you! Just let me in!’
At this point, Bai Qingyi and Gu Zihan had already entered the room, and Gu Jingxuan could have sneaked in behind them. But he didn’t. He stood firmly outside the doorframe, his eyes full of pleading.
He said, ‘You haven’t seen me for a long time, sister, and this is the first time you’ve seen me, sister-in-law. You’ve only spent a few hours with me, is that enough? ! I don’t care if it’s enough for you, but it’s not enough for me.’
He continued, ‘Apart from the three of us, there is no one else in the house. You two will be in the room playing, so you won’t notice anything. What if a thief or robber comes in? How can I deal with it alone? I’m so scared.’
He also said, ‘If it’s not romantic enough, the relationship will last for a short time. You don’t know what girls are thinking, so let me teach you a few tricks! But you have to let me in the room, right?’
He continued, ‘blah blah blah…’
Bai Qingyi was at a loss for words, but her face remained expressionless as she asked, ‘What do you want?’
Gu Jingxuan immediately replied, ‘To play a game of “Fight the Landlord”! Three people is just right!’
Bai Qingyi: ‘…
Gu Zhihan, who had been silent, suddenly spoke up and said, “I need to work.”
Gu Jingxuan was momentarily stunned, “Eh?”
Gu Zhihan said, “Go back to your room.”
Gu Jingxuan’s expression became very aggrieved, but he obediently left. Before leaving, he said with reluctance, ‘Good night, sister and sister-in-law.’
Finally, after seeing Gu Jingxuan off, Bai Qingyi also closed the door, almost exhausted. She couldn’t help complaining to Gu Zhi Han, ‘Your brother is really difficult.’
Gu Zhi Han said, ‘That’s why I hate him.’
When she said this, Gu Zhi Han’s expression was slightly unnatural.
At this time, he was still being stubborn… Bai Qingyi laughed a little and said, ‘You work, I’ll take a break.’
But Gu Zihan asked her, ‘Are you free now?’
Bai Qingyi asked, ‘Of course I am. Why?’
Gu Zihan said, ‘Help me.’
After saying this, Gu Zihan picked up the script that had been placed on the desk earlier, turned to a certain page, and read it out flatly: ‘I have nothing, and I’m afraid of losing my family wealth? The country is rich and the people are safe, and the sea is clear and the rivers are calm. This is what you promised me.’
Bai Qingyi was already quite familiar with this line, but hearing Gu Zihan’s artificial intelligence-like tone, she was still slightly stuck.
Gu Zihan was reading this line last time, and she is still reading this line today. Gu Zihan doesn’t lie very much, so is this really what she calls ‘work’?
This line has too many questions, and Bai Qingyi didn’t know where to start, so she had to go back to the source: ‘Do you really want to act for me?’
Gu Zihan said, ‘I’ve already said it, no one can take this role away from me.’
Bai Qingyi was at a loss for words again. She knew that Gu Zihan was being well-intentioned, but in the current situation, forcing Gu Zihan to take the role (a possibility that Bai Qingyi had never even considered) would only result in a waste of resources. The original author and screenwriter, Mu Guang, was a fan of her own work, and she also hoped that Mu Guang would achieve good results.
Besides, Bai Qingyi sighed lightly and asked, ‘Gu Zihan, acting is not such a simple thing.’
Gu Zhihan pursued, ‘How difficult is it?’
As soon as she finished speaking, Gu Zhihan added, ‘I didn’t mean…’
‘Acting is really difficult,’ Bai Qingyi smiled warmly. After spending a long time together, she also understood that Gu Zhihan’s words did not convey her meaning. ‘For example, in that sentence just now, the voice should be slightly lower, because Wanshi is already the number one businessman and has matured a lot. The first half of the sentence should be open and honest, because that is really how Wanshi feels. The second half of the sentence contains a question that hides her grievances, but it cannot be too hysterical, because the conflict between the male and female protagonists has long since existed, and it is only at this time that it is truly exposed.‘
Gu Zhi Han: “…”
’Shall I give you a demonstration?’ Bai Qingyi asked tentatively, and when she saw that Gu Zhi Han did not object, she recited it once.
Gu Zhi Han: “…”
Bai Qingyi smiled and said, ’You see, acting is really difficult. An actor is not just a face, but fills the role with their own life experiences.‘
Bai Qingyi gradually tried to convince Gu Zihan to give up this unreliable idea. As a result, after thinking for a while, Gu Zihan threw out a sentence: “So, what about using the face of ”Gu Zihan’?‘
Bai Qingyi was shocked, and his first thought was: Gu Zihan is crazy, absolutely crazy!
’Why do you like ‘Ten Thousand Generations of Swimming’ so much…’ Bai Qingyi finally couldn’t help but ask.
Gu Zihan said, ‘This is your role.’
This is your role, and no one can take it away from you. Gu Zihan had said this many times, but undeniably, Bai Qingyi still didn’t take it seriously. In Bai Qingyi’s eyes, the soul swap was an irresistible force. Who knew if it would switch back, and when? Instead of hoping for a miracle, it was better to accept reality. Bai Qingyi was quite calm. She was not without regret or disappointment, but if she faced life with these emotions, everything would only get worse.
Gu Zihan is different. Gu Zihan is used to taking her fate into her own hands, so her first reaction after the accident was to take control of Bai Qingyi and freeze Bai Qingyi’s social status. She can’t control whether Bai Qingyi has bad intentions or not, but she can control Bai Qingyi from doing bad things.
But now Gu Zihan is a little bit regretting it.
Whatever the purpose, she had frozen Bai Qingyi, blocked Bai Qingyi’s father’s account, and made Bai Qingyi suffer from stomachaches and injuries that did not belong to her. She had only cared about herself, but she had never heard Bai Qingyi complain.
Besides money, people should have some other pursuits, right? For example, a role that was tailor-made for them.
Gu Zihan could give Bai Qingyi a lot of money, but she could not give her a role. At least, she wanted to reserve this for her.
Gu Zihan had to admit with frustration that she had really underestimated the profession of an actor. She had thought that acting was just about following the script and saying the lines, so she wanted to take Bai Qingyi’s place. As long as Wan Shichang had Bai Qingyi’s face, that would be enough, right? Bai Qingyi would be happy, right?
But now she realised that acting is about revealing the ‘true self’. Bai Qingyi’s true self is in Gu Zihan’s shell. So Gu Zihan asked: how about using Gu Zihan’s face to act?
Bai Qingyi was stunned, and her heart warmed. She seemed to vaguely understand Gu Zihan’s feelings. This cold and indifferent CEO also cares about other people.
Bai Qingyi smiled, and the next second she took a step forward and hugged Gu Zihan.
She patted Gu Zihan’s back lightly and said, ‘Thank you, but it’s not necessary. If you really can’t change your mind, just let Wan Shi go to someone more suitable. The crew and Mu Guang both need a suitable Wan Shi.’
Gu Zihan: ‘But…’
Bai Qingyi said, ‘Okay, okay.’
If Gu Zihan had taken care of a child before, she would know that this was probably the tone used to coax a three-year-old.
But Gu Zihan was calmed by this simple and rude way, and her stubborn obsession in her heart subsided a little, replaced by a warm and peaceful ocean. This was brought by Bai Qingyi.
Gu Zihan hesitated for a second, but she still put her arms around Bai Qingyi. She imitated Bai Qingyi and patted the other person’s back. After just one pat, Gu Zihan suddenly felt her hands getting hot, and she quickly let go of Bai Qingyi.
Strange, isn’t that my own body? Why do I feel this illusion of electric shock?
Bai Qingyi thought that Gu Zihan was not used to hugging, so she smiled without saying anything, and just brushed her bangs behind her ears.
Gu Zihan awkwardly took out a small box from her bag and handed it to Bai Qingyi and said, ‘For you.’
Bai Qingyi: ‘?’
Gu Zihan said, ‘The ring.’
Gu Jingxuan was right. I should have given it to you a long time ago.

Chapter 24: Sleep
Bai Qingyi took the ring, but didn’t take it seriously. She opened the box and took a look, exclaiming, ‘It’s so big.’
It really was big. It was probably the biggest carat in the store. It looked like a pigeon’s egg. Bai Qingyi inexplicably felt that Gu Zihan was a bit of a local tyrant. He was really local, but also really wealthy.
Gu Zihan nodded without saying anything. But she was still very satisfied with Bai Qingyi’s reaction. She remembered what her younger brother had said: she had money. Yes, she was very rich, so what if she bought an expensive ring?
Bai Qingyi placed the ring on the dressing table and asked while removing her makeup, ‘Who’s taking the shower first?’
Gu Zihan looked at the ring on the dressing table and absentmindedly replied, ‘Hm.’
Bai Qingyi turned her head and said, ‘Hm?’
Gu Zihan still said, ‘Hm.’
Bai Qingyi: ‘…’
Okay, I get it.
Bai Qingyi finished removing her makeup, found some clothes to change into, and went to the bathroom. The sound of dripping water soon came from there, and it seemed very deep through the bathroom door.
Gu Zhihan walked over to the dressing table, took out the ring, and held it up to her finger. She first put the ring on her little finger, and sure enough, it slid right on. She then tried the ring on her thumb, index finger and middle finger in turn, but none of them fit. She didn’t try it on her ring finger, for fear that she wouldn’t be able to take it off if she did.
Bai Qingyi also came out of the shower and found Gu Zihan already finished removing her makeup, standing in front of the bathroom door with a bathrobe draped over her arm. Bai Qingyi was taken aback and, after a moment’s thought, asked, ‘Do you have a regular time for taking a shower? Did I disturb you because I took too long?’
Gu Zihan glanced at Bai Qingyi, didn’t say a word, and walked into the bathroom.
Bai Qingyi was blow-drying her hair when she realised that the ring was sitting neatly on the bedside table. It was so perfectly aligned that Bai Qingyi felt itchy to measure it with a ruler to see if it was placed in the exact centre and if it was perfectly symmetrical.
Without further ado, Bai Qingyi pulled up the measuring ruler that came with her phone, took measurements and was utterly baffled.
It was indeed in the exact middle! The bedside table was square, as was the ring box, and the margins were exactly the same up, down, left and right!
How did Gu Zihan manage to do that! Did she use a ruler too!
Gu Zihan is truly a wonder!
Bai Qingyi also discovered this amazing thing and really wanted to share it with someone. But after thinking about it, she couldn’t find a suitable person.
Sitting by the bed, she finally tapped on Qin Yanjun’s WeChat and typed: ‘Holy cow, Gu Zhi Han is a total freak! She has OCD!’
Qin Yanjun immediately sourly replied: ‘After being married for so long, you finally remembered to share the details with me? I thought you were so infatuated with Gu Zhi Han that you couldn’t find your way back!’
Bai Qingyi also touched her nose, feeling very guilty. She and Qin Yanjun were supposed to be the best working partners and close best friends.
But soul-swapping with Gu Zihan was something that involved two people and was written in the contract as a non-negotiable matter, so she couldn’t talk about it and had to keep quiet. Bai Qingyi’s lips remained sealed.
And if she didn’t tell the truth, she didn’t know how she could explain marrying Gu Zihan.
After Qin Yanjun finished complaining, she quickly got to the point: [How did she force you?
Bai Qingyi: ‘…’
Bai Qingyi: [Obsessive-compulsive disorder! She didn’t force me!
Then she took a photo and sent it over, which was a square nightstand and a square ring box. Bai Qingyi added a text description: [She casually placed it in the middle. I’m really impressed.
Qin Yanjun: ‘Oh, so you’re showing off your ring to me? I’m only buying you a ring now, and you say I haven’t mistreated you.’
Bai Qingyi felt that there was no point in continuing the conversation that day.
Bai Qingyi knew that she had done wrong in this matter, and quickly knelt down and begged for forgiveness. Qin Yanjun saw that Bai Qingyi was apologising sincerely, and after having had enough of her sarcasm, he asked Bai Qingyi a few details about married life. Bai Qingyi answered each question, thinking that she had finally calmed down.
But the next second, Qin Yanjun sent a voice message: ‘It’s hard to ask clearly when you’re typing. When are you free? Let’s go to a cafe and have a chat. I’m determined to grill you, heh heh.’
Bai Qingyi hadn’t expected this, and his hand shook, so his phone fell to the ground.
‘Go to a cafe and have a chat?’ How? Ask Gu Zihan to go in his place? And then ask Gu Zihan to vent about Gu Zihan in his place?
At that moment, Gu Zhi Han’s voice came from behind her, asking, ‘What happened?’
Bai Qingyi turned around and saw that Gu Zhi Han had finished showering and was standing in the bathroom door wearing a bathrobe.
Bai Qingyi quickly replied, ‘Nothing,’ and picked up her phone while she was answering.
To be honest, since they had switched souls, they had even switched WeChat. Bai Qingyi was complaining to Qin Yanjun, but she had secretly taken Gu Zhi Han’s phone. When picking up the phone, Bai Qingyi suddenly realised this and became extremely flustered. She tried to delete the chat history on the phone, but then Qin Yanjun happened to send a message and the phone rang. Bai Qingyi couldn’t hide it anymore.
In the meantime, it was enough for Gu Zihan to walk to the bed. She looked at the phone in Bai Qingyi’s hand and said, ‘Mine?’
Bai Qingyi awkwardly handed over the phone and said, ‘I’ll…chat for a while…’
Gu Zihan’s style is actually very strong. The fact that she can marry without hesitation for the safety of her property shows that she is a particularly rigorous and rational person. And there are too many trade secrets hidden in the phone, so Bai Qingyi’s actions are actually a bit inappropriate.
But the atmosphere today was so good that even Bai Qingyi let his guard down.
Who knew that Gu Zihan didn’t pick up the phone, but instead glanced at the ring on the bedside table and said, ‘You’re not wearing a ring.’
Bai Qingyi: ‘…ah?’
Gu Zihan held out her hand to Bai Qingyi, who suddenly noticed that the ring the size of a pigeon’s egg on the ring finger of the familiar hands that should have belonged to him was shining brightly.
This aesthetic, President Gu, please don’t despise your cute little brother! Gu Jingxuan is a bit lively and outgoing, but your aesthetic is so rustic! I refuse to have this ring on my finger!
Bai Qingyi frantically swiped the comments in his heart, and in his words and deeds, there was only a faint, ‘Ah.’
‘Hold out your hand,’ said Gu Zhi Han, grabbed Bai Qing Yi’s hand, picked up the ring again, and placed it on the ring finger.
Bai Qing Yi couldn’t say anything more. This was the body of Gu Zhi Han, and she could do whatever she wanted, so what could he say?
Pathetic. Bai Qing Yi found that he was really pathetic, especially in front of Gu Zhi Han. He didn’t dare to take care of his own body, nor the body he used.
What could he do if this continued…
Gu Zhihan put the ring on ‘herself’ with her own hands, and after putting it on, she examined it once again. Hmm, it’s very nice.
Then she bypassed Bai Qingyi, took off her shoes, and climbed into bed.
‘Give it back to me after we’re done chatting.’
In the end, that was all she said about the phone.
Eh…? She didn’t confiscate the phone? And she let me continue chatting?
Bai Qingyi was confused again, and subconsciously clicked on Qin Yanjun’s message. A voice message came out: ‘Actually, it’s pretty good that you married Gu Zihan. When someone else steps on you again, I’ll post the two of you together, hehe, just thinking about it is exciting!’
Qin Yanjun was currently on ‘girlfriend mode’, so she spoke naturally without any sense of gravity. In this circle, who doesn’t want to be glorious and easily capture the attention of others?
But now that Gu Zihan was lying next to her, things had become very awkward.
There was silence, very still air.
Bai Qingyi didn’t even dare to look at Gu Zihan. After sending a WeChat message to Qin Yanjun saying ‘we’ll talk later’ in a greyish tone, she emptied the entire conversation and then stood up and walked towards the desk.
‘Where are you going,’ Gu Zihan asked emotionlessly.
Bai Qingyi touched her nose and said awkwardly, ‘My phone is almost out of battery, I’ll charge it for you.’
‘Hm,’ Gu Zhi Han said, “finished chatting?”
But from the tone of her voice, she wasn’t angry. Bai Qingyi said, “Ah…there wasn’t really anything to chat about.”
Gu Zhi Han said, “Then go to bed.”
Bai Qingyi froze for a moment, because the words “go to bed” seemed to carry a natural erotic connotation, but the person speaking was so open and honest that it was impossible to think in that direction.
Hmm…if it really is that kind of ‘going to bed’, will looking at my own face turn into a horror movie… Bai Qingyi unfashionably drifted off.
Recharged, Bai Qingyi climbed into bed as well.
The bed was large, more than enough for two people. In comparison, the quilt was slightly too small, so Bai Qingyi had no choice but to snuggle closer to Gu Zihan’s side in order to be completely covered by the quilt.
After all, it was Gu Zihan’s body, and one should be more considerate.
Everything became comfortable and cosy under the warm yellow light. Bai Qingyi also looked at the ceiling, following the previous thought, and thought about the experiences he had had recently, and just felt very dazed.
How did he swap souls with someone like Gu Zihan?
How could there be such a thing as soul swapping in the world?
Could this be a dream? When I wake up tomorrow morning, will I be back in that familiar bed? Bai Qingyi touched the ring that had suddenly appeared on his finger and thought to himself.
The bedside lamp had gone out at some point, and half-awake, Bai Qingyi heard a familiar voice say softly, ‘Good night.’
‘Mm… good night,’ Bai Qingyi muttered in reply.

Chapter 25 Divorce
It was morning.
The birds chirping outside the window disturbed her sleep but also made her feel happy. Bai Qingyi opened her eyes and saw it was pitch black.
The curtains were so thick that it was like a cave without the light. Bai Qingyi pulled the bedside lamp closer and looked at the person next to her subconsciously. She found that Gu Zihan was still asleep. This was really unusual, Gu Zihan would actually wake up later than herself. Was it time for morning exercise?
Bai Qingyi was still not fully awake and let her thoughts wander. She rubbed her eyes and tried to see the time on her phone. At that moment, she twitched and suddenly woke up.
Gu Zihan? ! Lying next to her was Gu Zihan, the CEO Gu, her own body? !
And what about herself? !
In a subconscious movement, Bai Qingyi’s hand reached into her pajamas and touched her breast. Hmm, the familiar feel, the familiar curve, definitely belonged to Bai Qingyi’s own body.
It’s good to be familiar with your body. Finally, I don’t have to be cautious or careful when taking a shower! Bai Qingyi’s face showed a satisfied smile.
At that moment, Gu Zihan was awakened by the faint light of the bedside lamp. She slowly opened her eyes and saw Bai Qingyi making that lewd gesture and smiling. Even Gu Zihan froze for a moment, and she hesitated, saying, ‘You…’
Bai Qingyi was so embarrassed that she quickly took her hand out, saying, ‘I’m not! I didn’t!’
She was afraid that Gu Zihan had misunderstood something, and this was actually a more important matter than the exchange back.
Fortunately, Gu Zihan had an excellent ability to grasp the main points, and the next moment she reacted. She quickly got up from the bed and looked at Bai Qingyi and said, ‘We’ve switched back.’
Bai Qingyi saw that Gu Zihan wasn’t paying attention to her strange actions just now, so she quickly put her hand behind her back to indicate that she wasn’t doing anything sneaky. She vaguely responded, ‘Hm.’
Gu Zhihan’s mind was racing, and she added, ‘You can play “Ten Thousand Generations of Swimming” again.’
It was an ordinary morning, but the sudden swap of the two of them had affected many things. For example, Bai Qingyi no longer had to take meetings for Gu Zhihan, and in theory, Bai Qingyi could no longer secretly transfer Gu Zhihan’s assets. Gu Zhihan no longer had to worry about what respect was…
But among all the ‘for example’s, the first thing Gu Zhihan was concerned about was the biggest problem the soul swap had caused Bai Qingyi.
Bai Qingyi could now play the role she wanted to play without having to let someone else take over the role or use someone else’s shell. That role had finally been returned to her intact.
Gu Zihan felt a slight sense of joy.
But then, she also felt an indescribable sense of loss. What was she losing? Gu Zihan, who was usually quick to respond, was actually puzzled by this question for several seconds. This was actually quite normal, as Gu Zihan was never very good at expressing her emotions.
After a second, Bai Qingyi also clearly came to her senses. She opened her mouth wide, looked at Gu Zihan in shock and said, ‘Really! You don’t have to hand it over to someone else to act, hahaha!’
Seeing Bai Qingyi so happy, Gu Zihan’s mood also rose faintly. In this way, I finally didn’t take something important away from you.
Bai Qingyi couldn’t help but be overjoyed. She rubbed her hair with both hands and said, ‘Wow! It’s really a way out of the sky when you change it back just before the crew is about to start shooting!’
But the next moment, there was a sudden tingling in her scalp, and Bai Qingyi subconsciously let out a cry of pain: ‘Ah! It hurts!’
Gu Zihan’s face changed, and she asked, ‘What’s wrong?’
Bai Qingyi felt a little embarrassed, put her hands behind her head, and looked at the ground, saying, ‘It seems like my hair is stuck…’
She kept moving her fingers, trying to free her hair. But because she couldn’t see the details clearly, the situation was getting worse instead, the hair was getting tangled more and more tightly, and the pain was getting worse.
Gu Zihan hurriedly walked over to Bai Qingyi and said, ‘Sit down.’
Bai Qingyi sat on the edge of the bed, suddenly feeling much shorter. Gu Zihan stood close to her, concentrating on untangling her hair.
Gu Zihan had just emerged from the covers, still carrying the lingering warmth that had not yet dissipated. She was practically lying on Bai Qingyi, and that warmth snaked around her sleeves and deftly found its way into her skin. Bai Qingyi felt both hot and warm.
Bai Qingyi’s head was hanging by a thread of hair from Gu Zhi Han’s fingertips. Bai Qingyi dared not move, and could only let Gu Zhi Han do whatever she wanted with her hair. The pain from the scalp had turned into a tingling and itching.
Why did it feel so strange now, even though she had been in ‘zero distance’ contact for so long? Bai Qingyi screamed in her heart.
‘Okay,’ came Gu Zihan’s voice from above her head. She spread her hand and there was a ring the size of a pigeon’s egg in the palm of her hand.
Bai Qingyi took it and stared at the ring. She suddenly became a little curious as to why Gu Zihan had bought this ring. Although she had always complained that the ring was tacky, Gu Zihan’s taste was not tacky at all, as could be seen from the many clothes in her wardrobe.
Bai Qingyi was so mesmerised that she stared blankly. Gu Zihan said, ‘The ring is caught in your hair. Don’t wear it to bed next time.’
Bai Qingyi said blankly, ‘Is there going to be a next time?’
The room fell silent.
Yes, is there going to be a next time?
The two had contracted to marry because their souls had switched places, and the ring and sleeping together were all by-products of that accident. After the source had been resolved, did they really still need to get married? Did they still need to wear rings?
There was a moment of silence in the room, and Bai Qingyi suddenly stood up. She placed the ring in Gu Zihan’s hand and said with a smile, ‘Since it was switched back, the ring should be returned to you. I can’t afford such an expensive ring.’
‘This is for you,’ Gu Zihan then shoved the ring back into Bai Qingyi’s hand.
Bai Qingyi was stunned for a moment and asked, ‘What?’
Gu Zhihan said, ‘I have money.’
This kind of nouveau riche-like line deeply shocked Bai Qingyi… The next second, Bai Qingyi felt that this sentence sounded familiar. Where had he heard it before…
Did Gu Jingxuan say, ‘Sister-in-law, please ask her to be nice to you, she has money’?
Gu Zhihan didn’t know how to treat someone well, so when she heard Gu Jingxuan say this, she did as he said.
It was really a simple and good method, however—
“When are we getting a divorce?’
Bai Qingyi asked very seriously with a twinkle in her eyes.
Bai Qingyi’s idea made a lot of sense. Since the two of them had married because their souls had switched places, and now that the switch had been reversed, they naturally had to get a divorce. Otherwise, it would be really inappropriate for her to occupy the position unjustly.
The curtains blocked out the sky, the birds chirped outside the window, the bed was soft, and the lighting was a warm yellow. Everything was perfect, and yet Bai Qingyi said she wanted a divorce.
Gu Zihan’s gaze fell on Bai Qingyi, but her face showed no expression. This was the first time Bai Qingyi had seriously observed Gu Zihan.
Gu Zihan’s eyes were dark, her back straight, and when she didn’t speak, she had a kind of chilling beauty that made people feel intimidated. Bai Qingyi had obviously just got out of bed, but already he felt cold.
Perhaps those in power all had a strange kind of aura, and whether they had done anything wrong or not, the people facing them would feel like they had done something wrong. Influenced by this aura, Bai Qingyi couldn’t help but lower his head in shame, thinking, ‘Did I do something wrong?
Where did I go wrong? Sigh.
The next second, the oppressive feeling suddenly disappeared. Bai Qingyi felt a void in front of him as Gu Zihan walked towards the bathroom and said lightly, “Then today, change your clothes.”
During the series of processes that followed, washing, makeup, dressing…everything, Gu Zihan didn’t say a word.
Bai Qingyi clearly felt that Gu Zhi Han was really angry.
But why? Given Gu Zhi Han’s personality, she might be furious, but she would never be angry. Besides, she had no reason to be angry.
Perhaps, this was Gu Zhi Han’s true personality. Everything she had learned previously had been processed through a filter of some kind of distortion. Because she was used to seeing her own face, she subconsciously thought that Gu Zhi Han was also a kind person.
Moreover, hormone secretion can also affect a person’s emotions and behaviour, can’t it?
Thinking about this, Bai Qingyi also felt a little lost. She had thought that after spending time together for a period of time, the two of them would become more comfortable with each other than strangers, if not friends. However, she had experienced President Gu’s cold indifference as soon as they returned, and Bai Qingyi was still a little unaccustomed to it.
Bai Qingyi took a deep breath to adjust her emotions, and finally managed to keep up with Gu Zhi’s cold rhythm.
After tidying up, Gu Zihan, wearing a slim-fitting overcoat, turned back and asked Bai Qingyi, ‘Have you brought your ID card, household register and marriage certificate?’
Bai Qingyi waved the folder and said, ‘Yes.’
On the day of their wedding, Gu Zihan had asked the same question.
It was a familiar déjà vu.
The next moment, Gu Zihan took away the folder.
Bai Qingyi thought she wanted to check it, so he said, ‘I have it all, I checked it.’
But Gu Zihan just gave a soft ‘hmm’ and walked towards the door with her hands hanging down.
Bai Qingyi hurriedly followed.
The door opened with a ‘squeak’. But Gu Zihan stopped in her tracks.
Gu Jingxuan stood outside the door, exaggerating, ‘Wow, you’re awake! What’s the plan for today? Will you go to the amusement park with me?’
Bai Qingyi looked at Gu Jingxuan for two seconds and couldn’t help but ask, ‘How long have you been standing there?’
Gu Jingxuan waved his hands frantically and said, ‘I wasn’t eavesdropping!’
Bai Qingyi: ‘…’
Gu Zhihan: ‘…’
’…Gu Jingxuan angrily hammered his head and said, “I slipped up, dammit! You’re so devious, sister-in-law!”
Gu Zhihan gave Gu Jingxuan a cool glance, and Gu Jingxuan immediately changed to a meek and pitiful face and weakly defended himself, saying, ’I didn’t hear anything…really!’
Gu Zhihan didn’t dwell on the matter too much. She said to Gu Jingxuan, ‘Today, your sister-in-law and I, Bai Shu, have some business to attend to, so you make your own arrangements.’
Gu Jingxuan: ‘What kind of business?’
Looking at Gu Jingxuan’s curious eyes, Bai Qingyi suddenly felt a little uncomfortable.
Gu Zihan seemed to be unaffected by any emotions, and her voice was still cold and clear, without any fluctuations.
‘Go get a divorce,’ said Gu Zihan.
The author has something to say: The other day, Sanyuan had a little something to do, and I’m really sorry to everyone.

Chapter 26: The Famous Reporter
‘No! I won’t allow it!”
Gu Jingxuan suddenly shouted before Gu Zihan could finish. Then, almost instinctively, he wrapped his arms around Bai Qingyi’s waist and repeated in a voice tinged with tears, “I won’t allow it!”
The two women in front of him, one was his half-sister, with whom he got along a little awkwardly but definitely still considered “harmoniously”; the other was his sister-in-law whom he had not known for more than twenty-four hours, and whose emotions he did not yet understand much about, but she was gentle and tolerant.
More importantly, Bai Qingyi also had little resistance to the child Gu Jingxuan.
Bai Qingyi stiffly raised her hands and looked helplessly at Gu Zhihan for help.
Gu Zhihan said, ‘Gu Jingxuan, hands.’
The aura of the original cold older sister is just different. Gu Zhihan used just four words to silence Gu Jingxuan, and immediately let go of Bai Qingyi’s waist—in a way, this action was indeed not appropriate.
Gu Zihan is a person with outstanding initiative, which is shown in two ways in her life: she makes decisions quickly and implements them quickly.
Take today as an example. When she woke up and realised what had happened, Gu Zihan didn’t actually think about getting a divorce that much. She just thought about ‘Wan Shi You’, and the biggest shadow that had settled in her heart finally dissipated. But when Bai Qingyi asked about ‘divorce’, she instantly reacted, realising that the proposal was about interests and was realistic. So she made her decision immediately.
Divorce was inevitable, and it didn’t matter if it happened sooner or later. Under these circumstances, Gu Zhihan’s character determined that she would choose the same day, the moment, the instant.
This was a very self-consistent chain of logic, based on Gu Zhihan’s past over the years. It was almost like inertia pushing her forward, and the confusing emotions that arose during this time, although they had been noticed by Gu Zhihan, were not enough to change anything.
Gu Jingxuan asked, ‘Why divorce…’
His tone was just like a child who had just found out that his parents were getting a divorce. People who didn’t know him would think that he still had a lot of feelings for them. Bai Qingyi was surprised to find herself wanting to laugh.
At this moment, Gu Zhihan, who was the cause of all the trouble, said lightly, ‘Ask her.’
Gu Jingxuan immediately looked at Bai Qingyi and said, ‘You’re still smiling so happily even though you’re getting a divorce… Sister-in-law, you really are angry because your sister is not romantic. Can you not get a divorce? She’s not romantic, but I can teach her. Please give her a chance.’
Bai Qingyi: ‘…’
Suddenly the scene jumped to the humble younger brother begging the school to withdraw the expulsion punishment. Bai Qingyi wanted to laugh even more. She suddenly realised that if the Gu family didn’t mind, Gu Jingxuan might be able to enter the entertainment industry and become a young movie star?
Gu Zhihan: ‘Gu Jingxuan.’
Gu Jingxuan did not give in to his sister’s intimidation this time, but angrily spat back, ‘Shut up! You useless sister!’
As soon as the words left his mouth, Gu Jingxuan came to his senses. He widened his eyes, hid behind Bai Qingyi, and whispered, ‘Sister-in-law, save me…’
Gu Zhihan took a step forward, and Bai Qingyi stopped Gu Jingxuan behind her, saying, ‘The child doesn’t know any better, don’t take it personally.’
The script had changed again. Bai Qingyi, who had unconsciously taken on the role of the ‘parent apologising for their child who has caused trouble and pleading for leniency,’ thought with hindsight, ‘Gu Jingxuan is clearly more suited to being the screenwriter!’ I wonder if Mu Guang needs an assistant?
Gu Zhihan then turned to Bai Qingyi. Her eyes were dark, and there was an unfathomable sense of distance. She said, ‘So, are you still getting a divorce?’
Bai Qingyi: …
The two Gu family members, one big and one small, looked at Bai Qingyi, who felt a little overwhelmed. She didn’t know what to say.
Gu Zhihan handed the file bag back to Bai Qingyi and said, ‘The choice is yours.’
Wait, why does it sound like she’s the one who wants a divorce? Isn’t the divorce for Gu Zihan’s benefit?
Bai Qingyi’s head got even bigger.
At that moment, the front door on the first floor opened. The three of them stood by the handrail, peering down and spotting Shu Jingli.
Shu Jingli looked tired, and after looking at the three of them for a second, she asked, ‘What are you doing?’
Gu Zhihan called out, ‘Hello, stepmother.’
Bai Qingyi had witnessed the terrifying moment of being called ‘stepmother’ and suddenly didn’t know what to call her.
Gu Jingxuan didn’t have as many concerns. He hurriedly climbed down the stairs, but took such a big step that he almost fell, and was caught by Shu Jingli.
Gu Jingxuan told Shu Jingli, ‘Mom, my sister and sister-in-law want a divorce!’
On hearing this, Shu Jingli looked at Gu Zhihan and Bai Qingyi. Gu Zhihan also looked at Bai Qingyi, who suddenly looked very nervous.
Shu Jingli had a very strong aura about her, different from the outwardly domineering aura of Gu Xiongzhi and Gu Zhihan. Shu Jingli was more like an unmoving mountain. This might have something to do with her profession, as she had to record everything objectively and impartially. Therefore, she could only be a mountain that has always existed, not even a river that flows endlessly.
Shu Jingli smiled at Bai Qingyi and said, ‘Hello, Bai lady. I hope you don’t mind that I didn’t have time to formally introduce myself yesterday.’
Bai Qingyi hurriedly said, ‘No, no, Shu… auntie, hello.’
Shu Jingli looked at Gu Zhihan with a knowing look and continued, ‘Zhihan, Bai lady, are you sure you want to get a divorce? The civil affairs bureau is open from Monday to Friday. Today is Saturday. If you really want a divorce, I’m afraid you’ll only have two days to consider it.’
Ah… Bai Qingyi was slightly annoyed and had forgotten about this. Gu Jingxuan only had the day off yesterday.
Gu Zhihan glanced at Bai Qingyi and gave a soft ‘hmm’.
Shu Jingli said, ‘If you two are not in a hurry, would you mind talking to me? This was supposed to be the process that took place yesterday.’
‘Ah…’ Bai Qingyi paused for a short while and said, ‘Of course!’
Gu Zhi Han then said nothing, turned around and walked towards the study. That was where the Gu family had their serious conversations.
Bai Qing Yi stood in hesitation, not knowing this little habit. So when Gu Zhi Han suddenly turned around and left, it felt to her like she was being left alone to face Shu Jing Li. She felt a lot of pressure, but she didn’t feel like she could be as tough as Gu Zhi Han.
Gu Zhi Han stopped in her tracks, turned around and said expressionlessly, ‘The study is this way.’
Although it was still very awkward, it was an explanation.
Shu Jingli looked at the two of them from behind and her expression softened. She walked gracefully towards the stairs. Gu Jingxuan hugged Shu Jingli’s waist and said, ‘Mom, I want to chat with my sister and sister-in-law too!’
Shu Jingli said, ‘This is a conversation between me and them, and you are not allowed to participate without permission.’
Gu Jingxuan said with a pout, ‘Okay, but Mom, you must stop them from getting divorced.’
Shu Jingli said, ‘I’ll just stick to the facts.’
Gu Jingxuan was happy again and said, ‘But you just delayed it for two days. Mom, you’re awesome.’ Gu Jingxuan let Shu Jingli go upstairs with concern.
When Shu Jingli walked into the study, Gu Zihan and Bai Qingyi were already sitting on the sofa. They sat side by side on the longer side of the sofa, without sitting apart. Just this scene was enough for Shu Jingli to judge a lot.
Shu Jingli closed the door to the study, sat opposite the two of them, and asked in the first sentence, ‘So, do you know the reason for the exchange?’
Bai Qingyi:!!!
This sentence was a bombshell, and it immediately gave Bai Qingyi a feeling of being struck by lightning. She subconsciously turned her head to look at Gu Zihan, but Gu Zihan’s expression remained watertight, so even Bai Qingyi calmed down a little.
But…did Shu Jingli know about the exchange? How did she know?
Panic was only a fleeting momentary thing, because Bai Qingyi had never thought that anyone could see through this secret, not to mention that today was the only time Shu Jingli had seen her twice. Bai Qingyi was simply shocked, but she did not feel uneasy about it.
Because Gu Zhi Han was by her side.
Because the one who had discovered the secret was Gu Zhi Han’s stepmother.
Then Gu Zhi Han could handle it, and Bai Qingyi had never doubted it.
Gu Zhihan looked at Bai Qingyi and said reassuringly, ‘It’s fine, don’t worry.’
Bai Qingyi took a deep breath and calmed down even more. She looked at Shu Jingli and asked curiously, ‘Auntie Shu, how did you know?’
Shu Jingli smiled and said, ‘Because Zhihan never even thought about hiding it, right?’
Gu Zihan didn’t say anything.
Shu Jingli explained, ‘You called me “auntie” when you first met me; you handed me the gift you were supposed to give to Xuan Xuan; you chose brand new slippers instead of the ones Zihan usually wears… these details were enough for me to make a judgment. More importantly, without any build-up, Zihan married you.’
Bai Qingyi quickly reacted as well. Given Gu Zihan’s personality, it would be difficult for her to fall in love with anyone at first sight—then again, Bai Qingyi even felt that it would be difficult for Gu Zihan to fall in love with anyone. Such a cold and aloof Gu Zihan could only get married without warning for the sake of profit. And as an actor in a popular web drama, what kind of benefit could he possibly bring to Gu Zihan, or what kind of threat? If you think about it backwards, it’s not hard to guess.
As a famous journalist, Shu Jingli is of course observant, quick-witted and well-informed. If there can be this one incident, why aren’t there more cases?
But before all these qualities, there is one most important prerequisite—Shu Jingli knows Gu Zihan very well.
Otherwise, Shu Jingli would not have known that Gu Zihan would buy a doll for Gu Jingxuan; she would not have known which pair of slippers Gu Zihan usually wears; and she would not have known Gu Zihan’s temperament and character.
Bai Qingyi couldn’t help but say, ‘Ah…it seems like you two have a very good relationship!’
Shu Jingli said, ‘Bai Qingyi is quick-witted too.’
After being shocked, she was still able to quickly deduce this from those few words, which was quite good.
Gu Zihan didn’t say a word the entire time, watching the two of them exchange pleasantries.
Shu Jingli took out a box from her bag and said, ‘This is my gift to Bai Qingyi, I hope Bai Qingyi won’t mind.’
Bai Qingyi subconsciously took it and opened it to find a simple, emerald green bracelet. Bai Qingyi didn’t know anything about jade or jadeite, but she could tell that the bracelet was of excellent quality and had been made some years ago.
Bai Qingyi hurriedly said, ‘This is…too valuable, I can’t accept it! I have no right to accept it without doing anything in return!’
Shu Jingli said, ‘It’s only right for the mother-in-law to give the daughter-in-law a gift. I didn’t get to give it to you yesterday for some reason, so I should make it up to you today.’
Bai Qingyi was a little embarrassed and said, ‘We are only contractually married, and besides…we are getting a divorce.’
Bai Qingyi glanced at Gu Zihan and noticed that Gu Zihan looked cold and indifferent, as if she had a problem with the gift. Bai Qingyi thought, ‘Then I can’t accept it.’
Shu Jingli said, ‘Divorce is divorce, marriage is marriage, they are two different things, and you are still married.’
Bai Qingyi said, ‘No…’
Shu Jingli said, ‘But in my opinion, you still don’t know why that happened, do you? Then I suggest that it’s best not to get divorced for the time being. What if you get divorced and then exchange gifts again? Get remarried?’

Chapter 27: Misunderstanding
‘Since no one knows the reason for the swap, what if someone else swaps with Gu Zong tomorrow? What should we do then?’ Bai Qingyi said, ‘Get a divorce from me immediately and marry that person?’
Even Shu Jingli paused slightly and commented, ‘A tricky perspective and a quick response.’
Gu Zihan still looked indifferent, and said, ‘Before something happens, everything is just speculation.’
Shu Jingli added, ‘Nothing is certain at the moment, and the situation envisaged by Bai Qingyi is certainly possible. In that case, I was prejudiced.’
Gu Zhi Han added with an ambiguous meaning, ‘agnosticism.’
Yes, neither Shu Jingli nor Bai Qingyi’s scenario is supported by theory, and therefore cannot be presumed or assumed. In comparison, never exchanging again from now on is perhaps a more likely reality.
Bai Qingyi reacted, lowered her head a little embarrassed and said, ‘I was just… talking casually.’
Yes, she really was just talking casually. Upon hearing the hypothesis of another exchange, Bai Qingyi’s first thought was of the many entertainment reporters she had faced in her career. They often used such tricks, and Bai Qingyi had jumped into them so many times that she could instinctively tell and respond.
She was never slow to react.
She just didn’t expect that a famous journalist like Shu Jingli would also subtly guide the conversation in a certain direction. But why did Shu Jingli want to guide her in that direction? Did she not want her to divorce Gu Zhi Han?
This was a question that was worth pondering, but Bai Qingyi didn’t have time. Because Shu Jingli’s next question was already coming.
Shu Jingli smiled gently and said, ‘Everything is possible, but it seems that Bai Qingyi prefers the possibility of having nothing to do with Zihan?’
Bai Qingyi’s heart alarm sounded, and through her dignified and calm posture, she seemed to see the fox tail behind Shu Jingli! Bai Qingyi subconsciously retorted, ‘No…’ and subconsciously looked at Gu Zihan again.
Gu Zihan lowered his eyebrows and eyes, his expression was unclear, and his tone remained light, ‘You really want to divorce me.’
Both her expression and tone of voice were in line with Gu Zihan’s widely circulated ‘persona’. However, Bai Qingyi, who had been spending so much time with her, knew very well that that was not the real Gu Zihan, but just a misunderstanding imposed on her by the outside world.
The real Gu Zihan was clearly clumsy and gentle, diligent and decisive.
Therefore, Bai Qingyi, who had been spending so much time with her, keenly realised that Gu Zihan was depressed and might even be self-doubting as a result.
Bai Qingyi immediately thought back to that day when Gu Zihan said in a tone so calm that it hurt her heart, ‘I have a rigid personality and life is no fun,’ and it was exactly the same as now.
Gu Zihan hadn’t changed, she was still the same soft but strong girl. Bai Qingyi was convinced of this, and the strange feeling that had appeared for no reason earlier disappeared.
Bai Qingyi found her familiar rhythm again and smiled, saying, ‘No way. I’m just worried that someone else will appear.’
Worried that someone else might appear… In other words, she is satisfied with the status quo, right?
Gu Zihan understood Bai Qingyi’s unspoken meaning, coughed unnaturally, and suddenly felt her cheeks getting a little hot. She wasn’t sure if she had understood correctly.
Bai Qingyi had been tilting his head to observe Gu Zihan’s reaction, and naturally didn’t miss the unnatural blush on her face. For some reason, her heart felt as if it had been tickled by a feather, and suddenly she felt that this Gu Zihan was a bit… cute?
In this world, perhaps only Bai Qingyi would call Gu Zhihan a ‘girl’, and only Bai Qingyi would find Gu Zhihan cute.
Gu Zhihan said, ‘No.’
Realising that she had ‘offended’ her boss, Bai Qingyi’s heart was in turmoil and she could not think of any effective response. She could only lower her head and vaguely ‘mm’ in response.
The two juniors in front of them both bowed their heads, awkwardly avoiding each other’s gaze. Shu Jingli wore a pleasant smile on her face as she spoke with finality: ‘Since the Civil Affairs Bureau does not work on weekends, and neither of you has an urgent need to get a divorce, why don’t we observe the situation for a while longer? I think it would be more appropriate to wait until we figure out the reason for the soul switch before taking action. What does Ms. Bai think?’
Bai Qingyi was still struggling with the situation, and wasn’t sure if she had heard Shu Jingli’s words clearly. ‘Hm…’
Gu Zihan: ‘Hm.’
After confirming this, the three of them left the study together. Gu Jingxuan was indeed standing outside the door, nervously asking, ‘What’s going on? Are you still getting a divorce?’
Shu Jingli looked at Gu Zihan, who looked at Bai Qingyi, who said somewhat confusedly, ‘Let’s…see?’
Gu Jingxuan let out a long breath and said happily, ‘That’s good, then there’s still hope.’
In order to save his sister’s crumbling marriage, Gu Jingxuan worked tirelessly and booked three tickets to the amusement park.
He took matters into his own hands and, with the order in hand, knocked on Gu Zihan’s door. No one answered, so he persevered and knocked for five minutes before Gu Zihan, with a cold expression, opened the door.
‘What is it?’ Gu Zihan said.
Gu Jingxuan stretched his neck and looked into the room, asking, ‘Where is your wife?’
Although Gu Zhi Han never had an expression, Gu Jing Xuan suddenly felt the temperature drop around him. Gu Zhi Han said, ‘She’s in the guest room. We’re sleeping in separate rooms.’
Gu Jing Xuan looked very sad and said, ‘It’s true, your wife still dislikes you and doesn’t want to be with you at all. Although my mother delayed for a while, your inaction is not acceptable. That’s your wife, you have to…’
Gu Zhi Han interrupted Gu Jing Xuan and said, ‘Just say what you want.’
‘Oh,‘ Gu Jingxuan snapped back, “are we going to the amusement park tomorrow? I’ve already bought the tickets, they can’t be refunded.”
Gu Zhihan flatly refused, “Refund them. Miss Bai…is not suitable for public appearances.”
Gu Zhihan still remembered why they had moved back to the Gu family’s main residence, wasn’t it because Qin Yanjun had warned them that paparazzi were everywhere waiting to take pictures of Bai Qingyi?
Gu Jingxuan was furious, “Why do you still call me ”Miss Bai’! Call me ‘wife’!’
Gu Zhihan looked at Gu Jingxuan and suddenly realised something. His annoying younger brother should still be somewhat useful. At least Bai Qingyi could do nothing about him, right?
Gu Jingxuan said, ‘You can’t waste money. This ticket cannot be refunded. Tomorrow, bring your wife and go to the amusement park with me. You two should also cultivate your relationship well and save this marriage from the brink of extinction.’
Gu Zhihan paused for two seconds and said, ‘You go tell her yourself.’
After saying this, Gu Zhi Han slammed the door shut. Gu Jingxuan quickly took a step back, or else his nose would be in trouble.
After dealing with Gu Zhi Han, his sister-in-law would be much easier. Gu Jingxuan touched his nose in fear, and walked confidently to the guest room where Bai Qingyi was staying.
Gu Jingxuan knocked on the door of the guest room, and Bai Qingyi came quickly with a friendly attitude, saying, ‘Xuanxuan, what’s the matter?’
Gu Jingxuan held up his phone to Bai Qingyi and said bluntly, ‘Are you going to the amusement park? I’ve already bought the tickets!’
Bai Qingyi led Gu Jingxuan into the room while curiously asking, ‘Amusement park? Tomorrow? With you?’
‘There’s also Gu Zhihan,’ Gu Jingxuan asked anxiously, ‘Sister-in-law, you won’t refuse me, will you…’
Bai Qingyi did have concerns and hesitantly asked, ‘Gu Zhihan agreed?’
Gu Zihan is so busy, a workaholic with OCD. No matter how you think about it, she doesn’t fit in a place like an amusement park. Will Gu Zihan really go?
Who would have thought that Gu Jingxuan kept nodding, saying, ‘Go, go, she said she’ll go if you go!’
Undeniably, when Bai Qingyi heard this, an unnatural sense of joy slowly spread in her heart. She should be special in Gu Zihan’s heart.
But she was on her guard and said with a stern face, ‘No way, you’re lying.’
Gu Jingxuan’s smile froze in place. What was going on? The tactful words of love that he had deliberately said for his sister had not had the slightest effect. Not only that, but as soon as his sister-in-law heard them, she said no way. Had their relationship deteriorated to this extent?
His sister-in-law was so gentle and pretty, it was definitely not her fault. It must be the fault of Gu Zihan, that wooden ‘straight man’!
Gu Jingxuan lowered his head and clenched his fists.
Bai Qingyi smiled and said, ‘You really did lie to me.’
Gu Jingxuan looked up and saw Bai Qingyi’s expression of grievance and forbearance [?], which made him feel very distressed. He couldn’t help but say, ‘Don’t be afraid, sister-in-law, I will teach Gu Zhi Han for you!’
Bai Qingyi said, ‘So, is Gu Zhi Han going tomorrow or not? I saw on your phone that you bought three tickets.’
Gu Jingxuan said, ‘If she doesn’t go, will you go?’
‘Yes,’ Bai Qingyi answered without hesitation. Although she quite wanted to see President Gu taking selfies on the carousel, if Gu Zihan had work to do, there was nothing she could do.
Gu Jingxuan: ‘So you’ve already reached such a state of mutual incompatibility…’
Bai Qingyi: ‘Who is “you”?’
Gu Jingxuan felt very sad. He really liked Bai Qingyi and thought she would make a great sister-in-law, so he wanted to do his best to bring the two of them together. But on the other hand, he felt that love was a matter for two people. If Bai Qingyi felt that it was over, if she didn’t even want to be referred to as ‘we’ when it came to Gu Zhihan… then was his behaviour causing trouble?
Gu Jingxuan said, ‘Sorry, let me think…’
After saying this, Gu Jingxuan floated out of the room, lost in thought. He frowned and stared at the floor, as if he was struggling to think of something.
‘So are we still going to the amusement park tomorrow?’ Bai Qingyi asked hurriedly, ‘What time?’
Gu Jingxuan didn’t answer, muttering ‘It’s really a pity’ and ‘But…’, and left Bai Qingyi’s line of sight.
What on earth was Gu Jingxuan talking about… The Gu family is really hard to understand. Bai Qingyi scratched his head and closed the door.
Two hours later, Bai Qingyi was about to go to bed when he suddenly received a WeChat message from Gu Jingxuan.
[I’ve figured it out! We’ll go to the amusement park tomorrow, and you definitely won’t see anyone you don’t want to see. I promise.
So the next morning, Bai Qingyi saw a human zongzi, from head to toe, with not a single strand of hair showing.
Bai Qingyi: ‘…who are you?’
Gu Zhihan tugged at the scarf, hat and sunglasses in front of her, and said in a bad mood, ‘Gu Jingxuan made me wear them.’
The author has something to say: If you are willing to peel off her zongzi leaves layer by layer…?

Chapter 28 Holding hands
Gu Zhi Han tugged at the scarf, hat and sunglasses in front of her, and said in a bad mood, ‘Gu Jingxuan made me wear them.’
Seeing Gu Zhi Han’s actions, Gu Jingxuan was very nervous and quickly pounced on her to cover her mouth and stop her from taking off the scarf.
He also looked at Bai Qingyi apprehensively. Bai Qingyi received the signal and said inexplicably, ‘Why?’
Gu Jingxuan stammered, ‘Just… because I knitted the present… of course you can’t take it off, who am I if I’m not your brother?’
He didn’t dare say that this was the ultimate trick he had come up with to keep Bai Qingyi ‘from seeing the annoying person’. Looking at Bai Qingyi’s forced smile (?), Gu Jingxuan felt a pang of sadness. He couldn’t help but glare at Gu Zihan fiercely: who told you to be so clumsy, the wife you married could divorce you.
Gu Jingxuan scolded, ‘Don’t take it off!’
Gu Zhihan sat upright, oblivious. She glanced at Bai Qingyi and asked for help without saying a word.
Bai Qingyi shrugged helplessly and said, ‘You’d better keep it on.’
Gu Zhihan: ‘… What is it about that guy Gu Jingxuan that has such a magical effect that he can draw Bai Qingyi to his side just by showing up?
Gu Jingxuan was silently saddened: His sister-in-law really didn’t want to see her sister’s face at all.
The three of them had different thoughts, and perhaps only Bai Qingyi was enjoying the outing.
Although it was winter, the sun was out, and the temperature was still high, making people feel restless. Bai Qingyi looked at the thick scarf on Gu Zihan’s face and felt hot for the other person. That scarf was a gift from Gu Jingxuan around Christmas, and it was also inappropriate to wear it at this time. Bai Qingyi could even see many people looking over in confusion.
The amusement park was packed on the weekend, and there were lots of people in line. But for some reason, there was a mini-vacuum around the three of them, with no living thing within half a metre except for the ants. The distance between them and the people in front was quite large because Gu Jingxuan didn’t want to queue too close to the front. The purpose of this outing was to reconcile his sister and her husband, so they naturally wanted to give them some privacy. He even felt that he was in the way, so naturally he didn’t want ordinary passers-by to disturb them.
But there was no one close behind him, which was strange. As everyone knows, queues are always subject to queue-jumping. Whether it’s parents with children or couples on a date, queue-jumping is not allowed. Therefore, when there is a queue, it tends to be quite compact. At this moment, Gu Zihan was at the end of the queue, and the family behind them was far away. The child, who looked no more than five or six years old, clung to his father’s leg and looked at Gu Zihan with a very frightened expression.
Everyone was familiar with this kind of look. When children faced a teacher or nurse, they would always look at them with such fear in their eyes.
Gu Zhi Han was able to scare the child away just by her aura.
Bai Qing Yi was a gentle person after all. Seeing this, she walked behind Gu Zhi Han without saying a word, separating Gu Zhi Han from the child. She also smiled at the child, and the child immediately left his father’s legs and moved happily in Bai Qing Yi’s direction.
Gu Zhi Han thought that Bai Qing Yi had discovered something unusual, and as soon as she turned her head to look at the child, the child’s face immediately scrunched up, making an expression as if it was about to cry.
Bai Qing Yi couldn’t bear to look at it, so she turned her head and took a step back, protecting the child behind her, but the child still cried. She thought to herself, ‘I have to teach President Gu how to smile when we get back. Last time, it almost made me cry, let alone a child.’
Gu Zhihan looked at Bai Qingyi with a serious expression, and Bai Qingyi could sense some kind of grievance in her eyes. Faced with such a Gu Zhihan, Bai Qingyi grew more and more emboldened, and said, ‘You and Xuanxuan switch places.’
Gu Zhihan stood in the same place for a while, then walked with her head down in front of Gu Jingxuan.
This scene made Gu Jingxuan feel a chill in his heart and he almost despaired. Is it really futile to try to fool his sister-in-law by covering her face? Yes, it is. With a hatred like that, I’m afraid even her existence is disgusting.
With these thoughts, the three of them nervously entered the haunted house. Yes, the haunted house was the first stop Gu Jingxuan arranged. His reason was that ‘the haunted house is far from the entrance, so it’s less crowded and more efficient.’ Gu Zhihan had planned to visit the attractions in order, but after hesitating for sixty seconds between OCD and efficiency, she finally chose the latter.
No one knew that Gu Jingxuan’s real intention was that the haunted house could enhance intimacy. Having just learned about the suspension bridge effect, he felt that he had to put it into practice!
Gu Jingxuan felt that he was particularly resourceful. However, he had never expected that the haunted house would take three people at a time, and the order would be: Gu Zhihan, Gu Jingxuan, and Bai Qingyi.
Gu Zhihan was at the front of the line, charging into the fray, while Gu Jingxuan, sandwiched between his wife and wife, looked worried and was about to say something but stopped. Bai Qingyi brought along a young child and was at the back of the line. She asked Gu Jingxuan, ‘What’s wrong?’
Gu Jingxuan shook his head and said, ‘Stay close to me, sister-in-law, don’t get lost.’
Bai Qingyi laughed, ‘How could that happen?’
It turned out that his words were prophetic.
The amusement park that Gu Jingxuan had booked was really extraordinary, and even the haunted house was high-end. It looked unremarkable before entering, but once inside, they discovered that it was very spacious and was a maze.
In addition to the many forks in the road, there were also staff members secretly observing, jumping out to scare people when they were at their most relaxed.
Gu Zhihan strode out with an unstoppable momentum, feeling the rightmost wall, planning to use the most ordinary method to break through the maze. Gu Jingxuan was dumbfounded as he followed behind her.
If he’s not mistaken, there are holes in this wall, aren’t there? They’re not small holes either, probably left for the staff to stick their hands or heads out to scare people. Gu Jingxuan is not afraid of ghosts, but he is a bit afraid of ‘unexpected surprises’, so he follows Gu Zihan very cautiously, trying to observe the road conditions and prepare to dodge the ‘ghost’ at any time.
Ah, there’s a hole up ahead, I guess I can only stick my hand out, it’s okay, I can just avoid it… Hey? My hand is sticking out, but why did my sister just shake hands with someone?
Ah, there’s a crooked, broken tree at the corner, someone will definitely come out through the cross-section of the tree, we must avoid it… Hey? The ‘ghost’ in white clothes and disheveled hair did come out, but why did it look at my sister and then silently crouch back down?
Gu Jingxuan was still shaken, and this staff member had really timed it perfectly. If it wasn’t for his sister, he would have been scared shitless too! This sister of his was really something!…
No. Gu Jingxuan glanced back and saw that Bai Qingyi was actually several steps behind the two of them, and Gu Zhihan didn’t have the slightest intention of stopping to wait. Gu Jingxuan overturned his conclusion from the previous second, and thought hatefully, ‘Scum sister!’
‘Should we wait?’ Gu Jingxuan asked.
Gu Zhihan’s footsteps did not stop, and in a flat tone she said, ‘Do you want to wait?’
Her voice came out muffled through her scarf. Gu Jingxuan heard a faint resistance in it, and in a daze he said, ‘Forget it then.’
At the same time, he reaffirmed in his heart: My sister is a scum!
Gu Jingxuan deliberately lagged two steps behind and turned back to wait for Bai Qingyi to catch up. But he did not notice that Gu Zhihan also glanced back at this time, her eyes full of concern.
At that moment, Bai Qingyi had just turned the corner with the crooked tree.
The wall was dark and black, and it even felt slimy when touched. Bai Qingyi didn’t dare to touch the wall and could only follow behind Gu Zihan. She saw that Gu Zihan was holding onto the wall, so they would definitely be able to find the easiest way out.
However, just as they were about to pass the intersection, there was a sudden change.
It was not clear whether it was because the staff were trying so hard to meet their scary sales targets that they suddenly appeared just as Bai Qingyi was about to walk out of the intersection. Bai Qingyi was startled and could not help but take a step back, and so she turned into the side street.
In her panic, Bai Qingyi did not even notice that she had taken the wrong road.
Then she realised that she was facing a great test. She could no longer see the backs of the Gu siblings, and there were two eerie paths in front of her, neither of which looked friendly.
Bai Qingyi chose the right path – Gu Zihan had been holding onto the right wall, so if she kept going right, she would catch up with Gu Zihan, right?
But when she reached the end of the right path, she discovered that it was a dead end. At that moment, Bai Qingyi realised that she had probably taken a wrong turn somewhere.
At that moment, the lights went out with a ‘pop’.
Bai Qingyi shouted, ‘Hey! Is there a power outage? Where is the staff? Can someone help?’
The staff did not move at all, and a strange cold wind blew from bottom to top, making people uneasy. Eerie music drifted out of the corner, which made Bai Qingyi feel creepy. She then realised that this was all part of the plan.
Bai Qingyi could not help but laugh, as she searched for a new way while helplessly thinking, ‘What can I do? I’ve lost Gu Zihan’s whereabouts, and I don’t know how much longer I have to stay in this maze?’
The staff, seeing that she was alone, immediately increased the intensity of the intimidation. At the same time, it was not clear whether it was because she was alone, but some very childish tactics also scared Bai Qingyi. Gradually, Bai Qingyi became paranoid, and cold sweat began to appear on the palms of her hands.
While looking for a way out, Bai Qingyi begged the staff members who were lurking in unknown locations for mercy: ‘It’s not easy for everyone to make a living, so please don’t scare me… Just consider it a maze I’ve paid for, so why don’t you just sit there and rest for a while?’
No one answered, and the ‘eerie wind’ blew even harder.
Bai Qingyi passed through a certain door, and suddenly some cold liquid dripped from the frame. Bai Qingyi was startled and let out a cry of ‘Ah!’
Without caring about the dangers around her, she ran forward recklessly. As a result of this run, she ended up in a certain warm embrace.
Gu Zhihan’s voice was as cold as usual, but at this moment it gave a particularly sense of security. ‘You’re going the wrong way.’
It sounded like a rebuke, but it was just a statement of fact.
Bai Qingyi’s eyes lit up instantly, and he asked, ‘Why are you here?’
Meeting a reliable person at a time like this made Bai Qingyi’s heart settle by a large margin, and even his tone of voice became more upbeat.
Gu Jingxuan was in tears, feeling that the progress bar had finally moved forward a bit, and he explained, ‘She asked the staff some questions, and they brought us here.’
Bai Qingyi: …
Why does Gu Zihan’s talking work so well! I was on my knees begging for mercy, and they still tried to scare me!
Gu Zihan turned around and said, ‘Follow me, and hold on to the wall.’
Gu Jingxuan: …My sister is a piece of wood!
Bai Qingyi hesitated for a moment and didn’t do as she was told. She didn’t like the deliberately fluffy feel of the wall.
Gu Zihan glanced back, not sure if she had understood Bai Qingyi’s hesitation. Anyway, she took a step back and grabbed Bai Qingyi’s hand.
At that moment, Bai Qingyi could hear her heartbeat in her ears. The sound seemed to come from her chest, which was filled with a warm feeling of contentment.
It was her own hand, but why did it feel so different when she held it?
‘Why is it so cold?’ Gu Zhihan said, her voice tinged with disgust. The next second, she took off the thick scarf around her neck and wrapped it around Bai Qingyi’s neck, circle after circle.
Gu Zhihan said, ‘Tell me if you’re cold, even if you’re afraid.’
Saying this, she took Bai Qingyi’s hand and slowly walked forward.
Gu Jingxuan was stunned for a moment and felt incredible. Is this silly sister…a different person?
Just as he was in a daze, Gu Zihan had already walked away with Bai Qingyi. The ‘ghost’ took advantage of the situation and sent a cold breeze to the back of his neck. Gu Jingxuan was too busy to think about it, and hurriedly ran forward, ‘Ghost ahhhhhhh! Sister save me!’

Chapter 29 Bodyguard
Bai Qingyi had never realised before that Gu Zihan’s hands were so soft and delicate.
During the soul swap, all Bai Qingyi had been thinking about was how to better play the role of Gu Zihan. Occasionally, she worried about Qin Yanjun or her father, but rarely paid attention to Gu Zihan’s health.
Except for her stomach.
It was Gu Zihan who noticed that she had put on weight, so she dragged her out for a morning jog in the residential area.
Bai Qingyi had never noticed the feel of Gu Zihan’s skin, and even when they bathed together, she just muddled through, too shy to look. She had also felt guilty, thinking that if she didn’t wash her properly, she would be doing Gu Zihan a great disservice.
Now that their respective spirits had returned to their bodies, Bai Qingyi used her own body to feel Gu Zihan, and only then did she notice that Gu Zihan’s palms were warm, dry, and soft. Her fingers were long and strong, with clearly defined joints.
Bai Qingyi also drifted off, thinking: What are the size and shape of Gu Zihan… I actually forgot to look before.
The next second, Bai Qingyi suddenly realised that she was being too lewd. Although they had accidentally swapped bodies, those were still Gu Zihan’s private matters. How could she think about such things just because she was curious?
Did Gu Zhi Han carefully study her own body?
…It’s possible. After all, the other person noticed that she had gained weight, didn’t she.
Thinking about this, Bai Qingyi suddenly blushed. She felt her cheeks burning, and at the moment, she was afraid that she could cook an egg! In this way, the hand that was being held by Gu Zhi Han also became stiff, and she had no idea how to lie in the palm of the other person’s hand as usual.
Gu Zhi Han asked, ‘Are you scared?’
Bai Qingyi let out a ‘huh?’ and only then noticed an empty skeleton not far ahead, the design of which was so uninspired that it wasn’t even scary. Bai Qingyi whispered, ‘How could I be scared by this…’
It was obvious that she was scared by her own imagination.
Gu Zihan said, ‘Your palms are sweating.’
Bai Qingyi: ‘…’
Gu Zihan added, ‘Don’t hide it from me, I’m not afraid.’
Bai Qingyi: ‘…’
Okay, okay, you’re not afraid, but I am.
Qin Yanjun had said before that Bai Qingyi looked gentle and kind on the surface, but she had a lot of mental activity, and she was like a human-shaped self-propelled bullet screen. Bai Qingyi was led along in silence by Gu Zihan, and when she looked back, she saw the dark ground, and she just felt like there was a lot of complaining all over the place, and she couldn’t sweep it all away.
However, at this moment, Gu Zihan squeezed her hand a little tighter and said, ‘Don’t be afraid.’
Bai Qingyi froze for a moment, patted Gu Zihan on the shoulder and said, ‘That…’
‘What?’
‘Your brother, it seems, is missing… Wasn’t he following us? Did he get lost too?’ Bai Qingyi said.
Gu Zihan’s footsteps did not pause for a moment, and she did not even look back. She just said indifferently, ‘Don’t worry about him.’
Bai Qingyi said shakily, ‘No, I just heard his screams… He’s also afraid of ghosts, right… Are you really not going to look for him?’
Gu Zihan stopped in her tracks, as if pondering for a moment before saying, ‘He’s too noisy.’
Too noisy? Isn’t that just screaming? What’s so noisy about it? Who’s it annoying?
Bai Qingyi looked at Gu Zihan blankly. After a while, Gu Zihan gave a defeated look and said helplessly, ‘Let’s go, let’s go find him. Hold my hand tightly, so we don’t get lost again.’
Bai Qingyi said, ‘Oh…’
Gu Zhi Han then took Bai Qing Yi’s hand and retraced their steps. Perhaps because it had happened once before, this time Gu Zhi Han charged back, and the ‘female ghost’ with the tongue in her hand immediately pointed in a direction without any hesitation.
Where is your work ethic… When you were just scaring me, weren’t you high-minded and noble? Why are you so weak when it comes to Gu Zhi Han…
They had already walked ten metres away when Gu Zhi Han suddenly said, ‘I didn’t mind that you got lost, I was worried that you were scared.’
Bai Qingyi froze for a moment, and then her heart suddenly warmed. Gu Zihan was still the same clumsy and kind overbearing CEO. Although he couldn’t speak, he could notice sentences that could cause ambiguity—that sentence didn’t even cross Bai Qingyi’s mind.
Bai Qingyi squeezed Gu Zihan’s hand and said, ‘I knew you wouldn’t dislike me!’
Her tone was lively and playful, and the brief awkwardness caused by Bai Qingyi’s random thoughts had completely disappeared.
So what appeared before Gu Jingxuan was this picture of a handsome man and beautiful woman [crossed out].
Gu Jingxuan was surrounded by ghosts, and he was standing in a ‘bloodbath’, his feet constantly weakening. After being scared by the ghosts for a long time, he panicked and thought, ‘Did I guess wrong?
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No one knows if Gu Jingxuan guessed correctly.
Anyway, after coming out of the haunted house, Gu Jingxuan angrily pointed at the sign for the haunted house and shouted, ’It’s so scary! A haunted house like this should be closed for good!”
The young lady at the reception desk beamed and said, “Isn’t a haunted house supposed to be scary?”
Gu Jingxuan said, “But it shouldn’t be that scary! What if I have a heart attack?”
The young lady said doubtfully, “Was it that scary? Even the five-year-old child didn’t cry.”
Gu Jingxuan burst into tears and pulled Bai Qingyi’s sleeve, dragging her away, ’Let’s go, sister-in-law! Let’s go and ride the carousel!’
The little girl narrowed her eyes and smiled, watching Gu Jingxuan’s fleeing figure and waving her hand, she called out, ‘Come again next time!’
Gu Jingxuan was about to cry, but Bai Qingyi was already laughing.
Gu Jingxuan tearfully accused, ‘Sister-in-law, you’ve changed! You even laughed at me!’
Bai Qingyi quickly gathered her expression and said sternly, ‘I didn’t.’
She did laugh, but since half her face was hidden under her scarf, it was impossible to tell.
Gu Jingxuan said, ‘I heard it all! You’re a bad person! I’m going to beat you up!’
Gu Jingxuan playfully raised his fist at Bai Qingyi, but the ghost scared him so much that he was in tears and had no deterrent effect at all. Bai Qingyi laughed and took a step back, directly bumping into Gu Zihan.
Gu Zihan had been following the two of them without saying a word, but at this time, he suddenly said, ‘It’s time for lunch.’
Is it twelve o’clock already… Bai Qingyi glanced at the time and whispered in surprise, ‘It’s only half past eleven… Where’s her OCD…’
Gu Jingxuan wiped away a tear and said, ‘It’s because she wants to stop me from hitting you.’
Bai Qingyi said in surprise, ‘Your arms are so short, how could you possibly hit me?!’
After saying that, Bai Qingyi followed Gu Zihan. Gu Jingxuan stood in the same place and wiped away another tear.
The smell of this dog food is surprisingly damn sweet.
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During dinner, Gu Jingxuan said, ‘I’ve been curious about something for a long time. Sister-in-law, don’t you get hot? Why don’t you take off your scarf?’
Bai Qingyi said, ‘I forgot…’
In fact, she had just realised it. The scarf was very useful when she was mocking Gu Jingxuan, so she kept wearing it.
Bai Qingyi took off her scarf, and Gu Zhi Han naturally took it. Just as the waiter was serving the food, an argument broke out at the next table.
‘You want eighty yuan for such a small dish? You’re robbing us! You can get it for five yuan outside!’ A man stood up, slapping the table.
The young girl at the man’s table awkwardly tugged on his sleeve and said, “Dad, this is how it is here…”
The man said, ’I don’t believe it! Your mother must have colluded with the waiters, because this small pile of noodles is not enough to fill you up, so how can it be so expensive? Let’s go!’
There was also a woman at the table who was dressed exquisitely. On hearing this, she snorted and said, ‘Yes, I have the ability to communicate with people at such a large park. If you think it’s too expensive, don’t boast about it when you bring your daughter here. You came here and then tried to eat and run. It’s not decent at all. Over the years, have you been decent even once?’
The man paused for a moment, then immediately shouted, ‘You despise me for being poor, and that’s how I felt back then! You still won’t admit it! What, you found a rich man and you’re happy, aren’t you? You’re the one who told Yi Yi to come here, aren’t you? You just want to corrupt Yi Yi with capitalism! Yi Yi, don’t waste your money here, you’re just helping the foreigners!’
Yi Yi said helplessly, ‘Dad… Mom…’
The woman said, ‘You go, and Yi Yi stays. This bowl of noodles is on me and my husband, you’re welcome.’
The man instantly became furious, knocking all the food over onto the table, and then he grabbed the kettle and poured it over the woman.
The farce unfolded right next to Bai Qingyi and the others, and when the woman dodged, half of the hot water from the kettle splashed onto Bai Qingyi. Bai Qingyi let out a startled cry, but realised that he hadn’t gotten wet.
Gu Zihan was standing behind her, her trench coat dripping with water. The water beads on the trench coat slid down while emitting a pungent steam. One could imagine the consequences if the pot of water had been thrown at someone.
Bai Qingyi hurriedly asked, ‘What’s wrong with you? Are you okay? Are you hurt?’
Gu Zihan shook her head.
Behind her, the man didn’t give a second thought to the innocent people he almost hurt, but grabbed something at random and chased after the woman to beat her up.
The guests who were closer scattered like insects and birds, and there was chaos in the restaurant.
In the midst of the chaos, Bai Qingyi noticed a familiar flash in the corner of her eye. It was a camera – she had been in the industry for so many years that she was familiar with the sounds and lights of photographic equipment.
But she didn’t have time to warn Gu Zihan, because Gu Zihan was already walking head-on towards the angry man.
The man yelled at Gu Zihan, ‘What are you women doing here? Get out of the way!’
Gu Zhi Han said, ‘You’re disturbing our meal.’
The man waved his fist and said, ‘If you don’t move, I’ll punch you!’
Gu Zhi Han did not dodge, did not speak, and the man really swung at Gu Zhi Han.
Bai Qing also shouted, ‘Be careful!’
Unexpectedly, the man was stopped. An unattractive man stood in front of Gu Zhi Han and said, ‘What should I do, boss?’
Gu Zhi Han said, ‘Hand him over to the police.’
The man, having received his orders, struck quickly and fiercely, and within two or three moves, he had the man on the ground.
The troublemaker’s ex-wife hurried over, thanking them, ‘Thank you, thank you… I really can’t thank you enough…’
Gu Zihan glanced at her and said coldly, ‘Call the police.’
Her face was really intimidating, and her ex-wife shivered, her hand shaking as she reached for her phone.
Gu Zhi Han returned safely to Bai Qing Yi’s side. Bai Qing Yi pointed at the man who had suddenly appeared and called out ‘Boss’, and said, ‘He…this is…’
She had seen him a few times, and several projects had been lined up behind them.
Gu Zhi Han said in a deep voice, ‘Qin Yan Jun said that many people are watching you. For your safety, I have brought a few bodyguards, and this is just one of them.’
Bai Qing Yi said blankly, ‘Oh…’
Gu Zihan had even considered such a thing… She was just an 18th-tier celebrity, and even if there were paparazzi, she would never need to bring along several bodyguards…
Following Gu Zihan around, she actually enjoyed the treatment of a rich man’s daughter-in-law.
‘Speaking of which,’ Gu Zihan walked slowly and deliberately to the corner, where there was a person crouching holding a mobile phone taking pictures, ‘this entertainment reporter, please hand over your mobile phone and camera.’
The author has something to say: I’ve had so many annoying things to deal with these past two days, I can only relieve my stress by typing.

Chapter 30: Hotpot
A local TV station has a news programme that often reports on trivial matters, but because the producers are so talented, they often find niches that no one else can see, and it was quite popular on Weibo for a while.
And it’s become popular again this time, because it reported on a certain ‘sensational’ event that happened in the restaurant of an amusement park.
‘Our reporter has learned that a very serious robbery occurred yesterday at the city’s largest amusement park, ‘Have a Good Time’. It is understood that the cause of the accident was a divorced man who brought his ex-wife and daughter to ‘Have a Good Time’ to spend money. When the bill came, he had a verbal argument with his ex-wife because the charges were too high, which then developed into a physical fight. Surveillance footage shows that after the man was subdued, his ex-wife quickly called the police. The police responded quickly and arrived at the scene of the crime within ten minutes, taking the perpetrator away. According to our reporter, the man has not yet compensated the restaurant for the tables and chairs, nor has he paid for the half-eaten pasta. Next, we interviewed some members of the public at the scene.”
Waitress: ’When the man came in, he looked at the menu over and over again, and at first he just wanted to order a glass of water. Then he saw the pasta and said he would try some. He always saw it on the internet, but he didn’t know what it tasted like. Later, when he started a fight, I was terrified. He poured boiling water over his ex-wife, who was quick enough to move out of the way, but it nearly hit some other customers! Luckily, the customers had brought their own bodyguards and everything was resolved quickly and neatly. Ah, the customer is so handsome! Is he a celebrity? I don’t think so. If he was really a celebrity, he would have become famous a long time ago. But I don’t remember seeing him in any movies.
User comment: He’s stingy and has no class, no wonder his ex-wife divorced him! I want to shoot him with an Italian cannon! / He must be a celebrity to be dining with bodyguards!
Anonymous photography enthusiast: ‘I… I was hiding in that corner the whole time. Yes, I saw everything, and I took pictures! Pictures? I don’t have any pictures, they were all confiscated, along with my camera and phone. Confiscated by whom? By [beep], of course! Want them back? No, never mind…’
Netizen comment: ‘Who’s beep? I’m going to dig into this, even though the typing is so heavy! Wait, this person looks familiar. It seems like he has stalked my idol before! He almost got my idol hurt! I applaud the brave man!
The police officer said, ‘The person who helped out didn’t want to reveal his identity and has already left. If he doesn’t want to say, I can’t reveal more. But I can answer the question you just asked. She is not a celebrity, she is really just an ordinary citizen.’
This time, the news programme picked up on the point that the mysterious person brought his own bodyguard group and came to the rescue. Is this person a celebrity, and why was he being followed by paparazzi?
Netizens were very interested in the story and checked the schedules of almost every male celebrity they could name – because the waiter used the word ‘handsome’, everyone assumed it was a man. After much speculation, they narrowed it down to a few targets. Some clarified with a mix of laughter and tears, while others were ambiguous and silent because of ‘righteous action’ and ‘helping women’.
Due to privacy concerns, the news programme did not release the complete surveillance video, only blurry, coded footage. The clearest thing in the picture is the scene of the bodyguard kicking the troublemaker into the air with a flying kick. Netizens exclaimed, ‘So cool!’ and covered their chests.
The impact of this incident on the people involved was that after Gu Zihan took Gu Jingxuan and Bai Qingyi home, he suggested, ‘In view of the accident that just happened and the paparazzi we encountered, I suggest that Bai Xiaojie not go out recently. When the crew starts shooting, I’ll send someone to take you directly to the crew.’
Bai Qingyi had no objection: ‘You’re right, I don’t really have a reason to go out anyway.’
Gu Jingxuan said apologetically, ‘My sister is right, don’t go out, just stay at home and cultivate your relationship with my sister!’
Bai Qingyi: ‘…
Gu Jingxuan added, ’It’s all my fault, if I hadn’t suggested the amusement park, we wouldn’t have encountered this. To make amends, I’ll treat my sister and sister-in-law to hotpot! At Haidilao in the city centre! I’ll pay!’
Gu Zhihan looked at Bai Qingyi, meaning: You decide.
Bai Qingyi’s attention was on something else: ‘Isn’t Haidilao even more crowded? Didn’t you just say that it’s best not to go out?’
‘But I really want to eat hot pot… I haven’t eaten hot pot with my sister yet. Oh, and my sister-in-law hasn’t either.’ Gu Jingxuan froze for a moment and tentatively asked, ‘So… charter the place?’
Bai Qingyi was shocked: ‘You can charter Haidilao?!’
Gu Jingxuan was at a loss: ‘Huh? Can’t you?’
While the two of them stared at each other, questioning each other about whether they could or not, Gu Zhihan had already dialled the phone and given a few instructions. A minute later, Gu Zhihan received feedback from her assistant and looked up, saying, ‘Unfortunately, it seems we’ll have to find somewhere else.’
Gu Zhihan spoke very seriously, and the thought of her seriously asking her assistant to enquire about such things made him feel a little inexplicably cute.
Bai Qingyi also felt a stirring in her heart and said, ‘If you really want to eat hot pot, why don’t we just make it at home?’
‘Make our own hot pot?!’ Gu Jingxuan exclaimed, clearly a spoiled young master who had never touched any dirty work.
Bai Qingyi smiled, planning to show off in front of Gu Jingxuan, but then Gu Zhihan suddenly interrupted, ‘Yes.’
Bai Qingyi looked at Gu Zhihan in surprise and saw that she had already picked up her phone and started making a call.
‘Buy a pot of hot pot base from Haidilao, and some fresh seasonal vegetables and meat,’ Gu Zhihan ordered methodically, even specifying several kinds of sauce. At the end, she looked seriously at Gu Jingxuan and Bai Qingyi and asked, “What kind of sauce do you want?”
Gu Jingxuan was dumbfounded and asked, “Sister…how do you know about all this…”
Bai Qingyi guessed, ’Foreign things don’t suit your taste, so maybe you DIY a lot.’
The two of them didn’t even answer the question. Gu Zhihan helplessly said to the other end, ‘Get whatever sauce you can get your hands on. You don’t need to do anything today, let’s all have dinner together.’
Hearing this, Bai Qingyi finally reacted, and Gu Zhihan was actually calling Zhong Ying.
Gu Jingxuan’s eyes were teary, ‘Sister! You’ve worked hard abroad!’
As he said this, Gu Jingxuan was about to throw himself at Gu Zhihan. Gu Zhi Han frowned, avoiding it with disgust, saying, ‘Having a brother like you makes me work harder.’
Gu Jing Xuan looked like he was about to cry again, and complained to Bai Qing Yi, ‘Sister-in-law! Look at her despise me! Where can I find such a cute and considerate brother? She even despises me!’
Amidst the commotion, Bai Qing Yi couldn’t help but smile gently.
If she heard it correctly, Gu Zhi Han just made a snarky comment, didn’t she?
In her serious and conscientious life of more than twenty years, how many times had she let her thoughts slip out like that? She really did hate Gu Jingxuan, but she also really liked this lively younger brother who could knit a scarf as a Christmas present.
The atmosphere was warm and harmonious. Gu Zihan’s furrowed brows were lifelike, and the forced smile she forced out was even more frightening. Bai Qingyi didn’t know which Gu Zihan was better, but she felt that this moment’s Gu Zihan was very real.
Bai Qingyi patted Gu Jingxuan’s head and said, ‘She doesn’t know what’s good, so why don’t you be my brother?’
Gu Jingxuan hadn’t answered yet, but Gu Zhiyan answered first, ‘He’s already your brother.’
‘Eh?’ Bai Qingyi’s hand paused for a moment.
Gu Jingxuan covered his face and said, ‘Don’t feed me dog food! I know you’re married!’
So he was a ‘younger brother’ in the legal sense? Bai Qingyi understood the meaning of this, but for some reason, deep down, she felt a little regret. If nothing unexpected happened in the near future, they would soon get divorced… This ‘younger brother’ was still a limited-time special offer.
In addition to being a younger brother, Gu Zhihan’s clumsiness and gentleness in private was also ‘not to be missed’. Bai Qingyi let out a barely perceptible sigh, thinking to herself: They hadn’t even separated yet, and already she missed him.
No one noticed this subtle feeling of depression, and even Bai Qingyi herself soon became involved in the sibling fight. When they were arguing, Bai Qingyi was an [strike out]objective and fair [strike out]independent third party. Gu Jingxuan liked to ask her for advice, and Gu Zhihan also looked at her steadily. Bai Qingyi felt that this feeling was really great!
After a while, Zhong Ying appeared with a large amount of food.
Bai Qingyi went up to receive it, and Zhong Ying said, ‘Look at you, you still don’t know, do you?’
‘Know what?’
Zhong Ying said, ‘Zihan, you’ve been recognised, and you’re trending right now. The hashtag is #Ordinary Citizen Gu Zihan.’
As she spoke, Zhong Ying pulled out her phone with one hand, found the trending topics page, and handed it to Gu Zihan to look at.
Gu Jingxuan: ‘Cousin, why do you have such a strange expression…’
Zhong Ying touched her own face and said, ‘Huh? What’s strange about it?’
Bai Qing added: ‘Schadenfreude.’
Gu Jingxuan: ‘Yes, yes, it’s Schadenfreude! Why are you Schadenfreude, cousin?’
Zhong Ying said vaguely: ‘Ah… probably because you didn’t take me to the amusement park, I’m jealous! By the way, what did you do at the amusement park together? Roller coaster or carousel?’
Gu Zihan took it and glanced at it a few times, not really paying attention. Netizens once again brought up her background, mostly the clichés of misery, scheming, fighting over property, and son-preference. The only difference was that this time there was an additional label of ‘handsome’.
Gu Zihan was not interested in any of this and commented, ‘People repeat what others say, it’s worthless. Did anyone mention Bai Shilei?’
The content and tone of the conversation had already entered the realm of business. Zhong Ying immediately put a stop to the gossip and replied, ‘Not yet. Do you want to control the direction of public opinion, or delete the image data about you?’
Gu Zihan said, ‘As long as they don’t mention Bai Qingyi, I don’t need to.’
Her main battlefield is business, and she doesn’t care about being talked about. Besides, since she was born into the Gu family, it is only natural to be watched by others. If she can delete posts, she can also block everyone’s account and shut everyone’s mouth, right?
But Bai Qingyi is also different. Bai Qingyi is also an actress, and her public image is very important. Since there are paparazzi following her, it means that Bai Qingyi has something they want to dig up. If the paparazzi don’t clean up today, then they will definitely take advantage of the situation and release some news.
As long as Bai Qingyi will not be implicated, then this matter is just a farce.
Bai Qingyi listened to Zhong Ying and Gu Zihan’s conversation, and understood that Gu Zihan was thinking about her, and she was vaguely moved.
At this moment, Bai Qingyi’s phone rang, and it was her father calling.
As Bai Qingyi picked up the phone, before she could even call out to her father, she heard him rush to the other end of the line and say, ‘Qingqing, are you in danger? Dad’s coming! Where are you now? Give me your address and I’ll come find you!’
Bai Qingyi was puzzled. ‘What danger could I be in? No, Dad, you’re back home, how can you come find me? Where are you now?’
Bai Qingyi’s father sounded full of energy. ‘I’m right in front of your office! That security guard’s been looking at me for ages, not sure if he wants to pick a fight with me!’

Chapter 31 Father-in-law
Bai Qingyi was holding the phone in her hand, her gaze fixed on Gu Zihan, both of them frozen in place.
Bai Dad was full of energy, and through the receiver, Gu Zihan could hear clearly what Bai Dad was saying.
Undeniably, at this moment, Bai Qingyi was a little embarrassed. Because her father had arrived so suddenly, she could imagine him on the other end of the line, staring at the security guard.
As usual, Gu Zhi Han acted quickly. By now, she had already taken out her mobile phone and called the company. ‘There is a Mr. Bai at the entrance of the company. Please send someone to invite him upstairs for a chat and make sure he is well looked after.’
Gu Zhi Han had already made the arrangements, so Bai Qing Yi had no choice but to say helplessly, ‘Dad, someone will come and take you to the company for a chat later, so wait there. I’ll be there in a while.’
Bai’s father said, ‘Okay!’
Then there was a busy signal.
Bai Qingyi looked at the phone that had been hung up and said, ‘My father, who returned from the army, is a sight to behold.’
Gu Zihan said, ‘He has a very straightforward personality.’
Bai Qingyi gave a gentle smile and said, ‘Yes, his tone of voice is strange and intimidating. When I was little, he even scared my classmates into crying. It was really annoying! But he’s not a bad person. You’ll see when you meet him.’
She said, ‘So annoying,’ but her tone was proud and confident. Gu Zihan couldn’t help but say, ‘He must be a very good father.’
Bai Qingyi nodded heavily, ‘Yes!’
Zhong Ying pointed at the hotpot that had just been cooked and the dishes that had just been put in, and asked, ‘What do we do with this?’
Gu Jingxuan said, ‘Of course we should see your father-in-law first!’
Gu Zihan also said, ‘Yes, we should first bring your father-in-law home. If we can’t eat this pot, then we’ll just pour it out and cook another pot.’
Father-in-law… Does Zihan still approve of this marriage? Zhongying had already made up her mind and said with a smile, ‘OK, I’ll take care of this, you go pick up the person.’
They split into two groups.
Gu Jingxuan insisted on joining the fun, so Gu Zihan and Bai Qingyi had no choice but to bring him along. Along the way, he asked Bai Qingyi about the exploits of Bai’s father, so Bai Qingyi had to pick a few to tell him.
‘My father returned from the army and served as a soldier for several years. He has a big temper and a loud voice. Perhaps it was influenced by the army, he has a laid-back personality and likes to help those in need.’ Bai Qingyi said, “He may be a bit straightforward in what he says, but there is no malice.”
Having said that, Bai Qingyi subconsciously glanced at Gu Zhihan. After all, isn’t Gu Zhihan “straightforward in what he says, but there is no malice” in another sense? There is a historical reason why he can accurately understand what Gu Zhihan means.
Gu Jingxuan said, ‘My father also returned from the army, so maybe they will have something in common.’
Bai Qingyi waved his hands repeatedly and said, ‘I have read Mr. Gu’s resume, and he really fought in a war. My father was just a logistics soldier and a cook, not comparable to Mr. Gu.’
Gu Zihan did not look at Bai Qingyi, but said, ‘All types of soldiers are important, and there is no division of labour in work.’
Bai Qingyi was momentarily stunned, and nodded, saying, ‘It was my own fault for being so conceited, and for being too humble on behalf of my father.’
Bai Qingyi’s original intention in saying that was to be polite, and even she herself didn’t realise that there was anything wrong with it. Gu Zihan, however, sensitively pointed this out. Gu Zihan meant no harm, and Bai Qingyi would never be malicious.
However, what Bai Qingyi read from Gu Zihan’s words and deeds was genuine ‘equality.’ It is only natural. When the souls first switched places, Gu Zhi Han did not look down on her occupation, and even took the initiative to understand the situation and difficulties of entertainers. How many people would truly think that a charge soldier is the same as a logistics soldier? How many entertainment company presidents would care about the joys and sorrows and standards of the bottom entertainers?
Gu Zhi Han is probably different.
The Gu family’s car is extremely safe, and the three of them, with bodyguards protecting them, took the quietest road. No one saw them when they got into the elevator.
The assistant led the Gu siblings and Bai Qing to the meeting room, and as soon as they opened the door, they saw that Bai’s father was chatting with his secretary.
‘…I was so angry when I saw that man! How dare he steal under my nose? ! I immediately used a grappling hold and pinned him to the ground! He begged for mercy, but how could I allow that? At the time, I was about to take him to the police station!’ Bai’s father was spitting fire.
The secretary’s eyes sparkled as she said, while eating melon seeds, ‘So what happened? What happened to the man? How did you get hurt?’
Dad Bai covered his bottom and said awkwardly, ‘I didn’t realise that the man had four or five accomplices. They came over and beat me up, and then they ran away. I got hurt too.’
“What about the girl whose things were stolen? Why didn’t she come to help?’
‘She took her phone and ran. But she’s just a little girl, she should be scared. It’s good that she ran, so she didn’t get beaten up too. It’s just that those sons of bitches were so ruthless, my butt still hurts…’ Dad Bai let out a gasp and said.
Gu Zhihan looked at Dad Bai and understood why the security guard would consider him a priority target for protection. It was really because he looked so “thuggish”.
Dad Bai is tall and strong, with a fierce expression and a half-exposed vicious tattoo around his neck. Although he looks like a ‘Hey Si Club boss’, his clothes are torn and even dusty. Probably because of the ‘attempted righteous action’ just now.
Bai Qing also said helplessly, ‘Dad, you’ve meddled again…’
The secretary looked up and saw Gu Zihan, quickly put down the melon seeds in her hands and exclaimed in alarm, ‘President Gu…’
Dad Bai hurriedly said, ‘How can this be considered meddling! I had to go and help when I saw a young girl being bullied. If you were bullied outside and no one lent a hand, I would be heartbroken!’
Bai Qingyi said, ‘But you got hurt yourself… Never mind, never mind, that’s just the kind of person you are, you can’t change. I just hope you can practice your kung fu and next time, you can beat the little thugs, okay?’
Dad Bai said, ‘Hey…hey, it’s because I’m not physically fit that I’m a logistics soldier. If I were physically fit, I would be a colonel by now, I’m telling you!’
Bai Qingyi believed him, really.
Dad Bai looked fat and strong, but in fact, he was vulnerable. Over the years, Bai Qingyi has seen too many similar situations. Although he is distressed for his father, he also knows that this is his kind nature, which he will never be able to change in this life. If he weren’t kind but ‘weak’, he wouldn’t have admired him so much.
Gu Jingxuan immediately beamed, saying, ‘Wow! Sister-in-law, your father is so cool!’
Gu Zhihan also nodded slightly, saying, ‘A chivalrous demeanour and a kind heart.’
It was only then that Mr. Bai noticed the Gu siblings and asked Gu Jingxuan, ‘Who is your brother?’ Then he looked at Gu Zhihan and asked, ‘And who are you?’
Gu Jingxuan pointed at Gu Zihan and said, ‘My name is Gu Jingxuan, this is my sister Gu Zihan, I don’t have a brother.’
Upon hearing this, the secretary’s jaw dropped to the ground. Holy cow, did I just hear something? Is there something wrong with my hearing? Is there something wrong with my language skills? Is that what I think it means?
At that moment, Gu Zihan gave the secretary a cold look and said two words: ‘Get out. Keep it a secret.’
The secretary dutifully obeyed, picked up her jaw, which had fallen to the ground, and floated out of the meeting room as if in a trance.
Dad Bai nodded and said, ‘Oh, sister, sister-in-law.’
After two seconds, he came back to his senses and stared at Bai Qingyi in shock and disbelief, saying, ‘Qingqing, you got married? ! With a woman? !’
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‘Although the whole thing was very awkward, it’s just how it is,’ Bai Qingyi said apologetically, ‘I’m really sorry I didn’t tell you before, Dad.’
Before Bai Qingyi confessed, Gu Jingxuan chose to withdraw. He felt that this was a matter between his sister-in-law and his father, and it was more than understandable for his sister to stay there. If he stayed there, there were some things his sister-in-law would not say.
He guessed correctly, and without him there, Bai Qingyi felt no pressure to confess.
She told Bai’s father the whole story, including the soul swap. She had previously kept it a secret because of the confidentiality clause written in black and white in the contract, and Bai Qingyi could not talk about it. But today, when they were face to face, Bai Qingyi glanced at Gu Zihan before she spoke, wanting to seek her opinion. Gu Zihan just looked at her intently, with a ‘whatever you do’ look.
Bai Qingyi told her everything. Because she had no secrets from her family, she also felt that her father would understand.
But it turned out that he did not.
Dad Bai was even more disappointed and said in a dazed voice, ‘But you got married without telling me.’
Bai Qingyi had never seen her father look like this before, and she gritted her teeth as she explained, ‘That’s because… I signed a confidentiality agreement with Gu…’ She wanted to say President Gu, but paused and changed her words, ‘I signed a confidentiality agreement with Gu Zihan, so I couldn’t say anything. I’m really sorry for keeping it from you…’
Dad Bai still said, ‘But you still didn’t tell me… Even if you got your job back, you didn’t tell me right away.’
Bai Qingyi felt even more guilty, her head bowed, her chin almost poking her collarbone. ‘I… I thought we were getting a divorce soon, so there was no need to tell you.’
As soon as these words came out, the atmosphere in the meeting room suddenly changed.
Gu Zihan suddenly looked up, her gaze both shocked and sad, as if she had been hit by something.
Bai’s father was a little dazed, and he looked up and asked, ‘Why are you getting a divorce?’
His gaze darted between Bai Qingyi and Gu Zihan, and he asked, ‘Are your relationship bad?’
Bai Qingyi suddenly felt that he was a little out of step. Why did it seem as if he was the only one who had anticipated the divorce procedure, and no one else had any idea?
Bai’s father said, ‘Do you know why I’m here?’
Bai Qingyi said with hindsight, ‘Right, I forgot to ask! You were supposed to stay at home, so why are you here?’
Bai’s father said, ‘I saw the news and was worried that someone might cause you trouble, so I came here to protect you. Now that I see someone by your side, I feel at ease.’
Bai Qingyi also missed the point: ‘How did you know I was there?’
Bai’s father said proudly, ‘Haha, even if only half of your body was recorded, I could still recognise you! You’re my daughter!’
Bai Qingyi had watched the video and was sure that she hadn’t shown her face, only a half-blurred back view. The pixelation of the processed video file was incredibly low, but her father was still able to recognise her… A feeling of warmth welled up in Bai Qingyi’s heart.
Dad Bai then turned to Gu Zihan and said very seriously, ‘You were brave and helpful. I can trust you with my daughter.’
A small, fleeting smile appeared on Gu Zihan’s usually cold face. She said to Dad Bai, ‘Father-in-law, please come to my house for hot pot.’
Dad Bai gladly agreed.
Bai Qingyi inexplicably grabbed Gu Zihan’s hand and asked, ‘Wait, how did you become father-in-law?’
Gu Zhihan asked seriously in return, ‘Isn’t it father-in-law?’
The two are still in a marital relationship, and thinking that Gu Zhihan can actually call her stepmother ‘stepmother,’ Bai Qingyi suddenly felt that there was nothing wrong with the word ‘father-in-law’ either.
It’s just that, why does it always feel a little bit wrong?

Chapter 32: Delicious
After chatting for a while, Gu Zhi Han led Bai Qing out of the meeting room. Gu Jingxuan stood at the door, staring at the three of them, and said, ‘So, did you two sort things out?’
The middle-aged man beamed, and said, ‘Apart from hotpot, what other dishes would you like? As long as I have the ingredients, I can cook anything! I’m a professional cook! Let me show you what I can do.’
One second ago, Gu Jingxuan was still worried about the conversation between his sister-in-law and his father, but the second he heard about the food, he had already put that little bit of ongoing worry behind him. He said excitedly, ‘You can cook everything? Then I want to drink old duck soup!’
Father Bai said, ‘That’s fine, but it will take time to cook, so you can’t eat it with the hotpot. I can cook a lot of other things too, so don’t even think about getting a divorce before you’ve finished eating.’
Bai Qingyi: ‘…Dad! What are you talking about!’
Gu Jingxuan’s heart sank, and he immediately looked at Bai Qingyi. From the trip to the amusement park, he had fully realised his mistake – there was nothing wrong with the relationship between his sister and sister-in-law, as could be seen from the fact that his sister was willing to take the place of his sister-in-law to get hot water. His sister had been frigid for so many years, and even when he was caught spanking him by the kindergarten teacher, she did not stick up for him. For this reason alone, Gu Jingxuan could conclude that his sister was deeply in love.
But even so, my sister-in-law still wants to divorce my sister. Why is that? There is nothing wrong with my sister’s side of the relationship, so could it be…
Gu Jingxuan came to a sensational conclusion in his heart, and his gaze at Gu Zhihan was full of sympathy.
It’s so miserable, my sister is really miserable!
Gu Jingxuan patted Gu Zhihan’s shoulder with pity and said, ‘Hang in there.’
Gu Zhihan: ‘…’
Bai Qingyi: ‘?’
Papa Bai, unaware that the three of them had already exchanged their stories, waved his hand and said, ‘Go home! No, go to the Gu family!’
So the three of them left the company and went to the Gu family.
Along the way, Papa Bai asked a lot of questions, mostly about Gu Zhi Han’s family. Gu Zhi Han was quiet, but fortunately, she had Gu Jingxuan with her, who talked about everything, so the occupations and personalities of the family members were quickly completed.
White Dad let out a long sigh and said, ‘They say it’s hard being a daughter-in-law in a wealthy family, Qingqing, you’ve met a big test.’
Bai Qingyi also put on a particularly helpless expression. She never knew that her father’s ability to fill in the blanks was so strong. But it was just an accidental marriage, and he could even associate it with the secrets of a wealthy family. Bai Qingyi no longer wanted to explain. After the two of them got a divorce, her father would definitely understand everything.
Then again, there was one thing White Dad said that was wrong. Bai Qingyi didn’t know if it was difficult to be a daughter-in-law in a wealthy family, but she knew that it was quite easy to get along with Shu Jingli. After the most difficult relationship between a daughter-in-law and her mother-in-law was resolved, she didn’t think it would be that difficult to do it…
The time for small talk passed quickly, and the three arrived at the Gu family. Zhongying was cooking a brand new pot of hot pot.
Seeing the steam rising from it, Bai’s father anxiously walked over and said, ‘Hot pot is a big subject, you can’t mess around with it, did you just put the hot pot base in?’
Zhongying looked puzzled: Is this really Bai Shiran’s father? The tone of his voice was so familiar. Zhongying looked over at Gu Jingxuan.
Gu Zhihan followed Bai Shiran’s father closely and asked seriously, ‘Is it enough just to add the hotpot seasoning? What else should I do?’
Bai Shiran’s father said, ‘It depends on what you like to eat. Meat and vegetables have different textures. If you cook them together in the same pot, the meat will be overcooked and the vegetables won’t be fragrant enough. Apart from cooking in separate pots, the base is also very important. Should you add ingredients, what ingredients, and when? The slightest mistake can make a huge difference to the taste of the hotpot.
Gu Zhihan nodded very seriously, as if she had learned some trade secret. She said, ‘I see, I’ve learned a lot.’
Gu Jingxuan looked at Dad Bai and then at Gu Zhihan and asked, ‘Is hotpot really that complicated… why does it all taste the same to me?’
Bai Qingyi spread his hands and said, ‘There are a lot of metaphysical things in this world that are incomprehensible. It’s probably the same reason as headphones. As long as they’re happy, that’s fine.’
Gu Zihan is such a serious and proper person, and even if she focuses her attention on metaphysics, she must be quite accomplished. She and Dad Bai had a good chat, and the two of them discussed the issue of whether to boil beef tripe for five seconds or five and a half seconds for quite a while, but in the end they didn’t reach a consensus.
Gu Zihan said, ‘Everyone has different tastes. Five seconds or five and a half seconds is just the state of being most delicious relatively speaking.’
This statement can already be considered a kind of concession. Once anything involves individual differences, there is no need to continue the discussion.
Bai Dadou was relentless and said, ‘It’s too sinister for you to just say what you like to eat. Deliciousness is universal. If guests come to my restaurant and only half of them think it’s delicious and the other half think it’s not, that won’t do. The aim of a chef is to find the common ground of deliciousness!‘
Bai Qingyi said, “Dad, don’t talk about this with Manager Gu, it’s not interesting.”
Gu Zhihan quickly said, “No, I think it makes a lot of sense. Please tell me more.”
Bai Qingyi: “…
Fine, you two hit it off, you chat away.
Gu Jingxuan held up his bowl and asked with longing in his eyes, ”Can I eat this? Can I eat that?’
Dad Bai said, ‘You can eat it, but I’m afraid the taste won’t be perfect…’
Gu Jingxuan is not so extreme in his pursuit of food, so he can’t wait to use his chopsticks to pick up the food in the pot.
Unexpectedly, he was stopped by Gu Zhihan. Gu Zhihan’s face was as calm as water, and he said, ‘Wait.’
Gu Jingxuan was about to cry, ‘What are you waiting for? I’m going to starve to death!’
Gu Zhihan was unswayed, ‘Listen to what Uncle Bai says, you can’t go wrong.’
Gu Jingxuan complained to Bai Qingyi, ‘Sister-in-law, look at this person! He’s even willing to ignore his own brother just to please his father-in-law! I’m telling you, you can’t trust someone like this! I support whatever decision you make!’
Gu Zihan’s eyes darkened as she looked at Bai Qingyi.
Bai Qingyi came to the rescue, ‘Oh, come on, you two have your own relationship, just sort it out in private. The kids are just having dinner, they’ve been hungry for a long time.’
Gu Jingxuan: ‘There’s only one good sister-in-law in the world!’
After saying that, he still looked at Gu Zihan tentatively. Since she was young, this sister has always been the one who says what’s right. Although Gu Jingxuan sometimes dares to pull teeth from the jaws of a tiger, most of the time he still cares very much about Gu Zihan’s opinions.
Who knew that at this moment, Gu Zihan lowered her eyebrows, concealing all expressions.
Father and daughter…I heard that after a couple gets married, sometimes they will treat each other’s parents as their own parents and address them as such. Did Bai Qingyi subconsciously approve?
Gu Zihan’s OCD was very serious, not only reflected in being precise to the second, but also in interpersonal relationships—she had to keep relationships very clear, and call things what they were. Stepmother, father-in-law, wife, everything was called out loud, because that was the way it was.
At this moment, Gu Zihan should have had an OCD attack. However, she was surprised to find that not only did she not feel uncomfortable, but she also felt a trace of pleasure.
Gu Zhihan said, ‘Well, eat.’
Hearing her sister say this, Gu Jingxuan immediately felt relieved. He picked up his chopsticks and poked them into the pot, not forgetting to give a thumbs-up in his busy schedule, and also gave a thumbs-up to Bai Qingyi.
Bai Qingyi also wanted to pick up his chopsticks, but he found that both his father and Gu Zhihan were sitting upright and solemnly on the side, their bowls and chopsticks placed neatly in front of them, staring very seriously at the food in the pot, as if they would not eat until the time was right.
But Gu Jingxuan is at the age where he is growing fast, and he eats like a wolf, leaving almost nothing in the pot after his chopsticks have passed through. Coupled with the support of Bai Qingyi and Zhong Ying, it is doubtful whether the contents of the pot can be supported until they are fully cooked.
Things keep falling in, and they are kept being scooped up and eaten.
People like Gu Zihan and Bai’s father, who are patient (hungry) like immortals, are even more afraid that there will be nothing left to eat.
Bai Qingyi also asked Bai’s father, ‘Have you eaten anything today?’
Bai’s father’s stomach rumbled in time, as if answering Bai Qingyi’s question.
Bai Qingyi picked up the colander, stirred the soup, and scooped up all the ingredients she could, putting them in a bowl. Then she added a fresh batch.
She looked at Zhong Ying and Gu Jingxuan and said, ‘This pot is for Gu Zihan and my dad. Although they both have strange tempers, they can’t go hungry.’
Her tone was very helpless, but in this helplessness, there was also hidden pampering and compromise.
I don’t know if Gu Zihan felt this, but in any case, her eyelashes trembled a little, and then quickly returned to normal.
No one else in the room felt her inner tremor, but she alone knew that it was like the sound of her own heart beating as the train passed through the wilderness and her eardrums filled with the sound.
They have strange tempers, but they can only be accommodated. This is not a big deal, just a small thing that makes you different.
Gu Zihan was in a daze when she suddenly heard her father-in-law Bai remind her, ‘These radish slices have been done for a long time, why don’t you pick them up? You’ve been staring at this, I thought you were timing it. Hey, now it’s not going to be perfectly delicious!’
Bai Qingyi’s bowl was extended: ‘I don’t mind, give it to me.’
Bai Qingyi’s bowl was extended: ‘I don’t mind, give it to me.’ But suddenly Gu Zihan reached over with her chopsticks and grabbed the two pieces of radish.
Gu Zihan put two pieces of meat that had been ‘perfectly boiled’ back in Bai Qingyi’s bowl and said, ‘This is delicious.’
Bai Qingyi couldn’t help but laugh, saying, ‘I don’t think they’re that different.’
Gu Zhihan said while biting into a radish slice, ‘Mm, I know.’
Even if you can’t appreciate the goodness, I still want to give it to you.
Bai Qingyi didn’t appreciate Gu Zhihan’s winding mental journey. She just looked at Gu Zhihan’s lips, which had become red and shiny from the heat, and thought to herself: The radish should be… pretty good, right?
While the five of them were happily eating hotpot, the Gu family door suddenly opened.
“You’re just having a get-together in the living room?’
It was clearly just an ordinary question, but Gu Xiongzhi asked it with the momentum of a rebuke.
Bai Qingyi was also taken aback.
The author has something to say: Up to this point, I actually feel that this article is almost finished…

Chapter 33: Small Talk
No one expected Gu Xiongzhi to appear in the doorway.
Bai Qingyi looked at Gu Zhi Han, who stared at Gu Xiongzhi without taking his eyes off him. The air was filled with a certain confrontation.
Bai Qingyi could only look at Zhong Ying, who whispered, ‘According to the schedule, Mr. Gu will not be home until tomorrow.’
Gu Jingxuan was not aware of the surging undercurrents. He stood up directly from his seat, leapt towards Gu Xiongzhi like a bird, and shouted, ‘Dad!’
Gu Zhihan also stood up, calmly straightened his clothes, and said, ‘Father.’
‘Uncle.’ This was Zhong Ying, and her declaration of address set the tone for the day – family matters, unrelated to work.
Gu Xiongzhi nodded, “Xiao Ying,” which was an agreement with this characterization.
Bai Qingyi also stood up when she saw this, and said to Gu Xiongzhi, “Mr. Gu.”
Gu Xiongzhi turned his gaze to Bai Qingyi. His eyes were still deep, so his gaze seemed to have real weight. Bai Qingyi felt the pressure, and had a very strong desire to sit down.
Gu Xiongzhi did not respond to her.
The next second, Bai’s father stood up and, in her characteristic impassioned tone, said, ‘Are you Zihan’s father? Nice to meet you. I’m Qingqing’s father. I was thinking of asking you out for dinner earlier, but I didn’t expect to run into you so soon. Have you eaten yet? You can have some more if you have already eaten. What kind of dishes do you like? I can cook whatever ingredients you have.’
Dad Bai acted as if he knew everyone, while Bai Qing looked at Gu Xiongzhi’s face, which, as usual, showed no emotion, and felt that the situation was a bit awkward.
Gu Zihan said, ‘Father, this is my father-in-law. I bought the hot pot.’
If it had been in the past, Gu Zihan probably would not have said this. This sentence was meant to introduce, to break the ice, and to bring the two together. Someone else might have done a better job, but this awkwardness was actually quite precious in Gu Zihan’s case.
Gu Jingxuan took Gu Xiongzhi’s arm and immediately complained, ‘Sister is lying! The hot pot and the food were both bought by Sister Ying. The hot pot was cooked by my sister-in-law’s father. Sister obviously only knows how to eat!’
Gu Zhihan’s expression was a little embarrassed, but she managed to maintain her poise and momentum, saying, ‘Use my card, I paid for it.’
Bai Qingyi: ‘…
It’s okay.
Everyone in the living room was standing, and Bai Qingyi and Zhong Ying’s expressions were a little apprehensive. Another middle-aged man in the room looked honest and straightforward, as if he had not felt the pressure of Gu Xiongzhi’s aura at all. He moved a chair over quite easily.
‘In-law, come, sit!’ said Bai’s father.
Gu Xiongzhi’s brows relaxed, and he smiled politely, rarely seen, and said, ‘I’ll try your cooking.’
Gu Xiongzhi sat down, and the others also sat back down in their original places, two or three of them gathered around the hotpot.
The atmosphere had changed this time, and everything in the pot had been overcooked.
Gu Zihan obviously cared a lot about this, and used a colander to fish out everything in the pot and put it in a clean bowl before adding some other fresh food.
Gu Xiongzhi sat to Gu Zihan’s right, and after Gu Zihan had fished out all the food she didn’t like, the clean bowl was placed between Gu Zihan and Gu Xiongzhi.
Gu Xiongzhi’s expression loosened slightly, and he nudged the bowl towards himself, asking, ‘Did you serve this specifically for me?’
Perhaps all stern and cold fathers have a little softie inside. Gu Xiongzhi is usually as rigorous and profound as a robot, but now a crack has appeared in his metal shell, revealing a hint of softness and expectation.
Unfortunately, Gu Zihan completely missed that nuance and said bluntly, ‘This pot was cooked for too long and is no longer tasty.’
Gu Xiongzhi seemed a little disappointed.
Papa Bai saved the day: ‘It was cooked for a little longer than the optimum time, but it’s not beyond rescue. Food is different from other things; it’s flexible. With the optimum recipe, does a robot necessarily make better food than a chef?’
Gu Zihan nodded seriously: ‘I’ve learned my lesson.’
Papa Bai continued gently: ‘Zihan, that bowl can still be rescued. Quickly pour some soup for your father and sprinkle some chopped spring onions on top.’
Gu Zhi Han looked at Bai Xiaoren doubtfully, and Bai Qingyi quickly chimed in: ‘Listen to my dad, you can’t go wrong.’
Since entering the house, Bai Xiaoren had been full of nonsense and flattering Gu Zhi Han, and Bai Qingyi himself couldn’t bear to watch anymore. How could you bully such an honest child like that?
However, at times like this, Bai Xiaoren was still exceptionally reliable.
Gu Zhi Han was obviously not very good at this kind of warm and affectionate gesture. She hesitated a little, ladled some soup into the bowl, and added half a spoonful of chopped green onion with the spoon. She asked, ‘Is that enough?’
But she didn’t ask Dad Bai, instead she looked at Gu Xiong Zhi.
Gu Xiong Zhi was obviously stunned for a moment before he said, ‘That’s enough. That’s enough.’
Gu Xiong Zhi put a piece of tofu in his mouth with mixed feelings. There was soup in the tofu and chopped green onion on the outside.
Gu Xiongzhi said, ‘It’s not bad.’
Gu Zhihan said, ‘That’s good.’
Bai Qingyi, who was watching from the side, was also dying of impatience. She could tell that the father and daughter were both very awkward. It wasn’t the kind of awkwardness that came from saying the opposite of what you mean, but the kind of awkwardness that comes from only telling the truth.
The source should be Gu Xiongzhi. It is only natural that such a father would raise such a daughter.
But what’s strange is that Bai Qingyi also sees this strange way of getting along with each other. Although she is anxious, she doesn’t feel that there is anything wrong with it.
It’s just like Gu Zihan and Shu Jingli. The ‘normal’ way of getting along with each other should be outward harmony, while secretly tearing each other down. But Bai Qingyi’s ‘auntie’ became a clue for Shu Jingli to see through the exchange of souls.
To take a step back, on the surface it seems like they are competing with each other, but in reality both sides recognise and therefore have a very harmonious relationship, which is what many people really want.
Gu Xiongzhi took a couple of bites and then looked at Bai’s father and said, ‘You are Bai’s father? What brings you to Beijing this time?’
Bai’s father said, ‘Hey, it’s nothing big! I saw on the news that my daughter was being bullied, so naturally as her father I had to come and support her. After arriving here, I found that there was nothing for me to do at all. Zihan had already settled everything, so I came here to eat hotpot. Oh, dear, would you like some garlic water?’
‘A little, thanks -‘ Gu Xiongzhi reached over and offered a bowl, continuing, “Are you a chef? What does Bai Shimei’s mother do? Why didn’t she come with you? If there’s nothing else, you should come visit us in Beijing.”
’Let’s go,’ Bai’s father said, adding garlic water to Gu Xiongzhi’s bowl, ’Her mother worked hard. When I was in the army, she was the only woman raising a child, and I couldn’t send much money back. After I got home from the army, she finally had some relief. But she didn’t get to enjoy it for five years before she passed away. An accident, a car crash. The perpetrator paid compensation and is now in prison. Alas… I’m not in the mood to find another one, but fortunately Qingqing is obedient, and the two of us have managed to get by.’
‘Sorry to bring up your sad story.’ Gu Xiong gave a subtle glance at Gu Zhi Han and said, ’My ex-wife also passed away, from cancer. Not long after that, I remarried and had Jing Xuan with my wife. Today, my wife is sometimes not here, otherwise we really should go out and have a nice meal.’
‘Hey, that’s no big deal,’ said Bai’s father. “Since we’re already family, we’ll see each other a lot in the future, so this little while won’t be a problem. Eat up, or it’ll get cold.”
Bai’s father and Gu’s father got along very well, and there was nothing at all like the tension Bai Qingyi had imagined. The two men were exchanging family stories as if they were two middle-aged men who had lost their wives and were sharing their life experiences.
Bai’s father asked Gu Xiongzhi, ’Do you have any wine?’
Gu Zhi Han immediately stood up, as if she was going to run an errand. ‘There’s red wine,’
said Bai’s father. ‘Do you have Maotai?’
Gu Zhi Han froze in place.
Gu Xiong Zhi immediately said, ‘I have some Maotai in my bedroom, next to the closet.’
Gu Zhi Han left.
Gu Xiong Zhi looked at Gu Zhi Han’s back and sighed a little helplessly, saying to Bai’s father, ‘If I were like you, that would be great.’
This sentence was a soft sigh, like a smoke ring that had been exhaled into the air. It didn’t need to be intentionally ignored by others to dissipate spontaneously.
But Bai Qingyi didn’t ignore it either. She heard the regret hidden within. Like father Bai… In what way would it be good to be like him?
Gu Zhi Han returned quickly, carrying a bottle of Maotai in one hand, and placing it in front of each of her uncles.
Gu Zhi Han sat down as she said, ‘I saw that there was a half-empty bottle. Do you usually drink in your bedroom?’
Gu Xiongzhi paused for a moment, then said, ‘Yes. What’s wrong?’
‘Nothing,’ said Gu Zhihan, ‘just drink less.’
From Bai Qingyi’s perspective, these four sentences, back and forth, perfectly outlined the image of an ordinary middle-aged man. Gu Xiongzhi also had things that worried him, and that thing…
Bai Qingyi looked at Gu Zhi Han and thought to himself: It might also be related to the family.
Dad Bai took a sip of his wine, his expression particularly happy, and he even licked his lips, saying, ‘Back when I was in the army, I was so hungry for this wine! But discipline was there, and I couldn’t even smell it for an entire year. It was really…so torturous. Fortunately, I’ve already retired from the army now, and I can drink whenever I want.’
Gu Xiongzhi asked, ‘Lao Bai, you were in the army? I was too,’
Dad Bai said, ‘I’ve heard from your son and daughter that you were a soldier on the front line. I was a logistics soldier, working in the kitchen unit.’
Gu Xiongzhi gulped down his drink and said, ‘The kitchen unit was very hard work. I know. Every day, you had to train, find ways to supplement the soldiers’ nutrition, and cater to all their tastes. It was really difficult and hard work.”
Dad Bai said, ’It’s true that people who have been soldiers really know their stuff!’
Gu Xiongzhi sighed, ‘The cook in our company at the time was a Shanghainese, and his cooking was on the sweet side. The soldiers couldn’t get used to it for a long time. Because the soldiers ate so little, the cook was always being criticised. But there was nothing we could do about it. Some tastes are ingrained from childhood and can’t be changed.’
Dad Bai said, ‘At the time, there were people from all over the country in our company. In order for the comrades-in-arms to eat well, the squad leader and I tried to find a way to accommodate the tastes of our comrades-in-arms every day. In the end, even Shanghainese could sit down to eat with Sichuanese and they all enjoyed themselves. Haha! Our squad even won several pennants for the best cooking squad!‘
’Best cooking squad?‘ Hearing this, Gu Xiongzhi raised an eyebrow, looking particularly surprised.
’Yes, so what?’ said Bai’s father.
Gu Xiongzhi even slowly stood up and gave Bai’s father a standard salute.
Bai Qingyi: ’…?’
Dad Bai: ‘Hey, Gu, what are you doing?’
Gu Zhi-han was slightly surprised, while Gu Jing-xuan pretended to be knowledgeable and sighed.
Bai Qing-yi hurriedly asked for news: ‘What’s wrong with your father? Why did he salute while eating?’
Gu Jing-xuan said: ‘It’s because your sister-in-law’s father is so amazing, the best cook in the army.’
Bai Qing-yi was even more confused: ‘???
Gu Xiongzhi said a few words about learning from his comrades-in-arms and sat down again. Dad Bai said, ‘It’s me who should learn from you. You’ve done so well in the marketplace and made so many contributions to the motherland! After I’m discharged from the army, I can only be a cook, but if I can make every customer in the restaurant happy, then I’ll be quite satisfied. After all, isn’t contributing to society just this kind of thing?’
Gu Xiongzhi’s gaze slowly swept between Gu Zhihan and Gu Jingxuan, and his expression became worried.
Gu Jingxuan whispered, ‘It’s over, it’s starting again…’ and then hid behind Bai Qingyi.
Bai Qingyi hurriedly asked, ‘What’s starting again?’
She noticed that Gu Zihan’s hand slowly clenched into a fist.
Gu Xiongzhi said, ‘You have a better way of educating your children than I do.’
“Lao Gu, what do you mean? Your two children are well-bred and promising, what’s wrong with them?’
Gu Xiongzhi said, ‘Qingqing is the champion of the singing competition, and her talent is beyond doubt. My daughter is ranked seventh on the list of young talent. She was born in 1989, which means she is the last born of the post-80s generation. If she had been born a few months later, she would have been one of the first post-90s generation. My son is also disappointing. He is neither short nor tall, and he can’t stand in the front row or the back row during morning exercises. He stands in the middle with the crowd, and you can’t find him at a glance. What’s the point?’
Gu Jingxuan spoke up for his sister: ‘The Youth Talent List is based on age, so if your sister is compared to someone who is nine years older than her, she will definitely be at a disadvantage! If she is compared to someone her age who is only about five years older, she will definitely be the best!’
Gu Jingxuan’s words sounded a bit like defending a shortcoming. He had actually never compared Gu Zhihan to someone who was only five years older, but he believed that Gu Zhihan would definitely be the best.
Gu Xiongzhi said, ‘Forget about the list of young talent. Last year’s outstanding entrepreneur selection didn’t include your sister either. That doesn’t look at age, but only at wealth and the number of shares. But your sister just wouldn’t take over any other company, so she didn’t meet the rigid criteria. It really makes me angry! Let’s not talk about that. Lao Bai, come on, let’s drink! How much can you drink? I can definitely drink more than you!’
Bai Qingyi was also dumbfounded. It seemed that she did not understand what Gu Xiongzhi was really bothered about. Was it the ranking on the list of young talent, or the birth year of Gu Zihan?
What impact did it have if you could not line up in the front or the back during morning exercises?
No, what Gu Xiongzhi just meant was that he had always wanted Gu Zihan to take over other companies, but Gu Zihan was not happy about it, right? In that case, he should still be satisfied with Gu Zihan.
Gu Jingxuan sighed, poked Bai Qingyi’s back and said, ‘My father is a top cancer. If not, could he have reached this point today?’
Bai Qingyi’s mind was suddenly enlightened.
Gu Xiongzhi doesn’t pick a field, he just enjoys being ‘number one’ and ‘watching others be number one.’ That’s why he saluted Bai’s father, who had won the ‘Best Cook Class’, but was a little concerned about Bai’s age, which was at the bottom of the class, and Gu Jingxuan’s ‘moderate’ height. And he himself had a singer competition champion by his side, so he wasn’t hit by anger.
No… Bai Qingyi suddenly remembered the requirements that Gu Xiongzhi had mentioned to the ‘Gu family daughter-in-law’.
Starting out as an actress…
He really is a top cancer!

Chapter 34: Cleaning
The hotpot meal seemed to have been eaten in a happy and harmonious atmosphere.
Afterwards, Gu Xiongzhi arranged for Bai’s father to stay at the house, before explaining the reason for his early return: the meeting had gone so well that everyone had got what they wanted. The entertainment companies of the four countries would strengthen their alliance, and the first step would be to tentatively hold a talent show in the four countries at the same time.
This is a cautious reach out by the four major entertainment companies. If it succeeds, of course everyone will be happy; if it doesn’t, the investment isn’t significant. The plan is still in its infancy, and the next step will have to be left to Gu Zihan.
Dad Bai didn’t bring much luggage, and after the fight with those thugs, he even lost a little. Gu Zihan had someone buy some basic necessities, and they were placed in the room where Dad Bai was staying. She said that that room would be for Bai Qingyi to stay in, and that in the future, when he came to Beijing, he would just stay at the Gu family’s house.
In the future…where is there any future? Bai Qingyi thought the same thing, but said, ‘This isn’t good, it’s too far from the subway station.’
Gu Zihan said, ‘My family has a dedicated driver.’
Bai Qingyi: ‘…
I really lost, mentioning this kind of argument to a rich person really doesn’t have any effect at all.
Bai Qingyi looked at Gu Zihan’s expression and wondered: should I ask him clearly what he really thinks about the divorce?
Whether they get a divorce or not, or when they get a divorce, doesn’t really matter to Bai Qingyi. But this state of indecision is really uncomfortable.
It depends on the situation… What situation? If the two of them continue with the status quo, will they just muddle through, or will they agree to a divorce at some point?
People are all made of flesh and blood. Although she and Gu Zhi Han did not have feelings for each other in that sense, they had been together for a long time and had developed some kind of attachment. If they did get divorced, as Bai Qing Yi, would she still be able to get along with Gu Zhi Han and Gu Jing Xuan?
Bai Qing Yi was afraid that she would not be able to let go.
Gu Zhi Han stood still, and from this position, their rooms were in different directions.
Gu Zhi Han looked at Bai Qing Yi and asked, ‘Do you have anything you want to say?’
Bai Qingyi had actually been thinking for a long time, and she really wanted to get the divorce sorted out, but for some reason she hesitated. She said, ‘No…’
Gu Zihan seemed to see that she was lying, paused for a moment, then stiffly raised her hand and said, ‘Good night…’
With her erratic tone, Bai Qingyi really wanted to add a question mark at the end of the sentence. This attitude was very rare for Gu Zihan. She had always been straightforward, but she hesitated in the face of Bai Qingyi.
Bai Qingyi blinked and waved at Gu Zihan, saying, ‘Good night!’
The two of them looked at each other for another two seconds, and Bai Qingyi suddenly burst out laughing, saying, ‘I really don’t have anything to say, let’s go back to the room!’
Gu Zihan’s mouth twitched, outlining a faint smile, a smile so faint that it could only be confirmed by the shadow of her lips, but Bai Qingyi sensitively captured it.
It was softer than any expression Gu Zhi Han had made before, and could even be called gentle.
Bai Qingyi froze for a moment, as if it was only at this moment that she realised that the person in front of her was also so vivid.
Gu Zhi Han said, ‘Okay, let’s go back to our room.’
The two turned together and walked back to their room, back to back.
The Gu family had blankets spread all over the place, so there were no footsteps as they walked. Bai Qingyi also wanted to turn around a little, but she didn’t dare. She was afraid of being caught by Gu Zhi Han.
Finally entering the room, Bai Qingyi stood in the empty space. For a moment, she didn’t know where she was or what she should do.
After a moment of daze, she decided to learn her lines. According to the arrangements given by the crew, she would be entering the group in just a few days.
Just then, Bai Qingyi’s phone rang. It was Qin Yanjun calling.
‘Hey, Qingqing, how’s your relationship with Gu Zihan these days?‘ Unexpectedly, Qin Yanjun’s first words were this.
’Huh…? ‘ Bai Qingyi thought for a moment and said, “Just…average…”
Probably average for a divorce.
Qin Yanjun said, “The crew of ”Wan Shi You’ will start filming in a week. Can you join the crew on time?”
Speaking of which, Bai Qingyi was able to take full responsibility. She let out a long breath and said, ’Yes, I promise! Do you need to hold a script workshop in the next few days? To analyse the characters and so on?‘
Before a film crew starts shooting, they usually gather the main characters in a meeting room to discuss the characters. If it’s a movie, this meeting usually lasts quite a long time. For TV dramas, it depends on the production budget. Nowadays, online dramas are all the rage, and many shoddy crews will skip this step in order to speed up the process, and rely solely on the actors’ improvisation. Bai Qingyi also knew that the crew had invested very little (she still didn’t know that Gu Zihan had invested more money in order to ‘keep’ her position as the female lead, and now the crew could be considered quite wealthy), but he didn’t know if the crew had cut corners where necessary.
Qin Yanjun said, ‘Of course it’s necessary to hold a meeting, and Mu Guang will be there too, she’ll be the host. You should get ready.’
‘Get ready for what?’ Bai Qingyi was at a loss.
‘Mu Guang is a huge fan of yours, didn’t you know?’ Qin Yanjun said.
But what is there to prepare for… Bai Qingyi really didn’t understand.
‘Since there is no problem with joining the group, I won’t say anything more. The script meeting is the day after tomorrow, so you can let Gu Zihan know. Goodbye.’ After giving these instructions, Qin Yanjun hung up the phone.
Bai Qingyi had a question stuck in her throat. No one was listening, and she couldn’t swallow it. In the end, she could only argue with the air, ‘I wasn’t kidnapped by Gu Zihan, so what’s there to report?’
Before the words had even settled, Bai Qingyi had already pulled open the door and trotted out.
She felt that she should tell Gu Zihan the news. It wasn’t a report, well, it really wasn’t a report.
Bai Qingyi knocked on Gu Zihan’s door.
‘Coming,’ she said after five seconds, appearing behind the door.
Gu Zihan looked at her in some surprise and said, ‘What’s up?’
She had not finished what she had been saying in the corridor earlier, but after some thought, she had decided to say it anyway…
Gu Zihan could not help but frown, looking a little serious. She probably knew what Bai Qingyi wanted to say, but for some reason, she did not want the other person to say it. Gu Zihan was quite satisfied with the situation as it was.
Bai Qingyi froze for a moment and said, ‘Am I interrupting your work?’
Gu Zihan said, ‘No.’
Bai Qingyi said, ‘That’s good… I just want to tell you something. The crew of “Wan Shi You” will start shooting in a week, and there will be a script meeting the day after tomorrow, so I need to leave here.’
Having said that, Bai Qingyi suddenly became inexplicable: what exactly is the relationship between himself and Gu Zihan, and why is he saying all this… She added, ‘I don’t mean anything else, I just wanted to let you know.’
Gu Zihan asked, ‘Did Qin Yanjun ask you to tell me this?’
Bai Qingyi said, ‘How did you know?’
Gu Zihan said, ‘She must be worried about your safety, but I have arranged for bodyguards.’
Bai Qingyi was stunned for a moment and felt that Gu Zihan had a very good point.
It is said that paparazzi are still blocking the company’s entrance. After going to the amusement park yesterday and experiencing an accident like that, of course Qin Yanjun is not at ease. Now that she is married to Gu Zihan and living in his home, it is only reasonable to seek help from his family.
After thinking this through, Bai Qingyi’s little bit of awkwardness disappeared without a trace, and she felt ashamed of her own recent mental activity.
Gu Zihan said, ‘Okay, let me know whenever you want to leave. Do you need me to accompany you?’
Bai Qingyi said in surprise, ‘Why do you need to accompany me!’
Gu Zihan said, ‘I heard that there might be workplace bullying in the film crew. My status is a bit special, so maybe I can be of some help to you.’
Is she afraid of being sexually harassed or bullied by other actresses… Bai Qingyi couldn’t help but laugh, saying, ‘No need, nothing weird should happen.’
Gu Zihan looked at Bai Qingyi with some concern and said, ‘Okay, you decide for yourself. If my reputation can be of some use, then you can reveal whatever you want.’
Bai Qingyi said with a smile, ‘That sounds like a fox bullying a tiger. You are the mighty tiger, and I am the cunning fox. But now the fox has the tiger’s permission, and is a fox with authority!’
‘Well,’ Gu Zihan said indifferently, ‘with me backing you up, you don’t need to be afraid of anything. Just tell me if you come across someone you don’t like.’
‘…’ Bai Qingyi was a little flustered. She felt that Gu Zihan had picked up the wrong script.
She subconsciously said, ‘I don’t think backing me up is necessary… It sounds a bit like workplace bullying of other actors…’
Gu Zhihan’s eyes darkened a little.
She didn’t want to bully and oppress others, she just wanted Bai Qingyi to not be bullied.
.
Early the next morning, no one was home.
Gu Xiongzhi had already left for work early, and the weekend was over, so Gu Jingxuan should go back to school.
Bai Qingyi sent him a WeChat message, and he said he was going out for a stroll, and that his in-laws had taken him out. He also told Bai Qingyi to get along with Gu Zihan, and that he had made breakfast, so he remembered to tell Gu Zihan to eat breakfast.
Bai Qingyi: ‘…’
I sent you a WeChat message to wish you a safe day, and you don’t even remind me to eat breakfast, but you’re also concerned about whether someone else’s daughter has eaten breakfast.
You can be angry, but you still have to call her. Bai Qingyi went to Gu Zihan’s room to look for her, but found that the room was clean and tidy, but the person was no longer there.
Bai Qingyi was looking for someone in the house and saw Shu Jingli as she passed by the study. Shu Jingli took off her glasses and smiled at her, ‘Looking for Gu Zihan? She should be in the room at the end of the second floor.’
Bai Qingyi quickly said, ‘Thank you… Have you had breakfast yet?’
‘I already had breakfast. Your father is a very good cook, thank you,’ Shu Jingli replied.
Following Shu Jingli’s instructions, Bai Qingyi walked to the end of the corridor on the second floor.
It was an empty room, with thick cloths stacked in every corner of the room, apparently covering the furniture before, but now removed. There was a row of large bookshelves in the room, as well as a piano.
Gu Zihan was not in the room, however.
The whole room exuded a unique and peerless independent flavour, and Bai Qingyi dared not move. He just stood in the doorway, leaning against the frame, staring blankly inside.
At that moment, Gu Zhi Han appeared, carrying a bucket and mop, with her sleeves rolled up to her elbows, as if she was going to clean.
Bai Qingyi said, ‘Ah… what are you doing here?’
Gu Zhi Han said, ‘This was my mother’s room when she was alive.’
With just those words, she stopped Bai Qingyi from saying anything.
Judging from the furnishings in the room, I think your mother was a very gentle person.
Gu Zhi Han said, ‘The room is a bit dirty, so please sit anywhere you like.’
With Gu Zhi Han’s permission, Bai Qing Yi cautiously stepped into the room.
Gu Zhi Han was sweeping the floor, and when the broom passed by Bai Qing Yi’s feet, she said, ‘Excuse me.’
Bai Qing Yi quickly stepped aside, but then felt embarrassed just standing there, so he said, ‘Can I help?’
Gu Zihan kept on sweeping without stopping, just nodding.
Bai Qingyi walked over to the bucket and found a clean rag floating in the clear water.
This… Did she plan to get the two of them to do the work from the start?
Bai Qingyi did not feel uncomfortable being ‘used’, but instead, a little warmth rose in her heart.
This meant that Gu Zihan already regarded her as a friend.
When Gu Zihan was halfway through, the sleeve on her elbow fell off. She stopped in front of Bai Qingyi and said, ‘Excuse me, could you please help me roll up my sleeve?’
Of course, Bai Qingyi could not refuse this request, but Gu Zihan leaned too close, and she seemed to smell the other person’s breath.
The fingertips were very delicate, and the skin of the forearm had not been trodden on by anyone, which showed a certain intimacy.
The contact was fleeting, and Bai Qingyi blurted out, ‘You’re so pale!’
Gu Zihan said, ‘You’re even paler.’
Bai Qingyi looked at her arms, which were wrapped up tightly, and said, ‘How do you know…’
Gu Zihan said, ‘I’ve seen it. I also know that your legs are very pale and beautiful.’
Bai Qingyi: ‘???
Shit, how could I have forgotten about this… But it’s a bit much for Gu Zihan to say something like that so seriously…
Gu Zhi Han didn’t mean anything by it, she couldn’t have meant anything else, and someone with her personality would never mean anything else. Bai Qing Yi kept repeating this sentence in her mind to calm her racing thoughts.
Afterwards, there were no more accidents during the cleaning.
The room wasn’t big, but with two people working together, it still took two hours to get it done. Looking at the newly cleaned room, Bai Qing Yi let out a breath and said, ‘Finally finished.’
Gu Zihan looked slightly lonely and said, ‘Thank you.’
Bai Qingyi said, ‘You’re welcome.’
Gu Zihan turned her head and stared at her with dark eyes for a long time before saying, ‘Well, just consider it a way of introducing you to my mother. Now that we’re done cleaning, let’s go.’
After saying this, Gu Zihan left the room without looking back. This room made her so nostalgic that she didn’t hesitate to lock the door and then shove the key into her pocket.
Bai Qingyi said, ‘Now we can finally have breakfast.’
Gu Zhi Han did not say anything, but turned her head to take one last look at the room and let out a soft sigh.
Bai Qing Yi knew that today’s Gu Zhi Han was different from every other day. In the past, Gu Zhi Han was silent, confident, and focused, but today’s Gu Zhi Han was melancholy, lonely, and weak.
She needs to talk about it, Bai Qing Yi suddenly thought.
Bai Qing Yi said, ‘Do you always clean this room yourself?’
Gu Zhi Han said, ‘Since she passed away, this room has been sealed up. Only when I come home will I come in and clean it.’
Gu Zhi Han’s tone was particularly flat. After losing her domineering CEO aura, she was just an ordinary daughter.
Gu Zhi Han continued, ‘She passed away due to illness. In the last year, she didn’t do chemotherapy, but travelled instead. She died on the top of Mount Hua at sunrise. Gu Xiongzhi carried her up there on his back. She gave birth to a daughter, suffered a serious illness, and passed away in pain but also in happiness.”
Bai Qingyi: “Wait, Uncle Gu?
! To be able to climb Mount Hua carrying his wife who had given up treatment, Gu Xiongzhi must have been a romantic and brave person. He doesn’t seem like the same person he is now.
Gu Zhihan said, ”My mother was an arts and literature soldier. They met in the army.’
Bai Qingyi also remembered the cold temperament of Shu Jingli and suddenly wanted to ask about Shu Jingli’s background. She hesitated for a moment and didn’t ask. She always felt that it wasn’t the right time to ask such a question in this kind of atmosphere.
However, Gu Zihan seemed to have seen through her, explaining, ‘Auntie Shu and Gu Xiongzhi met after my mother passed away. She is a journalist and Gu Xiongzhi is an outstanding entrepreneur. Their union was very natural, and I have never been angry about it.’
Gu Zihan spoke in a clear and calm tone. Bai Qingyi could also tell that she was telling the truth.
However, Bai Qingyi also thought of Gu Xiongzhi’s words, ‘If I were like you, it might be better,’ and her eyebrows suddenly twitched.
‘Have you told Uncle Gu about this?’
‘What?’
‘It’s just that… you don’t care about him marrying again?’
Sure enough, Gu Zihan paused for a moment and said, ‘No.’

Chapter 35: The bottom line
Bai Qingyi also vaguely sensed that there was indeed something wrong with the relationship between Gu Zihan and Gu Xiongzhi, but that night Gu Xiongzhi did not go home to sleep. The father-daughter issue was also a long-term topic, so Bai Qingyi kept this matter to herself.
The next day, she was going to a script seminar. Bai Qingyi wanted to go lightly armed, so she secretly put on some makeup, called her driver, and set off. She didn’t want to alert Gu Zihan.
She always felt that nothing would happen. She was just an 18-year-old small-time celebrity, and even if by some coincidence she happened to attract some attention, the paparazzi wouldn’t waste too much resources on her. If there was no news for a while, they would naturally disperse.
She didn’t expect Gu Zihan to have got up earlier than her and be reading the newspaper in the living room, as if he were waiting for her.
Gu Zihan said, ‘Good morning. Have you had breakfast yet? Your father made it.’
Bai Qingyi also had a scarf wrapped around her face and a pair of large sunglasses on, so anyone could tell that she was in disguise. She pointed awkwardly at the door and said, ‘I’m not going to eat, the driver is waiting for me outside.’
Gu Zihan was not angry, as if she had long expected this situation. ‘You booked a driver, but not a bodyguard.’
Bai Qingyi said, ‘You…how did you know…’
In fact, as soon as the words came out, she figured out the point. Both the chauffeur and the bodyguard were from the Gu family. How could she have possibly hidden it from Gu Zhi Han?
Gu Zhi Han let out a soft sigh and said, ‘I knew you wouldn’t care about your own safety.’
The sigh was very, very light. It almost disappeared in the air as soon as it left her mouth.
But the sigh was very, very heavy, and it hit Bai Qingyi’s heart, warming it and leaving her feeling melancholy.
Bai Qingyi’s heart stirred slightly. She said, ‘You didn’t monitor my orders?’
Gu Zhihan looked at her steadily and said, ‘You are now my wife, and it is only natural to mobilise the resources of the Gu family. I will not monitor you on any level, and I will not speculate on your actions based on the orders you give.’
Bai Qingyi lowered her head.
Gu Zhihan said, ‘I have already instructed the bodyguards to come over. Let’s eat first, and then go out together after we finish eating.’
Bai Qingyi felt a little embarrassed because she had misunderstood Gu Zihan. She walked to the table with her head down and when she sat down, she suddenly remembered something and looked up sharply, ‘Together? You’re going too?!’
Gu Zihan nodded calmly and ate in an elegant manner.
Bai Qingyi said, ‘Why do you want to go? I won’t suffer workplace bullying, and I don’t need you to back me up!’
Gu Zhi Han looked at Bai Qingyi and said, ‘I’m not doing it to support you, I’m doing it for work.’
Gu Zhi Han’s expression was so serious that it made Bai Qingyi feel a little embarrassed.
It seemed that she had misunderstood Gu Zhi Han’s meaning again. Gu Zhi Han had said that they used to go out together, not to a meeting together, so why had she thought of supporting her? Was it because of yesterday’s conversation?
It seemed that she had…become a little strange.
Bai Qingyi changed the subject and asked, ‘Where’s my father?’
Gu Zihan said, ‘He went to the police station.’
Bai Qingyi was shocked. ‘What’s he doing at the police station!’
Gu Zihan said, ‘The gang that your father encountered when he first came to Beijing has been arrested. The police just called to ask him to make a statement and to identify the suspects.’
Bai Qingyi said, ‘Wait, who called the police and why were they arrested?’
Bai Qingyi looked at Gu Zihan doubtfully. She felt in her heart that it was Gu Zhi Han who did it, but because of the two previous mistakes, she was afraid to say it out loud.
Fortunately, she was right this time, and Gu Zhi Han said, ‘I called the police. Uncle, you were a hero, and I couldn’t let him be bullied for nothing. It’s almost the New Year, and it’s not good for society to let a group of criminals roam free.’
Bai Qing Yi froze for a moment, thinking, ‘So Gu Zhi Han is actually such a socially responsible person?’
She suddenly thought of what the two fathers had been talking about when they had hot pot yesterday, ‘contributing to society,’ and burst out laughing.
Gu Zhihan looked at her and asked with his eyes: ‘What’s wrong?’
Bai Qingyi waved her hands repeatedly and said, ‘Nothing, nothing, just thank you for my father!’
Gu Zhihan said, ‘Your father has already thanked you, you don’t need to thank him again.’
Bai Qingyi: ‘…
It’s really hard to chat with someone who is so serious.
After breakfast, the bodyguard arranged by Gu Zhihan also arrived. There was no room for one car, and after Bai Qingyi got in, he glanced back and felt a sense of kinship: ‘This is a bit much…’
Gu Zhihan said, ‘You are my wife, this is only right. The details of the prenuptial agreement have not been changed, and at the moment you still have strong authority and inheritance priority. It is not excessive to mobilise a large security force.’
To be honest, Bai Qingyi had really forgotten about this.
At the beginning of their marriage, they had set down a lot of complicated terms. At that time, Gu Zihan was inside Bai Qingyi’s body, so the contract transferred a lot of company rights and shares of the Gu Group to Bai Qingyi’s name. Compared to these things, the high-limit credit card that was transferred later was insignificant.
No one knows about that contract now, and if someone did, I’m afraid Bai Qingyi would have been kidnapped several times.
Upon hearing Gu Zihan say this, Bai Qingyi was immediately convinced.
Compared to her personal safety, she was ultimately more concerned about Gu Zhi’s property safety—this did not mean that she coveted the other party’s property, and Bai Qingyi even wished to quickly resolve these terms.
As an actress, Bai Qingyi could not be protected by bodyguards all the time. If there was any loss to Gu Zhi or the Gu family because of her, she would be very uneasy.
The fastest way to remove these hidden dangers was…
divorce.
But Bai Qingyi didn’t know what kind of mentality she was in, so instead of saying it, she changed the subject and asked Gu Zihan, ‘Where are you going to work? It’s still early for my meeting, so I’ll give you a ride.’
Gu Zihan looked ahead with a normal expression on her face and said, ‘Hm.’
That being said, the direction the car was driving was clearly towards the script seminar, without any deviation or hesitation. Bai Qingyi became more and more puzzled, thinking, ‘Where exactly is Gu Zihan going to work?’
When they arrived at Bai Qingyi’s destination, Gu Zihan got out of the car first and turned to Bai Qingyi in the car and said, ‘We’re here.’
Bai Qingyi was disheveled in the car and got out of the car confusedly. She looked at Gu Zihan incredulously and said reproachfully, ‘You said you were going to work!’
Gu Zihan tidied her overcoat and looked very innocent, ‘Shengmei Entertainment is the biggest investor in “Wan Shi You”, and today I’m here to do some monitoring.’
Bai Qingyi was about to explode too! How could she not understand this word game played by Gu Zihan? She just trusted Gu Zihan too much and didn’t expect the other party to be so cunning.
After all, when did Gu Zihan learn this kind of rhetoric?
While being infuriated, Bai Qingyi’s heart was full and satisfied.
Bai Qingyi was just about to say something to Gu Zihan when he saw the other person raise his wrist to look at his watch and say, ‘The meeting starts in two minutes. If we don’t go up now, we’ll be late.’
No matter how much emotion he felt, he had to suppress it. Bai Qingyi folded up the joy he had just felt and put it in the deepest corner of his heart.
This was a precious moment for Bai Qingyi, an experience that he could look back on and fondle in the future.
Halfway up the elevator, Bai Qingyi suddenly remembered something: ‘We can’t appear together, can we?’
Gu Zihan said, ‘Why not?’
Bai Qingyi said, ‘If we appear together, they will definitely think there is something between us. Even if you don’t say anything, they will give me preferential treatment in future contacts. This is unfair to the other actors.’
Gu Zihan frowned and thought to herself, ‘In your heart, I don’t matter to you.
But she said, ‘It’s only right that the cast treats the leading actress with preferential treatment.’
Bai Qingyi, who has experienced discrimination in the workplace, knows very well that these are two completely different things.
The preferential treatment for the leading actress is to give her more screen time in the script, because the leading actress is the soul of the script. The leading actress plays a connecting role with the other characters, and she acts as a link between the past and the future. No other character can replace her.
If they both appear at the same time, this preferential treatment will not only be in the script and the role, but will also extend to the set and the real world. Bai Qingyi had suffered from this herself, and she did not want to use her privileges to oppress others.
Bai Qingyi turned around and stared at Gu Zihan.
The elevator door opened, but Bai Qingyi did not move, just staring at Gu Zihan. It was as if she would not get out of the elevator until Gu Zihan agreed to her request.
Bai Qingyi had always been gentle and soft, and rarely acted so forcefully. Gu Zhihan even felt that this was more serious than when she had pulled Black and White Dad.
Water has its own power. When the repeated tides recede, revealing the hidden land, that is what makes a river a river, and what keeps water from straying or overstepping its bounds.
That is a person’s bottom line.
Just as Bai Qingyi held so much power in the Gu Group, she was only worried about whether she had caused trouble for Gu Zhihan.
The two of them looked at each other in silence as the elevator door opened and closed, until it opened again.
Gu Zhihan lost in this confrontation, and she even said with some guilt, ‘I’m sorry.’
She thought, respect.
The atmosphere suddenly relaxed, and Bai Qingyi’s voice was still soft as she said, ‘Who goes in first?’
Bai Qingyi came to the meeting to do some real work, but Gu Zhihan didn’t. The answer to this question almost didn’t require any thought: ‘You go in first, I’ll be there in half an hour.’
Bai Qingyi walked out of the elevator door, looking back at Gu Zihan the whole time. She waved at Gu Zihan and said, ‘I’ll wait for you!’
Gu Zihan looked at Bai Qingyi’s back and didn’t say anything.
The elevator door slowly closed, and the assistant asked, ‘Madam Gu, now we…’
Gu Zihan said, ‘Go back to the car, I still have some emails to deal with.’
She cancelled the weekly morning meeting in order to ‘supervise’ the small script meeting, so the supervisors had to report to her by email.
Gu Zhihan is a person with a very strong sense of time. Except for the morning, every hour is precisely stipulated for doing things. There is no other time left for her to deal with the morning meeting emails. Since Bai Qingyi also insists on entering separately, she can also find time in her busy schedule to deal with this routine inspection.
But for Gu Zhihan now, what is busy and what is free?
The author has something to say: The exam is over! I’m super happy! (But I’m not going to add more, so don’t even think about it.)

Chapter 36: Aura
When Bai Qingyi pushed open the door to enter the meeting room, it was already full of people.
According to her meticulous standards, Gu Zihan should have started the meeting right on time. However, Gu Zihan never bothered to accommodate others, so she ignored the difference in status between her and Bai Qingyi.
She is the president, the boss, and the decision-maker, so it is only reasonable that she should be on time for the meeting. Bai Qingyi is also an actress and a co-worker. In the eyes of some people, she is even at the bottom of the list of workers, so according to convention, Bai Qingyi should also arrive early.
Mu Guang saw her, smiled sweetly, waved at her, and patted the seat next to him.
Many people stared at her as she walked over.
This film crew, which is still in the planning stage, has had a really rough time. All the actors have been confirmed, and the contracts were being signed when the leading actress Bai Qingyi suddenly quit, and informed sources said that she was blocked by Gu Zihan, the owner of Shengmei Entertainment.
Immediately afterwards, the film crew was in a panic looking for someone to save the situation, and then the brainless Luo Suxu came along and caused trouble. Luo Suxu’s looks and acting skills were average, but her marketing and connections were excellent. The director of talent management at Shengmei Entertainment personally came to put pressure on them, saying that Bai Qingyi would never recover and that they should give the role to Luo Suxu.
While the various forces in the film crew were still playing their games, news came that Luo Suxu had been arrested by the police for pushing Gu Zihan down the stairs, and that the director of talent management had also stepped down. Bai Qingyi’s agent took over, which sounds like office politics, doesn’t it? Now Bai Qingyi can rest assured and play the leading role, right?
But then Bai Qingyi fell with Gu Zihan. What’s going on?
Now that the role has been cast, it depends on whether Bai Qingyi can recover from her injuries. If she can’t, it’s an objective factor, and the whole crew will just have to wait.
Fortunately, Bai Qingyi is back now, sitting in front of everyone.
Everyone, except Mu Guang, looked at Bai Qingyi with a questioning gaze. This 18th-tier female star had disappeared for so long, but no news had been released, and there was always a feeling that she was someone important.
Bai Qingyi smiled and looked back at them one by one.
This smile was quite similar to Gu Zihan’s, and she had studied it closely for several months. An expression like this, which doesn’t reveal one’s true feelings, was the best way to fend off inquisitive gazes.
So everyone turned their heads one after the other, and they all came to the same conclusion in their hearts: This female lead is a bit cool!
Naturally, the so-called script workshop was led by Mu Guang, the original author and top screenwriter.
‘Ahem, everyone here? The meeting is officially starting.’ Mu Guang cleared his throat, sat up straight, and said, ‘Without further ado, let’s go over the outline and direction, as well as a few important time nodes.’
Mu Guang opened the slide and showed everyone the information she had already compiled. Everyone at the table was already familiar with the script, so this part went quickly.
Next came the specific character settings.
Mu Guang clicked the mouse once, and the next slide was blank, with just four big words: Wan Shi, the female lead.
There was a strange silence, completely different from the situation just now when they were all talking at once. Everyone turned their attention to Mu Guang, who innocently spread out her hands and looked over at Bai Qingyi, saying, ‘It’s your turn.’
Bai Qingyi: ???
Mu Guang said mischievously, ‘You’re the heroine, it’s your turn. Introduce yourself, what kind of person are you?’
Bai Qingyi was a little between laughter and tears. She knew what Mu Guang meant. As the leading actress, she should be the one who has read the role most thoroughly. Mu Guang didn’t want to interfere with her creation, perhaps due to personality factors, or perhaps because of the relationship between idol and fan.
Bai Qingyi had not been unexperienced in this situation, so she stood up very skillfully.
‘According to the plot, the heroine has experienced two stages of growth. The first time was when she saw the suffering of the people within the country and her heart was moved with compassion. At this time, she met the male protagonist, who was also kind, and so she wanted to assist him in becoming emperor. At this stage, the heroine was still a teenager, and her speech and actions were not actually that smooth, but she was very clever, and this cleverness became the foundation of her success from rags to riches. In terms of character development, she is cunning and lively. The pursuit of love is a core element.’
‘The second growth is when she breaks with the male protagonist. At this time, his horizons are not limited to the imperial throne, but to the real hardships of the people. She will take the initiative to ask how much her subordinates spend on food and accommodation, and also ask about their ideals and pursuits. She is a good manager.”
When she said this, Bai Qingyi also thought of Gu Zihan. Regarding the character’s speculation, she initially referenced Gu Zihan.
The screenwriter Mu Guang is her fan, and it is true that she even provided the prototype for the character. But Bai Qingyi can also see that in the first stage, Wan Shi’s personality is indeed like her own during the audition period, and later there is an endogenous growth within the character.
The road to the throne is littered with corpses, and the heroine’s actions are not necessarily clean, so her appearance becomes increasingly cold. The original driving force of Wan Shi is not so much the fate of the world as love. However, Wanshi hides this emotion very well, and coupled with the fact that Mu Guang’s writing of the career line is really too exciting, many people have overlooked it.
The grown-up heroine may seem cold and ruthless, with profit as the top priority, but deep down she has changed. She holds the economic lifeline of the country, and even the hero (the emperor) has to get her consent before going to war. But at this time, what she thinks about is not just satisfying the hero’s desire to expand the territory, but also the emotions of the ordinary people under her command.
This is actually very similar to Gu Zihan.
Before she met Gu Zihan, outsiders thought she was a businessman who put profit first. She was decisive and ruthless. The most famous gossip was that she severely punished a partner who had broken the contract, driving the other party to the brink of extinction. However, the other party did a good job of public opinion, crying out on hot searches and major forums about their plight, trying to use this to exert pressure. Gu Zihan did not explain or hesitate, and still perfectly executed her plan. Afterwards, Gu Zihan did not explain, so outsiders’ impression of her was that she was “ruthless” and “unforgiving”.
However, after this period of contact, Bai Qingyi also knew that Gu Zihan was a very decent person. If she had not broken the contract, working with her would have been a very comfortable experience.
After the soul switch, Gu Zihan would experience what was happening in the company through the identity of an artist, and for this reason, she would cut away the poison. Gu Zihan would also ask her what an artist wanted most and what role she wanted to play the most.
Bai Qingyi is very grateful to such a boss and trusts him. And the heroine of ‘Wan Shi You’ is just such a boss.
Therefore, in terms of characterisation details, she referenced Gu Zihan’s habits and tone of voice, and also simulated Gu Zihan’s reactions when encountering plot situations.
Bai Qingyi is also an actress, and there are many things that cannot be explained clearly just by words. When describing the characteristics of her character, she walked over to the side and demonstrated several iconic scenes.
Without changing clothes, a backdrop or an opponent, Bai Qingyi vividly portrayed the three stages of her character with just her acting skills, and the distinctions were obvious.
This was a pleasant surprise for the director. Even during the audition, Bai Qingyi did not display such strong acting skills, and in particular, the stage of success and fame was somewhat lacking in momentum. However, Bai Qingyi had done a very good job in the first half of her life – it was nonsense that she was the prototype of the heroine’s first half of her life. Coupled with the support of the screenwriter and insufficient funding, she was cast.
But this time, she can be said to be vividly alive. The way she swept people with her gaze made them afraid to move, and she really had the air of the world’s number one businesswoman! More importantly, she was authentic. Although her aura was so powerful that it made people want to cry, for some inexplicable reason, it made people feel like this person was living right next to them.
The director couldn’t help but applaud, ‘Good! Beautiful!’
Under the director’s leadership, the meeting room burst into applause. This made Bai Qingyi feel embarrassed. Her aura suddenly relaxed, and she stuck out her tongue and said, ‘I’m sorry.’
This contrast was even more obvious. It was truly amazing that such a soft and cute actor in real life could play such a powerful role! She had also improved a lot over the past while, had she suddenly become more talented?
Bai Qingyi felt ashamed. She probably knew why the reaction was so strong—because she had just been domineering and had impressed everyone.
But the problem was that domineering was something she had ‘borrowed’ from Gu Zihan, and she was using the method of acting Gu Zihan to act Wan Shi. She felt very guilty.
While the others didn’t expect much from Bai Qingyi, Mu Guang was different. From the beginning of Bai Qingyi’s explanation, stars began to appear in her eyes. By the time Bai Qingyi finished her analysis with her speech and performance, her eyes were overflowing with admiration.
Mu Guang jumped up from her seat, ran over to Bai Qingyi, and picked her up, spinning her around.
Bai Qingyi was not expecting this, and was so scared that she quickly held onto Mu Guang’s neck.
Mu Guang was unexpectedly strong, and while hugging Bai Qingyi, he said, ‘Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
She even said the words ‘win an award’, which shows that Mu Guang was really over-excited. Bai Qingyi has been in the industry for so many years, but she has only had a cameo in one movie, and she only had a two-minute role. Now she has her first leading role, and it’s an online drama…how is she going to win an award? With her face?
Bai Qingyi felt a little embarrassed, and everyone else in the meeting room had an expression that they didn’t want to look at.
It’s not surprising that they didn’t think of it. Everyone here knows that Bai Qingyi is a huge fan of Mu Guang. But Mu Guang has always been quite rational in her performances, and even when she speaks up for her idol, she does so in a well-reasoned manner. Who would have thought that she was just hiding her crazy side after all? This fanatical tone. And the illogical praise, only a senior brain-dead fan would have!
But not many people are disgusted, because Bai Qingyi’s performance just now was really good. They can understand the reaction of a diehard fan.
This drama can be a hit.
It can make even the relatively calm diehard fans so excited, and it can also make everyone here feel that this scene is not out of place… This is enough to show the surprise that Bai Qingyi has brought.
Everyone looked at me, I looked at you, and we all saw more confidence in each other’s eyes.
Unexpectedly, at this moment, the door to the meeting room opened.
A cold female voice sounded, ‘What are you doing?’
Everyone subconsciously looked towards the door and saw a woman who would never appear here.
Gu Zihan? ! This is the face of the president of Shengmei Entertainment, right? !
‘Is this how you hold meetings?’ Gu Zihan asked, her tone unruffled, but inexplicably making people tighten their clothes.
Why did Gu Zihan come… This aura is too powerful…
Wait, is this aura inexplicably familiar?
Some people recalled it and looked at Bai Qingyi.
By this time, Mu Guang had already put Bai Qingyi down and stood on one side, encouraging his head.
Bai Qingyi glanced at the clock and was a little surprised: they had said they would meet in half an hour, but it was only twenty-nine minutes. What was wrong with Gu Zihan?
The author has something to say: Even though it’s been written for so long, the story has only been going on for about a month!!! Sigh, when will it be finished…
So there’s an extra chapter =.= Praise me quickly!!!

Chapter 37: Angry
Gu Zihan’s appearance in the meeting room was something no one had expected.
Except Bai Qingyi, who had been waiting for her.
Some people were even wondering if she had gone the wrong way.
Two seconds later, Gu Zihan had already taken a seat.
The chairs were allocated according to the number of people. Because of Bai Qingyi’s performance and Mu Guang’s excitement, only the two of them left their seats, so there were only two empty seats. Gu Zihan chose the one Mu Guang was sitting in, leaving Bai Qingyi alone.
Mu Guang: …
Gu Zihan seemed not to have noticed the change in atmosphere. She looked down, picked up Bai Qingyi’s script, flipped through it, and said, ‘Continue.’
She had a copy of the script too, and was familiar with it. She had also asked Bai Qingyi to copy the exact same annotations. However, it had only been less than a week since the exchange, and Bai Qingyi’s script had a lot more densely written notes.
The producer had dealt with Zhong Ying before, and was the person who knew Gu Zihan the best. She asked, ‘May I ask why you are here today, Mr Gu?’
Gu Zihan was still going through the script and did not even look up, ‘Shengmei Entertainment is the biggest investor in your production, and I am here to monitor the progress.’
Monitor the progress? How could the president of a company care about tens of millions of investment to the extent that he personally monitors the progress? And attends script meetings?
This statement surprised almost everyone present, and there was a strange silence in the meeting room again.
Bai Qingyi and Mu Guang stood in front of the projector, blocking the screen quite a bit, but there was not much content on the screen to begin with. There were only the four characters ‘Female Protagonist Wan Shi’ as the main title, and below that Bai Qingyi was standing, which was very appropriate in a way.
Gu Zihan said, ‘Why are you all quiet? Where is the meeting? Continue.’
Gu Zihan brought her cold-faced female devil side to the meeting room, speaking in a tone of voice that was like giving orders to a subordinate, full of pressure.
Mu Guang came back to his senses and said, ‘We are now analysing the female protagonist’s character in detail… Oh no, the female protagonist’s part is already done, and it’s the male protagonist’s turn next. Qing…’
Before he could say those fatal two words, Mu Guang, with a sudden inspiration, glanced at Gu Zihan, cowering and avoiding the minefield in a very extreme way.
Mu Guang said, ‘Please, Bai Shu, return to your seat. Thank you very much for sharing.’
The atmosphere eased a little.
Bai Qingyi sat back down in her seat, and Gu Zhi Han handed her the script. Bai Qingyi took it with one hand (note the emphasis, one hand!) and said a soft thank you.
What a scene! Faced with the cold-faced female devil, Bai Qingyi didn’t even bat an eyelid, and with one hand, she took what the other person handed her! This is disrespect, this is great disrespect! And she can still speak with Gu Zihan as if it were nothing! I should say, worthy of being my idol! Bai! Qing! Yi!
Mu Guang stood on the stage. She had no seat to return to, so she could only vent her anger inwardly.
Mu Guang read from the script: ‘Next is the male protagonist’s character, and I will be speaking on this part.’
The male protagonist let out a sigh of relief. Bai Qingyi’s performance was too good. When they were analysing the character, Bai Qingyi was able to casually cite a detail from a particular scene as an example. This made him feel like he had studied for nothing.
He had prepared for this, too. With Bai Qingyi’s example in front of him, and following the normal rhythm, his analysis was neither good nor bad. He was a competent male protagonist with some shining points, but not as amazing as Bai Qingyi.
But that was before Gu Zihan. With Gu Zihan, he was afraid that his lines would be replaced if he spoke.
Now that Mu Guang said he didn’t need to share, he didn’t feel in the least bit aggrieved by the difference in treatment, and even wanted to give the considerate screenwriter a big pat on the leg, hand him a cup of tea, and massage his shoulders.
In fact, it wasn’t that Mu Guang was considerate; he simply had no intention of letting anyone other than Bai Qingyi speak for themselves.
“The male lead, Du Xiuming, is a…’
Mu Guang spoke eloquently on the stage, and Bai Qingyi stared at him intently. The conference table was long and narrow, and because of the seating arrangement, when Gu Zihan stared at the projector, she would incidentally see the back of Bai Qingyi’s head.
Bai Qingyi’s long hair fell over her shoulders, matching her temperament perfectly, obedient and gentle. Gu Zihan stared at her hair for a while, thinking: I know what that hair smells like.
Bai Qingyi might have noticed, as she turned her head and gave Gu Zihan a glance, but said nothing and turned back around.
After Mu Guang had quickly introduced the character of the male protagonist, he asked the male protagonist, ‘Xiang Lin, do you understand?’
Xiang Lin nodded hurriedly.
Sparse applause sounded again in the meeting room. With Gu Zihan there, the atmosphere was really too heavy, so everyone was trying to liven things up in this way.
In the spirit of thinking for the people, Bai Qingyi finally couldn’t hold back any longer, and turned to Gu Zihan and said, ‘President Gu, it seems you’re taking the seat of the screenwriter…’
Gu Zihan had been attending the script meeting from beginning to end, which was a very strange thing to do!
Gu Zihan said, ‘There are no extra seats, and I can’t share a chair with someone.’
Gu Zihan looked at Bai Qingyi seriously, and if it weren’t for the serious tone of voice, like they were negotiating, most people in the room would almost think it was flirting.
Mu Guang froze for a moment, about to speak, when he saw Gu Zihan stand up and say, ‘I have already understood the content and progress of today’s meeting. Please continue to work hard. I hope the crew can achieve satisfactory and proud results.’
After saying this, Gu Zihan stamped her high heels and left the meeting room with a clatter.
Mu Guang blurted out, ‘Qingqing, you’ve driven away President Gu?’
Bai Qingyi smiled bitterly and said, ‘That’s not what I meant.’
She really hadn’t thought much of what she had said when she said it. It was just that she had seen Mu Guang standing for a long time and was uncomfortable, so she kept changing her stance and supporting her body with different legs, so she had said that to Gu Zhi Han.
But she hadn’t expected Gu Zhi Han to just walk away like that.
Bai Qingyi herself hadn’t thought much about it, because she knew that Gu Zhi Han had a lot of meetings on Mondays, and she didn’t think she would have been here for long anyway. And Gu Zhi Han’s personality was actually considered straightforward, so she didn’t think she would have been offended by that comment.
But after Mu Guang’s interpretation, it really seemed to have that meaning… Bai Qingyi felt a little helpless and thought that she would have to explain properly later.
Later was later, but at the moment, the atmosphere in the meeting room was even more heavy than before. When Gu Zihan was there, the dullness was a suppressed ecstasy, but now it was a cold winter with a howling wind.
Bai Qingyi glanced around and saw that everyone’s expressions were apprehensive.
Someone said, ‘If we offend Gu Zihan, will Shengmei Entertainment withdraw its investment?’
This kind of worry is normal, but being able to openly voice the worry shows that the atmosphere is very harmonious.
Bai Qingyi gave a wry smile and said, ‘No.’
Everyone turned their attention to Bai Qingyi.
Bai Qingyi said, ‘I promise.’
Several people’s lips moved as if they wanted to argue with her: what’s the use of your promise? It’s not as good as even one of President Gu’s glances.
At this point, Mu Guang, a diehard fan, spoke eloquently: ‘I believe you! Qingqing can even get rid of President Gu with a word, so of course her promise counts!’
Anyone who can survive in the entertainment industry is a master of manipulation. They came back from their shock and regained their senses. Thinking back on everything that had happened in the past few days, and combined with the intimacy and naturalness with which President Gu had gone through Bai Qingyi’s script, they all understood: if it weren’t for Bai Qingyi, Gu Zihan would probably never have bothered to come to this small script seminar.
The way she had just stormed off could barely be considered flirtatious. As long as Bai Qingyi was there, they didn’t have to worry about a withdrawal of funding.
It was just a matter of pondering what price Bai Qingyi would have to pay for his ‘offence’.
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After the script seminar, it was already 4 or 5 o’clock in the afternoon. Bai Qingyi returned to the Gu family under the escort of his bodyguards.
At this time, Bai’s father had already returned from the police station and was cooking in the kitchen.
Shu Jingli came out of the study and smiled apologetically at Bai Qingyi, ‘I’m sorry for your father.’
Bai Qingyi waved his hands repeatedly and said, ‘My father must have insisted on cooking. He loves it. I’m not sure if you’ll like it.’
Shu Jingli said, ‘I’ve had your father’s breakfast before, it’s delicious and very nutritious.’
Bai Qingyi said, ‘That’s good.’
Shu Jingli said, ‘Mr. Gu isn’t coming home for dinner tonight, where’s Zihan?’
Bai Qingyi wasn’t sure, and said, ‘I don’t know…’
Since they met, the two of them have rarely eaten separately. Even if they did, they didn’t feel the same sense of worry as they did now.
Home is truly a magical thing, able to make all actions feel warm.
Shu Jingli said, ‘It’s good that Zihan isn’t coming back. With her around, it becomes formal, and only the two of us can relax a little.’
This tone really sounds like the banter between a mother-in-law and daughter-in-law. The mother-in-law says, ‘Oh, your father isn’t coming home for dinner today, and your husband… Oh no, is your wife coming back?’ The daughter-in-law said, ‘I don’t know. She didn’t tell me.’ The mother-in-law said, ‘That’s good, then we can chat together.’
Bai Qingyi shook her head vigorously to get rid of the strange association in her mind.
The meal was not yet ready, so Shu Jingli really sat down on the sofa with Bai Qingyi and started chatting. Shu Jingli had the gentle air of an educated person, but her tone of voice was friendly – perhaps this is the kind of aura that journalists have that makes people want to talk to them.
Shu Jingli talked about her work, saying that she had recently wanted to do a feature on veterans, and that this was the perfect time to meet Bai’s father. Shu Jingli said it was fate.
Bai Qingyi was a little distracted, and kept glancing at the time.
Shu Jingli noticed and asked her, ‘Qingqing, is there anything else you need to do?’
Bai Qingyi said a little embarrassed, ‘I was just thinking, it’s almost time to eat…’
Bai’s father’s voice came from the kitchen, ‘It’s not ready yet, wait another 20 minutes!’
Bai Qingyi’s face still had a faint look of worry.
Shu Jingli also didn’t say anything, just stared at her with a faint smile on her lips.
On the screen of her phone, the time changed from 59 to 00.
Bai Qingyi’s eyes suddenly lit up, and she said to Shu Jingli, ‘Excuse me, I’m going to make a phone call.’
She hurriedly walked away for about five steps, then pressed her phone to her ear. It seemed that the other end picked up quickly, and Bai Qingyi said, ‘Hello, Gu… Gu Gu, are you busy? It’s time to eat now.’
When their souls had switched places, Gu Zihan had ordered her to do so in order to cure her stomach problem. Although her body had been switched back at that moment, her stomach problem was still there. Bai Qingyi thought, ‘This kind of reminder is fine, isn’t it?’
But Gu Zihan’s voice was very cold, saying, ‘I know.’
It sounded as if she was hanging up the phone.
Bai Qingyi couldn’t help feeling a little let down. Although she didn’t think Gu Zihan would be angry about the seat, Mu Guang’s words still had an impact on her. Bai Qingyi felt that she really shouldn’t have embarrassed Gu Zihan in front of so many people.
She had wanted to take the opportunity of dinner to talk about it, but Gu Zihan not coming back to eat was one thing, but it seemed that she didn’t really want to talk to her either.
Bai Qingyi felt a little sour inside.
‘Do you have anything else to do? If not, I’ll be busy,’ Gu Zihan said.
‘Wait a minute,’ Bai Qingyi interrupted her, and once again confirmed, ‘You will eat properly, right?’
Gu Zihan paused for a moment in a strange way and said, ‘Yes, I will eat.’
At this point, the two had nothing to say, and the phone call just ended.
Shu Jingli said, ‘Should I call Zihan?’
‘Mm.‘ Bai Qingyi seemed to be talking to Shu Jingli, but was actually thinking to himself: “Now that the roles have reversed and she no longer has to take responsibility for my health, she’s certainly going to muddle through. That hesitation just now was also very suspicious, I’m afraid she’s just going along with the program…”
Having said that, Bai Qingyi made up his mind: “Dad! When the meal is ready, serve a separate portion, I’ll take it over to Gu Zhi Han!”
’Okay!’
‘Oh no, two! I’ll go to the office and eat with her!”

Chapter 38 Work
Gu Zihan was working overtime.
Due to the Four-Nation Alliance, Shengmei Entertainment had entered a state of full-scale preparations. After a short break in the morning (going to a script meeting for unknown reasons was already considered a break for Gu Zihan), Gu Zihan’s workload was even greater than before.
At noon, Zhongying called her to eat, but she ignored her.
Zhongying said, ‘When Bai was here, you ate properly. Now that I’m not around, you’ve gone back to your old ways. I feel like complaining to Bai.’
Gu Zihan swept past lightly, her eyes sending a clear message: Don’t you dare.
In the workplace, Zhongying is still very obedient to Gu Zihan. So even if President Gu is so willful, she just lets out a small sigh and doesn’t really say anything to Bai Qingyi.
When Bai Qingyi called, Gu Zihan was about to have a video conference with a business partner, so she could only end the conversation with a few perfunctory words.
But she didn’t expect Bai Qingyi to bring food over.
When Bai Qingyi appeared in the office with a lunchbox, Gu Zihan was talking animatedly at the computer. When she saw Bai Qingyi appear, for some reason, Gu Zihan’s heart flinched.
She gave Bai Qingyi a wait-a-minute sign, and Bai Qingyi gave a gentle smile and sat on the sofa watching her.
Gu Zihan spoke fluent English with a slight British accent, looking relaxed and elegant. She was very focused in meetings, and after a single gesture she had Bai Qingyi out of her mind.
Bai Qingyi, on the other hand, couldn’t take his eyes off her. Bai Qingyi had already seen Gu Zihan working hard before, but there was no end to work, and you could never see enough of someone working hard.
Every time he saw this side of Gu Zihan, Bai Qingyi couldn’t help but marvel: it’s really great that our company’s president is like this.
This is the sense of security that comes with competence and attitude. For a moment, Bai Qingyi even felt that it was understandable that Gu Zihan didn’t eat lunch, after all, she was so busy…
But the next second she refuted herself decisively: No way! I just asked Zhong Ying, and Gu Zihan didn’t have lunch either, and she wasn’t that busy at noon.
Bai Qingyi thought to herself, ‘Luckily I came over.’
After the meeting, when Gu Zihan looked up again, there was no one in the meeting room. She thought with some loss, ‘Did Bai Qingyi leave?’
But the next second, Bai Qingyi reappeared, carrying a lunch box, and pushed open the door to the meeting room again. She said to her, surprised, ‘Oh, is the meeting over? Then let’s eat.’
Bai Qingyi placed the lunch box on the coffee table and served the dishes bowl by bowl, setting them out.
Gu Zihan saw three sets of cutlery and looked at Zhong Ying, who had walked over after closing the office door, and said, ‘You haven’t eaten?’
Zhong Ying laughed as she walked over, saying, ‘Qingqing hasn’t eaten either, she’s been waiting for you.’
Gu Zihan looked at Bai Qingyi and said with difficulty, ‘You…’
Bai Qingyi said, ‘I know you’re busy, and I’m afraid you’ll ignore me, so I brought it here to eat together. Try my father’s cooking, you should like it.’
Bai Qingyi handed over the chopsticks. Gu Zihan was distracted when she took the chopsticks, and touched Bai Qingyi’s fingers.
Bai Qingyi reacted sharply, and his hand loosened, so the chopsticks fell onto the table.
‘Ah…sorry, I didn’t hold it steady…‘
’It’s my fault for not catching it firmly.”
The two of them blamed each other, while Zhong Ying was unruffled. She lifted a bowl of rice and said, “It smells good!”
Gu Zhi Han then turned her attention to the food. The food was still steaming, and the aroma couldn’t wait to get into her nose. Her sense of smell was fully turned on, and it aroused her appetite. Gu Zhi Han’s stomach grumbled.
Bai Qingyi also handed Gu Zhiyan a bowl of rice. This time, the two of their hands did not touch again.
Gu Zhiyan’s face turned slightly red, and she changed the subject, saying, ‘Did you heat it up in the microwave?’
Bai Qingyi didn’t say anything, and Zhong Ying took the credit for someone else, saying, ‘You don’t pay attention to time when you’re in a meeting. You’ve been in this meeting for more than two hours, and you’ve reheated the food three times. Only Qingqing is patient and can stand you.’
Gu Zihan lowered her head, rubbed her nose a little stiffly, and looked like a child who had made a mistake and was asking for forgiveness: ‘Actually…you could have eaten first.’
Bai Qingyi also said, ‘I don’t know why, but I always feel that if I don’t eat with you, you’ll simply go hungry.’
Zhong Ying gave her a thumbs-up: ‘Exactly.’
Bai Qingyi smiled, tenderly and unreservedly: ‘So I came over!’
Gu Zihan felt a warm feeling well up in her heart. Of course she knew that Bai Qingyi was right. If the other person didn’t come in person, even if they sent the meal to the office, she would probably just throw it aside and get back to work.
After all, Gu Zihan only had five minutes of rest for every hour, and eating was far from enough.
So Gu Zihan said softly, ‘Thank you.’
‘If you really feel grateful, then eat properly in the future. Otherwise, I’ll have to wait for you to finish working every day while I bring you dinner,’ Bai Qingyi said.
She knew that Gu Zihan didn’t really care about her own health. But if it was about another person, even a workaholic like Gu Zihan would have to think about it.
Gu Zihan looked a little helpless and said, ‘You don’t have to do that.’
‘What if we switch again? I don’t want to end up with a stomachache,’ Bai Qingyi blurted out.
After she said it, she realised that something was wrong and immediately paused, thinking confusedly.
The way she tilted her head and thought was a little cute, with her bangs sticking to her cheeks and getting caught in her mouth.
Gu Zhihan subconsciously extended her little finger and hooked out the strand of hair.
Bai Qingyi reacted very strongly, leaning back sharply and leaning against the sofa.
Gu Zhi Han thought she had done something heinous, and a little flustered, she put her hands behind her back and said, ‘I… I just saw your hair.’
Bai Qing Yi also knew that her reaction had been a little excessive, so she slightly introvertedly flicked her bangs behind her ears and also said, ‘Thank you.’
Zhong Ying watched this scene while eating, her mouth full and about to laugh.
What kind of innocent interaction is this, like that of a primary school student? If I don’t eat any more, I’ll finish all the food. Uncle Bai really knows how to cook.
The food reheated in the microwave is naturally not as fragrant as when it is freshly cooked. But the feeling of eating home-cooked meals while huddled on the office sofa is still very fresh and pleasant.
Gu Zhi Han may seem to take her time eating, but she is actually a fast eater – perhaps she is efficient in every way.
Bai Qing Yi also eats very little. When there is only one spare spare rib on the plate, Gu Zhi Han quickly picks it up with her sharp eyes and places it in Bai Qing Yi’s bowl.
Bai Qingyi said, ‘Ah…no need…’
Gu Zihan said, ‘You eat too slowly. If you don’t add more food to your bowl, someone else will take it away.’
‘Someone else’ Zhong Ying stretched out her chopsticks, her hand suspended in mid-air, unable to cry.
‘But…’ Bai Qingyi said hesitantly, ‘I’m going to be in the group soon, I have to keep in shape…’
Gu Zihan paused for a moment and asked, ‘When?’
Bai Qingyi answered honestly: ‘One week from now.’
Gu Zihan nodded without saying a word. Her expressionless face made it impossible to tell whether she was happy or not.
Bai Qingyi remembered that in the morning, after she had mentioned the seat, Gu Zihan had also had that same expression on her face, and then she had stood up and said something before running off, causing Mu Guang to joke that Bai Qingyi had chased her away.
‘That, about this morning…’
‘Who was the person who hugged you? What is your relationship with her?’ Gu Zihan asked.
‘Huh?’ Bai Qingyi felt that the topic had jumped a bit quickly, but she answered honestly: “That person is the original author and chief screenwriter, and she is also my fan. I had just finished reporting, and she pounced on me because she was a bit excited… But she is really strong…”
Bai Qingyi looked at her palm and muttered, “Five laps…”
Gu Zihan whispered, “I can do it too.”
Bai Qingyi didn’t hear clearly, ’What?’
Gu Zihan shook her head and said, ‘I mean, you’re too light, you need to eat more.’
Bai Qingyi’s face showed an expression of distress as she said, ‘I want to eat more too, but I really gain weight easily, as you know. I exchanged with you for just a few days, and I’ve visibly gained weight. If I don’t control my weight, I won’t be able to act anymore.’
Gu Zihan didn’t say anything.
Bai Qingyi picked up the spare rib and put it in Gu Zihan’s bowl, saying, ‘So you eat it. I heard you didn’t have lunch and are probably very hungry now. Eat more meat to get some nutrition.’
Gu Zihan froze for a moment, picked up the spare rib, took a bite, and stared blankly as she savored the taste.
Zhong Ying silently covered her eyes. It was really too much to bear! I didn’t have lunch either, so why didn’t someone show me some consideration? I want to eat the last piece of spare ribs on the plate too.
Bai Qingyi felt very comfortable watching Gu Zhi Han finish the spare ribs.
This is the way humans are. Sometimes watching someone else eat is even more delicious than eating yourself.
Gu Zhi Han whispered, ‘It’s delicious.’
With oil still on her lips, her expression and tone of voice were very childlike.
Bai Qingyi smiled and said, ‘Right! My father’s cooking is really good!’
Having said that, Bai Qingyi suddenly remembered that the topic had been completely sidetracked by Gu Zhi Han. She had originally meant to talk about the incident where Gu Zhi Han was ‘chased away’ by herself, but she had digressed to Mu Guang and dinner.
Bai Qingyi said, ‘At the script meeting this morning, you left in the middle of the meeting… Is there something else going on? Next time, if you have plans, don’t go “supervising”.’
Bai Qingyi said two things at the same time: one was tactfully asking if Gu Zihan was angry; the other was asking Gu Zihan not to go again in the future.
‘Not enough?’ Who knew Gu Zihan asked.
‘What’s not enough?’
‘I left as soon as you gave the word, isn’t that enough to hold the fort? Next time do you want me to bring a cheque for you to sign?’ Gu Zihan said, ‘I saw this played out in “Invincible Schoolgirl”.’
‘Invincible School Flower’ was the third TV series she acted in shortly after her debut. She played the third female lead. At that time, she had no say at all. The plot of this drama was ridiculous, the acting was exaggerated, and the costumes and make-up were tacky… It can still be dragged out and flogged to death even now.
Bai Qingyi also didn’t believe that Gu Zihan would watch this kind of TV drama in her spare time. She must have watched it in the context of her own work.
Bai Qingyi recalled the day Gu Zihan watched her debut work in the office, and also recalled her mentally handicapped character and village girl look in ‘Invincible School Flower’. She blushed and said, ‘No way! That drama is not good!’
Gu Zihan said innocently, ‘But I’ve already finished watching it.’
‘You actually watched the whole thing… I didn’t even finish reading the script.‘
Bai Qingyi also played the third female lead, and only had a role in the school stage. And the drama “Invincible School Flower”… you may not believe it when I tell you, but later the school flower went off to fight for the country, to attack the aliens.
’No, I only watched your part.’ Gu Zhi Han shook her head and said, “I only watched your part in all your works.”
Bai Qingyi: …
Bai Qingyi: ?

Chapter 39: Do your best
Bai Qingyi doesn’t have many works, but it takes sincerity to watch all the cuts.
Bai Qingyi was silent for a while and then said, ‘If you spent all this time working, you would have enough time for lunch and dinner.’
Gu Zhi Han: ‘…’
Bai Qingyi let out a long sigh and said, ‘Forget it, it’s worth it to be the first TV series that President Gu watches.’
Gu Zhi Han said seriously, ‘It’s not the first one.’
Bai Qingyi: ‘Huh?’
Gu Zihan said, ‘When I studied abroad, I watched some British and American dramas. After returning to China, I also browse works with good word-of-mouth or ratings. This is part of my job.’
Bai Qingyi was a little embarrassed. She forgot that Gu Zihan was also a practitioner, and a very professional senior practitioner.
Although she looks rigid and dull, like a business tycoon in the financial industry, Gu Zihan does work hard in the entertainment industry and is very dedicated and committed. Even if she doesn’t have time to watch all the films on the market, she should have a general understanding of the current situation in the industry.
Other CEOs may only read the synopsis and plot outline. But Gu Zihan is not satisfied with just the labels such as theme, character, and supporting cast, she cares about the content. Bai Qingyi believes this too.
Gu Zihan said: ‘But the quality of the works you’ve participated in is indeed average.’
This is the truth. Bai Qingyi is also very clear about this, so after waiting for ‘Wan Shi You’, she is looking forward to it. And she has already mastered the way to communicate with Gu Zihan, which is to be free of malice and only tell the truth.
Gu Zihan added: ‘But it won’t happen in the future.’
Bai Qingyi: ‘?’
‘I’ve noticed that all the works you’ve appeared in have been packaged with artists from the same company. This phenomenon was already rampant before Huang Hong took office as the director of the agency, which shows that a long-standing problem has become serious. Appropriate bundling is beneficial to the overall development of the company, but when it reaches that level, it has already deeply damaged the interests of the artists. I will not let this happen again, and you should trust your agent as well,’ Gu Zihan said.
Bai Qingyi let out a sigh of relief.
For some reason, Bai Qingyi had recently had the illusion that Gu Zihan treated him differently, and often had inappropriate fantasies. Just now, when Gu Zihan said that it would never happen again, Bai Qingyi actually thought that the other person was hinting at something, but he didn’t expect it to be purely work.
He really needed to clear his head.
Bai Qingyi smiled and said, ‘Of course, now I can manage the artists under the director of the agency, and I have already become a phoenix.’
Gu Zihan paused for a moment, didn’t say anything, but her brows furrowed slightly.
Zhong Ying said, ‘Not only are you the artist under the director of the agency, you are also the wife of the president.’
Bai Qingyi blushed instantly.
Gu Zihan, however, gave a soft ‘hmm’ and said, ‘If this title is useful, you can always make it public, I have no objection.’
Bai Qingyi said, ‘But the divorce…’
Gu Zhi Han said, ‘What if we exchange partners again? I don’t want to marry the same person twice, so let’s wait and see.’
This sentence structure looked familiar. It had just come out of Bai Qing Yi’s mouth, in order to persuade Gu Zhi Han to eat on time.
Bai Qing Yi finally understood why he had felt strange just now. This was clearly like kicking one’s own ass.
Bai’s father’s cooking skills were indeed unrivalled, and after they had finished eating, the three of them sat on the sofa contentedly. Gu Zihan sat upright, looking so serious and proper, but in fact she was just staring at Bai Qingyi and zoning out.
Bai Qingyi urged her, ‘Get to work. We’ll go home together after we’re done.’
Gu Zihan said, ‘I’ll take the work home with me, so you don’t have to wait here and have nothing to do.’
Bai Qingyi gave a sly smile, took out the script from her bag, and said, ‘I’ll just sit here and study the script. It won’t bother you.’
Gu Zihan wanted to say something else, but she swallowed it back down. She stood up and walked over to the desk. The desk seemed to be her enchanted realm, and once she entered that realm, there was nothing else in Gu Zihan’s eyes.
Zhong Ying didn’t know when she had backed out, and there were only two people left in the office, one intently working on the computer and the other intently working on the script. The sound of the keyboard being tapped and the rustling of the pen on the paper complemented each other, creating a harmonious and tranquil atmosphere.
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Time passed quickly, and before long it was the day of entering the set.
Before entering the set, Gu Zihan arranged an assistant for Bai Qingyi, saying that she could be trusted and that Bai Qingyi should take her with him at all times.
The assistant was named Li Quanru, a long-haired girl wearing glasses and a backpack. Just by looking at her, she looked like a model student who had not yet left school.
Li Quanru greeted Bai Qingyi, ‘Hello, Miss Bai. My name is Li Quanru. You can just call me Ru.’
Bai Qingyi’s first question was, ‘Have you graduated yet?’
Li Quanru was taken aback for a moment and said, ‘I’m twenty-nine.’
‘You don’t look it at all! You’re so young!’ Bai Qingyi exclaimed, while thinking to herself that the person in front of her must be someone very impressive, otherwise why would Gu Zihan value her so highly? I heard that before she was transferred to me, she worked by Gu Zihan’s side. Although her position was lower than Zhong Ying’s, she had real power in her hands and her future was also immeasurable.
Thinking about this, Bai Qingyi felt a little guilty. Being transferred from the core decision-making level of Shengmei Entertainment to being an assistant to an 18th-tier celebrity should be considered exile. What would Li Quanru think?
Gu Zihan came down from the second floor and nodded when she saw Li Quanru and Bai Qingyi. She said, ‘Very good. Do you need a ride to the set today?’
Bai Qingyi quickly refused, ‘No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no
Gu Zhihan then turned to Li Quanru and said, ‘Take good care of Ms. Bai, don’t let anything happen to her.’
‘I’ll try my best…’ Li Quanru sounded a little unsure, and said, ‘What if, I mean, what if something does happen?’
Gu Zhihan said, ‘You’ll be fired.’
Li Quanru nodded sadly.
Watching this scene, Bai Qingyi felt that Gu Zhihan was bullying an honest child. He quickly said, ‘Nothing will happen, what could possibly happen?’
Li Quanru was still very worried: ‘There are too many accidents. You can choke on water, your phone can explode, the wire can break, you can get into a road dig or a car accident when driving… You can’t take it lightly. I will do my best to protect Mrs. Gu.’
This was also one of the points that Bai Qingyi felt aggrieved for Li Quanru. The other party was able to understand this level of marital relationship and even pick someone up at the Gu family mansion, so it didn’t seem like someone who had been marginalized due to a lack of ability. Had she blocked someone’s future?
Before Li Quanru arrived, Bai Qingyi and Gu Zihan had already had breakfast. It was now time to go to work, and there were two cars parked at the entrance. Bai Qingyi suddenly realised: she was going to join the team and temporarily separate from Gu Zihan and the Gu family.
She was clearly about to return to the familiar rhythm, but why was she feeling so strange?
Bai Qingyi said to Li Quanru, ‘Ru, let’s go.’
Gu Zihan walked over to them and said, ‘I have to go to work too.’
The two groups walked out the door together and headed for their cars. Bai Qingyi was about to bend down to get into her car when Gu Zihan suddenly stopped her.
Bai Qingyi looked back in surprise and asked, ‘What’s wrong?’
Gu Zihan paused for a second and said, ‘See you next time.’
Bai Qingyi froze for a moment, then suddenly broke into a big smile, waved at Gu Zihan, and said, ‘See you next time!’
Not goodbye, but see you next time.
In the car, Li Quanru pushed her glasses up and kept looking out the window. She wasn’t looking at the street view, because her attention was so focused that her eyes kept darting around. Sometimes she looked out the left window, sometimes the right.
Bai Qingyi was curious and asked, ‘What are you looking at?’
Li Quanru said, ‘I’m worried…will a meteorite fall?’
!!!
Bai Qingyi: ‘Did you watch “Invincible Schoolgirl” too? !’
Li Quanru blinked in confusion and said, ‘What is that?’
‘…Nothing.’ Bai Qingyi conceded, ‘Instead of worrying about meteors, you might as well worry about terrorist attacks…’
Li Quanru shook her head and said, ‘Although the probability of it happening in China is extremely low, if something like that really happened, I could barely deal with it. Only if meteors fell from the sky would I really be unable to do anything…’
Li Quanru gave a bitter smile and revealed an expression of helplessness.
Bai Qingyi was also stunned. There were just too many flaws in this sentence! Was Li Quanru serious? Whether it was the part about terrorist attacks or the part about meteors falling from the sky…
Was Li Quanru suffering from severe delusions?
But why would Gu Zhihan reuse a delusional person? Could it be that this person really…
Bai Qingyi couldn’t help but re-evaluate Li Quanru.
Li Quanru seemed not used to other people’s stares. When she was looked at by Bai Qingyi, she couldn’t help but hunch her shoulders and looked a little shivering. She said, ‘I’m sorry, Ms. Bai… I sometimes think too much, so you don’t have to pay attention to what I say…’
At that moment, the car stopped. Li Quanru sat up straight like a little rabbit, looked around at the car windows on both sides with high alertness, and after making sure that there was no one around, she asked the driver, ‘What’s wrong?’
The driver was also helpless and said, ‘There’s a traffic jam…’
This is the traffic in the imperial capital. If there is no traffic jam one day, that would be strange.
Li Quanru visibly let out a sigh of relief. She glanced at the length of the car convoy and decisively told the driver, ‘Turn left at the next intersection, we’ll go around.’
The driver didn’t say anything, just said, ‘Okay.’
Bai Qing also asked curiously, ‘Why?’
Li Quanru explained, ‘According to the analysis of the traffic flow ahead, if we follow the original route, we will spend one and a half to two hours waiting on the road. Although the journey will be longer after turning left, because the road conditions are good, we can cross the most congested section in 30 minutes.’
Bai Qingyi said, ‘You’re amazing…’
She kind of understood why Gu Zhihan would re-use Li Quanru. In a way, they were quite similar.
When she spoke so eloquently just now, Li Quanru’s tone was very confident. Now that she was praised by Bai Qingyi, her back was hunched again. Li Quanru said with difficulty, ‘I was worried about traffic jams last night… So I did some calculations… I should, I should be fine…’
Bai Qingyi said, ‘I believe you! Even if there is a mistake, it’s okay, anyway…’
Bai Qingyi was about to comfort Li Quanru, but she was interrupted by Li Quanru.
Li Quanru still looked anxiously out of the car window, but said, ‘If something goes wrong, I have a plan to fix it. Bai Qingyi needn’t worry, I will do my best to escort you to your destination on time.’
At that moment, Qin Yanjun’s message came through.
[I heard that Gu Zong transferred Li Quanru to be your assistant? ! What kind of magic potion did you pour into Gu Zong’s ears! ]
Bai Qingyi replied curiously, [What’s wrong with Li Quanru? Is she so special?
Qin Yanjun replied, ‘Do you know that there is a type of person who is socially anxious and paranoid? Because they are worried about having to communicate and explain things after a problem occurs, they will imagine all the possibilities of bad things happening when they are working and make plans in advance.’
“Li Quanru is just such a person.
I have met Li Quanru before. She is not pretty and looks nervous and unconfident. But don’t underestimate her because of that. She is always worried about accidents, but she always has a Plan B. Her mantra is ‘I will do my best.’
She is the most reliable ‘Miss Do Your Best’ at Shengmei Entertainment.
The author has something to say: Finally, we’re shooting the movie!
Considering the strange situation on the set, let’s introduce a powerful cheat first!

Chapter 40: Spaceship
Miss Do Your Best was really too awesome. After changing the route, she arrived at the film crew more than an hour early. This showed that Li Quanru had left more than an hour of leeway, and this extra hour made Bai Qingyi feel very secure.
Li Quanru let out a long sigh of relief and said, ‘Luckily I’m not late.’
Bai Qingyi then smiled at her and said, ‘That’s amazing.’
Li Quanru froze for a moment, lowered her head and said, ‘I should.’
At the scene, the male lead Xiang Lin had already arrived. He saw Bai Qingyi and waved at her in a friendly manner, saying, ‘Qingqing, good morning!’
Bai Qingyi said, ‘Xiang Lin, good morning! How long have you been waiting? You’re really early.’
Xiang Lin said, ‘You’re also very early. The cameraman and gaffer are setting up the equipment. You can go to the dressing room to get ready now.’
Bai Qingyi smiled and said thank you, before entering the dressing room.
In the dressing room, apart from the make-up artist, there were also a few supporting actors. One had just finished getting make-up done when Bai Qingyi arrived, while the other was about to go to her seat. Seeing Bai Qingyi coming, they all gave her their seats: ‘Come, Qingqing, you go first.’
Bai Qingyi was a little embarrassed and refused. In the past, she was the one who gave up her seat.
The actors laughed and said, ‘You are in every scene, and we have to wait for you. Sit, don’t be polite.’
Bai Qingyi smiled a little. She had been a supporting actress before, so she naturally knew that what the other person said was true. This is what Gu Zihan meant, the treatment that the protagonist deserves. It’s not necessarily differential treatment, it’s just that this way is more efficient.
Bai Qingyi also didn’t bother to be polite with them, and smiled as she sat down.
Li Quanru didn’t know when she took out a small gift from her backpack and handed it out to everyone present, even the makeup artist.
Li Quanru said, ‘They’re all snacks, not too high in calories. If you’re really hungry, they’ll temporarily fill your stomach.”
The others laughed and said thank you, while Bai Qingyi said, “Not for me?”
Li Quanru took out a fresh apple from her bag and said, “The boss told me to prepare it for you.”
Li Quanru’s boss…naturally it was Gu Zihan. Bai Qingyi felt a warm feeling in her heart, but then she thought, ’Is Gu Zihan really that considerate? Could it be that Li Quanru said that on purpose to cheer me up?
No, no, it doesn’t matter whether it was prepared by Gu Zihan or Li Quanru. If it was said to be from Gu Zihan, it wouldn’t make me any happier!
Bai Qingyi was in a complex, not knowing how to interpret Li Quanru’s actions or her own feelings, so she simply let it go.
When the makeup artist applied makeup on Bai Qingyi, she praised, ‘Qingqing has such good skin, what skincare products do you usually use?’
Bai Qingyi named a few brands, all of which were relatively mainstream in the artist community.
The makeup artist was a little surprised and said, ‘So-and-so also uses this, but her skin is not as good as yours, and she has to put on a lot of powder every time she applies makeup. It’s really good to be doing your makeup, and it’s a saving.’
Bai Qingyi said, ‘If you keep praising me, I’ll get proud, so for your sake, don’t keep praising me.’
‘Huh?’
‘When you get proud, your face gets big!’ Bai Qingyi said with a smile.
The girls in the dressing room laughed together, praising Bai Qingyi for being so funny.
In fact, there is not that much intrigue in the entertainment industry. Everyone is just doing a job. As the makeup artist applied makeup to Bai Qingyi, they struck up a conversation about skin care products and cosmetics. The girls loved this kind of thing, and they chattered away, gradually losing their awkwardness as they got to know each other.
It was a good way to promote unity.
After getting dressed and putting on makeup, Bai Qingyi also went out. Today was the first day of filming, and the director had arranged for her to film a few relatively unimportant scenes as a warm-up.
The first person to see Bai Qingyi was Mu Guang, who was clutching a tablet. As soon as he saw Bai Qingyi, his eyes lit up: ‘Qingqing, you look so good!’
Here, I must do a little science popularisation about the film and television industry. Apart from a few major film and television companies, a few great screenwriters have also teamed up to set up a screenwriting company. The company is very small, but it has a lot of say, and it is on equal footing with the talent agency – the script and the actors are both part of the work, and there is no distinction between which is more important. The great gods of the scriptwriting company take on big productions and support companies themselves, and occasionally they also start small projects on their own to give newcomers practice. These small projects require little investment, are not guaranteed to be broadcast, and the actors are not aiming for popular stars. It’s obvious that they are just trying out – to see which screenwriters have potential and to train them more in the future. So in these small projects, the screenwriters have a lot of power, and they are no longer at the bottom of the food chain. ‘Wan Shi You’ is such a small project, otherwise it would not have been selected just because Mu Guang highly recommended it. Right?
Mu Guang is… how should I put it, she is usually a proper goddess. She writes good novels and has also won the favour of the famous domestic screenwriter ‘Mountain God’. Mountain God was willing to give her a chance, so he produced ‘Wan Shi You’ and let Mu Guang try it casually.
Because of this relationship, the crew, from top to bottom, all respect Mu Guang quite a bit. The rich are the boss, and the screenwriter chosen by the producer is no less than the second boss!
Luckily, Mu Guang has a good personality and doesn’t bully people because she has connections. She just has a lot of opinions about the script and doesn’t like magic changes that don’t make sense. Plus, she does her job well—how could a script that has been praised by the mountain god himself be bad? —The crew’s overall impression of her is: serious, capable, and powerful. If no one said anything, who would know that she has only just entered the film and television industry?
But this sensible and capable chief screenwriter turns into the same star-struck girl she was seven years ago whenever she meets Bai Qingyi.
Mu Guang can barely contain her curiosity when she asks Bai Qingyi over the internet whether she doesn’t want to act in her show or whether she has been banned. But once they meet in person, she immediately transforms into a brainless fan. At the last script meeting, she was able to hug Bai Qingyi in circles, and this time, when she saw her in period costume, she only said six words, but she looked as if she was about to drool the next second.
You can really tell the difference between praise from fans and passers-by in an instant. Passer-by praise comes from ‘I admire you,’ while fan praise comes from ‘you are just you.’ Bai Qingyi felt bashful when Mu Guang’s eyes sparkled.
Although Mu Guang is a fan, but myself…am I really that good?
Mu Guang pushed his glasses up his nose and said seriously, ‘Yes, of course. Do you know why you haven’t become popular over the years?’
Bai Qingyi was curious: ‘I’d like to hear more.’
‘You are the most blazing star in the universe, but no one looks up because you are too far away from Earth.’ Mu Guang’s eyes shone with the brightest light as he said, ‘It doesn’t matter if they don’t look up, I’ll build a spaceship and I’ll take them to meet you.’
Bai Qingyi was stunned by his words.
Back then, she had made her dazzling debut with the first-place trophy, but not long after, she had fallen like a shooting star. She had had fervent and loyal fans, but those fans had eventually become calm and could no longer be found. She had seen all kinds of rainbow farts—that term hadn’t been coined yet—but had never heard one in person.
She was not a detached monk, and naturally felt the gap. But she quickly accepted the current rules of the entertainment industry and stopped obsessing about it.
Now, standing in front of Bai Qingyi, Mu Guang looked at her with the same expression that Bai Qingyi had seen seven years ago. She said seriously, ‘It’s fine if they don’t know you. I’ll build the spaceship and take them to meet you.
Just stand still, and I’ll bring you the attention and praise you deserve, and come from across the universe to see you.
Bai Qingyi didn’t know if that was what Mu Guang meant, but her thoughts suddenly went in a million different directions, and then…
She burst into tears, feeling extremely ashamed.
When the tears fell, both Bai Qingyi and Mu Guang were taken aback. Li Quanru immediately handed over a tissue, as if she had been waiting there for a long time.
Mu Guang was a little at a loss, and kept saying, ‘Qingqing, Qingqing, Qingqing, don’t cry… Qingqing, did I say something wrong… I’m sorry…’
Fans are always at a loss when faced with their idols.
Bai Qingyi wiped away her tears and said with some embarrassment, ‘I’m sorry, I don’t know what happened either, my eye makeup is all smudged from crying… I’m so useless.’
Mu Guang said, ‘It’s my fault… If I had known you were so thin-skinned, I never would have said those things…’
Bai Qingyi said, ‘No, actually I’m very grateful.’
Thank you for appearing at this time. Thank you for trying so hard to become better over the years.
I once asked myself where all the fans who used to chase after me and cheer for me had gone. I thought it was because I wasn’t charming enough, so I deserved to be like this.
But you stood in front of me and told me that you had been trying hard for the past seven years.
Building a spaceship is hard work. You’ve worked hard.

Chapter 41 Filming
Since it was the first day of filming, the scenes that were scheduled were relatively simple.
She was wearing her teenage clothes and playing with her friends in her own yard. Her mother had made osmanthus cakes and was teaching her that ‘girls have to look like girls’ and ‘otherwise how will you get married later on?’
Wan Shiyi gave a sly smile and said, ‘Then I won’t get married. I’ll marry!’
Her mother shook her head helplessly, but in the end she didn’t say anything more.
Ershun from the next door came in and asked his mother for some osmanthus cakes. Wanshi told him to bring a book in exchange. Ershun’s family had many books but he never read them, so Wanshi used the osmanthus cakes to lure him into lending them.
Ershun threw over a copy of the Shangjing, muttering that there were no girls like you, while munching on a piece of osmanthus cake.
This is the beginning of the story, Wanshi’s adolescence. These quiet times were about to be disrupted by the war. The book ‘The Shang Dynasty Classics’ was a symbol of the uneventful pre-war times, and also the beginning of a generation of heroic female merchants.
This scene was quite manageable, mainly showing the heroine’s innocence and romanticism. Bai Qingyi was also relatively confident in her acting, but after filming, she still retreated behind the camera and checked with the director.
The director said, ‘Very good!’
Bai Qingyi herself was very hesitant: ‘Is this…okay…?’
‘Why not?’ the director asked her.
Bai Qingyi said, “I feel like I’m…too old.”
Too old.
That’s what Bai Qingyi thought when she first saw herself in the frame. She had tried her best to imitate the posture of a young girl, but her body was no longer young. She was the same height when she was at Wan’s age. But the slender bones that were unique to young people had been filled with something called life, and she was a little afraid that she was not perfect.
To be honest, if this were any other play, she probably wouldn’t care about this. But standing here in the light of the moon, Mu Guang knew that she was in her youth, and she couldn’t help but be apprehensive.
The director laughed as soon as he heard this: ‘If you’re old, then what are we? It’s quite good, quite good. Qingqing just has too high of expectations of herself.’
In fact, she’s not old.
She’s only in her twenties, and she’s maintained herself quite well. Compared to when she was eighteen, how much of a difference is there? A woman’s age is written on her face, not on her ID card or household registration book. Bai Qingyi should have more confidence in herself.
But this kind of reaction is only natural. Because she has encountered a witness to her girlhood. No matter how old you are, people always prefer the recklessness and radiance of youth. At that time, Bai Qingyi still had a bit of a sharp, outgoing temperament, but now that temperament has been completely contained. Sometimes Bai Qingyi herself even feels that she doesn’t have much character.
Gentleness is just a form of warmth, isn’t it?
When she saw herself as a young girl, Bai Qingyi really wanted to go back in time and preserve that version of herself perfectly.
But after the director said that, Bai Qingyi woke up. Sometimes you can’t be too picky when filming. For example, she can’t go back to being a young girl now.
Is it because she doesn’t look like a young girl? No, it’s because she insists on comparing herself to her younger self.
I just got a little carried away.
Bai Qingyi laughed a little and said, ‘As long as the director thinks it’s good.’
Just then, Mu Guang, who had been holding a tablet nearby, suddenly leaned over and interjected, ‘It’s very good.’
‘You’re a fan, so you’ll think it’s good no matter what, hahaha!’ The director obviously knew Mu Guang’s fanboy nature and had gotten to know her well over the long period of time they had spent together, so he could tease her.
Mu Guang, however, pushed her glasses up and said very seriously, ‘No way.’
‘Eh, then tell me, what’s wrong with your idol?’ the director teased her.
Mu Guang looked at Bai Qingyi with a heavy heart and said hesitantly, “Can I say?”
Bai Qingyi: “…”
Bai Qingyi wanted to bang her head against the ground. To be honest, she was also curious about Mu Guang’s opinion.
Mu Guang cleared his throat and looked away. Bai Qingyi’s heart skipped a beat, thinking, ’What must be a major flaw for her to have to prepare such a long speech?’
Mu Guang said, ‘Qingqing’s eyes are so bright that I’m afraid the sun, moon and stars will lose their lustre because of them. Without the sun, how can we film?’
Mu Guang’s expression was very serious, as if this was really a necessary topic.
The director immediately burst out laughing, pointing at Mu Guang and laughing heartily, ‘Where did you learn such corny romantic lines! I didn’t realise you also watch ○-sound dramas!’
Bai Qingyi’s cheeks flushed slightly.
Mu Guang exclaimed, ‘What romantic words? I was speaking from the heart! If you think this is a set routine, you are doing a disservice to my true feelings!’
Mu Guang looked at Bai Qingyi again, and asked with some trepidation, ‘Qingqing, you don’t think this is corny romantic words too, do you…’
Bai Qingyi managed to maintain a gracious and appropriate smile, and said, ‘I believe this is your original creation.’
At least it doesn’t sound like it.
In her haste, Mu Guang tried to use both hands and feet to catch it, but her hands slipped and the tablet fell straight down. Mu Guang was too anxious to explain her true feelings to care about the material things. She said, ‘What I said is really true… I didn’t lie…’
Bai Qingyi could not understand Mu Guang’s true psychological state. Bai Qingyi only knew that her heart leaped as she stared at the tablet that was about to fall to the ground.
That moment seemed to stretch out, and Mu Guang’s voice echoed around her ears in 360-degree stereo. Then the next second, Li Quanru hooked her waist and caught the tablet with one hand.
Li Quanru let out a long sigh and said, ‘That was close…’ and handed the tablet to Mu Guang.
Mu Guang ignored her and continued to confess to Bai Qingyi, ‘I… I don’t know what other people think, but you are indeed the sun to me.’
‘When I met you, you were only 18 years old. At that time, I was particularly naive and felt that 18 years old was already an old woman. But I voted for you all the way, and I was happy every time you advanced, as if I had successfully confessed my love. The day you won the championship, I thought you would become famous all over the country. At the end of every talent show, fans think this,‘ Mu Guang said.
’Later, for some reason, your exposure suddenly decreased. During that period, my feelings for you did indeed fade, and I started writing novels. But no matter what I wrote, you were always in my mind. I encountered a bit of trouble writing my novel, and I almost couldn’t continue. One day I thought of you again, and saw you singing a song you had written on stage. You had a particularly nice smile, and my heart fluttered again. Even the sun cannot be seen every day. But I know that the earth revolves around the sun, and it will continue to do so until the end of the world.
As Mu Guang spoke, her eyes began to redden.
Bai Qingyi also didn’t say anything. From Mu Guang’s narrative, she seemed to have realised something.
Wanshi was very similar to herself in the early stages, but then there was a change and growth, because of this. It turned out that just existing there was already an inspiration to some people.
Everyone around them fell silent. No one expected that such a simple topic could make Teacher Mu Guang, who only talked about the script, say so much. Although they had not participated in Bai Qingyi’s competition period, everyone felt Mu Guang’s mood.
Mu Guang lowered her head and said in a somewhat dejected tone, ‘Is it embarrassing? Is it embarrassing to confess in person?’
Li Quanru handed her a tissue at the right time and patted her shoulder.
‘No, no, it’s just like a fan chasing his idol, haha haha! That’s it!’ ‘Right, right, chasing an idol to the point where you’re like this, you’re practically a winner in life!’ The director and cameraman teased one after the other, but Mu Guang still kept her head down.
Bai Qingyi thought, ‘I can understand her.
Who could remain unmoved in the face of such sincere feelings? Mu Guang’s words even gave Bai Qingyi a reason to reconcile with her past.
Before the soul switch, she had thought about breaking her contract and retiring from the industry. After all, she had been in the entertainment industry for seven years and had achieved nothing. She had released a few albums, which sold averagely. She had acted in a few films and TV dramas, but all in supporting roles. To be honest, before the soul switch with Gu Zihan, she was a little lost and didn’t know why she should continue to struggle in the industry.
Back then, she was almost solely driven by one thought: I want to have a masterpiece, a role that I am satisfied with.
At that time, she met Wanshi and knew that Muguang was her fan. But she still didn’t know what it meant.
After the accident, Gu Zihan made a lot of requests, and Bai Qingyi agreed to them one by one. It wasn’t because she was weak and could be manipulated, nor was it because of any good qualities like gentleness. It was simply because, compared to the entire Shengmei Entertainment company, her obsession seemed to be of less importance. So she smiled and agreed, compromised, and accepted.
So what if she had filmed ‘Wan Shi You’? Would her acting career have been elevated as a result?
Now she knew that it would.
Bai Qingyi smiled a little and gave Mu Guang a hug.
Thank you.
Mu Guang’s head was buried in Bai Qingyi’s clothes, and her muffled voice came out, ‘Are you trying to coax me?’
Bai Qingyi said, ‘Yes.’
Mu Guang said, ‘Are you angry then?’
Bai Qingyi couldn’t decide whether to laugh or cry: ‘How could I?’
Mu Guang said, ‘Are you a little happier because of me?’
Bai Qingyi was silent for a moment, and Mu Guang seemed to feel uneasy because of the silence, struggling in Bai Qingyi’s arms for a while.
In the end, Bai Qingyi held her head down and said, ‘Not a little happier, a lot happier.’
This was supposed to be such an emotional moment, but the next second Mu Guang raised her head with a particularly radiant expression.
‘I heard it! You praised me! Oh yeah!‘ Mu Guang narrowed her eyes and gave a sly smile of a plot that had succeeded.
’You…you tricked me!’ Bai Qingyi was furious.
Mu Guang said disdainfully, “Qingqing, really! Your corny romantic words are the most corny of all! Where did you learn them!”
Bai Qingyi: ’…
When the rest of the crew saw this scene, they couldn’t help but laugh.
What a pair of comedy writers and comedy heroines!
In a corner where no one could see, Li Quanru’s expression was hidden by her glasses. She was holding her phone and sending a message.
The content of the message was unknown, but what could be known was that Gu Zongwei, who was tens of kilometres away, looked at his subordinate expressionlessly.
The subordinate trembled and stammered, ‘Gu, Gu Zongwei…?’
Gu Zhi Han adjusted his sitting position and said, ‘Nothing, continue reporting.’

Chapter 42 The phone
Bai Qingyi was also the first person on the crew to arrive that night, and Gu Zhi Han called her.
Before answering the phone, Bai Qingyi looked at the time and noticed that it was exactly 9:00, not a minute more or less.
Bai Qingyi smiled and picked up the phone. Her first words were, ‘Have you eaten today?’
Gu Zhi Han’s voice came through the current, a little distorted. ‘I have. My father-in-law made it, it was delicious.’
Bai Qingyi let out a ‘wow’ and threw himself onto the soft bed, asking, ‘Did you eat at the company? Who delivered it?’
Gu Zihan said, ‘There was no urgent work today, so I ate at home. What did you eat?’
Bai Qingyi let out a light sigh and said, ‘Today was the first day of filming, and a few of my colleagues were still not in character. It took some time to get used to it, so it ended a bit late. I still haven’t eaten yet…’
Gu Zihan asked, ‘Where is Li Quanru?’
‘Ah? RuRu is in her room.’ Bai Qingyi froze for a moment, unable to respond to why Gu Zihan was checking on Li Quanru’s whereabouts.
Before the words had finished falling, there was a ring at the door. Bai Qingyi hurriedly said to Gu Zihan, ’Wait a minute, someone’s knocking at the door, I’ll go and see if it’s the director.’
Gu Zhi Han: ‘Mm.’
Bai Qing Yi kept her hand on the phone by her ear as she went to the door. She didn’t realise that the sound of her breathing was being transmitted to Gu Zhi Han through the phone, nor did she realise that the even, gentle sound of air passing by her ear was Gu Zhi Han’s breathing.
Bai Qing Yi opened the door and found Li Quan Ru. Li Quan Ru was carrying a lunchbox, and her face had an expression of worry that seemed like it would never disappear. She said, ‘Bai Shu, this is dinner.’
Bai Qingyi: ‘…Huh?’
Just as she was talking to Gu Zihan about this topic, Li Quanru delivered the food. Could it be that Gu Zihan had just quietly given Li Quanru an order?
No, no, no, even if it was an order from Gu Zihan, there’s no way Li Quanru could have been so prompt. So this was…prepared in advance by Li Quanru?
Seeing Bai Qingyi on the phone, Li Quanru reacted instantly. She stammered, ‘Ah…is that, is that Manager Gu? It took a little while to cook, sorry…’
Gu Zihan asked over the phone, ‘What time did you finish work? When did she start cooking?’
Gu Zihan’s tone was stern, as if she was blaming Li Quanru for the delay. Bai Qingyi looked at Li Quanru’s distracted appearance and immediately felt the same way.
Gu Zihan is so strict! The child is shaking with fear!
Bai Qingyi couldn’t help but say, ‘This is not important, is it?’
Gu Zihan didn’t say anything, and Li Quanru asked, ‘Huh?’
Bai Qingyi gave Gu Zihan a soft smile, pointed at her phone, and said, ‘I was talking to you, President Gu. Thank you for preparing dinner for me. Do you want to eat with me?’
Through her glasses, Li Quanru’s eyes seemed a little dull. She looked at Bai Qingyi and then at Bai Qingyi’s phone, waved her hands and said, ‘No, no, no, I’ll leave first! Ms. Bai, send me a message when you’re done, and I’ll clean up!’
After Li Quanru finished speaking, she disappeared at the end of the corridor with lightning speed.
Bai Qingyi was dumbfounded, and felt like he even saw a small whirlwind of white dust on the ground.
Bai Qingyi sighed, ‘You’re an assistant…unbelievable…’
‘Mm,’ Gu Zihan said softly in response, “do you like it?”
I don’t know what Gu Zihan is doing right now, her voice is very low, as if it has been left to ferment in a closed space before entering Bai Qingyi’s ears. Bai Qingyi feels as if her ears have drunk wine, thinking to herself, ’What do you like?
I can’t even say that I like Li Quanru, can I?
Holding the thermos that Li Quanru had sent over, Bai Qingyi stood frozen as she closed the door and sat down at the table.
Bai Qingyi did not reply, and Gu Zihan did not wait for her. Hearing Bai Qingyi’s movements, she asked, ‘What did Li Quanru cook?’
‘Two dishes and a soup, the portions are very small, but the taste is good,’ Bai Qingyi said.
‘Today, my father-in-law cooked ten dishes,’ Gu Zihan paused for a moment and then listed all the names of the dishes.
Bai Qingyi: ‘…’
Ahhhhhhhhh! Damn it! I really want to eat the food my father cooks! This person deliberately used a tone of voice that was devoid of emotion when naming the dishes, just to show off, right?
It must be to show off! I can’t say what kind of mood I was in. Bai Qingyi looked at the food, as if none of it smelled that good.
Bai Qingyi poked at the rice with his chopsticks, but didn’t eat a single bite. I don’t know why Gu Zihan has such sharp ears. She asked Bai Qingyi, ‘The food doesn’t suit your appetite? You can give feedback to Li Quanru, she’ll take care of it for you.’
Bai Qingyi instantly remembered Li Quanru’s expression just now, which was obviously a subconscious reaction caused by being over-exploited by the capitalists! As a representative of the proletariat, Bai Qingyi had a duty to fight for the legitimate rights and interests of his fellow class members!
Bai Qingyi said, ‘No, no, no, no, the food is delicious! But could you please stop doing that to Ruru? You didn’t see her expression, when she found out I was talking to you on the phone, she ran faster than a rabbit… Have you been abusing her in any way?’
Gu Zhi Han nodded slightly at the other end of the phone when she heard the words ‘ran faster than a rabbit’. Yes, she is much more sensible than that screenwriter in the film crew.
But Gu Zhi Han would not let Bai Qing Yi sense her pleasure, and she just asked Bai Qing Yi, ‘Is it still easy to use?’
Bai Qing Yi said, ‘…can you not use the word “use”? I feel strange.’
After saying this, Bai Qingyi realised that her tone was not very good, as if she was accusing Gu Zihan and acting in a petulant manner. But where did she have the right to accuse Gu Zihan? To put it mildly, the two were subordinates to each other, with one willing to take the punishment and the other willing to inflict it. To put it more seriously, she and Gu Zihan were still in an employment relationship.
In Gu Zihan’s eyes, was she also being used for something?
Gu Zihan suddenly fell silent.
Bai Qingyi felt a sudden jolt in his heart, wondering if he had said something wrong. Gu Zihan was a person who respected others, and it was just a choice of words. Had he made a mountain out of a molehill?
Not only had he made a mountain out of a molehill, he was also hiding it.
Bai Qingyi felt that he needed to explain himself, and was thinking about the wording when Gu Zihan’s voice sounded in his ear again.
‘Are you angry with me for Li Quanru?’ There was complete confusion, without any questioning or accountability.
‘Is it because I was strict with her?‘ Gu Zihan seemed to be asking Bai Qingyi, but also seemed to be asking herself. She was really using the conversation with Bai Qingyi to reflect on her own words and actions.
’I didn’t mean that…‘ Bai Qingyi explained weakly.
Gu Zihan then asked her a question: “Do you know how much she gets paid?”
’Eh?’ Why did the conversation suddenly jump to this? If I remember correctly, people in the same company are not allowed to ask about other people’s salaries, right?
But then again, do Li Quanru and I even work for the same company? After all, I’m married to her boss now…
Gu Zhi Han had no idea that Bai Qingyi had thought so much in the time it took to say ‘eh’. After she finished asking her question, she slowly let out a number.
Bai Qingyi: ‘…!!!
So much! The annual salary is enough to start a drama! Who says the entertainment industry pays well? It’s obvious that the president’s assistant is the invisible noblewoman occupation!
This figure successfully made Bai Qingyi shut up. If that much money is paid each year, then some of the conditions that Gu Zihan has proposed now don’t seem so harsh.
Seeing Li Quanru’s typical nerdy appearance, it’s hard to imagine that she is actually so rich. Bai Qingyi thought: I’m afraid to ask Ru to do things for me now, because I always feel that the other person’s time is too valuable and I don’t dare to waste it at all.
The next second, Bai Qingyi’s smile froze on her face. Who would have thought that such an unremarkable person like herself was enjoying such an expensive service?
After successfully shocking Bai Qingyi, Gu Zihan spoke again. ‘You may not know Li Quanru well enough, so don’t be confused by her expression. She can do anything.’
Bai Qingyi chose not to dare to comment on the topic of Li Quanru anymore, and could only nod blankly, ‘Hm.’
‘That’s good,‘ Gu Zihan said. “But I’ll listen to you and avoid using ”use’ as a predicate in the future.‘
’Hm…‘ Bai Qingyi said, “I didn’t mean to ask you to do anything. I’m just…a bit sensitive, I guess.”
’If you’re sensitive, then that means there will be more people who are sensitive. I should pay more attention to this. I’m glad you can be sensitive for me,’ Gu Zihan said. ’In a marriage, both parties make up for each other’s shortcomings. This is a very good state.’
Marriage…filling in the gaps for each other…
A strange feeling welled up in Bai Qingyi’s heart, like a warm river of water rising from the bottom of his heart, flooding up to his ankles and caressing his calves. Gentle waves washed over him, and Bai Qingyi felt extremely comfortable.
‘Father-in-law said this morning that he’ll be going back to his hometown in a couple of days,’ said Gu Zhi Han.
Bai Qingyi was shocked: ‘So soon? No more playing for a couple of days? I still kind of want to see him.’
Gu Zhihan said, ‘I tried to persuade him, and I even arranged a tour guide for him, but he doesn’t seem to be interested in Beijing. He said that the restaurant has been closed for several days, and some familiar customers have already called him, urging him to go home.’
Thinking about the wealth of his assistant, Bai Qingyi couldn’t help but ask, ‘How much does your tour guide…earn per year?’
Gu Zhihan didn’t expect Bai Qingyi to ask this question, and after a short silence, he laughed softly.
The laugh was awkward and low, and when it landed in his ears, it felt like being tickled by a feather.
‘What’s wrong?‘ Bai Qingyi said.
’Li Quanru is such an expensive assistant that the whole company can’t find another one. Don’t worry, no one else has this kind of treatment except you,’ Gu Zihan’s tone was very rare with a smile.
What am I worried about? Hey… Gu Zihan, let me tell you, your tone of coaxing people is not quite right… I’m just worried that you’re spending money recklessly, not in a comparative sense…
Bai Qingyi said with difficulty, “What kind of treatment…”
Gu Zihan was very frank, ’The treatment of the president’s wife.’
Bai Qingyi felt that something was not quite right. Gu Zihan’s tone and content seemed to have been filtered through a warm yellow filter, and Bai Qingyi felt that it had been distorted. She could no longer get the meaning of what Gu Zihan was saying.
Did someone pour alcohol into my phone? Otherwise, why do I sound a little tipsy?
Bai Qingyi swallowed, and with great difficulty, she found the words to respond. She didn’t even know what she was saying: ‘What the hell, wasn’t Li Quanru your assistant before? Are you also the CEO’s wife?’
Gu Zihan paused for a moment and asked very seriously, ‘Do you want to be the president?’
Bai Qingyi: ‘…
Gu Zihan said, “Gu Xiongzhi has a good relationship with my father-in-law and they have made a date to climb Mount Everest when they have time.”
Bai Qingyi said, ’My father has been exercising since he retired from the army, so I don’t think he can climb to the top.’
Gu Zihan said, ‘I think so too.’
Gu Zihan continued, ‘My stepmother has recently been investigating the current situation of veterans, and she has interviewed my father-in-law and learned a lot. She is now organising representatives to put forward a motion at next year’s conference.’
Motion…conference…which conference could it be? Bai Qingyi felt instantly impressed, and could only nod and look up in admiration: ‘That’s great, Auntie Shu is a good person.’
Gu Zhi Han said, ‘Gu Jing Xuan called back and said that he has a classmate who is a fan of yours. He is coming back at the weekend and wants to ask you for an autograph on behalf of his classmate. I was surprised at first, “Do I really have fans?” Then I thought of Mu Guang and said, “I have such a young fan, I’m so happy! You tell Xuan Xuan there’s no problem! I don’t mind signing as many as he wants!”
Gu Zhi Han said, ’Are you still eating?’
Bai Qingyi also looked at the bottom of her bowl. Before she knew it, she had finished eating all the food that Li Quanru had brought. She had been chatting with Gu Zihan the whole time, so where did she find the time to shove food into her mouth? Bai Qingyi suddenly felt a little lost.
‘I’m done,’ Bai Qingyi said. ‘RuRu’s cooking is actually not bad.’
Gu Zihan said, ‘That’s good.’
After those three words, there was a short pause on the phone.
It seemed like there was nothing else to say.
But it also seemed like there was still a lot to say.
Bai Qingyi’s throat felt a little itchy. She cleared her throat and said, ‘So…’
She wanted to say goodbye, but didn’t want to, so she dragged out her words, not knowing what she was really doing.
In the end, Gu Zihan was more decisive: ‘That’s it for today. Goodbye.’
Bai Qingyi mumbled, ‘Oh, goodbye.’
At the last second before hanging up, Gu Zihan pretended to be careless and said, ‘Oh yes, your father-in-law’s flight is the day after tomorrow. He said he wants to meet you before he leaves, so I’ll take him to you tomorrow. What time do you usually finish work?’

Chapter 43 Meaning
The next day, Bai Qingyi entered a very strange state.
She had already read the script for ‘Wan Shi You’ many times. The rehearsal schedule had already been distributed, and Bai Qingyi knew very well that there were no difficult scenes in the previous few days.
The hotel booked by the crew was very close to the film and television city, just a ten-minute walk away. But Bai Qingyi still got up two hours early and read the script for the day’s filming again.
She was reciting her lines. And the mental state of reciting lines at this time is a bit like when she was studying, as if the Chinese teacher was about to check.
But who is the Chinese teacher?
Li Quanru woke Bai Qingyi up half an hour early, knocked on the door, and found the room neat and tidy, and Bai Qingyi was full of energy. She asked her, ‘Are we going to the crew now?’
Li Quanru asked tentatively, ‘Bai Qingyi, did you have insomnia last night?’
Bai Qingyi said, ‘No! I slept soundly, I didn’t even dream.’
Li Quanru said, ‘Then…let’s go to the restaurant for breakfast.’
She is a lady who plans ahead, and as it should be, she has allowed plenty of time for Bai Qingyi to wake up and even to sleep in. But now Bai Qingyi has got up too early, and this allowance has become unnecessary.
The whole crew was staying at this hotel, so it was a bit like they had it to themselves. The start of filming was scheduled for there, and they had arrived so early that it meant the restaurant was empty and quiet.
Li Quanru asked Bai Qingyi, ‘Why did Bai wake up so early? Is it a habit?’
Bai Qingyi said, ‘I had set an alarm, but I didn’t expect to wake up more than an hour before it went off. I couldn’t sleep, so I simply memorised my lines.’
Li Quanru pushed her glasses up her nose and nodded meticulously. For some reason, Bai Qingyi sensed a hint of artificial intelligence in this action: when she pushed her glasses up her nose, was she archiving something?
This thought was so ridiculous that Bai Qingyi shook her head and put it out of her mind.
At that moment, a shadow appeared, and Bai Qingyi looked up and saw Mu Guang. Her expression suddenly became surprised: ‘Oh, Mu Guang! You’re up so early too!’
Mu Guang said, ‘I just heard you guys talking about the lines. What’s wrong with the lines? Is there anything uncomfortable about the way they’re read?’
Bai Qingyi shook his head and said, ‘The lines are very smooth. They retain an ancient flavour while still sounding natural. Very impressive.’
The most common problem when adapting novels for film and television is the dialogue. When reading on paper, wordplay or excessive sentimentality may be acceptable, but when spoken, it just makes people laugh. But if the lines are changed to be completely straightforward, the charm of the original work will be lost. Bai Qingyi has been in the industry for a while, and knows that this is something that is difficult to balance.
Mu Guang said, ‘That’s good. I was always afraid that you wouldn’t be able to say it fluently, and I wanted to discuss this with you last night. So what were you just talking about?’
Bai Qingyi said, ‘I don’t know why, but I woke up relatively early today, so I memorised the lines I’ll be shooting later. We were talking about this.’
‘Did you memorise it all?’ Mu Guang’s eyes sparkled again, “Really!”
With her little fan present, Bai Qingyi felt a little giddy. She cleared her throat and began reciting the longest line of the day.
It was the heroine, Wan Shi, bargaining with the market vendor, talking a blue streak, and the vendor opposite her had no chance to interrupt. It was more of a “monologue” than a “conversation”.
Bai Qingyi recited it quickly in an emotionless tone, speaking so fast it was as if some beast were chasing her.
Mu Guang burst out laughing and said, ‘Is this how you memorise your lines?’
Bai Qingyi retorted, ‘Isn’t this how you memorise your lines?’
Mu Guang laughed heartily and said, ‘You’re so funny, idol!’
During the rest of the breakfast, Bai Qingyi kept talking to Mu Guang about the lines. Bai Qingyi recited her part, and Mu Guang was able to casually follow along, as if it were engraved in her mind.
Bai Qingyi looked at her curiously, and Mu Guang replied, ‘These are the lines I wrote! Isn’t it only natural that I can remember them?’
That was fine. After a while, they had memorised the lines. Bai Qingyi had another go with Mu Guang, but when she got to a very ordinary line, Mu Guang got stuck.
‘Hm… what was it again? I only remember playing a pun, but I really can’t remember what it was,’ Mu Guang shook her head helplessly.
Even the creator himself may not be able to remember all the details.
When it was Mu Guang’s turn to recite the lines, Bai Qingyi took the opportunity to take a sip of milk. Unexpectedly, Mu Guang conceded so quickly, Bai Qingyi took a sip of milk in her mouth and made a ‘wait a minute’ gesture.
Unexpectedly, before Bai Qingyi could swallow the milk, Li Quanru said something.
Bai Qingyi looked at Li Quanru in shock, and Mu Guang was even more shocked: ‘How did you know the pun!’
Li Quanru glanced at Bai Qingyi and quickly lowered her head: ‘I… I’ve read the script.’
Bai Qingyi had copied the script to Gu Zihan, and she hadn’t shown it to Li Quanru, so the answer to where Li Quanru had seen it was obvious.
Bai Qingyi felt guilty because the script was supposed to be confidential.
Mu Guang had never thought about this, and she just looked at Li Quanru, hating her for being so stubborn. ‘No, it’s great that you can recite your lines, but why are you being so coy? Do you think I’m going to praise you like Qingqing does?!’
Bai Qingyi wanted to cry but had no tears: ‘No, you can praise her if you want, but why are you dragging me into this…’
Li Quanru, on the other hand, looked at Mu Guang warily: the young playwright in front of her seemed to have a special relationship with Mrs. Gu, and just in case…
Li Quanru’s crisis radar automatically kicked in, and looking at Mu Guang, her face grew more and more worried, as if the plot of the bride-snatching was about to happen in the next second.
Mu Guang: ‘????’
Mu Guang: ‘Big sister, what’s wrong with you! I’m scared of your expression!’
Li Quanru stared at Mu Guang for a while longer. The expression of being about to be crushed by life gradually disappeared, and she returned to the timid and fearful appearance of a shut-in girl.
Although the possibility of a third party stepping in still existed, a risk plan was already taking shape. Li Quanru felt that she could prevent that situation from happening.
It didn’t matter if she couldn’t, anyway, just do her best…
Bai Qingyi also saw Li Quanru’s expression, and only one thought crossed her mind: it turns out that people with high annual salaries have such quick minds!
Mu Guang held a different opinion: crazy. But she didn’t dare say it.
After this commotion, the three of them had already finished breakfast, so they went to the film crew together.
The make-up artist was already waiting on the set. When she saw Bai Qingyi, she praised her again: ‘Qingqing, you have such beautiful skin!’
Then she exclaimed, ‘You’re here so early?’
Bai Qingyi said, ‘Well, thank you.’
Mu Guang was not in the dressing room. She was sitting on a small bench outside, correcting her lines. After a while, she felt that something was not right. She couldn’t tell the difference between the two lines no matter how many times she recited them. She glanced into the dressing room, stood up and walked over there.
However, a gloomy figure blocked her way: ‘What do you want?’
Mu Guang covered her chest and shouted, ‘Li Quanru, what are you doing!’
Li Quanru said, ‘What are you doing with Bai Shimei? Studying your lines?’
‘There are a few lines, and I don’t know which expression is more in line with Qingqing’s habits. I’ll go ask,’ Mu Guang said.
Li Quanru didn’t say anything, but silently gave up her place.
Mu Guang walked towards the dressing room, always feeling like there was a sinister gaze on her from behind. Mu Guang’s eyes hardened, and she worriedly pursed her lips.
.
When Gu Zihan and Bai’s father arrived, the day’s work was already coming to an end.
Gu Zihan still had that domineering CEO look, and ordinary people would be afraid to get close just by looking at her, not to mention the fact that she was followed by a burly man with a gold chain tattoo.
Gu Zihan wore a pair of sunglasses, so at first no one recognised her, but she was stopped by a stagehand, because the two of them looked like they had come to the set to seek revenge.
But Gu Zihan and Bai’s father still managed to get into the crew, and they were rewarded with two particularly comfortable chairs.
This was the first time Gu Zihan had seen Bai Qingyi at work.
Bai Qingyi was still wearing the clothes of her girlhood, with her hair tied up in a cute bun, and was acting out a scene that would strike a chord with the audience.
I don’t know how Bai Qingyi does it, but it’s obviously still the same face, but her mannerisms and gait seem to be different.
Bai Qingyi’s smile is bright and moving, vivid and lively. Gu Zihan watched in her eyes, and for some reason, she felt remorseful for no reason: why didn’t I pay attention to the talent show before?
Why did I miss so many of her beautiful moments?
As soon as this thought spread, she heard Bai’s father shaking his head on the side: ‘Is this how Qingqing acts? How old is she acting?’
Li Quanru was standing nearby and quickly added, ‘She’s fifteen in this scene.’
Bai’s father continued shaking his head and said, ‘Qingqing’s acting is not good, she was much more lively when she was fifteen!’
Gu Zihan felt even more regretful upon hearing this. She leaned back slightly and tilted her head slightly, but still kept Bai Qingyi in her line of sight. ‘What did fifteen-year-old Qingqing look like?’
After thinking for a moment, Bai’s father couldn’t think of any more adjectives to describe her, so he sighed and said to Gu Zhi Han, ‘When I go back to my hometown, I’ll scan a copy of the photo and send it to you!’
Gu Zhi Han naturally couldn’t ask for more, and even a hint of a smile appeared at the corner of her mouth.
Li Quan Ru didn’t react to this, but Mu Guang saw it and shuddered.
She thought of the rumours about Bai Qingyi: things like being frozen, being kept, and being imprisoned. Coupled with Gu Zihan’s chilling smile and the tattooed old man with the gold chain behind her, Mu Guang felt that Bai Qingyi was in a bad situation.
Mu Guang gathered her courage and quietly approached Gu Zihan’s group. The closer she got, the more she felt sorry for Bai Qingyi.
She heard Gu Zihan ask, ‘What did Qingqing eat yesterday?’
‘Stir-fried zucchini, yuba with cucumber, and a small bowl of red bean porridge. Total xxx grams, containing xxx calories,’ Li Quanru reported meticulously.
Gu Zihan: ‘And this morning?’
Li Quanru: ‘A bowl of porridge and half an egg.’
Gu Zihan: ‘I called her this morning, why didn’t she answer?’
Li Quanru: ‘At that time, Bai Shu was putting on makeup and was unable to answer the phone.’
Gu Zihan: ‘She also didn’t call me back.’
This time, Li Quanru was silent for a while and said, ‘Next time, I will remind Bai Shu.’
Mu Guang listened to this conversation and was so angry that tears welled up in his eyes.
What kind of people are these!
On what basis does Li Quanru spy on Qingqing’s every word and action and report back to this woman! This woman is very rich, yes, but that information is the privacy of a normal person, on what basis does she have it!
Qingqing…does Qingqing know that Li Quanru is Gu Zihan’s lackey? If she doesn’t know, how hard will it be for her to be betrayed…If she does know, how much suffering has Qingqing endured beneath her seemingly cheerful appearance?
Mu Guang was so furious that he rushed directly to Gu Zihan and said, ‘Gu Zihan, this is no fun.’
Gu Zihan narrowed his eyes and didn’t say anything, but the intimidation in his eyes already made Mu Guang feel a little unsteady on his feet.
The tattooed man asked, ‘Who are you?’
Li Quanru explained, ‘He’s…the screenwriter on the crew.’
Papa Bai let out an ‘oh’ and didn’t say anything.
Gu Zihan looked at Mu Guang and thought of the scene she saw at the script seminar that day, and also Li Quanru’s report yesterday. She was a little upset and said indifferently, ‘You have to ask Bai Qingyi if it’s interesting.’

Chapter 44: Submerged
Since Gu Zihan appeared on the set, no one has bothered her. This is the command that the crew’s experts have observed from her aura.
Although no one came to join the fun, there has been someone paying attention to this side. At this time, Mu Guang and Gu Zihan were chatting, and it didn’t seem like the atmosphere was very good, so naturally someone came to the rescue.
It was an assistant director who came and asked, ‘What’s going on? What are Mr. Gu and Mu Guang talking about?’
Gu Zhi Han said, ‘They were talking about the female lead. She’s doing a good job.’
The assistant director was very pleased and said, ‘Of course, of course…’
Mu Guang still looked lonely and brave. The assistant director tugged on Mu Guang’s sleeve and said, ‘One of the supporting actors can’t come tomorrow, so his scenes will have to be cut back a bit. The director wants to talk to you about the plot.’
The assistant director said to Gu Zihan, ‘Gu Zihan, we still have work to do over there, so we’ll be going first. It’s really not easy for you to come here, so I don’t know if you have time, but would you like to go out for a meal after work?’
Gu Zihan shook her head and said, ‘No.’
She had brought Bai Xiaojun to see Bai Qingyi, and she didn’t have time to waste on these people.
The assistant director didn’t get angry, but just kept saying yes.
Gu Zihan thought about it, and then thought of things like human relationships and the ways of the world.
She herself didn’t have to care about these things, but this was the film crew, and this was where Bai Qingyi worked. If her colleagues wanted to get together after work, and she left with Bai Qingyi, would that be considered not fitting in?
Would the others think badly of her?
And would there be rumours?
Gu Zhi Han really didn’t know much about these things, so she asked, ‘Has Bai Qingyi been invited? Is Bai Qingyi going?’
She was just asking out of curiosity. She just wanted to know if the others had isolated Bai Qingyi to the extent that they didn’t invite her to dinner. If there had been a dinner gathering yesterday, but Bai Qingyi had eaten dinner alone in her hotel room, then the situation was very serious.
She also wanted to know if Bai Qingyi was going. If it was a normal work social, had Bai Qingyi already agreed to it? Then would bringing her father-in-law along today disrupt Bai Qingyi’s social arrangements?
Gu Zihan didn’t know how the film crew actually operated. Different professions had different working environments, and she hoped that Bai Qingyi could integrate into it as best as possible.
This was where Gu Zihan’s naivety lay. She had overlooked her own status.
After the additional investment from Shengmei Entertainment, Shengmei Entertainment had become the second largest investor. The boss of Shengmei Entertainment personally stood here and asked if there was a certain female celebrity at the banquet later… For people in the entertainment industry, this was already a clear indication.
If she has to go, she has to go!
The assistant director quickly sorted out the pros and cons and said resolutely, ‘She’ll go! Of course she’ll go!’
Gu Zihan pondered for a moment and said, ‘I’ll go too.’
At this moment, Gu Zihan inwardly felt a little relieved.
Luckily, she had thought of this. Luckily, she had asked. Otherwise, given Qingqing’s personality, she would probably have turned down the crew dinner and chosen to accompany her father-in-law and herself instead.
Gu Zhi Han nodded slightly and said, ‘Do you mind if we add two more people?’
The assistant director quickly said, ‘No, of course not!’
The assistant director dragged Mu Guang away.
Dad Bai said, ‘Didn’t you say you wanted to come and see Qingqing today?’
Gu Zhi Han said, ‘The Qingqing crew has other arrangements, and we don’t have anything else to do, so it’s better not to interfere with her normal social life.’
Papa Bai was immediately convinced: ‘Although I doubt whether the cook’s food will taste as good as mine later, I’ll bear with it for Qingqing!’
While the two of them endured humiliation, the assistant director pulled Mu Guang over to the director and whispered a few words in his ear, explaining the situation clearly.
The director glanced at Bai Qingyi and thought to himself: So this is what President Gu likes.
In a way, it’s not wrong…
Coincidentally, after a scene was finished, the assistant director took Mu Guang to Bai Qingyi again and announced to her, ‘There’s a big crew dinner tonight. Is Qingqing free?’
Bai Qingyi glanced at Gu Zihan and hesitated, ‘Ah… I have a little something on…’
The assistant director said, ‘It’s not a big deal, right?’
‘It’s not that big either…’ It’s just a meeting with my father. ‘If it’s really important for the crew…’
Before Bai Qingyi could finish speaking, the assistant director interrupted: ‘Then cancel it! The crew’s business is important, very important!’
The investor himself came to the set to catch someone, can it not be important?
‘Okay,’ Bai Qingyi reluctantly agreed.
This scene fell into Mu Guang’s eyes, and she felt that it was particularly unacceptable.
Qingqing said that she had something to do! Before politely declining, Qingqing glanced at Gu Zihan. She had already so obviously expressed her resistance, why did the assistant director still force her?
Is the will of a celebrity so fragile in the face of capitalists?
Mu Guang said, ‘Qingqing, don’t say yes…’
Bai Qingyi frowned and said, ‘There’s nothing we can do about it…’
Mu Guang was angry. She snapped her wrist and yelled at the assistant director, ‘Why are you always grabbing me!’
The assistant director was baffled and watched Mu Guang run away.
The assistant director looked at Bai Qingyi and asked, ‘What’s wrong with your little fan?’
Bai Qingyi was also at a loss for an answer, and guessed, ‘Maybe…she doesn’t want to go to dinner?’
The assistant director waved his hand very generously and said, ‘If she doesn’t want to go, then let her not go. It’s not like it has anything to do with her anyway.’
He was afraid that the young fan might be acting out of anger to protect her idol.
Bai Qingyi nodded and glanced over at Gu Zihan.
The assistant director then remembered the most important thing and hurriedly reminded him, ‘Right, President Gu is going to be there later. You understand.’
Bai Qingyi visibly let out a breath and quickly said, ‘I understand, I understand.’
What? It turned out that Gu Zihan wanted to go to dinner.
Could it be that she wanted to observe the filming process and situation of the crew? Judging from Gu Zihan’s character, it was not impossible. Some things are hidden in the most hidden places, and it is impossible to understand without experiencing it for yourself.
Bai Qingyi admired Gu Zihan. Such a good president is really rare.
But she had to find a chance to tell her: there was a lot of underhand stuff going on at these kinds of parties.
Although there wouldn’t be any ‘arrangements’ this time, she could still try to avoid them next time.
When Bai Qingyi thought this, she didn’t realise that she was the ‘arrangement’.
Because they needed to remove their makeup, the actors and actresses lagged behind, and Gu Zihan, Bai’s father and the rest of the crew had already gone to the restaurant to eat.
Bai Qingyi naturally changed into her regular clothes and put on a light layer of makeup. The moment she opened the door to the private room, several pairs of eyes focused on her.
Gu Zihan’s, Bai’s father’s, and the assistant director’s.
The assistant director frowned furiously as soon as he saw her. He stood up, walked around most of the people, and walked over to Bai Qingyi. He whispered, ‘Didn’t you say you knew? Why did you still come dressed like that! It’s too late, just go like this!’
Bai Qingyi was dumbfounded as he led her to Gu Zihan’s side.
There were two seats next to Gu Zihan, one occupied by Bai’s father, and the other empty, as if it had been reserved for Bai Qingyi.
If Bai Qingyi still didn’t understand at this point, she had been wasting the past seven years of her life. She was so angry and amused that she didn’t know what expression to make.
Gu Zihan said, ‘You’re finally here, I’ve been waiting for you for a long time. Is this how the crew gathers for meals?’
Bai Qingyi asked, ‘What do you think?’
Gu Zihan paused for a second and said, ‘It’s dragging on, hypocritical, and meaningless. I can’t see what their goal is. What do they want?’
Seeing that they shared the same view, Bai Qingyi smiled and said, ‘I’ll teach you.

Chapter 45: You accompany
Bai Qingyi. After she finished saying this, Gu Zihan’s eyes visibly twitched for a moment.
She turned her head and stared at Bai Qingyi with a particularly strange look.
Bai Qingyi then broke out into a smile. What kind of expression was that? It looked like the first time she had heard the words ‘affair’ and she was so embarrassed that her face was flushed red.
Bai Qingyi then whispered, ‘President Gu, after so many years in the entertainment industry, haven’t you experienced this kind of thing?’
Bai Qingyi smiled brightly, but her tone was full of an indescribable charm. Gu Zihan frowned and said, ‘You’ve experienced it?’
Bai Qingyi was stunned for a moment and said, ‘I’m experiencing it now, aren’t I?’
Gu Zihan asked again, ‘The first time?’
Bai Qingyi said, ‘The first time.’
Gu Zihan let out a sigh of relief, and her expression softened a lot.
For some reason, the lights in the private room were unusually dim, and when they reflected on people’s faces, they added an air of charm and a sense of swaying intimacy. Just by looking at Bai Qingyi, Gu Zihan felt thirsty.
Gu Zihan took a drink of water in a general manner, thinking to herself, ‘Something is not quite right here.
This is not the kind of place to be. Gu Zihan immediately came to this conclusion in her heart, as the atmosphere gave off too strong of a hint.
Bai Qingyi was momentarily stunned, and pointed out, ’That’s wine…’
Bai Qingyi had never seen Gu Zihan drink before, so he had no idea how much she could drink.
Strangely, Bai Qingyi always felt that a woman like Gu Zihan should not be able to drink.
Not only could she not drink, she also could not be jealous, hateful, lazy…she was free of all the bad things.
Judging from her reaction to the ‘unspoken rules’ that made her avoid them like the plague, she probably…was not interested in sex either.
Ah, she really is a perfect fake.
Gu Zihan froze for a moment, and then took a sip of wine, unable to decide whether to swallow or spit it out. She turned her head and looked at Bai Qingyi with a sparkling, unblinking stare. Bai Qingyi gave up.
This look was very similar to that of a picky eater in kindergarten. After accidentally eating a vegetable they didn’t like, they were afraid to eat it or spit it out, so they looked pitifully at the teacher.
Oops…
Bai Qingyi thought for a moment, then directly took Gu Zihan’s sleeve and stood up.
Everyone at the table looked at them, and Bai Qingyi explained to the others, ‘I’m taking President Gu out for a while.’
The group then revealed a subtle look of ‘you know, I know.’
This is a bit too hasty, I must say.
Gu Zhi Han was still able to get this level of eye contact. She felt a little uncomfortable, and she didn’t want anyone to misunderstand Bai Qingyi like this.
But she couldn’t speak with wine in her mouth. Bai Qingyi, however, had already turned her back on the group and was walking towards the door.
Bai Qingyi pulled her and, once they were outside the private room, ran towards the bathroom. ‘Over there, I remember it’s only two steps away. Don’t swallow it.’
The mouthful of wine slowly spread in Gu Zhi’s mouth.
If you’ve ever had the experience of swallowing water, then you know that the process of swallowing water is the process of constantly transforming it into saliva. During this time, the water will spread to every corner of the mouth, and it always makes you suspicious that you might have swallowed it by accident.
The same goes for switching from water to wine. As she ran towards the bathroom, the wine in her mouth swayed back and forth, washing the inside of her cheeks. Gu Zhi-han always felt like she had accidentally swallowed a lot of it.
After vomiting into the sink, Gu Zhi-han realised that it wasn’t an illusion. She really had drunk a lot and was a little drunk.
She looked at Bai Qingyi and felt tenderness in his eyes. Tenderness was the best hangover cure, so she stared at him.
Bai Qingyi asked her with concern, ‘How is it? Have you thrown up everything?’
Gu Zhi Han nodded and shook her head.
Bai Qingyi conveyed a big question mark with his eyes.
Gu Zhi Han suddenly said dreamily, ‘I haven’t secretly seduced anyone.’
Bai Qingyi said, ‘Huh?’
Gu Zhi Han said, ‘I didn’t think the first one would be you.’
Bai Qingyi said, ‘Huh?
! You actually want to seduce a few more people?
Gu Zihan shook her head vigorously to banish the messy thoughts from her mind. She had only drunk a little wine, and she was not yet irrational enough to say anything irreversible.
The effect of alcohol is to numb the senses, and the boundary between “irreversible” and “irreversible” seems so blurred at this moment. Gu Zihan felt as if she were standing on the edge of a cliff, teetering, but what is the next step? What’s a step back? She suddenly didn’t know.
There weren’t many people in the bathroom, but the noise from outside could be faintly heard.
In this strange isolated place, Bai Qingyi also sensed that the atmosphere was wrong. Gu Zhi Han’s eyes were getting more and more confused, so Bai Qingyi had to make a joke: ‘So, if you want someone to drink with, I can get someone for you?’
Gu Zhi Han took a step forward.
Gu Zhi Han took another step forward.
It was strange. It was clearly just a very normal action, but when Gu Zihan did it, it had a sense of oppression. Because of the slight drunkenness, Gu Zihan’s reaction was a bit sluggish, and her eyes were much more blank than before.
That blankness effectively insulated her emotions, and Bai Qingyi found that he could not read Gu Zihan’s emotions, nor did he know what the other person wanted.
Gu Zihan stood firmly in front of Bai Qingyi. The light was blocked, and it was replaced by shadows.
Gu Zihan said, ‘I want you to keep me company.’
Her heartbeat lost its rhythm. Bai Qingyi said, ‘…there are so many people outside to keep you company, isn’t that enough…’
Gu Zihan moved closer. ‘As long as you keep me company.’
Their breaths were close together, blowing on their eyelids and tickling them. Bai Qingyi couldn’t help but close her eyes.
Gu Zihan said, ‘Your eyelashes are so long…can I touch them?’
Bai Qingyi could hear her own heartbeat. After vision was blocked, other sensory organs became more sensitive. She felt Gu Zihan raise her hand, which slowly and unsteadily fell.
It didn’t land on her cheek or eyelashes, but behind Bai Qingyi’s back.
Bai Qingyi’s body suddenly felt heavy, and she almost lost her balance. She opened her eyes and saw that Gu Zihan had collapsed on her shoulders and had already fallen asleep with her eyes closed.
Drunk…drunk?
Bai Qingyi was dumbfounded.
‘President Gu, President Gu?’
President Gu gave a soft grunt, arched his head towards Bai Qingyi’s neck, and rubbed it.
Bai Qingyi couldn’t help but laugh, saying, ‘President Gu, do you still want to eat? Someone is waiting for us.’
President Gu frowned and said, ‘Go to bed in your room.’
He was actually that drunk… How did Gu Zihan usually conduct business…
He couldn’t just go back to the table like that, so Bai Qingyi had no choice but to support Gu Zihan and walk him out of the bathroom. When they opened the door, a large construction sign on the floor caught Bai Qingyi’s eye.
[Out of order, temporarily unavailable]
Huh…? Why didn’t I see this sign when I came in with Gu Zihan?
‘Ms. Bai…’ Li Quanru’s nervous voice sounded.
Bai Qingyi was startled and asked, ‘Where did you come from? How did you get in front of me without me noticing…’
Li Quanru did not answer this question, but just pushed her glasses worriedly and asked, ‘Is President Gu drunk? I’ll help you take her back to her room.’
Li Quanru looked timid, but in fact she was very capable. Before Bai Qingyi could react, she had already crouched down, picked up Gu Zihan on her back, and walked two metres.
Bai Qingyi was stunned, and Li Quanru turned to her and said, ‘Does Bai Yue still want to eat?’
Bai Qingyi subconsciously replied, ‘I’m going back to the hotel too.’
Her original intention was not to take Gu Zihan back to the hotel, but to contact her father and ask him if he could drive Gu Zihan back. However, Li Quanru acted too quickly, and Bai Qingyi had no time to express any opinions before it seemed to have been settled.
Should she say anything against Li Quanru’s arrangement? Not really, but she vaguely felt that there seemed to be something wrong somewhere.
It wasn’t until Li Quanru threw Gu Zhihan onto the bed and was about to leave that Bai Qingyi had a flash of inspiration. She stopped Li Quanru and said, ‘Wait a minute.’
Li Quanru was apprehensive and kept looking around, asking, ‘Is there anything else I can help you with, Ms. Bai?’
Bai Qingyi asked, ‘You put up the construction sign at the bathroom door, didn’t you?’
Li Quanru looked up at Bai Qingyi, who was surprised to find the reflection of the other person’s glasses completely obscuring her eyes.
‘Um…’ Li Quanru answered in a small voice.
‘What do you mean?’ Bai Qingyi questioned.
Li Quanru didn’t answer this time, and she didn’t know how she suddenly crouched down, but she managed to slip under Bai Qingyi’s arm and then ran off without a trace.
Bai Qingyi: ???
Her heart felt inexplicably desolate.
What has become of the image of oneself in other people’s hearts?
How am I going to explain it to Li Quanru… What am I going to explain to Li Quanru…
Bai Qingyi was alone and desolate for a while, and then he turned his head and saw a pair of dark, dark eyes.
At some point, Gu Zihan had already sat up. She held out her palm to Bai Qingyi and asked, ‘Where are your eyelashes?’

Chapter 46: Drunk
Of course, Gu Zihan did not get Bai Qingyi’s eyelashes.
She held out her hand to Bai Qingyi for a while, and then sat properly on the edge of the bed.
Bai Qingyi couldn’t bear to see her like that, so he walked over to her and said in a tone meant to coax a child, ‘Your eyelashes are here.’
What does it mean to coax a child? It means pointing at the air, saying black is white, and saying there is something when there isn’t.
At that moment, Bai Qingyi used this tone to gently pat Gu Zihan’s palm and say, ‘I’m handing over your eyelashes to you, so you have to hold on to them and not lose them.’
Gu Zhihan stared at the empty palm of her hand for a while, and said, ‘Liar, there are no eyelashes, there’s nothing.’
Bai Qingyi said, ‘There really are, the eyelashes are so thin that it’s normal to not be able to see them.’
Gu Zhihan spread her hand again and said, ‘Then give me another one.’
Bai Qingyi felt funny in her heart, and followed suit, and patted Gu Zhihan’s palm again, but this time she caught it.
Gu Zhihan tugged at her hand, held it up in front of her face, and looked very carefully with narrowed eyes. Gu Zhihan said, ‘Your hands are so smooth, no hair.’
Bai Qingyi was a little embarrassed and said, ‘Gu always, you’re drunk.’
Gu Zhihan said, ‘I’m not drunk. And, don’t call me Gu always.’
Bai Qingyi said, ‘What should I call you? Gu Zhihan?’
Gu Zhi Han tilted her head and thought about it, without answering the question, but instead continuing to study Bai Qing Yi’s hands. She held Bai Qing Yi’s wrist in one hand, and joined Bai Qing Yi’s palm with her other hand, fitting them together perfectly, as if she were comparing their lengths.
‘My hand is longer than yours,’ said Gu Zhi Han.
Bai Qing Yi said, ‘You really are drunk. Do you want to rest?’
Gu Zhi Han looked up at her. Very insistently, she reiterated, ‘I’m not drunk.’
That’s what drunk people do… Bai Qingyi shook her head helplessly, criticising herself for arguing with a drunk about right and wrong. But in Gu’s position, could she get drunk from just a little wine? How did she usually conduct business?
Bai Qingyi said in that tone of voice used to soothe children, ‘Okay, okay, you’re not drunk, you’re not drunk, if you say you’re not drunk, you’re not drunk.’
Upon hearing this, Gu Zihan’s face revealed a strange expression, and she pouted her lips and said, ‘I really am not drunk!’
‘No, no, I’m the one who’s drunk, okay?’ Bai Qingyi laughed.
Gu Zihan stared at Bai Qingyi’s smile, not sure if she was being infected, but she actually curled the corners of her mouth and laughed too. This smile was very different from her usual smile, at least it didn’t make people want to cry, and it even gave people a vague sense of fullness.
Gu Zihan made a “chuckle” sound and said disdainfully, ’I really am not drunk, ask me tomorrow if you don’t believe me.’
Bai Qingyi also widened her eyes, as if she had seen one of the eight wonders of the world.
Hey, hey, hey, does Gu Zihan even have the word ‘heh’ in her dictionary! She can even make that expression! Gu Zihan’s character is collapsing! Hey! Are you possessed? !
But she was unable to ask so many questions, because after Gu Zihan said that, she fell straight back onto the bed and fell asleep.
Bai Qingyi: ‘…’
It seems that she really was possessed.
Bai Qingyi called her tentatively, ‘Gu Zihan? Are you asleep?’
Apart from her gentle breathing.
‘Are you drunk?’
Gu Zihan didn’t move at all.
Bai Qingyi thought for a moment and pulled out a big move: ‘Gu Jingxuan is here to give you a scarf!’
Gu Zihan reflexively sat up half way, looked at Bai Qingyi confusedly and said, ‘Where! Get rid of him!’
Bai Qingyi silently felt sorry for Gu Jingxuan and didn’t know if she should tell the sister-obsessed guy.
Gu Zhihan looked around and noticed that the room was very quiet, with no sign of Gu Jingxuan at all. She thought for a moment and murmured, ‘Gu Jingxuan went to school. It’s not until the holiday starts in two days, so there’s no way he can come over now…’ Then she looked at Bai Qingyi with grievance and accused, ‘Qingqing, you lied to me…’
Bai Qingyi’s heart jumped, because Gu Zhihan like this was really… quite cute, with big, round eyes, like an animal.
How could Gu Zihan look like an animal? Bai Qingyi asked himself, and then got the answer: tigers are also felines! Who said that domineering people can’t be cute!
Well…she also looks a bit like Gu Jingxuan.
People who have always been at a loss with Gu Jingxuan are naturally at a loss with Gu Zihan. Bai Qingyi felt as if she had done something heinous, and she was flustered as she tried to rescue the situation, but she didn’t know what to say. Say ‘I was wrong’?
And then Gu Zihan fell back onto the bed.
A long breath came, and Gu Zihan even said, ‘Bad Qingqing.’
This time, Bad Qingqing didn’t dare to test Gu Zhi Han again. She wiped the non-existent sweat from her brow and pondered: should I wake Gu Zhi Han up to take a shower?
Or forget it, Bai Qingyi hated being woken up to take a shower when she was asleep the most when she was a child, so I’m sure Gu Zhi Han feels the same way.
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Perhaps it was because of the little bit of wine she had drunk, the next morning Gu Zhi Han woke up even later than Bai Qingyi.
After Gu Zhi Han sat up, she looked around the hotel and was very self-absorbed for a few minutes.
Bai Qingyi had already tidied up everything and was smiling at Gu Zhi Han, saying, ‘Good morning, Gu Zhi Han.’
Gu Zhi Han thought to herself, ‘What did I do last night? How did I end up here without knowing?’
Although she was puzzled, Gu Zhi Han still had that frosty CEO look on her face. She glanced at her watch and said, ‘Why did you turn off my alarm?’
Bai Qingyi was bending over to sweep the floor and stood up straight when he heard her say that, saying, ‘Huh? I didn’t hear the alarm…’
Gu Zihan coughed twice and said, ‘I didn’t bring an alarm clock.’
Gu Zihan looked down at the clothes she was wearing and realised that they were still from the previous day. She felt relieved, but also had a kind of indescribable sense of loss. As she got up from the bed, Bai Qingyi threw her two clothes.
‘I’m about the same size as you, so you should be able to wear them,’ Bai Qingyi said. “Your clothes smell of alcohol, so it’s better if you change. But I only have a shirt and trousers, so you’ll have to bear with it.”
Bear with it? Bear with what?
Gu Zhihan felt her thoughts slowing down. She should have understood the amount of information in an instant, but she reacted a second later, and then her face flushed a little.
Bai Qingyi didn’t notice the change in Gu Zihan’s expression, because she turned around and opened the curtains to let the light in.
Bai Qingyi had tidied up properly and said to Gu Zihan, ‘Do you want to take a shower? I asked the front desk for a new set of towels, they’re in the bathroom.’
Gu Zihan looked at Bai Qingyi and asked, ‘Last night…what happened?’
She hesitated for a moment, which was rare. Although it was obvious from their attire that nothing had happened between the two of them, Gu Zihan always hated the feeling of things getting out of control.
She had forgotten the aftermath of the meal, how she got drunk, and how she got to the hotel.
Bai Qingyi looked at Gu Zihan’s expression and was sure that the other party really didn’t remember anything. For some reason, she naturally associated it with the sentence Gu Zihan had said, ‘I really wasn’t drunk, if you don’t believe me, just ask me tomorrow,’ and suddenly felt a bit funny.
Bai Qingyi asked, ‘Do you know how to drink?’
Although she didn’t know what the hell Bai Qingyi was up to, Gu Zihan still answered honestly, ‘I can drink a little.’
‘How much is a little?‘
’Two cans of RIO.’ Gu Zhihan answered very seriously, “When I studied abroad, my roommate liked to throw parties, and once I was invited. I drank two cans of RIO.”
Bai Qingyi: “…RIO can also be called alcohol? !”
Gu Zhihan’s expression was confused: ’Cocktails are also alcohol.’
In that case…it’s not unreasonable. At that moment, Bai Qingyi was dishevelled in the confined space, and couldn’t help but ponder a question: had she been living too carelessly? Or was Gu Zihan’s definition of ‘alcohol’ problematic?
Seeing that Bai Qingyi hadn’t spoken for a long time, Gu Zihan guessed a general idea. She said, ‘I got drunk? How much did you drink?’
Bai Qingyi had a strange expression on his face and said, ‘One sip.’
This time, Gu Zihan also revealed a slightly surprised expression and said, ‘One sip?’
‘One sip, one sip of white wine, and I immediately threw up in the bathroom.’ Bai Qingyi looked at Gu Zihan and suddenly felt a little sorry for her business rival. “Is this how you negotiate? If someone knows you can’t hold your liquor, they just need to send a salesman and they can get you drunk.”
In a place where Bai Qingyi couldn’t see, Gu Zihan’s cheeks blushed quietly.
Normally she doesn’t get drunk so easily, but for some reason yesterday, as soon as she saw Bai Qingyi, she felt dizzy and couldn’t even remember what she had done.
And in business negotiations, there is actually a clear distinction between the desk and the drinking table. Gu Zhihan was able to come up with the perfect cooperation plan, and a reasonable person would weigh the benefits that she and her competitors could bring… A glass or two of wine is nothing.
Especially when the image of ‘not drinking’ has been successfully created.
Gu Zihan felt a little sorry for herself, and said, ‘I don’t drink with salespeople—I don’t drink with anyone.’
So that drink was an accident, as was the gesture it revealed.
After a few casual words, it was almost time. Bai Qingyi also grabbed her bag and said, ‘I’m going to the set to film, you go to the office later. Remember to give the room key card to Ru Ru when you leave, otherwise I won’t have a place to stay tonight!’
With these words, Bai Qingyi left the room in a hurry. Gu Zihan was left alone in the room, lost in thought.
There was only one bed in the room, so if she took it, where would Qingqing sleep?
Gu Zihan walked over to the sofa and noticed that it had been moved, and there was a quilt folded neatly next to it.
We’re already married, so even if we sleep in the same bed, what’s wrong with that?
Gu Zhi Han found that she was a little angry, but she didn’t know who she was angry with.
The author has something to say: The witty reader friends have discovered that the article has been renamed.
The witty reader friends have even discovered that I’m stuck for words!
Alas… I really don’t know how to write this kind of plot, and I’ve got myself stuck. I know you all want to hit me, because I really want to hit myself… I won’t challenge myself again next time!
Never mind, I forgive myself!

Chapter 47: Problem
Bai Qingyi also felt that something was very wrong with the atmosphere today.
First, Li Quanru did not follow her to the breakfast buffet – considering Li Quanru’s dedication, this was really strange; second, as soon as they arrived on set, everyone looked surprised and… frightened?
Finally, Mu Guang walked towards Bai Qingyi with an exceptionally sad expression on his face and said, ‘Qingqing… I’m sorry…’
Bai Qingyi was shocked and asked hurriedly, ‘What’s wrong?’
Mu Guang’s eyes were filled with tears, and he looked at Bai Qingyi but couldn’t say anything.
Last night, Gu Zihan took someone away from the dinner table, and everyone at the scene saw it. I heard that the seemingly cold and abstinent Gu President is very horny, and he left directly with someone without even eating two bites of his food.
Mu Guang regretted his own selfishness. If he could have endured a little and gone to dinner with them, could he at least have prevented the worst from happening?
As soon as they arrived at the set this morning, everyone was discussing last night’s events. They said Gu Zihan was overbearing and that he might have some kind of special hobby; they said Bai Qingyi was reluctant and that this was how Shengmei Entertainment’s additional investment came about; they also guessed that Bai Qingyi would be absent from work for a few days and whether Shengmei Entertainment would make another additional investment…
God knows how much Mu Guang suffered at that time!
If I could be more powerful, if I could have a say in the company, if I could become a teacher… Could I have refused Shengmei Entertainment’s investment?
If I had gone with them last night, could I have stopped Gu Zihan from taking Qingqing away?
Thinking about this, Muguang burst into tears.
Bai Qingyi was at a loss for words, saying, ‘What’s wrong? Did they cut my scenes? Or after spending some time together, have you finally fallen out of love with me?’
Muguang shouted, ‘I will never fall out of love!’
His voice was so loud and explosive that it made everyone on the set freeze for a second.
Bai Qingyi was even more embarrassed, but in this extremely awkward situation, she was still able to maintain a gentle and dignified appearance, smiling at all the glances she received.
This smile fell into Mu Guang’s eyes and became one of resignation and tolerance.
Mu Guang promised word by word, ‘I will never quit.’
Bai Qingyi froze for a moment, smiled gently, and said, ‘It’s okay, you’ve become better, and for me, that’s forever “not quitting”.’
Mu Guang was moved to tears. Bai Qingyi’s smile was so beautiful and gentle! This was the positive and ever-forgiving Qingqing he liked!
He must never let Qingqing suffer that kind of hurt again!
Mu Guang blurted out, ‘I will always like you! I will never let you fall into the clutches of that demon again!’
From the beginning of the day, Bai Qingyi had not been able to keep up with Mu Guang’s rhythm. After this declaration, Bai Qingyi was even more confused and asked, ‘What clutches?’
Mu Guang said, ‘Gu Zihan’s clutches! I won’t let her get close to you again!’
Mu Guang was in high spirits, so the volume was not too low. There was a commotion on the set, and Bai Qingyi had to continue to put on an impassive smile. Just as he was about to look back in one direction after another, he heard an emotionless voice behind him.
‘Who won’t let me get close to?’
Bai Qingyi turned his head and saw Gu Zihan standing not far away, with Li Quanru following behind, looking shivering.
Bai Qingyi: …
This is really something!
The atmosphere was a little strange. Gu Zihan had a high-pressure aura about her, and the sound of whispers had died down considerably.
The moment she heard Gu Zihan’s voice, Mu Guang took a step back unconsciously. But the moment she saw the person, she couldn’t help but take another step forward. Who’s afraid of who! No fear of power, just go forward!
In order to ease the tense atmosphere between the two, Bai Qingyi also grabbed Li Quanru and said, ‘Ruru! No wonder I didn’t see you this morning, it turns out you were keeping General Gu company!’
Mu Guang: Hearing Qingqing’s delighted tone… She has really been driven crazy by Li Quanru’s surveillance, hasn’t she… So much so that she can be so happy after being free all morning… Qingqing is so pitiful, I must save her!
Li Quanru slowly reached into her bag with one hand and whispered, ‘…Ms. Bai, please don’t hold on to me…’
President Gu’s eyes are terrifying. What if they turn into laser beams from anger? Did I put the red quartz I got from the black market in my bag last time? Why is this screenwriter glaring at me?
Gu Zihan’s attention had indeed been diverted. She glanced around, and good, Bai Qingyi was still holding Li Quanru tightly.
Gu Zihan glanced at Li Quanru indifferently and said, ‘Assistant Li, it seems that you haven’t done your job very well.’
A good assistant should work quietly and smoothly, taking care of everything without the owner noticing. Bai Qingyi cares so much about Li Quanru that she noticed her absence and even called Li Quanru by her first name after meeting her. This shows that she has not done enough in some areas.
Li Quanru was taken aback, and then quickly lowered her head, whispering uncomfortably, ‘I’m sorry, Manager Gu.’
Bai Qingyi said in surprise, ‘Ru Ru did a good job, why scold her.’
Gu Zihan frowned and called Li Quanru’s name again. ‘Li Quanru.’
Li Quanru looked up with a dazed expression, wondering what she was thinking.
Gu Zihan said, ‘Did I scold you?’
Li Quanru froze for a moment, and quickly shook her head, ‘No!’
For a character like Li Quanru, who is always looking over her shoulder, this was an almost once-in-a-millennium decisive response!
Li Quanru was still worried and reflecting: was she a little hesitant, was her reaction a little slow…
Now even Mu Guang couldn’t bear to watch anymore.
Mu Guang stared at Gu Zhi Han’s eyebrows—Gu Zhi Han’s eyes were so oppressive that she didn’t dare look directly at them, but she didn’t want to stare at her nose or neck, as that would make it seem like she was afraid of her! So Mu Guang continued to raise her gaze, creating a posture similar to ‘the dog looking down on people’—and said, ‘Why are you like this!’
Gu Zihan asked, ‘What about me?’
Mu Guang yelled, ‘So what if you’re rich! So what if you’re the boss! You must have whatever you like, but have you considered how others feel! Bai Qing is a good actress, so why do you insult her with that kind of thing! Besides, you’re the boss, so how can Li Quanru tell you the truth when you ask her that! Don’t tell me you don’t even understand that! Bai Qing will definitely become famous, and I will work hard so that she never has to depend on people like you again!’
Gu Zihan’s eyes were momentarily confused. To some extent, she really didn’t quite understand what Mu Guang had said.
Gu Zihan thought for a moment, looked at Bai Qingyi, and asked another question: ‘Have I insulted you?’
As God is my witness, she was seriously asking this question. If even Mu Guang could see the humiliation, then it meant that it had developed to a fairly serious level. Bai Qingyi was unwilling to say anything at this level… Gu Zihan narrowed her eyes, and her eyes became even colder—anger towards herself.
Mu Guang witnessed the whole series of changes and felt a chill in her heart. Gu Zihan had asked in public, so what would people think? And what kind of answer did she expect from Qingqing when she asked that question?
Mu Guang wanted to argue again, but the next second her mouth was covered by two hands. One from Bai Qingyi and one from Li Quanru.
Li Quanru did it out of rational analysis and crisis prediction, while Bai Qingyi did it out of sheer helplessness. It was as if she knew why Mu Guang had reacted in that way…
She covered Mu Guang’s mouth and kept saying to Gu Zihan, ‘You didn’t insult me, and you didn’t treat me very well. Don’t get me wrong, everything is Mu Guang’s misunderstanding! I apologize to you on her behalf!’
Although Gu Zihan was a little slow in ordinary interpersonal interactions, she still understood things like ‘apologizing to a stranger on behalf of a close person.’ She opened her mouth and just wanted to say something, but Bai Qingyi stopped her.
Bai Qingyi said, ‘If I remember correctly, you have a meeting afterwards, right? You can still drive back to the office in time. I see that you didn’t bring any assistants with you, so why don’t you let RuRu take you back? I can handle this! Even if I can’t, I can still find a way to handle it, so don’t worry.’
Bai Qingyi’s smile was exceptionally bright, which made Gu Zhi Han unable to say anything, and she could only swallow all her emotions.
Why not sleep in the same bed? The confusion, the displeasure when she saw Mu Guang ‘confess’, the unwillingness to hear her insult Bai Qingyi…
Gu Zhi Han swallowed all these emotions and looked deeply at Bai Qingyi.
Seeing that Mu Guang did not have a tendency to make a further explosive statement, Li Quanru had let go of Mu Guang, but Bai Qingyi did not. Looking at Bai Qingyi’s palm covering Mu Guang’s mouth, Gu Zhi Han suddenly felt a little angry.
She took a step forward, forcefully broke Bai Qingyi’s grip on Mu Guang’s mouth, pushed him away, and then put her arms around Bai Qingyi’s back.
Bai Qingyi was taken aback and let her do as she wished. All she could think was, ‘What’s wrong with Gu Zihan?’
Gu Zihan hugged her tightly, and she didn’t hug her back.
Gu Zihan whispered in her ear, ‘I’ll keep the room card for now, and you can ask Li Quanru to get you a new one for the new room.’
Bai Qingyi said, ‘Eh?
Gu Zihan said again, ‘If there’s anything, you can tell me.’
Bai Qingyi: ‘Eh?’
It’s over, Gu Zihan won’t really take Mu Guang’s words seriously, right? Bai Qingyi pondered for a while and felt that it was very likely. She wanted to explain to Gu Zihan, but Gu Zihan had already left the set without looking back. Li Quanru followed behind Gu Zihan and threw a worried glance at Bai Qingyi.
Bai Qingyi had no choice but to give Li Quanru a pep talk with a hand gesture.
She turned around only after Gu Zihan and Li Quanru had gone far away. As soon as she turned around, she saw Mu Guang’s little sad eyes, as if he were about to cry. Bai Qingyi smiled helplessly and said, ‘It’s not what you think…’
The director leaned over and asked, ‘Qingqing, just now, was that Gu Zihan wearing your clothes?’
Bai Qingyi had no choice but to answer this question first, ‘Well…’
The director thought of something, sighed, patted Bai Qingyi on the shoulder, and asked her, ‘Do you need to take leave today?’
Bai Qingyi was a little surprised and asked, ‘Why do you need to take leave?’
The director said, ‘Take compensatory leave.’
These words made no sense, but Bai Qingyi figured out the implication: the premise of compensatory leave was overtime work. She had been filming according to schedule, so when had she worked overtime?
The answer was obvious: last night.
Bai Qingyi knew that the director had misunderstood, but she didn’t know how to correct him.
Did I not do it with Gu Zihan last night?
Or, am I legally married to Gu Zihan?
Bai Qingyi hesitated for a moment, and the director said, ‘Qingqing, you’ve worked hard. I’ll let the stage manager change the schedule and shoot the supporting actors first. Qingqing, get some rest.’
It was hard to refuse, so Bai Qingyi had to remain silent and let the misunderstanding continue. She looked for Mu Guang with her eyes, but she couldn’t find him anywhere.
…
On the other side of the street, Li Quanru was walking Gu Zihan back to the office.
Gu Zihan was usually quiet when they were alone in the car. But Li Quanru could sense that there was something else in this silence that made Gu Zihan feel uncomfortable.
In the rearview mirror, Gu Zihan stared at the tablet, unaware that the screen had gone black, clearly in a daze.
Li Quanru said, ‘Gu Zihan, there is a full set of clothes in your office, you can ask Zhang Shu to bring it to you.’
Gu Zihan unconsciously rubbed his chin and asked another unrelated question: ‘Do drunk people stink?’
As the saying goes, people of similar minds gather together, and the mainstay of the promotion of a personality like Gu Zihan is unlikely to be someone who is particularly good at reading people’s expressions. Li Quanru’s skills are all focused on crisis prevention, so naturally she did not understand the deeper meaning of Gu Zihan’s question.
Li Quanru said, ‘Generally speaking, yes.’
Gu Zihan nodded, as if she was relieved.
Then she said, ‘No wonder Qingqing had to sleep on the sofa… it turns out it’s my problem.’
Her words were spoken in a low voice, but they still reached Li Quanru’s ears. Li Quanru’s body went rigid, and her crisis radar went off like crazy: Oh no, oh no, I won’t get fired for hearing this kind of secret, will I…!

Chapter 48 Gossip
The director and the production manager are both decisive people, and immediately adjusted the schedule.
Bai Qingyi also looked for Mu Guang on the set, but couldn’t find him. When she finally stopped, the production manager handed her the new schedule, and she realized that it was already set in stone.
Bai Qingyi was a little helpless, but since it had already been arranged, she had no choice but to obey.
Bai Qingyi found a chair and sat down to quietly read the script.
Just because you don’t go looking for trouble doesn’t mean it won’t find you.
While reading the script, Bai Qingyi felt that there were a few indistinct, unfriendly gazes lingering around her. She looked in the direction of the gazes, but all she could see were the hardworking staff members.
Is it an illusion… Bai Qingyi shook her head and sent a message to Mu Guang: ‘Where are you? The director is looking for you everywhere, saying that he wants to discuss the script.’ This was the truth.
Then Bai Qingyi put the script on the chair, took the phone and went to the bathroom.
Sitting on the toilet, Bai Qingyi played with the phone and sent a message to Gu Zihan:
‘Have you arrived at the company?’
Gu Zihan replied quickly: ‘I’m in a meeting.’
After a while, Gu Zihan sent another message: ‘Is it strange for me to wear your clothes?’
Gu Zihan rarely asked about this kind of topic, so Bai Qingyi’s heart stirred and he hurriedly asked, ‘Why do you say that?’
Gu Zihan replied, ‘Everyone looks at me strangely.’
After a second, Gu Zihan even sent a photo of the meeting room. Bai Qingyi had contacted many of the people in the photo as ‘Gu Zihan’, including Qin Yanjun. Indeed, the gazes of a few people were a little strange.
Bai Qingyi instantly filled in Gu Zihan’s feelings…she must be extremely concerned! Maybe she even went to the bathroom and examined herself in the mirror more than ten times!
Bai Qingyi typed away like a whirlwind – [That’s because they’re not used to it and have no sense of aesthetics! I think you look great that way!
In the meeting room, the various directors and deputy directors looked at Gu Zihan sympathetically as she raised and lowered her phone in front of everyone. If they didn’t see it wrong, was she taking a photo?
Judging from the way Gu Zihan was dressed and behaving today… the familiar directors exchanged glances: Could it be that Gu Zihan had been transported back in time by some little celebrity who loved to take selfies?
It turns out that she was right… Unfortunately, it’s already in the past.
Gu Zhihan looked at the message sent by Bai Qingyi, lowered her head and thought for a while, making a mental note: Qingqing doesn’t like business attire.
After Gu Zhihan had come up with a result, she looked up at the group and said, ‘Continue.’
This sentence was as intimidating as ever, and the directors who had come up with the ‘time travel theory’ began to doubt themselves again.
Gu Zhi Han did not reply for a long time, and Bai Qingyi could not help but think more, such as whether Gu Zhi Han had thought more, whether there was any misunderstanding, and so on. As she thought about it, she suddenly noticed a problem: [You took pictures during the meeting? !]
Gu Zhi Han did not reply, and Bai Qingyi felt a little cold. She realized that she had been squatting for too long, so engrossed in chatting with Gu Zhi Han that she had lost track of time.
She hadn’t heard a reply from Gu Zhi-han, and was about to get up when she heard whispering outside the cubicle.
The bathroom was always a breeding ground for all kinds of rumours, and Bai Qingyi was well aware of this. The few people outside were having such a good time chatting that Bai Qingyi didn’t hurry to go out, but planned to wait until they had finished exchanging gossip, so as not to embarrass anyone.
However, she never imagined that the gossip was about herself.
‘…I didn’t realise that Gu Zihan is quite pretty. I thought business tycoons were all like Ma Huateng.’
‘But she’s too cold, a bit intimidating. What do you have to do to get her attention?’
“You’ll have to ask Bai Qingyi. You didn’t see how eager he was yesterday at dinner. He barely took a few bites before he dragged Gu Zihan off to the hotel. Today, Gu Zhi Han appeared wearing Bai Qing Yi’s clothes, so what happened last night… Gee, can’t you guess?‘
’Hey, I heard that it was Gu Zhi Han who insisted on going with Bai Qing Yi?‘
’I saw it with my own eyes! It was really Bai Qing Yi who took the initiative! Usually, she seems quite gentle and shy, but I never imagined that she was actually such a person behind the scenes. That’s right, if you don’t go all out, how can you get close to someone of Gu Zhi Han’s level?”
…
The discussion outside was getting more and more outrageous, and even a few people who had just entered the bathroom joined in.
Bai Qingyi listened to every word without any fluctuation in her mood, and she even felt a little bit like laughing.
Their ability to make up stories was too powerful. If Mu Guang were here, would he feel ashamed and give up? It was as if they had gone into the wardrobe in her room and witnessed it with their own eyes. Even Bai Qingyi found it fascinating, as if she were at a storytelling session.
No one could possibly know that Bai Qingyi slept on the sofa last night.
No one could possibly know.
All the crew knew was that Shengmei Entertainment had invested, that Gu Zihan had come to visit the set, that Bai Qingyi had left the set with Gu Zihan, and that the next day Gu Zihan appeared on the set wearing Bai Qingyi’s clothes.
Based on this information, a story that happens most often in the entertainment industry slowly unfolded, and it didn’t even require any imagination.
Bai Qingyi sent a message to Gu Zihan unconsciously: ‘I’m listening to the story of the two of us.’
Gu Zhi Han replied, ‘What story?’
What story? The story of the sparrow that flew onto a branch and became a phoenix, bullying people with its power. Bai Qingyi thought so, and suddenly she woke up: isn’t this exactly what happened?
Even if the soul switch was an accident, Bai Qingyi really didn’t have to do anything, but she got everything for free. Qin Yanjun got promoted, and the crew of ‘Ten Thousand Generations’ got additional investment… According to normal development, none of these things would have happened, or would not happen for the time being.
Although Bai Qingyi didn’t know why Gu Zihan seemed unwilling to divorce, she hadn’t contributed to the marriage either. She took the pay for playing ‘President Gu’ and enjoyed the benefits of being Gu’s daughter-in-law, but neither as an employee nor as a wife had she fulfilled her corresponding responsibilities.
This seemed…even worse than the unspoken rules.
Bai Qingyi suddenly felt a bit down. Even if she jumped out now and said she was Gu Zihan’s wife, no one would believe her.
Just because Bai Qingyi didn’t jump, it doesn’t mean no one else did.
The next second, Bai Qingyi heard Mu Guang’s voice: ‘What the hell are you talking about!’
In that moment, Bai Qingyi wondered: So Mu Guang was hiding here. Then why didn’t she reply to my messages?
Bai Qingyi heard Mu Guang rush out of the cubicle, roaring with an air of invincibility, ‘You don’t know Qingqing at all!
Mu Guang never hid the fact that she was a fan of Bai Qingyi. Everyone on the set knew that she was a huge fan of Bai Qingyi. So when Mu Guang appeared so angrily, the few crew members were only shocked, not surprised.
‘Screenwriter, how long have you been squatting here… We were just chatting… It was all nonsense…’ Someone urged.
Mu Guang said, ‘You know you’re talking nonsense, but you insist on saying it anyway. I think you need to go to the hospital and get your eyes checked, and then your mouth!’
‘I’m sorry, I’m sorry, we’ll go now…’ It was the same voice again.
Mu Guang’s tone was very serious: ‘Apologise.’
‘Huh?’
Mu Guang said, ‘You’re spreading rumours behind our backs, you have to apologise to Bai Qingyi.’
There was a moment of silence outside the cubicle. Bai Qingyi could probably imagine what an awkward scene it must have been.
Bai Qingyi thought: But they were telling the truth.
Eating together, sharing a hotel room… all of it was true. How could an outsider, not God, guess that she was married to Gu Zihan?
Even if they were married, it was still true.
‘We were telling the truth, so why should we apologise!’ It turned out that someone else thought the same thing.
Mu Guang said, ‘How can you say that! You didn’t see it with your own eyes!’
‘I saw it!’
Mu Guang froze for a moment, then said, ‘I didn’t see it!’
‘Do screenwriters live in their own world?’ The man noticed that Mu Guang was being defiant, and his tone became even more arrogant. He said, ’We all know that you are a fan of Bai Qingyi, and we haven’t said anything about it. You have a fan filter for Bai Qingyi, but we don’t. This is how the entertainment industry is like. It’s normal to go to bed with someone after drinking together. The goddess of your heart, the white moonlight, probably slept with many people. You should be prepared when you decide to step into the entertainment industry!’
Mu Guang didn’t say anything. Someone among the gossiping group tried to calm things down, saying, ‘Don’t fight… We all need to get along to make money… Although Qingqing left with President Gu, they probably didn’t sleep together? They might just have gone to Qingqing’s room to spend the night.’
Bai Qingyi was also in the cubicle, and she was actually thinking, ‘It’s better if I don’t say anything, it’s completely counterproductive.’
Bai Qingyi was now very calm, as if the dispute outside had nothing to do with her. She even agreed with the gossipers.
‘Puff…’ Someone couldn’t help but laugh, but when they saw Mu Guang’s expression, they immediately became serious and said, “Yes! It’s just a sleepover! Mu Guang, don’t think too much about it, it’s definitely nothing…”
The others chimed in along this line of thinking, and this scene made Bai Qingyi feel very familiar. This is how the public relations of any celebrity in the circle wash after a scandal breaks out, simply treating the fans like fools.
Now, they are treating Mu Guang like a fool.
Bai Qingyi suddenly wanted to rush out!
Her hand was on the knob, and she had even pushed open the door a crack, but then she suddenly heard Mu Guang’s voice.
‘Qingqing is not that kind of person,’ Mu Guang’s voice was full of tears, but her tone was very firm.
“I have followed Qingqing for so many years, and I know she is not that kind of person. You can treat me as an idiot fan, it’s fine. You can say what you saw is the truth, it’s fine too. But please stop speculating.’
‘Whether it’s speculating about what happened between Qingqing and Gu Zihan, or the ‘sleepover’ you said to fool me…stop all this unfounded stuff. Everyone has eyes, brains, and things they want to believe…’ Mu Guang choked up for a moment before saying, “I’ll just ask one question, and I hope those who went yesterday can answer honestly.”
Bai Qingyi also withdrew her hand.
One person asked, ’You ask…’
‘Did Qingqing really leave early with Gu Zihan yesterday?’ Mu Guang’s tone was much calmer, but anyone could hear the sense of vulnerability in it. Mu Guang added, “I wasn’t there yesterday, but I think I can handle it. I hope you’ll tell me the truth: yes or no.”
It was easier to answer the right or wrong question. Someone answered crisply, “Yes!”
Mu Guang said, “Thank you.”
Bai Qingyi heard the footsteps of the people walking out in turn, and Bai Qingyi sat on the toilet without moving.
After a while, Bai Qingyi heard a soft sob.
It was Mu Guang. Bai Qingyi immediately knew.
Bai Qingyi’s hand was on the knob again, about to push the door open when he heard another voice.
‘Ah… you really are here…’
Li Quanru…?
Bai Qingyi’s hand stopped again.
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Chapter 49 Goodbye
Li Quanru’s voice was weak, and it didn’t sound imposing at all. No one would have guessed that this was Shengmei Entertainment’s most reliable chief assistant, apart from Zhong Ying.
Mu Guang wiped her eyes, gathering all her fragility, and turned around to see Li Quanru, and she was angry when she saw Li Quanru. After a day of gossip, coupled with Gu Zihan’s appearance on the set wearing Bai Qingyi’s clothes, Mu Guang was certain that Bai Qingyi and Gu Zihan had indeed left early together last night. As a screenwriter, she couldn’t help but wonder what happened afterwards. She just didn’t want to doubt her idol.
Idols are sacred and inviolable, and it’s only natural to take out your anger on Gu Zihan. With Gu Zihan gone, this anger had to be taken out on Li Quanru.
What’s more, Li Quanru also helped Gu Zihan spy on Bai Qing!
Mu Guang said, ‘What are you doing! If you’re not spying on Bai Qing, what are you doing in the toilet!’
Li Quanru mumbled for a moment, not knowing whether to explain first that ‘I wasn’t spying on Bai Qing’ or why she was in the toilet.
Seeing Li Quanru’s meek and submissive expression, Mu Guang’s anger miraculously subsided – Li Quanru was doing a difficult job for money.
Li Quanru said, ‘Director…he’s been looking for you everywhere…are you going out?’
Bai Qingyi then remembered that when she had messaged Mu Guang earlier, the director had been looking for him. Later, she had been listening to gossip in the toilet and forgotten about it…
Mu Guang must have forgotten too. Bai Qingyi subconsciously looked at her phone and found that Gu Zihan had sent another message: ‘What’s our story?’
If the wording hadn’t been different, Bai Qingyi would have even thought she had remembered it wrong. Didn’t Gu Zihan ask this question? Although she hadn’t answered it, was Gu Zihan really that curious about the answer…
Mu Guang turned on the tap, washed her face, and said, ‘I’ll be right there… Unfortunately, my makeup is ruined.’
Li Quanru felt for the foundation and lipstick in her bag, placed them on the vanity, and then quietly stepped aside.
Mu Guang looked at her in surprise and said, ‘This is…’
‘New,’ Li Quanru added, ‘I prepared it for Bai Xiaobai in case of an accident… new cosmetics. They are all Bai Xiaobai’s usual brands, I hope you don’t mind.’
Mu Guang froze for a moment, picked it up and took a look, then laughed. ‘Thank you.’
When Mu Guang finished applying her makeup and was about to leave the bathroom, she stopped in her tracks. She asked Li Quanru a question: ‘What’s your boss like?’
What she really wanted to ask was whether Gu Zihan was really supporting Bai Qingyi. But she couldn’t bring herself to ask, so she had to ask in such a roundabout way.
If Gu Zihan is a nice person, then…
Li Quanru thought about it for a moment and replied very seriously, ‘President Gu is a very serious person.’
Mu Guang nodded and went out.
Bai Qingyi rubbed her stiff knees and finally pushed open the door to the cubicle.
Li Quanru stood not far away and looked at her, saying, ‘Ms. Bai.’
Bai Qingyi froze for a moment, and then quickly responded, ‘You came to see me?’
Li Quanru said, ‘Yes…’
No wonder… I always wondered why these two were so close. Why did Li Quanru come to see Mu Guang on purpose?
Bai Qingyi asked, ‘What is it?’
Li Quanru said, ‘When I was taking Ms. Gu to the company, she asked me if the clothes she was wearing fit her.’
Bai Qingyi: ‘Huh?’
Li Quanru continued: ‘Ms. Gu also asked me if a person who is drunk stinks.’
Bai Qingyi: ‘Huh?!’
What kind of questions are these…
Gu Zihan must feel really awkward wearing her clothes. Otherwise, based on Bai Qingyi’s knowledge of Gu Zihan, she would not have easily asked such a question as ‘do they fit.’ Just now, Gu Zihan even asked again on WeChat, so it seems that she really cares.
Gu Zhihan felt awkward wearing her clothes, so they really are not the same type of person.
But…what did the second question mean? Do drunk people stink, and why would Gu Zhihan worry about such a question? With her drinking capacity, it would be an insult to the character ‘酉’ (you) to say she gets drunk.
Bai Qingyi looked confused, her facial features scrunched together as if they formed a big question mark.
Bai Qingyi: ‘So…what did you say…’
It doesn’t matter what the answer is.
Li Quanru paused, biting her lip, and said, ‘I think Bai should know.’
Bai Qingyi didn’t react for a moment, or rather, subconsciously she didn’t want to let herself react.
Li Quanru said, ‘Bai doesn’t have a schedule today. Do you need a break? Or do you need to go over your lines?’
Bai Qingyi gave a wry smile and said, ‘The bathroom is not a good place for chatting. Anyway, let’s go out first.’
Bai Qingyi and Li Quanru went out together. It so happened that the first person they met after leaving the bathroom was one of the people they had just gossiped about, costume designer Zhang Lan.
Upon seeing Bai Qingyi, Zhang Lan’s eyes widened, and her gaze at Bai Qingyi was full of fear: ‘Qing, Qingqing…’
It hadn’t been long since Zhang Lan and her friends had had an argument with Mugang. She hadn’t gone too far away during that time, but she hadn’t noticed Bai Qingyi walking in either. Zhang Lan thought back: she hadn’t seen Bai Qingyi for a while… So where would Bai Qingyi be when she ‘disappeared’ from the set…
Could it be…
Zhang Lan’s face turned even paler.
Bai Qingyi gave her a gentle smile, neither overly warm nor overly cold.
Zhang Lan let out a sigh of relief. Perhaps Bai Qingyi didn’t hear… Perhaps she didn’t see when Bai Qingyi walked in…
Li Quanru followed Bai Qingyi until they were far away from Zhang Lan before she said, ‘I’ve noted down all those people. Do you want them fired?’
Bai Qingyi was a little surprised and said, ‘You heard that?’
Li Quanru looked at Bai Qingyi’s expression with some unease and said, ‘…I wanted to interrupt them, but Miss Mu Guang was quicker than me.’
Bai Qingyi burst out laughing and said, ‘I’ve seen this expression before, it’s the same expression you had when you were worried that Gu Zihan was going to fire you!’
Li Quanru: ‘…’
Bai Qingyi patted Li Quanru on the shoulder and said, ‘Actually, if I were to “fire” you, it would be a good thing for you.’
Li Quanru’s eyes widened, because her crisis plan was unable to interfere with Bai Qingyi’s thoughts.
Bai Qingyi said, ‘There’s no future for you hanging out with me on the set, you’d be better off at the Shengmei headquarters.’
Comparing the set to the company headquarters alone, she was right. But Li Quanru thought back to the way her boss had treated Bai, and imagined the fate that would befall her if Bai disliked her…
Li Quanru shuddered and shook her head.
Bai Qingyi smiled, held up her index finger in a gesture of silence, and said, ‘Then, don’t tell Gu Zihan what happened in the bathroom just now!’
Bai Qingyi’s smile was particularly refreshing, looking gentle and harmless, and even had a hint of encouragement in it. But in the context of the situation… Li Quanru didn’t doubt for a moment that it was actually a threat.
Miss Bai… Miss Bai is also scary!
Li Quanru was in tears.
At that moment, Bai Qingyi’s phone lit up. Seeing the caller ID, Bai Qingyi froze for a moment before answering the phone, whispering, ‘Hello? Gu Zihan?’
Bai Qingyi gave Li Quanru a fleeting look, and Li Quanru kept shaking her head. To prove her innocence, she even did a zipper-pulling action to show that she was keeping her mouth shut!
Bai Qingyi looked puzzled: what was wrong with Li Quanru, why was she reacting so strongly?
Gu Zihan’s voice came over the phone: ‘I’ve finished the meeting.’
Bai Qingyi said, ‘Oh!’
Gu Zihan added, ‘You didn’t reply to my message just now.’
Bai Qingyi suddenly remembered that Gu Zihan had asked twice what the story was between them, but she had never answered.
Bai Qingyi really didn’t expect Gu Zihan to be so persistent about this question.
Instead of answering directly, she asked another question: ‘Why are you so interested?’
Bai Qingyi had no ulterior motives when she reported to Gu Zihan. But Gu Zihan was so persistent, and she was a little worried that Gu Zihan was over-interpreting things.
It’s like… having to fire those gossiping staff members.
It was precisely because of this fear that she emphasised to Li Quanru not to tattle. But who knew that it had scared Li Quanru.
Gu Zihan paused for a moment and said, ‘I just want to know.’
There was no particular reason, she just wanted to know. She wanted to know what other people thought about their relationship, what Bai Qingyi thought about their relationship, and what their relationship really was.
Bai Qingyi never said anything, and Gu Zihan felt vaguely uneasy.
Bai Qingyi said, ‘They say you’re sleeping with me.’
Gu Zihan said, ‘No, I never sleep with anyone.’
Bai Qingyi laughed and said, ‘Aren’t I?’
Gu Zihan frowned and said very seriously, ‘No. We have no physical relationship…’
Gu Zihan paused for a second and corrected herself very seriously, ‘——no physical relationship in the conventional sense; nor is there any exchange of benefits. Without these two things, it’s not enough to be called an underhanded deal.’
Bai Qingyi also froze for a moment, and suddenly burst out laughing.
Bai Qingyi laughed so happily that just by listening to his voice, Gu Zhi Han could picture him rubbing his stomach and squatting on the ground, or sitting in a chair and curling up into a ball.
Hearing Bai Qingyi’s laughter, Gu Zhi Han’s mood also inexplicably lifted. She rubbed her nose and said helplessly, ‘What are you laughing at?’
If Gu Zhi Han had not expelled everyone from the office, including Zhong Ying, then someone would have been surprised to find a slight blush on Gu Zhi Han’s face.
On the one hand, she was smiling because Bai Qing Yi was happy, and on the other hand, she was blushing because she had amused the other person. Gu Zhi Han was already not quite right, and she herself had not even noticed it.
Bai Qing Yi said, ‘Only you can talk about the unspoken rules so coldly! Hahahaha, two conditions… It sounds like a business deal!‘
’Isn’t the unspoken rule a deal?’ Gu Zihan was a little confused and said, “If it’s not a deal, shouldn’t it be called love?”
She wasn’t particularly confident when she said this.
She could make decisive decisions at the negotiation table and weigh the pros and cons in a logical manner, but as soon as it came to relationships, she felt a little awkward. She had never had a relationship with anyone in her life, so she was a bit rusty.
As Bai Qingyi laughed, she even reflected: Could the unspoken rules of relationships also be about love? She thought of an unspoken rule she had recently encountered: Huang Hong and Luo Suxin. Luo Suxin did have a little bit of love in her, at least she kept quiet in the police station and took the blame for everything. Call it stupidity, love, or habit, but she was not like Huang Hong, who only cared about self-preservation.
So, were the unspoken rules of relationships something like that?
And what about love? Had she said too much? Gu Zihan was still reflecting.
Bai Qingyi’s laughter suddenly stopped, as if cut off by something.
Gu Zihan felt a little panicked for no reason, and she brought the question back to the beginning: ‘Someone said I was subverting the rules of engagement with you, didn’t they?’
Bai Qingyi didn’t say anything, she was also confused. She felt that what Gu Zihan said seemed to have a little bit of truth to it, but…
Gu Zihan asked again, ‘So did you refute them?’
Bai Qingyi shook her head and said, ‘This…it’s hard to refute…’
At that moment, Gu Zihan’s heart ached a little, as if something was pulling her down.
Zhong Ying pushed open the door and said, ‘President Gu, fifteen minutes…’
Zhong Ying didn’t finish her sentence, because she noticed that Gu Zihan’s expression was not quite right.
Bai Qingyi heard Zhong Ying’s voice and hurriedly said, ‘Are you busy? Then go to the meeting! There are too many people on the crew, it’s a bit inconvenient…’
Bai Qingyi felt a little confused. It seemed that she agreed with Gu Zihan’s words, but she also seemed to want to argue back. Even if she wanted to discuss the unspoken rules of marriage, trade and love, each keyword was explosive, and it was not something that could be discussed in detail on the set.
‘Hmm,’ Gu Zihan said indifferently, and then a busy tone came through.
Bai Qingyi looked at her phone a little puzzled, and it said that the call had ended. But she didn’t have time to say goodbye, and she didn’t hear Gu Zihan say goodbye either.

Chapter 50 Power
After hanging up the phone, Bai Qingyi felt a little empty in her heart and especially wanted to chat with someone.
She turned her head and subconsciously looked for Li Quanru, who was closest to her.
However, Li Quanru was particularly obedient and had already consciously and voluntarily walked away the moment she heard Gu Zihan’s name. Therefore, standing next to Bai Qingyi now were the director, who was smiling meaningfully, and Mu Guang, who had an expressionless face.
Bai Qingyi hadn’t noticed that there were two other people standing around when she was on the phone, so she was a little shocked.
She patted her chest in shock and said, ‘Director…how long have you been standing here?’
She also glanced at Mu Guang, but he kept his head down, as if deliberately avoiding eye contact.
The director smiled and didn’t answer her question, but instead said, ‘Qingqing, were you just talking to President Gu on the phone?’
Bai Qingyi hesitated for a moment and nodded.
Since it had been heard, could she still tell a lie with her eyes open?
The director asked again, ‘Have you finished now?’
Bai Qingyi glanced at her phone, thinking to herself, of course, as if I deliberately hung up after seeing you?
But then, she realised that something was not quite right. It seemed that she had been, overly irritable…
Was it because the two of them had been talking about sensitive topics before hanging up?
Or was it simply because Gu Zihan had not said goodbye?
Bai Qingyi also forced down the strange emotions in her heart and said with a smile, ‘What’s wrong? Is there something wrong with the director?’
The director took Mu Guang by the hand and said, ‘It’s like this. Due to scheduling problems, the actor’s scenes may have to be cut a bit, and correspondingly, your scenes will also have to be increased. I just talked to the editor-in-chief, and Mu Guang said he has no problem with it, so I’m here to ask for your opinion. Regarding the schedule…can you make it?’
Bai Qingyi froze for a moment and said, ‘Does Xiang Lin have any objections?’
Xiang Lin is the male lead in this drama. Generally speaking, female characters in TV dramas have a lot of screen time, and many male actors take on the male lead in web dramas precisely because they want to attract female fans. Bai Qingyi didn’t know if that was the case with Xiang Lin, but if the crew suddenly came to her and said they wanted to reduce her screen time, for an unclear reason like ‘scheduling’, she would definitely be upset.
The director quickly said, ‘He didn’t!’
To be honest, the pay for this drama is not high. Xiang Lin was willing to take it mainly to get on the screenwriting line represented by Mu Guang. And this only requires the participation of the male lead, so Xiang Lin doesn’t care about the amount of screen time.
Although Xiang Lin is a dedicated actor, for him, since the goal has been achieved, the less time the crew takes up, the better, so he can have time to take on dramas with higher pay.
The director said, ‘It depends on whether you have other arrangements.’
Bai Qingyi also said, ‘As long as Xiang Lin doesn’t mind, what arrangements can I make…’
But the director still looked at Bai Qingyi with burning eyes, and Bai Qingyi understood.
The director wasn’t asking if she had any arrangements, it was obvious that he was asking Gu Zihan if he had any arrangements for her!
The director seemed to be implying that he had been secretly taken under his wing by Gu Zihan, and was even supporting him. Bai Qingyi felt a little powerless. For a moment, she wanted to explain or argue. But after thinking about it, she swallowed her words.
Let them be… otherwise how would I explain it?
Bai Qingyi looked the director in the eye and answered again, ‘I have no arrangements, and no one has any arrangements for me.’
The director said happily, ‘Good! Mu Guang, in that case, you can add the subplot you like best. You were especially sad when that subplot was cut. Aren’t you happy that you can add it now?’
Mu Guang finally looked up. She glanced at Bai Qingyi and quickly looked away, saying, ‘I’m happy.’
It sounded quite insincere.
The director could not keep abreast of everything that happened on the set, and he had heard about the argument in the bathroom from various sources, so he understood Mu Guang’s feelings at the moment. But work is work, and he was in no position to comment on the relationship between idols and fans. Therefore, getting a ‘happy’ from Mu Guang was already a task accomplished for him.
He patted Mu Guang on the shoulder, left with a comment of ‘you guys have a good chat’, and left.
Bai Qingyi and Mu Guang locked eyes, and neither knew what to say.
Every time he faced Bai Qingyi, a magical light would appear in Mu Guang’s eyes. But today, that light was very dim.
Bai Qingyi knew the reason, and so did Mu Guang.
‘You…’
‘Me…’
The two spoke at the same time, and then shut up at the same time.
Bai Qingyi looked at Mu Guang and said, ‘You go first.’
Mu Guang thought for a moment and said, ‘Do you like acting?’
Bai Qingyi froze for a moment and said, ‘I kind of like it.’ She smiled again and said, ‘I thought you were going to ask about Gu Zihan.’
The light in Mu Guang’s eyes flickered weakly again, and she asked, ‘Can I ask?’
These past two days have indeed been quite a trial for Mu Guang. It seems that everyone and everything is telling her: your idol is not being decent, and there is some kind of inexplicable deal going on with the big shot.
She didn’t want to doubt Bai Qingyi, but the facts were there, so she thought there must be a hidden reason. Since it was a hidden reason, it was something that couldn’t be casually told to others.
So as a loyal and sensible fan, she decided never to mention this matter again, but to silently bury her trust and support in her heart. She felt that when the time was right, Bai Qingyi would tell her himself.
Unexpectedly, today was a pretty good time, and Bai Qingyi even took the initiative to bring it up.
This made Mu Guang even more convinced that there must be some reason that was not worth mentioning to outsiders!
‘You can ask whatever you want, and I’ll see if I can tell you,’ Bai Qingyi sighed.
She was willing to open up to Mu Guang because, on the one hand, her ‘employment relationship’ with Gu Zihan had ended, so there was nothing to keep secret—not to mention that Mu Guang would not believe her if she really told him about the soul swap. On the other hand, after talking to Gu Zihan, she was in a very confused mood and really wanted to talk to someone.
Even if there were things she couldn’t fully explain to Mu Guang, it was also a chance for Bai Qingyi to sort out her own feelings.
Bai Qingyi had actually thought about what Mu Guang’s biggest concern was.
Was it the authenticity of the hidden rules incident? Had she forgotten her original intentions? Or should she just scold herself?
But after thinking about it for a while, Mu Guang asked, ‘Do you like Gu Zihan?’
Her tone was exactly the same as when she asked, ‘Do you like acting?’ Perhaps for Mu Guang, this was the same question.
Do you like your current life?
Are you being forced by society, your circle, or someone in particular?
Bai Qingyi froze for a moment. She really didn’t expect this question, and she wasn’t prepared to answer it.
Seeing her hesitation, the twinkling light in Mu Guang’s eyes disappeared again.
It’s really sad to be forced to do something you don’t like. It’s even more sad to witness someone you admire being forced to do something they don’t like, and feel powerless.
Did Gu Zihan use this role to force you to agree to certain things? Was the previous casting controversy just because the president had a sudden lustful desire?
Bai Qingyi shook his head and said honestly, ‘I haven’t thought about that.’
Mu Guang didn’t say anything.
Bai Qingyi continued, ‘But it definitely wasn’t that sad. For some reason, I’ve been in contact with Gu Zihan for a while, and she’s not quite the same as everyone thinks, and she’s not even the same as she showed that day on set. She’s quite a real person.’
Perhaps, I am the one who is not being truthful.
Bai Qingyi was very confused, but she did not notice that the corners of her mouth were slightly upturned as she said these words.
Her gaze opposite her naturally noticed, so all the gloom was swept away.
Mu Guang suddenly felt full of energy and said, ‘That’s great!’
Bai Qingyi did not experience Mu Guang’s psychological changes and said, ‘Huh? What’s so great?’
Mu Guang said, ‘As long as you’re happy! I’m pretty happy anyway!’
Mu Guang’s eyes once again wore a beaming smile, which made Bai Qingyi a little speechless.
‘You’ve changed too quickly!’ Just now, she looked like she was going to quit the group and fight to the death with Gu Zihan, but in the blink of an eye, she had become the same as before.
It really looked like she was happy.
Mu Guang said, ‘Because I’ve talked to you! Qingqing, you just have the magic to make people happy!’
Bai Qingyi deliberately teased her, ‘What if I really was secretly promoted?’
Mu Guang looked at her and said slyly, ‘So did you?’
Bai Qingyi: ‘…
Okay, this is another question that cannot be answered.
Seeing her idol deflated by her question, Mu Guang was strangely happy. She waved her hand and said, ’To give you more screen time, I need to get to work quickly. Qingqing, don’t slack off either, quickly memorise your lines! There are a lot of new dialogue lines!’
Bai Qingyi was also in tears: ‘Please make the lines short and simple! Mu Guang is begging for mercy!’
Although Bai Qingyi looked miserable, she was in a good mood. She had rarely interacted with her fans so closely, and it was only now that she realised she had underestimated them.
She had thought that fans would only pin their most fantastic dreams on her, and so would care about things like unspoken rules, initial intentions, and dreams. But Mu Guang had proven with her actions that fans just want her to be happy and live the life she wants.
Maybe not all fans are like that, but if just one is, it’s already enough to be very touching.
Fans can also give their idols strength in return.
Mu Guang waved her hand and walked away, saying, ‘You wish!’
Mu Guang left backwards, and if she wasn’t careful, she would bump into someone. Mu Guang said ‘I’m sorry’ while turning around, but she saw Li Quanru.
Li Quanru whispered, ‘Be careful…’
Mu Guang made a face at her and ran away.
Li Quanru approached Bai Qingyi and said in surprise, ‘Ms. Bai’s mood has improved.’
Bai Qingyi smiled gently and said, ‘Because my fans are really warm-hearted!’
She was in a good mood and completely failed to notice that Li Quanru’s eyes had changed in an instant.
Crisis warning system, activated.
Mu Guang’s threat level is extremely high, and if you’re not careful, it could trigger a chain reaction, resulting in your own resignation.
Li Quanru looked at Mu Guang’s back, worried. She thought to herself that she had to find a way to resolve this hidden danger.

Chapter 51: Guilty conscience
The film crew didn’t assign Bai Qingyi any scenes that day, so Bai Qingyi and Li Quanru returned to the hotel early.
In the elevator, Bai Qingyi called out to Li Quanru, saying, ‘Come to my room, we’ll go over our lines.’
Li Quanru once again wore her trademark worried expression. She looked at Bai Qingyi, wanting to say something but unable to.
Bai Qingyi thought she didn’t want to, and explained, ‘What Mu Guang just said reminded me that I’m going to have more scenes added soon, and I haven’t even memorised my original lines yet. Now that I’ve been labelled as having an ulterior motive, I don’t want to look too useless.’
Li Quanru said, ‘Why doesn’t Bai Qingyi just come out with it? Gu will be happy to cooperate.’
Bai Qingyi shook her head with a smile, without saying a word.
Li Quanru looked at her expression and felt that Bai must be suffering from extreme distress and confusion right now, and most likely not knowing what she was struggling with.
In this confused silence, the elevator slowly reached the floor. Bai Qingyi went out first, and Li Quanru was not on the same floor as her room, but looking at Bai Qingyi’s back, she still followed.
In Bai’s disoriented state, if no one followed, she might not be able to find her room…
Li Quanru was also exhausted today.
Bai Qingyi walked straight past her room and towards the window at the end of the corridor, her footsteps quite fast.
Li Quanru was taken aback and rushed up to her, hugging her waist and whispering, ‘Bai Shu… Bai Shu, if you have any worries, you can tell me, there’s no need to…’
Bai Qingyi came back to her senses and explained very awkwardly, ‘I didn’t, I didn’t…’
Li Quanru’s sense of preventing problems before they happen was really strong, did she think she wanted to commit suicide?
Li Quanru made a mistake and was also very embarrassed. She stuttered and explained, ‘I…because…that…’
Li Quanru spoke for a while, as if she couldn’t explain it clearly, and simply closed her eyes and spoke as if she was bravely committing suicide, ‘A person’s state of mind is the most uncontrollable! Although Bai Shu’s family has no history of depression, I can’t be 100% sure! My job is to make up for all the uncertainties!’
Bai Qingyi froze.
After Li Quanru had shouted, as if she had used up all her energy, she spoke even more meekly than before. She said, ‘Life and death, life and death are a matter of an instant… If I have caused Ms. Bai any trouble, Ms. Bai can also… solve, solve…’
Li Quanru didn’t get to finish her sentence, as she was interrupted by an angry voice from not far away: ‘Let go of Qingqing!’
Li Quanru then noticed that she was still holding Bai Qingyi’s waist. She quickly let go, put her hands behind her back, and took a few steps back.
Mu Guang panted and stood in front of Bai Qingyi, saying, ‘Don’t you dare take advantage of Qingqing! Your boss is annoying enough!’
Li Quanru watched Mu Guang’s selfless gesture and her brows furrowed even more tightly. She felt that she had to seriously assess the feelings of this young actor towards Bai Qingyi, as well as the threat this young actor posed to General Manager Gu’s marriage.
Bai Qingyi knew Li Quanru’s good intentions—even if they might be a little over the top. But she had been mistaken for committing suicide because she had gone to the window in a daze… This was embarrassing, and there was no way to explain it!
So Bai Qingyi said in a ‘calm and collected’ manner, ‘Mu Guang, why did you come to see me?’
Naturally, the idol’s questions took priority over all other people, so Mu Guang immediately forgot about Li Quanru and turned to Bai Qingyi and explained, ‘You finished work too quickly, and I noticed that you didn’t seem to have eaten anything, so I came over to ask if you wanted to have dinner.’
Before Bai Qingyi could reply, Mu Guang added, ‘There are no annoying people, just Jin, Mu, Shui, and me. If you go, you can join us.’
Mu Guang’s reference to Jin, Mu, and Shui were the few people on the crew with whom Bai Qingyi got along relatively well.
Since Mu Guang had invited them, Bai Qingyi recalled that she didn’t have any plans, so she nodded and agreed. ‘Sure. Is Ru Ru free? Let’s go together?’
Mu Guang looked up and down at Li Quanru and said, ‘Well…it’s not impossible to add you, since Qingqing suggested it.’
Li Quanru naturally agreed.
Bai Qingyi said, ‘Then wait for me for a moment, I’ll go back to my room to change.’
Bai Qingyi swiped the door card key, but there was light in the room that should have been dark.
“Eh?’
Mu Guang: ‘What’s wrong, a thief? This hotel has pretty good security!’
It was Li Quanru who reacted quickly, turning her head to look at the power switch and immediately deducing: ‘President Gu is here.’
Gu Zihan took away Bai Qingyi’s room card key, and the one Bai Qingyi was holding was the one Li Quanru had found through the hotel.
With the words ‘President Gu is here,’ the three of them looked towards the centre of the room together, and sure enough, they saw Gu Zihan slowly stand up from the sofa.
Gu Zhihan was still wearing Bai Qingyi’s clothes. Perhaps it was because she had been used to it for a day, the kind of elite temperament that was out of place on her was no longer so abrupt, but instead had become very neighbourly and everyday.
Gu Zhihan said indifferently, ‘You’re off work.’
Bai Qingyi was a little dazed and said, ‘You…why have you come over…’
Gu Zhihan said tactfully, ‘Look at the time.’
Bai Qingyi took out her phone and glanced at it, still not understanding.
Gu Zihan then explained, ‘I’ve finished work, so I’ve come to let you remind me to eat dinner.’
Bai Qingyi suddenly remembered that she had indeed promised Gu Zihan to remind the other person to eat on time, but that was when they were soul-swapping… Why did Gu Zihan suddenly bring it up at this time?
Well…whatever the reason, this argument is quite cute.
Let you remind me.
Haha.
Bai Qingyi turned to look at Mu Guang and said, ‘In that case, then—’
‘No!’ Mu Guang blurted out, before realising that it was inappropriate and explaining, “We eat very low-end food, I’m afraid it won’t be to General Gu’s taste. And Ah Jin is a bit of a social phobic, she won’t be able to eat well with other people around.”
As she spoke, Mu Guang gave Gu Zihan a hard look.
Even though Qingqing had spoken up for her, she still stole Qingqing! It was simply unforgivable!
And in the face of Mu Guang’s provocation, Gu Zihan’s response was very cold. She asked, ’Who are you?’
The sentence ended without rising, and it wasn’t even a question.
Mu Guang: ‘…’
Bai Qingyi let out a sigh of relief and said, ‘Huh…that’s what I meant. Since Gu Zihan is here, I won’t go to the gathering.’ She smiled gently and friendly, ‘Have fun with Ah Jin and the others!’
Mu Guang: ‘…’
My heart is aching.
Who would have thought that the four of us together would be no match for this Gu Zihan?
Gu Zihan figured out what had happened from the two people’s conversation. She said to Bai Qingyi, ‘If there is a colleague gathering, you can go. I’ll just wait for you in my room, I still have some emails to finish.’
Bai Qingyi was both angry and amused, saying, ‘Didn’t you just say you were done with work?’
Gu Zihan remained calm and collected, saying, ‘I’m done with work that must be done in the office.’
Mu Guang watched the two of them exchange words, and his expression gradually became confused. This atmosphere… Why is it so different from what I imagined?
Bai Qing looked at Gu Zhi Han with a sigh, as if she were not sure whether to go or not. She still said to Mu Guang, ‘I’m not going today, let’s meet again next time you’re free. You guys enjoy your meal, the bill is on me.’
‘Li Quanru, go pay the bill. Use my card.’ Gu Zhi Han paused for a moment and said, ‘After all, it’s because of me that Qingqing had to miss your gathering, I’m sorry.’
Gu Zhihan’s words were extremely sincere, but when Mu Guang heard them, it didn’t sound good at all.
Why did it sound a bit like bragging? Was she being too sensitive? Or was this Gu President just declaring her sovereignty?
Li Quanru was the one among the four present who knew the whole situation best. She looked at Gu Zhihan and Bai Qingyi with mixed feelings, and then looked at Mu Guang with compassion, and said, ‘Let’s go, let’s go eat…’
Mu Guang subconsciously followed Li Quanru out the door, and Li Quanru closed the door very carefully.
Mu Guang came back to her senses when she heard the sound of the door closing. She waited for Li Quanru and said, ‘I invited Qingqing to dinner, not you! What makes you think you can go with us!’
‘Gu, President Gu invited you to dinner…’ Li Quanru felt a little aggrieved after she had said that, and said, ‘You agreed to include me…’
Mu Guang exploded, ‘I don’t need your boss to treat me!’
Qingqing has already been taken away by her, so what’s the point of accepting her money! She, Mu Guang, can’t sell her idol to get food!
Li Quanru thought about it for a moment, then smiled and said, ‘Then…I’ll treat.’
Mu Guang had been glaring at Li Quanru, so she caught the smile. She was distracted, and suddenly noticed that Li Quanru looked quite good when she smiled. Unfortunately, she was too worried, and she was always frowning bitterly.
Li Quanru was worried that Mu Guang would say no, and thinking that she might not be able to complete her boss’s task, she started to worry again and couldn’t help but frown.
Facing such a Li Quanru, Mu Guang couldn’t bear to say no again, so she said viciously, ‘Ah Shui eats a lot!’
Li Quanru laughed again, nodded, and said, ‘Mmm.’
Just smile more.
Mu Guang scolded her, ‘I’ll eat you out of house and home!’
Li Quanru thought for a moment and replied, ‘My annual salary is very high, so I should be able to afford it.’
Mu Guang: ‘…’
Li Quanru and Mu Guang’s conversation was blocked outside the room, and neither Gu Zihan nor Bai Qingyi could hear it.
After ‘kicking’ Li Quanru and Mu Guang out, Gu Zihan sat back down on the sofa and busied herself with the computer, saying, ‘Give me half a minute to save the document.’
Bai Qingyi took off her coat and took out another set of clothes.
If Gu Zhi Han comes, it must be to go out to dinner, and there is a possibility of running into paparazzi or fans. Bai Qingyi also needs to change into a set of clothes that are more concealment, with scarf and hat, but it can’t be too out of place.
Bai Qingyi said while changing clothes, ‘Why did you come today? Is it really just for dinner? Did you leave something in my room?’
Gu Zhi Han said, ‘Uncle left today.’
Bai Qingyi is also clear about Bai’s schedule for the day. But Bai Qingyi didn’t understand the connection.
Gu Zihan added, ‘I kind of miss it.’
Bai Qingyi paused for a moment, then understood.
Dad’s cooking was the best in the city, and many people liked it. It was normal for Gu Zihan to be captivated after eating it for a few days.
You came to me because you miss Dad’s cooking? Bai Qingyi shook his head in distress, thinking: If I knew that I hadn’t learned any of Dad’s cooking, I wonder if Gu Zihan would be disappointed.
Bai Qingyi didn’t say anything.
Gu Zihan continued, ‘Mu Guang was unfriendly to me. Did I offend her in some way?’
Bai Qingyi was surprised. ‘You remember her name is Mu Guang? Then why did you ask her name?’
Gu Zihan bit her lip and didn’t explain. How could Gu Zihan not remember Mu Guang? She had personally participated in the script meeting hosted by Mu Guang. It was the first script meeting she had attended, and it was very representative. Gu Zihan could not forget it.
Bai Qingyi also asked why… Gu Zhihan couldn’t say it. There was no reason, and in that second, that’s what she wanted to say. She just didn’t suppress her impulse.
Gu Zhihan’s style of doing things has always been to act rationally first, and occasionally being led by her whims is quite enjoyable.
Bai Qingyi said, ‘Did you notice her expression, it was so suffocating hahahahahahaha… You still want to invite her to dinner, and from what I know of her, she’s really going to be pissed off at you. I feel a bit sorry for her hahahahahahaha…’
Gu Zihan asked, ‘You feel very sorry for her?’
Bai Qingyi: ‘…
That tone…why does it sound a bit dangerous?
Gu Zihan asked again, “You know her very well?”
The sense of crisis grew stronger and stronger. Bai Qingyi winced and said in a bid to protect himself, ’I’m just guessing…’
Gu Zihan frowned and stared at Bai Qingyi, her expression looking a little aggrieved and a little angry.
After a while, Gu Zihan took out her phone and dialed a number.
Bai Qingyi thought it was for work, but who knew that Gu Zihan’s first words were, ‘Li Quanru, is Mu Guang angry?’
Bai Qingyi: ‘…’
What kind of question is this!
Bai Qingyi thought furiously to himself.
But why did I feel so guilty as if I had been caught doing something wrong?

Chapter 52 Clothes
Li Quanru was also dumbfounded when she received this call.
She glanced at Mu Guang and wondered how she should answer to satisfy her boss.
Mu Guang was oblivious to the storm brewing close at hand and blinked, asking Li Quanru, ‘Is something wrong? Can’t we go to dinner? That’s really a pity! But never mind, next time, next time!’
It didn’t seem like she was at all sorry, and she even sounded a little jubilant.
Gu Zhihan felt Li Quanru’s silence and asked again, ‘Is Mu Guang angry? Tell me the truth.’
Li Quanru said, ‘No…’
Quite lively.
Gu Zhihan didn’t comment on this answer and hung up the phone directly.
Mu Guang asked, ‘Are you going to work soon?’
Li Quanru shook her head and said, ‘Let’s go eat…’
Mu Guang turned her head, leaving Li Quanru with a profile. Although she didn’t get the expected answer, she wasn’t particularly angry.
On the other hand, Bai Qingyi looked at Gu Zihan nervously as she hung up the phone and asked, ‘What did Ru say?’
Gu Zihan said, ‘She’s not angry.’
Because Mu Guang was not angry, Bai Qingyi didn’t know enough about Mu Guang. Because Bai Qingyi didn’t know enough about Mu Guang, Gu Zihan wasn’t angry either.
Bai Qingyi’s tense shoulders suddenly relaxed, and she said, ‘I told you, I was just talking nonsense. Where are we going to eat next?’
Gu Zhihan looked at Bai Qingyi and said, ‘Whatever you say.’
In this regard, Gu Zhihan can be said to be very indecisive. For one thing, she doesn’t have particular requirements for food and drink. She has been abroad for a long time, eating boiled potatoes every day, so what can’t she stand?
Second, Gu Zihan was not familiar with the film studio, and if they wanted to find a hidden but delicious place, they really had to rely on Bai Qingyi.
Third, they had come to eat with Bai Qingyi, and they didn’t let Bai Qingyi choose the place…did they really come to eat?
Bai Qingyi did not appreciate all the twists and turns, and as Gu Zihan did not have any special requests, she made the decision: ‘I know! Follow me!’
Bai Qingyi took Gu Zhihan for a walk near the film studio for a while, and then they entered an alley. The alley was very narrow and dark, and it looked a little scary.
Bai Qingyi explained to Gu Zhihan, ‘This is a restaurant that the film crew’s makeup artist discovered. The dishes are very ordinary, all kinds of home cooking, but the taste is not bad, and there is a warm feeling. The road is a bit difficult to walk on, so you have to be careful.’
The further they walked, the darker the alley became. Gu Zhihan followed Bai Qingyi, not really looking forward to it. She wondered: did Bai Qingyi feel scared every time he came to this place for dinner?
The road was not very even, and as Gu Zhihan walked, she suddenly tripped over something and fell forward, landing right on Bai Qingyi.
Bai Qingyi was startled and quickly helped Gu Zhihan up, saying, ‘It looks like a step, so be careful.’
Gu Zhihan said, ‘Hm.’
When Gu Zihan fell, she happened to grab Bai Qingyi’s hand.
Bai Qingyi was about to let go and continue leading the way when he suddenly felt Gu Zihan squeeze the back of his hand.
Was Gu Zihan… afraid?
In the faint moonlight, Gu Zihan’s expression was as usual, and neither fear nor mood swings could be seen.
But Bai Qingyi did not let go of Gu Zihan’s hand, but held it like that, leading the other person to continue walking forward.
Whether Gu Zihan was scared or not, Bai Qingyi didn’t want her to fall again.
Under Bai Qingyi’s guidance, the two quickly arrived at the so-called ‘hotel’.
The hotel was located in a residential building, had no sign, and looked no different from an ordinary residence. Bai Qingyi rang the doorbell, and a middle-aged woman came to open the door after a while.
This middle-aged woman obviously knew Bai Qingyi quite well, and as soon as she opened the door, she said, ‘You’re here.’
Bai Qingyi nodded.
The middle-aged woman then looked at Gu Zihan and asked, ‘And who is this?’
Gu Zihan looked at Bai Qingyi, who had to pluck up the courage to introduce himself, ‘I… the boss!’
She was very satisfied with the answer.
The middle-aged woman nodded and ushered the two of them in. She didn’t really want to know who Gu Zihan was, she was just asking casually.
After entering the door, they discovered that this was an ordinary house with three bedrooms and one living room, but dining tables had been placed in the living room and the rooms, making it four private rooms.
There happened to be one more private room left in this ‘restaurant’. After entering, Gu Zhi Han realised that the sound insulation was very good and it was quite quiet.
Bai Qing Yi handed Gu Zhi Han the menu and said, ‘Take a look at what you want to eat, and hand it directly to the waiter after you’ve ordered.’
Gu Zhi Han took the menu but didn’t look at it. She repeated in a low voice, ‘Boss?’
She stared at Bai Qing Yi as if she had to get an answer.
Bai Qing Yi looked down at the other menu to avoid her gaze.
Both knew what the discussion was about.
Gu Zihan was putting increasing pressure on Bai Qingyi, who took a pencil and began drawing circles on the menu. After drawing a few circles, Bai Qingyi could no longer ignore it and looked up at Gu Zihan and said, ‘The boss’s food is quite delicious. I’ve ordered a few dishes, so you should order a few too.’
This was not the answer Gu Zihan wanted. Gu Zihan remained silent.
Bai Qingyi said again, ‘It’s quite rare for you to come here, so are you really not going to order?’
This remark reminded Gu Zihan, and she shook her head and said, ‘It’s not rare.’
Bai Qingyi: ‘Huh?’
Gu Zihan said, ‘It’s quite convenient to drive here… But, I’ll listen to you this time.’
It’s quite convenient to drive here, so I’ll let you order this time. If there’s anything you want to eat, I’ll order it next time.
It’s quite convenient to drive here, so you can say whatever you want this time.
Bai Qingyi handed the menu over, and after a while, all the dishes were served.
As Bai Qingyi said, the food here has an authentic home-cooked flavour. It’s not too fussy or refined, but it gets right to the heart of the matter.
Bai Qingyi asked Gu Zihan about the review: ‘What did you think?’
Gu Zihan said, ‘Not bad. The fish-flavoured eggplant is very similar to what my uncle makes.’
Not just the fish-flavoured eggplant, but every dish is similar to what Bai’s father makes.
Bai Qingyi beamed and said, ‘That’s good!’
She thought Gu Zihan missed her father’s cooking, so she brought her here on purpose. Otherwise, Bai Qingyi would not have brought her to such a down-to-earth place.
Seeing Bai Qingyi happy, Gu Zihan was also very happy.
Bai Qingyi asked Gu Zihan, ‘What are your plans for the rest of the day? Are you going to sleep over again?’
Gu Zihan said, ‘I’ll pass on tonight. I don’t want to disturb your rest.’
Bai Qingyi said, ‘Huh? You’re pretty quiet when you’re drunk, and you didn’t disturb me.’
Gu Zihan said, ‘But after I go to bed, you’ll have to sleep on the sofa. It’s uncomfortable to sleep on the sofa, and you have to go to work tomorrow.’
Bai Qingyi froze for a moment, and then lowered his head and said, ‘Oh.’
So…Gu Zihan really minded sleeping in the same bed as him…She felt that she should sleep on the sofa…
Then, I’d better keep quiet about the fact that I shared a bed with Gu Zihan yesterday.
Bai Qingyi also forced himself to be cheerful and said, ‘Is your car parked at the hotel? I’ll take you back to the hotel, you drive home, and I’ll go back to bed!’
Gu Zihan paused and said yes.
After finishing their meal, the two of them walked slowly back to the hotel.
The winter wind was very cold, and even the moonlight was cold. But the two of them walked very slowly without any hesitation.
When they came out of the alley, a gust of wind came rolling over. Gu Zihan shivered and wrapped her clothes tighter.
Bai Qingyi also noticed this and took off her scarf and put it around Gu Zhihan’s neck.
With a tone of slightly concerned rebuke, Bai Qingyi said, ‘You know it’s cold, but you never wear a scarf. Your brother knitted so many scarves for you, but you just let them gather dust in your closet. He’ll be sad when he finds out.’
Gu Zhihan said, ‘Gu Jingxuan has the day off tomorrow.’
Bai Qingyi said, ‘Time really flies. I feel like I just joined the team, but a week has already passed.’
Bai Qingyi tied her scarf very nicely. She was very satisfied with the way it looked, so she patted it with her hand and said, ‘Now I won’t be cold!’
Gu Zihan said, ‘Aren’t you cold?’
Bai Qingyi shook her head.
On the way back to the hotel, there was a Wanda. After all, this is around a film and television city, and there are many stars with a desire to spend money, so the shops that have settled in are all relatively high-end and fashionable, in line with the status and aesthetics of the stars.
Gu Zihan saw the brand logos hanging outside the mall and her heart stirred. She stopped in her tracks and said to Bai Qingyi, ‘I want to go shopping.’
Bai Qingyi saw Gu Zihan bury her entire face in her scarf—the way a scarf is tied to make the person who cares about you happy—and reveal a pair of dark eyes saying, ‘I want to go shopping.’ She felt a little amused.
She nodded and said, ‘Let’s go in then. What do you want to buy?’
The two of them walked in while talking, until they reached the stairs, and Gu Zihan still hadn’t said anything.
Bai Qingyi asked her again, ‘What do you want to buy?’
Gu Zihan looked down at her clothes and said, ‘Where did you buy your clothes?’
Qingqing had said that she liked casual clothes, but Gu Zihan didn’t have many preferences when it came to casual clothes. In that case, why not let Qingqing help her decide?
Bai Qingyi froze for a moment and asked, ‘Do you want it or do I want it?’
Gu Zihan said, ‘I want it.’
Bai Qingyi let out a sigh of relief. For a moment, she thought that Gu Zihan wanted to buy clothes for herself—people are a little narcissistic, and it’s not too much to think such a thing.
Bai Qingyi was glad that she hadn’t spoken so quickly.
Since the clothes are for Gu Zihan, they cannot be bought off the rack, and the style has to take into account Gu Zihan’s temperament.
Bai Qingyi said, ‘I don’t have the same style as you, and the suitable style is also different. The clothes I wear may not suit you perfectly. If you trust me, let’s try a different brand?’
Gu Zihan nodded and said, ‘I’ll listen to you.’
Could it be that she really came here to buy clothes?

Chapter 53 Shopping
Bai Qingyi rarely buys clothes for other people.
Whether a piece of clothing suits a person depends not only on the price, style and pattern, but also on various small details.
Everyone has a different chest shape, a different waistline, and a different body proportion. It is precisely because of these differences that the same piece of clothing worn by two different people will have a completely different effect.
As an artist, Bai Qingyi is very familiar with every detail of her own body. She knows exactly where to show off and where to cover up, so she always buys clothes that fit her well.
Buying clothes for others is not as easy, but fortunately, Gu Zhi Han is very cooperative.
Bai Qingyi lets Gu Zhi Han go into whichever shop she wants, and Gu Zhi Han tries on whatever clothes Bai Qingyi wants her to try on, completely ignoring how much trouble it is to change clothes.
Bai Qingyi suddenly felt a little amused while waiting on the sofa outside the fitting room.
Gu Zhihan had always been strong-willed and able to make her own decisions. He never expected her to be so docile in this regard. This gave Bai Qingyi a different kind of pleasure.
A kind of pleasure that he could give and take as he pleased.
Gu Zhihan had just changed into a new outfit and walked out of the fitting room. Seeing Bai Qingyi smiling, she asked, ‘What’s wrong? Is there something funny about the way I’m dressed?”
Gu Zihan stood in front of the mirror, a little awkward in her movements. She instinctively sensed that Bai Qingyi was laughing at her.
Bai Qingyi put a stop to the laughter, stood up and walked around Gu Zihan.
It was a good look, Gu Zihan had a good figure, and she was a good dresser, looking good in anything.
But there was always something missing.
Bai Qingyi frowned and said, ’Try the next one.’
Gu Zhi Han didn’t ask why, and walked straight into the fitting room.
Bai Qing Yi stopped her and said, ‘Hey, Gu Zhi Han, do you play games? Mobile games and stuff?’
Gu Zhi Han said, ‘I’ve played a little.’
Bai Qing Yi was a little surprised at first, but then thought of what Gu Zhi Han had said about ‘being able to drink a little,’ and immediately calmed down.
Gu Zhi Han never exaggerates, and when she says a little, it really is a little.
Maybe it’s just a process like downloading, registering, and uninstalling? Bai Qingyi even had a little doubt that Gu Zihan had not completed the tutorial.
Bai Qingyi smiled and said, ‘I used to really like playing Miracle Girl, and now I find that going shopping with you is almost the same as playing Miracle Girl.’
Gu Zihan paused for a moment, as if trying to understand the meaning of ‘Miracle Girl’.
She had to ask Zhong Ying to place an order for her.
Bai Qingyi hurriedly explained, ‘I didn’t mean to play with you on purpose!’
Gu Zihan had never played Miracle Girl, but she understood what he meant. Gu Zihan thought for a moment and said, ‘Play whatever.’
Then she walked into the fitting room without looking back.
Bai Qingyi sat on the sofa, a little dazed.
That was Gu Zihan, right?
But why did she feel that the smile was a little seductive?
Play whatever…what exactly did that mean…play Miracle Girl or Gu Zihan…
Bai Qingyi also touched his own cheeks, inexplicably feeling a little warm.
Damn, did Gu Zihan finally advance, or did I become more ambitious…
Bai Qingyi was in a daze, touching his cheeks, when suddenly a shop assistant ran over, leaned in Bai Qingyi’s ear and laughed, saying, ‘Your friend is in a bit of trouble. He asked me to come and ask you for help.’
Bai Qingyi stood up and walked towards the fitting room, asking, ‘What’s the problem? Can’t you help solve it?’
The shop assistant said, ‘It seems that the zipper won’t go up… We also wanted to go in and help, but your friend was very concerned. So we’ll have to trouble you.’
Bai Qingyi just asked casually, without any intention of blaming. The shop assistant’s reply was neither humble nor arrogant, so she didn’t pursue it further.
She didn’t want outsiders in while trying on clothes… It sounded like something Gu Zihan would do.
The salesperson led Bai Qingyi to the door of Gu Zihan’s fitting room. Bai Qingyi knocked gently on the door and said, ‘It’s me, I’m coming in.’
Gu Zihan said softly, ‘Hm…’
Then the door opened a small crack.
Bai Qingyi squeezed in, and saw that Gu Zihan was facing away from her, with her entire back exposed.
Gu Zihan was trying on a dress. But because of the accident, only the dress was still on properly, and her entire upper body was almost naked. exposed.
Gu Zhihan was holding her clothes in her hands, barely covering her chest, which was almost completely uncovered.
Gu Zhihan’s skin was particularly white, like frozen cream. She had a slender body with a voluptuous waistline, which was shallowly tucked into the skirt. Bai Qingyi could also see her spine and the waist dimple.
The waist dimple was faintly visible, as if hidden in the skirt, and as if exposed.
Bai Qingyi had never seen Gu Zihan’s back before, not even when they had switched souls.
Gu Zihan said, ‘The zipper seems to be broken… I can’t get it up halfway through, and I can’t get it down to take it off and check it.’
Bai Qingyi quickly looked away from the waistline and turned to the skirt itself: ‘Where? Let me take a look. Is the fabric caught in it?’
Gu Zihan released one hand and pointed out the direction of the zipper for Bai Qingyi.
Coincidentally, the zipper was located near the waist.
Bai Qingyi thought, is this dress too closed? Why do I feel a little hot…
Bai Qingyi extended two fingers and carefully pinched the zipper. She was afraid of touching Gu Zihan, so she forced her fingers outward to create some distance.
As she pulled the zipper outward, the fabric contracted backward, accentuating Gu Zihan’s curves.
Bai Qingyi swallowed hard, stuck her index finger into the gap between the skirt and her skin, and then pinched her index finger with her thumb, finally gaining complete control of the zipper.
This process accidentally touched Gu Zihan’s back, and Gu Zihan shivered a little, saying, ‘Your hands are so cold. You just insisted on giving me your scarf.’
Bai Qingyi was fully focused on the zipper and froze for a moment, saying, ‘No, I feel warm.’
But her fingers did feel the temperature of another person, her own temperature.
Bai Qingyi said, ‘Bear with it for a moment, I’ll help you look. It seems like it really is stuck.’
‘No need to bear with it,’ Gu Zhi Han said, ‘It’s not that cold.’
Bai Qingyi bent over and carefully struggled with the zipper. She pursed her lips and didn’t speak to Gu Zhi Han again.
She could almost smell the scent on Gu Zhihan’s body… It wasn’t the smell of shower gel, or laundry detergent, or perfume, but a scent that belonged to soft skin.
…If someone asked Bai Qingyi what soft skin smelled like, she would definitely not be able to answer. But what did it matter? She just smelled that scent.
It was probably synesthesia.
Bai Qingyi had encountered this situation when performing, and she handled it with ease, separating the zipper from the fabric in less than a minute.
She let out a long breath and said, ‘Done!’
Gu Zihan then turned her back to her and put her arm into the sleeve. After getting dressed, Gu Zihan awkwardly held out her hand to reach for the zipper behind her back.
Bai Qingyi easily zipped it up and asked, ‘Do you need any more help?’
Gu Zihan said, ‘No.’
Gu Zihan turned around and locked eyes with Bai Qingyi.
In the confined space, everything became ambiguous. Bai Qingyi saw Gu Zihan’s messy hair, which was caused by the many times the clothes had been tried on.
Bai Qingyi reached out and brushed the hair at the corner of Gu Zihan’s mouth aside. His fingers touched her face, and she felt an electric shock.
Gu Zihan said, ‘Just now your hands were very cold, but now they’re hot.’
Bai Qingyi lowered her head, avoiding Gu Zihan’s gaze, and awkwardly put her hands behind her back, saying, ‘Well…it’s probably because your waist and face perceive temperature differently.’
Gu Zihan said, ‘Well, are we going out?’
What’s there to ask? The clothes are all dressed, of course we’re going out—
Bai Qingyi thought in her head, but her feet couldn’t move. It was as if she had been fixed in place by something.
She was blocking the way to Gu Zhi Han, so he couldn’t go out either.
Gu Zhi Han went around Bai Qing Yi and reached for the knob. But this action brought her very close to Bai Qing Yi, as if they had completed half of a hug.
It was only half, because she only had one hand around Bai Qing Yi.
Gu Zhi Han noticed that Bai Qing Yi was actually twisting her hands behind her back, like the posture of a kindergarten child.
At that moment, there was a crash from the next cubicle. Gu Zhi-han froze, unable to open the door.
The crash was just the prelude, followed by a faint moan.
The woman’s pent-up excitement surged over from the next cubicle, as if it were trying to drown Gu Zhi-han and Bai Qing-yi.
Both were a little embarrassed, their faces flushed, and they dared not look at each other.
Gu Zhi-han pretended to be calm and said, ‘So this kind of thing can happen.’
Bai Qingyi said, ‘That’s the kind of thing that happens… A few years ago at the Uniqlo in Sanlitun… Do you know about it? Were you in the country or abroad at the time?’
Gu Zihan said, ‘I had just returned to the country not long ago, but I was too busy at the time to find out about it.’
‘Just… like that,’ Bai Qingyi pointed to the next cubicle and said, ‘There’s nothing to find out about.’
‘That’s right,’ Gu Zhi Han said. The sound in the next cubicle was getting louder and louder, as if they had completely forgotten that they were in a public place. With this kind of background music, Gu Zhi Han felt the atmosphere getting more and more awkward. “Do you want to go out now?”
Bai Qingyi hesitated and said, ’Why don’t you just take your clothes off? The zipper on this shirt can break, so I guess the quality isn’t very good. Let’s go out now and see how it looks, and then come back in to change… I feel a little strange.’
Gu Zihan agreed with her: ‘Hmm. Then turn around, I’ll change back into my clothes, and we’ll go back to the hotel.’
Bai Qingyi quickly turned around, with her back to Gu Zihan. She kept her eyes on her nose, her nose on her mouth, and her mouth on her concerns, reciting the twenty-four core values in her mind.
But the rustling sound behind her, mixed with the strange noises from the next room, still reached her ears.
Bai Qingyi judged from the sound: they were taking off their clothes, and now they were putting them back on.
Bai Qingyi asked, ‘Are you done?’
Gu Zihan said, ‘Yes.’
Gu Zihan cleared her throat and this time really opened the door to the fitting room.
After the two of them walked out of the shop, they were both strangely silent.
What had just happened in the fitting room was not a good topic for them. Both of them wanted to pretend that nothing had happened, but the impact had already been created, and no matter what the reaction would be, it would seem awkward.
They were silent all the way to the hotel. Bai Qingyi always felt like there was something else she wanted to say, but in the end all she could say was, ‘How was the restaurant today?’
Gu Zihan said, ‘It was delicious.’
Bai Qingyi said, ‘Then next time I’ll take you there again.’
It was as if she had forgotten who had just said that it wasn’t easy for Gu Zihan to come.
Gu Zihan said, ‘Mm.’
Bai Qingyi said, ‘So… I’ll go in?’
Gu Zihan said, ‘I’ll go back then.’
The two of them stood face to face, speechless, but neither of them turned first.
Bai Qingyi looked at Gu Zihan for a moment, and suddenly realised: ‘The scarf.’
Gu Zihan was still wearing her scarf.
Bai Qingyi took a step forward and removed the scarf from Gu Zihan’s neck. As they leaned in too close, they could almost hear each other breathing.
After a moment, the two of them parted. Bai Qingyi felt the warmth of the scarf on her hands and said, ‘I’m really going up.’
Bai Qingyi turned first, and after Gu Zihan saw her enter the hotel lobby, she turned and walked towards the parking lot.
This was an ordinary dinner date, but no one could have imagined that the next day it would become a hot search on Weibo.

Chapter 54: Hot Search
A well-known paparazzi in the industry posted a tweet with the words, ‘This is so shocking! Dressing room play!’
He also included a nine-square grid, with nine photos of indistinct backs, sides, or partial views. Because this paparazzi is quite dedicated, there are many people following his Weibo account. Once this tweet was posted, everyone started speculating: who is this? Just a glimpse of the eyes, and it’s completely unrecognisable.
The wisdom of the people is invincible. Someone took a screenshot of the eye and put it into the photo recognition software – the only facial features that showed in the nine-square grid were the eyes. The results were varied, and as long as the celebrity was slightly hot, there was a photo or two that matched.
Inspired by this, someone took a screenshot of the clothes and threw it into the photo recognition software, and the result popped up quickly: Bai Qingyi.
Last winter, Bai Qingyi wore this outfit when walking through the airport, and a press release was issued. The outfit in the photo was exactly the same as the one in the press release, even the scarf was tied in the same way.
After this was revealed, the public lost interest in Bai Qingyi.
The ‘comparison photo’ was deliberately left behind, but who knows if it was an alternative marketing ploy to stand out? Maybe the first person to recognise the photo was a stooge!
Meanwhile, Bai Qingyi’s fans were relentless. In order to defend their idol, they demanded that the paparazzi hand over evidence, and they would not let Bai Qingyi off the hook!
The paparazzi were just waiting for someone to come and send them traffic. After being torn apart by Bai Qingyi’s fans, they simply posted a short video with the words: ‘Asking for a hammer and getting one.’
The video was not long, just ten seconds. The content was not exactly explosive, but it showed Bai Qingyi and a woman blushing as they walked out of a fitting room.
At this time, Gu Zihan was wearing Bai Qingyi’s clothes, and the two did not look at each other, but the atmosphere revealed between their words and actions was indescribably beautiful.
For a while, the topic soared to the top of the search.
#Bai Qingyi fitting room#
These days, what always attracts attention is always money and sex. This scene occupied both of these traffic weapons, and it is conceivable what kind of public opinion it will trigger.
That day, Weibo and forums once again began discussing Bai Qingyi’s affairs.
…
Shengmei Entertainment has a very strict public relations department, which noticed the incident and topic immediately.
The public relations department staff reported the situation to Qin Yanjun, who was shocked and immediately recognised the other person in the video as Gu Zihan.
Based on Qin Yanjun’s knowledge of Bai Qingyi, the paparazzi was definitely lying. However, since Gu Zihan was involved, the company’s image was also at stake, so it was not a matter that he could decide on his own. Qin Yanjun quickly told Zhong Ying about the news and asked for instructions on what to do.
Zhong Ying was in Gu Zihan’s office reporting on her work when she received the message. As soon as she saw the text, she stopped reporting.
Gu Zihan looked up at her and asked, ‘Why aren’t you continuing?’
Zhong Ying said, ‘You went to see Qingqing yesterday? This is trending on the internet.’
Zhong Ying handed Gu Zihan her phone, and Gu Zihan glanced at it. Her expression immediately turned cold.
Zhongying said, ‘What should we do?’
“Gu Zhihan browsed the discussions related to this matter, and the air around her almost froze into ice.
How can these people say such things about Qingqing.
With a cold face, Gu Zhihan only said one word: “suppress.”
Zhongying nodded and walked directly to the window, taking out her phone to make a call.
Gu Zhihan sat in front of the computer, looking at the mountain of work in front of her, but she couldn’t concentrate at all. If Qingqing saw those things, would she be upset? Would she be bullied on the set?
Thinking about this, Gu Zihan also took out her phone and called Li Quanru.
Li Quanru’s voice was weak: ‘Gu, Gu Zihan…’
Gu Zihan said, ‘What is Qingqing doing right now?’
Li Quanru said, ‘She just finished a scene and is coming down now… Does Gu Zihan want to communicate with Bai Shimei?’
Gu Zihan said, ‘No, just keep an eye on Qingqing and make sure she doesn’t look at her phone, especially Weibo.’
Li Quanru hesitated for a moment and said, ‘Is it because of the hot search thing…’
Gu Zihan pinched her nose and said, ‘Since you already know, I’m relieved. With your abilities, you would never let Qingqing be affected, right?’
Gu Zihan’s tone was so serious that Li Quanru always felt it was a threat:
Until I’ve dealt with it, as long as you let Qingqing see the hot search list, you won’t be able to work here anymore.
Li Quanru answered worriedly, ‘Yes…’
Gu Zhihan hung up after giving her orders. Li Quanru put away her phone and secretly clenched her fists to cheer herself on: she must do her best to complete her task today too!
Not far behind Li Quanru, Mu Guang was squinting at her. This woman is acting suspiciously, there must be something wrong with her!
Mu Guang went around to Li Quanru’s back and gave her a sharp slap on the shoulder, saying, ‘What are you up to?’
Li Quanru shivered in fear and almost lost her balance. Trembling, she looked back at Mu Guang and said, ‘No…no…’
Mu Guang looked her over carefully, up and down, and noticed that Li Quanru was holding her phone and shaking, her face pale. He couldn’t help but ask, ‘Are you sick? Do you need to go to the hospital?’
Li Quanru shook her head desperately, and Mu Guang was even worried that she might shake her head off.
Well… in this situation, she can’t do anything bad.
Mu Guang casually opened her phone, opened Weibo, and scrolled down the homepage. No new messages popped up.
Mu Guang frowned and complained casually, ‘I don’t know what’s going on, Weibo suddenly stopped refreshing. Is it a network problem? It seems that the webpage also won’t refresh…’
Li Quanru clenched her phone, her knuckles turning white.
Mu Guang said, ‘Were you just on the phone? Where’s your phone? Can you connect to the internet?’
Li Quanru shook her head.
Not far away, Mu Guang stamped his foot impatiently and muttered to himself, ‘Damn the internet, my photos still haven’t refreshed…’
Mu Guang sighed, held out his phone to Mu Guang, and said, ‘I can’t connect to the internet either, just for the past ten minutes… I don’t know what’s going on. This damn film studio.’
Li Quanru let out a sigh of relief. She looked in a certain direction surreptitiously, thinking that the signal blocker she had bought a few days ago was indeed useful.
Luckily, she had discovered the Weibo hot search in advance and had taken precautions. Otherwise, even if she could control Bai Qing and keep him away from the phone, she would not be able to keep the people on the crew from blabbing.
She sent a text message to Zhong Ying, asking her to let her know when she had dealt with it, so that she could lift the signal blocking.
Five minutes later, Zhong Ying’s message came back: ‘The hot search and original post have been dealt with, the battlefield is being cleared, you handle it as you see fit.’
Mu Guang sighed and said, ‘I was just about to grab some clothes on Taobao, but now there’s no internet, and I don’t know when it’ll be back up… Will I still be able to grab them? They’re limited edition.’
Li Quanru put away her phone and asked, ‘When were you going to start grabbing?’
Mu Guang looked at the time and said, ‘In five minutes.’
Li Quanru pursed her lips and turned to go.
Mu Guang called out to her, ‘Hey…where are you going?’
Li Quanru paused for a second and said, ‘…toilet.’
‘The toilet is over there.’
Li Quanru: ‘…I like to go to the toilet over there.’
Mu Guang rolled his eyes at Li Quanru’s back: ‘What a nut.’
…
Among all the people involved, the only other person who knew about this was Gu Xiongzhi.
Gu Xiongzhi had just finished a meeting with his partners when he received a tip-off from his secretary.
The secretary was also aware of the fact that Gu Zhi Han had married Bai Qingyi. He didn’t react strongly to the news, but he did remain on high alert for the name in the days that followed.
‘President Gu, Bai Qingyi is trending on Weibo,’ the secretary reported, holding up his phone.
Gu Xiongzhi said, ‘Bai Qingyi?’
Gu Xiongzhi was unemotional, and just asked, ‘What’s her ranking?’
The secretary said, ‘Currently 13th, climbing from the bottom.’
Gu Xiongzhi acted as if it were nothing, saying, ‘Buy it to the top.’
The secretary looked at the several related scrambles on the Weibo hot search list and was a bit embarrassed. He wanted to tell Gu Xiongzhi that being number one on this list was useless, not to mention that Bai Qingyi was only on it because of this kind of inferior scandal…
Seeing him hesitate, Gu Xiongzhi glanced at him and said, ‘What’s the matter? Can’t you do it?’
The secretary of course couldn’t say he couldn’t do it, so he could only nod repeatedly.
As a result, the onlookers watched as the entry for ‘Bai Qingyi’s fitting room’ climbed from 50th to 10th place, only to quickly disappear again.
Just as they thought this was another swift attempt at crisis management, and they were about to dismiss Bai Qingyi and her backer, they witnessed the topic suddenly jump to the top of the trending list.
Hey, things are getting interesting!

Chapter 55: Anger
Zhong Ying shook her head sternly at Gu Zihan.
Gu Zihan asked, ‘What’s wrong? Can’t even suppress a hot search?’
‘Generally speaking, suppressing a hot search is expensive, but it can be done quickly. But this time, President Zhao said no, no matter how much I asked. Zhong Ying said, “From President Zhao’s tone, it seems that someone even more powerful is pushing this hot search.”
’How is that possible?’ Gu Zihan blurted out.
Bai Qingyi is not exactly a big star, and after her debut in the talent show, she hasn’t encountered any big luck.
She’s just been kind of mediocre. If she were being promoted, she wouldn’t be promoted with this topic or event.
If she were being blackmailed, what big shot would be her enemy? It’s not that Gu Zihan is narcissistic, but if there were to be a grudge, it would be against her.
Gu Zihan went through every name in the entertainment industry in her mind, and couldn’t imagine anyone else being involved with Bai Qingyi.
Zhong Ying looked at her phone and said, ‘The topic has risen to number one…’
Upon hearing this, a flash of inspiration came to Gu Zihan’s mind, and she seemed to have thought of someone.
.
‘Cut! Very good!’ the director said.
Bai Qingyi also stepped back from the camera. Before she could sit down, she saw several of the crew members looking at her with strange expressions.
She was familiar with those looks and immediately knew what had happened while she was filming.
She looked around for Li Quanru, but she didn’t see her.
She saw Mu Guang and asked, ‘Mu Guang, have you seen Ru Ru?’
Mu Guang looked a little awkward and pointed in a random direction and said, ‘She went to the bathroom.’
Bai Qingyi was also surprised and said, ‘That’s not the direction of the toilet.’
Muguang said, ‘She said she likes to go to the toilet that way.’
Bai Qingyi: ‘…
Without Li Quanru, Muguang is fine. Bai Qingyi asked, “Everyone is looking at me with that kind of look, why are you avoiding me too? Has something happened?”
Muguang held up his mobile phone and angrily handed it to Bai Qingyi to look at, scolding, ’Look! The marketing account is writing nonsense!’
Mu Guang didn’t quite understand the relationship between Bai Qingyi and Gu Zihan, and she didn’t agree with this couple at all, but she knew that Qingqing was not the kind of person who would do such a thing.
So she was especially indignant.
Bai Qingyi then looked at the search rankings and found that it was a paparazzo who had released yesterday’s photos.
She was also quite angry that the paparazzi had written nonsense, and she was also a little annoyed, but she still smiled and explained to Mu Guang, ‘No, they wrote nonsense.’
Mu Guang said, ‘I knew it! Qingqing, what are you going to do about it!’
This was the first public opinion war Mu Guang had encountered after really getting to know Bai Qingyi. Having received her idol’s personal denial, she felt more confident, but also more angry. She yelled, attracting the attention of everyone around her.
Bai Qingyi looked at the faintly discernible scrutinising gazes and also raised her voice, explaining, ‘Yesterday, I took Gu Zihan shopping for clothes. When trying on the clothes, the zipper got stuck, so I went in to help her. It is true that ‘that kind of thing’ happened in the fitting room, but it was in the next fitting room. Gu Zihan and I were both embarrassed and immediately withdrew.”
Bai Qingyi smiled helplessly and said, “Who knows if we’ll run into paparazzi writing nonsense?”
To be fair, this explanation is a bit far-fetched, and it is not even as reasonable as the paparazzi version. But Bai Qingyi’s speech was steady and full of energy, and it was hard not to be convinced. There were far fewer critical glances.
The young lady from the publicity department even came over and asked, ‘Do you need the account of the film crew to help you issue a statement?’
Bai Qingyi said, ‘Will it affect the film crew?’
The young lady from the publicity department said, ‘No, this kind of gossip has no strength, and when the TV series is released, everyone will have forgotten about it.’
‘Oh, in that case, I won’t trouble the film crew. In fact, it’s more of a personal matter…’ Bai Qingyi felt a little embarrassed.
The young lady from the publicity department looked at her sympathetically and said, ‘But it’s quite difficult to prove this yourself, so I guess it will just be forgotten.’
Mu Guang said indignantly, ‘So that’s it? They just said whatever they wanted, can I sue them?’
‘It’s good if you can suppress it…’ the young lady from the publicity department said, ‘Anyway, didn’t you just suppress it? Why has it surfaced again, and it’s even the number one trending topic?’
“Huh? There’s been a change? How come I didn’t know about it?’
‘My little sister said it happened when the internet connection at the film set suddenly went down.‘
’It’s really quite strange… Why did the internet suddenly go down at the film set when everything was fine? It’s as if it had been blocked, it’s really puzzling.”
Regardless of whether they took the hot search term seriously or not, the people at the film set all seemed to be quite unconcerned, and the conversation soon turned to the internet connection that had suddenly gone down for no reason.
Li Quanru appeared out of nowhere, her face pale as she heard the topic of discussion. Sweat was dripping down her face in the middle of winter.
Bai Qingyi looked at Li Quanru and was certain that she was hiding something.
Li Quanru said, ‘Bai, Bai Shu…you know?’
Bai Qingyi said, ‘Gu Zihan told you to hide it from me?’
Li Quanru lowered her head with difficulty and said, ‘Yes…’
She looked sad, dragging out the sound, feeling that she was definitely going to be fired. In Gu Zihan’s character, making a separate phone call to instruct Li Quanru to hide it from Bai Qingyi was enough to show the importance. And Gu Zihan had told her to do it over and over again, but she still messed it up… How was she going to face Gu Zihan’s trust?
If President Gu is disappointed in me, he will fire me. I am only mediocre, so I will never find a second job. Even if I am lucky enough to find a second job, I will be fired again very quickly because of my poor abilities…
Li Quanru is just like this. If she wasn’t, I’m afraid she wouldn’t have been able to get to where she is now and become who she is.
Unexpectedly, Bai Qingyi winked at her mischievously and said, ‘Then I’ll pretend I don’t know, but you have to help me keep it a secret!’
Li Quanru looked up at her in surprise.
Bai Qingyi shrugged.
This was embarrassing, and it seemed that there was no way to clear it up, so Bai Qingyi was a little worried. But for some reason, the worry was not very big, just a little bit the size of a fingernail. Thinking about Gu Zihan working non-stop to deal with this matter, and even calling Li Quanru to ask her to keep it a secret from her, Bai Qingyi felt a little bit like laughing—how could this kind of thing be kept a secret!
Unless Li Quanru has some kind of amnesia potion with a huge coverage area…
Looking at Li Quanru’s frightened eyes, Bai Qingyi whispered to her, ‘Otherwise, I’ll tell everyone that you were the one who just jammed the signal!’
Li Quanru: …
After the shoot that day, waiting in the room was Gu Jingxuan. Gu Jingxuan turned on the computer and watched a documentary while knitting a scarf. The moment Bai Qingyi saw Gu Jingxuan, she remembered that Gu Zihan had indeed mentioned that Gu Jingxuan was coming over.
It seems that… she wanted an autograph for a classmate?
After Bai Qingyi entered, she looked around the room, peering around to find Gu Zihan.
Gu Jingxuan said, ‘My sister didn’t come.’
Bai Qingyi froze for a moment. She had thought that Gu Zihan would definitely come over. She asked, ‘Why?’
Gu Jingxuan said, ‘She’s busy.’
Bai Qingyi asked, ‘Busy with what?’
She remembered very clearly that Gu Zihan had said that she would bring Gu Jingxuan along. Gu Zihan is a man of his word, so if he could cancel on her like that, something really important must have happened.
Gu Jingxuan looked at her hesitantly and said vaguely, ‘Work… I’m not really sure! If you really want to know, you can ask Li Quanru!’
Her sister had told her not to reveal any details to her sister-in-law, so it was always fine to shift the blame onto Miss Do My Best! She could handle anything!
As soon as she heard Li Quanru’s name, Bai Qingyi guessed what it was about. It’s still that same thing, isn’t it?
Bai Qingyi felt like laughing a little. What kind of glass heart did Gu Zihan think she had? It wasn’t enough for Li Quanru to cover up, she also needed Gu Jingxuan to cooperate. Judging from the expressions of Li Quanru and Gu Jingxuan, Gu Zihan must have threatened them, right?
This was where Bai Qingyi misunderstood Gu Zihan. Gu Zihan didn’t need to threaten them; she just needed to show her intention, and the two would be in this state.
One sister is both respectful and loving, while the other is perpetually worried…
Bai Qingyi said, ‘You sister is really terrible, she can’t even get a trending topic on Weibo.’
Gu Jingxuan subconsciously retorted, ‘My sister is the best! She can handle anything!’
After saying this, Gu Jingxuan realised that he had been found out, and quickly covered his mouth in alarm.
Bai Qingyi looked at him with a smile and asked, ‘Where is she now? Has she eaten on time?’
Gu Jingxuan looked at his sister-in-law’s smiling face and couldn’t tell anything except for her calmness. Why was his sister-in-law not angry at all, even though she knew about the hot search on Weibo? And why was she still smiling as she asked if his sister had eaten?
But then again, she was a remarkable sister-in-law to be able to guess the truth so quickly!
Gu Jingxuan would never admit that his ability to keep secrets was just poor!
After a moment of hesitation, Gu Jingxuan asked Bai Qingyi, ‘Aren’t you angry?’
‘What am I angry about?’ Bai Qingyi asked in return.
Gu Jingxuan said indignantly, “They wrote nonsense!”
Bai Qingyi said, “Your sister is already dealing with this matter, so why should I be angry?”
Gu Jingxuan looked at Bai Qingyi’s curved eyebrows and always felt that something was wrong, and it was creepy. Gu Jingxuan shrunk his neck and said, ’But you look so scary now…’
Bai Qingyi touched her face and thought to herself: Scary? She was a little angry, but it wasn’t that serious.
Bai Qingyi thought for a moment and said, ‘Let’s go, I’ll take you out to dinner!’
The author has something to say: Whenever there’s a plot twist, I get stuck and it’s hard… Writing is really hard.
I’ll write slowly, so don’t yell at me…

Chapter 56: Old haunts
Zhongying appeared near the film studio with Gu Zihan.
After contacting Gu Xiongzhi, the topic on the hot search list simply became #Bai Qingyi forever swimming#. Gu Xiongzhi did this, and Gu Zihan, having been in the entertainment industry for a long time, knew that onlookers hated blatant power oppression and had therefore expressed dissent.
But Gu Xiongzhi did not adopt it, saying, ‘If you can’t even handle this kind of thing, you don’t deserve to be the Gu family daughter-in-law.’
Gu Zhihan, however, thought about Bai Qingyi’s various reactions. She seemed to feel that Bai Qingyi was not really willing to marry her, and with the help of this incident…what would Bai Qingyi do? Would she withstand the test of being the Gu family daughter-in-law, or would she just file for divorce?
Gu Zhihan was not sure in her heart.
Gu Zhihan argued urgently, ‘You’re just reinforcing the audience’s memory by doing this. Bai Qingyi has never done anything like that, so why is she being slandered? Even if it’s unavoidable to be slandered, she shouldn’t have to bear the brunt of it all.’
Gu Xiongzhi asked, ‘What about replacing the trending search with “Bai Qingyi Gu Zhihan”?’
Gu Zhihan was at a loss for words. She didn’t know if Bai Qingyi would be happy with that.
Seeing this, Gu Xiongzhi gave a meaningful smile and said, ‘Are you planning to take over the medical industry next year?’
Gu Zhi Han is a smart person and quickly understood what Gu Xiongzhi meant.
No matter what Gu Zhi Han does, it will not be as effective as a sentence from Gu Xiongzhi. Gu Xiongzhi was hinting to Gu Zhi Han in this way that it was time to take over—or prepare to take over.
Gu Zhi Han thought about it and said, ‘Let’s talk after the New Year.’
Gu Xiongzhi had always wanted Gu Zihan to take over the Gu family business, but Gu Zihan was a perfectionist. There were maggots like Huang Hong hiding in the Shengmei Entertainment that Gu Zihan didn’t know about, and she didn’t think she had the ability to distract herself.
Gu Xiongzhi seemed to be hinting that if Gu Zihan didn’t get involved in other industries, he wouldn’t remove this hot search. But Gu Zihan knew that just removing the hot search wouldn’t be effective.
If it is not handled properly, then this matter will only become a topic of conversation, and it will be brought up again and again in the future. As Bai Qingyi becomes more popular, this matter will also be mentioned more and more, and it will become an indelible ‘black spot’. Gu Zhi Han did not want to let Bai Qingyi’s acting career leave such a black spot because of herself.
And at this moment, Zhong Ying’s phone call came through.
“I have contacted the store manager. Regarding the surveillance video, they said they could have a chat. But it can only be a chat.’
Gu Zihan pondered for a moment and said, ‘Then take me over there to have a look.’
Gu Zihan said goodbye to Gu Xiongzhi, who looked at her and said, ‘You care a lot about Bai Qingyi.’
Gu Zihan’s face showed no expression, and she just said, ‘We’re married.’
Isn’t it only reasonable to care about your wife?
Because she had an appointment with the store manager, Gu Zihan couldn’t go visit Bai Qingyi, so she could only let Gu Jingxuan go alone.
Before arranging for Gu Jingxuan to go over, Gu Zihan deliberately told her younger brother, ‘Be careful of Bai Qingyi’s feelings, don’t let her go online casually.’
Gu Jingxuan was more daring and asked her, ‘Sister, did you really do it with your sister-in-law?’
Gu Zihan’s face turned pale and she said, ‘You’re not even an adult, don’t think about that kind of thing. Asking that kind of question is a sign of a lack of social etiquette.’
Gu Jingxuan blushed and said, ‘That’s not what I meant, how would I care about that kind of thing!!! What I meant was, are those marketing accounts slandering you? Those marketing accounts are really annoying!”
Gu Zhihan then knew that Gu Jingxuan had only made an unintentional mistake. Although his mouth was a little quick, after this incident, Gu Jingxuan should be able to think twice before speaking.
Gu Zhihan thought about it and told Gu Jingxuan, “Don’t ask Bai Qingyi this question.”
Gu Jingxuan nodded repeatedly, ’I know, I know!’
After seeing Gu Jingxuan off, Gu Zhi Han herself became distracted by this careless question.
…
This was the reason why Gu Jingxuan went to see Bai Qingyi alone and why Gu Zhi Han cancelled their appointment.
When Bai Qingyi was taking Gu Jingxuan out of the hotel, he called Gu Zhi Han.
‘Gu Zhi Han, didn’t you say that you would bring your brother to see me? Why is it just Gu Jingxuan that I see?’
Gu Zhi Han froze for a moment, thinking: Do you miss me?
But she said, ‘I have something to do.’
Bai Qingyi asked again, ‘What is it? Can I help?’
Gu Zihan paused for a moment before dryly saying, ‘It’s not your business.’
She wasn’t very good at lying, especially blatant lies. Gu could change the subject and avoid the important issues, but lying about something that was completely the opposite of the truth was a bit of a challenge for Gu Zihan.
But she wanted to deal with these things before telling Bai Qingyi. If she could, she even wanted to keep Bai Qingyi from being disturbed by negative information forever.
Gu Zihan was worried that her tone was too harsh, so she added, ‘Just focus on filming.’
Gu Jingxuan stood to the side, looking at his sister-in-law’s natural and innocent expression, and he couldn’t help but say to himself, ‘My sister-in-law really is an actress!’
Bai Qingyi nodded and said, ‘Have you eaten yet?’
Gu Zihan was silent.
Bai Qingyi then became a little angry and said, ‘People are made of iron and food is made of steel. You can’t do without food. No matter how important something is, it’s not as important as eating.’
Bai Qingyi’s expression was very serious, and Gu Jingxuan felt strange: why couldn’t his sister-in-law tolerate her sister not eating when she could remain so calm in the face of ‘cheating’?
Gu Zhihan spoke in a low voice as if admitting a fault, ‘I’ll go and eat after I’m done with this…’
Bai Qingyi didn’t say anything, just looked at Gu Zhihan.
Seeing that Bai Qingyi was not backing down at all, Gu Zihan tentatively said, ‘Then… I’ll ask my assistant to go buy some rice balls? Don’t be angry.’
She sounded pitiful, like a child who had made a mistake and was afraid of being abandoned by his parents.
Bai Qingyi burst out laughing and said, ‘I’m not that authoritarian! You’re an independent individual, and I believe you can plan your own life. I just want to remind you not to neglect your health for work, especially some… less important work.’
Gu Zihan said, ‘Independent? Aren’t we married?’
Bai Qingyi was stunned for a long time… She was shocked by Gu Zihan’s way of thinking, but at the same time, she was a little scared for no reason…
What was she scared of? Bai Qingyi didn’t know herself.
Bai Qingyi was at a loss, but she still said out of habit, ‘Of course you’re independent. Are you not yet an adult?’
This was such a bad change of topic that Bai Qingyi couldn’t help but laugh at herself.
When Bai Qingyi said ‘independent individual’, Gu Zihan did misunderstand the meaning for a moment, thinking that Bai Qingyi was drawing a line of demarcation.
But Bai Qingyi’s reaction told her that she hadn’t misunderstood.
At that moment, Gu Zihan’s heart felt a little empty.
Neither of them spoke, but both knew what the conversation just represented. For a moment, the atmosphere was a little awkward.
Gu Jingxuan didn’t know what Gu Zihan had said, but he heard what Bai Qingyi had said. Gu Jingxuan said loudly, ‘You can’t be a baby sister! You’ve long since reached adulthood! I haven’t!’
It had to be said that Gu Jingxuan’s behaviour did temporarily break the awkwardness. Bai Qingyi smiled and patted Gu Jingxuan’s head, and said to Gu Zihan on the other end of the phone, ‘I’ll hang up now, I’m taking Gu Jingxuan out to eat. You remember to eat.’
Gu Zihan said, ‘Yes.’
After hanging up the phone, Bai Qingyi turned her head and saw Gu Jingxuan staring at her with a very inquisitive look.
Bai Qingyi smiled helplessly.
Gu Jingxuan asked, ‘Sister-in-law, why didn’t you tell my sister that you already knew about the hot search?’
Bai Qingyi said, ‘Since she didn’t want me to know, I’ll just pretend I don’t know. It’s not a big deal either way.’
Gu Jingxuan looked at Bai Qingyi’s eyes and felt that the other person had only told half the truth. My sister-in-law really doesn’t think it’s a big deal and doesn’t care much about the hot search… But she should still care about her sister’s actions. But what part of it does she care about?
Gu Jingxuan asked again, ‘If you don’t care about such a big thing, then why are you angry about your sister not eating?’
Bai Qingyi said almost without hesitation or thought, ‘Precisely because it’s not a big deal, but she still has to sacrifice her meal time…The hot search is only a passing thing, but your sister’s stomach problem has been going on for a long time. Besides, I wasn’t really angry, I was just scaring her so she wouldn’t forget the time and really not eat.’
After she finished speaking, Bai Qingyi gave Gu Jingxuan a sly smile and said, ‘And don’t tell her about this either!’
Gu Jingxuan sulkily put away his phone and said, ‘How, how could it be…’
This sister-in-law, she’s got something. Gu Jingxuan admired her from the bottom of his heart.
Bai Qingyi took Gu Jingxuan to the restaurant again.
Bai Qingyi asked Gu Jingxuan, ‘Was it delicious?’
Gu Jingxuan said, ‘It was delicious.’
Bai Qingyi added, ‘I brought your sister here last time and she said it was especially delicious.’
Upon hearing this, Gu Jingxuan’s gaze suddenly became serious. As if treating something like a precious collectible, he took another bite carefully, closed his eyes and savoured it, before sincerely saying once again, ‘It’s delicious!’
Bai Qingyi said, ‘In comparison, what you just had was really mediocre! Is your sister’s name some kind of magical incantation?’
Gu Jingxuan blinked and said, ‘You just said “your sister”, not her name.’
Bai Qingyi: ‘…’
Gu Jingxuan continued: ‘From what I can remember, she left for abroad when I was young, and we didn’t spend much time together. I don’t know her tastes or interests. Before my sister-in-law appeared, my sister didn’t like to come home either. Now you’re taking me to eat her favourite food, so I’m quite happy about that.’
Gu Jingxuan spoke with a hint of sadness. Bai Qingyi could not stand to see this kind of look in people’s eyes, and said, ‘I think she had a good relationship with her family, so why did you have so little contact?’
There are many reasons for the formation of a person’s character, but generally speaking, it is related to the family. From Gu Zihan’s narrative, her mother should be a gentle and easy-going person, which is somewhat different from Gu Zihan’s current behaviour. Gu Jingxuan, on the other hand, is enthusiastic, calm, reasonable and sensible. From Bai Qingyi’s perspective, Gu Zihan gets along well with them…
People outside like to make up gossip about the rich and famous, so let’s just let it go. But why does Gu Jingxuan also feel a long way from his sister?
Gu Jingxuan pursed his lips and said, ‘Before your wife appeared, my sister was not close to her family. I have always liked my sister, but maybe I’m just too noisy.’
Bai Qingyi just wanted to comfort Gu Jingxuan, but then she saw him raise his head and explain very seriously, ‘My wife, you may not be able to feel it, but the change you have brought to my sister is really, really big. I really like you, and my sister really likes you too.’
Bai Qingyi was at a loss for words, and said, ‘Why are you saying this…’
Gu Jingxuan said, ‘Anyway, Gu Zihan definitely can’t tell you, so I’ll say it for her!’
After dinner, Bai Qingyi packed some food and led Gu Jingxuan out the door.
Gu Jingxuan asked, ‘Do you want to have a midnight snack tonight? Don’t entertainers have to diet?’
Bai Qingyi said, ‘Your sister promised to eat, but given her personality, she might forget. She likes this, so you can take it back for her. It’ll give you a chance to get closer to your sister.’
Bai Qingyi’s three-in-one approach really impressed Gu Jingxuan.
Gu Jingxuan was so moved that he burst into tears, took Bai Qingyi’s hand and said, ‘Sister-in-law, you are so good to my sister! I entrust her to you!’
Bai Qingyi pulled back her hand expressionlessly, thinking to herself: I haven’t been kind to your sister at all.
On the contrary, Gu Zhihan has always been very nice to me.
The wind was still as strong as ever, and Bai Qingyi suddenly remembered the scene the other day when she walked back to the hotel with Gu Zhihan.
She felt a stirring in her heart, looked at Gu Jingxuan, and asked, ‘Do you want to go see the place where the hot search happened?’
Bai Qingyi’s proposal was completely spur of the moment, just a result of the associations that arose from revisiting the old place.
To be honest, Bai Qingyi really didn’t take the hot search seriously.
It wasn’t because she didn’t care about other people’s opinions—who in the show business world could really not care about the opinions of the audience and the public?
But Bai Qingyi always had a very negative view in her heart: she felt that after this drama, she might just quit the industry.
Long before the soul switch, Bai Qingyi had already thought this way. And after living with Gu Zihan for so long, she had not dispelled this thought.
Mu Guang once made her feel that it was meaningful to persevere. But this kind of encouragement was too short-lived to change Bai Qingyi from an internal, fundamental source.
If she were to continue to be active in this circle, then the damage of this hot search would still be very great. But if she were to withdraw from the circle soon, then this hot search would not be remembered by anyone, because apart from her, this hot search was only related to Gu Zihan.
When would Gu Zihan walk in front of the public eye again? Bai Qingyi thought about it for a while and could only come up with one situation.
That is, if Gu Zihan has a new girlfriend in the circle, when taking stock of the new girlfriend’s relationship, then she and this hot search may be mentioned again.
After imagining this situation, Bai Qingyi suddenly felt a little stuck in her heart. Strange…why?
Why would Gu Zihan have a ‘new’ girlfriend?
The moment this thought appeared in her mind, Bai Qingyi quickly realised that something had changed.
She could hear her own heartbeat.
Gu Jingxuan said, ‘Great! I want to see! You really…’
She stopped mid-sentence, covering her mouth, afraid that she might say something she shouldn’t.
That was close…Luckily, my sister warned me.
‘Let’s go!’ Bai Qingyi was very motivated and immediately started walking. She ignored Gu Jingxuan’s slip of the tongue, and Gu Jingxuan felt very relieved.
Bai Qingyi appeared in the clothing store with Gu Jingxuan, and was surprised to find that there were some people in the store…much more than the people they met when they went shopping that day.
Bai Qingyi felt a little strange, and Gu Jingxuan said, ‘It’s not like they’re here to gossip…’
Bai Qingyi suppressed the inner rolling of her eyes and said, ‘Even if there really is gossip, the people involved won’t show up again for a short period of time, so how could they possibly follow them.’
Gu Jingxuan’s eyes were already rolling, saying, ‘Didn’t you just come over?’
Bai Qingyi: ‘…’
She thought: This is the right way to roll your eyes!
A second later, Gu Jingxuan pointed at someone in the store and exclaimed, ‘Sister, you’re here too!’
Bai Qingyi subconsciously looked in the direction Gu Jingxuan was pointing, and sure enough, she saw Gu Zhihan. The store manager was standing around Gu Zhihan, and the atmosphere between the two was very serious, as if they were discussing some kind of important business case.
In Gu Zihan’s direction, Bai Qingyi couldn’t help but roll her eyes heavily.
She thought: This rolling of the eyes is even more appropriate!
And Gu Zihan knew nothing about what was going on outside the store.
She looked at the store manager with regret and said, ‘Can I really not watch the video for a moment? I swear in the name of the Gu family that I will never copy it.’
The manager, with a professional smile on his face, looked at her and said, ‘I’m sorry, but it involves the privacy of our customers.’
Gu Zihan said, ‘Then, can you describe it to me a little? At that time of day, how many customers were there in total? I still want to buy some clothes from you.’
Gu Zihan rarely ‘pestered’ like this, and at the same time tested the bottom line of other people’s professional ethics. She was someone who had her own bottom line, so she would not force or entice others.
But this time was different, she really wanted to solve the problem simply and directly for Bai Qingyi.
The manager’s expression was still so professional: ‘I’m sorry, madam. Out of my professional ethics, I cannot let you disclose any information about the customer.’
Gu Zhihan was not really disappointed, and gave a faint ‘hmm’.
At that moment, a somewhat familiar and ambiguous voice came from the fitting room.
Gu Zhihan and the manager glanced at each other, with surprise and embarrassment in their eyes.
All the parties involved… had unexpectedly reunited.

Chapter 57: Ledu
Bai Qingyi nudged Gu Jingxuan on the shoulder and asked, ‘Hey, what’s your sister doing?’
Gu Jingxuan glanced twice and saw Gu Zihan standing in a hurry at the door of the fitting room, staring intently at a certain cubicle, inexplicably having the air of a man who could hold his own against thousands. The store manager followed Gu Zihan, dutifully maintaining a professional smile, and did not stop him.
Bai Qingyi also made a quick decision and patted Gu Jingxuan on the shoulder, saying, ‘Let’s go take a look!’
After some costume changes, Bai Qingyi was not worried at all that she would be recognised. She was not well-known, and even though she had been on the top trending searches for a while, the impression she gave people was just of a ‘star who messed around and has a background’, which did not match her face at all.
Bai Qingyi and Gu Jingxuan slipped into the store. Compared to the previous deserted situation, there were many passers-by in the store at this time. The passers-by pretended to be selecting clothes, but they also looked vaguely in the direction of Gu Zihan.
Bai Qingyi and Gu Jingxuan pretended to be shopping, and they heard someone not far away whisper to his companion, ‘You don’t say, the clothes in this store are quite nice. The celebrity’s sense of beauty is really different. But look at that person over there, is that Bai Qingyi?’
Gu Jingxuan’s nerves were on edge, and when he heard this, he subconsciously glanced over, which startled the other person. Who knew that the other person was looking at him inexplicably, and his gaze seemed to be…looking at Gu Zhihan?
Bai Qingyi whispered to Gu Jingxuan, ‘There are a lot of fans visiting the film and television city. They might be bored after eating, and since there is a hot search happening, they just happened to come here to take a look. They even mistook the person and called me by the wrong name.’
Gu Jingxuan froze for a moment and said, ‘Sister-in-law, are you so calm?’
Bai Qingyi was being ‘blackened all over the internet’. Although she was well protected by the people around her and isolated from complete malice… But, as an artist, she couldn’t not care about her image, right? Gu Jingxuan could figure it out with his toes that Bai Qingyi shouldn’t have behaved like that.
Was this carelessness of the heart, or was there something wrong? Gu Jingxuan thought, ‘Don’t bully me for being an artist who sees less.’
Bai Qingyi smiled and didn’t say anything.
At that moment, the person in the fitting room came out. Although it was hard to tell, Gu Zhihan’s spirits were lifted.
Then Gu Zhihan realised… it was someone she knew.
The person who came out was called Yue Duo, and before going abroad, he had been in the same class as Gu Zhihan. The Gu and Yue families had similar backgrounds, so they had a lot of interaction when they were young, and there was even talk of an arranged marriage between them, so they were practically childhood sweethearts.
Since Gu Zihan’s mother passed away, the two families’ private interactions have suddenly decreased – and given the personalities of Gu Xiongzhi and Gu Zihan, it is unlikely that they will take the initiative to participate in those warm family gatherings. Coupled with Gu Zihan’s study abroad, the two naturally lost contact.
Upon seeing each other at this moment, Le Duo raised his eyebrows and said, ’Han Han is so cute?’
Ledo was dressed in a colourful ensemble that looked like something from a graffiti wall in an artsy neighbourhood. He had a green mohawk and a certain air about him that was… how should I put it… like a third-rate artist.
Even Gu Zihan was disgusted when she heard this, and asked with a subtle expression, ‘Why are you here?’
Ledo waved his hand and said, ‘Hey, I’m doing performance art.’
No one else came out behind Ledu, and Gu Zihan looked at the fitting room and then at Ledu. For some reason, she accepted the fact that Ledu would engage in all kinds of weird ‘performance art’ very calmly.
But what was Ledu doing in there alone? The moans/groans she and Bai Qingyi had heard were a woman’s.
Anyway, this was not the place to chat. Gu Zihan said to Ledu, ‘You, come with me.’
Her tone was very authoritative, as if Duo were her subordinate.
Duo didn’t care, and cheerfully followed Gu Zhi Han.
…
Gu Jingxuan was also dumbfounded as he watched this development.
Bai Qingyi also saw that both of them had the same reaction, and it was easy to guess that this person should be known. She asked Gu Jingxuan, ‘Who is that?’
Gu Jingxuan said, ‘A rich second generation, named Duo.’
Gu Jingxuan’s expression was very subtle, and it seemed that he had some reservations about this Duo.
Gu Zhihan took Le Duo by the hand and the two of them were about to leave the store. Gu Jingxuan asked Bai Qingyi, ‘What should we do next, sister-in-law?’
At that moment, Le Duo waved at them and shouted, ‘Yo! Xiao Xuanxuan!’
Gu Zhihan turned her head because of the sudden sound from Le Duo. The second she saw Bai Qingyi, she was taken aback and looked panicked, as if she had been caught in the act.
That panic was fleeting, and Gu Zhihan calmly asked Bai Qingyi, ‘Qingqing, why are you here?’
Ledu looked at Bai Qingyi and turned to look at Gu Zhihan, curiously asking, ‘Who is this?’
Before Gu Zhihan could answer, he said, ‘Whoever it is, let’s go have a meal together, and we’ll become friends over dinner!’
Ledu reached out to Bai Qingyi and said, ‘Hello, my name is Ledu, I’m a friend of Dahanhan!’
Da Hanhan, Xiao Xuanxuan…puff!
Bai Qingyi also extended his hand and said, ‘Hello, my name is Bai Qingyi.’
Ledu looked suspiciously at Bai Qingyi and said, ‘What is your relationship with Hanhan?’
Bai Qingyi smiled, said politely and courteously, ‘Friends.’
This sentence ‘friends’ was said so smoothly, without the slightest hesitation. Gu Zihan heard it in her ears, and her heart felt inexplicably empty.
Ledu shook his head decisively and said with certainty, ‘That’s impossible! I’m her friend, so you can’t be!’
Bai Qingyi said in surprise, ‘I’ve never heard that you can only have one friend.’
While saying this, Gu Zihan quickly took a step forward and grabbed Bai Qingyi’s hand directly. She grabbed it in a very unmethodical way, with both hands in a very awkward position. Bai Qingyi felt uncomfortable, and struggled a little, but Gu Zihan grabbed even tighter.
For some reason, Gu Zihan even tugged the hands of the two people holding hands outward, so that Ledu could see more thoroughly.
Ledu’s reaction was very positive, saying, ‘There can only be one friend holding hands anyway!’
These words made Gu Zihan feel very happy, and she nodded modestly, saying, ‘It happens that I haven’t eaten yet, so you can suggest what I want to eat.’ Gu Zihan turned her head and looked at Bai Qingyi, softly asking, ‘What do you want to eat?’
Her eyes were very serious, and only Bai Qingyi was reflected in her dark pupils.
Ledu yelled, ‘Hey, hey, hey, whose advice are you going to listen to? If our suggestions are different, whose advice will you listen to?’
Gu Jingxuan weakly raised the takeaway box in his hand and said, ‘We’ve already eaten, this is for you to take away…’
Gu Zhihan immediately looked at Bai Qingyi and said, ‘Thank you, Qingqing.’
Ledu shivered and whispered to Gu Jingxuan, ‘Xiao Xuanxuan, after all these years, has she become so pretentious?’
Gu Jingxuan thought for a moment and said, ‘She’s probably angry.’
The master leads the way in, but what exactly is there to be angry about is up to the apprentice to figure out. Ledu looked at it for a long time, still at a loss, and could only suggest very seriously, ‘I have a friend whose family lives nearby, let’s go to her house.’
Bai Qingyi said, ‘It’s so late now…will we be disturbing people?’
Ledu waved his hand and said very heroically, ‘It’s okay, she’s not likely to go to bed before 4am!’
This strange biological clock, combined with Ledu’s attire, made Bai Qingyi say admiringly, ‘Like Mr. Ledu, your friend also has an artistic temperament!’
Ledu was instantly delighted and said, ‘You have good taste! I like you!’
As soon as these words came out, Gu Zihan suddenly squeezed Bai Qingyi’s hand heavily. Bai Qingyi felt the pain and subconsciously wanted to pull back his hand, while scolding, ‘Why did you…’
Gu Zihan took Bai Qingyi’s hand to the corner of his mouth, dropped a kiss, and said, ‘Sorry.’
There’s no sincerity at all. President Gu… Bai Qingyi silently muttered.
Ledu walked in front, and the cold dog food slapped his face indiscriminately, leaving Gu Jingxuan in tears.
Bai Qingyi asked him, ‘Gu Jingxuan, what’s wrong? You don’t look well.’
Gu Jingxuan dried his tears and said firmly, ‘It’s nothing.’
Ledu pulled the zipper of his jacket up to the top and put his hat back on properly. While doing this, he explained to Gu Zihan and the others, ‘I’m in the arts, and as a celebrity of sorts, it’s not good to be recognised. Come, I’ll lead the way, follow me!’
Gu Zihan glanced at Bai Qingyi and wanted to say, ‘This person is much more famous than you.’
Bai Qingyi was still very surprised by Gu Zihan’s series of unusual actions, and her eyes were full of watery confusion as she looked at Gu Zihan.
Gu Zihan used one hand to help Bai Qingyi put on the hat on his clothes, subtly saying, ‘So they don’t get recognised by your fans.’
Bai Qingyi: ‘…
For some reason, she felt that she was gradually able to keep up with Gu Zihan’s train of thought. She glanced at Ledu secretly, thinking, ’Just how much of a grudge does this person have with Gu Zihan…that no matter what, Gu Zihan wants to be better than him?’
Gu Zihan squeezed Bai Qingyi’s hand again.
Ledu came over and asked in surprise, ‘Qingqing also has fans! What do you do? You look artistic just by looking at your temperament! Do you paint or sculpt?’
Bai Qingyi was a little embarrassed and said, ‘It’s nothing…she’s exaggerating.’
Gu Zihan nodded and said very honestly, ‘It’s mainly for protection from the wind.’
Bai Qingyi was trying to tell Gu Zihan that the hat on this outfit was just for decoration and wearing it would ruin the overall beauty of the outfit.
But for some reason, she didn’t say it out loud, and she didn’t take off the hat.
…
The film and television city is quite remote, but because of the frequent flow of artists, the rooms are not cheap. When filming, some artists will rent a house here, and the more well-off ones will simply buy one – after all, you can’t go wrong with a house.
So when Ledu said that his friend lived nearby, Bai Qingyi was quite curious.
Are artists so rich? For artists, this place is also too expensive for the price!
When the friend came to open the door, Bai Qingyi realised that she had been too narrow-minded! Who said that an artist couldn’t be an artist!
‘Miao Miao Miao Miao Xiangmei!’ Bai Qingyi exclaimed in a low voice, and because she stuttered, she pronounced the word ‘Miao’ like ‘meow’.
Miao Xiangmei smiled and said, ‘Wang Wang Wang.’
In comparison, Gu Zihan’s reaction was much more subdued.
‘So Ledu’s friend is Miss Miao,’ Gu Zihan said.
Miao Xiangmei was not surprised to see that Duo had brought so many people with him. As she let the group in, she said, ‘Welcome.’
Miao Xiangmei was not wearing any makeup, but it was obvious that she was naturally beautiful. She was dressed very comfortably for home, with her hair casually tied with an elastic band. She didn’t look like an artist or an entertainer.
Miao Xiangmei bent down and found a few pairs of brand new slippers from the shoe cabinet. Bai Qingyi also whispered to Miao Xiangmei, ‘Thank you.’
Miao Xiangmei smiled at her very gently and said, ‘It’s okay, don’t be so polite.’
Ledu took out a pair of seemingly used slippers from the shoe cabinet and curiously asked, ‘Do you know each other?’
Miao Xiangmei pointed at Gu Zihan and said, ‘Mrs. Gu, I met her once before on a walk.’
Ledu covered his mouth in surprise and said with hindsight, ‘You’re married!’
Bai Qing was also a little embarrassed, so she didn’t say anything. Gu Zhi Han, on the other hand, said very frankly, ‘It’s been two months.’
Ledu said, ‘Congratulations! But you’ve only been married for two months, so why did you come to this place where no birds can lay eggs instead of going on your honeymoon?’
‘Speaking of which,’ Gu Zhi Han’s expression became very serious, and she said, ‘You went to that shop yesterday too? What do you want?’
Gu Zhi Han’s aura was really strong, and just looking at her gave people the pressure that they couldn’t help but kneel and worship. Ledu was instantly short of breath when he was stared at by Gu Zihan. He shrunk his neck, and Gu Zihan changed the subject, saying, ‘What’s wrong…you scared me…’
Gu Zihan didn’t say anything, and Ledu looked at the person he knew best in the room.
Miao Xiangmei took the takeaway box from Gu Jingxuan and asked, ‘Do you want it heated?’
After getting a positive reply, Miao Xiangmei shrugged her shoulders and walked away as if it was none of her business.
Luckily, before she left, she gave Ledu a little hint: ‘It seems that Bai Meimei has been affected by your “artwork”.’
Gu Zhihan’s tone became even more severe, as if extracting a confession by torture.
‘What are you doing?’
Having said that, Ledu actually blinked and said very innocently, ‘I’m doing performance art! How did it even affect you?’
Ledu looked at Bai Qingyi.

Chapter 58: The plan
The so-called ‘performance art’ is to create ambiguous sounds in the next cubicle, and reflect the various aspects of life through the different reactions of various people.
Upon hearing this plan, Gu Zihan had only one thought in mind.
And she also coldly said this thought out loud: ‘It has neither artistic nor commercial value.’
Ledu slammed the table and argued with reason: ‘Who said that? That’s because you don’t understand art! I think Qingqing understands it quite well. Qingqing, don’t you agree?’
As a victim of this project, Bai Qingyi also felt great pain inside. She could neither go against her conscience and say that this was a good project, nor did she want to hurt Ledu’s young heart.
…Although it seems that Ledu’s young heart is as rough as a holey sweater.
Bai Qingyi gave a small smile and did not give a direct answer.
Miao Xiangmei came over with a hot meal and broke the ice, saying, ‘Your performance art has caused someone to be trending for several days, what are they going to say?’
Miao Xiangmei’s tone was soft, and it seemed that she was familiar with Ledu in her words. This made Bai Qingyi very curious, and she couldn’t help but think about what kind of relationship these two might have.
Ledu’s shoes are all over here, so it can’t be…
She stared at Miao Xiangmei for an extra second, and she was immediately noticed by the other party. Miao Xiangmei looked over softly, her eyes full of insight. Bai Qingyi felt embarrassed and had to rub her nose.
‘What hot search? What hot search?’ Ledu hurriedly asked, his eyes almost glowing with excitement.
Miao Xiangmei said apologetically, “He’s not very familiar with the entertainment industry.”
I can see that.
It’s not good for Bai Qingyi to explain the hot search himself, and Gu Zihan is not someone who puts a lot of effort into conversation.
Fortunately, there is still Gu Jingxuan.
Gu Jingxuan explained the matter in a few words, and after he finished, he felt a weight on his head – he had actually been touched on the head by Gu Zhihan.
He was both delighted and mixed emotions. His sister rarely acted so intimately towards him. He never thought that the first time would be for his sister-in-law.
No, actually it is conceivable.
But at least, there is a first time, isn’t there.
Gu Jingxuan smiled contentedly again.
So you see, people who are not good at expressing themselves really can’t do it, and they can make a good brother feel so humble.
After getting his answer, Ledu was a little dazed. His guilty gaze wandered back and forth between Bai Qingyi and Gu Zhihan’s faces, and in the end, he bowed his head deeply and said with a shrunk neck, ‘I’m sorry…can I do anything to make amends?’
Gu Zhihan thought for a moment and said, ‘Can your performance art be made public? Do you have a Weibo?’
Ledu nodded repeatedly and handed over his phone, saying, ‘If you want me to do something, I will definitely do it!’
Gu Zhi Han waved her hand and said, ‘I was just asking, I won’t peek at your phone.’
She wanted to show her respect for privacy, but Ledu’s thinking process was a bit different from others, so when he heard this, he wanted to blow his beard and glare—if he had a beard.
Ledu said, ‘I handed it to you myself, how is that peeking! Dahanhan has been abroad for a few years and can’t even speak Chinese anymore. Back then, I relied on you to get by in Chinese class!’
Gu Zhi Han looked over coldly, and Ledu immediately waved frantically at Bai Qingyi, pleading for his life, ‘I didn’t really hug her! It was just a rhetorical device!’
Bai Qingyi burst out laughing, and asked, ‘Why were you copying homework in Chinese class?’
Ledu said, ‘It wasn’t homework, it was a weekly journal. I’m particularly bad at writing essays, so when I was little, I let her help me. When she was little, she was particularly afraid of her father nagging her. Nagging about what? It’s a bit funny to say, but what Uncle Gu nagged about was that she didn’t get enough love letters, and she couldn’t compare with the school beauty.
This paragraph contains a lot of information, and Bai Qingyi also revealed a very obvious look of surprise.
Gu Zihan… Gu Zihan actually helped other people write essays? ! This shows that Gu Xiongzhi is also putting too much pressure on her.
Then again, the number of love letters received… What kind of strange measurement indicator is this? Is the Gu Group’s KPI setting so sloppy?
This Ledu seems to get along well with Gu Zhi Han.
After spending time with Gu Zhi Han, Bai Qingyi also realised that Gu Zhi Han’s mode of getting along with others is a bit different. To be able to let Ledu chat about so many life-related things is a sign of a top-notch relationship.
The two hadn’t seen each other for such a long time (according to Gu Jingxuan’s revelation, she hasn’t been in contact with Ledu since Gu Zhi Han’s mother passed away), but they were still able to find such a comfortable rhythm upon their reunion. It has to be said that this is a lucky thing.
Gu Zihan’s tone was slightly irritated. First, she scolded Ledu, ‘What are you talking about!’ Then she turned to Bai Qingyi and asked, ‘What are you surprised about!’
Gu Zihan’s tone was irritated, trying to exude a hint of majesty. But Bai Qingyi was not afraid of her at all, but continued to act confused, saying, ‘The school flower of your school…is not you? How beautiful would that be.’
Then Bai Qingyi saw Gu Zihan freeze for a second before awkwardly turning her head.
‘Nonsense,’ said Gu Zihan, standing up and walking over to the side, ‘I’m going to make a phone call.’
Ledu saw this and decisively ‘yoooooo’ed. He looked just like a mean friend who was starting a disturbance in class.
Gu Jingxuan was afraid that his sister was used to being afraid, and at first he was a little worried whether Gu Zihan was really angry (note that anger and being angry are two very different states). It wasn’t until he caught a glimpse of the blush on Gu Zhi-han’s ears and cheeks that he suddenly understood what was going on.
He then joined in with the ‘yooooo’.
The atmosphere suddenly became lively.
Miao Xiang-mei wore a smile on her face, looking faint and detached, as if she were just an onlooker. Bai Qing-yi also glanced at her indifferent gaze without noticing, feeling a little embarrassed and saying, ‘Sorry.’
Miao Xiangmei shook her head, her gaze drifting meaningfully towards Gu Zihan, and said, ‘She’s trying to find a solution for you, isn’t she?’
Bai Qingyi froze for a moment, and said, ‘Really?’
Turning her head to look at Gu Zihan, she saw his serious profile, with a clean jawline. He spoke very calmly, exuding an attractive air of concentration.
It was very attractive. Bai Qingyi’s heart began to beat faster.
It looked like she was really on the phone, and she felt a little embarrassed that she had thought Gu Zihan was really trying to avoid the awkward situation and make a joke.
Miao Xiangmei said, ‘Aren’t you worried, Bai Yue? About being blackmailed online.’
Bai Qingyi thought for a moment and said, ‘It’s okay. Netizens like to read about these things. It doesn’t really matter who it is or if it’s true. This whole thing is like…well…’ She hesitated for a moment and found a similar example: ‘It’s like when you won the Jin Jun Award, many people haven’t seen your award-winning work, but they’re still obsessed with the fact that you beat Wei Lan to win.’
Miao Xiangmei’s Golden Horse Award was not won easily.
Before the selection, someone used the box office as an excuse; during the selection, someone used the bad relationship between Janice and the judges as an excuse; after the award, someone even said that the organising committee was involved in shady dealings. How could Miao Xiangmei have beaten Janice? Back then, Janice was shortlisted for the Oscars with the same work.
It is common knowledge that art films do poorly at the box office. For her Oscar submission, Janice had sacrificed many localised elements, and the film was inherently unsuited to the domestic awards. No one cared about these objective factors, and most people were still talking about the fact that one of the judges was a film industry veteran who had a bad relationship with Janice. He had once said, ‘I’d rather vote for a dullard who can’t act than vote for you!’…
So Miao Xiangmei became the dullard who benefited from the situation.
It’s hard to explain, but whenever anyone mentions Miao Xiangmei’s award, someone will always say that she got lucky and is being ungrateful. Miao Xiangmei has never defended herself, as if she doesn’t care.
After Bai Qingyi had finished speaking, she realised that she might have revealed someone’s secret, so she quickly apologised, ‘I’m sorry! I didn’t mean anything by it!’
Miao Xiangmei laughed and said, ‘You’ve seen it?’
Bai Qingyi said, ‘I really like it. You were so natural, there was no trace of acting at all. I even had a dream about you.”
Miao Xiangmei was intrigued and asked, “What kind of dream?”
Bai Qingyi paused for a moment, unable to say it.
She had dreamed about an extraordinary, melancholy and lonely woman. The lady in the dream had a very sad life, but she was independent and indifferent, which made Bai Qingyi feel sad. When she woke up, she realised that the character had Miao Xiangmei’s face, and Bai Qingyi felt very embarrassed, as if she had insulted Miao Xiangmei.
Then she remembered that the role that Miao Xiangmei won the award for was the female supporting actress. No wonder.
It was Miao Xiangmei’s superb and natural acting that caused the problem.
It was as if Bai Qingyi had naturally brought up the topic at that moment, but had forgotten that some things were also particularly sensitive and not quite suitable for talking about in front of the person themselves.
Fortunately, Gu Zihan had just finished her phone call and returned to her seat, saying, ‘Li Quanru will be here soon to deal with the aftermath of this hot search. The PR department has time to come over here, fortunately Li Quanru is here.’
Miao Xiangmei said, ‘I’ll go stir-fry some vegetables and cook some rice. I don’t know if there’s enough wine in the house.’
Gu Zihan looked at Bai Qingyi and asked, ‘Why did you dream about Miao Xiangmei?’
Bai Qingyi: ‘Umm…’
She felt really stupid and shouldn’t have mentioned it just now.
Facing Miao Xiangmei, she felt guilty for ‘blaspheming the beauty’, but facing Gu Zihan’s question…why did she feel guilty as if she had been caught cheating?
Bai Qing also shrunk her neck, thinking to herself: This is not normal.
.
Li Quanru arrived soon.
As usual, she was deeply concerned, and when Miao Xiangmei handed her the rice bowl, she was even a little apprehensive.
Gu Zhihan told Li Quanru what had happened and asked, ‘What do you think?’
Li Quanru frowned, not very confident, but she spoke without hesitation: ‘Why don’t we…just make a bigger deal of it?’
‘What do you mean?’ Gu Zihan asked, and the other four people also looked at her intently.
Li Quanru was a little uneasy, cleared her throat, and slowly came up with thirteen options that she had come up with for the time being.
Although she was not confident, she spoke very fluently and naturally, and apart from the drawback of her voice being a little small, she looked just like one of those creative salespeople who were full of enthusiasm.
During the whole time she was talking, everyone else just looked at her quietly.
After she finished, she looked at the group evasively, drank from her glass as if she was hiding something, cleared her throat, and said weakly, ‘I… can only come up with thirteen solutions for now. If President Gu is not satisfied, please, please give me some time…’
Most of these solutions were closely related to Ledu, and she couldn’t have prepared them in advance.
Bai Qingyi was also surprised and asked, ‘Did you just come up with all these?’
Li Quanru nodded subtly.
Bai Qingyi exclaimed in awe, ‘Wow! You’re amazing! You’re the fastest of everyone I’ve ever met!’
Although she was being praised, Li Quanru still shuddered.
President Gu’s gaze… It was so terrifying…
Li Quanru thought bitterly, ‘Even if I can find a way to remove Mu Guang’s obstacle, what if the obstacle is myself…’
Li Quanru twisted her fingers and fell into deep melancholy.
Gu Zihan knew Li Quanru’s character and was worried that she was overthinking things, so she lightly averted her gaze. (Although Li Quanru was already overthinking things.)
She also knew that Bai Qingyi might just have said it off the cuff and meant no harm. But for some reason, she was upset to hear Bai Qingyi praise someone else.
The person who reacted ‘most’ quickly. Advertising laws do not allow similar wording to appear, and anything that says so must be false marketing.
Thinking about this made Gu Zihan feel a lot better.
Li Quanru said weakly, ‘Boss…give me one night, I’ll try my best to provide a hundred plans. With Mr. Yue Duo’s cooperation, things should, should be a lot easier…’
‘Hm…’ Gu Zhi Han said, ‘No need, I think the second plan is good. Just implement it.’

Chapter 59 Movie
It all started with narrative video software.
Within just one day, there was an inexplicable craze for Weibo, Xinyin, Xishou, and Xiaoxushu.
[When I heard strange noises coming from the next cubicle…
Cross talk, martial arts, shrewish curses…and someone loudly reciting the 24 characters.
One video host planned to play a prank, crouching down to check the crack in the door with his body, but found that there was no one next door, and it turned out to be a haunted house adventure show.
Just as with the Uniqlo incident in Nli Village a few years ago, once it is clothed in the guise of marketing, people naturally stay away from the event.
This is the nature of human beings, to the detriment of others without harming oneself. It is not that difficult to whitewash this incident, it just depends on how many resources are mobilised.
More video hosts got involved, and even the food host couldn’t resist and went to the fitting room to eat and drink.
When the craze was at its peak, an unknown account secretly added v and claimed responsibility.
@三流艺术家V: Yes, I did it all! #白青亦试衣间##隔壁试衣间的哥们你还好吗#
At first, the onlookers were full of comments: ‘What kind of person are you? ! Why are you trying to get attention for nothing? !’
Later, Ledu personally thanked the person who spoke up for him under this tweet with 10,000 yuan, and also posted a tweet about a lucky draw for a house.
He continued to question him about the false lucky draw to attract traffic, and got a retweet from the lucky draw centre to verify that it had been filed.
After that, a gossip forum dug up the real identity of Le Duo, and the business empire under the Le family was so daunting that people could not help but be in awe. Le Duo laughed and retweeted: ‘Yes, it’s me!’
Then he posted a poster for an art exhibition.
What was the content of the art exhibition? It was the ‘Observations of the World’ mini-videos that Le Duo had filmed before, as well as the content released by various video hosts in recent days.
This is called art? ! What on earth are rich people thinking? !
Ledo’s traffic suddenly skyrocketed, and as soon as he posted the verification, he was able to rely on the power of money to secure a spot in the trending searches. What’s more, the Sina website staff, for some unknown reason, mistakenly placed Ledo in the entertainment celebrity category, causing him to push an artist off a certain list and spark a fight between groupies.
The lottery professionals who had gathered together because of money argued plausibly: You can chase after stars, so can we! We want to send Brother to the top of the list too!…
Overall, it was a mess.
And in the midst of this mess, not many people remembered the original □□. Even if they did, they would think that they had been paid to advertise for Le Duo.
As for why he had gone to such lengths to advertise, Le Duo said: ‘I’m an artist.
As an artist, I can do whatever I want. Maybe even all of this is part of performance art.
Bai Qingyi was also dumbfounded by the series of actions that followed. Although she was the victim of Le Duo’s ‘whimsical ideas,’ the aftermath was so grand that she felt deeply that she did not deserve it.
The house given away in the lottery alone was worth a lot of money. Bai Qingyi had been working hard in the industry for so many years, but she still couldn’t afford a house.
When she was on video chat with Gu Zihan, Bai Qingyi said to him, ‘Actually…just let them talk, it won’t affect anything. The rumours aren’t true anyway.’
Gu Zihan was unyielding, saying, ‘Precisely because it’s not true.’
Precisely because it’s not true, it’s all the more important to prove one’s innocence. Since it was Ledu that started the rumour, it’s only right that Ledu should clean up the mess. The money is nothing to Ledu, not even worth the bank’s text message about a charge.
Bai Qingyi also looked hesitant, and after a while, he just said, ‘Thank you.’
‘You’re welcome,’ Gu Zihan said, ‘Miao Xiangmei said she wants to invite you to join a movie. The script has already been sent to Qin Yanjun. Did you get it?’
Bai Qingyi froze for a moment and said, ‘Huh?’
Gu Zihan frowned.
Bai Qingyi quickly said, ‘Sister Qin will come to find me at the film studio today, probably to talk about this.’
Gu Zhi Han’s brows unfurled again, and she said, ‘Miao Xiang Mei is very enthusiastic about movies, and there is no doubt about the quality of the script she handed over, and the crew is also trustworthy. You can go ahead and do it.’
When she said this, Gu Zhi Han even revealed a faint smile. Gu Zhi Han said, ‘I’ll wait for you to become famous.’
Bai Qing Yi could tell that Gu Zhi Han’s blessings came from the bottom of her heart. So she also smiled and said, ‘Oh, Sister Qin sent me a WeChat saying that she has arrived. I’ll go open the door for her!’
Bai Qingyi pretended to get up, and Gu Zihan said, ‘Well, that’s it for today. You and Qin Yanjun can have a nice chat.’
The phone line went dead, and in a moment, the doorbell rang. Bai Qingyi quickly opened the door, and sure enough, she saw Qin Yanjun standing outside. After Bai Qingyi let Qin Yanjun in, the first thing Qin Yanjun said was, ‘Miao Xiangmei sent me a script and said she wanted to invite you. I brought the script with me today, would you like to take a look?’
Bai Qingyi nodded and said, ‘I know, Gu Zihan told me.’
Qin Yanjun took out a stack of scripts from her bag. Bai Qingyi tried to take them, but Qin Yanjun wouldn’t let go and instead looked at her.
Bai Qingyi blinked and said, ‘Let go, didn’t you want me to read the script?’
Qin Yanjun said, ‘I haven’t seen you for a while, it seems like you and President Gu are doing well?’
Bai Qingyi was annoyed and said, ‘What nonsense…’
Qin Yanjun said, ‘Let’s not talk about Li Quanru being your assistant, let’s talk about the recent hot search. I wasn’t involved at all, it was all Gu Zihan personally assigning tasks to the PR department.’
When had Gu Zihan ever managed a specific artist? This matter had already caused some discussion within the company, and some people said that Qin Yanjun had risen to power by relying on her own artist, which made Qin Yanjun’s position a bit awkward. She had to prove her work ability as soon as possible.
Therefore, Qin Yanjun has been busy lately and has not had much time to care about Bai Qingyi. But she knows that Bai Qingyi can understand.
Bai Qingyi blushed a little and said, ‘This nonsense has involved President Gu himself, so of course he wants to solve it. Those marketing accounts that write comments based on pictures are really annoying!’
Qin Yanjun said, ‘There must be a mastermind behind this, and President Gu is investigating, so there should be results soon.’
Bai Qingyi also said, ‘I’m going to read the script, so don’t say anything!’
After saying this, Bai Qingyi sat on the sofa with the script in her hands, quietly and calmly reading it.
Once she was engrossed in the script, Bai Qingyi would ignore everyone and everything. Qin Yanjun was aware of Bai Qingyi’s strange habit, but she felt that it was a good habit and had always indulged in it. Now that she saw that Bai Qingyi was still so serious, she was also very gratified.
It’s good that Bai Qingyi hasn’t been spoiled by General Manager Gu and forgotten who she is.
Qin Yanjun took the opportunity to get some work done.
After half an hour, Bai Qingyi finally finished reading the script. She slammed the script shut and let out a deep breath.
She felt shaken and couldn’t escape from the plot. A good script has this kind of magic, easily stirring up emotions. Miao Xiangmei’s ability to choose scripts is really strong.
Qin Yanjun looked at Bai Qingyi and said, ‘Finished reading it? What do you think? Who do you want to play?’
Bai Qingyi didn’t answer immediately, but closed her eyes and couldn’t help but imagine the film in her mind. The female lead was of course Miao Xiangmei, and the other characters also vaguely had different temperaments and expressions, and thus the faces of a particular actor or actress.
As for herself, she didn’t know what role she could play in the movie.
She felt that she was too weak.
When she opened her eyes again, the impact brought by the script had disappeared. Bai Qingyi’s eyes were clear and pure, full of admiration. She said, ‘This script is very good.’
Qin Yanjun said, ‘Of course it’s good! Otherwise, I wouldn’t have made a special trip to come here and give you a paper script to read. Although the company’s email is very reliable, it would be a pity if the electronic script were leaked.’
Bai Qingyi shook his head, saying, ‘The script is so good that I can’t bear to ruin the overall tone of the movie. So I think it’s better if I don’t take it.’
Qin Yanjun froze for a moment, first unable to believe it. Bai Qingyi had been waiting for a good role, a role that suited him, until the contract was about to end and he got a role in ‘Wan Shi You’. She felt that Bai Qingyi was very passionate about the profession of an actor and would never let go of this opportunity. But Bai Qingyi didn’t want to take it.
Qin Yanjun almost wanted to blurt out, ‘Have you gone crazy?’ But seeing Bai Qingyi’s serious eyes, she swallowed it down.
Bai Qingyi was serious too.
Bai Qingyi smiled slightly and said, ‘Look at me, I’ve never had any experience acting in movies, and I’ve only played one female lead role. Am I really qualified? Sister Qin, you’ve read the script, you know how strong it is. Gu Zihan also said that it should be the team from the Jin Jun Awards. Plus Miao Xiangmei… I don’t think I’m suitable.’ Bai Qingyi also shook his head and said, “Sister Qin, think about it carefully, do I really have the ability to play this role?”
Qin Yanjun was slightly speechless.
Acting is something that looks ethereal to laymen, but insiders know that there are clues to follow. Is Bai Qingyi a good actor? Yes, he is definitely good enough for an online drama.
But what about movies? Qin Yanjun didn’t know.
Bai Qingyi had acted in a few movies, but they were all insignificant small roles. They didn’t distract the audience, but they weren’t that eye-catching either—really talented people could become famous just by playing a corpse. Bai Qingyi hadn’t been tested on the big screen, so was she really okay?
If it was the fledgling Bai Qingyi, she might have been very confident and said she could give it a try. But it was precisely because she had been in the industry for a few years that she knew the importance of ability.
Over the years, a major reason why she has been unable to make a name for herself is that she has been outshone by artists like Luo Suxu. Everyone knows that the entertainment industry is chaotic, and capable people cannot make a name for themselves. Bai Qingyi has suffered greatly herself, so how can she rely on connections to take the opportunities of a good actor?
She knows that this opportunity is a face-saving favour from Miao Xiangmei to Gu Zihan. Without Gu Zihan, she would never have been able to see the complete script at this stage.
Someone else might not understand Bai Qingyi’s feelings at this time and would just say she’s being stubborn. But Qin Yanjun has been working with her for several years, and the two share the same vision for the entertainment industry.
So Qin Yanjun easily understands Bai Qingyi’s thoughts.
Bai Qingyi has been waiting for a role that suits her, but this script might not be a good fit for her right now.
But Qin Yanjun is unwilling to give up hope and says, ‘Well…what about giving it a try? This script seems to be written for you.’
The script, which as yet has no title, starts off with a particularly familiar scene: two women emerge from a fitting room with flushed faces, followed by the eerie sound of moans. The male protagonist, a clueless young hoodlum, follows them and witnesses a murder… The dialogue is absurd, and the whole film has a strong magical realism feel to it.
Bai Qingyi shook her head and said, ‘How could it be written for me… It was probably decided before we were even caught on camera.’
While Bai Qingyi was saying this, she was thinking about something else. She had previously thought that Ledu’s ‘performance art’ was just a whim, but now it seems that it was actually part of the plan, and Miao Xiangmei and Ledu had more tricks up their sleeves.
Did the performance art inspire the creativity of the script, or did Ledu use the script as a blueprint for his actions?
Qin Yanjun sighed and said, ‘Miao Xiangmei has not taken any systematic acting classes, but she still won the best actress award, didn’t she? Since you have this opportunity, you should give it a try. I heard that there are auditions for this movie, so you should go and have a look. Whether or not you choose to be the director is your business, but we should do what we can.’
Bai Qingyi wanted to say something more, but Qin Yanjun stopped her with a sentence: ‘Do you really think that Gu can give you a role just by saying so? Directors who want to win awards are very ambitious. You have to believe in their professionalism and ability.’
Bai Qingyi was speechless, so she nodded and said that she would definitely go watch the audition.
Qin Yanjun added, ‘Qingqing, your contract is about to expire, isn’t it? My colleagues and I are discussing your new contract. Given that you have been with the company for so many years and there have been no disputes, you will be given relatively more freedom, and your share of the profits will also be slightly increased. However, as you know, due to my incompetence over the past few years, your development has not been very good, and your potential has not been fully realised, so your treatment will not be particularly good. If you have any ideas or requests, you can mention them to me now, and I will add them to the new contract as appropriate.’ Having said that, Qin Yan-jun smiled and said, ‘Even if you marry Gu Zong, I won’t let you off the hook too much! The boss’s wife also has to fully cooperate with my work! If you don’t want to… you’ll just have to go home and pout with Gu Zong!’
Bai Qing also smiled and punched Qin Yan-jun, saying, ‘What pouting! What on earth are you thinking?’
Qin Yanjun dodged and said, ‘Right, now that we’ve finished talking about work, let’s talk about personal matters. I haven’t asked you yet, how are things going with President Gu? Didn’t you move into the Gu residence a while ago? How is President Gu’s temper? Has he given you a hard time? How are things with the mother-in-law? I heard that the current Mrs. Gu is President Gu’s stepmother, so you must find it even more difficult to get along with her.’
The conversation instantly switched to a close friend mode, and Bai Qingyi relaxed. She said to Qin Yanjun, ‘No, actually the Gu family is quite nice. A few days ago, Gu Jingxuan, the younger brother of Gu Zihan, even came over to have dinner with me.’
Qin Yanjun was full of curiosity: ‘What’s going on? I heard that the two siblings are fighting over the family fortune, so why is her brother still having dinner with you? Maybe he’s got his eye on you!’
Qin Yanjun had already imagined a drama unfolding in the Gu family.
Bai Qingyi laughed out loud and said, ‘Her brother is still underage, so there’s nothing to fight about. Besides, Gu Jingxuan is a sister-obsessed guy. Can you believe he knits scarves for his sister every year? I realised after moving in with the Gu family that gossip is not to be trusted!’
‘What? Knitting scarves? There are so few good boys these days, the Gu family must have an enlightened upbringing!’ Qin Yanjun said, ‘You should get one this year too, right? After all, you’re the sister-in-law.’
Bai Qingyi also thought back on Gu Jingxuan’s personality and felt that it was very likely. So he nodded in deep agreement.
Qin Yanjun laughed and said, ‘It seems that you have integrated very well, and you should be able to hold onto the position of boss’s wife. Keep up the good work!’
‘What good work? Just work… work for free?’ Bai Qingyi couldn’t help but laugh.
‘You have no idea how the company’s people can plot and scheme. They say that I’m just like Huang Hong, that I got to where I am by having my artists sell their bodies. They don’t even look at their artists, do they think that General Gu would look at them? You’re the only one General Gu has looked at, and you even got married on the first try. Speaking of which, ever since you ‘broke the ice’, a lot of little bitches have set their sights on General Gu, so you have to be careful not to let someone else get in the way.’ Qin Yanjun’s tone was particularly irritated, and she rolled her eyes widely as she continued, ‘If you really take a firm hold of the position of boss, I’ll go to the company and act like a tyrant, and see what they can do about it! I just love the way they can’t stand the sight of me but can’t get rid of me, heh!’
Bai Qingyi continued to be unable to stop crying or laughing, saying, ‘Gu Zhihan chooses the capable and virtuous, so don’t go too far…’
Qin Yanjun said, ‘You’ve spoken up for President Gu now… Uuuu… You’re not even willing to be my backer, I’m so sad uuuu…’
Bai Qingyi lowered his head, his eyes dark and unclear, and whispered, ‘It won’t be long…’
Gu Zihan had no feelings for him, and promoted Qin Yanjun purely because of the other person’s outstanding abilities. Bai Qingyi knew full well that he had never given the other person the opportunity to be his backer.
What’s more, they’ll be getting divorced soon. Bai Qingyi thought.
Qin Yanjun didn’t hear this sentence clearly and asked, ‘Huh? What did you say? What time?’
Bai Qingyi quickly drove away negative emotions, perked up, and said, ‘Right, has Miao Xiangmei signed with Shengmei now? Who is her agent?’
Qin Yanjun was surprised and said, ‘Miao Xiangmei is going to sign with Shengmei? ! How come I didn’t know anything about it?!’
Bai Qingyi then realized that she had blurted out something.
She had heard about Miao Xiangmei possibly signing with Shengmei while jogging after her recent marriage, overheard by Gu Zihan while chatting with Miao Xiangmei. A month had passed in the blink of an eye, and she had thought that the matter had been settled, otherwise why would Miao Xiangmei be willing to give her such a backdoor opportunity?
Moreover, at dinner that day, Miao Xiangmei and Gu Zihan had got along very well, without any awkwardness from the breakdown of the business negotiations.
But once the words had been spoken, they could not be taken back. Bai Qingyi could only explain to Qin Yanjun, ‘I heard from Gu Zihan that she seems to have been trying to sign Miao Xiangmei.’
Qin Yanjun narrowed his eyes and nodded, saying, ‘Miao Xiangmei has no company at the moment, and her style is very compatible with Shengmei. Signing her would be a good choice… But why didn’t I know about this? Does President Gu have another arrangement? Do you have any more inside information?’
Bai Qingyi spread her hands and pretended to be dumb, saying, ‘I just heard about it casually, and I don’t know any more.’
But Bai Qingyi knew more. She knew that Gu Zihan had even bought Miao Xiangmei a house in Gu Zihan’s original community in order to win her over.
At this moment, the two things Qin Yanjun had said inexplicably drifted in her ears.
-You have to be careful, don’t let others interfere.
-How come I didn’t know about this? Does President Gu have any other arrangements?
Another arrangement…a secret love nest?
As soon as this thought came to her, Bai Qingyi couldn’t help but laugh. With Gu Zihan’s personality, how could she be thinking about these romantic matters? She is only thinking about how to make Shengmei Entertainment bigger and stronger.
Bai Qingyi couldn’t help but imagine what it would be like to see Gu Zihan and Miao Xiangmei together. To her surprise, she actually felt that these two people would look good together. They are capable, have ideals and pursuits, and are persistent.
Unlike herself, she is just a mediocre artist who goes with the flow.
A slight sourness welled up in her heart.
She was filled with fear.
Qin Yanjun said, ‘Hey, hey, hey, don’t cry!’
Bai Qingyi looked up blankly and said, ‘Huh?’
She wiped her eyes and noticed that her face was dry and there was no trace of tears.
Qin Yanjun let out an ‘oh’ and said, ‘I was wrong.’
Just now Bai Qingyi was looking down with a strange angle. Qin Yanjun saw the glistening sparkle and thought Bai Qingyi had cried. Now that Bai Qingyi had raised her head and her entire face was in the light, Qin Yanjun realised that she had been mistaken.
It was really strange. What was that glistening thing?
Qin Yanjun said, ‘Alright, since General Manager Gu didn’t tell me, she must have her reasons. It’s not convenient for me to know the things you two communicate with each other, so I will definitely pretend not to know. You don’t have to worry about that.’
Bai Qingyi was also slightly speechless and said, ‘I wasn’t worried about that…’
Qin Yanjun said, ‘It’s getting late, I have to go. If there is news about the audition from Miao Xiangmei, I will let you know. Come on, film well! After “Wan Shi You” is finished, you will come back to the company to sign a new contract. If there are no special requests, I will just follow the usual renewal contract.’
These are the two main things I came here today for.
Qin Yanjun gave Bai Qingyi a few more words of encouragement, and as he was about to leave, he saw Bai Qingyi biting his lower lip and say, ‘The contract renewal…there’s no rush. I’ll think about it.’
Qin Yanjun’s eyes widened in disbelief, and he said, ‘Wait, you’re not…still thinking about quitting?’
He had finally gotten the chance to act in a TV series he liked, and he had also received a very good offer for a movie. Didn’t he want to continue and see where it would lead?
Bai Qingyi lowered his head to avoid eye contact and said, ‘Well…it’s just that I haven’t thought of any additional conditions yet. It’s not easy to make demands on the company, so I want to cherish this opportunity, don’t you think?’
Qin Yanjun leaned slightly forward to try to see Bai Qingyi’s expression, and said doubtfully, ‘Really?’
Bai Qingyi looked up, smiled brightly, and said, ‘Really.’
Qin Yanjun was still very doubtful, but reluctantly maintained his trust in Bai Qingyi.
‘Okay, let me know when you’ve thought it over,’ Qin Yanjun said.
The author has something to say: emmmmmmm inferiority complex, should be pretty easy to understand, right?

Chapter 60: Bottleneck
Recently, while filming, Bai Qingyi has always been a little out of it.
This situation had a hint of a precursor before the hot search incident. But Bai Qingyi didn’t take it seriously at the time; she felt that the filming had reached a new stage and she hadn’t yet adapted.
Except for a few very special scenes, the filming of ‘Wan Shi You’ was generally carried out according to the timeline. Before that, Wan Shi was an innocent young girl, with a personality very similar to Bai Qingyi’s when she first started out – Mu Guang based her character on Bai Qingyi – so Bai Qingyi was very familiar with her role and had very few takes.
However, after the heroine experienced the vicissitudes of life and death, her character became relatively quiet and reserved, and she became even more unable to hide her emotions.
Bai Qingyi just couldn’t master this ‘unable to hide her emotions’.
Either she had too many expressions, and apart from her makeup and hair, she was no different from before; or her expressions were too wooden, and she couldn’t show her depth, and so she couldn’t show the heroine’s awesome power.
At first, this situation wasn’t serious, and it was just occasionally two takes, and she needed to find her form again to shoot.
After the hot search incident, the problem suddenly exploded.
One day, Bai Qingyi kept getting the take wrong, and it took half a day to film a scene, which seriously slowed down the progress. Bai Qingyi felt bad about it and deliberately asked Mu Guang to go over the script with her. Mu Guang had no similar experience and could not give advice, so she could only describe her feelings intuitively: ‘Qingqing… are you not… not very confident?’
Bai Qingyi was stunned and said, ‘Really?’
Mu Guang said, ‘I can’t really explain it… It’s just a feeling, like you don’t know what the heroine is going to do next, or what she’s been up to behind your back.’
Bai Qingyi paused for a moment, and said, ‘I’ll think about it.’
After all, the book ‘Ten Thousand Generations of Swimming’ is a romance novel, and there are many fantastical and exaggerated parts to it. As they were recently filming the heroine’s growth period, the heroine had become increasingly indifferent to her emotions, so Bai Qingyi needed to spend some time pondering what the heroine was really thinking.
What else did the heroine do when the script didn’t say so?
Sometimes, for artistic effect, the heroine’s actions are not described in detail. This caused Bai Qingyi to feel slightly adrift when trying to figure it out.
What does it mean to be adrift… It means that with the resources the heroine had at the time, it was almost impossible to do certain things. But when the villain caused trouble, the heroine unexpectedly pulled out magical weapons and solved these problems.
Bai Qingyi would think: What’s the point?
And as she thought about it, she thought about herself. What makes her qualified to solve this problem?
Although Bai Qingyi doesn’t consider herself an artist, most people in the arts are like this: life and art merge together, mutually promoting and changing each other.
Bai Qingyi can also feel that she has entered a dead end, that she is at odds with herself.
But she can’t tell Mu Guang, because it seems to be questioning the rationality of the script’s logic.
Later, when filming resumed, the director, in order to keep up the pace, wasn’t quite as meticulous. He let some of the less satisfactory scenes pass.
If Bai Qingyi had asked to reshoot a scene, the director would have been very cooperative and arranged it. But Bai Qingyi felt a little embarrassed to be asking for so much.
Was this the bottleneck of being a leading actress for the first time? Bai Qingyi wondered.
This situation continued for about five days, and the director seemed to have had enough. He had a talk with Bai Qingyi. ‘Qingqing, what’s wrong? Are you experiencing a bottleneck?’
Bai Qingyi said to the director with embarrassment, ‘I may…not have found my groove.’
The director tried to help Bai Qingyi find the problem and solve it. However, because this ‘bottleneck’ involved personal life experiences, Bai Qingyi could not go into too much detail and could only vaguely and generally talk about his problems.
The director provided a few ideas, but was unable to completely solve the problem.
Seeing that Bai Qingyi was still frowning, the director tentatively asked, ‘Qingqing, if you’re too tired, do you want to take a break for a couple of days?’
Bai Qingyi immediately said, ‘How can I… Because I’m not in a good state, and the progress has already been delayed…’
The director coughed and said, ‘Don’t worry about the budget, your job is to act well. If you’re not in a good state all the time, it will do more harm to the crew. I’ll say this, I’ll adjust the filming schedule and shoot the supporting roles together, so you can get yourself in the right state during these two days.’
The director had spoken, so Bai Qingyi could only nod in agreement.
After returning to the hotel, she thought about it and called Qin Yanjun.
Qin Yanjun was in a meeting, and his assistant answered the phone before he picked it up.
‘Hello, Qingqing, what’s up?’ Qin Yanjun’s voice was concerned as he spoke into the quiet.
Bai Qingyi asked, ‘Have you finished the meeting?’
Qin Yanjun looked at the conference table and said, ‘What’s up, you say.’
The meeting was half over, and there was even someone standing awkwardly at the side, half-finished with his PowerPoint presentation. No one dared to speak, as Gu Zihan was listening intently to Qin Yanjun’s phone call.
This call was one that Gu Zihan had signalled Qin Yanjun to take.
Bai Qingyi said, ‘I haven’t been feeling well lately. Why don’t you find a performance class teacher to give me some temporary make-up lessons? I have two days off, so I can take a crash course.’
‘Okay, wait for my news.’ Qin Yanjun glanced at Gu Zihan and quickly replied.
Gu Zihan was very close to Qin Yanjun and vaguely heard Bai Qingyi’s words.
Bottleneck? Need to find a teacher?
Gu Zihan whispered, “Find the best.”
Qin Yanjun said, “Yes.”
Gu Zihan then looked at the interrupted reporter and said in a low voice, ’Continue.’

Chapter 61: The teacher
The next day, the so-called ‘best’ acting teacher arrived at the crew to find Bai Qingyi.
Bai Qingyi was particularly flattered. She had thought about going to the company to seek advice, but she never imagined that the acting teacher would follow her to the crew.
The acting teacher’s name was ‘Liu Ning’, and her professional skills were very strong, and she was well-known among all the company’s artists. In the past, only the big agents could book her, and to be honest, Bai Qingyi had never met her before.
Ah, now I’m an artist managed by a big agent too.
When they first met, Liu Ning wore a smile and seemed very approachable. ‘Hello, Bai Qingyi? I’ll be taking care of you for the next two days.’
But Bai Qingyi always felt that it was just an act.
Bai Qingyi said politely, ‘Hello, Teacher Liu.’
Liu Ning’s second sentence was, ‘The hotel is not a good place to learn acting. I’ll find you a venue. You come with me.’
Liu Ning acted very capable, and Bai Qingyi could only follow in her footsteps.
She led Bai Qingyi on and on, walking and walking, and finally stopped in front of a very familiar building.
Bai Qingyi: ‘…This is, Miao Xiangmei’s home?’
Liu Ning turned her head, revealing a look beyond ‘rational social interaction’ for the first time—
the kind of expression that said, ‘So you too…’
So what if I too? Bai Qingyi was a little dazed.
The door was closed, and it seemed that Miao Xiangmei wasn’t home. Liu Ning didn’t knock, and from somewhere he produced a key and opened the door to the room.
Bai Qingyi screamed inside, ‘Hey, hey, hey, you can’t do that! What if Miao Xiangmei is doing something very private?’
But why did Teacher Liu know where Miao Xiangmei kept her key?
Liu Ning said, ‘Come in.’
Bai Qingyi said, ‘This…is not a good idea…’
Liu Ning said in surprise, ‘What’s wrong with it? Don’t you know?’
Bai Qingyi said, ‘Know what?’
Then she watched as Teacher Liu bent down and rummaged through the shoe cabinet in the entrance hall, finding two pairs of slippers. Liu Ning put one on himself and handed the other pair to Bai Qingyi, saying, ‘Your shoes are here too.’
Bai Qingyi took them blankly and found that her name was written on the slippers, which were the ones she wore when she came over for dinner that day.
Teacher Liu said, ‘This house is charming, but anyone can come and live here. No one keeps any valuables here. If you come here once, you’ll get a pair of slippers with your name on them; if you sleep here once, you’ll get a whole set of toiletries. This is a film studio, so friends come here a lot, which is quite convenient. You’ve been here before, but you didn’t know about this?’
Bai Qingyi was dumbfounded, and all she could think was: Wow!
When Bai Qingyi was a child, she watched a TV series in which the protagonist was a wanderer who could find friends to let him stay in their empty houses wherever he went. As a child, she thought that the people in the world were really cool, having no fixed abode and friends all over the place.
She never imagined that when she grew up, she would actually encounter such a scene of chivalry.
Bai Qingyi’s eyes lit up. Just as Teacher Liu stood up, she squatted in front of the shoe cabinet and asked, ‘Can I take a look?’
Teacher Liu laughed and said, ‘What’s there not to see?’
Bai Qingyi then looked at the shoe cabinet very carefully. There were neatly arranged in the shoe cabinet about thirty pairs of slippers, divided into pink and blue, presumably corresponding to gender. Bai Qingyi looked around for a while and saw several incredible names.
There were names of award-winning actors and actresses, popular artists despised by the media, veteran actors and actresses, and names of people she had never seen before – probably people like Le Duo.
Bai Qingyi looked curiously, and her eyes unconsciously fell on a pair of slippers with the name [Gu Zihan] written on them.
Gu Zihan… She came with me that day.
For some reason, Bai Qingyi started to daydream.
Teacher Liu called to her, ‘Come over, there’s a practice room over here.’
Bai Qingyi came back to her senses and walked towards the practice room.
On the way, she saw a row of neat doors, one of which was open. Bai Qingyi didn’t dare to look at it, but walked past it without looking away, and went over to Liu Shuren. She said with a fresh tone, ‘What are we going to do today?’
Liu Shuren said, ‘Have you brought the script?’
Bai Qingyi asked while confusedly taking the script out of her bag, ‘Why do I need to bring the script?’
As soon as Miss Liu saw Bai Qingyi’s script, she nodded with satisfaction.
When she was assigned this task, she had many guesses. The most intuitive one was of course something like an unspoken rule… But when Liu Ning found out that the order came from Special Assistant Zhong, she dismissed the idea. The reason was simple: Special Assistant Zhong worked for President Gu, and they ‘technical workers’ had special channels to know what kind of person President Gu was. From the first impression, Bai Qingyi was no different from most female artists in the industry –
pretty, but not to the point of being stunning; quite comfortable to be around, but not that ‘attractive’ in her words and actions; sincere in her attitude towards learning, but not ‘crazy about acting’ either…
Overall, she is an ‘average’ artist who is above average in every way, but not outstanding.
But Liu Ning thought: maybe it’s time to reassess.
Miao Xiangmei is in the entertainment industry, but she is a very un-entertaining person. She has her own set of standards for choosing scripts and friends. As a friend picked by Miao Xiangmei, Liu Ning naturally trusts Miao Xiangmei’s judgment. Bai Qingyi Since she knew about this house and Miao Xiangmei had kept her slippers for her, Bai Qingyi must have some merits that she hasn’t noticed.
The moment she saw the script, Liu Ning felt that things made a little more sense.
When Liu Ning asked Bai Qingyi to follow her, the latter didn’t know what to do, but she still carried the script with her. Plus, the script was tattered, with many post-it notes stuck to it, and when you flipped through it, it was colourful…
Liu Ning believed that Bai Qingyi really wanted to learn acting.
Liu Ning smiled.
This smile dissolved all the previous discord. The pretence of social conformity was removed, and Bai Qingyi felt that this was the moment when he finally saw the real Liu Ning.
Liu Ning asked with a smile, ‘Do you know what you came here for today?’
Bai Qingyi shook his head honestly.
Liu Ning said, ‘I heard that you are filming and the director gave you two days off. To be honest, you won’t learn much in two days, so let’s study together to get past the bottleneck. If you really want to discuss acting, we can make another appointment.’
Bai Qingyi was also a little surprised and said, ‘How did you know…’
‘How did you know you were in a creative rut?’ Liu Ning blinked and said, ‘I’ve been an assistant director before, and some actors are in a rut all the time. They need me to design the details of their movements and tone of voice a day in advance. At first, I thought you were one of these actors.’
Bai Qingyi was stunned for a moment and burst out laughing.
Everyone in the industry knows the current situation. But Liu Ning brought this up, and the two of them suddenly became closer.
Liu Ning said, ‘Which part is the problem?’
Liu Ning flipped through the script, and Bai Qingyi hurriedly pointed out the part that he found confusing.
Liu Ning asked Bai Qingyi to act it out according to his understanding, and Bai Qingyi did as he was told.
Liu Ning blinked his eyes, looking embarrassed.
Bai Qingyi was a little frustrated, and asked with trepidation, ‘Am I… really that bad…?’
Liu Ning shook his head and said, ‘I need to give Assistant Zhong a call.’ He said this and reached for his phone.
Bai Qingyi froze, asking, ‘What do you want to call her for?’
So it really is…me that’s so bad.
A wave of negativity slowly spread from the soles of her feet, gradually drowning Bai Qingyi. She knew her own weight, so she didn’t expect much. This was the script she had been waiting for a long time, and it was also a work by Mu Guang. In a way, the heroine symbolised both her and her fans. And now, Mu Guang had written the heroine after she had grown up, but she couldn’t play her.
She has fallen behind, and she even has some doubts about whether she is even worthy of being the lead.
She has just finished asking, and the phone has already been connected. Liu Ning looks at Bai Qingyi with a very gossipy expression and says to the other end of the line, ‘Assistant Zhong, this is Liu Ning. I have just checked out Bai’s background, and I find that I need to renegotiate the remuneration.’
Bai Qingyi lowers his head, closes his eyes quietly, and tries to dispel the feelings of grievance and unwillingness.
Zhong Ying said something, and two seconds later, Liu Ning said in a very typical revealing tone, with a mysterious air, ‘Because Ms. Bai performed so well!’
Eh…?
Bai Qingyi looked up at Liu Ning, who gave Bai Qingyi a smile of encouragement and said, ‘To be honest, I originally planned to casually show off a few tricks and get through it. But I didn’t expect that Ms. Bai has something, and I had to show my best. You just promised to give me an extra day off, and I feel like I’m being shortchanged. After all, it should be increased to one month, right?”
Bai Qingyi blinked, a little dazed.
Even before they met, Bai Qingyi already knew Liu Ning’s name. Liu Ning was a bit of a miracle. She had acted in a few films in her early years, but her acting skills were mediocre—not that Bai Qingyi was arrogant, but at times she might even be better than Bai Qingyi. Although she couldn’t act, her theoretical foundation was particularly solid, and she could tell where the problem was just by looking at it. Many actors in the industry liked to seek her guidance, and often achieved twice the result with half the effort.
Overall, she is a Wang Yuyan of the acting world.
Bai Qingyi gradually became uncomfortable. Her hands and feet were hot, and she thought, ‘Is this the truth? Or is it just politeness?
Is this a confirmation?’
On the other end of the phone, Zhong Ying quickly replied, ‘No way!’
Liu Ning said with some regret, ‘Okay,’ and then hung up the phone cleanly.
As soon as the phone hung up, she saw Bai Qingyi staring at her blankly. Liu Ning subconsciously touched her face and said, ‘Why are you looking at me like that?’
Bai Qingyi said, ‘I…are teacher Liu and assistant Zhong on good terms?’
She wanted to ask Liu Ning if her comment was from the heart, but she was too embarrassed to say it.
‘It’s not bad, after all, I’m not going to lie to her,’ Liu Ning said with a smile, ‘I knew this guy would still be so stingy, not budging an inch during the holidays. Tsk, the evil capitalist!’
Does Liu Ning know Zhong Ying well? Bai Qingyi’s inner gossiping heart was itching, and she immediately said, ‘So you still called her, could it be that…’
Bai Qingyi deliberately made it sound meaningful, but she didn’t expect Liu Ning to back down at all. He looked over with the same meaningful expression and said, ‘It’s not that someone cares about you, I’m just reporting on my work honestly.’
Someone cares… Bai Qingyi froze for a moment, and a cold figure appeared in her mind, but the person’s eyes carried a faint gentle smile.
Liu Ning didn’t give her much time to daydream, and immediately patted the script, saying, ‘Personal matters aside, I’ll explain the script to you now!’
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Chapter 62: The past
‘What’s not possible?’ Gu Zihan asked indifferently.
Gu Zihan was standing by when Zhong Ying answered Liu Ning’s phone call. She knew that Liu Ning had been assigned to help Bai Qingyi, so the moment she knew that the phone call was from Liu Ning, she stopped what she was doing, took off her headset, and tried to hear Zhong Ying’s conversation with Liu Ning.
However, even so, all she could see was Zhong Ying sternly rejecting Liu Ning. The words ‘no’ struck Gu Zihan’s heart. She was vaguely worried. Was Bai Qingyi having trouble with this Wang Yuyan too?
At the other end of the video call, the subordinate watched as his boss took off his headset and had to stop his report. At the same time, he nervously observed Gu Zihan’s expression. He was already a little guilty about what he was reporting, and now he couldn’t help but speculate: Could it be that Gu Zihan was already dissatisfied to this extent? It’s over, it’s over, it’s over…
Zhongying said, ‘Aren’t you in a video conference?’
Gu Zihan repeated, ‘What’s wrong?’ After a moment of confusion, he added, ‘Is Qingqing not adapting? Is Liu Ning the best teacher in the industry?’
Zhongying: …
The second question is barely understandable, but what’s with the third question? ! It’s like questioning my work level!
‘Liu Ning is not bad,’ Zhongying rubbed his forehead and said, ‘She’s clamoring for a pay rise.’
Asking for more vacation time is another way of getting a pay rise…
Gu Zihan said, ‘Why?’
Zhong Ying relayed Liu Ning’s words.
Gu Zihan’s worried expression faded, and he said, ‘If the teacher thinks there is a need, then it should be met. Qingqing’s schoolwork is important.’
Zhong Ying: ‘…’
She felt that Gu Zihan in front of her suddenly took on a different image – that of a kind old father who wants only the best for his daughter. Just look at what she said – teacher, homework… Is she afraid that Liu Ning won’t dare to ask for more?
Zhongying understood Liu Ning’s character and quickly said, ‘Liu Ning is just like this by nature. The conditions I’ve offered her are more than enough, she’s just used to coming to me for favours. Don’t indulge her.’
Gu Zihan thought for a moment and said, ‘Are you having a meeting this afternoon?’
Zhong Ying pointed at the computer and said, ‘There won’t be any more after this one.’
Gu Zihan nodded and said, ‘Prepare a car, we’ll leave in a while.’
It was normal for talented people to have some demands in terms of treatment. She didn’t want Zhong Ying’s refusal to make the teacher hide his incompetence, so she had to go and see for herself.
Gu Zihan awkwardly found a reason for herself: supervision, yes, supervision. It was to supervise whether the teacher was teaching seriously, and it was also to go see Bai Qingyi.
She didn’t say where she was going, but Zhong Ying naturally understood what she meant.
Zhong Ying was silent.
After Gu Zhi Han had finished giving her orders, she immediately put on her headphones and urged the person on the other end, ‘Continue.’
The subordinate looked at Gu Zhi Han’s expression, nervously finished reporting on the plan, and asked, ‘Gu Zong, what do you think of this?’
Unexpectedly, Gu Zhi Han, who was always picky, merely frowned and then said, ‘For now, this is fine. I will send you my opinion via email later.’
The subordinate let out a long sigh of relief. Because Gu Zihan’s aura was really too strong, every time he reported face-to-face, he would always be so confused that he would forget what Gu Zihan had said. The pressure of giving verbal feedback was naturally much better.
‘That’s it for today. Have a nice weekend. Goodbye,’ said Gu Zihan, hanging up the video call.
The subordinate on the other end of the video was dumbfounded. If he didn’t read it wrong, did General Gu just smile at the corner of his mouth? ! That was so gentle and carefree, what was going on? After so many reports, this is the first time that President Gu has wished her a happy weekend! That’s not the point, the most important thing is that today is only Thursday! Has our President Gu been possessed?
The subordinate, who has read a lot of online novels, suddenly feels that he has seen through the mystery! He is very conflicted! What should I do now! Although this one now has a human touch, it is still a ghost after all! Should I find a metaphysics master to exorcise the ghost! Will that cold and ruthless President Gu ever come back!
Gu Zihan didn’t know that her subordinate was so dramatic. She looked at Zhongying indifferently and asked, ‘Can we go now?’
Zhongying nodded.
Gu Zihan continued, ‘Have you read the proposal? I’ll send it to you, take a look when you have time.’
Zhongying sighed inwardly. What could she do when her cousin was so obsessed with love that she had no heart for work? What else could she do? Her cousin had to fight on! What a touching sisterly bond!
Zhongying bore the humiliation and returned to the office, taking her laptop with her.
.
With the script in hand, the instructions became very targeted. As expected, the industry’s Wang Yuyan, Liu Ning, after just having Bai Qingyi perform a few times, had vaguely figured out the problem with this child.
Not confident enough, failing to correctly recognise her own abilities and charm. So when the female lead was still a young girl, there were no major problems. But when the cleavage developed and the female lead transformed, her mentality became a bit disconnected, which was inevitably tricky.
From this point of view, it is more of a problem in reality.
But why is that so?
Liu Ning knew about Bai Qingyi’s situation. Due to internal personnel issues within the company, he had never been given the corresponding development opportunities. However, since Huang Hong had been removed from his position and Qin Yanjun had taken over, Bai Qingyi’s treatment had been visibly improved. This had even alerted Zhong Ying to give him tasks. Why would a gradually smooth life be lacking in self-confidence?
Liu Ning pondered this in her heart, but her face did not show it.
Bai Qingyi looked at her with some trepidation and said, ‘If I’ve done anything wrong, please advise me, Miss Liu.’
Liu Ning said, ‘I don’t think there’s anything wrong. What do you think?’
The glimmer of hope in Bai Qingyi’s eyes disappeared. She couldn’t help thinking, ‘Miss Liu won’t just say nice things because of some nepotism, will she?’ But Bai Qingyi really wanted to seek advice, so she gathered her spirits and said, ‘I feel that…my aura is so weak, not like that of a wealthy businessman in control of a great deal of power, but more like, more like…’
Bai Qingyi paused for two seconds before finally finding the word that meant the closest thing: ‘like an actress!’
As soon as she said that, Bai Qingyi froze.
Liu Ning looked at her with a gentle smile on her face, about to say something when a voice suddenly came from behind her, ‘Qingqing, you are already an excellent actress.’
Bai Qingyi turned back in surprise and saw Gu Zihan. Gu Zihan looked straight at her, not seeing anything else but her.
Bai Qingyi felt a stirring in her heart, and then felt a little embarrassed, so she lowered her head to avoid the other person’s gaze.
This scene fell into Gu Zihan’s eyes, and Gu Zihan felt a tug in her heart—is Qingqing in a bad mood, has she suffered some kind of blow? Is this Liu Ning reliable after all?
Gu Zihan glanced at Liu Ning, who subconsciously raised his hand in a gesture of surrender. Only after he had done so did Liu Ning feel that something was wrong. What did I do wrong? Why should I feel guilty? Why should I surrender?
Liu Ning looked at Zhong Ying blankly, who shrugged her shoulders and said, ‘There’s nothing I can do. You’re on your own.’
Gu Zihan looked at Bai Qingyi again. Because of the little bit of pain in her heart, her eyes were exceptionally gentle, and even her voice was a little softer, as she said, ‘How’s the progress today? How do you feel?’
Bai Qingyi’s ears twitched. Gu Zihan’s tone was really a little strange! Strange…the tips of her ears were a little red. But Bai Qingyi had no time to pay attention to these things. Since Gu Zihan had asked about work, she reported honestly, ‘Teacher Liu is as good as her reputation, and she has solved many of my confusions. I have benefited greatly.’
Gu Zihan said to Liu Ning, ‘Then thank you, Teacher Liu. How do you feel, Teacher Liu?’
Liu Ning was happy.
Gu Zihan’s expression had become more and more gentle after Bai Qingyi had said those two kind words. Liu Ning had seen this kind of look many times. Apart from teaching acting, she also took time to teach children piano. Every time she communicated with the parents of her students, they would give her this kind of gratifying look, ‘My child is just so good!’ And this often indicates that the next renewal is not far away.
Liu Ning said, ‘Qingqing has done a great job. At her level, she is not suitable for the crash course materials used by other artists. Instead, she needs to be taught according to her aptitude and her potential needs to be explored. Personally, I think she just needs more opportunities and more feedback.’
Zhong Ying gave Liu Ning a nudge in the ribs from where no one could see, meaning, ‘Stop blowing hot air. My cousin is not like those gullible parents of students.’
Liu Ning gave a smile and kicked Zhong Ying without saying a word. What she meant was: I speak from the heart. With Bai Qingyi’s current acting skills, she can definitely handle an online drama. She just needs to know her own worth and encouragement, which is feedback.
Besides, your cousin seems to like this kind of thing, doesn’t she?
While Liu Ning was saying those things, Gu Zihan nodded repeatedly, her brows gradually relaxing, and she even smiled.
Zhong Ying was dumbfounded!
Gu Zhihan even shook Liu Ning’s hand and said with a smile, ‘Ms Liu lives up to her reputation. I agree that Qingqing needs more opportunities.’ There were several big projects coming up in the industry, but Qingqing really couldn’t find the time to work on them. Gu Zhihan licked her lips with a little regret and said, ‘Then I’ll leave it to you, Ms Liu. If there’s anything you need help with, please don’t hesitate to ask.’
Liu Ning’s eyes lit up! My vacation is saved!
However, just as Liu Ning was about to speak, Zhong Ying interrupted: ‘You’ve had a busy day and are very tired. I still have to go back to the office to deal with some work, so I can give you a lift. What do you think, Miss Liu?’
Liu Ning gave Zhong Ying a glare, but Zhong Ying remained completely still. Liu Ning could only roll her eyes inwardly and say, ‘In that case, I’ll trouble you, Assistant Zhong.’
Anyone who takes away my holiday will be punished, even if they’re far away!
…Or maybe next time.
Zhong Ying then said to Gu Zhi Han, ‘Liu Ning and I will go back first.’
Gu Zhi Han nodded slightly.
Zhong Ying turned and left with Liu Ning, and Bai Qingyi couldn’t help but raise her arm to stop them—hey, no, how could you guys come here just to take away my teacher? It’s only 4pm, what’s the hurry?
She had raised her arm halfway, but it was caught by a hand.
The hand was slightly cold, but in an instant Bai Qingyi felt her skin burn, and she subconsciously shook off Gu Zhi Han’s hand.
Gu Zhi Han’s action was also just a subconscious one. Seeing Bai Qingyi react so violently, she immediately realised something. She looked left and right, trying to find a reason to explain, and after a long time she only managed to squeeze out the words, ‘I didn’t realise that the air conditioning was quite warm.’
Gu Zhihan looked at Bai Qingyi’s expression, but her heart felt empty. She keenly realised that Bai Qingyi was very resistant to physical contact with her.
Unexpectedly, the next second, Bai Qingyi nervously took off his jacket and draped it over Gu Zhihan. Bai Qingyi’s actions were done in one go, and then very naturally squeezed Gu Zhihan’s hand and said, ‘You drove here, how could you still be cold…get dressed quickly, I’m not cold.’
A warm current flowed from his palm to his whole body.
Gu Zhi Han felt warm all over, and had an indescribable sense of comfort. She felt very happy, so she blurted out her innermost thoughts: ‘So you don’t dislike me…’
Bai Qingyi was also stunned for a moment, and said, ‘Why would I dislike you?’
Realising what she had said, Gu Zhi Han immediately pursed her lips and said nothing.
Could it be that the decisive and resolute President Gu also had moments of lack of confidence… Bai Qingyi felt somewhat complicated. The reason she couldn’t act well was because in the plot, the heroine was already cool and domineering to the point of being invincible, but she always felt that wasn’t realistic enough. She wanted to add some more human details to the heroine, but she always felt childish doing so.
But the invincible heroine can also be flustered and humble, and she can also have things that she is unsure about.
…Just as she is now. Gu Zihan is very powerful, but she is also genuinely nervous at the moment.
Bai Qingyi blinked, feeling as if she had caught something.
Gu Zihan very bluntly changed the subject: ‘Are we going to dinner now?’
Bai Qingyi: ‘It’s only 4pm…’
This is too inconsiderate of Zihan.
Gu Zihan said again, ‘Is that your script?’
Bai Qingyi said, ‘Teacher Liu said that the time was too short, so we had to improvise. Whenever I wasn’t sure about something, Teacher Liu would give me feedback.’
Gu Zihan let out an ‘oh’ and didn’t know what to say.
At that moment, Bai Qingyi spoke softly, ‘Can you tell me about your past?’
The author has something to say: Happy Lantern Festival!

Chapter 63 Story
After Bai Qingyi said this, Gu Zihan froze for a moment.
She looked at Bai Qingyi blankly, even blinking her eyes a little, showing a little naivety that had never been seen in the world before. She repeated, ‘The past?’
In Gu Zihan’s opinion, this word seemed to appear only in stories. She grew up normally and didn’t have a past to speak of. What did Bai Qingyi want to know?
Bai Qingyi hadn’t spoken yet, but Gu Zihan suddenly seemed to have remembered something, and she said hesitantly, ‘I… had a crush on a girl in primary school.’ Gu Zihan seemed to be ashamed, and she lowered her head, but then immediately looked back into Bai Qingyi’s eyes and said in a firm tone that sounded like an oath, ‘But I didn’t understand at the time, and I didn’t do anything!’
Bai Qingyi was at a loss.
‘I liked a writer in junior high school, and I even took half a day off to line up for the book signing. After that, we never had anything to do with each other again.’ Gu Zhi Han’s eyes drifted downward again because she felt guilty. She looked at Bai Qingyi’s neck with wishful thinking, not noticing the fair skin. She just said slowly, “The company was involved in her film and television project, but… it was really just a purely commercial collaboration!”
Bai Qingyi thought, ’She spoke quite fluently, so why did I feel like she was stuttering?’
The next second, Gu Zihan really stuttered. Her head hung lower and lower, and she said, ‘I…when I was studying abroad, I was once, once courted by my roommate…and then I called the police.’
Bai Qingyi felt a little funny in her heart, but Gu Zihan was very serious, which made her unable to laugh. She didn’t ask Gu Zihan why she had to say all this, for she was sure that Gu Zihan had misunderstood the meaning of ‘the past’.
Bai Qingyi could analyse the source of this misunderstanding, but for some reason she felt a little panicked. Gu Zihan racked her brains to explain, but it seemed that the ‘past’ in relationships only needed to be explained to a specific person…
Bai Qingyi felt that she knew why… Then Bai Qingyi’s ear tips turned red.
It seemed that she still quite liked hearing about these things.
After finishing talking about these three things, Gu Zihan frowned and thought for a while, but she couldn’t come up with the next one. Gu Zihan said, ‘That’s all I can remember for now. If I think of anything else, I’ll let you know.’
Bai Qingyi asked subconsciously, ‘Is there anything else?’
Gu Zihan stiffened, ‘I, I don’t think so. I’m not trying to hide anything from you.’
Bai Qingyi looked at Gu Zihan without saying anything.
Gu Zihan grew increasingly uneasy under Bai Qingyi’s clear gaze. She couldn’t read the meaning in Bai Qingyi’s eyes, but that was really all she could think of. Gu Zhihan pursed her lips and said, ‘If you have anything you want to ask me, feel free to do so. I will answer truthfully.’
Bai Qingyi had never seen Gu Zhihan like this before. From Gu Zhihan’s attitude, she seemed to have read something and became stiff as a result.
Gu Zhihan was very concerned about her opinion of her romantic history…although it was hardly romantic history.
Bai Qingyi once again took a long look at Gu Zihan, her gaze hesitant due to her unease, and her bearing lacking due to that hesitation. Such a weak air… It’s because she cares.
It’s quite cute.
Bai Qingyi smiled a little and said, ‘So let me ask, did you take over the company as soon as you returned to China?’
Gu Zihan, who had thought she was going to be subjected to some harsh questioning, froze for a moment and said, ‘Huh?’
Bai Qingyi repeated the question again.
Gu Zihan said, ‘At that time, I was not familiar with the domestic environment, so Gu Xiongzhi arranged for me to go to the risk control department of the head office. Because of the large differences between the domestic and international economic environments, I made a decision-making mistake, but when I was held accountable, Gu Xiongzhi resigned a junior staff member at the time. That mistake was widely known, so it prevented that staff member from going to other major companies. I felt that I was not competent enough, so I resigned from my position at the head office and used my pocket money to establish Shengmei Entertainment. That mistake taught me a great lesson, and fortunately, Shengmei grew up healthily.’
Gu Zhihan spoke in a flat tone, as if this was just a process. Bai Qingyi was dumbfounded and didn’t know what to say for a moment.
Seeing Bai Qingyi’s expression, Gu Zhihan asked, ‘What’s wrong?’
Bai Qingyi said, ‘Pocket money? You used pocket money to start Shengmei Entertainment? And Shengmei Entertainment is now one of the top companies in the industry? !’
Gu Zhihan even showed a little puzzled expression: ‘What’s wrong?’
Okay, I don’t understand the business world.
‘So, you didn’t agree when your uncle wanted to give you more shares and let you manage more companies?’ Bai Qingyi smiled and said, ‘Quite responsible.’
Gu Zhihan wanted to say, ‘The situation in the country is too complicated, I haven’t fully understood it yet,’ but Bai Qingyi’s smile disturbed her rationality, and the words on the tip of her tongue became, ‘Given our relationship, you should call Gu Xiongzhi dad.’
Bai Qingyi: ‘…’
Dad or whatever… Is it because of the marriage? But that’s just to prevent unexpected situations.
However, Bai Qingyi’s impression of Gu Xiongzhi is that of a stern and kind father who is not good at expressing his feelings. If I have to call him dad, then it feels like…not bad? Realising her thoughts, Bai Qingyi immediately blushed.
Gu Zhihan watched Bai Qingyi’s face change unpredictably with her own eyes. Although she couldn’t figure out the change in his mood, she still found the red tips of his ears particularly cute, and her fingers itched to know how they felt.
She thought about it, and then she did it.
It was hot, soft, and a little bit comfortable. Gu Zhihan unconsciously rubbed them twice more.
Bai Qingyi was shocked.
Bai Qingyi covered his ears and suddenly raised his voice, ‘What are you doing!’
Gu Zihan came back to her senses and realised what she had done. For some reason, her first reaction was to bow her head and apologise: ‘I’m sorry!’
The Chinese language is truly profound and extensive, with so many words to express apologies. Gu Zihan chose this one, which is not as calm as ‘抱歉’ (sorry) or as sincere as ‘对不起’ (I’m sorry). It seems to place the incident on an insignificant level.
It can be used to say things like: ‘Excuse me, I’d like to pass through’; ‘Excuse me, I bumped into you’; ‘Excuse me, I touched you by accident’…
Bai Qingyi felt strange in her heart and said casually, ‘It’s okay — but why is your hand still so cold?’
The two of them didn’t say anything, and there was a moment of silence. Bai Qingyi wanted to ease the atmosphere and tried hard to think of a topic of conversation.
As a result, the second before she opened her mouth, Gu Zihan said, ‘Do you know what happened to the dismissed employee?’
Gu Zihan actually knows how to create suspense? Bai Qingyi thought to herself while also really feeling curious, ‘What happened?’
Gu Zhihan said, ‘She joined Shengmei Entertainment, worked as my assistant for a while, and is now your assistant.’
Bai Qingyi blurted out, ‘Li Quanru?!’
Gu Zhihan nodded.
This was the first time Bai Qingyi had heard this story about Gu Zhihan and Li Quanru, and she couldn’t help but feel a little emotional. Given Gu Zhihan’s personality, it must have been hard for her to have a subordinate take the blame for her mistakes… That’s why she immediately called Li Quanru back when she started from scratch. Bai Qing also had no idea what had happened to that decision, but for some reason she felt that it must have been an act of God. Gu Zihan had already done her best, and no one could have done a better job.
And the fact that the people at the head office had passed the buck to Li Quanru meant that they didn’t care if Li Quanru was fired, which meant that they didn’t see Li Quanru’s potential. But Gu Zihan had seen it, and not only that, she had trusted her.
Gu Zihan seemed to have become…more genuine. Bai Qingyi’s heart suddenly softened. She was upright, responsible, and had a discerning eye…this was Gu Zihan.
At the same time, she noticed that this persona was the same as the heroine after she became powerful.
Her eyes lit up, and she couldn’t help but ask, ‘What else? What else?’
Gu Zihan asked, ‘What else?’
Bai Qingyi said, ‘Anything else interesting? I want to hear it.’
Gu Zihan paused for a moment and said, ‘You think it’s interesting?’
She considered herself dull and uninteresting, so she didn’t expect anyone to be interested in her. Besides, that person was still Bai Qingyi.
Gu Zihan quietly clenched her fists, her palms were sweating. She looked up and saw Bai Qingyi with a smile on his face, his eyes shining, as if he was patiently waiting for her to speak. Gu Zihan thought for a moment and said, ‘So, do you want to know about the incident where Shengmei Entertainment stole a project from the head office?’
At the beginning, Shengmei Entertainment and the head office were competing for a project together, and in the end, Shengmei Entertainment won. There were a lot of rumours that the father and daughter had fallen out. Since people who don’t have anything to do with it like to spread this gossip, then Qingqing should…think it’s interesting too, right?
‘Yes! I’ll listen to whatever you say!’ Bai Qingyi said.
…
Gu Zihan racked her brains and told Bai Qingyi a few things. Most of the company’s collaborations were done step by step, which Gu Zihan found very interesting herself, but she was worried that Bai Qingyi would find it boring, so she only picked things that had been reported in the news. Being reported in the news meant that outsiders would be interested, so at least…it wouldn’t be boring.
Bai Qingyi was also in the circle and had heard a lot of gossip about the company, which was hard to distinguish between true and false. At this time, Gu Zhihan’s flowing narrative provided her with a participant’s perspective, which made her feel novel and at the same time understand Gu Zhihan’s mentality and that of the heroine better.
Liu Ning’s guidance and Gu Zhihan’s narrative both provided a lot of help to Bai Qingyi. The thick fog that had enveloped her heart slowly dispersed, and she seemed to know how to act.
The two of them got so excited that they kept chatting for hours. It wasn’t until her stomach growled that Bai Qingyi realised it was already dark.
She said to Gu Zhi Han, ‘Sorry… I got so engrossed in the conversation. You must be hungry, shall we go eat?’
Gu Zhi Han put her left hand on her stomach and blushed as she turned her head away. She had actually been hungry before, but Bai Qingyi was looking at her so intently, she didn’t want to interrupt the conversation at all, just let it go on and on.
…But she never expected something so rude to happen.
Gu Zihan blushed again.
Bai Qingyi watched Gu Zihan’s movements and immediately knew what she was thinking. She discovered that in a way, Gu Zihan was quite easy to understand… Gu Zihan almost never hid her emotions from her, which was a very honest and unprotected attitude.
If they continued talking about this, the blush on Gu Zhi-han’s face would only get bigger and bigger. Bai Qing-yi didn’t think much of it and took Gu Zhi-han’s hand, leading her out the door. ‘Let’s go eat!’
Gu Zhi-han didn’t expect Bai Qing-yi to take her hand, and her body jerked before she caught up to Bai Qing-yi’s pace.
Bai Qing-yi squeezed Gu Zhi-han’s hand and said, ‘Your hand is finally warm now.’
Gu Zhi Han took two quick steps forward and walked side by side with Bai Qing Yi. While changing the relative distance, the two hands stopped holding one another and became interlocked.
‘Mm,’ Gu Zhi Han said softly.
The author has something to say: Happy 18th day of the first lunar month!!!

Chapter 64 100 million
I don’t know if it was because both of them forgot or what, but in any case, Gu Zhi Han and Bai Qing Yi never let go of each other’s hands.
The two of them maintained this state, and stopped in front of the entrance to a restaurant.
Gu Zhihan asked, ‘Eat this?’
Bai Qingyi’s full attention was still on the hands they were holding, and her response was a little slow. After hearing the question, she repeated, ‘Eat this?’
She tilted her head slightly, and a strand of hair mischievously poked out from behind her ear, looking particularly cute. Gu Zhihan pressed down with her other hand, and for a moment, unable to hold back, she also touched the other person’s ear.
Soft and warm, it felt good.
Bai Qingyi’s ears twitched, but he didn’t move away.
There had been a lot of physical contact today, and Bai Qingyi felt like he was going to go numb.
…numb, and intoxicated at the same time.
Gu Zhihan smiled and said, ‘Let’s try something else.’
Bai Qingyi asked, ‘What’s wrong? Don’t you like that?’
Gu Zihan said, ‘I thought you didn’t want to eat it.’
Bai Qingyi just repeated what she had said, without explicitly indicating that she wanted to eat it. Gu Zihan was worried that Bai Qingyi was just going along with her, so she decisively changed to a different restaurant. Bai Qingyi paused for a second, before immediately understanding Gu Zihan’s intentions.
She felt a little moved, because of Gu Zihan’s thoughtfulness.
Gu Zihan pulled her up to the entrance of another restaurant and asked, ‘Eat this?’
This time, Bai Qingyi nodded firmly: ‘Let’s eat this!’
Upon hearing this, Gu Zihan looked up at the sign. Qingqing seemed to like this very much, so she had to remember it.
Bai Qingyi didn’t notice Gu Zihan’s little gesture, and the two of them sat down.
As soon as they sat down, the sound of conversation from a table behind them came through. Gu Zihan vaguely heard Bai Qingyi’s name, and was about to turn around to look, when she heard Bai Qingyi say indifferently, ‘Let’s change tables.’
The waiter led the two of them to another table to sit down. Gu Zihan raised her eyes and asked with a hint of concern, ‘Do you know the people at that table?’
After spending so much time together, Gu Zihan had never seen such an expression of indifference and disgust on Bai Qingyi’s face. Gu Zihan recalled the outlines of the people at that table, and they always seemed a bit familiar, as if she had seen them on the set.
Bai Qingyi said wearily, ‘It’s nothing.’
The crew was a mixed bag, and Bai Qingyi had literally brought money into the group, so there were quite a few people who couldn’t stand her. Bai Qingyi usually ignored it: she couldn’t be liked by everyone, so she didn’t want to waste time and energy on such things.
The people at that table just now appeared to be harmonious, but they were always very perfunctory at work. If it weren’t for Li Quanru, Bai Qingyi was afraid that she would have suffered many losses at their hands. In addition, Bai Qingyi had personally heard them gossiping about her behind her back, so she was also reluctant to deal with them. Usually, she would just say hello to them in a ‘social’ manner, but today, with Gu Zihan there, Bai Qingyi didn’t want to expose Gu Zihan to these dark things, so she simply avoided them.
Gu Zihan sensed that Bai Qingyi didn’t want to talk about it, so she changed the subject. But she casually glanced at them a few times, silently memorising their physical features.
Li Quanru was getting more and more negligent at work.
After the two ordered, while waiting for the food to be served, Gu Zihan said, ‘I’m going to the bathroom.’
Bai Qingyi also looked up at her and asked, ‘Do you know where it is? I’ll take you there?’
How hard could it be to find the bathroom in a restaurant, but for some reason, Bai Qingyi just wanted to stay with Gu Zihan.
But Gu Zihan didn’t understand the deeper meaning, and very straightforwardly said, ‘No, I saw it when I first walked in.’
‘Oh,’ Bai Qingyi lowered her head to hide the disappointment in her eyes.
Entering the bathroom, Gu Zihan happened to hear the key dialogue.
A: “…the heroine is so extraordinary? She just asks for leave whenever she wants, it’s annoying. The director is the same, she does whatever she says, she doesn’t have any opinions.”
B: “Sigh…the rich are the masters, who let us not have that white lotus money.”
A: ’Pfft, it’s not her money, she’s just clinging to a thick thigh.’
B: ‘Speaking of which, I’ve never heard of a mistress, male or female. How does she manage it?’
A scoffs with disdain: ‘She’s a flirt. She looks pretty and innocent, but who knows what she’s like behind closed doors. Big shots like her for being flirty.’
B: ‘Speaking of flirty, who can beat you? Next time that guy comes over, why don’t you give it a try? He probably hasn’t met anyone better, so he’s being cheated on.’
A: ‘That’s an idea…’
A and B giggled, and the sound of their laughter faded away with the clacking of high heels. They left the bathroom.
Gu Zihan was left alone in the cubicle, her expression dark and uncertain.
Is this really the kind of environment Qingqing lives in? None of what those people said was true, but Qingqing has never said that to herself.
A wave of intense anger welled up in Gu Zihan’s heart, but at the same time there was also a trace of loss.
Qingqing is very indifferent to me, Gu Zihan thought.
That sense of loss gradually eroded, almost covering the anger. This caused Gu Zihan to ask Bai Qingyi a question after returning to her seat: ‘How is your work?’
Thinking about today’s progress, Bai Qingyi beamed: ‘It’s been particularly good! I hit a low a few days ago, but with the help of Teacher Liu, I feel like I’ve made a breakthrough!’
‘Of course, with your help too,‘ Bai Qingyi added, looking at Gu Zihan. Her heart beat a little faster as she said this, because she felt that this was a kind of confession.
Gu Zihan froze for a moment and said, “Me?”
’Your experience has been very helpful to me, and I understand the character better. If I refer to your image when I perform, would you mind?’ Bai Qingyi bit her lip and emphasised, ’Like certain small habits, or certain looks?’
Gu Zihan stared at Bai Qingyi’s lips and paused for a moment before saying, ‘Yes.’
Bai Qingyi let out a sigh of relief and laughed, ‘If I hadn’t met you, I wouldn’t have known how to play the role of a domineering CEO. It seems that getting married does have some benefits.’
As soon as she finished speaking, Bai Qingyi realised that something was wrong. Sure enough, Gu Zihan looked at her quietly and said, ‘Is that the only benefit?’
Bai Qingyi was at a loss for words. ‘No…that’s not what I meant…’
So what did she mean? What other benefits would there be if she married Gu Zihan?
Fortunately, Gu Zihan didn’t dwell on this question, but instead asked another: ‘Do you encounter unpleasant things at work?’
Bai Qingyi’s mind quickly flashed the faces of A and B, but she was stunned and still shook her head and said, ‘No.’
Gu Zhi Han said, ‘Oh.’
The tone was not quite right, and Bai Qing Yi looked at Gu Zhi Han, but she found that Gu Zhi Han was looking down, and her expression was not clear.
The meal was very comfortable, but as they were finishing, Bai Qing Yi kept thinking about one thing: Zhong Ying had taken Teacher Liu back to the city, so what about Gu Zhi Han?
This was a question that could not be pondered deeply, but it had to be pondered.
This led to the checkout when Bai Qing Yi blurted out, ‘I have your pajamas and suit in my room!’
Gu Zihan said indifferently, ‘Mm,’ as she paid for the items,
as if she wasn’t planning on going back to the city.
Seeing Gu Zihan so calm, Bai Qingyi felt embarrassed again and added, looking for something to say, ‘Li Quanru prepared it…’
Gu Zihan turned her body, a little scattered smile on her face, and still said, ‘Mm.’
Oh no… Gu Zihan looks so good when she smiles…
Just as Bai Qingyi was transfixed by the rare sight of a smile, a familiar voice rang out: ‘Qingqing!’
Bai Qingyi followed the sound and saw Mu Guang skipping over, and then…patting Gu Zhihan on the shoulder?
The moment Gu Zhihan turned around, Bai Qingyi swore that Mu Guang’s expression looked like she had eaten a fly, she saw it!
Bai Qingyi suppressed her laughter and was about to greet Mu Guang when she saw Li Quanru.
Li Quanru said to Gu Zihan, ‘President Gu.’
Gu Zihan nodded, and at the same time said to Mu Guang and the director, who was not far away and had taken a step slower, ‘Good evening.’
Mu Guang’s expression was very complicated, changing several times, and finally he stammered, ‘…President Gu, why are you wearing Qingqing’s jacket.’
Gu Zihan was already taller than Mu Guang, and at the moment, she was still slightly tilting her head, speaking with noble indifference, ‘Qingqing was worried that I would be cold.’
Mu Guang: ‘…’
Damn it! For some reason, I have the illusion that I’m being shown off!
Bai Qingyi also said, ‘Why are you guys here?’
The director said, ‘There are a few details in the script that need to be adjusted, so I asked Mu Guang to come out to dinner.’
Li Quanru said, ‘Assistant Zhong said that President Gu is here at the film studio… I’m worried that the changes involve Qingqing, so I came to observe…’
Mu Guang said arrogantly, ‘You don’t need to sit in on the meeting! I will personally tell Qingqing about the changes! Hmph!’
Gu Zihan listened to the two people’s conversation, thought about Bai Qingyi’s clothes in her room, looked at Li Quanru, and praised, ‘Well done.’
Gu Zihan doesn’t often praise people, so these words made Li Quanru feel flattered. Li Quanru looked blankly at the ground, then blinked her eyes, and she actually felt a little like crying.
In that case, she won’t be fired…
Mu Guang, who saw this scene, felt that the surname Gu was even more detestable! Knowing full well Li Quanru’s personality, the surname Gu still deliberately scared her—yes, in Mu Guang’s opinion, that praise in a flat tone was intimidation. Who praises someone in that tone? Could it be that Gu Zhi Han is really an ice cube spirit?
Mu Guang could hardly hide her feelings and glared at Gu Zhi Han.
Gu Zhi Han was baffled.
Bai Qing Yi quickly came to the rescue, saying, ‘You’re going back to the hotel? Together?’
The five of them walked together to the hotel. The director suddenly realised what had happened, and couldn’t stop glancing at Gu Zhi Han and Bai Qing Yi. So, President Gu really has a thing for Bai Qing Yi? They’re both dressed, so it seems they get along well… Our show is saved!
Perhaps it was the wine, but the director now looked at the faces of Gu Zhi-han and Bai Qing-yi and kept thinking that they looked like the usernames of one video-sharing website member after another. His heart was filled with the heroic ambition to conquer the world, and he even thought that the Golden Crane Award was already in his hands!
Gu Zhi-han looked at the director’s empty grasp at the air and asked, ‘Not enough investment?’
The director immediately sobered up and hurriedly said, ‘No, no…’
Gu Zhi-han, however, pondered for a moment, turned his head and said to Li Quan-ru, ‘Tell Zhong Ying to invest another 50 million.’
After all, they were both reaching out to her.
Bai Qing also said, ‘…’
The director was dumbfounded.
Mu Guang was also very surprised. She thought that Gu Zihan was a person without emotions, so she didn’t like seeing Qingqing and Gu Zihan standing together. But if the first thing out of her mouth was an investment of 50 million…maybe…Gu Zihan still…has a little bit of true feeling in her?
Although 50 million is nothing to the rich, after all, it is supporting Qingqing’s work, and this alone is much more advanced than seeing a woman as a means to an end.
Bah! Even if it’s money! Even if it’s also his own work! It can’t change the fact that Gu Zhi Han is a scumbag! All maintenance that is not for the purpose of marriage is scum!
Hmph! Scumbag!
Mu Guang looked at the back of Gu Zhi Han’s figure and silently made a small person in his heart. Unexpectedly, the next second, Li Quan Ru took a step forward and blocked the way between Mu Guang and Gu Zhi Han, and Mu Guang couldn’t see Gu Zhi Han anymore.
Mu Guang: …
Scum’s underlings are also scum! Li Quanru is also a big scum!
Seeing that everyone was silent, Gu Zhi Han asked doubtfully, ‘Fifty million is not enough? One hundred million.’
Bai Qing also hurriedly held the corner of Gu Zhi Han’s jacket and said, ‘Don’t…’
Gu Zhi Han shook the collar of his jacket and said, ‘You lend me your jacket, and I will invest one hundred million. That’s fair.’
A faint ‘air of a bastard’ spread out, and the air seemed to be filled with the stench of money.
The director gasped, almost blurting out: ‘Does Gu like men’s jackets? I have ten of them!’
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Chapter 65: Angry
Although Gu Zhi Han said that she would invest an additional 100 million, the director and Mu Guang didn’t really care.
It wasn’t that they were belittling or ignoring Gu Zihan, it was just that the remark was so frivolous that even if it really was from Gu Zihan, it was a bit too fantastical.
Only Li Quanru and Bai Qingyi knew that Gu Zihan was serious.
Li Quanru had already simulated the process in her mind, but Bai Qingyi was still thinking about how to dissuade Gu Zihan. Gu Zihan was no stranger to the industry, so why had she suddenly made an impulsive purchase?
Bai Qingyi looked at Gu Zihan with worry, wanting to say something but unable to.
When they were in the elevator, Mu Guang couldn’t help but turn around to peek, and saw Bai Qingyi’s sad eyes and flushed face.
The look was very moving, and contained a hint of shyness, a hint of joy, and a hint of tenderness…like a shooting star in the beautiful starry sky.
Mu Guang sensed something from Bai Qingyi’s lively eyebrows and paused.
This was the look of someone who loves someone.
Mu Guang did not hide her gaze, and Bai Qingyi could not help but notice it. She asked, ‘Mu Guang, what’s wrong? Do you have something you want to tell me?’
Mu Guang was distracted and blurted out, ‘I want to talk to you!’
At that moment, a thought flashed through her mind: Did Qingqing like Gu Zihan?
Unexpectedly, Bai Qingyi also hesitated a little, and instead turned her head to look at Gu Zihan.
Mu Guang became more and more certain of her intuition, and the look in her eyes towards Gu Zihan became particularly complicated.
Gu Zhi Han, who was usually slow, actually understood the meaning in Mu Guang’s eyes, and was secretly pleased. Gu Zhi Han nodded very reservedly and said, ‘Go.’
Bai Qingyi also happily agreed with Mu Guang, and then told Gu Zhi Han, ‘You go to the room and wait for me!’
Gu Zhi Han nodded and said okay.
Everyone returned to their own rooms and went their separate ways, not noticing the two figures at the corner.
A stooped down and said, ‘I’m not mistaken, that person in the white jacket is Gu Zihan, right?’
B looked her over carefully, and even checked her against the photo on the encyclopedia, and finally determined, ‘The style of the clothes doesn’t quite match, but it is definitely Gu Zihan!’
A darted out, and B quickly pulled her back, asking, ‘What do you want?’
A said, ‘Let’s go over and take a look! You just told me to seduce Gu Zihan, and here’s your chance!’
B said, ‘This isn’t very good… Let’s go back to our room…’
A rolled his eyes and said, ‘That’s true, it’s not very good. I’ll go back to my room first.’
B thought he had talked his friend out of it and let out a sigh of relief. He had no idea that A’s real thought process was: Seduction is a craft, and the underwear I’m wearing today is too plain. I’d better go back to my room and change into something else before making any plans.
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After Gu Zhi Han returned to Bai Qing Yi’s room, the first thing she did was take off her jacket and put her cold palms into the warm sleeves for a moment to feel it, and then she smiled.
After that, she didn’t have anything to do, so she went to the bathroom to take a shower.
Halfway through the shower, the doorbell rang. Gu Zhi Han wondered why Bai Qing Yi didn’t just use the room card key to open the door, but then she suddenly remembered that she still had a room card key in her jacket, and she realized that Bai Qing Yi had forgotten to bring it.
Gu Zihan shouted, ‘I’m coming.’
Then she hurriedly wrapped a towel around herself and went to the door.
The woman who was knocking on the door never expected to see such a scene: Gu Zihan was dripping wet and emitting billowing steam, so it was obvious that she had just gotten out of the bathtub. Because she was only wrapped in a towel, Gu Zihan’s shoulders and calves were bare and exposed, giving off an ambiguous aura through the steam.
Regardless of Gu Zihan’s wealth, this is a very attractive body.
Without thinking, the woman swallowed, and without hesitation, she squeezed into the room.
Gu Zihan frowned, and threw a jacket on, the very one that Bai Qingyi had draped over her shoulders. She was quite angry, so her voice was frighteningly stern. ‘Who are you?’
The woman was a little scared, but thinking about the purpose of her knocking on the door, the sexy lingerie she had just put on, and Bai Qingyi’s face—
The woman was arrogant and thought she was more beautiful than Bai Qingyi, so she gritted her teeth, gathered her courage and said shakily, ‘Gu…Manager Gu, I’m here to serve you.’
After she finished speaking, the woman sprinted towards Gu Zihan. Just as she was about to hug Gu Zihan, Gu Zihan took a step to the side…
The woman fell to the ground.
Gu Zihan didn’t want to talk to the woman and walked towards the phone, intending to call the front desk to complain.
The phone connected, and Gu Zihan said to the receptionist, ‘There’s a lunatic in my room, please arrange for security to come.’
The woman shouted, ‘I’m not a lunatic!’
Gu Zihan turned around and saw the woman take off her coat, revealing sexy and revealing black lingerie. Gu Zihan refused to look at the indecent things and immediately turned his head away.
The woman took advantage of the situation and pounced on Gu Zihan, reaching for the bath towel and saying, ‘I will satisfy you!’
Gu Zhi Han got goosebumps and felt uncomfortable. At this time, it was difficult for her to remain calm and collected, and she could only forcefully break free from the woman’s embrace. Unexpectedly, the woman grabbed a corner of the towel, and the towel fell from Gu Zhi Han’s body. Gu Zhi Han had no choice but to climb onto the bed and hug the quilt tightly, not to reveal a hint of her sexy body.
Gu Zhihan said sternly, ‘Stop what you are doing and please behave yourself. I reserve the right to call the police and report what you have done.’
The woman had realised what was going on by now, but since she had already gone this far, there was no turning back. If she stopped now, the only outcome would be calling the police or reporting it… Didn’t she see that Gu Zhihan had already called the security guard?
But if she continued, as long as she could arouse Gu Zhihan’s desire, there was still a glimmer of hope…
The woman gritted her teeth, unbuttoned her bra and crawled onto the bed. The bra was made of a few strips of fabric, and was particularly easy to undo, so she pulled on a string and the bra came undone naturally.
Then it became a battle to protect the quilt… The two of them fought over it, not in the least romantic, but like sworn enemies.
The woman’s hair was all dishevelled, and she thought, a little dazedly, ‘I’m not here to seduce him, am I?
At that moment, the doorbell rang. Bai Qingyi’s voice sounded: ‘I left my room card in my jacket pocket and forgot to take it out. Can you open the door for me?’
Gu Zihan was shocked.
Then a man’s voice sounded again: ‘Ma’am, may I come in? I’m the security guard.’
Gu Zihan shouted, ‘Come in quickly!’
The security guard said, ‘Excuse me.’
Then he used the room card reserved by the hotel to open the door.
Hearing the security guard’s voice, the woman’s face showed a look of horror and shame. She was naked, and her personal clothes were scattered around the room, which she was afraid to show to outsiders.
The woman’s movements to grab the quilt became lighter, and her arms were shaking. If someone saw her, she could…what could she do!
Gu Zihan glanced at her reaction and remained frosty. But she paused and threw both pillows onto the woman.
The woman froze for a moment, and Gu Zhi Han turned her head away in disgust and said, ‘Cover up.’
If it was just about power at the beginning, now the woman was a little bit regretting it: Gu Zhi Han was a very nice person, and they had an unpleasant start, so there would be no happy development.
She could still be hysterical, but she wanted to retain some dignity.
Bai Qingyi also felt very strange when she knocked on the door. She wondered why the security guard had appeared. Had Gu Zihan met with an accident? Gu Zihan’s tone of voice had gotten out of control, but it wasn’t fear, which meant that the accident wasn’t life-threatening.
Bai Qingyi felt slightly relieved.
Bai Qingyi walked into the room and then stared with wide eyes. She saw the messy clothes, the faint outline of a body under the pillow, and Gu Zihan’s slightly nervous face.
Gu Zihan’s first words were, ‘Qingqing, I’m not…’
Bai Qingyi was stunned by the sight before her eyes and was unable to speak for a while, her expression dark and uncertain.
The security guard looked at the bed and asked, ‘Miss Bai, may I ask who the intruder is?’
Gu Zihan said, ‘You go out first, I’ll call you if I need you.’
The security guard bowed his head and left.
There were only three people left in the room.
After the door closed, Bai Qingyi finally reacted. She picked out a few clothes from the closet and threw them onto the bed, saying, ‘Put them on first.’
She threw two sets, and Gu Zhi Han quickly grabbed the dress and left the sportswear for the woman.
She didn’t want the woman to wear clothes that Bai Qingyi had worn.
The woman was silent and, with humiliation, put on the tracksuit.
Bai Qingyi said, ‘I told you to wait in the room for me, but I didn’t expect you to prepare a good show for me…’
Gu Zhi Han’s heart ached, and she felt a bit aggrieved: ‘I didn’t.’
Bai Qingyi asked, ‘So what now?’
Gu Zhi Han didn’t say anything, just looked at the woman, and the woman felt self-conscious and took the initiative to get up and say, ‘I’ll go out. I’m sorry, Mr. Gu.’
Gu Zhi Han said, ‘Pack your things and leave the crew. As of today, you are fired.’
The woman opened her mouth. Strictly speaking, she was not an employee of Shengmei Entertainment. But what Gu Zhi Han said could not be false. Most domestic entertainment companies cooperate with each other, and as long as Gu Zhi Han speaks, no one will protect her.
Before opening the door, the woman asked one last question: ‘Why can Bai Qingyi sleep in the same room as you, but I can’t?’
She was a little unwilling.
Gu Zhihan looked at her with great confusion and said, ‘Isn’t it only natural for legal partners to sleep in the same room?’
The woman froze for a moment.
Bai Qingyi looked at the coat and underwear that didn’t belong to him and said, ‘Don’t forget to take your clothes with you.’
Bombarded by the heavy news, the woman left listlessly with her clothes.
With just the two of them left in the room, Gu Zihan said, ‘I really didn’t do anything with her, I swear.’
Eager to prove his innocence, Gu Zihan sat up, revealing his shoulders.
His hair fell down, damp and draped around his neck, winding downwards as if to guide the eye on a downward exploration.
Bai Qingyi also smiled and said, ‘When Gu was in university, her roommate courted her, and she called the police?’
Gu Zhi Han: ‘Mm.’
Bai Qingyi said, ‘It was just courting, why would you call the police? Because your roommate did something threatening to you?’
Gu Zhi Han didn’t say anything.
Bai Qingyi slowly approached and put her arms around Gu Zhi Han’s head. She kissed Gu Zhi Han’s lips and asked, ‘Is that so?’
Gu Zhi Han’s body stiffened.
Bai Qing Yi gently bit Gu Zhi Han’s nose again and asked, ‘Is this it?’
There was no strength in it, but Gu Zhi Han shook for no reason.
Bai Qing Yi looked at the scratches on Gu Zhi Han’s shoulders, lowered her head, and pressed her lips against them, asking, ‘Or, is this it?’
Just thinking about that person’s fingers touching Gu Zhi Han’s shoulders made Bai Qing Yi feel unhappy.
She still didn’t know what that roommate had done.
Bai Qingyi was even more angry, and opened her mouth to take a bite.
Gu Zhihan cried out in pain, whispering, ‘Qingqing…’
Gu Zhihan grabbed Bai Qingyi’s hand with one hand, and used the other to unbutton her shirt.
Bai Qingyi looked up, panting, and said, ‘Go take a shower.’
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Chapter 66: Bald
Gu Zihan went to take a shower, and Bai Qingyi covered his face and rolled around on the bed.
It’s over, it’s over, it’s over, what the hell did I just do! Not only did I kiss Gu Zihan, but I also told her to go take a shower in an order-like tone! The most critical thing is that Gu Zihan really obediently went to take a shower!
In the quiet bathroom, the sound of the water splashing on the floor was particularly noticeable, which made Bai Qingyi think of a scene before Gu Zihan entered the bathroom: Gu Zihan bent down to pick up the bath towel, and the tied bath towel wrapped around Bai Qingyi’s fair body, revealing her curves. Bai Qingyi blushed and unconsciously gulped.
What’s the point of a CEO looking so attractive!
You see, I’ve already been tempted!
Bai Qingyi couldn’t help but recall the conversation she had just had with Mu Guang. The little fan asked with a serious face: Is Gu Zihan treating you well? Do you like Gu Zihan?
What did I answer? It seems I’ve forgotten a bit.
At that moment, Gu Zihan came out of the bathroom. Bai Qingyi heard the sound and moved, but she noticed that Gu Zihan was wearing pajamas with the collar tightly closed, so she couldn’t see a hint of her body.
Gu Zhi Han was half-way through her shower when she was tricked into opening the door. She was dripping wet, and it made the bed sheets a little damp, which is why Bai Qing Yi told Gu Zhi Han to go take a shower.
Unexpectedly, after finishing her shower and coming out, some foolish thoughts retracted.
Gu Zhihan walked over to the bed, sat upright, and formally explained the whole story: ‘I was in the shower and heard a knock at the door. I knew you didn’t have your room card with you, so I put on a towel and opened the door directly. I didn’t expect it to be that person. Did she,’ thinking about the conversation she overheard in the bathroom, Gu Zhihan paused for a moment and said, ‘have hostility towards you?’
Bai Qingyi was stunned for a moment, not expecting Gu Zhihan’s tone to be as serious as a report.
In this way, the rhythm was completely taken away by Gu Zhi Han. Bai Qingyi nodded and said, ‘She used to be in the same circle as Luo Suxu, and even now she still feels that I am holding on to the bigwigs and pushing Luo Suxu and her away.’
Gu Zhi Han asked, ‘Are there many people like this in the crew?’
Bai Qingyi touched his nose a little absentmindedly and said, ‘There are some in every crew, after all, it is impossible to force everyone to like me.’
Gu Zhi Han said, ‘I have invested more than 100 million, so I have the right to exclude staff members who are malicious towards you.’
Bai Qingyi immediately said, ‘No, that would be like hugging a thigh!’
Gu Zhi Han looked at Bai Qingyi and emphasised, ‘I have invested more than 100 million, so I can’t choose people I admire?’
What kind of people does President Gu admire? People who admire Bai Qingyi…
Oh no, take Mu Guang as an example, President Gu may not admire people who ‘particularly like’ Bai Qingyi.
Bai Qingyi said, ‘Don’t really vote for 100 million yuan either! Besides, under normal circumstances, would you interfere with the company’s artists’ participation in the crew?‘
Gu Zhihan stared at her intently and said, “To me, are you just a ”company artist’?”
Gu Zhihan’s heart ached for no reason. After so long, Bai Qingyi was still trying to position the relationship between the two as superior and inferior… Was this a certain degree of passive rejection?
Are you…so reluctant to marry me?
Gu Zhihan lowered her head, considering the thoughts Bai Qingyi might have. The light fell from above, casting her eyelashes on her eyelids. Gu Zhihan blinked, feeling a sense of vulnerability.
Gu Zhihan said softly, ‘Marriage is just a contract… I’m sorry for revealing this to someone else just now. Don’t worry, no one else will know about this.’
Gu Zhihan just wanted to spend money for Bai Qingyi, just wanted to give Bai Qingyi a more benevolent working environment… Gu Zhihan’s wife deserved this kind of treatment. But Bai Qingyi refused to invest, was unwilling to make herself stand out, and even felt that this was ‘holding hands’.
Gu Zhihan remembered that every time she announced her marriage to someone, Bai Qingyi would give her that kind of helpless expression. Probably because she was the president of Shengmei Entertainment, even if Bai Qingyi didn’t want to, she didn’t dare to object.
Bai Qingyi simply didn’t want to marry her. Realising this, Gu Zhihan felt an unprecedented sense of loss.
Then why did you kiss me?
Gu Zhihan didn’t hide her emotions, so Bai Qingyi felt the hidden sadness in her words very directly.
Bai Qingyi did not know about Gu Zihan’s emotional turn, and in her understanding, this was also a kind of rejection… Gu Zihan regretted telling that woman about being married.
Bai Qingyi also became depressed. ‘Oh,’ she said, blinking her eyes, ‘but I just told Mu Guang… I’ll go tell her now that I was joking, and to make sure she doesn’t tell anyone.’
Bai Qingyi tidied her clothes a little uncomfortably and turned to walk towards the door.
Something just isn’t right today. I shouldn’t have lent Gu Zihan my jacket, and I shouldn’t have told Mu Guang the truth when she was worried and asked.
Gu Zihan grabbed Bai Qingyi’s wrist and said, ‘You told Mu Guang?’
Bai Qingyi didn’t turn around and said sullenly, ‘Well…sorry, I didn’t discuss it with you in advance. But I’ll take care of it.’
Gu Zihan suddenly hugged Bai Qingyi, ‘No, I’m very happy.’
Bai Qingyi did not react: ‘…You’re not angry? I told Mu Guang.’
‘I’ve seen her unhappy for a long time, you should have told her earlier,’ Gu Zihan said, while wrapping her arms around Bai Qingyi’s neck and kissing him hard.
This kiss was much more intense than the one just now, unlike Bai Qingyi’s which was so shallow.
Bai Qingyi noticed that Gu Zihan was attacking the city walls, and she was even a little out of breath. As she gradually ran out of oxygen, Bai Qingyi couldn’t help but think: this kissing technique… Gu Zihan must have practiced it before.
After all, she had just tasted the lips, and she was already so weak. How did Gu Zihan manage to kiss for so long without letting go?
As if deliberately punishing Bai Qingyi for being distracted, Gu Zihan let go of Bai Qingyi and said indistinctly, ‘Concentrate.’
Bai Qingyi: ‘…’
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The next morning, Bai Qingyi had to wear a turtleneck to hide some of the evidence.
Without finger cots, the two of them just kissed each other. But Gu Zihan didn’t care about Bai Qingyi’s identity at all, and he got it all over himself.
It was embarrassing getting dressed in the morning, and Bai Qingyi was worried that Liu Ning would find out.
Gu Zihan lay on the bed, quietly watching Bai Qingyi get dressed, and then asked, ‘Are you filming on the set today? Can I watch?’
Worried that Bai Qingyi would refuse, Gu Zihan even came up with a worn-out excuse: ‘Supervising.’
Bai Qingyi: ‘…’
Bai Qingyi: ‘I’m still on leave today. It’s Teacher Liu’s temporary tutoring.’
Gu Zihan then said, ‘Supervising Liu Ning.’
Bai Qingyi: ‘…’
President Gu was so persistent, Bai Qingyi had no choice but to acquiesce and let Gu Zihan tag along.
Who knew that after the breakthrough in their relationship, the normally serious and solemn Gu Zihan had a lot of little quirks. She insisted that the two of them walk side by side through the narrow aisle, and when their hands bumped together, she grabbed Bai Qingyi’s hand.
Bai Qingyi’s ears quickly turned red, but that didn’t stop her from quietly shaking Gu Zihan’s hand back.
Gu Zihan’s face was expressionless, but her heart was frantically adding to the crew’s workload.
It was known that a jacket was worth 50 million, so she asked: how much is holding hands and kissing worth?
Gu Zihan took out her phone to check the stock price of Shengmei, multiplied the number of shares in her hand, and divided by two to get a number. Gu Zihan nodded to herself.
It’s the couple’s joint property, so it’s super rigorous!
Bai Qingyi had no idea that Gu Zhiyan had so many psychological games up her sleeve. She led Gu Zhiyan to Miao Xiangmei’s house, opened the door with ease, and Liu Ning was already waiting inside.
Seeing Liu Ning, Bai Qingyi subconsciously pulled her collar up a little.
Liu Ning smiled and said hello, ‘Good morning, Qingqing, and good morning to you too, Manager Gu.’
Gu Zhiyan remained expressionless and said indifferently, ‘Well, Qingqing makes a lot of noise when she gets up.’
Bai Qingyi, who had woken up after Gu Zihan, also said, ‘…’
This old man is such a liar, tsk.
Liu Ning quickly understood Gu Zihan’s intentions and played along, saying, ‘Did you sleep with Qingqing last night, Mr Gu?’
Bai Qingyi: ‘…
No wonder they all say that Liu Ning is the acting world’s Wang Yuyan, with all those words and such a fake performance!
Gu Zhi Han was very impressed, and nodded slightly: ‘Well, I’m used to it.’
Bai Qing Yi bent forward in total disappointment, and was convinced by these two. Never mind, they are willing to act, so she will just consider it a review of bad acting examples.
Ignoring the strange formalities at the beginning, it became much more normal afterwards.
Liu Ning followed the progress and communication habits of the previous day, and slowly discussed acting issues with Bai Qing Yi. Gu Zihan also tried to minimise her presence, sitting quietly on the side as she watched Bai Qingyi work hard on her career.
A woman who works hard is really beautiful.
At first, Bai Qingyi was not used to Gu Zihan’s calm but eager gaze, and her movements were a little stiff. After she got used to it, she became much more natural, which caused Liu Ning to exclaim, ‘Today is much better than yesterday. Is it because someone important is here? I don’t think you need my coaching at all, just bringing President Gu to the set is enough.’
Bai Qingyi also blushed and said, ‘It has nothing to do with Gu Zihan!’
After thinking for a while, he added, ‘It still has a little to do with her. I had a chat with her yesterday, and I feel that the image of the heroine has become more concrete.’
Liu Ning said, ‘Being able to find a real-life reference is also a very good method. You are very lucky.’
Bai Qingyi subconsciously glanced at Gu Zihan and thought, ‘I am indeed very lucky to have met Gu Zihan.’
But Gu Zhihan said seriously, ‘You’re great, very professional.’
Bai Qingyi froze for a moment, then laughed.
There was an atmosphere between the two of them that could only be understood by intuition, and Liu Ning was completely unable to insert herself, feeling even a little superfluous.
Liu Ning: …
Just as Liu Ning was sad and indignant and unable to find a place for herself, the door opened. Miao Xiangmei came in. Seeing the combination of Gu Zihan, Bai Qingyi and Liu Ning, Miao Xiangmei was very surprised and asked, ‘What are you doing here?’
Liu Ning explained the whole story, and Miao Xiangmei smiled and said, ‘President Gu and Qingqing are very close.’
Bai Qingyi felt a little embarrassed, but Gu Zihan frowned and asked, ‘Why do you call me President Gu and her Qingqing?’
The difference in treatment was too obvious. Could it be that Qingqing is very close to Miao Xiangmei? Gu Zhi Han felt a sense of crisis.
Miao Xiangmei froze for a moment, unable to respond to what Gu Zhi Han meant by her question. Did she dislike the former for being too unfamiliar, or did she like the latter for being too intimate?
Liu Ning had been in this atmosphere for a day, and it was very easy for him to understand what Gu Zhi Han meant, so he immediately called out, ‘Ms. Bai!’
After saying that, he winked at Miao Xiangmei.
Rich people are so petty, you have to coax them.
Miao Xiangmei: …
Goodbye.
Liu Ning saw that his teammate really didn’t know what was going on, so he had to change the subject and say, ‘Mei, what are you doing here today?’
Miao Xiangmei said, ‘I’m busy with the new movie… The director is eyeing a few of the actors, and a few of them are filming here, so I came over to get in touch.’
Having said that, Miao Xiangmei nudged Bai Qingyi and said, ‘Look, one of them is here, so I’ve saved myself the trouble of looking for someone.’
Bai Qingyi kept shaking his head, ‘Ah? Me? I can’t, I can’t…’
Miao Xiangmei asked in return, ‘Why not?’
Bai Qingyi: ‘I’ve only acted in a few web series, and they were all supporting roles. This is my first time playing the lead, and I’m so stuck that I had to ask Teacher Liu to come in as an extra… I think I need to practice some more…’
Miao Xiangmei: ‘But the director already likes you.’
Bai Qingyi was stunned: ‘Who’s the director?
I’ve never seen him before.’
Miao Xiangmei said, ‘It’s Le Duo. He doesn’t look at the qualifications of the actors, he only looks at their characteristics. As long as you don’t mind him, that’s fine.‘
Gu Zihan’s childhood friend? Bai Qingyi sorted out the character relationships, but he was still confused.
’Why not?’ Liu Ning said, “I already said yesterday that you are professionally qualified, you just need more opportunities and more recognition. Now the opportunity is here, so seize it.”
Bai Qingyi looked at Gu Zihan, who also said, ’You can trust Miss Miao’s judgment, I think it’s not bad.’
Since everyone had said that, Bai Qingyi was not as resistant as before, but still said, ‘Let’s audition sometime. I’m worried about messing it up. After all, making a movie is a big project with a lot of investment.’
When it comes to investment, it involves Gu Zihan’s area of expertise. Gu Zihan asked, ‘Does your movie lack investment?’
Miao Xiangmei nodded repeatedly, ‘Yes, it does. Although Le Duo is a second-generation rich, he is not favoured in the family. President Gu should know…’
Before Gu Zhi Han could speak again, she was interrupted by Bai Qing Yi: ‘Hold on!’
Gu Zhi Han: ?
Bai Qing Yi quickly said, ‘Don’t make any rash promises! The director even sent me a WeChat joke asking if what you said yesterday still counts! After all, this is a business decision, so please let the risk control department make a judgment before making a decision! Even though you are the boss, you still have to consider the employees!’
Bai Qing Yi spoke at great length, and no one else in the room except Gu Zhi Han reacted.
Gu Zihan blinked and said, ‘I’m not joking.’
He said a hundred million is a hundred million. The overbearing CEO who married and spent money on his wife will never go back on his word!
Bai Qingyi: ‘…
Not only that, Gu Zihan also said to Miao Xiangmei, “Tell me how much you’re short of, and I’ll take care of the rest.”
From the tone of her voice, it seemed like she would dare to take as much as Miao Xiangmei dared to say.
However, even if it wasn’t Shengmei Entertainment’s sole investment, it would be very easy to get a few industry giants on board.
Bai Qingyi was even more speechless, feeling that he might as well change his name to ‘Bai Shuo’ (meaning ‘utterly useless’).
Bai Qingyi felt a sense of guilt, as if if things continued like this, Shengmei Entertainment would fall into financial crisis because of him.
This sense of shame from the bottom of his heart made Bai Qingyi pull on Gu Zhihan’s sleeve, trying to dissuade her from thinking about it any further.
Gu Zhihan patted her hand and reassured her, ‘Shh, be quiet, I’m talking business.’
Bai Qingyi: …
Liu Ning watched Gu Zhihan chatting with Miao Xiangmei, her eyebrows and eyes curved, and walked over to the side, beckoning to Bai Qingyi.
Facing someone as stubborn as Gu Zhihan, Bai Qingyi was indeed tired. She compromised and walked over to Liu Ning’s side, not wanting to hear any more of Gu Zhihan’s ‘business talk.’
If business is negotiated in this way, I’m afraid the entire Gu family won’t be enough to defeat Gu Zihan.
Liu Ning whispered, ‘I heard that President Gu is going to invest 100 million in the web drama?’
Bai Qingyi: ‘…How did you know?’
So helpless. It’s like telling Gu Xiong.
Liu Ning said, ‘Zhong Ying said that she has already received the notice. President Gu is really good to you.’
Bai Qingyi laughed with vicissitudes of life and said, ‘It’s just so-so.’
Bai Qingyi also thought that Liu Ning had called him for something important, but he didn’t expect Liu Ning to then very indecently rub his hands together and say, ‘If that’s convenient, could you please ask Mr Gu to give me a few more days off? Zhong Ying is always refusing to give me leave, and it’s driving me crazy!’
Bai Qingyi: ‘…
There have been a lot of times when I’ve been at a loss for words today.
Seeing that Bai Qingyi wasn’t saying anything, Liu Ning said, ’I don’t care about wages! Anyway, I really need a break! You have no idea what Zhong Ying is like. She’s like a sheep-shearer, she just keeps on fleecing me. She only lets me rest one day a month! It’s seriously affected my mood and my hormones! I haven’t had a period in three months! I’m really miserable! Uuuu…”
Bai Qingyi looked at Liu Ning, who was faking crying, with a complex expression on her face, and once again realised how apt the title “Wang Yuyan of the entertainment industry” was for this person.
It’s just too fake…
But Bai Qingyi fell for it.
Bai Qingyi hesitated and asked, ‘Are you serious? Is your cousin really that unreasonable…’
Liu Ning nodded as if she were mashing garlic: ‘It’s absolutely true! If you don’t believe me, you can ask her yourself! There are so many actors in your company, and not all of them are as talented as you. Teaching them has exhausted me, and I’ve gone bald in the process.’
Having said this, Liu Ning took off her hat and lifted her bangs, revealing a shocking bald spot.
Bai Qingyi was also shocked!
The ability to share the feelings of baldness is a revolutionary comradeship. Bai Qingyi felt the same way and nodded in agreement, ‘Forcing someone to work all the time is not good, I’ll go talk to Gu Zihan.’
Liu Ning’s eyes were filled with tears, and he was deeply moved.
He had chosen to start with Qingqing, and it had been a very wise decision!
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Chapter 67: The Water Army
Bai Qingyi strongly requested an audition, but Leduo was a very casual director. With a wave of his hand, he said, ‘I’ll just go and have a look at your crew.’
Bai Qingyi: …
Leduo looked puzzled and asked, ‘What? Do you have a problem?’
Bai Qingyi was about to speak when he heard Leduo say, ‘Hold it!’
Bai Qingyi: …
Gu Zihan gave Le Duo a cool look, and Le Duo immediately cowered. In their circle of second-generation rich people, Gu Zihan was an anomaly. She was the ‘other people’s child’ in the eyes of all the first-generation rich, and the benchmark for all the second-generation rich. Le Duo had always been afraid of her, and now that he had the identity of a wealthy father, he was even more afraid of bullying anyone related to Gu Zihan.
Le Duo bowed and clasped his hands in front of him, acting like a servant, and said to Bai Qingyi warmly, ‘You say it, say it all, I’ll listen to you.’
Bai Qingyi deliberated with a hint of subtlety, ‘Would this be…a bit rash?’
Le Duo, who had been fawning and servile the second before, immediately blew up and glared: ‘I’m the director, and I don’t even feel it’s rash! She’s the sugar daddy’s daughter, and she doesn’t even feel it’s rash! Your opinion doesn’t work! Hold it back!’
Bai Qingyi also slammed his hands down in anger!
I was told that I was in charge! It turns out that I was really only ‘listening’ to me!
She subconsciously looked at Gu Zihan for some comfort and support. Who knew that Gu Zihan pondered for a moment and also said, ‘He’s right, just wait for him in the crew.’
Bai Qingyi was very convinced. At the same time, she silently recited in her heart: ‘Capitalism is evil! Capitalists are evil!’
So, Ledu took the time to visit the crew.
Ledu may not look like much, but thanks to his substantial inheritance of ten yuan to the dollar, he is still somewhat legendary. He used to like a young model, so he put on display all of the young model’s elementary school art assignments and invited a large number of friends from the art world and non-art world to come and see them. Art and entertainment are inseparable, and many people know that Ledu is a master of making things up as he goes along, so the moment he arrived on the set, many people were watching him.
Ledu sat there nonchalantly, took out some bags of potato chips from his backpack, and started eating.
When Bai Qingyi finished filming a scene, she noticed that the atmosphere on set was a little strange.
Apart from the group of people who were working, most people were holding their phones and constantly scrolling. Some people occasionally glanced at Bai Qingyi, and when Bai Qingyi made eye contact with them, they immediately turned their heads sheepishly.
Bai Qingyi felt strange. Just then, Ledu waved at her anxiously.
Bai Qingyi walked over and asked, ‘Is it an audition today?’
Ledu nodded randomly but said, ‘You’re trending!’
There hasn’t been any recent news… Sister Qin didn’t say she’d bought me a press release recently… What could I be trending for?
Bai Qingyi was confused when Li Quanru suddenly ran over, looking worried and panicked, and handed her the phone, saying, ‘Phone…’
Bai Qingyi was already used to this look on Li Quanru’s face. As a severe anxiety sufferer, Li Quanru would worry about a meteor shower when she stood on the zebra crossing waiting to cross the road…
But when she took the phone, she saw that the caller ID was Gu Xiongzhi.
Bai Qingyi was taken aback, and gave Le Duo an apologetic look, waved the phone in the air, and whispered, ‘Sorry, I need to take this call.’
Le Duo nodded, and Bai Qingyi walked over to the side. He answered the call and said, ‘Hello, Uncle Gu.’
Gu Xiongzhi’s authoritative voice came over the line, ‘Who is this? Give me Bai Qingyi.’
Bai Qingyi was a little embarrassed and said, ‘Uncle Gu, I’m Bai Qingyi…’
Gu Xiongzhi’s voice then relaxed and he said, ‘It’s Qingqing, why are you still calling me uncle?’
Gu Xiongzhi had been used to being the decisive and decisive president, and even if he lowered his voice and tried to speak gently, he was unnaturally intimidating. Bai Qingyi couldn’t help but feel that he had done something wrong.
Naturally, you have to correct your mistakes. Bai Qingyi was a little torn and tentatively said, ‘Dad… father?’
Gu Xiongzhi praised, ‘Not bad.’
Bai Qingyi then let go of his heart.
Ledu, however, stared in horror: If I’m not mistaken, the person who just called was Uncle Gu, right! Even Gu Zihan didn’t dare call him ‘Dad’, but Bai Qingyi did! Even I dare not speak to Uncle Gu for more than two sentences, but Bai Qingyi has already spoken for so long!
Bai Qingyi is actually that terrifying!
Ledu’s gaze on Bai Qingyi has changed from curiosity to admiration.
Little did he know that it was not Gu Zihan who was afraid to call him ‘Dad’, but rather Gu Zihan who did not want to call him ‘Dad’. Ever since Gu Zihan’s mother passed away, Gu Xiongzhi had been waiting for so many years for a ‘Dad’ to call him, but he never got one, so he had to let Bai Qingyi make do.
Well…strictly speaking, it wasn’t really make do, because Bai Qingyi had already called him ‘Dad’, so how far away could Gu Zihan be? Gu Xiongzhi’s mouth curled up slightly, but his tone was unruffled.
He is truly a business tycoon!
Bai Qingyi asked with a stiff upper lip, ‘So…what’s the matter? My father called me.’
This was Gu Xiongzhi’s first time calling, and Bai Qingyi was indeed a little flattered. She never thought she would have a call record with this number…
Gu Xiongzhi said, ‘Nothing important. It’s the end of the year.’
Bai Qingyi said, ‘Hm.’
She had to admit that Gu Xiongzhi’s tone of voice reminded her of a classic quote from a domineering CEO: ‘It’s getting cold, let Wang’s go bankrupt.’
Gu Xiongzhi didn’t say anything, and Bai Qingyi’s mind went blank, so she subconsciously asked, ‘Which company do you want to go bankrupt?’
Gu Xiongzhi obviously paused for a second, and said reluctantly, ‘Which one are you talking about?’
Bai Qingyi: ‘…
Dad! Don’t take it seriously! I’ll call you Dad if I want to! Don’t scare me!
Gu Xiongzhi asked again, ‘Starlight Entertainment?’
Starlight Entertainment is an entertainment company that has suddenly emerged in recent years. Although it does not have the deep roots of some established companies, it has still made a name for itself with a few top artists.
However, Bai Qingyi was very confused. She had heard of Starlight Entertainment, but her impression was not deep. Since Gu Zihan accepted Shengmei Entertainment, Gu Xiongzhi has never set foot in the entertainment field. He doesn’t even know the most popular stars of the moment, so how does he want to bankrupt Starlight Entertainment? !
Bai Qingyi was also very confused and said, ‘Why?’
Gu Xiongzhi said, ‘Chen Lili is your rival.’
Bai Qingyi was shocked!
Chen Lili is the number one star of Starlight Entertainment. It is precisely because Chen Lili has both strength and popularity that she can, together with her partner, drag the entire company to the top of the entertainment industry. Bai Qingyi didn’t dare to count anymore, and she didn’t dare to say that she and Chen Lili were rivals!
Gu…what misunderstanding does my father have of me! Chen Lili has won an actress award! It was an actress award from a foreign country…but it was still an actress award!
Bai Qingyi hastily said, ‘You’re mistaken. Sister Lili is my senior and my role model.’
Gu Xiongzhi was silent for a while, seemingly dissatisfied with Bai Qingyi’s answer.
Bai Qingyi guiltily thought, ‘Gu…father, you’re not disappointed in me, are you? Tell me to divorce Gu Zihan.
Considering Gu Xiongzhi’s cancer, this seemed like a natural development. Thinking about divorcing Gu Zihan, Bai Qingyi felt inexplicably lost.
Unexpectedly, a moment later, Gu Xiongzhi gave a haughty ‘huff’.
Bai Qingyi: ?
Gu Xiongzhi said in an authoritative tone, ‘From today onwards, Chen Lili is no longer worthy to be your opponent.’
After that, Gu Xiongzhi hung up.
Bai Qingyi was left listening to the busy signal, confused and dazed.
Does the president of a large corporation, who doesn’t even know about happy twists, really understand what ‘pair’ means?
Seeing Bai Qingyi finish the call, Ledu came over, with awe for Gu Xiongzhi, and asked carefully, ‘What did you talk about with Uncle Gu?’
Bai Qingyi glanced at Ledu and said, ‘You?’
Ledu muttered, ‘You were laughing and chatting with Uncle Gu, so of course it was you…’
Fortunately, Bai Qingyi didn’t particularly care for this title, and said, ‘He said it was the end of the year, so I guess…he wanted me to buy New Year’s goods?’
Ledu: ‘…
Bai Qingyi asked, “Why am I trending?”
Ledu adjusted his expression to be both flattering and nosy, and said, ’They say you’re trending! You’ve angered the whole fandom! Everyone is now cursing you! And there are marketing accounts too!’
Bai Qingyi: ‘…Why do I think you look quite happy?’
Ledu touched his face and said, ‘Do I?’
‘Absolutely!’ Bai Qingyi was resolute, and added, ‘What kind of chart? What kind of chart? How come I don’t know about it?’
Saying this, Bai Qingyi opened Weibo.
The second most searched term was her own name, #Bai Qingyi Water Army#
Clicking on the topic, she saw the annual poll initiated by various big V’s. As long as Bai Qingyi was in the options, she won first place with an incredible advantage, almost twice as many votes as the second place. Some of the polls made Bai Qingyi want to cover her face in shame… The popularity poll beat the recent sensation Chen Lili, the acting poll beat Chen Lili and Miao Xiangmei, and the figure poll even beat the Victoria’s Secret models who had just been in a big show!
Not to mention the outrage in the fandom, even Bai Qingyi herself couldn’t help but doubt whether she had bought internet army to boost her ranking in her dreams.
No, this is impossible, I’m not that rich!…
I’m not that rich, but someone is.
And it’s voting.
And most of the voting is against Chen Lili.
Ledu is still saying, ‘Those votes are exaggerated, and there are indeed traces of water army. But who did it after all? If you want to blackmail someone, just make something up, why spend so much money on a water army… Could it be to lose the favor of the fan circle girls? Well, it’s possible! You’re on the rise right now, and it’s the perfect time to attract fans. The fan circle girls have put a lot of effort into the rankings, and if you buy the votes, the whole fan circle will be hostile towards you, and it will be extremely difficult to attract fans. This is a brilliant move! Why didn’t I think of it!”
Bai Qingyi also helplessly covered her face. She understands the reasoning, but the people who voted for her don’t necessarily understand it…
Ledu looked at Bai Qingyi’s expression, which was flickering on and off, and covered her mouth in a particularly exaggerated manner, exclaiming, ‘Could it be that you really…’
Bai Qingyi’s expression was super complicated, and she said, ‘I… I don’t know…’
At that moment, a particularly surprised voice came from not far away, ‘Holy cow! I bought the wrong side!’
Bai Qingyi subconsciously looked over, and saw the staff member who couldn’t help but exclaiming in a voice of shock turn his back, looking particularly embarrassed.
Bai Qingyi smiled helplessly, refreshed the topic of the water army, and found that another marketing account had posted a taunt.
[@Entertainment Frontline: There are basic laws to vote rigging! Buying data and getting a gold V is like a stone hammer, right? Fans, don’t tell me that the big guy in the picture is also a fan of your idol. This is the first time this big guy has posted a Weibo after registering, so it’s not sure if it’s been stolen. Haha!]
The accompanying photo is a screenshot of a Weibo post. The Weibo account with the golden V and verified as ‘Chairman and CEO of Gu’s Group’ wrote:
[@Gu Xiongzhi: I’m ranking @Bai Qingyi on the #Annual Artist List! I’ll protect my idol, and I’ll cheer for you!]
Bai Qingyi went black before his eyes.
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[It looks like it’s coming to an end!

Chapter 68: Heartbeat
This matter is quite difficult to handle.
Not to mention the rest of the crew, even Ledu had an expression of unbearable pain on his face, and advised, ‘Who is your manager? Change him.’
Bai Qingyi shook his head helplessly. This had nothing to do with Qin Yanjun at all, but he didn’t dare say that the culprit was Gu Xiongzhi…
Even the director came over holding his phone, saying, ‘I know Chen Lili. Qingqing, do you want to give her a call and communicate?”
Bai Qingyi thought about it for a moment and agreed. After all, Chen Lili had indeed been involved. Everyone thought that Bai Qingyi was just trying to get attention, so Bai Qingyi thought that she still needed to apologize.
She asked the director for Chen Lili’s WeChat, and after adding some carefully worded phrases, she sent a very long message, and also sent it to Miao Xiangmei and the model.
Miao Xiangmei replied: [Enjoy yourself!]
The model didn’t reply.
What Bai Qingyi didn’t expect was that Chen Lili actually replied: [I’ve heard your songs, they’re very good! Why haven’t you released any in the past few years?
Bai Qingyi froze for a moment, before she had time to reply, she saw Chen Lili send a link to a song. It was a demo that Bai Qingyi had previously sent, but for various reasons, it had never been recorded. Chen Lili knew about this song, so she must be a real fan.
Bai Qingyi felt a little ashamed. She was good at everything, except for being confident. Not only was she acting, she was overacting. When she encountered a face-to-face rainbow fart, she just wanted to dig a hole and hide in it.
Bai Qingyi: [The company has arranged…
Chen Lili then asked her, [So when will you release your album next time?
Bai Qingyi said, [There are no plans for the time being. When I release my album, can I send you a copy?
Chen Lili: ‘Great! I’ll take a signed copy! I’m a bit busy at the moment, let’s chat again next time!’
Eh… Bai Qingyi was confused. They weren’t talking about charting and rankings, so why did they suddenly switch to talking about albums?
After a while, Bai Qingyi’s phone vibrated. It turned out that Chen Lili had replied to her. Bai Qingyi casually looked at Chen Lili’s Weibo and saw that Chen Lili had posted a Weibo a minute ago, with a link to the demo.
Chen Lili didn’t say anything, but the meaning was clear.
Chen Lili’s fans quickly said: ‘It’s just a vote by a chicken, so there’s nothing to worry about~ The two fans should get along well~
Bai Qingyi’s fans took advantage of the situation to say: ’You guys have good taste, and your idol also has good taste, keep it up~
Melon eaters: Wait, didn’t you want to tear each other apart?
Public opinion has become more complicated.
Bai Qingyi gave a small smile and gave Chen Lili a thumbs up.
Chen Lili will remember her kindness.
…
At that moment, Gu Zihan, with a frosty expression, said to Zhong Ying, ‘Call again.’
Zhong Ying frowned and said, ‘Just now, Secretary Zhang said that President Gu is in a meeting that will last about two hours. If we call again now, I’m afraid we’ll get the same result and it won’t help.’
President Gu, as Zhong Ying called him, of course, refers to Gu Xiongzhi.
Gu Xiongzhi went into the meeting room after posting that trending microblog, completely ignoring the storm he had caused. Gu Zhihan had asked Zhong Ying to call Gu Xiongzhi as soon as the incident had just started to brew, but she was stopped by the polite but cold secretary, who said that he was in a meeting.
The comments under Gu Xiongzhi’s microblog continued to grow, mostly mocking Bai Qing or ‘leaving a name before deletion’. Gu Zhi Han didn’t want to read others’ slanderous comments about Bai Qing Yi, but she couldn’t help refreshing the page, and her face grew increasingly pale.
Gu Zhi Han said, “I’m his daughter. You ask Secretary Zhang, no matter how important this meeting is, is it as important as me?”
Gu Zhi Han’s tone was flat, but it took Zhong Ying by surprise. She knew that Gu Zhi Han and Gu Xiong Zhi had no conflicts, but they were definitely not close. The two had been calling each other by their first names for so many years, when did they ever emphasize their father-daughter relationship!
If Gu Zhihan brings up this relationship to talk about things, then what in the entire Gu Group is more important than her? After all, she is Gu Xiongzhi’s preferred heir!
For some reason, Zhong Ying felt a little, fluttering excitement in her heart. She quickly told Zhang Shiyi what had been said, and sure enough, Zhang Shiyi was silent for a moment and said, ‘Please hold on a moment.’
Two minutes later, Gu Xiongzhi’s voice came on.
Gu Xiongzhi said, ‘I heard that my daughter has something to tell me.’
The emphasis was on ‘my daughter.’
Gu Zhihan said, ‘You bought Qingqing some water army, and you even used your Weibo account to boost her ranking?’
Gu Xiongzhi thought about it for two seconds and quickly admitted, ‘That was a mistake. I accidentally switched to the account named “Gu Xiongzhi.”’
‘How many accounts do you have…’ Gu Zhi Han muttered, saying, “Because of you, many people wrongly accused Qingqing of buying online followers to boost her rankings, and they even said that Qingqing had stolen your account. You can’t let an innocent person suffer injustice.”
Gu Zhi Han spoke with righteous indignation, but Gu Xiongzhi didn’t buy it, saying, ’Just an innocent person? Just because she suffered injustice?’
‘…’ Gu Zhi Han was strangely silent for a moment, and awkwardly said, “She is my wife. In any case, you have to find a way to restore Qingqing’s damaged reputation.”
Gu Xiong Zhi said, “Since Qingqing is your wife, then as your father, it is a very normal thing for me to list Qingqing. You just need to make this public, then naturally no one will say anything more. Or does Qingqing feel that marrying you is a very shameful thing?”
Gu Zhi Han’s heart tugged, inexplicably a little painful.
Gu Xiongzhi’s tone was particularly disdainful, saying, ‘It’s true, Qingqing is the champion of the talent show, and you are only eighth on the Young Entrepreneurs list. You really don’t deserve her.’
Gu Zhihan: ‘…
For some reason, it felt like my heart had been stabbed twice.
Gu Zhihan covered her chest, frowned, and didn’t say a word.
Gu Xiongzhi said, ’It’s fine if you don’t want to go public, as long as you climb to the top of the Young Entrepreneurs list next year, I will clarify for Qingqing that she didn’t buy fake followers or hack accounts.’
Gu Zihan asked, ‘How?’
Gu Xiongzhi said, ‘That’s not your concern. You just need to tell me, yes or no.’
Gu Zihan weighed up the situation in her heart. She vaguely felt that Bai Qingyi also didn’t want to go public. And this was a trouble caused by Gu Xiongzhi, so it couldn’t be resolved at the expense of going against Bai Qingyi’s subjective wishes. After a moment, Gu Zihan gave in, ‘Okay.’
With a heavy sigh, Gu Xiongzhi said, ‘A long time ago, I asked you for this, and you said, “I’m not capable” and “the time isn’t right”. This time, it involves Qingqing, and you agreed so quickly. I should have known, I’m not important to you. Before this, you’ve never called me “Dad”, let alone threaten Secretary Zhang…’
For some reason, Gu Zhi-han heard a sense of sadness in this sigh, as if…as if a father who was committed to proving that his daughter loved him had finally given up.
It turned out that Gu Xiong-zhi also cared about being called ‘dad’.
Gu Zhi-han blurted out, ‘Dad!’
Gu Xiong-zhi paused, and the sound of breathing on the phone stopped. He held his breath.
Gu Xiong-zhi said, ‘Is…is there anything else, Zhi-han?’
Gu Zhihan pursed her lips and said, ‘No, take care of your health. I’ll bring Qingqing home for dinner this weekend.’
She was not good at emotional appeals after all. Some changes, let time explain.
Gu Zhihan hung up the phone abruptly. Gu Xiongzhi listened to the busy signal, but a warm feeling flowed through his heart. He guessed correctly, after Bai Qing also called him ‘Dad,’ Gu Zhihan softened up as well.
Gu Xiongzhi’s mouth curled up into a smile. He straightened his collar and then walked into the meeting room, clearing his throat. All his subordinates looked at him.
Gu Xiongzhi said, ‘Sorry, that was my daughter on the phone, begging me to do something for her. So before we continue with the meeting, I’d like to trouble everyone with a Weibo account to take out their phones…’
.
After she had finished talking to Gu Xiongzhi, Gu Zhi Han immediately called Bai Qingyi.
Bai Qingyi picked up the phone quickly, ‘Hello?’
His tone was light and carefree, not at all like someone who had been affected.
Gu Zhihan said, ‘Are you filming?’
Bai Qingyi said, ‘Yes, I just finished one scene and am preparing for the next. Aren’t you at work right now? What can I do for you?’
Listening to Bai Qingyi’s sweet voice, Gu Zhihan didn’t know whether to ask.
If Qingqing didn’t know about the Weibo incident, wouldn’t it be counterproductive if he asked?
But Bai Qingyi was already quite familiar with Gu Zihan, and after Gu Zihan had been silent for a few seconds, Bai Qingyi guessed the reason for her visit. ‘Because of the Weibo rankings?’
Gu Zihan froze for a moment and said, ‘How did you know?’
Bai Qingyi laughed softly and said, ‘You wouldn’t call me for no reason. You’d have to make up a reason, as if you were afraid I’d suspect something. This time you stammered, and it could only be because of that matter.’
Bai Qingyi’s laughter was very light, like a feather tickling the ear, and it tickled directly into the pit of her heart. Gu Zihan blushed for no reason, and said, ‘Is there?’
Bai Qingyi said, ‘Of course there is, you are guilty as a thief.’
Gu Zihan’s face turned redder. She wanted to ask what I did as a thief, but in the end she didn’t have the courage, and said, ‘I called to tell you that I have already solved that matter, so don’t worry about it.’
Bai Qingyi said, ‘Here we go again.’
In fact, there was no need to explain the reason for the phone call.
Gu Zhi Han: ‘…’
‘Thank you,’ Bai Qingyi said, ‘I know that Gu… dad means well, so I don’t care what others say. I have a clear conscience.’
Gu Zhi Han said softly, ‘But I don’t want you to suffer, so I still have to resolve this matter. If you have a clear conscience, I won’t let others feel guilty towards you.’
Upon hearing this, Bai Qingyi was stunned. Admittedly, she was a little moved.
Who could really remain indifferent when they were looked at with those strange looks by the crew? It was just that she couldn’t shake everyone’s shoulders and yell, ‘It wasn’t me,’ to comfort herself that she had a clear conscience.
If no one had mentioned it, she might have really fooled herself like that. But once someone really cared about how she felt, the tears slowly seeped from the bottom of her heart.
Then they were wiped away by Gu Zhihan’s words.
Bai Qingyi sniffed, feeling like she really was going to cry. She thought to herself: she really likes Gu Zihan.
Maybe more than a little.
Gu Zihan sensed something, and asked, ‘Qingqing, do you have a cold? Your breathing sounds a bit strange.’
‘Nothing’s wrong,’ Bai Qingyi said, realising that her voice was quite obviously hoarse. To prevent Gu Zihan from noticing, she just mumbled, ‘I’ve got to go, I’ve got a scene to shoot. We’ll talk next time.’
Gu Zihan answered with a melancholy nod, and added, ‘Go ahead, tell me if anything happens, and hang in there.’
‘Okay.’
‘Ask the director for some time off. We’ll go home for dinner this weekend.’
‘Okay.’
We. Go home.
Bai Qingyi thought, these two words coming from Gu Zihan’s mouth sounded kind of nice.
Bai Qingyi hung up the phone with Gu Zihan, and when she looked up, she saw Le Duo with his mouth wide open, staring at her, saying, ‘Hot… trending…’
Bai Qingyi was already numb… How could this nonsense not be over yet?
She clicked on Weibo again. This time, her phone was a bit stuck, and while waiting for the screen to open, she belatedly noticed that everyone on the crew was looking at her.
It was really everyone, and they weren’t hiding it. They were just looking at her so plainly and in shock, as if a meteor had crashed into the earth.
She subconsciously looked at the phone screen.
The topic #Bai Qingyi, Water Army# had risen to the top, accompanied by more screenshots of the rankings. Many verified Weibo accounts with the title ‘Director of a Department of the Gu Group’ had posted an automatically ranked Weibo.
Bai Qingyi was stunned.
Only Mu Guang looked into the distance, revealing a look of vicissitudes of life.
I wouldn’t dare write this kind of plot in my novels, but Gu Zihan actually made it happen…
Never mind, as long as Qingqing is happy.

Chapter 69 Announcement
In this way, almost half of the Gu Group stood behind Bai Qingyi. The Weibo that previously said Bai Qingyi was ranking the charts was still there, but the Weibo that asserted that Gu Xiongzhi would be hacked had been quietly deleted.
It is possible to buy stolen Weibo accounts from military, but can you also target the Weibo of half of the Gu Group’s management?
What kind of fantasy film development is this?
The topic of Bai Qingyi’s rise to the top of the charts is getting more and more popular, but the wind has already changed to opinions like ‘Bai Qingyi has a very powerful background,’ ‘I was a fan of Bai Qingyi before,’ and ‘the fandom stinks and only allows their own idols to be number one.’
It’s the norm for the fandom to bully the weak and fear the strong, for passers-by to praise highly and belittle lowly, and for the general public to follow the crowd and parrot what everyone else says.
Bai Qingyi was at a loss for words, and then received several WeChat messages one after the other.
Qin Yanjun said: ‘When I first heard that you married Gu Zihan, I asked you why you didn’t tell me. Now I know I was wrong, you have to quickly seize such a good father-in-law! If you wait one second longer, you’ll lose!’
Bai Qingyi complained: ‘Look at what you said, I almost misunderstood… who did I marry after all?’
…
Miao Xiangmei sent a WeChat message: ‘The movie is thinking of publicity points, I’m begging for some heat!’
Bai Qingyi returned the favour: ‘Feel free to tag along!’
…
Even Chen Lili, who had just met her, expressed her shock: ‘Sister, where did you come from… I’m a little panicked.’
Before this, Chen Lili really didn’t know about Bai Qingyi’s relationship with the Gu family, and her expectations regarding the demo and album were genuine. Now that most of the Gu family had come out to support Bai Qingyi, Chen Lili felt a little intimidated, and was a little afraid that Bai Qingyi would misunderstand her as fawning, so she first came to test the waters. After all…she really didn’t know what was going on.
From the few fragmented conversations just now, Bai Qingyi had a good impression of Chen Lili. Seeing that the other person came to ask at the first opportunity, she was a bit straightforward and honest, and couldn’t help but laugh, and replied, [Guess?
Chen Lili really guessed, [Gu Xiongzhi’s illegitimate daughter?
Bai Qingyi, [Guess again.
Chen Lili, [A genius hacker?
Bai Qingyi, [Still guessing?
Chen Lili, [An alien?
Bai Qingyi simply sent a smiley face.
Chen Lili was determined to lose this time and said, ‘The microblogging president’s million-dollar runaway wife!’
Bai Qingyi said, ‘Where did you read that ad tweet! Is the imagination of novels so lacking these days!
It’s only a million, but Gu Zihan is going to give me a hundred million.
For some reason, Bai Qingyi was a little pleased with herself, and she just felt that she would be on top of the world. She was secretly proud, and when she saw that Chen Lili had been typing for a long time but hadn’t sent anything, she knew that Chen Lili couldn’t come up with anything.
A thought came to her, and she wanted to tell Chen Lili the truth.
The thought popped up for a second, but Bai Qingyi suppressed it again.
No! Even if I have a good impression of Chen Lili, we just met. News of the heir’s marriage is confidential, and I don’t know how it will affect Gu Zihan. I can’t be so rash.
Therefore, Bai Qingyi swallowed her secret back with difficulty and replied in a strange voice: ‘The heavens cannot be disclosed.’
Chen Lili: ‘……………….’
Chen Lili sent a series of ellipses and then said, ‘Congratulations, sister, you’re trending again.’
This kind of thing, trending, is something you get used to. Bai Qingyi has experienced a lot and has become very skilled at it. She replied to Chen Lili, ‘I’ll check it out,’ and very calmly opened Weibo.
…and then her expression became strange.
After the directors of the Gu Group had listed Bai Qingyi, another list-topping Weibo appeared. It was different from the others in that it didn’t come from someone at the Gu Group, but from Leduo’s father. After he had listed it, he retweeted it, writing, ‘This daughter-in-law is good.’
There were only six words with punctuation, and Bai Qingyi didn’t know how everyone could read such a complex emotion as ‘the father-in-law is very satisfied with the daughter-in-law’ from this sentence! Anyway, when another hot search climbed up the list, everyone had already found out about Leduo.
“Holy cow, does anyone remember what happened in the fitting room last time? Someone witnessed Bai Qingyi, and in the end Leduo came out and made that confusing announcement. Could it be that these two people are not real?’
‘The Le family is almost as rich as the Gu family, and the relationship between the two families is not bad. Le Duo is also a Casanova, and last time he even held an art exhibition for a model. This time, in order to help his little lover, he is asking his uncles to help him rank, which seems to make sense…‘
’Judging from their appearances, they seem to be a good match. Can someone tell me about Le Duo’s love life? Can these two last?‘
’I heard that Le Duo even went to visit Bai Qingyi at work today. Is that true? Anyone got a source?”
…
Everyone was so convinced, it made Bai Qingyi feel a little awkward when she looked at Ledu. She couldn’t help but rub her nose and ask, ‘What’s wrong with your father?’
Ledu was about to be scared to death by the hot search!
He just came to discuss business, how did gossip get himself involved! If Gu Zihan knew, he might start a commercial war against his own company! Judging from Gu Zihan’s seriousness, he could do it, Ledu was so convinced.
He is just a mediocre artist who is just muddling through. His lifelong ambition is to break even! If the Le family business collapses, how can he still call himself an artist!
Thinking this, Le Duo wiped the sweat from his forehead, took out his phone and said, ‘Hold on, I’ll give my father a call.’
Le Duo dialed his father’s phone number and it was answered immediately. His father said, ‘You ran out of money again? What did you spend it on this time? How much do you need?’
Ledu glanced at Bai Qingyi and said, ‘What did you mean by posting that tweet?’
‘How dare you talk to your father like that!’ Ledu’s father scolded him before saying, ‘Gu Xiongzhi called me and asked me to support Zihan’s wife. I listened to the song and thought it was well-written, and you’re not as good as an artist, so I tweeted in support.’
Ledu was furious, ‘But you can’t talk about your daughter-in-law like that! Now the internet users have the wrong idea!’
“What do internet users have to do with me tweeting what I want? I was talking about Gu Zihan.’ Dad is very puzzled, then he changes the subject and scolds Duo: ’Look at Gu Zihan, she has never been in love before, but she has found such an outstanding daughter-in-law. You have been in love since you were young, but when you grow up, you are so disappointing that you can’t even find someone to bring home! Your grandmother was asking me the other day when you are going to get married. I don’t care, next time before the Qingming Festival, you must bring someone back.’
‘Why are you pushing me?!’ Ledu almost forgot about Gu Zihan’s crisis and said with wide eyes, “Why bring someone back on Qingming? Are you in a hurry to sweep the grave of someone’s girl?!”
Ledu’s father: “You!”
Bai Qingyi burst out laughing.
This laugh reminded Ledu, who quickly returned to the topic, saying, ’Let’s talk about my business later. In short, delete your Weibo quickly! I don’t want to be misunderstood by netizens, and I don’t want to be misunderstood by Gu Zihan! Otherwise she’ll kill me!‘
Dad Le was being stubborn: “You find me a real daughter-in-law, and I’ll delete the tweet. As for the issue of the title… Zihan won’t care.”
After saying this, Dad Le hung up the phone.
Listening to the busy tone on the phone, Le Duo nearly burst into tears. What a useless father!
’You’re still laughing! You’re involved with me, aren’t you afraid that Gu Zihan will be angry?’ Le Duo said to Bai Qingyi.
Bai Qingyi blinked, looking particularly innocent, and said, ‘No, even if she does get angry, she’ll just lecture you, I guess.’
‘…’ Le Duo was silent, and after a moment, he accused, ‘You’re being spoiled!’
Bai Qingyi nodded with particular frankness and said, ‘If you’re capable, you can make Gu Zihan spoil you too.’
Le Duo really cried…he wasn’t capable!
At that moment, Gu Zihan’s phone rang on Leduo’s mobile. Leduo was so scared that his legs went weak, but he didn’t dare hang up the phone. He could only pick it up with a sad face, and the first thing he said was, ‘Your father told my father to post the list! My father is very envious of your father for having such an outstanding daughter-in-law! That’s why he posted that tweet! I told my father to delete it, but he wouldn’t! I am the complete victim in this matter!!!’
When he said the word ‘victim,’ his voice broke.
Gu Zhi Han said, ‘Thank your uncle for me. I also think Qingqing is very outstanding.’
His tone was still calm… It seems that Gu Zhi Han is not unreasonable. Ledu let out a long sigh of relief.
Then he heard Gu Zhi Han say, ‘You came to visit today?’
What’s with this tone of voice like you’re catching someone in the act! Ledu immediately became alert and subconsciously denied, ‘No!’
Bai Qing was also taken aback and said, ‘You scared me…’
Gu Zhi Han on the phone, ‘Huh?’
Ledu: …
I’m dead, dead, dead, dead! I declare I’m really dead! Why lie if there’s nothing wrong? I’m here on official business!
Ledu said, ‘I came to watch Qingqing’s audition…you know, it’s official business…’
Gu Zihan was silent for two seconds and said, ‘Put Qingqing on the phone.’
Ledu numbly handed over the phone and indicated for Bai Qingyi to answer.
Bai Qingyi was a little confused and picked up the phone, saying, ‘I just called ten minutes ago…what is this about?’
Bai Qingyi’s tone carried a hint of small anger and coquetry. Gu Zihan suddenly remembered what the other person had said ten minutes ago when she heard it in her ears:
‘You wouldn’t call me for no reason. You’d make up a reason, as if you were afraid I’d suspect something.’
‘You’re guilty as charged, of course there is.’
Gu Zihan swallowed, realising that she didn’t want to be a thief anymore.
She confessed, ‘I kind of miss you.’
Bai Qingyi was also taken aback for a moment and said, ‘Didn’t you just call ten minutes ago?’
Gu Zhi Han said, ‘I still miss you too. This time it’s not an excuse.’
As soon as these words came out, Bai Qingyi’s heart suddenly softened. That little arrogance disappeared without a trace, and it was replaced by a heart full to the brim. There was a saying on the tip of his tongue, as if if he didn’t say it, he would explode.
There are three things in the world that cannot be hidden: hunger, poverty, and love.
Gu Zhi Han stopped making excuses, and Bai Qing Yi didn’t want to hide either.
Bai Qing Yi said, ‘I miss you too.’
Ledu: …
I just got married off by my dad, and I don’t want to eat dog food!
Gu Zhi Han said, ‘Is Ledu next to you?’
Bai Qing Yi glanced at Ledu, walked over to a secluded place on his own, and said softly but briskly, ‘He’s not here anymore.’
Ledu, who had witnessed the whole thing: …
I just ate dog food, and I don’t want to be rejected!
Bai Qingyi whispered, ‘Don’t blame Ledu, it’s all the netizens who started it. He’s going crazy now, not knowing how to get the rumours to go away.’
Gu Zihan asked, ‘What about you?’
Bai Qingyi: ‘What?’
Gu Zihan said, ‘Do you want to get the rumours to go away?’
Bai Qingyi didn’t hesitate much, saying, ‘Of course I do. You have no idea, just now Chen Lili guessed my identity, and I didn’t know what to say. She reads too many novels, and guessed that I was a domineering CEO who married a millionairess! Hahahaha, she made me laugh to death…”
Gu Zhi Han seemed a little upset and said, “A million is too little, the author doesn’t know anything.”
If you had met Qingqing, you would know that she is priceless.
Bai Qingyi said, “That’s what I thought too!”
Gu Zhi Han said, ’What did you say? Did you tell her that Gu Xiongzhi…my father was bragging about his daughter-in-law?’
‘Can I tell her?’ Bai Qingyi paused for a moment, then said, “I thought this was a trade secret, so I just mumbled something and got away with it… If I can tell her, I’ll tell her right away. Hmm… who can I tell this news to? Why don’t you give me a hint, so I know what to expect?”
Bai Qingyi’s tone was very ordinary, without any hesitation or struggle. Just those words dispelled all the negativity Gu Zhi Han had felt earlier.
So Qingqing didn’t mind…
So Qingqing wanted to tell someone else!
Gu Zihan’s heart beat faster, and she blurted out, ‘I’ll tell them.’
Bai Qingyi: ‘Huh?’
Gu Zihan said, ‘I’ll notify the people who should know the news.’
Gu Zihan knew the stakes best, and was relieved. Bai Qingyi said, ‘Okay.’
The two chatted casually for a while before hanging up.
A minute later, Gu Zihan posted a tweet.
[@Gu Zihan: Announcing the answer @Chen Lili]
Because of the word ‘announce’, the netizen thought Gu Zihan had announced her love affair, so they couldn’t wait to click on the accompanying photo, and were all blinded.
It was a marriage certificate with the relevant information blocked out.
The author has something to say: Happy to be in the public eye!!!
[In fact, in my heart, this article is already finished…

Chapter 70: Microblog
In the marriage certificate Gu Zihan posted, only the relevant identity information was coded, and the photo was clearly identifiable. Anyone could see that it was the two people, Gu Zihan and Bai Qingyi.
Even if there were people with different mindsets who tried to deny it, the names of the two people on the marriage certificate could not be refuted.
Once this microblog was posted, the microblogging platform was stuck for two minutes, and no one could open Gu Zihan’s comment area.
The bald programmer touched his smooth little brain and hurriedly solved the problem. He was also in a state of shock.
The comment section was full of strange comments –
‘Both of them look good!’
‘So Gu Xiongzhi was campaigning for his daughter-in-law? Where’s the person who said their account had been hacked?!’
‘Gu Zhi Han is rich, good-looking and capable, and her father-in-law is still so supportive. Is Bai Qingyi the best-married person in the entertainment industry?’
“Wait… Did I just notice that Bai Qingyi has publicly tagged Chen Lili? What is this?
…
Netizens of all stripes, all sorts of concerns. Gu Zhihan asked her assistant to delete and block the accounts that had made rude comments, while she herself responded to Bai Qingyi’s questioning.
‘Why did you post your marriage certificate online!’ Bai Qingyi never expected Gu Zhihan to announce the news of their marriage in such a high-profile manner. As soon as she saw the Weibo, she called.
Gu Zhihan’s tone was neither humble nor arrogant, and she said, ‘I miss you.’
‘?’ Bai Qingyi said, “I’m the one calling you now, and I’m the one questioning you. Don’t make excuses!”
Bai Qingyi was probably too shocked, and her voice was very loud. The assistant who helped Gu Zihan delete the comments on Weibo didn’t dare to move, hunched his neck and stared at the screen of his phone.
Is the boss lady this fierce… She even dares to scold President Gu…
Gu Zihan had a slight smile on her lips, listening with her head bowed, and finally said, ’I’m not making excuses. I really miss you.’
Gu Zhi Han said this with great seriousness, and serious women are the most attractive. Bai Qingyi had also been aggressive just now, but after hearing these words, she instantly softened, almost forgetting why she had called….
No, she hadn’t forgotten. Bai Qingyi coughed, and when she put on her interrogative airs again, her momentum had weakened a lot, like a bulging balloon that would burst at the slightest prod.
Bai Qingyi pretended to be angry and said, ‘So why did you post the marriage certificate online without my consent!’
If this had happened in the past, Gu Zihan might have been hesitant. Before today, Gu Zihan had always thought that Bai Qingyi avoided the relationship like the plague and didn’t want to mention it to anyone. But after today, Gu Zihan had an inexplicable sense of confidence.
Bai Qingyi had accepted herself as her wife.
So Gu Zihan gave a little smile, and when this laughter was transmitted to Bai Qingyi’s ears via the electric current, Bai Qingyi felt it tickle her, as if Gu Zihan were speaking right in her ear. The warm wind, the touch of a hair’s breadth away…
Bai Qingyi scratched her ear.
Gu Zihan said, ‘Because they guessed wrong, they said you were Leduo’s lover, and I was unhappy.’
‘What does Ledu have to do with it!’ Bai Qingyi raised her voice, startling Ledu, who was not far away. Ledu looked over hesitantly, his eyes full of a desperate desire to survive, as if he were about to hold up a sign that said “Qingqing, save me”.
Gu Zihan said, “I’m jealous.”
Bai Qingyi: “?”
Gu Zihan said, ’As your legal partner, if netizens insist on putting you together with another man, can’t I be jealous? If I get jealous, can’t I refute them?”
What she said sounded very reasonable, but after a moment of contemplation, Bai Qingyi still felt that there was something wrong.
After a moment, she finally found the problem. The majestic momentum returned, because Bai Qingyi now thought of the second thing that surprised her and required confrontation.
‘You can argue all you like, but the microblog post about your public marriage was retweeted by Chen Lili. What’s going on?’ Bai Qingyi was furious when she thought about this. “I read the comments under your microblog post, and they thought you and Chen Lili had gone public!”
Bai Qingyi was so angry that she felt like a blowfish.
Gu Zihan heard the tone of voice from across the table and asked, “Are you jealous?”
Bai Qingyi: “…I’m not.”
How could someone who was jealous admit to being jealous!
Gu Zihan added, ‘I’m not very good at reading people.’
Bai Qingyi: ‘?’
Gu Zihan: ‘So if you don’t say you’re jealous, there’s no way I can know you’re jealous.’
Bai Qingyi: ?
For some reason, although Gu Zihan sounded aggrieved, Bai Qingyi had the feeling that the other person was setting him up. But when you consider Gu Zihan’s character, what the other person said sounded like the truth.
Gu Zihan was open and honest, saying whatever came to mind. If I miss you, I’ll say I miss you; if I’m jealous, I’ll say I’m jealous. I dare to lay everything bare.
But why should I be coy?
Is being jealous such a shameful thing?
Thinking about this, Bai Qingyi said reluctantly, ‘Of course I’m jealous.’
‘You’re openly going out with Chen Lili. Can’t I be jealous?’ Bai Qingyi said angrily, while feeling a strange sense of being forced into something she didn’t want to do…
No, she still felt that Gu Zihan had tricked her.
Gu Zihan said, ‘You can refute them.’
‘I won’t!’ Bai Qingyi suddenly became willful, with a hint of coquetry, and said, ‘You did this good deed yourself, so why should I refute it! If you can’t refute it yourself, and you say it was you, then you’re willing to let them misunderstand it like this! Is there something between you and Chen Lili!’
Bai Qingyi said this on purpose. The other day, someone in the crew watched a family drama, and the heroine in it questioned the hero in just this way. Just now Gu Zihan lied to her and said something from the heart, so she felt like she was being ‘bullied’ and naturally wanted to retaliate in a way that wouldn’t cause any harm.
‘I didn’t, I didn’t even know Chen Lili before,’ Gu Zihan reflexively replied, and at the end, she heard Bai Qingyi’s light laugh and reacted: ‘Are you teasing me?’
Bai Qingyi vaguely responded, neither admitting nor refuting.
Gu Zhi Han said, ‘I really didn’t do anything with Chen Lili, it was an accident. Just forgive me, or I’ll buy you a bag?’
Bai Qing Yi said disdainfully, ‘Except for the last half sentence, the lines are read too stiffly, you’ll get yelled at by the director for doing that.’
‘See, I can’t lie to you at all,’ Gu Zhi Han said, ‘I really want to buy you a bag.’
Bai Qing Yi froze for a moment and said in a feigned anger, ‘You still want to lie to me? !’
Gu Zihan smiled and said, ‘It seems that your lines aren’t very good either, so you still need to find Teacher Liu for some good catch-up lessons.’
This time, even she could hear the sense of reading from a script. It seems that Qingqing’s acting skills are limited to in front of the camera.
Gu Zihan then said very seriously, word by word, ‘I will never lie to you.’
The assistant in charge of deleting Weibo was huddled in the corner, not daring to breathe, for fear that he had been noticed by his boss.
He heard the whole conversation between his boss and Bai Shu. It seemed to start off as a normal question and explanation, but then suddenly it jumped to some lame lines from a soap opera! (The assistant here sighed: ‘Our boss Gu is great in every way, except that he’s a bit fake when acting. Can he really get away with it?’)
Unexpectedly, the next second, Gu Zhi Han started sweet-talking again in a serious manner.
The assistant’s eyes were glued to the screen, and she happened to read a comment that said, ‘What kind of strange sense of humour is it to retweet someone else’s announcement?’ The assistant suddenly understood, and thought with great vicissitudes, ‘Yes, it is a sense of humour.
Is this how you rich people and celebrities have a sense of humour? It’s really bald.
I don’t know what Bai Qingyi said, but Gu Zhi Han’s expression suddenly softened. The assistant glanced at the corner of her eye and saw a faint gentle smile.
Love really can change a person.
The assistant thought about how Gu Zhi Han had been before, and couldn’t help but pray: I hope Bai Qing Yi is even sweeter, so that my life will be a lot better. Please, please!
Gu Zhi Han hung up the phone, turned her head and looked at the assistant, and asked, ‘Delete this Weibo.’
Assistant: ???
What do you mean turn around and delete the public Weibo! I’ve unfriended so many people, and it’s all been for nothing! And besides, won’t Bai Qing Yi be angry?
Gu Zihan frowned and said, ‘I was inconsiderate earlier and shouldn’t have mentioned the other person. Delete it and then re-post it, just don’t change the picture, just mention the correct person.’
‘Correct person’… that sounds so subtle and warm. When the assistant was at school, the Chinese teacher in his class and the maths teacher in the next class were married. Every time the Chinese teacher referred to her husband as ‘my husband Zhang’, the assistant always felt a sense of stability and happiness.
Now, the assistant has unexpectedly found this sense of stability and happiness in the big boss.
The assistant hesitated for a moment and said, ‘No need to delete it.’
Gu Zihan didn’t say anything.
The assistant gritted his teeth and said, ‘The Weibo app has an editing function that allows you to modify previously posted Weibo, so you don’t need to delete it…’
Gu Zihan stared at him for two seconds, took the phone and fiddled with it for a while, then said indifferently, ‘Where?’
The assistant handed the phone over with trembling hands, looked at it for a while, let out a long sigh, and said, ‘President Gu, you don’t have a membership, so you can’t use this function. Shall I open one for you now? Membership also allows you to pin tweets, which means everyone who visits your homepage will see it.”
Gu Zhi Han didn’t hesitate, pulled out a black card, and threw it in front of the assistant, saying, “Open a membership, start with fifty years. And pin this tweet.”
The assistant was dumbfounded. This was the first time he had seen a black card! He didn’t expect it to be in this situation!
He just said it casually, and he didn’t expect it to generate so much revenue for Sina. He felt that he should go to Weibo and mention it, so he let him pay a little promotion fee.
Fifty years or something, that’s also a bit of an exaggeration… Gu always makes up his mind, and he’s not going to change it.
You still have to listen to what the boss says, and the assistant didn’t dare to disagree, so he did everything according to Gu Zihan’s instructions.
Then the assistant heard Gu Zihan call Zhong Ying.
“Zhong Ying, what’s the current Weibo stock price? What’s the company’s prospects?’
Zhong Ying said, ‘Are you interested in Weibo?’
‘Well,’ Gu Zhi Han said indifferently, ‘some of the minor functions are quite useful.’
Zhong Ying said, ‘Shengmei Entertainment has no problem buying some of the shares, but if you want to take control, you need to approach the group headquarters.’
Gu Zhi Han pondered for a moment and said, ‘Okay, I’ll mention this to Gu Xiongzhi in a few days.’
Assistant: …
Holy cow, are all the rich people so casual!!!

Chapter 71: Toasting
Chen Lili posted a microblog.
@陈莉莉V: Lili is not, Lili doesn’t have, Lili doesn’t know!
The illustration denies three times, plus a WeChat chat record with Bai Qingyi.
The onlookers looked at Chen Lili’s guesses and said they were very funny.
“I can tell that Lili is really panicking hhhhhhhhh little sister you are so awesome why didn’t you tell me earlier!’
‘It’s one thing to guess that Gu Xiong knows an illegitimate daughter… but what’s with the aliens and the genius programmer?‘
’What’s even funnier is the Weibo CEO’s million-dollar runaway wife! Lily, how much Weibo literature have you read?‘
’@laiquzhijianlaijiedi.”
…
Two minutes after Chen Lily’s tweet, Bai Qingyi also retweeted two tweets. One was Chen Lily’s clarifying tweet, and the other was Gu Zihan’s alternative public tweet. The retweets were very uniform, all consisting of ellipses and filling up the 140 characters.
‘hhhhhhh It can be seen that Bai Qingyi is really confused. Why did he publicly tweet about Ai Te? Gu Zhi Han’s manipulation is too sly!’
‘What should I do? I don’t even dare to retweet this tweet. It feels like as soon as I delete half of the ellipses, my mood changes!’
“Forgive me for laughing first!’
…
Five minutes after Bai Qingyi retweeted the post, everyone saw that Gu Zihan had edited the post again, and the person she had mentioned in the tweet had become Bai Qingyi.
‘Hahahaha, has General Manager Gu been scolded by his wife? Will he kneel on the washing board tonight?’
“Lili is really pitiful, not only is she forced to eat dog food, but with Gu Zihan’s change, the data from the previous tweet has also disappeared!
Bai Qingyi’s popularity is really growing by leaps and bounds.
The onlookers watched a series of developments, and in the end, they spontaneously gathered a wave of cp fans. Some people even set up super-talk, and there were also a lot of graphics and clips.
In addition, some people noticed that the data for the polls that initially attracted attention had returned to normal. Subsequently, the official Weibo account came out and replied, saying that the previous abnormality was a program bug that has now been fixed.
Everyone knew what was going on. Oh… it was someone from Gu’s camp who negotiated with Sina. After all, it’s pretty embarrassing to have been caught cheating so blatantly. It’s just a matter of how much public relations money was spent to get the official Weibo account to take the blame.
Although the data from the Internet army was eliminated, because of the hot search, many passers-by spontaneously voted for Bai Qingyi, claiming that they also wanted to marry as well as Bai Qingyi.
What’s even funnier is that the marriage-seeking group not only includes women, but also a considerable number of men.
‘Same-sex marriage has already been legalised, so why can’t we men marry another good man?’
…
After all, what happens on Weibo is still separated by a layer of the internet, and once you turn off your phone, it’s all gone.
On the set, everyone tore off the last layer of pretence and stared at Bai Qingyi very curiously, so they didn’t even have the heart to film anymore.
The director waved his hand and gave the crew a half-day holiday. His exact words were: ‘I can see that you are all staring at the heroine and no one is looking at the camera. So I’ve decided to give you all a holiday so you can gossip to your heart’s content!’
Everyone: ‘Yay!’
Bai Qingyi was confused by everyone’s predatory gazes and trembled, asking, ‘Er, that’s not a good idea… After all, the cost of filming a TV series is calculated based on the number of days.’
Director: ‘Don’t worry about saving money for Gu Zihan! You’ve already saved a lot for her with all those one-take shots! Look at the way these people are looking at you. If you don’t let them gossip, they’ll keep on getting NGs for a week!’
Bai Qingyi thought despairingly, ‘I don’t want to be gossiped about, that’s why I don’t want to take a break…’
As if he could hear what she was thinking, the director laughed twice and said, ‘Besides, I really want to gossip too~’
Everyone: ‘Don’t talk like that, you’re disgusting!’
The director whined, ‘Can’t a man have a girlish heart? I want to marry an old man like Gu Zhi Han too—ah, he glanced at Bai Qingyi and added, “My husband!”
The group said, “We don’t discriminate against homosexuals, we only discriminate against perverts!”
Occasionally, a voice would be heard, “We don’t discriminate against perverts, we only discriminate against you!”
The director continued to whine.
Well, a young man’s heart is always so sensitive and delicate.
Even though it was a day off, no one wanted to hold a discussion. The Chinese, after all, conduct both business and gossip at the dinner table. Bai Qingyi therefore asked Li Quanru to book a private room and invited everyone over.
Some people were busy ordering food, while others were just interested in gossip.
‘When did you get married? We didn’t know!’
Bai Qingyi answered shyly, ‘A few months ago.’
“How did you meet?’
Bai Qingyi replied, ‘It was a coincidence.’
‘What’s General Gu like in private, is he as he seems?’
The questioner didn’t say what Gu Zihan really looked like, but Bai Qingyi got his meaning surprisingly well.
Bai Qingyi recalled the bits and pieces of the past few months, and a gentle smile appeared at the corners of her eyes. She shook her head and said, ‘She’s a very gentle and considerate person in private. You’ll know if you spend more time with her.’
Gu Zihan had visited the crew, and flattery of this level from Bai Qingyi was completely unable to deceive them. The crew members shook their heads and complained, ‘No way! We’ve had dinner with President Gu before! She’s terrifying! I’m afraid to even talk to her!’
‘President Gu only smiles at you, but that’s understandable, you are husband and wife.’
“Don’t be jealous, you can’t get jealous~hahaha…’
Bai Qingyi helplessly watched everyone joking around. It had to be said that the atmosphere in this crew was actually very good. Even after such news broke in the middle of the shoot, no one changed their attitude towards Bai Qingyi.
They still said what needed to be said and laughed when they should have. In this way, Bai Qingyi was a little reluctant to let go. But the drama was already more than half filmed, and it would wrap in a month.
When she thought about this, Bai Qingyi’s eyes welled up a little.
Mu Guang knew about the wedding before anyone else, but she was the one who appeared to be the most unable to accept it. Watching Aidu get married was like watching her son marry his wife – there was always something she could find to fault.
She hadn’t said a word before, just eating quickly.
Eat! Eat until you bankrupt Gu Zhi Han! Li Quanru said that she had to use Gu Zhi Han’s card for this meal!
Li Quanru looked at her with a melancholy expression and whispered, ‘Eat less, in case… in case you get full, that wouldn’t be good…’
Mu Guang, with food in her mouth, glared at Li Quanru and said, ‘Don’t curse me!’
As soon as she said that, she choked and started coughing. Li Quanru panicked and stood behind her, patting her back and saying soothingly, ‘Slowly, slowly, be careful…’
Mu Guang choked and her eyes filled with tears, but she finally spit everything out. She scolded Li Quanru, ‘It’s all your fault! How dare you curse me!’
Li Quanru meekly agreed, saying, ‘It’s my fault… I’m sorry…’
Bai Qingyi also watched the two with interest, suddenly realising that she seemed to have missed something…
Her gaze fixed on Mu Guang was so obvious that Mu Guang felt a little embarrassed and said forcefully, ‘What’s the matter!’
Bai Qingyi said, ‘You two, you seem to have a pretty good relationship… When did you start hanging out together?’
Mu Guang paused for a moment, and became even more fierce: ‘What do you care! You didn’t even tell your fans when you got married!’
Unfortunately, she was all bark and no bite, and looked just like a little kitten. Li Quanru stroked Mu Guang’s neck, and Mu Guang blushed, glaring at Li Quanru again.
Bai Qingyi burst out laughing.
What can I say, it’s not bad.
The group was noisy, and Bai Qingyi’s ears were filled with the words ‘Gu Zihan’. For some reason, she suddenly missed Gu Zihan a little.
She sighed, and then she heard the door to the private room being knocked on. Li Quanru hurriedly went to open the door. Bai Qingyi was still curious as to who hadn’t come, but when the door opened, she was dumbfounded.
It turned out to be Gu Zihan.
Gu Zhi Han arrived in the cold wind, taking off her coat while walking towards Bai Qingyi. Bai Qingyi’s heart was filled with a strange warmth, and a big smile appeared on her face.
However, Gu Zhi Han’s appearance still cooled the atmosphere a bit. Everyone involuntarily hushed their voices and had to pay attention to Gu Zhi Han’s expression.
Bai Qingyi stood up and naturally took the coat, asking, ‘Why did you come?’
Gu Zihan said, ‘Li Quanru said that your crew was on holiday and everyone was eating here, so I came over.’
Li Quanru very obediently moved a chair next to Bai Qingyi, and after Gu Zihan sat down, she nodded to everyone, ‘Thank you all for your hard work during this time.’
The tone and manner of speech were just like a leader coming to inspect the work and saying, ‘Comrades, you have worked hard…’
Gu Zihan continued, ‘Everyone should know about the relationship between Qingqing and me. Thank you all for taking care of Qingqing. I can’t drink, so I’ll drink tea instead. Here’s to everyone.”
With that, Gu Zihan poured herself a glass of milk and stood up to make a standard toast.
None of the others understood what was going on, but seeing Gu Zihan do it, they had no choice but to follow suit and drink the contents of their glasses.
Mu Guang’s glass was empty, so he turned it upside down and drank a mouthful of air.
After finishing that glass, the mood dropped another notch.
Even if Gu Zihan was serious, she sensed that something was wrong, so she turned her head and looked at Bai Qingyi, her eyes carrying an obvious message for help.
Bai Qingyi smiled and said in a slightly louder voice than usual, ‘Why don’t you smile? If you don’t smile, they’ll think you’re angry and of course they won’t dare to make trouble.’
She was talking to Gu Zihan, but also to the others at the table: Gu Zihan wasn’t in a bad mood, she wanted to integrate with everyone, so they shouldn’t pay too much attention to her.
Gu Zihan froze for a moment after hearing this, and slowly and stiffly turned her head to face the others.
The others looked at Gu Zihan, not knowing what expression to make.
Bai Qingyi also gave Gu Zihan a gentle nudge on the shoulder, with a hint of encouragement.
Gu Zihan turned her head and glanced at Bai Qingyi, and noticed that Bai Qingyi was looking at her with a smile on his face. At that moment, Gu Zihan felt a feeling called happiness.
So she couldn’t help but raise the corners of her mouth, and said to the crowd, ‘Do I really look angry?’
There was silence throughout the room.
After two seconds, someone tentatively praised, ‘President Gu looks so good when she smiles!’
Gu Zihan smiled and said, ‘You too, everyone looks good. Qingqing looks the best.’
One person, not afraid of death, came over with a glass of wine and said, ‘President Gu, have a drink!’
Gu Zihan poured herself another glass of milk and said, ‘Here.’
The man plucked up his courage and said, ‘Let’s drink! Milk is no fun!’
Gu Zhihan shook her head and said, ‘No, that won’t do. I can only show Qingqing how drunk I am.’
Everyone burst out laughing, ‘Holy cow, does General Manager Gu really know how to spread the love!’
Someone whispered, ‘Actually, General Manager Gu is really sultry, isn’t he… Judging from the way he reads Weibo, I think he’s been wanting to show off his love for a long time…’

Chapter 72 Spring Festival Gala
Since the announcement, Gu Zihan has been visiting the crew whenever she has free time.
Fortunately, as an overbearing CEO, and it being the end of the year, there are a lot of occasions that require Gu Zihan’s personal attendance, so she can only come two or three times a week, and the times are also particularly tricky.
The first time she visited the crew as a ‘wife’ was just dinner time. Li Quanru knew she was coming and thoughtfully prepared the meal—
It was takeaway from a well-known five-star hotel in the city, prepared in advance and delivered. Although it was takeaway, it filled the entire conference table and made the rest of the crew jealous.
Mu Guang said sourly, ‘Hmph, so what if you’re rich? Just because you’re rich, you can show off in front of so many people?’
Gu Zihan froze for a moment, her hand holding the chopsticks paused, and she looked at Mu Guang.
Li Quanru pulled Mu Guang behind her, and said with annoyance and trepidation, ‘I…it’s all because I didn’t think it through, so please don’t take it out on Mu Guang…’
Gu Zihan said doubtfully, ‘This time, aren’t you worried that you’ll be fired?’
Even someone like Gu Zihan sensitively noticed Li Quanru’s abnormality.
Li Quanru’s head dropped even lower, and her voice became even weaker as she said, ‘Are you going to fire me, Mr Gu? …Then…will I still get a year-end bonus?’
Bai Qing was also watching this scene and almost couldn’t stop laughing. She sat next to Gu Zihan and nudged him in the arm, saying, ‘Don’t bully RuRu, she’s been taking good care of me.’
Gu Zhihan, who listens to his wife very much, tried hard to put on a gentle expression and said, ‘You have done a great job this year…’
This kind of beginning…is he going to fire her? He must be firing her!
Li Quanru looked up with teary eyes, her expression very sad and a little disbelieving.
Mu Guang was puffing behind Li Quanru, looking as if he was going to roll up his sleeves and charge up in the next second.
Gu Zihan continued, ‘Of course I won’t fire you, so have some confidence in yourself. By the way, do you want to eat together?’
Li Quanru’s expression had not yet changed, and it looked very comical.
‘Mu Guang can eat together too. You should trust Li Quanru’s taste,’ said Gu Zihan.
For some reason, Li Quanru and Mu Guang were sitting opposite Gu Zihan and Bai Qingyi.
Gu Zhihan thought for a moment, and then said, ‘Should I also invite my friends from the crew to eat?’
That was true, but the table in front of them had almost four or five servings of food. There were so many people in the crew, how could she invite them? Bai Qingyi’s face showed an expression of difficulty.
Gu Zhihan then took out a black card from her wallet and handed it to Li Quanru, saying, ‘Take this card and invite all the crew to dinner. You can decide on the specifications, but you can’t embarrass Qingqing.’
Li Quanru took the card, walked out of the utility room, and repeated the words. Immediately afterwards, there was an outburst of cheers outside the utility room. Another person yelled at the top of his voice, ‘Gu Zong, I love you!’
Gu Zihan turned to Bai Qingyi and whispered, ‘It’s got nothing to do with me. I only love you.’
Bai Qingyi blushed instantly.
Mu Guang, sitting across the table: …
I’m so angry. Are they showing off for me? I’m so angry!
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There are only half a month left until the end of the shoot, and I will never be able to eat such expensive meals with my family again. This is really tragic!
Gu Zhi Han did not feel that there was anything wrong with it. Creating a good and happy working environment for Bai Qing Yi was what she should do.
As the saying goes, ‘Those who take advantage of others are easily influenced.’ The crew members had treated Gu Zhi Han to so many big meals that it was only natural that they became fans of the Gu Zhi Han and Bai Qing Yi cp.
Some crew members even reported on Gu Zhi Han and Bai Qing Yi’s daily lives on Weibo, and they have even accumulated a small following.
Gu Zhi Han is very shameless, and she has asked her assistant to search for her and Bai Qing Yi’s names on Weibo every day, and to give a like if there is any cp. In addition, she retweets five of Bai Qing Yi’s Weibo posts every day, just as a data point.
Gu Zhi Han really has been wanting to show off her affection for a long time!
Even if she doesn’t have time herself, she wants her assistant to announce it to the world!
Gu Zihan’s Weibo account has been open for a long time, but it has only recently become active, and it is all about Bai Qingyi. The entertainment industry has been quiet for too long, and this one melon is enough for marketing accounts to eat over and over again, posting it again and again, and incidentally Bai Qingyi’s Weibo followers have increased by several million.
Everyone retweeted while praying to find a partner like Gu Zihan. They turned off Weibo but still stayed at home, refusing to wash their hair and go out to play.
We should just watch the fairy tale love story!
Later, everyone wondered: Is the overbearing CEO really that idle? Or is this account actually being played by Bai Qingyi himself?
Either way, it’s very…lemon.
It’s withdrawn.
.
The Weibo was abuzz with excitement, and Gu Zihan let her assistant play with it for a few days, and then she actually went to talk to Gu Xiongzhi about buying Weibo.
She made an appointment in advance with Gu Xiongzhi’s secretary, and then went to the Gu Group headquarters.
When they heard that Gu Zihan was coming, the other directors of the Gu Group all set up their radars. Everyone thought that Gu Xiongzhi and Gu Zihan had a bad relationship. The rumour was that Gu Xiongzhi had long since given up on Gu Zihan and wanted to leave the shares to his underage son.
This news has been circulating for more than ten years, and there has been no sign of any thawing in the relationship between father and daughter, so everyone believes this to be the case. Before this, no one had ever taken Gu Zhi Han seriously, and some of them had even taken advantage of her for their own amusement.
If the father and daughter really have made up, is it still not too late to curry favour with Gu Zhi Han?
Gu Zhi Han came in a low-key manner, but attracted everyone’s attention. The reason was none other than the fact that she was personally greeted by Gu Xiong Zhi’s personal assistant.
From the company’s main entrance.
Everyone in the company was quietly gossiping. Many people were buying shares of Shengmei Entertainment, and some people were more original, buying… second-hand copies of Bai Qingyi’s first two albums.
Well, it’s to his liking… It can be considered very resourceful.
Gu Zihan was led by her assistant to Gu Xiongzhi’s office, where Gu Xiongzhi had already prepared tea for her.
As soon as he saw her, Gu Xiongzhi said, ‘You haven’t been to the company since you became an adult. Have you finally changed your mind and are willing to accept the shares?’
Gu Zhihan said, ‘Let’s talk about the shares after the New Year. I came here this time to talk to you about investment. Dad, do you know about Weibo?’
Gu Xiongzhi frowned when he heard the words ‘after the New Year’. He had been talking to Gu Zhihan about transferring the shares, but Gu Zhihan had always said, ‘It’s not time yet.’ Now she was saying it would be after the New Year. Who knew if it was a delaying tactic? Besides, Gu Xiongzhi understood Gu Zhihan’s abilities, and he felt that after the New Year…it was a bit late.
But when he heard the word ‘dad’, Gu Xiongzhi paused, and his expression changed from displeasure to a serious one of ‘ecstatic but forced displeasure’.
Gu Xiongzhi coughed twice and said, ‘Is this the Weibo post that you have your assistant post every day on time?’
Gu Zihan was stunned. She didn’t think Gu Xiongzhi would know about this.
Gu Zihan said, ‘Yes, that’s the Weibo post. Dad, are you interested in controlling Weibo? Here is my preliminary proposal.’
Gu Xiongzhi took it and looked at it. He found that the preliminary plan was very detailed and could be implemented directly after some optimisation. He was very satisfied and thought to himself: she really is my daughter.
Reading on, Gu Xiongzhi couldn’t help but feel a little uneasy. Doing something with Weibo would definitely require a lot of capital. And in this plan, Gu Zhiyan had included the Gu Group. In other words, Gu Zhiyan was really planning to take over the Gu Group.
Whether it was the ‘Dad’ or the meaning behind the plan, Gu Xiongzhi was overwhelmed with emotion. He sat on the sofa and finished a cup of tea, and said with some melancholy, ‘For so many years, you have always been the same. I never thought that once Qingqing came, you would change.’
Gu Xiongzhi closed his eyes, and all he could think was one sentence: a daughter who is married off is like water that has been poured out.
You poured out one bucket, but you’ve just brought another one in. Gu Xiongzhi weighed up the situation for a moment, and realised that he had not lost out.
Gu Xiongzhi spoke so emotionally that if this were a normal person, they would have followed suit and offered some words of comfort. But the little president did not take the usual path. She raised the corner of her mouth in a smile and said, ‘Yes, Qingqing has brought a lot of good changes.’
Gu Xiongzhi: …
Gu Xiongzhi: ?
Gu Xiongzhi suddenly opened his eyes wide and stared at his daughter for a long time. As a result, his daughter maintained that somewhat happy and somewhat foolish smile and just looked at him.
Even if he were to be killed, Gu Xiongzhi would never have thought that he would use the word ‘foolish’ to describe his daughter. He thought, ‘Today is not a day for business.’
So Gu Xiongzhi asked, ‘Where are you planning to spend the Spring Festival this year?’
Gu Zhihan said, ‘I haven’t decided yet, I’ll go back and discuss it with Qingqing.’
Gu Xiongzhi was furious. He said, ‘Can’t you make your own decisions on such matters? All those years of studying business were for nothing!’ He didn’t know what logic there was in this, but he continued, ‘Luckily, I’ve already spoken to the in-laws in advance. We’ll celebrate at our place this year, and next year we’ll discuss whether we’ll go back to Qingqing’s hometown or go on a trip together.’
Gu Zhihan was stunned.
Without her knowledge, Gu Xiongzhi had done so much, and was already thinking about how to celebrate the New Year next year…
Gu Zhihan said dryly, ‘That’s not a good idea…what if Qingqing doesn’t want to?’
Gu Xiongzhi lectured, ‘Are you stupid? The in-laws have agreed, and Qingqing is so filial, why wouldn’t she want to? This is called “forming alliances and influencing people”! Where did you learn anything about business?’
So, what does this have to do with business…
Gu Zhihan reluctantly accepted this approach, but thought to herself, ‘I’ll have to talk to Qingqing about this later. If she gets angry, then I’ll just apologise properly.
No, this has nothing to do with you, President Gu.
Gu Xiongzhi continued to drink his tea, and when he was about to finish the second cup, he suddenly remembered another question: ‘On New Year’s Eve, is Qingqing free? Does she want to perform on the Spring Festival Gala?’
Gu Zhihan was a little confused and said, ‘Huh? I haven’t heard her say anything about it, so I don’t think she’s been invited.’
At this moment, Gu Xiongzhi’s internal top cancer reoccurred. He asked Gu Zhihan, ‘Does Qingqing want to perform on the Spring Festival Gala?’
Gu Zhi Han said, ‘I don’t think so…’
It’s so nice to curl up on the sofa and watch the Spring Festival Gala. Gu Zhi Han just wants to have Bai Qingyi all to herself, and she doesn’t want Bai Qingyi to go on stage and perform.
Gu Xiongzhi frowned and said, ‘Even artists with a little ambition want to be on the Spring Festival Gala. Do you think Qingqing is as unambitious as you? Go back and ask. If Qingqing wants to be on the Spring Festival Gala, then…’
A certain unambitious little CEO: ‘…’
Gu Zihan asked, ‘So far, the Spring Festival Gala programme has been set. If Qingqing wants to be on the Spring Festival Gala, what then? Can you find a way to squeeze Qingqing in?’
Gu Xiongzhi: ‘…’
He thought about it for a while, and it seemed that he really couldn’t. The business world is close to the political world, and it is not far from the literary world either, but things like the Spring Festival Gala involve both sides, and it is really difficult to handle.
Gu Zhihan then stood up and said to Gu Xiongzhi in a noble and cold manner, ‘Any businessman with a little ambition can get his daughter-in-law on the Spring Festival Gala. I have no big ambitions, but it seems that your ambitions are also average.’
Gu Xiongzhi: ‘……………’
After saying this, Gu Zhihan left Gu Xiongzhi’s office in her high heels.
Ah! I’ve long wanted to argue with Gu Xiongzhi about his cancer, it feels so good!
Gu Xiongzhi’s special assistant hurriedly escorted Gu Zihan out. He had been there the whole time during the father-daughter conversation, but had not said a word. At the end, he actually really wanted to laugh: it seems that President Gu has quickly repaired his relationship with his daughter.
As he was seeing Gu Zihan off, Gu Xiongzhi’s special assistant said nonchalantly, ‘President Gu, don’t worry about President Gu. He’s been in a bad mood the past few days because he lost an online argument.’
Gu Zihan asked, ‘Does he still have time to argue with people online?’
Like me, I can only ask my assistant to show affection for me online. I’m really busy, alas.
‘President Gu joined the fan club for Lady Bai, and a few days ago had a run-in with a fan of Zhang Meili. Zhang Meili was on the Spring Festival Gala, so…you know,’ the special assistant hinted very obliquely.
Gu Zhihan: ?
My dad joined Qingqing’s fan club?
And he had a fight with someone else’s fan?
No, I really don’t understand this fantasy world!

Chapter 73: Cheater
With Liu Ning there, and with Gu Zhi Han’s presence helping Bai Qing Yi break through his bottleneck, the rest of the filming went very smoothly. Bai Qing Yi didn’t even feel it, and the web drama was wrapped.
On New Year’s Eve, on the way back to the old family mansion, Gu Zhi Han told Bai Qing Yi about Gu Xiong Zhi joining the fan club, and Bai Qing Yi almost fell to his knees in shock.
‘What…’ Bai Qingyi frowned for a moment, pondering, and asked the same question as Gu Zihan: “Is he really that idle?”
Gu Zihan shook her head: “He’s always been strange, so you don’t need to worry about him.”
Bai Qingyi said: “He’s still your father, so don’t talk about him like that.”
Gu Zihan said: ’What I mean is, if he wasn’t so unconventional, he wouldn’t have been able to make the Gu family so big. You don’t need to worry about his thoughts or state of mind, he knows what’s going on in his own heart.’
Yes, successful people in any industry tend to be a bit perfectionist. In Gu Xiongzhi’s case, this tendency manifests itself as top cancer. It is precisely because he does not want to be second to anyone that he strives to be the best at everything. And it is precisely because he strives to be the best at everything that he is able to be at the top.
And the fact that Gu Xiongzhi is so good at playing Weibo and fan circles shows that he has a strong ability to accept new things.
Bai Qingyi observed the expression on Gu Zhihan’s face and said, ‘You seem to… quite respect your father?’
‘He is also your father,’ Gu Zihan said, giving her a glance. Since the public announcement, Gu Zihan seemed to have opened up a different personality, which Bai Qingyi could not handle. “I admire his achievements and understand his character, so why wouldn’t I respect him?”
Bai Qingyi said, ’Then show it! Today is the reunion dinner, so you can’t put on that work face again!’
Gu Zhihan wanted to ask, what is a work face? But looking at Bai Qingyi’s concerned face, she smiled and dropped a kiss on Bai Qingyi’s cheek, saying, ‘Okay.’
Although Bai Qingyi was a little embarrassed and even blushed, she also smiled, ‘That’s the kind of smile!’
The two had just met, and Gu Zhihan’s smile could literally scare children into crying. Thinking about that time and then thinking about the present, Bai Qingyi was quite sad.
Life is unpredictable. Who would have thought that someone who was considering whether to cancel their contract and quit the industry just a few months ago would find a partner because of something like this?
Oh no, it’s a wife.
After getting out of the car, Gu Zhi Han was the first to go to the trunk and take out all the large and small boxes, boxes, and bags. Bai Qing Yi wanted to share the weight, but Gu Zhi Han’s hand slightly missed and avoided it.
Gu Zhi Han said, ‘I’ll take it.’
Gu Jingxuan had spotted their car a long time ago and came out to greet them just in time to see the scene of feeding the dog. Gu Jingxuan froze for a moment. Instead of a lemon, he looked at Gu Zhihan with a relieved expression of ‘my daughter has finally grown up’ and said, ‘Sister! You’ve finally come to your senses!’
When Bai Qingyi first moved into the Gu residence, Gu Jingxuan had forcibly dragged the two of them out shopping. Gu Jingxuan still remembered the scene of death he saw at that time.
His sister! Overbearing CEO! Gu Zhihan, who had missed out on a wife and would never find a partner again! And she was letting Bai Qingyi carry the shopping bags!
This was intolerable!
Luckily, his sister-in-law was gentle and considerate.
Thinking about this, Gu Jingxuan quickly took Bai Qingyi’s arm, dragged her into the door, and said, ‘Let her carry it, let her carry it. Sister-in-law, hurry up and come in, and play with me!’
Well, let’s get past the door first.
Gu Zhihan had no problem with Gu Jingxuan’s intentions, but she did have a problem with his methods. She said, ‘Gu Jingxuan, let go of her.’
Even though Gu Zhihan had changed a lot, Gu Jingxuan was still very afraid of his sister, especially when she shouted his name.
Gu Jingxuan had to let go of Bai Qingyi’s hand and muttered, ‘Stingy!’
The three of them entered the house together. Shu Jingli’s voice came from the kitchen in the distance, saying, ‘Zihan and Qingqing are back? That’s good, dinner will be ready soon.’
Gu Xiongzhi and Bai’s father were sitting in the living room playing chess. Bai’s father said, ‘If you let me help, it would be much faster.’
Gu Xiongzhi stared at the chessboard, frowned and pondered, saying, ‘You’re the cook, it’s hard for you to rest, so don’t think about work.’
This is how businessmen see things, from the perspective of labour and reward.
On the contrary, Gu Zhihan said, ‘Dad, this is the first time you’ve spent the New Year here, so it’s only right that… that Mum does the cooking.’ Gu Zhihan paused for a moment, but managed to get the words out, ‘It’s you, though. Mum’s in the kitchen cooking, why don’t you go and help?’ The last part of the sentence was directed at Gu Xiongzhi.
Gu Xiongzhi: …
This is outrageous! Although it’s a good sign that he’s willing to call his mother, why isn’t he as respectful and obedient as he used to be?
Gu Xiongzhi was furious.
No matter how you look at it, this game is lost. Gu Xiongzhi was even more angry.
Dad Bai said with a smile, ‘You cook for outsiders to make money. You cook for your family because you enjoy it!’
Shu Jingli’s voice drifted out of the kitchen again, ‘I enjoy it too.’
Dad Bai finally stopped dwelling on the matter and cheerfully began rearranging the chessboard.
He had only just collected two pieces when Gu Xiongzhi grabbed his arm. ‘What do you mean by that? I haven’t conceded yet,’
Dad Bai said, ‘But it’s a dead end, can you still solve it?’
Gu Xiongzhi frowned in distress for two seconds and decisively let go of his hand.
top Cancer also has dignity.
The two fathers once again fought on the chessboard, and the three juniors went to the study.
Gu Zihan and Bai Qingyi also originally planned to go to the bedroom, but Gu Jingxuan followed behind them, so Gu Zihan didn’t want anyone else to enter her and Qingqing’s room, so she had to drag Bai Qingyi with her to the study.
Gu Jingxuan was particularly excited and said, ‘I have a gift for you!’
Bai Qingyi smiled, and Gu Zhi Han asked coldly, ‘A scarf again?’
Gu Jingxuan could never get tired of giving scarves away. There were mountains of scarves at home, and they would need to buy another house to put them in.
Gu Jingxuan said, ‘No!’
‘Then, gloves?’
Gu Jingxuan blushed slightly and said, ‘You’re so annoying!’
Then, from nowhere, he took out two pairs of…socks.
Knitted socks.
Gu Jingxuan beamed with pride: ‘Haha, didn’t expect it, did you?’
Gu Zhihan nodded.
Bai Qingyi also nodded with a smile.
Gu Jingxuan explained enthusiastically: ‘I guessed you were going to mock me, so I deliberately didn’t knit a scarf or gloves. Now I can see that I was really very clever! Hahahaha, sister, do you feel like your IQ has been crushed?’
Gu Zhihan thought to herself: I feel like your whole person has been crushed.
But she said, ‘We’ve got a present for you too.’
Gu Jingxuan was especially surprised and said, ‘Wow! What is it?’
Bai Qingyi took out a few notebooks and handed them to him, saying, ‘You’re in your third year of high school, and I know you didn’t apply to a school abroad, you want to stay in China and take the college entrance exam. So I asked a friend to find a set of notes from last year’s top student in the province. I’ve had a look at them and they seem quite useful. I hope you can get into a good school.’
Now it was Gu Jingxuan who was the one who kept nodding his head.
Gu Jingxuan said sadly, ‘Sister-in-law, you’ve changed too! Did my sister corrupt you?’
Bai Qingyi then gave a gentle smile and narrowed her eyes.
‘I’m just looking out for your best interests. Here are the notes. What you do with them is up to you. But you won’t let me down, will you?’
Gu Jingxuan shivered. Having watched so many anime, he suddenly realised that Bai Qingyi was actually a cut above the rest…
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Gu Zhi Han’s expression did not change as she said, ‘Qingqing is right. On an occasion like this, I can be more carefree and happy. If you’re happy cooking, we’ll be happy eating.’
After all, she is not their biological child and they have not spent much time together, so Gu Zhi Han’s tone was slightly stiff. Bai Qing Yi nudged Gu Zhi Han with her elbow and whispered, ‘Work face.’
Gu Zhi Han’s expression did not change, but after a while, she revealed a sporadic soft smile and said, ‘Mom, watch the step.’
Shu Jingli didn’t say anything at first, but after a while she said softly, ‘Eh.’
In fact, Shu Jingli is a good cook, and her cooking is lighter and more homely than that of her husband.
The family of six had a really good time eating, and when they were in the mood, her husband insisted on making Gu Zihan drink.
Bai Qingyi stopped him, ‘No, she can’t drink, you drink yourself.’
Her husband said, ‘How is that possible, we drank together last time! I think Gu Zihan can drink quite a bit!’
Eh…?
When Dad Bai said that, Bai Qingyi vaguely remembered something. She looked at Gu Zihan and saw that he had picked up his glass without a change in expression and said to Dad Bai, ‘Dad, I’ll drink to you.’
The two men clinked their glasses and drank.
Bai Qingyi was a little worried.
Dad Bai refilled their glasses and they clinked them again and drank.
Bai Qingyi also sensed something was wrong.
Bai’s father refilled the glasses, and the two clinked glasses… This time, Gu Zihan took a small sip, her eyes becoming unfocused, and she said excitedly, ‘Drink! I can still drink!’
My goodness, this is no small feat.
Bai’s father couldn’t believe it, saying, ‘You’re drunk already?’
Gu Zihan put her arm around Bai Qingyi, narrowed her eyes for a moment, tilted her head, and leaned on Bai Qingyi’s shoulder.
It happened to be almost time to eat dinner, so Bai Qingyi waved his hand at the others and said, ‘It seems like she’s really drunk. I’ll take her back to her room first.’
Bai Qingyi carried Gu Zihan on his own and returned to the room. Gu Zihan was quite obedient after getting drunk, and she just followed Bai Qingyi’s footsteps the whole way without stumbling or bumping into anything.
Bai Qingyi threw Gu Zihan onto the bed. She could smell a faint smell of alcohol, and after thinking for a moment, she went to the bathroom to get hot water and wring out a cloth.
When she came out with the hot water, she saw Gu Zihan sitting up straight by the bed, staring at her with burning eyes.
Although there was still a faint smell of alcohol drifting over, there was nothing remotely drunk about her.
Bai Qingyi was surprised and said, ‘You’re not drunk?’
Gu Zihan put her arms around her waist and took a deep breath. It smelled so good.
Gu Zhihan said, ‘My tolerance for alcohol…is not that bad.’
Bai Qingyi was even more surprised. ‘Then last time on the set…’
Gu Zhihan didn’t say anything, and sealed her lips with a kiss.
Under the influence of alcohol, Gu Zhihan, who was usually restrained, was also a bit overbearing. She pried her open and chased after her.
Bai Qingyi was attacked for no reason and was not prepared for it, which caused her to lose her breath and feel a bit lost.
Gu Zhihan let her go, and both of them panted heavily.
Bai Qingyi’s eyes were sparkling, and she was confused with emotions. Under such circumstances, she was still able to think: ‘Last time, you were… acting?’
Gu Zhi Han pulled Bai Qingyi down on the bed together, and her hand, which had been digging into her clothes, touched a smooth patch of skin.
Bai Qingyi let her do as she wished, panting heavily, without saying a word.
‘Mmm,’ Gu Zhi Han whispered, taking the buttons on Bai Qingyi’s shirt in her mouth, ‘Is it okay?’
Bai Qingyi smiled a little, stroked Gu Zhi’s hair, and said, ‘You can, General Gu… even I was fooled.’
As the buttons were undone one by one, Gu Zhi felt that she didn’t have enough hands. She had to undo the buttons and hug her at the same time.
This person is hers. Gu Zhi had never felt this so clearly.
So she wanted to use her body to feel more.
The room was full of charm.
…
It was the first time for both of them, and after fumbling around, they were still a little unsatisfied. Bai Qingyi also lay in Gu Zhi Han’s arms and said, ‘When did you buy the finger cots?’
Gu Zhi Han was silent, as if a little uneasy.
Bai Qingyi leaned over Gu Zhi Han’s chest and said, ‘I’m not interrogating you, why won’t you answer me?’
Gu Zhihan thought for a moment, pursed her lips and said, ‘When you moved out of the Gu family and went to film.’
Bai Qingyi was dumbfounded and said in disbelief, ‘That early? I didn’t think you were that kind of person behind your back!’
Gu Zhihan closed her eyes and thought to herself, ‘I knew I’d be ridiculed…’
Immediately afterwards, Bai Qingyi placed a kiss on Gu Zhihan’s lips and said, ‘In that case, I was slow to react and insensitive.’
Gu Zhi Han looked at Bai Qing Yi in surprise, but the latter got up from the bed and said, ‘It’s time to go down and watch the Spring Festival Gala. We came up after lunch, if we don’t go down now, they’ll think we’re sick.’
The two took a shower, changed their clothes and went downstairs, where the Spring Festival Gala had just started.
Four pairs of eyes looked at them with burning gazes, and Bai Qing Yi felt a little embarrassed. She adjusted her collar, trying not to be noticed.
Gu Xiongzhi coughed a few times and said, ‘Come and sit down.’
They picked up a double sofa and sat down, snuggling together to watch the Spring Festival Gala. To be honest, the Spring Festival Gala is really boring… But there is nothing more interesting in the world than a family sitting together safely to watch the Spring Festival Gala.
The TV switched to a singing show, and Gu Xiongzhi muttered, ‘Qingqing sings better than anyone.’
Shu Jingli didn’t hear him clearly and asked, ‘What?’
Gu Xiongzhi said sternly, ‘Nothing.’
Gu Xiongzhi’s words were so quiet that only Gu Zhihan probably heard them.
Gu Zhihan laughed softly.
Yes, Qingqing sings better than anyone.

Chapter 74 Accident [End of the main text
The Gu family rarely experienced such a happy Spring Festival.
The entire Gu family, everyone’s personality was not very ‘conventional’, and their styles of dealing with things were also different. Although there were no conflicts between the members, they were always polite and reserved, not quite like a family.
It could be said that they respect individual differences, or that there is no template for happiness… In short, during this Spring Festival, in which the father and daughter of the Bai family participated, the whole atmosphere became different, and the whole family felt quite happy.
For this reason, the father and daughter, Gu Xiongzhi and Gu Zihan, delayed going to work until the fourth day of the New Year. This was already a very rare slackness for the two of them.
During the Chinese New Year holiday, Gu Xiongzhi and Gu Zihan agreed that the Gu Group would invest in Shengmei Entertainment, which would become a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Gu Group. At the same time, Gu Xiongzhi would transfer one-third of his Gu Group shares to Gu Zihan, who would become the third largest shareholder and have considerable influence.
Gu Xiongzhi said, ‘The transfer of shares is a major change, so we need to hold a press conference.’
Gu Zhi Han had already decided to take over the shares, so naturally she would not refuse to cooperate on such a trivial matter. She said, ‘Okay, when is it set?’
Gu Xiong Zhi said, ‘You set it.’
Gu Zhi Han asked Zhong Ying to look through the schedule and set a time in conjunction with the calendar. After reporting to Gu Xiong Zhi, Gu Xiong Zhi’s reaction was very strange.
‘The press conference for Qingqing’s new movie?’
Gu Zhi Han was stunned. She slept with Bai Qingyi every day, and she didn’t know anything about this. How did Gu Xiongzhi know so much?
Gu Zhihan’s surprise was too obvious on her face. Gu Xiongzhi coughed, turned his head, and said a little embarrassed, ‘Qingqing’s fan club said so. I didn’t realize that nowadays, fan news is more efficient than that of one’s pillow partner.’
Gu Zhihan: …
What should I do? Suddenly, I feel like I’m being mocked.
Then mock it back. Gu Zhihan said, ‘You’re still lurking in Qingqing’s fan club? What rank are you? How many followers does your Weibo account have? Have you become a big fan?”
Gu Xiongzhi didn’t say anything, but Gu Xiongzhi’s assistant, standing nearby, added thoughtfully, “Mr. Gu is already a small host on Chaohua. The president of the fan club is in his senior year of high school, and a few days ago he said he wanted to pass the presidency to Mr. Gu. But considering the busy affairs of the fan club and the fact that the president needs to make appearances offline when necessary, Mr. Gu politely declined.”
Gu Xiongzhi gave his assistant a look and said very seriously, ’Who told you to say that?’
The assistant quickly said, ‘I was too talkative.’
Gu Zhihan, however, maintained that surprised expression….
Gu Xiongzhi’s top cancer is also fully expressed in places like this.
No, rather, is it that it’s so easy to be a small host on Chaohua? Is the president of the support group so rash?
Gu Zhihan regretted: I lost, and I’ll get a small host tomorrow.
Gu Xiongzhi said, ‘So, do you really want to set it on this day?’
Gu Zhihan quickly came back to her senses, thought about it for two seconds, then smiled and said, ‘Well, it’s quite a coincidence, isn’t it?’
In fact, the probability of the dates colliding is quite high, after all, there are only so many good days in a month. But if Gu Zhihan says it’s fate, then it must be.
After a second or two, Gu Zhihan asked Gu Xiongzhi, ‘Where is the movie press conference at? Why don’t we set it there as well?’
This idea was quickly approved by Gu Xiongzhi, so that day, the couple set off from home together, one demure and proper, the other gorgeous and charming.
The two sat facing each other in clothes with very different styles and couldn’t help but laugh.
Gu Zhihan adjusted first, with a gentle smile on her face, and asked softly, ‘What are you laughing at?’
Bai Qingyi said, ‘When the time comes and we get off the car together, there will definitely be paparazzi taking pictures. Then they’ll definitely be thinking, “Why is President Gu here? And why is he dressed so formally? And then they’ll turn their heads and see you walking across the street to the exhibition hall… Just thinking about this image makes me laugh! So what are you laughing at?”
Gu Zhihan stroked Bai Qingyi’s ear and said, “I’m laughing because I feel so excited right now.”
’Eh?’
‘I never thought that I would spend my life with someone. Then you appeared, so I feel very happy. Otherwise, how much beauty would I have missed?’ Gu Zihan said, “Just thinking about you makes me smile.”
Bai Qingyi blushed and said with her head slightly bowed, “I’m right in front of you, aren’t I?”
Gu Zihan said, “That’s different. I still miss you.”
The car stopped quickly. Gu Zihan got off first and then held Bai Qingyi’s hand, welcoming her off.
As Bai Qingyi expected, there were indeed many reporters on the scene holding cameras, and the flashes went off one after the other. Bai Qingyi quickly adjusted her professional, sweet smile.
She took Gu Zihan’s arm and walked towards the elevator. Along the way, she heard the reporters ask, ‘Qingqing, did you and President Gu choose the same day to hold a press conference to announce something?’
‘Do you know…?’ Bai Qingyi was a little puzzled.
Gu Zihan looked down and whispered in Bai Qingyi’s ear, ‘You guessed wrong.’
The reporters certainly knew… Ever since the two of them had announced their relationship, the two had seen a surge in popularity, with cp fans popping up left and right. Such blatant displays of affection had earned them the unanimous ‘reprimand’ of cp fans, and they had even been blacklisted.
Not to mention that Gu Zihan had asked her assistant to repeat the news about the movie press conference and the announcement of the change in shareholding more than ten times.
The abuse of the dog was obvious.
‘You haven’t answered our question yet!‘ shouted the reporter.
’It was just a coincidence, a coincidence, everyone shouldn’t be so sensitive, haha!’ Bai Qingyi also said, “Besides, the most explosive news has already been made public, so what else is there to say at a press conference?”
The reporter said, “That’s for you to ask yourselves!”
Ask ourselves…
Bai Qingyi asked himself, feeling that he was completely open and had no secrets to hide, so he took Gu Zihan’s arm and strutted proudly into the elevator.
In the elevator, Bai Qingyi kissed Gu Zihan and said, ‘I wanted to say this before, but you did it on purpose, didn’t you?’
Gu Zihan’s smile had never disappeared since she got up. She said with a smile, ‘So what?’
What else could happen? Bai Qingyi was indignant, and after a long while, he said, ‘I’ll go first tonight.’
His face turned red.
It was really too embarrassing to talk about such things outside.
‘Okay,’ Gu Zihan replied the moment the elevator door opened.
The two got out of the elevator and really went their separate ways. Ledu greeted her here and said, ‘I’ve really found a gem in you! Who would have thought that your popularity would suddenly explode!’
Miao Xiangmei laughed on the side and said, ‘Are you saying that you don’t think I’m popular enough?’
As a goddess of art films, Miao Xiangmei’s popularity really doesn’t match her abilities. But she didn’t care about this either. Rather, the lack of fans following her made her more comfortable.
Ledu begged, ‘How dare I!’
Bai Qingyi also took a deep breath and whispered, ‘I’m a little nervous…’
This was her first time starring in a movie for real, and Ledu had miraculously brought in several best actors and actresses to play supporting roles. It could be said that the cast was full of talented actors and actresses, and the lineup alone made people look forward to it.
The only one who was a ‘semi-popular little flower’ was Bai Qingyi. Coupled with the fact that the investor was Gu (as requested by Gu Xiongzhi), it looked like she had come in through the back door.
Lü Duo said, ‘You dared to marry Gu Zihan, what are you afraid of this for? It’s fine, it’s fine, capital is the most important! I won’t fire you!’
Miao Xiangmei reassured her, ‘Qingqing, don’t think about it, your acting skills are obvious to both you and Liu Ning, of course we invited you because we think you can do it. Besides, Liu Ning will be with the whole time guiding the group, you know her theoretical level, I was brought up by her, so don’t worry.’
Miao Xiangmei said this, of course, to ease Bai Qingyi’s mood. Who can be ‘guided’ to become an actress?
But after experiencing so much, Bai Qingyi is no longer the same insecure and insecure 18th-tier artist she once was. Gu Zihan is her courage, and she knows she can do it.
Bai Qingyi smiled at Miao Xiangmei, very confident.
Miao Xiangmei said, ‘That’s right.’
While waiting backstage, Bai Qingyi unconsciously took out her phone and sent a WeChat message to Gu Zhihan.
Bai Qingyi: [The host is introducing us, and in a little while we’ll be on. How about you?
Gu Zhihan: [The shareholder representative is speaking. I’m sitting in the audience, and I miss you a little.
Bai Qingyi: [I’ve noticed that you’ve changed. You weren’t like this before…
With the nourishment of love, everyone will change. It’s just that Gu Zhi Han was originally too serious, and now she can’t wait to release all her ‘charming a girl’ energy.
In fact, Gu Zhi Han herself is very surprised that she has so many romantic things to say, and she can’t stop thinking about Bai Qing Yi.
Bai Qing Yi: ‘Please stop your flirtatious words!!! Don’t come up on stage!!!’
Gu Zhi Han: ‘I’m going on stage now, see you later.’
Bai Qingyi: ‘Me too. See you later.’
The emcees on both sides were in perfect unison, as if they had discussed it, and they stopped their introductions at this point to invite the main characters on stage.
When Bai Qingyi went on stage, it was as if you could hear the roaring applause in the exhibition hall across the way. Mixed with the applause in the exhibition hall where she was, it had a sense of ensemble.
Bai Qingyi was going to introduce herself, while Gu Zihan was going to explain something about Shengmei Entertainment, because this change of shares was through a share swap.
‘Good afternoon everyone, I’m Bai Qingyi. I will be playing the female second lead in the movie. I met the director through xxxx. The female second lead is a xxx person…‘ After saying all this in a fill-in-the-blanks manner, Bai Qingyi said, “I hope I won’t disappoint the director.”
’Since its establishment, Shengmei Entertainment has been operating well, and both the film and television department and the music department have achieved good results. As of yesterday, Shengmei Entertainment’s stock price was…’ Gu Zhihan said, ’I look forward to both the Gu Group and Shengmei Entertainment becoming even better.’
The reporters on both sides said at the same time, ‘I have a question! May I ask about the movie/Shengmei Entertainment…’
The reporters on both sides fell silent at the same time, and the next moment, the lights in the exhibition hall flickered, and it was dark for a moment before they came back on.
Bai Qingyi suddenly felt a little dizzy and stumbled, before being caught by someone. ‘Thank you,’ she said softly.
‘Ms. Gu, are you okay? Are you feeling unwell?’ The sound of a microphone came from very close by.
Bai Qingyi froze for a moment. Ms. Gu?
She looked up and saw a sea of black suits in front of her. The well-dressed, elitist reporter asked her, ‘Ms. Gu, how long have you and your father been planning this share swap?’
Damn it—
why at a time like this—
Another swap!!!