Chapter 21: Banned

Jin Datong hated Gu Shanshan to the core.

He was originally a high-ranking executive at Lingyue Entertainment, but after offending Gu Shanshan at the auction that day, he was dragged away and beaten so badly that he was almost paralyzed.

He finally got discharged from the hospital, but as soon as he went to the company, he received news that he had been laid off.

At that time, he didn't understand what was going on at all, and went to the company several times to explain.

Only then did someone secretly tell him that he had offended the big boss's mistress, Gu Shanshan, which was why he was fired from the company.

A few days later, the person who had secretly told him the news was also fired from the company.

He went to other companies to apply for jobs, but his resume disappeared without a trace. With the Gong family's orders in place, no company dared to hire him.

Because of Gu Shanshan, all his paths to survival were cut off.

What hit him even harder was that when he returned home, his wife ran away with all the family's savings.

He sold the house, and now he has nowhere to live.

He called his daughter, but because he had been keeping a mistress and fathering a son outside the marriage and favored boys over girls, he was not only not helped by his daughter, but was also scolded.

With nowhere else to turn, he went to his mistress.

He discovered that his lover had already sold the property and run away with his so-called son. Not only did she leave, but she also sent him a paternity test report.

He has absolutely no blood relation to the illegitimate child he raised for over a decade.

After suffering numerous setbacks, Jin Datong could only make ends meet with a few hundred yuan in his pocket.

Tonight, he finally managed to find out that the big boss, Gong Yehui, was holding a banquet here, so he immediately spent the few hundred yuan he had left to rent a taxi and drive over.

She thought to herself that he was just a kept man, and as long as he personally apologized to the big boss, she could go back to Lingyue Entertainment.

Even if he can't go back, once the big boss lifts the ban, he can still find a decent job.

Jin Datong had a good plan, but he didn't expect that after arriving at the banquet, he wouldn't even see Gong Ye before being told to get out by Gong Ye's assistant.

The assistant also warned him that if he wanted to live, he had better not appear in front of Gong Ye again.

Jin Datong was furious, but he didn't dare to cause trouble for Gong Ye.

Just as he was about to explode with anger, he spotted Gu Shanshan's figure with his sharp eyes.

Upon seeing Gu Shanshan, all the old and new grudges surged into his heart.

He's already in this state; his work and family are both ruined because of Gu Shanshan. Anyway, he has nothing to lose, so he's going to risk everything to fight Gu Shanshan to the death.

With this thought in mind, Kim Dae-dong stepped on the gas and crashed into it, seemingly ready to die.

Gu Shanshan stood frozen by the roadside, still waving as the car hurtled towards her, completely oblivious to what was happening.

He watched helplessly as the taxi hurtled toward him.

At the critical moment, a black car sped up at an alarming speed.

Finally, just as Jin Datong's taxi was about to hit Gu Shanshan, they managed to knock Jin Datong's taxi right past Gu Shanshan.

Bang!

After a loud bang, the taxi carrying Kim Dae-tong was thrown onto the road, sparks flying everywhere.

From inside the car came Kim Dae-tong's increasingly shrill screams.

The black car that saved Gu Shanshan sped away as if nothing had happened, brushing past her.

The night sky was brightly lit by the taxi explosion, and the air was filled with the smell of smoke from the fire.

The change happened so fast that by the time Gu Shanshan recovered from her shock, all she could see was the black rear of the car.

If he wasn't seeing things, that car belonged to Gong Ye.

If the person sitting in the car were the butler, he certainly wouldn't be so arrogant as to drive the car right in front of him.

The person inside is Gong Ye.

"Why did you save me again?"

Gu Shanshan gritted her teeth and muttered to herself.

His gaze fell on the car that had exploded and burned on the road, and he heard screams that grew louder and louder.

The car exploded, and the fire was too intense for him to attempt a rescue.

Furthermore, the thought that the exploding taxi had tried to kill him further diminished his will to save the person.

He's not a saint or a saint; he won't have any sympathy for those who hurt him.

Gu Shanshan lifted her leg to leave, when she heard the sound of a police car siren not far away.

He was quickly surrounded by police cars, and now he couldn't leave even if he wanted to.

Fire trucks arrived along with the police cars.

They arrived so quickly, it's clear someone called the police.

Gu Shanshan didn't have time to call the police, and only he and Gong Ye knew about the car accident.

It must have been Miyako who called the police and fire trucks.

The fire truck quickly extinguished the fire in the taxi, and police officers surrounded Gu Shanshan.

"What are you going to do?"

Gu Shanshan nervously took a few steps back, looking at the police officers who had surrounded her.

To be honest, he was afraid that Gong Ye would have these policemen arrest him, after all, he had recently cursed him and slapped him.

He was even more afraid that Gong Ye would have these people arrest him as the perpetrator.

"Don't be nervous, Mr. Gu. We know this has nothing to do with you. You are also a victim. Come with us to the police station to make a statement."

Hearing this, Gu Shanshan breathed a sigh of relief.

He nodded quickly, "Okay, I understand."

Gu Shanshan got into a police car and was taken to the police station.

The car accident was so severe that Kim Dae-dong suffered extensive burns all over his body and was immediately taken to the hospital, where his fate was unknown.

Gu Shanshan spent the night at the police station before leaving, and learned that the person who wanted to run her over with a car was Jin Datong, whom she had previously tried to force herself on, and whom she had refused.

When Gu Shanshan was driven back to her taxi by the police, it was already 10 a.m.

After a huge fight with Gong Ye last night, and then the incident where Jin Datong tried to kill her in his car, Gu Shanshan was exhausted. After taking a shower, she went straight to bed.

They didn't even realize their own phone was off.

Having suffered immense physical and mental torment, he fell into a deep sleep within minutes of getting into bed...

After the police car took Gu Shanshan back, someone immediately made a phone call to the Gong family villa.

The butler answered the phone, nodded, said something to the other end, and then hung up before going to his study.

He knocked respectfully on the door and only went in after receiving permission.

Upon entering, he bowed respectfully and reported, "Mr. Gong, Young Master Shanshan has been safely returned home."

"Okay, you can go now."

The butler left again, leaving Gong Ye alone in the study.

Since returning from arguing with Gu Shanshan last night, Gong Ye hasn't slept a wink.

He felt extremely insecure without Gu Shanshan by his side.

As soon as I close my eyes, all I can think about is the scene from last night when I saw the car hit Gu Shanshan.

If he hadn't been worried about Gu Shanshan running off alone and fearing something might happen to her, he would have followed her in his car and rushed up to smash the car away in time.

Otherwise, Gu Shanshan would probably be dead by now.

He longed to bring Gu Shanshan back and hold her tightly in his arms, never letting go, so that he wouldn't have to worry about her so much.

But Gu Shanshan had just scolded him.

Gong Ye's pride would never allow him to do that.

Damn it!

With a lash of his fist, Gong Ye swept all the documents off the table and onto the floor.

But this did not calm his restless mind at all; on the contrary, it made him more and more irritable.

I felt a surge of anger inside, but had nowhere to vent it, feeling both frustrated and furious.

A series of loud noises came from the study. The butler frowned upon hearing the noise, his eyes filled with worry.

In the end, he couldn't resist going downstairs and making a call to Gu Shanshan.

Beep beep beep...

After a busy tone, there was a mechanical system prompt.

"Dear user, the number you dialed is currently switched off. Please try again later..."

The phone was switched off, and the housekeeper had no choice but to hang up with a frown.

Meanwhile, Gu Shanshan's agent kept calling him, but couldn't get through.

......

In the blink of an eye, it was already seven o'clock in the evening.

Gu Shanshan slept for almost a whole day. When she opened her eyes and saw the pitch-black sky outside, she was confused for a few seconds.

Reaching out, I pressed the light switch on the bedside table, and the pale white light of the incandescent bulb instantly filled the entire small rented room.

Gu Shanshan looked up and glanced at the clock hanging on the wall.

It is now 7:15 PM.

Gu Shanshan rubbed her eyes, got out of bed, went into the bathroom, washed her face, and finally felt much more awake.

cluck cluck...

I had just washed my face when my stomach started growling with hunger.

Gu Shanshan rubbed her stomach, walked to the refrigerator in the corner, opened the refrigerator, and saw that it was empty except for a few pieces of bread that had been there for who knows how long.

Gu Shanshan sighed helplessly, reached inside and grabbed a piece of bread to fill her stomach.

He returned yesterday in a police car, so he didn't have to pay for a taxi; he still has over a hundred yuan on him.

But it only lasts a few days.

After eating a few bites of bread, Gu Shanshan remembered her phone.

He's currently broke and needs to check what part-time jobs are still available in the part-time job group to earn money.

Otherwise, he'd be starving for the next few days.

I found the phone, which was turned off, on the bedside table. I plugged it in to charge it before turning it on.

As soon as I turned on my phone, before I even had a chance to check the part-time job postings in the group chat, a series of missed calls popped up.

Gu Shanshan saw several calls from the Gong family villa's butler, but after glancing at them, she decided to skip them.

007 advised, "Host, are you really not going to find your target and apologize? You won't be able to complete the mission if you do this."

He was still angry with Gong Ye, so he couldn't care less about the strategy mission.

Gu Shanshan refused outright, saying, "I'm not going."

Let's talk about it after he calms down.

After saying that, he called his agent, Sister Xu, back. Sister Xu had called him more than a dozen times, probably because there was an urgent matter at the company.

"Hey, Sister Xu, you were looking for me...?"

As soon as the call connected, before Gu Shanshan could finish her question, Xu Jie's angry and furious voice came from the other end of the line.

"Gu Shanshan, where the hell have you been? Who did you offend? You're always causing trouble for me. I'm telling you, you're blacklisted. Don't come in starting tomorrow. Just wait to pay the breach of contract penalty!"