Perhaps, perhaps Miss Su was deliberately trying to provoke Mr. Gong?

Luo Jinhan thought to himself, "Who told Mr. Gong to bring Miss Zhou along? Although Mr. Gong and Miss Zhou are strategic partners, no one else knows about it except for them."

Everyone in the world knows that the Gong family is going to form a marriage alliance with the Zhou family.

Sigh, it's so painful to know the truth but not be able to tell.

Zhou Ruoling wisely kept quiet and remained silent in the back seat of the car.

They're heading back to the capital now, but he came to N City for her to attend a banquet and didn't leave halfway through, which is enough to make people mistakenly think that their relationship is heating up.

Whether it's true or not, even someone like Gong Chengjue compromised in order to ensure a smooth marriage. That's probably what outsiders think, right?

Things were unfolding exactly as she and he had planned, the only unexpected thing being their encounter with Su Ziqing here...

“Luo Jinhan,” Gong Chengjue said coldly.

Sitting in the passenger seat, Luo Jinhan's heart skipped a beat. To be honest, he was really scared.

"Yes, Mr. Gong."

"She...is pregnant?" Damn it, how long have they been apart? Two months!!

She actually... she actually had a child with someone else?

She likes him, but she's pregnant with someone else's child... Gong Chengjue can't handle this!

Luo Jinhan blinked and asked a really stupid question, "Who?" Wasn't she referring to Miss Su?

What, are you kidding me, Mr. Gong? You're really scary.

But Zhou Ruoling chimed in from the side, "It's normal for adults to have some needs, right? Things can easily escalate accidentally..."

"Shut up."

"Miss Zhou, please stop talking," Luo Jinhan and Gong Chengjue said at the same time.

Zhou Ruoling shrugged; she was just expressing the thoughts of young people these days...

"I'll go check right now." Luo Jinhan immediately made a phone call, instructing people in the capital to investigate in City A.

That's terrifying, absolutely terrifying! Miss Su has a child with someone else? So, her saying she's getting married... that makes sense now.

But Su Ziqing doesn't have a steady boyfriend!

No, really? It really was an accident... crystallization?

This is even more disheartening than having a steady boyfriend and then getting married.

Luo Jinhan told himself to stop overthinking and see if he could find anything out.

Strangely, everyone in the car fell silent, and it seemed that no one thought that if Su Ziqing was pregnant, then the child... couldn't be Gong Chengjue's?

It was oppressive, extremely oppressive.

Zhou Ruoling took out her phone to play around, and then she came across the news that Su Ziqing was pregnant. However, it had already been blocked and she couldn't open it.

Just as she was thinking of looking through other channels, she received a private message on WeChat.

"Ruoling, Su Ziqing is pregnant! Oh my god!!"

Zhou Ruoling: "..." Could she say she felt a great sense of accomplishment, having even fooled her best friend?

"Now you can rest assured. There's no possibility of Su Ziqing getting back together with Gong Chengjue. What does that mean? It means you two are a match made in heaven!"

Hehe, Zhou Ruoling felt she should reply to her concerned friend. "I tried to open it, and it seems like everyone's been PR-driven."

"I took a screenshot. Wait, I'll send it to you." A chuckle came from the other end. "You two are best friends, huh? Tsk, let me tell you, isn't that Young Master Lu in the picture? Lu Linghong."

"..." Zhou Ruoling sent a smiley face.

"But Su Ziqing is so beautiful and has such a huge family fortune. I'm a guy, and I'd like to pursue her too. I mean, if it weren't for you, my darling, in front of me." The friend, afraid that Zhou Ruoling would be unhappy, changed the subject again.

Indeed, in terms of individual merit, Zhou Ruoling is somewhat inferior to Su Ziqing, but prestigious families compete on the basis of their clans.

Zhou Ruoling opened the screenshot sent by her friend. Her friend was so thoughtful; the picture was enlarged before being captured, so it was very clear when she opened it.

However, that article was clearly meant to stir up trouble; it was practically ready to throw ink all over Su Ziqing.

She was looking at a photo of Lu Linghong supporting Su Ziqing. "Lu Linghong has a crush on Su Ziqing, doesn't he?"

The already oppressive atmosphere inside the car became even more so because of her words. Luo Jinhan groaned, "Miss Zhou, do you want more trouble?"

Zhou Ruoling showed Gong Chengjue the screenshot on his phone, "It must have been taken secretly last night when Lu Linghong took Su Ziqing to see a doctor after she injured her elbow."

He was the one who should have been by his side, but what was his reaction?

There's a possibility that someone with malicious intent is still nearby, and nobody knows if their accomplice might be a waiter or a security guard...

So he didn't even go forward, but simply turned around and left.

He could feel her sadness at that moment.

I really wanted to hold her in my arms and explain to her, but... I could only turn away.

"How can a visit to the emergency room lead to a fabricated pregnancy story? Has the media become this imaginative these days? Don't they know that defamation is a criminal offense?"

Zhou Ruoling's friend continued to send messages, "Are you angry? Are you bothered? No way, love is too superficial. Money and status are what really matter. You'll be the Empress in the future. No matter how many of those flashy, cheap women outside can compare to you."

Suddenly, Gong Chengjue took the phone away.

Zhou Ruoling coughed lightly, "We were both great actors; we fooled everyone."

“She’s not a slutty, cheap woman; she’s the ideal woman.” Gong Chengjue typed this message and sent it over.

You're the one who's a shameless slut, how dare you talk about his Ziqing like that!

Zhou Ruoling: "..." She suddenly felt that Gong Chengjue was a bit childish.

"Once you have your white moonlight, it's as easy as eating rice. Don't worry, you're Mrs. Gong now!!" As expected of a good friend, her comforting words were truly sincere.

Seeing Gong Chengjue's displeased expression, Zhou Ruoling quickly salvaged her phone, saying, "They don't know the truth..."

Gong Chengjue snorted coldly.

"Yeah, you're right. Let's go out and have some fun tonight. That's all for now." She was afraid that if her friend said anything bad about Su Ziqing again, Gong Chengjue would go berserk.

but……

"Can't I say bad things about Su Ziqing?" He seemed quite bothered by it.

Gong Chengjue said seriously, "No."

She thought about it and realized that she hadn't said anything bad about Su Ziqing.

To outsiders, she appeared to be a dignified and noble heiress who didn't care about her ex, Su Ziqing, at all.

It was truly a beautiful misunderstanding.

"Mr. Gong, are we going to the company?" Luo Jinhan turned to look at Gong Chengjue.

Zhou Ruoling smiled knowingly, "If you're busy, I can go shopping first, and then you can come pick me up when you're done."

She didn't know of any company related to Gong Chengjue; as far as she knew, the Gong family didn't have any companies here.

Gong Chengjue nodded, "Let's take Miss Zhou to the department store first."

Zhou Ruoling smiled, "Do you mind if I use your card?" If you're going to put on an act, you have to go all the way. She has money, but he has even more.

"Give her the card." Gong Chengjue instructed Luo Jinhan to give her the official card.