The 33rd retort: Gu Jia isn't someone you can just seduce.
"Of course, trash will always be trash!"
Before Xiao Yan and Gu Mingxia could speak, Liu Yan, arm in arm with Zhang Yunyi, walked over with her head held high in her high heels. Without even glancing at Bai Zixuan, she went straight over and hugged Gu Mingxia.
"Honey, it's beneath your dignity to talk to such scum!"
"I always choose to ignore people I don't like!"
Gu Mingxia smiled faintly at Liu Yan. Even with just a gentle smile, she looked exceptionally radiant in her elegant attire.
Standing beside Bai Zixuan, Ye Xiaorou looked at the radiant Gu Mingxia with some envy. In comparison, although she was wearing a dress, her protruding belly made her look more like a housewife who shouldn't be going out, even though she was several years younger than Gu Mingxia.
Jealousy is a terrible thing for women; once it's ignited, it's hard to stop. Ye Xiaorou not only envied Gu Mingxia, but also cast envious and jealous glances at Liu Yan, who was equally radiant beside her.
We are all women, so why do they have so many things from birth, while I only want to live a life free from worries about food and clothing, without having to worry about the next meal or a stable place to live, and I have to be a shameless mistress to a married man?
"Who do we have here? It's that infamous woman from Xiangcheng who brings bad luck to her husbands! Liu Yan, have you found your man yet?"
Bai Zixuan spoke with a sarcastic and acerbic tone, but upon seeing Zhang Yunyi standing beside her, she suddenly slapped her forehead, looking as if she had just realized something.
"So you've found a new partner! But sir, you'd better think this through. Being with a woman like that who brings bad luck to her husbands could lead to misfortune and even death at any moment!"
Zhang Yunyi clenched his fists, revealing an elegant and proper smile, but his light blue eyes flashed with coldness.
"Mr. Bai, please don't insult my sister-in-law! My brother is only missing, not dead!"
Liu Yan looked displeased, but showed no signs of sadness; she simply stared coldly at Bai Zixuan.
A grown man who spends all his time like a shrew, constantly pointing out other people's shortcomings, really has no manners at all!
A man from a humble background is a man from a poor background; even if he becomes wealthy, he can't change the petty and narrow-minded nature he's born with.
"Is this woman who brings bad luck to her husband even targeting her brother-in-law? Well, it's not necessarily a bad thing. It's good to keep the good stuff in the family, right?"
Even with Zhang Yunyi's excellent self-control, he was starting to feel the strain. He clenched his fist and was about to punch him when Xiao Yan, who had been silent all along, grabbed his wrist and gestured for him not to act impulsively.
"Mr. Bai, with so many reporters here today, you don't want to be filmed fighting, do you?"
"What, you want to hit me? You think you can bully me and a pregnant woman just because there are more of you?"
Gu Mingxia rubbed her forehead. What was it about this scumbag man that she had ever liked? She couldn't bear the pain she was suffering now because of her terrible judgment back then.
"As far as I know, Director Ye from the Urban Renewal Bureau will also be at today's reception. Mr. Bai's Feilong Company has always been very interested in urban renewal. If Director Ye sees Mr. Bai causing trouble at the gate, I think there will be one less spot on the list of candidates for the urban renewal contractors."
Xiao Yan's expression was cold and stern. He spoke these words without any emotion, only glancing at Gu Mingxia, who had been silent all along, and raising his arm. Gu Mingxia smiled at him and stepped forward to take Xiao Yan's arm.
"Director Ye should be at the venue by now. Let's go in and talk to him about cooperation on the old city renovation."
The old city renovation is the most important and largest government project in Xiangcheng in recent years, and all the businessmen in the city want to get involved in order to get a share of the profits.
Bai Zixuan was no exception. Although his Feilong Company had performed well in the past two years, it was ultimately just a private company without the backing of a large conglomerate. Its cash flow was often disrupted. For the sake of the company, he had long been eyeing the old city renovation project proposed by the government.
The purpose of attending the reception today is to meet Director Ye, who is in charge of the Urban Renewal Bureau. If we can gain Director Ye's favor, Feilong Company will take another step forward.
Xiao Yan's words made Bai Zixuan panic. After all, the old city renovation was a huge project, and the Morgan Group had enough money to implement it. If Xiao Yan was determined to compete with him, he would definitely lose in the end.
For the sake of the company he had worked so hard to build, Bai Zixuan couldn't let Xiao Yan get the project.
He then strode quickly toward the convention center. Ye Xiaorou, with her pregnant belly, couldn't keep up with his pace. Because she was in a hurry, Bai Zixuan pulled her arm away after only a few steps.
"Xiaorou, I'll go find Director Ye first. You can go in by yourself!"
Before Ye Xiaorou could speak, Bai Zixuan left her alone and ran inside.
When Liu Yan first met Ye Xiaorou, she had a fair face and wasn't particularly pretty, but she had a decent figure, and even with a big belly, she didn't look too bloated.
Her large eyes held a hint of helplessness, and she hadn't uttered a single word since she appeared. Liu Yan suddenly felt that this woman was rather pitiful, but then, remembering that she was the third party in her best friend's marriage, her sympathetic gaze turned into disgust.
"A man who can abandon his wife who has shared hardships is a scumbag. It's a wonder you were willing to have a child with him. I'm really worried about your future!"
After saying that, Liu Yan took Zhang Yunyi's arm and entered the convention center.
Watching Liu Yan's arrogant back, Ye Xiaorou bit her lip. Didn't she know this principle?
But she wasn't so lucky; she was born with everything! For a better life in the future, she had to take a gamble!
Even if Bai Zixuan isn't a good person, at least he's the only rich person who's willing to be with her!
So what if he's a scumbag? In a society like this, are there any men who don't go out and fool around? There's no such thing as a cat that doesn't mate. As long as you have money, who cares how much you fool around in the future?
Are you interested in urban renewal projects?
Gu Mingxia linked arms with Xiao Yan, her high heels clicking loudly as she walked, her eyes fixed straight ahead.
"As a resident of Xiangcheng, I naturally hope that Xiangcheng will become more beautiful! It is my honor to be able to contribute to the renovation of the old city!"
"How hypocritical!"
Gu Mingxia pursed her lips and smiled mockingly. Xiao Yan patted her hand, his eyes filled with laughter.
Don't you think Director Ye would like my answer?
"That's why people in officialdom love to hear such hypocritical words!"
"You'll get used to it!"
Xiao Yan stared straight ahead at Bai Zixuan, who was walking quickly forward, a sarcastic smile playing on his lips.
"Bai Zixuan is so heartless! He abandoned the woman who was pregnant with his child and just ran inside!"
"That's why Liu Yan calls him scumbag!"
Gu Mingxia spoke casually, her tone completely calm. It was precisely this attitude that made Xiao Yan very happy.
This proves at least one thing: Gu Mingxia really doesn't care about Bai Zixuan at all! As long as she doesn't have Bai Zixuan in her heart, then I'm confident I can win her heart back!
Upon entering the convention center, one is greeted by a vibrant atmosphere of elegant attire; it seems that almost all the prominent figures in Xiangcheng have gathered here.
"It seems Director Ye has a lot of influence; his cocktail party attracted so many people!"
Xiao Yan and Gu Mingxia found a table and sat down, watching Bai Zixuan chase after Director Ye with a constant smile, occasionally even bowing and scraping.
"It's more accurate to say that the urban renewal plan has attracted numerous stakeholders seeking to profit from it!"
Gu Mingxia always hit the nail on the head. Xiao Yan took a glass of water and a glass of red wine from the waiter. He placed the water in front of her and said something softly.
"The government expects to invest 20 billion yuan in the old city renovation project. With such a large-scale project, it can earn at least that much. As a businessman, who would complain about having too much money?"
Xiao Yan extended a hand to Gu Mingxia. Gu Mingxia didn't say anything, but looked around at the people in the venue, silently calculating in her mind what the probability was of Xiao Yan getting the project.
"Xiaxia, your dad's here too!"
Upon hearing Xiao Yan's words, Gu Mingxia looked in the direction he was looking and indeed saw Gu Huaikun and Qin Yueru surrounded by a group of people.
She curled her lips into a cold smile. If he hadn't been such a womanizer back then, how could her mother have passed away so early?
Whenever Gu Mingxia thought of her mother dying alone in the hospital, she felt that she could never forgive Gu Huaikun in this lifetime.
If he hadn't gotten into so many romantic entanglements, how could Mingdong have been kidnapped and died of a heart attack caused by shock?
Her only younger brother died because of him, and Gu Mingxia couldn't find a reason to forgive Gu Huaikun.
"He's so profit-driven, why wouldn't he try to grab a spot?"
Gu Mingxia withdrew her gaze, but Xiao Yan picked up his wine glass and walked towards Gu Huaikun. No matter what, he was Gu Mingxia's father and her elder!
"I'll go say hello and be right back. You can sit here for a while!"
Xiao Yan quickly arrived at Gu Huaikun's side. The two of them talked for a while, and then he left Qin Yueru and sat down at a table in a corner.
"Gu Mingxia, isn't your new lover just using you to get on the Gu family's big ship?"
Gu Mingxia didn't even look up. She reached for her water glass, took a few elegant sips, and then looked up at Bai Zixuan, who had a disdainful expression on his face. She suddenly found it very funny.
This man is willing to give up almost everything for money and power! When they first got married, Bai Zixuan thought that Gu Huaikun was just angry and wanted to kick Gu Mingxia out of the Gu family, so he went to the Gu family several times to pay his respects to his father-in-law.
Unexpectedly, Lin Fu always chased him back at the gate of the villa. He never even got to visit his father-in-law, let alone enter the Gu family villa complex!
Gu Mingxia glanced at Xiao Yan, who was chatting happily with Gu Huaikun, stood up, and whispered in Bai Zixuan's ear with a smile.
"It's his skill to be able to get in touch with the Gu family. It's much better than some people who get stopped and sent back before they even get there!"
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