Gu Ran floated in the air and followed Victoria into the newly decorated Savoy Hotel.

This old hotel is not luxurious and is decorated in the Edwardian VII style. But it is precisely because of its historical and cultural atmosphere and its elegant and pretentious feel that upper-class celebrities like to gather here.

After avoiding the reporters from small media and the "water army" arranged by Mendes, Gu Ran breathed a sigh of relief.

But the arms were still tense.

In addition to being unaccustomed to the touch of silicone, Gu Ran was more afraid of getting entangled with Victoria.

How to put it, although Gu Ran is like this and that, deep down, Gu Ran is really a serious person.

He still likes the traditional touch...

Gu Ran wanted to pull his hand out of Victoria's round arms, but Victoria didn't seem to have any intention of letting go of Gu Ran.

Gu Ran exerted a little force, and Victoria followed suit.

So, not only did Gu Ran fail to pull out, but Victoria held him even tighter.

Gu Ran was sweating.

Gu Ran was afraid that if he used too much force, Victoria's silicone would burst.

Then you have to pay compensation.

I am very poor now. All the income for the next three years has been mortgaged and I cannot afford to pay it back.

Even if you can afford the compensation, you can't blow it up, otherwise those tabloid reporters won't know how to use their imagination.

Victoria raised her eyebrows and said in a half-charming and half-coquettish tone: "Gu, shouldn't you thank me properly?"

"Yes, yes," Gu Ran said quickly, "Thank you, sister-in-law... Oh no, thank you, Mrs. Beckham."

Victoria giggled, her half-shouldered evening gown barely able to contain her two round silicone breasts. "Oh God, Gu, you are so... so cute! Don't call me Mrs. Beckham, and don't call me Victoria, just call me Vicky, that's what David calls me."

Gu Ran quickly said: "How can I be so embarrassed? How can I be like my brother Bei?"

Victoria smiled and said, "What's there to be embarrassed about? Or... By the way, what did you call me just now? Sister-in-law?"

"Oh," Gu Ran explained quickly, "I just wanted to call you sister-in-law. This is our Chinese custom of addressing you to show, ahem, respect."

Victoria smiled with interest and said, "We British people do have this word, but we basically don't call it that way when speaking. However... it sounds quite interesting, quite fashionable, and quite trendy. I like to hear you call me sister-in-law. I think when you call me sister-in-law, your accent and expression are very special. Call me sister-in-law again and let me hear it."

Damn! I'm really not that special!

Gu Ran's mouth trembled slightly, and he said in a stiff voice: "Sister-in-law..."

"Yes, that's the feeling! It's so special! Then you can call me sister-in-law from now on!" Victoria said happily: "Gu, don't be too reserved. David has already told me that you are his little brother. You can kick the Crescent Moon Scimitar just like him."

Gu Ran quickly said: "Thank you Brother Bei for the compliment."

Gu Ran said sincerely: "Yes, Beckham is my big brother, and I have always wanted to be my big brother... No, what I mean is that I have always taken my big brother as my role model."

Damn! I almost said the wrong thing!

Victoria chuckled, her eyes and eyebrows revealing her charm. "Not only that, David even praised you, saying that your scimitar is longer and more powerful than his...ah, I really want to see it with my own eyes, and let you guys compare in front of me."

Sister-in-law, are you sure you are talking about the Crescent Moon Scimitar? Gu Ran's mouth trembled, "Sister-in-law, I can't do it..."

Victoria laughed so hard that her body shook. "Gu, we haven't even been compared yet, why are you saying you're no good? The more you say that, the more I look forward to you two competing together - but unfortunately, David is now playing for Milan in Serie A, and you are in English Football League One, so you two probably won't be able to meet each other."

That may not be the case...

As long as we win the Carabao Cup, we will be able to play in the Europa League next year. In the Europa League, we may face AC Milan, which was eliminated from the Champions League.

At that time, we can compare whose scimitar is longer... Bah!

Gu Ran said this in his heart, but on the surface he was relieved, "Fortunately, fortunately."

Victoria smiled and said, "Oh Gu, you are so cute, I like you - why don't you smile? I finally got a spot in Mendes's event just to meet you! Just smile for your sister-in-law."

Holy shit…

It was really for my sake! Am I so influential? As expected, from now on, I have to act like a celebrity.

Gu Ran tried hard to resist the urge to smile at Victoria, and said abruptly, "Sister-in-law, I... have facial paralysis!"

"Ah?!" Victoria exclaimed, "Gu, so you..."

Gu Ran said with a very real feeling: "Yes, sister-in-law, I... have defects!"

Victoria looked at Gu Ran distressedly, "Oh, Gu, I'm sorry, it's all my fault. I shouldn't have done this. I feel sorry for you. I must compensate you."

As she spoke, Victoria pressed her whole body against Gu Ran, as if she was hugging a wounded kitten.

Gu Ran felt numb all over!

He wanted to pretend to have defects so that Victoria would stay away from him, but who knew that he would trigger Victoria's overflowing love!

This, this, this... I can't take it anymore! Gu Ran was sweating coldly!

At this moment, Mendes, dressed in a neat suit and with a rosy face, came out from the direction of the banquet hall.

"Ahaha, my dear Gu, you're here! Oh God, Victoria? Welcome, welcome, long time no see, how are you doing recently?"

Mendes gave Victoria a warm hug.

Gu Ran finally took the opportunity to pull out his stiff arm.

Victoria complained to Mendes, "Jorge, you are so mean. You held a charity party in London but didn't invite me. I have to fight for it myself."

Mendes said apologetically, "I'm sorry, my dear Victoria. This is the negligence of my staff. They thought you were attending the Fashion Week in Milan and would not take the time to come. For this, I have already scolded them severely."

Mendes' ability to pass the buck is average, even a three-year-old child can hear it.

But with Mendes' attitude, Victoria didn't pursue the matter.

Victoria naturally took Gu Ran's arm again, "I am Gu Ran's sister-in-law. David and I both love him. Of course I have to come to support David's little brother. Jorge, next time there is an opportunity like this, you must put me first, otherwise I will be really angry."

"Hahaha! Of course! Of course!"

As Mendes spoke, he glanced at Gu Ran, and his eyes seemed to say: Good boy, you should have told me earlier that you had this relationship with Victoria!

Gu Ran gave him an innocent look: I just found out that I have this kind of relationship with my sister-in-law! Mendes cleared his throat, "Anyway, Victoria, your presence here really makes this charity dinner shine. Please come into the banquet hall. You are one of the early ones. Please sit in the banquet hall for a while. The other celebrities should be here soon."

"Okay." Victoria took Gu Ran's arm and walked towards the banquet hall.

Gu Ran's arms stiffened again.

"Hey, Gu--" Mendes called out to Gu Ran again, "You are the protagonist today, don't look sad, you have to keep smiling, smile."

Gu Ran gave Mendes a very forced smile - not much better than crying.

Victoria frowned and said, "Jorge, don't push him like that. I'll feel bad. Leave him to me. I'll guide him slowly."

Gu Ran: Don't... Help! Sister-in-law, I really can't smile at you, it will be bad! Mendes! Help! Mendes grinned and said, "It's all up to you, Victoria."

As soon as the two entered the banquet hall, old Les and Sir Adelaide came up to them, each holding a glass of champagne.

"Ha, look who's here?" Old Rice gave Gu Ran a big bear hug without saying anything.

Gu Ran breathed a sigh of relief. "Mr. Rice, thank you for coming to this... uh, what charity dinner was it?"

Sir Adelaide next to him smiled and said, "It's an environmental charity dinner held to stop global warming."

"Oh, yes." Gu Ran smiled and hugged Sir Adelaide.

Mendes never told him what charity the dinner was for, but no matter what charity it was for, it was not for charity in essence. It was just a social gathering for the upper class.

The upper class people make too much money too easily, so they have to make donations from time to time to feel at ease and to maintain moral ground.

Of course, there are also upper-class people who use donations as a business to avoid taxes, and there are also upper-class people who use donations as a business to do business.

As for the so-called environmental protection, it is even more ridiculous - the celebrities attending this dinner are definitely big carbon emitters, and none of them are truly environmentally friendly.

But the excuse of environmental protection is really damn useful. Nowadays, whoever uses it is a saint.

Gu Ran doesn't like this kind of hypocritical charity from the bottom of his heart, but what can he say? Once you enter the world, you have no choice.

This charity dinner was for Mendes and him. He couldn't just flip the table like an angry young man and curse at these well-known guests, right? Gu Ran cleared his throat and introduced Lao Lais and Adelaide: "This is Victoria Beckham."

Old Les and Adelaide immediately shook hands with Victoria politely.

"Spice Girl needs no introduction. Who in England doesn't know Spice Girl?"

"It's such an honor to see the hot girls here."

Gu Ran introduced Victoria, "This is Mr. Les Reid, who has been very kind to me. I was able to play professional football in England thanks to the help of Mr. Les. He was once the director of Southampton Football Club and one of the five members of the English Football Association. And this is Sir Adelaide, the owner of Hayden Manor."

Victoria smiled and said, "Hello, gentlemen. It's a pleasure to see you two here."

Old Rice said happily: "Gu, I never thought that you would be able to join Mendes's Restift. And judging from the show today, Mendes is promoting you as the second Cristiano Ronaldo."

Gu Ran said bitterly, "Don't mention it. You two probably saw it too. The fans at the door were all hired as trolls."

Sir Adelaide shrugged. "We didn't see any marines - we came in a helicopter."

Gu Ran: Okay, you guys are awesome...

Old Rice patted Gu Ran's shoulder affectionately, "Mendes actually uses the Internet Troops? Well, think about it carefully, it's nothing. Mendes wants to promote you, so of course he has to support the scene. But I believe that with your ability, it won't be long before you don't need Internet Troops at all."

Gu Ran sighed, "Thank you for your comfort, Mr. Rice."

Old Rice asked again with concern: "Gu, you look a little unhappy today?"

Gu Ran quickly said: "No, no, I'm very happy."

Victoria next to him said, "He has...physical defects."

Sir Adelaide: ??? Victoria, how did you know that? Have you tried it?

Gu Ran: ...Thank you, sister-in-law! Victoria added: "But we should care for him more and try to cheer him up."

Gu Ran covered his face.

At this moment, the chairman of the English Football Association, David Bernstein, and Manchester City’s current CEO, Gary Cook, came over with smiles on their faces.

"Hi Gu, how are you?"

Bernstein came up and gave Gu Ran a warm hug.

Gu Ran quickly said: "Hello, Mr. Chairman, it's an honor to see you here."

"Haha, I'm honored too. I saw you with my own eyes. From an amateur grassroots, you have grown step by step to become a famous football star in England. I have watched every one of your games!"

"Oh, by the way, the person next to me is the general manager of Manchester City Football Club, Mr. Gary Cook."

Gu Ran quickly shook hands with Gary Cook, "Hello, Mr. Cook."

Although Gary Cook is not as famous as his future successor, General Manager Ferran Soriano, he is also a ruthless man with great ambitions in the transfer market.

In 2008, before the Middle Eastern tycoon Prince Mansour bought Manchester City, Gary Cook wanted to buy the 21-year-old Messi.

At that time, Gary Cook mortgaged everything and raised the transfer fee of 75 million pounds - this offer was higher than Zidane's offer at the time, and Manchester City was already in a precarious situation and insolvent, but Gary Cook was still madly pursuing Messi.

Now, after seeing Gu Ran, Gary Cook's eyes lit up, and he held Gu Ran's hands tightly with both hands, "Gu, come to our Manchester City! Manchester City needs players like you! Our club is rich now, and His Royal Highness Prince Mansour from the Middle East is our biggest backer! As long as you are willing, no matter how much your minimum buyout fee is in Southampton, I will pay it without hesitation!"

The old man next to him suddenly changed his face! The minimum termination fee of 50 million really can't stop a club as rich and inhumane as Manchester City!

Gu Ran said quickly: "Thank you Mr. Cook for your kindness, but... I am still very happy in Southampton now."

Gary Cook immediately said, "No problem. There will always be times when you are unhappy. If you are unhappy, just contact me immediately and I promise to make you happy."

Gu Ran forced a smile and said, "Thank you, Mr. Cook."

Victoria's eyes lit up.

Isn't it said that there are defects in that area?

Isn't this normal?

Well, Gu, you stinky little brother, you dare to play with your sister-in-law...

Victoria opened her mouth but ultimately decided not to interrupt.

Victoria thought she was a big shot here, but as soon as David Bernstein arrived, Victoria's status and aura were reduced by more than half.

Entertainment stars cannot even be compared with these sports figures.

Especially since they can easily spend 50 million pounds to buy players, this is something that entertainment stars dare not even think about.

And these people all came for Gu Ran, and they tried to curry favor with him in various ways.

This is much higher than what Beckham received back then!

Victoria couldn't help but take another look at this bad brother.

After greeting Gu Ran, David Bernstein then greeted Old Rice and Sir Adelaide.

They all looked happy on the surface, but they were actually cursing at each other in their hearts.

"Hey guys, what a lively chat~"

A familiar female laughter came from behind. Gu Ran subconsciously turned around and his scalp suddenly felt numb again.

Liverpool's boss Linda Pizzuti was seen walking towards this side with a spirited white-haired old man of 172cm in height.

Linda was wearing a bright red sleeveless evening dress today and a dazzling platinum necklace with an emerald and diamond chain around her neck.

The old man she was carrying was not her husband Henry, but Sir Kenny Dalglish!

It's the football legend who is written into the Liverpool team song! Kenny! Dalglish!

Not only was Gu Ran shocked, but Victoria behind Gu Ran also widened her eyes in shock! Victoria followed Beckham and had seen many big names before, but never had she seen so many big names like today! "Hi, Gu, long time no see." Linda took the initiative to come up, hugged Gu Ran intimately, touched his face, and took the opportunity to block Victoria aside.

Victoria's face fell.

You know, in terms of fame, Victoria is a top-notch figure in the UK, Europe, and even the world.

However, in terms of financial resources, celebrities like Victoria are completely insignificant in front of the tycoons.

Linda, who owned the whole of Liverpool, never even looked at Victoria.

After Linda greeted Gu Ran with a close look, she naturally put her arm around Gu Ran's arm.

Um……

This feels right, it doesn't feel like silicone anymore.

Wait, I'm not targeting you, sister-in-law...

Gu Ran quickly cleared the messy thoughts in his mind, cleared his throat and said, "Hello, Ms. Linda."

Linda chuckled and said, "Gu, why are you so polite to me? You were not like this when we met in the bathroom! We texted every day and talked about everything. Why are you so shy in front of other people?"

Damn it...Linda, are you afraid that the tabloids will run out of things to write? Well, celebrities in this situation are unlikely to provide material for tabloids.

Gu Ran quickly changed the subject, "This must be the Liverpool legend, Sir Dalglish, right? It's a great honor to meet you here!"

Gu Ran shook hands with Dalglish excitedly.

Dalglish smiled and said, "Gu, I've seen your little movie, you're really great!"

Gu Ran said with a stiff face: "Sir, you mean... you have seen my highlights, right?"

Dalglish shrugged. "Oh, that's right. Anyway, you should have come to Liverpool."

Gu Ran quickly said: "Thank you Sir for your appreciation, but I am a Southampton player now."

Dalglish said: "Southampton is not good. Southampton is a rubbish club. Southampton has no real club soul. Southampton is only concerned with selling players at high prices. Southampton cannot realize your value."

Old Rice next to him frowned and said, "Kenny, I'm still here."

Dalglish raised his eyelids in surprise. "Oh, old Les, my good brother, you are here too? Hahaha! Let's go fishing together some other day? I heard that you have a new yacht? Oh, I like your new yacht——"

Then, Dalglish turned around and grabbed Gu Ran's hand, "Gu, remember what I just told you."

Gu Ran: ...

To be honest, Dalglish's arrival really exceeded Gu Ran's own expectations.

What was even more unexpected was that after Linda got the news, she also followed Dalgliesh.

Gu Ran now only hopes that Sister NO, another heroine of The Sun, will not follow Abu.

Abu is so cool, he shouldn't come in person, right? As soon as this thought came to my mind, I saw the billionaire Abu holding Sister NO's hand and entering the banquet hall surrounded by a group of people.

Sister NO is wearing a blue evening dress today. The delicate makeup on her face cannot conceal her unique aura of a strong woman. Even when standing next to Abu, Sister NO still has a strong aura.

To be honest, Sister NO is not extremely beautiful, but a woman’s charm is not just about the skin, but also about the bones.

As soon as Sister NO and Abu came in, they attracted the attention of everyone in the banquet hall.

Even Gu Ran couldn't help but look at Sister NO again.

Sister NO also saw Gu Ran and immediately pulled Abu over here.

Gu Ran was completely numb...

Three women...I'm afraid the world of Vanity Fair is about to turn into a Shura world.

Victoria behind Gu Ran was also shocked.

She thought she had only lowered her status by half in front of the sports bigwigs, but when Linda came, her status was lowered by half again. Now that Sister NO is here, Victoria doesn't even have a little bit of status left.

I am able to stand here thanks to Gu Ran.

There was another person who was also shocked and numb, and that was Linda.

Linda didn't expect that Abu and Sister NO would personally attend the charity dinner.

The charity was definitely fake, the one who came to snatch her away was Gu Ran.

But who is Linda?

Linda is not the kind of person who would give in and let Gu Ran go.

The more she couldn't get, the more motivated Linda became.

Linda raised her eyebrows and twisted her waist to greet him. "Hi, Marina! You look so beautiful today! You and Roman are such a perfect match!"

The so-called Roman is Abu.

Abramovich's full name is Roman Arkadyevich Abramovich.

Linda did this, of course, not to say hello to Abu, but to step on Sister NO's face and secretly curse Sister NO as a woman who relied on Abu to get to the top.

Sister NO was not at all flustered, and also warmly hugged Linda, kissing her cheek, "Hi, Linda, you look even more beautiful today - how is your husband Henry?"

On the surface, she was greeting Linda's husband, but in fact, Sister NO was cursing inwardly: How dare you, a scheming woman who got ahead by marrying a dead old man, snatch Gu Ran from me? The two strong women smiled on the surface, but in their hearts, they both wanted to kill each other.

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(End of this chapter)