Chapter 198 Are we that familiar?
The air in the Lotus Hall seemed to freeze.
Those CEOs, each with their own agenda, wanted to curry favor with Lin Wei.
They were all secretly glad that they had acted a step too slowly.
Otherwise, we'd be jumping around on President Gu's minefield.
Zhang Qi stood frozen in place, holding his phone, his face alternating between pale and flushed.
Bai Wanwan, who had been secretly observing, seized the opportunity, pushed aside the others, and moved closer to Gu Jingcheng.
The voice carried a hint of ingratiation:
"Brother Jingcheng, it's exactly 7:30 now."
I brought a power bank, can you lend it to me? It'll be very convenient.
Lin Wei's gaze fell on Bai Wanwan's face.
A surge of inexplicable anger rushed to his head.
Those bittersweet and disappointing memories flooded back.
She snatched the phone back from Gu Jingcheng's hand.
"Mr. Zhang, I can add you too."
Zhang Chi glanced at Gu Jingcheng's almost murderous gaze.
She dared not entertain even the slightest romantic thought, and abruptly clutched her stomach.
"I'm so sorry, Mr. Lin, I... I suddenly feel a bit unwell in my stomach."
"I need to go to the restroom first, excuse me."
Bai Wanwan felt a surge of pleasure and took a half-step forward, swaying her hips, her voice sweet and coquettish.
"Mr. Lin, look at you, you're taking the initiative to add people on WeChat, but they don't give you any face at all."
As she spoke, she glanced at Gu Jingcheng and, seeing his gloomy expression, deliberately added fuel to the fire.
"If you ask me, women should be a little more reserved; they shouldn't be so eager."
"It makes people look down on you. Right, Brother Jingcheng?"
Gu Jingcheng squinted at him, his face filled with disgust.
Are we that close?
"Who gave you the audacity to gossip about me? Bai Jiguang?"
Bai Wanwan's face turned pale, and fear gripped her heart.
She had heard rumors about it,
Over the years, socialites and heiresses have actively approached Gu Jingcheng.
Their outcomes weren't good, but she always thought that, for her sister's sake...
Gu Jingcheng will make an exception for her...
However, if Gu Jingcheng takes his anger out on the Bai family because of this matter...
Then she would be even more disliked and despised by her father, and might even be used by him to exchange for resources.
He quickly apologized in a trembling voice.
"President Gu, I... I misspoke. I'll apologize to President Lin right away."
"Mr. Lin, I was just talking nonsense. Please don't take it to heart."
"Qiu Cheng, sort out the company's business and terminate all those related to the Bai family."
Those around gasped.
The Bai family has relied entirely on orders from the Gu family to survive all these years.
Gu Jingcheng has cut off Bai's lifeline.
Lin Wei had long since given up on the idea; what women were around Gu Jingcheng was none of her business.
She could never have anything to do with him again in her life.
The only thing to do now is to distance yourself from his business empire.
It would be best if we never met again.
The open-air parking lot outside the hotel
The sky was getting dark, and I couldn't see the direction clearly.
Lin Wei searched for quite a while before finally finding her pink Bentley.
He opened the car door and got in, casually placing his bag on the passenger seat.
Suddenly I heard the back seat door close.
What followed was a mixture of the smell of alcohol and a familiar masculine scent.
She turned her head away, her face flushed with anger.
Gu Jingcheng had already taken his seat in the back seat of hers without any hesitation.
He leaned back slightly in his chair, his eyes closed, his long legs bent somewhat awkwardly in the limited space.
The striking pink suit appeared somewhat softened by the dim lighting inside the car.
His face showed a hint of weariness and post-drinking languor, as if he were just hitchhiking.
Lin Wei's anger surged up into her chest again.
I never knew before that Gu Jingcheng was like a leech, impossible to shake off.
He said coldly, "Get down."
Gu Jingcheng's voice was lower and hoarse than usual, revealing a shameless nonchalance.
"Mr. Lin, I've had too much to drink and I didn't drive."
He adjusted himself into a comfortable position, closed his eyes, and began to rest.
Lin Wei called him by his full name, her tone even colder.
"Gu Jingcheng, I told you to get down, don't you understand?"
The only response she received was the even breathing of the man in the back seat, as if he had truly fallen asleep from being drunk.
Lin Wei looked at him like this, completely different from how he was fawned over at the banquet.
They can be as shameless as they come.
She took a deep breath, hardened her heart, and decided to get out of the car and drag him out.
There was a "whoosh" sound outside the car.
Suddenly, a torrential downpour began, with large raindrops pounding against the car roof and windows.
A loud, clamorous sound, like beans being poured out, filled the air, and outside the window, the night grew even darker.
Lin Wei tightened his grip on the steering wheel, struggling internally. In this weather, should he be kicked out of the car?
She bit her lip, but ultimately softened.
The car slowly merged into the traffic flow shrouded in torrential rain.
The car was completely silent, save for the patter of the rain and the even breathing of the man in the back seat.
Lin Wei glanced at him through the rearview mirror, then focused intently on the road ahead.
Just this once,
Let's consider this a way of putting an end to that connection from five years ago...
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
