Extra 7: Stories from the Real World (3)
The moment Gu Qinyuan announced his marriage news, it quickly became the number one trending search, and the comment section of his personal account was instantly flooded with various comments.
[Marriage?]
This comment was pushed to the top, followed by countless question marks.
[Does the Gu family still need a marriage alliance? Mr. Gu himself is the ceiling of the wealthy family, okay?]
[Wow, I got married too young! My internet husband is gone!]
[Inside information: The other party is the eldest daughter of the Yan Group. She's truly the daughter of a wealthy family. Don't make wild guesses. They're a perfect match.]
[Haha, as expected, the essence of wealthy marriages is the exchange of benefits.]
[Couples who are arranged into marriages don't have true love. I guess they'll just go their separate ways after marriage. Wait for the gossip that follows.]
On a warm afternoon, Yan Chu lazily nestled in the sofa in the living room, his head resting comfortably on Gu Qinyuan's legs.
She slid her fingertips across the screen, reading with great interest the serious analyses of the marketing accounts and the imaginative comments of netizens, a smile of interest on her face.
"What are you looking at? It's so funny?"
Gu Qinyuan's fingers gently shuttled through her hair and asked in a low voice.
"Look at the ten pieces of evidence they used to analyze our 'plastic couple,'" Yan Chu said cheerfully, holding up his phone to show him. "They were so convincing, I almost believed them."
Gu Qinyuan glanced at the ridiculous remarks on the screen, his eyes dimmed slightly, then he leaned over and gave her a precise kiss on her smiling lips.
"Then let me prove right now whether we are a fake couple or not."
Yan Chu looked at the lust in his eyes, and with her ears slightly red, she pushed him away: "What are you doing? It's still daytime."
"What happened during the day?"
Gu Qinyuan put his arms around her slender waist and with a little effort, he lifted her up to him.
His dark, deep eyes stared at her, and his magnetic and pleasant voice was more seductive: "You don't like it?"
Yan Chu's face flushed completely, and she buried her face in the crook of his neck: "That's not the case..."
The main reason is that Gu Qinyuan has unlocked too many tricks recently, and she is a little overwhelmed.
Obviously, he didn’t have so many tricks before the end of the world!
How many strange things are mixed in those recovered memories!
Regarding her marriage with Gu Qinyuan, not only netizens think so, but even many of Yan Chu's so-called relatives and friends basically hold the same view.
She went out a few times and met some familiar uncles from wealthy families and famous ladies. There was always a hint of understanding and regret in her conversation:
"Chu Chu has really grown up. I didn't expect that he could even handle the Gu family. Your father's business will definitely reach a higher level in the future. What a powerful alliance."
"Chu Chu, the Gu family is nice, but it's too big and has too many rules. If you're wronged in the future, you can't act as willfully as you would at home. You have to be more patient."
It was as if her marriage with Gu Qinyuan was just a cold business cooperation project and had nothing to do with emotions.
Shortly after their marriage, Gu Qinyuan and Yan Chu appeared together as husband and wife for the first time at a high-level charity dinner.
Yan Chu wore a dark green velvet halter dress. The fabric had a low-key and luxurious luster, which perfectly outlined her graceful figure.
Gu Qinyuan was wearing an impeccably tailored classic black suit, which made his posture look even more upright like a pine tree and his temperament look stern.
When the two appeared hand in hand at the door of the banquet hall, their stunning looks and powerful aura instantly captured all the attention and flashes in the venue. Even the top idols in the entertainment industry who were famous for their looks seemed to pale in comparison to them.
Halfway through the dinner, Yan Chu went to the long dining table alone to get a drink.
A young lady from the Zhao family, who came from a wealthy family and had always admired Gu Qinyuan, saw this and a glimmer of calculation flashed in her eyes. She also approached unintentionally with a glass of champagne in her hand.
"Mrs. Gu," Miss Zhao said with a polite smile on her face, but her eyes held a subtle hint of provocation. "Seeing is believing. I heard that you and Mr. Gu had a flash marriage?"
Her tone was subtle, and the implication in her words was self-evident.
Yan Chu picked up a glass of soda water and responded with the same standard social smile: "Oh, Miss Zhao seems to be very interested in my husband?"
With just one sentence, the ill intention was easily pushed back.
Miss Zhao's face froze slightly, then she smiled and said, "I'm just a little curious. After all, it's really surprising that someone like Mr. Gu would suddenly get married."
Before she finished her words, her wrist suddenly and in an extremely "careless" way flicked, and the bubbling champagne in the glass suddenly splashed towards Yan Chu's chest! The action was so fast that no one could react at all!
However, Yan Chu had experienced the life-and-death struggle in the apocalypse, and as someone who had walked out of a sea of corpses and blood, his perception of danger and his body's reaction speed far exceeded that of ordinary people.
She didn't even dodge, but just took half a step back extremely nimbly.
The result was that with a "splash", the glass of wine was almost spilled into the air, with only a few drops splashing on Yan Chu's skirt.
However, because Miss Zhao used too much force and her expectations were not met, her high heels suddenly twisted. She screamed "Ah", lost her balance, and fell to the ground in a very embarrassed manner.
The champagne glass in her hand fell to the ground and shattered instantly. The remaining wine immediately soaked and stained the hem of her expensive dress, making it a mess.
This sudden change immediately attracted surprised glances and whispers from the surroundings.
The scene became a little awkward, and many reporters and cameras with a keen sense of smell immediately turned around and pointed at this side.
The waiter rushed forward to help her. Miss Zhao was dragged to her feet in a panic, her face turning pale and blue, filled with shame and anger.
The flash lights around her kept lighting up, capturing her embarrassment.
She looked at Yan Chu, who was still calm and composed a few steps away. Her rationality almost completely collapsed and blood rushed to her head.
However, before she could attack again, a bone-chillingly oppressive gaze had locked onto her as if it were real.
Gu Qinyuan had walked over without me noticing when.
He walked a few steps to Yan Chu's side, his eyes quickly and carefully scanning her body. After confirming that she was fine, he naturally held her hand, frowning slightly.
"Are you okay?"
The concern in his tone was obvious.
Yan Chu shook his head and smiled slightly: "It's okay, just a few drops of wine splashed."
Gu Qinyuan's face was calm, without any ripples on his face, but the low pressure emanating from his body made the air around him seem stagnant.
He didn't say a word to Miss Zhao.
No questions, no warnings, not even a hint of anger.
He simply tilted his head slightly and whispered a word to his special assistant who was following closely behind him.
The special assistant nodded: "I understand, Mr. Gu."
Afterwards, Gu Qinyuan lowered his eyes and looked at Yan Chu, his tone gentle:
"Since the skirt is dirty, let's not stay any longer. Let's go back first."
Yan Chu nodded.
From beginning to end, Gu Qinyuan did not give even a glance to the out-of-control Miss Zhao, and all his attention was on Yan Chu.
It was the subsequent developments that really gave people in the industry a chill.
Several major projects of the Zhao family that had been on good momentum and were about to be signed were successively blocked and aborted. The company's important capital chain was suddenly broken, and several partners who had been working closely together for many years also quietly distanced themselves from each other and gradually terminated their cooperation.
Zhao's business plummeted almost overnight, at an astonishing speed.
Soon, well-informed people vaguely found out that the root cause seemed to be that the Zhao family "accidentally offended Mr. Gu's newlywed wife, whom they held in their hearts" at a dinner party.
The details are vague and there are many different opinions, but the Gu Group's tough attitude of ruthlessly cutting off all ties explains everything.
This couldn't help but make some people feel uneasy.
Just because of such a small matter, he took such a ruthless action? This is not like Mr. Gu's style.
Could it be... that this is not just a simple business marriage?
However, more people still don't believe it.
"It's just killing a chicken to scare the monkeys, for everyone to see."
"It's just to save face. Isn't that what all wealthy couples do? Could it really be for love? What a joke."
"I guess the Zhao family itself has problems, and they just happened to run into trouble."
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