The banquet proceeded in this slightly uneventful manner until halfway through when suddenly someone suggested, "What's the point of just listening to these musical instruments? There are quite a few superstars among the guests today. Why don't we have them perform on stage and liven things up?"
His words made the eyes of the celebrities present light up. This was a gathering of big names, and if they could show off, it would undoubtedly be a great opportunity to increase their value.
Who knows, maybe I'll catch the eye of some rich man/beautiful woman and marry into a wealthy family, thus changing my destiny?
Many people showed eager expressions, but no one dared to volunteer; they just waited for these important figures to call their names.
"Since we're going to perform for everyone, we should naturally choose the best superstar, the Prince of Love Songs, Zhang Tianwang, right?" The man suddenly turned his attention to Zhang Yun.
here we go again!
Everyone was thinking the same thing.
When did Zhang Yun offend the Gu family? Why are they all targeting him tonight?
Gu Shenzhi frowned, about to speak, when Zhang Yun smiled and said, "Alright! Then I'll make a fool of myself by singing a song."
As he spoke, he instructed the waiter to play the accompaniment.
Someone else chimed in, "Mr. Zhang is hailed as a musical genius, but hasn't he released a new song in a long time? Today is the day Mr. Gu returns to China, isn't it a bit perfunctory to just sing old songs? Or has Mr. Zhang run out of ideas and can only rely on his past achievements?"
Is this even human language?
No matter how talented someone is, they can't possibly write lyrics, compose music, and sing a song for you on the spot, right?
For a moment, people in the entertainment industry looked at Zhang Yun with some pity, as this was clearly a deliberate attempt to make things difficult for him!
Making a fool of oneself in this kind of situation, I wonder how the media will report it!
Zhang Yun is still a celebrity, so this kind of defamation is fatal.
Li Cheng's expression also turned ugly.
Zhang Yun is one of his Starry Sky people. If he is bullied, it is the same as him being bullied. How can he tolerate that?
Li Cheng stepped forward, about to speak, when he heard Zhang Yun chuckle.
He looked at Gu Shenzhi, and their eyes met. He smiled and said, "For President Gu's first banquet back in the country, we really can't just sing an old song to get by."
The media present were immediately intrigued when they heard that Zhang Yun was going to sing a new song live!
Immediately, the media turned their cameras and microphones on Zhang Yun.
"Please leave the piano to me," he said to the performer on stage.
There was a stage in the center of the banquet hall, where several musicians had been playing music. Now that Zhang Yun was going on stage, they naturally packed up their instruments and left the stage.
Only one piano was left in the center of the stage.
Zhang Yun walked over, adjusted the piano, and sat down.
Long, beautiful fingertips danced across the black and white piano keys, and gentle, melodious notes flowed out.
"This is a simple little love song, singing about the twists and turns of people's hearts."
"I think I'm very happy; with your warmth, the air around my feet seems to swirl."
The gentle and melodious voice, like a clear spring, washes away the weariness in people's hearts, leaving only a faint warmth and beauty.
The sounds of conversation in the banquet hall ceased, and everyone's gaze was fixed on the center of the stage, on that elegant and perfect figure.
"This is a simple little love song, singing of the white doves in our hearts~"
"I think I'm well-suited to be a singer, as youth drifts in the wind~"
His tender and affectionate gaze fell unflinchingly upon Gu Shenzhi, who was facing him from below the stage, as he continued singing, "You know, even if the heavy rain turns this city upside down, I will give you a hug~"
"Unable to bear seeing your back as you approach, I write down this lament, where every second feels like a year."
Even if the whole world is held hostage by loneliness, I won't run away.
"In the end, everyone grows old, and I write down my castle where time and music intertwine..."
Even if the heavy rain turns the whole city upside down, I will still give you a hug.
Gu Shenzhi silently pondered the lyrics.
Before his eyes appeared a scene after a heavy rain, with the entire city reflected on the flooded streets. His angel flew from afar and embraced him, who was soaked and disheveled from the rain, with a warm body.
It's so beautiful.
Gu Shenzhi looked towards the center of the stage, at the person who haunted his dreams. As Zhang Yun stood up and bowed slightly to the audience, Gu Shenzhi couldn't help but walk towards him.
As Zhang Yun stepped off the stage amidst applause, she noticed a strange expression on Gu Shenzhi's face as he approached, and her heart skipped a beat.
What is he going to do?
The moment that thought crossed my mind, everything went black.
The power is out?!
As the people around her became noisy, Zhang Yun felt herself being embraced by a pair of strong arms.
The familiar, comforting scent emanating from that person instantly brought tears to his eyes.
Her chin was lifted by someone's hand, and a warm yet domineering kiss landed on her.
Zhang Yun felt drunk...
They held each other tightly, squeezed against the wall in the chaotic crowd, their backs pressed against the wall as they breathed deeply into each other's air.
Everything around them seemed to have disappeared, and in this world, only the two of them remained.
Gods!
Let time stand still at this moment...
Zhang Yun responded to her lover's passionate kiss, praying fervently in her heart.
Tears streamed down her face.
After an unknown amount of time, Gu Chen parted his lips from his kiss, gently kissed away the tears on his face, and released him.
A chill ran through him, and Zhang Yun's consciousness returned to reality. An overwhelming sense of loss welled up from the bottom of his heart.
The lights came back on, and the commotion gradually subsided.
Zhang Yun looked over and saw that the person had returned to Gu Jianyun's side, his expression returning to the cold look he had when he was Gu Shen.
If it weren't for the lingering warmth of his lips on his own, he would have almost thought everything that had just happened was a hallucination.
Because of the power outage, many people got their clothes dirty in the chaos, and the banquet could no longer continue and had to be ended.
Li Cheng pushed through the crowd to Zhang Yun's side and asked with concern, "Are you alright?"
"It's alright," Zhang Yun smiled at him.
“Your clothes are wet, go to your hotel room and change before you leave,” Li Cheng said.
Zhang Yun looked down and noticed a stain of red wine on his suit jacket, which must have been accidentally spilled during the power outage.
"Um."
The banquet was originally held at the InterContinental Hotel, and many people, like Zhang Yun, had their clothes and outfits soiled in the chaos and had to be cleaned up in their hotel rooms.
Zhang Yun, carrying the change of clothes that Xiao Liu had brought him, took the room key from the hotel waiter and went to the door of a guest room alone.
As soon as I pushed open the door, a hand pulled me inside.
The door slammed shut, and the clothes and room key fell to the ground.
Zhang Yun was pinned against the wall, enduring the man's passionate kisses, which flowed like a torrent.
Two pairs of leather shoes were awkwardly intertwined on the ground.
Two expensive suit jackets fell off, and the red wine stains on them matched remarkably well.
The buttons on the shirt popped off, spun around on the ground, and finally quietly surrendered.
...
Zhang Yun's phone rang, but was hung up by a large hand.
"Wait... let me send a message to Li Cheng first..."
Upon hearing the name "Li Cheng," Gu Chen stirred slightly.
Zhang Yun sobbed.
With trembling hands, she painstakingly typed a message telling Li Cheng not to wait for her and to go back first. As soon as she pressed "send," her phone was turned off and thrown far away.
...
Those hands that could play the piano were imprisoned above his head.
...
The night has only just begun.
...
When Licheng returned to Zhang Yun's villa, he saw Cheng Lujin rushing over with a worried look on his face.
"Where's Zhang Yun? Why didn't he come back with you? What happened at the banquet?"
"Was he bullied by the Gu family?"
Did you help him?
Faced with his lover's barrage of questions, Licheng felt a little jealous.
"You want to know?" Li Cheng suddenly put his arm around his shoulder, pressed his lips to his ear, and gently bit it.
"Come back with me tonight, and I'll tell you."
Cheng Lujin's heart skipped a beat, and her ears instantly turned red.
...
"Gu Group's heir, Haval, returns from advanced studies and takes over as president of Gu Group."
"Heavenly King Zhang Yun releases a new single – 'Little Love Song'!"
"Actor Zhang Yun played the piano at the Gu family banquet. Is there anything this man can't do?"
Director Zhang revealed at a banquet that he is preparing a series of films!
"Gu's Group invests in Director Zhang's film!"
"..."
The incident where Gu Jinzhi and Gu Zhiting clashed with Zhang Yun at the beginning of the banquet was not reported.
Even the media, when faced with a behemoth like the Gu family, know what they can and cannot report.
If the scandals of the Gu family are really reported, then they will not be far from being acquired.
Zhang Yun originally exposed Gu Zhiting's affairs in order to help Gu Chen gain the upper hand within the family.
As expected, a few days later, the Gu Group issued a statement saying that Gu Zhiting was taking a leave of absence due to health reasons, and the affairs she was originally in charge of would be taken over by the new president, Gu Shenzhi.
Two months later, Gu Zhentao, the head of the Gu Group's US branch, was suspended for unknown reasons, and the relevant affairs in the US were handed over to the new president, Gu Shenzhi.
...
Presidential suite at Yunxiu Club.
Zhang Yun and Li Cheng walked in.
There were already more than a dozen people in the private room. When they saw the two of them come in, someone immediately started to jeer, "President Li, President Zhang, you two are being very rude. President Gu is such an important guest, and you two, who are the hosts, are late. Quickly drink three cups of wine as punishment and apologize to President Gu!"
Li Cheng laughed and said, "There was a traffic jam on the road."
He finished his three cups of wine, refilled them, and looked at Gu Shenzhi, who was sitting in the center, saying, "He can't hold his liquor, so I'll drink for him."
Gu Shenzhi's eyes darkened.
Zhang Yun stopped Li Cheng, picked up his own wine glass and said, "No need, I'll drink it myself."
"No need to drink anymore, sit down." Gu Shenzhi looked at Zhang Yun, "Come sit next to me."
"..."
The atmosphere suddenly became quiet.
After Zhang Yun debuted, many people tried to recruit him, but Li Cheng never agreed to any investor's request for him to attend social events.
Although Li Cheng left the family to work independently, he is still the only son of the Li family patriarch. With this relationship, everyone will have some reservations.
The Li family had no grounds for complaint after losing openly and honestly, but anyone who tried to play dirty tricks would face retaliation from Old Master Li.
Later, Zhang Yun proved with his own abilities that he didn't need to please any investors.
Li Cheng's judgment was correct; his bet on Zhang Yun yielded huge returns.
Today's gathering is organized by Li Cheng's group, to thank Gu Shenzhi for investing in Zhang Yun's film.
But he never expected that Gu Shenzhi, who looked so respectable, would make such an unreasonable request to Zhang Yun.
Although the Li family behind him was powerful, it was still slightly inferior to the Gu family.
He had to show Gu Shenzhi some respect.
"President Gu..."
Li Cheng frowned and had only uttered two words when he saw Zhang Yun walk over and sit on Gu Shenzhi's lap in front of everyone!
Zhang Yun actually sacrificed himself like that!
Li Cheng was somewhat surprised, and also somewhat moved.
"It's our fault for keeping President Gu waiting. I'd like to offer you a toast as an apology," Zhang Yun said, raising his glass to Gu Shenzhi.
Gu Shenzhi wrapped his arms around his waist, his breath hot, "I want you to pay homage with your mouth."
"Pfft~" The young star who was accompanying another boss couldn't control himself and spat out his wine. He quickly stood up and apologized awkwardly.
Fortunately, no one paid attention to him.
All eyes were on Gu Shenzhi and Zhang Yun, who were sitting in the center.
The young star quickly and sensibly sat back down.
Zhang Yun glanced around and said with a smile, "President Gu, isn't this a bit inappropriate?"
"I'll add another billion to your movie."
Zhang Yun immediately drank the wine in the glass and kissed Gu Shenzhi's lips with his own.
"Mmm..." The sound of swallowing made the onlookers drop their jaws in astonishment.
Is this still the same Zhang Yun who was like a high-and-mighty flower in the entertainment industry?
Why does she act like some obscure, unknown celebrity who dreams of becoming famous and clinging to a sugar daddy?
It's only one billion. With your status today, Director Zhang, it shouldn't be that much, right?
After Gu Shenzhi finished the wine he had brought him, he was still not satisfied. He continued to kiss him, holding his lips in his mouth, and pressed him down onto the sofa.
"Gu..."
Zhang Yun's body went limp from his kisses, her brain was extremely oxygen-deprived, and she had forgotten that she was still in a private room with so many people watching, letting him press her down on the sofa and take liberties with her.
Suddenly, the weight on his body disappeared. Zhang Yun was startled and opened his eyes to look up.
Li Cheng grabbed Gu Shenzhi by the collar and said angrily, "Gu Shenzhi, don't go too far!"
"..."
Zhang Yun looked speechlessly at the "loyal" Li Cheng, stood up, grabbed his arm, and made him let go of Gu Shenzhi.
"Mr. Li, I'm fine."
Licheng and Zhang Yun exchanged a glance, making sure he showed no sign of reluctance, before letting go of his hand with some doubt.
The tense atmosphere subsided slightly, and the people who had stood up to mediate the fight sat back down.
Gu Shenzhi put his arm around Zhang Yun's waist and whispered in his ear, "President Li was so rude, President Zhang, you must apologize on his behalf."
Zhang Yun's eyes sparkled as she looked at him and asked with a smile, "Mr. Gu, how would you like me to apologize?"
"What do you think?" Gu Shenzhi stared at his moist lips and licked the corner of his mouth suggestively.
Zhang Yun stood on tiptoe and kissed him, but Gu Shenzhi held the back of his head and wouldn't let go.
Everyone present swallowed hard.
Apart from Li Cheng, the other executives all had someone accompanying them, but the atmosphere wasn't right yet. None of them started as soon as they walked in like the two of them.
Moreover, the way these two kissed was way too suggestive!
Mr. Gu, you're going to kiss me, but where are your legs sticking out? Where are your hands touching me?
Who would have thought that this young master of the Gu family, who appears abstinent and indifferent in front of outsiders and the media, is actually a lecherous fiend in private!
And this movie star, how aloof and pure he was in the entertainment industry before!
Countless people have spent fortunes to pursue him, yet he hasn't even given them a smile. But when they meet this young master, they practically want to stick to him, acting incredibly promiscuous!
No wonder he's a movie star!
This scene completely shattered everyone's worldview!
Those present were all shrewd and astute individuals.
Given their relationship, it would be hard to believe they hadn't been having an affair before!
Li Cheng belatedly realized what was happening, and the shock he felt was beyond words.
What happened next was not much of a surprise.
Gu Shenzhi's real intention was not what he was looking for; he made a few perfunctory remarks and then left with Zhang Yun.
What they're going out to do, those who know, know.
As Li Cheng watched their departing figures, he couldn't help but think of the text message Zhang Yun had sent him two months ago at the Gu family banquet, saying that he had something to do and that he didn't need to wait for him and should leave first.
Looking back now, it's clear that these two hit it off back then!
He had just thought Zhang Yun was compromising for the sake of Xingchen and the investment!
He even went head-to-head with Gu Shenzhi for his sake!
Damn! I was so touched for nothing!
Li Cheng's face was gloomy. He was secretly grinding his teeth in anger, and in his heart he cursed Zhang Yun, that his bad friend, so that Gu Shenzhi would make him unable to get out of bed for three days, in order to vent his anger.
(Gu Shenzhi: I'll consider Li Cheng my brother!)
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