Someone in the crowd grabbed Gu Baiwei's arm and yanked her roughly, causing her to lose her balance and almost fall to the ground.
"What are you doing? Do you believe I'll call the police right now?"
Du Qingyan reached out to support Gu Baiwei and shouted to the crowd.
"Pah, shameless vixen, you still have the nerve to call the police! Everyone, attack!"
The crowd, which had been quiet for a moment, instantly became restless.
"stop!"
A cool, pleasant male voice came from the stairwell, carrying suppressed anger.
The girls surrounding the two looked up with delight upon hearing the voice: "Brother Xuan!"
Shen Xuan appeared at the top of the stairs in his home clothes, the morning sun casting a soft glow on him.
A tall, slender figure descended the stairs step by step. His hair was messy, probably because he hadn't had time to comb it, but his handsome face was so cold and stern that it was almost dripping with water.
The girl dressed like a delinquent in the lead was full of excitement: "Brother Xuan, I am Cheng Shuang, the president of your fan club."
Shen Xuan frowned and glanced at her, his extremely cold gaze startling her.
In the past, they had always seen Shen Xuan as a charming, gentle, and polite man; this was the first time they had seen him with such a cold expression.
Clearly, they had really angered him.
Shen Xuan walked step by step to Gu Baiwei: "Sister, are you alright?"
This was the first time Gu Baiwei had seen him like this; he seemed to be suppressing his anger, on the verge of exploding at any moment.
She quickly shook her head: "I'm fine."
His gaze fell on the eggshell in her hair. He reached out and removed the eggshell, his anger barely contained.
He turned around and said, word by word, "Listen carefully, everyone. It was just me who had a crush on Miss Gu. She didn't cheat on me."
For a popular celebrity to admit to such a thing in public is tantamount to tarnishing their own reputation, but Shen Xuan said it without any hesitation or evasion.
The noisy crowd fell silent instantly.
After a brief silence, someone behind them reminded him, "But she's also involved with two other men. Brother Xuan, don't be fooled by her."
Cheng Shuang, who was at the front, immediately realized what was happening. She took out her phone to find the trending topic, but after searching for a while, she was shocked and asked, "What's going on?"
She looked at the girl next to her with a panicked expression, and the girl was also swiping her phone incessantly.
But that news that topped the trending search list had disappeared long ago.
With a ding, everyone's phone vibrated, and a message popped up.
The reporter who previously implied that Gu Baiwei was having affairs with three men publicly apologized in the media.
All the fans who had come on strong were instantly dumbfounded. The news was actually fake?
What about them coming all this way from afar to demand an explanation?
Su Peipei, who had been happily watching the drama unfold, was shocked to see the situation suddenly reverse. She hurriedly pulled out her phone and frantically searched for answers in disbelief: "How could this be? It wasn't like this just now!"
With a ding, she received an email in her inbox. She subconsciously opened the email and found it was a lawyer's letter about her spreading rumors and slandering Gu Baiwei. It was signed by Zhong Yuqing.
Su Peipei stared at the name in disbelief: Zhong Yuqing, the legendary lawyer who had never lost a case, and also the exclusive lawyer for the Shen Group.
She swayed and almost fell to the ground. How could this happen?
At the same time, everyone present who had come to cause trouble also received such an email on their mobile phones, and their faces turned ashen.
A loud screech of brakes came from the entrance, where a row of black sedans were parked in a neat row, their bodies reflecting a cold, hard metallic sheen.
The bodyguard in black respectfully stepped forward and opened the car door, revealing a pair of long legs clad in high-end sneakers, with firm and powerful calf muscles.
A handsome man with broad shoulders and a narrow waist stepped out of the car, wearing a simple light gray tracksuit.
The soft sunlight shone on his profile, making his handsome and sculpted face appear even more defined in the half-light and half-shadow.
He strode towards the crowd with his long legs, and his face bore a striking resemblance to Shen Xuan.
The girls' eyes sparkled with hearts; this man was just too incredibly handsome!
Gu Baiwei was also a little dazed, not expecting him to have finished dealing with things and come over so quickly.
The moment she saw the familiar figure appear, her eyes inexplicably reddened.
She hadn't felt anything when she was surrounded and verbally abused by that group of girls, but upon seeing Shen Yanqing, she suddenly felt a little wronged. Shen Yanqing saw the woman's reddened eyes reflected in his own, his heart skipped a beat, and his handsome brows furrowed slightly: "Excuse me, please move aside."
His deep, magnetic voice, like that of a cello, stirred something within one's heart.
Several infatuated girls instinctively parted to either side.
Backlit, Shen Yanqing strode toward Gu Baiwei, followed by seven or eight bodyguards in black suits and sunglasses, exuding an imposing aura.
The girls who were swooning over Shen Yanqing's handsome face instantly snapped back to reality, realizing with a glance that this was someone they could never afford to offend.
The man's cold, stern expression turned icy the moment he saw the stains on Gu Baiwei's face.
The man behind him immediately handed over a handkerchief respectfully, and thoughtfully included a pack of wet wipes.
Shen Yanqing glanced at him indifferently, her eyes clearly conveying the message: go back and get a raise.
Without even glancing at Shen Xuan beside him, he gently wiped the dirt off Gu Baiwei's face, then took her hand in his large palm, his voice soft: "Don't be afraid, I'm here for you."
One sentence shattered all of Gu Baiwei's pretense. She grasped his hand in return, letting him half-hold her in his arms, and murmured an "Mmm".
"You have half an hour to get this sorted out."
Shen Yanqing spoke calmly, and only then did Gu Baiwei notice the young man who had been silently following behind him.
The man was dressed in a sharp black suit, with half-rimmed glasses on his face. His eyes behind the lenses revealed shrewdness. He nodded slightly: "Yes, President Shen."
Someone in the crowd exclaimed, "My God, isn't that the legendary lawyer with an undefeated record—Zhong Yuqing?"
But soon everyone remembered the lawyer's letter they had just received, and their gazes toward Zhong Yuqing were filled with mixed emotions.
Good news: they met the legendary Attorney Zhong. Bad news: they were the ones who received his lawyer's letter.
Su Peipei's heart, which had been hanging in suspense, finally died. How could that woman be so lucky?
She wanted to leave immediately, but as soon as she stood up, she was confronted by a tall, muscular wall of flesh.
The stern-faced bodyguard in black, bald and with dark skin, grinned at her, revealing a set of white teeth: "Hello, Miss Su, I'm Chief Bodyguard, Mr. Shen's bodyguard. Please cooperate..."
Su Peipei trembled and slumped back onto the sofa. It was over; she was truly finished.
That evening, a bombshell news story once again topped the trending search list: the legendary tycoon Shen, who had connections in both the legitimate and underworld circles, publicly admitted that Gu Baiwei was his girlfriend, and also sued all those who spread rumors about her.
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