Chapter 2
Gu Zhun quickly got himself ready and went out. The moment he and Liu Weiwei hung up the phone, the driver rushed downstairs. The second he got in the car, he opened his eyes and saw Xu Ming's latest Weibo post: The child is mine, Gu Zhun is my brother-in-law (a repost of a marketing account's Weibo post about Gu Zhun having a son).
In just a short while, Gu Zhun had already seen a lot of comments in the comment section.
Most of them were just passersby who were eating spectacles and said a few words indifferently that your circle is really messy and there are all kinds of nepotism; there were also some fans of Xu Ming who were eating spectacles about Gu Zhun, but they didn't expect to end up eating spectacles about themselves, and they spoke tremblingly in the comment section.
Since he had nothing to do along the way, Gu Zhun patiently took a look at Xu Ming's comment section.
Perhaps people are always particularly tolerant of rappers. Some people cursed under this Weibo post, but not too much. Some people even said that as a rapper, having a child doesn't seem so strange.
Sure enough, everyone says not to fall in love with rappers, but in fact, it seems that these people are always particularly tolerant of rappers.
Gu Zhun sighed, saying that people with the same personality have different fates. It was true that he was born into an idol family and had to uphold the idol's virtues.
He then reposted Xu Ming's Weibo post, said a few words, and then logged out. He then replied to Liu Weiwei's new WeChat message:
Don't worry, I won't fall in love.
This idea has been lingering in Gu Zhun's mind for too long. Ever since his sister experienced that failed love, he seemed to have lost the courage to take that step.
To this day, he would rather believe that love is just an ancient legend.
It was exactly twelve noon when Gu Zhun arrived at the company.
At the end of May, the sun's scorching heat is palpable, and the entire city is filled with a restless atmosphere, as if something that has been suppressed for so long is about to break out of its cage.
Gu Zhun put on sunglasses and strode into the company.
He walked directly to the office where Liu Weiwei had posted the post. On the way, he passed by some idle employees who looked at him timidly with eyes that they thought they were flawless and would not be discovered. Then, when he turned around, they covered their mouths and whispered to the employees around them about what had happened that morning.
Gu Zhun met Chen Shiman at 12:31 noon on May 21, 2024.
He walked up to the 16th floor, through the bustling crowd, and past the polished glass office. Through the glass, the first thing he saw was a man slumped over in a chair, blindfolded and looking pitiful. Then, beside him, he saw Liu Weiwei, with a worried look on her face.
Gu Zhun pushed open the door and glanced at all the people in the office. He first called away the irrelevant people, then asked, "What's going on?" He looked at Liu Weiwei, and the next moment, he opened the blinds, walked to the end of the long desk, and looked down at the man who was still unconscious.
"Who is he?" Gu Zhun's eyelids twitched so quickly that it was barely noticeable.
Liu Weiwei answered irrelevantly, "Just now, two bodyguards drove this person over here, saying it was a gift from Xu Ming. As soon as they left the person here, the two bodyguards left. That's why I hurriedly called you over."
God knows what Liu Weiwei was feeling at that moment. She thought she had managed many artists in her life and had seen all sorts of ups and downs, but today's situation was really eye-opening for her. She had to admit that she didn't understand the style of the rapper circle and was indeed frightened by the relationship between Xu Ming and Gu Zhun.
"Take off his blindfold and see if he's awake." Gu Zhun said. He really didn't expect Xu Ming to throw such a hot potato at him. How is this different from committing a crime?
Liu Weiwei slowly untied the blindfold, fearing that she would hurt the person.
It was not until the blindfold was removed from her fair face that Chen Shiman finally saw the sunlight.
For a moment, Chen Shiman couldn't adjust to the sudden, intense sunlight. He could only vaguely make out a tall figure standing in front of him, his head slightly lowered, looking at his phone, his brow furrowed. The sunlight refracted from the tall building, hitting the right side of his face squarely. Chen Shiman could just make out his translucent cheeks and thick, curled eyelashes.
Chen Shiman's eyeballs rolled back and forth uncontrollably in his eye sockets. He seemed to have forgotten the muttering in his mind before, and also forgot how miserable he was now. In his small eyes, there was only the man in front of him who was facing the light.
Gu Zhun inconspicuously shifted his gaze from his phone, only to meet the naked gaze of the person opposite him. Only then did he truly and completely see this sinister villain. He had a beautiful face, but his eyes, perhaps because they had been covered for too long, were filled with dense bloodshot.
The distance between the other person's eyes was not very wide or narrow, and there was a very small bright red mole between his eyebrows, which made Gu Zhun suddenly wonder if it was the so-called beauty mole.
"Are you Gu Zhun?" Chen Shiman finally saw the person in front of him clearly. Wasn't this the protagonist of his photo? No wonder he suffered such a disaster, but he was not the one who released the photo.
Chen Shiman squinted his eyes, carefully matching the face with the one in his memory. Finally, he nodded, thinking that it really looked like this. He had thought that the pictures posted by those fans were all retouched pictures, but now it seems that they might have just restored the beauty.
This question brought Gu Zhun back to reality. He nodded, avoided the other person's eyes, and took a step back. "Did you post the Weibo?"
Chen Shiman immediately defended himself: "It's true that I took the photo, but I didn't post it on Weibo. I'm not that shameless."
This was his honest confession; he had just happened to take the photo. At that moment, he felt like he had stumbled upon a shocking piece of gossip, and he was eager to find someone to share it with. But after much deliberation, he decided against sharing the story, believing it would be too unethical.
But he didn't know what was going on. When he woke up, things turned out like this. He was inexplicably tied up and sent to Gu Zhun.
Chen Shiman tilted his head and stared at Gu Zhun intently. To make himself more credible, he held up four fingers and said, "I swear! It's not me!"
Then his gaze shifted to Gu Zhun's eyes. He clearly remembered that Gu Zhun became famous because of these eyes. On a stage that lasted only a second or two, his eyelids drooped, his hair parted and covering half of his eyes. He turned his face sideways, and the camera cut to him. At that moment, he opened his eyes unexpectedly and collided with the camera.
Those aggressive eyes glanced coldly across the camera, carrying the indifference and nonchalance that belonged only to this Alpha. They penetrated the screen directly, accurately sniping the hearts of thousands of girls outside the camera, and were called the God's second.
In this way, Gu Zhun became an overnight sensation and became known as the master idol.
Gu Zhun looked at Chen Shiman carefully, as if he was ready to find some flaws in his lies in this series of actions, but unfortunately, he didn't know if it was because Chen Shiman's acting skills were too superb, he couldn't find any clues at all.
Gu Zhun glanced at Liu Weiwei, who seemed to want him to handle the matter. So Gu Zhun thought for a moment, curled his fingers slightly, and said to Liu Weiwei unexpectedly, "You go out first, Sister Liu."
Liu Weiwei: "Me?"
Without waiting for Gu Zhun's reply, Liu Weiwei hesitated for a moment, but still left the space to Gu Zhun. Before leaving, she did not forget to remind Gu Zhun not to be too radical and to pay attention to his identity.
Gu Zhun agreed.
Until they were the only two left in the office, Gu Zhun dragged a stool and sat in front of Chen Shiman, looking at him slowly, touching his chin, thinking something in his mind.
Chen Shiman felt very uncomfortable, thinking that he had already said that it was not him, so there was no need to confront himself with such a handsome face. During the more than one minute of scrutiny, he was even prepared to endure a new round of reprimands.
But in fact, there were no harsh words, but a very normal tone, "You and I, spreading rumors is just a transaction." The tip of Gu Zhun's leather shoes was less than five centimeters away from Chen Shiman's soft sweatpants.
What?
Chen Shiman wondered if he was hallucinating. What kind of lewd words were these? Was the person on the other end really Gu Zhun? Could an idol really say these words...
Support, idol; idol, support, oneself...
It’s no use. His impression of Gu Zhun is completely shattered.
"Giving you 500,000 a month is definitely more than what you earn as an entertainment reporter." Gu Zhun immediately stated his bargaining chip. He thought, he will be ridiculous just this once. It's just a transaction of money and flesh. God, please forgive him, an idol who is about to transform and has no moral integrity.
500,000?
500,000...
Chen Shiman curled his lips. Are you kidding? It's only 500,000. His monthly pocket money is much more than this. Does he look so cheap? Not to mention ten thousand taels of gold, he must be worth at least a million.
But then again, Chen Shiman thought, he became an entertainment reporter despite his family's opposition just to get a taste of the entertainment industry's gossip. There was nothing he could do about it, he didn't have any hobbies, he just loved to eat gossip.
The entertainment industry is a huge melon field, but he ignorantly barged in for more than a year and didn't get to eat any melons at all.
And now…
Gu Zhun is at least a top star. If you stay with him, you don't have to wait for news everywhere. You can just hide in the corner and eavesdrop.
But... Chen Shiman blinked, and looked at Gu Zhun from head to toe with full of vigilance, nodding and shaking his head. His figure and face were definitely up to standard, after all, he was an idol, but...
Chen Shiman glanced at Gu Zhun's lower body without leaving a trace. He then thought about what he had read on Baidu: Gu Zhun was 187cm tall. According to biological knowledge, apical dominance would inhibit the growth of lateral buds. Could it be that his thing was too short?
Even so, I still had to make myself feel comfortable. Chen Shiman thought it made sense.
Gu Zhun had no idea what was going on in Chen Shiman's mind. He just thought that he was dissatisfied with the conditions offered. He exhaled again, as if he had exhausted all his courage and strength. "You are a Beta, right? If so, it won't be a matter of life and death. It's just a matter of money. I can-"
Before he could finish, Chen Shiman said with a fearless expression: "I agree! But--" Chen Shiman was a little embarrassed now, "You know, I'm an entertainment reporter, so can you tell me some gossip? You can't support me forever, I have to be self-reliant. I know this request is a bit unreasonable, so you just need to answer yes or no, and the rest is up to me. What do you think?"
The more Gu Zhun listened to this, the more his brows twisted into knots, but he couldn't say anything - at least when facing Chen Shiman's harmless face, he was speechless.
"What's your name?" Gu Zhun changed the subject, and then he realized that he had not even asked the other person's name before bringing up such a dirty deal as keeping a mistress.
"Chen Shiman, Erdong Chen, the Shiman as in 'The affairs of the world are like flowing water, life is just a dream.'" Chen Shiman seemed to be afraid that Gu Zhun might not recognize these two lines of poetry, so he considerately typed them out on his mobile phone and handed them to him.
Gu Zhun: ...
Gu Zhun: "That's it, I——"
"I want to go to the bathroom!" Chen Shiman didn't know what was going on. He stood up suddenly, opened the door in a hurry, and then didn't care about Liu Weiwei's strange look at the door at all. He ran to the bathroom to answer the phone.
"Hey, brother." Chen Shiman felt guilty and spoke humbly.
"But I have something to do tomorrow... Can't you go by yourself?"
"It's no use calling me baby, I just won't agree!"
Chen Shiman pulled up his pants, washed his hands, and leaned against the wall.
"This is your business, not mine—what? Are you serious? A gentleman's word is as good as gold. Okay!"
Chen Shiman hung up the phone, washed his hands several times, and then happily walked out. Unfortunately, he happened to see Gu Zhun's gloomy expression. He didn't know how much Gu Zhun had overheard, so he could only wave his hand in dismay, "What a coincidence, you're here to use the restroom too..."
Chen Shiman felt the burning gaze on him, and saw that Gu Zhun seemed to be hesitant to speak, or perhaps he had a lot to say, but in the end he only heard Gu Zhun say in a warning tone: "During the period of your contract with me, you'd better not hook up with others. I think it's dirty!"
After saying this, Gu Zhun resolutely turned around and left, leaving Chen Shiman alone standing at the toilet door. He thought to himself, is he sick? Does he really think that anyone can get close to him?
But Chen Shiman didn't dwell on this little episode. He had more important things to do. In that instant, he had identified the person who framed him, and now he had to rush back without stopping to tear the green tea apart!
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