Names mentioned in this chapter :
-苏芮 (sù ruì) – Su Rui, our female protagonist
-顾煜城 (gù yù chéng)- Gu Yu Cheng, the male lead
-顾董(gù dǒng)- Chairman Gu, Gu Yu Cheng
-唐笑(táng xiào) – Tang Xiao, Su Rui’s friend and daughter of the chairman of Tang Jing Group-刘玲(Liú líng)- Liu Ling, Su Rui’s university roommate
-白欣雨(bái xīn yù)- Bai Xin Yu, aka Siria
-王洲(wáng zhōu) – Wang Zhou, Gu Yu Cheng’s assistant
Just then, Tang Xiao,who had probably also swiped and saw this trending article, gave Su Rui a call.
“Unlike Liu Ling, Tang Xiao still has the “romantic love story of Gu Yu Cheng and Bai Xin Yu” in her head. So when she called Su Rui, the first thing Tang Xiao said was, “Su Rui, are you okay?”
“I’m fine.” Hearing the worry contained in her tone, Su Rui smiled and said.
“Really? Don’t lie to me. You can tell me if you are upset.”“I am really not…” Su Rui felt somewhat helpless and said.
However, at this time, Su Rui’s phone suddenly had another notification sound.
“What’s wrong?”
“There is a call coming in,” Su Rui took a look at the caller alert and added, “It’s Gu Yu Cheng.”
“Gu Yu Cheng? He called to apologise to you? Or is he going to…” Tang Xiao did not dare to continue the sentence, because she also thought of a certain worse possibility.
When Su Rui heard that, Su Rui was sweating a little.
“It’s not that dramatic as you make it out to be.”
“Let me see what he is calling for and I will talk to you later.” Su Rui said again to Tang Xiao.
Then, Su Rui took a deep breath before she answered Gu Yu Cheng’s phone.
“Yu Cheng.”
“Are you asleep?” On the other end of the phone sounded Gu Yu Cheng’s voice, still as usual, low and magnetic with a hint of tenderness.
Just from the sound of it, there was not a tinge of unusualness or guilty.
“Not yet.” I’m reading your gossip!
Su Rui said.
Only ghosts would know how much effort she was putting into her mind right now to try and keep her tone of voice the same as usual.
“I’m getting on the plane and leaving from City S. I will arrive at around 1 am.” Gu Yu Cheng said.
Didn’t you say that you are leaving City S until tomorrow afternoon?
Su Rui was slightly stunned.
“It was moved forward?” Su Rui asked.
“En.” I miss you.
“Then…” After a pause, Su Rui added, “Send me a message when you get back, then rest early, okay?”
“Okay.” Gu Yu Cheng responded.
Initially, Gu Yu Cheng was about to ask if Su Rui had classes tomorrow, but Su Rui spoke first.
“Yu Cheng.”
“Hm?”
“Are you busy with the company’s matters tomorrow morning?”
“No.” Originally, the project in City S would only end this weekend. Gu Yu Cheng had already arranged the company’s affair for the weekend. So after coming back early, the company did not have any matter that needed to be urgently dealt with.
After a pause, Gu Yu Cheng added, “I’ll pick you up from your university tomorrow?”
“En.” Hearing that, Su Rui nodded her head and added, “Then, you can come a bit earlier tomorrow morning.”
Hearing Su Rui’s words, the corner of Gu Yu Cheng’s lips couldn’t help but curve.
“Alright.” Gu Yu Cheng said as he softly chuckled.
Gu Yu Cheng only thought that Su Rui should have wanted to see him earlier and his heart couldn’t help but feel a little happy. But he didn’t know that Su Rui had another reason this time.
Su Rui had always had a perception that since she had chosen this person, then no matter what happened, she should still trust the other person first.
As for whether she would be slap in the face[1], that’s a matter for later.
Moreover, Su Rui still trusted their relationship and Gu Yu Cheng.
Then again, taking a step back, Su Rui was pretty confident in herself.
So, about that online gossip, Su Rui didn’t take it too seriously in her heart.
It’s just that the pictures are there, not to mention the fact that it has gone from a personal incident to internet gossip, and the questions that need to be asked had to be asked.
That’s her right as a legitimate girlfriend.
“You are about to depart, aren’t you?”
“En.”
“Get some rest and I’ll see you tomorrow.” Su Rui said.
“En. you should sleep too. Good night.”
After hanging up the phone, Gu Yu Cheng on this side held the phone, and his expression seemed to be somewhat unsatisfied.
On the other hand, Wang Zhou, who was beside him, couldn’t help but asked him.
“Chairman, uh, Miss Su isn’t angry?” Why does it feel like these two are still so harmonious and mushy over the phone? It’s not logical.
Upon hearing that, Gu Yu Cheng’s gaze moved and looked towards Wang Zhou.
“What do you mean?”
“Uh, an online gossip news about you.” Wang Zhou said as he tried to be concise as much as possible about the online gossip about Gu Yu Cheng and Siria.
In order to be able to go back a day early, he’d been working with the chairman all day today and he’d only just found out about the stuff on the internet.
Although after knowing this news, Wang Zhou had already contacted to remove those few related obviously specifically bought on the trending news, and he had people report and cleaned up most of the false news. However, after all, it had been two or three hours since this matter had been revealed. Since it involved Gu Yu Cheng and someone was deliberately pulling a publicity stunt, many people were discussing it.
Although not everyone would pay attention to entertainment gossip news, Wang Zhou felt that Miss Su Rui should have read it.
Sure enough, hearing Wang Zhou’s words, Gu Yu Cheng’s face was scrunched up, and his gaze sank slightly.
“Why didn’t you say so earlier?” Gu Yu Cheng furrowed his brows and said in a cold voice.
Looking at the stern expression on Chairman’s face, Wang Zhou felt scared in his heart: About this matter, he also just knew about it, only when the chairman and Miss Su Rui were on the phone for a long time.
“Chairman, the relevant untrue information had been removed.” Wang Zhou said.
It is up to the chairman himself as to how he is going to express it and in what way he wants to clarify.
Compared to this, Wang Zhou felt it was rather more important to explain to his girlfriend first at this time.
“Then… How about you call Miss Su again and explain?”
“Uh, WeChat phone call.” Wang Zhou said as he secretly wiped his sweat in his heart.
Luckily, there is wifi on the plane.
Upon hearing that, Gu Yu Cheng glanced coldly at Wang Zhou.
Su Rui and Tang Xiao ended their one-hour long call, and she was about to charge her phone. Only then did she see a few more WeChat messages from Gu Yu Cheng not long after they ended their call.
[Yu Cheng]: Are you asleep?
[Yu Cheng]: I’ll meet you at your university after I get off the plane.
[Yu Cheng]: Is it convenient for you to come out?
Looking at the message that Gu Yu Cheng sent almost an hour ago, Su Rui’s heart sank.
So, Gu Yu Cheng knows what’s happening on the internet?
Su Rui quickly associated this matter with regard to someone’s abnormality.
After pondering on it, Su Rui replied to Gu Yu Cheng.
[Su Xiao Rui]: It’s too late. Let’s meet tomorrow morning.
On the other end, Gu Yu Cheng, who kept checking his phone once every half minute on the plane, finally received a new message from Su Rui.
When he saw Su Rui’s message, his gaze moved and he was unsure if Su Rui was angry at this time.
But after a few seconds, Gu Yu Cheng received a new message from Su Rui.
[Su Xiao Rui]: I believe you.
[Gu Yu Cheng]: Alright.
……
Actually, it wasn’t just Gu Yu Cheng and Su Rui who paid attention to this online situation.
At this moment, Bai Xin Yu’s manager, who was still in City S, was likewise concerned about the direction of the public opinion.
“What’s going on? The trending search that was on top before was actually removed?” The manager looked unhappy to see the trending search she had bought was removed before it had much effect and said.
On the side, Bai Xin Yu slightly knitted her eyebrows when she heard her manager’s words.
“If it’s removed, so be it. I have already told you not to make an issue out of my personal matters.” Bai Xin Yu said with dissatisfaction.
But it was refuted by her manager.
“Who am I doing this for?”
“Besides, it is like what you have said you came back this time because you didn’t want to miss out on Chairman Gu, and it is a win-win situation for you that I did that.”
“On one perspective, with this garnered attention, you can quickly get work activities and enter into the market. On the other hand, isn’t it also letting Chairman Gu’s side know what you mean?”
The manager’s words were persuasive.
Sure enough, upon hearing the other party’s words, Bai Xin Yu’s face slightly wavered.
That’s true, wasn’t she hoping to return to the country this time with a glory not weaker than that of the Gu family and start over with Yu Cheng?”
Now, she returns home with the glory of an international award, long gone is the same Bai Xin Yu, who left the country in disgrace.
Previously, she didn’t understand.
This time, she would definitely not miss out on Gu Yu Cheng again!
As she thought of Gu Yu Cheng, the man who could provide a stable life even though he was so cold and reserved, Bai Xin Yu’s eyes also overflowed with a touch of yearning and determination.
……
On this side.
Although they have agreed on WeChat to see each other the next morning.
But, in the end, after getting off the plane, Gu Yu Cheng still went to Su Rui’s school.
The author has something to say:
[I have read everyone’s comments, I want to make it clear: The reaction in the novel is as realistic as possible. The relevant news has been cleaned up once he was aware of it. As for clarification, the handling of clarification and the matter at hand requires them to pay attention to the procedure, time and efficacy. It is not a situation, like a melodramatic drama, where one sentence can resolve everything. The real public reaction and public discussion is also not a line from the author that can make everyone happy. The male lead was calling on the plane. Moreover, it would not be logical if ‘I want to let the whole world know that Siria and I have no relationship at all’ to be announced in the middle of the night, right?]
[On another point, about some of the reactions, it may be a little more realistic. For example, if something happened to me, I would probably still inform my family first, instead of posting on my Moments[2] or Weibo first. The male lead is an ordinary businessman, not a celebrity or an influencer. He doesn’t need to be like a celebrity and always place public opinion and Weibo first. Thus, the male lead’s first reaction is to explain to his girlfriend.]
About the content of the original novel, it’s just a part of the plot of the novel, and it wouldn’t take up a lot of words. Thus, there is no need to worry about any melodramatic plots.
[1] 打脸(dá liǎn)- to slap one’s own face. To behave in ways that contradict one’s previous statements; to have one claims contradicted by the truth
[2] 朋友圈[Péngyouquān]- Moments (social networking function of smartphone app WeChat.) The Chinese translation of moment is known as ‘Friends’ circle’, which means users can share and get access to accepted WeChat friends’ information, creating an intimate and private communicating circle within the users’ choice of close friends.
