kvmb Chapter 101 Gu Huaizhou personally steps in to dispel the rumors
Chapter 101 Gu Huaizhou personally steps in to dispel the rumors
I got home at nine o'clock.
Li Xi first took a bath at home, fed the fish, and then opened a small meat can for Patrick Star.
Patrick Star is starving.
During the day, when Li Xi is not home, it can only eat a few kibbles of compressed cat food.
It now looks like the cat food is full of resentment!
Patrick Star finally got to eat the canned food and couldn't help but meow.
Li Xi was amused by the sight, so she took a picture of Patrick Star eating and sent it to Gu Zhen, saying, "Didn't they say Patrick Star is a picky eater?"
Li Xi: [I think it's quite easy to take care of.]
On the last night of the economic symposium, there was a business cocktail party. Most of the business leaders brought their female companions, and even the foreign friends were accompanied by beautiful women.
Most of her female companions were socialites from the entertainment and high society circles, each dressed exquisitely and glamorously.
Xie Jiaoyue came today too.
Tonight, her role is that of the Duke of Wells's companion.
The Duke, though over sixty, looked surprisingly young; his skin was exquisite, and he appeared no different from the robust men in their forties present.
These past few days, everyone has been praising the Duke of Wells for his excellent health and has been asking him for his secrets.
Wells just smiled mysteriously, his words implying that he owned a medical research institute that specialized in developing anti-aging drugs.
His purpose in coming here is to cooperate with Gujia to open up the Asian market and achieve a win-win situation.
Unfortunately, he stayed on the island for several days but did not meet Gu Huaizhou, the true head of the Gu family.
Xie Jiaoyue, dressed in a sea-blue strapless bodycon dress, stood gracefully beside Wells, looking more like a princess surrounded by stars.
She speaks English fairly fluently, but only enough for everyday conversations. She can't join in the professional business discussions the bigwigs are having.
Feeling a bit bored, Xie Jiaoyue excused herself to Wells and took her wine glass to the garden balcony outside the banquet hall.
A screen stands between the garden balcony and the banquet hall, with a cute panda embroidered in Shu style on it.
Xie Jiaoyue walked to the screen and casually glanced behind it.
She's afraid that if a powerful man and his female companion are kissing and cuddling behind her, she might disturb their enjoyment.
In fact, everyone knows what will happen after such a party ends, yet they all keep it to themselves.
Those female companions, dressed to the nines and adorned themselves like exquisite vases, were all hoping that after the banquet, the big boss would take them to his room upstairs for a night of passion.
Once they wake up, they will naturally receive the resources they desire.
But Xie Jiaoyue's casual glance froze her in place.
Because, at this moment, on the balcony behind that screen, stood a solitary, upright, and tall figure.
The man's figure and demeanor were exactly like the person in the Gu family manor in Xie Jiaoyue's memory!
Gu Huaizhou?
Xie Jiaoyue lifted the hem of her skirt, quickened her pace, and walked around the screen. She saw the man standing on the balcony with his back to her, admiring the night view of the sea. Her heart pounded like thunder.
The man was wearing a dark red shirt and black trousers, with a bespoke suit jacket draped over his arm.
The shirt was tucked into the trousers, which accentuated his narrow waist, strong and slender build, and broad, upright shoulders.
"Gu Huaizhou?" Xie Jiaoyue's voice was soft, incredibly gentle, as if she were afraid of disturbing the butterflies on the peony.
The man didn't look back.
Xie Jiaoyue saw the young man raise his wine glass and take an elegant sip.
This gesture is more like Gu Huaizhou's.
Every time he looked at Gu Huaizhou through the screen at the Gu Family Manor, he would brew a pot of tea and sip it slowly.
When he finished his third cup of tea, it was time for her to leave.
His every gesture and expression was almost identical to the image of Gu Huaizhou quietly drinking tea in Xie Jiaoyue's memory, as if they were copied and pasted.
He really is Gu Huaizhou!
Xie Jiaoyue stared at that back view with adoration, and she couldn't help but feel overjoyed.
Xie Jiaoyue dared not approach the man rashly.
She held the wine glass at her sides, nervously stroking the rim, and whispered to Gu Huaizhou, "On Grandpa Gu's birthday, I lost my temper and said the wrong thing, which angered you."
“I know perfectly well that you hate being threatened and forced, yet you said those stupid things.”
"After calming down and thinking about it carefully, I realized that I had indeed been asking too much of him."
"Huaizhou, can you... please stop being angry with me?"
After saying that, Xie Jiaoyue waited anxiously for Gu Huaizhou to give her an answer.
"Miss Xie." A male voice, completely different from Gu Huaizhou's yet equally familiar, rang out from the man in front of her.
This sound...
Xie Jiaoyue suddenly looked up and met Gu Zhen's gaze as he turned to look at her with his eyes down.
"How could it be you!" Xie Jiaoyue was so flustered that her voice rose several octaves: "Gu Zhen? What are you doing here!"
The commotion here has already attracted the attention of those in the banquet hall.
Several bigwigs came behind the screen to watch the drama unfold online.
Gu Zhen extended his left hand, which was holding the wine glass, and a waiter immediately came forward to take the glass away for him.
Gu Zhen draped his suit jacket over his shoulders and headed back to the banquet hall.
As he brushed past Xie Jiaoyue, he suddenly stopped, his brows furrowing almost imperceptibly. His cold voice was filled with amusement: "Miss Xie, don't you always tell everyone that you are Gu Huaizhou's favorite?"
"If it's a matter of favoritism, how can you mistake one man for another?"
"Or..."
"Miss Xie never even met Gu Huaizhou from beginning to end? Is the so-called favoritism just Miss Xie's side of the story?"
After saying that, Gu Zhen chuckled and strode into the banquet hall, heading towards the members of the Gu Group.
His identity this time was still Gu Zhen, and he was one of the participants from the Gu Group.
When you're out in the world, your identity is entirely up to you.
When Gu Zhen spoke those words earlier, he did not lower his voice, so everyone around him could hear him clearly.
Judging from this situation, Xie Jiaoyue mistook Mr. Gu Zhen for Gu Huaizhou?
But this shouldn't be the case.
Xie Jiaoyue was the only woman who could get close to Gu Huaizhou, and was known as Gu Huaizhou's only favorite.
Logically speaking, they should have a very close relationship.
Given their close relationship, how could she mistake someone for someone else? Could it be that, like most people in Dongzhou City, she has never actually seen Gu Huaizhou's true face?
What kind of preference?
What kind of prospective granddaughter-in-law is approved by Old Master Gu?
What kind of "young mistress of the Gu family" is she?
Could it all be Xie Jiaoyue trying to embellish her image?
Then, recalling the recent rumors that Grandpa Gu said at his birthday banquet that he would introduce Xie Jiaoyue to a blind date.
When this news came out, everyone thought it was a rumor.
But after thinking about what happened tonight, I suddenly realized that it was most likely true that Grandpa Gu wanted to introduce Xie Jiaoyue to a blind date.
So Xie Jiaoyue is nothing special after all.
When Xie Jiaoyue composed herself and stepped out from behind the screen, she keenly noticed that the men present were looking at her with less respect and more frivolity and scrutiny.
It's like examining an auction item, like a plum blossom.
The women beside them began to look at Xie Jiaoyue with a more ordinary gaze, as if she had become one of them, someone who wanted to use Xie Jiaoyue to climb the social ladder.
Xie Jiaoyue realized with alarm that all the prestige she possessed was due to Gu Huaizhou's influence.
Once Gu Huaizhou publicly clarifies the situation, she will become the target of public criticism.