"Zhan Ying will come to pick you up and bring you to the company.""Am I having lunch with you?"Gu Jiuci's eyes lit up as she questioned him.Standing nearby, Zhan Ying could hear their conversation and he couldn't help wildly ridiculing her in his mind."The quarterly meeting usually runs for an entire day. Each time, the senior management would take only 10 minutes to have some snacks before continuing the meeting. How could the master put down such an important meeting to have lunch with a little girl like you...?" "Okay.""Zhan Ying, go pick up the mistress. Everyone else, the meeting will conclude in 10 minutes."The chairman hung up the call and issued these instructions as he turned around.Zhan Ying was speechless.He suddenly felt that fate had slapped him hard across the face and then asked him, "Does your face hurt?""Yes, sir!" Zhan Ying replied sullenly.He turned and walked out of the meeting room, leaving behind the group of senior management petrified on th
Gu Jiuci sat down on the sofa in a flourish, letting out a satisfied sigh. Life was simply great!Huo Mingche turned his body sideways slightly to observe Gu Jiuci. She was lying on the sofa beside him, completely unworried. An abundance of life and energy sparkled in her eyes.It seemed so unreal, as if he was hallucinating, and it made him feel very uneasy.Just as Gu Jiuci shut her eyes, a jacket fell onto her. The man's low and pleasing sound rang out beside her."Have a rest.""Rest after eating? What will I do if I become as fat as a pig?"Suddenly, Gu Jiuci fluttered her eyes and looked at him, wanting to see how he would reply."I can afford to support you if that happens."All of a sudden, the man's lips arched gently as a smile briefly appeared on his lips. Even though it was only for a while, it was an unforgettable memory for her.Gu Jiuci stared blankly at Huo Mingche. The mood was just right. The man looked at her with gentleness and reached his arm out. Just as
"It's fine."Huo Mingche replied gently before turning his head back, sweeping his cold gaze across the managers who dared to peek at Gu Jiuci earlier on.Those that were caught by him were incredibly frightened. They immediately lowered their heads to focus on the computers in their hands.Gu Jiuci observed for a while longer. It was only after noticing that the meeting had resumed and that they seemed to be completely undistracted by her that she lowered her head back down to her iPad and continued scrolling.At this moment, a WeChat message notification popped out. It was from her second brother.Second Brother: "Jiuci! Were you okay yesterday? Dad has locked me indoors and won't allow me to visit you!"After seeing the message, Gu Jiuci suddenly recalled that she was seized and imprisoned by Huo Mingche in her past life. After her second eldest brother learned about that, he insisted on rushing to the Phoenix Lodge to save her. However, their father, Gu Qingyuan, discovered h
The angry voice rang out over the public announcement system three times in a row. Even the students of Class F, who were usually noisy and disregarded the school rules, quieted down."Gu Jiuci! Judging from Maniac Liang's tone, I bet you're going to be expelled this time, eh?"Huang Lili looked at Gu Jiuci with both hands crossed in front of her chest, rejoicing at her enemy's misfortune."Don't worry... I think there's a better chance of you getting expelled before they even consider doing that to me."Gu Jiuci could not even bother to spare her offensive classmate a glance. She stood up slowly and tucked both her hands into her bag before breezing out of the classroom.When she reached the Teacher's Room, she saw that all of the teachers of Class F had already arrived.Director Liang was seated at his desk, looking extremely stern. Even Xu Yun'er was seated on a chair beside him.Gu Jiuci curled her lips coldly."As expected, Xu Yun'er has made her move after I mentioned the
"I believe you."The man gave his answer the moment she asked her question. There wasn't a trace of hesitation or suspicion.His reply came so fast that even Gu Jiuci was startled. "He believes me... this easily?"Huo Mingche gently pressed down on her shoulder, indicating that she should sit. Looking at the girl's red-rimmed eyes, a rage rose in his heart and a cold viciousness grew in his eyes."Young Master Huo, in this exam, Jiuci went from the last-ranked student in her grade to being the top-ranked student..."Xu Yun'er had not expected that Huo Mingche would still choose to believe Gu Jiuci under these circumstances. Jealousy befuddled her mind and she spoke without any subtlety, purposely reminding everyone of Gu Jiuci's unusual grades.Gu Jiuci examined the devil's expression carefully. Even after hearing Xu Yun'er's words, the expression on the man's face didn't change in the slightest.The eyes could not lie. In his eyes, Gu Jiuci even seemed to feel that he believed
Everyone present was dumbfounded. "What's wrong with Mr. Gu? Why is he speaking such nonsense in front of so many people?"In particular, Xu Yun'er was dumbstruck. She had racked her brains to set up this situation. It was understandable that Huo Mingche would protect Gu Jiuci, but why was her uncle also reacting in this way?"Hadn't he long been concerned about Gu Jiuci's grades? Hadn't he even cut off her pocket money to force her into action?""How is that possible? The entire S-Elite High School knows that Gu Jiuci is a bottom-tier student! She has been ranked last in her grade for three years!"Director Liang smacked the table in objection. He didn't believe that the two of them could speak such nonsense in front of the plain truth."That's because I couldn't be bothered to write an exam. These three years, I've always handed in blank exams. At seven, my IQ was tested to be 220."You only saw my grades, and without investigating, you immediately accused me of cheating. With
Seeing Xu Yun'er's stunned expression, Gu Jiuci was overjoyed."Let's go! Dad will take you to an even better school!"Gu Jiuci watched in a daze as Gu Qingyuan approached her and even extended a hand. In these three years, this was Gu Qingyuan's first time protecting her as a father.She suddenly felt a lump rise in her throat, but just as she was about to stretch out her hand, a slender hand suddenly held her tightly."Father-in-law, let me handle Xiao Jiu'er's school situation."The devil gazed at her father, Gu Qingyuan, without expression. His tone brooked no argument.Gu Qingyuan was stumped by his words, then he stammered, "All right, I can trust you to handle this. We'll do as you say. However, Ci's opinion is key.""Yes."Huo Mingche agreed lightly."Zhan Ying, I'll leave the rest for you to deal with.""Yes, sir!"Zhan Ying acknowledged the order then turned to stare at the fools in the room. His expression immediately grew icy."These people can't even recognize
He could even accept her not loving him, as long as she didn't run away from him.The only thing that would disappoint him was... if she gave up on herself.Gu Jiuci suddenly felt that she was truly an idiot, from head to toe.Such a talented man loved her so much, yet she had given up her life for that trashy man and woman!Involuntarily, Gu Jiuci stretched out her hands and wrapped her arms around the man's chest, burying her head into it."I'm sorry. It was all my fault in the past. In the future, I will work hard to be good to you!"I truly don't love Jiang Yutang. I now hate him to the bone. You have to trust me!"The man tensed for a few seconds. Unmaskable shock flashed through his dark eyes.He had noticed her change, but he still didn't dare to believe that such a fortunate turn of events could befall him...He slowly stretched out his hand and embraced her with a rigid and unfamiliar motion. Not only did the woman in his arms not reject him, she even hugged him tight