“Susu! Say something! You’re making me anxious!”

“I’m okay.” I guess……

Except for being utterly shocked by your brainless ideas.

When she was reading the novel, this plot was meant to create the first misunderstanding between the male and female protagonists and there wasn’t much description of ‘Su Mei’.

Despite this, many readers still left comments cursing Su Mei, calling her a weirdo, a freak, and a nutcase. They said it was bad enough that she followed the male protagonist’s scummy father for money, but she shamelessly coveted the male protagonist as well!

Having experienced it firsthand now, Su Mei suddenly understood the readers’ indignation.

“Did you really not get it?” Lin Manman asked again, unwilling to give up after hearing Su Mei’s response.

She had no idea before, but now that she knew what Lin Manman was referring to, Su Mei’s face instantly turned bright red.

“No, no!”

“How can that be? Clearly—”

“Let’s talk later.” Su Mei didn’t want to say another word to Lin Manman.

Sensing a hint of displeasure in Su Mei’s tone, Lin Manman refrained from questioning further.

“Alright then, we’ll talk when you get back. Old Chen’s car is already arranged in the hotel’s underground parking lot. You can see it as soon as you come out of the back elevator.”

“Susu?”

It’s over.

At that moment, standing in front of the lobby entrance, Su Mei was completely stupefied.

In the novel, Su Mei obtained that thing from Gu Yancheng and followed the escape route she and Lin Manman had planned in advance to leave the hotel.

Su Mei had arranged for someone to adjust the surveillance camera along her escape route to a very cunning angle, making it impossible to detect any trace from the video footage.

As a result, the male protagonist misunderstood the female protagonist running frantically through the normal surveillance, and this became the beginning of a series of interactions between them.

As for the truth of the incident, Su Mei only revealed it at the end to save herself, falsely claiming she was pregnant with the male protagonist’s child.

Upon waking up in the male protagonist’s room just now, Su Mei hadn’t even thought about this part. She dashed straight out of the hotel’s main entrance from the elevator with the best vantage point, perfectly avoiding the originally planned escape route.

So, once Gu Yancheng retrieved the surveillance footage, he would immediately know it was her!

“Say……”

Su Mei initially wanted to discuss a survival plan with Lin Manman over the phone. However, recalling that Lin Manman wasn’t exactly a good person in the novel either, she decisively hung up the phone and stood alone in the wind, feeling disheveled.

“Madam? Madam?”

“Ah! Who are you?”

“My name is Liu Ling, a receptionist at the hotel. Madam, are you planning to leave from here? Would you like me to arrange a car for you?”

“A car? Sure, please arrange it quickly.” Su Mei said, forcing herself to calm down as she spoke to the person in front of her.

“Alright, there are a few cars reserved for the Gu family today. Madam, please wait here for a moment.”

Not long after the receptionist left, a car pulled up in front of Su Mei. Without waiting for anyone else to come and open the door for her, Su Mei jumped into the car herself.

“Go to the train station— no, the airport!”

“Madam, are you planning to leave?”

“Yes.”

That’s right! She was making a run for it!

“Where is your luggage stored? Do you need to pick it up first?” The driver asked diligently, noting that Su Mei only had a small handbag with her and didn’t look like she was ready to leave town.

Being reminded by the driver, Su Mei realized this point as well. Instantly, she slumped back in the back seat, feeling disheartened.

“Go back to the house first.”

“Okay.”

As Su Mei left in the car, Liu Ling was approached by two women behind her.

“Was that just now the infamous Su Mei?”

“You know her too?”

“Of course. Always flaunting wealth and showing off herlove on Weibo, who wouldn’t know her?”

“Showing off love? I’d say it’s more like showing off to disgust people. But, speaking of which, I heard our Old Mr. Gu might not be doing well.”

“If he’s really on his last legs, Liu Ling, I think you’re being stupid. You’re wasting your time trying to please that woman.”

“That’s right.”

“You’re the ones who are stupid. If Old Mr. Gu values her so much, don’t you think he’ll leave something for her when he’s gone? I bet she’ll inherit a substantial fortune! She might even get shares in the Gu Group!”

“OMG! Why didn’t I think of that? Now that you mention it, I’m starting to envy her a bit!”

“Exactly! Ever heard of ‘better to cry in a Mercedes’?”

———pr

At this moment, Su Mei wasn’t crying in a Mercedes, but in a Bentley.

“Madam, we’ve arrived. Do you need me to wait for you here?” The driver asked as he stopped the car at the entrance of the Gu family’s mansion.

“No, you can go.”

She was being impulsive just now. All of the other Su Mei’s belongings were at the Gu family’s main residence, and she couldn’t take them away for a short while. Moreover, with the male protagonist’s resources, even if she ran abroad, she’d probably be caught and brought back within two days. Therefore, the matter of escape needed careful consideration and planning.

“Ah!” Su Mei was startled as soon as she walked into the house by the expressionless face at the entrance.

“Auntie Mei^[1]梅; plum blossom, you scared me, staying silent in the dark like this!” Su Mei^[2]媚; flatter/charming exclaimed, clutching her chest. Her heart almost jumped out just now.

“If you haven’t done anything wrong, why are you afraid?” The other party coldly snorted, showing no respect for Su Mei as ‘Mrs. Gu’.

“Furthermore, Ms. Su, I must remind you, as someone brought back by Sir Gu, returning at this late hour is not appropriate.”

“I-I was attending the family’s banquet.”

“A banquet? Well, if you were attending a banquet, then I must remind you, you’ve returned too early.”

“You—” Su Mei was about to retort but immediately thought of the identity of the person in front of her and immediately became timid.

After being brought to the Gu family’s main residence by Gu Hongguang, the other Su Mei managed to intimidate the household staff through a series of high-handed actions. Anyone who saw her had to reluctantly address her as madam.

Except for this Auntie Mei, who not only refused to acknowledge the other Su Mei’s identity but also had a sarcastic attitude every time they met.

The other Su Mei, unaware of the truth, constantly pondered how to get rid of this annoying Auntie Mei. However, Su Mei knew from reading the novel that Auntie Mei was loyal to the male protagonist and was left behind by his mother.

According to the later part of the story, Auntie Mei also had a close relationship with the female protagonist’s mother in the past.

Su Mei couldn’t afford to provoke such a crucial supporting character who had ties to both the male and female protagonists, so she decided to slip away quietly.

“Wait.” Auntie Mei called out to Su Mei as she prepared to go upstairs. “There’s one more thing I need to remind you, Ms. Su. You should visit Sir Gu in the hospital.”

“Oh.” Su Mei responded and ran back to her room.

Don’t think she didn’t know. Auntie Mei wasn’t suggesting she visit Gu Hongguang in the hospital out of goodwill.

Previously, certain actions of the other Su Mei were leaked to Gu Hongguang who was in the hospital. Auntie Mei was hoping Su Mei would visit him more often, perhaps to hasten his demise due to anger.

It was unclear whether Gu Yancheng was involved in this.

Thinking of the male protagonist, Su Mei felt a headache coming on again.

Calculating the time, the male protagonist should have woken up by now, right? He might have already checked the surveillance footage. What if he comes over to interrogate her? Should she deny everything?

Yes, exactly! She would absolutely deny everything!

What about the surveillance? Regardless of whether Gu Yancheng liked it or not, as long as Gu Hongguang was alive, she could safely live under this protective umbrella, right?

As for the rest, no one else saw anything.

Oh, she seemed to have bumped into someone when she got off the elevator.

However, that person must be just an ordinary passerby.

———pr

Su Mei was still unaware that after she got off the elevator at the Gu Group’s hotel, Ji-Passerby-Zixao entered and went all the way to the top floor. Then, he came inside Gu Yancheng’s suite by entering a string of passwords.

“Tsk tsk tsk, CEO Gu, do you want to tell me if you were robbed or taken advantage of?” Ji Zixiao leaned against the door. Glancing at the scattered documents on the floor, and then at Gu Yancheng on the bed, he couldn’t help but jeer.

Ji Zixiao knew well the serious consequences of making fun of Gu Yancheng, but he couldn’t help himself.

They had known each other for so many years, and Ji Zixiao had seen Gu Yancheng in disarray before, but seeing him in such a comical state was indeed a first.

With just a glance from Gu Yancheng, Ji Zixiao was successfully silenced.

“Or maybe you should tell me first why you’re here.” Gu Yancheng said as he angrily removed the dark red tablecloth covering him and got up to fetch a new shirt from the closet.

The moment Gu Yancheng realized something was wrong with his drink, he immediately called his assistant.

Unfortunately…….

“When you called Assistant Wang, I happened to be nearby.” Ji Zixiao said, finding a nearby sofa and sitting back with his feet up. “As soon as I heard you were in trouble, I dropped everything, including the woman next to me, and rushed over to rescue you.”

“Where’s Wang Qin?”

“I’m driving the latest supercar. How can he catch up with his broken Bentley? He’s probably still on the road.”

“But are you really okay?”

“I’m fine.” Gu Yancheng replied. As he spoke, he glanced at the scattered documents on the floor and confirmed that none were missing.

“Are you sure? With everything like this, nothing happened?”

“What do you want to happen to me?”

“No, no, it’s not necessarily a bad thing. Hehe, like on a dark and windy night, flower fields— Alright, I’ll shut up.”

———pr

Five minutes later, when Wang Qin arrived at the hotel, Gu Yancheng had already regained his usual meticulous appearance.

“CEO, I’m sorry. This was negligence on my part. Regarding the incident with your coffee, we have identified several service staff involved. Furthermore, I’ve instructed a cross-check of today’s guest list at the banquet and verification of all individuals entering and leaving the hotel.”

“Do you have any further instructions, CEO?”

“Handle all those involved. Also, have someone come up to check if anything else is missing from the room.”

“Okay, I’ll take care of it right away. Should I also arrange for all the items in the room to be replaced?”

“No need.” Gu Yancheng paused, then continued, “Prepare another room.”

“Pfft.” Ji Zixiao burst out laughing without reservation. “Gu Yancheng, you’re really something. I thought you had changed your ways, but turns out you’ve only gotten more severe. This suite is so well decorated but you’re saying you don’t want it. I’m impressed!”

Hearing Ji Zixiao’s words, Wang Qin’s expression changed.

My young master Ji, now is not the time for your frankness. Can’t you see the CEO is already displeased? In the end, it’s his powerless assistant who will suffer the consequences.

“Cough, um, CEO.” Wang Qin interjected timely, cutting off Ji Zixiao. “There’s a message from downstairs. The hotel surveillance is normal, and they’ve pulled up the footage from the past two hours. You can go and review it anytime.”