Gu Dongcheng felt extremely furious even until he returned to his room. One was because he lost face in front of Ji Chen, and the other was because that woman surnamed Jiang had the guts to deceive him.

Heh, he would remember that woman!

He was angry for a while, and then unexpectedly thought of the woman he had kept deep in his heart. Sure enough, there was no woman in the world more perfect and beautiful than her. These women outside were either after his money, after his body, or even like the woman next door today!

Gu Dongcheng sighed. He took out his phone with some helplessness and found the photo of the woman hidden deep in his photo album. This photo had followed him for a long time. Whenever he was depressed, he would always look at her smile.

There was no way he could be with her in this life, but it was still possible to see her and think of her.

It wasn’t until the evening that Gu Dongcheng was slightly relieved from the struggle of his heart. When he came out of the room to eat, he didn’t see Ji Chen, but instead saw Assistant Xu who came with Ji Chen.

“President Ji has an appointment this evening, so a separate dinner has been specially arranged for President Gu.” Assistant Xu’s expression was as calm as ever, just like Ji Chen’s. “Please follow me President Gu.”

Gu Dongcheng glanced at Assistant Xu and he sneered. “Ji Chen is with that woman surnamed Jiang, right?”

Assistant Xu eyes remained emotionless as he skilfully evaded Gu Dongcheng’s question. “I’m just a subordinate of President Ji. I don’t know his specific itinerary. If President Gu has any questions, you can call President Ji directly.”

Gu Dongcheng narrowed his eyes. “You’re just as annoying as Ji Chen.”

Assistant Xu smiled faintly. “President Gu is over-complementing me.”

Gu Dongcheng: “……”

“What has Ji Chen arrange?” Gu Dongcheng decided not to entangle with Assistant Xu in this issue. “Take me there.”

Assistant Xu led the way as instructed while Gu Dongcheng followed behind with a face full of impatience. In a place where he couldn’t see, Assistant Xu’s hand quietly made an OK sign.

Assistant Xu brought Ji Chen to the high-end restaurant of the spa hotel. Looking at the surrounding environment, Gu Dongcheng’s uncomfortable heart calmed down a little. He sat by the window with a reserved face, waiting for his dinner. After Assistant Xu brought Gu Dongcheng to the designated location, he retired.

In a short while, the food was served. The ingredients and cuisine in the fine dining restaurant was all top-notch, and when Gu Dongcheng looked at the dinner laid out on the table, his anger gradually subsided.

It seemed that Ji Chen still knew his importance and he didn’t dare to offend him much for a long time.

Gu Dongcheng smiled slightly and picked up the water glass in front of him. He had just taken a sip when a woman suddenly sat down in front of him. The woman had a hurried look on her face, and she was wearing a pair of big sunglasses, as if she was hiding from someone.

Seeing Gu Dongcheng look up at her, the woman lowered her voice, her tone flustered, “Hello Sir, I’m hiding from some people right now. Please let me sit here for a while. I’ll leave as soon as they’ve left.”

Gu Dongcheng quickly examined the woman in front of him and saw that she had a graceful figure, and although most of her face was covered by sunglasses, it could be seen from her pointed chin alone that she’s a very beautiful woman.

“Be my guest.” Gu Dongcheng had always been very tolerant towards beautiful women, and he did see some people sticking their heads out at the entrance of the restaurant. Thinking for a while, Gu Dongcheng raised his hand and motioned for the waiter. After saying a few words in a low voice, those who were at the entrance of the restaurant were invited away by the waiter.

When the woman saw the people at the door leave, she was slightly relieved. She looked gratefully at Gu Dongcheng opposite her and pursed her red lips lightly. “Thank you for helping me.”

Gu Dongcheng thought he was showing a suave smile. “It’s nothing, it’s a matter of little effort. Can I ask why they’re chasing you like this?”

The woman gave a wry smile, swept her eyes around before taking off her sunglasses, revealing a beautiful and charming face.

Looking at the woman in front of him, Gu Dongcheng’s breath couldn’t help from stagnating. The woman, on the other hand, was oblivious and just spoke to him about her situation, “I sneaked out of the house because my father wanted to marry me to a man I didn’t love. But…… as you know, I managed to sneak out but couldn’t get rid of them. Luckily you helped me out.”

Gu Dongcheng nodded with calm expression. “So that’s the case.”

“Yes.” The woman hooked the corners of her mouth, a pair of beautiful big watery eyes drifted towards Gu Dongcheng before laughing. “Do you think my story is too far-fetched?”

You also know that your own story is far-fetched. Gu Dongcheng gave the woman playful look. “It’s not that I don’t believe it, but Miss, you always need a bit of a proof when you say things like this.”

The woman stared at him for a moment before looking down and flipping open the bag she was carrying with her. She pulled a small box from inside which she handed to Gu Dongcheng, and motioned for him to open it.

Gu Dongcheng took the box, opened it, and saw that there was a beautiful ring contained inside. The diamonds on it were exquisite and perfect in terms of color, texture and craftsmanship. At a glance, it was worth a lot of money.

“I suppose you believe it now?” The woman sighed softly. “This is the engagement ring that the man I don’t like gave me.”

Gu Dongcheng wasn’t a person who doesn’t know goods. Looking at the ring, he felt a bit convinced. “This is the latest style. Does he treat you badly that you have to resist like this?”

The woman smiled faintly. “Do I have to marry him if he’s good to me? Besides, he’s good to me now, but who knows if he’ll still be good to me the future?”

Gu Dongcheng froze for a moment. For some reason, he felt that the woman’s words seemed to mean something. But before he could figure it out, the woman took the small box back from his hand and put it in her bag. “All right, now that those people outside have left, there’s no reason for me to bother you any further. Have a pleasant meal. Goodbye.”

With that, the woman conveniently stood up and left the restaurant without any hesitation. Gu Dongcheng looked at the woman’s back and was a bit lost in thought for a while. After some time, he withdrew his gaze, but there was an uncontrollable smile on his face.

——Kind of interesting. This woman’s straightforward appearance was somewhat similar to hers.

Looking at the dinner in front of him, Gu Dongcheng suddenly felt that not all things that happened when he came out this time to discuss business with Ji Chen were bad.

Because of this little episode, Gu Dongcheng’s mood stayed weirdly wonderful. After he was done eating in a leisurely manner and was about to return to his room, he unexpectedly found a woman in red crouching beside the swimming pool.

Wasn’t this the woman he met at the restaurant?

Gu Dongcheng looked around but didn’t see anyone else. He walked slowly towards the woman until he got behind her and suddenly greeted, “Hi?”

The woman was startled and she subconsciously fell towards the swimming pool. Gu Dongcheng was quick to react and he swiftly reached out to grab her, so the two of them avoided the fate of becoming drowned rats.

The woman was still in shock, but when she saw that the person behind was Gu Dongcheng, she was not polite. “What are you doing? Do you know that you’ll scare people to death if you suddenly make a noise like that?”

“I was just a little curious seeing you alone by the swimming pool.” Gu Dongcheng was still holding her wrist and did not let go. “What’s the matter? You didn’t leave or go back to your own room? What are you doing by the pool?”

The woman glanced at him and sneered. “Sir, have you watched too many idol dramas so you want to comfort every woman you see?”

“I’m sorry. However, I’m not that kind of person.” Gu Dongcheng wasn’t angry but smiled more broadly instead. “I’m really just a little curious.”

After hearing Gu Dongcheng’s words, the woman was slightly startled, and then she looked at Gu Dongcheng with a gentler look in her eyes. “……Are you free right now?”

———

In the bar of the hot spring hotel, Gu Dongcheng and the woman found a random place and sat down. Gu Dongcheng ordered a glass of Long Island iced tea for the woman very gentlemanly. “Don’t drink too much. Women should pay attention to their own safety when they are outside.”

“You’re such a strange person…… Reminding women to pay attention to their own safety.” The woman laughed heartily and took a small sip from her glass. “I’ve already told you my story, but there are some details you don’t know. Since you’re free, I’ll tell you.”

Gu Dongcheng nodded as the woman took another sip, before slowly saying, “That man is actually pretty good to me, but I have a little…… how should I put it? You know? I have a sense of unexplainable panic.”

“I’ve never been in love before.” The woman said suddenly. “It’s too strange for me to marry anyone casually. Besides, does he think I don’t know in my heart whether he’s coming for me or my family?”

The eerily familiar feeling in Gu Dongcheng’s heart resurfaced once again as he pursed his lips and ordered himself a glass of liquor. “What do you know?”

“I know everything.” The woman wrinkled her nose. With a proud expression on her face, she really looked like a young lady who didn’t know much about the world.

Gu Dongcheng laughed, suppressing the nagging feeling in his heart. “You just don’t want to get married, right?”

“Why do you care so much? Anyway, I’ve already decided, I’ll run away first and if it doesn’t work, I’ll go back and marry him, and then put countless green hats^[1]cuckold on him.” The woman snorted softly and drained the rest of the drink in one gulp. “He’s cheating outside, so I’ll just take care of little white faces. No one owes anyone.”

As she said that, the woman shook the empty glass in her hand, then looked at Gu Dongcheng. “Is today your treat? If it is, then give me another glass.”

Gu Dongcheng continued to order a drink for the woman without hesitation. The woman took the second glass of alcohol and she looked at Gu Dongcheng provocatively, her words were full of teasing, “A man like you should already be married, right? Don’t you feel guilty about going out behind your wife’s back to hook up with a young woman like this?”

Gu Dongcheng pursed his lips, and for some reason, he unexpectedly said, “I’m not married yet.”

“You’re not married?” The woman looked very surprised, but before Gu Dongcheng could continue, she took the initiative to end the topic. “Forget it, we met by chance. It’s none of my business whether you’re married or not.”

The two people no longer said anything more and began drinking with each other. At first, they drank slowly, but after consuming a lot of alcohol, the two of them let go a little bit. Later on, the woman hadn’t actually drank much, but she kept urging Gu Dongcheng to drink. Gu Dongcheng didn’t know what was wrong with him either, probably because he was dazzled by the beauty in front of him, so he just went along with her and continued drinking.

He didn’t know how long he had been drinking but Gu Dongcheng’s mind was already feeling a bit muddled while the woman’s cheeks looked flushed, though her eyes were glowing brighter and brighter. The two of them finally settled the bill and stumbled out of the bar supporting each other.

Gu Dongcheng’s speech was a bit slurred as he struggled to get his point across, “W-where’s your room? I’ll take you back.”

“You can still take me back to my room when you’re this drunk?” The woman chuckled, her voice sounding seemingly far away, “How about you tell me where your room is and I’ll take you back?”

Gu Dongcheng’s stiffened brain didn’t notice anything amiss. He readily told the woman his room number and even handed over his room card in the process.

The woman supported the man along the way, and despite drinking so much, her steps remained steady and not wobbly in any way. The two of them walked on the corridor, and because it was already late at night, they encountered no one else. As they walk along the way, only the sound of a woman’s high heels and Gu Dongcheng’s chaotic murmur could be heard.

When they finally reached Gu Dongcheng’s room, the woman opened the door with the key card and helped Gu Dongcheng in. She threw Gu Dongcheng onto the bed and watched the him roll around the covers, still seeming to be disoriented.

The woman held back for a moment before approaching Gu Dongcheng. She stretched out her hand and patted his face gently. “Gu Dongcheng, Gu Dongcheng? You shouldn’t sleep now. Hurry up and take a shower.”

However, Gu Dongcheng didn’t answer her. He only muttered two unintelligible words and remained lying down on the bed with his eyes closed, even adjusting his head on the pillow.

It seemed he really had fallen asleep.

The woman raised her red lips lightly. She crossed her arms and looked at the man lying on the bed who looked like a dead pig, then took out her mobile phone and made a call, “It’s done, all clear. I left the door open, come on in.”

Soon, the door to Gu Dongcheng’s room was pushed open. Tan Mi saw Jiang Baiwan stick her head out and after seeing her, Jiang Baiwan asked in a whisper, “Is everything clear?”

“Everything’s clear.” Tan Mi waved the phone in her hand. “He drank a lot, all of which are strong and mixed liquors. I’m afraid he’ll need a day to recover his sanity.”

Jiang Baiwan was amazed. “You’re really impressive. How did you do it, Tan Mi? He come he listened to you so obediently and started drinking?”

“Men, they always like the kind of little girl who seems to have no experience in the world.” Tan Mi said as a look of distaste appeared on her face. “Clearly a big-tailed wolf^[2]refers to someone who is pretentious, self-conceited or hypocritical but still pretending to be a gentleman…… Really repulsive.”

Jiang Baiwan didn’t care much either. She looked at Tan Mi with a smile and took her hand. “Thank you for your hard work this time. After you’re done with this job, you’ll definitely be able to win best actress later. I think your acting skill is really great.”

Tan Mi glared at her. “What if I don’t get the best actress award?”

Jiang Baiwan didn’t hesitate at all. “Let Ji Chen give you one. Anyway, there are so many titles out there. You can take any one you want.”

Hearing this, Tan Mi rolled her eyes helplessly, then walked to the side of the bed, folded her arms and surveyed the drunken man on the bed. “What are you going to do with him?”

Jiang Baiwan’s attention was also transferred to Gu Dongcheng. She chuckled twice, her face full of cunningness. “Isn’t it simple? I have a good idea. Come on, if you still have the strength, give me a hand.”

Tan Mi wondered, “What are you trying to do?”

“What am I trying to do?” Jiang Baiwan glanced at her. “You’ll know later. Now, help me take off his clothes.”

Tan Mi: “???”

———

When Gu Dongcheng regained consciousness, he only felt that his head was hurting a lot. The effect of hangover was that the person’s brain seemed to be split open and all memories of the past event were blurry.

He groaned and tried to raise his hand to touch his head. As a result, just as he stretched out his arms, he found that they were caught on something and he couldn’t move at all.

……Couldn’t move?

Gu Dongcheng’s eyes snapped open. He looked at his arms and was surprised to find that his wrists were tied to the bedpost with ropes that had so many knots that it was more or less unbreakable. It’s like fried dough twists.

What happened here?! Gu Dongcheng moved his legs, and then he discovered in despair that there were also two ropes around his ankles, tying his feet firmly to the bedpost as well. Now he was lying on his back on the bed, spread eagled.

And as the wind from the air conditioner blew past, Gu Dongcheng couldn’t help shivering. Only then did he realize that not only were his hands and feet were tied, but even his clothes had disappeared!

Gu Dongcheng suddenly flew into a rage—— This must have been done by that woman from yesterday! He only remembered drinking with that woman and had no other recollection of what happened afterwards. He vaguely remember that it should be that woman who brought him back to the room, not thinking that he would end up falling for the other party’s trick!

After his anger subsided, Gu Dongcheng began to panic—— He could not see people at all in his current state, but if no one came, he wouldn’t be able to break free from these ropes by his own strength.

To top it all off, he drank too much alcohol last night and now he wants to go to the bathroom very, very much.

Gu Dongcheng’s face turned green as he struggled hard to try and pull his hand out. However, the ropes were tied too tightly, obviously with the intention of preventing him from escaping. Gu Dongcheng squirmed on the bed and tried hard for a long time, but still to no avail.

As time passed by, Gu Dongcheng’s desire to go to the toilet became more and more urgent. He gritted his teeth and couldn’t help but face the reality——- If he insisted on saving face, he’s afraid he might not be discovered until tomorrow.

Gu Dongcheng really couldn’t wait any longer. He finally shouted at the top of his lungs, “Help! Help! Is there anyone out there?! Help!”

Only to Gu Dongcheng’s disappointment, as Ji Chen chose the most famous resort hotel, not only was the service first class, but also the sound insulation of the room was surprisingly good. Gu Dongcheng had already screamed his lungs out while lying on the bed, but still no one came knocking on the door.

Just when Gu Dongcheng was about to feel despair, the door was suddenly pushed open by someone. Before he had the time to rejoice, he heard a familiar voice from the doorway, “Gu Dongcheng, you’re quite good at playing ah. I’ve been married to you for so many years but I didn’t know you have this hobby.”

As if struck by lightning, Gu Dongcheng turned his head stiffly and looked towards the door, only to see a woman standing there, looking at him with folded arms and a sneer, while behind the woman, there were also quite a few people following her. All of their gazes fell on Gu Dongcheng. Although no words were spoken, Gu Dongcheng seemed to read a thousand words from these people’s eyes.

The most important thing was that the woman in the lead was none other than Ji Chen’s older sister, Gu Dongcheng’s wife, Ji Ying, the eldest daughter of the Ji family.

Gu Dongcheng couldn’t think about other things anymore, he just felt an explosion inside his head, and then his eyes went dark—— It’s over!

Jiang Baiwan stood at the corner, secretly watching the excitement not far away while laughing uncontrollably, though she still dared not make too much noise. Ji Chen looked at her helplessly. “Are you that happy?”

“Of course I am.” Jiang Baiwan squeeze Ji Chen’s arm excitedly. “Aren’t you happy that Gu Dongcheng ushered in his social death today?”

Ji Chen thought of Ji Ying’s joy on the phone when he was notifying his sister, and fell into a strange silence for a while.

“You have to treat Tan Mi with a better attitude later. It’s because of Tan Mi’s good acting skills that we manage to catch Gu Dongcheng.” While watching the excitement, Jiang Baiwan still did not forgot to remind Ji Chen. “Don’t think I don’t know. When you looked at Tan Mi, you’re eyes are filled with—”

Jiang Baiwan didn’t finish her sentence as she was staring at Gu Dongcheng’s room and squealed in a small voice, “Aah! Your sister rushed in! I really want to go and watch!”

“Enough.” Ji Chen mercilessly pulled Jiang Baiwan back. “Let Ji Ying tell you personally what happened later.”