Su Mei did indeed want to explain the matter concerning the video.

However, after thinking for a long time, she had no idea how to explain it coherently.

She certainly couldn’t say that the other Su Mei had planned to steal that ‘thing’ from Gu Yancheng, could she?

And since Gu Yancheng said he would handle the matter, Su Mei decided not to intervene any further.

Originally, she thought Gu Yancheng’s approach would be more conventional, like removing the trending topic, deleting related videos and images, banning keyword searches, and letting the matter cool down.

After that, waiting for a year and a half for new scandals to continuously emerge, naturally, no one would pay attention to their matter anymore.

If needed in the future, it would be fine to find a suitable way to let everyone know the ‘truth’.

However, Su Mei never expected that Gu Yancheng’s solution would be to directly admit it!

On the night of the day Su Mei was brought back home, at midnight, Gu Yancheng made a post on his own Weibo account.

【Gu Yancheng v: I don’t want to explain the authenticity of the video, but it’s true that I deeply love this woman @SamySuMei.】

Gu Yancheng’s post was set to prohibit comments and forwarding, with a posture of ‘I don’t need your blessings, nor do I need your approval’.

In one sentence, although not directly stated, he had already taken full responsibility for the issue.

As soon as the post came out, the entire platform was paralyzed for four hours.

———pr


The next day, in the Gu Group’s CEO’s office.

“Gu Yancheng, are you out of your mind?!” Ji Zixiao shouted at Gu Yancheng with a look of disapproval.

He had noticed something odd about Gu Yancheng’s feelings for Su Mei, but he hadn’t expected Gu Yancheng to go this crazy over the matter!

“Even if you like her, can’t you keep it private?” Ji Zixiao said, speechless.

Gu Yancheng looked up, casting a cold glance at Ji Zixiao, and said, “And then forever be unjustified?”

“You—!”

“How do you propose to make it justified? This is driving me crazy!”

It was well-known that Su Mei had not married Gu Hongguang.

However, some things, once they became a matter of principle, were all the same!

“Don’t worry about this matter. Help me with something else.”

Gu Yancheng’s ‘frankness’ did not quiet the online discourse. Instead, it stirred up an even bigger storm.

Therefore, some things still needed to be dealt with.

———pr


In the evening, Gu Yancheng returned home very late.

“Is the madam asleep?” On the sofa, Gu Yancheng, looking somewhat exhausted, rubbed his forehead and asked Auntie Zhang beside him.

“Not yet, I think. Just a moment ago, the madam asked me to make a bowl of brown sugar water and send it up.”

Hearing that, Gu Yancheng’s expression paused.

Su Mei experienced discomfort during that time of the month, something Gu Yancheng had discovered over the past six months of being together.

Because of that, he adjusted Su Mei’s schedule and made sure she avoided any cold or cooling foods mentioned online during that time.

There were so many things to handle these past few days that he had forgotten about it.

“Did she already have some?”

“Yes.”

“I’ll go up and check on her.”

Gu Yancheng hesitated at the door for a moment before finally knocking on Su Mei’s room.

“Who is it?”

“It’s me.”

“Are you feeling better?” Gu Yancheng asked.

“Mm, I’m fine.”

“That, I’m already in bed.” Sensing that Gu Yancheng seemed to want to come in, Su Mei quickly said.

Having been on the receiving end of online abuse herself, Su Mei could remain relatively calm despite how heated the online discourse was today.

What truly made her unable to calm down was Gu Yancheng’s unexpected confession.

I deeply love……

Gu Yancheng’s sudden declaration was too shocking for Su Mei.

So much so that her aunt^[1]menstrual period, which had been improving recently, was triggered again by this emotional jolt and became troublesome once more.

Hearing the hint of avoidance in Xu Mei’s words, Gu Yancheng’s gaze dimmed slightly.

“Alright, you rest well. If there’s anything, call me.”

“Also, what I said online— I meant it.”

In response to Gu Yancheng, there was only silence from Su Mei’s room.

———pr


In the following days, Su Mei stayed at home, and whenever he had time, Gu Yancheng would be there with her.

Both of them were at home.

However, Su Mei was intentionally avoiding Gu Yancheng.

In truth, it’s not that she didn’t want to see him.

Su Mei didn’t feel any rejection or dislike towards Gu Yancheng because of his confession, which was enough to disrupt their previous relationship.

Su Mei just had never encountered such a situation before and didn’t know how to face Gu Yancheng.

Moreover, Su Mei was also worried.

As a homebody, even if she was talked badly online, it was manageable. She could simply avoid social media, stop livestreaming, and still enjoy playing games, watching dramas, and shopping at home.

But Gu Yancheng was different.

As the CEO of Gu Group, Gu Yancheng wasn’t only a public figure but also the leader of the company.

So nowadays, Gu Yancheng has to face not only the pressure from public opinion but also from the company.

Su Mei checked online and found that Gu Group’s stock price had been falling for seven consecutive days and was now only showing signs of stabilization.

Fortunately, Gu Group has a strong foundation, so the drop in stock price did not have an extremely significant impact on the company.

Still, it was quite alarming.

Even in the original story, when Gu Yancheng and Ji Zixiao engaged in a business war over the female protagonist, Gu Group’s stock price was only slightly affected, experiencing a minor dip for just two days.

This was not truly a world inside a novel.

Su Mei gradually realized this after genuinely interacting with the characters mentioned in the novel.

Perhaps this was a parallel world, but it was a complete and real world, not just a fictional paper one.

Yet at this moment, Su Mei suddenly wished this was still the novel world.

In the novel, Gu Yancheng had the protagonist’s halo and was always the winner. No matter what challenges he faced, because he was the male protagonist, he could always resolve them effortlessly.

Su Mei wasn’t the only one concerned about this matter.

Countless onlookers were also watching intently.

However, they were waiting to see how the CEO of Gu Group would ultimately handle this situation.

Would it end there, waiting for the scandal’s heat to gradually die down, or would he lay low and flee abroad to avoid the spotlight for a while?

However, no one had anticipated that Gu Yancheng would still have a trump card in this matter.

And this trump card was incredibly bold.

Even Su Mei hadn’t expected that Gu Yancheng would conclude the entire affair by transferring all of his shares in Gu Group to her name, and that he would unilaterally sever ties with the Gu family, or rather, with the late Gu Hongguang.

Since others wouldn’t let go of Su Mei’s connection with Gu Hongguang, fine, he would be the one to cut it off.

“Gu Yancheng, are you crazy?!” Su Mei angrily yelled at the man in front of her.

“Yes, I am crazy.”

“Are you stupid?”

“Yes, I am stupid.”

“But I love you.”

After saying that, Gu Yancheng carefully lowered his head and kissed the woman’s lips.

However, when he felt the tear sliding down Su Mei’s face, Gu Yancheng panicked and stopped.

But, to his surprise, the next moment, Su Mei kissed him back.

“Idiot, I love you too.”

Gu Yancheng was stunned. “Really?!”

“Really. Maybe not as deeply as you love me, but I do love you.”

In truth, over the past few days, Su Mei had seriously thought about it and realized that she did have feelings for Gu Yancheng. She wasn’t sure when it had started, but it was there.

“There’s one more thing.” After a while, as she leaned against Gu Yancheng’s chest, Su Mei suddenly spoke.

“Hmm? What is it?”

“Actually.” Su Mei paused, then leaned closer to Gu Yancheng’s ear and said, “Actually, Mr. Gu and I—”

“I don’t care.”

“Listen to me!”

“Actually, nothing ever happened between him and me.”

Before she even finished speaking, Su Mei found herself tightly embraced by Gu Yancheng.

Su Mei could clearly feel his excitement and joy at this moment.

“Wait! Gu Yancheng!”

“You transferred all your shares to me, what will you do?!” Suddenly thinking of a practical issue, Su Mei asked with a serious expression.

The old fogies of the Gu Group were all difficult to deal with. Even if she held the majority of the shares, she couldn’t manage those people.

Hearing Su Mei’s words, Gu Yancheng chuckled.

“It is a bit troublesome.”

“But after we get married, those shares will be ours.”

End