Su Mei, of course, could not really wait for Wang Qin to arrange a car to take her to the Gu Group.

As she neared the destination, Su Mei parked her car at a mall that was not far from the Gu Group and then walked towards the building on foot.

“Smack——”

“Ah!”

Just as Su Mei stepped through the doors of the Gu Group, she was suddenly hit from behind with such force that she nearly fell flat on her face.

Then came the clattering noise of things falling.

Sure enough, she and the Gu Group were simply incompatible.

Su Mei sighed inwardly. Before she could steady herself and turn around, she heard a reprimand from behind.

“Hey, you! Not only did you bump into someone without apologizing, but you just turned and walked away!”

Su Mei: “……”

Clearly, she had been rear-ended. She hadn’t even had the chance to check the accident scene yet. How did it turn into a hit-and-run?

Su Mei turned around and saw the two women behind her.

One of them was crouched on the ground, hurriedly picking up the scattered items and putting them into her bag, while the other was glaring at Su Mei fiercely.

“Xiao Yue.” hearing Zhou Yue’s words and realizing that her friend had misunderstood, Bai Xinyu quickly stood up and grabbed Zhou Yue’s arm. “You’ve misunderstood, she didn’t bump into me.”

“Still saying it didn’t happen? You’re the only ones close by. If she hadn’t bumped into you, would your things have fallen?”

“Xiao Yue, the things really did fall because of my own carelessness, it has nothing to do with her.” Bai Xinyu said with her head bowed, a hint of sadness crossing her face. Ever since she had seen that surveillance video at the Gu Group’s hotel, her mind had been in turmoil. In the past few days at the company, her reports had been filled with errors.

Bai Xinyu’s sadness at that moment was naturally interpreted by Zhou Yue as feeling wronged.

“Look at you, and you still say she didn’t bump into you? Xinyu, you’re just too kind-hearted.” After saying that, Zhou Yue shot an annoyed glare at Su Mei, who was standing there. “What? You’re the one at fault yet still glaring at me?”

“What kind of awkward angle makes you think I am glaring at you?” Su Mei couldn’t help but ask back.

In all honesty, she wasn’t glaring at all. She was just too surprised and a bit stunned.

Xinyu, Bai Xinyu— wasn’t she the female protagonist from 《Contract Lover》?

Su Mei hadn’t expected to encounter the legendary female protagonist so quickly. It seemed that Gu Yancheng and Bai Xinyu had just crossed paths recently, right?

Su Mei couldn’t help but scrutinize the female protagonist. With the other party’s pure and charming appearance, looking delicate and pitiful, it was clear she fit the standard trope of a romance novel heroine perfectly.

Being looked at by Su Mei, Bai Xinyu felt guilty and instinctively took a step back.

“I’m sorry. My friend is just concerned about me and didn’t mean to misunderstand you.”

“I accept the apology.” Su Mei said. What else could she do?

After all, this was the female protagonist!

Although in the novel, Su Mei, as the labeled Mrs. Gu, mainly clashed with the male protagonist and had little interaction or conflict with the female protagonist, the fact remained that this was the female protagonist, surrounded by a protagonist’s halo. A small cannon fodder like her couldn’t afford to provoke such a figure.

“You accept the apology? You should be the one apologizing. Who gave you the right to accept Xinyu’s apology?” Seeing Su Mei about to leave, Zhou Yue stepped forward and grabbed Su Mei’s hand.

As Zhou Yue got closer and looked at Su Mei, she was initially stunned by Su Mei’s exceptionally beautiful face. Then, she began to feel that this person looked somewhat familiar.

After a moment of reflection, Zhou Yue’s expression changed again.

“Hmph, I was wondering who it was. What, is Ms. Su here to cause a scene again?”

Zhou Yue had seen Su Mei causing a scene in the company lobby from a distance before. Later, she learned about Su Mei’s identity from the gossip in her department’s group chat.

To be honest, Zhou Yue really hadn’t taken Su Mei seriously. Or rather, throughout the entire Gu Group, anyone who had witnessed how Su Mei was ‘invited’ out by Assistant Wang didn’t regard her as a threat.

Previously, even with the title of Mrs. Gu, Su Mei could only make a scene in the lobby, let alone now that Old Mr. Gu had passed away.

“What’s happening?”

The commotion drew the attention of the front desk staff.

“Oh, Sister Xiaoxia, Ms. Su is here at the company again. I’m afraid she might cause a commotion once she goes in, so I stopped her to ask first.” Zhou Yue said quickly.

“Ms. Su?” Liu Xiaoxia looked at Su Mei, frowning as she clearly recognized her. “May I ask what brings Ms. Su to the company this time?”

“Uh, a meeting?”

“Meeting? Ha ha, I think Ms. Su might not be clear. Meetings are usually for company staff or invited partners. Or do you have an appointment, Ms. Su?”

“No appointment means I can’t go in?” Su Mei asked.

“Yes.”

“Oh, then never mind.” Su Mei responded casually and prepared to leave without any sign of struggle.

It wasn’t her fault. It’s not that she was unwilling to attend the so-called shareholders’ meeting, but rather the front desk staff wouldn’t let her in.

Su Mei thought to herself with a sense of detachment, but to others, it appeared as if she was defeated and dejected.

“Ms. Su!”

“Wang Qin?” Seeing Wang Qin walking briskly toward her, Su Mei felt a pang of unhappiness.

“Ms. Su, sorry to keep you waiting.” Wang Qin greeted Su Mei and then turned to the others, his expression stern as he asked what was happening.

“Assistant Wang.” Seeing Wang Qin’s entirely different attitude towards Su Mei, Liu Xiaoxia suddenly felt uncertain. “The thing is, Ms. Su wants to enter the company, but she hasn’t made an appointment……”

Having only heard half of Liu Xiaoxia’s words, Wang Qin had already guessed the situation.

“Ms. Su is here to attend the company’s shareholders’ meeting and does not need an appointment.” Wang Qin said with a serious expression.

“What?” Liu Xiaoxia thought she might have misheard.

“Ms. Su holds 6% of Gu Group’s shares, so she is naturally a shareholder of the company. It’s just that the recent changes in shareholders haven’t been announced yet.” Wang Qin continued after a pause, “Of course, this is a matter for the senior management. You don’t need to be informed of it. You only need to pay attention to the shareholder list that will be released by the company after the shareholders’ meeting.”

“Sorry, Ms. Su, this was my oversight.” Wang Qin said, looking at Su Mei with an apologetic expression.

A few days ago, when Su Mei had come over, she had taken the special elevator directly to the top floor. Wang Qin had originally planned to arrange a car to pick her up today, but he hadn’t expected her to arrive on her own ahead of time and go straight to the lobby.

Speaking of which, Wang Qin felt a bit embarrassed about the situation.

Although the news of Su Mei becoming a company shareholder had not yet been announced, if it hadn’t been for the times Wang Qin had been too blunt in ‘inviting’ Su Mei out before, no one would have stopped her from entering the company just because she was the ‘wife’ of the Old Mr. Gu.

“Ms. Su, please.”

“……”

Su Mei frowned and reluctantly took a step forward.

“Hiss——” As soon as she lifted her foot, a sharp pain in her ankle made Su Mei gasp.

She rarely wore high heels, and the pair she was currently wearing had been forced upon her by Wu Fei, who felt that Su Mei’s chosen ‘battle attire’ was too simple and lacked presence.

She was already struggling to keep her balance, and being shoved by the female protagonist just now probably twisted her ankle.

She hadn’t noticed the pain while standing still, but now that she moved, it started to hurt.

What a pain.

It turned out that one shouldn’t curse oneself without reason. Now, she really had twisted her ankle.

Noticing that Su Mei suddenly crouched down, Wang Qin quickly saw the redness and swelling around her ankle, his face showing surprise.

He had initially thought Su Mei was just making up an excuse to avoid the shareholders’ meeting, but he didn’t expect that she had actually twisted her ankle.

“Ms. Su, I apologize for not looking into the details of your injury yesterday.”

“Err, it’s fine.” Su Mei didn’t offer an explanation for Wang Qin’s misunderstanding.

A misunderstanding was fine. It was better than telling Wang Qin that it was the male protagonist’s future wife who had bumped into her.

“Please sit down and wait a moment. I’ll have someone bring a wheelchair over.”

“Eh, wait, no need to go that far— Err, then, thank you for your trouble……”

……

Thus, Su Mei became the first person in the history of the Gu Group to attend the shareholders’ meeting in a wheelchair.

Under the watchful eyes of many shareholders, Su Mei was wheeled into the conference room by Wang Qin. She then watched as Wang Qin instructed someone to move the chair to the left of Gu Yancheng……

Why was her seat next to the male protagonist?!

Su Mei shot a look of accusation and helplessness at Wang Qin, but he didn’t get the hint at all. Instead, her gaze collided with Gu Yancheng’s.

Su Mei recoiled slightly, quickly averting her gaze and shifting to one side, trying hard to reduce her presence.

On the other hand, Gu Yancheng’s eyes lingered on Su Mei for a few seconds before he glanced at Wang Qin.

Wang Qin, understanding the unspoken message, nodded toward Gu Yancheng, indicating that he was sorry for the mistake in his report and that Su Mei’s injury was indeed real.

“Since everyone is here, let’s start the meeting.” Gu Yancheng’s deep and magnetic voice rang out.

As soon as the male protagonist spoke, his presence was indeed commanding and formidable.

Sitting nearby, Su Mei, unprepared, instinctively flinched.

Gu Yancheng glanced at Su Mei faintly and then withdrew his gaze. “If you have something to say, I will give you the opportunity. But for now, let’s first proceed with the necessary formalities.”

Although Su Mei wasn’t sure if the male protagonist’s words were directed at her, she still cooperatively murmured an agreement and then shrank further into the wheelchair.

The meeting continued as usual, and Su Mei remained silent, listening quietly from the sidelines.

It’s quite amusing that, in the real world, before becoming a livestreamer, Su Mei actually graduated with a degree in Business Administration. She had been unable to find a formal job, which eventually led her to become a livestreamer.

Unexpectedly, her first relevant role would turn out to be a shareholder of Gu Group.

Just as Su Mei’s attention began to drift, a discordant voice suddenly rang out from the conference table, “I disagree!”