Qiao Yao was completely immersed in Gu Huaichuan’s tenderness. At this moment, she felt incredibly happy. A man like him was someone she had to have if she wanted him.
The first time she caught sight of Gu Huaichuan at Qiao Group, she had immediately decided that she wanted this man.
She had been pampered and spoiled since childhood, always getting whatever she wanted. So when she learned that this man already had a wife, she had never once considered giving up.
She had her father arrange for her to join the company. Qiao Yao’s father naturally understood his daughter’s intentions. He himself thought highly of Gu Huaichuan, and if the two of them could end up together, he would be able to rest assured about handing Qiao Group over to them in the future.
At first, Gu Huaichuan was wary of Qiao Yao’s advances and always deliberately kept his distance. But Qiao Yao never became discouraged. She secretly told herself that men were like frogs—they had to be cooked slowly. And this particular frog already had a wife, so she absolutely could not rush things. She needed patience.
Finally, under her father’s deliberate arrangements, the two of them went on a business trip out of town together.
Qiao Yao knew this was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. That night, at the drinking party, her father had already coordinated with the business partners to ply Gu Huaichuan with drink after drink. When Gu Huaichuan became so drunk that he was barely conscious, she knew her goal was about to be achieved.
That night, she supported the thoroughly drunk Gu Huaichuan into the room she had prepared in advance.
She had originally thought she could take advantage of his drunkenness to break through his defenses. But just as Qiao Yao laid him on the bed and reached out to unbutton his clothes, Gu Huaichuan opened his eyes at exactly the right moment.
Qiao Yao’s hand froze in midair.
Panic and confusion instantly filled her heart. She hurriedly came up with an excuse.
“I… I… I just saw that you drank too much…”
Gu Huaichuan’s eyes were bloodshot from the alcohol. With a seductive smile playing across his lips, his voice carried an alluring temptation as he whispered, “Don’t regret it.”
Qiao Yao was still lost in confusion when Gu Huaichuan suddenly lunged straight at her.
That night, the two of them spent the entire night entangled in passion…
And from that night onward, they became completely entangled with each other.
Qiao Yao pulled her thoughts back from the distant past and turned to look at Gu Huaichuan.
“Huaichuan, I forgot to bring some clothes. It might be a little cold when we go to the restaurant later. Could you go back and get me something to wear?”
“Okay.”
Gu Huaichuan immediately got out of the car and walked toward Qiao Yao’s house.
As soon as Gu Huaichuan got out, Qiao Yao unlocked his phone, sent the secretly taken photo to her own phone, and then deleted the chat history.
Before getting into the car, she had already noticed Gu Huaichuan staring at the photo hesitantly, seemingly lost in thought. But when she opened the car door, he had closed his phone again.
So after Gu Huaichuan returned with the clothes, Qiao Yao deliberately put on a pitiful expression.
“Huaichuan, I saw that Wen Yusui actually became an actress, and now she’s even become famous. Do you think this could affect us if she keeps going like this?”
Seeing that Gu Huaichuan remained silent, Qiao Yao continued viciously, “The reason you haven’t divorced her yet is because of the property division. I have an idea! We can use the photo we secretly took that day to make it look like she cheated on you during the marriage. Then we’ll have a reason to make her leave the marriage with nothing. That way, her reputation will also be ruined.”
Qiao Yao looked at Gu Huaichuan again and tentatively asked, “Huaichuan, then we can get engaged once you become vice chairman, right? What do you think? If you really don’t want to do it yourself, I can handle it for you. Would that be okay?”
Gu Huaichuan lowered his head and pondered for a moment before looking up and smiling at Qiao Yao.
“All you need to do right now is focus on taking care of the baby. Leave everything else to me. I have my own arrangements.”
Seeing Gu Huaichuan’s perfunctory attitude, Qiao Yao was deeply dissatisfied.
He had been dragging his feet about marrying her all this time. Wen Yusui had clearly already agreed to the divorce, yet he kept using his unwillingness to divide the assets as an excuse to delay it.
She had already made it clear that she did not care about the money. So what if half of it went to Wen Yusui? As long as the two of them could get divorced as soon as possible, that was all that mattered.
Yet Gu Huaichuan was always finding one excuse after another to brush her off.
Now, she could not figure out what exactly Gu Huaichuan was planning behind the scenes. A powerful sense of unease began spreading through her heart.
Qiao Yao said nothing more. She simply picked up her phone, sent the photo to someone, and typed out an instruction:
“Make the other photos look more convincing. Get more people to repost them!”
She sneered inwardly.
Since Gu Huaichuan was wavering and still unable to let go of Wen Yusui, then she could not blame Qiao Yao for making this decision herself.
Only by completely crushing Wen Yusui beneath her feet could she finally feel at ease and secure her position as Mrs. Gu.
Meanwhile, Wen Yusui and Lin Yinyin followed He Yanzhou to the celebration banquet.
When the director and assistant director saw Wen Yusui arrive, they both immediately stood up.
“Xiao Wen, you really are the lucky star of our production team!” The director was grinning from ear to ear.
The smile on the assistant director’s face never faded either. He looked at Wen Yusui with excitement.
“Xiao Wen, choosing you was absolutely the best decision I’ve ever made in my life. We wouldn’t have achieved what we have today without you. Thank you!”
Seeing how excited the two directors were, Wen Yusui did not become conceited. Instead, she sincerely bowed deeply to both of them.
“Director, Assistant Director, this isn’t my achievement alone. I wouldn’t be where I am today without your support. Thank you!”
Wen Yusui’s words deeply moved the two directors.
They had never expected that this girl would not only have such good acting skills, but would also be so humble and courteous.
Compared with her, what had Su Qingyan even been?
Not only had she acted like a diva, but the dramas she made had barely received any response at all. If it weren’t for Wang Fengyun’s money, they would have kicked her out long ago.
The assistant director hugged the director, and the two of them were so moved that tears welled up in their eyes.
Luo Huai walked over and saw the scene. In an exaggerated tone, he said, “Director, Assistant Director, seriously? This is a celebration banquet, not a funeral! What are two grown men doing hugging each other and crying like this? Have some dignity!”
The director gave the assistant director a meaningful look, and the latter immediately understood.
He shouted loudly, “Director, I also think we should’ve replaced the male lead long ago! What kind of acting was that? I’m definitely never working with him again!”
The moment Luo Huai heard this, he immediately wrapped both arms around Wen Yusui’s leg.
“Big Sis! Sister Wen! You’re my god! You have no idea—everyone in the comments is saying that we’re a perfect match, a handsome man and a beautiful woman, and they’re all praising how handsome I am! You have no idea how long I’ve waited for the public to finally recognize this handsome face of mine!”
Wen Yusui was utterly speechless at his behavior.
“It’s not like I’m the one refusing to work with you. Why are you hugging my leg?”
Luo Huai calmly stood up and tossed his hair back. He knew exactly what he was doing.
“The director and assistant director are both trying to hug your leg now, so I’m skipping the middleman and doing it directly! Sister Wen, please take your little brother along with you and let me make it big too!”
As soon as he finished speaking, Lin Yinyin also crouched down and hugged Wen Yusui’s other leg.
“Sister Wen! Me too! Please take your little sister along with you and let me make it big too!”
With one person clinging to each leg, Wen Yusui was completely unable to move.
In a gentle tone, she said to the two of them, “Let go, okay?”
Everyone was immersed in the cheerful atmosphere.
No one knew that a conspiracy orchestrated by Qiao Yao was about to sweep over them.