The New Century International Hotel was bustling with noise today. All the bosses had come to attend the engagement banquet of Gu Bei and Yuan Yiyun. There was no need to describe the grand occasion of the feast in detail. Everything had been designed and arranged to the highest standards.
In the preparation room, Gu Bei stood in front of the dressing mirror. A famous - brand suit perfectly fit his well - built figure, making him look extremely handsome. However, he had no intention of admiring his good looks. His eyes never left the iPad in his hand.
Secretary Zhang rushed in. Gu Bei looked up and asked, "Is it taken care of?"
"Yes. I've sold all the stocks as you ordered." Secretary Zhang wiped the sweat off his forehead. "The recycled liquid funds are also ready."
"Good." Gu Bei finally put down the iPad. He straightened his tie and said helplessly to his reflection in the mirror, "It's just a formality. They've made it too grand."
Secretary Zhang made a bitter face. The boss didn't know that the preparation room next door was even grander. There, Yuan Yiyun had put on a custom - made mermaid - style wedding dress. To show off her good figure, a cinched waist and a flared hip design had been added. She wore as many jewels as possible. Everything was perfect.
The engagement banquet started on time. The two protagonists walked in arm in arm. The emcee was very eloquent. After a string of wonderful words, the atmosphere at the scene was heated up. Laughter and happy voices filled the air, and blessings were heard non - stop. But as time passed, someone couldn't sit still anymore. Gu Bei started to impatiently tap his right foot and even paced back and forth slightly. Yuan Yiyun whispered to him, "What's wrong with you? Don't lose your composure during the toast later."
Now it wasn't a matter of whether he would lose his composure or not. It was about whether Xie Bingxia would make a move!
Gu Bei had calculated that Xie Bingxia would come to cause trouble today, even stage a scene of robbing the groom, and disrupt Yuan Yiyun's world, tearing off her mask. But what happened? As the engagement banquet was coming to the second half, and he was about to go and get the marriage certificate with Yuan Yiyun after the toast, there was still no sign of Xie Bingxia making a move.
Could it be... I've overestimated myself? I'm not even worth a thing in her heart? Gu Bei began to doubt himself and immediately pulled a long face. The media people on the opposite side were about to come up and chat with Gu Bei, but seeing his stinky face, they all gave up the idea and backed off.
Yuan Yiyun poked him in the waist dissatisfiedly and said, "Why don't you go back to the preparation room and take a rest? I'll handle it."
It just suited Gu Bei's purpose. He left early and called Secretary Zhang over. "Have all the stocks been sold?"
"All sold!" Secretary Zhang could see that the boss was anxious. Realizing that the plan had changed, he quickly said, "Shall I prepare the press release?"
Gu Bei thought for a while. Xie Bingxia had really become the only variable. He sighed and said, "Prepare it. Wait for my instruction before taking action."
At this time, Yuan Yiyun was a bit tired. She lifted her skirt and went back to the preparation room. The toast was in ten minutes. After dealing with all the big shots, she could go and get the marriage certificate with Gu Bei and officially become a couple. She couldn't wait for a single moment. A victorious smile spread across her face.
According to the procedure, Yuan Yiyun needed to change into a toast dress. She went to the dressing room and pulled the curtain. She reached for the zipper on her back but couldn't reach it. So she shouted outside, "Is there anyone? Come and help me change clothes."
The curtain was pulled open, and a young man walked in. Yuan Yiyun saw the man's face in the dressing mirror and exclaimed, "It's you?!"
The young man grabbed Yuan Yiyun's hand and said, "Yiyun, you said you would never belong to anyone."
Yuan Yiyun shook off the man's hand and looked at him disdainfully. She laughed mockingly, "Why don't you take a look at yourself in the mirror? What do you have that can compare to Gu Bei?"
The man was shocked and immediately got angry. "You lied to me? You played with me and then threw me away like waste paper? You promised me personally that you belonged to all of us and would never be with just one of us!"
Seeing the man getting emotional, Yuan Yiyun thought that it would be better to soothe him at this critical moment. She didn't want to anger him and cause trouble, or the engagement banquet would be ruined. Just now she had given the man a cold shoulder, but in an instant, the seductress changed her face. She stepped forward and hugged the man intimately, saying in a coquettish tone, "Honey, don't be angry. My marriage with Gu Bei is just for the sake of interests. You're still in my heart."
The man was touched. He hugged Yuan Yiyun back and asked, "Really?"
"Of course it's true." To show her sincerity, Yuan Yiyun offered a kiss on her own initiative. The man obviously wasn't satisfied. The more he demanded, the more Yuan Yiyun responded. The dressing room was instantly filled with a sensual atmosphere.
In the next room, Gu Bei hadn't even finished a cup of tea when Secretary Zhang burst in. He said excitedly, "Boss, go and take a look outside. There's, there's something wrong!"
Gu Bei's eyes lit up. Was Xie Bingxia here? Without saying a word, he rushed to the main venue and saw that all the guests were as still as wooden chickens, all staring at the big screen in front of them, not daring to breathe.
The LED big screen in the center of the venue, which had originally been playing the images and photos of Gu Bei and Yuan Yiyun, had now changed one of the protagonists. It had become a live broadcast of a steamy scene.
It was a 360 - degree, all - dimensional surround - sound live broadcast. Every sound was clearly heard, and every detail was shown.
Gu Bei was also stunned and stared straight at the screen. When the guests saw him coming, their complicated looks all fell on him. Gu Bei felt that his head was not just a little green; it was extremely green.
Suddenly, a man at a table smashed the wine glass in his hand and roared, "It's the young master of the Li family! Damn it, he betrayed us!"
Another young man immediately rebelled. With a crash, he even overturned the table. "Yuan Yiyun, you bitch, get out!"
The two were not the end. The third one was a pretty boy. He sat on the ground crying and throwing a tantrum. "Waaah, Yiyun, you can't leave me. You promised to love me forever. I can't live without you, waaahhh ——"
The fourth one was even more exciting. Everyone at a table was his follower. The man flexed his chest muscles menacingly and commanded his minions, "Go and drag Yuan Yiyun out and ask her clearly!"
Then came the fifth, the sixth... They were all different. Even the ex - lovers who had been dealt with by Gu Bei before came to join in. They all had one goal: to call Yuan Yiyun out!
The normal guests at the banquet were extremely frightened and scattered like birds and beasts. For a moment, the scene was even more exciting than a movie blockbuster. Even Gu Bei didn't know what to do next.
"What's going on? What's going on?" Yuan Yiyun heard the noise outside. She didn't even have time to tidy up her clothes and rushed out in a hurry, followed by the young master of the Li family.
When she saw the picture on the big screen, which had changed to a loop - play after the live broadcast ended, her face turned deathly pale. Then she flew into a rage and roared hysterically, "Who did this! Who on earth did this!"
Gu Bei quietly stepped back and whispered to Secretary Zhang, "The press release will go online on time tomorrow."
Yuan Yiyun then saw Gu Bei looking calm. She stamped her feet in anger, grabbed his tie and questioned him, "Gu Bei, was it you who did this?! Don't you care about Xie Bingxia's life anymore?!"
Gu Bei forcefully pulled her hand off. "You'd better deal with your own love debts first." Then he walked straight out of the venue.
"Gu Bei ——" Yuan Yiyun screamed and chased after him. But she only took a few steps before being surrounded by the men in the middle.
Outside the hotel gate, in the parked car, Xie Bingxia was operating the laptop in her hand. She was on the phone with Li Duo at the same time. "How's the viewership of the live broadcast across the network just now?"
"It's so explosive! The numbers are amazing!" Li Duo was extremely excited.
"Great. Oh, remember to censor the sensitive parts, or it might get blocked."
"You can trust me! I guarantee that the whole country, no, the whole world will enjoy Yuan Yiyun's show."
Xie Bingxia pulled up the camera feed from the banquet hall. Seeing Gu Bei's figure rushing towards the gate in a hurry, she quickly said to Qin Feng in the driver's seat, "He's coming. Let's go."
Qin Feng skillfully shifted gears and started the car. The car quickly disappeared around the corner. When the car reached the third street corner, an off - road vehicle suddenly rushed out horizontally and blocked the way. Qin Feng quickly hit the brakes and was about to reverse, but then he saw that the back of the car was also blocked. They were trapped front and back.
Gu Bei got out of the off - road vehicle and walked to the passenger - side window. He politely tapped on the window and said to Xie Bingxia, "Where are you running to? It's time to go home."