Chapter 12: If You Want to Play the Emotional Card With Me, You’re Still Far From It - Cardboard Translation

Chapter 12: If You Want to Play the Emotional Card With Me, You’re Still Far From It

The people on the ground were like ants on a hot pan, panicking and restless. Of course, there were also some who were just there to watch the drama.

No matter which kind they were, none of them knew what was really happening above.

All they could see on the surface was that a woman was about to jump off the building, and their general manager grabbed her at the last second. Both of them were now in danger.

It looked like two people hanging over a cliff. If anything went wrong, both would fall.

The outsiders were all nervous and frightened, but Shen Muxue, who was directly involved, looked relaxed. It was as if the one being pulled wasn’t her, as if she didn’t care about life or death at all.

However, her trembling hands told the truth.

She was still afraid.

“I won the bet.”

Gu Zhiren ignored her. He frowned and tightly held her right hand.

A person’s strength always has limits. Gu Zhiren was starting to struggle. At the critical moment, his assistant Xiao Xi quickly came forward to help.

Shen Muxue was pulled back onto the rooftop. She lay on the ground, her pupils shaking, her hands and legs weak.

Before she could recover, Gu Zhiren shot her a sharp look. He calmly adjusted his cufflinks and spoke in a cold and dismissive tone.

“You think doing this will have any negative effect on the Gu Group?”

“Xiao Xi, we’ll release a statement to the media first.”

Hearing this, Xiao Xi nodded and quickly took out his phone to take notes.

“First, we will terminate all cooperation with the William Hotel.”

“Second, Miss Shen Muxue’s actions today have clearly caused a bad impact on the public. She needs to apologize to the public.”

“Third, since it was Miss Shen Muxue’s personal actions that caused the termination of cooperation, the William Hotel must pay us a penalty of 35 million yuan.”

After saying that, Gu Zhiren looked down at Shen Muxue. Seeing that she did not move at all, he gave one final, merciless sentence.

“Today, you set the worst example for the public. And if you think you can play emotional tricks with me, you’re still far from it.”

Without staying any longer, he turned and left, walking toward the elevator on the top floor.

Assistant Xiao Xi followed closely behind him. Noticing the injury on the back of his hand, she asked about it with concern.

Gu Zhiren brushed it off, saying it was nothing serious. He told her to go back and escort Shen Muxue out of the company. But in reality, the wound on the back of his hand was burning with pain.

After entering the elevator alone, as the doors closed, he slightly tightened the injured hand behind his back.

Gu Zhiren went downstairs. With Xiao Xi’s help, Shen Muxue soon returned to the first floor as well.

Even though people around her were whispering and talking, Shen Muxue acted as if she didn’t hear anything. She refused Xiao Xi’s offer to accompany her and slowly walked back to her car.

“Gu Zhiren…”

Holding the steering wheel tightly, she calmed herself for a moment before taking out her phone to report the situation to her mother.

…………………………

Less than half an hour later, Mu Yi’s phone rang again.

Seeing that it was an unknown number, Mu Yi simply glanced at it and ignored it. She continued hanging out the washed bedsheets and pillowcases, humming a cheerful tune.

She never answers unknown calls.

At almost the same time, after returning to his office, Gu Zhiren did not treat his wound right away. Instead, he sat in his chair and went back to work.

But after finishing a phone call and the room became quiet again, he subconsciously took out his phone and looked at QQ.

“Sun Umbrella.”

That was the nickname he had saved for Mu Yi.

It was because she once said that no matter if it was windy or rainy, she would be like a sun umbrella, protecting him from wind and rain, and even blocking the sun.

Thinking of what Shen Muxue said earlier, Gu Zhiren frowned slightly, but still felt it was not something worth worrying about.

Then he returned to work once again.

Time slowly passed.

As the agreed time got closer, Gu Zhiren followed the navigation and drove toward Coral Residential Area.

The weather today was indeed nice.

The sunlight was just right. Slightly warm, with only a light cool breeze.

Soon, Coral Residential Area came into view. Gu Zhiren stopped for a moment in front of a small convenience shop. He had already eaten lunch; he just wanted to buy a bottle of water.

He picked a sea-salt flavored sports drink, the one he usually bought. He took it from the fridge, but when he went to pay, the shop clerk told him…

The price was 25 yuan.

“…Hm?”

Gu Zhiren’s eyes became a bit cautious.

This drink usually sold for around 4 yuan. Even in places like airports, it was only about 7 yuan.

But here, the price had increased several times.

He looked down to check the bottle and noticed it was slightly different from the one he usually drank, so slightly that he hadn’t noticed at first.

He didn’t expect himself to make such a mistake.

Gu Zhiren raised his eyebrow and smiled a little, feeling a bit helpless but still polite as he said he wanted to change to another bottle.

The clerk’s expression clearly changed. She didn’t look as friendly as before, there was even a hint of disdain in her eyes.

He didn’t care about that.

But when he turned back to look at the fridge again, the prices here seemed unusual. It was hard to find anything cheaper than 8 yuan.

…Hmm.

Gu Zhiren glanced at the sports drink in his hand, then looked over the other goods on the shelves. The more he looked, the deeper he fell into thought.

Is this open overcharging?

He couldn’t quite understand it. But after thinking for a moment, he decided not to worry about it for now. The reason he came here was to meet the web novel writer named Mu Yi.

So he took the same sports drink and went back to pay. He thought the taste would probably be similar to the one he liked.

After returning to his car, he drove into the residential area.

Meanwhile, inside a rental room, Mu Yi received a message from the landlord. She changed into a white down jacket, tucked her long hair into a fluffy khaki-colored hood, and casually spun her keychain around her finger.

After locking her door, she happily skipped down the stairs.

After a while, because the movement in front of her body kept shaking and made her uncomfortable, she slowed down and started walking instead.

She really needed to make a decision.

She had to buy women’s underwear. Otherwise, wearing clothes was just too inconvenient.

Recently, the weather had been cold, so it was still manageable since she could wear thicker clothes.

She patted her puffy jacket and smiled with satisfaction.

“I took the day off today, so I don’t need to write. After I finish Auntie Landlord’s task, what should I do next?”

Thinking about the 200 yuan she would soon receive, Mu Yi felt very happy.

Go out and buy underwear?

She didn’t know much about the price of women’s underwear, but her instinct told her it wouldn’t be cheap.

Maybe the little money she had wouldn’t even be enough to buy a few sets.

If she bought online, it would probably be cheaper.

…Forget it. She would wait until she got paid for her writing.

She could think about it then.

Walking down the cement stairs, she saw the back of a man sitting at a stone table outside. She remembered the message from the landlord, that the man was waiting downstairs.

Her eyes lit up immediately. She raised her left hand beside her head and waved at him.

“Hi! Sir, I’m Mu Yi. Auntie Landlord asked me to come pick you up.”

“Mu Yi?”

The man seemed confused. He slowly turned around, and the moment he raised his eyes, his gaze became sharp.

“Aren’t you… Mu Yi’s younger sister?”

“…Uh.”

Seeing Gu Zhiren’s face, Mu Yi froze completely.