He probably considered it a white lie to protect her."Thank you," she said, slowly pulling her hand away from his.A strange feeling of emptiness swept over him as he looked at his empty hand.The car stopped at the entrance of the charity gala. After Zhong Keke and Gu Lichen got out of the car, there were flashing lights. Zhong Keke tried to avoid them."Don't be afraid." Gu Lichen's voice rang in her ears. "These are just some routine shots. But don't worry, your photos won't appear online."She was reassured as she knew he was capable of doing just that. "You don't have to look into the cameras. If you don't know where to look, just look at me." His voice continued to ring in her ears.She calmed down slightly."Okay... I... I understand," replied Zhong Keke as she looked at the Gu Lichen standing beside her. Her tense mood seemed to calm down too.Holding Gu Lichen's arm, Zhong Keke followed Gu Lichen's steps and slowly walked into the gala venue.Although some reporter
"No way..." said Zhong Keke."Why not? Many people want to suck up to Lichen, so they’ll also want to suck up to you," Ye Chongwei said and patted Gu Lichen on the shoulder before saying to Zhong Keke, "Speaking of which, my buddy is serious about you. He’s attending a gala he refused to attend for you. What about you? How are you going to repay him?"Zhong Keke did not know what to say when she met the playful look in Ye Chongwei's eyes.Gu Lichen defused her embarrassment by saying to Ye Chongwe, "Alright, why are you talking so much? What about you? What are you doing here?""I'm here to see if there are any suitable women! I'm still single, after all." Ye Chongwei smiled. "Alright, I'll leave you two alone."With that said, Ye Chongwei walked to a group of acquaintances on the other side. Zhong Keke turned to look at Gu Lichen. "Sorry, I didn't know you weren't planning to attend this gala.""I didn't want to attend because I thought it’d be boring to attend such galas alone.
"Zhuo Qianyun and Ye Wenming?" Gu Lichen followed Zhong Keke's gaze and said, "Do you want to say hello?"Zhong Keke said, "Yeah, but I'd better wait for the reporters to leave first."Moments later, the reporters seemed to have finished conducting interviews and walked away from Zhuo Qianyun and Ye Wenming. Then, Zhong Keke and Gu Lichen walked over."Sis Zhuo," Zhong Keke said hello.Zhuo Qianyun was slightly surprised after seeing Zhong Keke. "Keke, you're here too.""Yeah," said Zhong Keke.Zhuo Qianyun greeted Gu Lichen again before saying to Zhong Keke, "This is my husband, Ye Wenming." Then, she turned to Ye Wenming and said, "Wenming, this is Mr. Gu's girlfriend, Zhong Keke.""Hello, Mr. Ye." Zhong Keke offered her hand."Hello." Ye Wenming politely shook her hand and sized up Gu Lichen and Zhong Keke.After the four exchanged pleasantries, Zhong Keke turned to Zhuo Qianyun and said, "Sis Zhuo, would you mind joining me over there for a minute? We haven't seen each oth
Gu Lichen smiled faintly, and a touch of pain flickered in his eyes. ‘Yeah, even though you have power and everything else, there are always things out of your control as long as you’re human.’He agreed with it.On the other side, Zhong Keke and Zhuo Qianyun reached the lounge. Zhong Keke asked, "Sis Zhuo, I'd like to know how Yiran is doing. Is she okay?""She’s doing alright. She has to stay home and stay in bed all day. She and her baby are stable. If everything goes well, she should be able to deliver the baby at 37 weeks," said Zhuo Qianyun."That's good." Zhong Keke was relieved.Zhuo Qianyun sized up Zhong Keke's outfit today. She looked classy and luxurious. The things she was wearing were obviously prepared by Gu Lichen. Besides, he had put in the effort as the gown and jewelry were not ordinary haute couture.Zhuo Qianyun said, "Speaking of which, you look so pretty today. I almost didn't recognize you. You and Mr. Gu must be on good terms."Zhong Keke said, "We're al
Zhong Keke hesitated. Although she had jewelry on her, it belonged to Gu Lichen and was not at her disposal. Besides, she did not bring anything else with her today. She was flustered for a moment. Noticing Zhong Keke's silence, the emcee joked, "Is the beautiful lady having trouble deciding what to donate? Any small thing will do..."Zhong Keke remained silent. As her silence grew longer, many other voices appeared around her."Is she trying to get out of donating?""Some people are dressed to the nines but stingy.""If you're so stingy, why attend a charity gala?"Not far away, Song Qingyao sneered at Zhong Keke's awkwardness. Although this segment had always been a part of this gala, she had paid the lighting engineer to shine the light on Zhong Keke.She wanted to show Zhong Keke how ridiculous it was to be an ugly duckling among swans!Zhuo Qianyun tried to help Zhong Keke out when Zhong Keke said suddenly, "I'd like to donate a portrait. I'm just looking for someone to b
"Alright, just do it like usual. I'll take care of everything." He comforted her softly in a voice that only they could hear.‘I’ll take care of everything...' That sentence instantly calmed the tension in her heart.Zhong Keke took a deep breath, laid the drawing paper flat on the table in front of her, and began to draw with a pen.She forgot where she was and was solely focused on Gu Lichen. She looked at him while she drew him with her pen. Her concentration also gradually made everyone silent.Everyone looked at Zhong Keke and Gu Lichen in the light.The two looked like a ‘good match’ to many people.After some time, Zhong Keke finally finished the last stroke. She let out a long breath and said, "All done."The staff member then walked forward. They put away the portrait and pen.The emcee on stage said, "Alright, let's thank Mr. Gu and his girlfriend. I hope this portrait will be bid with a good price later."The lights went back on.The expression of Song Qingyao, who
Even if they lived together and looked affectionate in front of people, it was false. They were still going to get divorced in the future."One day, you’ll also have a new relationship. You'll meet a woman who loves you very much, and you’ll love her too," said Zhuo Qianyun as she tried hard to smile.However, she had no idea that her smile stung his eyes. "You want me to have a romantic relationship?""Yes, I do," replied Zhuo Qianyun.Ye Wenming's face darkened. "Are you that eager to get rid of me?"Zhuo Qianyun's smile gradually froze. "Wenming, none of us is getting rid of the other. All we did was lose each other. I lost you, and you lost me."Those events eventually became a bitter pill that was hard to swallow....The highlight of the charity gala, the auction, began. A wide variety of things were being auctioned, but they were all ‘costly’.At a charity gala like this, spending money on auctions was a way to flaunt your wealth.Some people even deliberately raised t
Later, she could find ways to mock the portrait. What Zhong Keke did today would then become a joke!Song Qingyao looked confident. Just then, someone suddenly called out, "100 million dollars!"Song Qingyao raised her head in amazement and looked at Gu Lichen not far away in disbelief. He... called for 100 million dollars.Zhong Keke choked on her own saliva. '100 million dollars? Did I hear him wrong, or did he make a slip of the tongue?'The auctioneer on stage was shocked by the figure of 100 million dollars. After a while, they finally said, "Mr. Gu offered 100 million dollars. Is there a higher offer?"Everyone was silent. Buying an unpopular comic artist’s work for 100 million dollars? It was not like money grew on trees!"A-Are you crazy?" Zhong Keke muttered as she tugged on Gu Lichen next to her."You drew a portrait of me, so the price is right," said Gu Lichen."But...""The Gu family was going to donate money to charity anyway, so it's perfect," he said again."1