Chapter 17

Gu Chi looked at Su Kexin's back outside the windows and said thoughtfully, "Indeed, she's a little different."

It was true that he did not expect Su Kexin to decline his offer so decisively.

He had instructed Yang Zuo to investigate Su Kexin's past, and the results of that investigation told them that she should be a golddigger who could sell anything for a little bit of money.

That was why he had chosen her, after all.

A woman who could be placated with a little bit of money was much safer and easier to control than those so-called heiresses who were after his entire fortune.

Of course, he had to admit that there was another reason he chose her. He simply did not hate her.

This, however, was surprising. Was she really so disinterested in his money?

Or was she even craftier than he expected? Was she baiting him?

Gu Chi's gaze grew slightly darker and he finally drew it back.

"Get going."

When Su Kexin arrived at the magazine company, the entire office was in chaos.

"Sis Kexin!" The moment Xiao Mei saw her, she rushed over like a tornado. "Our magazine was published today and guess what? We broke our sales records in just one day!"

Xiao Mei squealed loudly, holding out the newly-printed issue to Su Kexin like a treasure.

Su Kexin lowered her head and immediately saw Gu Chi's photo on the cover.

Although it was clear that the man in the picture was sitting in a wheelchair, his extraordinary looks and the coldness in his eyes still stole the attention of anyone who looked at him.

"It's wonderful." Su Kexin was sincerely happy.

"Wonderful doesn't even cut it! It's stupendous, it's wondrous, it's utterly magnificent!" Xiao Mei was still lost in her la-la-land. "You really should go check out Weibo. Our President Gu is trending now! Everyone's arguing their pants off."

"Arguing? About?"

"About our Mrs. Gu's identity, duh! Sheesh, you'll know if you just check it out."

Since this was the first day of their issue going on sale, Su Kexin had nothing better to do and plenty of time to kill, so she turned on her Weibo app.

Gu Chi really was trending.

She casually scrolled through Weibo and saw the cries of Gu Chi's fangirls—

[Oh my goodness, why didn't anyone tell me that the Chiyao president is sooo hot?! Sorry exes, I have a new husband now!]

[Oh heavens, are you sure this isn't a model? This power is overwhelming.]

[What's the point of living this life if I can't get Gu Chi…]

Su Kexin read through the exaggerated comments, feeling exasperated.

It was true that Gu Chi was very good-looking, but more importantly, there was that halo around him—

He was a top double major graduate from one of America's Ivy League universities, and he had given up a high-ranking position in Wall Street to come back to this country, founding the Chiyao Group all on his own. Within a few short years, he was a force to be reckoned with in S City, and even in the entire country.

No matter how you looked at it, Gu Chi was almost unbelievably perfect.

As the netizens fangirled over him, they did not forget about Gu Chi's mysterious wife too, of course—

[Alright, since my husband has publicly announced our relationship in an interview, I won't hide it anymore. I am the legendary Mrs. Gu!!!]

[I'm guessing Mrs. Gu is the heiress of some financial power, right? Why else would Gu Chi make it so big within two short years?]

[Tch, could the guy above me not be so salty? For all you know, Mrs. Gu could be a veritable Cinderella.]

Cinderella?

Su Kexin burst out laughing.

That was right. With her background, the fact that she ended up with Gu Chi was nothing short of a Cinderella story.

Su Kexin was scrolling through her Weibo nonchalantly when her phone suddenly rang. The caller was none other than her best friend, Mimi.

"Hello." Su Kexin answered the call immediately.

"Hey, Kexin?" For some reason, Mimi's voice sounded rather careful across the phone. "Did you hear?"

Su Kexin blinked. "Hear what?"

"Gu Yihan… He's back…"

Su Kexin's smile froze in an instant, and all the blood drained out of her face, as though she had been hit by lightning.