Somehow, Gu Linlang and Xu Ping ended up together.
When Li Che heard the news, he was extremely shocked.
He asked Xu Ping what had happened between them, but Xu Ping never gave him a direct answer.
Instead, he simply said calmly, “I’ll be taking Linlang abroad. We’ll live overseas from now on.”
The last time they met was to say goodbye.
When Zhou Yushen heard the news, surprise flashed across his face.
But within a second, he concealed his emotions and offered no further comment.
After the Chen family was brought down, public condemnation online only intensified.
Following Han Ping’s imprisonment as the daughter-in-law of the Zhou family, the stock price of the Zhou Corporation continued to plummet.
Just as he had planned, Zhou Yushen made no attempt to intervene.
For once, Old Master Zhou did not ask Zhou Yushen to save the company.
Instead, despite his advanced age, he personally took charge.
With the assistance of the board of directors, Old Master Zhou managed to guide the company through the crisis.
Afterward, he introduced several promising projects to Tan Qi and gradually sold off his shares, effectively becoming a hands-off chairman.
From that day forward, the Zhou Corporation was no longer truly the Zhou family’s corporation.
Zhou Yushen had no comment on the matter.
He could see his grandfather’s remorse, but the knot in his heart had never truly loosened.
He had never depended on the Zhou family to survive.
He owned considerable personal assets in the capital, one of which was Qianzhang Entertainment.
Having returned to Beijing, it was only natural that he paid a visit to the company.
He rarely appeared there in person.
Most of the day-to-day management had always been handled by Li Che.
Zhou Yushen only needed to strategize behind the scenes while managing his other enterprises.
As soon as he entered Qianzhang Entertainment, Hao Ran, the assistant who usually followed Li Che around, personally came downstairs to greet him.
“President Zhou.”
Dressed in a perfectly tailored suit, wearing gold-rimmed glasses, and with his hair neatly styled in a side part, Zhou Yushen exuded an exceptional elegance without even trying.
Reserved.
Disciplined.
Dangerously attractive.
Without stopping, he walked straight ahead.
Hao Ran hurried after him nervously.
The big boss rarely visited the company, but every time he did, entire departments would undergo inspections and restructuring.
It wasn’t just Hao Ran who felt anxious.
The entire company became nervous whenever Zhou Yushen appeared.
Sure enough, after only a few steps, Zhou Yushen issued his first order.
“I want this quarter’s financial reports and a consolidated update on all major projects delivered to my office within ten minutes.”
“Yes, sir.”
“Pass this down as well. The Artists Department needs to strengthen character and conduct evaluations. We do not sign people with questionable morals.”
“…Yes, sir.”
Hao Ran couldn’t help feeling that there was some hidden meaning behind the instruction.
Had an artist offended the boss somehow?
He quietly sent a reminder to the head of the Artists Department.
The department head immediately replied with a meme saying:
“Thank you, Dad.”
………
When Mi Xin learned that her contract with Shen Group had been terminated, she assumed Shen Nanyue had deliberately breached the agreement out of spite.
After returning to Beijing, she spent countless sleepless nights cursing Shen Nanyue.
A shameless mistress who broke up President Zhou and Sister Linlang’s relationship—how dare she throw her weight around over me?
The moment she returned to the company, she went straight to her manager and brought up the matter.
Her plan was simple.
She wanted to use the story as a hot topic, portraying Shen Nanyue as an arrogant homewrecker backed by capital.
By stirring up public outrage online, she could push Shen Nanyue into becoming the target of widespread criticism.
At the same time, she could create the image of herself as a loyal friend standing up for Gu Linlang only to be oppressed by powerful business interests.
Not only would she gain sympathy and followers, but she would also get revenge on behalf of both herself and Gu Linlang.
Of course, she kept those selfish motives to herself.
Unexpectedly, after hearing her out, her manager, Sister Mei, rejected the idea outright.
“The cooperation with Shen Group was negotiated personally by President Li. The contracts have already been signed. You want to use the chairman of Shen Group as a publicity stunt? Do you really think you’re important enough for that? Are you tired of working?”
Sister Mei showed no mercy whatsoever.
Mi Xin’s face turned red with humiliation.
She lowered her head, unable to argue.
Yet the tension in her jaw revealed just how unwilling she was to accept the criticism.
Unaware of her thoughts, Sister Mei continued her lecture.
“Besides, this is President Zhou’s private family matter. What business do you have getting involved?”
“Sister Linlang changed my life! I can’t stand watching President Zhou treat her like this!”
Mi Xin finally shouted back, her voice filled with stubborn defiance.
Sister Mei was reaching the end of her patience as well.
Her voice rose involuntarily.
“The one who gave you your opportunities was the company—not Gu Linlang!”
“Remember that.”
“None of us have any right to interfere in President Zhou’s personal affairs. If you still care about your career, then focus on your acting and do your job properly!”
“Artists under Qianzhang Entertainment don’t rely on emotional manipulation and manufactured outrage to increase their popularity. You’ve been with the company long enough—I refuse to believe you don’t understand that.”
Mi Xin lowered her head and stopped responding.
After lecturing her for so long and receiving no reaction, Sister Mei assumed her words had finally sunk in.
Satisfied, she left.
The moment the office door closed, Mi Xin slowly raised her head.
Her eyes were filled with anger.
Narrowing them, she revealed a look of arrogant contempt.
“If you’re too cowardly to make a move, don’t blame me for playing dirty.”
“If the entertainment industry were really as clean as you claim, that would be a miracle.”
She immediately called over her assistant and instructed her to hire internet trolls to push the topic and make it trend as quickly as possible.
The assistant hesitated.
But after being scolded by Mi Xin, she lost the courage to object and hurried off to carry out the order.
……
Shen Nanyue learned about the upheaval within the Zhou Corporation from Shen An’an.
At the time, she was working in the living room.
Shen An’an mysteriously sat down beside her and casually brought up the news.
After hearing it, Shen Nanyue didn’t even furrow her brow.
She couldn’t say she knew Zhou Yushen particularly well, but after spending so much time around him, she had gradually noticed something.
He had never seemed particularly invested in the Zhou Corporation.
In fact, he often appeared indifferent to it, as though the company had nothing to do with him.
Since Zhou Yushen had businesses of his own outside the Zhou family, the changes at the Zhou Corporation probably meant very little to him.
“If that’s all you wanted to tell me, then you can get lost now.”
Shen Nanyue didn’t even look away from her computer screen.
Shen An’an immediately fell silent.
She managed to stay quiet for a few seconds before curiosity got the better of her.
“Sister, have you and Zhou Yushen really ended things completely?”
Shen Nanyue turned her head and looked at her.
Her expression was completely blank.
There was no anger, no sadness, no emotion whatsoever in her gaze.
Just indifference.
So indifferent that it seemed as though she could simply ignore the very existence of the man.
Yet Shen An’an couldn’t ignore that look.
She immediately shut her mouth again.
Making a zipping motion across her lips, she quickly climbed off the sofa and fled upstairs.
Shen Nanyue couldn’t help laughing.
Then she turned her attention back to the computer.
Only then did she realize that her fingers had frozen over the keyboard at some point.
A string of identical letters had appeared across the screen.
She let out a soft sigh.
Deleting the meaningless letters, she pulled herself together and forced her focus back onto work.
A short while later, Zhou Yu walked over carrying a cup of coffee and sat down on the sofa.
Without any preamble, she asked directly, “Nanyue, is there still any chance that you and Zhou Yushen might get back together?”
Shen Nanyue rubbed her forehead helplessly.
“Have you started gossiping now too?”
“Not exactly.”
Smiling, Zhou Yu placed a stack of documents on the table.
Then she looked at Shen Nanyue and said, “If there’s no possibility of you reconciling with Zhou Yushen, then take a look at these.”
“They’re the blind dates I’ve found for you.”
— The end of the Chapter–
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