The Whole Internet is Shipping Me with My Ex-Boyfriend-Chapter 275: Father and Daughter Reunited

Three years later.

Sui City, Yingcan Century Entertainment Headquarters.

Gu Yuan had just finished a day’s meeting at the Gu Family, and upon arriving at Yingcan, she resumed her busyness.

Three years ago, Yingcan invested heavily in building a new drama base in Heng City, which is about to be completed, and filming is imminent, but several important roles have yet to be finalized.

The base took too long to complete, either causing conflicts with agreed schedules or failing to negotiate schedules, leaving the casting director with headaches. After receiving suggestions from above, they decided to launch a public casting call.

"President Gu, these are the one hundred selected from a thousand applicants within three days of launching the public casting."

"Among these one hundred, forty percent are fresh graduates and new faces, another batch consists of internet celebrities famous for their mini-shows, and the rest are newcomers from other companies."

"President Gu, these are from other companies’ agents."

Xu Wei reported the files in her hand to Gu Yuan one by one.

Currently, Xu Wei holds the greatest authority in Yingcan, aside from Gu Yuan.

Luo Qian has now gone to the Gu Family and is working with Dao An.

Gu Yuan took the files, quickly glanced over them, and pushed them back on the table: "Quality over quantity. There’s still one month before filming starts. Since it’s a public casting, it’s about choosing the most suitable from among thousands. Pass down the message to share half the decision-making with the original author; too many backdoor dealings with the adapting scriptwriters, reclaim some of their decision-making power."

"Understood, President Gu."

Xu Wei left with the files.

Half an hour after Xu Wei left, the office door knocked again.

It was Dao An who came in.

"President Gu, tonight’s dinner is at Xiangxilu, President Lu said he’d personally pick you up." Dao An had just rushed over from the Gu Family and started reporting work as soon as he entered.

However, upon entering, Dao An was about to continue reporting but stopped when he saw President Gu standing by the floor-to-ceiling window.

Outside the huge floor-to-ceiling window, the scenery was like a woven picture, with exceptionally beautiful evening glow, the clouds blended together in the sky like an old lonely man painted it with a brush, red as if on fire.

It had been a long time since he had seen such a beautiful evening glow; Dao An couldn’t help but admire it and spontaneously said, "This sunset is really beautiful."

Gu Yuan corrected him: "This is not the sunset, it’s the evening glow."

Dao An was momentarily stunned, his brain seemed to short-circuit, unable to comprehend the difference between sunset and evening glow.

"Evening glow is the colorful clouds that appear at the horizon after sunset. And the sunset, is the last of the sun."

Guarding the sunset’s fall, all turns to naught.

Waiting under the evening glow-filled sky, until he returns to admire the starlight.

Gu Yuan walked out of the headquarters building, and Old Bai’s car was already waiting there.

’Buzz—’

The phone vibrated with an incoming call.

Gu Yuan answered it.

The voice from the receiver dispelled all the day’s fatigue, and just by looking at Gu Yuan’s expression, Dao An knew who the call was from and remained quiet while President Gu finished the call.

After hanging up, the gentleness on Gu Yuan’s face remained.

"What’s wrong?" She looked at Dao An.

Dao An said, "President Lu tried calling your phone twice just now, but it was busy, so he reached out to me. I explained the situation to him."

Gu Yuan acknowledged with a sound.

Lu Tinglou initially intended to pick up Gu Yuan personally, but since she left Yingcan early, his calls to her phone went unanswered, so he called Dao An for an update.

The car arrived at Xiangxilu.

The doorman recognized Gu Yuan’s car from afar, came down the steps to greet and the moment the car stopped, opened the door, "President Gu."

Gu Yuan stepped out of the car, nodded, and walked inside.

Tonight’s dinner was hosted by Lu Tinglou to celebrate the completion of a new project in Sui City.

Midway through the dinner, Gu Yuan received a call from Sheng Yi.

"Waa waa waa, Yuanyuan I’m sorry, Suisui wanted to find you. It’s entirely my fault for giving in and bringing Suisui to Xiangxilu, and then in just one moment Suisui was gone, waa waa waa Yuanyuan..." Sheng Yi’s voice was filled with guilt, almost on the verge of tears.

In any situation at any venue, Gu Yuan always remained calm and composed.

But when it came to matters related to Suisui, she couldn’t stay calm, and after saying a word to Lu Tinglou, she left the dinner. Everyone at the table was baffled and shocked.

Lu Tinglou quickly gave a brief explanation, and only then did everyone understand.

Upon leaving the room, Gu Yuan asked, "Don’t panic, tell me, where are you now?"

Sheng Yi stated her location, and after Gu Yuan ended the call, she instructed Dao An, "Restrict all entrances and exits at Xiangxilu, search for Suisui."

"Temporarily... Okay." Dao An was also taken aback, then followed in a fluster.

Dao An was well aware of how important Suisui was to President Gu.

...

A lot of new faces from Juhua Media were at Xiangxilu tonight, all newcomers trying to find sponsors. With Juhua Media’s senior executive Cheng Sheng leading them, no need to prove any assets to enter.

This place was a money-squandering den for the rich.

And tonight these people are either fresh graduates who have just signed with entertainment companies or good finds discovered by talent scouts. While they all look quite good, none of them have really seen the world.

Zhou Huai is the quintessential bumpkin.

His mouth was wide open, not to mention a chicken egg, it seemed like even a duck egg could fit, and his eyes were darting around everywhere, which made even the waiter roll their eyes.

There’s a saying that perfectly describes Zhou Huai now: Granny Liu visiting the Grand View Garden—dazzled by the sights.

A cold, ethereal voice came from beside him: "Close your mouth!"

Zhou Huai covered his mouth, with an exaggerated expression: "This place is as luxurious as a European royal palace, I’ve never been to a place like this in my life."

The person beside him snickered softly: "You should be glad it’s not in your next life."

Zhou Huai: "..."

This person’s mouth, seriously...!!

Zhou Huai and the person next to him are recent intern artists signed by Juhua Media.

Zhou Huai just graduated from the Drama Academy, his image in all aspects is quite outstanding, which easily draws jealousy from new company recruits. Apart from being a bit rustic, Zhou Huai is fairly smart, and among his intake, the person next to him is the most handsome, so he mingles with him.

This is called diverting attention and firepower.

The Juhua boss, Cheng Sheng, came over to speak with the managers, and after some words, the managers came over to explain things.

Zhou Huai’s manager brought three newcomers, two girls, and one boy, the boy being Zhou Huai.

The manager said, "The investors are dining inside, you two should touch up your makeup if needed, and later speak less to avoid embarrassing yourselves. Since you’re here, be mentally prepared, and if you want to back out, do it quickly. Don’t start pulling a ’Runaway Sweetheart’ stunt or else you’ll pay for it."

The two girls nodded obediently.

It’s the first time for them meeting sugar daddies, all for shortcutting for resources. It’s inevitable to show nervousness, but if you catch the eye of even one investor, the path ahead will be smooth and without detours.

Zhou Huai also agreed; he was here to find a rich sugar mommy.

With hands clasped, he silently prayed: "I hope tonight the sugar mommy sees through my tough front; age doesn’t matter, just as long as she’s not two hundred pounds."

After praying, he glanced at the man beside him.

Unlike Zhou Huai, who wore a white shirt tonight to attract a mature woman’s interest by looking boyish.

This man wore a black shirt with sleeves rolled up, showing half an arm, very fair with faintly visible blue veins. The key point is his looks are outstanding, otherwise, Zhou Huai wouldn’t have instantly decided to follow him to avoid attention.

It was an extremely captivating profile, without any base makeup to accentuate his features, and his full frontal face was even more amazing. Zhou Huai knew at first glance that this person was someone destined not to keep a low profile, with a captivating tear mole at the corner of his eye, signifying flamboyance and excellence.

Such good looks are bound to become a big hit.

But strong support definitely needs an opportunity, and no matter how good the resources are, it can’t compare to the shortcuts provided by a generous investor.

So just like him, they gave in.

The more Zhou Huai thought about it, the more balanced his mindset became, asking him: "Bro, aren’t you worried? What if the sugar mommy interested in you is a two hundred-pound fatty, would you compromise?"

The man’s profile in the darkness was unpredictable, he turned towards Zhou Huai, his voice as cold as ever: "Since I’m here, why wouldn’t I compromise."

"Bro, you’ve got a great mindset." Zhou Huai patted his chest: "I wish I had your mindset."

"I’m going to the restroom." The man stood up, telling Zhou Huai: "If the manager comes, cover for me."

"Sure." Zhou Huai watched the man’s back as he left, suddenly asked: "Bro, do you even know where the restroom is? You seem very familiar with this place, come on, am I the only bumpkin here?!"

No, no!

Even if this person has experience, he couldn’t have been to Xiangxilu before, getting in here requires proof of assets first.

They were only able to enter empty-handed today because Cheng Sheng led them, otherwise, they’d be staying out in the cold.

...

The man didn’t head in the direction of the restroom.

Although there weren’t many people passing by, everyone seemed to be an important figure.

A tipsy man was walking unsteadily, and the woman beside him kept supporting him, saying, "Young Master Su, slow down, walk slower."

The man called Young Master Su pushed the woman away, displeased: "I’m not drunk, it’s the road that’s swaying, stabilize the damn road."

Woman: "..."

Just as the woman was momentarily inattentive, Su Boqian suddenly bumped into someone and immediately lost his temper, pointing at that person’s nose and cursing: "Who are you, can’t you see?! The road is so wide, yet you bump into me, do you know who I am?!"

"Young Master Su, Young Master Su." The woman hastily pulled Su Boqian: "Young Master Su, it wasn’t him who bumped into you, it was you who bumped into him."

"Say that again?"

The woman fell silent, not daring to speak again.

Su Boqian’s loud voice echoed: "I said he bumped into me! He did! Don’t ramble on, is it your turn to speak?!!"

The woman, scared, shrank her neck and quietly stepped aside.

After berating the woman, Su Boqian turned his head and took two steps forward: "Kneel down and apologize, young master I might if I feel better..."

"And then what?"

"Hey you...??" Su Boqian stared at the face in front of him, feeling it was familiar as if he had seen it somewhere before, but couldn’t recall: "You you you..."

After a long moment of stammering, a sudden realization struck Su Boqian.