I was exposed for adding my female boss to my group of female friends.

Gu Yuqing, Qin Yunchu, and Xia You were all stunned after hearing the truth.

This relationship is too complicated. After going around in circles for so long, my face started to hurt. I pinched my brow with my fingers, looking helpless.

"In other words, if Liu Ruyan doesn't want to fulfill the marriage contract, then you will take her place; if Chen Ya's younger brother doesn't want to fulfill the marriage contract, then Chen Ya will take his place... However, the reason Liu Ruyan doesn't want to fulfill the marriage contract is because of Chen Ya..."

Everyone had their own agenda, scheming and plotting, but after going around in circles, no one succeeded in the end... If it hadn't actually happened in real life, Gu Yuqing would have thought it was a plot that only existed in ancient Greek dramas.

Liu Ruying candidly revealed the story she had kept hidden in her heart.

Originally, the fact that "she was Liu Ruyan's substitute" was an absolute secret that could not be mentioned, as revealing it would be bad for everyone.

But today, she openly and frankly revealed this secret that she absolutely could not tell, right in front of Gu Yuqing, Qin Yunchu, and the others.

It wasn't because of recklessness, nor because of impulsive passion.

She said these things because she suddenly felt that things that once seemed as important as the sky were becoming less and less important.

Just as Gu Yuqing said, "That was the old man's wishful thinking." She had once gambled her entire life on this, but when facing Chen Ya, he seemed to become increasingly insignificant.

The importance of what this marriage agreement could bring her was diminishing, and what she saw as more important after clearing away the fog was Chen Ya himself.

So she said it frankly.

Now completely unfazed, Liu Ruying asked Gu Yuqing frankly, "President Gu, Chen Ya is my fiancé. May I ask, what is your relationship with him that makes you so concerned about my fiancé?"

Upon hearing Liu Ruying's words, Lu Qingxuan couldn't help but clench her sleeves tightly.

This girl is so brave, so brave that she feels a little scared.

Even she wouldn't dare to confront Gu Yuqing directly like this, yet Liu Ruying is now acting so aggressively... protecting her food.

Faced with Liu Ruying's probing questions, Gu Yuqing paused for a long time before finally smiling and saying:

"You ask me what my relationship is with Chen Ya? He's my lifelong business rival, my lifelong business partner, and also my lifelong...friends with benefits."

"..."

For a moment, no one spoke.

The shaman held a melon seed in his squirrel-like hand. He had been watching the show cautiously from the side, but now he was even more careful. He kept the melon seed in his mouth and dared not crack it out. He didn't even dare to breathe loudly.

Wang Shao was fiddling with his phone when Gu Yuqing spoke, and he froze. He looked up at Gu Yuqing in horror, then immediately put his phone down again.

It's hilarious, I don't dare to look at it or listen to it.

Gu Yuqing's casual sex partners have all been exposed. If this news appears in the tabloids tomorrow, these people will probably have their legs broken.

Looking at Liu Ruying, who was stiff all over, Gu Yuqing continued, "Of course I care about him, because I'm going to sleep with him for the rest of my life. If he suddenly gets married, I'll definitely be quite troubled."

Liu Ruying was defeated.

She really couldn't win. Her opponent was too strong.

Chen Hai, who had listened to the whole thing, was now filled with emotion and sweating profusely.

It turned out to be the case.

Now I finally understand why Chen Ya was able to infiltrate so many high-society circles, and I finally know why he's so rich.

It turns out he was a gigolo shared among wealthy women!

Only in this way can we explain why so many wealthy women care about him!

He had heard Xu Dashao say before that Chen Ya was a gigolo, and that the Japanese female executive at Haiya Company was throwing herself at him.

He was a little hesitant to believe it at first, because he felt that Chen Ya had a decent lifestyle and wasn't the kind of pretty boy who deliberately dressed up.

He finally believed it today, because Gu Yuqing herself admitted it!

I'd heard that the circle of rich women was quite chaotic, with some gigolos introducing and sharing with each other.

I had only heard of it before, but I had never seen it in person. Today I finally saw it!

Chen Ya must have been kept by that Japanese female executive, and then introduced to Gu Yuqing and others, which is why he rose so quickly in his career.

Damn, he also felt a little jealous.

But wait... Chen Hai suddenly gasped.

Why is Qin Yun Chu so familiar with Chen Ya?

Could it be... that she was involved too?

The noble and inviolable flower in my heart was suddenly surrounded by a cloud of foul smoke.

Chen Hai could not accept it.

After struggling internally for a long time, he decided that he would never have any doubts about the goddess in his heart, not even the slightest possibility.

He must find out the truth.

Chen Hai imagined a grand ethical drama, but few others shared his thoughts.

Lu Qianzi frowned—her focus was not on the term "friends with benefits" at all.

Gu Yuqing said that Chen Ya is both a lifelong competitor and a partner. What does that mean?

Isn't Chen Ya the CEO of Jiang Lizhi's company? Isn't Jiang Lizhi's company a jewelry company?

Gu Yuqing's Yunshan Group is all-encompassing. How could such a huge group regard a company that only deals in jewelry as a lifelong partner and competitor?

This is simply not plausible.

If there is a solution to this problem, there are only two possibilities:

Firstly, Gu Yuqing has also entered the jewelry industry, competing with Jiang Lizhi;

Secondly, Chen Ya owns other companies. His identity is not simply that of the boss of Jiang Lizhi's company.

She felt that none of these answers were likely.

After listening to Gu Yuqing's bold remarks, Lu Qingxuan and Liu Ruying suddenly felt a pang of sadness in their hearts.

Lu Qingxuan, in particular, felt very uncomfortable. But she didn't know why she felt uncomfortable.

If Qin Yun Chu could easily outmaneuver anyone she wanted to compete with, then for Gu Yu Qing, there was no need to even try.

She took it directly.

If Lu Qingxuan could reach Qin Yunchu's level with a little effort, then Gu Yuqing's level would be something she could never surpass, no matter how hard she tried.

Chen Ya had such a deep relationship with Gu Yuqing in a place she didn't know about. She felt sad and also felt as if she had been betrayed.

Compared to Lu Qingxuan, Liu Ruying was relatively calm.

She wasn't as arrogant as Lu Qingxuan, nor as innocent.

Compared to feeling heartbroken and upset, she also felt a touch of envy towards Gu Yuqing.

She suddenly realized that she was quite envious of people like Gu Yuqing, who could openly announce their relationship with Chen Ya and not hide it at all.

Compared to them, Miao Aoxue's feelings were even more complicated.

Regret, pride, contempt, mockery, jealousy... all these emotions surged into my heart at the same time.

She regretted losing the man that Gu Yuqing had her eye on; but conversely, she felt proud that Gu Yuqing had taken the man she didn't want.

In addition, she felt deep contempt for Chen Ya and Gu Yuqing's improper relationship, and also a little bit of jealousy.

...Just as everyone was lost in their own thoughts, the great-grandmother of the Lu family, leaning on her cane and accompanied by Committee Member Gao, came over.

They hadn't heard the explosive conversation that had just taken place at the table. Great-Grandma still had a smile on her face; her voice came before she even arrived:

"Mr. Gu of the Gu family, you've come all this way, why didn't you even greet us?"

Chapter 286 Are you guys kidding me?

Grandma Yu's meaning was clear: since they were attending Grandpa Lu's birthday banquet, someone of Gu Yuqing's stature should come and greet her.

Firstly, it demonstrates Gu Yuqing's politeness towards the host family; secondly, it shows the other guests the relationship between the Gu and Lu families.

Someone like Qin Yun Chu, who was quite tactful, came over to greet them. The other guests would naturally understand that although the Lu family had experienced a slight decline, it did not affect the relationship between the Qin and Lu families.

The same logic applies to the Gu family. And someone with Gu Yuqing's sensitive background should definitely come and say hello.

After all, it was she who personally destroyed the Lu family's business empire and brought Aihua under her control.

Logically speaking, the Lu family should have regarded Gu Yuqing as an enemy and never had anything to do with her again. The fact that they agreed to let Gu Yuqing come here shows that the Lu family is tolerant, magnanimous, and not bothered by trivial matters.

Both sides displayed their elegance and courtesy, showing no arrogance in business dealings but enjoying a harmonious life together – this is the true demeanor of a distinguished family.

But Gu Yuqing is not a very classy person.

Great-grandmother waited and waited for her to come, but she didn't come. Finally, she couldn't sit still any longer and came over herself to see what Gu Yuqing was doing.

"Great-Grandma, we are chatting with Miss Gu and Miss Qin."

Lu Qingxuan quickly stood up to greet the old lady, her face still flushed. She seemed to be trying to quickly shift her attention and recover from the embarrassment Gu Yuqing had caused her.

Great-Grandma looked at Lu Qingxuan and said with a smile, "Chatting? What are you chatting about so happily? You and Miss Gu Yuqing get along so well. I wonder if it's because you're so good at socializing, or because Miss Gu is so down-to-earth?"

"Skilled in dance" is hardly a compliment. Lu Qingxuan was a little anxious, unsure whether the old lady was being sarcastic or had simply used the wrong idiom, and quickly said:

"Miss Gu is very straightforward, and the things she talks about are things we've never heard of before. I'm actually a little overwhelmed."

Great-Grandma chuckled, about to say something, when a somewhat jarring voice came from behind her:

"Since you can't handle it, why don't you go back to sit at the table with the Lu family members?"

A slender, tall figure emerged from Great-Grandma's. Everyone looked over and saw that the woman was wearing a backless indigo evening gown. The form-fitting dress accentuated her stunning figure, and even the outline of her navel was faintly visible.

However, her appearance was far less attractive than her figure. Although her eyebrows and eyes had the delicate features inherited from the Lu family, her nose was slightly downturned and her mouth had a sharp and mean-spirited look.

She is Lu Yuanhu's daughter, Lu Shuying, who is known as one of the two beauties alongside Lu Qingxuan.

Neither of them had a good reputation in public. Lu Qingxuan was a witch, and Lu Shuying's temper wasn't much better.

She is a year older than Lu Qingxuan. She dropped out of university after one year and went to work for her father's company. Now she has some authority in the family business. At the last family meeting, she was the one who led the clamor to break up the partnership, which made her great-grandmother very angry.

In addition, she and Lu Qingxuan have been at odds since childhood, and they always argue whenever they meet. She takes every opportunity to provoke Lu Qingxuan, regardless of the occasion, so Lu Qingxuan generally doesn't want to meet her.

"Shuying!" Great-grandmother leaned on her cane, frowned, and glared at her. Lu Shuying pouted and didn't cause any more trouble.

With Gu Yuqing and Qin Yunchu in front of them, the Lu family's commotion only made them a laughingstock. Great-Grandma gave Lu Shuying a subtle look of pressure, then turned to Gu Yuqing:

"Miss Gu, how have you been lately?"

Gu Yuqing smiled, then her face darkened, and she said:

"Oh no, I recently acquired a company that's a complete mess. I'm swamped with work every day. I don't understand why I have to work so hard when I'm already so rich."

Upon hearing this, not only Great-Grandma, but also Committee Member Gao, Lu Qingxuan, and all the members of the Lu family present changed their expressions immediately.

Who doesn't know that Gu Yuqing recently acquired Aihua Company? By saying this, she is essentially declaring that the Lu family left Aihua Company with a mess.

Even if she didn't say Ai Hua, others would still think she was implying Ai Hua, which would always make the Lu family lose face.

Standing behind her great-grandmother, Lu Shuying said with a dark face, "Miss Gu, isn't it a bit inappropriate for you to say that? Anyone who didn't know better would think you were saying that my family's Aihua Company is a mess, hahaha..."

Gu Yuqing looked at her calmly: "I was talking about Aihua."

Someone gasped, and Lu Shuying's face darkened further. She said:

"Ms. Gu, Aihua Company's profits have ranked first in the industry for ten consecutive years, yet you call it a mess. Doesn't that seem a bit like, haha, you're getting the benefits and then acting innocent?"

Gu Yuqing smiled and said, "I originally wanted to save face for your Lu family, but since you've taken it personally, I can only be blunt."

"Acquiring Aiwa Company may be the most failed decision in my business career. In everyone's eyes, it seems that I acquired Aiwa at a bargain price and made a great deal, but after I took over Aiwa, I found that it was not a great deal at all, but a huge pit.

"Yes, Aihua's financial reports do look very good, but that's all there is to it. When I first took over, Aihua had a shortage of artists, a lack of talent development, and weak content creation. It was like a deformed, underdeveloped company, a bizarre company that could only be born in a market without competition."

“You should be glad that I took over this company, because the government is about to issue policies to regulate the industry. If you had followed the industry regulations, your revenue from the first ten years wouldn’t have been enough to pay the fines.”

"Aihua is still a liability for me right now. I've invested a lot but the output is minimal. I won't see any returns for at least ten years."

"Tell me, what is this mess? Speaking of which, I thought that after the new national industry regulations came out, the people who would resonate with me the most would be the Lu family, because only the Lu family would know what kind of mess Aihua Company is inside. But I didn't expect that you would be so proud of it instead of being ashamed. Hasn't Aihua planted a single green tree in your hearts after ten years of establishment and so many Arbor Days?"

Gu Yuqing talked nonstop like a machine gun, creating a continuous stream of chatter. Lu Shuying's face turned red and white, her blood rushed to her head and her head swelled, leaving her unable to speak.

Lu Qingxuan had only heard that Gu Yuqing was terrifying before, but today she truly experienced how difficult Gu Yuqing was to deal with.

Lu Shuying only made one sarcastic remark, but Gu Yuqing immediately countered with ten sarcastic remarks. The most crucial point is that today is Old Master Lu's birthday banquet, and in front of the other guests, she criticized the Lu family mercilessly, showing no intention of giving them any face.

No one can do anything about her. There's really no one in this place who can control Gu Yuqing.

Having weathered many storms, Old Mrs. Yu remained remarkably calm, unlike the other members of the Lu family who lost their composure. She even maintained a smile and said: