Chapter 46 - Passionately in Love (2/2)
It made her believe that waiting together was already like flowers blossoming.
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Originally, Yi Ran planned to accompany Gu Tingchuan in eating fruits, then to admire the “small fresh meat” and then return home. However, in the afternoon, the weather suddenly changed. The spring rain fell down softly like catkins, wrapping the city wetly in a dense layer of rain and fog.
Gu Tingchuan did not want her to run around on such a rainy day and said out of selfishness, “Stay in my office. You can rest or surf the internet. When I’m not too busy, we’ll have dinner together.”
Yi Ran gladly accepted this proposal. It was usually not a problem for her to sit in front of a computer all day, but after sitting for a long time, her back began to ache. As a result, she decided to visit other places in the building.
Outside, the sky was still gloomy and drizzling. Although it was not too cold, the weather will inevitably cool the temperature by a few degrees.
She walked to the hallway with the windows opened and still felt the cold. Regretting that she did not bring her scarf, she was about to return to the office when she suddenly saw a woman walking towards her.
Because she was not psychologically prepared, Yi Ran did not respond for a while and so did not immediately turn around and leave. By the time she realized who the other party was, it was already too late.
Similar to the dark sky outside, the woman’s somber expression was dark and menacing. Guo Baiyu’s voice was low as she told her assistant, “Go ahead. I have a few words to say to Mrs. Gu.”
They had not seen each other since their meeting at the hotel last time. Yi Ran felt that the atmosphere was quite awkward and since she really didn’t have anything to say to her, she merely smiled politely before turning to leave.
As a result, Guo Baiyu forcibly stopped her by raising her voice slightly and saying in a voice full of ridicule, “Have you ever thought that, from the bottom of his heart, no man can truly refuse a beauty? Even if he suppresses the nature of a man, but if he works outside the home for a long time, he inevitably won’t be sleeping alone, in solitude and empty-handed. Not to mention, do you even know how many actresses in Gu Tingchuan’s movies who wanted to sleep with him?”
Yi Ran wanted the other party to shut up, but Guo Baiyu only became more and more outrageous. “Wasn’t Director Gu’s elder brother, Mr. Gu Tingyong, the best example?”
Guo Baiyu’s self-confidence blinded her. She thought that since she was once supported by Gu Tingchuan and had gently held his arm, she would have the chance to win Yi Ran’s status.
Yi Ran could clearly see her scheme. Usually, such a woman who wanted to snatch someone else’s husband, when it was no longer possible to pretend to be friendly, will naturally choose to deliberately sabotage the other person’s husband and wife relationship. This was so the wife will go back and find trouble with her husband.
She was irritated by such a plot and didn’t want to always be in a vulnerable position. She thought for a moment and said without delay, “No wonder Miss Guo had dinner with Mr. Hao.”
Hearing this, Guo Baiyu’s face changed slightly, but she calmed down and sneered. “This circle is not as simple as you think. Do you think I would be so obvious if I do this?”
Yi Ran shook her head and glanced at her. “I just wanted to remind you that Mrs. Hao used to be a young lady as well. What would she say if she knew someone wanted to hook up with her husband?”
Guo Baiyu’s complexion became ugly, and she examined Yi Ran calmly. Wanting to refute, she said, “I’m also an artist cultivated by Director Gu, a person of Jiaye. If you really do this, wouldn’t it be bad?”
Yi Ran’s eyes slowly narrowed and the atmosphere became heavy. “Do you really treat yourself as an international film empress? Or, do you think that Gu Tingchuan wouldn’t be able to make money without you? Do you really want to see whether Gu Tingchaun would kick you out first or whether he would discard me first?”
Whatever Guo Baiyu wanted to say, Yi Ran was not the least bit interested. She turned and pressed the button on the elevator, subconsciously wanting to go to the level where Gu Tingchuan was located.
She leaned against the elevator’s mirror and sighed silently. As she walked to the doorway of the casting room where he was, her expression gradually eased.
Xiao Zhao happened to be standing outside the room and making some arrangements. He saw her and said, “Mrs. Gu, didn’t you say…you’ll wait for Mr. Gu in the office?”
Yi Ran reluctantly smiled and explained, “I got tired of playing on the computer and decided to come down and take a look. You don’t need to inform him. I’ll go back up in a moment.”
Xiao Zhao was very proficient and didn’t ask any more questions. As he was thinking about whether or not to tell Director Gu, Lu Shan came out and said, “Assistant Zhao, please let me just …”
As he said this, he noticed Yi Ran standing on the side and cast a surprised look at her.
Yi Ran knew that Gu Tingchuan was busy auditioning actors for the male lead role, and she didn’t want to interrupt the man’s work, but… Suddenly, it was boring to stay alone in the office, so she just wanted to come closer to him.
Lu Shan handed the rest of the business over to Xiao Zhao and nodded to Yi Ran.
Yi Ran saw that there was still an actor left to be interviewed and so she turned to go back upstairs. A moment later, Director Lu came out again. This time, he looked at her politely. “Mrs. Gu.”
Deputy director Lu Shan added gently, “Director Gu invites you in.”