Chapter 151

Chapter 151: Confronting Gu Zechuan On the way to the hospital, Ruan Chutang returned calls to Chen Yuanyuan and Zhou Xueluo, telling them not to worry. When she arrived at the hotel, she exchanged pleasantries with Xiao Xiao for a while, and soon it was dinner time. Chu Tang glanced at her watch and said, "Let's go eat together." "Okay." "What would you like to eat?" Xiao Xiao pursed her lips and smiled. "I'm fine with anything." "Then let's see what's nearby." After dinner, Chu Tang said, "Then just go through the normal process and submit your resume to the law firm for an interview." "Okay." "Have you found a place to stay yet?" This was asking whether Xiao Xiao had found a rental apartment. Xiao Xiao replied, "Not yet." Chu Tang nodded. "I'll have someone help you look in a bit." Xiao Xiao quickly waved her hands. "Sister Chu Tang, no need to trouble yourself. I can look on my own." "Why be so polite with me? You don't know your way around Jiangcheng, and I'm afraid you'll get taken advantage of." "Then..." Xiao Xiao hesitated for a moment. "I'll leave it to you then." "It's no trouble." Chu Tang checked the time. "I'll send you back to the hotel first. I still have something to do in a bit." "Okay." ... After sending Xiao Xiao back to the hotel, Ruan Chutang immediately drove to the Gu Group. At 5:30 in the afternoon, the Gu Group employees hadn't gotten off work yet, so Gu Zechuan should still be at the company. Just as her car stopped at the base of the Gu Group building, an unfamiliar number called in. In fact, when Ruan Chutang had bought her new phone and turned it on earlier, she'd seen several unfamiliar numbers, but since she didn't know who they were, she hadn't paid them any mind. The phone rang a few times before Ruan Chutang picked up. "Hello?" "Tangtang, you finally answered. Where are you now? Are you okay? Did Fu Yuanzhou do anything to you?" It was Gu Zechuan's voice. Ruan Chutang's fingers tightened, and a surge of inexplicable rage shot straight to the top of her head. Suppressing the anger in her heart, she said coldly, "Me? Thanks to you, I nearly lost my life. Coincidentally, I'm right downstairs at your company right now. Come down and talk." "You're downstairs at my company right now?" Gu Zechuan sounded incredulous and asked again. Ruan Chutang said impatiently, "Cut the crap. Get down here now." Gu Zechuan quickly responded, "Alright, wait for me in the lobby for a moment. I'll be right down." After hanging up, Ruan Chutang walked over and sat down on the sofa in the lobby. Gu Zechuan hadn't come down yet, but Ruan Chutang ran into another acquaintance. Chen Wan was wearing a cream-white Chanel suit and carrying an LV bag with a white base and light blue floral pattern. Her outfit was seventy or eighty percent similar to Ruan Chutang's, and her hairstyle was actually identical to Ruan Chutang's. Ruan Chutang didn't recognize her at first—she just noticed that the woman's clothing and accessories looked very similar to her own, so she gave her a second look. And that second look was interesting—the woman turned out to be Chen Wan. What was she trying to do? Imitating her style? Ruan Chutang frowned. Chen Wan was imitating her? It felt like being watched by something filthy. Sensing her gaze, Chen Wan turned to look over, paused mid-step, and furrowed her brow. "Ruan Chutang?" Alarm bells immediately went off in Chen Wan's mind. Her expression darkened slightly as she walked over. "What are you doing here?" Ruan Chutang sat on the sofa, lifting her eyes to look at her, speaking in a casual, mocking tone. "Oh, it's you. Just now I thought I saw one of my younger sisters. So you've started imitating me lately? Playing that 'Wan Wan is just like Qing Qing' game?" Chen Wan's face turned pale. She could tell? She quickly adjusted her expression and said stubbornly, "Imitating you? Hah, aren't you a little too narcissistic? Why would I need to imitate you?" Ruan Chutang's gaze swept over her from head to toe. Then she suddenly let out a scoffing laugh. "What are you laughing at?" Chen Wan was somewhat irritated. "I just thought of an allusion." Ruan Chutang glanced at her with a contemptuous look. "I wonder if Miss Chen has ever heard of 'Dong Shi imitating Xi Shi's frown'?" Chen Wan's face turned green. Of course she knew about Dong Shi imitating Xi Shi. "Ruan Chutang, I've seen narcissistic people before, but this is the first time I've seen someone as narcissistic as you. What, is this style of dressing your patent? Are you the only one allowed to dress this way?" Chen Wan stood in front of Ruan Chutang with her arms crossed. Ruan Chutang looked at her with amusement. "Of course dressing style isn't my patent. I understand, Miss Chen. You just happen to dress similarly to me, have a similar hairstyle to me, similar makeup to me, and even happen to use the same perfume as me—right? It's all a coincidence. Of course you're not imitating me; it's just happenstance." Chen Wan's expression was extremely unpleasant. She was about to say something when she was suddenly interrupted by a male voice. "Tangtang!" Gu Zechuan's delighted voice rang out. Chen Wan froze. Ruan Chutang's expression darkened as she coldly looked at Gu Zechuan. Chen Wan glared at Ruan Chutang. "You came to see Zechuan? Ruan Chutang, you two broke up ages ago. Why are you still coming to pester him? Are you that desperate for a man?" Ruan Chutang sneered. "You think everyone's like you, picking up trash and treating it like treasure?" Gu Zechuan walked closer, and every word landed squarely in his ears. Chu Tang called him trash—he felt a small pang of disappointment in his heart. But none of that mattered—he was used to it. He knew that for what he had done to Ruan Chutang in the past, even calling him "trash" was too kind. He was well aware of his own faults. "Tangtang, I'm just glad you're safe." Gu Zechuan walked up to Ruan Chutang, his expression gentle, his eyes filled with lingering affection and tenderness. The moment Ruan Chutang heard that, anger flared up. She shot up from the sofa and raised her hand, delivering a sharp slap. "Smack—" The crisp, resounding sound of the slap was jarringly loud in the lobby. A few passersby glanced over in unison, and even the receptionist at the Gu Group front desk cast a curious, gossip-hungry look. Gu Zechuan was handsome and usually dressed impeccably, so the receptionist and some female employees within the company had harbored secret feelings for him. Seeing him suddenly slapped, the receptionist was stunned. If she weren't afraid of getting fired, she would have loved to capture this spectacular moment and show it to the employees upstairs—their CEO, slapped by a woman. What a show. "Ruan Chutang, are you insane!" Chen Wan, heartbroken at seeing Gu Zechuan get hit, snapped out of her shock and roared. She grabbed Gu Zechuan and asked worriedly, "Zechuan, are you okay? Let me see your face." Gu Zechuan's head had been knocked to the side by the slap. He froze for a moment, then, coming to his senses, immediately brushed off Chen Wan's hand and locked eyes with Ruan Chutang. Hurt, he asked, "What's wrong, Tangtang?" Ruan Chutang's voice was icy and piercing, her entire being radiating a chilling coldness. "Was it you who called the police?" Gu Zechuan replied, "Yes. When I found out you'd been kidnapped, I was so worried about you. I was afraid something might happen to you." Chutang's face flushed with anger as she demanded coldly, "How did you know Fu Yuanzhou had kidnapped me? Did Xu Jingxuan tell you?"