Chen Xuyang was fainted from sheer frustration.
His henchmen and friends frantically shouted, "Young Master Chen, Young Master Chen..."
At this moment, his bodyguard leader had already driven the car over, and everyone, too preoccupied to care about Mu Jinyu and Gu Xiyan, hurriedly and chaotically lifted Chen Xuyang into the vehicle.
And that richly-dressed woman, witnessing what seemed like a successful confession with Mu Jinyu and Gu Xiyan embracing each other, had a peculiar look in her eyes.
She certainly understood that Chen Xuyang had probably been duped by Mu Jinyu, who made all of Chen's preparations end up benefiting someone else.
If it had been anything else, she would have been furious, ready to explode, but now, she felt only a hint of anger and mostly a sense of schadenfreude.
After all, Chen Xuyang hadn't ended up with Gu Xiyan, and he had witnessed Gu Xiyan's shameless true colors—didn't that still leave her with a chance?
The only thing that angered her was Chen Xuyang suddenly spouting a nosebleed, leaving her uncertain if his body would suffer any issues.
She gave Mu Jinyu and Gu Xiyan a cold glance and took a step forward to accompany Chen Xuyang to the hospital.
"Is this the great scene you were talking about?"
Gu Xiyan and Mu Jinyu were embracing, and she whispered in Mu Jinyu's ear.
As Gu Xiyan's whispered voice wafted through the air, carrying a fragrant scent that tickled Mu Jinyu's ear, he held Gu Xiyan and proudly smiled, "How about that, was it not a splendid scene? Am I not a qualified pretend boyfriend? How about you consider making my position permanent?"
"In your dreams!" Gu Xiyan snorted softly, watching as Chen Xuyang was carried away, and immediately let go of Mu Jinyu.
Her cheeks were slightly flushed; after all, she had just taken the initiative to accept the roses and then thrown herself into Mu Jinyu's embrace. To onlookers, it appeared as if she had accepted Mu Jinyu's confession.
The bystanders who hadn't left yet indeed had strange expressions on their faces.
They glanced at Chen Xuyang's hastily departing car, then at Gu Xiyan, whose cheeks were rosy and who looked like a demure and shy young woman, and finally at Mu Jinyu, who was looking very pleased with himself. Their brains seemed unable to follow what had just unfolded.
Something wasn't right here.
How had the male protagonist who was making the confession suddenly changed?
And the female protagonist, how had she just hooked up with some character who popped up out of nowhere?
Had the male lead been switched?
And what about the guy who just had a nosebleed—what was his story?
He wasn't the male lead?!
While the crowd grappled with their throbbing headaches, Mu Jinyu simply took Gu Xiyan's hand and said, "Let's go, treat me to a meal."
"Sure thing," Gu Xiyan replied almost like a docile wife, and obediently left hand in hand with Mu Jinyu.
They left the onlookers in total disarray amidst the whistling wind.
Having taken Gu Xiyan away, Mu Jinyu promptly made a phone call to summon Wen Rou.
Soon, Wen Rou handed off her work to someone else and hurried down.
Seeing Wen Rou arrive, Mu Jinyu gestured with his chin and laughed, "The annoying fly is gone. Let's go; Yanyan is treating us to a meal."
Gu Xiyan responded with a smile.
In secret, though, she shot Mu Jinyu an irritated glance.
She thought he was really lacking in sentimentality.
Having just received from Mu Jinyu the big bouquet of roses he had so generously given, Gu Xiyan was quite moved, and even when Mu Jinyu shouted for her to treat him to a meal, she readily agreed.
She was even considering having a candlelit dinner and thinking, if Mu Jinyu really started to court her, whether she should agree or agree? And how many seconds should she play hard to get?
But then, Mu Jinyu, that idiotic pig... sigh, never mind, she would just ignore him.
Gu Xiyan shook her head helplessly, went over to take Wen Rou's hand, and started communicating with her.
She was talking about how Chen Xuyang had just been played in circles by Mu Jinyu.
Seeing this, Mu Jinyu secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
In fact, he wasn't a fool and surely knew about Gu Xiyan's secret affection for him. He also recognized that tonight could be a good opportunity.
But...
He had just been with Mei Yinxue...
Sigh... What a headache!
In such a situation, he felt somewhat guilty and didn't quite dare to face Gu Xiyan or Wen Rou alone.
And with both women together, well... he still felt incredibly guilty...
However, as the saying goes, if you're going to die, die a swift death. It's better to die with a clear cut rather than being discovered after a long, drawn-out process.
Mu Jinyu followed the two women, his mind filled with all sorts of wild thoughts.
Before long, Gu Xiyan took them to a western restaurant that wasn't very upscale.
She had originally been touched, planning to have a candlelight dinner with Mu Jinyu, but now that Wen Rou was with them, it seemed inappropriate, so she just randomly picked a restaurant to eat.
While they were eating, Gu Xiyan stared at Mu Jinyu and suddenly frowned, saying, "Why do I feel like you're acting strange tonight?"
"Ah?" Mu Jinyu was eating absentmindedly with his fork when he heard Gu Xiyan's words, and he froze for a moment before saying guiltily, "No, not at all!"
Gu Xiyan eyed Mu Jinyu skeptically from head to toe and muttered, "Why do I feel like you're acting guilty..."
Saying this, her gaze turned sharp, staring at Mu Jinyu and demanding, "Tell me, did you do something bad behind my back with Wen Rou?"
'Was I discovered so quickly?'
Mu Jinyu felt his scalp tingle and stammered, "No, what are you talking about?"
Gu Xiyan watched Mu Jinyu for a while, then suddenly furrowed her brow with a heavier tone, questioning, "Hmm?! Is it because when you were messing with Chen Xuyang earlier, you went too far and caused him to get into trouble?"
Mu Jinyu immediately relaxed, shook his head, and said, "No, he just got a nosebleed. He'll be fine lying in bed for a month or so; there won't be any life-threatening issues."
"Really?" Gu Xiyan, upon hearing this, also relaxed a bit. Then, she looked at Mu Jinyu again with suspicion and asked, "Then what exactly are you feeling guilty about?"
"Ding Ling Ling."
At that moment.
Mu Jinyu's cellphone ringtone sounded.
Mu Jinyu immediately breathed a sigh of relief and promptly answered the call.
"Hello, Little Mu, something bad happened?"
As soon as the call connected, he heard Xu Qingya's somewhat anxious voice.
"Something happened? What's going on?!" Mu Jinyu asked with a frown.
Xu Qingya quickly said, "Lin Pharmaceutical has just unilaterally announced that they will blacklist Jinyu Company. Whoever dares to show up at the new product launch of Jinyu Group will be seen as their enemy."
"Lin Pharmaceutical? What is that? I've never heard of it." Mu Jinyu asked, frowning.
Xu Qingya then explained, "Lin Pharmaceutical is the biggest pharmaceutical company in Jiangnan Province. Our company, after all, was initially involved in cosmetics and such, and this is the first time we're venturing into the pharmaceutical field. So, to spread sales of Beauty Pill throughout Jiangnan Province, we need to cooperate with them and leverage their extensive channels for nationwide sales."
She paused, sounding quite irritated, and continued, "Just yesterday, I had a good conversation with the person in charge of Lin Pharmaceutical, but just a moment ago, they suddenly declared they wouldn't cooperate with us, they would cut off our channels, and blacklist us..."