Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Gu Qingxin knew there was no way to run away today. She resigned herself to her fate, shut her eyes, and waited for the pain to strike her. However, after a long time, the slap she expected never came. Instead, she found herself being pulled into a strong embrace.
The man exuded a scent that was a mix of sandalwood and tobacco. She opened her eyes and saw Beiming Han grip the old man’s hand.
“Mr… Mr. Beiming,” the man said in shock. He never expected Beiming Han to interfere when all he wanted to do was discipline a promoter for being disrespectful.
Who was Beiming Han? He was the young master of the Beiming family, the economic lifeline of this country. Even though it was rumored that Beiming Han was not well-liked by the old master of the Beiming family, that had no bearing on his status and reputation.
“Get out,” Beiming Han instructed coldly and placed his palm against her waist, and shoved her forcefully.
Gu Qingxin staggered back. She bent down, retrieved her alcohol, and left the private room in embarrassment.
She exited the room and the heavy door slowly swung shut behind her. She thought she vaguely heard a pitiful wail.
Her heart was still racing. She quickened her footsteps and wanted to leave as soon as possible.
She took the elevator to the ground floor. After she emerged from the elevator, she came face to face with a group of smiling customers. There was a mixture of men and women in the crowd, they were dressed in bright colors and filled with vitality.
Gu Qingxin did not raise her head. She planned to go back and rest for a while, but when she passed the group of people, someone called her name.
“Gu Qingxin? It’s you, right?” A clear, female voice rang out. Initially, nobody had paid any attention to her. Now, however, every single pair of eyes fell on her.
Gu Qingxin turned around to face the audience. It was her classmates from high school.
When Gu Qingxin was in high school, she had not been kicked out of the Gu family yet. As the beloved lady of the Gu family, it was only natural that she attended the best private school in the city. Only wealthy and respectable people could go to that school, so the crowd that stood before her consisted of notable people.
“Is that really Gu Qingxin? Why is she promoting alcohol here?”
Someone asked curiously if the Gu family had gone bankrupt but quickly refuted that as he had witnessed Mr. Gu eating with his father just a few days ago.
“Gu Qingxin, as the lady of the Gu family, why are you doing such a dirty job for a living?”
The girl who had called out to Gu Qingxin approached her with her arms crossed and an arrogant look on her face. Internally, she felt extremely good. Gu Qingxin had been acknowledged as the prettiest girl in high school for several years straight and robbed her of that title every single year, she hated Gu Qingxin with a passion.
She had disbelieved the anonymous call she received this afternoon that informed her that Gu Qingxin was promoting alcohol at Castle Entertainment City. However, after so many years of anger, there was no way she would let go of even the slightest chance to ruin Gu Qingxin.
“I’m supporting myself and earning money with my own ability, I don’t think this is a dirty job,” Gu Qingxin replied with a neutral expression. Even though she was dressed in ordinary work clothes, she still looked elegant and impossible to insult.
“Gu Qingxin, you should have told us if you didn’t have enough money, we can donate some to you. Don’t cheapen yourself like that, it hurts us to see you like this.”
The men stared at the girl standing before them with greed and lust in their eyes. Back in Shengde High School, Gu Qingxin was like a lotus on the Tianshan mountain, holy, beautiful, and unattainable.
Now that she had finally fallen from grace and into the mud, the men developed an itch they wanted to scratch.
It was no wonder she was ranked the prettiest girl in school. Even ordinary work clothes on her looked exceptionally graceful.