After Gu Shishi gained a favorable impression of him, she returned to her peaceful daily life as a chef and art studio teacher in satisfaction.
She even met Luo Zheng in the art studio again.
As he was picking up Zhao Xian, when he came to the art studio, he couldn't help but want to look for Gu Shishi to compete with her.
He tried to regain his sense of existence.
Gu Shishi pursed her lips. "I'll draw it for you when I get back tonight."
Luo Zheng still didn't understand what she meant by tonight.
But at night, when he was lying in bed and scrolling through his phone, he suddenly saw an ink painting.
The other party even tagged him.
[Ink painting: This painting will be used to pay for your 5,000 yuan tuition fee.]
Luo Zheng jumped up from the bed.
He almost fell down in the middle of the night.
Tuition fee? What tuition fee?
He suddenly thought of Gu Shishi during the day.
Impossible!
Absolutely impossible!
But as he scrolled down, he suddenly saw the painting made by the master below …
His face immediately flushed with heat!
A frog at the bottom of a well.
In the center of most of the blank paintings, there was only an ancient well and a squatting frog.
The drawing of the dry well was simple and empty, and the frog was not human, but its eyes were filled with arrogance and conceit like a human!
Luo Zheng instantly understood.
"No, impossible!"
The Gu Shishi who made him wait during the day was an ink painting artist?
A master-level painter?
"How old is she?!"
He felt as if his neck was being strangled.
This thought only appeared for a second before it was rejected.
However —
"Young Master, a friend has passed you something."
The maid knocked on the door.
Luo Zheng was in a bad mood, but he still got up.
When he opened the door, he saw a rolled up package.
He took it and his heart skipped a beat. "Where did you get this?"
He never shopped online.
The maid smiled. "Miss Chen sent a chauffeur to deliver it to you."
"Chen Kexin?"
Luo Zheng raised his eyebrows.
He had an ominous premonition in his heart.
He took it in and quickly opened it violently.
In the end, he only tore a corner and saw the painting inside, and his heart sank.
Painting …
Chen Kexin gave him a painting?
She was the closest to the ink painting artist.
Luo Zheng immediately opened the scroll and anxiously pulled out the paper inside.
As soon as he opened it, he saw a large area of blank space and sat down absentmindedly on the chair.
A frog at the bottom of a well.
It was the drawing on his WeChat Moments!
There was also a line of beautiful inscriptions on the painting.
[You're so narrow-minded and short-sighted.]
Slap, slap, Luo Zheng's face was slapped swollen!
If this painting was a taunt, then this inscription was a counterattack to his rebuke!
One strike and he was completely dumbfounded.
Gu Shishi, the commoner that Pingting mentioned was actually an ink master?
He had mocked her several times and felt that her skills were not as good as others, but now his face was hot and painful!
She said that he had high standards but low skills and wanted him to practice his strokes, so she was serious?!
Luo Zheng was in a daze for a long time.
The original arrogance and conceit on his handsome face was utterly defeated.
"Darling, what are you doing? Today, Gu Shishi translated Da Qian's painting and was praised by the store manager. He even said that he would increase her salary. Hmph! Who knows if she's just fooling us! "
Zhao Xian's call came in a short while.
"Didn't you say last time that you must teach Gu Shishi a lesson? Are you going to let it go now? "
Luo Zheng slammed his fist on the table with a bang.
"Shut up!"
Zhao Xian's breathing stagnated.
Luo Zheng had already hung up the phone.
His hands were trembling. He did not have the time to care about Zhao Xian's feelings.
[Are you really Gu Shishi?]
[Who did you learn to draw from? How old are you?]
[Didn't you graduate from a technical college? Didn't your adoptive parents work ordinary jobs?]
[Are you really an ink master?!]
He kept sending messages.
However, there was no reply from the other side.
In the end, there was a reply to the message he sent to Chen Kexin.
[Yes … otherwise?]
Otherwise?
Luo Zheng smiled bitterly.
Yes.
Who else could subdue so many delicate girls by casually drawing a red plum blossom?
Could ordinary people do it?
They were people who grew up immersed in art!
A strange expression flashed across Luo Zheng's face.
Wasn't it ridiculous that he kept asking her to draw with money?
Previously, he was still infatuated with Gu Wushuang.
He felt that she was a little white flower in a group of orioles, fragile but real, talented, and lovable.
Because he could not get what he wanted, he turned around and became a playboy.
However, now … compared to Gu Wushuang, who was beautiful, talented, and bold, what was the crying Gu Wushuang?
Luo Zheng smiled bitterly.
For the next few days, it seemed to be calm.
However, some people clearly felt that something was different.
After a few days, the group became very quiet. "We're all good sisters."
It was not as active as before.
Luo Pingting did not say anything.
Chen Kexin and Li Yiru did not want to talk in the group. Gu Wushuang also lost people who supported her.
Every time Gu Wushuang would say something like, "The weather is so good, thank you."
The group was filled with neatly arranged 'hehe's', either with mockery or silence, indicating that they didn't want to continue the conversation.
As time went by, the various small chat groups became more active.
It was like four female students in a university dormitory. When arranged, there might be more than a dozen chat groups and windows.
They were the same.
The big group died, but the small group survived.
[Zhou Mi: I heard from my dad that the Luo family seems to be in big trouble. Who knows?]
[Melody: I also heard that there seems to be some internal problems. A few big clients are boycotting.]
[Yaya: My dad told me to stay away from the Luo family.]
[2333: They were reported for tax evasion. Wait and see!]
[Melody: Eh? Tax evasion is a big problem! Is it the rhythm of a pill? I wanted to say that the eldest son of the Huo family is jinx again! Luo Pingting invited Gu Shishi to a party at home. Is she jinx?]
[Zhou Mi: … The last time the Chen family invited Gu Shishi to a birthday party, they got a big international order. What do you mean?]
[Yaya: That's right. Mimi, you asked Gu Shishi to draw your back. The next day, you even won a lottery. So lucky!]
[2333: The Luo family is unlucky, right? Who else can they blame for tax evasion? This is all blamed on the eldest son of the Huo family. Isn't it too inappropriate?]
Soon, the news spread from one to ten, ten to a hundred.
Nine out of ten small groups were spreading the news.
They said it as if it was true!
Even Li Yiru, who didn't like to hang out with her best friend chat groups recently and was working hard to earn rent, couldn't help but pay attention to it.
She could see it as soon as she opened WeChat.
Li Yiru felt that it was too difficult for her.
She wanted to ignore it, but the rumors about the Luo family became more and more exaggerated.
A few days later, Luo Pingting's father was invited for tea and didn't come home for three days.
Li Yiru frowned. Finally, when she was eating at home, she casually mentioned it.
"Dad, did something really happen to the Luo family? Two days ago, I saw Pingting at the beauty salon. Hey, Wang Ma, I want a bowl of bird's nest porridge too. "
As she spoke, she realized that there was no one in front of her.
Wang Ma smiled awkwardly.
Li Chengzheng waved his hand. "You didn't even pay for your meal. It's already good enough to give you a mouthful of vegetables. Bird's nest? Which restaurant gives out bird's nest for free? "
Li Yiru: "…"
Mother Li's heart ached a little, but she didn't dare to argue with Li Chengzheng.
She secretly stuffed a piece of meat into her daughter's mouth and changed the topic to be a peacemaker.
"I saw Mother Luo yesterday. Sigh, she lost her backbone. She really aged more than ten years in an instant."
"Huh?"
Li Yiru couldn't care less about the bird's nest now.
The girls in the Luo family were all quite beautiful. Auntie Luo was also well-maintained. She usually looked like she was in her thirties or forties.
"Uncle Luo really went to jail?"
"I heard that he'll be sentenced to more than ten years in prison."
Li Chengzheng's expression didn't look good.
He put down his chopsticks.
"Old Luo is really muddle-headed. Is this a joke when this kind of thing is serious? The Luo family … "
He shook his head and didn't continue.
Li Yiru's eyes widened.
Did they really commit tax evasion?
With such a rumor, it was no wonder the Luo family's clients wanted to terminate their contracts.
If there were too many bad reviews in the market, it would affect the reputation of their partners.
Moreover, if the person in charge was arrested, the tree fall!
"Chengzheng."
Old Master Li, who was sitting in the main seat with a head of white hair, suddenly called out.
"Last time, when you went to apologize to the daughter of the Gu family, did she accept it?"
Old Master Li suddenly changed the topic.
Li Chengzheng was also a shrewd person. His expression changed drastically.
"Dad, do you mean that the incident of the Luo family has something to do with HB overseas?"
He didn't even mention Gu Shishi. He directly jumped to the person supporting her behind the scenes.
Last time, the Li family's reputation was ruined.
These few days, they had been rushing to prepare for a new round of bidding in an attempt to maintain their cooperation with HB.
For this, they gave a 10% discount.
Li Chengzheng felt a pain in his heart when he thought about it.
His youngest daughter's glass of red wine made them come to apologize. In addition, the Li family had to cede land and pay compensation. They had paid a huge price!
"The Luo family's style of doing things isn't just for a day or two."
"This time, it's not a district level investigation. It's a city level investigation. The few big clients who terminated their contracts are also my old acquaintances. "Old Master Li narrowed his cloudy but energetic eyes.
"I heard that they will have some transactions with HB overseas next year."
Ah —
Li Yiru couldn't make a sound.
She could only open her mouth wide.
But she didn't say anything. Li Chengzheng and Old Master Li both looked at her sharply.
"Do you hang out with Pingting often?"
Li Yiru swallowed her saliva.
She used to.
But recently, she had been punished and stayed away from her.
"Also, also because she bullied Gu Shishi?"
Li Yiru couldn't believe it.
The Luo family was such a big family. How could it fall because of a girl who had just returned to the family?
And a commoner girl who Luo Pingting didn't care about at all.
"Yiru, tell your grandpa quickly. What have you been doing together before?"
Mrs. Li was also anxious.
Li Yiru's face immediately turned pale and she told her grandpa everything from the beginning to the end.
Li Chengzheng's expression kept changing as he listened.
After dinner, Li Yiru returned to her room.
Li Chengzheng then looked at Old Master Li suspiciously and seriously.
"Dad, do you really think that the Luo family's incident is because of that girl from the Gu family? Is she really that influential? "
Old Master Li narrowed his eyes. "The business world is like a battlefield. Once you have a reason to start a war, you can harvest more people and expand your territory. What's wrong with occupying land? "
Li Chengzheng's back was covered in sweat. "Then …"
So he apologized in time and didn't give the other party a reason to seize territory?
"If I were 50 years younger," Old Master Li knocked on the table. "I would do the same. Chasing after your mother and doing business. That's what a real hero is! "
Li Chengzheng: "… Then I'll let Yiru continue to be friends with the Gu family's daughter. Is that okay?"
"That depends on whether the other party likes her."
"…"
Soon, the news that the Luo family was insolvent and had been acquired by a large overseas company was announced online.
The Luo family was officially removed from the circle of rich people.
Luo Pingting, the original owner of "We're Good Sisters", didn't leave the group.
However, the others left one after another.
Including Gu Wushuang.
And when Gu Shishi was added to the new group, she was stopped by Li Yiru at the door of the studio.
"Are you begging me for a meal again?"
It was the umpteenth time …
Li Yiru's face was a little red, but she still nodded resolutely.
"I won't force you."
"If you don't want to eat, then forget it."
Gu Shishi nodded. "I brought lunch. You can play by yourself."
"… Wait a minute." Li Yiru pursed her lips. "Is it really because of you that the Luo family collapsed …?"
Gu Shishi was completely confused.
"Huh?"
"Whose family collapsed?"
A certain someone who didn't watch the news and focused on cooking and painting at home knew nothing about the Luo family.
"Didn't you do it?"
Gu Shishi looked frightened. "Don't talk nonsense. It has nothing to do with me!"
Li Yiru: "…"
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