"Did you not hear about the Duke's daughter publicly exposing her family's dirty laundry at her own banquet?" Cheng Yi said, speechless.
"When I sent out the invitations, she hadn't done such a thing yet!" Madam Meng said with deep regret, "The invitations were already sent out, and it's not polite to take them back! I originally thought she would just make a fool of herself at her own banquet, who knew she'd be like this at other people's banquets too?
Fine, consider this a lesson learned. I won't invite her again, no matter what... Oh right, didn't you say President Ye would be coming? Where is she? Isn't she coming?"
Madam Meng looked expectantly behind Cheng Yi. Seeing that Ye Zhi was not there, she looked very disappointed.
"What are you thinking? She just ran into someone she knew downstairs and is discussing business. She'll be up soon," Cheng Yi explained.
Madam Meng said admiringly, "As expected of President Ye..."
The two walked in, and they didn't wait long before Ye Zhi arrived.
Knowing that Ye Zhi was attending the banquet, Jin Kaiyuan briefly explained his ideas. Ye Zhi had no objections to the collaboration, and they quickly reached a consensus.
As soon as Ye Zhi walked in, Madam Meng's eyes lit up. She immediately rushed to Ye Zhi's side, "President Ye, you're here! Please come in, please come in!"
Upon hearing this, everyone turned to look at the entrance.
"President Ye? Which President Ye?"
"Oh my goodness, it's really President Ye from Taoxun!"
"I finally get to see the real President Ye!"
...
Seeing Ye Zhi attend a non-business banquet for the first time, everyone curiously stepped forward.
Ye Zhi was surrounded by them, and she felt a bit at a loss.
Cen Ya, who was enjoying being the center of attention, saw everyone abandon her and rush to Ye Zhi's side. This stark contrast made her so angry she almost burst into tears on the spot.
"Xiao Ya," Gu Sheng noticed her emotions. He put his arm around her shoulders and gently comforted her, "Don't worry about it. These people are all sycophants. Once the Cen family helps you start your company, you'll receive this kind of treatment too..."
"I just don't understand," Cen Ya said resentfully, "So what if Ye Zhi is the CEO of Taoxun? She doesn't do everything perfectly either! Haven't the movies produced by Taoxun flopped? I'm also the Duke's daughter, how am I worse than her?"
Gu Sheng hesitated to speak. If Cen Ya hadn't mentioned it, he wouldn't have even known that Taoxun had made movies.
Seeing Cen Ya looking sad, his heart softened, and he quickly said, "No, you're not worse than her at all. In my heart, you're the best..."
Ye Zhi was completely surrounded, and she greeted everyone one by one with a helpless expression. Suddenly, her peripheral vision caught sight of Cen Ya and Gu Sheng in the crowd.
Ye Zhi was very surprised. Gu Sheng had been out of touch since going to Korea. Now he was back in the country?
It seemed that the Cen family was determined to break up Cen Ya and Ou Minghan. Were they planning to have Cen Ya get together with Gu Sheng?
It could only be said that the Cen family truly cared for their daughter Cen Ya, but unfortunately, Cen Ya might not appreciate it. Seeing Gu Sheng support Cen Ya as they left, Ye Zhi didn't pay much attention.
With Madam Meng and Cheng Yi 'escorting' her, everyone finally cleared a path.
Shortly after Ye Zhi sat down, guests began to come forward to greet her one after another.
Cheng Yi couldn't help but sigh, her plan had misfired!
She had underestimated Ye Zhi's popularity. It seemed that compared to the rumors between Ye Zhi and Qi Xuan, everyone was more interested in Ye Zhi herself!
Now that Ye Zhi had appeared, everyone's attention was focused on her. Even when asking questions, they only asked about her entrepreneurial ventures. As for the rumors?
Heh, Cheng Yi didn't think she needed to explain anything.
However, the guests' enthusiasm was a bit overwhelming for Ye Zhi.
She found an excuse to leave the banquet hall and headed straight for the hotel restroom. Closing the stall door, Ye Zhi finally breathed a sigh of relief.
After a while, as Ye Zhi was about to go out, she suddenly heard two sets of hurried footsteps.
"Ya Ya! Stop!"
Ye Zhi's body stiffened abruptly. This lingering overbearing CEO vibe...
Isn't that Ou Minghan's voice?!
"Ya Ya, you clearly love me! How long are you going to keep running away?! You care about me so much, why won't you give me a chance to make up for my mistakes? Why did you send court summons to my house? Do you really want to divorce me? What do you want me to do?!"
"Ou Minghan, there is no future for us. Let go, my family will never let me be with you, and I can't let Gu Sheng down..."
"It's Gu Sheng again, always him! Ya Ya, I won't allow it! I absolutely forbid you from being with him! If you dare mention his name again, I'll cripple him!"
"No! Ou Minghan, if you dare hurt Gu Sheng, I will never forgive you..."
Ye Zhi: ...
She was numb!
It must be that she had committed too many sins in this life, which was why she was suffering this retribution.
She had already skipped chapters, so why were these two running to her, forcing her to complete the skipped chapters?
It seemed the Cen family's attitude was indeed firm, even sending court summons to Ou Minghan.
That's why Ou Minghan was completely panicked and didn't even care that he wasn't invited, insisting on pestering Cen Ya. This was because he knew clearly that Cen Ya's attitude was the most crucial.
But...
What did this have to do with her?! This gossip was stale, she didn't want to eat it!
At this moment, she could only console herself that she wasn't the most pathetic. If they were really talking about misery, wasn't Gu Sheng ahead of her?
Gu Sheng accompanied Cen Ya to the banquet, but Cen Ya eloped with Ou Minghan behind his back. Moreover, he wasn't even present but had to endure Ou Minghan's wrath.
Outside the door, Ou Minghan and Cen Ya were still arguing.
"You want me to let him go? Fine, come back with me now!"
"Ou Minghan, why are you forcing me like this?! Even without Gu Sheng, my family won't accept you!"
"No, there must be a way. Ya Ya, let's figure it out together..."
Ye Zhi became wary. With the conversation reaching this point, wouldn't these two want to conceive on the spot?
They really didn't pick a place, this was the entrance to the restroom!
Just as Ye Zhi was wondering if she should go out, another voice suddenly rang out.
"Ou Minghan, let Xiao Ya go quickly!"
"Gu Sheng, it's good that you're here! Ya Ya is mine!"
Then, a sound of fighting ensued, followed by Ye Qin Ya's scream, "Don't fight anymore, don't fight anymore..."
Ye Zhi coldly took out her phone and calmly dialed the police.
Five minutes later, the police quickly responded and took all three away.
Ye Zhi finally emerged from the restroom and returned to the banquet hall.
"Xiao Zhi, do you know? Two men were fighting over Cen Ya just now, and even the police came!" Cheng Yi said with an air of gossip.
Ye Zhi: ...
Of course she knew. She was the one who called the police.