Reborn As Super Heiress

Chapter 170: Chapter 167 Gu Xu’s Actions

Huo Sining called Gu Xu, somewhat embarrassed and a bit apologetic, “Mr. Gu, I’m truly sorry, I didn’t expect this incident to cause you so much trouble.”

The news had already reported that due to rumors of Gu Xu’s secret marriage and even facing a divorce crisis, Shengtang’s stock price had fallen several points overnight.

The money lost was estimated to be several billion yuan. Just thinking about it made Huo Sining feel a pang of pain, and if she felt this way as an outsider, how much more troubled must Gu Xu, the person involved, be feeling?

Huo Sining felt guilty, but Gu Xu seemed to be smiling, “It’s normal for the stock market to have its ups and downs; it will rise again tomorrow, there’s nothing serious. This matter isn’t your fault; it was my lack of consideration. You cooperated with me only to be misrepresented by the media. I hope this won’t become a distress for you.”

Hearing Gu Xu’s relaxed tone, Huo Sining was relieved, assuming he wasn’t taking the matter to heart.

However, the thought of people threatening to expose her identity online still caused her some concern.

With the internet spreading everywhere now, she truly worried that once her information was leaked, she would become a target, and she carried with her a secret that could not be exposed to others.

Her identity was in no way fit to attract attention, and if the Azure Pearl matter was noticed, it would be a disaster for her.

“Mr. Gu, have you already returned to the Imperial Capital?”

Huo Sining wanted to ask Gu Xu for help in clarifying her identity to the media, but she didn’t know how to broach the subject. The words turned over in her mind for a long time, but when she spoke, she asked such a foolish question instead. Huo Sining wished she could bite off her own tongue.

“I came back yesterday.” Seeing Huo Sining grasping at straws, Gu Xu’s heart suddenly stirred, realizing the young lady might have something to ask him. A hint of a smile appeared in his eyes as he gently said, “Is there something you want to talk to me about?”

Upon hearing his words, Huo Sining hesitated for a moment before awkwardly stammering, “That… there are people online saying they’ll expose my information… I’m a bit worried… so, I would like to ask you, Mr. Gu, to explain to the media…”

Huo Sining spoke haltingly, but Gu Xu still understood her intent.

Although the media had good intentions that had gone awry, resulting in rumors about him and Huo Sining, Gu Xu didn’t seem to mind being involved in a scandal with her; in fact, it brought him a surreptitious joy.

Now that Huo Sining wanted him to clarify their relationship to the media, Gu Xu couldn’t help feeling a sense of dejection, thinking he was pursuing his future wife too slowly. At this rate, when would he ever be able to catch up with her?

But he couldn’t ignore the requests of his future wife, a girl not yet twenty, who would naturally panic in the face of rampant rumors, especially with people threatening to dox her. She was bound to be nervous and scared. He couldn’t just scare his own wife-to-be for the sake of feeling good, could he?

“Alright, I’ll arrange for it in a bit. Don’t be scared, I will handle it properly.”

Gu Xu also knew why Huo Sining was so worried. With the special ability she possessed, if her secret was discovered, it could lead to even bigger troubles, so he agreed without a second thought.

By noon, sure enough, a news video appeared online. The usually media-shy Gu Xu unexpectedly granted an interview to a reporter and for the first time revealed his true face to the media audience.

The reporter asked many questions, but Gu Xu remained silent until finally responding with this statement:

“Due to the urgency at Guangcheng Airport, I had to ask the girl behind the thug to cooperate with a charade. In fact, we only had a nodding acquaintance when we were at Pingzhou’s stone-gambling event and have no other relationship whatsoever.”

“I hope those who are catching at straws and doubting whether we’re a couple or even married can stop speculating and attacking,”

“As a man, it doesn’t really matter to me, but she’s a young girl who has never been through anything like this. Your malicious speculations have a bad influence on others’ lives. Thank you all for your cooperation.”

As soon as the video was released, it immediately stirred up an even greater commotion online, but this time the focus was not on Huo Sining but rather on Gu Xu.

Because Gu Xu had never been willing to show his face in front of the camera, this interview allowed more people to see his face and hear his voice.

“Ahhh, my male idol is really so handsome!”

“What should I do, my little heart can’t take this! Male idol, you’re so handsome, I have no choice but to marry you!”

“Licking the screen, my computer screen is all wet!”

“I’m converting to be a fan, I’m going from a passerby to a fan!”

Huo Sining also saw the video, and to be honest, she was somewhat surprised. She had thought that Gu Xu’s idea of handling the situation was just having the media write a clarification article in the newspaper, but she never expected him to use this method, let alone upload the video to major portal websites and media Weibo.

Hearing Gu Xu’s concern and protection for her in the video, Huo Sining’s ears turned red all the way to her cheeks in an instant.

She, who prided herself on being rational and never being silly over someone, felt an uncontrollable flutter in her heart the moment she saw that video.

Huo Sining was startled by her own sudden thoughts. She quickly turned off the computer and slapped her face forcefully, muttering, “How can you have such thoughts about someone impossible? He’s the CEO of Shengtang, how could he possibly fancy a young girl like you?!”

It must be because she had left Rongcheng for too long, and now that she was completely alone, she felt too lonely. So, she was thinking all sorts of nonsense. Once she got through this busy period, she definitely needed to find some entertainment activities for herself, like gardening or getting a dog, to shift her focus.

Thinking this in her heart, the warmth steaming on her face still hadn’t dissipated after a long while. She subconsciously rubbed her cheeks, and an inexplicable sweetness welled up in her heart.

The airport incident didn’t last long before it was suppressed by someone. Huo Sining hadn’t realized it at first, but when she turned on her computer the next day, she found that the gossip that had been making a huge commotion the day before had vanished without a trace—even the hot forum threads that had been pinned to the top had disappeared.

The person behind this, needless to say, was undoubtedly Gu Xu.

Huo Sining felt a bit surprised, yet thought it was quite normal.

The CEO of Shengtang certainly wouldn’t want his own gossip scandal to occupy headlines in newspapers and forums. Not suppressing such news would surely have a bad impact on his company.

Huo Sining found herself strange. She was the one who had called Gu Xu hoping he would clarify the matter, but now that the news had been suppressed, she felt somewhat disappointed.

That’s enough! Huo Sining subconsciously turned her hair into a bird’s nest, from her last life to this one, she had never seen herself so capricious!