Shocking! A Hong Kong socialite gave birth to three heirs to a wealthy family.

Chapter 158 The Changes in the Gu Family (1)

With such extensive coverage from media outlets across Hong Kong Island, everyone, whether they know Shen Wancheng or not, will see it.

This, of course, includes Shen Mei.

The Miss Hong Kong Island pageant has completed two rounds, with 50 contestants advancing to the second round.

The third round of the competition is about to begin.

In the third round, 30 people will advance, and 20 of them will have the opportunity to answer questions from reporters on site, which is essentially an early appearance in front of the public.

Without much explanation, it's clear that this kind of appearance gives them an invisible edge over the other contestants.

There is no uniform standard for allocating these 20 slots.

Simply put, it relies on connections.

When the second round of the competition ended, Shen Mei heard someone say that Ye Ningshuang had secured a spot.

Shen Mei had already heard about Ye Ningshuang's background. She lived in Kowloon Walled City, the poorest and most chaotic area on Hong Kong Island, and could be considered the most down-on-his-luck contestant.

However, Ye Ningshuang was particularly lucky. She was noticed by an unknown rich second-generation and participated in a live TV fashion show early in the competition, making her first public appearance and even gaining fans. Therefore, it was only natural that she was given a spot to answer questions from reporters on the spot.

But while the other contestants thought it was only natural, Shen Mei didn't.

Others might not know who this so-called unknown rich heir was, but Shen Mei knew—it was Shen Wancheng.

In Shen Mei's eyes, Shen Wancheng was just like her, a country person from the mainland.

She didn't think Shen Wancheng had any real backing; she just relied on Xu Pingtao to show off.

But Ye Ningshuang, by virtue of Shen Wancheng, directly got the first interview spot.

But she had to find other solutions herself.

After the second round of the competition, Shen Mei went to see the older brother Guo Tao had introduced to her—Brother Ming.

Ming told Shen Mei that he would give her an answer in a few days, before the list was finalized.

Then today, Ming called Shen Mei to a five-star hotel.

At the dinner table, the portly businessman that Ming introduced immediately put his arm around Shen Mei's waist.

Shen Mei initially looked to Ming Ge for help, but after Ming Ge did nothing and only gave her a few meaningful glances, Shen Mei finally understood what Ming Ge meant.

Ming-ge wanted her to please this middle-aged tycoon.

What Shen Mei didn't know was that this wealthy businessman was named Huo Guangda, one of the investors in Miss Hong Kong. He was quite well-known in Hong Kong. On the surface, he was respectable, but in private, he not only played around with women, but also had a particular fondness for pure and beautiful girls.

From the very beginning, Ming planned to offer Shen Mei to this wealthy businessman, which is why he didn't specifically train Shen Mei in the skills of pleasing men, and he didn't even tell Shen Mei in advance that she was to accompany Huo Guangda.

Huo Guangda's perverse pleasure was seeing beautiful women panic and be afraid.

That's why Shen Mei only found out Ming Ge's purpose in inviting her to dinner at the table.

Shen Mei was conflicted. On one hand, she was very resistant, but on the other hand, she didn't want to lose the opportunity to become famous.

Because she already knew Huo Guangda's identity at the dinner table, Shen Mei knew that as long as she kept Huo Guangda by her side and ensured that he would keep her around for a long time, not only would she have this opportunity to be exposed in advance, but she would also have a sure thing to win the final spot in the Miss Hong Kong pageant.

During this time, Shen Mei made up an excuse to leave the private room for some fresh air.

The people in the private room knew Shen Mei was hesitant, but they were confident in her choice, so when Shen Mei made an excuse to leave the room, no one stopped her.

This gave Shen Mei the feeling that although it was a power-for-sex transaction, the other party respected her.

As Shen Mei hesitated in the hotel garden, a gossip news program was playing on the television set on the wall at the garden entrance.

Shen Mei has now developed a habit of reading gossip news and following the entertainment industry every day.

But what she saw in the news today wasn't those celebrities, but an extremely lavish marriage proposal scene.

Shen Mei first heard about the marriage between Gu He and Gu Jinxing, and then saw Gu Jinxing in a suit and tie sitting in a wheelchair.

Shen Mei initially held onto the hope that Gu Jinxing was not going to marry Shen Wancheng.

How could Shen Wancheng, a country girl who "came to the fold" and whose status was illegitimate, be worthy of such attention from the wealthy Gu family?

It wasn't until later, when the names of Shen Wancheng and Gu Jinxing were repeatedly mentioned in the news, that Shen Mei had no choice but to acknowledge the reality of the situation.

Shen Wancheng is truly lucky to have married into a wealthy family; she married Gu Jinxing.

Shen Mei's pent-up grievances ultimately transformed into a rampant sense of resentment.

Shen Mei thought of the words she had spoken when she broke up with Shen Wancheng, and felt a sense of urgency that she was falling behind.

What exactly is Shen Wancheng being so aloof about?

She only got better off because of men.

If Shen Wancheng can do it, why can't she?

What did she have to hesitate about?

Shen Mei seemed to have suddenly figured it out.

As long as you can climb to the top, no one will care what you used to get there.

Just like the reports on TV now, everyone is praising the extravagance of the engagement banquet and Shen Wancheng's good fortune. No one is making malicious speculations or gossip; they are all saying nice things.

Shen Mei wasn't reading the gossip reports; instead, she clenched her fists and secretly vowed that she would definitely become someone superior to others.

Shen Mei then strode back to the private room in the restaurant.

*

Gu Qinglan realized her impulsiveness as soon as she left the He family in the afternoon.

But it was all in vain. She could never go back to the He family, and even if she did, she might not be able to get through the door.

Moreover, if the media at the entrance were to take photos, it would make Gu Mingqian even angrier.

After Gu Qinglan figured all this out, she had a strong premonition that Gu Jinxing would make trouble for her because of what happened that afternoon.

So after returning to the Gu Mansion, Gu Qinglan completely ignored her daughter Gu Jintian, who was in a terrible state, and instead called her son and husband to the study.

An hour later, Gu Jinhao and his father left the Gu mansion together.

Gu Qinglan herself stayed at the Gu Mansion to wait for Gu Jinxing and Gu Mingqian to return.

Gu Jia is in the car.

Gu Jinxing seemed to have a premonition that Gu Qinglan would make a move when he and Gu Mingqian returned to the Gu Mansion.

So when the car was halfway there, Gu Jinxing asked the driver to pull over.

After the car stopped, the driver and Cheng Ming, who was in the passenger seat, got out of the car.

Only Gu Mingqian and Gu Jinxing remained in the carriage.

Both grandfather and grandson remained silent.

More than ten minutes later, Gu Mingqian finally spoke.

What kind of explanation do you want to give Shen Wancheng?

Gu Jinxing said calmly.

“The entire Gu family sincerely wants to form a marriage alliance with the He family. The entire Gu family, like me, sincerely wants Shen Wancheng to marry into the family. Those who are not sincere can only be non-Gu family members.”

Gu Mingqian's expression instantly turned serious, and he looked at Gu Jinxing with a mixture of scrutiny and anger.

"Gu Qinglan is your blood-related aunt!"

Gu Jinxing was not afraid of Gu Mingqian's gaze at all.

He remained calm as he spoke.

"But she is also the most chronic and intractable problem in the Gu Group that should be eradicated."

Gu Mingqian questioned.

"Is it a chronic problem within the group, or a constraint you're eager to remove?"

Gu Jinxing countered with a question.

"Shackles, is she qualified?"

"If you think she's not good enough, why go to such lengths to destroy her?"

"Grandpa, some things don't cease to exist just because you deny them."

Gu Jinxing's expression was calm, but his words sent a chill down Gu Mingqian's spine.

"Gu Qinglan has long been unwilling to treat you merely as a tool to control me."