Scheming White lotus¹ (1): How can love be as exciting as career?

The Small World Administration had two main gods.

One came from the interstellar plane, his name was Gu Juntian, and the other came from the immortal cultivation plane, his name was Zhou Qinghao.

The two were said to be mortal enemies because Gu Juntian would go and fight Zhou Qinghao every day.

The two of them were usually either fighting or on their way to fight.

That day, Gu Juntian went to fight Zhou Qinghao again, but found out that Zhou Qinghao had gone to the small world.

He followed without hesitation.

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Gu Juntian woke up in a luxurious room. As soon as he opened his eyes, he saw the exquisite and beautiful chandelier hanging on the ceiling, which was easily covered with dust.

He knew that he had traveled through time and had lost his past memories – he didn’t know who he was, let alone where he came from, he only knew that his name was Gu Juntian.

But he did not feel uncomfortable at all, as if he had experienced this kind of time travel thousands of times.

He didn’t know what kind of person he had transformed into this time.

As soon as Gu Juntian began to have doubts, he obtained the original owner’s memory and learned about the original owner’s future.

The original owner of this body was also called Gu Juntian, the president of Gu Group.

Gu was founded by the original owner’s grandfather and specialized in jewelry.

Today, Gu owned two brands: one is “Old Town Gold”, which catered to the general public and mainly sold gold jewelry; the other was “Holy Emperor”, which catered to the wealthy and mainly sold expensive jewelry.

“Old Town Gold” had branches all over the country and was very well-known, while “Holy Emperor” took a high-end approach and provided exclusive customized services, which was highly respected in the upper class society.

The original owner’s grandfather devoted himself to his career in his early years. He didn’t get married until he was in his thirties. He had a son, the original owner’s father, when he was nearly forty.

The original owner’s grandfather doted on his only child, who was also his late-born son, to the core. From childhood to adulthood, the original owner’s father was allowed to do whatever he wanted.

Fortunately, the original owner’s father was not a playboy and did not ruin the family business.

He became a photographer, a photographer who liked to travel around the world and take all kinds of photos that others could not take.

From the African jungle to the Antarctic glaciers, from desert uninhabited areas to war-torn countries, his footprints were everywhere, and he intended to devote his whole life to his career and hobbies.

In short, it was impossible for the original owner’s father to inherit the family business.

Fortunately, the original owner’s father found the original owner’s mother who shared the same ideals and gave birth to the original owner early, and the original owner was a qualified heir.

The original owner was smart since childhood. He skipped grades in school and took over the family business smoothly after graduating from a prestigious school. He became the envied child of other families in the circle.

When the original owner was born, his grandfather was already sixty-six years old. Now the original owner was twenty-nine years old, and his grandfather was already ninety-five years old.

As people get older, their minds aren’t so clear anymore… Two months ago, the old man, who knew that the original owner liked men, suddenly arranged a marriage for the original owner, asking him to marry his “lifesaver” and grandson of his best friend.

The man’s name was Cheng Mingyan, seven years younger than the original owner. He was a rich second-generation who had just graduated from an unknown foreign university and had a lively and likable personality.

Cheng Mingyan fell in love with the original owner when he was in junior high school. He had been in love with the original owner for all these years, but the original owner did not like him.

Cheng Mingyan had an aggressive personality and a bad temper, but the original owner liked men who were gentle and dependent on him.

When his grandfather arranged for him to get engaged, he even already had a boyfriend who suited his taste.

The original owner was very upset because his grandfather suddenly gave him a fiancé whom he didn’t like, and he didn’t have a good face towards Cheng Mingyan.

But he didn’t want his grandfather to be angry, so he just held his nose and accepted the engagement.

Then, Cheng Mingyan began to pester the original owner and bully the original owner’s boyfriend.

The original owner just disliked Cheng Mingyan at first, but now two months later, he only hated him and couldn’t get rid of him…

After reading the original owner’s memory, Gu Juntian felt confused.

This is no longer a feudal society; all adults have the right to decide on their own whether to marry.

The original owner’s grandfather unilaterally arranged a marriage for the original owner, and there was not even a verbal engagement party. This was not valid, right?

According to the original owner’s memory… The original owner’s grandfather’s mind had been a little fuzzy since he was 90 years old. Now that he was 95 years old, he sometimes even regarded the original owner as his father.

This old man was already a bit senile.

There was no need to care about the marriage contract made by the idiot old man. Why did the original owner put up with this fiancé?

What happened next left Gu Juntian dumbfounded.

Cheng Mingyan had been pestering the original owner for two months and had even started working at Gu’s. In the future, he would continue to pester the original owner under the guise of being his fiancé.

The original owner didn’t like him and was very cold to him, so the two of them were always quarreling.

Three months later, Cheng Mingyan would be involved in a car accident. He was injured in the accident and called the original owner for help.

He made several calls, but the calls were always hung up as soon as they rang.

That day, the original owner had an appointment with his boyfriend to have dinner together. He went to the restroom during the meal and forgot to bring his cell phone, so his boyfriend hung up on the calls.

Cheng Mingyan, who couldn’t get through to the original owner’s phone, suddenly realized the truth and decided to cancel the engagement with the original owner and let go completely.

He handed in his resignation letter to the original owner and left.

When the original owner first received Cheng Mingyan’s resignation letter, he thought Cheng Mingyan was playing hard to get, so he approved it without thinking.

But when Cheng Mingyan really disappeared from his life, he began to feel uncomfortable.

It was at this time that the original owner learned from Cheng Mingyan’s friend that his boyfriend had hung up on Cheng Mingyan’s call for help, and also learned that his boyfriend was actually two-faced.

The original owner’s boyfriend was named Zhou Qinghao, an employee of Holy Emperor design department. He had been bullied by Cheng Mingyan many times before, and was even slapped in the face by Cheng Mingyan.

The original owner felt that Cheng Mingyan was too much, which was why he became more and more disgusted with him.

But now, after listening to the recording provided by Cheng Mingyan’s friend, the original owner realized that Cheng Mingyan bullied Zhou Qinghao because Zhou Qinghao planned it.

It was because Zhou Qinghao saw him approaching and deliberately insulted Cheng Mingyan that Cheng Mingyan became furious and attacked Zhou Qinghao!

Even his first acquaintance with Zhou Qinghao was planned by Zhou Qinghao! Zhou Qinghao bribed his secretary to find out his whereabouts and preferences, and then pretended to be someone he liked, and ran into him several times…

Zhou Qinghao also loved vanity and was cold-blooded. His parents died early and he was raised by his uncle, but after he started working, he completely ignored his uncle and bought himself a lot of luxury goods.

His uncle came to Zhou Qinghao and asked him for living expenses, but Zhou Qinghao scolded him away without hesitation and said some very unpleasant words!

The original owner discovered that Zhou Qinghao was completely different from what he had imagined.

The original owner felt that he had been cheated and was greatly disappointed. Not only did he break up with Zhou Qinghao, he also had Zhou Qinghao retire and banned him from the industry.

At the same time, the original owner realized that he truly loved Cheng Mingyan and began to win him back.

In the past, Cheng Mingyan delivered meals to the original owner, and now the original owner delivered meals to Cheng Mingyan.

In the past, the original owner had a date with Zhou Qinghao and Cheng Mingyan was waiting outside. Now, Cheng Mingyan was having a blind date with someone else and the original owner was watching from the side.

In the past, Cheng Mingyan went to Gu’s house all day long, and now the original owner went to Cheng’s house all day long.

The original owner even begged for forgiveness in the heavy rain, gave Cheng Mingyan all kinds of expensive gifts, and helped Cheng Mingyan out when he encountered troubles…

The cooperation between Gu’s family and Cheng’s family, which had been rejected by the original owner, was restarted. The original owner also made concessions to the Cheng’s family in the cooperation and subsidized the Cheng’s family which had begun to go downhill.

To use a popular term on the Internet, the original owner “chased his wife to the crematorium².”

But until the end, the original owner failed to catch up with Cheng Mingyan.

Cheng Mingyan had another boyfriend and they lived happily together.

As for the original owner… he was heartbroken over the loss of his beloved, and even lived alone for the rest of his life because of Cheng Mingyan.

Because the original owner was not doing his job and was chasing Cheng Mingyan all day, the Gu family was bought out.

The man who bought Gu’s company was the man who was married to Cheng Mingyan.

Gu Juntian was speechless, but he felt that the original owner’s ending was not bad.

In the whole process, the one who suffered the most was actually Zhou Qinghao.

Zhou Qinghao was a rising star in Gu’s jewelry design. After the original owner discovered his “true identity”, he was framed for plagiarism and fired. As a result, he could not find a job in the jewelry industry. In addition, Cheng Mingyan’s friends took out their anger on him and targeted him in various ways, which not only ruined several of his jobs but also caused someone to break his arm…

Zhou Qinghao was left with nowhere else to go and had to beg for mercy from the original owner.

The original owner scolded him and slapped him a few times. Zhou Qinghao was so desperate that he jumped off the building and committed suicide.

The original owner felt that Zhou Qinghao had deceived him and caused him to miss out on Cheng Mingyan, so he hated Zhou Qinghao so much that he wanted to kill him.

But Gu Juntian abandoned the original owner’s subjective feelings and analyzed only based on the original owner’s memory, and found that Zhou Qinghao actually did not do anything too excessive.

He did ask the original owner’s secretary about the original owner’s whereabouts, but he just went to and from get off work at about the same time as the original owner!

The two of them were together because the original owner confessed first, and he did not force the original owner.

Compared to him, Cheng Mingyan’s behavior was obviously more excessive.

He was indeed an orphan, he indeed bought luxury goods, and he indeed refused to help the uncle who “raised” him, but when he scolded his so-called uncle away, he mentioned that the uncle had taken away the house left to him by his parents.

His uncle did not refute it at the time, so it was obviously true.

Gu Juntian didn’t know what other people would do if they encountered such a thing, but if he met such an “uncle”, he would definitely beat him up severely. Zhou Qinghao just cursed a few words. He was really too kind.

As for Cheng Mingyan beating Zhou Qinghao, it was Zhou Qinghao who framed him. It was Zhou Qinghao who insulted Cheng Mingyan first…

Zhou Qinghao did scold Cheng Mingyan, calling him a “shameless mistress.”

To Zhou Qinghao, Cheng Mingyan was indeed the mistress who stole his boyfriend. This was not an insult at all; he was clearly telling the truth.

What was more, Zhou Qinghao was beaten right after he scolded. Being beaten was definitely more serious than being scolded.

Of course, Zhou Qinghao himself also had some minor problems. He always called the original owner “Brother Juntian”. Not only did he put on makeup every day, but he was also always jealous of Cheng Mingyan and pulled his hair… Gu Juntian thought he was a bit effeminate.

A real man should be upright and self-reliant, and he didn’t like effeminate men.

But he didn’t break any law, and it was too much to frame him for plagiarism and force him to death.

The original owner was really a scumbag!

Why did he travel into a scumbag?

Gu Juntian felt a little dissatisfied, yet also a little relieved.

Luckily he transmigrated early!

At this time, the original owner had been engaged to Cheng Mingyan for only two months, and had not yet started courting his wife.

In other words, Zhou Qinghao was still alive and well, and even had the leisure to act coquettishly and pitifully to the original owner.

 He was glad Zhou Qinghao was okay.

However, he was not interested in love and was even more indifferent to effeminate men, so he still wanted to find a chance to break up with Zhou Qinghao.

Of course he would compensate.

Zhou Qinghao liked to buy luxury goods and must love money very much. When the time came, he would discuss with Zhou Qinghao and give him enough financial compensation, and they should be able to part ways amicably.

As for Cheng Mingyan… he did not recognize the engagement. To him, Cheng Mingyan was just a stranger.

Cheng Mingyan graduated from a foreign fake university. After joining the original owner’s company, he did nothing but cause trouble. The original owner never fired him, but he wanted to fire this person.

Gu Juntian quickly planned his future.

He wanted to resign from Cheng Mingyan first, cut off the chance for Cheng Mingyan and his grandfather to get along, and then break up with Zhou Qinghao.

As for what to do in the future…of course, it was to build a career!

The original owner was in a relationship and ended up losing such a big company as Gu’s. He was simply crazy!

How many employees lost their jobs after Gu’s acquisition? Did the original owner treat those people well?

Moreover, without the company, he would inevitably be inferior to others and be talked about by others… The original owner could bear it, but he couldn’t.

He had great ambitions and was unwilling to be inferior to others.

No matter what industry he was in, he wanted to be the man standing at the top of that industry!

In this case, doing a good job for the Gu family was the key.

Gu’s brand “Holy Emperor” specializing in high-end jewelry was somewhat famous in China, but not well-known internationally. In other words, it had great development prospects.

These days, it is really profitable to make luxury goods… He wanted to make Holy Emperor the most famous luxury jewelry brand in the world!

Gu Juntian was full of energy and countless plans appeared in his mind, waiting for him to implement them one by one.

How could love be as good as a career?

1. White lotus refers to a person who appears pure on the outside but is actually dark inside, with corrupt thoughts, and who pretends to be pure and noble. ↩︎
2. It is basically that the male protagonist keeps abusing the female protagonist, and in the end the female protagonist leaves or dies, and the male protagonist regrets it and wants to get her back. Therefore, there is a saying that “abusing your wife is fun for a while, but chasing your wife will lead to a funeral.” Source ↩︎