Scheming White lotus (Extra): No matter what Zhou Qinghao looks like, he likes him.

Gu Juntian took a month off for his honeymoon.

This month, he wanted to do nothing but focus on accompanying Zhou Qinghao.

But Zhou Qinghao disagreed.

Gu’s company had so much work to handle, how could we just leave it unattended?

Zhou Qinghao lay at home for two days and then wanted to take Gu Juntian to the company to work.

After holding a press conference two days ago to publicly showcase the hexagonal diamond, the employees of Holy Emperor were swamped. He and Gu Juntian couldn’t just stay at home doing nothing.

Gu Juntian didn’t want to go, so he finally came up with a compromise: “We can work from home.”

Their previous fight was a bit intense, so Zhou Qinghao should rest for a few more days.

“This is what you said.” Zhou Qinghao urged Gu Juntian to go to work.

He also wanted to lie down and do nothing, but when the people at the company couldn’t find Gu Juntian, they started looking for him.

God knew how many messages he had received these past few days!

Gu Juntian could only go to the study to work, and he didn’t forget to bring Zhou Qinghao along.

However, once he started working, Gu Juntian didn’t think about anything else and devoted himself wholeheartedly.

It only took three hours for Gu Juntian to handle all the work that needed his attention.

Zhou Qinghao was deeply impressed and also breathed a sigh of relief: “That’s how it should be. This is your company, you need to pay more attention, you can’t just push all the work onto me.”

A while ago, Gu Juntian kept pushing Holy Emperor’s work onto him.

He didn’t understand a lot of things at all and could only grit his teeth and make decisions, but fortunately, nothing major went wrong.

“The Holy Emperor is also your company,” Gu Juntian said.

Zhou Qinghao didn’t react for a moment: “My company?”

Gu Juntian said, “Yes, your company. I’ve already hired a lawyer to handle the share transfer. In a few days, I’ll transfer half of my shares in Holy Emperor to you.” 

Zhou Qinghao was shocked: “Transfer half the shares to me? Are you crazy?”

Gu Juntian said, “We’re already married, what’s wrong with splitting the company? Besides, I’m not splitting it with you; I’m only giving you the shares of Holy Emperor.”

Zhou Qinghao said, “Aren’t you afraid I’ll run off with the money?”

Gu Juntian asked, “Would you be willing?” Zhou Qinghao liked him so much, he would do anything to be with him, so he didn’t believe Zhou Qinghao would run away.

Zhou Qinghao really didn’t want to run away. He stared at Gu Juntian for a while, then said, “I want to fight with you, the kind of fight that happens in bed.”

Gu Juntian was unwilling: “Your body hasn’t recovered yet…” 

“Are you going or not?” Zhou Qinghao glared at him.

Of course, he was going. Gu Juntian reluctantly agreed.

After everything was over, Zhou Qinghao nestled in Gu Juntian’s arms and kissed him, “Gu Juntian, how can you be so good? I really, really like you.”

Gu Juntian replied, “I like you a lot too.”

Being with Zhou Qinghao made him feel completely fulfilled.

He wanted to be with this person forever.

Gu Juntian and Zhou Qinghao did not hold a wedding.

They had no interest in the ceremony; with that time, they might as well “fight” a few more rounds.

However, with the changes in Holy Emperor’s shares, everyone who needed to know about their marriage already did.

The news about Gu’s research on the  hexagonal diamond was reported by various media outlets, and Holy Emperor’s fame skyrocketed. Countless people went to buy Holy Emperor’s jewelry, which even led to a shortage in supply.

As a result, Holy Emperor became a jewelry brand recognized by everyone and began its rapid expansion.

In many cities, the stores and counters that originally belonged to the Cheng family, selling jade, had now been transformed into Holy Emperor’s counters.

It was at this time that people discovered that Gu Juntian had given half of Holy Emperor’s shares to Zhou Qinghao.

Zhou Qinghao suddenly became the major shareholder of Holy Emperor.

“This CP is too good to ship!”

“Mr. Gu’s love for Zhou Qinghao is absolutely true love.”

“I’ve seen wealthy families divorce and split a huge sum of money, but this is the first time I’ve seen a wealthy family give their partner a huge sum of money right after getting married.”

“Some people said the public proposal was just for show… Can a show give this much equity?”

“Envy, jealousy, and hatred, why can’t a handsome, generous president fall in love with me?”

……

The online buzz was lively, but in reality… the officials reassessed the importance of Zhou Qinghao in Gu Juntian’s heart.

Then, Zhou Qinghao’s treatment skyrocketed.

At first, Zhou Qinghao found it a bit hard to adapt, but over time, he gradually got used to it.

He suddenly soared to great heights, and logically speaking, the people in the Holy Emperor’s Design Department would be jealous.

However, they weren’t.

Mainly in the past, their income was decent but not extraordinary.

Now it was different!

As the Holy Emperor developed better and better, their income increased, and they got more and more opportunities.

Originally, they all shared one piece of cake.

Now? Although Zhou Qinghao alone occupied a huge piece of cake, the remaining people had seen their share go from one piece to ten…

They were already very satisfied, so naturally, they wouldn’t be jealous of Zhou Qinghao.

Moreover, Zhou Qinghao was now their boss; how could employees be jealous of their boss?

The designers at Holy Emperor were very satisfied with their current lives.

However, Huo Pinghai, who was dismissed by the Chu family, could not accept all of this.

His life was getting worse, but Zhou Qinghao? This person had actually become a major shareholder of Holy Emperor.

Why did Gu Juntian like such a person?

Zhou Qinghao, what right do you have?

Huo Pinghai was so jealous that his eyes turned red.

He even hated Cheng Mingyan.

If it weren’t for Cheng Mingyan, even if he had conflicts with Zhou Qinghao, they wouldn’t be too serious, and he wouldn’t have been dismissed by Gu’s.

If that were the case, he could still be at Gu’s now earning a high salary, instead of being unemployed!

After being dismissed by Gu’s, he was dismissed by Chu’s again, and now, no company in the industry was willing to hire him.

It was all Cheng Mingyan’s fault!

Cheng Mingyan, who was blamed by Huo Pinghai, wasn’t doing well either.

He and his father weren’t very capable, but they had been pampered since childhood and had high standards for food, clothing, and other expenses. Now that they were out of money, they still wanted to eat and drink well.

Seeing that they were about to squander their entire fortune, Cheng’s mother was furious and took over the financial control, forbidding them from spending money recklessly.

With their spending restricted, Cheng Mingyan felt like he couldn’t go on living.

He used to hate Gu Juntian a lot.

Back then, when he hadn’t yet been beaten down by reality, he always felt that the world was vast and his feelings were the most important.

Gu Juntian betrayed his feelings, he was just a villain.

But looking back now, he finds his past self quite amusing.

Compared to Gu Juntian, Cheng Mingyan now hated Chu Zhan even more.

Gu Juntian never once said he loved him, but Chu Zhan was different.

He and Chu Zhan had been in love.

Chu Zhan acted as if he loved him, but then suddenly dumped him, targeted the Cheng family, and when the Cheng family was being dismantled and sold, he used the previous loan contract to force them to repay the money.

The family fortune they had worked so hard to protect was taken away by Chu Zhan.

In contrast, Gu Juntian was relatively kinder.

The money the Gu Group had given them in the past was not less than what Chu Zhan had given, and he had not asked for it back.

Chu Zhan was too much!

Chu Zhan, who was hated by Cheng Mingyan, was also not having a good time.

The Chu family and the Gu Group were competitors. Now, the Gu Group was becoming more and more prosperous, with an increasing market share. In contrast, the Chu family was starting to decline, with a decreasing market share.

Not to mention, the Chu family members were still fighting among themselves!

If Chu Zhan were very capable and could suppress everyone else, the Chu family might be able to regain its former glory. But Chu Zhan did not have that ability, and neither did the other members of the Chu family.

The Chu family was showing signs of decline, like a ship that hit a reef and was slowly being submerged.

Meanwhile, Chu Zhan was still fighting with others for control of the Chu family.

He had invested too much in the Chu family, the sunk cost was too high, and he could no longer leave.

Gu Juntian had long stopped caring about these people’s situations.

One day he had a dream, dreaming that the world he was in was originally a novel with Cheng Mingyan as the protagonist, but he didn’t take it seriously.

Given the current situation, he and Zhou Qinghao were the ones who resembled the protagonists in the book.

Time passed quickly, and in the blink of an eye, seven years had gone by.

In these past few years, the country’s technological level had rapidly improved, and their nation’s development was thriving.

The Gu Group had developed even better!

The market share of Old Town Gold was increasing year by year, and as for Holy Emperor… Now, Holy Emperor was the largest jewelry brand in the country and a luxury brand that was popular worldwide.

But Gu Juntian was not happy.

Recently, Zhou Qinghao had been getting colder and colder towards him.

In the past, Zhou Qinghao would sweetly call him “brother” every day, but recently, Zhou Qinghao hadn’t called him “brother” for a whole month.

Was it because he didn’t cherish what he had once he got it? Or was it the seven-year itch?

How could Zhou Qinghao treat him like this!

Gu Juntian woke up early in the morning and saw Zhou Qinghao sleeping soundly beside him, and his expectations rose again.

After Zhou Qinghao woke up, would he kiss him and then call him “brother” a few times?

No.

After Zhou Qinghao woke up, he headed straight to the bathroom.

The two of them went to the gym together. After warming up on the treadmill, Zhou Qinghao also started lifting weights. Gu Juntian’s expectations rose again—was there a possibility that Zhou Qinghao “wouldn’t” know how to use the equipment, and then let him teach him?

No way.

Zhou Qinghao completed all the training by himself.

He didn’t act spoiled or throw a tantrum, nor did he ask for a kiss to continue training.

During breakfast, Zhou Qinghao didn’t sneakily touch him either.

Zhou Qinghao had changed.

Gu Juntian, who arrived at the research institute on time to do research, was very conflicted and couldn’t help but ask the person next to him, “Has my charm decreased?”

“The harm? Or the charm quark? Which experiment are you talking about, Mr. Gu? Which value has decreased?” The researchers beside Gu Juntian looked puzzled.

Gu Juntian: “…”

Gu Juntian ultimately decided to go to the Gu group to take a look.

Zhou Qinghao might have been too busy, which was why his attitude towards him changed so drastically.

In these seven years, Gu Juntian had produced an immense amount of results.

Although the vast majority of his research findings had not been made public, he still attracted attention, and the country paid extra attention to his safety.

On his way to the Gu Group, there were quite a few people protecting him.

On the road, Gu Juntian asked his bodyguard beside him, “Xiao Li, has my looks declined?”

Rooks value? What did rooks have to do with any value? Xiao Li was momentarily stunned before realizing that Gu Juntian was talking about his looks.

“Mr. Gu, after all these years, your looks haven’t declined at all, and your demeanor is even better!” Xiao Li said.

He was speaking sincerely. Seven years had passed, Gu Juntian was already over thirty-five, but his appearance hadn’t changed at all, and his demeanor was even more outstanding!

Zhou Qinghao was the same; his current aura was not at all inferior to Gu Juntian’s.

This was not surprising, after all, for the past few years, Zhou Qinghao had basically been managing the Gu Group, while Gu Juntian had spent most of his time in the research institute.

“Then why did Zhou Qinghao’s attitude towards me suddenly change?” Gu Juntian was puzzled.

Xiao Li was also puzzled.

Zhou Qinghao’s attitude towards Gu Juntian changed? He didn’t notice it at all.

These two were still as close as before, spending every day together.

They quickly arrived at the Gu Group. When Gu Juntian went upstairs, he happened to see Zhou Qinghao reprimanding his subordinates.

He had a cold expression on his face, looking quite unapproachable.

Seeing Zhou Qinghao like this made Gu Juntian feel a bit restless inside.

At this moment, Zhou Qinghao also saw Gu Juntian. The indifference on his face disappeared, revealing a smile, “Juntian, you’re here?”

“I came to see you.” Gu Juntian smiled and sat down next to Zhou Qinghao, asking, “Are you tired?”

“Not tired.” Zhou Qinghao replied.

He used to think that managing a company was very difficult and that he wouldn’t be able to do it, but after actually starting to do it, he found out that he was quite good at managing the company.

Now, during work hours, when he gets tired of drawing, he takes care of some company matters, and when he gets tired of company matters, he draws. His days were very fulfilling.

After work, he could still sleep with Gu Juntian, who was always by his side. This life was really too comfortable!

Gu Juntian came to find Zhou Qinghao, originally intending to ask him why he hadn’t been acting cute for such a long time. But when he actually saw Zhou Qinghao, he completely forgot what he wanted to ask.

Xiao Li, who was following Gu Juntian: “……” President Zhou saw President Gu and his expression changed drastically, becoming particularly enthusiastic towards President Gu. President Gu was perfectly fine, so why did he feel that President Zhou’s attitude towards him had changed?

Hmm, maybe Mr. Gu was just looking for an excuse to see Mr. Zhou.

Thinking this, Xiao Li felt he had uncovered the truth.

He observed quietly, trying to reduce his presence, while next to him, Gu Juntian and Zhou Qinghao chatted about some company matters. Then, out of curiosity, Gu Juntian asked, “What happened to that secretary of yours who talks a bit annoyingly? Why isn’t he here?”

Upon hearing Gu Juntian’s words, Zhou Qinghao’s expression slightly stiffened, then he replied, “He’s a spy and has already been caught.”

Gu Juntian said, “I told you, that guy is not quite normal, he gives me the creeps.”

Zhou Qinghao twitched his lips.

“Turns out that sissy is a spy,” Gu Juntian continued.

Zhou Qinghao couldn’t take it anymore, lunging forward to pinch Gu Juntian’s face, “Gu Juntian, are you done? Are you happy constantly attacking me?”

Gu Juntian was taken aback: “Attacking you?”

Zhou Qinghao said, “If it’s not attacking me, then what is it? That guy is just imitating me!”

The story went back to six months ago.

At that time, one of Zhou Qinghao’s secretaries left due to health reasons, so he promoted a young person from below.

That young person was very capable and hardworking, and Zhou Qinghao was quite satisfied with him.

But two months ago, Gu Juntian suddenly told him that his secretary’s voice was a bit disgusting.

The secretary’s voice was quite pleasant, where was it disgusting?

Zhou Qinghao found it a bit strange, but he trusted Gu Juntian, so he paid a bit more attention to that secretary.

Then, through the surveillance, he saw that the secretary, with his back to him, was fawning over Gu Juntian, mimicking the way he used to act spoiled and call Gu Juntian “brother.”

At that moment, Zhou Qinghao felt like he had swallowed a fly.

Because of Gu Juntian, there were also official people around Zhou Qinghao.

Now someone was secretly trying to seduce Gu Juntian… He immediately approached the official people, pretending to be concerned and saying this person had issues.

Then, the officials thoroughly investigated this person.

Upon investigation, they discovered that this person was a spy.

The officials arrested this person and interrogated him for more information.

The organization this person belonged to sent him over to spy on Gu’s research institute.

He joined the Gu Group seven years ago, but couldn’t find any useful information within the Gu Group. He also discovered that Zhou Qinghao knew nothing about research.

So, the organization he belonged to assigned him a task: to seduce Gu Juntian.

As for how to seduce him… they provided him with a list of Gu Juntian’s preferences.

In short, according to the investigation by the organization behind that person, Gu Juntian liked delicate, pure, and sweet types who would act coyly behind the scenes.

Zhou Qinghao originally perfectly matched Gu Juntian’s aesthetic, but over the years, as Zhou Qinghao became more entrenched in his role as president, his presence grew stronger, and he became increasingly indifferent to others, sometimes even reprimanding subordinates… Gu Juntian’s feelings for him were certainly not as deep as they once were.

Moreover, the two had been together for a long time, and the novelty had worn off…

This organization planned to sabotage the relationship between Gu Juntian and Zhou Qinghao, and make that person imitate Zhou Qinghao’s previous demeanor to seduce Gu Juntian.

They felt that the plan was going very smoothly.

On one occasion, they deliberately staged a scene for Gu Juntian to see Zhou Qinghao with a cold face cursing. At that moment, Gu Juntian was tense all over, his face looked very bad, and it was obvious that he was angry.

Later, that spy spoke to Gu Juntian in a flirtatious tone, and Gu Juntian couldn’t help but glance at him several times…

Unfortunately, just when their plan was about to succeed, somehow, it was exposed.

Zhou Qinghao: “……”

Zhou Qinghao finished reading the investigation report with the expression of “old man on the subway looking at his phone”¹

What these people thought was completely different from the actual situation.

For example, when Gu Juntian saw him scolding with a cold face… Gu Juntian was indeed tense all over and had a bad expression at that time.

But that was because Gu Juntian realized that his brain had gone haywire again and wanted to fight with him.

Gu Juntian told him about this, and then the two went to the bed in the lounge to “fight.”

After that, Gu Juntian even kissed him, saying he liked his cold expression just like he liked him in ancient costumes.

At first, he was actually a bit worried, afraid that Gu Juntian seeing him scolding people would ruin his image in Gu Juntian’s eyes, but the outcome was beyond his expectations.

That incident eventually became a beautiful memory between him and Gu Juntian. He didn’t even realize that someone had set him up.

As for that person who used a disguised voice to seduce Gu Juntian… Gu Juntian told him about it immediately and even found the person’s voice disgusting.

Because of Gu Juntian’s attitude, Zhou Qinghao didn’t take that person seriously.

But after reading the investigation report, he started to think about something.

Did Gu Juntian not like him acting cute and calling him “brother”?

He spoke that way initially to cater to Gu Juntian, but later on, it became second nature.

He considered this a little game between him and Gu Juntian.

But if Gu Juntian didn’t like it, then he wouldn’t do it.

He was already in his thirties, so it was indeed strange to speak like this.

Gu Juntian was seduced two months ago, and he received the investigation report a month ago.

In this past month, he had restrained himself from teasing Gu Juntian and gradually reduced the frequency of his acts of cuteness.

In the past few days, he hadn’t even been acting spoiled at all.

After he did this, Gu Juntian’s attitude towards him didn’t change one bit; he would even take the initiative to hug and kiss him.

Today, Gu Juntian even suddenly came to see him, which made him feel that not acting in a way Gu Juntian disliked was the right thing to do.

But when Gu Juntian talked about that person in front of him, calling him “disgusting” and “effeminate” that was going too far!

Was his previous behavior really that annoying? Why did Gu Juntian have to say that about him?

Zhou Qinghao was unhappy.

Gu Juntian was a bit shocked when he heard Zhou Qinghao’s words: “Is that person imitating you? Really?”

The moment he saw that person, he felt uncomfortable all over. If it weren’t for the novelty, he wouldn’t have looked at him more than once. Zhou Qinghao had never made him feel this way before!

Wait, putting aside personal subjective feelings, the person’s demeanor and actions did indeed resemble Zhou Qinghao’s spoiled manners.

Gu Juntian suddenly felt guilty thinking about how he had just harshly criticized that person.

At the same time, something suddenly clicked in his mind.

Gu Juntian asked Zhou Qinghao, “Qinghao, have you been thinking I don’t like it so you haven’t been acting cute with me lately?”

“Do you like it?” Zhou Qinghao asked.

Gu Juntian coughed lightly, “I don’t like it when others do that, but I still like it when you do.”

Zhou Qinghao: “…”

Gu Juntian felt a bit embarrassed, “You can keep doing it in the future.”

Facing Gu Juntian’s expectant gaze, Zhou Qinghao couldn’t help but laugh, “Brother, do you like me no matter what I do?”

Gu Juntian shivered slightly, then nodded without hesitation.

Yes, no matter what Zhou Qinghao did, he liked it.

Notes

1. This meme ↩︎