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Nirvana would be premiered both within the country and internationally. Gu Qingchi would have to go abroad first. Then, he’d return to China.

This time, Ye Li would also be accompanying Gu Qingchi. This was pretty hard to come by. Ye Li had only accompanied Gu Qingchi a couple of times during the early stages. The rest of the time, Gu Qingchi would usually be accompanied by the rest of the team. 

Not only did he personally accompany him, he also brought two bodyguards along.

As Gu Qingchi got into the van, he glanced at Ye Li, who was sitting in the passenger seat. Finally, he couldn’t help but speak up.

“Is this event that important?”

Ye Li turned around and decided to give Gu Qingchi a bit of a heads-up. 

He had yet to tell Gu Qingchi about the bloodbath that had occurred online. This was a pretty severe case of online violence. Most people probably wouldn’t be able to stand it.

Fortunately, Gu Qingchi hardly went online.

He only knew how to use WeChat. He didn’t even use Moments.

“It’s not the event that’s important. It’s you that’s important. I’m worried that something might pop up.”

Ye Li didn’t say too much.

“Do you remember what you said in front of the media about your marriage and your divorce? There’s still a lot of eyes on you. There’s also still quite a bit of controversy online.”

Gu Qingchi pursed his lips somewhat apologetically.

Ye Li had told him several times not to reveal this matter while his career was still developing. 

However, Gu Qingchi had been surrounded by so many reporters at the time, and they were all badgering him for answers. He hadn’t been thinking about anything else. He simply told them the truth.

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The location of the premier was very unique. It was held at the filming location, the ballroom.

Slater prepared several sets of ballroom attire and asked all of the actors to wear them.

On the day of the premiere, Gu Qingchi obligingly put it on.

The clothing was incredibly gorgeous in style. It was all black and covered in sequins. 

Gu Qingchi already had very good proportions to begin with. Regardless of what he wore, he always seemed to have very long legs. The top revealed a portion of his pale white chest. His smooth and graceful muscles peeked out from inside.

As soon as he walked in, Slater and the others stood up and gave him a hug.

Afterwards, media interviews took place.

Slater chattered away with the reporters. Gu Qingchi stood at the very end, slacking off. 

However, the camera always seemed to favor him.

Corenzo stood next to Gu Qingchi. He would not stop talking to him. He was like a bad student that talked during class, subtly moving his mouth without a single sideways glance.

Meanwhile, Gu Qingchi was the good student who couldn’t stand being disturbed. He just wanted to listen to the lesson. Every now and then, he would reveal a polite smile to the camera.

Corenzo was right next to Gu Qingchi. 

“We have to dance later. Slater said that we’ll be dancing in pairs.”

Gu Qingchi hummed in response. His eyes didn’t shift in the slightest.

Corenzo felt a little dissatisfied. He approached him again, the corner of his mouth curling into a sly smile, and spoke.

“You should try the woman’s part this time.” 

He did it on purpose. He knew that Gu Qingchi didn’t know how to dance the woman’s part.

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Xie Luyu was currently investigating that preposterous marriage from back then. He had already dealt with his side of things, but the issue was with Gu Qingchi’s side.

Just judging from what that woman had said that day, it didn’t look like the issue was resolved. 

At that time, Xie Luyu already had the urge to get involved.

Everyone always said that it was difficult to meddle in other people’s family affairs, but Xie Luyu wanted to meddle. Not only did he want to meddle, he also wanted to do a thorough job of it. He wanted to keep this mess far away from Gu Qingchi.

What could Gu Qingchi possibly have? He’d left that house all by himself. He hadn’t had anything on him. The only thing he’d had was himself and the tiny little cat that he’d picked up along the way. The cat didn’t even have a name.

Gu Qingchi had been like a lonely little boat floating on the sea, completely at the mercy of the water’s harsh waves. 

However, Xie Luyu suddenly realized that he didn’t really know much about Gu Qingchi’s past or family.

Back when he got married, he’d only found out about it after everything was already done. After a long and complicated argument, Xie Luyu finally relented and handed over the keys to his house, as well as his card. He didn’t hand them over himself. Rather, they were sent through a lawyer. Xie Luyu had been too busy fighting it out with his family.

Even if he’d handed that stuff over himself, there probably wouldn’t have been a difference. In fact, it might’ve been worse. At that time, he had antagonized everyone who had been involved with this marriage. He didn’t even want to see them, let alone understand them.

It was only then that he realized that the love he had was just that, love. Other than that vague feeling in his heart, he didn’t actually know what the right way to love someone was. 

Pan Xiaocheng placed a document pouch in front of Xie Luyu.

“These are the documents you asked for two days ago. I’ve sorted it all out for you. The lawyer also managed to dig up all the documents regarding your marriage and your divorce. I brought it over for you.”

Xie Luyu thanked him. Then, he opened up the pouch and started looking through those cryptic and confusing documents, one by one.

Gu Qingchi’s identity was pretty easy to verify. He was the only child of the Gu family’s youngest son. 

The Gu family was rather well-respected within Beijing. However, most people associated the Gu family with the Gu family’s eldest son, Gu Jiu. Gu Jiu was incredibly outstanding. In fact, the business he founded himself was actually several times more successful than the actual family business.

Back then, Gu Jiu had fallen in love with a classmate he had met while he was studying abroad. The two of them were of vastly different backgrounds, so his family were absolutely against the relationship. They said that, if he insisted on going against them, he would not receive his share of the family inheritance. Still, Gu Jiu didn’t back down and decided to make his own way in the world.

Gu Jiu’s only son, Gu Xie, was just like his father. He was a well-known and well-respected figure among other rich kids in the city. At a very young age, he’d already founded his own company, and it even looked as though he would surpass his father.

In comparison to Gu Jiu, the second son of the family, Gu Cheng, was very much inferior. It could be seen from the fact that the old man had yet to retire. 

Gu Cheng and Gu Jiu were two polar opposites. Gu Jiu was a romantic. For the sake of his lover, he could give up everything. Meanwhile, Gu Cheng was someone who never refused anyone’s advances, but he hadn’t had any children.

It was well-known that he had gone through several wives all for the sake of having a baby. The old lady acted as if she was choosing a concubine for her son. Everyone had been watching the drama. In the end, it seemed that a mistress of his had gotten pregnant. She was given a sum of money and brought the child to them. That child was Gu Qingchi.

Xie Luyu had heard about Gu Qingchi before. However, he’d never seen him before, and he hadn’t known his name. He’d only known a little bit about him, and it was only because of Gu Cheng.