A Pair of Evil Women's Love - Chapter 50

Chapter 50: [VIP]

Gu Jingjing finally got her wish and topped the trending topics. The flood of insults was overwhelming. In just half a day, A Station’s Weibo account was overwhelmed and forced to close its comments section.

Fu Haitang organized her documents, handled her urgent work, and at 11 p.m., she received a message from Gu Jingjing saying she was going back to the Yuncheng Mansion.

In the underground parking garage.

Gu Jingjing strode toward her, her fists clenched and her brows furrowed. As she approached Fu Haitang, she raised her right hand and gave Fu Haitang a hard slap.

The sound of her high heels was disorderly. Fu Haitang stumbled, and the left side of her cheek quickly swelled, but she couldn’t fight back. She still smiled ingratiatingly. “Young Miss, I was wrong.”

“You’d better know what you’re doing!” Gu Jingjing snapped fiercely. “Open the door!”

Fu Haitang opened the back door of the BMW and held the car roof for Gu Jingjing. A moment later, the BMW started, and the phone navigated to the address of the Yuncheng Mansion—the Gu family’s old residence.

“My dad knows I’m participating in a variety show,” Gu Jingjing said.

Fu Haitang was clearly surprised. “Really?”

Gu Jingjing narrowed her eyes. “You seem surprised?”

“Is it… because of the trending topic?” Fu Haitang hesitated. “Young Miss, I just wanted to create some hype for you. I didn’t expect it to reach the Master.”

Gu Jingjing: “What’s the use of your good intentions! The internet is full of people scolding me and pitying Fu Yilan! Are you working for me or helping Fu Yilan instead!”

The BMW drove into the tunnel. The city’s lights were blocked out, and only the oncoming headlights illuminated Fu Haitang’s expression. She said, “Please trust me. I will arrange everything.”

Gu Jingjing looked at her phone, probably seeing a flood of private messages. Unable to bear it, she smashed her phone!

A customized phone body, airlifted from the U.S. and embedded with diamonds. Five thousand U.S. dollars, just like that, smashed to pieces?

Fu Haitang was still feeling sorry for her own face, but now she started feeling sorry for her car’s interior and the diamond-encrusted phone.

“Young Miss, Fu Yilan’s pity-seeking persona is very difficult for a second person to achieve the desired effect. Don’t worry, I have already discussed your persona with my colleagues in the publicity department. I guarantee that the negative news will disappear in a week.”

Gu Jingjing looked up in the rearview mirror, meeting Fu Haitang’s determined gaze. “Are you serious?”

“Yes,” Fu Haitang smiled. “As long as you can hold off the Master and not quit the show, I’m confident. Please don’t worry. You’ve been so kind to me, Young Miss, I won’t let you down.”

Gu Jingjing still recognized Fu Haitang’s ability, but…

“You are a bit too daring,” Gu Jingjing said. “You should know that in my dad’s and grandfather’s eyes, the Gu family’s reputation is above all else.”

The car drove past a large artificial lake. The Gu family’s residence was a hundred meters walk from there.

The car stopped. Fu Haitang raised her hand and gently touched her cheek. She looked up at Gu Jingjing in the rearview mirror, her smile chilling. “Don’t worry, the Master won’t pursue it too much.”

The villa gate opened, and the butler hurried out from inside, holding a black umbrella over Gu Jingjing’s head.

Gu Jingjing got out of the car, wiping her tears, and leaned into the butler’s arms, looking aggrieved. “Grandpa Butler.”

Butler: “Young Miss, don’t cry.”

Gu Jingjing walked away. Fu Haitang drove the car halfway around the villa to the Gu family’s parking lot, then walked back to the staff quarters. She lived in room 203, with the villa gardener on one side and the auntie responsible for walking Gu Jingjing’s Chihuahua on the other.

Fu Haitang hadn’t been back for three months. After being hired as Gu Jingjing’s personal driver, she only stayed at the Gu family for two days before being assigned to A Station.

Fu Haitang fumbled for her room card.

The door next to hers opened, and the auntie looked at Fu Haitang in surprise. “Who are you?”

Fu Haitang bowed. “Auntie Chen, I’m Haitang. It’s been a while.”

Auntie Chen was stunned. She slowly looked at the girl in front of her. The Omega with phoenix eyes and the girl in a T-shirt and faded jeans from a few months ago gradually overlapped.

“It’s you! Oh, my! You’ve changed so much!” Auntie Chen was surprised. “I thought you were the Young Miss’s friend who took a wrong turn. You… aiyo, this outfit isn’t cheap, is it!”

A head peeked out from another room. Uncle Guo asked curiously, “Are you the Young Miss’s friend?”

Auntie Chen immediately shushed him. “No! This is Haitang!”

“Haitang?” Uncle Guo had an impression. She was a very good-looking Omega who had come to the Gu family a few months ago. He looked Fu Haitang up and down, feeling that her whole demeanor had changed drastically!

“Is this… the daughter of some wealthy family who just came back from studying abroad?”

Fu Haitang chuckled. “You two are teasing me. I just brought the Young Miss back, and it’s late, so I’ll stay for a day before leaving.”

When they talked about Gu Jingjing, Auntie Chen immediately started gossiping. “I heard the Young Miss was in the news today. Auntie Du, who cooks, said she was scrolling through a show on TV during dinner and just happened to see Young Miss Jingjing!”

“Yes! I heard about it, too! It seemed like not long after, I saw the news!”

The Gu family had invested in the TV station. The news was probably not “stumbled upon” but rather someone called the Gu family to inform them.

Gu Jingjing’s family was very prominent. If they were caught in a scandal, the impact would be huge.

Fortunately, the room was cleaned regularly, so it wasn’t dirty.

Fu Haitang put down her bag and took out the clothes she had left there a few months ago. After a shower, she put them on. The old fabric felt coarse against her skin.

The loose threads, wrinkles, and rough fabric at the joints made Fu Haitang uncomfortable.

It was easy to go from frugality to extravagance, but difficult to go from extravagance to frugality. The change in demeanor and appearance that money and power brought was too great. No wonder Auntie Chen and Uncle Guo hadn’t recognized her.

Fu Haitang looked at herself in the mirror. The ambition hidden in her eyes could no longer be concealed.

Her eyes were shining. After eating and drinking well, even the quality of her hair had improved. No wonder people said money and power were supplements for women. It was absolutely true.

Her slender fingers touched the spot where Gu Jingjing had slapped her. Fu Haitang’s eyes flickered. It was a lie to say it didn’t hurt, but as long as it achieved her goal, it was worth it!

Fu Haitang sat on the wooden chair on the balcony with her laptop. As soon as she opened the computer, some untimely content popped into her mind.

[…Fu Yilan finished training at almost one o’clock. She was the last one to leave the practice room, and she didn’t expect Lu Jing to be waiting at the door.

Lu Jing had sent his assistant away. He was alone. Fu Yilan said in surprise, “Teacher Lu, is there something you need?”

Lu Jing frowned. “Why didn’t you tell me about Jingjing’s matter?”

Fu Yilan: “What matter?”

“It’s already a trending topic,” Lu Jing said, holding up his phone. “Are you still trying to hide it from me?”

Fu Yilan glanced at the news headline and then remembered the conflict she had with Gu Jingjing during the afternoon’s recording. “I wasn’t hiding it from you.”

“If I hadn’t come to you, would you have told me about this on your own?” Lu Jing’s tone was full of accusation.]

Fu Haitang’s fingers hovered over the keyboard. Her mind was blank. She looked away, toward the phone next to her.

…

Fu Yilan: “Why should I tell you?”

The Omega’s words choked Lu Jing, but she wasn’t done with him. “You seem to want to help me very much.”

Lu Jing: “Of course!”

“But your attitude is very arrogant,” Fu Yilan said. “And you’re questioning why I hid it before you’ve even done anything for me? Teacher Lu, that’s very strange.”

Lu Jing was choked up again. He frowned. “Of course, I’ll help you, but I’m angry that you didn’t tell me. I just…”

Fu Yilan: “I remember rejecting you.”

Her phone vibrated. Fu Yilan didn’t avoid Lu Jing and took it out to check. However, after just a glance, she felt guilty and held the phone up, covering the screen.

Lu Jing noticed the detail. “Whose message? The person you like?”

Fu Yilan: “It’s none of your business.”

“Fu Yilan!” Lu Jing suddenly grabbed her wrist. He pulled her close, his tall body towering over the Omega.

The Alpha’s oppressive presence almost made it impossible for Fu Yilan to breathe.

Lu Jing said, “I don’t believe you would fall for someone other than me.”

“Then you can see for yourself.” Fu Yilan chuckled. She held out her phone right under Lu Jing’s nose. “Look closely.”

The contact note was a flower.

The message content was blatantly direct: (I want you.)

Lu Jing’s pupils widened. Fu Yilan took the opportunity to push him away and took back her phone with a sneer, but she missed!

“Lu Jing!” Fu Yilan shouted in a low voice, then quickly calmed down. She gritted her teeth, watching to see what Lu Jing would do.

Lu Jing: “Then let me take this opportunity to get to know this person you like.”

He pressed the call button.

Fu Yilan’s heart stopped for a moment. She didn’t know if Fu Haitang would answer, and if she did, she didn’t know what would happen. But what if she didn’t?

The phone rang once.

Lu Jing’s smile turned ugly. “If it’s someone you like, then why aren’t they answering your call?”

Not answering was the best outcome. If Fu Haitang answered and Lu Jing recognized her, connecting the dots between Lu Jing, Gu Jingjing, and her own love triangle, once Fu Haitang was exposed, she wouldn’t be in a good position with either Gu Jingjing or Lu Jing.

Fu Yilan was about to say something when the call was suddenly connected.

Fu Yilan instantly lost her composure. She tried to grab her phone back, but Lu Jing dodged her again.

“Yilan?” The woman’s voice on the other end was gentle.

Fu Yilan opened her mouth. “I’m here!”

“What’s wrong? Your voice sounds a little tense.”

“I just…”

“Hello.” Lu Jing moved the phone to his ear. “Who are you?”

There was a noticeable silence in the conversation. At that moment, Fu Yilan’s heart was in her throat. Her fists were clenched, ready to punch Lu Jing in the face at any moment!

“And you are?” Fu Haitang maintained her good manners. “Sir, please give the phone back to Fu Yilan. Don’t make things difficult for a young lady.”

The tension disappeared. Fu Yilan wanted to laugh. It was undoubtedly Fu Haitang herself on the other end.

But this voice, Fu Yilan found it strangely unfamiliar. The other person had deliberately lowered her voice. The voice, transmitted through the phone, was full of charisma, mature, natural, and charming.

Lu Jing’s demeanor fell short. “I understand. You just need to tell me who you are.” The voice was somewhat familiar, but Lu Jing couldn’t for the life of him remember who it belonged to.

Fu Haitang: “With Fu Yilan’s current status, it’s not time to make my identity public.”

Fu Haitang hadn’t lied. She had even indirectly admitted to her ambiguous relationship with Fu Yilan.

Lu Jing’s face was ashen. Fu Yilan took back her phone and immediately hung up. “Now you believe me.”

“A female Alpha?” Lu Jing wanted to confirm the identity of the voice’s owner.

Fu Yilan: “No comment.”

“How far have you gone?” Lu Jing’s face was terrifyingly dark. He was an Alpha, and if provoked, he might resort to force. Fu Yilan started to regret provoking Lu Jing. She quietly moved away, not answering the question.

Lu Jing: “How far have you gone! Speak!”

“Teacher Lu?” The atmosphere dropped to freezing point when Sini’s figure suddenly appeared in the empty hallway. “Teacher Lu, is that you? Oh! You, you…”

Fu Yilan took the opportunity to retreat and quickly walked behind Sini. “Why are you here?”

Sini: “Haitang told me to come and remind you not to overtrain. Don’t you still have a foot injury? What’s wrong with Teacher Lu? Is he having a heat cycle episode?”

Fu Yilan nodded, her face pale with fear. “He looks like he needs a doctor.”

Lu Jing’s hands were propped against the wall. The veins on his forehead and arms bulged, and his pheromones were a little out of control.

Sini was startled. She immediately contacted the infirmary and quickly led Fu Yilan away.

“There’s no performance today. The infirmary staff went home a long time ago,” Fu Haitang said on the phone. “You should contact Lu Jing’s assistant first and have him come and take him away.”

Sini was so anxious she stamped her foot. “The assistant isn’t here! And his phone isn’t working!”

Fu Haitang raised an eyebrow, her tone instantly becoming playful. “Is that so?” Then she could just give Lu Jing a big gift.

“An Alpha who has entered a heat cycle must contact the Alpha Center. Make the call. If anything happens, I have your back with the higher-ups,” Fu Haitang said.

Sini: “But…”

“Everyone has gone home. The security staff is short-handed. What if something happens if we lock down the 23rd floor? It’s risky for anyone to take away an Alpha in a heat cycle! Sini! Contact a doctor and have the staff from the Alpha Center come to the TV station immediately!”

Sini had no choice but to do as she was told.

At 1 a.m.

A vehicle from the disease control center drove up to the TV station. Ten minutes later, two medical staff members quietly took away a tall Alpha wearing a mask.

At the entrance of the TV station, a paparazzi hidden in a van snapped hundreds of photos.

Fu Haitang turned off her phone. At the same time, Gu Jingjing sent her a message. Her long talk with the Gu family elders had come to an end, and from the content, the result seemed good.

(Dad agreed to let me enter the entertainment industry!)

(He also gave me a sum of money to handle Fu Yilan properly. He wants Fu Yilan to come forward and justify things for me. And, and, the family will help with the public relations!)

(Grandpa’s idea seems to be that since my negative news was spread through the internet, it’s best to use the internet to salvage my reputation. Fu Haitang, what’s your plan!)

(Also, remember to take down my negative trending topic first. You can either pay to remove it or buy other trending topics to divert attention. You must handle this matter well.)

3 million yuan was transferred to her account in batches.

Fu Haitang’s lips curved. She transferred 500,000 yuan to the head of a troll army to buy the first wave of hype for Lu Jing’s negative trending topic.

At 2 a.m.

#Alpha Lu’s heat cycle episode becomes a trending topic.

As is well known, the conditions for an Alpha to enter a heat cycle are much stricter than for an Omega. Under normal circumstances, the desire to court a beloved Omega will affect their pheromone secretion.

Encountering an Omega in heat or experiencing a major setback in a relationship or other significant event is one of the triggers.

#Lu Jing suspected of being in a relationship.

Also became a trending topic.

The trending topic went viral. With Lu Jing’s fame, as long as the news was released in the first instance, Fu Haitang wouldn’t have to worry about the subsequent popularity.

Lu Jing debuted fifteen years ago.

He had zero scandals and zero negative publicity. Besides being known for his stern face, his professional ability, character, and connections could withstand close scrutiny and testing.

But that was only before he met the female protagonist.

Once a male protagonist meets the female protagonist, a Mastiff turns into a mad dog.

(You did this?) A message from Fu Yilan.

A screenshot of the top trending topic was sent.

Fu Haitang raised an eyebrow: (What?)

Fu Yilan: (Don’t pretend. Lu Jing’s matter happened, and less than half an hour later, it went viral. Who else could it be but you?)

Fu Haitang: (A trending topic in the middle of the night costs at least a few hundred thousand. Do you think I would spend that money?)

Fu Yilan: (…)

(Does Teacher Lu have feelings for you?) Fu Haitang suddenly asked.

Fu Yilan didn’t care about that. She scrolled through their chat history, saved the four words “I want you,” and clenched her legs as she savored them on her tongue.

Fu Haitang continued: (You don’t have to reject him so obviously. Adults have their own way of pursuing things.)

Fu Yilan was stunned. She typed with suppressed anger: (What do you want to do? Have me ask him for money?)

(No.)

(I want resources and connections!)

Fu Haitang replied.

There was a long silence on the other end of the phone. Fu Haitang frowned. Finally, she got a reply from Fu Yilan.

(Aren’t you afraid of it backfiring?) Fu Yilan hinted at what would happen if she really developed feelings for Lu Jing.

Fu Haitang’s heart tightened. This time, it was her turn to be silent. Fu Yilan waited a long time before she got a reply.

Fu Haitang: (You are free.)

Fu Yilan gritted her teeth and managed to type a few words of generous thanks: (Thank you.)

Fu Haitang couldn’t stand even a little test: (You’re welcome.)

Fu Haitang rolled over, forcing herself to fall asleep quickly, and cursed Fu Yilan a hundred times in her mind.

Fu Yilan punched her pillow, venting her anger until the middle of the night before finally falling asleep.