Reborn As Super Heiress

Chapter 169: Chapter 166 Scandal Everywhere

Huo Sining had been away in Pingzhou for more than ten days, which delayed Master Huang’s treatment, but Spiritual Energy treatment targeted the root cause, so there was no need to worry about a relapse.

Moreover, she had already accelerated the treatment pace before, and Master Huang was starting to feel his legs again. The next step was to stimulate the muscle cells through Spiritual Energy over time to regenerate, and then to assist Master Huang in his rehabilitation, helping him learn to walk step by step.

On the evening she returned home, Huo Sining treated Master Huang once more, giving him a definite response. Overwhelmed with joy, Master Huang wept and, gripping Huo Sining’s hand, his lips trembled, but he could not utter a single word.

Huo Sining understood Master Huang’s emotions and comforted the old man with a few gentle words.

On the other side, Bai Yishan was busily organizing the opening of the studio, so naturally, Huo Sining couldn’t hold her back.

She decided that aside from her classes and treating Master Huang, she would use any spare time to tinker with stone gambling in the basement. She was determined to have all the raw materials processed before Bai Yishan’s studio opened.

Unexpectedly, the next morning before Huo Sining had even gotten out of bed, Su Qingqing’s call came through.

Right after picking up the phone, Su Qingqing screamed, “Ningning, you’re on fire!”

Such an abrupt statement left Huo Sining befuddled, “What do you mean? What do you mean I’m on fire?”

“It means you’re famous!” Su Qingqing sounded almost gleeful over the phone, “Yesterday, the video of you and Gu Xu working together to catch a criminal at Guangcheng Airport was uploaded online. Now many websites feature news and videos of you and Gu Xu, and a lot of forums are discussing you both. The comments on those threads have already exceeded ten thousand!”

Huo Sining’s lips twitched when she heard this and she hurriedly climbed out of bed to turn on her computer. As soon as she accessed a portal site, she indeed saw a striking news headline.

–Shengtang’s young master subdued a criminal with bare hands, mysterious girlfriend may be exposed.

Seeing that news item, Huo Sining felt her heart sink and then clicked on the forum Su Qingqing mentioned. Sure enough, a post at the top of the forum was highlighted in red and was continuing to receive rising numbers of replies.

“Shock! Suspected hidden marriage of Shengtang’s CEO, mysterious wife claims to want a divorce”

Huo Sining’s expression darkened as she read through the replies in the thread, finding them both laughable and distressing.

“Damn it, wasn’t the Shengtang CEO considered the most eligible bachelor, a man of gold and diamonds? How could he get married without a word! I don’t want to live!”

“The person above, I seriously suspect you’re an idiot with glaucoma. Didn’t you watch the video? That was just a temporary ruse to subdue the criminal, it was all an act, not real!”

“I also think it’s not real. The CEO of Shengtang is my idol, how could he just casually marry someone like that?!”

“It’s not real; I refuse to accept this fact!”

“I request a human flesh search on this mysterious girlfriend. My idol is married now; I need to know if he has committed himself to the right person!”

Somewhere in the back, a weak voice with a penchant for fact-checking tentatively raised a hand to ask:

“If the video is real, I think this rumor is very likely to be true. The young heir of Shengtang has never been involved in a scandal, nor has he been known to be close to any woman, so how could such news come out this time? Moreover, from what I can tell, the way Young Master Gu looks at that woman in the video is truly tender and affectionate. As someone who’s been through it, I have no doubt that, married or not, Young Master Gu has feelings for that mysterious woman!”

Seeing this response, Huo Sining’s face suddenly flushed, and she involuntarily thought of the tender gaze Gu Xu had given her when he pulled her at the airport, calling her his wife. Her heart rate accelerated uncontrollably.

“Did you see that? Young Master Gu of Shengtang is a national husband, and you’ve snatched away a man who’s in the hearts of so many women, now you’ve become public enemy! Right now, who knows how many women are so heartbroken because of you?”

Su Qingqing teased her gleefully while looking at the computer screen.

Huo Sining retorted with a spit, “What nonsense are you talking about? I have nothing to do with Gu Xu, it’s all the media’s wild speculation.”

Su Qingqing looked somewhat skeptical: “Really? Why do I feel like you’ve been rather close to him recently, and the way Young Master Gu looks at you is quite different. You two really have nothing going on?”

Huo Sining’s face grew even hotter, and she became annoyed with embarrassment, “Stop teasing me, okay? What should we do about this situation now?”

Su Qingqing smiled, “Information spreads quickly online, and it’s not easy to stop it. But you don’t have to worry, this kind of news will fade away before long, no one will care.”

However, Huo Sining was not so optimistic. The internet is full of analyzers, and if this incident blew up too much, there was a chance her personal information could be exposed. This made Huo Sining very anxious, and she felt she should call Gu Xu to discuss it.

Gu Xu himself did not anticipate such an oversight; he has always disliked having romantic scandals associated with him, whether they are flirtatious acts or matters of substance, and didn’t appreciate the media hyping up his private life.

Gu Xu looked somewhat upset, especially as he saw the situation online escalating, with some even threatening to doxx Huo Sining. This angered him and he immediately made a phone call to Chen Yu, the head of the publicity department.

Chen Yu was also engrossed in her brother-in-law’s scandal. Having married into the Gu family for six or seven years, this was the first time she heard of her brother-in-law being involved in any scandal with a woman.

Chen Yu found it fresh and intriguing, naturally hoping the matter would blow up even more, with someone digging out all of that girl’s personal information for her.

Gu Xu was unaware of his sister-in-law’s perverse interests; he had taken a liking to Huo Sining, but had not yet found an opportunity to express his feelings. He couldn’t allow this incident to cause her displeasure, so he made one request in his call to his sister-in-law: He needed Chen Yu’s help to suppress the matter.

Gu Xu’s earnest and serious plea made Chen Yu realize that her brother-in-law might be placing too much importance on this incident. She was startled, a thought flashed through her mind, and she gasped in astonishment.

Could it be? Her brother-in-law, who had been indifferent to women for so many years, had finally become enlightened?!

Stunned by her own speculation, after dealing with Gu Xu’s scandal, Chen Yu wasted no time in calling the Gu family mansion.

“Grandma, Mom, big news! You couldn’t possibly guess, it looks like Xiao Xu has got himself a girlfriend!”

The Gu family mansion was thrilled by this tremendous news; there was an uproar. Grandma Gu and Mrs. Gu’s first thought was, thank goodness, heaven is fair, the ancestors are watching over us—our family’s youngest likes women, not men!