Only after her death did I realize that she was the white moonlight of a billionaire CEO.

Chapter 154 Wishing Gu Huaizhou to belong to Li Xi forever

"This speculation sounds outrageous, but it is very plausible."

Gu Huaizhou removed the files of all the female recipients from the table, leaving 23 male recipients.

He sent the names of these 23 people to Chu Xu, instructing him: "Find out where these people were and what they were doing when the Gu family kidnapping occurred."

12 years.

This happened so long ago that it's unlikely we'll find any detailed clues now.

But we should still give it a try.

Gu Huaizhou put the documents into the drawer, looked down at Li Xi and said, "Let's go, let's go to the dinner party."

*

The gathering was held at a high-end Chinese restaurant, and Li Xi had booked a large private room in advance.

Zhou Zui was the first to arrive. He was sitting on the sofa in the private room lounge playing on his phone when he heard Xie Zheng talking to her agent, Lin Qiu.

"Sister Zheng, Sister Qiu, are you here?"

Zhou Zui stood up to greet her, only then noticing the tall, thin girl following behind Xie Zheng.

The little girl wore a gray hooded sweatshirt, a black casual leather jacket, and charcoal gray cargo pants tucked into her combat boots. She dressed coolly and had a neutral, stylish look.

Zhou Zui's eyes lit up, and he asked Xie Zheng with a smile, "Sister Zheng, is this your sister?"

Xie Zheng nodded, "Yes, my sister's name is Xie Jian."

"Xiao Jian, this is Director Zhou. He's a few years older than you. You can call him Brother Zhou."

Xie Jian was a little reserved. Standing behind Xie Zheng, she looked at Zhou Zui and whispered, "Hello, Brother Zhou."

"Hello, Xiaojian."

Zhou Zui complained to Xie Zheng, "Sister Zheng, your younger sister is more polite than you."

Xie Zheng: "Heh."

Once inside the private room, Xie Zheng lit a cigarette and sat on the edge of the bed, puffing away.

Lin Qiu, like a mother hen, earnestly advised her: "Can you smoke less? Secondhand smoke is the most harmful thing. Aren't you afraid that Xiao Jian and I will get lung cancer?"

Xie Jian also whispered to her, "Sister, smoke less, and you'll live a few more years."

Xie Zheng: "..."

She's a sister-obsessed girl, and when her sister told her to stop smoking, Xie Zheng actually put out her cigarette.

Lin Qiu rolled her eyes. "One sentence from Xiao Jian is worth ten of my sentences."

Lin Qiu grabbed Xie Jian's arm and said, "Xiao Jian, you should keep a closer eye on your sister in the future. If she smokes, I'll take a picture and send it to you."

"Okay."

Xie Zheng was utterly speechless. "A woman who snitches will never find a man in her life."

Lin Qiu, a single man in his later years, was speechless.

"Everyone's here?" It was Li Xi.

Upon hearing this, the group stood up and looked towards the door of the private room.

The waiter opened the door and led Li Xi and Xue Ni into the room, while Gu Huaizhou followed behind them, carrying Li Xi's handbag.

Upon seeing Li Xi, Xie Zheng smiled and teased her, "Oh, President Li, Happy New Year!"

Before the Lunar New Year, Xie Xingyun was disabled in both legs in a car accident and voluntarily resigned from his job to go abroad with his wife for medical treatment.

Soon after, the board of directors of Zhaixing Entertainment underwent a major reshuffle, and Li Xi became the largest shareholder, holding the largest controlling stake in Zhaixing Entertainment.

She contacted Ms. Dai Li, the company's vice president, who was not good at running a company, and strongly recommended her to be the new CEO.

Ms. Dai Li was originally Gu Huaizhou's spy planted in Zhaixing Entertainment; she is an excellent corporate manager.

After Xie Xingyun was ousted, Ms. Dai Li became the new CEO, becoming a tool for Li Xi at Zhaixing Entertainment.

That's why Xie Zheng jokingly calls Li Xi "General Manager Li".

Zhou Zui also gave Li Xi a thumbs up, "President Li has guts; he actually managed to get his hands on Zhaixing Entertainment."

When Li Xi invited him to film "Seven Days of Nightmare", she made grand promises to him, saying that she would eventually take over Star Entertainment.

At that time, Zhou Zui thought Li Xi was daydreaming.

Looking back now, it's clear that Li Xi was well-prepared.

Li Xi waved his hand modestly, "Don't make fun of me. Don't you know how this company came about?"

"Everyone knows that the Xie family was able to make Zhaixing Entertainment so big and powerful because of the Gu family's secret help. Zhaixing Entertainment is a gift from the Gu family to their benefactor. The Xie family has taken my credit, and now it's just returning it to its rightful owner."

Upon hearing this, Xie Zheng was about to advise Li Xi not to underestimate himself when she heard Li Xi say, "However, this is what I deserve."

"..."

"You have such a positive attitude." Seeing that Li Xi was able to think things through, Xie Zheng gave up the idea of ​​trying to persuade her.

Li Xi was naturally open-minded. "I saved the Gu family heir with my own abilities, so it's not unreasonable for me to accept some thanks."

Upon hearing this, Xie Zheng felt a pang of anxiety, worried that Gu Huaizhou might have some thoughts after hearing Li Xi's words.

But then Gu Huaizhou said with a doting expression, "Of course it's not excessive. I'm very happy that you want it."

Seeing Gu Huaizhou's worthless, desperate act of throwing himself at her, Xie Zheng knew she had been overthinking things.

Zhou Zui looked at Gu Huaizhou in a daze.

Twelve years ago, when Zhou Zui met Gu Huaizhou at the Taoist temple, the latter had a strange personality, an unpredictable temper, and would often become irritable and crazy. Zhou Zui would always stay far away from him whenever he saw him.

Gu Huaizhou looks quite normal now.

Zhou Zui sighed inwardly, thinking that time and love were indeed the best medicine for curing neurosis.

"Everyone's here, I've asked the waiter to serve the food."

"it is good."

Gu Huaizhou always controlled his appetite and ate very little. He spent the whole time peeling crabs for Li Xi and picking out fish bones for her.

He enjoys doing these things.

But Xie Zheng and the others saw it as something ambiguous and doting.

Zhou Zui couldn't help but exclaim, "Mr. Gu is so thoughtful."

Gu Huaizhou didn't understand where Zhou Zui's sentiments came from. "Thoughtful?"

"Yeah, you've been peeling crabs for Li Xi and picking out the bones for her. Aren't you being considerate?"

Gu Huaizhou shook his head nonchalantly, "Isn't that just life? When we eat at home, my grandfather always helps my grandmother pick out the fish bones."

Teach by precept and example.

Influenced by Mr. Gu, Gu Huaizhou felt that it was perfectly normal for him to remove fish bones for his wife.

Little did they know that such an ordinary thing would become a remarkable act in the eyes of Zhou Zui and his group.

Upon hearing this, Zhou Zui and Xie Zheng were quite surprised. "We had long heard that Old Master Gu and his wife were a loving couple, a rare and admirable story in a wealthy family. It is indeed enviable."

When his grandparents were mentioned, Gu Huaizhou spoke for a few more minutes. "During the war, the Gu family went through a difficult period. All the adult men in the family went to the front lines, and the women joined the logistics team."

"The entire Gu family was left with only five children under the age of 10, who fled with their mothers. Of those five children, only three survived."

“I know this history.” Zhou Zui is a native of Dongzhou. He said, “Gu’s ancestor was Gu Chenggang, a famous military general in history, who fought on the battlefield with a black axe.”

"General's wife, Zhou Yu, was also a heroine, skilled in using a silver machete. The couple guarded the border together for decades, a truly legendary story."

"My grandfather told me that when the war broke out, Xiangyang Ancient City was burned down by the invaders. That night, the head of the Gu family led all the men and women of the clan to the front line and fought the invaders to the death. Later, with the support of the Taoist priests from Longyang Taoist Temple, they successfully protected more than 10,000 women and children in Xiangyang Ancient City..."

Zhou Zui asked Gu Huaizhou, "The prototype of that classic war movie 'Heroes of the Ancient City' is actually the Gu family of Xiangyang District, right?"

Gu Huaizhou nodded slightly. "Mm."

As someone in the industry, who doesn't know the movie "Heroes of the Ancient City"?

Xie Zheng also watched it and shed tears for the movie.

Little did they know that the Gu family in the movie was actually the Gu family to which Gu Huaizhou belonged.

Gu Huaizhou continued, "In the battle on the night of the arson, my entire Gu family perished."

"Of the five children who were sent away, only two returned to Dongzhou City alive. One of them was my grandfather, and the other was my grandfather's sixth cousin."

"My grandfather survived because he met my grandmother and her kind and righteous mother."

“My grandparents met and were inseparable when they were young; they were truly childhood sweethearts. My grandfather told me that when he was young, he lived in poverty and rarely ate meat. No matter what good food there was, my grandmother would always give it to my grandfather.”

"Later, after my grandfather and sixth grandfather revitalized the Gu family, my grandfather's favorite thing to do was to take my grandmother to taste all kinds of delicious food. Whenever there was something good to eat, he would always let my grandmother have a taste first."

"In our family, if you like someone, you have to cook something delicious for her."

Therefore, Gu Huaizhou really enjoyed taking Li Xi out to eat delicious food.

After hearing the story, Xue Ni clutched her chest and said, "I think I believe in love again. The love stories of the older generation are truly touching."

Xie Zheng nodded in agreement: "That's right. In the past, travel was slow and life was hard. Couples were meant to weather the storms together for a lifetime."

Changing the subject abruptly, she complained resentfully, "Unlike now, Grandpa Yuan made sure everyone was well-fed, and now that people are full, they start having all sorts of tricks up their sleeves..."

Hearing Xie Zheng's words, everyone knew that she was thinking of her scumbag ex-fiancé, Zhou Yaoguang.

"Don't be angry. I heard Zhou Yaoguang was in a car accident and was sent abroad to recuperate." Zhou Zui asked Xie Zheng, "Is that true?"

Xie Zheng nodded. "Mm."

"Look, this scumbag betrayed you, and now he's getting his comeuppance."

But Zhou Zui added, "I always felt that Zhou Yaoguang's car accident was a bit strange."

“Your feeling is right.” Li Xi smiled mysteriously and told them, “Zhou Yaoguang’s car accident was not an accident; it was done by the Zhou family.”

"Huh?" Xie Zheng was the most shocked. "The Zhou family? Could it be Zhou Yaoguang's father, Zhou Tiexiong, who did this?"

Zhou Zui also found it unbelievable, "Even tigers don't eat their cubs, so Zhou Tiexiong wants to kill Zhou Yaoguang just because he refuses to marry Xie Jiaoyue?"

Xie Jian and Xue Ni also pricked up their ears, eager to find out the details of this gossip about the wealthy family.

Li Xi raised her index finger and shook it, "You've all guessed wrong."

She didn't keep them in suspense and said directly, "The Zhou family found out about the Xie family's deception of the Gu family and realized that if Zhou Yaoguang married Xie Jiaoyue, he would be bringing home a time bomb."

"In order to avoid this marriage, Zhou Tiexiong arranged a car accident to injure Zhou Yaoguang and send him abroad to avoid trouble."

"But the day after Zhou Yaoguang's car accident, Xie Jiaoyue's crimes were exposed, and she was assassinated in retaliation that very night."

"..."

The atmosphere in the private room was indescribably strange.

After a long pause, Xie Jian said with a subtle expression, "Then Zhou Yaoguang's injury was for nothing?"

“Yes.” Li Xi shrugged and said gloatingly, “If the Zhou family had acted even half a day later, Zhou Yaoguang wouldn’t have had to suffer.”

"I had long heard that Zhou Tiexiong was a man of ruthless methods, and now it seems that his reputation is well-deserved."

"Pfft!" Zhou Zui couldn't help but laugh.

Seeing Xie Zheng chewing her food absentmindedly, forgetting to swallow, Lin Qiu patted her hand and asked, "Xie Zheng, don't tell me you're feeling sorry for that bastard!"

Xie Zheng gave a self-deprecating laugh and shook her head, saying, "It's not that I feel sorry for you, it's just that I feel a little sad."

"A person can lose everything if they make one wrong move."

If Zhou Yaoguang hadn't gotten involved with Xie Jiaoyue in search of thrills, why would he have been forced to marry her?

Where would they go to experience these things?

Xie Zheng summarized a truth: "Scumbags will get their comeuppance."

"Correct!"

"Come on, let's have a toast." Li Xi picked up her glass and stood up. She said, "This first toast is to wish everyone a prosperous new year!"

"cheers!"

"Second toast, wishing 'Seven Days of Nightmare' a huge box office success!"

"it is good!"

With the third toast, Li Xi raised his glass to Zhou Zui and said with a smile, "This third toast is to our Director Zhou. Gold always shines. I wish Director Zhou a successful year and that his injustice will be redressed!"

Zhou Zui's eyes welled up with tears. He raised his glass and gently clinked it against Li Xi's. "Thank you!"

With the fourth glass, Li Xi raised it to Xie Zheng, "The fourth glass is to our big star, wishing Sister Zheng a new life and a happy marriage!"

Xie Zheng smiled and said, "Just wish me a fresh start, and as for our marriage, let fate decide."

"it is good."

After drinking four glasses of wine in a row, Li Xi's face was already a little flushed, but she could still hold on.

With the fifth glass, Li Xi toasted Xie Jian, "Wishing our beautiful Xie Jian a confident, radiant, and sunny new year!"

Xie Jian's gaze shifted slightly, and tears welled up in her eyes.

She wasn't a big drinker, but she poured herself a glass of red wine and toasted with Li Xi, saying, "Li Xi, thank you for what happened with Xie Jiaoyue."

She had heard from her sister about how Li Xi had helped her deal with Xie Jiaoyue's threats.

Li Xi chuckled and said, "It's only right for girls to help each other."

Li Xi toasted Lin Qiu again, "Sister Qiu, come, let me toast you, wishing you..." Li Xi racked her brains for a long time before finally saying, "May you find a partner soon!"

Lin Qiu was embarrassed, and everyone at the table burst into laughter, even Gu Huaizhou had a slight smile on his lips.

After Li Xi finished toasting Lin Qiu, Xue Ni quickly raised her own glass to clink glasses with Li Xi, saying, "Xi Xi, this glass is for you."

"I wish Xixi all the best after her hardships, and that the new year brings her happiness in love and success in her career!"

The phrase "after hardship comes happiness" almost brought tears to Li Xi's eyes.

"Okay. I also wish my little Xue Ni will soon become the most famous makeup artist in the entertainment industry, and then find a handsome young man to warm her bed!"

Xue Ni blushed and said, "I want a guy with six-pack abs and a shark line."

"Okay, it definitely will!"

After finishing her drinks with her best friend, Li Xi finally looked down at Gu Huaizhou.

Gu Huaizhou was also looking at him.

She was standing, while Gu Huaizhou was sitting.

The man looked up at Li Xi, his dark eyes sparkling in the light of the private room. Li Xi was slightly tipsy, and she seemed to see two sparkling black gems.

The atmosphere suddenly became ambiguous and flirtatious. Everyone held their breath and stared at the two of them with wide, dog-like eyes.

Li Xi was already somewhat drunk, but his mind was still very clear.

She picked up the wine bottle and poured wine for herself and Gu Huaizhou respectively. "Gu Huaizhou, now it's time to toast you."

Gu Huaizhou picked up his glass and asked Li Xi with great interest, "What does Xi Xi want to wish me well?"

Li Xi swayed slightly, but Gu Huaizhou quickly supported her waist and pressed her down to sit on the chair next to him.

Li Xi shook her head, trying to make her vision clearer.

She held a wine glass in her left hand and placed her right index finger on Gu Huaizhou's brow.

First, she lightly touched Gu Huaizhou's forehead, then his nose, lips, and chin, and finally touched his chest.

Li Xi suddenly touched Gu Huaizhou's glass with her own and said, "I wish Gu Huaizhou all the best."

Gu Huaizhou pressed the soft hand above his chest and coaxed Li Xi gently, "How about we change the blessing?"

Li Xi: "...What kind of blessing do you want?"

Gu Huaizhou whispered in her ear, "I want to hear you say: I wish Gu Huaizhou will always belong to Li Xi."

Li Xi chuckled, "Then I wish Gu Huaizhou will always belong to Li Xi!"

"That's what you said."

Gu Huaizhou downed the glass of wine in one gulp, gripped Li Xi's fingers tightly, and solemnly declared, "I accept your blessing."

"From this day forward, Gu Huaizhou will forever belong to Li Xi."

Li Xi hummed in response, then collapsed dizzily into Gu Huaizhou's arms.

Zhou Zui and Xie Zheng simply couldn't bear to watch.

Lin Qiu was a little envious. "It's so sweet. I want to taste the bitterness of love too."