Gu Susu finally felt less nervous and watched the subsequent award ceremony with relative ease.
When the awards concluded, she expected to leave, but there was a celebratory banquet.
Yang Sijie noticed she was both tired and hungry, and starting to falter.
At the banquet, he led her directly to a corner with various small pastries. "Rest here for a bit and have something to eat," he said. "Award winners will also have exclusive interviews."
Gu Susu clasped her hands together and bowed to him. "As for the interview, could you help me decline it?"
Yang Sijie chuckled and nodded. Gu Susu finally breathed a sigh of relief, leaned against the corner, and began to eat her favorite pastries.
However, Yang Sijie was called away. Gu Susu saw that he seemed to have encountered acquaintances from the business world and couldn't accompany her for the moment, so he went to attend to his own matters.
Gu Susu found it quite normal, but she hadn't expected Yang Sijie to be not only a wealthy man but also a figure to be admired.
After eating the pastries, Gu Susu found herself some drinks. Seeing the colorful beverages laid out on the European-style table, she tried a cup of almost every color. Some tasted sweet, others sour.
Looking at the empty cups after she finished, she felt a bit lightheaded and only then realized these weren't drinks, but specially mixed cocktails.
Oh dear, she didn't want to become a drunkard at such an event. If she got truly drunk, how embarrassing it would be for Yang Sijie.
She immediately avoided everyone and went to the restroom. Standing before the sink, she told herself, "These cocktails shouldn't be that intoxicating. Gu Susu will be fine. I absolutely cannot let myself lose consciousness."
After muttering to herself, she lowered her head and desperately splashed cold water on her face to stay awake.
After washing her face, she casually grabbed a tissue from the counter to dry herself. Just then, she heard someone nearby say, "Look who it is, the most promising designer. How laughable."
This person was clearly mocking her.
She quickly dried her face and looked at the person beside her. Fate truly brought enemies together; who else could it be but Shu Yan?
Shu Yan stood with her arms crossed, a playful smirk on her face as she stared at Gu Susu. "It's quite surprising to see you at an event like this. You change men quite quickly. What about that intern police officer from before? How did you manage to hook up with someone like Mr. Yang? He's a top-tier tycoon with immense wealth. He's dated more women than you've worn shoes. Let's see when he gets tired of you and casts you aside."
Gu Susu smiled faintly and said, "Thank you for the reminder, but my affairs are none of your business."
Shu Yan stopped looking at her and turned on the faucet to wash her hands. "Indeed. As long as you don't cling to our Tianyi, who I hook up with is none of my concern. You're just a high-class prostitute. If I had known, I wouldn't have complained about that young police officer. It's such a shame to have driven away such a fine young man."
After speaking, she didn't bother to dry her hands with a tissue. Instead, she vigorously shook the water droplets from her hands, splashing them onto Gu Susu's dress and face.
Gu Susu's breath hitched. So Shu Yan had complained about Su Kangxi. No wonder Su Kangxi hadn't passed his internship and had resentfully said, "How could you do this, casually ruining someone's future!"
"Oh, you're heartbroken now? It seems you quite like that young police officer." Shu Yan tidied her hair in the mirror and began reapplying her makeup. "Now that you've attached yourself to a rich man, finding another promising job for that police officer should be very simple. Just try a little harder in bed. I wonder if Qin Tianyi would find it particularly disgusting if he knew about your depravity?"
Gu Susu's gaze at Shu Yan was like a sharp blade. She said sternly, "How dare you! Qin Tianyi is still recovering. Your careless words will only affect his recovery! You are his fiancée, don't you want him to get better soon?"
Shu Yan was taken aback by Gu Susu's glare, surprised that this woman could be so fierce. She said indifferently, "Our affairs have nothing to do with you. If he can fully recover, let him. If he can't fully recover and has to spend his life in a wheelchair, that wouldn't be bad either. At least he'll belong to me completely, and I won't have to worry about him flying away."
"What do you mean, you want to confine him?" Gu Susu's heart skipped a beat, and she stared at Shu Yan with a pale face.
Shu Yan said with amusement, "You don't need to look at me like that. I will get whatever I want, and no one can stop me!"
Gu Susu, unable to bear it any longer, raised her hand and slapped Shu Yan. At that moment, two actresses entered the restroom and happened to witness Gu Susu hitting someone, exclaiming in shock.
Shu Yan was stunned by the blow. No one had ever dared to hit her since she was a child. This woman actually... actually dared to hit her.
"Qin Tianyi is a person, not some object! He's the most proud man in this world, not something you can claim!" Gu Susu roared fiercely.
Shu Yan recovered and, furious, lunged to slap her back.
Gu Susu, prepared, blocked her with both hands and shoved her away.
Shu Yan lost her balance and stumbled backward. As she fell, she instinctively reached for the sink, but still managed to hit her forehead on the faucet. Her forehead immediately broke the skin, and blood began to flow.
The two actresses who had come to the restroom to touch up their makeup screamed in terror, "She's injured! There's blood!"
"Call the police! Call security!"
Gu Susu glared at the two actresses. "What are you shouting about? Don't you have eyes? She tripped and hit her own forehead!"
The two actresses were too frightened to speak, finding the woman before them too formidable and unsure of her background.
Shu Yan clutched her forehead, saw her own bleeding, and lunged at Gu Susu like a madwoman. Just then, security guards, alerted by the commotion, rushed in.
Gu Susu, using the entering security guards as cover, deftly dodged Shu Yan and exited the restroom.
Shu Yan, unable to stop herself, swung her retaliatory fist and hit a security guard. The guards here were trained professionals and immediately grabbed Shu Yan's arm, pinning her down. "Were you the one hitting someone?"
"How dare you grab me! The one who hit me just left!" she roared, unable to move with the guards holding her. "Do you know who I am? My father is Shu Zhongze!"
Upon hearing she was Shu Zhongze's daughter, the security guard immediately released her and apologized. "Miss Shu, are you alright? I'm sorry, I didn't know it was you."
Shu Yan unleashed all her fury on the security guard, slapping him hard and hysterically shouting, "Hurry up and catch that woman! Call the police, call the police! Look how she injured me!"
The security guard, intimidated, dared not provoke her further and quickly said, "I'll go right away, right away."
After exiting the restroom, Gu Susu bumped into Yang Sijie, who had come to see what had happened.
She looked up at Yang Sijie and said, "I should go. If you still have things to do, you don't need to come with me. I'll take a taxi back myself."
Yang Sijie grabbed her arm. Seeing her flushed cheeks and flustered expression, he asked, "What happened just now? What's wrong?"