The little rose is so sweet and alluring, even the aloof CEO can't resist!

Liang Liangwei was taken aback: "Left the crew?"

Gu Yan nodded, shook the strainer, and seeing that the beef was almost done, scooped it out and put it in Gu Cheng's bowl, then added more beef in.

"Because of what happened online, she may have been greatly affected. Several major endorsements have been canceled, and she has to withdraw from the projects she has agreed to take, including the one she is currently filming. Director Yang is already looking for a new actress and has decided that all her scenes will be reshot."

This was something Liang Liangwei hadn't expected. She thought that once the diamond issue was over, things would be more or less settled. After a while, once the phoenix head incident was over, she would still be her stylist, and Le Peier would still be her female artist, with no further involvement from each other.

Unexpectedly, there will be further developments regarding Lepeier.

"Has she been... blacklisted? She's been sidelined?"

Gu Yan: "They're all pretty much the same. It depends on the situation in the future. If they can't come out for three to five years, then they'll be banned."

You can't exactly tell people she's been blacklisted, but with so many collaborations terminated at the same time, she definitely won't be able to recover in the short term.

What a waste of such a huge following; her management company must be furious!

Gu Cheng asked, "Brother, you said you took leave from the film set to come back, but could it be that... the director gave you guys a break because there's no female lead?"

Gu Yan smiled and said, "You could say that, but there are still other actors filming scenes. It's just that I have some scenes with the female lead, but now that the female lead is gone and the director isn't here, I can't film my other scenes, so they just let me go."

Gu Cheng: "So comfortable~"

Gu Yan glanced at her: "You need to work hard too. You're only putting in the effort for three days and then working on it for two. When will your acting skills improve?"

Gu Cheng chuckled and said, "I'm not important. I take on roles mainly to finish them. Even if I really can't get any roles and lose my job, I can just be your assistant. You wouldn't just watch me starve to death."

Gu Yan said helplessly, "You... Miss Liang is here, can't you be a little more dignified?"

He looked at Liang Liangwei and smiled, "I'm sorry to have made you laugh, Miss Liang."

Liang Liangwei laughed, "Gu Cheng does need to feel a bit of a crisis. Actually, your acting is quite good. My friends have watched several of your TV dramas and they all say your acting is solid. If you're not enthusiastic about acting, you'll be letting down your fans!"

Gu Cheng: "Really? Don't tease me."

Liang Liangwei: "Don't you have confidence in your acting skills?"

Gu Cheng said proudly, "That's true. More than one teacher in the industry has praised my acting skills."

Liang Liangwei: "So you should work harder to get roles, just like your brother~"

Gu Cheng nodded repeatedly: "You're right, I have to work hard."

Gu Yan: "Yeah, you wouldn't listen to your brother, but Miss Liang's two sentences inspired you."

Gu Cheng grinned: "That's why we're best friends~"

Gu Yan smiled and shook his head, glanced at Liang Liangwei, and put the beef from the strainer into her bowl.

Liang Liangwei quickly said, "Thank you, Teacher Gu."

Gu Yan: "Don't call me Teacher Gu when we meet in private. It's like you're my student. I haven't taught you anything. Just call me Gu Yan like you call Chengcheng."

Liang Liangwei: "I can't bring myself to call you that. It just sounds more natural to say 'Teacher Gu.' Even if we're not teacher and student, it still shows respect for Teacher Gu. Otherwise, if I get used to calling you by your name next time we have a chance to work together, people will think I'm trying to get close to you."

Gu Yan paused, then glanced at her again.

The girl didn't look at him, but smiled calmly, genuinely conveying what she meant, while also... keeping her distance.

He felt a pang of bitterness in his heart. Although he knew they should keep their distance as ordinary friends, he just felt unwilling to accept it.

He paused for a moment before smiling and replying, "That's fine too."

Gu Cheng was oblivious to their strange behavior and continued eating the beef her brother had cooked for her.

Thinking of something, he looked up at Liang Liangwei and asked with great interest, "By the way, Weiwei, do you know the CEO of Bosch Group? Or do you know anyone in Bosch Group?"

Liang Liangwei nodded: "Yes, I know him."

Gu Cheng blinked: "Who do you know?"

Liang Liangwei smiled: "The CEO of Bosch, huh?"

Gu Cheng's eyes widened: "You really know them?"

Gu Yan also looked over.

Liang Liangwei: "I really know him."

Gu Cheng: "So, did Bosch's official Weibo account post that message for you?"

Liang Liangwei tucked a strand of hair from her forehead and said, "Not entirely. It just so happens that the diamond necklace that Le Peier mentioned was actually the one he had previously bid on. So, for his own sake, he had to come forward and clarify the situation regarding the diamond. Otherwise, wouldn't Le Peier have used the diamond topic to create hype?"

She paused and then said, "Moreover, this matter is indeed related to me. If he doesn't come forward to clarify, I will have to pay more than 50 million yuan in compensation. So, he's actually helping me out."

Gu Cheng: "Are you two that close? Close enough that he'd go to such lengths for you?"

Liang Liangwei didn't actually intend to make her relationship with Yan Zhixu public knowledge. Although she didn't mind going public, it wasn't in this way.

He chuckled and said, "So, it's always good to know more people, right? He's doing it for himself, and also helping me out, doing me a favor, right?"

Gu Cheng nodded knowingly: "I understand. It's the same principle as how I know my brother. He would help me if I got into trouble."

Liang Liangwei nodded in agreement: "Yes, that's exactly the point."

That's not the case at all.

Gu Yan looked at Liang Liangwei with a meaningful expression.

Although he wasn't familiar with the CEO of Bosch, he had seen plenty of capitalists. Businessmen are profit-driven; who would help a complete stranger for no reason, especially if it wouldn't benefit them?

He recalled the rumors circulating online. Although they were just jokes among netizens, there was always a mix of truth and falsehood in them.

Netizens speculated that the Bosch CEO and his stylist might be together, and that they were a very sweet couple. The CEO, who deeply loved his stylist, naturally stood up for his girlfriend when she was wronged, which is why the rumor arose that he "torn apart the white lotus and exposed the truth, even blacklisting her in a fit of anger for the sake of his lover."

He strongly suspected that Liang Liangwei's mysterious boyfriend was the CEO of Bosch.

But... she didn't seem to want to say it.

Since she didn't want to talk about it, he decided not to.

After finishing their hot pot meal, the three of them got up, put on their masks, and came out of the private room.

Liang Liangwei said to Gu Cheng, "Thank you for the expense~ My manicure this afternoon is on you~"

Gu Cheng bought the hot pot set meal.

Gu Cheng smiled mysteriously and gestured towards Gu Yan, who was walking ahead, saying, "No need to thank me. My brother paid for it. He bought the package and sent me the QR code."

Liang Liangwei was taken aback and looked at Gu Yan.

Gu Yan turned around and smiled slightly, saying, "How could I possibly come here to freeload off a girl?"

Liang Liangwei chuckled.

That's the truth.

"Thank you, Teacher Gu."

Gu Yan: "You're too kind. You guys continue having fun. I'll be going now."

Liang Liangwei and Gu Cheng walked to the outside of the mall and watched Gu Yan leave before turning around to go back inside.

Suddenly, Liang Liangwei's phone rang.

She took it out and saw it was an unfamiliar number. She assumed it was a new customer referred by an old customer, as this often happened, so she answered the call.

"Hello."

“Miss, I am Wen Jian. I am currently in the parking lot of XX Shopping Mall and have been ordered to take you home.”