This Gu Qingqing wore a pair of ordinary black-framed glasses. Her long, straight black hair was tied into a ponytail.
She didn't wear makeup. At first glance, she seemed somewhat unremarkable, like a girl next door.
However, upon closer inspection of her delicate features, one could still see that she was a pretty girl with great potential.
Even in such a plain dress, she exuded a hint of innocence and loveliness.
In this extravagant noble banquet, she still attracted the attention of many.
At this moment, Gu Qingqing, who sipped her wine delicately, seemed quite uncomfortable at this kind of banquet.
This simple appearance would definitely not make anyone think that she would later be able to sit in the position of prime minister of Dragon Country.
But Zhang Mu knew underneath Gu Qingqing's tender and pure appearance hid a frighteningly huge amount of scheming and cunning.
Take, for example, the matter of today's banquet. In the original novel, Zhang Mu, this playboy, took a fancy to Gu Qingqing and wanted to support her against Zhang Mu.
Every seemingly accidental encounter from start to finish was actually carefully planned by Gu Qingqing.
Almost every step was within her calculation. Zhang Mu, who knew all this well, wasn't surprised at all by Gu Qingqing's future rise to the top of the Dragon Country's power.
Knowing all this, Zhang Mu wasn't in a hurry to go over.
He calmly held a glass of red wine, watching the scene as if it were a show.
Just like that, he quietly waited for the beginning of the drama.
Soon after, a man walked toward Gu Qingqing at the banquet. Obviously, he couldn't help but want to pick this flower that looked green, tender but also sweet, and delicious.
Zhang Mu stared expressionlessly. The nobleman named Li Wu, just like in the original novel, came to the side of the pure and lovely Gu Qingqing.
Under the guise of toasting, he wanted to strike up a conversation with Gu Qingqing.
However, faced with the politeness of this nobleman, Gu Qingqing only returned a polite smile.
"I'm sorry."
Then she refused the man's request. Li Wu looked a little disappointed and prepared to leave.
Originally, it should have ended here.
But at this time, a fat woman who seemed to be Li Wu's wife appeared.
She angrily approached Gu Qingqing, pointed at Gu Qingqing's face, and yelled, "It's you, you little b_itch, trying to seduce my husband?!" "No, madam, I just answered a few questions." Gu Qingqing smiled politely.
Li Wu beside her also persuaded, "Hai Mei, you've misunderstood. Don't make a scene. This is the Zhang family..."
But Zhang Haimei, who was used to being domineering, would she care about the words of her pathetic husband?
She continued to accuse Gu Qingqing, "You little b_itch, you still want to argue? At such a young age, you've learned to seduce other people's husbands. How shameless and despicable you are!"
Faced with the aggressive Zhang Haimei, Gu Qingqing remained calm.
With a hint of helplessness in her smile, she said, "You've misunderstood."
But Zhang Haimei wouldn't let it go. She continued to abuse Gu Qingqing loudly. "You shameless b_itch, trying to seduce my husband!"
"You despicable thing!"
"You act like you're a good person, but you're just a b_itch!"
"You've read so many books, but what's the use? No matter how high your education, you're still a lowly commoner?"
"Commoners will always be commoners, yet you still want to climb up by seducing men!"
"Disgusting! Shame on you!"
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-To be continued!
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Translated & Edited by:
-Tinyvillain
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Translated & Edited by:
-Tinyvillain