Chapter 258: Chen Yuxi: I’m No Longer Afraid
Chapter 258: Chapter 258: Chen Yuxi: I’m No Longer Afraid
Seeing this, the police skillfully took the man away.
Gu Shengsheng feigned regret. "Mr. Wang Biao really should take better care of his health and practice some self-control at night. He faints so easily. A man like that isn’t fit for marriage."
"To all the young ladies watching, when you’re looking for a boyfriend, please don’t choose someone who’s ugly and frail like him. You’ll regret it for the rest of your life."
She said this directly to the media’s cameras.
Everyone was holding back laughter, desperately thinking of sad things to keep from bursting out laughing on camera.
Gu Shengsheng was just too vicious.
But it was incredibly satisfying to watch.
Then, the director from the Ruishi Cultural Relics Administration Bureau came over.
He looked at Gu Shengsheng guiltily. "Miss Gu, I’m so sorry. You came to our Rui City, only for us to put you in danger."
"We are deeply ashamed about this!"
Gu Shengsheng said, "It’s alright. Rui City is my hometown, too. It’s a wonderful place, as long as it’s not ruined by all these unsavory characters."
The man from the Ruishi Cultural Relics Administration Bureau wanted to say more, but he was cut off by Zhang Zhengyi.
"Shengsheng, come on, hurry! Let’s go see the Sanxingdui Culture artifacts."
Although Zhang Zhengyi didn’t know much about artifacts themselves, he was an expert when it came to researching ancient sites like this.
After all, the Sanxingdui Culture was still a mystery. A man like Zhang Zhengyi had long been eager to study it more.
Since the people in Chuan City wouldn’t let him research, making a new discovery here in Rui City was just as good.
With that, he was about to pull Gu Shengsheng into the cellar.
Gu Shengsheng sighed. "Wait."
"Things out here aren’t finished yet."
The man from the Ruishi Cultural Relics Administration Bureau chimed in. "Yes, we still have much to discuss with Miss Gu. If Miss Gu wouldn’t mind..."
"If it’s not official business, then don’t bother. Shengsheng doesn’t do that whole wining-and-dining thing," Zhang Zhengyi rejected him flatly. "She needs to work even harder to achieve greater heights in academia in the future."
"Alright, you can all go now."
The director of the Rui City Museum was helpless and said nothing more. Many other people wanted to speak with Gu Shengsheng, but unfortunately, Zhang Zhengyi was standing right in front of her.
This famous academic researcher, who had been in the news countless times, had always been a leader in the field of scientific archaeology.
Even Zhao Dehai from the Beijing City Cultural Relics Administration Bureau had to defer to him, and the two were old friends.
How could people like them dare to say anything more!
So, everyone just smiled, wishing they could treat the two of them like revered ancestors.
These officials could only change their tune. "If you two have any needs, please contact our local Cultural Relics Administration Bureau directly."
"This incident has had a terrible impact. Both our bureau and the police will investigate and get you the best possible outcome."
Hearing this, Gu Shengsheng nodded.
Just then, Lu Shijing came forward.
Standing next to Gu Shengsheng, he looked at Zhang Zhengyi with a smile. "Mr. Zhang, may I go with you?"
Zhang Zhengyi was, of course, well aware of the relationship between Lu Shijing and Shengsheng.
This was the kid who’d been so determined to have a marriage agreement with Shengsheng that he would have signed it from beyond the grave. And while he was alive now and quite handsome, the very idea of him rubbed Zhang Zhengyi the wrong way.
He flat-out disliked him.
In his eyes, Gu Shengsheng was a one-of-a-kind talent.
As a result, he had no goodwill whatsoever for Lu Shijing and, in fact, found him irritating.
"Why haven’t you divorced her yet, kid?" The first words out of Zhang Zhengyi’s mouth were blunt and aggressive.
He never cared for social niceties. Besides, he couldn’t let this kid bully Gu Shengsheng.
Then, in a voice only the two of them could hear, he said:
"Don’t think that just because Shengsheng was a substitute bride, she has no one to back her up. I’m backing her up, you hear?"
Lu Shijing nodded. "Don’t worry, Mr. Zhang. I won’t go against Shengsheng’s wishes either."
"Hmph. Don’t think I don’t know you young people. You all talk a good game."
"If you’ve got the guts, then prove it to me with your actions!" With that, he ignored Lu Shijing and walked over to ask Gu Shengsheng about the Sanxingdui Civilization.
Gu Shengsheng found his abrupt change in demeanor amusing.
She said, "So far, we’ve unearthed a golden rod and a human-faced statue from the Sanxingdui Civilization. You’ll see when you go inside, Mr. Zhang."
"As for things between me and Lu Shijing, you don’t need to worry, Professor. We should be able to get divorced pretty much as soon as we get back from Rui City, right?"
She looked at Lu Shijing as she spoke the last part.
Lu Shijing looked up at the sky, pretending not to notice.
To Gu Shengsheng, no answer was as good as a yes.
Zhang Zhengyi was delighted. "Great, great! Once you’re divorced, I’ll introduce you to plenty of other talented young men."
"Let’s go, let’s go! Hurry up and let’s see our artifacts."
At this point, Chen Yuxi tugged on Gu Shengsheng’s sleeve. "Sister Gu, I won’t go with you all. I don’t understand this stuff anyway."
"Okay~" Every time Gu Shengsheng spoke to her, her voice became much gentler. She was like a completely different person compared to how she was with Lu Shijing.
Chen Yuxi said, "My brother and my dad are here. I’ve already contacted them. I just wanted to tell you, regarding those two girls, Ding Hong and Zhang Xiao... I feel like their experiences are quite similar to mine."
"I want to take them to Beijing City and sponsor their education." She spoke very logically now.
It was obvious that this was a huge change from how she used to speak. It was clear that Chen Yuxi had recovered.
Gu Shengsheng looked at her, excited as well. "I haven’t seen you like this in so long, Yu Xi."
"Things will only get better for us from now on. It looks like this experience has truly allowed you to be reborn like a phoenix."
"Mhm." Chen Yuxi didn’t know what to say. That taxi driver... if she hadn’t been brave then, if she had given in to fear, who knows what would have happened...
But she had come through it. She had emerged from the shell she used to hide in. From now on, things would only get better and better.
The sun hadn’t been out for a long time.
But at this moment, the sunlight landed precisely on her face, illuminating it with a gentle glow.
Yu Xi had finally become that bright young woman again. One day, these traumas would slowly cease to bother her.
She herself would also grow stronger and stronger.
Yu Xi left with the two girls. Gu Shengsheng, Lu Shijing, Professor Zhang Zhengyi’s students, and the heads from the various cultural relics administration bureaus followed Gu Shengsheng into the cellar.
After they went inside, Gu Shengsheng said to Zhang Zhengyi, "I’m certain this is from the Sanxingdui Culture. But are you sure you can continue researching it?"
Zhang Zhengyi patted his head and said smugly, "Don’t worry, I’ve already applied for a million in project funding."
"All we have to do is focus on our work."
Gu Shengsheng was astonished. "How on earth did you manage that!"
"It’s hard enough just to get those people to agree, they all have so many concerns. How did you also manage to apply for project funding? Isn’t that making something difficult even harder?"