Clinging to Devoted Fiancé, Heiress Slays the World!-Chapter 800: Nearly Reduced to a Supporting Role for the Other Side
Gu Moqian’s eyes darkened for a moment; he did not answer immediately.
"Actually, I know it must have been Ji Shanshan trying to stir things up. How could you possibly have anything to hide from me?" Seeing his silence, Ji Wei deliberately pretended to smile lightly. "I won’t believe it."
Gu Moqian’s heart was struck hard by her smile, a nameless pain causing him to tremble all over.
At this moment, his thoughts were churning. Looking into the woman’s bright and clear eyes, he made up his mind to lay everything he had been hiding bare.
The man’s expression turned serious. After a moment of silence, Gu Moqian suddenly spoke: "Weiwei, actually, I have something—"
She quietly waited for him to continue, but just then, the car suddenly made a sharp turn, and their bodies jolted violently.
Ji Wei lost her balance and fell directly into Gu Moqian’s arms.
"Mr. Gu, I’m sorry. Just now, a pet dog suddenly ran into the road, and it startled you both," the driver, Old Xu, apologized to them.
"It’s okay."
Gu Moqian responded calmly, reaching out to steady Ji Wei.
Ji Wei continued to look at him, hoping he would resume what he had just been saying. Gu Moqian’s Adam’s apple moved uneasily, and just as his lips parted slightly, the phone in Ji Wei’s bag suddenly rang.
She took it out and saw it was Old Madam Ji calling.
Ji Wei had no choice but to answer. She glanced at Gu Moqian before pressing the call button.
"Grandma, are you looking for me?"
Old Madam Ji’s voice came through, anxious: "Wei girl, do you know where Shanshan went? She hasn’t come home all night and won’t answer her phone. The servants said she went out last night to attend your birthday party, but none of us saw her at the banquet. Where on earth did that girl go? Other than the Ji Family, she has nowhere else to turn. It’s so worrying..."
"Grandma, don’t worry first. Let me ask around for you, okay? As soon as I hear anything, I’ll call you."
Ji Wei knew her grandmother was sentimental due to her old age. In her eyes, Ji Shanshan was a sweet, affectionate granddaughter, but she hadn’t realized the dark side of her personality.
Ji Wei couldn’t bear to shatter her grandmother’s beautiful image.
"Alright, alright, then I won’t hold you up..."
With Ji Wei’s reassurance, Old Madam Ji felt slightly relieved and hung up the phone.
Ji Wei put her phone back in her bag and turned to Gu Moqian. "Did you see Ji Shanshan last night? Grandma said she might have come to the birthday party, but no one saw her."
Gu Moqian’s gaze shifted slightly, but he answered calmly: "No."
"Then it must be Ji Shanshan lying. She’s probably hanging out with those shady friends of hers. She knows Grandma would worry, but she still won’t answer her phone. Really inconsiderate."
Gu Moqian appeared unmoved.
Ji Shanshan was most likely with William.
After last night’s lesson, that woman should have learned to behave herself more.
Since the earlier conversation had been interrupted twice, Gu Moqian didn’t bring it up again, and Ji Wei didn’t want to push him to respond. Two days later, early in the morning, Xia Duoduo called.
"Little Wei, I’m heading back to Rongcheng for a job. Are you free this afternoon to meet up? I have a gift for you." On Ji Wei’s birthday, Xia Duoduo had missed the celebration because she was filming, so she wanted to use this brief return as an opportunity to make up for it and give her birthday gift.
Ji Wei agreed.
Thanks to the popularity of her last television drama, Xia Duoduo’s company had arranged a mall appearance for her.
At two in the afternoon, Ji Wei arrived early at the bustling shopping center. She saw Xia Duoduo at the first-floor makeup counter, participating in a brand event.
She was there with another female celebrity.
The other was Lu Shasha, a second-tier actress with greater fame. Most of the reporters present focused their attention and questions on her, while Xia Duoduo was almost relegated to a mere supporting role.
