"What? Do you know another Director Tai besides me?" Director Tai gave Gu Luoxi a sidelong glance and asked casually.
"Yes, he..." Gu Luoxi stopped halfway through, suddenly realizing something. Shock filled her eyes. "You... really are Director Tai?"
Taita snorted. "Think whatever you want. If you think I am, then I am. If you think I'm not, then I'm not."
Now Taita was getting huffy too.
The hope in Gu Luoxi's eyes shattered instantly.
If the man before her weren't Taita, he couldn't possibly have been here.
That left only one possibility...
The man at home wasn't a director at all!
How could this happen?
I've been sucking up to him all this time. What does that make all of it? A fortune-telling session?
"I'm sorry, Director Tai. This was my fault. I may have been scammed before. Please don't hold it against me." Once Gu Luoxi had sorted out her thoughts, she hurried to apologize.
Whatever that whole mess was, she had to deal with the man in front of her first.
Taita gave a derisive laugh. "What? You made a mistake, and I'm supposed to bear the consequences? You nearly damaged my reputation just now, you know that? I'm not letting this slide."
Gu Luoxi's eyes shifted, and she spoke in a soft, sugary voice. "Then... Director Tai, how about I personally treat you tonight to apologize?"
Director Tai shuddered and darted a full ten meters away. "Good grief, are you trying to sleep with me? Could you make it any more obvious? Cut out those shady ideas. I do have standards."
Director Tai's voice was loud, and everyone in the livestream heard him immediately.
-Director Tai, I never knew you were so upright.
-Holy crap, Gu Luoxi, you really are disgusting. You're being so blatant about