They had been talking behind someone's back... and, worse still, she had heard them.
No matter how they looked at it, it was awkward.
But everyone coughed and instantly composed themselves.
"We were just telling the truth. Everyone already knows about this, so it hardly counts as gossiping behind your back," someone said boldly to Gu Luosheng's face.
Gu Luosheng lowered her eyes slightly, considered it for a moment, then said casually, "Yes, yes, everyone has freedom of speech. You're welcome to say whatever you like behind my back. But that means it should also be fine if I quietly use a little financial influence to make sure you can't survive in this industry, right?"
The speaker went pale, startled.
Gu Luosheng still looked perfectly harmless. "Can't help it. I've got connections to spare in this industry. Taking you people down would be as easy as squashing an ant."
That was where Gu Luosheng's confidence came from.
At first, she had relied purely on her brains.
Now, she could rely entirely on her backers.
"Don't listen to her bluffing. Without Young Master Ye, she has nothing. What connections could she possibly have?" Once the woman had collected herself, she caught on and grew even more confident.
Gu Luosheng clicked her tongue.
Sometimes... she simply found it absurd.
How could humans, supposedly such advanced creatures, be this ridiculously stupid?
"Even a creature with a half-evolved cerebellum would be smarter than you," Gu Luosheng said unhurriedly.
The woman: ????
Holy crap, that's a next-level insult.
She had often seen Gu Luosheng roast people online. Now... hearing it in person hit differently.
"All right, check your phone," Gu Luosheng said leisurely, her lashes fluttering slightly.
At that, the woman instinctively glanced at her phone.
She discovered... her company had already sent her a