Gu Ruoyan pressed her lips together, wanting to say something but leaving it unsaid.
Chu Ge really did hold a grudge.
"Jobless bum" was what she had called him on their blind date. It must have stung him quite badly then... and now he had finally thrown it back at her, like returning a slap in the face.
Those words made the contrast between her retreat and his boldness painfully clear.
She had to admit that this time, the jobless bum had overshadowed every well-dressed guest in the room.
Everyone had something to worry about, but he really did not. As a webnovelist, he only needed to answer to his readers, not flatter bureaucrats. Even setting aside his parents' identities, even if they were just two people working year-round in the Capital, local bureaucrats would have a hard time using them against him.
So he acted without reservations, seeking only an unburdened mind.
But was this merely a question of reservations? This was chivalry.
For the first time, Gu Ruoyan felt a little regret over her original choice. This man was outstanding.
What a pity.
Chu Ge was still showing the secretary-general that he had nothing to lose. "Are you going to call the police and charge me with picking quarrels and provoking trouble, Your Excellency? Go on, take a look at the handprint on that girl's face. I think you ought to charge this white guy first. You have to be fair, after all. Otherwise, after I spend a few days locked up and get out, I might write a few posts on Weibo. Once you get caught up in a public controversy, even if you can suppress it, it probably won't do your career much good... oh, right, I have six hundred thousand followers on Weibo."
The secretary-general