My Dear Mr. Gu

Chapter 35: The Most Desirable Bachelor in the Country

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio

Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

The doorbell rang soon after, and Huo Weiwu pulled herself out of bed. When she opened the bedroom door, she saw that Auntie Long had already let Yanzi into the apartment.

Yanzi glanced at Auntie Long and then ran toward Huo Weiwu, her face beaming. She whispered, “Sister Huo, did you hire a housekeeper? Are you loaded now? Did you find a job? Or did you find a boyfriend?”

“She’s my aunt,” Huo Weiwu explained casually. She opened the bedroom door and nodded toward the room. “Let’s talk inside.”

“Sure. This is for you,” said Yanzi as she handed Huo Weiwu a plastic bag.

Huo Weiwu took it and looked inside. “What is this?”

“I was afraid you might be feeling bored at home, so I brought you some novels and tapes that will help you develop a vision for the beautiful romance you want in the future,” said Yanzi with her eyebrows raised.

Huo Weiwu dumped the plastic bag on the bedside table. “Love is precious, but freedom is much more valuable. Such Mary Su plots are more suitable for young girls like you.”

“Sister Huo, do you know who is the most eligible bachelor in the country right now?” asked Yanzi expectantly.

Huo Weiwu took Yanzi’s identity card from her wallet and handed it to the real owner. With waning enthusiasm, she asked, “Who is it? Is it Huo Hua? Or Le Ge?

“Those people are just celebrities—the person I’m talking about is Gu Haoting. Have you ever heard of him? The President gave him an island and raised his status to Governor. The main thing is, he’s very handsome. The last time he appeared on television, only his side profile was revealed, yet that was enough to earn him tens of thousands of fans. How can anyone so handsome exist? He looks like a God who walked right out of the Roman era. Right now, he has more than 20 million fans on social media sites,” said Yanzi, who was obviously in a lovestruck trance.

“Does Gu Haoting have a social media site?” asked Huo Weiwu doubtfully.

She remembered that Gu Haoting had never cared much for such things.

“His fans created an account for him. If he made a Weibo account for himself, I’m sure that he’d attract more than one billion fans. However, I don’t think he has an account—he’s very lowkey and mysterious. I heard that he owns the big multinational company you used to work for, Gu Enterprises. Have you ever encountered him in the company?” asked Yanzi enviously.

“Nope. So what’s up? Did you just come over here to gossip about these things?” Huo Weiwu thrust Yanzi’s identity card into her friend’s hands.

“No, of course not. I’m going to attend a party tomorrow, and I heard that the guest list is filled with the most powerful people in their respective professions and that they’re all coming to look for prospective girlfriends. It’s going to be held at a beachside villa, and it’s an invite-only party—I wanted to invite you to come with me,” said Yanzi as she grabbed Huo Weiwu’s arm.

“My leg is injured, so I really can’t,” Huo Weiwu said immediately.

“Please, Sister Huo, especially since I even lent something as important as my identity card to you. As for this,” said Yanzi as she placed the cash that Huo Weiwu had paid her on the bedside table, “I won’t take a single cent.”

“I’m not interested in the people you’ve mentioned who will be attending the party,” replied Huo Weiwu. She pushed the money back to Yanzi. “You have to take the money. You deserve it.”

“It’s precisely because you’re not interested in those people that I’m asking you to go with me. I have a room, and you can just hang around in there and watch television. I just don’t want to go alone because it’ll be awkward. Since it’s completely within your means, please help me, Sister Huo,” pleaded Yanzi.

“Fine,” said Huo Weiwu.

“In that case, I’ll come and pick you up tomorrow. Don’t forget to dress yourself up, okay? Goodbye!” said Yanzi before she danced back out the door.

Huo Weiwu laid down on the bed. If she hadn’t owed Yanzi for agreeing to lend her an identity card, she wouldn’t have bothered herself with something as frivolous as this party.

As she turned her head, she caught sight of a novel in the plastic bag titled “Lying on the Bed.” Thinking it was a suspense novel, Huo Weiwu took it out to read it.

However, she soon discovered she had badly misjudged the genre.

“He used his…her supple skin, and a series of shudders surged up her body…”

Huo Weiwu’s face flushed, and the door was pushed open.

Gu Haoting entered the room. His footsteps were leisurely as his gaze locked on the book in her hands.