Chapter 134 — Hands Off My Sister’s Man!

"Did I tell you to come in? Hmm? Is something wrong with your eyes, or did you not see that I was on the phone just now?"

Mu Ran's voice dropped sharply, her eyes filled with displeasure.

"So you're Li Gang. Are you feeling quite proud of yourself?"

The woman's words were laced with aggression and biting sarcasm. Did having a little bit of petty cash give her the right to throw her weight around at SY and disregard the boss?

"President Mu, look at how you're putting it. I am, after all, a shareholder of SY, you..."

Li Gang was dressed in a black woman's suit, wearing high heels and feigning an air of confidence, but the way she gripped her handbag tightly betrayed her resentment and apprehension.

Li Gang had originally disdained buying shares in SY. However, many of her friends had urged her that if she had the opportunity and the capital, she should seize the chance to purchase shares, as SY's strength—both now and in the future—could not be underestimated.

"And what of it? Should I have sent a sedan chair to carry you into SY?"

Mu Ran gave a cold scoff and tossed the fountain pen in her hand aside. The sharp sound startled the Li sisters, causing them to tense up involuntarily.

"Get out and knock again." Mu Ran's command carried an indisputable authority.

A second later, a shrill voice rang out: "What did you say? Get out?"

Li Gang could not believe it. She had always assumed that since Mu Ran was young and merely a C-list celebrity who had climbed the ladder by latching onto Gu Beicheng, she must be weak-willed and easy to push around, like a soft persimmon. But in reality, the woman before her was completely different from what she had imagined.

"President Mu! You!"

Li Sancai stood up, marched indignantly over to her sister Li Gang, took her by the arm, and shouted with a flushed face, standing up for her sister: "President Mu, my sister is a shareholder of SY. You may not care about your reputation, but she certainly cares about hers!"

"I don't care about my reputation?"

Mu Ran's eyes narrowed slightly as she slowly stood up. She understood exactly what Li Sancai was implying—a veiled insult suggesting that she was "two-timing."

"I don't want to repeat myself a second time. Li Gang, take her and get out."

Mu Ran radiated a fierce aura, her cold gaze sweeping over those two unremarkable yet arrogant faces. "Do you need me to call security?"

"You!"

Li Gang grabbed Li Sancai’s arm, pulled her sister behind her, and then lifted her chin, staring defiantly at Mu Ran, who stood a head taller than her. At this moment, no matter how much resentment or rage the Li sisters felt, they could not suppress the impatience, and even the murderous intent, radiating from Mu Ran.

"Let's go, Sancai."

Li Gang dragged her unwilling, red-eyed sister out of the office.

A moment later, a knock sounded at the door.

Gu Beicheng heard the noise, turned to glance at the tightly closed door, and then looked at Mu Ran, who was leaning leisurely against her desk, playing with her phone. He curled his lips into a faint smile, his thin lips parting slightly as he spoke in a somewhat raspy voice: "Seen the photos on Weibo?"

The man's implication was to ask if Mu Ran had seen those speculative photos of her at the airport—the ones showing Gu Yan carrying her.

Mu Ran put down her phone, cast a cold glance at the door where the knocking continued, and lazily shifted her gaze to meet the man's eyes.

She caught the tremor in the man's pupils and the caution in his words. "I saw them. He's not as good-looking as you."

Mu Ran was serious. At first glance, the Gu Yan in the photos looked full of evil intent. At a second glance, Mu Ran couldn't bear to look; that man's face was deathly pale, as if he had been practicing some dark art. Her heart felt an involuntary aversion to the man in the photo who was holding her so intimately. Yet, a voice in her mind kept telling her that the man in the photo was the one she loved. But... her taste wasn't that bad, was it!

"Gu Beicheng, I suspect I've been hypnotized, or perhaps I've been cursed with some kind of dark magic."

The woman's calm tone carried a bombshell of a statement. Mu Ran blurted out the doubts in her heart; she trusted this man, because from the inside out, she felt a burning desire to be close to him.

Gu Beicheng remained silent, his eyes rippling with restraint. His thin lips trembled slightly, opening slowly, but in the end, he didn't say a word. He walked over to Mu Ran, his tall, secure frame enveloping her soft, fragrant body. He stretched his arms forward, placing them on either side of her.

Gu Beicheng held the small woman close, breathing out that mature yet clear scent. "Darling, don't overthink it. Right now, do whatever you want. Follow your heart. Don't listen to that voice in your head, okay?"

Mu Ran, who had been suffering from a splitting headache due to the man's proximity, felt her tense nerves slowly relax as she caught his scent. She nodded, her eyes unfocused. "Okay."

Her voice was soft and sweet, completely unlike the cold, distant tone she had used while handling work earlier.

Gu Beicheng tilted his head and planted a kiss on her fair, full cheek.

"Good girl."

The man lifted his head with a look of satiation, his eyes overflowing with satisfaction and indulgence. His boundless, dark eyes seemed to speak for themselves, telling Mu Ran: Gu Beicheng is very happy right now.

"Knock, knock, knock—"

The knocking grew louder, clearly fueled by resentment.

"Come in."

The office door was flung open violently. Li Gang dragged Li Sancai into the office with long strides. Upon seeing Mu Ran and Gu Beicheng pressed tightly together, both sisters simultaneously revealed looks of jealousy and hatred.

Mu Ran was just a cheap woman who relied on men—a slut who had slept her way to the top!

By now, the commotion in Mu Ran's office had spread outside. Many curious employees were peeking in, eager to gossip about who had the audacity to be so arrogant toward Mu Ran, the boss of SY.

"Close the door."

Mu Ran pulled her small hand from the man's grip, turned, swayed her slender waist, and sat down in her office chair. Seeing Mu Ran's sexy, enchanting figure, Li Gang gritted her teeth; the words "envy, jealousy, and hatred" were practically etched onto her face.

The room fell into a stalemate. Li Gang glared at Mu Ran, grinding her back teeth; Li Sancai’s gaze remained locked on Gu Beicheng, while Mu Ran stared at the wide-open door.

"Sancai, go close the door."

Noticing her sister's burning gaze fixed on Gu Beicheng, Li Gang's expression grew even darker and more ashen. She whispered a command for her to close the door.

Li Sancai's small eyes darted around. Unable to defy Li Gang, she puffed out her cheeks and went to close the door. Li Sancai performed another "clumsy imitation," copying Mu Ran's movements, swaying her hips and clicking her high heels as she walked toward the door.

"Click—"

The next second, Li Sancai suddenly collapsed to the floor. She clutched her ankle with both hands, tears streaming down her face, and began to sob softly.

"Wuwuwu, sister, my foot... President Gu, I can't stand up..."

Mu Ran stared at Li Sancai's slit skirt, a playful glint flashing in her eyes as her lips curled into a look of pure mockery. She turned her gaze to meet Li Gang's eyes, her slightly narrowed fox-like eyes seemingly saying: Look, what a pathetic trick.

Li Gang was a smart woman; she understood the meaning in Mu Ran's eyes and also perceived her sister's little schemes.

"Stand up, Sancai! Don't make a fool of yourself here!"

Li Gang hissed at the woman in front of the door, who looked as if she were about to lift her skirt up to her stomach. Veins bulged on Li Gang's forehead, her eyes filled with impatience and humiliation.

However, Li Sancai on the floor didn't even look at her sister. Instead, she looked at Gu Beicheng with a pathetic, teary-eyed expression, clearly wanting the man to pick her up.

Li Gang took a deep breath, confirming her suspicions. So, her sister Li Sancai also had designs on Gu Beicheng. Well, too bad—the man her sister had her eye on was off-limits!

"Are you calling me?"

The man, who had been silent the whole time, lifted his head. His cold, thin lips curled into a slight arc, but his inscrutable eyes held no warmth at all. Gu Beicheng, one hand in his pocket, walked toward the woman on the floor with long, languid, and relaxed strides.

Li Sancai lit up, her eyes gleaming as she tilted her head back to look at the long, straight legs approaching her.

"Yes! President Gu! My foot hurts so much."

Li Sancai carried her shamelessness to the end. She extended her leg, letting the man see her red, swollen ankle, attempting to make him feel sorry for her and scoop her up.

"You want me to pick you up?"

Gu Beicheng's voice was slow and drawn out, yet it carried a sinister, eerie undertone.

Li Sancai, however, was completely immersed in the joy of being spoken to and cared for by the man; she didn't sense that anything was wrong. She shot a provocative glance at Mu Ran with her gleaming eyes, then turned back to gaze pitifully up at the man's perfectly chiseled face.

"I... President Gu..."

The man was already standing right in front of her!

"Sancai! Stand up!"

Li Gang was so embarrassed she was furious; she wanted nothing more than to drag Li Sancai, who was sitting on the floor pretending to be pitiful, out of the room and slap her twice. Was this really her weak, obedient sister?

"President Gu..."

Li Sancai didn't care about Li Gang's warnings at all. She was absolutely certain that the man before her, Gu Beicheng, the great CEO of the Chengxing Group, was interested in her! In her mind, she was already imagining the warmth of his embrace once he picked her up.

Suddenly, "Ah—"

A sharp, ear-piercing scream of pain rang out.