Chapter 1101 – My Accidental Bride Is a Fashion Circle Queen Novel

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However, it had been a good few days since Ziyan’s roommates saw her, so they started to wonder what was going on. Was Gu Qingli taking advantage of her every night and making it impossible for her to get out of bed?

In the end, they could no longer resist. So, they went to question Gu Qingli after their class finished, “Professor Gu, what’s going on with Ziyan? Why hasn’t she been attending class?”

“I’m afraid she won’t be attending class anymore. She returned to work…”

“But, she never told us that she found a job.”

Gu Qingli revealed a meaningful smile. It seemed, Ziyan had kept an extremely low profile and not told anyone about her identity as the new CEO of Kaleidoscope.

“I’ll let her tell you about it later.”

“So mysterious…” Ziyan’s roommates looked at each other, but Gu Qingli wouldn’t divulge any more information to them.

All they could do was wait for Ziyan to return to the university so they could properly question her.

Meanwhile, how was the new CEO of Kaleidoscope doing?

Ziyan was nowhere near as cold and intimidating as Eric. In fact, she looked too young to be heading the board meeting at Kaleidoscope.

But, she listened intently as the staff briefed her on everything that was happening with the business, even though she looked more like an intern than the new CEO.

After everyone finished their briefings, Ziyan finally spoke, “The public relations department, this may be a short briefing, but I didn’t want to hear lies. The two PR events you were in charge of last month didn’t go too well, could you please explain what happened in detail?”

The atmosphere in the meeting room suddenly turned tense. Everyone assumed that Ziyan was young and could be easily fooled so they only told her the good things and avoided the bad.

But, they never expected her to see through their lies.

“Our singer Qin Jian was recently caught cheating, but you guys didn’t grab onto the right timing to clear the scandal. As a result, the media blew up the incident and Qin Jian was forced to hide overseas. This could have been avoided.”

“And what about our actor, Lai Jia? He was exposed for working in a nightclub before he debuted. But, not only did the PR department fail to supp**ss the matter, the media ended up latching onto this scandal. This is the most embarrassing period in Kaleidoscope’s PR history.”

“What are you guys thinking? My father may be sick, but I’m clear-headed. So, the Head of the PR department will be dismissed from his position and the Vice President will take over temporarily.”

“Everyone else, continue as usual.”

No one expected that this harmless-looking young woman would be so deadly when she opened her mouth.

Everyone had been fooled by her appearance.

Actually, if they had thought about it carefully, they would have remembered that she was Eric’s daughter; the person that he personally selected to take his place as CEO. Did they really think that she was as naive as she looked? They were the ones that were naive.

Afterwards, the meeting became much more serious.

As Fletcher peeked in through a gap in the door, he couldn’t help but smile. This brat had been kind for too long; these people had no idea how powerful she was. Ziyan seemed oblivious, but she had actually been keeping an eye on Kaleidoscope and she knew exactly what was going on. On top of that, Eric and Emma had taught her well.

Would the child taught by these two be simple?

This was how a meeting should be like!

Ziyan drew the line as soon as she arrived and made an example of the PR department, establishing her power in the office. This allowed everyone to know that she couldn’t be fooled even though she looked young.

Afterwards, the planning department began to make a whole heap of suggestions and briefed Ziyan on everything that was scheduled for the following 6 months, including where they would be putting most of their focus and which artists they were planning to promote.

At that moment, Ziyan remembered the business plans she discussed with Gu Qingli a few days ago. She felt that two of the proposed collaborations had a lot of potential, so she placed the plans on the table and said to the planning department, “Put everything you suggested aside and continue with all current collaborations. As for new collaborations, I have a couple of decent ones here.”

The planning department staff looked at each other.

Luckily, Ziyan only dismissed people from the PR department. If she had researched further into the other departments, everyone would be shaking in their boots.

But, Ziyan’s actions were clear. The fate of the PR department already set the best example for everyone else!

This meeting left the staff at Kaleidoscope very unsettled.

But, it made them realize that they had to change their view towards Kaleidoscope’s new CEO.

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After a full day at Kaleidoscope, Ziyan returned home feeling as though she was returning from battle. The CEO of Kaleidoscope was indeed a difficult position to hold.

Ziyan had actually prepared herself for everything she said in the meeting that day and Gu Qingli had given her a lot of useful advice as well. That was how she avoided being disregarded by the old fools at Kaleidoscope.

Now that she thought about it, it was true that people underestimated the young.

Gu Qingli watched as Ziyan returned home and randomly left her shoes around the house. So, he quickly helped her pick them up, “How many days have you been there? You already can’t handle it?”

“Brother Four, that’s because you have no idea how difficult those people are.”

“Mr. Roborts was in that position for a good few decades; you’ve only been there a few days. If you really don’t like this job, then your role is just tying you down.”

“I know. You talk too much,” Ziyan said as she lay on top of Gu Qingli. “How could I not like the entertainment empire that my father built? Kaleidoscope’s sci-fi films, Kaleidoscope’s artists and everything related to Kaleidoscope is the best in the industry. As a part of the Roborts Family, it is my responsibility to protect our family’s honor.”

“I’m glad that you know,” Gu Qingli carried Ziyan into the bedroom. “Have a bath and come out for dinner after.”

Ziyan nodded her head and headed into the bathroom with her pajamas. However, she did not come back out after she went in.

In the end, Gu Qingli went into the bathroom to check on her and froze when he saw her.

That’s when he found Ziyan leaning against the edge of the bathtub, fast asleep.

It seemed, she was really tired.

It wasn’t easy to escape the heavy responsibilities of Kaleidoscope.

With this thought, Gu Qingli scooped Ziyan out of the bathtub and carried her to the bed. This was his woman, so it was his job to dote on her.

But, Ziyan was so tired that they didn’t seem to have an opportunity to be affectionate except for after work.

Ziyan couldn’t accept this.

That’s when she remembered that she hadn’t given her roommates an explanation yet. So, she took the opportunity to visit the university and see her roommates.

When the roommates saw Ziyan, they immediately fought to hug her, “Where did you go? We haven’t seen you for ages.”

“I’ve been working. As you know, work is tiring.”

“What work have you been doing?”

“Oh…just a simple employee in the clerical field.” In other words, she was just a simple employee for her father.

Ziyan wasn’t lying.

“Does that mean you won’t be attending classes anymore? It seems, you only care about your lover!”

The girls chatted happily in the cafeteria until Gu Qingli arrived in front of them. When Ziyan saw Gu Qingli, she immediately made space for him to sit down. The two leaned in close to each other and appeared very affectionate.

“Hey…I saw your rings. Did he propose?” one of the roommates asked nosily.

Ziyan looked at the ring on her fi**ger and shook her head, “I don’t know what this is all about either. I somehow ended up with this on my fi**ger.”

“I thought you had good news. But, instead, it seems as though you don’t care what people think about you.”

“I won’t be visiting the university often anymore,” Ziyan humphed. “You girls better not bully my Brother Four in class.”

“Please, who would dare to bully Professor Gu? Unless, they want to fail!”

The group continued to chat amongst themselves, completely unaware that someone spotted the rings on the couples’ fi**gers. Gu Qingli had previously told everyone that he was already married, but the person wearing the other ring turned out to be one of his female students…

So…

Was Professor Gu involved in a student-teacher relationship? But, the university didn’t allow it. Did this mean that his reputation was about to be destroyed?

Ziyan never expected the effect that her visit would have on Gu Qingli.

However, Gu Qingli noticed the strange looks he began to receive from the students and professors at the university!

“That’s the fraud, Professor Gu. He looks decent on the surface, but he’s nothing like he appears!”

“Exactly! He said he’s already married, but he still seduced a student! What a sanctimonious pr*ck!”

Gu Qingli overheard conversations here and there, but he didn’t care. However, the gossip continued to grow.

Rumors spread back and forth and eventually landed in the ears of Gu Qingli. Of course, he did not refute these claims because he knew that denial would only make things worse. Besides, what they were saying was true anyway.

Eventually, the University Chancellor called Gu Qingli into his office to speak to him. The rumors were getting out of hand and it was affecting the image of the university’s professors.

“Oh, Qingli, modern society may be open-minded and relationsh*ps bet**en a student and teacher may not be a big deal, especially bet**en two people of a similar age, but…as you know, you have always attracted a lot of attention on campus. So, naturally, your every move is under the scrutiny of our students.”

“The entire university is currently talking about your relationship with a student. Is it about time that you step forward and clear your name?”

“Chancellor, there’s nothing to clear. What they are saying, is the truth,” Gu Qingli replied calmly.

“But…you still need to think of a solution. You don’t want the students to continue gossiping, do you? Qingli, you need to take your future into consideration!”

After hearing this, Gu Qingli began to laugh, “Chancellor, everyone has the right to freedom of speech. I think we should respect that.”

“That may sound good, but it doesn’t look good. Look at how people are pointing at you and calling you the professor who’s messing around with his student. Doesn’t it make you feel bad?”

“No, it doesn’t,” Gu Qingli replied straightforwardly. “Chancellor, I’ve been at this university for a while now. I’m sure you know the kind of person I am. If the university has no place for me, then I’ll have to end my services here.”

“What do you mean by this?” the chancellor could tell there was an extra layer of meaning to Gu Qingli’s words, “Are you saying that you’re quitting?”

“If you guys can’t accept my private life…then I have no other choice.”

Gu Qingli had already come to this decision: if the university reacted too seriously, then his career as a professor had reached its end.

The chancellor sighed helplessly as he waved his hands at Gu Qingli, “Step out for a second. Let me think this over.”

Gu Qingli nodded and stepped out of the office. Although people were gossiping about him, Gu Qingli did not feel embarrassed. After all, this was his private life and he had a clear conscience.

However, Ziyan’s roommates quickly called her to notify her of the drama.

“Ziyan, when you visited the campus the other day, someone saw you and everyone’s gossiping about Professor Gu as a result. They’re all saying that he has a messed up private life. If we think about it, you should be taking responsibility for this.”

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