LIGHTNOVELWORLD Chapter 100: Revisiting Galaxy Media_2
Lin Jiayun didn't even pay attention to him, and after connecting the call, she began reporting the situation to the operator.
As for Gu Heng... Listening to Zhang Yang speaking in the same old tone, he oddly wanted to laugh...
"Zhang Yang? I'm here to pick up my girlfriend for dinner; that shouldn't be a problem, right?
After all, I'm a boss, shouldn't I have some poise?"
Apparently not expecting Gu Heng to speak to him in that tone, Zhang Yang's eyes widened incredulously behind his glasses, staring at Gu Heng...
And those former colleagues, upon hearing Gu Heng's words, also cheered internally...
Some who had been planning to resign were even more determined about their decision...
If they really resigned, they definitely had to give that stupid boss a piece of their mind...
Gu Heng didn't know about these former colleagues' thoughts; he just quietly waited for Lin Jiayun to call the police.
If it weren't for today's special circumstances, he hadn't planned on stepping back into Galaxy Media's doors...
Showboating in front of these former colleagues with whom he had no relationship brought him no pleasure... With that time, he'd rather find a massage parlor and chat with the masseuse about her miserable life...
"Yes, the address here is..."
Finally, after giving the address to the operator, Lin Jiayun turned to Gu Heng with a sweet smile: "All done!"
Ning Baojun, seeing that someone had actually called the police, felt agitated...
He had just wanted to recover his dignity today...
If He Jing really wasn't willing, he didn't have the power to force her; worst case, he would just ask for the money he spent back...
Now that the police were involved, things had gotten complicated...
But since the report had already been made, Ning Baojun wasn't going to back down, pointing at He Jing and saying, "Calling the police?
Is calling the police useful? I consulted with a lawyer before coming here, your actions constitute inducement to consume, and at worst it's fraud!
I still have our chat record, if you don't pay back the 300,000, just wait and see who the police will trouble."
The more he spoke, the more confident Ning Baojun became...
He grabbed a chair nearby and sat down.
After hearing Ning Baojun's words, Gu Heng took a deep breath and turned to He Jing, saying, "Is this true?"
He Jing still avoided eye contact, too scared to speak...
Exhaling slowly to release his tension, Gu Heng's tone grew colder: "Then just pay him back the 300,000. You're not short of money, better to avoid further complications."
Disappointment.
That was probably the feeling in Gu Heng's heart right now...
Why had he always treated He Jing much better than Lin Jiayun?
Wasn't it because He Jing was different from other internet celebrities? Compared to the other internet celebrities' decadence, He Jing was like a breath of fresh air...
She didn't want to livestream, didn't fish for wealthy patrons, and didn't indulge in flirting.
Other internet celebrities' IPs wandered all over the country, their social circles full of luxury goods and high-end hotels.
She merely treated being an internet celebrity as a profession, honestly filming web series and taking advertising splits, never engaging in those lowly acts.
Maybe the world of internet celebrities was just like that, even the cleanest person could get tainted once they entered this huge dye vat...
Sensing the coldness in Gu Heng's voice...
He Jing, who had been holding herself together, finally couldn't hold back anymore...
Tears streamed down her cheeks...
"I have no money left, I put all my savings into the down payment for a property recently, and I even took out 150,000 from my credit card to make up the rest..."
"And I didn't induce him to spend money, I didn't even add his WeChat, we just chatted on TikTok about how I was short of money for buying a house, hoping he could support me a bit, and I would pay him back later once I had the funds..."
The more she cried, the more agitated He Jing became...
While speaking, she pulled out her phone from her bag and held it up to Gu Heng: "Here are our chat records, look!
I'm not the kind of person you think I am!"
Upon hearing this, both Gu Heng and Lin Jiayun were stunned...
Lin Jiayun was stunned because during the New Year's period, she had been with He Jing the entire time, completely unaware of the details of He Jing's constant livestreaming...
As for Gu Heng...
Indeed, he hadn't thought about that aspect...
He knew buying a house was He Jing's obsession, but he didn't realize she was nearly driven mad by it.
Then, somewhat awkwardly, he said, "If you're short of money, why didn't you borrow from me?"
Frankly, if He Jing had asked him for a loan of one or two hundred thousand, Gu Heng really wouldn't have thought too much about it...
First off, He Jing had the ability to repay the debt.
Secondly, he trusted He Jing immensely.
However, seeing her with tears streaming down her face, a mess of snot and tears, he guessed that she wouldn't listen to anything he said.
Moreover, given He Jing's strong personality, it would be hard for her to ask people close to her for money, which is probably why she was fiercely livestreaming and ended up attracting Ning Baojun over.
"Crying helps? If crying could make over three hundred thousand vanish, I'd cry every day!"
He Jing's sobbing only made Ning Baojun's attitude even more arrogant...
As someone who profited from real estate demolitions, he was the type who spent his money without thinking.
Before Douyin Lives became popular, he had already spent several millions on other livestream platforms and had tasted quite a bit of sweetness from that.
Later, when Douyin Lives became popular, a flood of hosts joined Douyin, and this internet sensation naturally followed...
At the beginning, he was somewhat restrained, throwing ten or eight thousand to a small host could easily get them to meet up...
Until later on, he found playing with the small hosts boring, no different from the paid company of hostesses and techs in the past, costing just a few thousand, and he started targeting internet celebrities with millions of followers...
But unexpectedly, the first time he splurged over three hundred thousand, he was snubbed.
Where would that leave the face of a god of the internet who had bedded countless small hosts?
In a fit of pique, he spent money to have some guys rush over from the northeast.
Even if he couldn't bed them, he still had to get his three hundred thousand back. There wasn't much left from the demolition money now, and three hundred thousand could be considered a huge sum in his eyes... He couldn't bear this loss...
Gu Heng looked at Ning Baojun's arrogant face...
The more he looked, the more annoyed he became...
He didn't lack three hundred thousand and could easily pay on behalf of He Jing, and without accidents, He Jing would definitely repay him as soon as possible.
But the thought of actually returning the money to such a jerk made him uncomfortable...
He had acted tough several times, throwing out vast amounts of money each time.
Although the system reimbursed him, the money was still spent!
And this guy?
Not only did he act tough, but now he wanted to act tough and run away...
Life's not that sweet...
Just as Gu Heng was contemplating how to handle the situation, something suddenly popped into his mind...
[Solve a Trouble Once: 500,000] (Can solve troubles worth up to 500,000 yuan for the host once)
This item was something he bought when he first acquired the system...
At that time, he spent 2.5 million and bought three items.
[Basic Driving Skills] [Basic Fighting] Both of these were quite practical...
His dashing one-handed driving skill came from [Basic Driving Skills]...
[Basic Fighting], although he hadn't used it, acted as a passive skill that made him slightly more aggressive when going out, and he certainly wouldn't end up like Principal Wang, taking a girl to northeastern barbecue and then getting shot in the head.
As for this [Solve a Trouble Once], if not for today's situation, he would have truly forgotten about it...
With his personality of acting tough but not seeking trouble, he really had little use for such an item...
Especially as his savings increased...
He almost didn't need it at all...
After all, most troubles could be resolved with money, and if not, just add more money.
If he really encountered a problem that almost a billion in savings couldn't solve...
Then probably this item wouldn't cut it either...
After all, the limitation of the item was clear, solving troubles worth under 500,000 once...
Gu Heng gave it no more thought and directly said to the system in his mind, "Use the [Solve a Trouble Once] item."
[Detected the current trouble's value for the host is: 370,000, do you want to use it?]
"Yes."
[The item has taken effect, the trouble will be resolved within 2 hours in a normal, reasonable, and legal manner, with no supernatural phenomena involved.]
After saying this, the system disappeared without a trace...
Gu Heng glanced around at the people nearby, everything was still the same, and he couldn't help but blink...
An item worth 500,000 per use, just like that?
It couldn't be a counterfeit or shoddy product, could it?