Chapter 25: Chapter 25 His Special Mystery
Lu Wanwan had just sat down when the sound made her hands tremble.
Indeed, their newspaper had an all-encompassing database that contained all known license plates of celebrities and tycoons.
Colleagues would spot luxury cars, check the license plate, and could instantly switch into paparazzi mode.
Sitting at her desk, her hand propped against her forehead, Gu Annan’s license plate was actually in the database as well.
Her colleagues had already exploded with excitement, crowding around to see.
Tang Xiao, seeing the headache-inducing expression on Lu Wanwan’s face, patted her shoulder.
“Still sitting, didn’t you sleep well last night?”
Lu Wanwan had no choice but to stand up, “Yeah, I slept on the couch all night…”
About a dozen people from the office gathered around the computer that had just been used to check the license plate.
“It’s the Gu family from Manchester, that top-tier family. When this car was first registered, someone accidentally discovered that it belonged to the mysterious heir of the Gu family.”
“I heard he’s a returned overseas Chinese, just came back not long ago, and has already started taking over the Gu corporation.”
“Extremely mysterious, they say only Gu’s senior executives and shareholders know who he is. He keeps a low profile, but his moves are incredibly sharp. He launched several high-profile projects upon taking over, earning the respect of the Gu higher-ups, with none daring to question him.”
“Isn’t there a rumor that he’s gay? It came from the gossip in the Manchester elite circles.”
“They need to keep it mysterious, otherwise it could affect the company’s stock price if it got out.”
Lu Wanwan silently listened in.
Gu Annan had been in office for quite some time yet remained out of the public eye, a remarkably well-kept secret.
Even Zui Entertainment, with its ability to dig deep, had at most just caught wind of the rumor that he was gay.
There was suddenly a sly chuckle from the crowd.
“The number one wealthy bachelor of Manchester, rumored to be gay, ends up driving a woman to our building. Who’s going to dig into this scoop? There are hundreds of nondescript little companies in our building, even though we’re close to the action, it’s not easy.”
“Let’s split up, who saw that woman? Describe her.”
“I only caught a glance of her from behind. There were a lot of people at the time, and she moved quickly. She was wearing the most common white T-shirt and shorts… similar to Xiaolu here, hair nearly down to her waist.”
Lu Wanwan suddenly saw about a dozen pairs of eyes turning to look at her.
She raised both hands, “I came by the number 9 tram…”
“Nevermind,” her colleague looked at her thoughtfully, “just getting a general idea. You’d have broken the story a long time ago if you could have gotten close to him, right?”
Lu Wanwan quickly nodded, “Of course, like the scoop I got on Bai Lingyun that I plan to release immediately.”
The editor-in-chief was already standing at the back of the room.
Upon hearing Lu Wanwan’s words, his eyebrows raised, “You got it?”
Lu Wanwan nodded, holding her phone, “I have pictures, Bai Lingyun and a woman.”
The office exploded again, “Damn, you actually hit jackpot on your first try. Bai Lingyun has been in the industry for so long without a single scandal!”
“And with pictures, this is going to be big!”
The editor-in-chief coughed with righteous indignation, “Get it sorted out quickly, we’re freeing up the front page headline for the next issue.”
The incident with Gu Annan’s luxury car was temporarily put aside as the photos from her phone were sent out and enlarged on the computer.
An Eyes of Golden Flame colleague recognized it, “That’s Ji Jiayi, sister of Ji Shaoyang, leader of the young masters circle. She and Bai Lingyun are a good match. Maybe it’s a family-arranged marriage, maybe childhood sweethearts, maybe a fresh romance, what’s a good angle to take… right, Xiaolu, the pixels on your knockoff phone aren’t bad.”