Bai Oulan was originally content to quietly watch the drama unfold, but she didn’t expect the situation to suddenly shift, forcing her to take matters into her own hands.
"Alright! Make way and give up the spot!"
Gu Jun had remained silent, his slightly upturned peach blossom eyes watching everyone calmly, his gaze particularly captivating as it moved around. He found it amusing to witness the Bai Tian’e suffer a defeat for the first time.
"Gu Jun, say something." Bai Oulan called out coolly.
"Yes, yes, yes..." Gu Jun walked to the front, stood before Sheng Ning and Lu Xiaoshuang, and politely said, "Here’s the thing, this place has always been reserved for Qianjin each year. And as you can see, we have far more people and items than you, we need it more urgently, would you please make way for us?"
"Gu Jun, why are you being so polite to them? Just chase them away."
"Exactly, don’t tell me you’ve fallen for the Union Flower? I find her quite ordinary looking!"
"Enough! Don’t spout nonsense with your eyes wide open, where is she ordinary? If you’ve got the guts, you try looking ordinary as well." Gu Jun turned around and half-jokingly said, "Everyone, just zip it a bit."
Sheng Ning quietly watched the performance of the people before her, feeling her initially good impression of Gu Jun completely vanish.
"Comrade Sheng Ning, is it possible for you to give up the spot as a favor?"
"Sorry, it’s not convenient!"
"You..." Gu Jun hadn’t expected that, despite his gentle persuasion, someone would be so ungracious, and he suddenly felt a bit uncomfortable. However, he wasn’t some impulsive young rascal, and he knew about Sheng Ning’s background. Though their general team didn’t acknowledge her as a blood daughter, the Su Family was willing to do so. And that was enough; the Su Family’s influence was much greater than the general team’s.
Only Bai Tian’e would think people are easy to bully.
"This place, it really is very important to us." ɴᴇᴡ ɴᴏᴠᴇʟ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs ᴀʀᴇ ᴘᴜʙʟɪsʜᴇᴅ ᴏɴ novel·fire·net
"It’s even more important to us." Sheng Ning lowered her voice, "Do you think we’re fools? This spot was assigned by the Provincial Command Center, it’s not like before. The previous allocation by the Provincial Command Center was because they thought you qualified; now that they haven’t allocated it to you, it means you’ve lost that qualification. Now instead of looking for the reasons within yourselves, you demand that others give up their place to you, where is the logic in that?"
"You... If the Union Flower just had a sharp tongue."
"Comrade Gu Jun, please show some respect. You can call me Comrade Sheng Ning, but if I hear ’Union Flower’ one more time, don’t blame me for being impolite." To Sheng Ning, being called the Union Flower was a compliment, but sometimes it’s definitely not used in a positive context.
The so-called Union Flower was nothing but a playful moniker coined by comrades during their leisure. In the union, what mattered most was the overall quality, not beauty. Otherwise, she wouldn’t have suffered so much in her previous life!
At this, the confident smile on Gu Jun’s face could no longer be maintained, and it became as still as water. "Comrade Sheng Ning, I’ve learned my lesson!"
"Let’s go to the place Qianjin has been reassigned to." Gu Jun flung his hand and took the lead towards the designated area. The others were reluctant in their hearts, but didn’t dare disobey since Gu Jun had spoken, so they grudgingly followed.
As Bai Oulan passed by Sheng Ning, she lowered her head and whispered close to her ear, "Tonight, I’ll be hosting with Gu Jun, what do you think your fate will be?"
Sheng Ning met her gaze unflinchingly, "That sounds great! Congratulations!"
"Humph... I do like it when newcomers have spirit. You better keep it up and not fall short halfway!"
The two had their covert exchange, yet outwardly, neither showed any sign of it. This episode had just passed when representatives from the culture department of the Provincial Command Center arrived, accompanied by the heads of each team and their leaders.