Contrary to Ji Li’s assumptions, Gu Anqi wasn’t as omnipotent as he thought. She had joined an underground intelligence organization, specializing in collecting data on the rich and powerful. This organization had provided her with a new identity, a secure residence, and had neutralized all forces tracking her. Her first mission was to seduce Ji Li with her beauty. Without even trying to seduce him, Ji Li had come to her. Now, with his fingerprints and keys, if she handed them over to the organization, they could dig up everything on Ji Li. If anyone was willing to pay for this information, Ji Li would be in deep trouble. However, for some unknown reason, she hesitated when it came time to turn over the items that could decide Ji Li’s fate, only reporting that there had been no progress. After all, she had just returned to the country, and Ji Li wasn’t someone easy to get close to.
Even though Gu Anqi was his ex-girlfriend, in the eyes of others, he could send Gu Anqi’s father to prison, naturally, he wouldn’t have much trust in Gu Anqi. Of course, the organization providing so much help to Gu Anqi wasn’t just for her to take down Ji Li alone. There are many prominent figures in this city, and as long as they are lustful, the organization would assign such people to Gu Anqi, given her appearance and figure which no normal man could resist. Gu Anqi couldn’t attend those occasions as the down-and-out daughter of the Gu family, so the organization arranged a new identity for her – Kang Qiao. Kang Qiao is a female university student who, due to her family’s poverty and her mother’s serious illness, had to attend these cocktail parties as a social butterfly, but she also had her principles and wouldn’t do anything out of line. Such a delicate beauty, untouched by the mud, could more easily evoke sympathy and trust from those men. This cocktail party was hosted by a local entertainment project company, and almost all the prominent figures of the city were in attendance, including Ji Li. Unable to find Gu Anqi’s whereabouts, Ji Li was in a foul mood; he originally just planned to make an appearance and leave, but unexpectedly, he saw Gu Anqi there, wearing a strapless black evening gown, leaning into the embrace of a middle-aged man, with a charming smile on her face! That despicable woman! Ji Li recognized at a glance that the man she was leaning on was Mr. Hua from the Huamei Corporation, known for his lecherous nature, and Gu Anqi was actually involved with him? He immediately suppressed his anger and walked towards them. At that moment, Mr. Hua’s hands were roaming over Gu Anqi’s waist, and although she felt disgusted, she still smiled brightly at him; after all, this was her bargaining chip for receiving help from the organization. “Mr. Hua, long time no see!” Ji Li extended his hand with a not-so-sincere smile towards Mr. Hua. Seeing that it was Ji Li from the Ji Corporation greeting him, Mr. Hua momentarily forgot about his flirtations; he had always wanted to make connections but hadn’t had the chance. He knew well enough which was more important, women or business.
Chapter 16: I Am Not Gu Anqi
“Who might this be?” Ji Li looked at Gu Anqi, deliberately pretending not to recognize her. Seeing that Ji Li seemed interested in the woman, Mr. Hua, although reluctant, decided to let her go, “This is Kang Qiao, just a sophomore, a nice girl. Kang Qiao, this is Mr. Ji from the Ji Corporation, say hello.” Gu Anqi bit her lip, looked at Ji Li, and said with a smile, “Hello, Mr. Ji.” Ji Li’s eyes were fixed on Gu Anqi, and she met his gaze unflinchingly. Mr. Hua, realizing Ji Li had taken a liking to her, thought his years in business had been for nothing if he couldn’t see this. Although he was quite fond of the exquisite beauty Kang Qiao, considering his company’s upcoming intentions to collaborate with Ji Corporation, he said, “Mr. Ji has a good eye. Well then, I won’t disturb you today; we’ll have a good chat another day.” Ji Li wasn’t polite and directly grabbed Gu Anqi’s wrist, leading her out of the venue. “Sir, please let me go.” Once outside the hotel, Gu Anqi wasn’t polite either and said irritably. Ji Li directly pulled her into the car and drove towards his residence. He was almost driven mad; did this woman think he was a fool? Did she think changing her name would make him forget who she was? It was ridiculous! Seeing they were heading towards the villa, Gu Anqi lunged at Ji Li, shouting, “Let me go, or we both die on the road!” Ji Li couldn’t see the road with her blocking his view, and with Gu Anqi randomly turning the steering wheel, he had no choice but to hit the brakes. “Are you insane!” Ji Li grabbed Gu Anqi, angrily reprimanding her. “I’m not insane, you’re the one with the problem. Last time you tried something inappropriate, now where do you want to take me?” Ji Li sneered, “Gu Anqi, don’t you find these childish tricks laughable? Do you think changing your name wipes away everything?” Gu Anqi sneered in her heart, what right did he have to say these things to her? If anything, Ji Li owed her. Sure, her father committed a crime, but he had already been punished by the law. Ji Li, on the other hand, had deceived her for eight years, tried to sell her to a nightclub, imprisoned her, abused her, killed her child, and even conspired with Chu Youyou to murder her. He had the audacity to speak these words to her face, wanting to brush it all away – she would never let him off so easily. “I don’t know who this Gu Anqi you’re talking about is. My name is Kang Qiao, currently studying accounting at the City Financial University, you can check if you don’t believe me!” Saying this, she pulled out the ID card that the organization had prepared for her long ago, continuing, “That day I went to the prison to visit my brother. I said I was looking for my husband because I was afraid you would assault me.” Ji Li looked at her ID card disdainfully, “Such things are too easy to forge.” “You can ask people at the school.” Seeing the woman in front of him standing her ground fearlessly, Ji Li felt a moment of uncertainty. Could she really not be Gu Anqi? How could there be two people who looked so similar in this world? For some reason, he suddenly remembered the explicit photos anonymously sent to his email. His heart tightened, and he immediately pulled the woman in front of him closer, roughly lifting her skirt. Gu Anqi knew what he wanted to confirm. “Ah! What are you doing! Stop!” She immediately put on a frightened expression to stop his hand, but her strength was nothing compared to Ji Li’s. Ji Li lifted the skirt to her abdomen and saw her smooth, fair skin, without the expected birthmark. This was impossible, how could there be two people who looked exactly the same? With current technology, removing a birthmark was easy. Ji Li just couldn’t believe that the person in front of him wasn’t Gu Anqi. “You think these little tricks can make you pretend to be someone else?” Gu Anqi sneered, “I’ve been at the university all along, I told you, you can check.” She didn’t believe that after Ji Li investigated the things the organization had carefully prepared, he would still think she was Gu Anqi. After all, he had only glanced at some unknown photos before and immediately assumed the person in them was her.
Chapter 17: I Say You Are, Then You Are
