Ye Fei walked forward, and Ding Ruyun didn’t dare to continue following, as if scared.

Ye Fei couldn’t help but think, no wonder Xiao Mo always said to rely on Zhao Gushen for support.

To be honest, having Zhao Gushen’s backing felt pretty good.

***

Zhao Gushen happily hung up the phone, put away his cell phone, and saw Lu Chenghong and others looking curious, yet struggling not to ask questions.

Zhao Gushen lifted his chin proudly: "Ask whatever you want."

Lu Chenghong: "..."

Was the president serious or being sarcastic?

Though he was very curious, if he asked and the grumpy president flipped out, what would happen?

Was the grumpy president sincerely allowing them to ask, or mocking them?

Lu Chenghong looked at Gu Changfeng and a few others.

Except for Lowell, a foreigner who didn’t understand Zhao Gushen and looked innocent, the expressions of the others were all tangled.

Gu Wenbo simply tugged at Lu Chenghong, urging him to speak.

Lu Chenghong shook his head, resolutely indicating he didn’t want to be the scapegoat.

Ye Huasong also winked at Lu Hongcheng, so Lu Chenghong realized that apart from Lowell, the other four judges were all in cahoots.

He was lonely, weak, and helpless.

Lu Chenghong had no choice but to brace himself and say: "We... we don’t have anything to ask."

"..." Zhao Gushen’s face darkened, "Giving you one more chance, ask or not!"

How could he show off Ye Fei otherwise?

Lu Chenghong blinked, feeling that the grumpy president’s tactics were really hard to understand.

So now, he genuinely wants them to ask?

Lu Chenghong cautiously probed: "Then can we ask?"

Don’t expect him to handle the grumpy president’s temper alone; if they’re going to face it, they’ll all face it together!

"Ha ha." Zhao Gushen sneered twice, "Do you want to ask or not?"

Lu Chenghong really wanted to ask, grumpy president, do you want us to ask or not?

"Want to?" Lu Chenghong tentatively said again.

Zhao Gushen: "..."

If you can’t even understand your superior’s intentions, what’s the point of having you around!

"Then don’t ask!" Zhao Gushen said with a sullen face, exasperated.

He hinted so many times, yet they still didn’t ask.

Made him seem eager.

His good mood was all worn away by them.

Lu Hongcheng: "..."

By now, how could he not know that Zhao Gushen genuinely wanted them to gossip a bit?

Ugh!

The grumpy president’s thoughts are really hard to guess!

Lu Chenghong quickly tried to mend the situation: "President, you and Ye Fei are..."

"Now you remember to ask? It’s too late!" Zhao Gushen said angrily, indicating Lu Chenghong and the others had already missed the opportunity.

I let you ask earlier, and you didn’t.

Now you want to ask?

Too late!

Everyone: "..."

The others all looked reproachfully at Lu Chenghong.

Don’t you know how grumpy the president is?

Why get him involved!

Lu Chenghong: "..."

If you have the guts, why didn’t you say anything earlier yourselves!

Zhao Gushen no longer wanted to deal with them and, accompanied by Lu Chenghong and others, headed to the VIP seating area.

As soon as they arrived, they saw the old lady and Chi Jingsi sitting there.

Zhao Gushen: "..." 𝒇𝒓𝙚𝒆𝔀𝓮𝓫𝒏𝓸𝙫𝓮𝓵.𝓬𝙤𝙢

He couldn’t help but press the corner of his eye.

No wonder Chi Jingsi just called him and seemed to know so much.

Turns out she was already here and had met Xiao Mo.

How could she not know?

Lu Chenghong and others were all stunned.

What was going on today?

How could the old lady of the Zhao family appear here in person?

Even in past finals, she never came to watch.

It might make some sense to come to the finals for fun.

But it’s only the initial rounds, why did the Zhao Grandmother and Mrs. Zhao both come?