‘At least my sister-in-law and I will always be on the same side.’

If Gu Shengsheng knew this was what she was thinking, she would have been furious. After all, Gu Shengsheng’s point had been for her to recognize her own feelings—if she was interested in someone, why not just pursue a proper relationship!

After saying her piece, Gu Shengsheng began to focus wholeheartedly on preparing her private museum for its official opening, where she would also be exhibiting the Sky Blue Glaze Sunflower Bowl.

This news had already been announced.

Recently, Zhang Zhengyi had been bringing his students over to help. It was also an opportunity for them to see the artifacts and study the geological environment, which he would explain to them.

Meanwhile, Zhao Dehai also brought young staff members from the Cultural Relics Bureau to help out and learn.

Gu Shengsheng was happy to have them. It was a good thing to let them see the collection.

Helping others while also expanding her own publicity and influence was a win-win situation.

Even before the official opening, during the pre-launch buzz, many fans were already planning to visit.

It wasn’t for any particular reason; they just wanted to support Gu Shengsheng.

You could say that even before Gu Shengsheng opened the doors, everyone was certain it would be a guaranteed money-maker.

After all, the person opening it was Gu Shengsheng. More importantly, the artifacts themselves were all top-tier.

At the very least, they were pieces other museums didn’t have. And of course, they were the very same ones fans had watched Gu Shengsheng hunt down one by one on the market.

It was a strange feeling.

Even though they were just watching casually online, they knew the origin of every single artifact.

Knowing what each item was and how it was acquired felt like they had followed a creator they had nurtured from the very beginning.

So, for the opening, the entire antiques industry predicted that Gu Shengsheng would make a massive profit.

The authorities were also in full support.

On the day of Gu Shengsheng’s grand opening, not only the National Security Bureau and the Cultural Relics Bureau, but also the Rui City Tourism Board, the Beijing City Cultural Relics Bureau, the Imperial Palace Museum…

Many, many museums, and many appraisal firms that Gu Shengsheng knew from before, all sent their congratulations.

They sent gifts.

Most of them also promoted the event on their official social media accounts.

So… it was no surprise that the grand opening of Gu Shengsheng’s private museum shot to the number one trending topic.

The topic of the restored Ru Kiln Sky Blue Glaze Sunflower Bowl also went straight to number one.

Gu Shengsheng didn’t do a livestream; she just posted on Weibo to promote it.

She was too busy and had no time to chat with her followers.

She had, however, previously livestreamed the restoration process of the Ru Kiln Sky Blue Glaze Sunflower Bowl.

She had also explained the origins of the four fragments.

Netizens:

“Our streamer really has it tough. This whole journey, none of the four fragments were related. She basically found them all herself.”

“I really wish I could help. But this Sunflower Bowl… I heard there’s one abroad too, what’s up with that?”

“To the person above, stop with the doubts already, it’s so annoying. Today’s a happy occasion; even the officials are celebrating. Sister Gu finally has her own private museum, she’s a living legend! I can’t believe it, when I first followed her, she only had a few hundred fans.”

“Putting that aside, Gu Shengsheng is amazing and all, but I heard she recently divorced Lu Shijing. They say it was to get half of his family’s fortune. She’s a ruthless woman when it comes to her career.”

“She probably only has money on her mind.”

As soon as this was said, a Weibo account named “Lu Shijing” replied:

“That’s not it. I wanted to give her everything, but she wouldn’t take a single penny.”

At first, all the netizens piled on to mock this bare-bones account for pretending to be Lu Shijing.

Replies to @Lu Shijing:

“Dude, how many drinks have you had? You’re wasted.”

“Do you really think you’re a billionaire CEO? You’d be willing to give all that money away? Don’t make me laugh. Even the real Lu Shijing wouldn’t do that.”

“This is real life, not a novel. When the famous Milk Tea Sister married Liu Zi, she wouldn’t have gotten much if they divorced. The rich are way more cautious than ordinary people. Stop pretending to be a CEO here.”

“Yeah, probably just some slob picking his toes in his mom’s basement!”

In the blink of an eye, Lu Shijing’s comment became the most-liked one.

It was as if every passing dog wanted to give it a couple of kicks.

Lu Shijing thought for a moment, then had Lin Kai apply for a verified account status for him on Weibo.

So, in just an hour’s time…

Lu Shijing’s Weibo verification was complete, and he even had an SVIP badge.

The netizens watched as their collective mockery turned into them eating their words.

‘Wait… it’s really Lu Shijing! Doesn’t this mean the rumor just debunked itself?’

Nothing is more convincing than a response from the person involved.

Afterward, the topic “Lu Shijing Attends Private Museum Grand Opening Uninvited” also shot to the number one trending spot.

In response, Lu Shijing reposted it with the comment: “Hoping to be invited next time. /strive”

Gu Shengsheng glanced at it but paid it no mind, continuing to work with her Sunflower Bowl.

As expected.

The opening was an explosive success.

Fans couldn’t even squeeze in, and even passersby wanted to take a look.

Gu Shengsheng’s tickets for the first day sold out completely.

At this rate, she would earn back her initial investment in less than three days.

Because it had already garnered attention from netizens worldwide, Gu Shengsheng’s museum also made a splash abroad.

Everyone wanted to come and see for themselves just how incredible this Gu Shengsheng really was.

At first, they were disbelievers online, some even resorting to insults.

But then they saw how Gu Shengsheng conducted herself—everything she did was backed by evidence. For every single artifact, you could find a video online of her purchasing it.

It was impossible to even try to slander her!

On the contrary, many people who came with the intention of criticizing her ended up becoming fans.

The matter grew bigger and bigger, and then, the Da Ying Museum followed Gu Shengsheng.

At first, many fans thought it was just Gu Shengsheng gaining international recognition, being followed by more and more official accounts.

Who knew it would turn out to be a lawyer’s letter.

And they had even created a special Weibo account just to @ Gu Shengsheng.

The gist of it was about the Ru Kiln Sky Blue Glaze Sunflower Bowl. They claimed that the Da Ying Museum had an identical one.

The Da Ying Museum has thousands of artifacts from Huaxia, which have always been on normal display.

They were accusing Gu Shengsheng’s exhibit of being a replica of the Da Ying Museum’s Sunflower Bowl.

Therefore, they demanded that Gu Shengsheng remove the Sunflower Bowl from display and leave everything else for them to handle.

When Gu Shengsheng saw this news, she laughed out of sheer anger.

‘Seriously… this Da Ying Museum is pretty ridiculous.’

‘Weren’t they the ones who refused to return the artifacts back then, acting like robbers who just took things and washed their hands of it?’

‘Now who on earth gave them the audacity to say something like this?’

Gu Shengsheng also replied directly. She wrote: “You’d better come and get me right now. I didn’t replicate your piece.”

“It’s more like you’re the ones fooling every ticket-buyer with replicas.”

With such a domineering response, Gu Shengsheng didn’t even need the netizens to help her fight back; she could reclaim her ground all by herself.

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