Chapter 103: Liu Ruyun's Regret
Xiao Yang looked at Chen Feng in disbelief. She's your woman, isn't she? No matter how many women you have, right now you're handing her over to another man. How did you manage to get over that in your own heart? Don't all men have possessive instincts? Xiao Yang couldn't do it. Even though he had five girlfriends, when Zhang Doudou left him back then, he had still been down for quite a while.
"Chen Feng, are you serious?" Liu Ruyun glared at Chen Feng, her heart trembling. She wasn't stupid. From Chen Feng's behavior just now, she could tell that Chen Feng didn't love her. Or maybe he had never even intended to marry her. He was just playing around.
Chen Feng ignored Liu Ruyun and stared intently at Xiao Yang. "Mailman, every word I just said counts. As long as we sign the contract, once it's signed, you can take her with you!"
Compared to his future, what was one woman after all? His father, Chen Guangzong, didn't oppose him dating Liu Ruyun, but if he brought up marrying her, Chen Guangzong would never agree. Chen Guangzong had told him he could play around for two more years, and then he'd have to marry a woman from a well-matched family. As long as he successfully signed the Mailman and brought him into his camp, his father's position at Red Queen Entertainment would rise another level. Then he could ask the Mailman for a few songs, release two or three albums, and become a King. That was his real goal.
"Mr. Chen Feng, you're actually willing to part with her?" Xiao Yang looked at Chen Feng with a smile, then shifted his gaze to Liu Ruyun. He put on a lecherous expression and sized her up from head to toe, his eyes scorching. Liu Ruyun felt as if Xiao Yang's gaze had stripped her bare like a little white rabbit, and she was utterly uncomfortable.
Seeing Xiao Yang's heated look, Chen Feng felt confident this was in the bag, so he said, "There's no such thing as willing or unwilling. We each get what we need." After saying that, he pulled out a fountain pen and ink pad, and said to Liu Ruyun, "Ruyun, even if you won't think about me, you should at least think about yourself. You need a hit song right now—you're only one step away from cementing your place as a Diva."
Liu Ruyun trembled all over with rage. He's an absolute beast! She never imagined that the man she trusted most would now use her as a bargaining chip. She couldn't help thinking of Shen Xian. During the three years she had been with Shen Xian, he had treated her like a treasure. In everything he did, he fully respected her opinions and wishes. What to eat, what to do, where to go—it was always her call. Chen Feng was severely chauvinistic and domineering in love. And Shen Xian? He had been gentle, careful, and utterly submissive. For a moment, she actually found herself missing the days she had spent with Shen Xian.
"Mailman, take a look at the terms. If you have no objections, sign it." Chen Feng was thrilled. This was locked in! The Mailman was his! He was about to dominate the entertainment industry!
Liu Ruyun stood nearby, shaking with fury, the rims of her eyes red. So the clown was me all along?
Xiao Yang let out a cold chuckle. "Miss Liu Ruyun, you see now—the man in front of you doesn't love you." "Should I call you blind, or say you just don't know how to cherish what you had?" By the end, the heat in Xiao Yang's eyes had vanished entirely. What replaced it was a thick, biting contempt.
Liu Ruyun was stunned, not understanding what he meant. Xiao Yang went on: "Shen Xian treated you like a treasure, gave you the best of everything, gave you whatever you asked for. Aside from setting up a recording studio for himself, he gave you every penny he earned. Such a good man, and you gave him up." "Fine, if you gave him up and found a man better than him, that would be one thing—after all, a fine bird chooses its tree." "But look at the man you've found now. For profit, he'll hand you over like an object without a moment's hesitation, not a shred of pity, not even treating you like a human being!"
With every word Xiao Yang spoke, Liu Ruyun's face grew paler. Chen Feng listened from the side, his expression turning as dark as water. What was he playing at? I'm still standing right here.
"I won't sign the contract. The two of you can leave." Xiao Yang walked to the door and opened it.
Chen Feng flew into a rage. "Are you messing with me?"
Xiao Yang nodded. "Yeah, I'm messing with you. So what?"
Several captains appeared at the door—burly men in suits and bow ties, vicious-looking.
"Boss, want us to rough him up?" one of them asked, stripping off his suit jacket to reveal a white undershirt and bronzed, knotted muscles. He stood a full meter ninety tall.
Chen Feng looked up and felt as if he were swallowed by shadow; an immense pressure bore down on him. The captain stared down at Chen Feng, his cheeks of hard flesh quivering.
"You're such a damn wimp. Want to have a go?" The captain braced one hand against the wall, cornering Chen Feng against it. Chen Feng shrank in the corner like a little chick, not daring to say a single word. If the guy cracked a bottle over his head, even if he later had him thrown in jail, what good would that do? He'd be the one eating the loss.
"Let's go!" Chen Feng reached out to grab Liu Ruyun's hand. But Liu Ruyun shook it off. "Don't touch me!"
Chen Feng shot Xiao Yang a spiteful glance. Today, the rift between him and Liu Ruyun was probably beyond repair. He had truly gone out for wool and come back shorn. Not only had he failed to sign the Mailman, he'd been chewed out—and on top of that, he'd fallen out with Liu Ruyun. This Mailman was poison! Anyone who ran with Shen Xian was no damn normal!
Chen Feng gritted his teeth, then ducked his head and slipped out from under the captain's arm.
After a while, Liu Ruyun walked out of the office in a daze, drifting alone down the street. Unbidden, the image of Shen Xian surfaced in her mind. Those three years really had been happy years. Only tonight did she realize how good Shen Xian had been. Only tonight did she realize that compared to Shen Xian, Chen Feng was utterly worthless.
Xiao Yang watched Liu Ruyun's retreating figure and sneered. "Ridiculous. Regret now? Isn't that a little too late?" When it comes to making people sick, I really take the crown! Then he grew excited. From now on, plenty of people would come looking for him. Study, I must study—tonight I'll study An Actor's Self-Cultivation! I have to play the Mailman well and help Shen Xian block out more harassment! If there's a pretty face, I'll introduce her to you! If there's trouble, I'll take it on for you! Brother, look how good I am to you! Xiao Yang thought smugly.
He was about to go brew himself a cup of tea when a knock suddenly sounded. Xiao Yang turned his head and saw a woman in a sun-protection jacket, sunglasses, and her face completely covered, already half-stepping into the office. Her right hand tapped the open door as she asked, "Hello, may I come in?"
Who's this now? Xiao Yang studied the woman, then said, "Come in. Close the door behind you."
The woman took off her sunglasses, peeled off her jacket, and revealed a breathtaking figure and an absolutely flawless face.
Whoa! Zhou Wan!
Xiao Yang was stunned.