Vengeance: Ex-Husband CEO, Please Love Me - Chapter 89

Chapter 89: A Trap

When Liu Shiying was recording the show, she felt vaguely uneasy the whole time.

Because of their brief interaction, she had already sensed that Song Wei was a particularly resourceful person and was willing to risk everything.

Although she firmly believed that Song Wei had stronger principles than Yan Zhixing, it was unclear how a person would retaliate when they were forced to the extreme.

She was in a daze throughout the entire game.

It wasn’t her style at all to be suppressed by a newly popular artiste—Luo Xinna.

Her manager had already become anxious, watching from outside the venue. Taking advantage of the intermission to touch up her makeup, she asked anxiously, “Yingying, what’s wrong with you?”

Liu Shiying suppressed the uneasiness in her heart and drank a mouthful of water. “I’m fine. I just feel a little dizzy. By the way, where’s that ugly woman with Jin Wenxi just now?”

The manager was stunned. “Why are you concerned about this? She seemed to have had a conflict with Yue Wanwan just now. I didn’t see her after that.”

“Did she get chased away by Yue Wanwan?”

“Well, no. Yue Wanwan was lectured by her until she cried, and now, the former’s still hiding in the bathroom.”

Liu Shiying’s gaze darkened. “Heh, she sure has a sharp tongue. Sister Qin, help me find someone to keep an eye on that ugly woman. Don’t let her play any tricks again.”

“What can the assistant of an eighteenth-tier celebrity like her do? Don’t worry, it’s fine. The second half is coming up soon. Do your best.” The manager patted Liu Shiying’s shoulder.

Liu Shiying composed herself and stopped overthinking before turning around to go on stage.

Luo Xinna, who had played a number of dirty tricks on her several times in the game just now, happened to walk onto the stage as well.

There was an inexplicable trace of pride in her smile.

“Sister Shiying, thank you for letting me win just now. You have to do your best in the game later! Otherwise, your fans will be heartbroken if you end up in such a sorry state even though you have so many chances to appear on-screen.”

Liu Shiying swept a cold glance at her. “It’s none of your business.”

“…” Luo Xinna only smiled lightly and walked to the opposite side of Liu Shiying.

The next segment was a lightning quiz game. One party would ask an extremely tricky question while the other party had to answer within a certain while. They would be punished if they exceeded the time limit.

Luo Xinna deliberately stood opposite Liu Shiying. It was obvious that she was aiming for the latter.

Under normal circumstances, the most common questions here would be these: Which actor do you hate the most? Which actor do you think is the ugliest among the actors acting with you?

However, Luo Xinna immediately said, “Sister Shiying, they all say that you acted especially realistically as a mother in ‘White Moon Imperial Concubine’. I wonder if you have relevant experience in your life.”

Liu Shiying’s expression changed slightly, but she was someone who had rolled out from great storms after all. She reacted calmly.

“I study every role I’ve taken on carefully, and I have indeed tried to look after the children of the production team’s staff. Perhaps, this is the relevant experience that you mentioned.

“I want to ask Nana; you acted as a courtesan in a brothel in ‘Beautiful Prostitute’. Everyone also praised you highly for your breathtaking acting skills. I wonder if you also have…”

At this point, Liu Shiying paused appropriately as if she wanted to turn this war into a harmless joke.

Luo Xinna paused. She was young after all and already looked a little unhappy. “A paparazzo took photos of you buying children’s toys in a scenic area previously. I wonder who they were for.”

“My older brother’s son who is three years old. Should I bring him along for you to meet some other day? You’re so passionate even about the stuff that the paparazzi shoot. Are you tired of acting and want to become a tabloid reporter?”

Luo Xinna was a little flustered and exasperated. “I’m from this industry. Of course, I care about some gossips. This is also something that the audience is curious about anyway. I still have one last question.”

After confirming that she had nothing to fear from Luo Xinna, Liu Shiying’s expression relaxed. “Go ahead.”

“I heard that you’re endorsing a new car series under the Juye Corporation. Juye Automobile rarely uses female celebrities as their spokespersons. Why did they suddenly change their style of doing things this time?”

Upon hearing ‘Juye Corporation’, Liu Shiying became a little discomfited.

Only then did the host appear to smooth things over. “Nana, this involves a business’ trade secret. Shiying is capable and good-looking. Juye really has a good taste.”

“Aiya, I’m sorry. It wasn’t easy for me to get a chance to ask Sister Shiying questions, so I just wanted to ask her all the questions that I’m curious about. In that case, I’m done with my three questions.” Luo Xinna finally stopped.

Liu Shiying’s complexion was terrible as she followed the flight of steps that the host had given her to leave the stage.

In a place where the cameras couldn’t reach, Luo Xinna walked over and stood beside Liu Shiying with a triumphant smile on her face.

“Just now, a woman told me that as long as I asked questions according to her flashcard, it would definitely put you in an awkward situation. I thought she was just joking with me, but I didn’t expect it to be true.”

Chapter 90: I’ll Show You Hell

However, Liu Shiying’s manager—Sister Qin—did not give her a chance to continue.

“Miss Luo, your actions on the stage just now were rather unprofessional. You’ve only just become famous, yet you dare to speak so rudely to your senior. You’ll suffer in the future.”

Luo Xinna shrugged rather disdainfully. “Infamy is also a form of popularity. I’m extremely honored to be able to climb up the ranks by stepping on the corpse of a senior.”

Sister Qin still wanted to say more, but she was stopped by Liu Shiying. “You’re too stupid. You were used as a tool by others so easily. You won’t be able to survive in this industry for long.”

Luo Xinna was furious. “What do you mean by being ‘used as a tool’? Are you saying that ugly girl exploited me? Is she even worthy?!”

Liu Shiying sneered. “She made use of your arrogance to achieve her goal. Do you really think you have the capability to challenge me? By tomorrow, I can let all your upcoming jobs fall through. You’ve overestimated your own strength.”

Sister Qin smiled coldly at Luo Xinna. “You’ve really provoked someone you shouldn’t have. You don’t have to continue recording. I’ve already told the director just now to cut out all the segments that you participated in.”

“You!” Luo Xinna was a little anxious now, but she finally didn’t dare to lose her temper brainlessly like before.

Just now, that ugly girl clearly told her that her current performance in the show had completely surpassed Liu Shiying’s. Liu Shiying had been popular for two years and was about to go downhill.

At this moment, if she could reveal Liu Shiying’s dark secrets on the show—even if it couldn’t be aired on the show, the scandal spread by word of mouth on the spot would be enough to make Liu Shiying fall from grace.

By then, Luo Xinna would be the new goddess of historical dramas.

However, the waters of the entertainment industry were deep. How could someone like her, who had just entered the industry and became popular recently, truly understand?

Liu Shiying was not in the mood to continue recording the rest of the program either. She walked out of the backstage area with a dark face.

Then, she realized that Song Wei was indeed waiting outside. Her scalded arm had been smeared with ointment and bandaged simply.

Liu Shiying walked towards her. “What on earth do you want?”

“It’s very simple. I want you to give me justice.”

Liu Shiying gritted her teeth and said, “I can give you money if you want that. Is 500,000 enough? If it’s not enough, I’ll give you a million. I’ll pay for you to disappear from my sight forever!”

“No. If I just wanted money, why would I waste so much effort?” Song Wei said, “I want you to publicize PARADISES’ plagiarism and then work with Sky Palace again.”

Liu Shiying laughed. “Are you asking me to admit that I stole your work for PARADISES to plagiarize before becoming their spokesperson? Do you think I’m crazy?”

“No,” Song Wei shrugged. “You just have to insist that PARADISES stole my design drafts and that you had no idea.”

“PARADISES isn’t stupid either. If they retaliate—”

“Don’t worry. I have enough evidence and reasons to confront him in terms of the design. When the time comes for an investigation, you just have to insist that it was your assistant who failed to keep an eye on the design sketch, which was stolen and used by the people of PARADISES.”

However, Liu Shiying was still hesitant. “If he exposes Xingchen to the public, it’s useless no matter what you say.”

“Then, you have to consider carefully. I have sufficient evidence now to prove that Ye Xingchen’s father is Sun Jianzhao.”

“…”

“If Ye Xingchen gets exposed, at most, your image as a cold and single goddess will collapse. But if you get involved with Sun Jianzhao…”

“…”

“I know that you people will definitely edit out the content of today’s program. I just want to use Luo Xinna to tell you that I’m not as merciful as you think. You can edit the show this time, but if you insist on being my enemy, then I’m sorry…”

“…”

“I’ll show you hell.”