Chapter 9

Shen Siming grew even more frustrated at Su Jianxi’s refusal to cooperate. This woman was just too selfish.

Next to them, Su Huanran was drowning in her tears. She sniffled a little and said, “Siming, don’t say that about Jianxi. This incident was my fault, and I’ll appear at the press conference later to apologize for my mistake. Please, I don’t want to argue with Jianxi over this.”

Su Huanran played the pity act perfectly. The way she acted all holier-than-thou made Su Jianxi nauseous.

“I… I…” Su Jianxi did not know what she should say, but inwardly, she was frustrated at the way the shameless couple was morally blackmailing her.

She really had been blind. She could not believe how she had fallen for Shen Siming and called Su Huanran her best friend.

When Shen Siming saw the indecision in Su Jianxi’s expression, he knew they stood a chance.

“Step out for a bit, Huanran,” Shen Siming said.

Su Huanran hurriedly left Shen Siming’s office. When Su Jianxi and Shen Siming were the only ones left in the office, Shen Siming pulled Su Jianxi right into his arms.

“Jianxi, I know this is really unfair to you, but Heaven’s Entertainment is everything to me. I can’t ruin Heaven’s Entertainment over Su Huanran’s measly mistake. You know very well that Heaven’s Entertainment is on the rise right now, and we can’t afford the slightest setback.”

Shen Siming’s voice turned extremely gentle, and he sounded deeply exasperated.

“If we weren’t pressed for time, I wouldn’t want you to suffer like this either.”

Su Jianxi had to resist the urge to shove Shen Siming aside. Instead, she leaned against his chest wordlessly.

“I really love you, and you really love me too. Could you sacrifice this for me, please? After this storm blows over, I’ll definitely make it up to you.”

Shen Siming spoke lovingly, but Su Jianxi was laughing to herself coldly.

This man claimed to love her with every word, but he had probably slept with Su Huanran more times than they could count behind her back.

Su Jianxi felt that if she maintained her silence any longer, Shen Siming might just repulse her to death.

“How are you going to make it up to me?” Su Jianxi asked.

Su Jianxi never asked Shen Siming for anything before, so her sudden question left Shen Siming stunned.

Nevertheless, Shen Siming recovered quickly and replied, “I’ll give you anything you want.”

Su Jianxi pushed Shen Siming aside gently. “Alright. I’ll help Huanran, but this’ll be the last time.”

Now that Shen Siming had achieved his goal, he tried to kiss Su Jianxi on the forehead, but Su Jianxi dodged him nimbly.

“I’m a little tired now, so I wanna go rest for a bit. I’ll be there at the press conference later.” Su Jianxi ducked into Shen Siming’s rest lounge as soon as she said that.

Either way, the lounge was in his office, so Shen Siming did not protest.

Su Jianxi closed the door to the lounge wearily, but the next second, she immediately perked up as though fully charged with excitement.

After she told Sis Kimi about Su Huanran was exposed for using a double, the two of them began planning their next moves.

While the two women’s discussions were racking up in intensity, on the other hand, a man in a black suit stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling glass window in his single apartment, looking into the distance.

He was making a call, and as soon as the call went through, he heard a man’s surprised voice from the other end.

“Yo, am I, Second Son Li, dreaming this up? Are you actually giving me a call, Big Bro? Do you wanna…”

“Investigate Su Bohai’s daughter, Su Jianxi, for me. Also, find out what’s happening between her, Shen Siming, and Su Huanran.”

Li Tingxiao went straight to the point, heartlessly interrupting Li Jingchen mid-sentence.

“F*ck, you come to me every single time you have a problem, and you throw me away as soon as you’re done using me. What do you take me for?” Li Jingchen sounded extremely unhappy.

“Hmm?” Although it was just a short single sound, Li Jingchen could still feel that intense killing intent across that faraway distance.

“Give me some time. I won’t disappoint you, I guarantee it.” Li Jingchen changed his tack so quickly that it was actually quite the acting master show.

Li Jingchen hung up immediately after that, and half an hour later, Li Tingxiao received a file on his phone.