Fu Lingchu’s face was actually extremely ugly.
After all, he was slapped in the face by Li Jing in front of the other two men.
His face was as dark as a storm cloud, and his voice sounded very dangerous: “Li… Jing…”
If Li Jing couldn’t see his favorability, she would really think that Fu Lingchu was about to explode in the street.
—Unfortunately unfortunately, the male lead in an old-fashioned novel had a twisted view of love. Once he truly fell in love, it was the beginning of his self-destruction. He would hurt the female lead, hurt himself, and then keep sinking deeper and deeper into it.
Feng Ce watched Fu Lingchu’s terrifying expression and the bulging veins on the back of his hand, frowning and taking a step forward, as if afraid he would hit back.
Du Jinghuai also looked at Fu Lingchu, his eyes revealing vigilance.
However, only Fu Lingchu himself knew that he wouldn’t actually do anything.
Even though he still knew deep down that Li Jing was just a fake, just a substitute for Ye Yan’s amusement… but in some corner of his heart, something had begun to spin out of control.
Li Jing stiffened her neck, looking like she was ready to be crushed.
Under the gaze of his two rivals, Fu Lingchu’s strong resilience as a successful businessman was evident.
He suppressed his anger, the surging rage, and the indescribable pain, all together, regaining his composure in a matter of seconds.
“How about it,” Fu Lingchu raised his hand and used his fingertip to rub his face, his brows sharp, but he smiled at Li Jing, “Are you feeling better after hitting me?”
And his words actually calmed Li Jing down.
It was like a small volcano erupting, gradually cooling down, and finally becoming a handful of ashes.
She seemed tired, weary…carpreads.pages.dev
She walked in front of Du Jinghuai, raised her face, and said with a smile:
—“Mr. Du, take me away.”
She made the decision in this three-way love triangle.
This sentence was like a powerful stimulus, causing both Fu Lingchu and Feng Ce to tense up.
Li Jing: Oh, she didn’t want to either.
It’s just that Du Jinghuai gave her too much!!
After all, Du Jinghuai’s box office revenue ranked high on the overall list, a living sign of a successful film. Just looking at the number of his die-hard fans, their incredible purchasing power was a guarantee for box office success.
And not only that, the great Acting Emperor Du was not only the lead actor, but also invested a part of the film, making him a financier. For a film’s box office revenue, after taxes, 50% goes to the local cinema chains, 10% goes to the distributor, and the rest goes to the investors and actors’ salaries.
In the end, Du Jinghuai would get at least tens of millions, and then he would split it with Li Jing.
Compared to that, Feng Ce’s unlimited credit card seemed weak!
The only pity was that the original top sucker, Fu Lingchu, didn’t fall into her trap of male competition.
Fu Lingchu just had a feeling deep down—
As the first man to discover Li Jing’s face, as the one who gradually turned Li Jing into what she is today… his relationship with Li Jing was something that Feng Ce or Du Jinghuai couldn’t compare to.
At this moment, winning her back by throwing money at her felt vulgar to him.
Li Jing: Alright.
Seeing as Fu Lingchu had already contributed 80% of the income, Li Jing could endure it.
After all, there’s still plenty of plot to come ^_^
So Du Jinghuai extended his hand to Li Jing, cool and gentlemanly.
Feng Ce was the first one who couldn’t take it anymore, furious: “Li Jing, are you really going with him? Do you know who he is?”
Li Jing lowered her eyes, silently answering him with her actions—placing her delicate white hand into Du Jinghuai’s palm.
Du Jinghuai felt a long-lost joy.
This flower that had been crushed, walked into his garden.
And he was the one holding the pruning shears.
Fu Lingchu keenly caught the indescribable sense of perversion on Du Jinghuai. He signaled with his eyes, and several bodyguards emerged from the shadows.
However, in terms of security, top artists obviously had better arrangements. Du Jinghuai’s people outnumbered Fu Lingchu and Feng Ce’s combined.
And these three men were all the most influential people in the city, so they couldn’t possibly actually fight in public.
So, Du Jinghuai gracefully took Li Jing away.
Li Jing, from beginning to end, never looked back once.
Compared to the intense and lively love triangle here, a certain place was exceptionally quiet.
Ye Yan sat quietly and gracefully by the window, waiting for news from Du Jinghuai.
This was almost unheard of for her.
For someone who had always been held in the palm of men’s hands, the initiative was always in Ye Yan’s grasp. She was the one who set the bait.
However, this time, she was willing to wait patiently because the Easter egg she had planted in the movie would definitely strike a chord with Du Jinghuai.
Perceiving that longing through art was a tactic Ye Yan had used on Du Jinghuai time and time again.
She was absolutely confident that he would come looking for her immediately after watching the movie.
However, time ticked by, and the movie should have ended by now.
After more than three hours had passed since Du Jinghuai told her the movie was starting, Ye Yan finally couldn’t sit still anymore.
The movie had long finished, but Du Jinghuai hadn’t come looking for her?
What had happened?
Or had he not recognized her back?
Impossible!
The time they spent together filming was the best primer she had planted in Du Jinghuai’s heart, just waiting to be detonated at the time of the release.
She didn’t believe her tactics would fail!!
Meanwhile, Du Jinghuai was in the car.
Li Jing was sitting beside him.
The car hadn’t even pulled out yet, and Du Jinghuai hadn’t spoken, as if he was mercifully giving her a last chance to change her mind.
Li Jing: Regret is impossible, she absolutely has to get her cut of the box office!
That was an extra floor for the big oceanfront mansion!!
After a moment of silence, Du Jinghuai heard the girl take a very, very shallow breath.
“Mr. Du, are we going to your place or a hotel?”
Such defiant flippancy.
Du Jinghuai turned his head and looked deeply at Li Jing.
After a while, he spoke: “My place.”
Li Jing: Okay, okay.
Du Jinghuai’s house had a lot of things, both overt and covert, related to Ye Yan, which was perfect for racking up plot points!
After the car started, Li Jing’s body stiffened for a moment, then she buried her head and said nothing.
Let’s take stock of the results of this round of the battle royale. The current progress of the three male leads is:
Fu Lingchu’s favorability is 51%,
Feng Ce’s favorability is 54%,
Du Jinghuai’s favorability is 35%.
The system knew that with its host’s speed at racking up plot points, it could practically blind the entire Transmigration Bureau.
However, Li Jing had pushed the character development to a new level this time, her moves were truly audacious. The system said with a slight worry, “Host, aren’t you afraid that the male leads will be disgusted by the female lead’s self-degradation?”
“Afraid of what?” Li Jing said calmly.
The system was blinded by that boss-like aura, and then it heard Li Jing say softly:
“Once I’ve gotten enough, I’ll donate it.”
Using the money of dog capitalists to do charity is the best^_^
After all, after the donation, it all goes into her account anyway—in any case, the male leads each have their own way of losing, but she never loses!
System: “……I knew it, you’re truly one of a kind!!!”
One hour later, Du Jinghuai’s car pulled into the garage of Royal View on River Min.
Unlike the villa district where Feng Ce lived, this was a high-end residential area, a little further from the city center, but the housing prices were still astronomical. It was home to many celebrities, and the privacy was excellent.
Behind that fingerprint door was a very private space. If Li Jing took the money and went home with a man—they all knew what that meant.
Du Jinghuai got out of the car first, and when he went around to the other side of the door, the girl in the car hadn’t moved.
Her frail body was huddled in the car seat, looking like a pitiful little ball.
The forced flippancy, the self-indulgent decline, was like a flimsy disguise, falling apart piece by piece, rustling and crumbling.
She was actually trembling a little.
“——Scared?” Du Jinghuai asked softly, lowering his gaze.
Li Jing froze.
Then, as if to prove she wasn’t weak, the girl clenched her tattered sleeve, lifted her face, and said deliberately, “You said you’d split the box office with me, where’s the agreement? Do I need to sign it?”
Li Jing’s words were rapid, her tense voice slightly off-key.
Du Jinghuai could even clearly see the marks on her soft cheeks, where she had bitten her teeth hard.
“Okay,” Du Jinghuai’s melancholic gaze held a hint of amusement, “—Soon.”
Li Jing: Thank you, thank you.
She was so scared, scared of nothing!
Du Jinghuai’s drama hadn’t wrapped yet, he had various schedules, it wouldn’t be easy for him to do anything to her for a while, and the real “dark room” plot was after Ye Yan came back.
And even if this freak of nature, Du Jinghuai, developed quickly, someone had her back.
Li Jing knew that in this last mission world, someone was with her.
It was a very mysterious feeling.
Although she had never seen an inspector with such high authority as Lu Mian… well.
Sure enough, after returning home, Du Jinghuai’s stylist, agent, and others came knocking. This time, something special happened, Du Jinghuai also called in the legal team.
Upon hearing about Du Jinghuai’s extravagant gift, everyone looked at Li Jing in shock.
The girl couldn’t bear the worldly gaze, her ears flushed red, but she stubbornly held her head high.
“Draft the contract as soon as possible.” Du Jinghuai said calmly.
“Okay, okay.”
The legal team had no choice but to start working, communicating with both parties.
Li Jing was very cooperative.
Du Jinghuai was halfway through his words when his phone suddenly rang.
Seeing the words “Ye Yan” on the screen, he immediately got up.
It was at this moment that Du Jinghuai suddenly remembered that he hadn’t talked to Ye Yan after watching the movie.
He was too engrossed in… the pleasure brought by a certain substitute.
Du Jinghuai’s expression showed a moment of annoyance.
—On Ye Yan’s side, it was beyond annoyance.
“Hmm, A’huai… did you finish watching it?”
After pretending to casually discuss the movie with Du Jinghuai, Ye Yan realized clearly——Du Jinghuai really didn’t notice the Easter egg she left behind!
How could Du Jinghuai not recognize her?!
Or, was there something else… or someone… interfering with him??
In an instant, a name sprang to mind.
—Li Jing.
That fake.
Ye Yan sat there, her whole body stiff.
Three people, Fu Lingchu, Feng Ce, and Du Jinghuai, all slipped out of her control.
In an instant, Ye Yan’s head felt like it was going to explode, her body weakly slumped to the side.
It wasn’t that serious, but Ye Yan chose to throw her phone away.
So Du Jinghuai heard a “thud” as a heavy object hit the ground, and he instantly jumped up.
“Yanyan? Ye Yan?! What’s wrong with you!”
Du Jinghuai’s usually cool and melancholic face was filled with an unprecedented panic: “Where’s the doctor? Is there a doctor around—”
That night, Du Jinghuai kept making calls, his expression serious.
The legal team didn’t dare to stay long, they drafted the contract with incredible efficiency.
And Du Jinghuai didn’t even bother to look at the drafted gift contract before signing it, as if the future tens of millions of box office revenue meant nothing to him.
Indeed, in the face of the White Moonlight’s safety, money was simply not important.
Li Jing loved his aura! So handsome!
Okay, let’s brush up the other two lines first—
Because based on her understanding of Ye Yan, she probably wouldn’t tell Fu Lingchu and Feng Ce first about her illness. Since their hearts had already shifted, Ye Yan would simply wait until she was out of danger before telling them.
This would completely prevent Fu Lingchu and Feng Ce from being involved, and they wouldn’t be able to show her even a little bit of concern—then she would ruthlessly dangle their guilt and pity in front of them.
Li Jing was so familiar with these little tricks!
carp: sorry, got to split these long chapters up, 2nd part up in a couple of hours~~~