Yan Luoxi retracted her gaze, scrolled through Weibo for a while, then looked up again to see a beautiful and tall woman exiting the international brand clothing store across the street.
Holding several exquisite bags, she took her time stepping down the staircase.
The man stepped forward to take the bags, placing them into the trunk, while the woman tiptoed, pressing her face against his.
A look of helplessness crossed the handsome man’s face as he, the gentleman, opened the passenger door for her to bend down and get into the car.
The man quickly got into the car, and whatever they were talking about was unknown, but the man’s lips curled into a charming smile as the car slowly drove away.
Yan Luoxi stared at the empty street, feeling a strange sense of sourness bubbling up inside her.
Was that his girlfriend?
Hmph, it was really unexpected, this man, with all his repressed and quietly rakish air, turned out to be a typical playboy, flirting with her while being entangled with an older woman.
She wasn’t wrong; even though the woman had maintained herself well and still had charm, she looked to be no younger than forty.
Seeing their affectionate behavior, her insides churned with agitation.
Indeed, looks can be deceiving, and you can never measure the depth of the ocean by its surface.
This Mr.
Seventh probably rose to high society through the skirts of women.
Hmph, she despised him!
The object of her disdain drove concentratedly, his pure black shirt unbuttoned at the top two buttons, abstinent yet sexy.
His arm resting on the car window wore an expensive watch, and he slowly spoke, “Mrs.
Li, next time you have this kind of arduous errand, have your husband send a car for you.”
Before he finished speaking, the beautiful woman beside him slapped his shoulder with a palm, her eyebrows inverted in anger, “You heartless child, I barely get you out of that mountain ravine and you begrudge doing me a favor?”
Li Yeqi helplessly glanced at his mother, who had turned into a tigress in a second, and said, “With your temper, how does Commander Li put up with you?”
“What’s wrong with my temper?
It’s you three Masters who have driven me to it.
Not considering how I raised you from when you were in diapers, one becomes a monk in the military, another a Taoist in the laboratory; neither of you can even get married and give me a grandchild to play with,” Mrs.
Li complained resentfully.
Li Yeqi frowned slightly. Get faster updates on g.com.
In the days since his return, he had heard the marriage ultimatum more than ten times.
He pressed his temples and said, “You should hurry big brother along, once he gets married, I’ll marry.”
Mrs.
Li, irritatedly slapping his shoulder, found that her son was too tough to hurt with a few smacks and instead it was her own palm that began to ache, “Don’t push it onto your brother, you are you, he is he.”
“Alright, I’ll bring you a daughter-in-law tomorrow,” Li Yeqi, worn out by the nagging, finally relented.
Anyway, the marriage certificate was already obtained, and the wife was not going anywhere.
It was just a matter of when he could bring her home, a timing he wasn’t sure of himself.
Thinking of that little fool who treated him like a stranger, if she ever found out he was actually her husband, he wondered just how splendid her expression would be.
At this thought, he couldn’t help but smirk to himself.
Mrs.
Li caught a glimpse of his cheeky smile, her eyebrows lifting slightly as she asked, “Have you got someone in mind already?
When will you bring her to let me meet her and give my approval?”
Li Yeqi gave his mother a profound look and then, despite her persistent questioning, he remained silent.
After dropping Mrs.
Li back at the courtyard, Li Yeqi drove out and took a call from his assistant, Zhou Bei, who said concisely, “Speak!”
“Seventh Master, the madam just finished trying on costumes and has come home, but there seems to be a problem with the crew, I think I should report it to you.”
Li Yeqi furrowed his brows, “Continue.”
“This crew is very poor, they can’t even pay my wife’s remuneration, and they want her to invest.
I’m worried that the other party is scamming, so I did some investigation.
It turns out the director’s name is Xu Yuan, who offended a high-ranking official three years ago and was blacklisted by the industry.
He is actually very talented.
Not long ago, that official fell from power, and he was able to resurface.
However, due to certain factors, investors are unwilling to invest.”
Li Yeqi’s fingers rhythmically tapped on the steering wheel, his gaze profound and inscrutable, “Send all the information related to the crew to my email.
I’ll make a decision after I’ve seen it.”
“Yes.”
Yan Luoxi returned to her apartment sullenly.
Just as she stepped out of the elevator, she saw Lu Zhaoran standing at her doorstep.
She closed her eyes; there was a subtle yet inexplicably suffocating sensation in her heart.
Her brow creased, and her expression instantly turned cold, “I’m not in a good mood today.
If you don’t want to be scolded, leave now.”
After speaking, she held her keys to unlock the door. Read this novel at g.com for the best experience.
The next second, her wrist was forcefully grasped by the man.
She struggled hastily but was forcibly pinned against the door by him.
His eyes were filled with bloodshot redness, “Yan Luoxi, who was that man last night?”
Yan Luoxi struggled forcefully with her wrist, unable to break free, and felt the man’s hot anger.
She smiled faintly, lightly saying, “My man.”
Lu Zhaoran’s anger was uncontrollable.
He hadn’t expected Yan Luoxi to find a new boyfriend so soon; he was still waiting for her to return and beg for his forgiveness on her knees, “You have no shame!”
Yan Luoxi lifted her delicate face, “Lu Zhaoran, everyone may criticize me, but not you.
Take your dirty hands off me, or I will not be polite.”
Lu Zhaoran’s handsome face turned iron blue.
He raised his hand and then, seeing Yan Luoxi’s defiant gaze, he clenched his teeth and finally withdrew his hand, stepping back and turning around.
After taking a few steps, he stopped again and said, “Don’t go to the ‘Jin Palace’ crew; even if the web series is made, it won’t get a release slot, so don’t waste your effort.”
Yan Luoxi frowned, “What do you mean?”
“Just a friendly reminder, that director’s name is Xu Yuan.
Three years ago, when we first started in this industry, he offended a high-ranking official and was blacklisted, and he has not been able to make a comeback.” After saying that, Lu Zhaoran walked away briskly.
Yan Luoxi stood stiffly for a while before slowly digesting the information.
She opened the door and entered her apartment, turned on her computer, typed the name Xu Yuan, and clicked search.
Ten pages of search results packed the screen, all about Xu Yuan’s history of offending the official.
After reading, she slumped onto the carpet—did she really need to be this miserable?
She had finally gotten the chance to play a leading role, only for it to be a web series that might not even get aired.
Was she really destined to be an eternal runner-up?
The next day, Yan Luoxi left her home with two huge dark circles under her eyes.
Just as she stepped out of the residential area, a low-key luxurious car stopped in front of her.
The window slowly lowered to reveal a face so handsome it was offensive to both man and deity, the man’s gaze fixed heavily on her, “Get in!”
Yan Luoxi gave him a sidelong glance, her face full of haughtiness, “You tell me to get in the car and just like that I should get in?
That would be too humiliating for me.”
Li Yeqi narrowed his long, slender eyes, speaking casually, “Are you sure you don’t want to get in by yourself?”
Yan Luoxi made a face at him.
Men who sold their bodies to climb the social ladder?
She wanted nothing to do with him, lest he deceive her for money or sex, leaving her crying without tears.