Chapter 92 92 People are addicted to being mean

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After sitting and chatting for twenty minutes, Li Wu drank two glasses of beer, ate very little barbecue, and understood the director's intention to take advantage of him, so he tactfully left.

Now only the two of them were left in the room, and it fell silent for a moment. Shi Yuheng noticed her discomfort and asked, "Have you taken a shower?"

Wen Yining hummed in agreement, her phone resting on the table in front of her. She hadn't received a message from him and was hesitant about whether to continue.

This relationship may really be over, or maybe she shouldn't have had any hope in the first place; she was just too naive.

The room was air-conditioned. She came out wearing a loose T-shirt and loungewear, her long hair hanging down her back. She had no makeup on, only a thin shoulder, and her lips were pale. Something heavy weighed on her heart as she questioned why she had fallen for him.

He covered his face with his hands, closed his eyes, and remained silent for a long time.

Shi Yuheng spoke seriously, without a trace of frivolity, “If you stay, I will do my best to ensure your role. If you don’t stay, you should know the likely outcome. I have no reason to offend others for someone I have no connection with. There are too many variables in this industry. You are not a child anymore. Don’t think of people as so good, nor as so bad.”

Then, she went into the bathroom and heard the sound of running water. The layout was similar to her room, except there was more furniture. He had been staying there longer and was still creating.

Wen Yining's eyes were downcast as she stared at the half-finished wine on the table. Even after downing half a glass, she was still incredibly sober. For some reason, listening to Shi Yuheng taking a shower, her mind was filled with thoughts of Chen Yueze.

He whispered lewd sweet nothings in my ear...

Unbridled threats…

Sarcasm and irony...

To be fair, Shi Yuheng is a very good catch. He has nothing to dislike about him, is humorous, approachable, and easy to get along with.

In fact, on the film set, he was essentially in a leadership position, and the actors were his subordinates, having to listen to him in everything.

He can curse at people if he wants, and he can slap people whenever he's angry. There are plenty of people to act out the scene, and he can just leave if he's not happy.

But Shih Yu-heng didn't do that. On the contrary, he was quite good at communication and could also discover their strengths.

Five minutes later, she picked up her phone and went outside.

The script will be drastically revised later, giving Fang Nong more screen time.

Exhausted and anticipating the inevitable outcome, perhaps she deleted so much of her content that only a few minutes remained; there have been instances of this happening before.

Some celebrities don't even know that their scenes have been cut down to just ten minutes until the film is released. At least Shi Yuheng didn't sleep with her and then continue to lie to her.

She didn't have much time to regret it before a phone call came in.

Her heart almost immediately started racing. This uncontrollable pounding felt like she was experiencing all the awkwardness, helplessness, and anxiety she hadn't felt during her adolescence...

She had never been moved by someone back then, and she didn't know what it felt like to like someone.

The phone kept ringing, extremely jarring in the quiet environment. I didn't check the contact name immediately; I waited until the sound stopped before looking at it.

Seal the flames.

It wasn't him.

When I called back, the other end answered immediately.

"What's wrong?"

It's so late, almost time for her to go to bed.

The environment on Feng Yan's end changed from noisy to quiet, and he said urgently, "Ningning, are you in the capital now? I need your help with something."

She perked up too. As soon as she got back to her room, she put down her pajamas, sat down, and listened attentively to him. "I'm here. I'm still filming 'Absurd Relationship.' I'll be going to the Northwest in a while, but I might not be able to film any of my scenes. What's up?"

Intuition is never a good thing, and I even subconsciously dragged out a few sentences.

He paused for a few seconds, "Tsk, I accidentally got someone pregnant. You should take her to get an abortion. I really can't go. If I get photographed, it'll be all over. After thinking about it, I don't have anyone suitable."

Wen Yining paused in her tidying up of the room. She turned on the speakerphone and heard everything clearly. She almost thought it was some kind of prank game. She had actually encountered boys asking for kisses after losing a game before.

"Your girlfriend? Did you find her online?"

"Even if she's my girlfriend, she's a minor internet celebrity. Someone introduced us, saying she was pretty good at it. I didn't expect her to get pregnant on the first try. She asked me for money, and I gave it to her. Luckily, I'm not famous yet, so she's not too difficult to deal with. She was willing to get an abortion."

She understood the whole story and asked, puzzled, "Why didn't you contact someone from your team? Your agent or assistant would have been fine."

"If the company finds out, they'll use this to blackmail me. They've always wanted to know about my past misdeeds. I don't want to listen to everything they say in the future. When it's time to terminate the contract, I'll be skinned alive again. Do you know that xxx was blacklisted for two years because of the contract termination issue?"

There are many such examples; the mistakes that our predecessors made have all come to light.

"What about your parents? Can't you use other friends?"

She didn't really want to get involved, saying, "Your family won't cheat you; they have to consider your career."

Feng Yan sighed, "Sigh... They're all set on me going home to get married and have children, and they won't let me enter the entertainment industry at all. If I meet Li Yinzhu, they'll make me give birth to her. Please, I'm begging you this once, for the sake of our past friendship."

"..."

Feng Yan was indeed quite good to her. When someone at school slandered her behind her back, he even came out to clear her name. The goodwill she once had had slowly evolved into a special kind of friendship.

"She's not a minor, is she?"

“She’s two years older than me, her name is Li Yinzhu, a young, amateur model. She insisted that I go with her, but I said I didn’t have time and asked my sister to help.”

"I'll also play your sister."

Sure enough, men love to use this kind of excuse when they want to cover something up.

"How about tomorrow? I'll introduce you to people in the film and television industry afterwards, okay?"

She hesitated for a moment before agreeing. She had already broken up with Shen Yueze and would have to think of other options afterward.

"All right."

“You know me, I won’t let you help me for nothing. We’ll both be in the entertainment industry from now on, we’ll see each other all the time, and we’ve lost touch with those people from school.”

“You understand, many people can’t stand to see me doing too well, and you’re the only one I still have a relationship with.”

Actually, for a beauty of her caliber, even if she doesn't date men, many guys would want to have a long-term relationship with her. Relationships aren't just about sex; people also enjoy each other's company when they go out for meals and drinks.

"When are you going? Let's go to a private one."

"Tomorrow is fine, better to avoid any unforeseen problems."

“If she really gives birth, then I will become her long-term meal ticket. It’s also fortunate that her career is just starting out, and she herself is hesitant.”

“Tomorrow…” she flipped through her script. “Okay.”

Afterwards, Feng Yan transferred 20,000 yuan to her.

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Using years of friendship as an emotional appeal might work, but in such a chaotic circle, one would feel helpless and lonely.

Meeting someone you know well always brings a sense of peace of mind.

If she could choose a partner, one would be Feng Yan, and the other a stranger, she would definitely choose Feng Yan without hesitation.

Despite being this handsome, he hasn't developed any bad personality traits; his fundamental character is quite good. His private life wasn't like this before, so it's probably due to excessive pressure.

Shen Yueze also said that stress can increase libido.

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A girl named Li Yinzhu was too embarrassed to go to the hospital alone for an abortion.

Wen Yining had never been to a gynecology clinic before, but she just followed the procedure. She even took a look at the person's ID card. The person was in their early twenties, with a youthful face and big eyes, making them look like a student.

Wen Yining went to buy her food and supplements. Feng Yan was quite generous and gave her 20,000 yuan right away. He could probably earn that amount of money back in an hour.

The surgery only cost a few thousand yuan. She was there when the doctor asked her questions. The doctor thought she was the older sister and gave her a few words of advice, lamenting that the young girl didn't take care of her body.

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The surgery was quick. While waiting, Wen Yining searched for information online to understand the principles of the surgery.

I vaguely heard a mother and daughter arguing about this next to me, with the mother blaming her daughter for not respecting herself...

Abortion can damage the uterus, thin the endometrium, cause endocrine disorders, and increase susceptibility to gynecological infections…{1}

It's quite harmful to the body...

After reading a few lines, I couldn't help but feel a chill. Even a minor abortion is still a surgical procedure.

Suddenly I remembered that my period was late this month too.

It was a whole week late.

But Shen Yueze always wore it and never let her take any medicine. He knew that stuff had side effects, and that it would make her feel even better, but he never took the risk.

Although he prefers exciting gameplay, this is different; it's his bottom line.

It's also possible he's worried that she might get pregnant and use it to blackmail him.

After Li Yinzhu came out of the operating room, she was pale and didn't say anything at first. When it was time to eat, she drank a few mouthfuls of the porridge that Li Yinzhu had bought and asked in a weak voice, "Are you really his sister?"

“I am his cousin.”

To avoid causing any misunderstandings, I had to tell a white lie.

"Remember these dietary restrictions, and don't eat anything indiscriminately."

"I'm thinking of going to the temple tomorrow to pray for the child. It seems I need to find a Taoist master to perform a ritual, otherwise it won't be good."

I might not be free tomorrow.

"How long have you been together?"

"It's been more than half a month, but he's very busy. We mostly talk on the phone and fall asleep while talking."

Li Yinzhu pursed her lips, eager to confide, and continued, "I deliberately got pregnant at first. Afterwards, I told him I would take the pill, but I didn't. I just wanted to see his reaction."

Wen Yining: "He's in his rising phase, so he probably won't consider it."

Simply satisfying physiological needs is not a proper relationship.

"He has a lot of female fans, and there will be even more in the future, so there's only a chance to sleep with one now."

"I did consider secretly having the baby because... many male celebrities get married because of pregnancy, and their 'loving husband' image is fake, but as long as they get what they want, that's all that matters."

After listening to her story, Wen Yining was still vaguely worried about her own situation and couldn't help but ask, "What symptoms did you have at the beginning?"

"No response, right?"

Li Yinzhu recalled, "I did it on purpose. After taking the pregnancy test, the result came back."

"Isn't missing your period the most obvious sign?"

"Um."

Li Yinzhu also noticed that her expression was off, so she put down her spoon and looked her up and down.

She's very thin and tall, wearing retro denim shorts and a tight T-shirt. She has long legs, a slim waist, and dazzlingly white skin. She has an outstanding presence and could easily debut as a star.

If you said she was Feng Yan's cousin, people would believe it.

I asked her, "You haven't had your period this month?"

"It's a week late, and I haven't tested yet. If I had used a condom, there shouldn't have been any accidents."

She comforted herself with these thoughts, yet a strange expectation arose: if she got pregnant... would he let her keep the baby?

"You never know. What if a little bit leaks in halfway through? If you and your boyfriend are both in your twenties and in good health, it's easy to get pregnant. Otherwise, there would be so many abortions."

"Why don't we buy a pregnancy test and try it?"

"How long will it take to get the results?"

Li Yinzhu hadn't expected such a coincidence either. "A few minutes,"

"Your boyfriend must be rich."

How did you know?

Wen Yining is still researching the symptoms of early pregnancy, such as drowsiness, always wanting to sleep, loss of appetite, listlessness, and frequent fatigue.

Upon closer inspection, it all makes sense...

Could she really be pregnant? Is it really that easy?

I've always heard of married couples going to various hospitals and temples to pray for children.

I had a feeling that this wasn't going to be easy, especially since he'd never had an internal ejaculation before.

She put it in her mouth when she was in the mouth, and she swallowed it. There's no way she could get pregnant from that.

Li Yinzhu could tell at a glance from her bag, shoes, and bracelet that she either earned her own money or had found a wealthy second-generation heir.

"You definitely wouldn't be interested in ordinary men. In other words, which rich second-generation isn't accompanied by a beautiful woman?"

"If you want to use the child to test him and tie him down, this is a great opportunity, and you can also ask him for some money along the way."

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On her way back from the hospital, Wen Yining kept thinking about what Li Yinzhu had said.

The pregnancy test results came back negative.

Still feeling uneasy, I had another check-up done inside. The doctor said it was related to stress and staying up late, and that I was just scaring myself. He told me not to worry too much and that it was normal for it to be a few days late.

That skin-whitening drink also has some effect; it's bad for your health, so the doctor told me not to drink it anymore.

As expected, there weren't many surprises.

The 100,000 yuan in cash is still at his home, and his luggage hasn't been packed yet.

It was already past 10 p.m. when I took a taxi here.

I came up from the underground parking lot. Before coming, I specifically checked if there was a car in his parking space.

The G-Class, McLaren P1, Land Rover... they're all there, probably haven't left the house.

The door has been registered with fingerprints and the password is known, so there's no need to call him.

I'm organizing my thoughts in my head, figuring out what to say and how to respond when I see him.

I imagined more than ten different tones for our conversation, predicting how he would mock me again. It wouldn't hurt to have a fight; we've already argued so many times before. He may say hurtful things, but he never actually hits me.

I had considered all the possibilities, but I never expected that when I arrived in the living room, I would see the person I least wanted to see.

Shi Yingmeng's expression also showed surprise. She stood up from the sofa, put down the half-eaten watermelon, and the cushion on her lap fell to the ground. "Why are you here?"

He had long, straight black hair, no makeup, and wore a loose-fitting short-sleeved T-shirt that reached his thighs, barely covering them.

The "no pants" look, boyfriend style, and casual, relaxed vibe make her seem like she's at home. Her legs are long, straight, and dazzlingly white, giving off a hostess vibe as if she's watching an intruder with obvious unease.

Wen Yining's mind went blank for a moment, her body almost went numb, her breath caught in her throat, and she had never felt so out of control. Her face was pale, and she asked back, "What are you doing here?"

Shi Yingmeng said matter-of-factly, "He asked me to take care of him."

She paused for a moment, then asked, "Didn't you two break up?"

"That's right, we broke up. I came back to get my things, and my luggage is still with him."

Wen Yining quickly regained her composure, her voice devoid of warmth, "Where is he?"

The words fell.

He strolled leisurely out of the bedroom, hands in his pockets, shirtless, wearing casual loungewear. His demeanor was nonchalant, and he stared at her coldly, his eyes devoid of warmth. "Here to pack your things?"

Wen Yining was still reeling from the dazed feeling in her head. Her chest heaved, her breathing was heavy and slow, and her heartbeat quickened with each pulse.

His pent-up anger had nowhere to go and was almost out of control, but he was too calm, as if he was certain she would come back.

She glanced around the living room; dog toys were scattered about, along with all the familiar furniture.

"Nobody uses my things, right? Have you touched my cosmetics or clothes?"

As she passed by Yingmeng, she picked up her jacket from the sofa and then tidied up the necklace, ring, lipstick, hair tie, spray, sunscreen, perfume, contact lenses... there were too many odds and ends to put on the coffee table.

Being with him has robbed her of her normal view of money. If he spends 10,000 yuan, it's about the same as 100 yuan in her eyes.

He doesn't need to worry about whether a piece of clothing costing several thousand yuan is expensive or not, nor does he need to agonize over which color looks better; he doesn't look at the price when it comes to small items like these.

Aside from the Rolex she mentioned once that she hadn't bought yet (which cost 600,000 yuan), she bought all her everyday necessities.

Shi Yingmeng even found her a paper bag for luxury goods, hoping she would take the pile of clothes with her.

"I haven't touched your things. I brought my own cosmetics and I don't wear other people's clothes."

Wen Yining ignored her, her face extremely cold. Since she might not see him again in the future, she might as well get it off her chest. "You knew he had a girlfriend, yet you still came to take care of him. What were you thinking the other day? When you were dating him, did you often encounter people like this?"

“If he wants to get back together with you, then I won’t be involved at all. What’s the point of trying to please him? He’s seen too many like that.”

Shi Yingmeng was speechless for a few seconds, and she got angry, but nothing was more terrible than being poor. She said without hesitation, "What's wrong with lowering myself to please him? The time and effort I put into him is more worthwhile than anything I could do anywhere else."

That's right... a river-view luxury apartment...

She felt incredibly upset, a surge of gloomy emotions welling up inside her. Unconsciously, she calculated the price; that location must be worth at least tens of millions.

There was a laptop on the coffee table, and the desktop background was a picture she had seen before: Shen Yueze driving a sports car on the coastal highway. Shi Yingmeng was sitting in the passenger seat, wearing a barely-there tank top.

However, the one she saw cropped out Shi Yingmeng.

So this is what the complete photo looks like.

She entered the dressing room and bumped into someone as she passed by. Shi Yingmeng was knocked back two steps by the bump. She wanted to retaliate, but she held back and didn't follow.

Suppressing her anger, Wen Yining quickly tore off her clothes and threw them into her suitcase.

Long skirts, mini skirts, pencil skirts, sundresses, strapless skirts, wide-leg pants, skinny jeans, super short shorts...

Shen Yueze followed slowly, and seeing her lose control for the first time made him feel much better. He calmly asked, "By the way, has Chen Jiabai contacted you recently? Does he still want you?"

"What's it to you!"

As I passed by the bedroom, my heart ached with a bittersweet feeling, and my nose stung. Instead of crying, all I could think about was how to get revenge.

There was an opened case on the bedside table, the brand he said was good.

"Do you think I'd only come to you for the money?"

A prime location where you can't even rent for 50,000 a month, an apartment of over 500 square meters, plus a rooftop garden, totaling 700 square meters.

Even the mattress is a custom-made model worth over a million yuan.

He sat down casually, watching her haphazardly pack the clothes she had bought recently, and said, "If you regret it, it's not too late."

"I can't regret it; your money isn't that important."

She was furious, but then calmed down considerably.

"You're drawn by the novelty, and so am I."

"You are indeed more interesting than Chen Jiabai, but that's all. If it weren't for your threat against me, I wouldn't even consider you."

She deliberately said, "Even if I can't marry Chen Jiabai now, it's okay. I'm still young. I'm only twenty years old, and I'll still have many more romantic experiences."

Seeing his expression turn completely gloomy, she shut her mouth with satisfaction, quickened her pace, and took a few bags with her. She couldn't let herself sleep for a while and get nothing in return.

Passing through the living room, she stopped, thought for a moment, and said lightly, "I'm pregnant, Shen Yueze."

Then I tossed a used pregnancy test onto the coffee table.

Two bars.

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A note from the author:

1. From the internet

Tao Baibai said, "Being a jerk is addictive." [laughing and crying with facepalm]

I've read so many analyses of human nature, and these perfectly match the personalities of this couple. [glasses]

I remember a reader asking why Ning was moved. First of all, she's the type to say one thing and mean another [laughing and crying emoji], and she knew he wouldn't marry her. Initially, she wanted to marry Chen Jiabai to overcome social class barriers.

However, I also want to say that all the love in my writing needs no reason; if it needs a reason, it's not love.

From a physiological perspective, after a woman has sex with a man, she releases oxytocin, which can cause dependence and make her more prone to romantic feelings (this probably doesn't happen to everyone, but if it does, they can become very uncontrollable).

I need nutrient solution at the end of the month! It expires on the 1st every month.