Chapter 2 Chapter 2

Meng Yuansheng walked down the street, lost and dejected.

When facing Jiang Mo, he appeared carefree, but his heart was numb with pain.

He had poured his heart and soul into Jiang Mo for six years. Jiang Mo didn't like eating out, so he cooked nutritious meals for him. Jiang Mo had a volatile temper and often offended people, so Meng Yuansheng would smooth things over, facing their cold words and harsh attitudes. Jiang Mo didn't like dealing with social matters, so Meng Yuansheng kept track of all the big and small people and events in the industry, subtly reminding Jiang Mo.

He never imagined that after so many years of devotion, the other person was such a scumbag.

It wasn't just pain, but also confusion.

All these years, his life revolved around Jiang Mo, with nothing for himself. Now, leaving Jiang Mo, he didn't even know where to go.

A light rain began to fall from the sky.

Meng Yuansheng sat on the roadside, hugging his knees.

His whole body was soaked, like a little cat abandoned on the street.

Suddenly, the cold rain stopped.

Meng Yuansheng slowly raised his head and found an umbrella over him.

The young man holding the umbrella looked to be in his early twenties, with light flax-colored hair, a pair of wet and innocent puppy eyes, a straight nose, and slightly upturned lips with a prominent cupid's bow, looking plump and very cute.

His eyes were full of clarity and serenity; the smile on his lips was very infectious. Even Meng Yuansheng, who was burdened with worries, felt much lighter.

Gu Xing Shi: "Are you alright? Do you want to go to the hospital?"

"Thank you, I..." Meng Yuansheng subconsciously thanked him, then reacted, "It's you?!"

Gu Xing Shi blinked, a little puzzled: "You know me?"

Meng Yuansheng pursed his lips. Although it was a question, it was a statement: "The person at the 24-hour convenience store earlier was you, right?"

Gu Xing Shi was shocked: "How did you recognize me?"

He was certain that at the convenience store, Meng Yuansheng hadn't seen his face.

Meng Yuansheng: "I recognized your voice."

Gu Xing Shi was even more shocked.

He only spoke one sentence, and there was rain and traffic noise, he couldn't even hear himself clearly. Yet Meng Yuansheng not only heard him but also recognized him.

What kind of ears are these!

Meng Yuansheng looked at him calmly: "You did it on purpose, didn't you?"

"Who are you? What's your purpose?"

Gu Xing Shi didn't try to hide it and said frankly: "I'm a talent agent."

"A talent agent?"

Meng Yuansheng was startled.

But he quickly remembered that Jiang Mo was about to terminate his contract, and many companies were recently trying to sign him.

Thinking that Gu Xing Shi also had this purpose, he felt a strange tightness in his chest, his voice cold: "If you want to use this to threaten Jiang Mo, I advise you to give it up."

Gu Xing Shi curiously asked: "Why?"

Meng Yuansheng calmly said: "Jiang Mo doesn't have any intimate photos, ambiguous messages, or transaction records with anyone. Even if he was a little intimate with Xu Yi at the hotel entrance, it's nothing between friends."

He didn't know that Gu Xing Shi had followed him and had taken more than just a little intimacy.

Gu Xing Shi didn't explain, only asking: "Not even with you?"

Meng Yuansheng trembled, looking at Gu Xing Shi in shock.

Gu Xing Shi blinked: "Jiang Mo is your boyfriend, right?"

Meng Yuansheng lowered his head, and after a long time, he said: "No."

The gossip system also testified for him: [Meng Yuansheng regularly cleans their phones and social media. Besides Jiang Mo's agent, no one knows their relationship.]

Gu Xing Shi was speechless.

He remembered the system saying that Meng Yuansheng and Jiang Mo had been together for six years.

Six years!

Not six months, not six days.

Meng Yuansheng sacrificed so much!

Ahhhhh! Jiang Mo, you scumbag!

Gu Xing Shi felt even more sorry for Meng Yuansheng. He shook his head: "It's not Jiang Mo, I want to sign you."

Meng Yuansheng was stunned.

His slow brain couldn't process the information.

"Sign me? Why?"

Gu Xing Shi was puzzled: "Why what?"

Meng Yuansheng asked softly: "I'm just an ordinary assistant, what's there to sign?"

"You're handsome, you can sing and dance, and many of the creative ideas for Jiang Mo's first few albums were yours, so why not you?"

Meng Yuansheng's pupils constricted.

From Jiang Mo's debut to now, he had participated in the production of every album, from song selection to post-production materials, he had devoted countless efforts.

Initially, Meng Yuansheng also hoped for a credit, but Jiang Mo always coaxed him, saying that the album cover was limited and couldn't fit so many people, and that he was worried that crazy fans would discover their relationship, ruining his future.

Meng Yuansheng endured it all for him.

Therefore, outsiders didn't know that those amazing creative ideas came from him.

How did Gu Xing Shi know this?!

This was also from Gu Xing Shi's gossip system.

The system also told him that if it weren't for Meng Yuansheng, Jiang Mo wouldn't be so popular. Between them two, it wasn't Meng Yuansheng who couldn't live without Jiang Mo, but Jiang Mo who couldn't live without Meng Yuansheng.

He was shocked when he heard it, incredulously asking the system: [Meng Yuansheng didn't break up with that scumbag Jiang Mo?! Did the scumbag put a spell on him?]

As the saying goes, destroying someone's career is like killing their parents. Jiang Mo's actions are equivalent to annihilating Meng Yuansheng's entire family!

If it were him, he absolutely couldn't tolerate it!!

System: [Hey, this is an old story. Meng Yuansheng was almost kidnapped by bad guys when he was a child and was saved. He always thought it was Jiang Mo who saved him, and Jiang Mo also knows the reason but vaguely didn't deny it.]

Gu Xing Shi couldn't help but sigh: [What a textbook-standard scumbag!]

To get revenge on such a person, you have to make Meng Yuansheng, whom he once looked down upon, more famous and achieve greater success, pull him down from his high position, and then crush him underfoot.

Thinking of this, Gu Xing Shi asked Meng Yuansheng: "Do you want to be a star?"

Meng Yuansheng's heart trembled.

He thought of himself standing in the dark backstage, watching Jiang Mo perform on the bright stage.

The spotlight on stage, the fervent pursuit of the audience.

Didn't he want that life?

Yes, he did!

He wanted to be on stage.

He wanted to be liked.

He wanted the spotlight!

Gu Xing Shi's words were like opening Pandora's Box, revealing a trace of ambition hidden deep in his heart.

It was as if the glass bottle that trapped him was broken, and desire grew in the wind.

Meng Yuansheng's heart suddenly beat violently, blood rushed to his pale cheeks, making his face look more vibrant.

Gu Xing Shi looked at his flushed cheeks, but was worried: "Your face is very red, are you running a high fever? You should go to the hospital."

"I'm fine."

Meng Yuansheng snapped out of his thoughts and was about to say something when Jiang Mo's voice came from a distance: "Shengsheng!"

Gu Xing Shi and Meng Yuansheng both changed their expressions.

Gu Xing Shi was a little regretful.

Who would have thought Jiang Mo would come looking for him? He should have pulled Meng Yuansheng further away.

"Shengsheng..." Jiang Mo pulled down his mask, looking at Meng Yuansheng affectionately. However, the next second he saw Gu Xing Shi standing beside him, his expression changed, "Who is he?"

Meng Yuansheng turned away: "It's none of your business."

A trace of displeasure flashed in Jiang Mo's eyes, but he still patiently said: "I have something to talk to you about, let's talk over there."

Meng Yuansheng hesitated for a moment.

He was extremely disappointed with Jiang Mo at this moment, but after all, they had been in a relationship for many years, and his body hadn't completely broken free from this inertia.

And Jiang Mo took advantage of this opportunity to pull him aside.

Jiang Mo eagerly asked: "Who is that person? When did you meet him? You didn't tell him about us, did you?"

Meng Yuansheng knew him too well. He knew that the latter part was his main concern.

Only now, blinded by love in the past, without deep thought, did he realize how selfish and cold the person he had been with for six years was.

He sarcastically said: "He's just a kind passerby who saw me in the rain and kindly offered me an umbrella."

Jiang Mo was annoyed by his sarcastic tone, but thinking of his purpose, he endured it: "Shengsheng, I'm just too worried about you, afraid that you'll be deceived."

At this moment, a short video sound suddenly came from the side.

[Teach you how to identify ten PUA techniques of scumbags.]

[Technique 1: My dear, I'm just too worried about you, afraid that you'll be deceived. On the surface, the scumbag is concerned about you, but actually, he's just finding a better-sounding reason for his controlling desire...]

Jiang Mo: "...!"

These words were like a slap in Jiang Mo's face.

His face instantly flushed red, and he angrily looked in the direction of Gu Xing Shi.

He thought Gu Xing Shi did it on purpose, but found that he was standing far away and couldn't possibly have heard their conversation.

It must be a coincidence.

He could only grit his teeth and negotiate with him: "Can you turn it off?"

Gu Xing Shi rolled his eyes at him, unceremoniously saying: "Why? Is it illegal to play it?"

Jiang Mo couldn't argue with him, and didn't want his identity to be discovered, so he could only swallow his anger.

He took a moment to compose himself and continued to Meng Yuansheng: "I've already let Xu Yi go, I know I was wrong, I was just temporarily infatuated..."

[Men's mouths are liars' ghosts! When a man tells you, 'I was wrong, I was just temporarily infatuated,' don't believe him! Cheating only has zero times and countless times! When you see one cockroach, there might be a thousand more in the dark! When you see him cheat for the first time, he might have cheated countless times in private...]

Jiang Mo: !!!

He couldn't speak anymore and wished he could kill Gu Xing Shi with his eyes.

Meng Yuansheng was initially very painful.

But after Gu Xing Shi's disruption, he didn't feel as miserable.

He looked at Jiang Mo: "Just say what you have to say."

Jiang Mo frowned, unaccustomed to him speaking to him like this, but thinking of the main point, he still endured it: "Shengsheng, my next album is already in preparation. Aren't you looking forward to it? You said you have many ideas to try, come back to Beijing with me for a meeting tomorrow."

After he finished speaking, Meng Yuansheng remained unmoved.

Jiang Mo gritted his teeth and continued: "This time I fought hard for a long time to get you a credit, are you moved?"

If he had said this before today, Meng Yuansheng might have been truly moved.

But now, hearing his deserved credit being given to him with such a condescending tone, he only felt sadness and weariness.

At the same time, another voice echoed in his heart.

Why don't I make an album myself?

Not relying on anyone's charity.

But an album that truly belongs to me.

As soon as this thought arose, it was like a prairie fire burning in his chest.

The flames made his eyes shine.

But they quickly dimmed.

What was he thinking?

He's just an ordinary person, with no achievements to speak of, who would give someone like him an album?

Thinking of this, he subconsciously looked towards Gu Xing Shi.

Gu Xing Shi looked at him encouragingly.

His eyes were clear, sincere, and enthusiastic.

Like a beam of light breaking through despair.

Pulling him out of the mud of self-deprecation.

Jiang Mo was still rambling about the next arrangements, but he heard Meng Yuansheng say: "I'm not willing."

"What?" Jiang Mo didn't hear clearly.

Meng Yuansheng raised his head, although his voice was still slightly trembling, he spoke slowly and firmly: "I'm not willing."

Jiang Mo was stunned.

He never thought Meng Yuansheng would refuse him.

"What do you mean?"

Meng Yuansheng: "I don't want to be behind you anymore, I... want to try it myself."

"Try it yourself?" Jiang Mo seemed to think of something and sneered, "Shengsheng, you don't want to be an artist, do you?"

"I'm not trying to discourage you, but do you really think it's so easy to debut? You're not young anymore, you should be more realistic. The big companies' trainee selection is so strict, how could you possibly pass? As for those small companies, heh, aren't they all casting a wide net, just trying to make the trainees pay the penalty for breach of contract."

He put his hand on Meng Yuansheng's shoulder and softened his voice, "I'm doing this for your own good, with your personality, if I didn't protect you, you would have been swallowed up long ago."

Meng Yuansheng's face was pale, but he insisted: "This is my own business."

Jiang Mo was angered by his ingratitude and lost his patience, coldly laughing: "Good! I want to see what you're capable of!"

After saying that, he turned and left.

Meng Yuansheng was used to his personality and didn't care.

After his figure completely disappeared at the end of the road, he walked to Gu Xing Shi, asking somewhat anxiously and expectantly: "What you said earlier... was it true?"

Gu Xing Shi was intensely discussing gossip with the system and reacted half a beat late: "What... oh oh oh, you mean signing you, of course it's true!"

He awkwardly took out his business card and handed it to Meng Yuansheng.

Meng Yuansheng tightly held the business card in his palm.

Like grabbing a life-saving straw.

Gu Xing Shi extended his hand: "My name is Gu Xing Shi, I look forward to our cooperation."

Meng Yuansheng shook his hand, showing his first genuine smile of the night: "Me too."