Chapter 1 Scandal
One night in January.
In the lake and mountain villa, Yu Yin took a comfortable bath and came out of the bathroom. She saw that the mobile phone on the dressing table was vibrating non-stop, as if it was equipped with a vibrator.
Yu Yin thought to himself that this was too exaggerated and that human beings’ gossiping nature should not be underestimated.
Yu Yin opened her cell phone and saw a series of unread messages. Without exception, all of these messages were about Zhao Shunian's scandal with a female star.
Today, a netizen broke the news that Zhao Shunian is the mysterious man who traveled with the superstar Xu Ronghao. He said that there are pictures to prove the truth and posted a photo of the two of them from behind.
This revelation was like a bolt from the blue, sending shockwaves through the internet. Netizens, like civets in a melon field, were eager to eat the melons. Yu Yin, like one of them, read through the relevant posts and comments.
Xu Ronghao's career fans: "Ronghao is beautiful in her own way, take my Ronghao away", and leave irrelevant comments in the comment section of major marketing accounts, recommending Xu Ronghao's works that have been broadcast and are about to be broadcast.
Xu Ronghao's ancestral CP fans: Zhao Shunian, such an outstanding figure, has fallen at the feet of Ronghao. Ronghao's charm is indeed irresistible. He must have tried his best to please my girl. He is the dog who can't get the love he wants and pursues desperately, while my girl is the queen who looks down on her...
Rival fan A: "This is definitely fake! Xu Ronghao's drama is about to air, and her marketing team is deliberately creating hype to draw attention to her new drama. Black and red are still red, and the bloody storm is even more painful for fans."
Rival fan B: It must be true. Xu Ronghao is pursuing Zhao Shunian, trying to climb up the social ladder. She spread the news to force Zhao Shunian to recognize her. She loves him so much, she might even quit the entertainment industry.
Passerby C: He’s an actor, and he’s from a wealthy family. His family would definitely not agree. He must be just playing around.
Passerby Ding: This wealthy man suddenly finds a female celebrity as his girlfriend, he must be hoping to get her to take over. Celebrities usually earn 2.08 million yuan a day, and maybe they'll start livestreaming to sell goods. Nowadays, influencers making livestreams can earn 14.4 million yuan a day. The Zhao family must be facing a funding crisis and bankruptcy!
There are also mixed true and false news about whether Zhao Shunian is married or unmarried.
Yu Yin watched all this with great interest, as if the protagonist in the gossip was not her husband.
She and Zhao Shunian had a business marriage and got married without any emotional basis. They were rarely together in the two years after their marriage. Sometimes they didn't see each other for a month or two, and had no other contact. They were basically in a state of disconnection.
Financially independent and living a comfortable and refined life, Yu Yin is content with her husband's frequent absences, not living with his family, and enjoying harmonious, close-quarters sex with him when he returns home.
But now the situation has changed. Zhao Shunian has someone else outside, and he's become a rotten cucumber. Yu Yin thought that if they were in a serious relationship, he had some distance from his ex, and she could accept it. But! During their marriage, he cheated, and Yu Yin no longer wanted to have any intimate contact with him, because she was worried about contracting a sexually transmitted disease from him.
In an instant, Yu Yin made a decision that she would go to the hospital for a physical examination in the next two days.
Yu Yin checked the missed calls again, one of which was from Zhao Shunian's father, Zhao Yunbin.
She called back and the call was connected shortly afterwards.
"Hey, Dad, I didn't hear the phone ringing just now. I didn't know you called me."
At the same time, Yu Yin was also listening carefully to the background noise on the other end of the phone and found that there was someone else there, and this other person was most likely Zhao Shunian's mother.
"It's not a big deal, Yu Yin. I texted Shunian, but he didn't reply. I called him, but he didn't answer either. That's why I called you. Shunian was ignorant and got into trouble. In the end, it was all because I didn't teach him well."
Yu Yin could hear the guilt in his last words, and she also acted out her feelings, saying with tears in her eyes, "Dad, don't say that. I know you and Mom are both fine. Shunian was just careless for a moment, and I understand him."
Zhao Yunbin thought that Yu Yin was sensible and would not cry or make a fuss, so that the problem could be handled properly.
The two of them comforted each other, and as to how much truth and how much falsehood there was, they did not bother to go into detail.
At the end of the conversation, Zhao Yunbin asked Yu Yin with concern: "Are you short of money? Your mother and I will give you some pocket money."
"No, I don't need you to spend money. I would feel bad about it."
"If you have any grievances, then it's settled. We won't disturb your rest."
While Yu Yin was resting in bed, she received a message from the bank, saying that 10,000,000 yuan had been deposited into her account. Yu Yin sat up and carefully counted the zeros in the account.
She thought to herself that the scene she had just performed was really worth it.
Various scenarios began to play out in Yu Yin's mind. If she went back to Hong Kong and burst into tears and hesitated to speak in front of others, it would be best if she was photographed by reporters. Then she could get hush money from all parties.
If she and Zhao Shunian divorced, she would not be able to get any share of his family's property because they signed a prenuptial agreement, which clearly listed all the details about the property.
So instead of making a big fuss about divorce, Yu Yin was thinking more about how much pocket money she could get from Zhao Shunian before he filed for divorce, to fill her private piggy bank and satisfy her to live a comfortable life in the second half of her life.
Because the big bed was so soft and comfortable, Yu Yin fell asleep not long after he finished calculating his accounts, and fell into a deep sleep.
………
On an international flight, the aircraft entered level flight.
In the first-class cabin, a man in his early thirties, wearing silver-rimmed glasses and with smooth, three-dimensional features, was concentrating on looking at the financial report on the computer screen.
Suddenly, his assistant Qin He walked up to him and said cautiously, "Boss, there are rumors that you and Miss Xu Ronghao have a close relationship."
Zhao Shunian searched his memory and felt that he had never heard of this name.
Qin He was very perceptive and compiled the widely circulated scandal for Zhao Shunian to see.
Zhao Shunian's focus on the entertainment industry was limited to investment returns, and he didn't know much about gossip and trivia. Moreover, his schedule was very tight at the moment, and he had no time to care about such things. He only found out after Qin He reported to him.
Qin He said, "PR is already handling the public opinion. We just received an inquiry from the board of directors asking if the situation is true."
After the plane entered level flight, the first-class cabin was able to connect to the Internet. Qin He discovered that there were some unread messages, which were sent during the time when the connection was disconnected during takeoff.
"It's a completely fabricated thing. Just tell them to handle it." Zhao Shunian didn't care much about it.
………
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