Secret Marriage with the King 22
Three years later
Tao Yuan had completely disappeared from the entertainment industry for nearly three years. Just two months ago, East Entertainment Company declared bankruptcy and sold the original owner's contract to a new agency to partially cover the losses. This new agency was actually founded by He Yucheng specifically for Tao Yuan, though few knew he was the boss behind it.
Tao Yuan's first job after his comeback is to perform in the stage play that his fans have been looking forward to for the past two or three years. He Yucheng will also appear in the play again, which makes fans of both of them very excited, and netizens also expressed their great expectations.
Originally three years ago, fans and netizens strongly requested that Tao Yuan and He Yucheng perform again, but after waiting for several months, there was no news. The director's personal homepage kept receiving inquiries, so the director responded and said that he had negotiated with Dongyu Company for a long time, but they just didn't agree to let Tao Yuan perform.
So fans of the drama and Tao Yuan were angry and left messages on the official website of East Entertainment, saying that they had no real regret for their mistakes and the so-called apology was fake, and they would boycott all works produced by East Entertainment in the future.
However, Qin Kangming was determined to destroy Tao Yuan, or rather, Qin Xiao threatened Tao Yuan with his own life to make him disappear from the entertainment industry, making it impossible for him to receive any good resources. Qin Kangming's plan was to continue assigning Tao Yuan jobs that would diminish his popularity, but Tao Yuan never showed up, and the company couldn't contact him. East Entertainment then issued a statement claiming that Tao Yuan not only refused to cooperate with the company's work arrangements but also acted like a big shot and disappeared. However, fans and netizens were unconvinced, believing that Qin Kangming and his son, angry at Tao Yuan's plan having been exposed, were deliberately hiding him.
Just over a year ago, East Entertainment's stock plummeted, and the company faced a financial crisis. After holding out for over a year, it was forced to declare bankruptcy. To cover the shortfall, East Entertainment agreed to pay termination fees for all artists still under contract with it who were offered termination pay by other agencies.
In theory, the biggest star of Dongyu Entertainment is Xu Mo, but the artist who finally terminated the contract with the highest price was Tao Yuan, because something happened during these three years.
After Tao Yuan disappeared, Xu Mo tried every possible way to contact him, but he could not get through. During the period when he could not see Tao Yuan, Xu Mo realized his feelings for Tao Yuan because of his extreme longing for him. He also regretted what he had done to the original owner before. He wanted to make amends but did not know how to see Tao Yuan.
Feeling regretful and depressed, and unable to see Tao Yuan, he could only drink to drown his sorrows. One of his friends was a wealthy second-generation man, and seeing that he had been in a bad mood for a while, he wanted to take him out for some fun. Xu Mo originally didn't want to go because those young men played dirty, and he had been there twice before and decided not to go again. But he couldn't resist the repeated persuasion of the wealthy second-generation man, and he was really upset and wanted to indulge himself and vent, so he went with him.
Xu Mo had previously deliberately created a scandal with the original owner, causing the original owner to be attacked by his fans and almost suffer from depression. He also participated in the deliberate smear campaign against the original owner. He Yucheng had been waiting to settle this account with him, so he sent someone to follow him, keeping an eye on his movements while waiting for an opportunity.
When Xu Mo attends those gatherings of rich second-generations, it is equivalent to He Yucheng not having to dig a hole for him. He will find a hole to jump into, and He Yucheng only needs to bury it.
These second-generation rich people were used to having fun before. Because they had someone to protect them, they had never caused any trouble before. So they never expected that a group of them would be arrested by the police. A large number of media rushed to the scene to film the incident. Xu Mo was taken out of the room in a pair of shorts and was captured by the media's aerial camera equipment. After the live broadcast, the entire entertainment industry was shocked.
Once the police revealed that these people were involved in pornography, gambling, and drugs, and confirmed Xu Mo's involvement, not only did Xu Mo's image plummet, but his reputation also plummeted. Even his fans were unable to defend him, and many fans even announced they would stop following him. After this incident, he, like Tao Yuan, disappeared from the entertainment industry. However, the difference is that Tao Yuan can make a comeback at any time if he wants, while Xu Mo, with such a scandal, will never be able to make a comeback in his lifetime.
Originally, as one of the major shareholders of East Entertainment, Xu Mo could continue to live a good life even if he could no longer make it in the entertainment industry. However, after East Entertainment declared bankruptcy, he could only live off his savings, at least he would not starve to death.
Xu Mo hardly ever goes out now. He locks himself at home drinking every day. In more than a year, he was sent to the hospital several times due to gastric bleeding.
Because he had no income, he fired his maid some time ago. If his family had not discovered it in time, he would have almost died at home.
His parents sent him to an alcohol rehabilitation center. After he quit drinking, they took him home, took care of him every day, and even hired a psychologist for him.
In fact, Xu Mo didn't drink because of his alcohol addiction. He drank because he didn't want to live sober. Because whenever he was sober, he would feel very painful. When he thought about all his efforts in the entertainment industry for so many years, all of them disappeared into thin air, and he was left with such a bad reputation, he didn't even want to live anymore. He just wanted to die and start over.
Xu Mo's parents are old. They could have enjoyed their retirement, traveling and hanging out with friends. With Xu Mo as their son, they would have been honored and warmly received by relatives and friends. But since Xu Mo's accident, his parents rarely leave the house, and their hair has turned quite a bit grayer because of him.
Xu Mo was heartbroken for his parents and didn't want to continue to be decadent, especially after Dongyu declared bankruptcy. He couldn't just sit back and wait for his fortune to run out. He had to find a way to earn some income, so he began looking for suitable investment opportunities.
Just then, Xu Mo saw the news on the Internet that Tao Yuan was going to perform a stage play. He originally wanted to resist watching it, but he couldn't control his heart or his hands, and when the live broadcast started, he paid to watch it.
When Xu Mo clicked in, Tao Yuan just appeared. He looked at Tao Yuan's radiant face and felt that he was even more handsome than three years ago. When he thought that Tao Yuan must be in such a good state because He Yucheng had a happy love life, he felt very bitter.
But as he watched, Xu Mo couldn't help but smile, because he felt that Tao Yuan was not only more handsome than before, but also that his acting skills had not deteriorated at all even though he hadn't taken any work in three years. He exuded charm naturally, making it impossible not to be attracted to him, and even indulge in his charm.
But when he saw Tao Yuan and He Yucheng kissing, Xu Mo subconsciously closed his eyes, not wanting to see the scene he least wanted to see.
There was another person who originally didn't want to watch it, but couldn't help but click in to watch it. That person was Qin Xiao.
Dongyu went bankrupt because they couldn't repay the bank loans, and even their villa and several other properties were taken away by the bank. Now the three of them live in a small two-bedroom apartment.
After Dongyu went bankrupt, he couldn't get any work and now could only stay at home every day. He looked at the picture of Tao Yuan and He Yucheng kissing on the computer screen, and his heart was no less depressed than Xu Mo's. Three years ago, he almost exposed the fact that Tao Yuan and He Yucheng were married online, but his father stopped him. His father told him to be patient for a while and wait for the most appropriate time to expose the matter. But three years have passed, and not only has he not waited for the best time to expose it, but he also believes that there will never be such a thing as the best time.
But he still refused to accept it. He wondered why only they had their deeds exposed, while He Yucheng and Tao Yuan were able to conceal the fact that they were married and continue to mix in the entertainment industry. Even if not many people would believe him, he would still expose what they had done.
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After the play ended, Tao Yuan and He Yucheng returned home. Since their next performance was the day after tomorrow, they could rest at home the next day. So, although they were a little tired, they still played in bed until very late. Lately, they've been doing some safe and entertaining things in bed, and once they start playing, they can't stop.
The next morning, Tao Yuan woke up and felt thirsty and wanted to drink water. He wanted to turn over and sit up but couldn't move. He opened his eyes and looked back at He Yucheng who was pressing him down. He was puzzled as to why this man didn't go to the company early today. After he sobered up a little, he remembered that they both had a day off today.
"Don't press me." Tao Yuan reached back and patted He Yucheng's waist.
He Yucheng turned over and lay down. As Tao Yuan just stood up, he was pulled into his arms again.
"Let me go." Tao Yuan lay on top of him, patted his chest and said, "I'm dying of thirst, let me drink some water."
He Yucheng opened his eyes, turned over and pressed Tao Yuan down again, kissed him hard on the face and said, "I'll pour it for you."
He Yucheng got out of bed to pour some water. Tao Yuan sat up, took the silk nightgown thrown aside and put it on, then picked up his mobile phone to watch the morning news.
Because of the success of the stage play yesterday, he and He Yucheng also successfully occupied the hot headlines of major media, almost all of which were praises, and some said that after three years, fans of the drama and the two finally got what they wanted.
He Yucheng handed the cup of water to Tao Yuan. Tao Yuan drank half of the cup of water in one breath, then returned the cup to He Yucheng and continued watching the news. He choked when he swallowed the last bit of water.
"What's wrong?" He Yucheng looked at his eyes and expression and it didn't look like he was choking because he drank water too quickly.
"Qin Xiao exposed our affair online," Tao Yuan said as he scrolled through the comments. "But most of them are cursing him."
"Don't worry about him. They can't cause any trouble. We just need to not respond." After getting on the bed, He Yucheng hugged Tao Yuan's waist, let him lie on his side, and then pulled up his pajamas. "Let's do some morning exercises."
"Didn't you do enough last night? My waist is about to break." Tao Yuan complained, "Be gentler, slower..."
Tao Yuan soon couldn't hold on to his hands anymore and could only hold He Yucheng's hand and cooperate with his movements.
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