In just one day, Lin Xiao felt more and more that something was wrong; everything was too quiet and unlike their usual selves.
As he pondered what might be wrong, the office phone rang. It was an internal line.
Lin Xiao picked up the phone and answered, "Hello, this is Lin Xiao, who is this?"
The person on the other end was clearly in a panic, frantically saying on the phone, "President Lin, something terrible has happened!"
Lin Xiao calmed the person on the other end down and asked her what was wrong.
"It's okay, why not explain it more clearly?"
"Your girlfriend has been exposed for her old scandals. I never would have guessed that a goddess would get her top-tier resources by climbing the ladder. Boss, you've been fooled by her."
Lin Xiao couldn't believe it was true. He was on the verge of tears. Why was the only girl he dated like this? Was there anyone else who was good?
No, in this world, he's the dominant one, the sugar daddy!
Lin Xiao, with a dark expression and a bad temper, hung up the phone and then called another person, Zhou Huanhuan.
Zhou Huanhuan was terrified and filled with regret because she knew it must have been that person who did it; only that person would want her to never become famous!
The phone in the room had been ringing for a long time, but she hadn't answered it because she was afraid. She was afraid it was Lin Xiao calling.
She didn't answer until the second time he called, just thinking about the reproachful look Lin Xiao might give her.
She felt wronged. So many years had passed, and now that this had been dug up again, what could she say?
Author: Is there really nothing I can say? I know the answer in my heart.
Her voice trembled as she said, "Hello, it's me."
The girl's sobbing voice came from the other end of the phone, and her pleading tone left Lin Xiao at a loss for what to do.
It's more accurate to say that the troubles were his own, as he was also taking advantage of the girl.
It would seem unfair to this girl if I didn't help her.
But he couldn't swallow his anger, and perhaps the original owner couldn't either. How could he tolerate his girlfriend cheating on him?
He resisted the urge to yell at Zhou Huanhuan and calmly asked the girl, "Where are you?"
"I, I,"
Zhou Huanhuan was speechless for a long time. She was almost going crazy because of Lin Xiao's tone.
What is the scariest thing?
It's not the loud commotion that's terrifying, but the utterly calm demeanor that's most frightening!
"Speak up, and I won't do anything to you. I just want to hear your explanation, okay?"
The gentle voice finally won over Zhou Huanhuan, and she lowered her pride to talk to Lin Xiao. This matter could never be kept secret forever.
She smiled wryly and said, "Just stay at your place, I'll come over later."
Zhou Huanhuan appeared at Lin Xiao's doorstep looking utterly dejected, her former brilliance on screen completely gone, looking truly pathetic.
She knocked on the door, and Lin Xiao came out wearing a white shirt and trousers.
A somber expression settled on her handsome face; she knew Lin Xiao was in a bad mood.
What man, knowing his girlfriend has cheated on him, can still calmly chat with him? That's unbelievable.
Lin Xiao gently touched Zhou Huanhuan's lowered head, pushed her inside, and closed the door. He wanted to tell her not to worry so much.
He wasn't actually the original owner of this body, nor could he understand the original owner's feelings, but since he had accepted the original owner's body, he had an obligation to help him handle things properly.
He tried his best to suppress the accusatory tone and spoke slowly to Zhou.
"Go ahead and tell me, I'm listening."
The room was already quite large, and there were hardly any other people around.
This made Zhou Huanhuan even more afraid. Lin Xiao was a very quiet person, and she was afraid of this silence.
"Xiao, let me explain. I was forced into this. They said that this was the only way to get leading roles, otherwise I'd be stuck playing supporting roles my whole life!"
"How can I not be angry? So what if my acting is bad? Does that mean I can't play the female lead? At least I tried my best."
Why can't anyone see my efforts? They just see me as pretty and use threats to force me into doing something wrong!
Zhou Huanhuan shouted it out, her hair was all messed up and she looked like a female demon, but somehow she was so pretty that it didn't seem to hurt her appearance.
"Lin Xiao, if it were you, what would you do? No, you would do the same. So I did nothing wrong. It's all because you didn't believe me."
Lin Xiao stepped forward and pressed the person down onto the sofa, telling her to behave and not to hurt herself because of her actions.
Lin Xiao released a cold aura. He was already cold, and after hearing Zhou Huanhuan's self-deprecating words, he didn't want to say a single kind word.
The handsome man in front of me had his brows furrowed in a deep frown as he pursed his lips and spoke.
"Don't you know why I'm angry?"
Zhou slowly raised her tear-streaked face and looked at him pitifully as she asked the question.
"Why."
"Because you don't cherish yourself at all, even if others force you to do so."
"Shouldn't you consider changing careers? Maybe you could have a different life?"
"Is acting the only way out? I don't believe it. If it were me, I would make the same choice."
Lin Xiao's eyes revealed a resolute determination; he disliked Zhou Huanhuan's constant focus on her work, or rather, her excessive pursuit of fame and fortune.
There are still many things worth discovering in a person; at least he knows what else is there.
"Hahaha, you want me to give up the title of top-tier female star that I've worked so hard to build up?"
"Don't even think about it! What have I been doing all these years for? Even if it's just for this moment!"
Profit was devouring Zhou Huanhuan's heart. She had been deeply hurt by this profit and was trapped in it, unable to escape.
Her hopeless appearance was truly unsightly, and Zhou Huanhuan knew that Lin Xiao had seen her ugliest side.
She truly loved the man she cherished most.
But in her current state, she was afraid she couldn't be with Lin Xiao anymore; she knew that much about herself.
"Xiao, this is probably the last time I'll call you that. From now on, just pretend you never knew me. You go your sunny path, and I'll go my narrow bridge!"
Tears welled up in the girl's eyes, refusing to fall; her stubbornness was precisely what made Lin Xiao like her.
With this attitude, what could Lin Xiao say? But what was the purpose of her resolute stance?
Lin Xiao was afraid she might do something rash, so he tightly grasped her slender hand and pulled her into his arms.
"Zhou Huanhuan, explain yourself clearly! Why is it so hard to let me go? Am I really not as good as those things?!"
Zhou Huanhuan laughed as if she had heard the biggest joke in the world, then closed her eyes.
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