Chapter 40 Turning Point
"What happened to your face?"
Sheng Zhao's voice was almost cold. This was the first time Li Ji saw her look like this.
She pushed him against the wall, her eyes cold as she glanced at the redness and swelling on his face and asked again.
"What happened to your face?"
Li Ji turned his head, paused for a moment and spoke casually.
“…I fell.”
"Do you think I'm stupid?"
Sheng Zhao pinched his chin with his fingertips, turned his face over, and looked down at the red and swollen palm print on his cheek.
"You clearly know that everything you have now is because of this face, your career, your fame—"
She was very unhappy.
His throat was sore from smoking too much, and his face was sore from being beaten up. Now, he had to cancel his work for the next two days.
Li Ji seems to have become...rebellious recently.
This feeling of being out of control made Sheng Zhao very unhappy.
Li Ji suddenly spoke in a low voice, looking directly into Sheng Zhao's eyes.
"Including you?"
Sheng Zhao paused.
"Including you, did you get it because of my face?"
His voice was low, and he just looked at Sheng Zhao stubbornly and asked this.
"right."
Sheng Zhao answered decisively, and the beautiful and clear face of the girl was full of calmness, without a single pause.
Li Ji suddenly stopped, his breathing trembling a little.
Of course his face is important. When he was chosen by her, he gradually emerged in the entertainment industry and became more and more famous - wasn't it all thanks to this face?
Li Ji's heart was churning, and the inexplicable emotion made him smile bitterly.
He wanted a different answer.
At least that's who he is.
Perhaps he longed for too much. His life was obviously much better now than before, but he still longed for it, like a fish struggling in the desert to find water, longing for water like crazy.
And what does he desire?
He longed for... Sheng Zhao.
He leaned over and bit Sheng Zhao's lips, sticking his tongue in and stirring it like crazy. Sheng Zhao pinched his chin with his fingertips, bit his tongue tip and pushed his head away.
"hiss--"
Li Ji's tongue tip was bitten and bled, and the pain spread from the tip of the tongue to his chest.
His eyes were fierce and yet also broken, his face pale. He raised his hand to wipe the blood from the tip of his tongue, his voice hoarse and low, "Sheng Zhao, what am I in your eyes?"
The lower lip is red from the blood on the tip of the tongue.
"A random fuck-thing or something...? A cheap whore, a—"
There was sadness in his eyes, but he hid it and maintained that calm and unruly demeanor.
——"An excellent artist who keeps to himself."
Sheng Zhao suddenly interrupted him, her hand covering the side of his face, her thumb kneading and stroking the corners of his eyes, her voice soft and seductive.
"Li Ji, you've really changed a lot now. Are you in your rebellious phase now that you're covered in thorns? Your job now is to grab everything you can and quickly surpass Chen Shuoxing, not to kiss me and try to bite me at the same time like you are doing now."
Her voice paused, then softened.
"You are very good in my eyes. Can't you be as well behaved as before?"
Her fingertips were gentle, her eyes were gentle, and there was a smile on the corners of her lips.
Li Ji was slightly stunned. He leaned closer to Sheng Zhao's hand, tilted his head and rubbed it, pursed his lips and said, "I want more."
"What do you want?" Her voice was soft. "I can give it to you... so just be good, okay?"
"you."
His voice was not loud, but it was particularly clear in the room.
Li Ji stared at Sheng Zhao, "I want you, Sheng Zhao."
Sheng Zhao thought that what he wanted was nothing more than money and power. Men are crazy about these things. Even though Li Ji was simple and shallow, he relied on these things to clear himself of the black material.
Want more? Sheng Zhao can satisfy him.
But wanting her...?
Sheng Zhao's mind froze for a moment.
The mistress’s revenge is enough, and Shen Moyi can’t even hold his head up now, so why does he still want her?
Because why?
Because, like Chen Shuoxing and Sheng Cehan, is it the possessiveness and love that comes with a desire for control?
...what shallow stuff.
Sheng Zhao felt that Li Ji was a little greedy, and even looked down at him with a little disappointment.
Li Ji continued to speak calmly, "The wound on my face was caused by Shen Moyi. He wanted me to leave you, and I provoked him, so I was beaten."
He turned his eyes slightly aside, not seeming to care much.
“Tsk.”
Sheng Zhao's eyes darkened slightly for a moment.
She gave Shen Moyi a bit of dignity and extended a helping hand to him, but she did not give him the courage to act like the queen.
"I don't want to be a mistress anymore, Sheng Zhao, I want you."
Even though his throat was hoarse and trembling, his voice was clear. He moved closer to Sheng Zhao, put his arms around her waist, and said in a hoarse voice, "They all said I was not worthy of you and told me to get out, but I want to be worthy of you. At least the person who stays by your side should not be Shen Moyi."
“…Not Shen Moyi.”
Sheng Zhao said this, she tilted her head slightly and ignored the confession, "My engagement with him is fake, he won't stand by me, and you are not a mistress."
Li Ji suddenly stopped, almost in disbelief.
That engagement party attracted nationwide attention and was full of dreams. It was almost every boy’s dream, but now it’s fake?
This is also true of his self-degradation and brainwashing-like breakthrough in morality.
Li Ji was breathing slightly.
...That's ridiculous, Li Ji.
She is like a leisurely hunter, watching her prey struggling between love and morality with satisfaction and teasing. Will she laugh when he struggles to become a mistress and breaks the moral code?
She will think, are you really cheap?
Li Ji was a little panicked.
His breathing was slightly rapid, and he suddenly began to explain, "I—I'm not—I…"
But isn't it a foregone conclusion that he is morally corrupt?
Did she have a bad taste, or did she think Li Ji was born lowly? ...Just like Shen Moyi said.
Li Ji was trembling a little at this time.
Sheng Zhao moved closer to him, ignoring his deep emotions. His clear eyes seemed calm, like a peaceful sea. Only by diving in could one know how magnificent and dark it was inside.
She whispered,
"If getting me cheers you up? Of course."
She seemed to be mumbling to herself again.
"But you're not a mistress, boyfriend? Not - lover? But I'm not that attracted to you... What is it, Li Ji?"
She murmured softly.
Bed partner.
lover.
It's not serious stuff after all.
Li Ji's lips felt bitter, but he still smiled and asked her, "Then what will make you fall in love?"
As if he was determined to get it, the desire in his heart almost swallowed him up.
Sheng Zhao took a step back, made a photo frame with her index fingers and thumbs, closed one eye as if locking onto the camera, and a "click" sound came out of her mouth.
She smiled, her eyes slightly curved with joy, and her cheeks were slightly flushed with intoxication.
"Probably when you reach the top and are admired by everyone."
"From a ridiculous and embarrassed nightclub boy to a big star loved by everyone, it was the moment when I truly stood at the top."
Sheng Zhao took a deep breath and moved close to his face, their tall noses almost rubbing against each other, their breaths intertwined in an ambiguous way.
Her voice was soft, sounding both encouraging and humorous.
"So Li Ji, become more perfect and let me truly fall in love with you."
"good."
Li Ji agreed quickly. His mouth was a little dry, but the answer made him tremble a little. Then he raised his hand, grabbed Sheng Zhao's collar, and kissed her.
…At least I’m not thirsty now.
Fall in love with me, Sheng Zhao.
I will become more useful and perfect, so fall in love with me.
Otherwise I'll really break down.
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Shen Moyi was warned.
It was just because he slapped a lowly person.
But in Sheng Zhao's eyes, this was more than just a slap in the face.
The redness and swelling on his face prevented him from taking photos or appearing in public for two days, and he even ran the risk of being photographed by paparazzi and having rumors spread about him.
What a hassle.
He ignored how mad Shen Moyi was and just threw Sheng Zhao's warning aside. Anyway, this was indeed Sheng Zhao's bottom line.
She would not tolerate any flaws in her work plan.
Li Ji's album is almost finished recording.
His voice is extremely recognizable, low and deep, and when the ending tone rises, it seems to laugh softly in your ear, with a teasing drunken and hazy feeling.
There are not many songs in the album, and the main song is the personal theme song of Shuang Nuo, a prostitute in the Republic of China played by Li Ji.
The melody is gentle and sad, and the sound of artillery fire and gunfire can be heard faintly in the background music. Li Ji's hoarse and low voice sings along with the artillery fire, singing the story of this man's ill-fated life.
This song is the BGM when the male protagonist Frosno is about to die in the TV series. The plot being played now has not yet reached the death of Frosno, but when the BGM reaches the climax with the death of Frosno, it will be the best time to promote this album.
The production of other tracks is also excellent. The producer who has a very high reputation in the industry has tried his best to bring out the strengths of Li Ji's voice, and Li Ji, who has been a resident singer in nightclubs for many years, naturally has good singing skills.
All in all, there is no problem for this album to become popular.
Even Sheng Zhao was looking forward to the reviews of this album.
Sheng Zhao was outside watching Li Ji, who was recording in the studio with his head down. His eyes were calm and his thick black hair showed a hint of coldness and indifference, but he was still as beautiful as a painting, covered in thorns.
From being surrounded by negative news to being in the spotlight now.
All of them were polished by Sheng Zhao.
Her meticulous carving and detailed depiction allowed him, who was despised by the world, to slowly walk forward.
He is very beautiful.
That was not a weak kind of beauty. He was handsome and indifferent, but in this way he looked very beautiful. His messy hair slightly covered his eyebrows, and his wildness and arrogance were restrained. He was like a canary that she held in the palm of her hand and taught her to play with it bit by bit.
From being covered in thorns to being bitten on her Adam's apple to act coquettishly.
Do you remember the first time you met him?
He smiled at her wantonly and teasingly, then lowered his eyes, blinked, and looked away.
But that was the turning point of fate at that moment.
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