Chapter 38: Let’s Break Up
With the director gone, everyone in the room looked at one another, unsure what to do.
The assistant director picked up the loudspeaker the director had tossed aside, cleared his throat to get everyone’s attention, and said, “Everyone take a short break. I’ll go check on things.”
The set fell silent for a while. The staff around Ji Xu and Jiang Yu quietly slipped away—the aura around those two was simply too intimidating.
With no one else nearby, Ji Xu glanced at Jiang Yu and gave a faint smile, speaking softly. “I heard you were quite glorious when you were twenty. Just like him, right—arrogant because you had Han Cheng backing you. Seeing him must feel like seeing your former self. What do you think? Isn’t it especially annoying?”
Jiang Yu leaned back in his wheelchair and replied calmly, “Twenty, huh. I was indeed pretty wild back then. To chase me, Han Cheng threw all kinds of top-tier resources my way. I also blew up with just one song.
If you’re interested, you can go listen to my music. Not to brag, but my singing is really good.
I’m not like him, finding someone so old and still failing to make a name after all these years. I have real talent, and my standards are high too—you’d agree with that, wouldn’t you?”
“Hmph. Now you can only cling to those old memories to deceive yourself. Han Cheng has already settled things with me. You’re good-looking—switch to someone else and it might be better than clinging to Han Cheng. You should know that Han Cheng is always ruthless with lovers who refuse to let go.”
“You’re that afraid of me?” Jiang Yu asked. “If Han Cheng truly loves you, why do you keep your eyes on a ‘little lover’ like me?”
“Afraid of you? You’re giving yourself too much credit. I’m saving you. I’ll kindly tell you a piece of news: the Han family already knows about your existence.
They’re not doing this for my sake, of course, but for the family’s reputation. They’ve already decided to deal with you.
You’d better know when to quit and leave while their methods are still relatively gentle. Otherwise, all of Han Cheng’s tactics were learned from his elders in the family.”
“Thanks for the warning.” Jiang Yu waved to Wang Huan, who was waiting nearby.
Wang Huan immediately ran over, eyeing Ji Xu warily. “Brother Yu.”
“Get my phone for me.” Jiang Yu held out his hand.
Wang Huan handed him the phone. Jiang Yu wanted to make a call, but after thinking it over, he sent a WeChat message instead: [I hear your family is getting ready to deal with me.]
Ji Xu didn’t want people to know about Jiang Yu and Han Cheng’s relationship—actually, neither did Jiang Yu.
Jiang Yu showed the WeChat screen to Ji Xu and said with a smile, “I don’t believe your words. So let’s just ask Han Cheng today and see who he actually wants.”
Ji Xu’s face darkened, but he silently agreed.
A reply came quickly on WeChat. Han Cheng sent a voice message. Jiang Yu lowered the volume and tapped it. “Who did you hear that from?”
Jiang Yu sent a voice message back: “Ji Xu said it. He’s right beside me. He’s jealous about our relationship and wants to ask you today—when exactly are you planning to dump me?”
All three waited for Han Cheng’s reply, but ten minutes passed. When Qi Sheng returned with a dark face, dragging Zhao Chen back with eyes red from crying, Han Cheng still hadn’t replied.
Jiang Yu felt a little disappointed, but seeing Ji Xu’s gloomy expression also felt strangely satisfying.
Handing the phone back to Wang Huan, Jiang Yu smiled smugly. “Looks like he doesn’t love you that much after all.”
Just as Wang Huan took the phone, a WeChat notification sounded. Ji Xu snatched it away at once and opened the voice message: “I want to settle down with Ji Xu. Let’s break up.”
Jiang Yu looked at Ji Xu’s victorious smile and returned a smile of his own.
A long-held wish had finally come true. A huge weight lifted from Jiang Yu’s heart, and his whole body relaxed in an instant.
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TN: Finally! Time for the the shou to leave the gong~
