So what if a scandal broke? He could just arrange for soone to whitewash Wen Ruyue's image. It was a simple matter of a few words. From Long Qingwen's standpoint, gossip and even scandals were the least of his concerns. Besides, the public was forgetful. Even if it was a hot topic now, so what? In a short while, they would forget all about it, distracted by the next big thing. Wen Ruyue's frantic panic and complete loss of composure only made Long Qingwen look down on her more. She had no self-control, screaming at every problem that arose. How could such a person have beco a senior figure in the entertainnt industry?
"Then, when are we going to negotiate with that Shen Fanyun?" Wen Ruyue asked Long Qingwen earnestly. She couldn't wait any longer. Shen Fanyun's thods were too ruthless, too aggressive; he was clearly out to destroy her. This threat had to be eliminated, or she wouldn't survive another minute. These days were a living nightmare for Wen Ruyue, a form of torture no human could endure.
"Right away," Long Qingwen said indifferently. In fact, he had already instructed Xu Haofeng to find Shen Fanyun. Of course, Xu Haofeng wasn't foolish enough to provoke Shen Fanyun again. After all, Shen Fanyun was no ordinary man. His last escape from the Ghost Gate had been pure luck. This ti, Xu Haofeng had finally learned his lesson and understood how to make a request respectfully.
About half an hour later, Shen Fanyun arrived at the Flying Peak Hotel, a well-known establishnt in Hangcheng City, accompanied by Zhan Feng.
As the saying goes, sparks fly when enemies et. The mont Wen Ruyue saw Shen Fanyun, her entire body went rigid with hatred and loathing. With her temper, she wanted nothing more than to butcher anyone who dared to provoke her like Shen Fanyun. The sheer audacity! For the past few days, he had relentlessly tornted her. When had she ever suffered such humiliation and treatnt?
Wen Ruyue glared at Shen Fanyun in silence, her eyes practically shooting fire. Beside her, Li Juan also clenched her fists, sharing her boss's animosity. The first ti they t Shen Fanyun, they had genuinely mistaken him for so rich, clueless backer. Li Juan, especially, not only missed out on the big bonus Shen Fanyun had promised but was now facing this career-ending scandal. If Wen Ruyue fell, how could Li Juan possibly escape unscathed? It now seed that Shen Fanyun wasn't a patron at all, but their undoing!
"Why are you staring at like you want to eat alive?" Shen Fanyun teased Wen Ruyue, a grin not quite reaching his eyes. "Last ti we t, you were so polite, Miss Wen. What's with the attitude now?" he added, feigning ignorance.
Wen Ruyue asked icily, "Was this news your doing?"
"Yes," Shen Fanyun nodded, admitting it freely. "I've been terribly bored lately and just so happened to dig up so interesting news. So, I went with the flow, played the good guy, and released it so the public could enjoy the drama. What do you think? It's pretty juicy, isn't it?"
Wen Ruyue was speechless. He spoke about it so calmly, so indifferently. Didn't he realize this could destroy her? And how on earth did he dig up these scandals? This wasn't sothing an ordinary person could do. In other words, Shen Fanyun must have incredibly powerful connections. On this point, she had truly underestimated him. She had just thought he was so wealthy fool.
"You've gone too far!" Wen Ruyue could no longer contain her rage and scread at Shen Fanyun. "You're going to ruin , don't you understand? I'm a woman! As a man, instead of showing so consideration, you cook up a huge scandal like this! Do you want dead? We have no history, no grudges, so why are you targeting ? Don't you feel any sha? Do you have any decency or magnanimity as a man? Trying to destroy over such a trivial matter… You… you're inhuman!"
After her tirade, Wen Ruyue actually seed to believe she was the one who had been wronged. She even had the nerve to slander Shen Fanyun in her heart for not being a "real man," simply because he dared to hold a woman accountable.
"Miss Wen, you must be joking." Shen Fanyun shrugged, taking a seat across from her and casually picking up a teacup as if he owned the place. Long Qingwen remained silent, observing Shen Fanyun the entire ti.
"My Feiyan had no grudge against you either, yet you fabricated rumors and slandered her for no reason, didn't you?" Shen Fanyun asked with a smile. "Now you know what it feels like to be on the verge of ruin? When you frad Feiyan, did it ever cross your mind that you would destroy her? In fact, Feiyan never wronged you. You barely even knew each other. So, why were you so determined to ruin her? Now that the sa thing is happening to you, you feel wronged? You're starting to panic? Where was this conscience when you were hurting others?"
Facing Shen Fanyun's questions, Wen Ruyue gave a reply that stunned him. The woman who held such a significant position in the entertainnt industry declared righteously, "Whether Lu Feiyan is ruined or not is none of my business! That's not my problem! The problem right now is that you have gone too far!"
Shen Fanyun laughed. "This is called giving you a taste of your own dicine. How have I gone too far? Aren't all these reports true? Have I wronged you in any way?"
Wen Ruyue dodged the question, instead hamring on the point that Shen Fanyun, as a man, was being petty and shaless by relentlessly tangling with a woman.
"Don't you dare use Lu Feiyan as an excuse," she snapped. "She and I are on completely different levels. Nobody cares if she has a future or if her career is ruined. But I, Wen Ruyue, am different. I am a top celebrity with tens of thousands of adoring fans. My image cannot be tarnished in the slightest. That is the bottom line! What kind of nobody is Lu Feiyan to even dream of being on my level? To be blunt, it's a privilege for her to be targeted by . I can't even be bothered with most ordinary people!"
Wen Ruyue's voice was laced with righteous indignation. "Now, you will handle this scandal imdiately. If it continues to fester, and I, I..."
"If you what?" Shen Fanyun raised an elegant eyebrow. "Listening to you, one might think you're a cut above Feiyan. When you frad her, it was of no consequence. But the mont the sa thing happens to you, you start pulling the nobility card? What exactly makes you so noble?"
Shen Fanyun shot a look at Zhan Feng, who instantly understood. Without a word, he grabbed Wen Ruyue's head and slamd it hard onto the tabletop.
It happened so suddenly. Wen Ruyue never imagined that Shen Fanyun would dare let his subordinate strike her, a major star, right in front of Long Qingwen.
BAM!
Another brutal slam, and Wen Ruyue felt her head was about to split open. Blood started to seep from her forehead. Her mind went completely blank; she was totally unprepared for this.
"You… you… let go! Waaaah, it hurts! Ah, it hurts so much!" Wen Ruyue had always been pampered and delicate; she had never experienced such brutality. After the ordeal, her entire body trembled in pain.
And all of this happened right under Long Qingwen's nose. This… He had repeatedly promised to protect her, and now she'd been beaten right in front of him?
Zhan Feng grabbed a handful of Wen Ruyue's hair and delivered two ringing slaps across her face, leaving her dizzy and nearly unconscious.
"Miss Wen, if you want to negotiate, then let's negotiate. Causing a scene isn't a wise move," Shen Fanyun said with a smile, signaling Zhan Feng to give her two more slaps.
This scene terrified Li Juan, who was standing behind Wen Ruyue. She didn't dare step forward to protect her. If she got caught in the crossfire, how much would that hurt? Wen Ruyue's face was already beaten nearly out of shape by Zhan Feng. Li Juan subconsciously covered her own pretty, oval face; she knew it couldn't withstand such abuse.
"Kid, what the hell do you think you're doing?" Long Qingwen roared, slamming his hand on the table with a loud clatter. "I invited you here to talk business. With this attitude, are you telling the negotiations are off? You want an all-out war with ? Do you have any idea what kind of opponent I, Long Qingwen, am to you?"
Shen Fanyun was far too audacious. To make a move right in front of him, Boss Long… did he have no respect for him at all? One must know, he, Long Qingwen, was from… from Capital City…
Without a word, Shen Fanyun lit a cigarette right in front of Long Qingwen, then slowly exhaled a plu of smoke in his direction, the haze swirling between them.
"I'm sitting right here in front of you, am I not? Go on, tell just how untouchable you, Boss Long, really are," Shen Fanyun replied with a beaming smile. "You can make your move anyti. Why waste your breath on threats?"
Long Qingwen was speechless. He had seen arrogance, but never this level of audacity! And from a young whelp who was still wet behind the ears. Did this guy truly not know his place in the world?
"You must really want to die, damn it!" Long Qingwen snarled, his fists clenched, fighting the urge to smash Shen Fanyun's head in.
"Boss Long, why are you still bickering with him? Save ! I'm dying of pain!" Wen Ruyue cried out. "Boss Long, you said you would protect ! Is this how you protect ? You just sit there watching get bullied, trading barbs with him. What else can you even do?"
Wen Ruyue was both furious and frantic. This Long Qingwen talked a big ga, acting all high and mighty. He was always going on about how formidable he, Long Qingwen, was in Capital City, how his na alone held earth-shattering power, and how anyone who provoked him wouldn't even know how they died.
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