Chapter 120 - I Really Want To Invite Each One Of You To Shut Up (1/2)
Translator: Larbre Studio Editor: Larbre Studio
After returning home, she locked herself in her room. She could not accept it; she was unwilling to do so.
She was unable to believe that she went on… Brother Yun Fan’s bed. Worse, she was unable to believe that she was… by her best friend Shui Ling’s finance.
She had no time to recollect her breath, as the next day, she found out that Father Ying gave Mu Yunfan a tight slap, causing both families to officially cut ties.
That was a winter day with ma.s.sive snow. She dashed out of her room, completely forgetting to put on her shoes, and ran barefoot to the Ying residence. All she saw was a warrant from the court hanging on the door. The Ying family was under investigation and everything had been seized.
The maids said that Shuiling went to the Mu residence, that she ran over barefoot. Her feet were icy cold. The floor was covered with blood. She did not know where it came from, but it was covering the entire floor. Maybe it was from being pierced by a sharp object, but she did not feel any pain.
When she arrived at the Mu residence, she witnessed the most heart-breaking scene ever. Shui Ling… kneeling before the door of the residence.
Shui Ling donned a thin red jumper. Red has always been her favourite colour. Youthful age, carefree character, her life was just like that of an arrogant princess.
That princess pitifully kneeled in the snow, tears streaming down her face, softy begging the Mu family to help her father.
But the door to the Mu family was firmly closed.
When she stepped forward, Shui Ling fainted and fell on the ground due to the extreme cold.
Just like what Xu Lin said. The other members in the Ying family all met their ends. Shuiling left the country. Even when she was leaving, Shuiling was unwilling to give her an opportunity to see her again.
She did not know that everything would end like this. Everything happened too quickly. It’d gone to h.e.l.l within two days without any warning signs, just like a nightmare.
She did not have any energy to explain how she’d ended up on Mu Yunfan’s bed. All she knew was that she harmed everyone. She harmed the Ying family. She harmed Shuiling.
She was only 18 at that time, yet she was stuck in a dilemma coming from every direction, and she did not have any solutions to ease her panicked mind. She was surrounded by those she loved. She lost what was deemed most precious to a lady. She did not dare tell anyone, not even one soul.
For a long period after that, she thought of herself as an unlucky star. It was as if she’d contracted a psychological illness. This sickness led to amnesia. She told herself again and again to forget the past, just like nothing had ever happened.
This was the only way she could continue on living.
It was a pity that this kind of hypnosis methodology was of no use. When Mother Ying pa.s.sed away, she suddenly thought of the slap she wanted to give Mother Ying when she pushed the door open and received the look of hate and disdain that Mother Ying had given her.
Xu Lin was right all along. She was too scheming and too selfish, and this was a secret that she kept in the depths of her heart.
How could she be this type of person?
However, that was not to say that n.o.body would believe that she did not have any intention to scam anyone, but rather she was unwilling to face her past, unwilling to face that side of herself.
Maybe this was better. If everyone in the world knew of this, she did not need to be this helpless anymore. Only she knew of how much pain and guilt she’d been enduring tirelessly this whole time.
Without knowing, Ning Qing consumed an entire bottle of red wine. The empty wine bottle rolled onto the ground. Her entire body lay flat. She closed her eyes absentmindedly, drunk.
Hot fat tears burst down her face, without an ounce of control.
Her mind was unclear and when she slipped into unconsciousness, she murmured with a hint of fondness, “I am sorry, Shaoming.”
She did not dare think of him, but at that moment, she missed him most.
Ning Qing was jolted awake the next day with an incessant ringtone interrupting her slumber. She wiped the sleepiness in her eyes, there was no air conditioning in the wine cellar. Her body lay stiffly on the floor. Her limbs were numb. Her head and sinuses hurt; it felt like she was about to contract the flu.
With a single glance at her phone, she saw that it was a call from Xiao Zhou. She answered the call but did not open her mouth to speak.
The situation on Xiao Zhou’s end was a mess. “Ning Qing, what are you doing now? What was the meaning behind the words that Xu Lin said at the gala last night? Did you know that you are in the entertainment headlines right now? This matter has blown up the entertainment industry!”
“Our office’s landline is jammed with calls. The web is full of negative coverage of you. Comments on your Weibo have been filled with curses and personal attack on you.”
“Ning Qing, I do not care if the claims are true or not. It has been a struggle to get to the position that you are at today. I believe that if you were willing to do so last night, based on your intelligence and quick wittedness, you would have been able to handle the situation at hand. Why did you not defend yourself? Did you give up on yourself?”
Ning Qing silently listened but did not respond. Xiao Zhou has been friends with Ning Qing for years. She understood Ning Qing very well. She calmed the fury inside her and said, “Ning Qing, there was a picture that was uploaded onto the internet today. It was a picture of you and Mu Yunfan taken in bed three years ago.”
Ning Qing’s hands froze; her pupils dilated.
“Ning Qing, things are on a level that cannot be controlled. We are all waiting for you to recharge and move on. I don’t believe that you have yet to notice this incident had been clearly premeditated beforehand. There is someone going after you.”
“Ning Qing, I suggest that you go on the internet to see. Emperor Entertainment Group’s share prices have risen significantly today. This matter has caused Xu Junxi to become the ultimate winner. On the other hand, Guang Qing Company’s share prices have plummeted significantly due to the controversy surrounding you.
Ning Qing’s dry eyes immediately burst out into tears, she bit her fist, controlling her immense sadness. “Shaoming, he… won’t want me anymore.”
Xiao Zhou did not know how to comfort her, it was only up to her to overcome these trials, and n.o.body could help her to do so. “Ning Qing, if you do not make any effort, how would you know that Young Master Lu would not want you anymore? Never give up on yourself. The office team supports you/ We’re waiting for you to regain your footing. Once you have a solution, call me anytime. We will be waiting for you.”
Xiao Zhou ended the call.
Ning Qing wiped her tears and used the wall to help her stand up. She dragged her numb limbs and switched on the notebook to open the webpage.
Today’s entertainment headline read, “This generation’s Best Actress Ning Qing hungry for power, 3 years ago went to bed with Mu Yunfan, Xu Junxi endured great shame.”
She scrolled to that picture, her 18 year old self seated on the bed in fear, covered with a thin blanket, with a s.h.i.+rtless Mu Yunfan embracing her in his arms.
Ning Qing read the comments left by netizens….
“Never imagined that the Best Actress Ning Qing would s.n.a.t.c.h away her best friend’s fiancé, by engaging in adultery. I was fooled by her elegant and poised appearance.”
“I agree, I never thought Ning Qing would be such a person, I used to be her super fan. I can’t continue supporting her anymore.”
“The actresses nowadays have a lack of honesty. I still remember when Ning Qing won against Xu Junxi and Ning Yao with her wit. We applauded her actions. I did not expect her to betray them first. Xu Junxi is a good man, and Ning Yao comforted his scarred and insulted heart.”
“Ay, never thought that this generation’s Best Actress would be that pathetic, it is hard for us to swallow…”
Ning Qing stared blankly as she scrolled through the website, at this moment, her phone rang again. It was a call from Emperor Entertainment Group’s Director w.a.n.g.
“h.e.l.lo, Miss Ning, what exactly went down? Xu Junxi’s popularity has skyrocketed overnight. This controversy has led to a surge in Emperor Entertainment Group’s shares. This has led to the board of directors to follow his preferences. Everyone is discussing the removal of your position as director.”
Ning Qing hung up.
Her beautiful eyes were blank and unable to focus. The eyes on her pale face were fixed on two comments before her.