Chapter 276 - So Youre Ah Sha Too! (1/2)
Ah Sha was pulled into a long kiss which left her panting and heaving at the end. Finally having regained her strength, Ah Sha pushed the man aside. “Who says I didn’t acknowledge our relationship? I mean, it’s true that we aren’t just dating, isn’t it? You’re already my betrothed!”
Xunxun’s expression softened instantly. “You’re thinking that I’m getting in your way, aren’t you?” He carried Ah Sha over to the couch and sat down.
“As if!” Ah Sha planted two wheedling kisses on his cheek. “Isn’t it more fun to let those reporters slowly uncover the truth? It’ll be a much bigger hit once the truth finally comes out!”
“Ah. Now I get it. You’re using me.” Xunxun pinched her tiny derriere.
Ah Sha chuckled mischieviously. “That’s why you need to play along. Let me step on your shoulders and climb my way to fame!”
“You know, that year, I left Tang Yue alone just so you could see me destroy her once you’re all grown up. But now it seems like I don’t even have to do anything. My girl could kick that woman’s ass all on her own.” All of a sudden, Xunxun felt like a proud parent whose daughter had finally grown up.
Ah Sha leaned into his chest. “Weren’t you the one who taught me that in order to completely break someone’s spirit, you have to first give her hope. After that, just watch the way she falls to her death from the very top.”
During the year of Ah Sha’s fifth grade, a moderate earthquake hit S City. The quake hadn’t been strong enough to affect the tall buildings in the city, though it was powerful enough to cause all single-storey houses in the city’s farming area to collapse. The quake had also triggered a lot of landslides.
Ah Sha had been hanging around at the hill behind Caesar Academy when the earthquake hit. There was a private area which was reserved for rock climbing practice. Other than Ah Sha herself, Xunxun, as well as Xiao Rui, no one else at the academy knew that the place existed. Inside the academy’s student manual, the place had been specially listed as prohibited.
At the time, Tang Yue was already harboring feelings of jealousy towards Ah Sha. One time, Tang Yue had followed Ah Sha and had thus found out about the place by accident. On the day of the earthquake, Tang Yue was once again given the cold shoulder by Xunxun. But right after that, she saw with her own eyes the affectionate and loving way in which Xunxun had fed Ah Sha a piece of fruit.
Overwhelmed with jealous rage, Tang Yue snuck to the secret place while Ah Sha was in the middle of practicing rock climbing and then locked the door from the outside. The earthquake hit while Ah Sha was still trapped inside; Ah Sha ended up being buried alive. By the time Xunxun got there, the entire mountainside had collapsed.
At the time, Ying Qingcang hadn’t returned yet, and in fear of distressing Xin Qing even further, everyone had decided to keep the incident from her. After an entire day and night spent digging through the debris, they managed to rescue Ah Sha. She was in terrible shape when they finally pulled her out; all her limbs were broken and her body was covered in scrapes and gashes of various sizes. She had spent a few months recuperating in a hospital before she got better enough to be discharged.
Xin Qing found out about the incident only after Ah Sha had been hospitalized; the shock of the discovery caused Xin Qing to pass out right then and there. Afterwards, at the hospital, Xin Qing held on to Ah Sha and cried for a long time.
“Your daddy hasn’t returned yet, how is mommy ever going to live if anything happens to you…” Those were the words that Xin Qing had repeated over and over again back then. Even now, Ah Sha still remembered the look of sheer panic in her mommy’s eyes.
The surveillance footage unmistakably showed that it was Tang Yue who had locked the exit of the place from the outside. Boss Wan—Xunxun’s father—had wanted to eliminate the girl right then and there, but Xunxun held him back.
“How can we let her die so easily? That’s like the lightest punishment of all. Keep her around. Wait until our girl grows up, and then she can seek her own revenge!”
Meanwhile, Tang Yue had no idea at all that her fate had long since been decided; she was bound to fall into nothingness no matter how high she climbed. Now, she was inside a private booth, enjoying a meal with President Song.
“Boss Song, your company has always been in charge of handling Xin Enterprises’ commercials, right? Well, you see, I…”
Song Tiancheng narrowed his eyes. “Miss Tang,” he said, “The choice of the endorser isn’t my call. But I can let you star in one of the commercials.”
“Then you have my deepest gratitude, Boss Song!” Tang Yue raised her wine glass. She never planned to become the endorser anyway. Most celebrities would kill for an opportunity to star in one of Xin Enterprises’ commercials. She had set up this meeting with a let’s-give-it-a-try-and-see-how-it-goes attitude. She never expected Song Tiancheng to actually agree.
Tang Yue dared not use sex to trade for an opportunity to advance her career; her chances with Young Master Wen would be doomed if it ever got back to the Wen family. So, tonight, the most she would do was accompanying President Song for a few drinks, perhaps letting him hold her hand or something. Even now, Tang Yue was still a virgin.
To her, her virginity had to be sold for a worthy price!
The sky grew several shades darker as the night crept on. Outside the restaurant’s front entrance, Song Tiancheng slapped Tang Yue’s ass lasciviously. “Don’t worry about anything. Just go home and wait for further notification!” he said.
He waited until Tang Yue had left the restaurant before he pulled out his phone. “President Ying, it’s done.”
Song Tiancheng listened to something over the phone. Moments later, he said, “Yes, yes. I understand. Thank you!”
Song Tiancheng hung up the phone and climbed into his car with a look of satisfaction on his face. At this rate, he wouldn’t have to worry about his company for the next three years at least. For the life of him, Song Tiancheng couldn’t see how Tang Yue had ended up on Xin Enterprises’ sh*t list. Then again, that was none of his concern…
Very soon, Stars Entertainment received the documents detailing Xin Enterprises’ latest commercial campaign.
Both Tang Yue and Ah Sha were sitting in the conference room, waiting to be briefed. Right now, they were the only two rookies in Stars Entertainment; Tian Yiyi’s contract had already been terminated.
“Xiao Mei, I’m so happy we can work together in this commercial campaign!” Tang Yue said, smiling from ear to ear as she held her coffee cup. Tang Yue was very aware that it didn’t matter whether or not Wan Qingsi’s feelings for Mei Jing were real. Right now, it was undeniable that Wan Qingsi was treating Mei Jing differently compared to others.
After the TV show was aired, not only did Wan Qingsi fail to rebuke Mei Jing for the things she had said during the show’s recording, but he even came to the movie set everyday to pick her up. The reporters had already captured tons of photos of the two of them. There were now even rumors about the two of them cohabitating.
“But I’m just a rookie. It’s likely that they won’t use me!” Ah Sha’s demeanor right then was just like a little bunny as she cowered timidly in the couch.
Tang Yue’s eyes darted to Mei Jing briefly. “What a useless girl,” she thought. “I have no idea what Wan Qingsi even sees in her.”
“Aww. Stop joking around. Considering your current relationship with Senior Wan, you’ll get to star in a commercial for sure.” Tang Yue set down her coffee cup. “Xin Enterprises has about ten commercials every year. Eight of those will be handled by their endorser.”