Chapter 111: Chapter 111: Doesn’t Your House Have a Mirror or Even Urine? Chapter 111: Chapter 111: Doesn’t Your House Have a Mirror or Even Urine? “Yiyi,” Xie Zimiao immediately responded upon catching Chu Muxi’s hints, “ever since we wrapped up this web series, I’ve lost interest in work. I don’t know why you suddenly distanced yourself from me. Is it because I borrowed two hundred thousand from you and haven’t returned it yet? Are you angry? I used the money for medical expenses for my family. If you want, I will definitely pay you back.”
[Laughable. What job do you even have? After filming the web series that made Su Ran famous, you’re still a nobody. Your career isn’t even as good as Golden Sister’s. At least she relied on supporting Su Ran and became a fourth or fifth-tier star.]
Jiang Leyi: “…”
Others’ approval can bring joy, but one’s own fate can shatter their heart.
She entered the entertainment industry with the aspiration to win the “Best Actress” award and become the youngest queen of her generation.
With no foundation, she could only rely on TV dramas to gain some fame.
Like Jiang Zhouye, she entered the industry without revealing her identity.
No one knew she came from the Jiang Family.
Jiang Nanshu was originally worried about boosting her fame, so he kept it to himself and outright denied that she belonged to the Jiang family.
Even if Mr. Jiang and Mrs. Jiang publicly claimed she and Jiang Nanshu were twins, those who needed to know the truth did, but out of face, no one punctured the facade as she and Jiang Nanshu looked nothing alike.
In fact, she didn’t even resemble any of the Jiang Family members.
Jiang Leyi never regretted not being biologically theirs, because she knew having a family that loved her was enough.
And she protected her family with the same sincerity, along with her sister who had suffered much outside.
“Yiyi? Why aren’t you speaking? You’ve removed me from your blacklist, let me repay you now, please don’t be angry at me.”
Seeing that Jiang Leyi remained silent.
Xie Zimiao’s patience reached its limit. He even wanted to grab her hair and hit her, hoping to make her change her mind.
He took a deep breath, his delicate face looking even more pitifully sincere.
[Tsk, tsk, tsk. He didn’t use that money for his family’s medical expenses; he clearly piled up gambling debts. Because Chu Muxi told him that you are the Jiang family’s heiress, he deliberately got close to win your favor—all for your money. Later, he tricked you into bed, and a pregnancy error led to your marriage after you got unintentionally pregnant at just twenty years. Locked firmly with a child, and when debt collectors came to your home, he forced you to get money and accidentally caused you to miscarry during a fight. Your heart shattered, you took a sum of money to cut ties with him, and he even took you to court…]
Fear flashed in Jiang Leyi’s eyes.
Her body uncontrollably started trembling.
Before hearing Jiang Nanshu’s heartfelt voice.
She had developed a deep affection for Xie Zimiao. After one play, he even confessed to her with blushing ears, and she found this boy not only plain but truly innocent and adorable.
But she wanted to focus on her career first, couldn’t bear to reject him too harshly, and meeting in the same crew would be awkward. So she said she would give her answer after they finished filming.
If she still felt the same way after the series ended, they could try dating.
That day, she was called home by Mrs. Jiang, who said that Lu Qingyan was coming to call off his marriage with Jiang Nanshu.
She always felt they were mismatched; even if Jiang Nanshu despised her, she still hoped, deep down, that he wouldn’t live an unhappy life, perhaps in what might be their final conversation between them.
That’s why she said “What’s meant to be will eventually be,” urging her to be content and not to force things.
She had accidentally heard her innermost thoughts, and it had changed her destiny.
Jiang Leyi took a deep breath. Since she already knew everything, she couldn’t just sit idly by. She scoffed, “Speaking of that 200,000, I remember you said you’d pay me back in a month, it’s been almost three months now and I haven’t seen a cent. I despise people who don’t keep their promises. Since you’ve come to repay the money, I might think a bit more highly of you.”
With that, she removed Xie Zimiao from the blacklist and lifted her head slightly, “Transfer it now.”
Xie Zimiao: “…”
He had clearly said last time that he didn’t have enough money and would pay her back once he received his salary from the crew.
Jiang Leyi had said there was no rush.
He could pay her back when he had the money.
But now that he had said it, not paying would make it seem like there was a problem with his character.
He couldn’t help but glance at Chun Muxi.
Unfortunately, Chun Muxi didn’t even look at him.
“What, pretending to repay to pester my sister? Seeing how slick you look, I knew you were no good, talking about repayment yet glancing over at Sister Chu. Are you two having an affair? But I trust that Sister Chu is innocent. She must have been deceived to know someone like you,” Jiang Nanshu spat, outraged, his words making Xie Zimiao’s face turn red.
Chu Muxi looked somewhat displeased and even moved a bit further away from Xie Zimiao, “You sought me out just for this? You still owe Leyi so much money, but it’s good in a way, paying her back will calm her down. Leyi has always been cold since childhood. I hope she can have more sincere friends.”
Xie Zimiao hurriedly replied, “I didn’t mean to not pay, I’ll pay right now.”
Saying this, he found Jiang Leyi’s account and transferred the money, then cautiously watched her expression, “Leyi, is this okay? I apologize to you, please don’t be mad at me anymore. My lack of honesty upset you.”
His attitude was very humble.
Any tender-hearted person would have let it go.
Jiang Leyi was the kind who was cold on the outside but warm on the inside.
But she no longer believed in Xie Zimiao or Chu Muxi.
“You can leave now, and let’s act as if we don’t know each other. I have many friends and don’t need you as one.”
With one sentence, she had completely shattered Xie Zimiao’s hopes of clinging onto a rich woman, even costing him 200,000.
In desperation, Xie Zimiao grabbed Jiang Leyi’s hand, “Leyi, how can you change your mind so suddenly? I expressed my feelings for you recently; you said to consider it after the shoot. I know you like me too, Leyi, I really like you. I liked you from the moment I first saw you. Please agree, I beg you, I truly love you.”
Jiang Leyi panicked and quickly shook him off.
But, due to the significant difference in strength between men and women, Jiang Leyi couldn’t break free; she was gasping heavily, as if Xie Zimiao was a devil trying to drag her to hell.
“Fuck, where did this naive guy come from, your house doesn’t have mirrors or what? How can you dare to scare people looking like that, claiming love after just a couple of months? Shallow scumbag, stay away from Jiang Leyi.”
Jiang Nanshu directly kicked him in the abdomen, causing Xie Zimiao to let go in pain and clutch his stomach.
[Man, I’ll help you this one time for the sake of the gems, fight off the scumbags yourself next time, need to keep your eyes clear when choosing men.]
Xie Zimiao then turned his attention to the silent Jiang Nanshu.
She was strikingly beautiful, her laugh vibrant, effortlessly crushing people’s self-esteem with every word, “It’s ridiculous how any Tom, Dick, or Harry thinks they can enter such a place, even the pay from your entire web series wouldn’t cover spending a night here, spring back where you came from. I won’t call security to kick you out for Sister Chu’s sake, just be wise.”