Read Novel Full Chapter 840: Scam Artists are Not Cute! (8)
Chapter 840: Scam Artists are Not Cute! (8)
“In this world, there are plenty of good men. Why hang yourself on one tree when you can explore the entire forest?” Shi Sheng patted Song Mo’s shoulder.
“Thank you.” Song Mo didn’t know the original owner, but if it weren’t for her just now, she might have been humiliated by Yin Baobao.
Shi Sheng didn’t have much fondness for the female lead. After saying this, she returned to Xia Ling’s side.
Xia Ling snorted. “Why hang yourself on my tree?”
“I’m willing.” ‘This fellow is being all tsundere again.’
Xia Ling glanced at her and turned back to the bar to continue drinking.
Shi Sheng was confused. ‘What was this guy even doing here just now? Halftime break?’
It wasn’t until the early hours of the morning, when the bar closed, that Xia Ling finally gave up on drinking.
As they left the bar, Shi Sheng saw Song Mo sitting alone in a corner. Shi Sheng recalled the plot and suddenly grabbed Xia Ling. “Wait for me.”
“Annoying,” Xia Ling grumbled, but his body stopped.
Shi Sheng hurried to the bar counter, took out some money, and asked the bartender to help escort Song Mo back.
The bartender was about to finish her shift, and earning extra money for escorting someone was fine by her.
So when An Chen returned, Song Mo had already left.
Xia Ling had been drinking, so Shi Sheng had to drive.
The car played soothing music.
Xia Ling was strangely sober, showing no signs of drunken behavior. She didn’t know what he was thinking. He curled up in the passenger seat, gazing out at the passing neon lights.
After a while, Xia Ling turned his head and asked softly, “Do you have a driver’s license?”
“No.” ‘How could the original owner know how to drive? It’s impossible for me to have a license.’
“Heh… are you trying to drag me into death with you?”
“Do you not want to die with me?”
Xia Ling took a moment to respond. “I don’t want to die.”
Shi Sheng turned to look at Xia Ling, but he was staring out the window, his expression hidden from her view.
Even in the early hours, paparazzi were lurking around Xia Ling’s residence. Shi Sheng didn’t dare to just drop him off there, leaving him to spend the night in the car.
Leaning against the car door, distant lights flickered, spreading out before her eyes.
“Hey!” There were sudden knocks on the car door behind her.
Shi Sheng blinked and turned around, opening the door.
“Get in.” Xia Ling frowned at her.
“What for? Planning something inappropriate?” Shi Sheng leaned on the car door, the interior light softly illuminating her face.
“Get in,” Xia Ling repeated.
Shi Sheng got into the car, and Xia Ling remained silent. After a while, he spoke up. “As my girlfriend, let me hold you for a bit.”
Shi Sheng shifted closer to Xia Ling, and he reached out to pull her into his arms, just like that night, holding her with his head buried in her neck.
He liked her scent. Holding her made him feel less lonely.
Xia Ling’s lips curled slightly, but quickly returned to normal.
Xia Ling maintained this posture for a while, until Shi Sheng’s phone rang.
Shi Sheng took out her phone, saw the name on the screen, pushed away from Xia Ling, leaned against his shoulder, and answered the call.
“Senior Sister.”
‘That Yin Baobao hasn’t gotten into trouble?’
‘My words didn’t work?’
“Xiao Meng, do you have time now?” Yin Baobao’s tone was gentle. “I have something to discuss with you.”
“Sorry, Senior Sister. It’s late, and I’m afraid you might be up to no good.” ‘Meeting at such a late hour, it couldn’t be just for a friendly chat, could it?’
Yin Baobao’s expression twisted in anger on the other end, but she had to maintain a gentle tone. “Xiao’meng, do you have some misunderstanding?”
“Let’s meet, and I can explain any misunderstandings in person. Senior Sister, I don’t want these things to affect our relationship.”
“The relationship you’re referring to, is it about exploiting me?”
“What’s wrong, Xiao’meng?” Yin Baobao exclaimed on the other end. “When did I ever exploit you? Don’t listen to others’ nonsense.”
“When you take someone else’s things, you always have to give them back, Senior Sister.” Shi Sheng emphasized the last two words, biting them particularly hard.
Before Yin Baobao could respond, the call was abruptly disconnected.
She tried calling back, but all she got was the icy tone of the disconnected line.
Yin Baobao was so enraged she nearly dropped her phone. ‘Does she know something?’
‘Hmph, even if she does, what can she do about it? She has no power or influence, could she really compete with me?’
Yin Baobao regained her composure.
She stood up, but her body suddenly stumbled.
“Damn it.” Yin Baobao winced in pain, gasping for breath. She lowered her head to look at her feet. Her ankle was already swollen and red. When she came back just now, someone had spilled water in the hallway, causing her to twist her ankle.
Shi Sheng powered off her phone and slipped it back into her pocket.
Chin resting on her shoulder, Xia Ling felt the weight of silence in the car just now; he must have heard every word Yin Baobao said.
“What did she use you for?” Xia Ling turned his face, intrigued.
“Are you going to avenge me?” Shi Sheng looked at him with anticipation.
“Don’t overthink it.” Xia Ling released her and paused. “The Yin family is powerful.”
“So what?” Shi Sheng countered.
Xia Ling lifted Shi Sheng’s chin with his hand, a hint of mischief playing on his lips. “You can’t outsmart the Yin family.”
Meeting Xia Ling’s gaze head-on, Shi Sheng was defiant. “What if I do?”
Xia Ling withdrew his hand. “If you’re that capable, then you call the shots.”
“Anything I say goes?” Shi Sheng hooked her arm around Xia Ling’s, leaning in close to his ear. “Even if it means sleeping with you?”
Xia Ling leaned back slightly. “Feelings should develop naturally. Threatening me like this, isn’t it despicable?”
“You think I’m threatening you?”
“Isn’t that what you’re doing?” ‘Making me be her boyfriend before, wasn’t that a threat?’
Shi Sheng reclined, sneering. “Well, then, I’m sorry. I’ll threaten you many more times in the future. You better get used to it.”
‘Once you’ve boarded my ship, there’s no getting off, no matter how you twist and turn!’
Xia Ling: “…” ‘What a weirdo.’
The two sat in silence until dawn. Shi Sheng dropped Xia Ling off at the hotel and then took a taxi straight to school.
Xia Ling lay on the hotel’s large bed for a long time, unable to fall asleep.
He opened the hotel’s laptop and habitually logged into Weibo.
Underneath his profile, the comments were still filled with curses.
The hottest news related to him was about his involvement in a fight.
Because of this incident, he had garnered another wave of haters.
Xia Ling opened the search interface and typed in “Bu Meng.” The results flooded the screen, and he scrolled through them without finding anything significant.
Propping his chin, Xia Ling pondered for a moment. He deleted the two characters “Bu Meng,” typed in “Chen Yan,” and the page immediately redirected.
The first result was a verified Weibo account.
Clicking into it, Xia Ling found the Weibo clean, only a few song reposts, zero following, yet a substantial number of followers.
Bu Meng…
Chen Yan…
Xia Ling never expected that these two seemingly unrelated individuals would be the same person.
He clicked the follow button.
Among the accounts he followed, there were over a hundred people, but many of them were added by the previous company. He was sure he was the first one to add this account.
So, as soon as he followed Chen Yan’s account, the haters exploded, thoroughly scrutinizing Chen Yan’s posts inside out.
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