"You're awake!" The familiar voice snapped the distraught Gu Qingcheng back to her senses.
She looked up and saw Tang Xiao standing on the balcony, watching her with an expressionless face.
Gu Qingcheng lowered her head in embarrassment. She had thought Tang Xiao had left, but he was still there.
"You haven't left yet?"
Tang Xiao walked over with a sneer. "Leave? So you can climb into someone else's bed? Gu Qingcheng, why are you such a slut!"
"I didn't betray you. Fang Cheng rescued me afterward. If you don't believe me, you can ask him!"
Gu Qingcheng struggled to explain through her distress.
"You think I'd believe that?"
Gu Qingcheng's heart ached. "If you don't believe me, why did you touch me? Tang Xiao, don't you think I'm filthy? Why can't you trust me just once!"
Why would no one take her side? Even the man she loved didn't believe her. Gu Qingcheng felt as though someone had gripped her heart and squeezed.
Tang Xiao snorted. "Because I paid for you. Even if you betrayed me, don't even think about being with anyone else. Until I'm tired of playing with you, you'll just have to put up with it."
Gu Qingcheng trembled, chilled to the bone. She knew their relationship had been a mistake from the beginning-a terrible mistake.
Yet she still refused to let go.
Her silence left Tang Xiao irritated and furious. He wanted to lash out, but he held himself back.
He said coldly, "The whole internet is boycotting you now. Even if I wanted to help, you can't keep playing the female lead in this drama. Give the lead to Xueqing. You can play a supporting role!"
Gu Qingcheng looked up at him sharply, her eyes filled with shock.
Tang Xiao paused, then averted his