At Bai Xinyan's words, Lu Shiyan stopped in his tracks.
Seeing his reaction, Bai Xinyan immediately broke into a triumphant smile.
See! I knew Lu Shiyan and I were the same kind of person!
No matter how famous they were or how many fans they had, entertainers were only entertainers. They always had to be wary of the money behind the industry.
As for what had happened today... right and wrong didn't matter at all. After all, Bai Xinyan's backer had both money and power. Lu Shiyan would never want to cross him!
At that thought, Bai Xinyan's voice grew more confident. "Shi Yan, I know you're a smart man. For the sake of all the years we've known each other, just have your sister apologize to me, and I'll let today's incident go."
Having said that, Bai Xinyan confidently waited for Lu Xiaoxiao's apology.
But to her surprise, what Lu Shiyan said next wasn't a compromise. It was a casually delivered question.
"Why let it go?"
Lu Shiyan turned his head slightly to look at her. His expression seemed mild and calm, but a chilling coldness lurked in his eyes.
Those alluring eyes, which fans joked "looked loving even when he was looking at a dog," now held no warmth whatsoever. Beneath the shadows of his lashes, his dark brown eyes looked pitch-black, like a bottomless abyss.
Combined with his cold, wicked Demon Lord styling that day, a single glance left Bai Xinyan cold all over, as though her very soul would be reduced to ashes the next second.
"I don't know what I did to give you the impression that I would disregard my own sister and side with an outsider, Miss Bai." Lu Shiyan chuckled softly. He spoke slowly, enunciating every word with particular clarity. "I'm sorry,