When you kiss, you're actually sucking on another straw with shit on it

Jiang Yunli: "..."

She knew all too well how terrifying public opinion could be and feared the live comments had already started tearing into her.

Frightened, Jiang Yunli hurriedly waved her hands, even abandoning her beloved Ji Nanxian as she took two steps back. "No, no, not at all..."

Only when Jiang Yunli quieted down was Shen Yunzhi satisfied.

Fortunately, Shen Yunzhi had never expected an apology from him anyway.

Shen Yunzhi only wanted to expose Ji Nanxian's dirty laundry on the livestream.

Now it was Shen Yunzhi's turn to be full of malice.

Shen Yunzhi continued, "So when you heard me crying and looking for you back then, what were you thinking?"

"That I was annoying? You could've had someone fool me into leaving, but you didn't."

"Or did you think me groveling like that proved how popular you were, something you could brag about to your friends?"

Shen Yunzhi had hit on exactly what Ji Nanxian had been thinking, and his composure was already cracking.

"Shen Yunzhi! Shut up!"

Shen Yunzhi kept going. "I'm also curious about the engagement. You were clearly the one who wanted to call it off the most."

"Why did you keep forcing me to ask the elders to break it off? You knew perfectly well that the Jiang Family didn't like me."

"You're a grown man, holding one woman in your arms while keeping another tied to an engagement. Were you really hoping to have it all in both love and business?"

"Is the Ji Family so reluctant to break off the engagement because they know you're useless?"

"Once you take over the family business, will it go under without the Jiang Family's cooperation?"

Shen Yunzhi had struck Ji Nanxian where it hurt, and he flew straight into an impotent rage.

"Shen Yunzhi! You've lost your mind! Don't you know who the real useless one is?! If it weren't for this engagement, you'd still be rummaging through chicken coops in the countryside!"

Shen Yunzhi said indifferently, "All these years, I've never said there was anything wrong with rummaging through chicken coops."

"Jiang Yunli, on the other hand, kept making a fuss and finding excuses after she was sent back, saying her biological parents treated her badly and she wanted to come back."

"And once she came back, her birth family no longer hurt her, the depression her biological parents had supposedly tormented her into vanished, life became stress-free, and she became cheerful again."

Jiang Yunli: "..."

Looking at Jiang Yunli's and Ji Nanxian's expressions, Shen Yunzhi let out a deeply satisfied breath.

She finally felt good. With a radiant smile, she challenged Ji Nanxian. "I will absolutely never take the initiative to break off the engagement. If you're a man, bring it up with your elders yourself."

Shen Yunzhi's gaze fell on Jiang Yunli's face, and she raised an eyebrow slightly.

"If you don't have the balls to bring it up, your precious Yunli will have to stay the other woman for the rest of her life."

Jiang Yunli instantly reacted like a cat whose tail had been stepped on, her voice rising several pitches. "Who are you calling the other woman?!"

Shen Yunzhi narrowed her eyes at Jiang Yunli and openly threatened her. "Want me to walk the viewers through the timeline on the livestream?"

"..."

Jiang Yunli, who had initially been unable to stomach Shen Yunzhi's words, immediately wilted.

Jiang Yunli knew which timeline Shen Yunzhi meant.

-the timeline of when Ji Nanxian had fallen for her.

If everyone learned that Ji Nanxian had fallen for her after he and Shen Yunzhi got engaged.

Her status as the other woman.

Would truly be cemented.

Jiang Yunli still wanted to make a living in show business.

After all, the fans were so sweet and each one was a talent, and she could earn a fortune just by taking a few easy gigs.

Even if she could no longer get anything out of the Jiang Family in the future, she would still have a hefty sum saved up.

Shen Yunzhi happily went upstairs to tidy her room.

When Jiang Yunli looked up, the other guests and even the crew were all looking at her strangely.

She could no longer bear being wronged like this and let out a quiet sob.

"Nan Xian..."

Ji Nanxian was also furious with Shen Yunzhi. Seeing that she had even made Jiang Yunli cry, he hurried to soothe her. "Don't cry. I'll definitely sort out the engagement."

Seeing that Jiang Yunli was still sniffling, he tenderly kissed the corner of her lips. "Trust me, okay?"

To be honest.

There was nothing wrong with either of their looks: she was beautiful, and he was handsome.

It was a lovely scene.

But then Shen Yunzhi's disembodied voice drifted eerily over from the stairs.

"Has it occurred to you that when you kiss, you're actually sucking on another straw with shit on it?"

Jiang Yunli: "..."

Ji Nanxian: "..."

Everyone else in the villa: "..."

The viewers: "..."

[Why is Shen Yunzhi still chasing them down to finish them off?]

[I'm ready to take on a natural-born talent like Shen Yunzhi.]

[...I was honestly just marveling at how strong Shen Yunzhi's fighting skills were.]

[What do you mean? Are you saying Shen Yunzhi's poop, pee, and fart attacks aren't strong?]

[...]

On the livestream.

Shen Yunzhi went upstairs and saw Xiao Yao leaning by the staircase, enjoying the drama.

Xiao Yao was tall, nearly six foot three. He leaned in the corner with his arms folded, watching the drama without expression. Even the unforgiving overhead light shining straight down from the corridor ceiling revealed no flaws on his face.

His features remained striking, his facial contours carrying a cold presence like marble. His demeanor was aloof and detached, rather like he was attending a meeting where millions were at stake every minute.

Yet what he was actually doing was something as down-to-earth as eavesdropping.

Xiao Yao's glassy black eyes settled on Shen Yunzhi.

Shen Yunzhi's first reaction.

Was to cover the uncashed check in her pocket.

"..."

Shen Yunzhi's reaction left even Xiao Yao somewhat speechless.

He had listened to all the drama.

This corner also happened to be out of sight of the livestream cameras.

So Xiao Yao opened with, "Jiang Yunli was in that private room too, actually."

A friend had dragged him along to that gathering.

In fact, aside from that friend, he hadn't known a single person there.

But when Shen Yunzhi had been outside crying and knocking on the door, Xiao Yao had remembered the two people in the room who had reacted most strongly.

Seeing that Xiao Yao wasn't there to snatch the check for a hundred thousand, Shen Yunzhi let out a long sigh of relief.

She was actually not particularly interested in the matter of Jiang Yunli.

Shen Yunzhi asked casually, "You were there too?"

Xiao Yao gave a neutral "Mm," then added, "The security guard who came to talk you into leaving back then-I called him."

Shen Yunzhi: "..."

Having discovered that Xiao Yao had actually done something decent for once, Shen Yunzhi didn't know what to say for a moment.

But she didn't want to mend fences with an evil capitalist like Xiao Yao, either.

So Shen Yunzhi snapped, "Why didn't you say so sooner!"

With half a black eye that had yet to fade, Xiao Yao asked expressionlessly, "Would you not have hit me if I'd said so sooner?"

Shen Yunzhi: "..."

Shen Yunzhi: "Those are two separate matters."

Xiao Yao: "..."

Shen Yunzhi left, once again covering the check warily.

But when she reached her door.

Shen Yunzhi turned back.

And said very awkwardly.

"Thank you."

On the original owner's behalf.

Then she slipped into her room without waiting for Xiao Yao's reply.

Looking at the tightly shut door, Xiao Yao laughed in exasperation.