Hahahahaha!
Shi Wei had to clamp his back teeth together hard to keep from laughing out loud.
"Honey, these people are so mean. They actually photoshopped you to look that ugly." Shi Wei deliberately enlarged the picture so Ji Hanchuan could see it more clearly. "Look, honey, they even photoshopped pimples and spots onto your noble, handsome face."
Ji Hanchuan said nothing.
Shi Wei turned his head.
For no apparent reason, his heart skipped a beat.
At such close range, he could clearly see the sharply defined contours of Ji Hanchuan's face.
As expected of a man who could scare off even shameless paid trolls, that face alone could slay countless girls' hearts.
Stop it, Shi Wei! This isn't the time for your face obsession to act up!
Have you forgotten what the system said? After this bastard divorced you, he never thought of you again.
You were still pining for him even after you lost your mind!
Shi Wei instantly calmed the hell down, his mind free of stray thoughts.
"Hmph! With a trashy marketing account like this, all you have to do is say the word to give them the 'it's getting cold, let the Wang family go bankrupt' treatment, right, honey?"
Ji Hanchuan drew back slightly, tapped his long fingers twice against the smooth marble tabletop, then raised his eyelids to give Shi Wei a chilly glance. "Yes. With a small company like this, it's very easy to trace the source, as well as... the client."
"..."
Shi Wei felt cold sweat starting to pour off him.
He hurriedly put on an ingratiating smile. "But you're so magnanimous, honey. You'd never hold anything against a little company like that, right?"
Ji Hanchuan snorted coldly.
What a clumsy little trick!
Shi Wei hurriedly rose to clear away the dishes, then even poured tea, placing a cup in front of Ji Hanchuan.
"Honey, please have some green tea."
Drink your favorite little green tea.
Ji Hanchuan didn't move, his handsome features icy. "Shi Wei, there's something I need to discuss with you."
He called it a discussion, but nothing in Ji Hanchuan's attitude suggested he intended to discuss anything with him.
Here it comes! Here it comes!
Shi Wei was bursting with excitement, but his face remained perfectly innocent. "Go ahead, honey."
Ji Hanchuan cut straight to the point. "Let's get divorc-"
Before he could even finish, Shi Wei let out an uncontrollable cry.
"What!"
Ji Hanchuan: ...
You acted shocked too soon, idiot!
Shi Wei looked at Ji Hanchuan in panic, his lips trembling. "Why do you suddenly want a divorce? You've come back. Isn't it so we can work together to save this marriage?"
"I don't know what gave you that impression. I didn't come back intending to stay married to you," Ji Hanchuan said calmly. "The sooner we divorce, the better for both of us."
"But I don't want to divorce you!" Shi Wei's eyes filled with hot tears. "I waited two whole years for you, missed you for two years, and loved you for two years. What exactly did I do wrong? Is loving you a mistake...?"
Ji Hanchuan ignored his melodramatic lines and said coldly, "Stop being unreasonable, Shi Wei. I was also at fault for the accident back then. I'll compensate you adequately. You don't need to worry about suffering any losses."
Holy shit, there really is a massive payout!
The corners of Shi Wei's mouth curled up uncontrollably...
[Host, please be careful not to break character.]
Shi Wei forced the corners of his mouth down with willpower strengthened by poverty.
"I don't want it, I don't want it, I don't want anything!" Shi Wei got up, walked over, and grabbed Ji Hanchuan's arm. "Honey, I love you! Please take it back, okay? You say I won't lose anything, but what you don't understand is that I'll be losing you, the person I love most!"
Ji Hanchuan lowered his gaze, staring coldly into his eyes. "Do you really love me?"
"I love you!" Shi Wei roared.
His roar was anguished, grief-stricken, heart-wrenching.
A crack appeared in Ji Hanchuan's cool, handsome expression...
-Hurry up! Why does this bastard have so much bullshit to say?!
Ji Hanchuan: ...
The crack instantly vanished.
He pushed Shi Wei's hand away mercilessly. "There's no point in saying more. A lawyer will come tomorrow. If you're worried, you can hire your own lawyer. But either way, the outcome won't change."
"Honey..." Shi Wei fell straight to the floor, as though Ji Hanchuan's cold, resolute words had struck him so hard he couldn't stand. He could only lift his head to look at the man he had always worshipped like a god.
But Ji Hanchuan wouldn't give him a shred of pity. He rose, preparing to leave.
"Honey, don't go..."
Ji Hanchuan reached the entryway and turned back when he heard that faint plea.
Shi Wei reached out to him, tears streaming down his face, his thin shoulders trembling slightly, his pale neck especially fragile...
Ji Hanchuan's gaze was unfathomable. He simply walked out.
The enormous house was icy cold; even the sunlight streaming in had lost its warmth.
Shi Wei held his "Erkang hand" pose, trembling all over. Finally, he couldn't hold it in anymore-
"Muahahaha!"
[Congratulations, host.]
"Thank you." Shi Wei sat back down in his chair, finished the green tea he had poured for Ji Hanchuan, and sighed in comfort.
How could life be this easy?
Starting tomorrow, my life will be rich and lonely as snow.
"Isn't there anything fun to do?"
His phone rang, the name on the screen showing Brother Bei.
"Here comes the fun." Shi Wei crossed his legs, his smile outrageously cocky. "Need something, Brother Bei? Are your mom and your daughter here? I'll come downstairs to welcome them right away."
"Piss off!" Ma Xianbei roared. "Listen to me. Write an apology right now and send it to me when you're done. The higher-ups are very unhappy with what you've done. Write an apology first to show that you admit you were wrong."
Shi Wei checked the time, perfectly calm. "Okay, Brother Bei."
With him being so obedient, Ma Xianbei couldn't shake the feeling that he was going to cause trouble.
"Actually, things are looking pretty favorable for you right now. That trending topic got taken down for some reason. Keep a low profile and apologize, and the company can take the opportunity to let this blow over."
Shi Wei abruptly straightened, gritting his teeth. "Who the hell took down my trending topic?!"
Ma Xianbei: ...
Shi Wei's name wasn't trending, but people were still enthusiastically cursing him in the topic discussions.
"Has Shi Wei still not apologized today? How can he be so shameless?! Why don't we help our Xirui report him to the police?"
"Does this nobody who's flopped to the center of the earth really have to stoop this low to leech off our Xirui?"
"Girls, that video is going to give me nightmares. How dark must sw be inside to push someone into the water on a show..."
"Is the production team for Our Life dead? Something that horrible happened and they haven't said a word?"
"Waaah, I'm about to cry. Our little Xirui got sick from going into the water, and he's still defending that bitch, telling us not to cyberbully him. He's truly beautiful inside and out."
"Shi Wei is such a flop. I wanted to boycott his endorsements, only to find out he doesn't even have any."
"Go die, Shi Wei! Go die, Shi Wei!"
"#FireShiWei#, #ShiWeiGetOutOfEntertainment#."
Densely packed curses and personal attacks filled Shi Wei's wb comments, increasing by 99+ every minute.
Shi Wei read them with relish, his eyes shining. This was all free traffic!
Suddenly, a push notification popped up.
"Breaking! Twist in the Shi Wei pushing incident!"