Zhao Wenyi had experienced the feeling of negative emotions being sucked away by Fan Jarrold's hands, but now, when the other's body leaned against his, fitting seamlessly against his back, he finally understood that what he had just felt couldn't be aptly described as intense. It was a subtle, shallow, and gradual change, while everything he was experiencing at this moment was a seismic shift, a cataclysm.
Fan Jarrold was like a huge vortex, constantly and fiercely drawing out all the negative energy in his body; it was also like a wave after wave of surging force, destroying the sickly love for Su Fengxi that had tormented him for five years, sweeping away all the filth and evil.
Every cell in his body had been cleansed. In just a few seconds of embrace, he felt as if he had undergone countless rebirths and purifications, a feeling so wonderful that it was difficult to put into words. He thought that in the first half of his life and even in all his remaining years, there wouldn't be a moment more touching than this. His yearning for life and his longing for freedom had both been fully liberated!
He couldn't help but close his eyes, savoring this moment. The man embracing him had become his most solid support, as well as the strongest armor on his body, allowing him to break through all obstacles and move forward resolutely.
The casually whispered "challenge her" made Zhao Wenyi unable to hold back a low laughter. He turned his head, gazing at Fan Jarrold with a fiery and focused gaze, then slowly loosened his tie and unbuttoned the top few buttons of his shirt.
"Good." He answered softly, but when he looked back at Su Fengxi, his once fiery and focused gaze had become colder than the dead of winter. The hatred and disdain in his pupils could almost solidify and overflow from his eye sockets.
Su Fengxi looked in astonishment at the intimate actions between the two men, completely unable to understand what had happened between them. Wasn't Zhao Wenyi always in awe of Fan Jarrold? What was happening now? Why were they embracing each other like this, and so ambiguously, before her eyes?
Mr. Zhao Guo'an was also bewildered. Wasn't his grandson infatuated with Su Fengxi? Why were they hugging and cuddling in front of this woman? Was he cheating on his new lover with his old lover? Was he watching a show, or watching a show, or watching a show?
In addition to the two life assistants, a group of senior executives and core staff who followed the old master to the CEO's office, and even the employees on the top floor couldn't restrain their curiosity and approached quietly.
At this moment, the office doors were wide open, and everything happening inside was clearly visible to the crowd gathered at the door. Su Fengxi's arrival wasn't surprising, but what was surprising was the man embracing Zhao in an intimate manner— It was Fan Jarrold! The same Fan Jarrold who Zhao had endeavored to avoid, who had previously made him suffer! When did he and Zhao reach a secret understanding, and even pushed Su Fengxi, the rightful wife, down in a confrontation?
No, on closer inspection, Fan Jarrold's appearance was no less appealing than Su Fengxi, and even surpassed her in temperament. He had a mystery that Su Fengxi didn't have, nobility that Su Fengxi lacked, a warm and gentle aura that Su Fengxi didn't possess. When did he have such extraordinary charm? Cosmetic surgery couldn't possibly achieve such an effect; he seemed like an entirely different person!
Everyone was stunned, never expecting that Zhao had such a jealous streak! If it were doomsday, just Zhao alone could make the whole world green!
Everyone looked at Zhao Wenyi with sympathetic eyes, then turned to look at Su Fengxi with subtle expressions. They had never anticipated that the nerve of the reigning film star could be so strong, playing so recklessly behind Zhao's back! This was not just any bus, it was a public toilet!
Mr. Zhao Guo'an was on the verge of going mad! He had initially thought that Su Fengxi was a bit wicked, liking to climb up through any means necessary, but he never expected that she would be so audacious as to push things to this extent. To make his grandson suffer and squander his wealth to fill her pit, where did she get the nerve?
If interested, the spectators could stay, although they knew they shouldn't meddle in other's affairs, they were eager to know the subsequent developments. Thankfully, the old master was also in shock and forgot to clear the room for his grandson.
Just unbuttoning a tie and loosening a few buttons, Zhao Wenyi seemed to have freed himself from all constraints, feeling spirited and refreshing. He stared at the woman opposite him straight in the eye and asked, "Do you love me?"
The old master closed his eyes and inwardly cursed his grandson for being so pitiful! He was being played to death by this woman, and yet his grandson was still fixated on such stupid questions! Love? What good is that when it could ruin you completely?
But Su Fengxi felt a little relieved and replied, "Of course, I love you!"
Zhao Wenyi laughed in a low voice, his laughter cold and mocking, "If you really love me, would you push the mess at Xichuan Film City onto me? Would you make me jump into this fire pit for you? Do you know what price I would have to pay if I bought it? I would lose everything, end up in massive debt, and be abandoned by the family! Don't shake your head..."
Zhao Wenyi stopped Su Fengxi just as she was about to shake her head in denial, "And don't say you didn't know. Your ability to reach your current position using unspeakable means is enough to prove that you're not a fool. You know exactly how to manipulate others, how to shift the blame, and how to strive for advancement. You don't love me for who I am, but for my money, my power, and my status."
Su Fengxi's face began to pale. She never expected Zhao Wenyi to shed light on all the truths and expose all the falsehoods. This was impossible! How could this be possible? Why had her charm suddenly lost its effect?
This last question was the source of all of Su Fengxi's fears. Zhao Wenyi's gaze towards her no longer held any heat or infatuation, only complete and utter hatred.
"I..." she tried to say a few words in rebuttal, or use her sweet voice and coquettish appearance to once again captivate this man's heart, but she was interrupted once again.
"I don't want to hear you speak, and I'm well aware of how you view me. In your mind, I'm nothing more than a stepping stone," Zhao Wenyi said in a tone as biting as he had never used before.
Following Su Fengxi's meeting with him, all that negative energy was trying to impact Zhao Wenyi's defenses, bewitch his mind, and destroy his reason. However, with Fan Jarrold around, these sly tricks didn't work at all. Zhao Wenyi leaned back, his right hand silently grasping Fan Jarrold's arm, feeling as if he wasn't sitting in an office chair, but in a robust fortress, fearless in the face of all lurking evils.
Shaking his head, Zhao Wenyi sneered with increasing disdain, "Su Fengxi, don't try to take everyone for fools, and don't think your looks give you the right to act willfully. When others no longer want to tolerate you, you're nothing more than a worm in their eyes. Do you know why your investment at Xichuan's failed? It was because you slept with the wrong man, whose wife has a strong background and spent over a year setting this trap for you. All those officials, rich merchants, and brokers who you interacted with were just the frauds she brought in to act with you. It's pitiful that you're still pleased with your own charm, thinking that the project at Xichuan was bound to yield tremendous profits. Being played by so many people for over a year and reporting it to the mastermind behind the scenes only got you a fire pit, do you think you're worth it? Disgraceful, aren't you?"
With unprecedented sarcasm, Zhao Wenyi said, "I fucking think you're despicable!"
Su Fengxi took two steps back, her face contorted, as if she had seen a ghost. Never had a man humiliated her in such a manner. How could Zhao Wenyi dare?
It turned out that Zhao Wenyi dared, not only dared but took pleasure in it. He took a sip of water, then offered it back, trying to give some to the beautiful man embracing him, only to be rejected. He showed a regretful expression, and then sneered, "You have no acting skills, no mastery of your lines, no grace, no intelligence. Without my support, what are you? With me gone, could you continue to survive in the entertainment industry? Do you know what those people online say about you? They call you the harbinger of destroyed dramas! Any good work that falls into your hands will surely meet a horrendous end. You ruin one drama after another, and my heart aches for them! You're ruining art, you're ruining the audience! As a grand slam film star, ask yourself, without me spending money on your public relations, are those awards something you deserve to claim? When I sent you to Hollywood to get some education, I was so thrilled not to see you for half a year, do you know how happy I was? If I could, I'd love to kick you up to the sky with one blow!"
Su Fengxi ground her teeth, her voice trembling, "How dare you..."
But Zhao Wenyi cut her off once again, "Do you think I don't know about your collusion with Su Mian? Do you think I don't know what you and Steve did in America? Including the dirty affairs with Yu Yi, Jiang Gan, Yuan Shaochun, Song Zhi, Deng Wenbin, Xiao Hongwei... I know everything clearly!"
He listed a long string of names in one breath, shocking all the onlookers. They never expected that Zhao was this green! If it were doomsday, just Zhao alone could greenify the entire world!
Everyone looked at Zhao Wenyi sympathetically, then turned to Su Fengxi with profound looks. They could never have imagined that the reigning film star would be so audacious, acting so wantonly behind Zhao's back! This wasn't just a bus, it was a public bathroom!
Mr. Zhao Guo'an almost lost it! He had initially thought that Su Fengxi was a little wicked, liking to climb up through any means necessary, but he never expected that she would be audacious enough to push things to this extent. She even played his grandson and made his grandson squander his wealth to get her out of trouble. How did she have the gall?
Mr. Zhao Guoan is still burning with anger, but Zhao Wenyi once again spoke without any mercy: "How filthy and disgusting you are, you probably don't even know it yourself, right?" He bent down, opened the safe embedded in the desk, took out several bottles of medicine, and said with a smile that was not really a smile, "I have been taking antidepressants continuously for five years to avoid sharing a bed with you because they help me dispel all desires. I'd rather castrate myself than touch you, because you are too filthy!"
Zhao Wenyi opened the bottle and sprinkled all the pills on Su Fengxi's face, mocking, "Do you know, even the maggots in the cesspool are cleaner than you, I'd rather eat sh*t than touch you! Are you disgusted? You're f*cking disgusting!"
Su Fengxi's face was completely distorted, screaming near hysterically, "Have you been lying to me all this time? You're not incapable, but taking medication? Are you just pretending in front of me? I don't believe it, I don't believe it, it's impossible! You can't escape my charm! Ah, I'm going to kill you! You heretic!"
The malicious words spoken by Zhao Wenyi would be embarrassing to hear even for an ordinary woman, let alone Su Fengxi, whose self-esteem was stronger than anyone else's. She could not bear the slightest disobedience, especially when it came from a man she thought she had completely controlled and toyed with!
She saw Zhao Wenyi as a dog, but Zhao Wenyi thought she was worse than even a maggot, saying he'd rather eat sh*t than touch her! What a difference, what an insult, and what embarrassment!
Su Fengxi turned around and saw the sarcastic smile of Mr. Zhao and the disdainful looks of the others, feeling on the verge of madness! She thought the days in the orphanage were the most unbearable and painful, but little did she expect that, after years, in Zhao Wenyi's office, it was more unbearable than the nineteen years in the orphanage in just over ten minutes.
Her face, her dignity, her details, were all stripped bare by Zhao Wenyi, and trampled underfoot!