He then asked in a stiff and frosty voice, “Who is that man?”
Yuna was taken aback by his question.Her silence only served to infuriate him.“Who is that man to you?”She looked at him with shock and disbelief. With his brows knitted together, he pinched her chin more firmly.The pain involuntarily caused her to let out a soft yelp.“Eh? Speak.”She was embarrassed and upset as she tried to push him away with her hands. She struggled with all her might, but, with the large difference in their size and strength, the man was unfazed by it. In fact, he drew even closer to her.“Be good and tell me truthfully of that man’s role into your life.”He closed the distance between their faces, his striking face becoming fully apparent before her eyes.“Husband?”She shook her head as her frail lips trembled.He frowned and then icily spit another word, “Lover?”She was more fuYuna was lost for a moment, overwhelmed with emotions.It was painful to watch her flesh and blood call someone else mommy, but she still remembered the contract clause from six years ago.After she gave birth to that son, she would be a stranger to him. It was cruel but necessary.She was defenseless against the rich and powerful Azhe family.She was unfit to be that child’s mother…She took a deep breath and collected her thoughts.Along the street, an extended Bentley parked at an intersection.This Bentley was a limited edition. It was not difficult to tell that the owner of this car was someone very rich.A black genuine leather sofa and Sackson carpet decorated the interior of the car.Youyou sat casually on the sofa, an expensive stemware filled with bubbling coke in his hand.At the end of his gaze was a boy about his age. A woman was leading him toward a Lincoln car by the hand.
Yuna, given a card by Guy King, auditioned exceptionally for the part of Yin Zi. Unlike the tiresome crying scenes the directors saw all morning, she decided to pick a part from the script that was original. Yuna glided her fingers across the piano, singing a gentle song, accompanied by the finishing lines in the scenes. “Bravo!” Lin Feng clapped. “It’s yours!” He couldn’t have found anyone better to suit the part. He decided then and there, she’d be the female lead. He was astounded by her specific choice and was moved wholeheartedly. When Yuna exited the Music Department, she saw Zula waiting for her by the door. Zula rushed to the venue as soon as she heard of her best friend’s plan to audition. “Yunaaa!”“Why are you here?” Yuna was startled to see her there.Zula was apparently still a bundle of nerves. “I called you and Youyou told me that you had come here to audition. I’m so worried…”“What are you worried about?”“You
She had tapped his shoulder and gave him a hard punch across the face. Some students that were standing nearby broke into a frightened scream!Yuna’s alarm bells inside her head went off. Her friend had just assaulted Ang? She was not the impulsive type. On the contrary, she was calm and collected and made rational decisions. However, she would lose her cool whenever she saw Yuna in trouble!When she saw how this licentious man was shamelessly hugging Yuna’s arm, she went mad and sent that hard slap on his face. He Lingxiang hit the floor rather ungracefully. When he got up, he spat out some blood. Two of his teeth were knocked out, and his face burned hot from the humiliating attack!Zula could deliver a mean punch.“D*mn you! You dared hit him?”The producer quickly went to help Ang up as he sent the two a menacing look.The clueless students hurried off to get the teachers for assistance.Zula remained undaunted.
An abrupt voice interrupted his trembling words.“What’s happening here? Why are there so many people at the entrance?” Lin Feng stepped outside the audition room and rushed over when he heard a commotion downstairs.Bewildered, he saw a familiar sight from the crowd. “Boss Azhe! To what do I owe this honor of seeing you here today?”Weston gave him a quick glance and ignored him. Global Entertainment was a sizeable corporation, and Lin Feng was considered as an old-timer in the company. He was sly and talented – a rare genius that Weston could not be bothered with.Lin Feng turned and saw Zula huddling protectively in front of Yuna; this was when he realized what was happening.“Brother!”A sweet and shy figure barged in.Everyone turned to look and saw a lady wearing a baby blue pleated dress happily running toward Weston. This woman shoved Yuna, who was standing in front of him, to the side.She looked in Yun
At Global Entertainment Tower by the window, a man stood tall and upright; his deep-set eyes, proud and distant, gazed at the tall buildings outside the window.Earlier, the board of directors had a heated argument over the female lead role for the ‘The Green Apple’ movie.The female lead had already been decided internally. The nationwide audition was just a publicity stunt as a warm-up to the eventual release.Lin Feng was absent from the board meeting, yet he made his stance clear over the phone.He expressed his support for Yuna, a newbie with superior qualities. He badly wanted her to play the lead role.All the investors and producers were thoroughly upset by this and unanimously voted against it.The role had already been set for Tiana Lee. How could an unknown newbie come out of nowhere and enchant Director Lin into selecting her?The lead director’s threat to resign from production stunned the collective directo
Guy King sent Yuna home later that evening.Knowing that she did not own a proper dress for tomorrow’s party, he spent a huge sum to gift her one. She was embarrassed to accept it at first, but he smiled at her and told her that she was treating him too much like an outsider.“Silly girl. Tomorrow is a party breaking new grounds for Global Entertainment. Many first-class producers and directors from movie festivals will be there. You must want to wear a uniform?” He joked.Her wits were muddled by his words.“And If you succeed in signing the contract, just remember to treat me to a meal!” He presented her with a condition.She readily agreed.Before leaving, he suddenly planted a soft kiss on her forehead. “Yuna, good luck.”It was already eight at night when Yuna made it to the House to fetch Youyou. She already informed Yuna of this beforehand, but the air in the living room remained somber when she arrived.Noticing her return, Lisa hurriedly approached Yuna. “Have you seen your s
Nasi stood before the study desk and opened the drawers. There were textbooks and notes, a few writing pens and erasers, and a family photo with her father.She dug deeper and found some revision textbooks and exercise booklets. This was when she flared up.Muttering, “Bookworm!” she searched further but only found books and stationeries.She turned to aim for the shabby wardrobe, instead. There were only some old clothes hanging inside, faded from too much washing.This was why she easily spotted the exquisite carrier.Armani. It was Armani!She took out the carrier; it contained an elegant and luxurious evening gown!Oh, god. It was the latest design from Armani’s Summer series!She frequented the shopping malls, so she was familiar with this expensive brand.She loved dressing up, but dresses like this were so costly that her mother refused to buy her any!Looking at her sister’s evening gown, she wondered who could have bought it.Nasi had once seen this dress being modeled in a f
Guy tried to hide his annoyance and continued to select a dress for Yuna. Guy concentrated on picking a suitable gown for Yuna. His eyes fell on a glamorous and elegant red gown.This evening gown was personally designed and sewn by the world renowned designer, Helen Swift. It was in noble red. The top came with a light shoulder yarn, which followed a small, fluffy skirt flowing down from the waist. The silky gown was exquisite and had all the curves in the right places.Beautiful. It was really beautiful.Guy always had a high aesthetic standard and a strong fashion sense.“I want this,” he instructed succinctly.Alan walked over to look at his choice and objected discreetly, “,this gown is our imperial jewel.”Does he really want this unknown lady to wear it? That would be wasteful.Besides, the designer said before that not every Asian woman could flaunt the dress.He concluded that Yuna would be too frail to look good in it.Even if the gown was suitable for her, other famous ladie
Qin Zhou left after bringing Yuna into the head producer’s office. “Have a seat. We are waiting for one more person.”He picked up the case file and started reading it after he had said that. There’s someone else, too?Who can it be?Am I not the only one signing a contract today?She sat in the chair and examined her surroundings. With everything neatly lined up along the shelf, the office interior appeared minimalist in design. There were a few photo frames hanging on the wall, which displayed the latest first-tier stars of Huanyu. Guy’s portrait was among this lineup. Many books and record albums were on the bookshelf. In front of the sofa was a low-square table with a high-class teapot set on it. A knock was heard on the door.She looked over quizzically and saw June walked in. Seeing her, Yuna smiled in acknowledgement and June nodded in return. She closed the door and took a seat beside her. “Producer Lane.” Lane lifted his wristwatch and took a look before he coolly com
Alexis, who was troubled, noticed that the door to Qin Zhou’s office was ajar. She roamed her eyes and hit upon an idea. Immediately, she put on a saccharine smile and entered the room.“Mr. Qin!”She decided to butter him up sweetly upon stepping inside.Qin Zhou held Huanyu shares; therefore, those artistes and staff with lower ranks had to address him as ‘Mr. Qin’.He felt a headache coming on once he saw her and rolled his eyes lazily. “What?”She was about to speak when she spotted Yuna signing a contract with her head down. She was stunned and momentarily speechless.“… Huh? Yuna?! Why are you here, too?”“It’s none of your business! Care for yourself first!” He reminded her coldly.At his reminder, she remembered her purpose for being in his office and cooed, “Mr. Qin, you have to help me~”Her velvety voice triggered goosebumps on his skin instead.Don’t act coy if you don’t know how to.As soon as she opened her mouth, he only felt disgust and his flesh creep all over.“What
Having very few friends, she treasured this seldom-received kindness. She lowered her gaze to look at the time. She was still early for the interview. As she exited the elevator, Agent Qin seemed to have just reached the company as well. He was quite surprised to see her. “Ah, Shishi! You’re so early!” “Mhm! I couldn’t hail a cab at my doorstep. Luckily, someone let me hitch a ride, so I was able to arrive here on time.” “Someone drove you here? Who?” He was puzzled by the coincidence. “She seems to be called… June Moore.” She learned her name from Youyou. June Moore? He furrowed his brows. “Where are you staying right now?” “Precious Gardens.” He was flabbergasted. That district was well-known for being a luxury residence in the capital, and she lived there? “That’s a very luxurious place! How did you manage to buy a property there?” “I struck the lottery,” she answered sheepishly without going into details. “… What good luck.” He let out a sigh from the bottom of his hea
“Do you have any last words?” The man looked at her sympathetically. After all, she had followed them since she was in junior high and inevitably gave raise to having some ‘playmate attachments’ toward her.This was a rare moment of kindness from him.She shook her wan face; she did not want to die!However, he mistook that for not having any parting words and signaled the men beside him with his eyes.“Remember to do a clean job!”“Understood, Bro!”He sniggered, stooped in front of her, and stroked her head in farewell. “Er, poor girl, tell me; why are you so stupid? It’s not that I don’t want to help you. I know we used to be close in some ways, but you tricked me first, so don’t blame me for being unkind now.”With that, he stood up and watched his henchmen drag the two away.She desperately kicked her legs in an attempt to escape as she broke down into tears.A freighter was moored quietly in the harbor.Qiang was not a typical ruffian. He had powerful connections to the mafia an
She shyly and gently undid the buttons on her dress and slowly shifted closer to him.The long dress slipped off her body, falling to the ground in a heap as she inched her way to him. She was totally nude; her fair skin and smooth body became totally exposed in the cold, crisp air.A veil of anger flashed across his face as the pupils in his eyes contracted.“Zhe, I want to give myself to you tonight. Will you please take me?” Manrou walked up to him; her arms slowly circled around the man’s sturdy waist, and she gently placed her soft lips on his chest.She tried to melt his hardened heart with her sweet tenderness. As she was hoping for Weston to make the next move, his frosty voice was heard over her head. “Put them on.”“… What?” She looked up and stared into his penetrating orbs in surprise.“Put on your clothes and get lost!” He said coldly. Before she could react, he roughly grabbed her chin and told her with a look of disgust, “Even if you want this, you have to see if I’m
@ The Azhe residence.Weston parked the car in the garage, and walked into the main hall. There, he saw Manrou and his grandpa waiting for him.Grandmaster Azhe was sitting on the master seat with a grim face. Manrou was kneeled beside him, carefully massaging and kneading his legs from time to time.The moment he saw his grandson enter, he snorted angrily and confronted, “You are finally back!”Weston greeted, “Grandpa.”Manrou wanted to speak when she saw him but kept quiet in the end. Grandpa Azhe slammed the table with evident fury.“Where have you been the past two days?! Do you remember that you still have a home to return to here?!”“I’m busy.” Weston replied coolly.“Busy?! What were you busy with?! Were you busy with a woman in bed?!” his grandfather furiously lambasted.Manrou hastily tried to soothe his fury. Gently caressing his rapidly heaving chest, she meekly commented, “Grandpa, don’t be mad. You have to take care of your health! He must have been busy with work in the
With an eerie laughter, he threw the stack of photos he was holding into the air and said, “Chop her into pieces and feed her to the sharks instead. She will not be missed!”His voice was dark and sullen. The words that came pouring out of his mouth were cold and chilling, sending shivers down their backs!Receiving the shock of her life, Nasi scampered behind Qiang.Her mother, who was standing at the door, also held her breath in fear.The eyes he used to look at Nasi were filled with hatred and cruelty. It was as if she were an utterly filthy thing.“Little boy… Are you kidding me?” Dumbstruck, the gangster could only laugh dryly.How can someone be so ruthless at such a young age? This is really scary.“Am I kidding you?” He threw the question back in a low tone. “Why would I tell you a meaningless joke when my time is precious?”“Then…” The man cleared his throat. He was starting to be awestruck at this six- or seven-year-old lad. Licking his upper lip flap, he continued, “You me
“What did you say? Why should I explain anything to you?”As Qiang asked these questions, he looked up to survey the crowd outside the room and rudely demanded, “Whose kid came running in here? Take him back right away!”The crowd immediately scattered from shock.Youyou said sternly, “You’re here to get your money back, aren’t you?! Explain yourself clearly; I’ll pay you the money!”“Where would a kid like you get the dough from?”“I have the money.” Mr.Hanlin stepped forward from behind the boy with a smile.The gangster was even more confused.Nasi seemed to have detected a ray of hope from this. She pointed to the little boy at once and blurted out, “He… He is my sister’s son!”“Oh? Yuna is your mommy?”“You don’t need to be too concerned with me. I’m asking you; how much does she owe you?” the boy questioned seriously. He spared no attention to Nasi; it was as if looking at her once would pollute his eyes.“500,000$.”The boy turned to the side and lowered his voice, “Mr. Hanlin.
What kind of kinship? Was it the kind where his mother had to suffer their bullying for the past two decades and more? Or was it the mocking and sarcasm he had to hear from them? He could not forget the dark and heavy memories of his childhood. If that was what she was referring to as kinship… He smiled lazily and said, “Alright, then, for the sake of kinship.” “You…” “Which room is it?” It might be due to Youyou’s exceptional charisma, or she must be under a spell, for she woodenly replied to him, “502…” “Let’s go.” He faced his agent and gave this instruction. Mr. Hanlin immediately followed behind. He was actually keen to find out what kind of a tragic ending the mother-daughter pair would have. The agent turned around and glanced pathetically at Lisa, offering a few seconds of silent condolences in his heart. It was not good to offend Youyou, this little demon king. One would not know how death come about. Lisa could not be blamed for creeping her way here for help. Sh