Translator: Larbre Studio Editor: Larbre Studio
âThanks for all the efforts, my journalist friends.â Ye Shengge smiled. âI want to tell you that I spend time with Boss Mu and Ms. Mu all the time. Thereâs no way I wouldnât know if there was actually something going on between them. Boss Mu would never betray me.â
She repeated what Mu Yanhuai had said.
Mu Yanhuai was relieved after hearing what Ye Shengge said, but then, she said, âI believe that man isnât Boss Mu. I couldnât be more familiar with him.â
What?
The journalists understood what she was implying. Someone yelled, âDoes that mean you think the woman is Ms. Mu?â
âIâm not sure.â Ye Shengge blinked. âIt isnât a very clear video, so itâs entirely possible that the woman is just someone who looks like Xiaoya.â
Which meant it was also possible that the woman in the tape was Mu Xiaoya herself.
The press all understood what Ye Shengge was implying, then they all started to question Mu Xiaoya and Mu Yanhuai.
âWhat do you think of that, Ms. Mu?â
âWhoâs the guy in the tape?â
âWill you leave the entertainment world?â
âNo! Itâs not me!â Mu Xiaoya had a breakdown and yelled. She pointed at Ye Shengge and shouted, âYe Shengge, you...â
âXiaoya!â Mu Yanhuai groaned, grabbing her arms to prevent her from doing something more reckless.
He then grabbed the microphone and said, âIt isnât Ms. Mu whoâs in the tape. We donât know whoâs trying to frame her and destroy her reputation. Weâll find out who it is and make him pay for it.â
Mu Yanhuai then dragged Mu Xiaoya backstage.
âThe press conference has ended. Thank you, journalists, for coming, and thanks to the audience who is paying attention to this issue.â Ye Shengge smiled and left.
She saw Mu Xiaoyaâs ferocious face when she opened the door.
âYe Shengge, youâre behind all this, arenât you? Youâre jealous of me, and youâre trying to destroy me!â Mu Xiaoya dashed toward Ye Shengge, trying to charge at her.
Ye Shengge stepped aside a bit, and Mu Xiaoya almost fell down.
âXiaoya!â Mu Yanhuai screamed and held her in his arms.
Mu Yanhuai started to cry, lying against his shoulders.
âDonât be scared, Xiaoya. Iâm by your side no matter what.â Mu Yanhuai comforted her with a smooth voice, then he looked to Ye Shengge and said, âWhat did you mean, Shengge? Why did you say that?â
Ye Shengge looked at him, dazed.
She recalled when she had met Mu Yanhuai the first time. That was when she had just entered college, and she joined the drama club because she loved acting, however, she could only do stage prop work because of her birthmark. Sometimes, she would rehearse secretly in the corner, for which she would have been laughed at if anyone had seen.
Until she met Mu Yanhuai.
He had told her she was the most talented person heâd ever met and that he didnât mind the birthmark on her face. He also said he would help her fulfil her dream.
Ye Shengge had believed him and said yes to his proposal. She had even taken a part of his parentsâ inheritance from her uncle to establish Star Brilliance. She quit college to help the man and devoted all her energy to the company, and because she thought Mu Xiaoya was Mu Yanhuaiâs sister, she had helped Mu Xiaoya with all her heart.
However, she had been living in a lie for three years!
She thought she wouldnât feel heartbroken over that man, but seeing Mu Yanhuaiâs unconditional protection of Mu Xiaoya, she still felt pained.
Mu Yanhuai didnât get a response, so he looked to Mu Yanhuai who was standing there, nonchalant, in sharp contrast to the blossoming peony.
Mu Yanhuai felt warmth spreading in his heart just as he caught his eyes on her in the press conference. He suddenly forgot what he was going to say.
Mu Xiaoya whimpered again, which made him come to his senses.
âSpeak!â He yelled at Ye Shengge, as if that could cover his absent-mindedness.
Ye Shengge smiled.
âThe real scandal behind that sex tape is that Xiaoya interfered with her brotherâs relationship as a sister and became a mistress of her brother. As long as we can clarify that, nothing else is important.â
âYouâre the mistress!â Mu Xiaoya said, glaring at Ye Shengge.
âStop talking, Xiaoya.â Mu Xiaoya scolded at her and still looked at Ye Shengge. âThe woman in the tape is in no way Xiaoya. Thatâs very important as well.â Ye Shengge said like a professional and calm agent.
Ye Shengge still looked calm, âHavenât you and Xiaoya denied that already? Itâs up to the audience to decide whether you guys have spoken the truth or not. Iâm just Xiaoyaâs agent, and my clarification doesnât matter when it comes to which guy sheâs slept with.â
Mu Yanhuai gazed at her as he felt that Ye Shengge was a bit different today.
He tapped on Mu Xiaoyaâs shoulders, signaling her to step back. Mu Xiaoya did it reluctantly.
âAre you suspecting me, Shengge?â Mu Yanhuai walked to Ye Shengge and held her hands. âXiaoya and I are siblings. No matter how close we are, thereâs nothing more than sibling love. You donât have creepy assumptions like the others, do you?â