âIâm always like this,â hearing her words, Shi Xiang was a little angry, because she actually chose to side with Xu Luosang. âBesides, I canât do whatever I want sometimes. I was late because the company didnât arrange the schedule well or because of some unexpected situations. How can that be my fault?â
âNo matter why you were late, you donât seem sorry at all. On the contrary, youâre blaming others.â Yan Su felt a little uncomfortable. âShi Xiang, I sometimes attend events and work with stars, too. Last year, I took part in the New Yearâs Gala at a TV station. I saw Bai Chengze there. Heâs a very well respected singer who has won the Golden Melody Award a couple of times. He wasnât like you. He even got there an hour early to coordinate better with the TV station and everyone else.â
âHow can you compare me with him?â Shi Xiang said without thinking, âHe used to be popular, but heâs only a has-been star now. He doesnât have much work to do, so starting to work earlier or later makes no difference to him. Iâm not like him. The commercial value of every minute that I have is way higher than his.â
Yan Su couldnât believe it. Luosangâs words made her have doubts, and Shi Xiangâs words allowed her to see him as a whole new person. She didnât realize it before. Was it because the conversations that they had before were too short? It might also be because they never talked about these kinds of things. Her Shi Xiang had changed. Heâd become so snobbish.
âShi Xiang, have you forgotten about your original intention? You said that you only wanted others to hear you sing. Why do you think so much of money now? You already have a lot of moneyâ¦â
âSu, I can only say that you donât know me well enough, or maybe you donât care about money because your family is rich. Your parents didnât want us to be together because my family wasnât as rich as yours, isnât that right?â Shi Xu said in a deep voice, emphasizing the last three words.
âSo for money and fame, you hooked up with that so-called Young Mistress?â Yan Su asked.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
Shi Xu stayed silent for a couple of seconds and then responded in a deep and cold voice, âWhat do you mean?â
âShi Xiang, Sangsang speaks many languages. Iâm afraid you donât know that yet. She has passed Korean Test Band 6, so she might speak better Korean than you. About those words that your assistant said and those small tricks that you guys played, she knew it all. She just didnât point it out.â Yan Su chuckled with an extra soft and gentle voice. However, tears were gushing out of her eye sockets, and she couldnât stop it.
For a moment, Shi Xiangâs brain was blank. He was pretty shocked to learn that Luosang understood Korean, but soon, he calmed down and said, âI didnât think that sheâd even make up ridiculous lies like that about me. Itâs because I caused the company to change her schedule. That was my assistantâs mistake. I promised her that Iâd clarify it for her, but she pulled strings, found an unknown boy, and had me replaced. I was disgraced because of her. I didnât blame her for that, but sheâs now trying to frame me.â
Yan Su couldnât even bear listening to him. âEnough. Shi Xiang, that person youâre talking about is my friend. Sheâs a friend whoâs been helping your girlfriend the whole time. I share an apartment with Sangsang. Donât I know what kind of person she is? I never told you that I signed the contract with the music company and got good resources for my career because Sangsang found someone to help me. Iâm not silly enough to doubt a person who has helped me. What have you ever done for me? Itâs been so many years, how have you ever helped me? I donât know if thereâs anything happening between you and another woman or not, but what you just said makes me feel like weâre no longer two people from the same world. Based on your current value, I think you might really hook up with another woman. Letâs break up. If thereâs a misunderstanding, we can resolve it. But thereâs a problem with your moral quality. I think weâre no longer good matches for each other.â