Hearing Chen Wang say this, Jiang Youli smiled dismissively. “Whether I dare offend him depends on who this so-called big shot really is. If he truly has done all those wicked and inhumane things behind the scenes, then now that I know about it, I don’t mind meddling this once. I simply can’t stand watching kind and vulnerable people—especially women—being bullied.”
Chen Wang clenched his hands, struggling to contain his excitement. He rose to his feet and bowed deeply to Jiang Youli, his voice firm. “President Jiang, if you can really save Tong Zhouzhou, I’ll work like a beast of burden for you for the rest of my life. I won’t hesitate, no matter what you ask of me.”
Jiang Youli replied seriously, “Chen Wang, don’t worry. If I decide to help you, I’ll naturally make good use of your value.”
After Chen Wang left, Jiang Youli immediately called Ye Ying.
“Ye Ying, investigate Tong Zhouzhou, the rising star who’s currently popular in the entertainment industry.”
“Understood.”
For some reason, Jiang Youli had a vague feeling that Tong Zhouzhou’s situation might also be connected to the new aphrodisiac secretly developed by Long Yuan.
Perhaps investigating Tong Zhouzhou would lead to an unexpected breakthrough—something that could help bring down the Long family.
…
Elsewhere.
After parting with Jiang Zhao, Zheng Ze returned to Dafeng Entertainment and immediately told Chairman Yu that Chen Wang might be the male lead of The Aspirations of Qingyun.
Chairman Yu then called Yu Linglong and instructed her to tell Long Yuan about it when she went to cultivate her relationship with him.
“Linglong, you need to take the initiative and contact Young Master Long more often. A man of his status has countless women throwing themselves at him. You two aren’t married yet—what if Young Master Long changes his mind? You’ll be the one crying later.”
Of course, Yu Linglong needed to [often] keep in touch with Long Yuan. Otherwise, how could she uncover more of his secrets and evidence of his crimes?
Before filming began on Soaring to the Heavens, Yu Linglong had no other engagements, so she had plenty of free time. She ordered some takeout, transferred it into a lunchbox, and personally carried it to the Nocturnal City high-end club.
Nocturnal City only opened at night, but Long Yuan often stayed in his office during the day.
“Miss Yu.” Long Yuan’s assistant was in the middle of giving the manager of Nocturnal City some instructions. When he saw Yu Linglong, a complicated emotion flashed through his eyes, but it vanished almost instantly. He merely nodded at her.
“I brought Long Yuan a lunchbox that I cooked myself.” Yu Linglong lifted the lunchbox slightly as she spoke.
Long Yuan’s assistant glanced at the lunchbox and said, “Please follow me.”
“Thank you.” Yu Linglong followed him inside.
When they reached the office, Yu Linglong looked at the man seated behind the desk. She raised the lunchbox and smiled. “Ah Yuan, have you eaten yet? I made you some food.”
Apart from Long Yuan, the office was filled with a group of idle rich heirs led by Li Zixuan—good-for-nothing sycophants who did nothing but flatter Long Yuan.
“Young Master Long is so lucky. His sister-in-law even cooked for him and brought him lunch,” Li Zixuan flattered.
Long Yuan glanced at the lunchbox in Yu Linglong’s hand. “Li Zixuan, it’s yours.”
Yu Linglong froze.
Li Zixuan immediately bowed respectfully. “Thank you, Young Master Long.”
He then walked straight over to Yu Linglong and took the lunchbox from her. “Sister-in-law, I’ll accept it, then.”
Yu Linglong sneered inwardly. Fortunately, she hadn’t actually cooked this meal herself for Long Yuan. Otherwise, she couldn’t imagine how disappointed she would have felt.
“What are you doing here?” Long Yuan asked coldly without looking at her.
Suppressing her discomfort, Yu Linglong continued smiling. “Obviously, I came because I missed you. I wanted to see you—and check whether some shameless woman was trying to seduce you behind my back.”
Yu Linglong had used the same excuse back then to deliberately take Jiang Yonghe away from this place.
At the thought of it, Long Yuan’s eyes turned icy. At last, he looked at her. “Come here.”
Yu Linglong removed her mask and sunglasses, placed them in her bag, and walked over. The moment she drew near, Long Yuan grabbed her and pulled her into his arms.
“If you’re so worried that another woman might steal me away, then please me properly.”
Yu Linglong suppressed her disgust. Her expression remained composed, though she feigned a trace of grievance. “I personally cooked for you and brought you lunch. Doesn’t that count as pleasing you?”
Looking into Yu Linglong’s sincere eyes, Long Yuan thought that if Jiang Yonghe hadn’t told him Yu Linglong had deliberately helped Jiang Youli take her away, he might truly have been fooled by Yu Linglong’s superb acting.
As expected of an actress!
Forget it.
She was still useful, and with such a beautiful face, there was no need to dispose of her yet.
If the Long family wanted to truly cleanse its image, it would need the help of those powerful figures above them.
“Actually, there’s something else I came to tell you today.” Yu Linglong wrapped her arms around Long Yuan’s neck. “My father received word that Jiang Youli seems to be planning to cast Chen Wang as the male lead of The Aspirations of Qingyun.”
At the mention of that name, Long Yuan’s eyes darkened. “Chen Wang?”
Yu Linglong nodded. “Yes.”
“Does he have a girlfriend named Tong Zhouzhou?” Long Yuan asked.
Yu Linglong was somewhat surprised. Long Yuan, who normally showed no interest in women, actually remembered the name of a female star.
This astonished her.
“Yes. She’s the unfortunate girlfriend who was betrayed—the one who caused such a huge scandal back then.”
Long Yuan was far from unfamiliar with the name Tong Zhouzhou. She had once been a guest at his Secret Garden whom a certain powerful man had taken an interest in.
At the time, Tong Zhouzhou had been secretly brought to a Secret Garden party by someone. After she caught the eye of that influential guest, the person who had brought her there reportedly rose in status as well, eventually managing to force his way into the upper class.
As for Chen Wang, he was someone who should have disappeared long ago.
Long Yuan wrapped an arm around Yu Linglong’s slender waist and said darkly, “If Jiang Youli really uses Chen Wang, she’ll be planting a ticking time bomb in her own company.”
“What do you mean?” Yu Linglong asked curiously.
Long Yuan pushed her out of his arms. “You don’t need to know too much. Just do your job.”
Yu Linglong staggered and took quite a while to regain her balance. She forced a reluctant expression onto her face. “All right, then. I won’t disturb your work. Remember to eat properly.”
“Sister-in-law, I’ll return the lunchbox after I finish eating!” Li Zixuan called out loudly.
“Just throw it away. How could I possibly give Ah Yuan a lunchbox that another man has used?”
After saying that, Yu Linglong straightened her clothes, put her mask and sunglasses back on, and left.
Once Yu Linglong was gone, Li Zixuan said excitedly, “If Jiang Youli really casts Chen Wang as the male lead of The Aspirations of Qingyun, the show is guaranteed to flop. Looks like I’m going to win my bet with Jiang Youli! I can’t wait to see the day that woman licks my shoes!”
Long Yuan was in complete agreement. No matter how one looked at it, Jiang Youli was doomed to lose!
And losing wouldn’t mean merely licking his shoes.
He would bring about the complete downfall of the Jiang family! He would turn Jiang Youli into a plaything everyone could bully, all to vent his anger on behalf of his second uncle, who was in prison.
“Brother Zixuan, you absolutely have to livestream it that day and let everyone online see what happens to anyone who offends Young Master Long,” the other sycophants chimed in.
