Can’t Trash-Talk You to Death, So I’ll Kiss You to Death - Chapter 3

Chapter 3

In reality, of course, Yun Duoduo hadn’t touched her chest, but dreams are wonderful things that can satisfy one’s every fantasy, and Yun Duoduo had a very good dream.

In her dream, she was incredibly powerful and arrogant. She fiercely pinned a beauty onto the bed, straddling her. “Scream! Why don’t you scream?!”

The beauty had a cold and gorgeous face; she preferred to be a broken piece of jade rather than an intact tile, stubbornly remaining silent and pursing her lips, refusing to cooperate at all!

Yun Duoduo touched her collarbone and then her chest, her mouth growing parched. She reached out for the water on the bedside table—crash—the water glass shattered, and she jolted awake.

“Beauty?” she asked, opening her bleary eyes.

“Duoduo, you’re finally awake! You scared me to death.” The person standing by the bed threw themselves onto the mattress, weeping so hard their eyes were blurred with tears. The sight immediately snapped Yun Duoduo into full alertness.

The person crying was none other than her life assistant, Ren Tian.

Yun Duoduo frowned. “What’s wrong with you?”

Ren Tian sniffled, winked at her, and mouthed: “There’s someone here.”

Yun Duoduo was baffled and didn’t quite understand. Just then, a person walked in from the door. His face was so swollen he looked like a pig’s head; she didn’t recognize him for a long time.

It wasn’t until Ren Tian pinched her hard and whispered a reminder in her ear that she realized this “pig’s head” was Director Zhang—the one who had drugged her last time.

Her tone turned sour. “Oh, it’s you.”

“Yes, it’s me.” Director Zhang took a step forward. Despite his swollen face, he was still putting on airs, which looked incredibly eerie. “I’m here to talk about what happened last time.”

Yun Duoduo’s temper flared. She was the victim who had been deceived, yet this Director Zhang showed no remorse and was actually acting high and mighty with her?

She said crossly, “Fine, let’s talk.”

Director Zhang pulled up a chair and sat down. “Not only did you injure me, but you also unilaterally breached my contract. Let’s calculate the damages and the penalty for breach of contract.”

“Breach of contract?” Yun Duoduo didn’t remember signing anything with him.

Director Zhang took a folder out of his briefcase and handed it to her. “Take a look. Is that your signature and your manager’s signature on there?”

Yun Duoduo grabbed it and indeed saw her name. Last time, her manager said he was taking her to meet a director for a variety show and asked her to sign a contract.

She had signed it with a thousand thanks, never imagining… It was a trap.

Clearly, this was the contract she had signed back then.

Yun Duoduo wanted to curse. She couldn’t understand why her manager was setting her up.

Director Zhang said triumphantly, “A five-million-yuan penalty. If you can’t afford it, then film according to our previous agreement—the same level of ‘exposure’ as before.”

Yun Duoduo didn’t have that kind of money to pay, and she certainly wasn’t going to film that kind of movie.

She stared at Director Zhang’s swollen face. The more she looked, the more disgusted she felt. She wished she could emulate that “Beauty Lady” from yesterday and kick him straight out with a flying kick!

Suddenly, a flash of inspiration hit her.

She had it… the Beauty Lady.

Sorry, Beauty Lady. If I get the chance in the future, I will definitely apologize in person. I’ll let you hit me, scold me, and I’ll work for you like a horse!

Now, she could only take a gamble. Yun Duoduo took a small breath, stopped Ren Tian who wanted to hit him, and said tentatively, “You want money, right? Go find my ‘Beauty.’ Do you want her phone number?”

“Beauty?” Director Zhang’s face twitched, and his heart skipped a beat.

“Yes, my Beauty.” Yun Duoduo observed his expression. After finding a trace of fear in his eyes, she tilted her chin up slightly. “Don’t you remember her?”

How could he not remember? That flying kick had nearly disfigured him. He asked suspiciously, “The two of you know each other?”

“Mm.” Yun Duoduo silently apologized to the Beauty Lady in her heart while her mouth began to spin tall tales. “Do you think she would have held me if she didn’t know me?”

Director Zhang remembered—she had held her very, very tight.

He immediately forced a smile. “I see, I see. We know each other.”

“Since it’s a misunderstanding, let’s clear it up so there’s no friction. We wouldn’t want Beauty…” She lowered her voice. “We wouldn’t want Beauty to be unhappy.”

Director Zhang’s brow twitched. He whispered, “Are you two that kind of…”

“…What other kind of relationship could there be these days?” Yun Duoduo kept a straight face, acting very impatient. “When you want money, why don’t you just ask her yourself?”

With the question turned back on him, Director Zhang naturally assumed “that” kind of relationship.

He thought for a moment and asked, “A ‘friends’ relationship?”

Yun Duoduo continued to bluff him. “Mm. Every time she sees me, she calls me ‘darling,’ kisses me, and hugs me. If I say no, she even gets angry. Why are you asking so much?”

Director Zhang’s expression changed drastically. He had secretly looked into it, and all signs indicated that Yun Duoduo and Huai Jian had no prior connection—at most, it was a case of going into the wrong room.

Yun Duoduo knew he didn’t believe her, so she tried to speak without leaving any loopholes, bluffing Director Zhang to death. “She even said I’m as cute as a rabbit.”

As she spoke, she suddenly remembered the charm the Beauty Lady had given her in the car. She scrambled to find it and flipped it out from under her pillow.

Then, she put on the look of a love-struck, spring-fevered young girl. “Xiao Tian, I’m a bit sleepy. She’s coming over to see me later. Let her talk to Director Zhang.”

When Director Zhang saw the little charm, he believed half of it. Once at an event, the charm on Huai Jian’s phone was exactly this one; the media had reported on it many times.

If it were true, how would he dare face Huai Jian? He said hurriedly, “No need, no need! Just please help me apologize to her when the time comes. I won’t disturb you further.”

“Director Zhang is leaving already?” Yun Duoduo leaned against the headboard, her fingers tapping twice on the quilt. “It’s not easy to visit. Why not leave an account number? I’ll have my Beauty transfer the money to you. It’s only five million; it’s just a flick of the finger for her.”

Director Zhang broke into a cold sweat. “Haha, I’m getting old.” He stuffed the contract back into his briefcase and smiled. “Look at my brain; this should be the right contract. Would you like to go on a variety show?” He pulled out another contract and handed it to her.

Yun Duoduo was currently an 18th-tier artist. Usually, she just played minor “extra” roles, and often couldn’t even get those.

Undoubtedly, this was a very good opportunity for her. Hearing this, Ren Tian’s eyes lit up, and she excitedly reached out to take it.

Yun Duoduo coughed, stopping her movement. “You know Beauty’s status isn’t simple. She’s quite low-key, so she doesn’t like me being high-profile.”

Being in the entertainment industry, Director Zhang certainly understood. He handed over the contract with both hands, his attitude vastly different from before. His face was filled with a fawning, sycophantic smile. “See if you’re satisfied. It’s not too late to sign with me if you like it.”

Yun Duoduo flipped through a few pages. Although Director Zhang’s movies and TV shows weren’t very popular, his variety show resources were quite good.

What he had brought out was a recently trending, highly hyped reality show that broadcasted the lives of celebrities, allowing the audience to get to know them better.

—The name was Celebrities at Home.

Yun Duoduo suppressed her inner excitement and said with measured composure, “I’ll take a look at it first. I’ll ask Beauty later, and if it’s okay, I’ll sign with you then.”

Director Zhang nodded in agreement and smilingly backed out of the room. The moment he turned his back, a dark look appeared on his face. He still didn’t believe it and prepared to eavesdrop outside the door.

Yun Duoduo gave Ren Tian a look, signaling her to close the door.

Although she was an 18th-tier artist and hadn’t met any big shots, she had spent many years in the industry and understood its inner workings clearly.

To be able to beat Director Zhang into that state—what kind of existence must she be? She must be a top-tier person! What this circle lacked most was connections, and “Beauty’s” status was clearly not simple.

Wearing someone else’s “fox fur” (taking advantage of their power) would be seen through sooner or later.

It would be fine if Beauty didn’t hold a grudge, but if she did, Duoduo couldn’t afford to pay back even a hundred times five million. She would be dead for sure. What to do? She was now riding a tiger and couldn’t get off.

Yun Duoduo lowered her voice and asked, “Do you have Beauty’s contact information?”

Ren Tian knew the importance of this. She quickly pulled out her phone and found the number. “I have it. Why don’t you try calling? Test the waters with your beauty?”

Perhaps because of the dream, as soon as Yun Duoduo made the call, her heart went thump-thump-thump. When the call connected, she started stuttering.

“Hello… Hello there. I am, uh, that… Yun Duoduo.”

There was silence on the other end for a moment. Then, the tone was somewhat cold. “I don’t know you.”

Yun Duoduo figured as much. At that time, they were both caught up in the heat of the moment and hadn’t introduced themselves. She went straight to the point.

“I’m that Yun Duoduo who touched your chest!”