Turns Out Seducing the Movie Queen Can Break the Plot - Chapter 52.1

It must be said that the current turn of events during this dinner was something Jiang Chi had never anticipated.

She tapped the table absentmindedly with one hand while propping her chin with the other, watching with amusement as the man knelt before her on one knee.

“Su Jing, does Bai Yuetong know you’re proposing to me?”

“She—” Su Jing started to say something but suddenly caught himself, correcting, “Why bring her up when we’re talking about us?”

As if struck by another thought, Su Jing abruptly stood up from the floor, his expression darkening. “So, Jiang Chi, you’ve never really trusted me, have you? You’ve always believed there was something between me and Bai Yuetong.”

Jiang Chi tilted her head slightly to look at him, speaking deliberately. “Su Jing, have you ever heard a saying?”

“What?” Su Jing frowned slightly, only now realizing that Jiang Chi’s demeanor seemed different. An inexplicable sense of foreboding rose in his chest, he couldn’t tell what she was scheming.

“That saying goes,” Jiang Chi poured a cup of tea and placed it in front of Su Jing, “a cat only bristles when its tail is stepped on.”

“Su Jing, I really did like you before, so I pretended not to notice many things. But that doesn’t mean I’m actually stupid.”

“I know everything. I know you like Bai Yuetong. I know every dish on this table is her favorite. Am I wrong?”

Her dark, fathomless eyes bore into him. Su Jing’s expression shifted briefly before he quickly composed himself, sighing with a hint of helplessness. “Jiang Jiang, I know you’ve always been bothered by how much I care for her, but I’ve explained the reasons to you. As for who I like.”

He knelt again, holding the ring, his expression utterly sincere. “Time is long. Maybe you don’t believe me now when I say I like you, but let time prove my sincerity to you.”

How could this man say such things without even blushing?

Jiang Chi suddenly felt Bai Yuetong deserved better no, perhaps “deserved” wasn’t the right word. As the original male and female leads of the story, Su Jing would inevitably end up loving Bai Yuetong. No matter how convoluted or dramatic the process, the two of them would live happily ever after, like the prince and princess in a fairy tale.

Only she, if she didn’t fight to save her own miserable life, would truly be erased from this world.

“I didn’t come here today to ruin your happy ending. I just want to make a deal with you.”

“Actually, I know you’ve put up with me all these years because I’m useful to you in some way. You want to marry me only to get a share of the Jiang family’s wealth.”

Crash! The sound of shattering glass cut Jiang Chi off.

Su Jing had stood up in fury, grabbing the teacup she had poured for him and hurling it against the wall.

The glass cup exploded against the hard concrete like scattered petals, shards tinkling as they rained onto the wooden floor.

It should have been a pleasant sound, but to Jiang Chi, it was unbearably grating.

“Jiang Chi, you can doubt my feelings, but you can’t insult my integrity like this! If I didn’t like you, even if you were the emperor himself, I still wouldn’t!”

“You just finished speaking.” In the past, if Su Jing had lost his temper like this, Jiang Chi would have been quick to explain and soothe him. But this time, she remained utterly unfazed by his accusations and anger, taking her time. Both of them knew full well that what she said wasn’t wrong at all. “A cat only bristles when its tail is stepped on.”

Her dark gaze met his slightly shaken one. “The only reason you’ve gotten this angry twice is because I hit the nail on the head, isn’t it?”

This time, Jiang Chi didn’t give Su Jing a chance to interrupt. She continued, “As I said earlier, I’m not here to break up a happy couple, nor am I here to insult your character. I’m here to make a deal with you. The reason I said all that just now was to prove one more time, I really don’t like you anymore.”

“Think about it carefully. When I liked you, would I have ever said things I knew would hurt your pride?”

Back then, she had treated Su Jing like a piece of candy so precious she was afraid he’d melt in her mouth or shatter in her hands. How could she have ever borne to say things that stabbed at his sore spots?

Not just lightly, but ruthlessly.

Su Jing stared at her silently for a moment before suddenly asking, “Did you get diagnosed with some terminal illness?”

It wasn’t unreasonable for him to think so. The last time they broke up, Jiang Chi had claimed she was forced to be with him. Now she kept insisting she didn’t like him anymore. Connecting it to the clichéd plotlines of melodramatic soap operas, the only explanation he could think of was that Jiang Chi was trying to push him away to spare him the pain of losing her.

Jiang Chi, who quickly grasped the implication behind his words, smirked faintly. “Don’t worry, I’ll definitely live a long life.”

As long as I cut ties with you and Bai Yuetong.

Or rather, as long as I set things right between you, me, and Bai Yuetong.

Jiang Chi stopped beating around the bush and got straight to the point. “I know you and Bai Yuetong genuinely like each other. What I mean is, you should be open about your relationship and use this dating show to build momentum.”

“And then, the resources that rightfully belong to you at Starlight Media will still be yours. I won’t interfere in any way, and the Jiang family won’t treat you harshly just because you’re no longer my boyfriend. Everything will continue as usual after we break up. At the end of the day, your success is also a living advertisement for Starlight. I wouldn’t do anything to tarnish our own brand.”

“Do you understand what I’m saying?”

The two of them fell into silence, staring at each other as if trying to guess the other’s thoughts. Aside from the teacup that had been thrown and shattered, nothing else on the table had been touched.

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