“Er…” Duoyao blinked. “Actually, you’re kind of cute when you’re childish.”
Cute… childish…?
Yan Molun couldn’t continue listening to such nonsense. “How am I childish?”
Duoyao pouted. How childish. He doesn’t even want to admit to it. Forget it; men had their pride anyway. “Alright, you’re not childish. Then when can I terminate my contract?”
“In another couple of days,” Yan Molun said lightly. “This is just the appetizer. The main course hasn’t even been served.”
Duoyao was stunned. “What do you mean? The Kang Corporation has already received so much hate. I heard their official website was hacked this afternoon.”
“Mm.” Yan Molun picked up a piece of meat leisurely. “Wait for it. I want the Kang Corporation to beg you to terminate your contract with them.”
Duoyao was really dumbfounded. Brother Molun is… taking it too far.
Before she went to bed, Duoyao received a call from Ge Shuang. It was her first time hearing from Ge Shuang in many days. When she picked up the call, it was silent on Ge Shuang’s side before she said in a low tone, “Duoyao, did I think too lowly of you in the past?”
Duoyao dug her nose. How delightful. No one had ever said such things to her before. However, she felt a little sad as well. The manager who had brought her up said something so alienating to her.
Ge Shuang continued to say, “Let’s ignore the tens of thousands of comments hating on me and my ancestors on my Weibo. Why did you even leak out my number? My phone rang non-stop today and they were all calls to scold me. You were, after all, brought up by me. Don’t push your luck.”
Duoyao was stunned. She was completely unaware of that. However, she didn’t want to deny it either. “Since things have come to this state, there’s nothing much for me to say. You’re the ones who used the media against me first. I suggest that the company give me a public apology and terminate my contract. Then I’ll let this matter pass.”
Ge Shuang let out an angry laugh. “Although I don’t know who your backing is, the Kang Corporation has been around for years and they won’t back down so easily.”
“… Whatever then.” The call made Duoyao uncomfortable so she hung up straight away.
“What’s wrong?” Yan Molun came out after his shower. Water droplets were still hanging on his bronze skin.
“My previous manager just called me.” Duoyao turned back to look at him. “Did you leak Sister Shuang’s number out?”
“I didn’t have to leak it out. There’s always going to be someone who can dig out numbers like hers.” Yan Molun buried his face in her neck. His breath on her skin tickled her a little, causing her to get goosebumps. Duoyao turned back and he kissed her on the lips.
The two of them fell on the bed at the same time.
Yan Molun seemed exceptionally passionate tonight. However, he didn’t enter. Duoyao, on the other hand, was pleasured.
Deep in the night, she crawled out from under the covers and saw him lying in the dark with a glum face. She felt a sense of guilt. “Are you feeling bad… from the suppression?”
Yan Molun didn’t reply. He covered his hand and lit a cigarette silently. The white smoke slowly escaped from his nostrils. He said hoarsely, “It’s okay; I’ll let you get used to it first. After all, it’s an undeveloped piece of territory. I’ll develop it for a while so that you won’t be in pain the next time.”
Duoyao blinked. When she finally understood what he meant, she turned her face to the side while blushing. She couldn’t be bothered with him. She didn’t think he would actually think like that.
However, she was still touched by him. She didn’t know how other men were, but she heard that men usually wouldn’t want to suppress it.
After finishing his cigarette, Yan Molun reached out to pull her in with the hand that was holding the cigarette. When she smelled the scent of cigarettes from his mouth, Duoyao waved her little arms. “Go brush your teeth. Otherwise, you’ll look ugly with yellow teeth.”
Yan Molun pinched her little face. What a superficial person. But a man had to take note of his image.
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The next day, Duoyao didn’t have much going on. She sat with her legs curled up at the dining table while eating her eggs sunny-side-up as she scrolled through her phone. She saw the headlines of the Mei Le Magazine, the one that exposed the Zhu Fenglei incident, which said the reason the Kang Corporation wanted to shelve Jiang Duoyao was that the Kang Corporation’s young master wanted to hook up with her but she rejected him, so he harbored a grudge and got the Kang Corporation to shelve her.
When news got out, the internet marksmen started shooting down the Kang father and son duo. Someone even revealed the location and pictures of where Kang Anhe worked and lived.
Duoyao shuddered. She could basically imagine how pitiful Kang Anhe would end up. This time, it wouldn’t be as simple as being splashed with dogs’ blood.
Yan Molun happened to be walking down leisurely from upstairs. She quickly asked him, “Did you get someone to dig up the news on Kang Anhe?”
“Mm,” Yan Molun said in a lukewarm tone. “I’ve long wanted to teach him a lesson.
Duoyao: “….”
Yan Molun swept her a glance. “Serves him right for having ideas about my woman.”
Duoyao shuddered inside. How overbearing. So overbearing that she almost wanted to pounce on him. However, she still said proudly, “You mean you’re going to teach a lesson to any man who has ideas about me?”
“It’s good that they have ideas about you; that means I have good taste. What would be worrying is if other men didn’t have a single idea about you.” Yan Molun swept her a nonchalant glance. “I thought I might have a lot of love rivals. I didn’t think that there would only be one.”
Duoyao was enraged. That was simply insulting her charm. “You don’t know anything; there are tons of people courting me. I just have a lot of self-love so I don’t give them my house number or get into any ambiguous relationships with them. This Kang Anhe is the son of my managing company so it wasn’t very wise for me to offend him. That’s why he knew my number. He also found out my address from someone else.”
Yan Molun raised his brows. Women were just so insistent. “I’m going off to work.”
“I didn’t expect you to have a proper job too.” Duoyao looked at him with her large eyes.
Yan Molun glared at her. She made it sound as though he didn’t do any proper work. “Don’t run around outside today; you might be in danger.”
Duoyao replied “oh” blankly and Yan Molun opened the shoe cabinet to take his shoes out when the doorbell suddenly rang. He looked at the CCTV monitor on the wall and saw Kang Anhe standing outside with two men behind him.
He frowned. He knew this man was no gentleman but he didn’t expect Kang Anhe to be so ungentlemanly. He actually brought people with him.
Duoyao went over to look too. “This Kang Anhe is so shameless. He actually came to make trouble with me.”
“Not just shameless. He’s brainless too.” Yan Molun smiled sinisterly.
Seeing his face made Duoyao a little afraid. She felt as though he was going to carry out a sinister plan.
“Go on out. Just say that I’m the bodyguard you hired,” Yan Molun said lightly.
Duoyao looked his muscular body up and down. He looked imposing. She could finally understand how awe-inspiring Changqing must’ve been when she walked around with him in Hong Kong. She didn’t think that she would be able to enjoy the same feeling today. This made her very happy.
She changed her shoes and walked out. She opened the door and Kang Anhe barged in with his men. “Jiang Duoyao, did you leak my workplace online? Your f*cking fans caused such a scene that our company can’t operate normally. Do you believe me when I say I will…”
When he saw the tall man behind Jiang Duoyao, he suddenly stopped talking. Even the few big guys Kang Anhe brought with him felt fearful just looking at Yan Molun’s height and stature.
“Believe that you will…?” Duoyao glared at him delightedly to make him carry on. “Are you going to beat me up?
Kang Anhe took in a deep breath. After that, he laughed coldly as he pointed at Yan Molun. “So you’ve long had a man. Who is this? You’re really such a shameless b*tch, claiming that you’re single while enjoying my courtship when you already had a hidden man at home. You’re really disgusting.”
“You’re the disgusting one.” Duoyao stared wide-eyed at him. She really couldn’t understand how a man who gave her the impression of being refined and cultured could change into this just like that. “I knew you would come and look for me, so I hired a bodyguard. Let me tell you—he’s very good. You’d better leave.”
Kang Anhe licked his lips. He wasn’t certain if Yan Molun really was a bodyguard. However, the men he brought along had been training regularly. Could three men not be able to defeat one? He didn’t believe that. “Jiang Duoyao, I don’t care who you have as your backing but if you dare to leak my personal information again, I won’t let you go easily.”
“Can’t be bothered with you.” Duoyao turned her head to walk away.
Kang Anhe grabbed her shoulder. Yan Molun squinted and grabbed his wrist, saying in a threatening tone, “What are you doing?”
“What are YOU doing?” Kang Anhe tried to pull his arm back but wasn’t able to. When the two men he brought along saw that, they came over to push Yan Molun.
“If you don’t let go of Young Master Kang, trust me, I’ll beat you to death. You were still a nobody when I started out in Northern City.” One of them, a bald man, spoke. He straightened his neck and was around 1.8 meters tall. He looked strong and big, but in front of Yan Molun, he looked just like a small hoodlum.
Yan Molun swept a glance at Jiang Duoyao. “Go in first.”
“What… what do you intend to do?” Jiang Duoyao’s legs were shaking from fear. She could tell that Yan Molun was prepared for a big fight.
“It’s safer for you inside.” Yan Molun wasn’t finished speaking when a punch swung over. Boxing practice made him accustomed to evading punches. He shifted a little to the side and grabbed onto the man who attacked him, swinging him over his shoulders and on to the ground. A loud “crack” was heard and his arm was broken just like that.
At that time, no matter how stupid Kang Anhe was, he could also tell that this person was trained. He turned with the intention to run, but Yan Molun chased him with large strides, pulling him by his collar as Yan Molun kicked him to the ground and stepped on his back.