CH 29.2

Do You Still Hate Her? 19 – Audio Leak / Hot Search

In her mind, Shang Lu made a lot of sarcastic remarks, but looking at Xia Yuan’s confident expression saying of ‘I know what you don’t, come and ask me,’ she decided to give him some face and asked, “What’s her situation?”

Xia Yuan said directly, “She and Jiang Yi haven’t broken up. Jiang Yi bought her an apartment. My friend saw them last week when she was buying a house. She’s still in the capital city.”

Shang Lu : “…”

She thought Xia Yuan had something important to say, but that’s it?

Shang Lu never believed that Jiang Yi and Ning Lin had really broken up. After all, they were the main characters of a romance novel, how could they break up so easily? It wouldn’t make any sense for true love to end just like that.

However, Xia Yuan misunderstood Shang Lu’s expression, thinking that she was feeling speechless and angry about this matter.

So Xia Yuan continued, “My friend took some photos. If you want, we can publish them anytime and let everyone see their true faces.”

“This has nothing to do with me. Whether your friend wants to publish them or not is their business,” Shang Lu shrugged in response. Besides, she didn’t want to see her name being linked with theirs again.

Xia Yuan thought that Shang Lu was pretending not to care, so he continued to persuade her, “Once Ning Lin’s address is exposed, those antis won’t spare her! Things like throwing dead mice or dog blood would be the least of her worries.”

“So what?” Shang Lu couldn’t understand Xia Yuan’s train of thought and asked with some exasperation, “How does that benefit me?”

Without thinking, Xia Yuan blurted out, “Don’t you hate Ning Lin? Aren’t you willing to see her living so comfortably now?”

“Where is she living comfortably?” Shang Lu locked eyes with Xia Yuan and said, “She’s already faced the consequences. Her career is ruined. Why should I completely destroy her life? I don’t have such a deep-seated hatred with her.”

Xia Yuan still didn’t believe that what Shang Lu said was her sincere feeling, so he continued to question, “Are you really willing to stop here? Are you going to completely let them go?”

This question did make Shang Lu think for a moment.

“Not willing,” she replied. Then she added, “Speaking of this, it didn’t seem to affect Jiang Yi at all. He actually had the energy to come and pretend to be sentimental and make a cheesy confession in front of me… Oh, come to think of it, the way you both confessed to me looked quite similar, like you were putting on the same act. He doesn’t like me at all, and neither do you.”

The last sentence from Shang Lu made Xia Yuan’s expression completely stiff. He was about to explain but was interrupted by Shang Lu.

Shang Lu didn’t want to waste any more words on him and directly said, “That’s enough, I know you have a girlfriend.”

Their eyes met.

Shang Lu’s face seemed to say, “Go ahead, keep pretending.”

Xia Yuan was stunned, and after a few seconds, he chose to compromise and nervously asked, “How did you know?”

Shang Lu didn’t want to betray Yu Su, so she casually came up with a reason, “If you could coincidentally encounter Jiang Yi and Ning Lin, why couldn’t I coincidentally encounter you two on a date?”

Xia Yuan had only gone on a date with Jiang Jing.

All the others were just casual flings, not worth wasting his time on.

Meanwhile, Xia Yuan finally understood the attitude of Shang Lu towards him. It turned out that Shang Lu knew Jiang Jing was his girlfriend. But then, how much did Shang Lu actually know about him and Jiang Jing?

His face turned pale, unable to figure out which instance Shang Lu had discovered their relationship. At the same time, he resolved in his heart that no matter what, he had to break up with Jiang Jing. Otherwise, if more people found out, he didn’t know how to handle it, but not right now.

Shang Lu looked at Xia Yuan and sighed, “To have a girlfriend and still come to confess to me, you’re quite disgusting.”

Xia Yuan was infuriated and sneered, “Who do you think you are? Me liking you is an honor for you. I’m a top star!”

Shang Lu rolled her eyes at him, “What does character have to do with being a top celebrity?”

At that moment, someone knocked on the door from outside, it was the voice of a reporter from the program team, “Is Teacher Shang here? The interview is about to start.”

“Yes, coming right away,” Shang Lu responded and didn’t want to waste any more time with Xia Yuan. He got up and walked outside.

However, this interview was also focused on the celebrity guests, and it was still a joint interview between Shang Lu and Xia Yuan, conducted through live broadcasting.

In Xia Yuan’s eyes, he was feeling troubled because Shang Lu knew about his relationship with Jiang Jing, and he was somewhat absent-minded at the moment.

Until the host called his name for the third time, he suddenly awakened from his daze and immediately smiled, asking, “What’s going on?”

“Teacher Xia looks quite tired. Has work been too hard?” The host gave Xia Yuan an opportunity to ease the situation.

Naturally, Xia Yuan followed along and smiled apologetically at the camera, saying, “These past few days, I’ve been rehearsing a new solo, so I am indeed a bit tired. Sorry about that.”

The host showed understanding and said a few encouraging words before continuing with the questions, “Some netizens have remarked that both Teacher Xia and Teacher Shang perfectly match each other’s ideal types. How do both of you see this?”

Netizens : [!!!]

[Why did the CP that we just shipped end up becoming the main character? Did the show get fast-forwarded by 800 times?]

[Hahaha, this show is so bold!]

[Can’t wait to hear their answers!]

Without any hesitation, Shang Lu directly cut off the possibility of being matched with Xia Yuan and replied, “I haven’t considered being with someone from the entertainment industry.”

The host curiously asked, “Why is that?”

Shang Lu responded seriously, “If someone’s acting skills are better than mine, I’d be jealous. If their acting skills are worse than mine, I’d look down on them.”

This answer amused the host and brought laughter to the netizens as well.

[Hahaha, why does Shang Lu always say such strange but fitting things?]

[Despise against people of the same industry, I understand.]

[Darling! I’m not an insider in the circle! Look at me, darling!]

Xia Yuan also denied it in the same way, then added : “Sister Shang Lu is not the type I like.”

Shang Lu: “……”

She resisted the urge to roll her eyes.

Isn’t he older than her? And he still calls her ‘Sister’? How shameless.

Netizens felt regretful.

[Oh my god, my ship just sailed today, why did it sink already?]

[Help me up, I can still enjoy it. After all, shipping is just spreading rumors. So what if it’s a fake ship?]

Some people also noticed something unusual.

[Shang Lu’s expression seems strange, is she unhappy?]

[Maybe it’s just for the show, previous commenter, no need to make a big deal out of it.]

The interview quickly came to an end.

Shang Lu and Xia Yuan were both taken away by their respective agents.

Xia Yuan’s agent was informing him of the schedule for the next few days: “Tomorrow, there’s another advertisement to shoot, and over the weekend, we’ll be recording <The Most Hated Her and Him>…”

“I’m not going,” Xia Yuan interrupted with just three words.

After all, he now knew that there was little possibility between him and Shang Lu, so there was no need to waste time on that program anymore.

The agent’s eyes widened, and he asked, “The contract has been signed, how can you just decide not to go? Do you know what you’re saying?”

“What’s wrong? Don’t I even have this much authority?” Xia Yuan leaned back in his seat, wearing an eye mask, and said directly, “Then I need to seriously consider whether I’ll renew my contract with the company next year.”

The agent was furious but couldn’t say anything.

After all, more than half of the entire income of SN or even the entire company came from Xia Yuan. In the entertainment industry, there were only a few top-tier celebrities like him, and it would take years for someone at his level to emerge even if they were just an idol and not very active in their work.

Xia Yuan’s development path was also very clear. He would start acting by the end of the year, and with his commercial value, the income he would bring to the company was unimaginable. Several well-established entertainment companies were already eyeing him, ready to snatch him away once they found out that his contract with the current company was about to expire.

Therefore, the agent could only grit his teeth and say, “Understood, I will handle it. But there absolutely cannot be a second time for this kind of thing.”

“I understand,” Xia Yuan replied insincerely, clearly not taking the agent’s words to heart.

The agent continued, “By the way, some people online have already started shipping you and Shang Lu. Should we address this matter?”

Upon hearing Shang Lu’s name, Xia Yuan removed his eye mask with one hand, his eyes revealing a cold demeanor as he said, “My popularity isn’t something she can just latch onto. Guide the public opinion a bit and say… Shang Lu pursued me, but I rejected her advances. After all, I am a qualified idol.”

After saying so, Xia Yuan picked up his phone and opened WeChat. He found Jiang Jing’s name and sent her a message.

[It seems like Shang Lu has found out about our relationship. She’s using this to threaten me, saying that she wants to date me. I never expected that she actually likes me. When I told you before that I was interested in her, it was just a way to argue. My heart only belongs to you.

[I will keep my distance from her, and I won’t go to the recording this weekend. Please be careful too; don’t offend her. Otherwise, if she exposes our relationship, it will be troublesome for both of us.]