Jin Chonglin just finished taping a variety show episode as an invited guest. As usual, he was the bigshot among the celebrity guests present, so he had to spend a few minutes longer to receive everyone's greetings and respects.
He woke up at dawn that morning and had been working nonstop ever since. It was already the middle of the afternoon. He was exhausted but he still maintained a friendly smile, even when all he wanted was to tell everyone to leave him alone, so that he could rest even for just a few minutes before he started working again for his next job appointment at another location.
Fortunately, Lin Dong rescued him from the crowd, expertly leading him away and heading to the dressing room. The crowd was a little disappointed but didn't complain.
How could they complain? With just Jin Chonglin's presence alone, they were already certain that this episode would enjoy high ratings. He was very popular and in-demand that programs had to book him months ahead in order to fit in his full schedule.
Jin Chonglin sighed in relief as they reached his dressing room. Lin Dong opened the door and let Jin Chonglin enter first.
A strong floral perfume scent assaulted his nose as soon as he stepped inside. He almost gagged but was able to control himself.
What the hell?
Then he saw the person inside.
"Xiao Luo, what are you doing here?" He quickly tried to smooth the furrow between his brows, but her perfume was too strong that he didn't manage to erase the expression of dismay on his face.
Fan Luo pouted. "Big brother Lin, aren't you happy to see me?" She walked to him and clung to his arm, pressing her breasts against him.
Sighing inwardly, he forced his winning smile on his face. "Of course I'm happy to see you, babe. I just didn't expect that you'll come today. You should've called me first."
She giggled and batted her extra-long fake eyelashes. "I wanted to surprise you. I miss you so much…" She purred, wrapping her arms around his waist and rubbing her body against him.
Lin Dong coughed behind Jin Chonglin, a stoic expression on his face.
Fan Luo pursed her lips at Lin Dong. She knew very well that her fiancé's manager disliked her. Of course, Lin Dong would not dare say it directly to her face, but her female intuition knew that she and the manager would never become friends. After all, he was only a manager while she was the future wife. Anyone with sense could tell who was supposed to be more important. She ignored the manager and continued to rub herself against Jin Chonglin.
"Big brother, don't you miss me too?"
Jin Chonglin threw a helpless look at his manager. Her perfume was starting to give him a headache. Did the woman pour perfume into a tub and use it as bathwater?
He sighed inwardly. "Of course I miss you. I'm just tired. I've been up since dawn."
"Oh, my poor big brother Lin!" she exclaimed dramatically. Then she tip-toed and leaned close to his neck, kissing it, and whispered, "Do you want me to make you feel better? I miss you inside me. We haven't done it for over a week now. And the last time was too quick. We also only did it once. I want more. You're too busy these days. Let's do it here quickly. I want you so much!"
He pressed his lips together. He was not in the mood for this, for her. He couldn't muster any desire for the woman throwing herself at him at the moment. Besides, he was still at a workplace. He might be susceptible to female seduction, but he was too professional to f*ck while working.
Otherwise, he wouldn't be able to stay at his high position in the showbiz industry.
He put his hands on her shoulders and gently pushed her away from him. "Xiao Luo, I just told you I'm tired. And I still need to go to my next job after this. Be good, alright? Tell me why you're here."
"Big brother Lin, why are you acting like this? Do you hate me?" Her face immediately transformed into a wronged expression.
"Xiao Luo, stop it," he finally snapped. The throbbing on his temples was getting worse by the second.
"So you really don't love me anymore!" she cried. "Is it because of that sl*t Iris Long? Did she hook you with her dirty claws again? I knew it! She just can't leave you alone!"
"What are you talking about?! I never had any relationship with Iris Long. How many times do I have to tell you this?"
"But you defended her on Weibo before! Now you're even working under the same company! And then you performed on the same show last night! It's so obvious that she's chasing after you again! Are you starting to like her now? As expected of a shameless sl*t! What a wh*re!"
"Stop it! Listen to me. Don't ever drag her name in your posts again. You're being paranoid. I already told you that I never had any relationship with her but you keep on getting jealous over nothing. I'm tired of this, do you hear me? Do this again and I'll break up with you! Do you understand?"
Big, fat tears fell down from her heavily made-up face. "See? You're defending her again! You even want to break up with me because of that sl*t!"
Jin Chonglin couldn't take it anymore. He felt tired and his headache was getting worse because of her strong perfume and her unreasonable accusations. He lost his temper. "Try me, Fan Luo. Don't think that I won't break up with you just because we're engaged now."
She panicked. "Big brother Lin. You can't break up with me! I still can't get over the loss of our unborn baby. I'm still suffering from depression. If you leave me now, I'll kill myself!"
Arria: I'm continuously in a state of amazed disbelief at the support you're all giving my novel. We freaking broke through top 10 and are now sitting at rank 8 at this moment that I'm scheduling this chapter. It may still fluctuate but I'm super happy that we broke through top 10 at all. It's been barely a month since I published. Sob sob. Thank you very much!
Jin Liwei: Oy oy. Stop being such a drama queen & start writing! I want more lovey-dovey scenes with my wife!
"Fan Luo!" Jin Chonglin grabbed the hysterical woman's upper arms and gently shook her. "Calm down!"
"You can't break up with me! I'll really kill myself!" Fan Luo cried.
He gritted his teeth, trying to rein in his frustration. He could no longer count how many times she threatened him with suicide and reminded him of the miscarriage.
He wasn't stupid. He knew that Fan Luo was using the miscarriage to tie him down. And she succeeded. How else could she get him, Jin Chonglin, to propose to her?
He had no idea that she was so emotional and possessive. In all honesty, she was starting to scare him. Dealing with her on a constant basis drained him. These days, he preferred to work nonstop rather than to spend time with her.
If it were any other woman, he would already wash his hands clean and never look back. However, he couldn't treat Fan Luo like that.
She was a childhood friend. In addition, their mothers were best friends and treated each other like sisters. They wanted to marry their children together to officially solidify their relationship as family.
He had to admit that he never had any deep feelings for Fan Luo other than as a childhood friend.
As they were growing up, perhaps due to both of their mothers' constant attempts to pair them together, Fan Luo also began to fall for him. He knew about her feelings for him, but he never reciprocated.
He rejected her numerous times, telling her that he only saw her as a younger sister, but she would brush his rejections aside and continue to shower him with affection. She didn't cross the line then to seduce him, so he continued to treat her the same way like a sister.
But everything changed one night. He was at a friend's birthday party and drunk a lot. He was the type of person who worked hard and played hard, so getting drunk wasn't something rare for him. However, he didn't know which stupid person called Fan Luo over to come pick him up, but she showed up and drove him back home.
He didn't remember what happened afterwards but when he woke up the next day, Fan Luo was sleeping beside him. Both of them were naked. He was confused and shocked, but looking at all the evidence, he could only conclude that he f*cked his childhood friend while drunk out of his mind. There were dried sem*n all over the sheets and their bodies.
After this incident, it was as if she transformed from an innocent childhood friend into a seductive temptress. He was only a man so against his better judgment, he would lose control every time she seduced him and they would end up f*cking like there was no tomorrow.
He couldn't deny his desire for her body. After some time, he accepted the fact that they had become lovers. However, he never committed to an exclusive relationship with her and she seemed to accept it. He thought that everything was going well.
Until she told him that she was pregnant. His first thought was, "Impossible!"
Except for that night when they had sex for the first time while he was drunk, he always made sure to use protection. And that night was so long ago. She didn't get pregnant then. He also knew that she was on birth control pills. She assured him that she was taking the pills everyday.
But suddenly, she was telling him that due to her doctor's advice for some health reasons, she had to stop taking the pills for a few months. She also told him that condoms weren't 100% foolproof, and perhaps a condom broke without them noticing.
He wasn't ready to be a father. He didn't promise her anything, but swore that he would acknowledge the child as his own once it was proven that it was his.
Of course, his decision infuriated the Fan family. The Fans pressured him to marry her, but he didn't budge.
His mother didn't say anything, but he imagined that she was displeased with him as well because she was very close to Fan Luo's mother. She also treated Fan Luo like a daughter that she never had. Although his mother didn't agree with his reckless decision of pursuing a showbiz career at first, she never stopped him and even quietly supported him.
He didn't care about what others say about him, but his mother's opinion mattered. It didn't mean that he would do anything she asked of him, but she had the power to make him stop and consider his actions. She would gently suggest, but never forcefully order. She always had the policy of letting him and his older brother make the final decisions in their own lives. Perhaps this was why he felt guilty of displeasing her.
However, Jin Chonglin could be very headstrong when he wanted to. If he wanted to do something, he would do it. Similarly, if he didn't want to do something, nobody was capable of forcing him. Not even his mother or his bossy older brother. Otherwise, why would the Second Master of the Jin family disregard his status and pursue a career in showbiz?
He ignored all the pressure from the Fan family, what he imagined to be the displeasure of his own mother, and the barely veiled ridicule of the Jin family elders. That was until he heard the news that Fan Luo was in the hospital in critical condition due to miscarriage.
He wasn't so heartless to ignore Fan Luo at this point. Although he didn't love her, he still cared about her. When he saw her weak and crying nonstop, he was filled with guilt.
They told him she was suffering from depression. He felt so sorry and so guilty, even thinking that it was his fault that she miscarried, that without thinking he proposed marriage to her. Of course, she accepted immediately.
Back to the present.
Jin Chonglin was overwhelmed by all the negative emotions he felt at the moment. Ever since he and Fan Luo became engaged, he always felt like walking on eggshells around her, afraid of triggering her fragile emotional state.
His guilt could only last so long. He was already regretting his decision of proposing to her. He was starting to feel that their relationship was becoming toxic with each passing day. He didn't want to live like this.
However, he already ignited everyone's expectations. His mother didn't force him to do anything, but he could sense that she was pleased with his engagement to her best friend's daughter.
"Calm down," he told her again. "You can't use this against me forever. I already agreed to marry you. Don't go beyond my limits. Don't make me lose my respect for you."
Fan Luo crumpled to the floor, bawling. Her make-up remained impressive as ever though, not ruined by her torrent of tears. She spent a lot to get the latest edition of her favourite brand's waterproof make-up.
"So you don't feel anything at all when I lost our baby? I'm the only one heartbroken? How can you be so heartless, big brother? It was our baby! Your baby!"
Jin Chonglin wavered.
Lin Dong quietly snuck out of the dressing room. Firstly, to allow the engaged couple their privacy; and secondly, to guard the door outside and ensure that nobody was spying on them. This was a sensitive matter after all, perfect material for a scandal.
"I didn't mean that." Jin Chonglin sighed. "Of course I'm sad that you lost our baby. I'm just tired today, Xiao Luo." He helped her stand up and hugged her, rubbing her back to soothe her.
Fan Luo hugged him around the waist tightly. Her tears soaked the front of his shirt. "Oh, big brother! Please don't break up with me. I can't live without you. I love you so much!"
"Okay, okay." He murmured to her, continuing to console her.
He just wanted her to stop crying already. How long was she going to continue crying? His headache hurt so badly.
"I love you, big brother Lin."
"Okay," he mumbled.
He needed some painkillers.
Originally, I planned to announce this after the New Year mass release but many of you already started asking me.
I signed a contract, so yes, this novel will eventually become premium. But not immediately. As of now, I still don't know when that will happen. I personally don't want it to happen too early. It will be a joint decision between me and Webnovel.
When it happens, I'll make sure to inform all of you in advance.
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