Bab 15: Dump the Scumbag
"Little firecracker?" When they heard Young Master Yan's nickname for Xiao Lingyu, those who knew Xiao Lingyu was confused. Even Xiao Lingyu's mouth twitched.
If her colleagues were to describe Xiao Lingyu, they would use words like delicate, fragile, weak, and easily bullied. So Young Master Yan, what was wrong with your eyes?
Xiao Lingyu turned to Yan Siming, who seemed to change into a different person. She rolled her eyes and said, "Young Master Yan, Miss Zhao is apologizing to you."
Yan Siming only shrugged and said, "She can apologize, and we can talk. They are separate things!" Yan Siming gave Zhao Wenman no face at all. Then again, he was Yan Siming. There was no one at City Z that he needed to give face to.
Yan Siming suddenly leaned his face closer to Xiao Lingyu. His face was only half a cm away from the tip of Xiao Lingyu's nose. Those who didn't know better would assume that they were kissing.
Yan Siming had a charming smile on his face. He whispered like a lover and said very gently, "My little firecracker, I'm very good in bed. I promise that you'd never find greater satisfaction. So what about it?"
Even though Yan Siming was suddenly dragged into this mess, he found himself becoming quite interested in Xiao Lingyu. From the general study of the situation, Yan Siming got the gist.
Xiao Lingyu and Chen Ran were a couple that everyone envied. However, the man fell in love with a woman far more powerful than Xiao Lingyu. For the sake of his reputation, Chen Ran and Zhao Wenman drugged Xiao Lingyu, set her up with an ugly man to ruin her reputation. They had taken some videos and photos to drive the nails into Xiao Lingyu's coffin. By then, everyone would be too busy scolding Xiao Lingyu to notice Chen Ran and Zhao Wenman had gotten together.
However, Chen Ran and Zhao Wenman didn't expect their target to know about their plan and affair. Xiao Lingyu even came to the company to directly expose their conspiracy.
Yan Siming's eyes traveled to Xiao Lingyu's neck. When he saw the hickey, a bright light flashed in his eyes. 'The little firecracker has indeed slept with someone last night, but that person doesn't appear to be the ugly man Zhao Wenman had gotten her. Otherwise, the firecracker wouldn't be so calm to deal with all these.'
When Xiao Lingyu heard Yan Siming and turned to see his approaching face, Xiao Lingyu subconsciously took a step back and said with a smile, "Young Master Yan, I've already tested your amazing skills yesterday night. But that is where our interactions end!" Internally Xiao Lingyu grumbled, 'How shameless! Who wants to experience your skill? After this, I will not interact with this man again! We'll go our separate ways!'
Chen Ran's face darkened when he heard Xiao Lingyu. He was livid. He was angry, humiliated, and shocked.
He cursed furiously, "Xiao Lingyu, you shameless bitch! How can you say such things in public? You slut!"
Chen Ran thought he knew Xiao Lingyu very well. Xiao Lingyu, in his eyes, was a delicate flower that had to be protected by her master. She bloomed for her master, and when her master was not around, she'd wilt and die. Chen Ran was her master. Xiao Lingyu could not live without him.
But, over one night, Xiao Lingyu had changed into a different person. She didn't fall into his trap. Even when she came back to the company and faced the gauntlet of accusation and humiliation, she was able to respond calmly. Even more shocking was the fact that she had brought her one-night-stand with her. The man turned out to be Young Master Yan and brought them a hell lot of trouble.
If Chen Ran didn't solve this problem, then everything he had worked for would be in vain.
Moreover, if Yan Siming decided to take revenge for Xiao Lingyu, then Chen Ran would be blackballed at City Z with Yan Siming's single word. His future would be up in smokes.
Chen Ran never thought that Xiao Lingyu would retaliate with such ruthlessness.
And now she was even openly flirting with another man in public!
Chen Ran had always seen Xiao Lingyu as his property. He was pissed when he realized his property had betrayed him.
Chen Ran couldn't vent his anger at Yan Siming, so he directed his indignation at Xiao Lingyu.
When Xiao Lingyu heard Chen Ran call her a bitch, her face darkened. She walked up to him, raised her hand, and gave Chen Ran a hard slap. Her eyes were frigid and sharp.
She announced openly, "Chen Ran, you scum! Yes, I might be shameless, but that is because you forced me to be so! Furthermore, in the competition of shamelessness, I am no match for you, Chen Ran. I won't blame you if you want to fight for a better future. If you want to have a secret affair with the chairman's daughter, be my guest. As long as you openly break up with me, I wouldn't even beg you to stay. On the contrary, I will give you my blessing."
Xiao Lingyu's anger gushed out from her heart. Her hatred for Chen Ran erupted like a volcano. She gritted her teeth, "But instead of acting like a man, you want to have the cake and eat it. You want my reputation to be ruined so that your own reputation can be spared."
She also shot a sharp shot at Zhao Wenman as she said this.
The crowd was stunned. Only then did they realize Xiao Lingyu was not as stupid as they thought. If anything, she was brilliant. They had all underestimated Xiao Lingyu. Then again, it made sense. Xiao Lingyu came from a prestigious university, so how dumb could she be?
Chen Ran was stumped by Xiao Lingyu's words. His expression froze. He couldn't process what she said. His face colored with embarrassment. Finally, he opened his mouth to say, "Yu 'Er, listen to me... I...."
Xiao Lingyu interrupted him and said sharply, "Shush, I don't want to listen to more lies. Chen Ran, don't treat me as a fool. Do you think you've really managed to keep everything a secret from me? If you didn't want to be found out, then don't do it! But so be it."
Xiao Lingyu looked around and raised her voice. "Everyone, listen up! I need you to be my witness. I, Xiao Lingyu, am officially dumping Chen Ran. From now on, we have nothing to do with each other. Chen Ran, you are now free to pursue your happiness and true love. I will not stand in your way anymore."
Xiao Lingyu then turned to Zhao Wenman. A smile appeared on Xiao Lingyu's lips. "Today, Chen Ran, you shall have your wish. I wish you a lifetime of happiness with Miss Zhao!"
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Once Xiao Lingyu was done, everything became quiet again. Everyone had different expressions.
If Xiao Lingyu had made this statement without Young Master Yan by her side, probably no one would have cared. So what if Chen Ran and Zhao Wenman had an affair? Who would dare to point fingers at Zhao Wenman? She was the chairman's daughter!
In fact, most of the employees would side with Zhao Wenman to mock Xiao Lingyu for her inability to keep her boyfriend. It was Xiao Lingyu's fault for failing to compete with Zhao Wenman.
However, when Xiao Lingyu had Young Master Yan's support, things were wildly different. Regardless of the relationship Xiao Lingyu had with Young Master Yan, at that moment, Xiao Lingyu had his support, so her words couldn't be underestimated.
Xiao Lingyu just dumped Chen Ran. Chen Ran knew he would end up with nothing unless he could get Xiao Lingyu's forgiveness. He wouldn't get the bright future he had with Zhao Wenman as well as the love he shared with Xiao Lingyu.
Yan Siming broke the silence by clapping. He added with a smile. "My little firecrackers, since they have feelings for each other, you should let them be together. I agree with you. You are so generous. You should be qualified to get an invitation to their wedding party. Wouldn't you agree?"
Yan Siming added with ridicule. "After all, if you continue to block their path, they'd only keep on bullying you. Can you blame them for setting you up? You were a blockage in the middle of the lovebirds!"
Someone in the crowd burst out laughing.
Yan Siming was being sarcastic. He chided Chen Ran and Zhao Wenman for their shamelessness and disloyalty.
Chen Ran and Zhao Wenman's faces burned with shame. Their bodies trembled.
Chen Ran gritted his teeth and said, "Young Master Yan, that's enough!"
Yan Siming raised his eyebrows and said with an evil smile, "That's enough? Manager Chen, have I said anything wrong? Don't you and Miss Zhao have feelings for each other? My little firecracker doesn't want to stand in your way anymore. How is that wrong? So why are you so angry? Am I not telling the truth?"
Everyone, "..." Well, he was telling the truth. Then again, everything Young Master Yan said would be the truth.
Chen Ran, "..." Chen Ran clenched his fists tightly, and the veins on his wrists were throbbing as if they were about to burst.
Chen Ran raised his eyes to study Xiao Lingyu. Yan Siming stood protectively beside her. Then he looked at Zhao Wenman, whose face was red from being forced to apologize to Yan Siming. Yan Siming didn't even look Zhao Wenman's way. Instead, he was still teasing Xiao Lingyu. At that moment, Chen Ran's eyes flashed, and he made up his mind.
Chen Ran faced a predicament, one he had encountered before. A choice between bread and love. In the past, he chose bread over love but now that bread had gone stale. The choice was obvious.
Chen Ran couldn't do anything to Yan Siming, so he focused his attention on Xiao Lingyu. He said sincerely, "Yu 'Er, I was wrong. I know my mistake now. But please, believe me, I still love you. It was Zhao Wenman who seduced me. She offered me the position of company president in the future. I... I am just a man. I fell for her temptation."
Chen Ran bowed and said with penitence. "Yu 'Er, I merely made a mistake every man would make. You can understand my difficulty, right?"
Xiao Lingyu glanced at the expressions of everyone present, especially Zhao Wenman.
"Understand your difficulty? You have to be kidding me!" Xiao Lingyu roared. "Then why did you drug me and offer me to that ugly, perverted man?"
Chen Ran's expression stiffened, and then he added, "That was Zhao Wenman's idea. She said she couldn't stand that I have once loved you. She said you were as disgusting as a pile of shit. Therefore, she needed you out of her sight. She wanted to kick you out of City Z. It was Zhao Wenman who set up everything. She provided the drug, found the man, took the pictures and videos to ruin your reputation! This is all her fault!"
Xiao Lingyu could not take it anymore and gave Chen Ran another hard slap. She demanded sternly, "Chen Ran, are you still a man? How can you push all the responsibility to Miss Zhao?"
But honestly, Xiao Lingyu was not really mad at Chen Ran. She was mad at herself. She was Chen Ran's lover for ten years, and she did not even realize how selfish and cold-hearted this man was.
Chen Ran could frame his girlfriend of ten years for the sake of a better future. Now that Zhao Wenman couldn't provide him with a promising future anymore, Chen Ran didn't even blink and pushed all the blame onto Zhao Wenman without any hesitation.
Chen Ran's selfishness, ruthlessness, and coldness scarred Xiao Lingyu deeply. She felt so sorry for herself in her previous life.
Because of Chen Ran, Xiao Lingyu hated Xiao Tong. After giving birth to Xiao Tong, Xiao Lingyu never once cared about Xiao Tong because, in her eyes, Xiao Tong was the reason she lost Chen Ran and her reputation.
Xiao Lingyu ran away from home for five years to avoid seeing Xiao Tong. Now, the weight of the guilt pressed down on Xiao Lingyu. She owed Xiao Tong so much. And the culprit behind this was her lover of a decade.
Xiao Lingyu hated Chen Ran so much that she wished he'd die on the spot. Xiao Lingyu scolded, "Chen Ran, you're a real bastard! I must be blind to have fallen for a scumbag like you!"
At the same time, Zhao Wenman raised her head abruptly. Her expression was full of shock and disbelief.
The crowd was not dumb. They all realized that Chen Ran wanted to push all the blame onto Zhao Wenman. Instantly, Chen Ran's loyal friend and lover image crumbled. More and more people sided with Xiao Lingyu.
Chen Ran was a real bastard.
After riding over the shock, Zhao Wenman was incensed.
She took a few steps towards Chen Ran and raised her hand to give Chen Ran a big slap. She growled viciously, "Chen Ran, you are not pushing everything onto me! If I fall, I will drag you down with me!"
Zhao Wenman sneered. "You're right. I was the one who got someone to drug Xiao Lingyu and found the ugly man to rape her. But I couldn't have done that without your permission, Chen Ran! You approved everything I did! Now you want to shift all the blame? In your dreams!"
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