The voice coming from the other end of the phone made Lin Xiaoxiao frown instinctively. "Lin Yu, what do you want to do?"
Lin Xiaoxiao didn't expect Lin Yu to call her, but she was also curious as to why Lin Yu would do something he knew would be exposed.
"Why did you do this? Why did you do this? Why did you release those photos? Do you know you're ruining me?"
Lin Yu's voice was somewhat hoarse, and his low, hoarse roar even sent a chill down Lin Xiaoxiao's spine.
"Are you out of your mind? Why can't I release those photos? Tang Xue is an artist in my company."
I've invested so much in her. If you ruin her, all my investment will be for nothing. But you, I really want to ask you something.
Are you out of your mind? Or have you lost your mind after being locked up for a while? Don't you know I have evidence of you being with different women?
Why are you going online to cry and complain that Tang Xue abandoned you at this time? What are you really thinking?
Because Lin Yu is the male protagonist of this novel, Lin Xiaoxiao has always been extremely wary of him and never underestimates him.
Therefore, she has always felt that Lin Yu had other intentions in this matter, but she just can't figure out what he wanted to do with this incident.
"Lin Xiaoxiao, didn't you say you liked me? Didn't you say you could give up everything for me? Didn't you say you were willing to do anything for me?"
Look, I've broken up with Tang Xue now. I can agree to be with you. I can be your boyfriend. I…”
"Wait a minute." Suppressing her discomfort, Lin Xiaoxiao interrupted Lin Yu's words, which sounded so disgusting to her that she could vomit up everything she had eaten the night before.
What do you mean he can be with me now that he broke up with Tang Xue? What do you mean he can be my boyfriend now? Who are you trying to disgust?
"I'm saying, are you out of your mind? I like you? Why don't you look in the mirror and see if I'm even interested in you?"
With your looks, what do you think I'd want from you? Would I want you to sell your body to different women every day, or would I want you to only know how to ask women for money?
"You're a gigolo, you're neither good-looking nor capable, so don't come here and disgust me. You've made me sick of the food I ate three days ago."
"Lin Xiaoxiao, I've already agreed to be with you, what more do you want?" Lin Yu's voice was filled with anger and incomprehension.
Why did Lin Xiaoxiao, who used to fawn over him, love him to the core, and be humbled like dust in his presence, react this way when he said he wanted to be with her?
Doesn't Lin Xiaoxiao like him? Doesn't she say she'd do anything for him if he agreed to be with her?
But why did Lin Xiaoxiao feel disgusted instead of overjoyed when she heard him say he was willing to be with her?
"I don't want to listen to your nonsense. Just hearing your voice makes me feel physically disgusted."
"Just tell me, what exactly do you want by calling? If this is all you're calling to say, then you might as well go to bed."
The reason Lin Xiaoxiao endured the nausea without hanging up the phone was because she wanted to know from Lin Yu why he posted such a Weibo post this time.
It's impossible that Lin Yu felt he still had feelings for her, so after seeing such a Weibo post, he didn't respond at all and just let netizens point the finger at Tang Xue, right?
Shaking her head, Lin Xiaoxiao thought it couldn't be possible, right? After all, even if Lin Yu was a little narcissistic and had an excessive sense of self.
But he is, after all, the male protagonist of this novel, so he must have the protagonist's halo and his intelligence must be online.
With so many examples before, the other party should know that they have absolutely no interest in him.
However, Lin Xiaoxiao overlooked the most important issue: this is an extremely melodramatic CEO romance novel.
The main reason Lin Yu pulled this stunt after being released was to get revenge on Tang Xue and also to bring her back to his side. Because Tang Xue is an artist, Lin Yu knows very well how important reputation is to an artist.
If everyone finds out that Tang Xue abandoned her boyfriend for fame, her acting career will become extremely difficult.
As long as Tang Xue remains an unknown figure with no chance of advancement, she will return to his side once again.
As for whether Tang Xue would refute or deny it, Lin Yu was not worried, because Tang Xue had no evidence and could not produce any evidence. It was self-evident whose side the netizens would take.
Did Lin Yu not know that Lin Xiaoxiao had something on him? Of course he did. He had personally seen the photos of him dating different women.
However, Lin Yu firmly believed that Lin Xiaoxiao would not release these photos for Tang Xue's sake, because Lin Yu always believed that Lin Xiaoxiao still liked him. He always thought that everything Lin Xiaoxiao did was simply to get his attention.
In Lin Yu's eyes, Lin Xiaoxiao was just a dog he kept by his side, someone he could order around at any time and someone he could control at any time.
At first, things were going very smoothly, and public opinion was on his side. Just when Lin Yu thought everything was settled, the official Weibo account of the Lin Group gave him a slap in the face.
He thought those photos that would never be released had appeared. He couldn't understand it. This woman, whom he could manipulate at will, the woman who would die for him, why? Had she changed?
Chapter 51
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Lin Xiaoxiao didn't get any useful information from Lin Yu, so she didn't bother listening to his nonsense and hung up the phone.
She tapped her head. "What's wrong with the male lead? Did he get a little mentally unstable after being locked up for a while? Why did his IQ suddenly drop offline? What is he thinking? Does he really believe I'm still devoted to him?"
Lin Xiaoxiao couldn't understand it. She wanted to ask 099 for his opinion, but she didn't get any response. Then she remembered that 099 had entered hibernation mode.
After glancing at the time, Lin Xiaoxiao stood up, stretched, and stopped worrying about Lin Yu. She went back to her bedroom and prepared to go to sleep.
There's no point in dwelling on Lin Yu's situation now, but this incident has served as a wake-up call for Lin Xiaoxiao. She really can't let Lin Yu go unpunished; she'll have to find a way to deal with him later.
If this continues, who knows what other trouble they might cause? If it's targeting her, that's one thing, but Lin Xiaoxiao is afraid it's targeting Tang Xue. She doesn't want Tang Xue to be exposed to danger.
Lin Xiaoxiao didn't sleep for very long. She woke up around 8 a.m. and the first thing she did was check Weibo.
Seeing that Tang Xue's situation had not deteriorated further, he could finally relax completely. The matter had been resolved and would no longer cause any harm to Tang Xue.
However, Lin Xiaoxiao hesitated for a long time before deciding whether to call Tang Xue, perhaps because Tang Xue was completely unaware of what was happening on the trending topics.
If she calls, will it remind Tang Xue of the sadness caused by Lin Yu?
Although Tang Xue said that she didn't love Lin Yu, it's undeniable that even if there was no romantic love between them, there were still feelings between them.
If Tang Xue knew that Lin Yu had stabbed her in the back, she would definitely feel sad too.
With a sigh, Lin Xiaoxiao finally dialed Tang Xue's number. After all, Tang Xue would find out about what happened online sooner or later.
"Little one".
"Hmm, have you arrived at the film set?" Hearing Tang Xue's voice, Lin Xiaoxiao softened completely.
"We've arrived at the film set." Tang Xue straightened her costume as she walked towards a quieter spot. "How's your cold? Are you still feeling unwell?"
"It's alright, don't worry." Lin Xiaoxiao nudged the blanket around her. "Um... Xiaoxue, if, I mean if, if Lin Yu did something to hurt you..."
"Lin Yu!" Tang Xue fell silent; she had forgotten how long it had been since she had heard that name.
Since breaking up with Lin Yu, and after Lin Yu caused a scene in Lin Xiaoxiao's office, she had never seen Lin Yu again. If Lin Xiaoxiao hadn't asked her today, she would have even forgotten that Lin Yu even existed.
Thinking about this, Tang Xue also felt that she might have been a bit too cold-hearted. Although she didn't have romantic feelings for Lin Yu, she still had feelings for him.
Undeniably, setting aside the fact that Lin Yu lied to her and even dated different women behind her back, Lin Yu was indeed quite good to her.
Tang Xue couldn't deny that Lin Yu had indeed devoted a lot of energy and emotion to her.
"What did he do?" Tang Xue's voice carried a hint of helplessness. All along, Tang Xue had believed that she and Lin Yu had broken up amicably.
Regardless of the circumstances, Lin Yu betrayed her first, but now it seems that Lin Yu didn't think that way.
“He said online that you broke up with him because you wanted to become famous,” Lin Xiaoxiao said, her voice tinged with worry.
"Wait a moment." Tang Xue didn't hang up the phone. She opened Weibo and easily found Lin Xiaoxiao's Weibo account.
After a night of fermentation, although public opinion had sided with Tang Xue, the heat of the matter did not subside.
At this moment, the top three trending topics were all related to Tang Xue. Tang Xue glanced at the trending topics with a blank expression, then closed Weibo with a cold look.
"Xiaoxue, are you alright?" Lin Xiaoxiao asked with concern, her voice tinged with caution. She knew Tang Xue was looking at the trending topics, which made her even more worried.
"I'm fine." The coldness on her face vanished when she heard Lin Xiaoxiao's voice, replaced by warmth. "Don't worry, I'm really fine."
Although I was indeed a little sad, his actions had completely eroded any remaining affection I had for him.
Is she sad? Yes, a little bit. Even if she didn't have romantic feelings for Lin Yu, they had been friends for so many years.
It's impossible that she truly has no feelings for Lin Yu, but right now, rather than feeling sad, Tang Xue is actually more angry.
Her anger wasn't because she saw photos of Lin Yu being affectionate with different girlfriends; her anger stemmed from Lin Yu dragging Lin Xiaoxiao into their affair.
Her breakup with Lin Yu had absolutely nothing to do with Lin Xiaoxiao. If Lin Yu was dissatisfied, blamed her, resented her, or even felt that she had abandoned him for fame, it would be irrelevant.
Tang Xue could accept all of these things; she could even tacitly accept Lin Yu's accusations against her. What Tang Xue could not accept was that Lin Yu shifted the blame onto Lin Xiaoxiao.
Lin Yu was the one who did something wrong, but he not only didn't think he was wrong, he also felt that others had wronged him. To be honest, the current Lin Yu was a complete stranger to Tang Xue.
"Xiaoxue, that scumbag doesn't deserve your sadness." Lin Xiaoxiao said through gritted teeth, "He's so hateful. People like him should pay the price for what they've done. What do you think?"
Lin Xiaoxiao asked the last question cautiously, because she was planning to deal with Lin Yu and was afraid that Tang Xue still had feelings for him.
If what she did to Lin Yu were exposed, Lin Xiaoxiao was afraid that Tang Xue would have a problem with her because of it.
"I have nothing to do with him anymore. I believe he will accept reality after this incident." Tang Xue didn't understand Lin Xiaoxiao's hidden meaning and thought that Lin Xiaoxiao was comforting her and telling her not to be sad because of Lin Yu.
Lin Xiaoxiao sighed inwardly. Even though Lin Yu had done such a thing, Tang Xue still felt that Lin Yu wasn't that bad. It was just a pity that her feelings were destined to be betrayed.
“You’re right, he has nothing to do with you anymore.” Lin Xiaoxiao’s eyes turned dangerous. “No matter what happens to him, it has nothing to do with you anymore.”
"Hmm." Tang Xue didn't notice anything amiss. Lin Yu had nothing to do with her anymore. "Xiao Xiao, I have to go now."
"Go ahead," Lin Xiaoxiao's voice softened again.
"Okay, you should get some rest." Tang Xue was still waiting for Lin Xiaoxiao to say something, but after a while, she didn't hear Lin Xiaoxiao say that she would come to see her. But thinking that Lin Xiaoxiao had just recovered from her cold, she wasn't so disappointed.
After hanging up the phone, Lin Xiaoxiao stretched and called her secretary, asking her to arrange a time to meet with Lin Chuze.
Lin Xiaoxiao did not intend to deal with Lin Yu herself. One reason was that she was too lazy to waste time on Lin Yu, another was because she was worried about Tang Xue, and of course, there was another reason: there was someone more suitable than her to do this.
Lin Chuze, the eldest son of the Lin family, is Lin Yu's half-brother. The Lin family is in the real estate business and is quite well-known in the industry.
The Lin family's current success is inseparable from Lin Chuze. Lin Chuze is a very talented businessman, and it was only after the Lin family came to fame that they gained their reputation.
Although Lin Chuze has contributed a lot to the company, his position is only general manager. The real power holder is his father, Lin Baichuan.
In other words, whoever Lin Baichuan gives his shares to becomes the company's heir. In the original storyline, Lin Baichuan eventually gave the company to Lin Yu.
Lin Baichuan did this not only because Lin Yu had acquired Lin Xiaoxiao's Lin Group at that time.
The main reason is that Lin Yu is the child of Lin Baichuan and the woman he loves, which is why Lin Baichuan did not marry her in the first place.
It was because his family was on the verge of bankruptcy at that time, and the only way to save the company was through a marriage alliance, so for Lin Baichuan...
He didn't have strong feelings for his current wife and son because he didn't love his wife, and naturally, he didn't like the child he had with a woman he didn't love.
In Lin Baichuan's eyes, Lin Chuze and his mother were merely tools—one a tool to save his company, and the other a tool to create more value for him.
"Tsk tsk tsk, this really is a case of like father, like son. This scumbag father produced a scumbag son too." Lin Xiaoxiao was truly disgusted after reviewing the plot.