Chapter 1: Breaking the Infidelity

"You're getting engaged to Song Huan Yan tomorrow and still say you love me—do you even believe that yourself?" the woman's voice was delicate and full of grievance.

"Just an engagement," the man said indifferently. "I still need her now; at this critical moment, don't throw a fit."

"I know. But…" the woman worried, "You won't marry her later, right?"

"Who would want to marry her? With her temperament—she can barely say a few words a day, cold and arrogant, as if everyone owes her tens of millions. I've long been fed up with her lofty, condescending demeanor. After years of dating she never lets me have a touch, putting on a saintly, aloof air, looking down on everyone!" the man said with disgust.

"But after you get engaged, what if her family forces you to marry quickly? You're a scorching‑hot big‑star movie emperor worth tens of millions! She's only the Assistant to General Sang's CEO, a perfect social climb for you. Would her family let you, a golden son‑in‑law, go?" the woman complained.

The man snorted, "Then we'll just forge a Fake Marriage Certificate to fool her and her family. Once the company's contract period ends, we can walk away."

"Good." The woman instantly brightened, leapt onto the man and kissed him. "Brother Mo, you're the best!"

After a passionate embrace, the woman said proudly, "Actually, Brother Mo is just terminating the contract; I can tell my father…"

"Why waste the money?" the man cut her off. "There's still a year left on the contract, and Sang Wan is Song Huan Yan's best confidante, so she'll naturally throw all resources at me. If we break the contract and cause a scandal, we'd lose big. I'm doing this for our future; who would complain about money?"

The woman was even more delighted, "Brother Mo, you're wonderful!"

Standing in the doorway, Song Huan Yan heard their conversation crystal clear; at that moment the blood in her whole body drained completely, leaving her delicate palm‑sized face devoid of any color.

She had never imagined that the boyfriend who always loved her so deeply would come to despise her, and that even the engagement was just a convenience.

The engagement was set for tomorrow because tomorrow is also her birthday; what should have been a double celebration now turned into a joke.

The reason she came to Qin Zi Mo's Bieshu at this hour is that in an hour it will be early morning—her birthday.

As Qin Zi Mo said, she is extremely cold‑tempered, both toward people and matters, always giving off an aura of lofty, indifferent, solitary arrogance.

Yet today she made a wildly bold decision: she deliberately stayed until just before dawn to come to Qin Zi Mo's Bieshu, intending to surrender herself to him.

She knows she is cold; although she and Qin Zi Mo have been dating for years, they've only held hands and embraced, and even their kisses are just on the forehead and cheek.

Qin Zi Mo, as a man, has complained many times, saying she still lives like someone from ancient times, overly conservative.

So on this special day she silently made this bold decision, never expecting…

Her few sparks of passion turned into a ridiculous clown!

It turned out his gentle attentiveness had long been a façade; he blamed her for being conservative, so he slept with another woman.

She also knows that woman's voice well—Qiao An, the company's newly signed artist, very young, only twenty.

She's pixie‑cute, perfectly fitting the idol drama heroine, and after signing she became the company's heavily promoted newcomer.

The company also generously allocated resources; the first project let her play the Gǔ ǒu nǚzhǔ, after a bit of face‑painting with some splash, the second project directly cast her as a supporting female role in Qin Zi Mo's drama.

In the drama she is a mischievous, cute, feisty spirit whose whole heart is on the male lead; she constantly pursues him, devotes herself to him, and ultimately even dies for him as a prominent supporting female character.

Consequently she gained modest fame, attracted many fans, and even CP fans with Qin Zi Mo.

Now the two are collaborating again on an S‑rank Contemporary Romance, each playing the male and female lead; there are fans who look forward and fans who are dissatisfied, so the hype is quite high.

Moreover, she has a status: she's the daughter of the Qiao family in Kyoto's wealthy circle, but compared to the Song family, the Qiao family is not even close—far behind by tens of thousands of miles.

Qiao An attended an arts school; her entry into the company was personally arranged by her father, and the first Gǔ ǒu nǚzhǔ drama was funded by the Qiao family with her as the heroine.

As for Qin Zi Mo… he's a textbook Phoenix Man; his family is from an out‑province rural area, and he attended a film academy funded by his family's frugal savings.

Qin Zi Mo has an outgoing, enthusiastic personality and striking looks; in university he was a campus star, and he proactively approached Song Huan Yan but only as a friend, never mentioning romance.

Song Huan Yan's cold temperament was attracted by his passionate, outgoing nature; after being good friends for a while, Song Huan Yan proactively suggested a romance.

Song Huan Yan is extremely beautiful, with Ice Skin Jade Bones, and a very cool demeanor, always exuding an ethereal, untarnished aura—more goddess‑like than a goddess; Qin Zi Mo naturally agreed to date her immediately.

After dating, their relationship remained great, with a balance of action and calm, cold and warm, quite complementary.

During university Qin Zi Mo also received acting offers, but because he lacked any background, he was ultimately replaced, and he prided himself on his professional skill yet refused to play supporting roles.

So he hadn't filmed a single drama by graduation; after graduating, his attempts to get roles kept hitting walls, and in Kyoto, even a thrown brick could hit a rich person, making his struggle harsh.

It was Song Huan Yan who funded the establishment of a film and television company, appointed her childhood friend Sang Wan as CEO, and also hired another best friend who graduated from a prestigious foreign film school as a director, all to champion Qin Zi Mo.

Over two years, Song Huan Yan gave him the best resources; Qin Zi Mo rose to great fame, winning the Best Actor award two consecutive times.

His endorsements were also luxury brands personally selected and negotiated by Song Huan Yan; in industry terms, Qin Zi Mo is a major star.

In the past two years Qin Zi Mo's wealth has surged, turning from a penniless poor kid into an actor with assets of tens of millions, with countless fangirls.

Yet she, because Qin Zi Mo didn't want her to be an actress, didn't want her to have too much contact with other men, and feared she might attract the attention of capital magnates, willingly stepped behind the scenes to become General Sang's Assistant.

However, her academic major ranked first in the class, while Qin Zi Mo was only second; during school many acting offers came to her, all of which she declined.

Her homeroom teacher was also very angry about this, thinking she was being unreasonable.

Qin Zi Mo also didn't know she was the sole daughter of the Song Family, one of Kyoto's top two Great Families, whose assets total hundreds of billions, with businesses spanning many fields.

Originally, when the engagement takes place tomorrow, Qin Zi Mo would learn that the girlfriend he always thought came from an ordinary, modest background was actually a cold goddess from a prestigious Kyoto noble family, a daughter that even the scions of Great Families coveted but could not obtain; she is famously Kyoto's Top Beauty in the circle.

Yet Song Huan Yan at this moment feels grateful; it's good she made such a bold decision, otherwise she would never have known that the boyfriend who deeply loved her had already come to despise her.

However, everything about Qin Zi Mo was orchestrated by Song Huan Yan for him.

She will make him spill it all!

Song Huan Yan, expressionless, picked up her phone and dialed Qin Zi Mo.

When the phone rang, Qin Zi Mo startled, hurriedly pushed away Qiao An, who was clinging to him.

Qin Zi Mo answered, "Baby, what's wrong? Why are you calling me so late? Is something up?"

His voice was gentle and deeply affectionate, also tinged with worried concern.

Song Huan Yan's brows were cool, and her voice was cold as well, "Where are you?"

Qin Zi Mo actually dislikes her lofty attitude; even without saying much, he is overbearing.

Suppressing his inner displeasure, he still spoke gently, "At this hour, of course I'm at home sleeping."

Song Huan Yan remained cool and detached, her voice showing no inflection, "I'm at your Bedroom door, open the door."