Chapter 58: Don't Let Her Down

During a break.

Qin Shu sat beside Zhou Jincuan, her expression indifferent: "Little Dumpling has been with you for quite a long time, hasn't she?"

Zhou Jincuan: "Mm."

Qin Shu looked ahead, unscrewed her water bottle, and took a sip: "She gave you the most beautiful years of her youth."

"She has suffered quite a lot for your sake."

"Zhou Jincuan, don't let her down."

Because of a hit drama with Yu Xing, the internet was flooded with rumors about the two of them; Qin Shu knew that this kind of professional promotion was unavoidable in this industry.

Just like how Zhou Jincuan was more famous than her, the company would consider having him bring Qin Shu along; truth and falsehood, falsehood and truth, it was all done for the fans to see.

Zhou Jincuan's fingers were pinched white, his handsome face carrying a hint of coldness: "I won't."

His throat felt tight as he spoke with great sincerity: "The person I love is only Tuanzi."

He loved Su Tuantuan, had loved her for many years, many years; she was his beloved.

Hearing this, Qin Shu felt a weight lift from her heart, chuckled, and patted his shoulder: "I have watched you two come this far for so many years."

Qin Shu regarded Su Tuantuan as her own younger sister and sincerely accepted Zhou Jincuan as her brother-in-law; he was truly good to Little Dumpling, and Qin Shu did not fear him changing his heart or being fickle.

She had known Zhou Jincuan for so many years and trusted his character; he would not cheat.

Qin Shu advised: "If there is a misunderstanding, go and resolve it."

"Tuanzi is very easy to coax; she just loves to eat good food."

Zhou Jincuan nodded; he knew.

Just as Qin Shu withdrew the hand that had patted his shoulder and looked up, she saw Yu Xing standing there with a sinister look in her eyes, staring at Qin Shu with ill intent.

This woman was actually trying to seduce Zhou Jincuan.

A small-time celebrity with no background dared to lay a finger on what belonged to her.

Qin Shu frowned; this woman...

Could it be that she was too deep into her role and thought Zhou Jincuan really belonged to her?

That look was like a legal wife looking at a mistress, which made Qin Shu very uncomfortable.

She turned to look at Zhou Jincuan; his face was livid, and Yu Xing's sudden arrival made him very displeased.

After Qin Shu left, Yu Xing walked over and pulled on his sleeve with dissatisfaction: "Zhou Jincuan, what did that vixen just say to you?"

Qin Shu's appearance gave people a strong sense of crisis, and Yu Xing was afraid that Zhou Jincuan would be bewitched by her.

Seeing her, Zhou Jincuan furrowed his brows and said displeasedly: "Why are you here?"

He scolded: "Didn't I tell you not to come?"

Yu Xing's expression stiffened; for the first time, Zhou Jincuan had lost his temper with her like this. She felt a bit afraid and said aggrievedly: "You are working with your ex-girlfriend; what if old flames reignite?"

"I have to keep watch over you."

She sat in the seat beside him, and the editor-in-chief, hearing that Yu Xing had arrived, even came out personally to welcome her.

The man's attitude was respectful and fawning: "Miss Yu."

Yu Xing curled her lips: "Go back to your work, don't worry about me."

Zhou Jincuan's face was gloomy as he grabbed Yu Xing and pulled her up, striding toward the outside: "Come out with me."

"What are you doing!"

Yu Xing's face was somewhat twisted as she said angrily: "Are you afraid I'll provoke her because you still love her? Isn't that right?"

The two were dragging each other toward the outside when they encountered Su Tuantuan, who had just returned from outside; her gaze fell on their clasped hands, and she looked away expressionlessly.

Zhou Jincuan's entire body stiffened, and Yu Xing intimately linked her arm with the man's, looking at Su Tuantuan with a bright smile and full of provocation: "Manager Su, we are getting engaged soon."

Su Tuantuan's face turned pale in an instant; she looked up at Zhou Jincuan in disbelief, her eyes stinging.

Zhou Jincuan's long, slender knuckles were pinched white, and he did not refute it.

Yu Xing smiled: "You are the only family member by Jincuan's side; I heard you are his sister?"

Sister?

Su Tuantuan chewed on these two words, the irony on her face fully evident.

Whose brother would sleep with his own sister? Do everything intimate that lovers do?

Yu Xing took an invitation out of her bag and handed it to her, curling her lips: "This is the invitation; you must come to our engagement banquet."

Su Tuantuan's lungs heaved with a wheezing sound, her heart felt empty, and an unprecedented sense of humiliation and pain swept through her entire body.

Su Tuantuan took the invitation with her fingertips; she still had no expression, maintaining the professionalism a manager should have: "I will be there."

She had never thought that one day Zhou Jincuan would dump her, a woman with no utility value, in order to climb up to the powerful and wealthy.

Yet Su Tuantuan did not want to ruin him and had willingly covered up this sordid underground relationship for Zhou Jincuan.

She had no background and was not a manager with much say in the entertainment industry; she could not provide Zhou Jincuan with any help.

Zhou Jincuan had suffered a lot in the past, his parents were both dead, and he had been truly good to her; in order to let Su Tuantuan live a good life, he had done all kinds of part-time jobs, dirty work, and tiring labor.

All just so Su Tuantuan could wear a pretty dress and eat something good.

Su Tuantuan did not hate him; they were destined to have no future together after all.

It's just that, Zhou Jincuan, I won't wait for you.

That would be too base.

You must never regret the choices you have made.

Su Tuantuan's eyes were moist; she held the invitation, raised her eyes, looked at Zhou Jincuan, and smiled faintly: "Brother's engagement banquet, of course I will go."

Brother.

She called him brother.

Zhou Jincuan's face turned pale in an instant; he stared at Su Tuantuan's expressionless face with his pitch-black eyes, his chest aching until it spasmed; he felt as if he had fallen into a dead end with no way out.

All of this was his own choice.

Su Tuantuan turned and left, and Zhou Jinchuan felt as if he had lost the most important thing; he lifted his foot to chase after her, but Yu Xing, with a cold face, grabbed his arm and threatened, "Jinchuan, don't forget, only I can give you everything you want."

Zhou Jinchuan pulled his foot back, struggling to control his emotions; his eyes were bloodshot, and he did not chase after her.

Off work.

Qin Shu changed her clothes and walked toward the exit; she paused when she saw Zhou Jinchuan leaning against the hotel entrance with an expressionless face, while Yu Xing had her arms around his neck, kissing his face and neck frantically as if venting.

Yet Zhou Jinchuan did not move, like a body without a soul.

Yu Xing tugged at Zhou Jinchuan's tie and threatened him, "Kiss me."

"Otherwise, I will blacklist Su Tuantuan and Qin Shu."

Zhou Jinchuan's hands at his sides clenched into fists, and his voice was hoarse: "Don't you touch them."

Qin Shu finally understood why Su Tuantuan had fallen out with him; she walked over, grabbed Yu Xing by the shoulder, and raised her hand to slap her.

Yu Xing's cheek was suddenly struck by the slap, and in her fury, she raised her hand to strike Qin Shu, but was grabbed by Zhou Jinchuan, who had a cold look on his face.

Yu Xing screamed like a madwoman in his arms; she had never been slapped by anyone since she was a child.

She glanced at Zhou Jinchuan: "Were you threatened by her?"

Yu Xing laughed wildly and gleefully: "I was the one who seduced him first, so what?"

"He likes me too, he didn't refuse me."

Zhou Jinchuan did not speak, tacitly agreeing.