Chapter 59

Gao Yuanyuan's smile froze on her face; the atmosphere in the room plummeted abruptly.

The "he" Cheng Chen referred to was naturally Gao Yuanyuan's boyfriend, Zhang Yadong.

He was a highly talented music producer who had collaborated with many famous artists, such as Pu Shu, Wang Fei, Mo Wenwei, Wang Feng, and Chen Yixun.

Musical works like "Awakening," "Flower Fire," and "1987 I Didn't Know I'd Meet You" were all his creations.

His musical talent was exceptional, but his romantic life was beyond description—he was dubbed the "Goddess Harvester."

At nineteen, he married Cao Fang, a colleague from the dance troupe; dissatisfied and unfulfilled in a small town, he disregarded his family's objections, abandoned Cao Fang shortly after she gave birth to their son, and plunged into the glittering chaos of Jingcheng.

Later, after gaining minor fame in Jingcheng, he divorced Cao Fang; it was then that Dongzi met the Dou siblings, whose musical ideals aligned with his own.

Through the Dou siblings, he later met Wang Fei.

He later met and married Dou Ying, but the happiness didn't last—Zhang and Dou divorced in 2000.

Afterward, Dongzi fell in love at first sight with Gao Yuanyuan.

Then, at a party in 2001, Zhang Yadong met Xu Jinglei, a gifted woman from Beijing's elite circles.

The gifted woman later showed interest in him; they began frequent dates, and the media even followed them on outings.

Enraged, Gao Yuanyuan broke up with him.

But in truth, what's unattainable always stirs unrest—once obtained, it loses its charm.

Zhang Yadong's relationship with the gifted woman Xu eventually fizzled out, and a new heroine, Qu Ying, appeared.

The most astonishing part? He remained on good terms with all his ex-girlfriends, even earning the buff of "Best Ex-Boyfriend."

He once gathered his ex-ex-girlfriend, ex-girlfriend, and current girlfriend all in one room—such an extreme harem scene even Xiao Luo, the master of time management, felt his scalp tighten!

Yet after eleven years of dating Qu Ying, Dongzi still ended up breaking up with her.

Barely back to being single, Dongzi immediately seamlessly moved on to a new lover.

Paparazzi once caught Dongzi stepping out of his love nest with Qu Ying, only to be seen moments later on the opposite street, arm-in-arm with a tall woman, strolling together.

The girl bounced and coaxed him playfully, and they even walked their dog together—passion blazing like wildfire.

Moreover, while dating, Dongzi was linked to multiple female stars, such as Mo Wenwei.

After several relationships, Dongzi fully embodied his "romantic genius" persona.

Of course, making music and chasing women were fundamentally the same thing—both manipulated desire.

And this was perhaps the very charm of the artistic genius.

Having endured two marriages, he remained unmarried, sailed through countless romances in the entertainment industry, and left behind a tangled, inextricable love history.

Dongzi, who had produced many classic musical works over half his life, was undoubtedly a musical genius—but absolutely not an excellent partner!

Of course, Cheng Chen made no judgment on this, since it was someone else's love story.

If he must offer an opinion, then:

He cared more about what Gao Yuanyuan's attitude was at this moment.

Her mention of her parents' nagging might have been true, but it wasn't the main reason—the root cause lay entirely with Dongzi.

That's why Cheng Chen, noticing the late hour, suddenly asked that "ill-timed question."

What would Zhang Yadong think?

Hearing Cheng Chen's words, Gao Yuanyuan froze slightly.

Then her face turned pale; she stood up silently, walked to the entrance, grabbed her luggage, and headed for the door…

Cheng Chen grabbed her wrist and said:

"Sister, if you didn't care, why would I ever kick you out? I've always said, this home has a room for you—you can come back anytime…"

"I care? What right do I have to care? He's been strolling with other women straight to bed! What's left for me to care about?!"

Gao Yuanyuan violently wrenched her wrist free from Cheng Chen's grip,

screamed hysterically, stared into Cheng Chen's eyes, her eyes bloodshot, tears streaming down her cheeks…

All the emotions she had accumulated over so long finally exploded in this moment.

She sat helplessly, hugging her arms, silently weeping.

Cheng Chen squatted down and gently patted her back; Gao Yuanyuan wrapped her arms around his neck, sobbing like a hurt little girl in his embrace.

Cheng Chen remained silent; indeed, enduring such a miserable partner was unbearable for her.

After crying for a long time, Gao Yuanyuan pulled away from Cheng Chen's arms and gave him an apologetic look.

Cheng Chen shook his head, helped her onto the sofa, and poured her a cup of hot water.

Only after her emotions calmed slightly did Gao Yuanyuan tell Cheng Chen about the first two years of their relationship:

In 2000, she went to the recording studio to visit a friend and happened to meet Zhang Yadong, who was directing a music video for Wang Fei.

They fell for each other at first sight and exchanged contact information.

As for whether Dou Ying had already divorced Zhang Yadong at the time, Gao Yuanyuan didn't directly describe it.

But Cheng Chen could sense from her tone that Zhang Yadong had presented himself to her as a single man.

They dated for a while, and their relationship was relatively stable.

But Gao Yuanyuan longed for a quiet, enduring love—while he was a playboy; eventually, the very thing she feared came to pass.

After the Spring Festival of 2001, she cut off contact with him; he remained busy with his career, and their intermittent communication yielded little result.

Only recently, when her gossip with Cheng Chen surfaced publicly, did he finally reach out—but his greeting carried suspicion and fury, threatening to make the man behind the gossip pay!

Zhang Yadong's suspicions and confusion broke her heart, yet she also worried Cheng Chen might be harmed.

After all, Zhang Yadong was now somewhat famous in the music industry; teaching a newcomer like Cheng Chen a lesson would be effortless.

Fortunately, nothing happened to Cheng Chen—if it had, she would have blamed herself to death.

Hearing this, Cheng Chen suddenly understood; he gave a bitter smile:

"It's not that nothing happened—just minor tests, that's all."

In truth, Cheng Chen had long sensed something fishy.

Even if the old-timers of the Huayu Yinyuehui wanted to ride his popularity by criticizing his songs, they wouldn't have clung on so relentlessly, and the entertainment tabloids had suddenly started smearing him with everything they had.

These extremely abnormal phenomena — thinking about it now, it was probably that Dongzi making moves in the shadows. -

As for why it hadn't blown up, Cheng Chen did a quick analysis:

On one hand, his own popularity was at its peak; going after him would require considerable power, and the cost was too high.

On the other hand, he had to thank Wang Tianxiao — although she hadn't said so outright, her uncle, who held a high position overseeing culture and entertainment, had surely been pulling strings behind the scenes.

After all that fuss, it turned out to be a case of a beauty bringing trouble — what kind of nonsense was this!

Hearing Cheng Chen's words, Gao Yuanyuan was silent for a moment before slowly saying to him:

"I'm sorry, I didn't know he…"

Cheng Chen shook his head, cut her off, and asked:

"Sis, what's your plan now?"

"Plan?"

Gao Yuanyuan looked at him, bewildered.

"I mean, between you and him."

Cheng Chen said bluntly.

Gao Yuanyuan shook her head in some anguish and said:

"I don't know. He keeps sending me messages and calling, trying to coax me back to his side, but the moment I think about what he did… but we were together for two years.

Even though we never went public, he always treated me well. If we break up… how can two years of feelings be that easy to let go of…"

This was where Dongzi was brilliant — after the breakups, all his exes spoke well of him.

Emotionally he was trash, but he was a good guy!

In his previous life, it wasn't until reporters exposed it that everyone discovered Zhang, Gao, and Xu had been playing a "three-person game" for four years.

Dongzi had always been juggling between the two women, and both Gao and Xu were fully aware of each other's existence.

Watching Gao Yuanyuan's wavering attitude at this moment, Cheng Chen understood in his heart that, if nothing unexpected happened, Gao Yuanyuan would surely repeat the same mistake as in her previous life.

But an unexpected turn had happened!

Cheng Chen was that unexpected turn!