Chapter 202: The Ones Who Can’t Be Shaken Off (21)
The shadows of the trees in the park swayed. At first glance, it made people think that their shadows, as they merged with the darkness, would be swallowed up. It was only when figures emerged from under the trees that it made people realize—
It was never the shadows that ate people, but their own kind.
Those figures in black suits had all gathered around Po Er, waiting for her command. Then, they would be able to move toward the target that she had ordered them to.
Although their boss had ordered them not to harm anyone, according to the investigation, this person named Rong Rong didn’t pose any threat. She could be subdued very easily.
She was still smiling very faintly, but Tang Yiyi, who had been facing her, frowned, “I already know what you’ve been doing. I don’t think Rong Rong will be able to live a normal life with you. I suggest that you go to a psychiatrist first, Po Er, and then think about trying to compete with me for her.”
As she spoke, people with the same attire walked up behind her. But compared to the black suits that Po Er had temporarily found, Tang Yiyi had clearly used people from a security company. Just by looking at those people’s large builds and the suspicious bulges under their clothes, it made people wonder if all of them were equipped with something that couldn’t pass through a subway security check.
“Tang Yiyi, I usually call you President Tang to give the Tang family some face. It doesn’t mean that I’m actually afraid of you—it’s not up to you to teach me about love.”
As she spoke, she chuckled very lightly. When she thought about the experiences that Rong Rong had had with Tang Yiyi that she had found out about in this short period of time, her gaze became particularly sarcastic.
“What are you competing with me for? What you want, President Tang, is someone who will come whenever you beckon. You don’t want them to appear in front of you at other times, so that they don’t interfere with your career.
And they also shouldn’t require you to go to great lengths to maintain the relationship. You shouldn’t be looking for someone like that in a plaza. You should go to the countryside. Those starving wild dogs are a perfect match for you.”
She was mocking the fact that Tang Yiyi was domineering and extremely controlling in love.
But Rong Rong, who was the central figure in their topic, only calmly looked away. It was probably because her interactions with these people were not in the form of a memory dump, but through phone chat logs and the system’s strategy guide.
So she hadn’t had to endure and lie to them for a long time, and she wouldn’t get the pleasure of toying with them either. She had even less interest in watching them fight each other like dogs now.
The waves that were created by the musical fountain were cresting one after another, piling up at the end and breaking into a mist of fine rain. The light that was projected on them created a dazzling effect. All of this was illuminating half of Rong Rong’s face at this moment.
The person who was surrounded by two sides that were on the verge of drawing swords. Tang Yiyi and Po Er were both distracted by Rong Rong’s expression for a brief moment.
But soon, they realized that the person who was showing such a unique charm at this moment wasn’t looking at them.
She was looking at…
That celebrity.
Yu Wu.
Tang Yiyi’s company also had businesses in the entertainment industry. So she also knew a little bit. This top star, Yu, also had a very strong background.
She had been smooth sailing ever since she had entered the industry. Now, she was not only firmly in the first-tier of the entertainment industry, but she was also someone who had very few scandals and black material. She also had strong financial backing to protect her.
“What about you?”
They saw the light in Rong Rong’s eyes fade away. And that moment of amazement didn’t become ordinary because the light had disappeared. It was as if no matter if the world were to collapse or if the seas were to become desolate, it wouldn’t shake her anymore.
“Did you also bring so many people here because you want to use force against me, or did you think of some other way to make me yield?”
Yu Wu’s expression was very complicated.
Her identity had destined that she wouldn’t be able to be as unrestrained as Po Er and Tang Yiyi. But she just didn’t understand why she had lost.
“No.”
In the end, she only gave a pale answer like that. But her gaze was still fixed on Rong Rong. She said softly, “I just wanted an answer. After you said that you had recovered your memories, did you feel even a second of liking for me?”
She thought that Rong Rong would firmly refuse her.
She didn’t expect that the other person would think about it seriously for a while. Her gaze didn’t have any love or desire in it. But the heartless answer still came from her lips:
“No.”
She said, “I thought about it seriously. Not even for a second.”
While thinking about this question, Rong Rong couldn’t help but think about Su Mingxiu, who was by her side. When facing these characters, no matter what they were wearing or what they looked like, she had never shown even a hint of surprise.
Yu Wu quietly looked at her. Her eyes were like the tiny bubbles that rose from the depths of the ocean, hoping to touch the light of hope before they disappeared.
After a long time, she only said, “That President Tang is too controlling. You can’t get along with her. You don’t like that famous impressionist artist because she had some illegal thoughts about you. So what about me? Where did I lose?”
Actually, Rong Rong didn’t have many memories of interacting with her, and she had caused Rong Rong the least amount of shura field crises.
Logically speaking, Rong Rong shouldn’t hate her as much as she hated the others. But after thinking carefully, Rong Rong was actually able to say, “You’re too narcissistic. You think that your charm is invincible, and everyone should revolve around you. You can’t understand why other people wouldn’t like you. You also like to seek a certain kind of thrill, and you don’t even care about how the people around you feel…”
Even though they hadn’t met that often, Rong Rong was actually able to list several of her shortcomings in one breath.
Yu Wu’s expression changed from surprise to silence at the end.
She even vaguely started to doubt life.
“Woof, woof!”
Wei Shang, who was walking her dogs near the plaza, was attracted by the dogs’ movements. She held seven or eight leashes in one hand. They were long and short, released from the palm of her right hand. Because she was too leisurely, it attracted the attention of many passersby.
But she didn’t care at all. She only used her left hand to press down on her baseball cap, “Hmm? Is there someone familiar nearby? Then let’s go take a look.”
At the same time.
Rong Rong, in Yu Wu’s faltering gaze, tilted her head, “So you shouldn’t think like that, because—”
“Only the people who don’t like you will nitpick everything about you and think that this and that isn’t good enough. You don’t need to care about these so-called shortcomings at all, because they’re just my reasons for rejecting you.”
There could be a thousand reasons for not liking someone.
But if it was love…
Rong Rong, who had maintained a calm mask for the entire evening, while glancing at Su Mingxiu out of the corner of her eye, saw that she was actually watching the show with her arms crossed, and her lips were even curled in an interested smile. She couldn’t help but freeze for a moment.
She belatedly pulled herself out of the shura field atmosphere. Her heart was beating fast and guiltily.
Rong Rong completely didn’t dare to think about Su Mingxiu’s reaction after hearing her speak about her half-truths and half-lies when she had been facing those people earlier. She also didn’t dare to face the “scumbag” persona that the game had created for her and that was now completely exposed in front of Su Mingxiu.
The three people who had been paying close attention to her quickly noticed her stiffness and also looked at the person who had been standing next to her since the beginning.
It was as if, when they focused their gaze on her, they would suddenly realize how dazzling of an existence she was.
Not only did she have an incomparable appearance, but even her temperament… was unique.
Was the person that Rong Rong liked…
Her?
Just as they were calming down, and were preparing to figure out Su Mingxiu’s background, Yu Wu, who had been talking with Rong Rong, asked very softly:
“Then, what about the person you like? What’s your reason for her?”
There were too many.
Every time Rong Rong had listed one of Yu Wu’s shortcomings, she had found that she could think of one of Su Mingxiu’s advantages in her heart. Even at the end, when she had finished talking about everything about Yu Wu, she found that her book about Su Mingxiu in her heart had only just been opened to a few dazzling pages.
There were still too many…
She pursed her lips, but only said, “There’s no reason.”
Rong Rong said, “If I like someone one day, maybe it’ll be love at first sight, or maybe it’ll be love that develops over time. But no matter what the moment that makes my heart flutter is like—”
“There’s no need for a reason.”
When she had been scared, fearful, lonely, and wavering, her heart had actually already made a choice in secret. It had paused for half a beat for the other person at their first meeting.
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