Chapter 54 p3
They sat opposite each other at the table.
Tong Jia poured Qiao Rui a glass of her favorite orange juice, the same brand she always bought.
“Do you really want to go back to how things were?”
Qiao Rui’s eyes lit up. “Of course, Jia Jia! We’ve been together for so many years. You’re not just my lover; you’re family. I’ve grown accustomed to you, and I know you don’t want to lose me either,” she said, her voice full of emotion.
Tong Jia thought, How many times have I heard those words? How many times have I been fooled?
“If you truly feel that way, then let’s be honest with each other.”
“What do you want to know?”
“I saw the messages you exchanged with your students. Did you sleep with all of them? Anyone even remotely attractive?”
“Of course not, Jia Jia! I’m not that disgusting,” Qiao Rui said, the words making Tong Jia’s stomach churn. “Life was just so boring, and I needed some excitement. I never intended to sleep with my students. They were the ones who seduced me. I’m sorry, I just couldn’t resist… If you come back to me, I’ll change.”
“Don’t lie to me. I read every single message. Based on your chat history, you’ve slept with sixty-five women in the past two years, most of them your students. And besides the married ones,” Tong Jia said, her voice firm and unwavering, “you also slept with several newly differentiated Omegas.”
Qiao Rui’s face paled.
Tong Jia looked at her, her voice cold. “Newly differentiated Omegas are still considered minors. Sleeping with a minor, regardless of consent, is statutory rape. That’s why you used Shen Shu to threaten me, isn’t it?”
“You…”
Tong Jia had only seen the messages, no names. How had she found out so quickly?
Qiao Rui put down her chopsticks, her gentle facade crumbling. “Jia Jia, you didn’t invite me here for dinner, did you? You’re threatening me too?”
Tong Jia was silent for a long moment, then shook her head. “No, I just can’t understand. You knew it was illegal! How could you do that? Those students were minors!”
“There were only three! And they weren’t my students!” Qiao Rui exclaimed, her voice rising in panic. “Jia Jia, I won’t do it again! Let’s just pretend this never happened, okay?”
“Whether they were your students or not, they were still underage. Even if we got back together, how can I be sure it won’t happen again?”
“Those incidents with the minors were last year. I was scared too. I swear, it won’t happen again!” Qiao Rui pleaded, her voice trembling slightly.
She was scared.
Tong Jia smiled, her carefully applied makeup failing to hide the coldness in her eyes. “So, you admit it. You slept with minors.”
Qiao Rui, desperate to placate her, knowing this could ruin her career, her life, said, “Yes, I admit it. But I said it won’t happen again! Jia Jia, I was wrong! I truly was! I regretted it every time, but I also felt lucky…”
Tong Jia’s expression remained unchanged.
“If it happens again, do whatever you want. Even if you expose me and ruin my career, I won’t say a word!” Qiao Rui said, her voice and expression sincere.
“Qiao Rui, if you had said that from the start, perhaps things wouldn’t have come to this,” Tong Jia said, standing up. “But you were too scared, so you made the wrong choice. I can’t believe I loved someone like you.”
She glanced towards the closed bedroom door. “CEO Xu, Shu Shu, you can come out now.”
As soon as she finished speaking, the door opened.
Xu Jinnan emerged, scrolling through her phone.
Qiao Rui, turning to see her, was stunned. “Xu… you?!”
Xu Jinnan walked over to the bookshelf, gestured towards a small camera hidden in a gap between the books, then looked at Qiao Rui. “Miss Qiao, say hello to our viewers,” she said calmly.
“What are you talking about?” Qiao Rui asked, her blood running cold. “Live stream…?”
She instinctively lunged towards Xu Jinnan, trying to grab the camera.
Xu Jinnan kicked her to the floor. “I said say hello to the viewers, not to me,” she said coldly.
The camera’s view zoomed out slightly, showing the room.
The link to the live stream had been circulating on Weibo since Qiao Rui entered the apartment, and Xu Jinnan had paid to have it promoted as a trending topic.
And with Shen Shu’s recent popularity, she had included Shen Shu’s name and tagged her Weibo account, along with Sacred Heart Pictures’ official account, in the post.
A public spectacle.
#CheatingBitchExposedLive
#ShenShuAgentGetsRevenge
#ShowLiveStreamDownload
The hashtags quickly trended.
The comments sections exploded.
Within minutes, the first two live stream links had over two thousand comments each.
The viewer count on the first link jumped from five thousand to over ten thousand, everyone eager to witness the drama unfold.
While online exposés were common, a live stream broadcast of a confrontation like this was a first.
Combined with the sensitive topic of infidelity, the hashtags exploded.
The comments section was a flurry of activity.
Holy shit, what a bitch! Call the police!
Who’s the one who kicked her? So badass!
A minor?!?!?!
This trash deserves to die!
Beat her up!
Just tuned in. What happened?
I want to watch the replay! What about a minor?
Isn’t she a dance teacher? I think I’ve seen her before.
For those who missed it, the cheating bitch in gray slept with 65 women behind her girlfriend’s back (Shen Shu’s agent), most of them students, including three minors (she claims they weren’t her students, but admitted to sleeping with three minors). Afraid of being exposed, she tried to use Shen Shu as leverage… and now Shen Shu’s wife and her agent are getting their revenge.
Don’t try to scheme against someone smarter than you.
Thanks for the summary! Did anyone call the police? I just did.
Is that Xu Jinnan, the one with the powerful background?
I want the contact information of those 65 women…
The comments flew by too quickly to read.
The viewer count continued to climb. People watching in cafes, offices, buses, subways, even bathrooms… all glued to their screens, witnessing the drama unfold in that small apartment.
…
Qiao Rui scrambled to her feet, looking at Tong Jia in disbelief. “Tong Jia, you tricked me?!”
“You have the nerve to say that?” Tong Jia retorted. “I never knew you were such a good liar. But it doesn’t matter. Qiao Rui, you have to pay for your actions.”
“Do you want something to eat?” Xu Jinnan asked, her voice cold. “You won’t get such fine dining in prison.”
Qiao Rui gritted her teeth, her forehead damp with sweat, her heart pounding in her chest.
“You’re ruining me, Tong Jia! You’re ruining my life!” she shrieked, sweeping the dishes off the table. “Tong Jia!!!”
Tong Jia, looking at her frantic expression, her own eyes reddening slightly, said, her voice cold and hard, “You ruined yourself, Qiao Rui. You ruined yourself the moment you started living this disgusting life. Spend the rest of your days rotting in jail.”
“You bitch!!”
Qiao Rui lunged at Tong Jia, raising her hand to strike. Shen Shu, standing beside Tong Jia, instinctively stepped in front of her, shielding her.
The blow landed on Shen Shu’s ear, the impact stinging, the skin instantly turning red.
The casual amusement vanished from Xu Jinnan’s face. She grabbed Qiao Rui’s hair, yanking her head back.
“Let go of me!” Qiao Rui screamed.
Tong Jia turned to Shen Shu, her voice filled with concern. “Shu Shu, are you okay?! Why did you do that?!”
“I’m fine,” Shen Shu replied, shaking her head.
“Tong Jia, turn off the live stream,” Xu Jinnan said coldly, her voice brooking no argument.
Qiao Rui, struggling in her grasp, reached for Xu Jinnan’s hand.
Xu Jinnan shoved her to the floor, then, bending down, quickly pinned her arms behind her back.
Tong Jia looked at Qiao Rui, then at Xu Jinnan, and without hesitation, went to turn off the live stream.
“Let go of me! Xu Jinnan! Tong Jia, after all these years, this is how you treat me?! I never wanted to hurt you! Tong Jia! Ah!” Qiao Rui screamed, her Alpha pheromones surging as she struggled against Xu Jinnan’s hold.
Shen Shu, though an S-class Omega, felt a wave of nausea from Qiao Rui’s B-class pheromones and reached out to steady Tong Jia, whose face had paled.
Despite her anger and betrayal, she still cared about Qiao Rui, perhaps even loved her.
Qiao Rui, her face contorted in a mask of rage and despair, her life seemingly crumbling before her eyes, looked terrifying.
“Shu Shu, I’ve asked Viola to call the police. Go check if they’re here,” Xu Jinnan said, wanting to get them out of the room.
“Xu Jinnan, you…” Shen Shu began.
“Just go,” Xu Jinnan said gently.
They left the apartment, closing the door behind them.
Tong Jia stood at the doorway, listening to Qiao Rui’s screams, her eyelashes fluttering, not out of sympathy for Qiao Rui, but for herself, for the seven years she had wasted.
–Five minutes later,
Xu Jinnan returned to the living room, carrying a chair, and sat down in front of Qiao Rui, who was still struggling on the floor.
The pain of being suppressed by a stronger Alpha was more agonizing than any physical blow, a primal fear coursing through her veins.
Xu Jinnan crossed her legs, casually wiping her hands with a wet wipe. “Such weak pheromones, and you dared to challenge me? You’re truly delusional,” she said, her voice laced with contempt.
Qiao Rui looked up, her face bruised and bloodied, her lip split. She tried to speak, but only a scream escaped her lips.
Just as the door opened, Xu Jinnan stood up, looking down at her. “You might not know this, but before this happened, Tong Jia was planning to propose. Too bad. You don’t deserve her.”
Qiao Rui was arrested and charged with statutory rape.
The live stream recording, the text messages, and the testimonies of the three minors were more than enough to put her away for a long time.
Xu Jinnan, Shen Shu, and Tong Jia also gave statements to the police.
….
—It was past 7 p.m.
While Shen Shu stayed with Tong Jia, Viola, standing in the hallway, gave Xu Jinnan a work update. Xu Li had already started contacting luxury brands for the North District project, and she asked if they should also be involved.
Xu Jinnan listened, then said, “You’re adapting quickly.”
Viola smiled confidently. “You interviewed me personally. You should know what I’m capable of.”
Just as Xu Jinnan was about to reply, the bedroom door opened.
Shen Shu emerged, pausing as she saw the smiles on their faces. “Tong Jia is going back to her parents’ house,” she said.
“Oh, then let’s go. We’ll drive her,” Xu Jinnan said.
“Okay.”
Xu Jinnan sat in the passenger seat, Shen Shu and Tong Jia in the back.
They drove in silence, and after dropping Tong Jia off, she thanked them.
Xu Jinnan didn’t say anything, but Shen Shu said, “We’ll be here for you, Tong Jia.”
“Don’t worry, I’ve been through worse. I’ll recover quickly,” Tong Jia replied.
Xu Jinnan suddenly remembered Zhou Pei’s comment about Tong Jia’s “bad reputation” when she had first given her the information about Sacred Heart Pictures.
She had later learned that Tong Jia’s “bad reputation” wasn’t due to any personal scandals, but rather her high standards and demanding nature, and her refusal to allow her artists to be exploited.
While she seemed easygoing and driven by profit, she had strong principles.
—
As Viola drove, Xu Jinnan sat in the back with Shen Shu.
She noticed the redness on Shen Shu’s ear, a testament to the force of Qiao Rui’s slap.
She frowned. “I should have slapped her harder.”
“I’m fine,” Shen Shu said.
When she had entered the room, Qiao Rui’s face had been bruised and bloodied, and she could barely stand. Xu Jinnan had already been quite forceful.
Then, a thought crossed her mind. If Xu Jinnan was an Omega, even if she wasn’t affected by Alpha pheromones, she shouldn’t have been able to overpower Qiao Rui so easily. But the Alpha at the motel hadn’t affected her either.
Neither had Qiao Rui.
But she quickly dismissed the thought. It didn’t matter.
She suddenly realized something – Xu Jinnan’s lack of self-consciousness around her, her casual attire…
She had seen Xu Jinnan in short skirts, slip dresses, even wrapped in a towel, her leg carelessly exposed that morning, seemingly unconcerned about Shen Shu’s reaction.
Shen Shu’s fingers twitched.
Whether Xu Jinnan was an Alpha or an Omega, it meant she didn’t see Shen Shu as a romantic interest.
Oh, right. Xu Jinnan had said she wasn’t interested in Omegas.
Shen Shu took a deep breath.
“Does it still hurt?” she asked.
Xu Jinnan, noticing the subtle shift in Shen Shu’s expression, assumed she was referring to her ear.
Shen Shu, smelling the faint, sunny scent of Xu Jinnan’s pheromones, turned to her, and for some reason, asked, “What if it does?”
Xu Jinnan, surprised by her question, said jokingly, “Want me to kiss it better?” She suddenly regretted not knocking Qiao Rui’s teeth out.
“Go ahead,” Shen Shu said, meeting her gaze.
“?”
Xu Jinnan paused, looking at Shen Shu’s calm, almost challenging expression.
Was she being… flirted with?
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