Chapter 15: The Small-Time Star and His Short-Tempered Sugar Daddy (Part XV)
Having an endorsement snatched by a small character like Xiao Ji was already a humiliation for Cheng Nuo, who had long occupied a high position.
Coupled with Fang Yinnian’s implicit favoritism, Cheng Nuo’s anger completely exploded at this moment:
“Aren’t you afraid I’ll expose you?”
Xiao Ji heard this and said indifferently: “I walk straight and sit upright. Expose me for what?”
Daring to tell such a lie with his eyes open, he was simply fearless.
What Cheng Nuo could expose him for was nothing more than two points.
Exposing the deal he and Cheng Nuo made earlier to Fang Yinnian.
Exposing the fact that he was being kept by Fang Yinnian to everyone.
But the first point would be mutual destruction. Cheng Nuo would never recklessly risk it all before achieving his goal.
As for the second point, even if he didn’t consider the consequences of being pursued by Fang Yinnian, he had to consider whether others would believe it.
Fang Yinnian kept himself clean. For so many years, he had only supported Cheng Nuo. If he could be brothers with Cheng Nuo, why couldn’t he be brothers with Xiao Ji?
As long as there was no substantive evidence like photos or videos, Cheng Nuo’s actions would only be a joke.
Cheng Nuo threw a fist at Xiao Ji again. This time, however, Xiao Ji grabbed his wrist and twisted his entire arm behind his back.
His tone remained as calm as ever:
“I let you have one punch for the sake of Brother Nian’s face. It doesn’t mean I won’t ever fight back.”
“Cheng Nuo, you’d better not have any ideas you shouldn’t have, otherwise I will make sure you suffer the consequences.”
That night, the spot on Xiao Ji’s face where he was hit had already begun to show faint bruising.
037 was puzzled: [Why didn’t you dodge?]
Xiao Ji had countless ways to avoid Cheng Nuo’s harm, but not only did he not dodge, he even wished Cheng Nuo would hit harder.
He looked in the mirror and poked the faint bruise on his cheekbone:
[Why dodge such a great opportunity?]
037 felt like it had an epiphany, then maliciously said: [Then why didn’t you take two more punches? That would look even more miserable.]
Xiao Ji advised: [Such stupid questions don’t actually have to be asked.]
Logically speaking, having secured the endorsement, Xiao Ji should have reported the situation to his sugar daddy immediately and expressed his gratitude.
Or like last time, run directly to the sugar daddy’s house and repay him with action.
Fang Yinnian thought so too.
But he waited for a whole day. Not only did Xiao Ji not show up, but he didn’t even receive a single phone call or message.
What was worse was that the messages he actively sent didn’t get a reply either.
Xiao Ji had always replied to messages instantly in the past. Fang Yinnian wouldn’t believe he didn’t see them even if you beat Cheng Nuo to death.
Fang Yinnian suspected that Xiao Ji might be deliberately ignoring him. After thinking it over, he made a call the next morning. The result? Xiao Ji hung up on him directly.
Now there was no need to talk about “might”; it was obvious that Xiao Ji just didn’t want to talk to him.
Fang Yinnian didn’t even eat lunch and said directly to Xiao Lin: “Cancel the afternoon meeting. I have some personal matters and need to go out.”
At that time, Xiao Ji was lying in the corner of his small balcony, enjoying the breeze and hiding from the sun.
He remained indifferent when he heard the urgent knocking on the door.
Soon, the knocking stopped, and the phone rang again.
The first call, Xiao Ji didn’t answer.
The second call, Xiao Ji hung up.
Outside the door, Fang Yinnian’s voice rang out: “You dog, if you don’t open the door, I’ll find someone to blow up your front door right now!”
Hearing this, Xiao Ji stretched and slowly sat up straight from the recliner.
It wasn’t until the third call rang that Xiao Ji unhurriedly stood up to open the door.
As soon as the door opened, before Fang Yinnian even entered the room, he grabbed Xiao Ji by the collar of his pajamas:
“Have you forgotten what your last name is?”
Xiao Ji looked at Fang Yinnian with calm eyes, turned his face slightly, and perfectly displayed the bruise on his cheekbone, which was clearer than yesterday, in Fang Yinnian’s line of sight.
Fang Yinnian was stunned. The anger that had been building up since yesterday instantly dissipated by half. He let go of Xiao Ji’s collar and frowned: “Did you get into a fight?”
Xiao Ji ignored Fang Yinnian, turned back into the room, leaned against the sofa with a look of despair, and stared at the ceiling silently without crying or fussing.
Fang Yinnian followed Xiao Ji into the room and closed the door behind him.
He walked to the sofa, knelt on one knee, and raised his hand to touch Xiao Ji’s face, but Xiao Ji turned his head to avoid it.
Seeing this, the anger that had just subsided in Fang Yinnian rose again:
“It wasn’t me who hit you, why are you giving me a sour face?”
Xiao Ji turned his head to look at him: “Ask Cheng Nuo.”
Hearing this, Fang Yinnian guessed most of the reason. He stood up and cursed: “That son of a b*tch, he’s taking me less and less seriously now, daring to touch anyone.”
Xiao Ji’s face was something Fang Yinnian was careful with even in bed; even when his back was scratched up, he dared not make a mark on his face.
Having told him the reason, Xiao Ji stopped talking. He lay on the sofa with his eyes closed, completely ignoring Fang Yinnian’s existence.
Fang Yinnian sat beside Xiao Ji and stared at him for a long time before softening his tone: “I didn’t expect him to get physical with you. This was my oversight, don’t be angry.”
Xiao Ji opened his eyes, propped his forehead with one hand, and looked at Fang Yinnian:
“Okay.”
Xiao Ji’s attitude was very flat, no different from usual. Fang Yinnian thought Xiao Ji was easy to coax and was just about to lean in to kiss him when Xiao Ji extended his index finger and pressed it against his forehead.
Fang Yinnian wasn’t one to coax people, but he could see that although Xiao Ji said “okay,” he was actually still sulking. He patiently explained:
“Cheng Nuo came to me about this endorsement a long time ago. We’ve been brothers for so many years, and he’s also one of the company’s pillars now. It wouldn’t be appropriate for me to treat him as if he doesn’t exist.”
Xiao Ji lowered his eyes: “I know.”
His words were sensible, sensibly heartbreaking, but the finger pressed against Fang Yinnian’s forehead didn’t move an inch.
“I told the brand that if they use Cheng Nuo, I will provide funding. If they use you, I will provide double. Let them consider it themselves.”
“Otherwise, given your current situation, no matter how well you perform, they might not necessarily use you. Don’t you still have to rely on me throwing money?”
Fang Yinnian continued to explain.
Hearing this, Xiao Ji was silent for a long time before speaking indifferently: “Okay.”
“Don’t be sarcastic with me.” Fang Yinnian was getting a bit angry too.
Xiao Ji looked calmly into Fang Yinnian’s eyes: “Okay.”
Fang Yinnian: “………”
“I am talking to you nicely, Xiao Ji. I don’t owe you anything.”
Xiao Ji nodded: “Okay.”
Fang Yinnian was furious: “What a f*cking pain in the ass. Then tell me, what do you want?”
Xiao Ji lowered the finger pressing on Fang Yinnian’s forehead, his tone devoid of any waves:
“At least we were together once. I’m not angry at you, Brother Nian. I am content, no regrets.”
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sheesh who would believe this guy was once a block of wood. I guess mc isn’t emotionally dumb but more like emotionally deficient?????