Chapter 20 It was he who voluntarily gave up everything
Second floor, sky garden.
Shen Jixing always kept his promises. Since he had promised Zhou Yili that he would compensate the young master for the loss of his… chastity… with money…
“Why does that sound so strange?”
He lightly supported his forehead with one hand, his voice cold and helpless.
As if he had done something to the young master.
But soon, he didn’t have time to be surprised. Shen Jixing casually checked his bank balance; he vaguely remembered it was three million and twenty thousand yuan earlier.
Now that he was looking closely.
Three million and two hundred.
“…”
So, after he transferred three million yuan in “chastity compensation” to Zhou Yili, his pocket money was left with…
Two hundred yuan.
The legendary top star rarely experienced this situation; a rare look of bewilderment appeared on his cold and refined brow.
After a moment of silence, he called his manager.
“Pei Ming.”
Shen Jixing said solemnly, “Something’s wrong.”
“!!!”
Pei Ming on the other end of the phone, in his sleep, sat straight up in a panic, “What’s wrong, what’s wrong?”
He didn’t even wait for Shen Jixing to speak before skillfully switching interfaces to check Weibo’s trending topics.
His movements were so skilled that it was heartbreaking.
No card?
No explosion?
Then the problem shouldn’t be big, right? Shen Jixing was so serious…
“I’m out of money,” Shen Jixing said slowly, looking at the balance.
“You’re out…” Pei Ming probably held back, but still couldn’t help but say, “You actually know you’re out of money? I thought you treated money like dirt. I’ve never seen anyone who would terminate contracts with brands first when something goes wrong, and those were luxury brands too!!!”
Did he know how many entertainers dreamed of reaching such heights?
“The brands are calling me, asking if Shen, the Emperor, accidentally slipped his finger.”
Shen Jixing’s public image was too good.
High-ranking, humble, the brands he had worked with all praised his professionalism.
So even when the scandal broke, they were still observing.
It was Shen Jixing who voluntarily gave up everything and paid almost astronomical amounts of liquidated damages.
“It’s not that serious.”
Shen Jixing found it strangely funny and then asked, “Are there any suitable jobs recently?”
Pei Ming was stunned, “You want to resume work now?”
Was this ancestor drunk today?
The one who was drunk was someone else. Shen Jixing calmly replied, “I’m not drunk.”
He only drank milk.
But soon he wouldn’t even be able to afford milk.
He had originally planned to rest for a while, but his precious savings were…gone… when he was delirious with fever and had low self-control.
So he had to make money again.
Shen Jixing hadn’t experienced this kind of desperate situation for several years; however, he wasn’t particularly averse to it, as he was used to it.
“Send me your work email address; I’ll screen them later.”
Pei Ming: “No, are you serious???”
Shen Jixing lazily leaned back, faintly curling his lips, “When have I ever been unserious?”
Pei Ming still had to seriously remind him.
“Although the YC incident helped improve your public image.”
“But not by much!!!”
“…”
Only YC and Fang Siqian were ruined in this storm.
Shen Jixing, who had rejected YC before, did gain some goodwill. But netizens are netizens; they could make up countless excuses to attack someone.
“So why didn’t he say anything before?”
“Yeah, he knew about the quality problems but didn’t disclose them. What’s the difference between that and being an accomplice???”
“So Shen Jixing knew this thing was carcinogenic and watched everyone wear it for two years. I’m really…terrified.”
Pei Ming was furious when he saw these comments.
Shen Jixing rejecting YC didn’t have any particular reason; he simply didn’t like the brand and thought they were too greedy.
On the contrary, he always cherished his reputation.
Just as Pei Ming was preparing to use his small account to battle with netizens, a group of mysterious organizations suddenly spoke up.
They had a blue hexagram logo behind them.
“I can’t hold it in anymore…”
“I have to speak up…”
“I thought I could endure it, but now I think if I endure it again, I’m done for??? Screw you, ‘terrified’; I also have claustrophobia, I fear people like you with ulterior motives.”
“Thank you, I have megalophobia; I fear big idiots.”
“Is Shen Jixing your father? The brand has problems, and you blame him for not notifying you two years ago? I’ve seen foot-binding, but I’ve never seen brain-binding.”
“He was criticized for looking down on the brand before, and now he’s being criticized for not notifying you in advance. If this were revealed, would you still accuse him of defamation? Shen Jixing is the savior, and the world will explode without Shen Jixing?”
“Even gold miners wouldn’t dig out this bunch of lunatics.”
Pei Ming was stunned.
Damn it, there’s no room for him to show off…
Shen Jixing leaned on the swing and couldn’t help but chuckle.
His voice was rather cold; he rarely laughed, and his current laughter was alluring and seductive.
Pei Ming’s ears were numb.
No wonder, with one business post, he could captivate 130 million fans.
“They are just a group of very cute girls,” Shen Jixing said.
Pei Ming: “?”
Do you have any misunderstanding about the word “cute”?
Shen Jixing looked at the scattered stars in the sky, remembering the scene when he saw them last month.
His flight was delayed; a group of girls were anxiously waiting, and a second before, they were saying:
“Damn it, whoever steps on my foot again, try it; my shoes flew two miles away.”
The next second, when they saw their idol, they shyly extended their hands.
“Heehee, flowers for you～～”
Shen Jixing looked down at the bunch of flowers; ice-blue roses with dew on them.
They were already wilted because they had been waiting too long.
He didn’t take them.
He shifted his gaze.
The girl froze in place, her face turning red instantly.
Just as she was embarrassed and wanted to retract her hand, Shen Jixing bent down in front of her and picked up a dirty strawberry bear slipper and handed it to her.
“This?”
The girl widened her eyes, “???”
She was completely speechless.
That was her dirty strawberry bear slipper, and that was her idol’s incredibly precious hand…
Even after Shen Jixing took her wilted flowers and returned the little strawberry bear to her, she was still frozen in place, not reacting.
“Don’t wear slippers in crowded places; it’s dangerous,” Shen Jixing suggested calmly.
The girl suddenly came to her senses and loudly promised, “I won’t, I definitely won’t; I’ll frame it and hang it on the wall when I get home.”
“…”
Shen Jixing chuckled lightly.
It seemed helpless, and doting.
After the incident, he had been calm and composed, as if he had foreseen this day and wasn’t surprised.
But occasionally, in the midst of the storm of online abuse, he would remember those bright and expectant eyes he saw outside the airport.
Sparkling, like stars.
“People can’t lack the courage to stand up again.”
His voice was still very light, like falling snow, “At least now, I’m just myself.”
Pei Ming seemed to understand why he terminated the contracts.
It was he who voluntarily gave up everything.
Perhaps, after he cut the high-altitude ropes himself, the path beneath his feet would only be flat and bright.
…
The night wind grew cooler.
Shen Jixing lightly covered his lips and coughed, standing up to go back to his room.
He turned around and unexpectedly collided with a pair of deep, dark eyes. The person was leaning quietly at the entrance of the garden, watching him for a long time.
His eyes were filled with a complex emotion that seemed both drunk and not drunk.
Shen Jixing broke the silence first, “How did you…”
“Do you cry?”
Zhou Yili suddenly interrupted him.
The question was a little strange; Shen Jixing didn’t answer.
“Shen Jixing,” Zhou Yili moved slightly, walking towards him, his voice a little hoarse, like sand, “Do you cry?”
Shen Jixing calmly replied, “No.”
From childhood to adulthood, he had cried only a few times.
Zhou Yili seemed to curl his lips, suddenly tripped over something, stumbled toward him, and the diamond on his earlobe flashed—
Both of them bumped into the white swing.
Shen Jixing’s body swayed, losing its balance, completely enveloped by his breath.
It was the same as the thin fleece blanket, mixed with a dizzying scent of alcohol.
“…”
“What are you…”
Before his cold and cool voice fell, his sensitive skin at the neck was buried.
Shen Jixing’s body froze.
Zhou Yili seemed completely unconscious, rubbing against him, his hot breath slightly hoarse, “Then why…”
“Did you cry when you first saw me?”
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