Chapter 93: Fang Mo Appears
The place Yun Ziling chose was a five-star hotel in Longcheng. It was very luxurious, fitting his flamboyant and amorous style.
Lin Huaizhi was led into the private room by a waiter. Inside, there was laughter and chatter. Yun Ziling was talking to a young man beside him. He didn’t even look at Lin Huaizhi, let alone ask him to sit down.
Naturally, Lin Huaizhi didn’t remain standing. As the one who had been invited, he was the master of this dinner, not Yun Ziling.
So Lin Huaizhi sat down on his own accord and poured himself some tea. He didn’t pay much attention to Yun Ziling during the process.
It wasn’t until he composedly blew on his tea and took two leisurely sips that Yun Ziling finally became extremely annoyed by his calm demeanor. He tsked and said, “Now that you’re here, whatâs the point of drinking tea?”
Yun Ziling lifted his hand. The young man beside him stiffened, but he still picked up a bottle of wine from the table, walked over, and poured a glass for Lin Huaizhi.
Yun Ziling gestured with his hand. “Try it.”
Lin Huaizhi didn’t act polite. Yun Ziling was someone who knew how to enjoy himself; the wine he brought out was naturally good.
He took a sip with an elegant posture, then raised an eyebrow at Yun Ziling. “Margaux Dry Red?”
It sounded like a question, but his eyes showed no doubt. Yun Ziling smiled. “A 2009 Margaux Dry Red. I wonder if it is worthy of President Lin.”
The wine was indeed excellent.
Lin Huaizhi tasted it unhurriedly, not forgetting to talk to Yun Ziling. “The 2009 Margaux Dry Red used the largest bottles ever produced, 12 liters, with a total production of only three bottles. Each bottle sold for as much as $195,000. For President Yun to be willing to treat me to such an expensive bottle, it seems the business you want to talk about today…”
Lin Huaizhi drew out his words. “…must be very difficult to handle.”
He had intended to tease Yun Ziling, but surprisingly, Yun Ziling showed no reaction. Instead, the body of the young man beside him seemed to go incredibly tense.
Lin Huaizhiâs gaze shifted. Upon catching sight of the young manâs face, he raised an eyebrow imperceptibly.
Fang Mo.
Lin Huaizhi wasn’t surprised to see Fang Mo here, especially since he seemed to be in an ambiguous relationship with Yun Ziling.
In the original plot of the novel, the path of love for Fang Mo and Chu Xiaoran was paved by him and Huo Chen. Both of them were catalysts and tools.
He gave Chu Xiaoran the path to climb and sent him money, while Huo Chen was the capital that turned Fang Mo from a nobody into an A-lister, giving him the confidence to ignore everyone else.
Now that he and Huo Chen had strayed from the “proper” path and could no longer contribute to the plot or the love story between Fang Mo and Chu Xiaoran, someone else naturally had to do it.
Lin Huaizhi had figured out this connection long ago.
He hadn’t completely annihilated Chu Xiaoran because he wanted to see how Chu Xiaoran would try to change the situation. After all, as the protagonist of a novel, he would have countless opportunities. It was easy to blacklist Chu Xiaoran, but if Chu Xiaoran managed to rise again, Lin would be the unlucky one.
The best way to eliminate future trouble was to cut off all of Chu Xiaoranâs retreats and opportunities.
Of course, Fang Mo was Chu Xiaoranâs official match. Even if Chu Xiaoran was out of options, there was still Fang Mo. Fang Mo loved Chu Xiaoran so much that he surely couldn’t stand to see him suffer.
So Fang Mo would definitely help.
How would he help? In the entertainment industry, to help someone, you either have to be the capital yourselfâin which case you can use money and connectionsâor you have to offer enough benefits.
Fang Moâs benefits…
The benefits Fang Mo could offer were either a huge amount of money, a powerful backer, or himself.
Fang Mo had neither of the first two. All he had left was the latter. And as for himselfâhe had no acting skills and no massive fan base. Even with the exposure from the dating show, he hadn’t reached the level of a third-tier star.
So “himself” could only refer to his body.
In a place like the entertainment industry, transactions involving money, power, and sex were all too common.
In the novel, after Fang Mo and Chu Xiaoran finally ended up together, Chu Xiaoran often said that Fang Mo “emerged from the mud unsullied,” simply because he thought Fang Mo was “clean.”
And they called that “true love.”
Lin Huaizhi truly questioned the word “love” coming from those two.
But it didn’t matter. Without the protection of himself and Huo Chen this time, Fang Mo had eventually taken the path he was supposed to take. This time, he was really looking forward to seeing if Chu Xiaoran would still think Fang Mo was his true love.
These thoughts flashed by in an instant.
Lin Huaizhi looked at Fang Mo, a look of confusion appropriately appearing on his face. “Fang Mo? Why are you here?”
Fang Mo bit his lip.
He really disliked Lin Huaizhi. Why could Lin Huaizhi act so confident and poised? What he hated most about Lin Huaizhi was that despite being so close to Chu Xiaoran, he didn’t treasure him.
Because he was angry, Fang Moâs tone was a bit aggressive. “If you can be here, why can’t I? In your eyes, is an eighteenth-tier nobody not worthy of appearing in a five-star hotel?”
Tsk. Still a rose with thorns.
Lin Huaizhi knew Fang Mo harbored an inexplicable hostility toward him, and he knew Fang Mo had always viewed him as an imaginary rival, thinking Lin would fight him for Chu Xiaoran.
Of course, in Fang Moâs eyes, whether Lin liked Chu Xiaoran or not, or whether he treated him well or not, it was always wrong.
Lin Huaizhi was already an expert at controlling his expressions. Even if Fang Moâs words were borderline offensive, his smile remained flawless. “Of course not. I just didn’t expect you to appear with President Yun.”
He looked at Yun Ziling and began to drop some “eye drops” (sow discord).
“Speaking of which, when we were filming the dating show together, your eyes practically glowed when you looked at Chu Xiaoran. Now, the atmosphere between you and President Yun is very much like a couple.”
“But between Chu Xiaoran and President Yun, anyone with eyes knows who to choose. After all, President Yun is superior to Chu Xiaoran in every way. I thought you wouldn’t be able to see that, but it turns out your eye for talent is quite sharp.”
His words seemed like praise, but every syllable belittled Chu Xiaoran.
Fang Mo was fuming but couldn’t explode on the spot. He almost ground his teeth to dust but eventually couldn’t hold back. “President Lin doesn’t need to use a personal grudge to belittle Brother Chu. He isn’t a bad person. On the contrary, he has always been excellent.”
The corners of Lin Huaizhiâs mouth curved up. He didn’t respond.
As he expected, Yun Ziling soon spoke up. He looked like he was smiling, but his eyes were cold. “Oh? So in your eyes, Chu Xiaoran is the most excellent one? Compared to him, I am insignificantâis that what you mean?”
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