Chapter 28: The Scumbag Logic

This secretary lady is quite cute, Sang Zhiyi thought.

Lou Yanchen hadn’t noticed his secretary at all, only catching that fleeting smile on Sang Zhiyi’s face, feeling even more reassured that he had found the crux of the problem.

“Back then… the people who bullied you probably weren’t just those few,” Lou Yanchen said.

“Tell me who else there was.

I’ll get back at them for you.”

Sang Zhiyi refused very bluntly. “No need.”

Those few who had jumped around so gleefully just now—it was fine to have Lou Yanchen deal with them a bit.

She would handle the others herself.

What the scumbag owed was to the original owner; she didn’t need to owe Lou Yanchen that much herself.

Besides, if she really had him settle accounts with everyone one by one, it would be a massive upheaval for Starlight.

How could Lou Yanchen be willing?

Lou Yanchen’s eyes flickered.

“…You’re still so kind.”

She had never complained to him before, and now she was still unwilling to punish those who had hurt her.

Back then, he had always thought Ren Xiaoqian was too weak and incompetent, but that was just her being pure and kind.

Sang Zhiyi couldn’t be bothered to explain the misunderstanding.

She picked up her teacup, blew on it gently, and took a sip.

Only then did Lou Yanchen notice that Sang Zhiyi’s posture and bearing in every move were no less than any socialite he had ever seen—even more elegant, with a natural, lazy grace.

Lou Yanchen’s gaze deepened.

…Just how much had he overlooked about this clinging vine?

“I’m actually quite curious,” Sang Zhiyi said.

“It’s only been a few days since you fired my former agent and assistant, President Lou.

How is it that just anyone at Starlight already knows about it, saying you’re tired of me and making an example of them, and that I’m next?”

“And then they came to me in droves, shouting in my face.”

Sang Zhiyi looked up lightly, smiling a smile that wasn’t quite a smile at Lou Yanchen.

“With President Lou’s position at Starlight, a decision made by your own hand can be so blatantly misinterpreted?”

Sang Zhiyi didn’t believe it.

Lou Yanchen’s gaze paused, and his brow furrowed instantly.

The meaning in Sang Zhiyi’s words was very clear: besides those who had come to her and whom he had dealt with, there were others with deeper ill intentions hiding behind the scenes, secretly manipulating public opinion and inciting those underling types to fight their battles for them.

This touched Lou Yanchen’s red line.

Starlight was something he held in his own hands.

How could he tolerate others meddling in it?!

Sang Zhiyi wouldn’t even mention the names of those who had hurt her—she had no reason to lie to him about this.

Besides, Lou Yanchen himself knew that he didn’t need to consider anyone’s opinion when doing things at Starlight, and he had never paid attention to what impact his actions might have on lower-level employees.

Lou Yanchen’s mouth turned down.

He had to get to the bottom of this!

Having said everything she needed to say, Sang Zhiyi made the issue clear.

“President Lou, we can discuss the procedures for my contract termination.”

Sang Zhiyi pulled out documents from two years ago from her handbag.

“According to the terms, my contract with Starlight expires at the end of this month.

Perfect timing.”

The main reason she had come to see Lou Yanchen this time was to terminate the contract.

Lou Yanchen looked at the stack of documents, a trace of bewilderment even flashing across his face.

It took him a moment to remember that when he had first brought Ren Xiaoqian to Starlight two years ago, worried that if too much time passed, Jiang Yingru might find out he had kept a substitute, he hadn’t signed a very long contract with Ren Xiaoqian.

In the end, he had settled on two years.

Now, recalling that matter, Lou Yanchen felt as if an entire lifetime had passed.

Who would have thought that after just two short years, things would have turned out like this?

“I know you’ve been through a lot lately,” Lou Yanchen looked away, not looking at the documents, his tone dry.

“Whatever demands you have, you can state them, and I will satisfy them all.”

The words begging Sang Zhiyi not to leave him still wouldn’t come out of Lou Yanchen’s mouth.

But he had indeed lowered himself as much as he could, sending Sang Zhiyi a plea.

Sang Zhiyi was almost amused.

“Alright then, my demand is that you stay far away from Sister Jiang Yingru.”

That girl is a perfectly good woman, not for you, a scumbag, to deceive and trick.

Hearing Sang Zhiyi say this, Lou Yanchen’s expression suddenly relaxed.

His somewhat tense back loosened considerably, and he leaned back against his chair.

“I knew you were still jealous,” Lou Yanchen said, quite helpless.

“Didn’t we agree back then?

You were just the substitute I found for Yingru.”

“You also promised that you didn’t care about having a title or status, as long as you could stay by my side.”

This time, Sang Zhiyi really did laugh.

She tilted her head, her voice extremely sweet.

“President Lou, you also said back then that your heart would only ever have Jiang Yingru in it.

What about now?”

What kind of nonsense was this?

On one hand, he prided himself on his deep feelings for Jiang Yingru, and on the other, he pleaded with his kept substitute.

Lou Yanchen’s face showed not a trace of guilt.

“People change.”

“You and I are both different from how we were back then.

Doesn’t that make us even?”

At that moment, the phone in Sang Zhiyi’s bag vibrated.

Sang Zhiyi took it out and saw that it was a call from Song Ying.

Pressing the answer button, Sang Zhiyi directly put it on speaker.

Having heard too many disgusting comments from the scumbag, her ears had suffered greatly.

She needed to cleanse them by listening to a normal person’s voice.

“Xiaoqian?”

Song Ying’s voice carried a smile, with obvious intimacy.

“Where are you?

I’ll come pick you up.”

“I’m at the Starlight building,” Sang Zhiyi visibly brightened, replying with a smile.

“Can you come by?”

The other end of the line suddenly fell silent.

The next second, Song Ying’s tone was full of disdain.

“It’s just Starlight.

What’s inconvenient about that?”

“Hey, I know you’re smart, but Lou Yanchen is no good.

Be careful around him, and contact me if anything happens.”

“Within five minutes, I’ll be at Starlight’s entrance.”

Lou Yanchen: “…”

Lou Yanchen’s brow throbbed.

Why did it have to be Song Ying again?!

Sang Zhiyi stood up briskly.

“No problem.

See you in a bit.”

If it weren’t for the fact that her contract was signed with Lou Yanchen, and only Lou Yanchen himself could follow the proper procedures to officially terminate it, Sang Zhiyi wouldn’t have wanted to make this trip at all.

But as it turned out, the scumbag Lou Yanchen was even more shameless than she had previously thought.

The proper procedures probably wouldn’t work.

Sang Zhiyi couldn’t be bothered to waste any more words on Lou Yanchen.

After hanging up, without even glancing at Lou Yanchen, Sang Zhiyi turned and walked out.

Lou Yanchen didn’t even have time to call out to stop her.

In the hallway outside the president’s office, Secretary Wu Wenjing, who had been dutifully keeping watch in the corner, saw Sang Zhiyi come out so quickly—and alone—and had a bad feeling.

When she steeled herself to return to the president’s office, she saw Lou Yanchen’s face, as black as the bottom of a pot.

Familiar as it was, it now felt utterly despairing.

The situation had been looking so good just moments ago—how had the conversation suddenly fallen apart?!

Wu Wenjing wanted to cry but had no tears.

President Lou, do you even know how to pursue a woman?!

***

Starlight’s execution capability was indeed quite reliable.

Sang Zhiyi had only exchanged a few words with Lou Yanchen in his office, and when she came back downstairs, the first-floor lobby was calm and peaceful, with no trace of the earlier commotion.

Just as Sang Zhiyi stepped out of the company’s main entrance, Song Ying’s car pulled up.

Parking his car brazenly right in the middle of the entrance to Starlight, Song Ying rolled down the driver’s side window, revealing his sunglass-clad face, and smiled, inviting Sang Zhiyi to get in.

“Did that surnamed Lou give you a hard time?”

Song Ying asked.

He had almost run a red light just now, racing to get there as quickly as possible.

Sang Zhiyi settled into the back seat.

“I don’t know.”

Song Ying: “…?”

How could she not know?

“I didn’t even notice what he was doing,” Sang Zhiyi smiled, her eyes curving.

“So I don’t know whether he actually gave me a hard time or not.”

This response made Song Ying laugh out loud.

“Good, good!

That’s exactly the right attitude!”

His laugh was exceedingly cheerful.

Stepping on the accelerator, Song Ying left the place as quickly as possible.

Once the sight of that obnoxious Starlight building had disappeared from the rearview mirror, Song Ying belatedly realized that when he had picked up Sang Zhiyi, he should have gotten out of the car to open the back door for her.

Song Ying: “…Tch.”

He really had no experience in this area; he wasn’t skilled at taking care of girls.

But…

Song Ying glanced at the rearview mirror inside the car, which clearly reflected Sang Zhiyi’s image.

Song Ying let out a cheerful whistle.

But in the future, there would be plenty of opportunities.

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