Second Take On Romance - The A-List Actor Wants Me-Chapter 289 : The Kunlun Snow Lotus Award Ceremony (4)

Chapter 289: Chapter 289 : The Kunlun Snow Lotus Award Ceremony (4)

Shang Ruohai halted in the middle of the story.

"Sorry," he said while holding a hand up. "Please give me a moment."

Shen Jingwei said nothing in return.

Shang Ruohai might look distraught at this moment, but he was a seasoned actor. Much like Yan Renzhong, who could deceive someone easily without batting an eyelid.

"I recalled that I only drank wine while chatting with Feng Jieyun," Shang Ruohai stated. "In other words, it was Feng Jieyun who drugged me."

It did not matter how many times Feng Jieyun denied this allegation. He was still guilty. And not only of drugging him.

"I left the hotel room in a hurry. Barely an hour later, my trusted men found the paparazzi who took pictures of us."

Shang Ruohai nodded toward the crumpled photo, now lying on the floor unceremoniously.

"Among which that picture you brought."

"It was not difficult to find out whom he was working for -- my dear older brother Shang Ruohan.

Now, you need to understand one thing, Shen Jingwei."

"Much like your father, my father too despise homosexuality. But he would still employ homosexuals as long as they generate money for his sake."

That was the kind of person Shang Xiaoyi was.

"Of course, it is a different story when it comes to selecting a heir to his billion-dollar enterprise.

He would never leave CNC Studio to a homosexual man."

Shang Ruohai let out a mocking chuckle.

"The good thing about paparazzi is that they work for money. As long as I could offer him more money, he was willing to ditch Shang Ruohan and deleted the pictures.

Now here’s the catch... He already sent the pictures to Shang Ruohan, and Shang Ruohan, the good elder brother that he was, already showed the pictures to our father.

He even spread some blurred pictures to media, hoping to crush both my chance of inheriting CNC Studio and the golden reputation I worked so hard for."

"So my father gave me two options to select from -- take the fall myself and give up my right over CNC Studio, or pick a worthy scapegoat to cover up my story."

After saying those words, Shang Ruohai turned to look at Shen Jingwei.

"I chose the second.

For twenty-four hours, my team pulled out hairs of their scalps trying to find a believable cover story.

And then we found out about you and Yan Renzhong.

Yan Renzhong was my champion, so he was naturally loyal to me.

By chance, I found out about his difficult family situation and offered to help him out.

In truth, I merely needed to silence him while I shoved all the blame onto you, and ruined your reputation online."

"... So basically, I was the unlucky chap who was caught in the crossfire and had to take the fall."

Shang Ruohai naturally would never lay a hand on his own champion.

Shen Jingwei was targeted because he was involved with Yan Renzhong at that time.

An innocent kiss morphed into a guillotine blade, severing him from the bright life and future he envisioned when he first stepped foot in the acting academy.

And all for what? To preserve Shang Ruohai’s reputation.

"Correct."

Shen Jingwei let out a cold chuckle. The situation was so ridiculous that he did not know whether to curse himself for his misfortune or start beating up Shang Ruohai again.

"Have you never considered yourself as an evil person for doing this kind of thing?" He asked. "How do you even sleep at night?"

"Poorly," Shang Ruohai admitted. "My social media team did a wonderful job putting you up as a human shield, but from then on I was no longer able to sleep peacefully."

"..."

Shang Ruohai’s lips trembled when he spoke next.

"For all it mattered, whether you believe me or not, I am deeply sorry for everything I did to you."

It was his fault for being naive and gullible.

But it was another naive and gullible person who had to take the fall in his stead.

Why? Because Shang Ruohai was the second son of the CEO of CNC Studio and Shen Jingwei was a nobody from Nanwu Town.

In the end, the powerful inevitably take advantage of the powerless.

This was how the world operated from the moment of its conception, and it would continue that way forever.

Shen Jingwei stepped onto the crumpled photo on the floor and ground it into the floor with his shoe.

"Do you regret what you did?" He asked.

"I regret the consequences," Shang Ruohai answered. "But I didn’t regret doing what I did."

His heartless reply made Shen Jingwei shake his head in disbelief.

"All of you are the same," he said, his voice dripping with poison. "CEO Shang, Shang Ruohan, and ultimately you. You are all made of the same mold."

Shen Jingwei straighened his suit and pinned Shang Ruohai with a glare.

"Fuck you and your CNC Studio."

He was about to take his leave when Shang Ruohai grabbed his wrist.

"Shen Jingwei, wait. The award..."

"You can shove it up your ass," Shen Jingwei snapped.

"Even if you hate me to the core, you still need to accept the award," Shang Ruohai snapped in return.

"I don’t give a shit about the heir of CNC Studio," Shen Jingwei pointed out. "You are not better than your brother, and vice versa."

"This is why Yan Renzhong didn’t want to tell you the entire truth," Shang Ruohai said. "You are too emotional for your own good. You don’t even care about your own career moving forward!"

Shen Jingwei pulled his wrist out of Shang Ruohai’s grip forcefully.

"You act like you care."

"I do care," Shang Ruohai insisted.

"Aha."

Shen Jingwei arched his brows at his opponent. "Funny way of showing it."

"..."

"For once, tell me the truth. Why did you bother coaxing me into joining CNC Studio? Why did you appoint yourself as my mentor after you acquire Beihai Entertainment? To control my moves? To make sure that I never retaliate against you?"

"No."

Shang Ruohai sighed.

"I merely wanted an excuse to protect you. I don’t want to hurt you any further."

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