Chapter 125

In the dark private room, Jiang Qianru looked at the burly men in front of her.

“Make her drink it.”

Jiang Qianru saw one of the men holding a glass of water and immediately panicked.

She didn’t need to think to know it wasn’t anything good.

She shouted loudly:

“The person behind you is Leng Yao, right? I have a video. If you dare harm me, I’ll release the video.”

The leader of the group froze for a moment, looked up at the surveillance camera, and said to one of the men beside him, “Go ask the boss.”

After the man left, the leader asked again, “What video?”

“A video of Yu Yue and Chu Tianhao,” Jiang Qianru trembled as she spoke.

She knew no one could save her now except that video, so she had to protect it at all costs.

The door to the room was pushed open, and a cold and noble man walked in.

Jiang Qianru recognized him; she had once seen him from a distance at a banquet.

Why? Why would such a noble man also like a woman like Yu Yue?

At that thought, Jiang Qianru lost control and shouted, “Leng Yao, Yu Yue is already damaged goods, and you—”

Her words were cut off by a loud slap.

The leader coldly said, “Do you think you can casually say President Leng’s name?”

Jiang Qianru trembled, staring at the man exuding an air of cold nobility, not daring to say another word.

“Hand over the video, or die.”

“If I hand it over, will I live?”

“Hand it over, and I’ll spare your life.” But only let you live in misery.

Jiang Qianru looked at him warily, “How do I know you’re telling the truth?”

“You have no choice but to trust me.”

“Leng… Leng Yao, you wouldn’t want the whole world to see your woman with another man, right?” Jiang Qianru tried to stay calm.

“As long as you let me go, I promise this video will never get out.”

This was her only bargaining chip; she couldn’t hand it over no matter what.

Leng Yao spoke a few more sentences, but Jiang Qianru refused to relent.

“Since that’s the case, don’t blame me.”

Leng Yao left the room.

As the door closed, a woman’s scream echoed.

Leng Yao’s expression remained cold as he said to the man beside him, “Find out about the video she mentioned and destroy it.”

“Yes.”

After half a month of silence, Power Over the World resumed filming, but it was essentially a restart because the second female lead was gone.

All previous scenes involving the second female lead had to be reshot.

Director Luo, despite having abundant investment, was exhausted.

He no longer cared about the money; he just wanted to finish this troublesome project as soon as possible.

The atmosphere on set was extremely awkward.

Yu Yue and Chu Tianhao barely spoke except during their scenes.

Rumor had it that Chu Tianhao had been blacklisted by the Leng Corporation.

His career was in a downturn, with endorsements and job opportunities vanishing.

Though his status was stable and his company hadn’t abandoned him, it was still far from what it used to be.

Chu Tianhao was deeply dissatisfied.

Although he had slept with Yu Yue, strictly speaking, he was her savior.

If not for him, who knows who Yu Yue would have ended up with—or if she would’ve died from the effects of the drug.

Yu Yue’s cold attitude toward him made Chu Tianhao very uncomfortable.

Back then, she was the one who took the initiative.

It wasn’t like he forced her.

Why was she acting like a victim now?

After filming wrapped one day, Chu Tianhao slipped into the dressing room when no one was around.

“Yu Yue, we need to talk.”

Yu Yue looked up at him, her expression icy.

“What is there to talk about between us?”

“What? Now that you’ve pulled up your pants, you’re pretending not to know me?”

Yu Yue sneered internally.

She knew it—men are all the same.

Chu Tianhao had been so gentle before, but now his true colors were showing.

The fox had finally revealed its tail.

“What do you want?”

“Sleep with me again, and I’ll let you off.”

He had been with many women, but none were as unforgettable as Yu Yue.

Yu Yue refused, “Impossible.”

“Are you sure?”

Yu Yue said nothing, but her face was full of unconcealed disgust.

Chu Tianhao was stung by her reaction and sneered, “Fine, Yu Yue, don’t regret this.”

He had saved her, yet he was the one blacklisted by her man.

He wouldn’t let this go!

Yu Yue didn’t return to the hotel.

Ever since that incident, Leng Yao had bought an apartment nearby.

He had also moved his office here to keep an eye on her at all times.

Yu Yue felt immense pressure but had no way out.

For now, she couldn’t escape Leng Yao, so she stopped thinking about it.

Back at the apartment, Yu Yue collapsed on the sofa.

Chu Tianhao’s parting words lingered in her mind, giving her a headache.

Ding.

Her phone chimed.

Yu Yue picked it up.

She had notifications enabled for only one person—Gu Hua.

SpendThriftV: “Seeing the boss happily eating makes me so happy [Image].”

In the image, Lu Yunche wore a red robe, with long black hair half-tied and half-down.

He was focused on eating a bowl of dessert; his delicate features softened, exuding a charm that was strikingly handsome.

Yu Yue scrolled through the comments and quickly figured out where the dessert had come from.

Lu Yunche was filming in a remote mountainous area during winter.

There was no dessert available, so Su Hua had bought an entire dessert-making set and hired a high-paid dessert chef just to keep Lu Yunche fed.

Yu Yue’s hand clenched her phone tightly, her nails digging into her palm without her noticing.

She had thought Su Hua was a foolish and easy opponent, but she had lost repeatedly against her.

If she hadn’t pretended to be so enamored with Chu Tianhao, she wouldn’t have been caught in this mess.

Bit*h!

Why did Su Hua get to smile so happily? Why did her life seem so perfect? Why did she have a man who loved her?

Why?!

Yu Yue’s beautiful face was twisted with jealousy and hatred.

“What are you doing?”

Leng Yao’s voice snapped Yu Yue out of her bitter thoughts.

She quickly hid her expression but felt nervous inside.

“Nothing.”

Leng Yao loosened his tie and said tiredly, “Cook something.”

Yu Yue nodded, set down her phone, and obediently went to cook.

Leng Yao sat where Yu Yue had been sitting, glanced at her phone, and saw that the screen was still on Su Hua’s Weibo page.

He locked the phone without saying anything but felt growing dislike for Yu Yue.

He had clearly seen her expression just now—jealousy, pure and unrestrained jealousy.

He hated women like her.

More importantly, despite his investigations, he still couldn’t figure out why Yu Yue had targeted Su Hua in the first place.

Now it seemed it was just petty jealousy.

He must have been crazy to find her interesting back then.

Ding.

His phone buzzed.

Leng Yao glanced at it—and froze in place.