Chapter 290 - He Had a Dream that Night. One that Left Him Drenched in His Own Sweat When He Woke Up (1)

Jiang DeXian shrugged at Fang JunRong after he hung up the phone. He had a chic leisurely look to him when he did that.

"He didn't want to have a sex-change operation performed. If you ask me, I think he will still be quite pretty even if he is to become a female." Li ShiZe's look combined the best parts of both Fang JunRong and Li WangJin. He could even hold his own if he was to join the entertainment circle.

Fang JunRong's lips twitched. Some of Jiang DeXian's actions were eye-opening to her. Of course Li ShiZe would not agree to become a woman. His confidence derived partly from the fact that she was her son and partly from his gender. As much as she had treated both her children the same, but Li WangJin had always saw Li ShiZe as the heir. As such, that idea had been deeply rooted in Li ShiZe. That he was the only son of the Li family and, naturally, he would be the heir of the family fortune. Even after he had suffered so much and been put down by the society so many times, it was still very difficult to alter that idea of his.

Her BBQ-pork son probably thought Jiang DeXian was insulting him on purpose. By now, she rarely cared about what her BBQ-pork son was up to. More and more, she thought of him as a stranger. She had already been very kind to him by not exerting her revenge on him.

"I hope I didn't offend him," said Jiang DeXian, looking unconcerned.

Fang JunRong had noticed that Jiang DeXian had been more and more relaxed around her. Occasionally, he would even let his true self shine through.

There was a hint of smile in her eyes. She suddenly recalled something. "Were you the one who exposed the Li Xuan's scandals a while back?"

A few days ago, a video clip of Li Xuan messing around in a pool with a few 18th-tier models had been released. Li Xuan had gotten married a year ago and had always maintained the image of a good husband. This video clip stirred up a lot of ruckuses the minute that it was released. He had gained a lot of publicity all of a sudden; unfortunately, they were all negative publicity. The video was very clear so Li Xuan couldn't even claim that "we are just friends". Nobody believed his excuses and all condemned him for his behaviors. The netizens referred to it as the "swimming pool banquet."

Li Xuan had been troubled by that the last few days. He had, after all, been marketing how much he was in love with his wife over the last few years and had also signed contracts for a few variety television shows that he would appear with his wife. All of these shows required him to sign contracts in advance and now, with this new round of development, never mind about showing his face on the shows, he would be demanded to pay a handsome amount of fines for breaching the contracts. They would cost him everything that he made in the last few years.

And that was not the end of it either. Over the last few days, more dark histories about him were leaked. Things such as how he had put pressure on or backstabbed his teammates, how he had unspoken ruled other celebrities, being stuck up, bully newbies, etc. All of these scandals completely destroyed his likability with the public. A few of his most loyal fans, after the mounting scandals, had finally ceased to be his fans and turned around and chastised him.

All in all, unless someone was willing to spend as astronomical amount to keep him in the entertainment circle, his future had more or less been ruined. Unfortunately, even his original backer had chosen to abandoned him after he had become less attractive after too many plastic surgeries.

Fang JunRong had no idea why Mr. Jiang DeXian was the first one that popped into her mind. He was, after all, the one who knew the most about Li Xuan's dark histories. And, in addition, all of these took place after the two had met each other again.

Chapter 291 - He Had a Dream that Night. One that Left Him Drenched in His Own Sweat When He Woke Up (2)

Jiang DeXian paused for a little, then said, "Yes, that was me who did it."

He neither denied it nor looked for any excuses. He was open and honest. Looking quietly at Fang JunRong, he seemed to be waiting for some sort of a response from her.

Fang JunRong sighed slightly. Her sigh fell into the air and mixed in with a bit of resort.

Jiang DeXian's face turned a little pale. Reflexively, his fingers tightened.

"You can give me a heads-up next time before you act. I can provide you with assistance," said Fang JunRong.

"That being said, you handled it more thoroughly than I would have imagined."

She could have helped drop a few words with a few media companies.

"I thought you would think that I am scheming and petty," said Jiang DeXian in a low voice. His voice had always been clear like a breeze in the woods. When he lowered it, it had an added magnetic property to it. It was like cello in the middle of the night. It could touch one's heart. With his voice, even if he quit the entertainment circle, he could easily become a voice actor.

Taking a break from her work, she replied to him, "I don't feel that it was wrong for you to seek your revenge. In fact, I couldn't believe you have waited so long to do so. Besides, everything that you have exposed were things that he had committed in the past. You weren't slandering him. So why would I think it was wrong of you to do so?"

She hated it when others accused her when she exerted her revenge. As such, she would not interfere with others exerting theirs either. As long as the law was not broken and it was not a setup, the it was all Jiang DeXian's personal choice. If someone was to come to her and asked her to be nice to Li WangJin and the others, she would for sure throw water at them.

Jiang DeXian's lips curved upward and he looked much more relaxed. He seemed to have been relieved from what had been bothering him.

"Thank you. You are the most thoughtful and most... person that I have met."

He mumbled on the adjective after thoughtful and Fang JunRong didn't quite catch it. She figured it would be some other compliment. She had been getting a lot of those as of late. After all, plenty raved about her on her Weibo page daily. Compliments from the fans could surprise one with their variety of adjectives. All in all, Fang JunRong was now immune to compliments.

She glanced over at him and, her tone calm, "Now that you know that I am a great boss, you need to work hard for me." She may have said that, but she had 100% faith in Jiang DeXian's ability. She had been very lucky in this life time. Both Jiang WenYu and Jiang DeXian were very talented.

"Yes, Boss."

Fang JunRong handed a few contracts over to him to contact the other parties. She could relax more with such a good assistance and could take a break from time to time. After her rebirth, there was no need for her to work herself to death. She would relax when necessary.

***

Li XinYun walked out of the gym and her cheeks had the healthy glow after a workout session. Even without any makeup on, her skin was fair and delicate. She had been fairly busy a while back and had worked into the middle of the nights quite a few times. She could feel that she hasn't been as healthy as she used to be. As such, she had signed up for some workout classes. Now that the talent show was over and matters having to do with Shengxing was slowly getting on track, she could finally enjoy a little bit of her life and had some free time for working out.

She would eat more of the apples that her mother had brought over when she got home. Those apples were so delicious that she could eat three in one sitting!

As soon as she walked out of the gym, she saw a somewhat but not really familiar person in front of her when she looked up. He looked familiar to her because he still looked the same as she had remembered and he was strange because his temperament seemed to have changed a lot.

In front of her was Li ShiZe, her once brother, whom she hadn't seen in over 6 months. That was correct, she no longer saw him as family. The Li ShiZe in the past always had a cold look and was cool and prideful like a prince. The Li ShiZe now, after being taught a few lessons by the society, had lost his pridefulness. The frown fixated on him made him look gloomy.

Her bodyguard stood next to her protectively.

Chapter 292 - He Had a Dream that Night. One that Left Him Drenched in His Own Sweat When He Woke Up (3)

Li XinYun looked over at Li ShiZe who was approaching her. She had no idea why he came to her.

Looking at his sister's cold expression, Li ShiZe parted his lips and, only after a long while, was he able to squeeze out the words, "I want to see Mom."

"Then go and see her." As soon as she had finished saying that, Li XinYun had it figured out. She looked at him seriously and said in a determined tone. "Looks like Mom had your numbers blocked, huh?" That made sense. He had already worn off all of his mother's love for him.

Li ShiZe frowned. "I will apologist to Mom sincerely once I see her."

Li XinYun busted out laughing, sounding sarcastic. "Why? What makes you think that your apology is so valuable? We don't care for that and you can go now."

"And, as a reminder. She is my mother, not yours."

She could never forget how Li ShiZe had treated them over Jiang YaGe. And now he turned around and wanted to offer his weightless apology? Were they supposed to break down in tears just because of that? He had lost his mind if he thought that!

"Jiang YaGe dump you, right? That tracks. Why would you think of us if she hadn't dump you already?"

That thought made her sad. Ten years of being a family didn't measure up to his passion for a few months. How ludicrous was that.

Her face dropped and her tone more severe. "Give it up already. I am not going to bring you in front of Mom to upset her."

The Li XinYun in Li ShiZe's mind was outgoing, naïve, and slightly stuck-up. The XinYun now still looked the same as he had remembered her but her temperament had settled down a lot more. Her aura that was very similar to that of Fang JingYuan exuded from her when he face dropped.

He stared at her intensely. "You are just scared. You are scared that you are not going to be Mom's one and only if I return. You are worry that someone else will compete with you to become the heir."

He couldn't think of any other reasons beside that. He had always been more accomplishing than XinYun since he was a child and had always been the one that she had looked up to. Once he returned, naturally, his mother would no longer consider having XinYun as her heir.

Li XinYun was shocked beyond words and also disappointed at the same time. "We don't see things eye to eye. I thought perhaps you did regret some for what you have done but, no, you have not changed at all."

All he talked about what benefits. It never occurred to him the hurt that his actions had brought them. In the end of the day, would he have regretted at all if their mother wasn't as successful as she was right now?

"Whoever will become the heir of Mom's company and how she wants them arranged, that's her business. We do not have the rights to question her. Instead of eyeing what is hers, why don't you just work on your own accomplishments? I seem to recall that Dad had given you a lot of money when he was alive. That, in addition to what you have saved up over the years, should be more than enough for your startup capital. Don't tell me that you have spent them all already."

Seeing how his face had turned darked, Li XinYun had an idea by now. She waved her hand and her voice was cold. "Don't show up in front of me again or I am going to call the cops and tell them that you are harassing me."

Now that she had said that, as much as Li ShiZe was reluctant, he finally decided against sticking around and have more insults hailed at him.

He hasn't given up on his idea of wanting to meet with Fang JunRong. One way or another, he wanted her forgiveness. If he couldn't make that happen through Li XinYun, perhaps he needed to try a different approach. Perhaps he could try reaching out to Zhong Yi? He looked down on Zhong Yi's status but this was not the time to worry about that. Zhong Yi was just the adopted daughter and he figured her status at home was very limited. She would, for sure, not turn him down as arrogantly as XinYun did.

He could always offer her some benefits in return.

Nevertheless, he didn't even have the chance to reach out to Zhong Yi before he had a dream that night. A nightmare that left him soaking in sweat when he woke up.