Shang Lu's words were so direct that they could be described as harsh.
Mr. Shang looked at her, and his tone was also reprimanding: "Who taught you to speak like this in front of your elders?"
He only said that Shang Lu shouldn't say this in front of the elders, but he didn't say that what she said was wrong.
Jiang Yi and his parents all looked a little embarrassed at this moment.
But Father Jiang was a smart businessman. He reacted immediately, stood up and said with a smile: "Xiaolu, we have heard a little about those things, but we don't take such things in the entertainment industry too seriously. I want to apologize to you. But I'm also telling you today that I will handle that little star to your satisfaction."
"Dad!" Jiang Yi now looked like he was desperate for his beloved. He knew he shouldn't say anything at this time, but he still said: "Ning Lin did nothing wrong. She is innocent..."
"Snapped-"
Father Jiang was so angry that he slapped Jiang Yi in the face and said coldly: "You have no right to speak here! Who do you really think you are?"
"Uncle, there's no need to be angry." Shang Lu took over Jiang Yi's words, looked at Jiang's father, and continued: "I have the same attitude as Jiang Yi on this point. This matter really has nothing to do with her. It's a bit unreasonable to use power to pressure others. I just hope to cancel this engagement and let Jiang Yi and the person he likes be together legitimately. This is good for both of us."
Jiang Yi lowered his head, not knowing what he was thinking. His father had begun to sweat on his forehead, and his mother looked at a loss.
After the servants came to take them back, everything returned to the harmonious atmosphere of the past.
At this moment, the decision was clearly in the hands of Shang's father, but he said: "Shang Lu, go to the garden with Jiang Yi. There are snacks prepared for you."
absurd.
Shang Lu didn't know her father, so she didn't know that Jiang Yi knew her father so well.
Shang Lu took a deep breath and decided to have a calm talk with Jiang Yi for the last time.
She hesitated for a few seconds, then handed the coffee to Jiang Yi and said, "Use it on your face."
He looked so confident, as if he had everything under control.
He was thinking and hesitating about something.
In fact, Shang Lu didn't know her father. After all, ever since her mother died of complications during childbirth, Shang's father believed that his daughter was the culprit who took his wife's life. The relationship between the father and daughter was so distant that they were like strangers.
Return to the main hall again.
In response to Shang Lu's words, Jiang Yi did not answer, he just looked at Shang Lu.
"You think you can cancel the engagement by reaching a consensus with me, but you may not think everything is too simple." Jiang Yi took a sip of coffee and continued: "I said that our engagement was made by our parents, and the most important person in it is your father."
Indeed, anything to do with her mother was enough to turn her already somewhat morbid father into a completely paranoid lunatic.
Shang Lu felt uncomfortable with his gaze and asked, "What are you looking at?"
Shang Lu lowered his head and poured a cup of coffee.
It's icy and not convenient to drink.
He is a devoted husband, but also a cold-hearted father.
No one cared what she said, no one cared what she wanted, as if everything was over.
After dinner, she even followed Shang's father's arrangements and politely sent Jiang Yi and Jiang's parents to the car.
The angrier a person is, the strangely calmer they tend to be.
Jiang's parents said that they would teach Jiang Yi a lesson when they got home, and they were going to hold their engagement ceremony on Jiang Yi's birthday two months later.
Mr. Shang’s attitude was also very clear, it was time for their parents to have a talk.
Mr. Shang took off his glasses while sitting on the sofa, and pressed his forehead with his hand. He asked, "The marriage contract with the Jiang family was made when your mother was pregnant with you. It was also your mother's unfulfilled wish. As an unqualified daughter, can't you even do such a small thing?"
Shang Lu laughed.
Shang Lu looked directly at his father and asked, "I have to marry Jiang Yi, right?"
Everyone seemed to be in a good mood, except her, who was obviously on the verge of a breakdown, like a hysterical lunatic waiting for the moment to explode completely.
This dinner made Shang Lu feel sick.
"Nothing." Jiang Yi suddenly smiled, and then said: "Shanglu, I always thought that you have changed, but now it seems that I thought too much, you are still as naive as before."
Shang Lu sneered and said, "Jiang Yi, put away your boring bet. No one can decide my life, including him."
She looked at the man in front of her.
Shang Lu frowned: "So?"
Shang Lu pursed his lips, said nothing and walked out.
Shang Lu walked to the round table and sat down, while Jiang Yi pulled out the chair opposite her.
Shang Lu didn't like his tone of thinking he knew her very well, so she said directly: "You can be more direct about what you want to say."
The man stroked the coffee cup with his fingertips and asked, "Would you like to make a bet? I don't have to do anything, and no matter what you do, as long as your father is here, the engagement will go on."
So that's why. No wonder Jiang Yi was so sure. It turns out it's related to his mother.
Jiang Yi took the coffee and looked at Shang Lu, his eyes filled with complex emotions that he himself was not aware of.
Jiang Yi followed behind her at a distance of five steps.
Jiang Yi curled the corners of his lips and looked at Shang Lu. His emotions had obviously calmed down, and he became like the elegant and graceful nobleman in the eyes of outsiders.
Shang Lu couldn't stand it anymore, and looked at his father and was about to say something, but his father said: "There are some things you don't need to ask in a hurry."
Shang Lu then looked at Jiang Yi and said directly: "It doesn't make any sense for us to keep wasting time like this. If you like Ning Lin, you should be responsible for her. You admire her but can't even give her your identity, and you hate me but need to use me. Don't let me really look down on you, okay?"
Shang Lu suddenly felt that he was very pathetic, and he himself was also pathetic.
Because her mother left her when she was born, she was considered an unqualified daughter in his eyes from the moment she was born.
Her father hated her, her brother resented her, and no one in the family loved her.
In fact, Shang Lu once fantasized that if her mother were still alive, she would definitely have loving parents and perhaps a brother who loved her. This might be a family that everyone would envy.
But there are no ifs in this world.
But Shang Lu never thought that just because of a sentence her mother said, a sentence that might have been a joke, her life would have to be confined to that framework.
This is so unfair.
Shang Lu finally couldn't help but close his eyes, but the corners of his lips still rose with a sarcasm smile: "If I refuse, what are you going to do? Are you going to tie me up and take me to the Civil Affairs Bureau to get the marriage certificate with him, or wait until the wedding night for him to rape me? It would be best if I could give birth to a child with him as soon as possible, a child with my and his blood, and like me, a child who carries all the hatred of his parents since birth!"
But she lowered her voice again, and with a sense of bewilderment that she herself could not understand, she murmured: "I want you to live the rest of my life hating my own child, just like you do. Is this what you want?"
"boom-"
The coffee table was overturned and the tea set fell to the ground.
Glass fragments were scattered all over the ground, and warm water splashed on Shang Lu's calves.
She looked at her father, whose hands were raised in the air only a few centimeters away from her face.
The floor was in a mess and the servants hid at the door, not daring to even breathe.
But in the end, the hand raised in the air clenched into a fist and fell down. Shang's father looked at Shang Lu, his chest heaving violently because of anger, and asked: "Are you resentful of me?"
"What else?" Shang Lu thought the question was ridiculous. Anyway, since the conversation had come to this point, there was nothing left to say. She directly asked, "Should I love a father like you?"
Mr. Shang's face was gloomy. He quickly turned the wedding ring on his hand, as if only this way could he calm down his emotions quickly.
He did not respond to Shang Lu's words, but said directly: "If you are unwilling to marry Jiang Yi and cannot even fulfill your mother's wish, then you are not worthy of being Shang Jia's daughter. You can choose whether to marry Jiang Yi or leave Shang Jia completely. From now on, your family will not give you a penny."
What Mr. Shang said can be translated as either marrying Jiang Yi or severing the father-daughter relationship and funding.
Sure enough, this threat successfully stunned Shang Lu.
Father Shang saw that Shang Lu was obviously stunned, and he felt that the power was back in his hands. He asked: "Are you scared now?"
"I'm not scared, but I'm a little surprised." Shang Lu looked at her father seriously, and then said with emotion: "I can not only not marry Jiang Yi, but also cut off ties with you and the Shang family. It turns out that there is such a good thing in the world? I got all the benefits by myself."
Seeing Shang's father's incredulous expression, Shang Lu quickly lowered his head and began to rummage through his bag, found a bank card and stuffed it into the other party's hand, as if he was afraid that the other party would go back on his word if he was a second slower.
"I have never used the living expenses you asked your assistant to give me over the years. They are all here. Of course, if you feel there is any problem, you can also ask your assistant to contact me.
Goodbye, Mr. Shang! "
Amid Shang's father's roar, Shang Lu left without looking back.
The next step was to repeat the familiar operation, and Shang Lu quickly blocked all contact information of his father.
She stood there, looking back at the merchant's villa and at her bedroom window.
My heart feels inexplicably empty.
She suddenly remembered that there was a doll in the merchant's room that Jiang Yi had given her a long time ago.
But that's something that should be thrown away.
Maybe this time she could be free.
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"The Most Hated Her and Him" will have guest stars starting from the second episode. Netizens will choose candidates in the vote initiated by the official blog, and the program team will then invite guests based on the number of votes.
The person who got the most votes this time was Ning Lin.
When Shang Lu learned the news, she was on her way to shoot a cosmetics advertisement.
While driving, Meng Zhichuan said angrily: "What does this little annoying guy want to invite Ning Lin for? Is he targeting us?"
He has started to follow Shang Lu in calling out the show's nickname.
Shang Lu bit the straw of the lemonade and took a sip. The sour taste made her face wrinkle, but she still comforted Meng Zhichuan: "It's normal. Doesn't this also reflect that the biggest topic of this show is me? It's a good thing."
But Meng Zhichuan still felt angry: "You can't just say that they want to exploit you, right? I hope Ning Lin doesn't accept this variety show, otherwise it will be really troublesome for us."
Shang Lu yawned: "Don't deceive yourself. You know she will come."
The most important thing for celebrities is popularity. Many company teams were watching this variety show before it was aired. Now, after the first episode was recorded, the topic has really started off high and continued to rise, and it has become a hot topic in the entire circle.
And in Shang Lu's memory, Ning Lin also left a good impression on Song Zeqian because of this variety show, and was appreciated by Song Zeqian during the subsequent interview with the crew. This should also be an indispensable plot.
"What should I do then..."
While waiting for the red light, Meng Zhichuan reached out and scratched his hair, which was not very thick to begin with, then patted his head and said, "Why don't you join the crew quickly? Or find a business trip abroad. I won't go this time!"
"Do you want me to escape?" Shang Lu frowned slightly, obviously very dissatisfied with Meng Zhichuan's suggestion.
"How can you call it running away? I'm thinking about you." Meng Zhichuan immediately corrected Shang Lu's statement, saying righteously: "Do you need me to give you examples of how much you have suffered at the hands of Ning Lin over the years? You finally performed well last time, and people started to praise you. If you get tricked by her again, wouldn't it be like going back to the days before liberation? Be safe and avoid her."
Although this unpleasant truth made Shang Lu roll his eyes at his agent and said, "Unless you can get me a blue-blood brand endorsement, so that everyone thinks I should give up the recording of this variety show for it, otherwise, running abroad at this time is obviously a sign of cowardice, isn't it?"
“So what? If you don’t go, you’ll just be ridiculed for a week, but if anything goes wrong during the recording, they’ll be brought up again and again to be criticized.” At this point, Meng Zhichuan’s expression became even more painful, as if he had already seen his own artist being humiliated and appearing repeatedly in a collection of embarrassing scenes from various variety shows.
"Who are you looking down on? If she wants to come, she can come. It has nothing to do with me." Shang Lu looked at Meng Zhichuan with a very serious expression, then put one hand on his chest and said solemnly: "For me, this is my variety show. My black fans voted for me one by one, so no matter what, I will never give in for even one episode."
Meng Zhichuan: "…"
That's enough, please shut up.
He knows that his artists have always had unique ideas, but isn't this a bit too outrageous? There's no need to be so serious about the efforts of haters! There's really no need! ! !
However, the quarrel soon stopped as they arrived at the location of the commercial shoot.
There were fans waiting in three layers outside the building, and support items were placed everywhere on the roadside. Of course, none of this had anything to do with Shanglu.
Because the artist who shot the commercial with Shanglu today is Ye Lu’s teammate Xia Yuan, who is also the real and only top idol in the country.
You have to know that there are not many stages in China that give idols the opportunity to show themselves, so the current popular top stars are mainly actors who have starred in hit dramas, and the fact that Xia Yuan, as an idol, can be among them is enough to prove his high popularity.
This beauty advertisement was shot for a domestic first-tier brand. Shanglu only got the position of brand ambassador, while Xia Yuan was the spokesperson for the Chinese region.
As Meng Zhichuan escorted Shang Lu in, he shouted, "Make way, everyone, make way."
After all, these were all Xia Yuan's fans, and they were polite enough to make way for Shang Lu.
At this moment, a female voice suddenly shouted: "Shang Lu! Can you help us send the flowers to Xia Yuan?"
Shang Lu stopped when he heard the voice and looked at the girl who was calling out. She was holding a bunch of sunflowers.
So she naturally agreed: "Okay, give it to me."
The girl was half joking at first, but she didn't expect Shang Lu to agree. She immediately handed the flowers over and said, "Thank you so much!"
It was just a piece of cake, so Shang Lu held the bouquet of flowers in one hand and walked upstairs to find Xia Yuan directly.
In the dressing room.
The man sat cross-legged on the sofa playing games, while the makeup artist half-knelt on the ground to touch up his makeup.
Hearing the sound of the door opening, Xia Yuan looked over, and the moment he saw Shang Lu, he turned off the phone and threw it aside.
Then he looked at the makeup artist at his feet and said with concern: "I told you this will be very hard, get up quickly."
After saying that, Xia Yuan looked at Shang Lu again, smiled faintly, and asked: "What's the matter?"
He had three-dimensional and delicate features, and at this moment his eyes and eyebrows were filled with a gentle smile, which easily made people like him at first sight.
Shang Lu handed over the bouquet of flowers in his arms and said, "Your fans asked me to pass it on to you."
"This matter is too much of a hassle for you. I will tell them." Xia Yuan said this with some apology in his eyes.
"It's just a piece of cake." Shang Lu said without staying for long, turned around and walked towards his dressing room.
Today's photoshoot was also very simple. In addition to Shanglu and Xia Yuan, two other brand ambassadors also came. Everyone simply held up the products and posed in appropriate positions according to the photographer's requirements. It didn't take too long.
However, after the filming was over, Xia Yuan took the initiative to find Shang Lu again.
He handed the dessert and fruit to Shang Lu and said shyly: "Thank you for bringing flowers to my fans just now."
After that, Xia Yuan sat on the sofa next to Shang Lu again, took out her phone and continued: "Teacher Shang, I am Ye Lu's teammate and his good friend. I have also received an invitation from the production team of "The Most Hated Her and Him". Can I add you on WeChat first?"
When he said this, a hint of nervousness appeared on his face, as if he felt that he was being a little abrupt, and he added a little embarrassedly: "It's okay if it's inconvenient."
It wasn't inconvenient, so Shang Lu added him on WeChat.
During the whole process, Meng Zhichuan stood at the door with his arms folded across his chest, staring at Xia Yuan with a complicated expression.
Until the two of them set out on their return journey.
Meng Zhichuan couldn't help but gossip and asked: "What's going on between you two? There's definitely something wrong with the way that boy looks at you."
"I think so too, maybe he has a crush on me."
Meng Zhichuan was just talking. When he heard Shang Lu really took advantage of the situation, he warned him seriously: "Don't get involved with Xia Yuan. Although he is popular, good-tempered, handsome, and suitable to be a boyfriend in your opinion, he is an idol, you know? If you fall in love with him, his female fans will spit at you and drown you."
"I know." Shang Lu pursed his lips, hesitated for a moment and continued: "I think there is something wrong with him."
Meng Zhichuan asked in confusion: "What's the problem? He was quite polite and took good care of you during the filming."
"I don't know." Shang Lu shook his head and couldn't answer for the time being. He looked out the window with his brows still furrowed, and said slowly: "Maybe it's just intuition."
the other side.
Dressing room.
Xia Yuan just uploaded a photo of himself holding flowers on his Weibo, expressing his gratitude to fans. It's a pity that he can't see them again today due to work reasons. The staff have already sent milk tea to the fans outside. He hopes that everyone can go home early and be safe on the road.
The number of comments on Weibo exceeded 10,000 in a few minutes, and fans were screaming.
[Which lucky sister sent this bouquet of flowers? It has been certified. Xia Yuan and Yuanzi are always running towards each other.]
[I got the milk tea, and the staff were super gentle. Today is another happy day. It’s just a pity that I can’t see Xia Yuan again.]
[It's work-related and we all understand. We all miss you. Please take care of yourself! ]
However, in fact, at this moment, the bouquet of flowers carefully selected by fans has been thrown into the trash can like garbage.
It's just worthless stuff.
There was a knock on the door and the agent walked in.
"There are no fans at the back door, so it's more convenient to go that way." The agent said, looking at Xia Yuan in surprise, and asked, "What are you looking at?"
Xia Yuan smiled and turned the phone around, facing the direction of his agent, and a selfie of Shang Lu was enlarged on the screen.
The agent was stunned for a moment, and asked in disbelief: "Is this Shanglu?"
Xia Yuan nodded.
The agent looked embarrassed, hesitated for a few seconds and then advised: "This is not very convenient. Shang Lu is a female star after all. If something really happens, it will be difficult for us to end it."
"What can happen? You look so timid. This isn't the first time." Xia Yuan said as he put away his phone. He slid his fingertips across the screen and continued to look through Shang Lu's photos.
Then he commented: "I have to say, Shang Lu is really beautiful. She has big breasts and a thin waist. She is my type. Put away your dead face. What are you worried about? If a third-tier female star like this has the opportunity to climb into my bed, I don't know how actively she will please me. I am really looking forward to it."
He was obviously born with a good appearance, and he had the gentle and clean look that girls liked the most, just like the white moonlight that was most likely to be secretly loved in school days. But what he said at this moment would be enough to make any outsider feel sick if they heard it.
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That evening, on the eve of the recording of the second episode of "The One I Hate the Most, Her and Him", the guests were officially announced.
The most annoying her and him V: Welcome this episode's new guest [love] @宁琳V.
The comments were filled with shock.
[What the hell! What the hell!]
[Am I seeing this right? Did the production team really invite Ning Lin? This is going to be exciting! ]
[Shang Lu and Ning Lin in the same frame? The dream of the wicked and fun-loving person has come true! Exciting!!!]
[Is it so intense in just the second episode? I like it! I dream of inviting Young Master Jiang for the third episode. Since we are looking for excitement, let’s carry it through to the end! ]
Early the next morning.
The second episode of "The Most Hated Her and Him" begins live.
(End of this chapter)