In fact, Bai Tao had doubts before she traveled through time, but in the end, these doubts disappeared in the face of her extremely good health.
Would a normal person love someone for no apparent reason to the point of going crazy and slitting his wrists
It's unbearable to think about it, but Bai Tao is too obsessed with it. As for herself, once she becomes a party to these news, she feels that it is completely possible!
Why
Because of my excellence! Because of my charm! Because I am the most dazzling!
In five years, technology has been so advanced that nothing is surprising. Moreover, she has a belief that even if she doesn't know what happened in the past five years, she still thinks it is normal for Pei Shi to be madly obsessed with her.
If love is a disease, Bai Tao has no doubt that hers is incurable.
But people's tragedy often lies in having suffered losses and blows early on. Although she is in love, Bai Tao has had smooth sailing all the way and has never encountered major setbacks because of love. She has a wealthy family, is beautiful, and became famous at a young age... boys who admire her, fans who chase her, reporters who admire her... She has too much, and some of it is too easy, and therefore she is completely blinded, thinking that all this she has received is natural, because she is so excellent and great.
After a long time, Bai Tao began to feel a little overwhelmed.
Who doesn't love himself
So, she finally found out on this day that she had been beaten for her love affair, and she was about to be beaten up for all the beatings she had received before...
This is fucking...
The love between Xi Ji and Pei Shi was actually all reported
After confirming the authenticity of the contract, she paid the balance and promised to resolve subsequent disputes with both parties. Finally, the man was sent away. Even after returning to the villa, Bai Tao still couldn't accept it in her heart for a long time.
So there is no such thing as boastful love between me and Pei Shi. Pei Shi has cut his wrists for me and gone crazy for me. What's the point of banging his head against the wall for love
Are those shared memories of going to the forest park, flying kites, and gazing at the stars also fake
But... But I am not clear about the situation after traveling through time, so does Pei Shi not know it
He believed it to be true, and he didn't refute it!!!
Bai Tao's heart felt like it was in a frying pan, sometimes hot and sometimes scalding. Her mind was in a mess and she couldn't make sense of anything.
I misunderstood, so couldn't Pei Shi explain it clearly?!
He even acted with me? How many jokes did he make
He...he even fucking slept with himself!
Bai Tao threw herself on the bed and got under the quilt. She was so absorbed in her love affair that she overlooked many details. Now when she thinks back on it, the more she thinks about it, the more she feels uncomfortable...
Every time I act like a spoiled child, Pei Shi looks awkward, and when I see photos of myself cheating, I look calm. Pei Shi's smooth wrists...
Now thinking back, Bai Tao really wanted to travel back in time and beat herself to death. Was it because she was so deeply in love that she couldn't stop?! It was probably just embarrassment, numbness and indifference!
Once Bai Tao looked back according to the settings that she had bought in the news release, she simply wanted to die. What if Pei Shi was simply... not in love with her at all, and they were just a normal plastic couple who got married for some unspeakable secrets
When I think about it this way, what have I done
Oh my God!
Bai Tao really banged her head against the wall this time. She banged her head against the wall mechanically, feeling even more miserable.
I am afraid that I am not socially dead.
I don't want to end it...
But the strong desire to survive still comforted Bai Tao.
Is what the man said necessarily true? Even if the press release was released, it doesn't necessarily mean that he and Pei Shi are no longer in love, right? Maybe their love is just not that obvious? After all, it's normal to be a little exaggerated when releasing news!
After a person suffers a severe shock, the only thing they can do is to be in disbelief or try to deny it. However, Bai Tao reviewed all the details of the past, and at this moment, all the clues flooded into Bai Tao's mind - what did Zhong Xiao say when he met her last time
He scolded me for being completely brain-dead, and said Pei Shi was probably deceiving me, mocking me for actually taking a marriage seriously...
I traveled through time and space, I don't know the situation, I just rely on my love and imagination to interpret the news release into a beautiful love story, then Zhong Xiao, as my ex-boyfriend, doesn't he know something? Moreover, according to what Yu Guo said, didn't I bring Zhong Xiao to meet my parents
So maybe the press release was fake, but Pei Shi's love for him should be true? Zhong Xiao hated him so much because Pei Shi stole his love
She will not give up until she crosses the Yellow River. Bai Tao is determined not to accept the fact that Pei Shi and she have a fake marriage.
How can this be possible
Unacceptable!
Such an embarrassing and fatal mistake must not happen to me!
How could a normal person have such dramatic misfortune
No, no.
While Bai Tao was comforting herself, she planned to call Zhong Xiao out first - she didn't want to ask Pei Shi directly, that would be so embarrassing that she couldn't breathe or face the situation.
It’s better to get Zhong Xiao out first and trick him.
Besides, I don’t know if it was Bai Tao’s illusion, but now that she thinks about it, she feels that Zhong Xiao is also weird...
*****
Facing his invitation, Zhong Xiao changed his attitude of mocking Bai Tao last time and showed great enthusiasm and caution.
I'm afraid you have something to ask for
As soon as Bai Tao sat down, this guess became true.
"Taotao, I was so anxious last time. Seeing you and Pei Shi being so affectionate, I was jealous and hurt, so I said something I shouldn't have. But you must believe that I have always loved you. Now Pei Shi has sent many letters in the industry, and my capital chain is almost broken. Although my 'Xiao Zhao' does not have your shares and investment, you can see the name of the company and know its deep meaning, right? You must not let Pei Shi..."
"No." Bai Tao said with a straight face, "Also, don't call me Taotao. Do you know each other well?"
Zhong Xiao looked embarrassed: "After all, we are better off..."
It would have been fine if he didn't say anything. Once he said it, Bai Tao's suspicion grew. Although people change over time, but... no matter how Bai Tao looked at Zhong Xiao, she felt that she couldn't be so blind to like this kind of person...
Zhong Xiao was still good-looking in the crowd, but logically speaking, he wasn't enough to please Bai Tao. Besides, he was very gentlemanly and elegant in his conduct, and he talked a lot... But you know, Bai Tao hated men who talked too much!
When a man talks too much, he appears to have no charm or mystery, and becomes shallow and low-level.
According to what Zhong Xiao revealed on the variety show, he had watched the stars and the moon with him, went camping, flew kites, and rode a bike together? It was exactly the same thing he did with Pei Shi
No!
Bai Tao almost slapped her thigh. The things about her and Pei Shi were fake. She wrote them herself and bought the manuscript! Why did Zhong Xiao still do the same thing
Is Zhong Xiao also a fraudster
Thinking of this, Bai Tao no longer felt interested in looking at Zhong Xiao.
Will it...
Bai Tao's heart skipped a beat and she decided to try cheating.
She put on a calm expression: "Zhong Xiao, you must have lied."
Bai Tao calmed down and put on a serious face: "When have I ever flown a kite with you, camped outdoors, or watched the stars and the moon?"
Zhong Xiao was indeed stunned. He looked at Bai Tao inquiringly.
There is indeed something wrong with this watch!
"When you made up my love story with you, I seemed quite happy. When did I ever have such a good time with you?"
Bai Tao was not shy, but Zhong Xiao was indeed shy. He looked at Bai Tao awkwardly and asked tentatively, "Do you remember?"
damn it…
Bai Tao almost took it in one gulp. It turned out that she had had an affair with this Zhong Xiao! It turned out that there was something wrong with her aesthetic taste!
Zhong Xiao was also very thick-skinned. Now that he was exposed, he was still quite calm. He drank a sip of tea and said, "You are not to blame me. You were like that at the beginning. It was really a big blow to me. At the beginning, I agreed to let me accompany you to meet your parents for dinner, to shut up your parents' mouths and ask you to get married, so as not to interfere with your decision to become a cartoonist and let me pretend to be your boyfriend. Although it was not easy for us, you just took me to meet your parents, and then immediately got engaged to Pei Shi and got married. For a while, I was ridiculed by the circle, and everyone said that I was dumped."
At this point, Zhong Xiao turned around and accused Bai Tao, "Men are all superficial. To be fair, I just promoted you as your boyfriend in the circle, and tried my best to help you block the pressure from your parents and your family. But in the end, people in the circle of friends laughed at me and said I was dreaming. You and Pei Shi are engaged."
"Bai Tao, put yourself in his shoes. Even if it's a cooperative relationship, you just agreed to cooperate with him, but you broke the contract without even a verbal notice and turned to find Pei Shi as a new partner. Isn't this inappropriate? According to the spirit of the contract, you should give him some compensation, right?"
Zhong Xiao smiled and blamed Bai Tao for his career failure: "Because of this incident, I had to go abroad to avoid these rumors. As a result, the domestic development happened to be slow in recent years, which caused me to lose the opportunity and wind for entrepreneurship. Now that I am back to start a business, the market has already been divided up."
He glanced at Bai Tao and said, "So you shouldn't be surprised. I'm just asking you to pay a penalty for breach of contract and a late payment fee. After so many years, don't you think you should be compensated?"
Bai Tao simply said: "So when you find that you have no impression of the past, you start to cheat?"
"What you said is too harsh. How can it be called fraud? It's just a beautiful artistic treatment of our past. Aren't you a cartoonist? Shouldn't you know this the best?"
It was clear from Zhong Xiao's words that he did not think he had done anything wrong and seemed quite justified.
Bai Tao thought about it responsibly and felt that it was indeed not his problem, but his own fault. It was his own taste that had problems. Even if they wanted to cooperate, why did he find such a rubbish to cooperate with
She should have looked for Pei Shi from the beginning!
Zhong Xiao was still observing Bai Tao's expression, and when he saw that Bai Tao looked frustrated, he immediately struck while the iron was hot and said, "Besides, you were the one who started this matter. We have been in contact for so many years. I have already let this matter go and planned to return home. I didn't even plan to ask you for compensation."
"Then suddenly there was a news report saying you were cheating on your boyfriend. The paparazzi also released photos saying you were having a night out with a young hunk. Although I didn't see your face, at first glance, the so-called cheating figure's back was yours, wasn't it?"
"Although the photo you took was photoshopped from a few years ago and the background was changed, anyone familiar with it would have recognized it as you." At this point, Zhong Xiao revealed the attitude of a victim, "Look, we could have let the past go, but in the end you dragged me into these things again."
Zhong Xiao hinted, "Originally, you came to talk to me because you wanted to explain clearly that you definitely didn't write this news, but you didn't listen to me and insisted that you and I had cheated... Then I couldn't refuse, so I was coerced and bribed by you into admitting it. Later, I made the best of a bad situation and wanted to take the opportunity to ask you for some interest. In short, this fault is not yours, but yours..."
You deceived someone, and now you blame the deceived person for having a bad brain
Bai Tao almost died: "Are you still feeling wronged?!"
Zhong Xiao blinked and said shamelessly: "If you don't give me some time, aren't you committing a crime?"
Bai Tao almost fainted. So, these fucking cheating photos were also fake? According to the previous press release partner, this news was released by himself.
Why did he think so hard as to post a photo of his affair with Zhong Xiao? Even if his fake marriage with Pei Shi was coming to an end, he could divorce her. Why did he ruin his image before the divorce by posting news about his affair? It was obviously not true. By posting this, wouldn't he be directly confirmed as the party at fault in the marriage? Wouldn't he be at a disadvantage in the division of property when Pei Shi took advantage of him during the divorce? This is unreasonable!
Although she had a lot of questions in her mind, Bai Tao decided to focus on the immediate issue and solve Zhong Xiao's problem.
She couldn't help herself and searched for the photo from the news at that time. Bai Tao showed the photo this time and stared at it for a long time. The more she looked, the more she felt uncomfortable: "This back view doesn't look much like you. Are you that tall, with such a good figure and such long legs? At least I gave you an artistic treatment and put on some insoles for your height increase. And look at yourself, is your skin that white? I adjusted it to at least three shades and even modified your facial shape from the side. Except for the clothes, how else does this look like you?"
"Zhong Xiao, why don't you look in the mirror? Do you look like this? You're already this tall, and you're still sitting there?"
Zhong Xiao paused, as if he was stuck by Bai Tao's question, but soon, the scammer regained his composure and explained calmly: "People tend to see themselves through filters. In their minds, they look like this. Besides, the original photo is at least correct."
"… "
Bai Tao was really speechless.
At this moment, she had no time to argue with Zhong Xiao about his "taking advantage of the situation" scam, and she had a worsening premonition in her heart.
The press release about her love affair with Pei Shi was fake, and the ex-boyfriend Zhong Xiao was also fake.
So what is real around you
Seeing Bai Tao was silent, Zhong Xiao immediately took the opportunity to say, "Bai Tao, although I am really better off with you, I am really devoted to you. When you turned to Pei Shi, I was really in pain for a long time. Pei Shi was a kind of person, and I was also worried that you and him would not be happy. But now that you two are so loving, do you think Pei Shi can help me?"
Bai Tao interrupted Zhong Xiao angrily: "Which eye of yours saw the affection between me and Pei Shi?"
"After returning to China, I read a lot of news about you and Pei Shi's love. I originally thought that he was just a product of your marriage agreement to counter the pressure from your family, but last time I saw how much he cherished you, I thought that you two are really doing well..."
Zhong Xiao said flatteringly: "I'm sorry, I was only inspired by the variety show reminiscing about your so-called 'beautiful' past after reading the news about your love affair..."
Flying kites, camping, watching the stars and the moon, the cause has finally been found.
This is definitely not the type I would like. My brain is so stupid!
Bai Tao now somewhat understood why she had lied to Zhong Xiao's parents and claimed he was her ex-boyfriend - even though this man had bad taste, his poor brain made him easier to control.
but…
The consequences of cooperating with such an idiot are obviously endless!
"You two are really nice. You two shouldn't hold a grudge against me this time..." Zhong Xiao was still complaining, "It's really hard to start a business now. Once the capital chain is broken, I can't maintain my current standard of living..."
Bai Tao couldn't stand it anymore. It was bad enough that he was not smart, but he was also so shameless. It was absolutely amazing.
"Zhong Xiao, I have three pieces of advice for you. First, I don't want you to have anything to do with me anymore. Second, watch less news and don't start a business. You have a bad brain. Third, if you want to maintain your standard of living, you should find a rich woman and live a good life while you are still young. After all, you are still far from being as high-class as me."
Zhong Xiao looked a little embarrassed, but he only cared about one thing: "What about Pei Shi..."
Bai Tao said with a stern face: "Pei Shi can't handle it, you better pray for good luck."
Not to mention Zhong Xiao's trivial matter, Bai Tao's own affairs were enough to give her a headache.
Bai Tao gave Zhong Xiao a formal warning. On the way home, her heart was in a state of confusion, and her feet felt like they were stepping on cotton, one step light and the other soft.
The sudden sense of peace and security she had felt before was gone. She carefully concealed her inner fear and suspicion, and even began to doubt the authenticity of everything around her.
What on earth has happened in these five years? Is there anything else that you have overlooked or don't know
The press release was fake, so how much did Pei Shi deceive himself
On the one hand, she blamed and regretted the stupidity of her preconceived belief in the press release, but on the other hand, she couldn't help but excuse herself - it wasn't all her fault. Look at Zhong Xiao, wasn't he also brainwashed by those love press releases and believed them to be true
The problem is that my writing skills are so good!
A person's character really can't be changed in a short period of time. Bai Tao's mind was in a state of confusion, and after going around in circles, she fell in love again.
Bah! Bah! Bah!
Is it time to fall in love?! Falling in love has already made me fall into a pit!
Bai Tao returned home and looked at everything at home. After thinking it over, she decided to calm down first.
Since he released the love news and then personally photoshopped the picture to release the news of his cheating, what was his purpose
Bai Tao took out the cheating news and read it again. This time, she found the key point emphasized in the news—the cheating was only mentioned briefly in the article, but "It is reported that Pei Shi and Bai Tao are still negotiating the details of the divorce" was given a lot of emphasis.
!
Lawyer Jiao!
Bai Tao suddenly had an idea. Yes, Lawyer Jiao was a well-known divorce lawyer, and from the few words he had communicated with her, Bai Tao was indeed planning to divorce Pei Shi five years later!
Bai Tao initially preconceived that it was because she was blind and cheated on Zhong Xiao five years later that she was forced to divorce Pei Shi as if under a spell. However, the story about Zhong Xiao was fake, so...
So it seems that the divorce is really a divorce
Bai Tao bit her fingernails unconsciously, feeling nervous and uneasy. She wanted to know the truth, but was also a little afraid of knowing it. She had a bad feeling that the closer she got to the truth, the more she would get something she couldn't bear or didn't want to know...
The love with Pei Shi was fake, but wanting a divorce was real.
This realization alone caught Bai Tao completely off guard and made her panic.
Then why did Pei Shi lie to me? And why did he keep pretending to be a loving couple with me and there was nothing wrong with them
…
By the time Bai Tao reacted, she had already dialed Lawyer Jiao's number—
"Lawyer Jiao, did I contact you before because I was planning to divorce you?"
"That's right, is there any problem, Ms. Bai?"
"Can you tell me why you divorced me in the first place?"
Although this question was a bit confusing, Lawyer Jiao obviously had good professional ethics and gave a simple answer: "As lawyers, we will not delve too much into the private life of the client or the reasons for doing something. But at that time, you were very determined to divorce, and even published fake news that you had cheated on me. You said that you had cheated on me, and Mr. Pei would not be willing to be cuckolded, so he would definitely agree to the divorce..."
Lawyer Jiao actually knew about the fake news!
But soon, Bai Tao felt uncomfortable: "But why did you publish such a press release? They are divorced, shouldn't you publish news about Pei Shi's cheating to fight the public opinion war? If you publish your cheating, won't Pei Shi catch you and make you the one at fault for cheating during the marriage, and you will lose money?"
Bai Tao said this and kindly interrupted to explain: "I'm sorry, I had a car accident before and damaged my brain, so I have some things..."
In the end, Bai Tao responded with surprise and gratitude from Lawyer Jiao: "Wow! Your brain seems to have finally recovered!"
"… "
Once he understood why Bai Tao suddenly asked such a question, Lawyer Jiao seemed to finally let go of the stone in his heart, and spoke more relaxedly: "Ms. Bai, what you just said is what I advised you before. You are already divorced. Even if you really cheated, you should destroy the evidence and put the blame on others, not to mention publishing that kind of fake news! But you refused to listen and insisted on publishing the news, saying that it was only you who cheated, and you didn't care about the money, but you definitely wouldn't lose face. It's just that you dumped Mr. Pei and cheated on Mr. Pei..."
When Lawyer Jiao talked about this, he seemed to have some reservations: "If the parties want to divide up the maximum amount of property during the divorce, they should listen to the professional opinions of our lawyers and not do whatever they want. Now that I see the logic of your analysis just now, I feel that you have finally figured it out!"
He immediately entered the business mode: "So, Miss Bai, do you want to continue the divorce lawsuit now? I have seen that Mr. Pei's Shilai Technology is about to go public. If we choose to sue at this time, we will catch the turtle in the jar. Moreover, it is very likely that we can discuss with Mr. Pei first. In order not to affect the listing, he firmly opposed the divorce at the critical period. He agreed to make a divorce agreement that is beneficial to you first, and then register the divorce after the listing is completed. As long as you say a word, we will let go and will definitely strive for the most favorable property division plan for you. You can go first..."
The speaker may not mean it, but the listener may take it seriously. Bai Tao exploded immediately: "Pei Shi agreed to divorce?!"
Lawyer Jiao was shocked: "I didn't agree before the listing..."
"So he agreed to divorce after the listing?"
"Something like that?"
Lawyer Jiao was very tired from all the shocks. He didn't know whether his client wanted a divorce or not... His brain was sometimes working well and sometimes not...
"Pei Shi's meaning is that the divorce is fine, but why delay it until the listing is completed? Can you give me more money for this?"
"That's right..."
Pop.
Lawyer Jiao wanted to say something but Bai Tao hung up the phone.
So should this marriage be divorced or not? Should this business of mine be continued or not