Chapter 23: Hitting is Love, Scolding is Love

Jian Hongyou laughed awkwardly, “Right… hitting is love, scolding is love.”

“Oh?”

Yu Nanzheng’s eyes narrowed, and he suddenly leaned closer to her, his smile mischievous.

“Are you saying you love me?”

“Cough, cough, cough…”

Jian Hongyou choked.

“Love, the kind of love between good buddies.”

“You’re not a man.”

“Who said only men can be good buddies! You can ignore my gender and treat me like a man.”

“I’m straight.”

Yu Nanzheng sat up straight, a flicker of sadness in his eyes.

Jian Hongyou felt something was off about this conversation, though she couldn’t put her finger on it.

It just felt weird.

If she had known Yu Nanzheng would become her protector, she should have been nicer to him in school.

Now she felt a little guilty.

Jian Hongyou changed the topic, “Are you really going to sue Pumpkin Newspaper?”

Yu Nanzheng’s face turned cold, “Their reporter spread rumors about my fake marriage and defamed my wife, Yu Nanzheng. Shouldn’t I sue them?”

“Wow! Yu Nanzheng, you’re a domineering CEO now, you’ve moved me.”

Jian Hongyou cupped her face, winking at Yu Nanzheng, sly like a fox.

Yu Nanzheng sighed helplessly again.

But he didn’t reveal anything.

“Don’t overthink it, I’m doing this entirely for the sake of our Yu family and Hengsheng Group’s reputation.”

“Yes, yes, I’m not overthinking it, Mr. Yu’s reputation and dignity are not to be violated, I’m just riding on your coattails. Don’t worry, I understand.”

Yu Nanzheng pursed his lips, turned to look out the window, acting like he didn’t want to talk to her.

Jian Hongyou was confused.

Soon, the news of Hengsheng Group sending a lawyer’s letter to Pumpkin Newspaper topped the trending searches.

The reporters who had been to the hotel that day were terrified.

They seemed to have angered someone they shouldn’t have.

Lin Yushan saw the news and her hands trembled with excitement.

Hengsheng Group sending a lawyer’s letter means that Yu Nanzheng is really the prince!

If she could get close to the prince…

That’s the Yu family, that’s Hengsheng Group, a hundred Guan families wouldn’t be enough to compare.

But she needed to know what the relationship between Jian Hongyou and Yu Nanzheng was.

She still didn’t believe that Jian Hongyou could marry Yu Nanzheng.

Yu Nanzheng is the only son of the Yu family’s third generation, if he got married, it would be a sensation across the city, no, across the country.

How could it be so low-key!

And the media didn’t get any information.

However, Jian Hongyou being able to sign with Fengxing, most likely has something to do with Yu Nanzheng.

This woman is really a vixen, even when she was so down and out, she could still hook up with the prince.

Guan Huai also saw the news, and he became even more convinced that Yu Nanzheng’s identity was not simple.

The assistant came in to report, “Mr. Guan, I found out what you asked me to investigate. There is indeed a person named Yu Nanzheng in Hengsheng Group.”

“Who?”

“The CEO of Hengsheng Group, he just took office recently, he’s the only son of the former CEO, Yu Wei-ye, the legendary prince.”

Click, a pen fell to the ground, rolling to the assistant’s feet.

The assistant looked at the startled Mr. Guan, picked up the pen and put it in front of him.

After a while, Guan Huai asked, “Check the marital status of that prince.”

“Okay.”

The assistant retreated again.

Jian Hongyou went to the company to shoot the costume drama’s makeup photos.

Fengxing quickly released makeup photos of all the actors in the costume drama on their official website, Jian Hongyou was listed first.

She was wearing a green embroidered robe, holding a silk handkerchief in her hand, her hair was tied up, adorned with an exquisite jade hairpin.

Jian Hongyou is the kind of actor who can play any role convincingly, she’s extremely talented, the kind who is blessed by heaven.

In the makeup photo, she looked like a gentle and dignified lady of noble birth.

The other actors were a few young male and female leads that Fengxing was promoting.

Interestingly, Fengxing’s leading lady, Zhuang Xiaohui, actually played the second female lead this time, the white moonlight of the male lead’s husband, a lady who returned from studying abroad.

You know, Zhuang Xiaohui had only played a few supporting roles when she first debuted, and she has been playing the female lead ever since.

There were rumors that she had a strong background, her family was in business, and she used her family’s money to invest in the TV series she starred in.

But she never responded directly.

As soon as Fengxing released the makeup photos, the internet went crazy.

【OMG! Is that Jian Hongyou? Someone tell me it’s fake, I don’t believe it!】

【It’s the female demon! The announcement released by Fengxing even tagged all the actors, including Jian Hongyou. By the way, is Fengxing planning to promote Jian Hongyou? She just joined and they made Fengxing’s leading lady play the supporting role for her, that’s hilarious! How could she be worthy?】

【To be honest, Jian Hongyou is very beautiful, and her acting is also good, Fengxing giving her this role is the right choice. Although Zhuang Xiaohui is a traffic queen, her acting has always been criticized, Fengxing giving her a second female lead is already very good.】

【The person upstairs, are you farting? Are you the female demon’s small account? Stop whitewashing, no matter how much you wash, you can’t save the female demon. Her acting is good, so what, her character is bad, she should be condemned. Xiaohui is so good, she’s beautiful, kind-hearted, and has the right values. Chasing stars should be chasing those with positive energy.】

【Support the female demon, are you also a mistress kept by an old man? Disgusting! Get out!】

【The person upstairs, stop arguing, go to Fengxing’s official account and check, there’s new news.】

Everyone quickly changed the venue.

Fengxing official account: 【Our company has decided to sue a series of accounts that spread rumors and defamed our artist Jian Hongyou online recently. We will resolutely defend the legitimate rights and interests of our artists.】

【Wow! Is Fengxing crazy? What did Jian Hongyou do? Fengxing is treating her like a treasure.】

【Thank goodness I didn’t say anything bad about Jian Hongyou, I’m scared!】

The netizens who were still scolding Jian Hongyou a second ago calmed down, they frantically logged out of their accounts and ran away.

Jian Hongyou was moved by Fengxing’s actions.

She called Yu Nanzheng.

“Yu Nanzheng, give me your sister’s phone number, I want to invite her to dinner.”

Yu Nanzheng gritted his teeth, “Do you have money?”

“No, you lend me some first.”

“No!”

“Yu Nanzheng, don’t be stingy, I’ll pay you back.”

“Pay back the previous ones first.”

“Stingy!”

Jian Hongyou hung up the phone angrily.

Yu Nanzheng raised his head, ignoring the curious and surprised looks in the conference room, calmly said, “Continue.”

Jian Hongyou didn’t get Yu Xiangyi’s phone number, so she could only give up and thank Yu Xiangyi later.

Guan Huai’s assistant didn’t find out Yu Nanzheng’s marital status.

But Guan Huai felt uneasy, the internet was full of news about Fengxing promoting Jian Hongyou.

After leaving him, Jian Hongyou became even more radiant and dazzling, further and further away from him.

Guan Huai felt a strange sense of unease in his heart.

If he had known it would be like this, he shouldn’t have been so ruthless, he should have left her some announcements, then Jian Hongyou wouldn’t have left.

At least he could still see her under his nose.

Whether she married the prince or not, the fact that Jian Hongyou is now connected to the prince is a fact.

Guan Huai admitted, he was jealous.