He looked like a mischievous, adorable Samoyed that had done something wrong, his shiny, big eyes gazing at her, wet and glistening.
"I, I won’t just refuse to participate in the show, I also... I won’t act in TV dramas anymore! I won’t release new albums either! If anyone asks me why I’m slacking off, I’ll say it’s because of you! I, I’ll have Uncle Yin dock your pay, and you’ll be liable for associated damages!"
The "abandonment" in front of him was truly beyond Yu Zexiao’s understanding. He just couldn’t comprehend why Jian Anning was unlike anyone else. He knew she often bossed him around and was seldom compliant. But, every time he lost his temper, she would eventually give in.
"Then don’t go. Anyway, I’ll be submitting my resignation tomorrow, and I will no longer be an employee of Starlight Entertainment. If you want to ruin your own entertainment career, it has nothing to do with me."
"You!—" Yu Zexiao’s eyes widened in disbelief; he had never realized that even threats of this nature were ineffective on her! What was wrong with this woman? When he had acted before, even if she was unhappy, she would still obediently listen. So, why was it different now?
He couldn’t believe she would really leave, but her gaze was too serene, her expression too stern. So stern that he felt a little worried, apprehensive, and at the same time, a thought called "loss" suddenly flooded his mind!
He seemed to realize that Jian Anning’s anger was real, and her decision to leave him was serious!
If, if he didn’t do something, it might really be possible that she would leave!
And his own pride in his appearance, body, singing voice, the status of an idol, was worth nothing in her eyes!
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As he was lost in confusion, a stagehand noticed the signal from the director, indicating that it was almost time for the next guest to go on. Yu Zexiao had to be on camera immediately.
The stagehand hesitated for a moment but still approached, "Zexiao, it’s your turn to go on."
Yu Zexiao felt like he was on the verge of a breakdown. With his feelings in turmoil, how could he be in the mood for performing on a show? If previously he was just being capricious, not wanting to participate like a child demanding a toy from his parents, what would happen if the child threw a tantrum or sulked to coerce the parents to give in? But what if the parents simply walked away?
Then all the means he had relied on to make threats would be rendered useless. If he didn’t stand up and catch up to them now, wouldn’t he be doomed if his parents really left?
However, at this moment, it didn’t seem like Jian Anning would easily turn back.
"Ann, Anning..." His previously imperious and arrogant demeanor vanished in an instant. At this time, he was like a little child abandoned by his parents, reaching out, grasping her sleeve, "Can’t you, just not leave?"
Jian Anning ignored him, and she didn’t even glance back at him, silently withdrawing her hand.
The moment her sleeve left the palm of his hand, Yu Zexiao almost gathered up a surge of anxious impulse; he said with a hint of grievance, "I just don’t like you being so close to Lu Jiayuan. He’s not a good person, I..." As he spoke, he suddenly felt that his tone was a bit too... weak, something he wasn’t accustomed to, and he quickly argued with a rebuttal: