Why? You ask?
Because he wanted to corner Qiao Qiao. He wanted to make her submit and admit to the media that they are indeed together. Yu Jing must have known that Qiao Qiao does not really like him.
Not that Lily blames him. This was all Qiao Qiao's doing and now… she will be forced to marry a manipulative man that she does not love. Her schemes had backfired on her.
Unless Qiao Qiao would contact whoever is behind her to help her get out of this matter, then… she is ruined.
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Beijing, China.
Yu Jing couldn't stop the smile on his face as he held his woman's hands. "You have been very silent lately. Is there something wrong?" he asked as he stroked the back of Qiao Qiao's hand. "You can always tell me everything." His voice turned soft. "What is it?"
Qiao Qiao lifted her head and eyed Yu Jing���s face. She slowly shook her head and gave him a smile that didn't reach her eyes. The press conference earlier was akin to her declaring that she lost. She had fallen into a trap- her own trap.
She had always looked down on Yu Jing not just because of his appearance but because she thought he was really easy to manipulate. Just a little tear and the latter would immediately give her what she wanted. Seducing someone like this was too easy for her.
She was wrong — so wrong. The man was slick and really smart. Acting like a man smothered by Qiao Qiao as he waited. Like a snake, the man waited for the right time to capture her.
If her guess was right, Yu Jing should have already known that Lily will retaliate and will force her into a desperate situation like this. He must have known that Lily would reveal their photos and… Qiao Qiao didn't continue her thoughts when she realized something.
The photos that were posted really looked like they were taken inside the house. It was as if…
Qiao Qiao paled. It was as if it came from a hidden camera! She felt her hand trembled as she thought of the possibility that this was all orchestrated by Yu Jing because he knew that she won't be staying with him once this is done.
It was as if the world narrowed down on her as she thought of Yu Jing releasing all those photos just to make her agree to marry him! Was that even possible?
"Qiao Qiao… you look pale." Yu Jing's smiling face immediately made her feel disgusted. "Are you alright?"
"I — I am not feeling well." She leaned on his shoulders as she masked the fury in her eyes. "How far are we from the hotel?" She changed the topic. Tomorrow is Yu Jing's grandfather's birthday and they are already on their way to the hotel in Hong Kong where they will stay for the night.
"Oh… About twenty minutes." Yu Jing wrapped his arms around Qiao Qiao, as an unfathomable emotion flashed in his eyes.
"Then… I will sleep first. Please wake me up later." Qiao Qiao wanted to pretend that she was asleep so she could avoid talking to this man. Since Yu Jing had been ruthless in dealing with her, Qiao Qiao decided to be ruthless and schemed against this man as well. Does this man think that this is all the end? That he already won?
"Oh. I want to talk to you about something. This is about your endorsements."
Qiao Qiao's eyes flew open when she heard the man's words. "What about it?"
"Well… people are saying that you are stealing endorsements from other actors. Because of this, I asked Manager Hao to make Cindy post something about this matter. I want her to say that she willingly gave you the endorsement."
"Did she agree?" A flashed on hope can be seen in Qiao Qiao's eyes. But it was short-lived. When she remembered the disgust in Manager Hao's eyes she knew…
"Yes, they did." His words interrupted her thoughts.
"They agreed?"
"Yes. I threatened them so they had no choice." His nonchalance made Qiao Qiao nervous. What if… What if they asked for Lily's help? What if…
"Jing… I think threatening them is wrong."
"Qiao Qiao… there is no wrong when it comes to this matter. She agreed to give it to you before. I was only asking her to tell her fans about it. Then we use it against her and boost your name in the process."
Qiao Qiao turned silent. How did she miss this? How did she miss Yu Jing's ruthless mind? Once again, Qiao Qiao started blaming herself because of her stupidity. She was too full of herself that she failed to notice the cruelty that this man can do.
"Alright then." She nodded. Does she even have a choice anymore?
"Good! Now you sleep!" Yu Jing held her closer. His Qiao Qiao deserved everything in this world, and he will do everything to give it to her.
In Yu Jing's mind, whatever he did was good as long as the result was also good. It is a classic Consequentialism. Something that he learned from his grandfather.
Everything that he does can only be judged by its effects. Whatever he did to obtain the woman that he loves is not bad because, well… the effects made him happy. A smile blossomed on his face as he thought about living a prosperous life with his beautiful bride.
If this isn't luck… then what is?
He could only thank Lily and Zhou Jingren for pushing Qiao Qiao towards him. In fact, Yu Jing is planning to send them a gift of gratitude. After all, because of them, Qiao Qiao got his attention. Once again, he leaned down to kiss Qiao Qiao's forehead. Life is good — it's really good!
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