Supreme Warrior in the City

Chapter 355: Chapter 354 This Is Really an Actor

Zhao Kaiwen’s face was filled with pain, ”Ying’er, how can you talk like this? Have you forgotten the happy times we spent together? During that time, I was very happy, and so were you. We were together whenever we had the chance, all night long. Was all of that fake? You... you’re now saying that we had no relationship, how can you justify this to me?”

The audience below became even rowdier, with some even whistling. It all sounded scandalously titillating.

”When have I ever been with you!” Ying’er said, her face pale with anger.

”You’ve forgotten, the happy days we spent together,” Zhao Kaiwen said nostalgically. ”That time when we were shooting the TV series, you’d sneak into my room at night, sometimes I’d sneak into your room, we held each other every day until dawn. Sometimes, you were so sleep-deprived you could barely keep your eyes open while acting; have you really forgotten all this?”

Zhao Kaiwen’s accusations became more and more outrageous, and the audience’s laughter grew louder and more boisterous. They loved juicy scandals like this.

”I admit, I’m just a minor star, and my family background doesn’t match up to yours. But I really love you. And didn’t you say that among all your boyfriends, I was the most muscular, that I could make you the most comfortable? Do you really have to choose those with better family backgrounds?”

”When we were together, you sometimes stayed out all night with other men, telling me you were with your besties, and I accepted that. I knew what you were up to, but I really loved you, so I was willing to tolerate everything about you.”

”But why can’t you give me a chance? I was truly heartbroken last time, which is why I suggested we break up, but that wasn’t what I really wanted, I... I still can’t let go of you...”

Zhao Kaiwen spoke with sobs, embodying the image of a tragically devoted male lead in an idol drama. Except his tears only circled in his eyes, never spilling over, and his eyeballs were surreptitiously scanning the audience, clearly gauging their reactions.

He was just a third-rate star, hardly anyone sought him out even for walk-on parts. Becoming famous was an impossibility.

By slandering Ying’er, he could not only leech off her popularity to boost his own reputation but also make a good sum of money. It was a win-win for him.

Before, no one knew who Zhao Kaiwen was, but after the past few days’ events, the name Zhao Kaiwen had made headlines several times. Such an occurrence was beyond his wildest dreams. Now that it had come true, how could he not be excited?

The crowd around them continued to make noise and cheer, some even clamored for Zhao Kaiwen to share the intimate details.

Ying’er’s face turned red with anger; she tried to refute the claims several times, but no one paid attention to her. After all, without evidence, people would rather believe Zhao Kaiwen’s words.

Just then, Su Yang’s voice came through the earpiece, ”Don’t be angry, just ask him what I told you to.”

Ying’er faltered, just after she finished singing, Su Yang had told her through the earpiece to begin clearing her name of the plagiarism charges. Now Su Yang was speaking again; did he have a way to deal with Zhao Kaiwen?

Soon after, Su Yang’s words came through, and Ying’er, following his instruction, spoke in a heavy tone, ”Zhao Kaiwen, since you say we had a relationship and that we’ve been together for so long, fine, I have a few questions for you. Can you answer them?”

The audience had been noisy up until now, but Ying’er’s sudden change in approach silenced them. Everyone stared intently at the two of them on stage, waiting for explosive news to follow.

Zhao Kaiwen was also taken aback; confident in Ying’er’s temperament, he had dared to boldly make his claims here. He hadn’t expected Ying’er to respond so calmly with questions, which momentarily threw him off balance.

After a moment of silence, Zhao Kaiwen spoke again, ”Ying’er, our feelings were genuine, I’ve always felt...”

”Enough with the nonsense!” Ying’er cut in coldly. ”Are you too scared to answer my questions because you know you’re lying, because you have a guilty conscience and dare not face the truth?”

As these words came out, the scene erupted with noise, and everyone turned to look at Zhao Kaiwen.

Yes, Ying’er finally responded directly to this matter, but you didn’t answer. Could this be slander?

Zhao Kaiwen was somewhat anxious. He was struggling to deal with such a situation.

However, seeing the eyes of everyone around him, he ultimately had no choice but to stiffen up and say, ”You... Ask away, I truly love you, and what’s between us is real, why would I have a guilty conscience!”

”Fine, then let me ask you, when was the last time we met!” Ying’er said sternly.

”It was... it was on the seventh of last month...” Zhao Kaiwen’s voice was somewhat uncertain.

Actually, before this, Huo Dongjun had instructed him to study Ying’er’s itinerary. That way, he could align his story with Ying’er’s schedule to avoid being exposed.

”The seventh of last month, where?” Ying’er asked.

”Right here in Pingzhuang City. You were here for a singing competition promotion, and I came as well,” Zhao Kaiwen said.

The people below all nodded in agreement; many were aware of Ying’er’s promotional event here. Moreover, Zhao Kaiwen had indeed been in Pingzhuang City at that time, and both time and location matched.

”What did we do that day?” Ying’er asked again.

”What else can a couple do when they meet?” Zhao Kaiwen joked with a smile. ”Have you forgotten? In that hotel, how many times did we do it?”

The scene was rowdy once again, with someone starting to whistle—it was too provocative.

Ying’er’s face turned red with anger as she shouted, ”Which hotel? State its name and location. And when exactly, the exact time, spit it out!”

”This... It’s been too long, I can’t remember!” Zhao Kaiwen said.

”You can’t remember, or you haven’t figured out how to lie?” Ying’er asked coldly.

The crowd became noisy once again. If you can’t remember something from last month, aren’t you lying?

Zhao Kaiwen was somewhat stunned, carefully recalling the information Huo Dongjun had given him, and then he remembered the hotel where Ying’er stayed and exclaimed loudly, ”It was at Huayue Hotel, at nine o’clock in the evening!”

”Huayue Hotel, right!” Ying’er sneered and nodded. ”Fine, let’s not talk about that for now. You said we had dated before, so where did we pledge our love and meet? State the locations, state the times!”

”I...” Zhao Kaiwen was flustered. Ying’er’s relentless questioning was more than he could handle. He was lying; how could he have thought everything through so thoroughly?

”Why aren’t you answering?” Ying’er said coldly. ”Didn’t think I would ask like this, so you weren’t prepared, were you? If you can’t answer, hmm, that can only mean you are slandering me! Do you know what kind of consequences defamation brings?”