THE CEO's LOVE 137 Entangled

"Nothing much." Truth is that he didn't even care, and wasn't threatened by what his family would say.

Jingyao sighed. This will be very hard, and he has made up his mind.

They drank for a while more and Zhaolin decided to leave.

"You can just sleep here and return in the morning," Jingyao offered.

Zhaolin didn't have a single problem spending his night over at Jingyao's place.

***

A refres.h.i.+ng new week, at the shooting area. Xueyan was studying her scripts, everyone else was here excluding Fangxi and her minions. She was delaying the shoot already.

Producer Fang went to a side to call her, "h.e.l.lo, Miss Ru."

"Oh, ouch. Oh it hurts." He heard her complaints and closed his eyes and ma.s.saged his temple.

"Can you tell me what is wrong now?"

"Uhm, producer, I'm not doing well, I can't even walk..." She trailed off on purpose.

"Alright, take your time in healing." He hung up then strode to the director. "Fangxi says she's sick and can't walk."

The director was stunned. "What does that mean?"

Producer Fang shrugged, "I think we should just shoot other scenes. We can't waste the whole day,"

Director Ye sighed. "She always has an excuse. If care isn't taken, she will lose her fans to Xueyan. Did you see how Xueyan gained five hundred thousand followers with one single post."

"Yes, it appals me." Producer Fang took the scripts and went to distribute them.

Qiangshen and Yichen sat together under a large umbrella, "Why is she not here yet?" Qiangshen asked.

Yichen remained expressionless. "I don't know,"

Qiangshen smiled. "Moron,"

Meanwhile at the Xings hospital, Ru Fangxi kept whining about how her waist hurts.

"You're fine, Fangxi! Stop with all the pretence," Songyan sat back on her chair after just checking Fangxi up for the umpteenth time. "You're delaying me, just get off that bed and go work."

Fangxi rolled her eyes, sat up in bed. "You're such a bad doctor, you can't even make me feel better."

Songyan started laughing. "You're truly crazy! You should stop pretending!"

"Songyan, I'm your sister!"

"Wicked sister, would suit you better!"

Fangxi growled. "Ah! Whatever! You're so useless!"

Songyan relaxed in her chair, as she twirled a pen in her hand. "Your bones are perfectly fine. Even your b.u.t.tocks..." She paused and grinned at Fangxi. "Huang Mingfe will still find it tasty," and she roared out in laughter. "Who hurt your b.u.t.tocks anyway?"

Fangxi grimaced. "You expect me to answer after you made a joke out of me?"

"Hahaha, you look like almost puppy with that face."

"Songyan I'm warning you!" Fangxi didn't enjoy being teased especially from Songyan. Her cousin sister's tongue was venomous and she couldn't find the best word to use. "Just shut up if you don't know what to say,"

The door opened and Deng Yue and Yin Anhao came sauntering in.

Songyan growled. "And here are the puppets,"

Deng Yue simply ignored her but Yin Anhao felt like slapping Songyan across the face.

Songyan knew Yin Anhao was glaring at her so she hummed a song while filing her nail. "Whomever kicked your b.u.t.tocks must be so strong. Stay far away so your bones doesn't crack in to pieces."

Fangxi ignored Songyan and continued dressing up. 

"You should worry more if you would change careers soon. A nun would suit you better," Yin Anhao commented.

"Flies everywhere." Songyan said then blew on her nails. "A dog barking when it's owner is talking, shows how trained it is. Poor home training!"

Yin Anhao reached to grab Songyan by the hair but Fangxi blocked her. "Learn to control yourself." Fangxi warned. "Don't forget she's my sister."

Yin Anhao sneered. "Tell her to learn how to speak too! She is insulting me for no reason!"

As all these was going on, Deng Yue was browsing on her phone. If she tried to search, Bai Xueyan name would keep popping up. 

She ma.s.saged her temple, "Fangxi, I think we should head to the shooting area. Everyone's there and will surely be expecting us ."

"Like I care?" Fangxi wasn't pleased. "They didn't call to find out what was delaying me instead rus.h.i.+ng me to arrive quickly."

"I heard brother Mingfe will be completing his scenes today as he has been shooting since last week and will be traveling out of the country tomorrow. You sure you don't want to be there?" Deng Yue knew how much her friend like Mingfe. So that would be the only way to get her to go to the shooting area.

Fangxi gasped. "You never told me about that!" As if her brain was just powered on, she left her two friends in Songyan's office and sped out. Huang Mingfe was leaving the country? No way, would her heart allow it. 

As soon as they arrived, she went to change. Then came to stand in front of the stunned Director Ye, "I thought you had been too sick to move," he said rather than asking.

"I'm much better now," she said whilst smiling.

"Do you think she went to st.i.tch up her b.u.t.tocks?" Yuxi whispered into Xueyan's ear and it made Xueyan chuckle.

Fangxi turned to glare at her. "What is so funny?"

Xueyan looked away, not bothering to answer. Fangxi was a psychopath. It would do her more good to ignore Fangxi.

The nonchalant att.i.tude from Xueyan shocked Fangxi, she snorted opened her mouth ready to shoot fires when Huang Mingfe walked out from the behind the curtain. She immediately shut it as a smile graced her face.

Huang Mingfe suddenly smiled back at her, and she thought she was seeing things. Fangxi was momentarily shocked.

The director looked in between her and the young man behind him. You better don't give her hopes. He said in his mind.

Everyone knew how much Fangxi admired Mingfe just that the latter didn't want to be entangled in any relations.h.i.+p. He kept it simple, the time when he had decided to become cool friends with Fangxi, she pushed it over board. Even kissed him during a shoot, which was never part of the scene. From that day, Mingfe distanced himself from her and even other actresses.

But the surprising part, is that they all interacted with Xueyan. He had even pa.s.sed her a mineral water some minutes ago, thankfully Fangxi hadn't been here to witness it or else she would have gotten drunk with jealousy.

"Fangxi?" He called her back to the present. Her mood seemed to have skyrocketed as she beamed brightly at him.

"Yes," she tilted her head to the side like a cartoon character that was dearly touched.

"Go get your hair decorated. And he ready for your scene."

Soon everywhere quietened down, in a big decorated room. Dragons curled around the pillars of the room. The room was extra large, the bed too was king sized.

Fangxi was curled up in the large bed, maid servants lined up to the door. The instant she stirred, three maids rushed forward with a bowl of water, one held a twig, the other held a face towel.

"Good morning royal empress," they greeted.

She was dressed in a white night dress, her white skin was as smooth as silk. She yawned and stretched lazily.

One of the maid gently took her leg and washed it the bowl, she repeated the action again to the second leg.

The second stretched out her palm, Fangxi took it, frowned and threw it away. "What is this‽" Her raging voice sent shock through the servants as they straightened their spine.

The maid quickly apologized. "I'm... I'm sorry my lady. Please forgive me,"

"Forgive you?" She stood up and slapped the girl across her face, printing red fingers on the maid's face. "Go get me another twig!" She suddenly clutched her stomach, then started ma.s.saging her temple. "Oh my, do you want to kill my child?"

The royal empress being pregnant was a nightmare they never dreamt of. Her mood swings ruined everything. She would get mad at the littlest thing. Act like a spoilt brat. Then cry and complain to the emperor.

They all knelt down, chanting an apology. "We're sorry your royal empress!"

"Get out! Get out!" She screamed on top of her lungs.

The maids immediately exited and left her to herself. "Y'all really left? I will make sure you can sit with your b.u.t.tocks for a whole week!" 

The maids rushed back in. They knew she meant every word she said. She had become extra heartless after she became pregnant.

Fangxi chest rose and fell, the door was pushed open from outside as the emperor entered. All the maids went on their two kneels, whilst bowing.

He was dressed in a red robe, the tip of his sleeves was in gold. His hands behind his back, and his gait was well composed.

When she saw him, she started crying. Like she had been hurt badly.

Unfortunately her tears weren't streaming.