CHAPTER 76: CHAPTER 67: SHE’LL NEVER HAVE IT EASY AGAIN

The sound of a crash echoed, the kettle dropped on the ground, spilling some hot water. Fortunately, Li Xin reacted quickly and stepped back, avoiding getting splashed.

She trembled with her phone in hand, still frightened.

Her mind was filled with the news of Jiang Ruan becoming the global ambassador for the Bao Group.

Why, why is it her?

Thinking of Bao Ye, Li Xin gritted her teeth, her eyes filled with intense resentment.

Rong Cheng was startled awake by the sound, opened his eyes and looked over, frowning tightly, "What happened?"

"How did the kettle fall for no reason?"

Ever since Rong Cheng fell that night, he had a severe fracture in his right leg and was hospitalized.

To avoid any trouble, he hid this from his wife, claiming he was on a business trip and let Li Xin take care of him here.

Li Xin said, "It’s okay, my hand slipped accidentally."

"Did you get burned?" Rong Cheng asked, "Stop doing this, let the nurse handle it."

Li Xin’s mind wasn’t even on it; as a young lady, she had never served anyone, especially an old man like him.

Letting the nurse handle it was something she was eager for.

So she agreed immediately, "Okay."

Soon, the nurse came in to clean up.

Li Xin handed a cup of warm water, helped Rong Cheng sit up, and fed him while suppressing her disgust. "Tomorrow, there’s a new drama press conference. I have to go, if it ends late, I might not come back."

Upon hearing this, Rong Cheng said, "Okay."

While drinking water, he pondered for a moment and suddenly asked Li Xin, "How’s your relationship with the director of the drama team?"

Li Xin was a bit embarrassed, "So-so."

"How’s his relationship with that Jiang Ruan and Bai Yi? Is it good?"

Li Xin responded, "Yes."

Rong Cheng contemplated and spoke, "This matter is a bit too strange. If I’m not mistaken, there must be someone backing that Jiang Ruan, and it’s no minor character."

"It must be some powerful figure from Beijing."

"To be able to involve the mayor as a backup, this woman is no simple character."

Rong Cheng sneered; he wasn’t a fool.

Such perfect coincidences rarely happen in this world.

Li Xin’s eyes widened, "Jiang Ruan?"

She was driven mad with jealousy, "I always felt she’s no simple person. A newcomer with no background becomes famous right after entering the entertainment circle, getting all the good resources. She must have been kept by someone for a long time."

Li Xin asked him, "Could it be that the mayor is the person behind her?"

Rong Cheng frowned, "Don’t talk nonsense."

"Mayor Zou’s wife is in the political scene, her rank is no lower than his. They are a loving couple. Mayor Zou is not that kind of person."

But Li Xin sneered, "Aren’t men all dignified on the surface but who knows what they do behind?"

Even Rong Cheng, known as a loving husband, was easily seduced by her.

"It’s definitely not him," Rong Cheng said with a firm tone.

"Then who is it?" Li Xin sneered, "It can’t possibly be Bao Ye, can it?"

"As far as I know, Bao Ye hasn’t had a woman all these years and is particularly resistant to women getting close, except for that rumored actress Su Wan."

"If you said it’s Mayor Zou, I’d believe it, but Bao Ye—I’d never believe it."

Hearing this, Rong Cheng stared at her warily and coldly questioned, "Are you very familiar with Bao Ye?"

"Nothing is absolute. Do you trust him that much?"

Li Xin’s mind recalled the imposing figure of the man last night, and the illusion shattered instantly with these words.

She clenched her fingertips, suppressing her anxiety, "No, I’ve just heard rumors that Bao Ye is a cold-hearted person, ruthless and unfeeling, isn’t he?"

"And being the president of Bao Group, with such a strong background, he wouldn’t look at a woman like Jiang Ruan, would he?"

With no identity, no background.

Except for that face, she has nothing.

In high society, everything is very realistic, prioritizing marriage of equals.

This notion is deeply ingrained in Li Xin’s mind.

She felt it should be like this.

But Rong Cheng didn’t agree. He snorted coldly, "Don’t view things with your judgment."

"Forget it, I’ll let someone investigate. You don’t need to worry about it."

Li Xin said, "Okay."

Lying on the hospital bed, Rong Cheng’s right leg was in a cast, and looking at his leg, he had nowhere to vent his frustrations.

Mayor Zou hadn’t even contacted him yet.

To take revenge for her, he ended up like this and even offended Mayor Zou. It was truly not worth it.

Rong Cheng could only take his frustration out on Li Xin. He said, "Go lock the door."

Li Xin was surprised, "Huh, why lock the door?"

Rong Cheng, impatient, "I told you to go, so go."

The domineering tone was something he’d never shown before.

But Li Xin knew this time it was because of her that he became like this.

Suppressing her grievance, she bit her lip and turned to leave.

As soon as she locked the door and returned to the bedside, she heard Rong Cheng’s voice, "Take off your clothes."

Li Xin suddenly looked up, panicked, "Brother Rong, this is a hospital, and you’re injured."

"No way."

Rong Cheng grabbed her dress and pulled her over directly, pinning her to the bed, tearing it with a ripping sound, "I said it’s okay, so it’s okay."

"If it weren’t for you, this bitch, would I be in this situation now?"

"Bitch! Bitch!"

"You knew someone was backing Jiang Ruan, why didn’t you tell me earlier, huh? You deliberately set me up, didn’t you?"

He slapped her hard several times.

Grabbing her tightly.

Li Xin cried out in pain, begging for mercy, "Brother Rong, I didn’t know before either. Please stop hitting me."

In her heart, she hated Jiang Ruan even more, wishing she could flay her and peel off her skin.

Li Xin felt incredibly aggrieved and wronged, why is Jiang Ruan living proudly while she, a dignified young lady, is reduced to such a state.

The intense resentment made her eyes red, biting her lips hard.

Her begging did not earn Rong Cheng’s sympathy.

In Rong Cheng’s eyes, Li Xin was just a plaything, something to amuse him when he was happy.

When unhappy, she had to endure.

Hearing her cries, Rong Cheng became even more pleased, hitting her harder.

Li Xin’s tender skin couldn’t withstand the beating, soon her skin was covered in red marks.

It looked particularly dreadful.

After Rong Cheng vented his anger and calmed down, seeing the finger marks in front of him, he immediately felt sorry.

He straightened Li Xin’s tear-stained face, brushed aside her disheveled hair and coaxed, "Baby, I’m sorry, I shouldn’t have hit you."

"Did it hurt?"

Looking at the small cherry mouth, Rong Cheng bent down and kissed it.

Hugging her, kissed her intensely.

Not having brushed his teeth all day, he had bad breath.

Li Xin felt disgusted, her stomach churning, she raised her hand and pushed him away, crying and cursing, "You damn bastard, why don’t you just beat me to death, wooooo..."

Tears from a beauty always evoke sympathy.

Especially for a delicately pretty girl like Li Xin.

Youthful and as lovely as a flower.

Rong Cheng squeezed her slender waist, soothing her.

After coaxing for quite a while, Li Xin finally stopped crying.

But the places where she was beaten still hurt terribly.

She couldn’t even sit.

Rong Cheng called the nurse to bring medicine and told her to lie on her stomach, applying it personally.

Li Xin gritted her teeth, suppressing the nausea.

Rong Cheng took full advantage.

After applying the medicine, his mood lifted. Rong Cheng sneered, "Jiang Ruan bullied you, this time she provoked me too, no matter who backs her, she won’t have an easy time from now on!"