After Being Betrayed I Married the Glamorous CEO-Chapter 271 - 269: What are you staring at, didn’t you see him hit me!

So what if a scandal broke? He could just arrange for someone to whitewash Wen Ruyue's image. It was a simple matter of a few words. From Long Qingwen's standpoint, gossip and even scandals were the least of his concerns. Besides, the public was forgetful. Even if it was a hot topic now, so what? In a short while, they would forget all about it, distracted by the next big thing. Wen Ruyue's frantic panic and complete loss of composure only made Long Qingwen look down on her more. She had no self-control, screaming at every problem that arose. How could such a person have become a senior figure in the entertainment industry?

"Then, when are we going to negotiate with that Shen Fanyun?" Wen Ruyue asked Long Qingwen earnestly. She couldn't wait any longer. Shen Fanyun's methods were too ruthless, too aggressive; he was clearly out to destroy her. This threat had to be eliminated, or she wouldn't survive another minute. These days were a living nightmare for Wen Ruyue, a form of torture no human could endure.

"Right away," Long Qingwen said indifferently. In fact, he had already instructed Xu Haofeng to find Shen Fanyun. Of course, Xu Haofeng wasn't foolish enough to provoke Shen Fanyun again. After all, Shen Fanyun was no ordinary man. His last escape from the Ghost Gate had been pure luck. This time, Xu Haofeng had finally learned his lesson and understood how to make a request respectfully.

About half an hour later, Shen Fanyun arrived at the Flying Peak Hotel, a well-known establishment in Hangcheng City, accompanied by Zhan Feng.

As the saying goes, sparks fly when enemies meet. The moment Wen Ruyue saw Shen Fanyun, her entire body went rigid with hatred and loathing. With her temper, she wanted nothing more than to butcher anyone who dared to provoke her like Shen Fanyun. The sheer audacity! For the past few days, he had relentlessly tormented her. When had she ever suffered such humiliation and treatment?

Wen Ruyue glared at Shen Fanyun in silence, her eyes practically shooting fire. Beside her, Li Juan also clenched her fists, sharing her boss's animosity. The first time they met Shen Fanyun, they had genuinely mistaken him for some rich, clueless backer. Li Juan, especially, not only missed out on the big bonus Shen Fanyun had promised but was now facing this career-ending scandal. If Wen Ruyue fell, how could Li Juan possibly escape unscathed? It now seemed that Shen Fanyun wasn't a patron at all, but their undoing!

"Why are you staring at me like you want to eat me alive?" Shen Fanyun teased Wen Ruyue, a grin not quite reaching his eyes. "Last time we met, you were so polite, Miss Wen. What's with the attitude now?" he added, feigning ignorance.

Wen Ruyue asked icily, "Was this news your doing?"

"Yes," Shen Fanyun nodded, admitting it freely. "I've been terribly bored lately and just so happened to dig up some interesting news. So, I went with the flow, played the good guy, and released it so the public could enjoy the drama. What do you think? It's pretty juicy, isn't it?"

Wen Ruyue was speechless. He spoke about it so calmly, so indifferently. Didn't he realize this could destroy her? And how on earth did he dig up these scandals? This wasn't something an ordinary person could do. In other words, Shen Fanyun must have incredibly powerful connections. On this point, she had truly underestimated him. She had just thought he was some wealthy fool.

"You've gone too far!" Wen Ruyue could no longer contain her rage and screamed at Shen Fanyun. "You're going to ruin me, don't you understand? I'm a woman! As a man, instead of showing me some consideration, you cook up a huge scandal like this! Do you want me dead? We have no history, no grudges, so why are you targeting me? Don't you feel any shame? Do you have any decency or magnanimity as a man? Trying to destroy me over such a trivial matter… You… you're inhuman!"

After her tirade, Wen Ruyue actually seemed to believe she was the one who had been wronged. She even had the nerve to slander Shen Fanyun in her heart for not being a "real man," simply because he dared to hold a woman accountable.

"Miss Wen, you must be joking." Shen Fanyun shrugged, taking a seat across from her and casually picking up a teacup as if he owned the place. Long Qingwen remained silent, observing Shen Fanyun the entire time.

"My Feiyan had no grudge against you either, yet you fabricated rumors and slandered her for no reason, didn't you?" Shen Fanyun asked with a smile. "Now you know what it feels like to be on the verge of ruin? When you framed Feiyan, did it ever cross your mind that you would destroy her? In fact, Feiyan never wronged you. You barely even knew each other. So, why were you so determined to ruin her? Now that the same thing is happening to you, you feel wronged? You're starting to panic? Where was this conscience when you were hurting others?"

Facing Shen Fanyun's questions, Wen Ruyue gave a reply that stunned him. The woman who held such a significant position in the entertainment industry declared righteously, "Whether Lu Feiyan is ruined or not is none of my business! That's not my problem! The problem right now is that you have gone too far!"

Shen Fanyun laughed. "This is called giving you a taste of your own medicine. How have I gone too far? Aren't all these reports true? Have I wronged you in any way?"

Wen Ruyue dodged the question, instead hammering on the point that Shen Fanyun, as a man, was being petty and shameless by relentlessly tangling with a woman.

"Don't you dare use Lu Feiyan as an excuse," she snapped. "She and I are on completely different levels. Nobody cares if she has a future or if her career is ruined. But I, Wen Ruyue, am different. I am a top celebrity with tens of thousands of adoring fans. My image cannot be tarnished in the slightest. That is the bottom line! What kind of nobody is Lu Feiyan to even dream of being on my level? To be blunt, it's a privilege for her to be targeted by me. I can't even be bothered with most ordinary people!"

Wen Ruyue's voice was laced with righteous indignation. "Now, you will handle this scandal immediately. If it continues to fester, and I, I..."

"If you what?" Shen Fanyun raised an elegant eyebrow. "Listening to you, one might think you're a cut above Feiyan. When you framed her, it was of no consequence. But the moment the same thing happens to you, you start pulling the nobility card? What exactly makes you so noble?"

Shen Fanyun shot a look at Zhan Feng, who instantly understood. Without a word, he grabbed Wen Ruyue's head and slammed it hard onto the tabletop.

It happened so suddenly. Wen Ruyue never imagined that Shen Fanyun would dare let his subordinate strike her, a major star, right in front of Long Qingwen.

BAM!

Another brutal slam, and Wen Ruyue felt her head was about to split open. Blood started to seep from her forehead. Her mind went completely blank; she was totally unprepared for this.

"You… you… let me go! Waaaah, it hurts! Ah, it hurts so much!" Wen Ruyue had always been pampered and delicate; she had never experienced such brutality. After the ordeal, her entire body trembled in pain.

And all of this happened right under Long Qingwen's nose. This… He had repeatedly promised to protect her, and now she'd been beaten right in front of him?

Zhan Feng grabbed a handful of Wen Ruyue's hair and delivered two ringing slaps across her face, leaving her dizzy and nearly unconscious.

"Miss Wen, if you want to negotiate, then let's negotiate. Causing a scene isn't a wise move," Shen Fanyun said with a smile, signaling Zhan Feng to give her two more slaps.

This scene terrified Li Juan, who was standing behind Wen Ruyue. She didn't dare step forward to protect her. If she got caught in the crossfire, how much would that hurt? Wen Ruyue's face was already beaten nearly out of shape by Zhan Feng. Li Juan subconsciously covered her own pretty, oval face; she knew it couldn't withstand such abuse.

"Kid, what the hell do you think you're doing?" Long Qingwen roared, slamming his hand on the table with a loud clatter. "I invited you here to talk business. With this attitude, are you telling me the negotiations are off? You want an all-out war with me? Do you have any idea what kind of opponent I, Long Qingwen, am to you?"

Shen Fanyun was far too audacious. To make a move right in front of him, Boss Long… did he have no respect for him at all? One must know, he, Long Qingwen, was from… from Capital City…

Without a word, Shen Fanyun lit a cigarette right in front of Long Qingwen, then slowly exhaled a plume of smoke in his direction, the haze swirling between them.

"I'm sitting right here in front of you, am I not? Go on, tell me just how untouchable you, Boss Long, really are," Shen Fanyun replied with a beaming smile. "You can make your move anytime. Why waste your breath on threats?"

Long Qingwen was speechless. He had seen arrogance, but never this level of audacity! And from a young whelp who was still wet behind the ears. Did this guy truly not know his place in the world?

"You must really want to die, damn it!" Long Qingwen snarled, his fists clenched, fighting the urge to smash Shen Fanyun's head in.

"Boss Long, why are you still bickering with him? Save me! I'm dying of pain!" Wen Ruyue cried out. "Boss Long, you said you would protect me! Is this how you protect me? You just sit there watching me get bullied, trading barbs with him. What else can you even do?"

Wen Ruyue was both furious and frantic. This Long Qingwen talked a big game, acting all high and mighty. He was always going on about how formidable he, Long Qingwen, was in Capital City, how his name alone held earth-shattering power, and how anyone who provoked him wouldn't even know how they died.