Chapter 30 Buildup

「In the past, I stupidly let his false feelings blind me but I'll never let them take advantage of me again.」 Yan Wen scanned through the top searches on her phone and smiled coldly. In order to let Jiang Lingyun receive a best actress nod, Bai Zhexuan was pulling out all the stops. Now, he was finally abandoning her!

Since he was not going to hold back, neither would she.

「Xia, get the contract I signed with Grand Entertainment ready, we'll probably need it soon.」 Leaning back, Yan Wen had just closed her eyes when Xia's phone rang.

「It's Bai Zhexuan, what do you want to do?」 Xia waited for Yan Wen's reply.

「Answer it.」There was nowhere to hide and she wanted to know how Bai Zhexuan planned to deal with her.

Xia answered the phone but had barely spoken a few words when she started yelling. 「I will never allow anyone else to manage Yan Wen's comeback! Bai Zhexuan, that's too extreme!」

She hung up the phone furiously and turned to Yan Wen. 「They're giving you a new manager called Chen Yu or something. She's the one who contacted the production team to stop filming your parts. Also, Bai Zhexuan used the company name to announce that you would not be taking on any projects. He also requested the 'Time' production team to change your part to a smaller one. He's clearly trying to freeze you out.」

Yan Wen was ultimately still signed with Grand Entertainment.

Without Bai Zhexuan's permission, it was not possible for her to take on any projects. Even if she was offered one, he had the final say on whether she could take it on.

Back then, if she had not blindly believed his words and took the initiative to retire, he would probably use this same tactic to her.

「Do you want to disclose Jiang Lingyun's pregnancy report? Let them know who's the boss!」

Xia was outraged and her heart ached for Yan Wen.

She had achieved so much for Grand Entertainment and received no credit but a few words from Jiang Lingyun made Bai Zhexuan forget everything.

「Now's not the time.」

Yan Wen was looking at the long term. She said calmly, 「In this industry, one person's word is not enough. Jiang Lingyun has been active long enough. She wouldn't do anything stupid. She must have an ulterior motive to arrange for Chen Yu as my manager. Let's see what her next move is!」

Once Yan Wen had made her decision, no one could get in her way!

Elsewhere, Jiang Sui-an received the news almost as soon as it happened as he had been monitoring Yan Wen in order to protect her.

From the first day of their marriage, he had set someone to keep an eye on Yan Wen's activities. She might only be an actress to the rest of the world but to him, she was the only woman who mattered.

Jiang Sui-an raised his head from his paperwork, eyes cold. 「Bai Zhexuan has a death wish... Find out more about this Chen Yu. Don't let her have an opportunity to make a move.」

「Yes, sir.」

Jiang Sui-an frowned slightly but relaxed after a few minutes. His woman would not be manipulated easily. They were only looking for trouble!

Jiang Sui-an's assistant Qin Yu promptly passed the information on Chen Yu to Xia.

Xia could not help but exclaim, 「As expected of Dahua's president! This efficiency is amazing!」

Yan Wen thought about Jiang Sui-an helping her and smiled as she sent a message in thanks.

Next to her, Xia shook her head. 「Oh dear, you've really fallen. Look at your besotted face!」

Yan Wen glared at her and did not answer. As they prepared to enter the main door, her phone lit up with an incoming message. It was from the new manager that Bai Zhexuan assigned to her and it made her nauseous.

「I've persuaded President Bai to give you a chance. It's a lingerie advertisement. Leave that lousy production and come back and see me. I'll only wait half an hour for you!」

The journey from the studio to the company headquarters in the city centre already took half an hour.

Yan Wen immediately deleted the message and headed straight to Bai Zhexuan's office, Xia in tow.

「Yan Wen, you need to knock before you enter!」 Buried in paperwork, by the time Bai Zhexuan heard the footsteps, Yan Wen was already in his office.

「Do I still need to knock at this time? Bai Zhexuan, don't you have anything to say to me?」 Yan Wen stood, arms crossed, in front of his desk. Smiling coldly, she said, 「If you love Jiang Lingyun, tell us and I'll give you my blessing. But you chose to sneak around with her. Is it exciting?」

「What are you talking about!」 Bai Zhexuan got up and quickly shut the door.

Yan Wen wrapped her arms around herself, making sure to keep her distance from Bai Zhexuan. She frowned in disdain and disgust. 「The whole world knows, only I, your fiancee in name only, had no idea. What else can I say? Do I even exist to you?」

「I didn't want to take things so far but you forced me to. You promised me before that you would exit the industry for me. But you've destroyed the path I paved for Lingyun! You've destroyed my progress, Yan Wen. Stop pretending!」

Bai ZHexuan refused to show any weakness, acting as if he had not done anything wrong.

Looking at his face, Yan Wen suddenly felt disgusted.

How could she have managed to face a person like this?

When she fell into silence, Bai Zhexuan thought he had won. He sneered arrogantly, 「I thought I wanted to marry you on account of your face and then divorce you a few years later but you won't let me touch you. Stop acting innocent!」

「The love that you talk about is only a trick to get women into bed with you. I really feel sorry for Jiang Lingyun. You break up with me today and you'll do the same to her in the future.」

Yan Wen took a deep breath and enunciated clearly, 「I used to be so blind. From this day on, we walk down separate paths.」

「Fine, separate paths! But you'll never get away from me. As long as your contract isn't up, I'll freeze you out. And even when your contract expires, I'll continue to make it very difficult for you! You'll never rise up again!」

「So I'll wait... I'll wait for the day Grand Entertainment is destroyed!」

Their years-long relationship was flushed down the drain.

Yan Wen treated this like she had come across a heartless dog. It was not that her heart did not ache but more than after the pain, she knew she had to walk out of the fog before she could embrace a new life!

Yan Wen buried the last vestiges of pain and quickly left.

From this day on, her motivation would be to make them all disappear from the entertainment industry.

「What's next?」 Xia had been waiting in Yan Wen's dressing room.

「It's time for war.」 Yan Wen cracked a smile, putting the incident behind her the moment she stepped out of his office.