116. Everything that happened was because of me.

''Why did the feeling of getting tricked grow so much higher?'' Li Zhilan asked the next moment she hung up the call with director Yang.

''Before you continue your questions, sign here.'' Xaviee said taking out a folder of papers.

''What's thi-" Li Zhilan's eyes widened to the size of a golf ball as she saw what that stack of papers actually was. ''I am now hundred and one percent sure that I have been tricked. Heck, I can bet all of my life's savings on it.''

So what made Li Zhilan so damn sure of getting scammed? Well the stack of papers in her hands was nothing else other then a contract. It was a freaking contract of five years signing her as an actress under the H Entertainment. Damn, at this moment, even if the gods came down from heaven to tell her that all these are just a coincidence, she would fight it out with them till the end but will never beleive them.

How can a coincidence be so coincidental? They played a game. She lost. She was asked to agree to any offer offered to her within two minutes. As soon as the time started, director Yang called to sign her. OK. That can pass off as a coincidence but what about what happened the next. This idiot friend of her's had a contract on him with her name written, all points expressed clearly. The only thing left was her signature. Can this be a coincidence as well. Who the hell will believe that a person will carry contracts with him, much less of that of a particular person's. The moment she agreed to act, a contract to sign her as an actress under a company appeared. She would die but she would never beleive that this is a coincidence. No way she will.

...

''Speak. Whose idea was it?''

Li Zhilan was sitting on the sofa while the boys were kneeling on the ground in front of her. The four of them looked anywhere and everywhere but in her eyes. Guilt could clearly be seen in the way they sat as well as their eyes.

''Heh... so you guys are not going to open your mouth. Okay. So be it. You better keep your mouth shut to the very end.''

After warning the four monkeys, Li Zhilan picked up her phone and dialed a number. The hearts of the four monkeys leaped in the air and stayed there suspended.

''Hello aunty Harris.'' The moment the word 'Harris' dropped, the hearts of everyone except Xavier's relaxed.

''I called you because I wanted to tell you that Xav said yes to the bl-'' Before Li Zhilan could complete her words, Xavier's hands covered her mouth as he pleaded next to her.

''Please no, please please. I swear I would tell you everything, right from the very start.'' Xavier was so scared that he was kneeling and grabbing Li Zhilan's mouth with one hand while his other covered the phone. He covered her mouth so well that she was not even able to get the air she needed. One had to know that the thing Xavier Harris was most scared of was his mom's matchmaking. She always dreamed of having a daughter in law but since the eldest was Xavier, and he just reached 20, you could imagine her hastiness.

Li Zhilan pointed her free hand towards the hand which covered her mouth.

''You won't shout right?'' Xavier was very cautious indeed to which Li Zhilan just blinked both her eyes once before rolling it. Only then did Xavier release her mouth.

''I thought you were very sure about keeping your mouth shut. Weren't you dead set on that? Why did you change your mind?''

Who the hell would dare to do that when such a big devil is infront of them.

Xavier wanted to scream those words but it somehow changed into

''Zhizhi, I was wrong. I am sorry. Please let me go this once. I swear I won't do it again.''

''Okay, but this is your last chance. Do you get it?''

''Yes yes. Now please explain this to the queen.''

Xavier said while pointing towards the phone which was covered.

''Aunty Harris? Ah.. I was just telling you that we planned to go for a trip this weekend. Is that OK?''

''Ah.. thank you. Will meet you later aunty Harris. Yeah okay. Hmm.... Take care aunty Harris. Bye bye.''

Li Zhilan need the call with a light bubbly tone. But as soon as the call ended, her aura turned cold and scary.

''Speak. When did it all start?''

''Actually it started way before you think it did.'' Xavier started while the others cowered in fear and guilt. ''Do you remember that girl because of whom your disguise got exposed?''

''Continue.'' Though Li Zhilan just said a word, the coldness embedded in it scared the hell out of those few monkey. Xavier gritted his teeth and continued.

''That girl is really a fan but she didn't recognize you. It was Ash who came up with the idea to use that girl to expose you.''

''What the hell Xav? How dare you do that to me.'' Ashton couldn't help but shout when he heard his name.

''Xav, stop. Ash, continue.'' At this moment, Ashton realized that the buck had been passed onto him.

''Well from there, your identity got exposed just like 'we' planned.'' Ashton emphasized more on the word we so that at the end of the day, everyone was going to be punished. ''After you got exposed and with how you rejected director Yang, we couldn't do anything After that it was Wiltin's idea to play this game and trap you in the entertainment industry.''

''Xav was also involved in that as well. He was the one who texted director Yang to call you.'' Austin quickly passed the buck back to Xavier.

''Zhizhi...'' At such a chaotic moment where the 'buck' was passed onto one person to another, Lucas, who had stayed silent till now spoke up grabbing the attention of the other monkeys present. ''Everything that happened was because of me.''