CEO's Sweetheart is a Super Idol-Chapter 441: After Modification - 433 Paying the Price

Chapter 441: After Modification: Chapter 433 Paying the Price

Li Jiaqi slowly sat back down on the sofa.

She naturally knew this wasn’t about the scheduling at all, but she couldn’t say it out loud.

"Mr. Shen, can you let me think about this for a while?"

"Of course, but Jiaqi, you also know, it’s really hard to get a part these days."

At this moment, Li Jiaqi felt utterly numb, completely hopeless towards Galaxy.

This company not only couldn’t get her the resources she wanted, but even wanted to exploit her popularity to promote newcomers.

The next day

Shenghai’s late autumn sunlight was still warm, and she arrived at Red Mountain, where Zhang Yuzhe had specified.

The environment here was quiet and elegant, layers upon layers of red leaves covering the mountain.

Under the sunlight they looked as if they were burning flames, but Li Jiaqi’s heart was cold as ice.

Zhang Yuzhe led her into the elevator, swiped his card, and pressed the button for the tenth floor.

Li Jiaqi kept her head lowered, silent. 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝐰𝚎𝕓𝐧𝚘𝘃𝗲𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝕞

The elevator doors were bright as mirrors, and Zhang Yuzhe’s eyes were fixed on the delicate, pale line of her neck, reflected in the metal.

The two reached the room at the end of the corridor.

As the sound of the keycard beeped, Zhang Yuzhe could feel Li Jiaqi’s breath grow tense.

"Please, come in." Zhang Yuzhe smiled faintly.

She, on the other hand, stared straight ahead, eyes unmoving, and walked slowly into the lavishly decorated room.

Click!

The sound of the door closing made Li Jiaqi freeze instantly. She quickly walked over to the sofa and sat down.

"This club is very safe, and the environment is nice too." Zhang Yuzhe spoke as he opened the curtains, revealing the stunning view outside.

"Would you like something to drink?"

"No, no thank you..."

Zhang Yuzhe took out a bottle of Louis XIII and poured it into a bright wine glass, handing it to her.

"Cheers..."

Li Jiaqi hesitated for a moment, but still took the glass and clinked it with his.

"I really like it here, you can see the whole view of Red Mountain."

"You like the feeling of having everything under your control, don’t you?"

Li Jiaqi’s face was ice cold as she mocked him. She wished she could smash the bottle on his head.

"Heh! Come here, take a look with me."

Though she was unwilling, Li Jiaqi still walked over, as if summoned by some dark power.

"Look, from here you can see the city’s scenery in the distance."

Outside the broad glass curtain wall, the city streets stretched out like a spiderweb in the afternoon sun.

"Not far from here is Shenghai’s least developed area—I came from there."

"And now, I stand here in clothes worth tens of thousands, looking down at them."

Zhang Yuzhe’s words overflowed with condescension and contempt.

"You may be rich now, but your heart is still just as humble as theirs," Li Jiaqi said, mocking him.

"Ha! Ha! Ha! And aren’t you humble, too?"

Zhang Yuzhe reached out and pinched Li Jiaqi’s smooth, collagen-filled cheek.

"I am humble, but I am not despicable."

"You think poor people are humble, you equate a person’s character with money. How ’noble’ does that make you? You think being a little idol, acting in some dramas puts you above others? You and I are no different inside."

"Zhang Yuzhe, did you come here today just to humiliate me?"

Li Jiaqi gritted her teeth, looking like she wanted to pounce and tear this man apart.

"I’m not that bored. I just came to fulfill an old wish. You were my goddess back then. I didn’t even dare to like you in front of your posters—it felt like blasphemy. But today..."

Zhang Yuzhe put his hands on her slightly trembling, rounded shoulders.

With tears streaming down her face, Li Jiaqi’s mind was torn. She knew this was nearly her last chance to keep her dignity.

The sunlight outside grew stronger, stinging to the bone.

The chill flooded in with the sound of clothes sliding off.

"Jiaqi, isn’t it nice now? We can look honestly at the beautiful view out there. How romantic."

"...No, not here, please, I beg you."

"Heh! Still afraid of this, are you? Tell me—have you done it with any other men before?"

"...No, I haven’t..."

Li Jiaqi caught a whiff of a sickening, rotten odor.

It made her want to vomit, want to escape instantly.

But she’d already lost all courage and dignity.

"Open your eyes—look at me!"

Zhang Yuzhe sat wide on the sofa, swirling his glass, mocking her with his gaze.

He wanted to savor his prize, to feed the darkness buried deep inside him.

Li Jiaqi stood motionless, as if to show she wasn’t afraid.

"Hmph! What’s with that posture?"

"Trying to tell me—you can defile my body but my soul is still pure, is that it?"

"Ha! Jiaqi, stop kidding yourself. Once you’re dirty, you’re dirty."

Zhang Yuzhe lit a cigarette, as if nothing could rush him.

"You know, every time us investors have dinner, our favorite game is picking out who’s the prettiest among you girls."

"At first I was angry, but one day I found out some of you meet up with men alone."

Zhang Yuzhe took a big swig of liquor, his eyes growing wilder.

Li Jiaqi had started shaking, unable to bear looking at his crazed face.

"So I thought, maybe I could buy what I want too."

"And I did buy a little bit."

"I’m like a crawling reptile, trying to get my owner’s reward."

"You idols are no different from those whores. This is just your more advanced version."

Zhang Yuzhe walked over—and as soon as he touched Li Jiaqi, the girl finally broke.

She wanted to collapse to the floor and sob, but he yanked her up and pressed her against the glass wall.

"Now...it’s time."

"Let me go! Let me go, please, I’m begging you..."

Li Jiaqi tried to escape hopelessly, but he caught her anyway.

He ignored everything and pressed his lips tightly to hers, holding her in a kiss.

Bitter tears and a fragrant scent rushed between them.

Now Li Jiaqi closed her eyes tightly, surrendering to fate and giving up her struggle.

Zhang Yuzhe wasn’t in a hurry—he wanted to savor the softness of his one-time goddess’s lips for a while longer.

He felt her fear and terror keenly—it gave him the pleasure of absolute control.

Outside, the sunlight grew ever brighter, as if to devour all the mountain’s red leaves.

Li Jiaqi was like a puppet for this man to manipulate.

She felt already dead; what was left was just an empty shell.

"Yuwei, Ye Yuwei, I swear you’ll never look down on me again."

"You won’t refuse to pick up when you see my name, or feel disgust."

"I, Li Jiaqi, will never be that dirty mud again. I’ll become a superstar."

Li Jiaqi gritted her teeth and vowed secretly. She would pay back this humiliation one day.

This twisted man would pay the price for everything he did today.

Zhang Yuzhe grew more frenzied.

Li Jiaqi really was a clean, untouched girl.

He’d guarded her day and night, letting no one else touch this beautiful flower—for this very moment.

Now, it was revenge. He would let her know he was no crawling insect.

...

"Jiaqi, don’t blame me. This was your own choice."

"You didn’t have to come. You could have turned all this down."

"But you made your choice, so you have to pay the price I want."

These were the words Zhang Yuzhe left for Li Jiaqi, who lay there like a corpse, before he left.