My Virtual Girlfriend-Chapter 284

"Even though he was about to jump off a building, the man still maintained a kindly smile on his face—one glance and you’d think he was the most harmless and amiable person in the world.

Had Chen Yan been there, he would have recognized him as Zhao Ying’s father: Zhao Xuan...

Seeing the woman cry so sorrowfully, Zhao Xuan said with a smile, shaking his head, "Xiao Wen, it’s not necessary, really not necessary."

"I knew the day would come when I made my choice half a year ago."

"I just didn’t expect it to come this soon."

The woman continued to cry and shake her head, "But you really don’t have to go this far. You and he are of the same clan. He will let you off."

Zhao Xuan nodded slightly, looking somewhat melancholic at the moon above, "You’re right."

"If I went to him, he indeed would let me off."

"Even if he originally didn’t want to let me off, just to show off his magnanimity, he would still let me off."

"But... I can’t."

He looked at the woman and said, "If I don’t die, this time all the branches following me will be doomed."

"If I die, it will just be my own issue. Everyone else will have some room to maneuver."

"Moreover, my death is part of the plan itself. This pressure will cause his reputation to plummet within the family."

"A fox grieves when a rabbit dies. How will the other branches see him? How will the other branches of the company view him?"

"Do you understand?"

The woman, tears streaming down, covered her mouth and shook her head. "No. I don’t want you to die."

Seeing the woman like this, Zhao Xuan sighed and said,

"If there were another choice, I wouldn’t have done this."

"So..." He looked at the woman with a pained expression and asked, "Why did you betray me?"

Zhao Xuan’s words instantly froze the atmosphere on the entire rooftop. The crying woman’s pupils suddenly contracted.

But then, she continued with a crying tone, shaking her head, "Master, what are you talking about? I don’t understand. I haven’t betrayed you."

Hearing the woman’s words, Zhao Xuan looked somewhat wistfully at her and said, "You know? Two months ago, I started to feel that something was off with the people around me."

"Zhao Qingtian, no matter how godlike, couldn’t possibly guess my move accurately every time and counterattack immediately, crumbling my position within just a few short months."

"Although I know he is the strongest among our generation, but... I don’t think the gap between us is so wide."

"So, I started to suspect that there was a traitor among our branch."

"And this traitor must hold a high status and position."

"I went over the plans that have been leaked, and I found... only three people in the family know so many secrets."

"But I didn’t know exactly who the traitor was. And... after your several betrayals, our defeat has been sealed, there’s no way to turn the tables now."

"So... after much thought, I decided to stop struggling and start making provisions for myself."

The pain on his face gradually vanished, as if the previous expression was entirely deceptive.

His smile returned to his face. With hands behind his back, turning away from the woman, his voice was as gentle as if he was reminiscing with an old friend, "But... I just can’t accept it."

"If I were beaten fair and square by Zhao Qingtian, then I would accept defeat gracefully. But if I were betrayed by a traitor, I really can’t swallow this grudge."

"So... I decided to expose the traitor before my complete failure."

"Hence, half a month ago, I started acting very despondent in front of you all, and also hinted that I was prepared for death."

"After that, I tampered with the stock share agreement and the branch ledger, which Zhao Qingtian wanted the most, a little covertly and handed them to you three. To keep them safe and eventually pass them to Ying Ying."

"The result... Zhao Qingtian got your copy."

Saying this, Zhao Xuan turned his head, looked at the woman, and asked, "So... do you have anything to say?"

The woman’s pupils were fully contracted, and she looked at Zhao Xuan with disbelief.

After a while, she asked, "Then... the documents and agreements you gave me were fake?"

Zhao Xuan smiled, shaking his head, "Of course they were real."

"Or rather... no matter whose copy was given to Zhao Qingtian, it would be real. He would definitely get what he wanted."

The woman was completely unable to maintain her act, her face full of shock and doubt, "Why?"

Zhao Xuan tilted his head up 45 degrees, gazing at the bright moon, "I told you. Defeat is defeat. It is already beyond redemption."

"Unless this matter ended with me, otherwise, it would involve too many people."

"So, this is something I must concede to Zhao Qingtian."

"Otherwise..."

He winked at the woman, "With Zhao Qingtian’s shrewdness, how could he believe that I would commit suicide in despair?"

The woman suddenly had a bad premonition, "You... you’re planning to...?"

Zhao Xuan turned around, his back to the woman, and cheerfully said, "Actually..."

"Even if I die now, it doesn’t really matter. Ying Ying has been well arranged for, especially that young man by her side; I trust him completely."

"After my ’death’, they will take good care of her. And Zhao Qingtian will let her go."

"Moreover, my ’death’ will consummate the needs of various houses. All branches will remember the favor, which will smooth their paths in the future."

He smiled, a smile so tranquil and earnest.

"So, I must die."

"After I die, this matter becomes my own."

"After death. That’s when I have that last glimmer of hope for winning."

"So, I must die..."

"Just that, it’s a pity. Xiao Wen, perhaps... today you must keep me company."

Hearing Zhao Xuan’s words, the woman looked at him in horror and quickly turned to run out.

As she ran, she took out her phone in a panic, trying to dial Zhao Qingtian for help.

She wanted to tell Zhao Qingtian that this was all a plot!

But when she took out her phone, she realized that for some reason, there was not a single signal.

In that instant, the thought flashed through her mind: a large signal jammer.

Then, in the darkness, suddenly a handkerchief covered her mouth.

Half an hour later, the tall building, dozens of meters high, suddenly erupted into raging flames...

...

A night without words.

The next day, the weather wasn’t very good; Qin Island was experiencing a drizzle.

But this kind of weather was perfect for sleeping. Chen Yan woke up after 8 o’clock, then wriggled around in bed, falling back into sleep and didn’t get up until 11.

Perhaps because he slept too long, Chen Yan felt a little weary.

He crawled out of bed, yawned, stretched, and then picked up his phone to check.

There were many WeChat messages waiting.

Chen Yan opened them to find they were from Lu Man.

This little fairy had probably just won the Best Actress award and couldn’t sleep. She didn’t want to disturb Chen Yan, so she kept spamming him with messages.

Waking up in the morning to a long string of messages from a loved one, Chen Yan felt pretty good.

He read through the contents of Lu Man’s messages, most of which were filled with exclamation, surprise, joy, happiness, and other positive emotions.

There were also many messages about her missing Chen Yan.

Saying how much she wished Chen Yan was there with her.

She also said that Mei Li told her to stay in Qin Island for two more days to solidify the connections she’d made recently and cooperate with Dior’s publicity.

Also, she mentioned that although Dior had been paying attention to Lu Man’s affair, they hadn’t been very enthusiastic at first.

But this time, possibly because Lu Man had won Best Actress and her popularity had skyrocketed, making her a top-tier star, Dior changed their stance by a hundred and eighty degrees, becoming very enthusiastic.

They not only negotiated various resource supports with Mei Li but also proactively wanted to bind resources with Lu Man.

Taking advantage of last night’s popularity, Mei Li quickly settled the general terms of the cooperation, which is why Lu Man suddenly became busy.

After reading Lu Man’s messages, Chen Yan nodded in understanding.

He knew besides being a little joker and a little fairy, Lu Man was also very career-driven. She might be complaining on WeChat, but she was likely thrilled to be busy.

Of course, knowing this, Chen Yan would never say it out loud.

So he called Lu Man. On the call, Chen Yan was all caring and sympathetic, berating the evil capitalist: Mei Li, accusing her of exploiting Lu Man’s labor.

On the other side, Lu Man was crying and said Chen Yan was really good. Then she completely forgot that, in fact, Chen Yan was actually the big boss of the company. Whether it was her or Mei Li, they were actually workers working for Chen Yan...

Not long after chatting with Lu Man, she had to start working. Lu Man reluctantly hung up on Chen Yan, saying she would make it up to him after two days when she returned.

Chen Yan listened and broke out in a cold sweat.

After hanging up the call, Chen Yan brewed himself a cup of goji berries. He felt like he should find a way to assert his manhood.

Although he and Lu Man were well-matched opponents, his opponents weren’t limited to just Lu Man.

Always coming to a draw with Lu Man meant he would be falling into her schemes!

He pondered this while heading to the bathroom to freshen up.

By the time he came back, he discovered that his loyal follower, Qin Ming, had called him several times at some point.

Curious about Qin Ming’s urgent matter, Chen Yan called him back.

The call was picked up before it even rang, an indication that Qin Ming had been waiting by the phone.

Chen Yan was curious about what urgent matter Qin Ming had that made him so eager to contact him.

As soon as the call connected, Qin Ming’s deep voice came through, "Brother Chen. There’s been an incident. Zhao, Zhao Xuan is dead."

After he returned, he found out that at some unknown time, his loyal follower Qin Ming had called him several times.

Curious about Qin Ming’s urgent matter, Chen Yan called him back.

The call was picked up before it even rang, an indication that Qin Ming had been waiting by the phone.

Chen Yan was curious about what urgent matter Qin Ming had that made him so eager to contact him.

As soon as the call connected, Qin Ming’s deep voice came through, "Brother Chen. There’s been an incident. Zhao, Zhao Xuan is dead."

After he returned, he found out that at some unknown time, his loyal follower Qin Ming had called him several times.

Curious about Qin Ming’s urgent matter, Chen Yan called him back.

The call was picked up before it even rang, an indication that Qin Ming had been waiting by the phone.

Chen Yan was curious about what urgent matter Qin Ming had that made him so eager to contact him.

As soon as the call connected, Qin Ming’s deep voice came through, "Brother Chen. There’s been an incident. Zhao, Zhao Xuan is dead."