Overprotected By My Tsundere CEO-Chapter 695 - 436: What Is This Guy Really Showing Off?

Chapter 695: Chapter 436: What Is This Guy Really Showing Off?

"First, make the reasons for the breakup clear."

With eyebrows knitted inexplicably, Crystal took a deep breath, "Have you been having intermittent amnesia?"

Staring at her quietly, Camilo said word by word, "When we broke up, you never told me there was anything related to Peter."

Crystal froze.

She raised her eyes in disbelief.

*

Crystal chose to break up with Camilo, and it was indeed related to Peter to some extent.

Camilo’s identity was special; he came from a noble family with wealth and power, standing at the finish line of others the moment he was born. Such an identity attracted countless girls.

At the time she pursued Camilo, Crystal was still young and unaware of Camilo’s background, only thinking, "I just like him," and thus pursued Camilo relentlessly.

After getting together, she learned of Camilo’s identity, and gradually started hearing various rumors—

Pestering, clinging to a wealthy family.

Some came from classmates and friends, others from people around Camilo. The gazes were strange, and sometimes they even discussed it right in front of her, as if afraid she wouldn’t hear.

No matter how intense the feelings, they couldn’t withstand such gossip.

Crystal, once confident and radiant, gradually got trapped by those rumors, growing self-loathing and emotionally negative. Slowly, the quarrels with Camilo increased, becoming sensitive and insecure, easily igniting wars over trivial matters.

The relationship with Camilo became precarious.

Upon learning she was pregnant, Crystal was in a daze. After telling Camilo, he promptly responded that upon returning from his business trip, he’d introduce her to his family, and they’d get married. Because of Camilo’s firmness and composure, she resolved to ignore any disputes, but those two days, suddenly, an unfortunate event occurred to Peter.

At that time, Peter had an opportunity to be promoted, having worked diligently for over twenty years with outstanding performance. The previous leader was leaving, and according to the bureau’s situation at the time, Peter’s promotion seemed certain.

But, the matter of Crystal’s relationship with Camilo somehow spread to their team.

Thus, rumors emerged: With such influential future son-in-law, surely that position is yours.

With just a few remarks, Peter’s twenty-plus years of efforts and achievements were credited to the "future son-in-law" identity.

To avoid suspicion, the bureau finally decided to give the position to someone else, thereby silencing the gossip.

This incident was hidden by Peter, but that day Crystal decided to return home and tell Peter about the pregnancy and marriage plans, without notifying him in advance. Upon arriving, she coincidentally overheard Peter chatting about the matter over drinks with colleagues.

Why?

Due to unequal social status, being in a relationship with Camilo not only put herself under scrutiny but also implicated Peter.

And such incidents might increase in the future.

She was tired.

Thus, when Camilo returned that day, Crystal found an excuse to have a big argument with the delighted Camilo, mentioning breakup, followed by avoiding Camilo and deciding to go for an abortion, cutting ties completely.

...

"Sorry, I didn’t consider those things back then."

The man half-squatted before her, eyes slightly lowered, his demeanor calm, yet sincerity evident in his every expression.

It was only after Pedro pointed it out did he wonder if there were other reasons behind Crystal’s breakup back then. So he really investigated it, unexpectedly uncovering so much.

He was completely unaware of the gossip.

He hadn’t heard about Peter losing the promotion opportunity.

Crystal bore all the criticism alone, while he remained ignorant.

With her hands placed on her thighs, fingers gently forming a loose fist, Crystal quietly looked at him. Upon careful reflection, she seemed to lack any emotional stir; she spoke softly, "It’s long past."

It’s been so many years.

Camilo unscrewed the iodine bottle, took out a cotton swab, glanced at Crystal, then said, "If it hurts, just let me know."

Crystal pursed her lips, saying nothing.

In Camilo’s mind, Crystal was a delicate girl who couldn’t bear even a little pain, capable of being coquettish for quite a while, requiring lots of coaxing. But this time, despite having multiple scrapes, she simply furrowed her brow without uttering a word.

During the entire process of bandaging her wounds, she remained silent throughout.

Knees and elbows, cleaned thoroughly. Owing to the deeper wound on the elbow, Camilo found a band-aid for Crystal.

"Thank you."

As his fingers brushed over her elbow and moved away, Crystal quietly exhaled and, in a very soft voice, thanked Camilo.

Standing up straight, Camilo was dealing with the trash and, hearing the sound, paused for a moment.

A flicker of light danced in his eyes.

After a while, he said "Hmm," and asked, "Any other injuries?"

The back had been hit, with a faint pain, Crystal lightly bit her lip and then shook her head.

Standing up, Crystal Hughes gathered her notebook, picked up her bag, and said to Camilo Nogueira, "I’m leaving first."

"Mm."

Camilo Nogueira didn’t stop her and handed over the medicine he had in his hand to her.

Without refusing, Crystal Hughes accepted it generously, gave him a slight nod, and then gracefully walked away.

Her high heels clicked on the marble floor as Crystal Hughes walked straight towards the door.

"By the way—"

Camilo Nogueira called out to stop her.

She paused her steps, slightly turned her body, and in her calm expression, a hint of confusion emerged.

With a light smile, Camilo Nogueira spoke in a low and gentle voice, earnestly affirming, "Today’s performance was very professional, congratulations on realizing your dream."

"Thank you."

Slightly taken aback, Crystal Hughes nodded in thanks.

She turned back and walked forward briskly, paused, and not knowing what came to mind, turned around again, placing both hands behind her, tilting her head slightly, her eyes forming a gentle and playful smile.

Playfully, she said, "But, I really didn’t know you were a domineering CEO."

She spoke and then turned back, stepping out of the door.

Standing still, Camilo Nogueira seemed frozen by her smile for a moment, returning in a daze to years ago, seeing her gentle and bright smile, soft and tender, blooming in the sunlight.

*

Nora Scott saw the messages on her phone only after finishing her styling.

Both Pedro Langley and Oliver Scott sent her the same video—impressive maneuvers of a drone mechanism.

The discreet yet flamboyant Pedro Langley sent two videos in a row, without a single word, yet somehow filled with a plea for admiration, leaving Nora Scott with a speechless expression upon watching them.

—What exactly was this guy showing off?

—Weren’t all the dozens of drones around far superior to her shabby one?

[Nora Scott]: If you’re using your son to perform, remember to pay his mom a salary.

Not even five minutes after she sent the message, her phone received a transaction notification.

The appearance fee was quite high, exceeding her mother’s appearance fee from two years ago by more than ten times.

Nora Scott: ???

Speechless for a while, Nora Scott shook her head. Just then, Katherine Collins peeked in, knocking on the door, "Nora, if your makeup is ready, let’s head to the set. Your scene is coming up soon."

"Okay."

Nora Scott nodded, put her phone into her bag, and stood up.

The character played by Nora Scott is named Grace, serving as an English teacher in a high school, fair-skinned, beautiful, long-legged, and dressed sharply, an extremely alluring female character.

This outward appearance was easily managed by Nora Scott’s looks and styling alone.

However, as for her personality, she appeared as a gentle and caring older sister to others, but was cold and ruthless behind their backs, displaying charm when flirting and emotionless when backstabbing.

A truly contradictory character.

So ultimately, the final performance results rely on Nora Scott’s acting.

All the way, Katherine Collins explained the scene to Nora Scott.

"This scene is in the classroom while teaching, calling on the newly reincarnated female lead to answer a question, still as a gentle teacher, so you have to hold back your aura..."

At this point, Katherine Collins saw Nora Scott twirling her script prop, immediately getting a headache, and helplessly reminded her, "Nora, tone it down."

"Oh."

Nora Scott paused, lightly raised her eyebrows, and hugged the script in her arms.

The invisible aura she exuded, strange as it was, was actually pulled back by her.

Katherine Collins let out a sigh of relief.

—Actually, she didn’t believe Nora Scott lacked talent; it was just that the roles Nora Scott received in the past didn’t suit her, being too dissimilar to her own personality, which affected her performances...

In fact, in the martial arts roles Nora Scott took on, as long as the character was a strong and tough heroine, rather than a naive one, Nora Scott’s performance was always above the passing line.

However, Nora Scott indeed generally found some roles unbearable to watch, so "Nora Scott’s poor acting" became a label. Even now that Nora Scott gained fame as a comic artist, it turned into a running joke among netizens.

In any case, she eagerly anticipated Nora Scott’s performance in the first scene of "Reversing Life."

Upon reaching the vicinity of the classroom, a scene was still being shot inside, surrounded by a crowd of people.

At this time, a male actor playing a teacher walked over, handsome, with a smile, his slightly raised peach blossom eyes intentionally or unintentionally landing on Nora Scott.

Afterward, he proactively asked the two of them, "Would you like some drinks?"