Chapter 19: Even Pretty Boys Keep Mistresses
But just then, before Lian Youyou could retort to that girl, Lu Ming’s eyes grew deep, and he spoke first: “No matter which path Youyou takes in the future, I will never betray her.”
Sitting in Lu Ming’s car, Lian Youyou recalled the incredulous expressions on the faces of those girls moments ago and couldn’t help but laugh out loud.
“Thank you, Professor. You really gave me so much face back there.”
She had thought Professor Lu would contradict those girls somehow, but instead, he said something like that—as if he were truly her loyal little lapdog.
Lu Ming drove on with a calm expression.
“Professor, next time you really don’t have to speak up for me like that. You don’t realize, women in the entertainment industry are already…”
“I meant what I said,” Lu Ming repeated, “I won’t betray you. I’ll always be by your side.”
His words were delivered so lightly, but they struck a chord deep in Lian Youyou’s heart.
Betrayal, lapdog—she was no stranger to these words; they all applied perfectly to Fan Chi.
Fan Chi could be considered her first love. Back in school, teachers warned her against early romance. In college, her parents cautioned her that the entertainment industry was chaotic, and she shouldn’t date casually. So she had always played the good girl, knowing nothing about love, yet harboring countless fantasies about it.
Perhaps it was from acting in too many romance dramas, or maybe it was simply her age, or maybe it was because Lu Zhijun, who had pursued her for so long, had left the city—whatever the reason, during that period, she felt a hollow emptiness in her heart and a strong desire for love.
That was when Fan Chi, the scoundrel, seized the opportunity to worm his way in.
Looking at Lu Ming before her now, Lian Youyou felt a bitter taste rise in her heart.
If only she really were just twenty-two. If only she had never met Fan Chi, if only she were just an ordinary student in Lu Ming’s class.
“Oh, Professor, did you see that Bentley just now?” Lian Youyou suddenly remembered something.
“I saw it.”
“I heard that there’s only one of those in all of Binhai…”
“It wasn’t borrowed. The one driving just now was Fan Chi himself.” Lu Ming, as if reading her mind, answered before she could finish. “That Quan Qing’er is Fan Chi’s mistress.”
“Mistress?” The word sent a wave of exhilaration through Lian Youyou.
Fan Chi, that shameless pig, hadn’t changed a bit after all these years.
And now, thinking that Qu Wuyan had been cheated on as well, Lian Youyou felt a rush of satisfaction.
But did Qu Wuyan know about this?
More importantly, did Fan Chi have some peculiar tastes?
Back when he was with her, he went to great lengths to cheat with Qu Wuyan and even plotted against her! And now…
He’d found an internet celebrity, altered her face to look exactly like his ex-wife, and made her his mistress? All while having a daughter who looked just like his ex-wife?
At the thought, a shiver ran down Lian Youyou’s spine…
Utter revulsion…
“Qu Wuyan knows nothing about this.” Once again, Lu Ming seemed to see straight through her thoughts. “Qu Wuyan is famous in the industry for her fiery temper. Her PR team likes to call it ‘authenticity,’ but everyone knows she’s a real tigress. Apparently, Fan Chi has tried to keep other mistresses before, but Qu Wuyan always found ways to drive them away. So now Fan Chi only dares to have one-night stands in secret. This Quan Qing’er is a new mistress he took on last year. They’ve kept it very low-profile, so Qu Wuyan hasn’t discovered her yet.”
“Professor, how do you know all this in such detail?” Lian Youyou mumbled, “Is your side job being a paparazzo?”
Still, she couldn’t help but look forward to Qu Wuyan finding out that Fan Chi’s new favorite was a face molded to look just like Lian Meng…