Chapter 22: Reversal, is Huo Heng the one who pays for him?

Shen Zhiyi was not sleepy at all and was not used to being held by Pei Yu, but he was gentler and less distant than usual when he fell asleep. She looked at Pei Yu's drooping eyelashes, her gaze followed his tall nose to his lips, paused for a few seconds, and then looked away unnaturally.

Being held by him like this, she unexpectedly became sleepy and fell asleep in his arms.

Shen Zhiyi slept unexpectedly well. She was awakened by some tiny noises. When she opened her eyes, she saw Pei Yu leaning on both sides of her body, as if he wanted to kiss her.

She had just woken up and her reaction was a little slow, which gave Pei Yu the opportunity to do whatever he wanted.

He no longer concealed himself and kissed her on the lips as naturally as he had done countless times.

"I have something to do and I'll leave first. I'll ask the butler to ask the driver to take you there later."

Shen Zhiyi sat up in a daze, thinking about what to say, but he really didn't have much experience, so he just said dryly, "Goodbye."

Pei Yu had already grasped the door handle. Hearing this, he paused for unknown reasons. Suddenly, he turned around and kissed Shen Zhiyi again while she was staring at him in confusion.

This time he stayed a little longer.

After breakfast, Shen Zhiyi was taken to a place by the driver. She signed a contract with the new agency and returned to the set. Here, she met Song Ran who was filming another drama. The two of them were not familiar with each other, but as soon as they saw Shen Zhiyi, Song Ran took the initiative to say hello, and they acted like good sisters. "You didn't take Xu Zhouxing's car yesterday, which made him very angry. I heard that you got drunk in the bar."

Speaking of Xu Zhouxing, Shen Zhiyi thought of Pei Yu's indifferent but calculating attitude behind the half-open car window yesterday. A second-generation rich man like Xu Zhouxing was probably nothing in his eyes, so his tone at that time was filled with contempt.

"not my business."

Xu Zhouxing just cried a lot, and it had nothing to do with her.

"Aren't you really afraid that he will deliberately embarrass you?" Song Ran sighed, envious of her courage. In this circle, who would dare to really offend others?
Song Ran walked side by side with Shen Zhiyi for a while. When she saw Huo Heng coming in front of her, her eyelids jumped and she quickly avoided him, reminding him, "You are almost cut off from the last bit of contact with Huo Heng. I'm afraid he will not show mercy to you. Be careful not to let him take advantage of the opportunity to do something to you."

"Thank you."

Whether she mentioned it casually or not, Shen Zhiyi was grateful for her kindness.

"Zhiyi," Huo Heng walked over quickly, looking anxious and irritated, "Why didn't you answer my call?"

Telephone?

Shen Zhiyi stayed with Pei Yu almost the entire night last night, and she muted her phone after answering Qin Fangru's call for fear of disturbing him - but she wouldn't answer it even if he saw her.

"Speak directly if you have anything to say."

There were many people on the set and they were talking a lot. Huo Heng reached out to grab Shen Zhiyi's wrist, wanting to find a suitable place to talk.

"Do not touch me."

Unexpectedly, Shen Zhiyi dodged his hand with a strong reaction. She took a deep breath and said, "Please keep your distance from me and don't pull me."

She was really afraid of Huo Heng and his company's marketing methods. Any intimate photo could be said to be her deliberate seduction. Now that she has terminated her contract with the agency, they will have no scruples about taking action against her.

"I know what you mean..." Huo Heng looked stunned, staring at his empty hands and unable to come back to his senses.

Did she dislike him so much now?

At this moment, Huo Heng thought of Shen Zhiyi, who had always been with him and was extremely caring towards him for the past ten years. They walked out of the mountains together and went through the most difficult days together. Whenever he looked back, he could always see her calm and peaceful eyes standing behind him, as if she trusted him, liked him and supported him wholeheartedly.

Once upon a time, such eyes were the driving force for him to work hard.

Huo Heng suddenly regretted that he shouldn't have been so harsh on Shen Zhiyi. If he had been a little gentler and more patient, the two of them wouldn't have ended up like this.

He lowered his voice, "Don't treat me like this. I know there are some things I haven't done well enough. If you want to break up, then break up. If you want to terminate the contract, then terminate it. Can we still be good friends?"

His eyes were filled with pain and his face was full of regret. Shen Zhiyi knew that he was strong-willed and stubborn, and had a bad temper, so it was not easy for him to apologize like he was doing now.

If it were in the past, she would feel sorry for him, then forgive him and tolerate all his shortcomings.

"Huo Heng, you should be the one who knows me best." Shen Zhiyi looked at him, but her eyes were no longer gentle and tolerant. "If you really understand me, you should know that we can never be friends, and we can never go back to the way we were before."

The true heart she gave him had been crushed to dust in the long-term struggle, and it could not be redeemed by his admitting his mistake.

"Zhiyi, I——"

Shen Zhiyi interrupted him, "What exactly do you want to talk to me about?"

After she reminded him, Huo Heng realized that he did not come to her to make peace.

"Can you delete the Weibo post you posted about me? I'll ask the company to remove all your negative posts. Let's not make things so ugly."

Huo Heng said, "It's not necessary, is it?"

As expected, it was because of this that the Weibo post he posted yesterday was attacked by black fans, but gradually, a group of netizens began to question why Huo Heng had been slow to speak out, causing the war to gradually spread to Huo Heng. In order to maintain his image, Huo Heng asked his studio to release a statement early in the morning, hoping to calm the chaos.

Shen Zhiyi took out his mobile phone and saw the statement he released.

[I hope everyone can stop attacking Miss Shen. We are parting ways amicably. Everything is given by me voluntarily.]

Voluntary gift... Isn't this a disguised admission that the resources were given to her by Huo Heng, and that she has been sucking Huo Heng's blood?
"Why isn't it necessary?"

"I have been subjected to so much abuse, personal attacks, photoshopped death photos, and erotic rumors, all just because of the labels you and the company put on me. Why can't I explain? Do you think all this is unnecessary?"

"Don't misinterpret my meaning." Huo Heng began to get annoyed after being hit back repeatedly. "I'm doing this for your own good. Letting things go like this will be good for both of us..."

"enough."

Shen Zhiyi knew him and was not surprised by his actions, but he also missed the last chance she gave him.

Seeing her click a few times on the screen, Huo Heng's heart tightened and he tried to grab her phone, "What are you going to send?!"

Did she hate him so much? Did she want to make him suffer?

He moved too hard and the phone flew out, the screen immediately covered with cracks, just like their relationship.

Shen Zhiyi’s Weibo post has already been published.

I thought the gossip would end here and would end with Shen Zhiyi’s Weibo being taken down again, but Shen Zhiyi’s name appeared on the hot searches again.

When I clicked on it, I saw that a minute ago, Shen Zhiyi uploaded an audio clip of more than ten minutes. After listening to the content, the comment section instantly exploded again.

[Another twist? It seems that Huo Heng is forcing resources on Shen Zhiyi.]

[Can a company sign contracts on behalf of an artist? Without regard for the artist's wishes? This kind of company should really go bankrupt. ]

[So it’s not that Huo Heng was being sucked dry, it’s that he was the one throwing himself at the other person but they didn’t want him.]

[I've been wanting to say this for a long time. Huo Heng only gives bad roles to Shen Zhiyi. I don't want to play them either.]

The fire was getting more and more intense, and entries related to the agency and Huo Heng continued to appear on the hot searches. Agent Cheng Zikun was almost dying of anxiety, "Why can't the hot searches be removed? Is it because our rivals are deliberately messing with us?"

Since the hot search could not be removed, they could only use other news to attract attention. In a flash, several press releases emerged, saying "Shen Zhiyi turned the tables" and "Shen Zhiyi was scheming."

Huo Heng personally mobilized his big fans, who were extremely aggressive and accused Shen Zhiyi of hyping up the popularity. However, before the real hype started, the top three hot searches had already changed.

[Wenhuang Media reposted Shen Zhiyi’s Weibo]

[Famous director Meng Fansheng announces the female lead for his new drama]

[Shen Zhiyi rejected the olive branch from Songjian Media]