Ex-Girlfriend – Chapter 85

by Little Panda

Amusing Ourselves to Death

Manager 22

Queen

“Say that again, who is the female lead?”

Shen Yun had to use all her strength to stop herself from throwing her phone. She gripped the back of her phone tightly, her fingertips turning white from the pressure, her expression becoming hideous as she asked through gritted teeth.

“Lan Rui, don’t take it too hard. If we miss this chance, we can take other opportunities.”

Xin Lan, feeling she hadn’t provoked Shen Yun enough, added another sentence with deliberate casualness.

Shen Yun couldn’t possibly not care – she was almost angry enough to spit blood.

She flung her phone against the wall, cursing “b*tch.”

The curse was obviously directed at Lan Rui. Throwing the phone wasn’t enough; she let out several angry screams to vent.

Xin Lan’s only response was the beeping sound of a hung-up call.

Xin Lan smiled, driving leisurely to Shen Yun’s home in a good mood.

Ling Jiu: Hahahahaha Shen Yun is going crazy hahahahaha!

Ling Jiu monitored in real-time, seeing Shen Yun’s reaction and couldn’t stop laughing.

This person was truly her source of joy – when they were unhappy, she was very happy.

As Shen Yun’s dedicated anti-fan, she immediately posted a cheerful message on Weibo.

When Xin Lan arrived at Shen Yun’s home, she was met with a scene of complete chaos.

Shen Yun was indeed devastated. After all her careful preparation, they actually told her she had failed?

How could she possibly fail!

When she heard Lan Rui was the female lead, she had already been cursing madly in her heart.

That wh*re Lan Rui, who’s not as pretty as her, doesn’t have as good a figure as her, and can’t act as well as her – how could she possibly get the female lead? Anyone could guess she must have used improper connections.

Just because she knows how to sleep her way up? On what grounds! This isn’t fair! She should clearly be the female lead!

Lan Rui must have done this deliberately, knowing she would be in it and intentionally stealing her role!

B*tch!

In this mentally broken state, Shen Yun smashed everything in her home that could be smashed, broke everything that could be broken, and only sat down on the sofa when she was exhausted.

She was so angry she wanted to cry, but her pride wouldn’t allow it.

The sound of the door opening startled her from that state. Seeing it was Xin Lan, she finally let out a sigh of relief.

“Why is Lan Rui the lead?”

She asked, almost interrogatively.

“Can’t you guess the answer? I’m neither the director nor the investor. Giving me attitude won’t help. If this opportunity is gone, we’ll find another,” Xin Lan looked around, frowning, “You shouldn’t lose control like this.”

“Lose control? You know how long I prepared for this. How can I swallow this anger? I don’t care, I’m going to take it back.”

Shen Yun’s voice was almost shrill, while Xin Lan’s face showed a mocking smile.

“Who do you think you are, thinking you can just take whatever you want?”

Shen Yun had always had things too easy, never experiencing hardship. Everything before had been handed to her by the original owner, and her previous mental preparation had been so good.

Xin Lan wouldn’t coddle her – she intended to push her to the limit.

Shen Yun saw Xin Lan’s mockery and widened her eyes.

“It was you, wasn’t it? You did this on purpose, didn’t you!”

Shen Yun stood up, fuming with anger.

“You’re taking revenge on me! You knew I wouldn’t get this role, didn’t you!”

“What benefit would I get from doing this? Although you cheated, and you’re scum, we’re still on the same side when it comes to business interests. I have no reason to waste your time.”

Xin Lan spread her hands, pretending to be completely ignorant.

If you’re going to dig a pit, you might as well keep digging – why stop at just one?

Besides, if Shen Yun could act, so could she.

“No, no…” Shen Yun shook her head, looking at Xin Lan suspiciously, “You were waiting for this moment. You hate me, you hate that I cheated, you’ve been holding a grudge, that’s why you didn’t get me the female lead!”

Shen Yun’s mind was racing – this must be Xin Lan’s revenge. She had never failed to get her roles before.

Xin Lan laughed at Shen Yun’s logic. Although she had stumbled onto the truth, Xin Lan hadn’t actually pushed for any of this. She had only provoked Shen Yun a bit. The script wasn’t something she had fought for on Shen Yun’s behalf – the director had given it, and the investor’s case was purely coincidental. She didn’t know if Lan Rui had done this intentionally or not, but Shen Yun’s behavior was undoubtedly trampling on the original owner’s feelings.

“Holding a grudge?” Xin Lan sneered, “You think you’re worthy?”

“I was going to save face for you, but scum like you is just like roadside trash to me. Are you feeling too good about yourself, thinking I would keep you in my heart and waste time on you?”

“About not getting you the female lead, I said before – I’m neither the investor nor the director. If I were, I wouldn’t just keep you from being the female lead, I’d make you Lan Rui’s supporting actress, believe it or not.”

Except for when she needed to plan and take action, she really hadn’t kept Shen Yun in her thoughts.

Shen Yun’s face alternated between green and white from Xin Lan’s words, looking extremely ugly.

“How can you be like this? You weren’t like this before. What good does it do you to harm me?”

“Harming you indeed doesn’t benefit my interests, but seeing you unhappy really makes me happy.”

Xin Lan said with complete sincerity.

“You!”

Shen Yun pinched her palm, trying to calm herself down.

Arguing with Xin Lan now would undoubtedly be unwise. It seemed Xin Lan was ready to take revenge. No, she couldn’t stay under her management anymore.

“What are you plotting? I know those little schemes in your mind. Want to change managers? That depends on whether I agree or not.”

Xin Lan leaned against the sofa with her arms crossed, speaking at her leisure.

“That shouldn’t be your decision to make.”

Shen Yun wasn’t stupid. Such matters about managers were definitely decided by upper management. Xin Lan had no power to decide whether she stayed or left. She could go to anyone else, switch to any agency.

It had to be said, this scum’s instincts were quite sharp. She wasn’t naive enough to think everything was fine and they could still be friends after breaking up, nor was she foolishly arrogant enough to think someone would still like her after a breakup.

But the more clear-headed the suffering, the more painful it becomes. Rather than watching oneself sink unknowingly, being conscious while struggling only to find it’s all futile – that’s true despair.

“Why don’t you try and see if I can decide or not? How did Madam Chen’s slap feel a few days ago?”

Xin Lan said with an ambiguous smile, not worried at all.

Shen Yun had been restless for a while. It wasn’t just because of this role that she wanted to change managers – she had always been wary of Xin Lan, feeling that she would take revenge sooner or later.

That’s why a few days ago she attended a dinner party, sat there accompanying drinks, and attempted to seduce one of the executives.

When Ling Jiu informed her about this, she immediately had Ling Jiu investigate Chairman Chen, discovered he was married, and to a fierce wife at that. She promptly got a number and called Madam Chen, telling her the location.

Sure enough, Madam Chen immediately went there, but being a refined lady rather than a shrew, she waited until the dinner party ended and everyone was walking out before pretending to coincidentally encounter her husband and Shen Yun, who was holding onto his arm.

Chairman Chen immediately shook her off, telling his wife that Shen Yun was just a worthless little thing, a drinking companion, and he only let her support him because he’d had too much to drink.

Shen Yun had never been spoken of like this before. She immediately lost face but couldn’t just storm off, so she swallowed her pride and tactfully said she was just helping him steady himself.

Madam Chen nodded as if believing it, had someone else help Chairman Chen away, then coldly sneered and slapped Shen Yun, adding some sarcastic remarks.

Shen Yun had never suffered such humiliation – she went home and cried.

“You were behind this?!”

Shen Yun was incredulous, and beyond anger was the terror that Xin Lan could track her movements.

She had clearly avoided her assistants – how did Xin Lan know?

Could someone have seen and told her?

“Yes, it was me. What, cheating wasn’t enough? Now you want to put a price tag on yourself?”

“That’s none of your business,” Shen Yun’s fists were tightly clenched. “I can accompany whoever I want. What’s it to you?”

“Is Lan Rui better than me? She’s not even worthy to carry my shoes. She’s just better at sleeping around, right? Anyone can do that.”

“I originally thought you had some self-respect. Seems I overestimated you.”

What dignity or self-respect did Shen Yun have? She truly had overestimated her, thinking she wouldn’t try to sell herself so quickly.

Some people want to live clean lives, while others fight desperately to dive into the mud.

“Don’t look at me like that. What, didn’t you know I was this kind of person all along? What’s the difference between sleeping with you and sleeping with others? Isn’t it all just casting couch?”

Shen Yun sneered, with the attitude of someone who had given up completely.

Xin Lan stared steadily at Shen Yun, her eyes like a cold pond.

Not worth it, really not worth it.

Giving one’s true heart to such scum wasn’t worth it at all.

What the original owner thought was love not only didn’t have a good ending, but in the other person’s eyes, it was nothing more than a transaction.

It was Shen Yun who first said to begin, Shen Yun who first pursued, and also Shen Yun who pushed someone into an abyss.

If the original owner were standing here, they would probably want to cut out this person’s heart and liver to see how she could be so heartless.

Shen Yun felt her hair stand on end from Xin Lan’s gaze, frightened enough to step back half a step, then, realizing this, angrily stepped forward and raised her chin.

What she said wasn’t wrong – what difference was there between accompanying Xin Lan and those people? Lan Rui’s situation had taught her a lesson – if you can’t find powerful enough backing, you’ll always be bullied by others.

Besides, she had gotten to where she was today through her own efforts. Xin Lan just helped her find resources, and she had performed well in those roles. Xin Lan had gotten her rewards too, so why keep acting like she was owed something?

And yes, she admitted cheating was wrong, but now that it was known and they had broken up, did she need to keep bringing it up again and again?

People are bound to make mistakes. She had just made a small error – the entertainment industry was chaotic anyway, and she hadn’t been with anyone else before, which was already quite good.

Looking at things now, Xin Lan wouldn’t just let her go like this. She had to find her own way out.

Looking at Shen Yun’s face, Xin Lan could probably guess what she was thinking.

Xin Lan gave a cold laugh, stepping closer to Shen Yun.

“You should be grateful I don’t hit women.”

“What are you trying to do?”

Shen Yun watched Xin Lan warily, but the next moment she was grabbed by her clothes and pulled down to kneel on the ground.

LP: Re-translated on March 05, 2025