“Even if you really think that way and even if you really want to bring out the artiste under your management, this is still something entirely different. If you communicate well with Yuning, then this will not happen at all. Sometimes, I really do not understand you at all.”
“Don’t try and understand me if you cannot understand me at all. You can go back to your own house then,” Vera could not help but feel a little angry because she felt as though she was being pushed into a dead end.
“How can I understand you if you refuse to tell me anything? What is the point of keeping everything to yourself? Is there really anything that you can’t tell me at all? Do you really have to push everyone away from you?”
Vera stopped talking as she turned around to look at Xiao Chennan.
After a long time, she finally replied, “There is no turning back for me anymore.”
“On the way here, my mother called me because my uncle accidentally said something to her. My mother suspect that my uncle has actually came to look for you. Before I came here earlier in the afternoon, I went to see my uncle and I managed to confirm something. I know that he has threatened you…” Xiao Chennan sat on the sofa as he placed his hand on his leg as he glanced at Vera and said, “I think that my brother must have already threatened you for a long time. However, you did not tell me anything at all. I believe that the main reason why you chose to leave Yuning in the first place is also because of this matter, right?”
Vera opened her mouth but she could not say anything even though the words were all stuck in her throat.
“I should obviously be feeling very touched that you are doing all of this because of me but I really do not feel happy at all. I can understand if you cannot tell Yuning about this matter but is there anything that you cannot tell me at all?”
Vera remained silent as she did not know what to say anymore.
“You did not tell anyone about this matter at all and you turned your entire life upside down just because of an unworthy person like this. How can you give up on your best friend just like that? Vera, can you tell me how you came to this decision?”
“Sometimes, I really do not understand whether you are doing all this because of me or whether you are simply doing all of this because of your own self-esteem.”
“I am really grateful that you made so much sacrifices because you were trying to protect my mother and myself from my uncle. However, have you ever stopped to think whether this is really the best that you could do for me? Vera, I suddenly discovered that we have very great differences in our views and I feel that this will affect our relationship in the long run. I think that we should end our relationship now so that my uncle will not be able to bother you anymore in future.”
After saying so many words in one breath, Xiao Chennan sighed lightly before he chuckled to himself.
“These series of things happened because of my uncle and I will take full responsibility for it. I am really very sorry that you lost so many things because of me and I am willing to give you any compensation that you want.”
“You are doing this, just because Jiang Yuning and I are not friends anymore?” When Vera said this words, she had a very furious and frustrated expression on her face but she did not seem to notice it at all.
She really could not understand why Xiao Chennan would actually break up with her just because of Jiang Yuning.
At this time, Xiao Chennan suddenly felt as though both he and Vera were not talking about the same context at all. At this time, he really felt the both of them were from completely different worlds.
However, Xiao Chennan simply patted her head gently, as though he was trying to comfort her. “Don’t think too much about it. I just think that we should not treat our friends like this. I really do not understand why you can treat Yuning like this when she has already done so much for you? Do you really think that she helped me in the past simply because the both of us were filming a drama together? Of course, not! She helped me, simply because she loved you and she is generally a good friend. Therefore, I really cannot accept the fact that you could actually treat your own friend like this…do you understand what I am trying to say?”
Vera could not refute his words at all.
However, she refused to admit defeat.
Shortly after that, there was the sound of Xiao Chennan closing the door behind him. Vera did not even turn around to look at him at all.
She understood what Xiao Chennan meant, but she had no other choice but to do what she did.
Vera sat on the sofa for a long time under the dim light without moving at all as she shed tear silently.
At this time, Xiao Chennan was just outside Vera’s house as he sat inside his car with a dull feeling in his heart.
Xiao Chennan knew that he had no choice but to let Vera understand that sometimes, she would have to pay the price and consequences for her own actions.
“Brother Chennan, aren’t we…aren’t we going to go home now?” At this time, Qingyan who had dark circles under his eyes, turned around and asked Xiao Chennan the question. Xiao Chennan had just finished grinding for the past fifteen days with only two to three hours of sleep every day. Qingyan initially thought that they would be able to have a good rest and Xiao Chennan would be able to spend some time with Vera since he was on a break now. However…
“You can take a cab home first, “Xiao Chennan replied in a deep voice.
“What happened between you and Sister Vera?” Qingyan quickly asked when he saw the sad and melancholic expression on Xiao Chennan’s face.
“We broke up.” Xiao Chennan gave Qingyan a concise answer as he adjusted his posture so that he would be sitting comfortably.
“Ahh? What happened? Didn’t you say that you will take Sister Vera to see your mother after you are done filming your drama?” Qingyan’s eyes widened immediately and he felt as though he was already wide awake at this time.
“There is no future for us…”
“Don’t you…don’t you like Sister Vera anymore?” Qingyan asked because he did not comprehend the situation at all. He could clearly feel that Brother Chennan was still deeply in love with Sister Vera even at this time.
“Of course, I like her. However, loving her and being able to get along with her is two completely different matter.”
“Then, I will stay here and accompany you, Brother Chennan. After all, you must be heartbroken now.”
Xiao Chennan did not say anything else and he simply sat in the car quietly as he sat outside Vera’s house with Qingyan until it was way past midnight.
When Xiao Chennan saw that Vera has finally turned off all the lights in her house, Xiao Chennan finally said, “Qingyan, you can send me home now before you go home and rest.”
“Okay, Brother Chennan.”
It was time for him to find his so-called uncle and have a good talk with him. However, Xiao Chennan wanted to go home and see his mother first before he looked for his uncle.
Xiao Chennan did not immediately reveal the fact that he has already broken up with Vera. Perhaps, he was simply waiting for the matter to be properly handled before he came to a final conclusion about this matter.
…
Jiang Yuning learnt about this matter early the next morning because the young paparazzo received a phone call from Qingyan.
Jiang Yuning was extremely surprised after finding out about this matter but she felt that it was understandable.
After all, this was Xiao Chennan’s character.
“Sister Yuning, I suddenly feel as though I am starting to appreciate Brother Chennan a little more.”
The young paparazzo said as he smiled behind Jiang Yuning.
“Why? Because he broke up with Vera?”
“Of course, not! It is because he knows what is right and wrong,” the young paparazzo quickly explained as he tried to make a summary of Xiao Chennan’s character. “Anyone with eyes can tell that Vera was the one who has gone overboard and that she was the one who was demolishing and blatantly disregarding the friendship between the both of you. I am really sorry to say this, but even though some people might think that there is nothing wrong for the both of you to have a conflict of interest, I do not agree that people should be treating their own friends in this manner.”
“Brother Chennan is just that kind of person who is very sincere and loyal towards his friends.”
At this time, Jiang Yuning turned around as she glanced at the young paparazzo with a look of admiration on her face as she said, “In fact, you are also a very good person, young paparazzo. That is the reason why you feel that Vera is in the wrong. However, Vera did not let me down at all. In fact, I was the one who abandoned her in the first place because I wanted to semi retire from the entertainment industry.”
“If you are speaking like that…then I believe, you must have already figured a way out for Vera then?”
Jiang Yuning could not help but laughed out loud when she heard the young paparazzo’s words. “You really know me very well.”
“I know that you are not a person who will abandon your friends just like that. I also know that you are not a selfish person and you are always prepared before you take any actions at all. I know that you must have already figured a way out of this matter.”
Jiang Yuning could tell that the young paparazzo was speaking from the bottom of his heart.
“Thank you for supporting me so much.”
“If you say it like that, then isn’t Sister Vera pretty pitiful then?”
Pitiful?
Jiang Yuning shook her head. She did not think that Vera was pitiful at all.
Jiang Yuning simply did not expect Xiao Chennan to be so decisive and to move on so quickly.
There were many things in this would that would always be incomparable to wealth and personal interests. No matter what kind of feelings this was, as long as it was sincere, it would always be invincible.