novelraw Chapter 12 Late-Night Invitation
Chapter 12 Late-Night Invitation
One o'clock in the morning.
After taking a shower in the guest bathroom of Zhou Lingyan's house, which was comparable to a five-star hotel, Chen Bo felt refreshed and came out drying his hair.
The phone screen on the bedside table suddenly lit up and vibrated twice.
He walked over and picked up his phone.
The screen displays an unread WeChat message from "Xu Yueqing".
He deleted the heart symbol.
Chen Bo was surprised. After that phone call on the balcony, he thought his ex-girlfriend would at least quiet down for a few days, or even disappear altogether.
Opening the message, the content was short, but it carried a chilling threat: "Chen Bo, if you don't move out of Zhou Lingyan's house immediately, I will have Lin Wei cancel your chance to challenge in 'Singer Battle.' You know I can do it."
Chen Bo stared at these lines of text, and stopped drying his hair.
In the original plan for "Singer Battle", Xu Yueqing compensated him for the chance to be eliminated in the first round.
To be honest, given his skills as a professional musician in his previous life and the amount of material he had accumulated, it was impossible for him to be eliminated in the first round. It would be considered merciful of him not to rip off his teammates.
This opportunity is the best springboard he has ever had, allowing him to go from being virtually unknown to standing directly on the stage of a mainstream music program.
Losing it is like someone without a degree not even getting a job interview; no matter how capable you are, you have nowhere to showcase your talents.
A surge of anger welled up inside her, along with a feeling of humiliation at being manipulated and threatened by her ex.
"Damn it..." Chen Bo gritted his teeth.
In that instant, what flashed through his mind was not how to deal with the threat, nor how to preserve the opportunity, but an extremely primal thought.
He wanted to rush to the villa across the street, pin that ungrateful woman down, and ravage her until she understood the consequences of threatening him with such methods.
Let her walk while holding onto the wall for another three days!
This made her never dare to speak to him in such a condescending tone again!
But the impulse only lasted a few seconds.
Chen Bo forced himself to calm down, walked to the window, pulled back the curtains a little, and looked at the white villa standing quietly in the night across the street.
There was still a faint light in the room on the second floor, indicating that Xu Yueqing was not asleep yet.
He picked up his phone again, tapping the screen with his fingers. His reply was slow, even leisurely: "Oh, whatever."
He understands Xu Yueqing.
More accurately, he absorbed the original owner's memories and gained a deep understanding of Xu Yueqing.
This woman is proud, arrogant, and used to being in control, but she is also easily swayed by gentle persuasion, especially by the original owner's affectionate yet down-on-her-luck tone.
More importantly, the original owner of this body, Chen Bo, did not have much ambition for the entertainment industry; in fact, one could say he was somewhat easygoing.
His participation in the talent show was more of a coincidence. After three and a half years of lukewarm success, he didn't show much ambition and spent most of his time revolving around Xu Yueqing.
This is also one of the main reasons why Xu Yueqing felt he was useless and unworthy of her.
Therefore, threatening the original owner with a "challenge opportunity" would likely be far less effective than it seemed.
Sure enough, less than half a minute later, the phone vibrated again.
Xu Yueqing: "Chen Bo, don't be ungrateful! Do you know how many people would kill for this opportunity?"
Chen Bo smirked and continued replying, mimicking the original owner's tone of grievance and stubbornness: "I know, but you gave it to me. You can cancel it if you want, anyway, I never expected to turn things around with it. In your eyes, I've always been a hopeless piece of trash."
After the message was sent, the other side remained silent for a longer period.
Chen Bo wasn't in a hurry. He tossed the towel onto the back of the chair, lay down on the soft bed, put his hands behind his head, and waited leisurely.
Another minute passed.
Xu Yueqing: "I'll give you 500,000 yuan as long as you move out."
The price has increased.
Chen Bo almost burst out laughing.
As expected, when threats failed, they resorted to bribery.
Unfortunately, she still doesn't have a clear understanding of the original owner of this body.
The original owner did not have high demands for material things. During the three years she was with Xu Yueqing, she almost never asked for anything except for necessary expenses.
He would use whatever Xu Yueqing bought for him, and he wouldn't argue if she didn't give him anything.
Xu Yueqing might see this personality as lacking ambition, but in this moment of power struggle, it became the original owner's armor, rendering additional money useless.
So Chen Bo replied, his tone even carrying a hint of the original owner's hurt: "Yue Qing, we've been together for three years. Are you now trying to buy me away from a place that can take me in? In your heart, am I just an object that can be traded?"
This time, Xu Yueqing's reply came even faster and her tone was more urgent: "One million! Chen Bo, leave Zhou Lingyan's house, and I'll give you one million in cash!"
Wow, it doubled!
Chen Bo looked at the number without any emotion, and even felt a little like giving her a thumbs up—Miss Xu is really rich and powerful.
But his fingers remained steady as he typed: "It's not about the money. Zhou Lingyan at least gave me a place to stay when I was homeless, and he didn't threaten or bribe me with anything. If I just move out like this, what am I supposed to become?"
That's half true and half false.
The truth is that Zhou Lingyan didn't actually threaten him. Although his motives for taking him in weren't pure, they were at least out in the open.
The fake part is that Chen Bo doesn't care about anything; what he cares about is maximizing his profits and whether he can continue to live comfortably here, while also enjoying the battle between the two women.
These words struck a nerve with Xu Yueqing. The "typing..." message at the top of the chat box remained for a long time, but what was finally sent was a message whose tone suddenly softened, even carrying a hint of fatigue and indescribable complex emotions.
"Chen Bo, can we... meet and talk? Right now. Some things can't be explained over the phone. Our relationship has come to this point, don't you... really want to know why? Don't you want to know why I chose to break up?"
Chen Bo looked at the message, his previously indifferent eyes narrowing slightly.
Why did it come to this?
Of course he didn't care.
The original owner's romantic entanglements are none of his business as a transmigrator.
but……
Let's meet and talk, right now.
In the dead of night, ex-boyfriend and ex-girlfriend...
Chen Bo's lips curled into an aggressive smile.
He wasn't concerned with those reasons, but rather with whether he could gain any advantage after meeting her.
After all, more than ten hours have passed since I left Xu Yueqing's house at noon.
He had eaten and drunk his fill, and even took a short nap. Now he was full of energy, refreshed, and full of vitality.
As for Xu Yueqing, after a whole afternoon and evening of rest, it's unknown how much she has recovered.
Well, that's not within his consideration.
He licked his lips, his fingers tapping on the screen with obvious probing and teasing: "Going to the past isn't a good idea, especially in the middle of the night. I'm afraid I won't be able to control myself. You know, I have little resistance to you."