Chapter 50: A War of Words

Chapter 50: A War of Words

Actually, even if they hadn’t met today, Zhou A would have made some arrangements later.

But causing trouble from the shadows could never be as satisfying as dealing with someone face-to-face like this.

At Zhou A’s level, personally stepping in to handle a newly popular singer seemed a bit beneath him.

But he didn’t care.

That was just the kind of person he was.

He didn’t need any reason, as long as it made him happy.

Right now, he was really looking forward to seeing these two try to talk their way out of it first, then seeing their panicked and desperate expressions when he exposed them.

That would definitely be wonderful.

Chen Feng was indeed left speechless.

Even though he was always quick-witted and sharp-tongued, he felt a bit powerless to fight back.

The main reason was that this matter wasn’t just about him; it involved Zhong Lei.

He himself didn’t care and could ignore his reputation.

But Zhong Lei, as a new female artist on the rise in her career, still had to be cautious about these things.

Yet, in a way, the two of them were really living together.

It was a fact, like mud stuck in your pants—impossible to wash clean.

Since Zhou A had openly said it in front of everyone, he must have come prepared, determined to tarnish Zhong Lei’s budding career path.

This was Zhou A’s open scheme. They couldn’t ignore it, but they couldn’t handle it either.

Zhou A didn’t get to hear Chen Feng’s excuses. In his eyes, the two were already speechless.

Zhou A was very satisfied. Good, the effect was even better than expected.

But he didn’t plan to stop while he was ahead. Instead, he smiled coldly, took out his phone, opened the photo album, and started showing pictures.

These photos spanned quite a long time. There were shots of Chen Feng and Zhong Lei walking out of a door side by side, pictures of the two entering an apartment lobby together, and scenes from this afternoon of them buying clothes in a mall.

After failing to sabotage Zhong Lei through KuGe and failing to trick her into signing with his agency, Zhou A soberly realized he could never have Zhong Lei and had already started doing these things.

With his wealth and influence, ruining a newcomer was really too easy.

It was solid proof.

While proudly spinning in a circle, Zhou A pointed at his phone and said, “I heard you claimed to be single in a phone interview the day before yesterday? Forgive me for saying so, but I’ve never heard of such a kind of ‘single’.”

None of them noticed that Lu Wei, the host of this banquet, had appeared nearby at some point.

Lu Wei was looking at Chen Feng with confusion.

She was quite puzzled. Didn’t Chen Feng have homosexual tendencies? How come he was living with his collaborator so soon after his art career started?

Some things that had puzzled Lu Wei before suddenly had an explanation.

No wonder he had rejected Chen Li’s offer of two hundred thousand and chose to sell “Dullness” to Zhong Lei, who was penniless.

Not denying that Zhong Lei was indeed very suitable for the song, Lu Wei had also thought Chen Feng was very far-sighted at the time.

Now it seemed it was just a coincidence.

Chen Feng was bisexual. He first sexually exploited Zhong Lei, then gave her the song.

Lu Wei felt inexplicably angry.

She was angry about two things.

Chen Feng had disappointed her, made her misjudge him.

She had thought he was different, never imagining he was cut from the same cloth as Zhou A.

She was even angrier that Chen Feng shouldn’t have harmed Zhong Lei.

Just from hearing one of Zhong Lei’s songs, Lu Wei felt this was definitely a talented newcomer with limitless potential.

But Chen Feng had exposed her to the dark side of the entertainment industry too early.

This would fundamentally change her mindset and ultimately prevent Zhong Lei from reaching the heights she should have reached.

“So Chen Feng is that kind of person?” Chen Li, who had also been watching coldly beside Lu Wei, said with emotion. “Actually, it’s not surprising. The talented people from Hong Kong back in the day had messy private lives, every single one of them. Chen Feng is so young; it’s somewhat normal for him to be hot-blooded.”

“What is all this? Never mind, let’s go up.” Lu Wei turned around, wanting to leave.

She even regretted inviting the two of them.

Just then, Zhong Lei, who had never explained or bothered to explain herself, finally spoke.

“Haven’t you had enough, Zhou A? You’re really disgusting.”

Chen Feng couldn’t describe the feeling in his heart, only feeling slightly relieved.

Even though arguing was pointless, as one of the parties involved, Zhong Lei had the right to speak up.

“Yes, we are indeed living together.”

Zhong Lei’s next sentence made Chen Feng feel a bit desperate.

Your defense is worse than saying nothing!

Sure enough, the whole courtyard erupted in an uproar.

This was just too interesting.

They had only come to attend a routine birthday banquet, never expecting to watch a live gossip drama.

Many industry insiders here had heard of Zhong Lei, the super newcomer who had suddenly become hugely popular on the internet lately.

Now they also felt like they had gained some insight.

Usually, which celebrity wouldn’t try their best to avoid scandals? Could it be that this person was going to reveal a relationship right after getting popular?

Wouldn’t that make her popularity plummet?

Facing everyone’s whispering and discussion, Zhong Lei remained calm. “But Chen Feng and I are completely innocent. He is a true gentleman. A scumbag like you, Zhou A, isn’t even fit to carry his shoes!”

Hearing this, Zhou A burst out laughing instead.

Others were also amused by Zhong Lei’s “shameless” sophistry.

This was absurd.

What era is this? A single man and a single woman living together, the man writing songs to make the woman famous—how could they be innocent?

Did these two think everyone was a fool?

“Everyone, stop laughing! I can vouch for him! Teacher Chen Feng is really a decent person! I guarantee it with my character!”

Against all odds, just as everyone firmly believed Zhong Lei was talking nonsense, someone who shouldn’t have spoken up in such a situation stepped forward.

Everyone’s eyes turned to see a young girl dressed in a server’s uniform.

For Lu Wei’s birthday banquet, the catering standard certainly couldn’t be low. The chefs were top chefs hired at great expense from Michelin restaurants, and the entire logistics service team also came from a professional butler company.

Since this girl was wearing a server’s uniform, she should be an employee of that company.

“Shut up! You have no right to speak here! Who do you think you are!” Zhou A had been really enjoying the feeling of watching Chen Feng and Zhong Lei being freely judged by everyone. How could he tolerate a mere servant standing up to speak for Chen Feng?

“I… I’m indeed nobody…” The female server shrank back slightly, looking somewhat afraid.

Chen Feng, however, gave her a puzzled look, stepped forward, subtly shielding her behind him, and asked, “What are you doing here?”

The female server scratched her head. “I… I’ve always been working part-time while studying, right? This is my part-time job!”

She wasn’t telling the whole truth.

She was registered with that logistics company, but she wasn’t originally on the employee list for this event.

She had heard that the birthday banquet was hosted by the superstar Lu Wei, so she had pushed and squeezed her way in to see the excitement and gain some experience, even without pay.

This female server was none other than Qin Lu, the demo singer Chen Feng had met at Jiangnan Music Academy.