Chapter 1189 Losing Everything
Chapter 1189 Losing Everything
A man's deep laughter came from the other end of the phone, with a hint of teasing: "It's simple, I want you to leave Cheng Yunchuan."
"Impossible!" Jiang Mubai almost blurted out. Leaving Cheng Yunchuan? This would be more painful than letting her give up her life.
"Don't be so hasty to refuse." The man said slowly, "You should understand that once your secret is exposed, you will lose everything, your reputation, career, love... everything will come to nothing."
Jiang Mubai was silent. The man was right. Everything she had finally achieved was built on the identity of Jiang Mubai. Once her secret was revealed, she would become a nobody again, or even worse.
"I can give you some time to think about it." The man seemed to enjoy the feeling of being in control of everything: "I will call you again at this time tomorrow. I hope you can make a wise choice."
After hanging up the phone, Jiang Mubai slumped down on the sofa, the phone slipped from his hand and fell to the floor with a dull thud.
Cheng Yunchuan walked out of the study and saw Jiang Mubai's pale face and empty eyes. He couldn't help but ask worriedly: "Mubai, what's wrong with you?"
Jiang Mubai forced a smile and said, "It's okay, I'm just a little tired."
Cheng Yunchuan walked up to her and hugged her in his arms: "Are you under too much pressure at work? Don't work too hard, your health is the most important."
Jiang Mubai's body trembled slightly. She buried her face in Cheng Yunchuan's chest, feeling his warm embrace, tears silently sliding down her cheeks.
She didn't dare tell Cheng Yunchuan the truth. She was afraid of losing him and losing this hard-earned happiness.
In the following time, Jiang Mubai was like a walking corpse, and the man's words kept echoing in her mind: leave Cheng Yunchuan, or lose everything. Either of these two choices made her feel miserable.
The next day, the man called as promised.
"Have you thought about it, Miss Jiang?" The man's tone was still teasing.
Jiang Mubai took a deep breath and tried to control his trembling voice: "Who are you? Why are you doing this?"
The man said: "It doesn't matter who I am. What matters is that I know your secret and how to use it."
"If you just want to take revenge on me, you can just come at me directly. Why involve Yunchuan?" Jiang Mubai's voice was pleading.
The man chuckled: "Because he loves you, and you love him, I want to see you in pain, I want to see you living a life worse than death."
Jiang Mubai's heart sank to the bottom. She finally understood that this man not only wanted to take revenge on her, but also wanted to destroy everything she had, including her most precious love.
Jiang Mubai's voice was cold and resolute: "Okay, I promise you, I will leave Cheng Yunchuan."
After hanging up the phone, Jiang Mubai couldn't hold back her tears anymore. She knew that she was about to lose the most important person in her life, but she had no choice.
In the next few days, Jiang Mubai began to deliberately distance herself from Cheng Yunchuan. She became silent and often hid in her room in a daze.
Cheng Yunchuan noticed that something was wrong with her and asked her about it with concern, but she always found various excuses to evade the question.
Finally, after a fierce quarrel, Jiang Mubai proposed to break up.
"Yunchuan, let's break up." Jiang Mubai's voice was cold, without a trace of emotion.
Cheng Yunchuan was stunned. He couldn't believe his ears: "Mu Bai, what did you say? Are you kidding?"
Jiang Mubai turned around and didn't look into Cheng Yunchuan's eyes: "I'm not kidding, we are not suitable, let's break up."
Cheng Yunchuan's voice trembled, "Why? What happened? Tell me, we can face it together!"
Jiang Mubai took a deep breath and endured the pain in his heart: "There is no reason, I just don't love you anymore."
Cheng Yunchuan's face turned pale in an instant, and he grabbed Jiang Mubai's shoulders tightly: "Mubai, look into my eyes and tell me, do you really not love me anymore?"
Jiang Mubai closed his eyes, and two lines of tears slid down his cheeks: "Yes, I don't love you anymore."
Cheng Yunchuan's hands dropped weakly. He felt his heart was hollowed out, leaving only endless emptiness and despair.
He looked at Jiang Mubai's resolute back, not understanding why two people who once loved each other so much would end up like this.
After Jiang Mubai left, Cheng Yunchuan locked himself in the room, refusing to eat, drink or speak. He recalled every moment he had spent with Jiang Mubai over and over again, trying to find out why she suddenly changed her mind.
However, he couldn't understand why the woman who had said "I love you" affectionately a few days ago would suddenly become so cold and heartless.
What he didn't know was that Jiang Mubai was hiding in another city at this moment, licking her wounds alone. She lived in pain and torment every day, but she didn't dare to contact Cheng Yunchuan or tell him the truth.
Because she knew that once Cheng Yunchuan knew the truth, he would come to her at all costs, and this was exactly what the man wanted to see.
She couldn't let Cheng Yunchuan fall into danger, so she could only choose to endure it all silently.
At this moment, an unexpected person appeared in front of Jiang Mubai.
The person who appeared in front of Jiang Mubai was Lin Wan, her former agent and good friend from her movie queen days.
Lin Wan looked much more haggard, with sunken eyes and a pale face, no longer as bright and beautiful as before.
When she saw Jiang Mubai, she was stunned for a moment, and then a complex emotion flashed in her eyes, including surprise, guilt, and a hint of fear?
"Mu Bai, long time no see!" Lin Wan's voice was hoarse and trembling a little.
Jiang Mubai looked at her coldly without saying anything. She didn't understand why this woman who had betrayed her and pushed her into the abyss appeared here.
"I know you hate me, and I am sorry for you." Lin Wan's voice lowered.
Jiang Mubai sneered: "Is a simple apology enough? Lin Wan, you ruined everything for me, do you know that?"
Lin Wan's tears flowed down: "I know, I know I was wrong, Mu Bai, please forgive me, I was forced to do so."
"You are forced to do this?" Jiang Mubai's voice was full of sarcasm: "Who forced you? Was it money? Fame? Or your greedy heart?"
Lin Wan's face became even paler, her lips trembled, but she couldn't speak.
Jiang Mubai turned around, not wanting to see this woman again: "Go away! I don't want to see you again."
Lin Wan stepped forward and grabbed Jiang Mubai's arm: "Mubai, wait, I know who is behind this, I know who wants to hurt you!"
Jiang Mubai turned around suddenly, his eyes sharp: "Who is it?"
Lin Wan took a deep breath and said slowly: "It's... Qin Yuanqing."
Hearing this name, Jiang Mubai's heart sank suddenly. Qin Yuanqing was her former competitor and also a cruel and ruthless woman.
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