The female supporting role just wants to survive, but the boss insists on falling in love

Chapter 140 Heart-breaking Questions

Zhuang Xiao looked at Tu Yan's resolute back as he left. His broad shoulders and narrow waist, and his upright posture revealed his inherent dignity. She did not take her eyes off him for a long time until his back disappeared from her sight.

Is it fate?

Tu Yan's resolute look seemed to still be in front of him, but Zhuang Xiao remembered another thing.

Four years ago, I disappeared because Tu Yan had been abroad for a long time and had not returned. Later, when I met Tu Yan again, I told him the same thing.

At that time, she told Tu Yan, "You are the one who makes me exist."

Said...our fate is destined.

Now it seems that Tu Yan believed it.

But Tu Yan didn't know that she was the one who framed him.

There was no destiny between them. In the words of No. 23, their meeting was an accident, a bug, a system virus.

Thinking of what No. 23 said, Zhuang Xiao’s thoughts went back to three hours ago.

After receiving the news that the art gallery was surrounded, Zhuang Xiao, in a panic, entered the door of the art gallery with the help of Jiang Wei and the security guards.

The carefully decorated exhibition hall was in a mess, display boards were overturned and brochures were scattered all over the floor. The staff were busy maintaining order and had no time to clean up.

The person in charge apologized, "Ms. Zhuang, I'm really sorry. We didn't expect so many people to show up. Although we have tried our best to maintain it, some of your paintings were still destroyed..."

Zhuang Xiao's gaze also fell on the wall in front of the exhibition hall. It was a work that took her more than half a year to complete. It was a painting of the flowers she loved most and was best at. In the sunny flowerbed, several shining elves were flying in it.

It was painted in the first year of her marriage to Tu Yan. At that time, she felt as joyful as the elf in the painting.

Now, this painting filled with happiness and joy has been splashed with black ink, and the white walls of the art gallery have also been stained with dirt.

"It's ok."

Zhuang Xiao heard her own voice. She was not even sure she had spoken. Her head felt a little dizzy.

Jiang Wei noticed that Zhuang Xiao was very pale, and hurriedly supported her, "Miss Zhuang, are you okay?"

"It's okay." Zhuang Xiao shook his head. This time his voice was much more solid. It was unclear whether he was answering Jiang Wei's words or telling himself.

Zhuang Xiao slowly pushed Jiang Wei's hand away, straightened his back, and said calmly, "Let's end the exhibition here. Pack up the paintings and send them to me. I'm leaving first."

Jiang Wei was really worried, so she hurried to catch up, "Ms. Zhuang, please sit down for a while. I'll make some arrangements and go out with you. It's too dangerous for you to go out alone."

Zhuang Xiao listened to the noise that could be heard even indoors, nodded, and went into the lounge.

He subconsciously took out his cell phone and tried to divert his attention. The first short video he saw was gossip about himself and Tu Yan. He immediately turned off the screen in annoyance.

"Ding!"

At this moment, a slight sound came from Zhuang Xiao's mind, and No. 23 was online.

The first thing she said was, "Are you still not going to file for divorce with the male lead?"

"Humph." Zhuang Xiao sneered in response.

Zhuang Xiao has discovered that, except for herself, no one around her seems to be aware of the overwhelming negative news...including Tu Yan.

Zhuang Xiao no longer wanted to know who was behind this.

"You can endure longer than I thought." No. 23's tone was light, "But you don't think this is the worst, do you?"

"Isn't that the plot?" Zhuang Xiao was not angered. "According to what you told me, the female supporting character is materialistic, hypocritical, and pretentious, which makes everyone hate her."

"After the heroine returned to China, she continued to cling to him and was obsessed with him. She did all kinds of bad things and ruined the feelings of the people around her. Then the hero broke off the engagement with her and she fled to another country in disgrace." Zhuang Xiao stole the line from No. 23, "How can this be any better?"

What a good trick. Even though she is not materialistic, No. 23 can turn her into a well-known "gold-digger".

Even a marriage between two people who love each other can be turned upside down and become a "mistress taking over".

No. 23 cannot control people directly, but he can manipulate people on the Internet, turning fake things into real things, making them afraid and forcing them to obey.

Zhuang Xiao's calmness successfully angered No. 23, "You are so proud!"

"How could it be?" Zhuang Xiao's calmness was fake, and she clenched her teeth. "Isn't everything just as you expected?"

"What's the next step?" Zhuang Xiao pretended to think, and said, "The next step should be that I will be deserted by my friends and relatives, and Tu Yan will cancel the engagement with me."

Zhuang Xiao stared at the empty space with a sharp gaze. "I'll wait."

No. 23 was no longer calm. Zhuang Xiao was sure that Tu Yan had been bewitched by her and would never take the initiative to divorce her.

As this was a crucial plot point, No. 23 suppressed his dissatisfaction and remained silent for a moment before finding a new foothold. "Are you sure you want to stick with this marriage?"

Zhuang Xiao raised his eyebrows slightly, said nothing, and waited for No. 23's next words.

"Are you sure you only want this marriage and the male lead?" No. 23 said it clearly, word by word, "For this relationship, can you give up everything else?"

"reputation."

“Art career.”

"As long as Li Fan is here, you can't even guarantee your presence."

"Are you sure you want to live like this?"

"Your precious body, your precious second life, are you going to spend it like this?"

"Even if you can, can the male lead do it?"

"Haha." Facing Zhuang Xiao's silence, No. 23 sneered this time, "They are a match made in heaven. They cherish each other's souls. As long as the heroine is around, he can only see you when he is resisting his instincts."

"How long can your relationship last? One year? Two years? Ten years? Twenty years?"

"You don't think it will last a lifetime, do you?" No. 23's voice was full of contempt, with a smile in his tone, as if this was something extremely absurd and ridiculous.

The mechanical voice of No. 23 coldly and mercilessly questioned Zhuang Xiao's heart.

Zhuang Xiao moved her lips several times. She wanted to retort, but her throat was very dry.

No. 23 knew that he had hit Zhuang Xiao’s sore spot, and after a brief and precise data analysis, he threw the last arrow.

"Does he really love you?"

"Does the male protagonist like you, or the 'lover' he created through flashbacks?"

"Is he obsessed with you as a person, or with the feeling of being able to shape you as he pleases?"

"I didn't expect that you would actually really like someone who controls you." No. 23's words were filled with sarcasm. "Are you willing to be a supporting role who is controlled by him for the rest of your life?"

……

Zhuang Xiao leaned on the recliner, looking through the floor-to-ceiling window at the flower buds swaying in the wind in the garden, without turning the pages of the book in his hand for a long time.

The words of No. 23 were still ringing in his ears, and Zhuang Xiao couldn't help but recall how he answered at that time.

"I know what to do."

That's what she answered.

But until night fell and Zhuang Xiao closed his eyes and fell asleep, she still couldn't make up her mind.