Internet moguls are being held hostage by the entertainment system!

Chapter 42 Heart-to-heart talk with Meng Ziyi
Meng Ziyi stared intently at Chen Xiu with wide eyes.

Her relaxed and natural tone caught her off guard.

Only after repeating the content himself did Meng Ziyi realize the significance of the words "ex-girlfriend".

She truly hadn't expected that a casual chat would lead to such a juicy piece of gossip from Chen Xiu.

Despite the surprised look on the beautiful but clueless woman's face, Chen Xiu remained calm.

"Yes! We were both in the 11 class at Beijing Film Academy, and we were classmates. When you mentioned her just now, I thought you already knew everything."

"Are you classmates?"

"Yes, we started dating during our freshman year of college, and we dated for more than two months before breaking up in mid-November."

Even as they discussed specific times, Chen Xiu remained calm.

However, Meng could not remain calm about it.

"You two dated before, why are you only telling me now?"

“You didn’t ask before, but I think you’ll definitely run into each other in the industry in the future. Rather than letting you find out later, I might as well tell you now.”

Chen Xiu looked at Meng Ziyi as if it were the most natural thing in the world. Perhaps feeling that his current position was a bit tiring, he lay down again and rested his head on those beautiful legs.

Meng Ziyi, who remained in a dazed state, lowered her head and looked at Chen Xiu. Their eyes met, and she suddenly stood on tiptoe and trembled.

"Hey! What are you doing?"

The sudden tremor almost caused Chen Xiu to fall over.

Then, instead of getting an answer from Meng Ziyi, his question led the silly beauty to start stomping her feet to harass the neighbors.

"Boom boom boom!"

"You and I……"

To avoid biting her tongue, Chen Xiuming wisely chose to keep her mouth shut.

To protect his cervical spine, he could only roll over and press down on Meng Ziyi's long legs to stop him from continuing to stomp.

However, this act of abandoning his hands and exposing his back actually gave Meng Ziyi the opportunity to make use of his strengths.

"I'll beat you to death, you scumbag!"

"Hey, you, continue."

Chen Xiu, who was about to say something, felt that Meng Ziyi's fist was pounding on her back and felt comfortable, so she lay down and let her pound on her back.

After pounding the ground several times and exhausting himself, Meng Ziyi probably noticed the gap between the actual effect and the ideal state.

Seeing Chen Xiu so comfortable that she lifted her foot, Meng Ziyi gritted her teeth, her beautiful eyes practically spitting fire.

However, their own attack methods were ineffective against him...

In a fit of anger, Meng Ziyi stared at the back of the head, then slightly shifted his gaze to the ear, which was reddish and had tiny blue veins visible on it.

Reaching out, Meng Ziyi grabbed the slightly burning ear and twisted it hard.

The situation was very quiet, and the expected scream of pain did not come. Chen Xiu only twitched when her ear was grabbed, and then she did not move again.

Just as Meng Ziyi was hesitating whether to continue, the ear that was being pinched by fingers continued to heat up, making her realize that Chen Xiu could feel pain, but he just didn't want to cry out.

Releasing his fingers, Meng Ziyi stared at the bright red ear and felt a sudden pang of panic for no reason.

"You're in pain, why don't you cry out?"

"If I yell, won't you get even more excited?"

Chen Xiu turned back, looking at Meng Ziyi with a smile on her lips.

Why are you suddenly so angry?

"I don't know, but the thought that you would do the same thing with other women makes me angry."

Meng Ziyi looked timid, and her eyes were full of surprise at her own performance.

Seeing the hesitant and confused look on her face, Chen Xiu suddenly sat up with a serious expression, leaned against Meng Ziyi's side, and tilted her head to look her over. "Sister Meng, you must have been in a relationship before, right?"

Meng Ziyi's body trembled. Thinking of her situation in high school, her first reaction was to hide it.

But when Meng Ziyi thought of Chen Xiu's words, "Rather than being found out by you later, I'd rather say it now," a struggle appeared on his face again.

Seeing this, Chen Xiu grasped her hand: "Why are you so insecure?"

"what?"

“You took the initiative to contact the crew, and you got all worked up as soon as you heard about my relationship with Nezha. You also had concerns about the past. All of this conveys a strong sense of insecurity. What are you worried about?”

As she spoke, Chen Xiu pried open Meng Ziyi's palm and placed her own hand on top of it; it was a little cold.

Feeling the warmth of Chen Xiu's palm, Meng Ziyi's tense and flustered mood gradually calmed down.

Looking up and meeting Chen Xiu's gaze, she saw encouragement and tenderness in her eyes, and the insecurities she had expressed vanished in that instant.

"I do not know how to put it."

"Then let's take it slow. Are you worried that the differences between us in some aspects might be too great, causing an imbalance in our relationship?"

Chen Xiu guided the question, realizing something was wrong from Meng Ziyi's overreaction earlier.

As the relationship between the two becomes closer, conflicts inevitably arise after the initial sweetness, which is a common occurrence between couples.

As the more mature of the two, Chen Xiu chose to communicate at this time, largely to avoid bigger problems in the future.

Hearing Chen Xiu's words, Meng Ziyi thought about it seriously for a long time before nodding and acknowledging the source of her insecurity.

Seeing her response, Chen Xiu's expression remained unchanged, but she breathed a sigh of relief.

He was glad that he hadn't told Meng Ziyi everything about Didi and Penguin.

If this had been mentioned when the relationship was confirmed, the silly girl would probably have become even more insecure after the initial excitement.

In that case, the strengths in her personality would be greatly diminished by her insecurity, but fortunately, it was discovered early.

Thinking this, Chen Xiu grabbed Meng Ziyi's palm with her fingers, "Sister Meng, have I told you about my business?"

"No."

"Let me put it simply. In the beginning, I had to lead the team all over the country to conquer the market. Five people were crammed into a room that cost 80 yuan a night. We didn't book a room for 60 yuan because the 80-yuan room had an extra bed. Then we poached people, made promises to build the team, hired KFC programmers... it was all about getting the people under us to obey us..."

Upon hearing Chen Xiu's story, Meng Ziyi's attention was successfully drawn to his past experiences.

When she heard that the company was almost forced to close down, she gripped Chen Xiu's hand tightly. Later, when she heard that Cheng Wei had brought in capital and personnel, giving the company a much-needed reprieve, she breathed a sigh of relief.

"After a year of hard work, we finally secured our first round of funding, and the company was finally on track. But until mid-May of this year, I was on edge. It wasn't until the day before I met you that I could finally relax."

"You've had a really tough three years..."

Meng Ziyi placed her other hand on the back of Chen Xiu's hand, her eyes filled with heartache.

Chen Xiu placed her other hand on top of Chen Xiu's: "Do you remember what you thought of me when we first met?"

"You seem a bit aloof, proud, and quiet..."

"This is what I've been doing at work for the past three years. Compared to you, I should be considered someone with a terrible personality."

"How could that be? You get along very well with Wei Feng and Da Xiong!"

"That's because we're familiar with each other. I've never been a talkative person, but you're an exception."

Chen Xiu corrected him, and then went to Meng Ziyi, whose eyes were full of emotion, to say what she really wanted to express.

"What I like about you is your personality first, then your face. So-called A-list female celebrities are nothing to me. Confident and interesting, you are the Meng Jie I like."

Meng Ziyi's pupils dilated slightly, her red lips trembled, and her tense heart finally settled down at this moment.

She let go of his hand and hugged the handsome face in front of her...

(End of this chapter)