Why aren't you guys complaining now that I'm here?

"Cao Man, can you please be honest? I've told you countless times that my career is on the rise and I absolutely cannot expose my relationship!"

"If you keep on being so unreasonable, let's break up!"

Lin Hao blinked and looked around.

In the dark grey cold style living room, a tall and handsome man sat on a black leather sofa, frowning impatiently.

She was holding a wooden-handled soup spoon, and the sound of boiling soup came from the kitchen next to her.

The plot came across.

The original Cao Man, 25 years old, had just graduated from graduate school and joined Qunna Entertainment as an artist assistant two months ago.

The man sitting on the sofa was called Huo Jinxing, 26 years old. He was a rising star and one of the cash cows of Qunna Entertainment.

On the surface, Cao Man is Huo Jinxing's assistant.

Behind the scenes, she was his secret lover.

But twenty years ago, Huo Jinxing was still a poor, neglected child in Cao Man's neighbor's house.

He lost his mother at the age of six, and his father was traumatized and drank all day long, ignoring him.

Cao's parents felt sorry for him and invited him to their home for dinner from time to time, bought him clothes and shoes, and even let their daughter Cao Man play with him.

Cao Man is one year younger than him and went to the same kindergarten as him. The two grew up together as childhood sweethearts.

On Cao Man's eighteenth birthday, Huo Jinxing confessed his love to her and the two began dating.

Cao's parents were very open-minded and welcomed this.

It is always better to watch a son-in-law grow up than a stranger.

As for Mr. Huo, he died of alcoholism two years ago.

Although he was too lazy to care about such things when he was alive.

If the plot had developed smoothly, the two would have gone to school together, graduated together, gotten married, and lived a happy life together.

However, life always has unexpected things.

When Huo Jinxing was 21 years old, he was picked by a scout at a school event and joined Qunna Entertainment as a trainee.

Although he has outstanding appearance, there is no shortage of handsome men and beautiful women in the entertainment company.

After starring in two lukewarm low-budget TV series, his agent asked him to accompany a bald and greasy boss in the circle.

Huo Jinxing was very resistant and refused on the spot.

The boss was furious and put him on ice.

But Huo Jinxing signed a ten-year contract with Qunna and could not afford the huge penalty for breach of contract.

With nowhere else to turn, he suffered from depression.

Upon learning about this, Cao Man cried all night out of heartache and went home the next day to ask her father for help.

Cao's father was a writer of some note. For the sake of his daughter, he went through several friends and spent hundreds of thousands of dollars to help Huo Jinxing settle the matter.

Maybe he was really cut out for this job, or maybe he was just lucky, but not long after that, he started getting small supporting roles in several dramas and gradually became famous.

Two years ago, the fantasy drama he starred in became a huge hit and he gained two million fans overnight.

It was the centenary celebration of his alma mater at that time, and he was invited to return to give a speech.

It just so happened that Cao Man was admitted to the graduate school of the same school. After the speech, she went backstage with a big bouquet of flowers, hoping to take the opportunity to let Huo Jinxing meet her good friend.

Unexpectedly, Huo Jinxing turned hostile on the spot and threw the flowers away, and also scolded her coldly, saying that she shouldn't come to him in such a high profile. If their relationship was exposed, his future would be greatly affected.

Cao Man had never been a fan before and had never thought too much about it. After being scolded by him, her eyes immediately turned red and she ran out crying.

At this time, Huo Jinxing still had some sincerity towards her. After reflecting on his behavior, he felt that what he had done was indeed inappropriate, so he bought flowers and apologized to her that night.

Cao Man forgave him without much hesitation.

But he also had a request, that Cao Man be his secret lover and not reveal the fact that they were together to anyone else. He would announce their relationship and engagement after Cao Man graduated.

Cao Man also agreed.

Huo Jinxing's career path is getting smoother and smoother. At the beginning of the year, the movie he starred in was a big hit and he won the Best Actor award.

After that, he became arrogant and began to look down on Cao Man and criticize her in various ways. The original agreement that they would get engaged and live together after Cao Man graduated was no longer valid.

Sensing the emotional crisis, Cao Man joined Qunna without his knowledge and became his assistant, hoping to always be by his side to win him back.

Unexpectedly, Huo Jinxing turned hostile and slapped her on the spot, angrily scolding her for forcing him to death and not giving him any breathing space.

Cao Man didn't expect that he would hit her. She wanted to break up, but she couldn't bear to give up the relationship they had for so many years.

The two of them were in a cold war.

However, during the Cold War, Cao Man discovered that Huo Jinxing had a close relationship with the heroine of the previous play and often chatted with her at night.

Cao Man collapsed. With no other options left, she used his phone to send him a photo of them kissing while he wasn't paying attention.

As soon as the photo was uploaded, Huo Jinxing saw it, snatched the phone away, deleted the photo, scolded her, and broke up with her.

Cao Man couldn't stand it anymore, so she quarreled with him and threatened to tell everyone about their relationship.

Huo Jinxing was furious, knowing that her existence was a time bomb, so he secretly found a fanatical fan and falsely accused Cao Man of harassing him, which made him very upset.

That fanatical fan was only sixteen years old, an impulsive age.

When she learned that her idol was being harassed like this, she stabbed Cao Man to death in anger.

Although it was intentional homicide, her age did not qualify her for the death penalty, and she was ultimately sentenced to fifteen years. Until the moment she entered prison, she did not reveal what Huo Jinxing had said to her.

Cao Man's parents are old and they only have this one daughter.

Upon learning that their daughter had been murdered, one of them died of shock on the spot, and the other suffered a stroke and died soon after.

No one knows what Huo Jinxing is doing behind the scenes.

Under the operation of Qunna Entertainment, Cao Man’s death was suppressed without causing any ripples.

Without Cao Man's interference, Huo Jinxing quickly announced that he was the daughter of a big boss.

With the help of the boss's daughter, his career became more and more smooth.

Ten years later, he married the daughter of a big boss, had two children, and became a senior in the circle, full of glory.

Cao Man's wish is to make Huo Jinxing and that fanatical fan suffer the consequences of their own actions and use their lives to repay the debt owed to their family of three.

"Cao Man! What stupid idea are you thinking of again?"

Seeing that she didn't speak, Huo Jinxing stood up and looked down at her condescendingly.

Lin Hao raised her eyelids and met the unconcealable disgust in his eyes.

It was at this point that Cao Man posted their kissing photo and the two broke out into an argument.

"I was thinking..." Lin Hao pinched the handle of the spoon, curled his lips into a smile, and while he was frowning, raised his hand and hit him hard in the face.

"Can you still attend tomorrow's movie press conference?"

“…Cao Man!!”

Huo Jinxing felt a sharp pain and his head was buzzing. He covered the wound, took two steps back and fell on the sofa, glaring at Lin Hao hatefully.

"Cao Man, you lunatic! If you dare touch my face, I'll kill you!!"

Lin Hao chuckled, weighed the spoon, and walked over.