Imprisoning the Black Moonlight

In the luxurious auditorium of the Royal Academy of Arts, brightly lit, Yao Gongyue wore a Chinese-style dress tailor-made by Ouyang Xu's top design team. The dress was inspired by Chang'e flying to the moon, a theme personally chosen by Ouyang Xu. She was charming, alluring, and captivating, like a bewitching enchantress who could bring ruin to a country.

"Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome contestant number 13, Ms. Yao Gongyue, from China." As the host's voice faded, Ms. Yao Gongyue, dressed as Chang'e, holding a lifelike rabbit in her arms, made her appearance with the "quick steps" from traditional Chinese opera. Every move she made exuded oriental charm, her smile radiant and her gaze captivating.

Looking at the confident, poised, and charming young girl on stage, Ouyang Xu found it hard to connect her with the little girl from many years ago who had cried until her eyes, nose, and cheeks were red.

She won the runner-up title in the beauty pageant, making her one of the few Asian contestants to achieve this result since the founding of Ivy Academy.

Perhaps because she has one-quarter Xinjiang ancestry and her grandmother was Russian, Yao Gongyue has very three-dimensional facial features, as well as the delicate features of Chinese people. Her face is small, her bone structure is perfect, and her skin is excellent. Therefore, her face would be considered top-notch by any aesthetic standard in the world.

As she stepped off the stage with the trophy, Yao Gongyue beamed with a radiant smile, even infecting the usually stern Ouyang Xu with her joy. "Congratulations, little Chang'e!"

"Thank you, Mr. Ouyang! Thank you and your team for your sponsorship!" When Yao Gongyue smiled from the bottom of her heart, her innocent yet alluring face was extremely aggressive, and you could easily fall for her.

Ouyang Xu's throat went dry, and his gaze toward her grew increasingly somber.

"By the way, Mr. Ouyang, how is Zhenzhen? She should be graduating from university soon, right?" Yao Gongyue asked.

She and Ouyang Zhen were once known as the "Two Beauties of the Capital," with the saying "Ouyang in the South and Chang'e in the North." The two were beautiful in their own way, and many sons of the top noble families in the capital coveted them and looked on with longing eyes.

Unfortunately, Ouyang Zhen was protected by her family like the apple of their eye, while Yao Gongyue was not so lucky. She was born into the lowest class and was raised by her mother and aunt who ran a small beauty and hair salon. After that incident, her mother and aunt did everything they could to send her abroad.

Although Avester has a prestigious name and sounds high-class, it's actually a diploma mill, mostly for rich kids who come here to get a degree. She had no choice but to leave her hometown and come here because she had nowhere else to go.

Fortunately, every cloud has a silver lining. That year, Ouyang Xu was coming to invest in Y country. She met him while working part-time shooting an advertisement. Ouyang Xu invited her to come with him on his private jet. To her surprise, Ouyang Xu even drove her to the school and personally introduced her to the school board.

She tentatively asked, "Mr. Ouyang, we're not that familiar with each other, you don't need to be so nice to me!"

Ouyang Xu just smiled politely, "Don't take it to heart. You're the same age as my Zhenzhen. I heard my sister say that you're a good girl. Those things will pass. Helping you is just a small favor!"

Looking at his aloof expression, Yao Gongyue suppressed all the excitement in her heart. Yes, he was the eldest son of the prestigious Shengshi Group, the most noble of noble young masters, while she was just a poor girl from a hutong in Beijing. What was she thinking?

“Zhenzhen will graduate next year! What about you?” Ouyang Xu interrupted Yao Gongyue’s thoughts and asked.

"I'm graduating next year too!" she replied, then silently lowered her head, her good mood completely gone amidst her previous thoughts.

"What's wrong?" Ouyang Xu narrowed his long, narrow eyes. "You seemed quite happy just now!"

This little girl has been cunning since she was little, and she hasn't changed much as she's grown up.

"It's nothing, I'm just a little homesick!" Yao Gongyue forced a smile.

"You'll be on holiday soon, right? Then you can go back home!" the dignified man beside him said reassuringly.

"I need to do part-time jobs to earn money during the holidays. Airfare is very expensive, so I should save money if I can!" Since coming to Y country, she has never been back. Her mother and aunt don't want her to go back, saying that airfare is too expensive and that everything is fine at home, so she shouldn't worry.

She dared not reveal her relationship with Hong Jin, much less tell her mother and aunt about Hong Jin spending money on her.

The money she sent to her mother and aunt was all earned by herself as a part-time model. Not a single penny was spent on Hong Jin. She knew perfectly well that she was making an emotional deal with him, but the money she used to give to her mother and aunt had to be earned through her own labor.

Hong Jin had argued with her about this many times, but every time she said, "If you can't stand it, then let's break up," he would eventually give in.

“I have a lot of business to do here recently. I’ll take you back to see it later, and then bring you back!” Ouyang Xu looked at this resilient girl, feeling a mix of emotions, and patted her head tenderly.

Yao Gongyue looked up at him in surprise, then smiled and said, "Okay, thank you, Mr. Ouyang!" She never wanted to miss a chance to spend more time with him.

Neither of them noticed that among the many broadcast cameras not far away, one camera had been pointed at them from the very beginning and had never changed its angle.

***

At midnight, the private residence of the eldest son of the Prime Minister of Country J was brightly lit.

After leaving his grandfather's main residence, Hong Jin had someone bring over the footage. At that moment, on the huge projection screen opposite him, Yao Gongyue smiled shyly, glancing at the man beside her every now and then. Her expression was captivating, like a young girl in love!

boom!

The wine glass in his hand was suddenly smashed onto the projection, making a loud noise. The servants were so frightened that they were sweating profusely and trembling.

"Yao Gongyue, do you think I'm dead?" Hong Jin's blood surged, his anger raging. He kicked the fruit plate in front of him away and smashed almost everything within reach.

The servants had never seen the young master so angry. One of the timid girls was so frightened that she burst into tears. No one dared to go forward to comfort her; they could only pray that the young master's anger would subside quickly.

After finishing his cigarette, the man, now calmer, picked up his phone, scrolled through it, found a number, and dialed it. The other end answered almost instantly.

"Jin, Brother Jin!" Lily's androgynous voice came through, her voice cracking with excitement.

"It's me!" Hong Jin frowned, forcibly suppressing the discomfort in his chest. "Miss Lily, I had a little argument with Yueyue, and she's angry with me and ignoring me. Could you please help me?"

"Okay, okay, Brother Jin, no problem. Yuebao must have lost her mind, she's being so unreasonable and never calms down. I knew it! She'd leave such a good man like you and run off to—"

Before he could finish speaking, the person on the other end seemed to realize something, stopped abruptly, and then gave an awkward laugh, "Brother Jin, um, if you have any instructions, please feel free to ask."

"It's nothing serious. You know, with Yueyue's appearance, she's not safe. She's also naive and easily deceived by hypocrites with ill intentions, so..."

Is Yuebao naive? Was she scammed? She'd practically beg to join a scammer's gang!

Lily thought to herself, "I'm just complaining."

Having said all that, she wasn't stupid. "Brother Jin, don't worry, as long as I, You Lili, am here, no one can take Yuebao away!"

"Thank you! Miss You, my people will come to pick you up later. In the next few days, would you please accompany Yuebao shopping? All expenses will be paid by me!"

"Wow! Okay, okay, thank you, Brother Jin. Don't worry, I'll definitely keep an eye on Yuebao for you, and I guarantee that none of those stinky men will be able to get close to her!"