Chapter 2100 - 2103: The Real Villains Are Always Elegant

Hearing Gong Ziyi's words, the stunning movie queen Song Weiyin's expression turned very cold, but just as she was about to refute him, the middle‑aged female assistant standing behind her immediately transmitted her voice: "Miss, don't provoke him. A rabbit will bite when cornered, a dog will jump over a wall when desperate. We can't get any calls out right now. If you anger him, something might happen."

The stunning movie queen Song Weiyin heard this, her willow‑leaf brows tightly furrowed as she looked at the smug‑faced Gong Ziyi and said, "Fine, then please speak, Gongzi."

Seeing that Song Weiyin neither tried to force her way out nor verbally refuted him, the Abyss fatso Gong Ziyi's expression became even more pleased with himself.

"What Shen Qiang is going to announce is very simple: he's going to join forces with Medicine King Valley, the Thirty-two Skillful Hands, and the Heshenghe Pill Alliance to monopolize the sales of Elixir Pills. Of course, he won't phrase it that way, but that's basically what it is."

Song Weiyin smiled faintly. "Shen Qiang is very outstanding. He has that ability. Even if others want to do it, they can't."

Looking at the breathtakingly beautiful Song Weiyin praising Shen Qiang like this, the Abyss fatso's expression turned a bit ugly.

"Don't you think what he's doing is shameless?"

The stunning movie queen Song Weiyin chuckled and said, "That's how the business world works—winner takes all. Elixir Pills are no exception. Even if he does this, it's not exactly unforgivable."

The Abyss fatso laughed and said, "Women in love are blind—turns out that saying is spot on. But have you ever thought about who helped Shen Qiang back when he was penniless? Cheng Xinyi's Bai Jiao, and Xu Nan from Wanxin Hesheng."

"Once Shen Qiang monopolizes Elixir Pills, the first thing he'll do is kick Cheng Xinyi and Wanxin Hesheng out of the game."

The stunning movie queen Song Weiyin smiled. "That's not unforgivable either. In business, who doesn't want to earn more? Letting Cheng Xinyi and Wanxin Hesheng handle the business is a favor. Not giving it to them is his right. If he can eat the whole cake by himself, why on earth must he cut others in?"

Looking at the smiling Song Weiyin, the Abyss fatso's face looked terrible, but he suddenly smiled and said, "Bai Jiao and Xu Nan helped Shen Qiang with all their heart, yet the moment he gained power, the first thing he did was kick them away. If he treats them like that, then how do you think he'll treat you?"

Song Weiyin's face instantly turned very ugly.

Her mood also became inexplicably complicated.

People are selfish by nature. As they say, if a man does not look out for himself, Heavenly Punishment will wipe him out. How could Song Weiyin be an exception? Other words she might ignore, might refuse to think about, but this line from Gong Ziyi struck precisely at her most sensitive nerve.

Because anyone with normal intelligence knows that if Shen Qiang really doesn't even consider Bai Jiao and Xu Nan and only thinks about himself, then he will inevitably treat everyone else the same way.

"How he treats me isn't important. What matters is that I like him. That alone is enough." The stunning Song Weiyin felt conflicted, but her stance did not change because of Gong Ziyi's words.

Gong Ziyi smiled and said, "Alright, if you insist on seeing it that way, there's nothing I can do. But right now, aren't you curious how I know all this?"

Hearing this, the stunning movie queen Song Weiyin furrowed her willow brows and said, "How else would you know? At most you just planted people inside Heshenghe to fish for information."

Gong Ziyi laughed. "Is that really the kind of person I am in your eyes?"

"Yes." The stunning movie queen Song Weiyin showed no mercy.

Gong Ziyi said with a laugh, "Looks like you've seriously misunderstood me. Then I'll just lay it out plainly. Here's how it is."

"First of all, I love you very much. You should know that. My dream and greatest wish is to live happily with you. But unfortunately, you fell for Shen Qiang, so I started thinking: if I truly love you, maybe I should help you fulfill your wish. As long as you're happy, joyful, and content, whether I myself am happy or not doesn't matter."

Hearing this, Song Weiyin raised an eyebrow. "Am I supposed to feel moved?"

Gong Ziyi smiled and didn't respond to Song Weiyin's clearly displeased and somewhat provocative words. Instead, he continued, "So I wanted to know whether this Shen Qiang is really someone who values loyalty and righteousness. So I had people draft an alliance plan and tossed it online."

"Because I knew Heshenghe has a dedicated department monitoring any information related to Heshenghe."

"So my plan is something Shen Qiang is sure to see."

Song Weiyin raised an eyebrow. "So you're saying you were setting Shen Qiang up."

"This isn't a setup; I'm just helping you evaluate Shen Qiang." Gong Ziyi lifted his brows with a smile. "But the result is quite disappointing. After seeing my Pill Alliance plan, Shen Qiang immediately tossed 'loyalty and righteousness' out the window and is going to announce this today."

Hearing this, Song Weiyin smiled and said, "So in other words, you deliberately set up Shen Qiang to ruin the image he has in my heart."

Gong Ziyi smiled and said, "I'm just helping you see clearly what kind of person he really is, so you can decide for yourself whether he's worth entrusting your life to."

Song Weiyin smiled. "I'm so moved I could almost cry."

Hearing this, Gong Ziyi fell silent for a moment and then said, "You know, to me, Shen Qiang is basically an idiot. First, if I hadn't come up with that plan, he wouldn't even know that the title of Medicine King isn't just an empty honor, that it can actually be used to make money."

"On that point, I can't agree. Shen Qiang is far smarter than you think." Song Weiyin said.

"You're clearly overestimating him." Gong Ziyi said. "He's walking step by step according to my plan. This will hurt Bai Jiao and Xu Nan, and it will also cause the people around him to resent him, but he's clearly unaware of that. That makes him a moron."

"Are you trying to show off that you're smarter than Shen Qiang?" the stunning movie queen Song Weiyin asked.

Gong Ziyi calmly raised his brows and said, "Yes. In the Cultivation World, idiots are incurable. You should know this too: an idiot can't possibly bring you true happiness. I know these words will disgust you. You might even think I'm a petty villain because of this. I don't care. The only thing I truly care about is your happiness."

"I'm very moved." Song Weiyin's gaze said otherwise.

Gong Ziyi clearly noticed this. Just then his phone chimed with a notification. He glanced at it, then smiled and said, "The people from Medicine King Valley, the Thirty-two Skillful Hands, and the Heshenghe Pill Alliance have all arrived. The live broadcast is about to start."

"Now, I just want you to understand that if everything that happens next is exactly as I've described, then I want you to really think about whether this Shen Qiang is worth following."

Looking at the deliberately earnest Gong Ziyi, the stunning movie queen Song Weiyin said solemnly, "The Shen Qiang I know is wise, humorous, decisive, domineering, and values loyalty and righteousness. So he won't do what you say."

"He will, I guarantee it!" Gong Ziyi said with a smile. "Because I know his thoughts and actions like the back of my hand—they're all under my control."

Hearing this, Song Weiyin smiled and said, "Alright, if Shen Qiang really turns out to be like you say, I'll consider whether or not I should be with him. But if you're wrong, then please stop bothering me at work and…"

"No problem." Gong Ziyi said with a confident smile. "Let's wait and see."