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IN D CITY THAT NEVER seem to have any peace at all, a new television series had been promoted and to be run in every television station, with no exception. The program was even advertised through newspapers, telegrams, radios, news channels and word of mouth.
According to a certain news anchor, "The drama's script writer and the only executive of the project is the infamous Saint Businessman, Feng Mian Zhao! There was a leak provided by Creative Studious that the title of the series might be either 'Green Tea and Assorted Sweets', which seems to mean something! Or, 'Satire of a Prostitute', which is the straightforward version! Every T.V station will air the episodes at exactly 4PM everyday."
Feng Mian was in her usual place, hanging out leisurely with Fei Long as if the world outside was not criticizing her skills in business or the management of her establishments.
Fei Long was currently massaging Feng Mian's shoulders and happily at that, while he talked about the progress of the tasks the latter had set him out to do.
"Loyal Dogs have notified me that they've received all the data from the Account and Finance department. As well as the list of all shareholders and executives with their financial, household and company situations." He narrated dutifully.
"Well done. I'll give you your rewards and a bonus after this farce, look forward to it." As she said this, she gave him a side glance and saw him blush through his ears. How did a man rumored as Emperor, fierce and scary in the business world, become such a demure lover?
Feng Mian could only have her heart soften at his reaction, grabbing his busy hand gently and dragging him to her side.
She wrapped an arm around his neck and kissed him gently, then deeper until he was out of breath and his electric blue eyes glossy.
"...You're so adorable. Shall I take you here now?"
His heart jolted as he looked at her flabbergasted. Where has the man in him gone?
In front of Feng Mian, his heart always melted with passion and could only dote on her as much as he possibly can. His upturned eyes looked hopeful that it caused Feng Mian to feel a pang of guilt, so she pushed him down and pleasured his manhood instead.
Fei Long had been enjoying Feng Mian's service ever since she did it for him the first time. And after reading all the rotten materials, he had actually alternatively thought that if Feng Mian was truly a man, his arse would have not been spared every time the latter had the urge.
All the same, Feng Mian's touch brought him to the height of ecstasy every time.
Once she was done, she dressed Fei Long properly and cleaned after the mess, and softly kissed him on his lips. "You must be tired. Get some sleep and you'll have dinner when you wake up." She gently coed, hovering above Fei Long's exhausted body.
The latter silently agreed, and not for long, his even breath came.
Feng Mian brought up her laptop onto the coffee table. She set up 2 other special type laptops as well, setting up all the components and begun her work. If the white lotus does not relent, she had no choice but to completely destroy her. After all, she wanted to live in peace.
She worked for a couple of hours before getting up to prepare for dinner, whipping up Pad Thai that took two hours. Just when she was done with grinding the nuts, Fei Long woke up, washed his face and sat himself at the table where he ate in relish.
"Your cooking never ceases to amaze me..." He muttered after gulping down a mouthful, licking his lips off of seasoned curry paste.
Feng Mian gave him a smile, simple and not a word. She noticed him running out of water, and refilled it with some more. They continued to dine in tranquility, quiet and comfortable as if they had been a couple for the past 20 years or so.
After dinner, Fei Long cleaned up everything while Feng Mian returned to preparing the big game that Ying Yue was sure to love.
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After a month of waiting, the television series titled 'Green Tea and Assorted Sweets' finally aired. At exactly 4PM, when most office workers and students come back home from their respective role in the day, the program drew its curtain.
The opening featured a certain household that was a replica to the Zhao family mansion. Many immediately begun gossiping concerning the venue, if whether the series production team were working together with the Zhao's. However, not for long, they realized that what was being played was not merely a written drama out of the 'Saint Businessman's' head.
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* * GREEN TEA AND ASSORTED SWEETS * *
(SKIP AT WILL; simply a summary of Feng Mian and Ying Yue's lives from early age and the facts of their birth and the enmity developed over the years.
- Title refers to Ying Yue and her men, because her men were merely her food for the taking, able to feed her when she needed some snacks. But not good enough for a meal.)
It begun during 19XX's, a child was born and was found to be a girl, which the father did not think was good. He had known about the current patriarch's will and learnt that only the next generation's male can inherit the family company and the management of the Zhao household.
He killed the midwives and the servants who witnessed the birthing, hired another nanny that has been trained to be loyal to him and brought up the child as a boy.
Once the boy reached 4 years of age, the nanny was killed, and so was the rest of her family. Even if there was a commotion at a time of her family's death, it was soon forgotten. After all, most people do not dwell in other people's affairs because they have a life of their own.
A few years after, the father reconnected with his old lover through his daughter whom he accidentally found to be in trouble. As one might have thought, first loves do not easily die and so was their's.
They easily got into an adulterous affair despite his legal wife still being alive and while the child he forced to live as a boy was out there, learning everything about society.
Despite their constant intimate contact, they never was lucky with a child again. Most likely because the woman had been ruined after being used by other men. But who was to tell the father to simply forget his wonderful moments with the woman in his embrace? He was content to be with her again, accepting the tragic things that had happened to her.
When in fact, he was half to blame for what had happened.
Then years continued to roll and the legal wife finally died, for she knew all along of her husband and his lover's re-connection. She was a victim too, forced into an arranged marriage by her parents to foster their family business and the Zhao was the only prestigious household who accepted.
Of course, the father was vicious enough to wipe out her side of the family after a few months she had died to avoid future repercussions. He had the money and powerful people on his side that forced the Ming Family into bankruptcy, moved them away to the countryside and slowly but quietly removed them on the face of the Earth.
One might have thought that such a cruel person cannot possibly exist, but he was.
It was further clarified when the old patriarch died, making the will effective. He became the proxy and temporary CEO of Horizon Line Inc., wielding the most power. Soon after, he forcefully changed the will, making it possible for women to get the inheritance. He had won stupendously, because everyone in the Zhao had no male heir except for the disguised child of the main branch.
Not even a year since his legal wife died, he brought in his lover and married her. Together with the new wife, another child was added into the family.
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Suddenly, the child that was forced to pretend as a boy found herself cornered with nobody to rely on. And since nobody was there to protect her, she was easily kidnapped and threatened to sign a paper that stated she was to relent her huge share of the inheritance.
Fortunately, she was able to escape from her captures, saved just in time by the police officers. She was also able to trace the incident to her father and used a valid evidence to send him in jail for attempted murder and kidnapping.
Since then, she worked hard to get a name for herself in the business world.
Although it was not very smooth as her step-sister did whatever she could to get in her way. From rousing the rest of the school to bully her, to being isolated by everyone in the Zhao household.
If it was an ordinary teen, they would have been depressed and might have ended up killing themselves, for things they were not to blame.
The young girl continued to disguise herself as a boy because it helped reduce other's animosity. If she had revealed she was a girl after the change of will, she would have no doubt been taken advantage by men and forced into a spiral of harassment that no young girl should be put through.
She fought to have her name recognized, worked under the Emperor for a number of months before her chain of businesses bloomed, enough for her to live her life without worry.
But once again, the younger sister did not let her off and attempted to humiliate her to the world. Claimed to have raped her when she couldn't possibly have for being a girl genetically, and inciting others to spout empty lies when records of her accomplishments can be traced even under the government files.
She was able to throw her sister to prison, but not even the end of her term, she was released and married to the Emperor's father.
What everyone in D City saw after were scenes of the younger sister's activities. Taken by hidden cameras that picked up even the softest sound, and a montage of images with date and timestamps.
Her sister's schemes begun at the age of 12. 2 years before being taken in by her biological father, she was already enhancing her skills to tempt men and women. She was beautiful, pitiful and young. It did not take long for her to seduce a married man who was one of Horizon Line Inc's head of department, then moving on to a lustful executive and finally meeting her father.
One might think she was desperate to reunite and thus sacrificed her chastity, which could also in turn save her mother and herself from their poverty stricken livelihood. Only, she did not stop there.
She aimed higher, and the higher she reached, the more she lost herself.
It might be because she eventually enjoyed sleeping with people that she could not just stop, hitting two birds with a stone in her thirst for power.
She approached young heirs and even reunited with her childhood friend whom she met when she was only 7. His love was real, but her's was a facade.
She continued to persist and many more men fell under her charms, her innocence and her guile. She became their sweetest dreams, a moment of peace from the turmoil outside of their bed.
But a lie was a lie, and she drained them dry.
Even after all her scheming, she couldn't remove her 'older brother' out of the picture, so she risked herself and exposed to the world that she was no longer innocent, for her 'older brother' had raped her.
But her plans backfired and she was sent to jail.
Fortunately, she had succeeded in getting herself pregnant with one of the richest men in the city, making it possible for her to escape imprisonment.
She immediately set out to ruin her 'older brother's' everything.
She had thought herself wily as a fox, when in fact, she had been watched all along.
Her life in the Liu household was good. She only needed to warm her husband's bed, and during the day, she was making phone calls or meeting someone in private.
When she heard that he had ruined her 'older brother's' reputation and chipped away some of his money sources, she was so happy.
Her goal was finally fulfilled. So what was she to do next?
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The series aired for a whole week, and by the 7th day, several explosions already blasted amongst the denizens and netizens. Everyone wanted to know what happened next, when in fact they were watching the epilogue of a certain girl who had lost her way in the middle of her greed, lust, hatred, resentment and jealousy.
By the end of the day, everyone had learnt who the exact persons in the drama were, traced the sources of the data featured and formulated their own conjunctures.
There was a long list of names as well, of whom the step-sister had intimate relationships with. The wives in the higher echelon who thought they were living their dream life, were finally struck by lightning of enlightenment.
Chaos ensued as the rich couples in D City fought against one another.
More than the victims, many criticized the younger step-sister, cursed at her to death and promised themselves to throw rotten vegetables and eggs to her face if they ever found her coming out of the Liu household.
A certain netizen twitted [Cheaters should all die! Especially those who manipulate to kill their own blood relative. That's not human, but a demon!!]
And more insults were thrown to Ying Yue online.
[Sleepy slut, not contented with a rich and decent Iker Matheus; heir of Creative Studious, but targeted even OUR beloved Balthazar Heimert!! I hope she kills herself.]
[I hope someone kills HER.]
[Didn't Kon Rhee leave D City, promising to never step foot on our land? And there were a lot of rumors of her going out with him in the busy streets of Lintern Streets where the Advertisement Companies are. Any relation??]
[WHAT? No wonder he was not on the list of the tennis player participating in the Orange Cup here in D City... Sad [https://forum.royalroadl.com/images/smilies/sad.png]]
[That is so sad. I just searched it up too. Apparently, he quit playing tennis. His family members say he suddenly decided to become a NEET.]
[Poor puppy Kon-Kon... That bitch was not satisfied and ruined Kon-Kon's bright future!! People, tell me where she lives!]
[She is the Emperor's step mother now, so how can we just cause trouble???]
[I'll wait outside. Baboosh! I hate her so much for pushing away young talents from D City. Now I have no one to drool over besides the Emperor.. who is actually not gay!!]
[Oh that too. I still can't believe Saint Businessman is actually a woman, damn. She is hot.]
[Definitely way better than that slut of a sister.]
The netizens continued to rage, leaving Ying Yue shaking in her room. Her mobile phone kept notifying her of harassment messages, calls and the like.
Lishi Liu suddenly burst into their bedroom, his eyes darted towards her pathetic countenance. He couldn't help but frown and feel disgruntled.
He did not mind her being a prostitute because of the baby, but after everyone knew of her schemes and might be recorded for history to repeat in the media, he would prioritize his family name more than a hot potato of a wife.
Lishi then revealed a yellow envelope and spread the files on the floor for Ying Yue to sign.
She was so nervous and cold, she couldn't quite grasp what was going on anymore. "W...what? Husband.. please.. don't do this... I'm the mother of your son!"
Her beautiful face instantly teared up, her full lips shivered in sadness. She was indeed beguiling, but Lishi had no time for her act.
He gestured for a couple of men to enter.
"Sign or be shot. Your blood will do just fine." He coldly sneered as he silently gestured for the two men in black to aim their gun on Ying Yue's head.
She could no longer attempt to negotiate and immediately signed her name on all the right places. After which, she was violently hauled out of the Liu household, following by her suitcase, and the gates shut on her face.
And it was as if she was suddenly homeless.
She slowly picked herself up, thinking to go to the Zhao's for the moment, but not even a step, a rotten egg hit her head.
A mass of mad denizens were hurling insults at her face and throwing rotten vegetables all over her body.
"You are a fucking joke, you cunt!! Does it make you happy to ruin other people's lives, huh??"
"RETARD!!"
"Someone send her to a mental hospital! Bitches like her can't be exposed under the sun!"
"My poor Balthazar!! He is gone now, went abroad because of YOU!! BITCH AHHHH!!" A certain fan of the young actor cried as she rushed to Ying Yue with her long nails polished, ready to claw out the latter's eyes.
Ying Yue fought against the oncoming onslaught, but there were too many more coming.
"Go kill yourself!!"
"Ugly biatch, your crotch must always be itching. EEEW."
Slurs of insults punched Ying Yue on her face. She was shamed, harassed and made to grovel on the ground.
She slowly stopped fighting against their claws as she blankly stared on the paved ground.
Whatever did she do so wrong?
...She only wanted to be happy!
Why are the gods doing this to her... WhyWhyWhyWhy!!
She only used them as much as they wanted to use her... So Why!
Her pride and self-esteem of being beautiful and elite were gone...
She had worked hard, just like everyone else.. So why can't they accept it?
She merely accepted their love when offered, so why must she suffer for being the bad one?
She only did all of it to make her life better, to never go back to living with her mother earning money as a prostitute...
She hated being looked down, so she merely reached out, and their hands were offered... She only accepted.... they offered... she was not to blame...
She was not to blame...! So WHY... why... WHY!
WHY!!!
"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!"
She screamed with all her resentment, forcing her throat to its limit. She was so angry she couldn't think properly.
She shoved everyone away from her and ran to the busy streets.
Her skin was bloody from being cut, her clothes torn apart, barely covering her modest regions.
She had lost her footwear.
Her hair was tangled with rotten eggs and other vegetables.
She looked like a clown in the streets.
Everyone turned their heads to look at her, and felt herself nauseous with the dirty looks they were giving her. She felt she wasn't welcomed anywhere.
Even the cats hissed at her as she continued to find a quiet place to find a respite.
But she couldn't find any as she depleted her energy, with a crowd of people still chasing after her skin. They were determined to give her a piece of their mind.
When she was about halfway crossing the streets, a very expensive looking car smashed against her body, propelling her several feet from where she was.
She rolled a few times, feeling all her bones crushed. Her eyes darted to the sun as her mind still asking, Why was this happening to me... I only wanted to be happy...
A shadow loomed over her face, the sun shining behind his head so she couldn't see his face clearly.
But when she heard his voice, her heart stopped.
In a dark, painful voice, he confessed. "I loved you, but you betrayed me... You hurt me so much, even then. I loved you, but now, nobody can have you... Yue'er, I'll take care of you from now on..."
As her consciousness faded, she felt her lips warm and wet. With his lips on her's, she felt his tenderness, her heart surged with sweetness, but she could no longer move, leaving her a bitter aftertaste.