Su Huaibei shot her a cold stare. “If I’m going to hell, I’m taking you there with me! Fu Yi!”
Fu Yi came in through the door shortly after with an expressionless look on his face. “Your orders, Sir!”
“Since she refuses to eat, we’ll hook her up to an IV drip!”
Su Huaibei then left the room after, and Shu Qing continued to thrash about and scream at the top of her lungs. “You’d better kill me, Su Huaibei! Otherwise, I swear I’m gonna kill you when I get the chance!”
Su Huaibei closed the door behind him before doubling over, his face completely pale from the heartache he was experiencing.
Fu Yi was surprised to see him crouching next to the door when he came out of the room.
“Sir? What’s wrong?” he asked when he noticed that Su Huaibei’s face was white as a sheet and covered in sweat.
Su Huaibei took a deep breath and instructed, “Bring me my medicine!”
“M-Medicine… Ah, it’s in the study! I’ll go get it right away!”
“No need, just help me to the study!”
With that, Fu Yi helped Su Huaibei to his feet and brought him to the study.
News about Shu Qing’s illegitimate child continued to spread like wildfire, and the publishers saw it as a rare opportunity. They didn’t know how to promote the film at first, but Shu Qing had just given them a great marketing strategy.
Although it was normal for a woman of her age to have children, Shu Qing’s lack of scandals made it all the more impactful when word got out about it.
She had left Z Nation for a long time, so her returning with an illegitimate child was certainly shocking news for everyone.
Two days have passed without any explanation from the woman, and the mysterious nature of the scandal left a lot of room for imagination.
The publishers used this to help boost the popularity of White Nights, and it sold over a couple of million tickets in those two days.
Meanwhile, Shu Qing remained hooked up to the IV drip in Emerald Garden the entire time. In an attempt to go against Su Huaibei, she refused to do anything he asked, simply lying motionless on the bed.
“Get her ready for the premiere later!” Su Huaibei ordered.
Shu Qing remained completely unresponsive as a group of people rushed in and dragged her off the bed to get changed. It wasn’t until the makeup artists were done with her that she looked slightly more alive.
Shu Qing looked up at Su Huaibei. He had kept her alive throughout the past two days with countless bags of IV drips due to her hunger strike. As a result, there were lots of puncture wounds on her arms.
Su Huaibei frowned when he noticed that flaw. “Her arms!” He motioned at the makeup artist to cover it up.
The makeup artist quickly applied a layer of concealer to the puncture wounds and asked, “Is this okay now, Mr. Su?”
Su Huaibei narrowed his eyes and nodded. “Very well, you are dismissed.”
He waited till everyone had left the room before grabbing Shu Qing by the chin. “See? Even if you refuse to eat, I can still make you look as stunning as ever. Now, hurry on! You don’t wanna be late to the premiere for White Nights!”
Shu Qing trembled as she brushed his hand off and stumbled to her feet. “Don’t touch me!”
Su Huaibei broke into a grin. “Okay, I won’t touch you!” With a clap of his hands, Shu Qing’s manager came into the room. “Good evening, Sir!” The manager then turned to look at Shu Qing and said, “Please come with me, Ms. Shu!”
With the manager holding onto her, Shu Qing staggered out of Emerald Garden, looking like a puppet on strings.
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