Chapter 143

  Li Jin's movements paused for a moment.

  "I was forced to... " Struggling only resulted in tighter restraints, her upper body pressed firmly against the table. She could only manage to lift her head with great effort to look at Li Jin. "I didn't want to hurt anyone, I just... just wanted money... Why is Luo Fei's dream so precious that many people are willing to do anything to help him achieve it? My dreams are so cheap, no one cares except for myself."

  Li Jin slightly furrowed her brow.

  "I just wanted to go abroad, I just wanted to escape this place, is that too luxurious a dream? I just want to live the life I want, do what I want to do, why can't I? Xiaosu's eyes were filled with tears. "You all think I'm crazy, you think I'm unrealistic, but why can so many people go abroad and I'm not allowed to?"

  "After the incident, I called your parents and they said that you stole all the money from home three years ago and left. They considered you as if you were no longer their daughter." Lei Jin said.

  "Hehe, I've never considered them my parents either. They only gave birth to me, but they've never taken care of me for a single day. To them, I'm more like a punching bag than a daughter. The money is just the nurturing fees they owed me all these years, it's originally mine, so what's wrong with taking it all at once? Xiaosu smiled lightly, "I bought many beautiful clothes and dresses with this money, look, how good I look on stage, this money wasn't spent in vain."

  "The money you stole is enough to go abroad, why are you still participating in the competition?" asked Li Jin, "Why do you still want to scheme against Luo Fei for money?"

  "How can that amount of money be enough? Am I supposed to go through all the hardships just to end up working as a waiter in some low-end restaurant?" Xiao Susu's eyes were blurry with tears, her gaze filled with sorrow and grievance. "I don't know how to do anything else, either sell myself or become a famous star to make money, I have no other choice."

  "But in the end, you still chose to betray yourself?" said Li Jin.

  "That's because I found out that I'm not going to be a big star after all." Xiao Susu struggled to sit up, and with just this little bit of pride, she felt like a noble princess again. "Li Jin, you're my agent, but have you ever considered what's good for me in the work you've arranged? My youth is limited! You say take it slow, don't be impatient, but have you thought about how I only have two years of youth left? I won't be able to afford to waste any more time! Moreover, the company's terms for new artists are so harsh, when will I ever save up enough money to go abroad? When can I live the life I want? Even relying on Luo Fei is useless! He says he loves me, but in fact, he never loved me."

  "If the love you're talking about is him giving you all his money, then I think only a fool would love you." Li Jin coldly exposed her lies, "Why bother making excuses, before I became your agent, you were already with Luo Fei. Your so-called youth doesn't wait for people, it's just because I couldn't make you earn money in the shortest time possible. As for your lofty dreams, they're just sugar-coated greed and desire."

  Xiao Su suddenly choked up, after a long while, he spoke in a measured tone, and burst out laughing with extreme sarcasm.

  "Yes, I'm such a bad seed, rotten to the core." She raised her face and looked at Li Jin, saying softly, "But you, Ruo Fei, Yi Ge Company, didn't you all fall into my hands?"

  "Speaking of which, I really have to thank you." Without mentioning it, Lei Jin suddenly smiled, "If it weren't for you, how would I have had such a good opportunity to trick Shu Mu?"

  Xiao Su Su frowned: "What did you say?"

  "You never read the newspaper in prison?" Lí Jǐn said, "No wonder you thought Luó Fēi would come see you. Don't you know that Luó Fēi has already announced your breakup?"

  Xiao Su's shoulders slumped in an instant.

  "No... it's impossible, he promised me..."

  She no longer raised her head to look at Li Jin with a provocative gaze, and the simple sentence just now seemed to have drained away the last bit of her will to fight, transforming her from a princess who thought herself noble into a laughable abandoned woman.

  But what exactly is she, and what's her relationship with Li Jin? She had long been put on ice, but today she came in person to discuss the cancellation of their contract. It was only because Li Jin still technically held her management contract, and he also had some desire to see her again. But now that things have come to this point, it's not worth wasting any more time on her.

  Li Jin raised his head and then smiled politely at the prison guard before turning around and walking towards the door.

  Just as he was about to reach the door, Xiao Susu suddenly called out to him.

  "Li Jin," Xiao Su asked with a cold smile, "don't you want to know who wants to harm you?"

  She had been pulled up by the prison guard, with a red mark still on half of her face from being pressed against the table for a long time.

  Li Jin slightly narrowed her eyes.

  "Call Lao Fei," said Xiao Su Su, "When Lao Fei comes, I'll tell you."

  I knew it would be like this.

  "Lu Fei won't come." Li Jin was amused by her naivety, "I also... don't need you to tell me that."