CHAPTER 594: CHAPTER 592: DEEP SCHEMES

Thinking she could manipulate her like a pawn, did she really take everyone else for fools!

Lin Jiayi did not pay attention to Rose’s affair; she had also looked at the interview draft by Yu Zimu. She really hadn’t expected Rose to be such a ruthless woman. She had to be cautious of this woman and not let herself be dragged down and harmed by her.

After so much effort and finally reaching a temporary peaceful coexistence with Wan Chu’er, Lin Jiayi would not let Rose destroy this hard-won relationship. She needed to force Rose to produce more works—that was the proper thing to do.

Two days later, seeing that things had quieted down a bit, Rose couldn’t help but dress up and headed to Jinhui Imperial Building, where Time Studio was located. She found a café on the first floor of Jinhui Imperial Building and sat there waiting.

Finally, when the café was about to close, she saw Yu Zimu coming out, carrying a leather bag.

Rose bit her lip and walked towards him.

When Yu Zimu saw Rose standing in front of him, his eyes turned cold as ice, and he just looked at her coldly.

Rose waited for a while, and seeing that Yu Zimu had no intention of speaking, she had to take the initiative.

In this power struggle, whoever took the initiative would appear weaker. She had already shown weakness by approaching Yu Zimu, and now by initiating the conversation, she was adding weakness on top of weakness. This Yu Zimu had really changed!

"Louis, long time no see."

Yu Zimu spoke in an extremely disdainful tone: "I’m lucky to have escaped with my life from you and your mother’s hands; otherwise, I fear we truly would never see each other again."

"Louis, you’ve changed. You once said you’d do anything for me," Rose said, trying hard to maintain her composure and pretending to be saddened.

Yu Zimu snorted: "Spit it out then, what kind of scheme are you planning to use against me today?"

"Louis, how can you talk like that."

Yu Zimu gave her an indifferent glance, finding the person in front of him utterly repulsive. He didn’t understand how he could have been so blind in the past to have fallen in love with such a viperous woman.

"Move aside, don’t get in the way."

Thinking Yu Zimu was about to leave, Rose immediately reached out to grab his arm. Yu Zimu, caught off guard, was actually grabbed, but with disgust, he pushed hard, shoving Rose harshly to the ground.

"Ah—" Rose let out a shrill scream, attracting the gazes of the few people in Jinhui Square.

Yu Zimu, without as much as a glance at her, shook his sleeve and continued walking.

"Louis, I was wrong, please forgive me," Rose quickly called out.

Hearing her shout, Yu Zimu stopped in his tracks, raising his right hand and looking at it for a long time.

Seeing him not moving, Rose thought there was hope and immediately got up, staggering towards Yu Zimu, "Louis, I’m sorry, please forgive me."

Yu Zimu took two steps back, distancing himself from her, and then said: "Tell everyone that your past glories were all stolen from me, and I will forgive you."

If she were to do that, why would she have to stoop so low to come see him today? Anger roiled in Rose’s heart, but she pleaded mournfully on her face, "Louis, that will ruin me, how could you be so heartless."

Heh, always so selfish and calculating, just as revolting as ever.

Yu Zimu didn’t look at her this time and walked away. When he saw Rose coming after him again, he said, "If you show up in front of me again, I will immediately accept an interview and spill all the ’good deeds’ you and your mother did in the past. Now, my words carry some weight, not like before when you and your mother could do whatever you pleased."

Hearing his threat, Rose immediately stopped in her tracks.

It wasn’t until Yu Zimu was out of sight that Rose straightened up, her face adopting a harsh and ruthless expression.

"Fine, Louis! You think just because you’ve found a backer in the country, I can’t do anything to you?!"

Two days later, Yu Zimu was interviewed again. Naturally, his past experiences were brought up once more, and he said with a laugh: "The person who stole my glory and ruined my right hand came to apologize to me a few days ago, asking for my forgiveness."

The journalist was excited, having dug up big news again, immediately asked: "So does Mr. Yu forgive her?"

Yu Zimu weakly lifted his right hand, smiling said: "If my hand gets better, I might consider it, but I’ve already told her not to come looking for me."

"Why? Are you afraid you can’t control yourself from teaching that woman a lesson?" the journalist asked.

Yu Zimu smiled: "Because that would remind me of how my innocent dreams were brutally destroyed; it’s too cruel to me."

The journalist asked again: "Mr. Yu, can’t you really tell everyone who that woman is?"

"I don’t want to say right now."

The journalist eagerly followed up: "Do you mean that one day you will?"

"Perhaps, when I let go of everything, I’ll consider it."

This conversation was published in the magazine exactly as is, word for word, and also appeared online.

Naturally, it provoked another round of criticism towards Rose, each filled with righteous indignation.

"Who exactly is this shameless woman who dared to appear before Mr. Zimu again, asking for forgiveness?"

"If she could sever one hand, no! Both hands, maybe Mr. Zimu would consider forgiving her."

"Such a shameless act, I really hope Mr. Zimu exposes the name of that woman, so we can also vent for Mr. Zimu."

...

When Rose saw these comments, she was very scared, and even more eager to eliminate this threat. Who knows when Louis might reveal her name, so without any hesitation, she immediately called her mother for help.

In contrast to Rose’s panic, everyone at Time Studio was very happy for Director Yu.

Wan Chu’er, thinking of what Rose had done to Yu Zimu in the past, warned him: "Be careful not to push her into a corner; she might do something vicious again. Stop playing this slow torture game and expose everything as soon as possible."

Yu Zimu, however, was not pleased: "I’m enjoying the game right now; it’s satisfying for me. Finishing everything all at once, how boring would that be? This is China, your turf, even if she wants to do something, she has to see if she can succeed. Rest easy, don’t worry about me, you should be happy for me."

But three days after these words, Yu Zimu was kidnapped from his residence, someone having broken in. Fortunately, he managed to call Wan Chu’er at the crucial moment.

Wan Chu’er effortlessly rescued Yu Zimu, which led to the capture and imprisonment of Rose and her accomplices.

In the hospital, Yu Zimu looked at his suspended left arm, sadly said: "Why couldn’t you come earlier? Then I wouldn’t have been injured. If you were any later, my left hand would be gone too, and I wouldn’t be able to work for you anymore."

Wan Chu’er mocked him without a shred of sympathy: "Didn’t you want to play it slowly? The slower, the more you can record the process of her tormenting you, making her a true pariah."

Knowing he couldn’t win the argument with her, Yu Zimu realized he should stop playing such games from now on. One should strike when it’s time, not hesitate any longer.

The news of Rose hiring someone to kidnap and attempt to kill Yu Zimu instantly blew up the fashion circle and the internet, and everyone finally learned that it was Zhi Mei’s Rose who was behind Yu Zimu’s suffering.

This almost dragged Zhi Mei into the scandal, but luckily, Lin Jiayi reacted swiftly, issuing three statements in quick succession. The first stated that Zhi Mei was completely unaware of Rose’s actions and had been deceived by her.

The second was a sincere apology to Time and Yu Zimu, expressing willingness to help.

The third statement, as a victim, declared that Zhi Mei had been severely harmed by Rose and sought to hold her legally responsible.

The release of the three statements finally cleared Zhi Mei’s name. People who were unaware of the inner workings even began to sympathize with Zhi Mei, and its reputation was somewhat restored.

Jiang Lingling remarked: "This Lin Jiayi really has deep schemes, how could an average person respond so quickly and accurately!"

Wan Chu’er and Mai Qiqi said: "In the future, don’t provoke her so lightly. If she really comes after you, you won’t have a single bone left."

Jiang Lingling took this to heart, and from then on, she still didn’t deal with Lin Jiayi, but she was no longer like before, scornfully taunting Lin Jiayi whenever she saw her.