The Female Cannon Fodder With Boundless Merits
Chapter 605 - 609 Scandalous Queen (10)

Chapter 605: Chapter 609 Scandalous Queen (10)

Sister Xue’s words jolted Lang Erping back to reality. He couldn’t afford to think about his Qingqing any longer.

Right now, what mattered most was the problem right before his eyes.

A hefty compensation?

Even if they sold him, he wouldn’t have that kind of money.

Lang Erping’s troubled frown suddenly made Sister Xue’s heart itch with curiosity.

She was used to seeing young, fresh meat, but a man with this mature flavor... was also not bad.

Sister Xue, appearing casual, jokingly suggested, "How about this—you stay with me for one more week, and I’ll sort it out for you?"

"Also, the hottest reality show live broadcast at the moment is about to start... I can get you in. Didn’t you really want to join it before?"

"This program is the best at drawing in fans now... Just think about it. After all, it’s not your first time..."

A look of humiliation flashed across Lang Erping’s face, followed by suppressed anger, and then a dazed look... until, at last, he regained composure.

At least on the surface, he exhibited a gloomy calm.

Lang Erping was aware of the program Sister Xue mentioned; the previous occupant of his body had desperately wanted to participate in it.

Indeed, it was the hottest variety show at the time, themed around wilderness survival and broadcast live.

All filming was done with fully automated, invisible cameras, with no staff involved.

Even the participating guests didn’t know if cameras were around them, which ironically presented the most genuine side of the guests for the audience to see.

There were C-list celebrities who shot to fame because of it, and female artists who went from being dissed all over the internet to successfully reinventing themselves as everyone’s Little Fairy.

And then there were the artists with a good image of morality, marketed as good husbands and fathers, whose true colors were exposed...

In short, it was a highly controversial program. Artists whose careers weren’t stable really didn’t dare to participate.

But, undoubtedly, the show was truly popular, the kind that was extremely hot.

For Lang Erping and Qin Qing, whose stars were fading, it was an excellent opportunity for a comeback.

Sister Xue could speak so freely, effortlessly giving away such a prized opportunity, all because her judgment was clouded by attraction.

It’s not just that men can be bewitched by beauty; women are just as susceptible.

Especially Sister Xue, at that age when women are likened to whatnot—although she had plenty of grievances against Lang Erping, she couldn’t help but be... satisfied.

And so, with her head clouded by that satisfaction, the words had just slipped out.

But Lang Erping was hesitant. The three days and nights that had gone by were the greatest humiliation of his life.

Only... compared to when it had just happened, now the memory didn’t incite as much anger as it initially did.

Some things, if done once, can be done twice.

As Sister Xue said, after all, it wasn’t his first time—so what difference would a second time make?

This modern society had brought Lang Erping a great deal of frustration.

In his past life, he was a wise and valiant Marquis, but in this life, apart from being at others’ mercy, he even lacked basic livelihood skills...

The disparity was something most people couldn’t understand.

Furthermore, he even faintly sensed a subtle change in Qin Qing’s attitude towards him.

But he never dared to delve into it...

He had thought that as long as he recognized his Qingqing, everything would be fine, since in their past life as husband and wife, they had also broken free from dire circumstances. This life shouldn’t be that difficult either.

But after imagining thousands of scenarios where they recognized each other, he had never considered the one where his Qingqing wouldn’t recognize him...

And now, he didn’t even know where to begin searching for Qingqing.

As for how Sister Xue dealt with the situation in the end, he had no idea. By the time Lang Erping and Qin Qing boarded the plane back home, they hadn’t returned to finish shooting that damned advertisement.

The atmosphere between Qin Qing and Lang Erping on the trip back was just as strange as when they had left.

Qin Qing no longer tried to get close to the Marquis. She held onto her phone and didn’t put it down, and it was unclear what she was fiddling with.

Lang Erping had no intention to ponder the second wife’s thoughts but instead was lost in his own world, his entire demeanor indicative of his absent-mindedness.

To outsiders, the couple had always had zero communication, leading the staff traveling with them to speculate whether the national sweethearts could have had a change of heart.

After returning home, Qin Qing buried herself in the bedroom, leaving Lang Erping and Sister Xue awkwardly silent in each other’s company.

"Have you made up your mind?" Sister Xue asked before nonchalantly crossing her legs and flipping through a magazine on the sofa.

After a long silence, Lang Erping spoke in a subdued voice, "I’ll invite you out to eat first."

A triumphant smile appeared on Sister Xue’s lips, thinking... Of course! How could any entertainer not be swayed? If they weren’t, it simply meant that their circumstances weren’t challenging enough, or the offered benefits weren’t substantial enough.

This popular couple once made their fans scream that they had believed in love again.

Now, Sister Xue scoffed audibly at the thought of such love...

Qin Qing was quite something – she had managed to wrap her man around her finger.

To offend a woman like her meant not being able to foresee the extent of her revenge.

Lang Erping pretended not to see the smug look on Sister Xue’s face and, with a detached expression, changed his clothes and left the house with her.

The sound of the door slamming echoed.

Qin Qing, who had been peering through the crack of the bedroom door and saw the living room now deserted, emerged with a dark expression on her face.

Ever since the Marquis had failed to come home for a few nights, she had her suspicions, which grew when Sister Xue blatantly disrespected her the next day.

The Marquis was no longer the man she had once admired. She hadn’t expected that in a different world, stripped of the Marquis’ luster, he could even be less than the common, vulgar men.

Qin Qing felt nauseated at the thought. What made this man any different from the men found in cheap brothels? He had even given himself to such an ugly woman...

The fact that Qin Qing could still think this way meant that she hadn’t yet reached rock bottom. When the day came that she truly worried about money, her choices would be no different from those of Lang Erping.

Lang Erping disappeared again for a week, and when faced with a series of notices demanding payment for rent, utilities, and gas, Qin Qing completely broke down.

Previously, all those expenses had been taken care of by Lang Erping alone. Now, unreachable, Qin Qing found herself facing the onslaught of payment demands.

Including her past life, it had been decades since she had worried about money, but now, she felt engulfed in the same dire circumstances she had experienced then.

That feeling, having been through it once, was something no one would ever want to experience again.

Qin Qing was panicked as never before, the insecurity of the world enveloping and eroding her.

The Marquis’s phone was unreachable, yet she desperately needed to find a pillar of support quickly...

Was she not a virtuous woman? Why did she have to suffer like this?

Qin Qing’s hatred extended not just to Lang Erping but also to the absent Su Li.

She even believed that had it not been for Su Li’s leap at the Naihe Bridge, she would never have come to this world.

Suddenly, Qin Qing remembered a business card that had always been stored in her drawer.