Reborn: The Return of the Villainous Mr. Liu

Back in the living room, Caihong tiredly collapsed on the couch as she pressed onto her temples. "Why did this have to happen…I cannot believe Cheng Yin could be so shameless!"

Her blood still boiled at the thought of how he spoke shit about Chyou when he was the one drowning and dripping with mud all along.

She glared at Xiaosi. "And you knew this all along!"

He pursed his lips. "I wanted things to naturally fall in its place and let Chyou see it for herself."

"You caused her pain for no reason!"

His fists clenched. "I know I could have ended her misery the moment I learned of his cheating and lies. But Chyou herself was heading in a direction in her relationship which was so not her. I couldn't believe it when I heard that she broke friendship with Yating just to comfort him. Our Chyou would have never done that before."

He glanced at Yating, who was looking in the direction of Chyou's room. The concern glimmering in his eyes was as clear as daylight.

"You must have felt hurt by that."

His daze broke and he blinked at Xiaosi. "About?"

"When Chyou asked you to not be friends anymore."

His lips stretched into a light smile. "I didn't mind as long as it made Chyou happy, Uncle. I let it end because I thought that was the best decision for her happy relationship."

His fist trembled with self-loathe. "But I didn't realize that Chyou had been killing herself with what she was doing. I thought our decisions would eventually make her life better but I was wrong. I also kept stroking Cheng Yin's ego when I should have punched him long back."

Xiang sneered. "I would have made a humiliating parade out of him if I knew sooner. But now he is gone for good! Now my sister won't have to put up with a loser like him!" His nostrils flared.

Caihong worriedly looked back and thought that she should talk to Chyou. But Xiaosi placed his hand on her shoulder and said, "Let her be for tonight. It's been a lot for her. We should give her some time."

Xiang mumbled. "I won't let sis mope for that loser for too long though."

Yating thought back and forth for several moments and asked, "Can I go upstairs just for a few minutes? I won't force her to meet me. I just want to let her know something."

Xiaosi stared at him and slowly nodded.

—

Standing at her door, Yating exhaled a long, silent breath. Chyou was behind this door, fighting with reality all by herself.

How must she be looking right now? Was she crying hard? Was she hugging her knees to her chest and silently weeping?

Many questions bothered him but this wasn't the time. He raised his hand to knock but paused for a moment. Eventually, he lowered his hand and simply faced the door.

"Chyou," he whispered in a soft, gentle voice.

He didn't hear a response but he could feel that she was listening to him.

"Don't open the door. I am not here to force you to meet me. I just came here to tell you something."

Silence.

"We always were friends. We still are good friends and we always will be. That's why I will be a call away whenever you need me no matter the time or place. I want you to remember that. That's all."

The air was as quiet as it could get but he knew Chyou had heard him.

Yating knew he had to leave but his body wasn't in sync with his mind. He forced his feet to move and as he turned, a tear slid down his cheek. A dark storm brewed in his eyes thinking of Yin.

This time you won't be spared Cheng Yin. Not this time.

—

"Yin? Wake up, Yin!"

Qiao Kang gritted his teeth seeing Yin completely knocked out. After they were thrown out of the Zhu villa, a huge argument broke out between them. Yin had pushed him away and cursed Qiu like it was the end of the world. Yin didn't even bother to go to the hospital to treat his swollen cheek. Instead he went back home and drank himself to sleep.

"Hahh?" he groggily opened his eyes. He felt a splitting headache and he groaned.

As he recognized Qiao Kang's figure, his expression twisted into rage. "You!"

He pushed him hard and flared into a bubbling volcano. "How dare you show your face to me! You shamelessly got sold to Gu Yating and now have the nerve to come here?"

His expression darkened. "I wasn't sold to anybody you fool! Can we really lie when Zhu Xiaosi was right in front of us and that too with all the evidence? In fact you were only falling in the pit deeper and deeper the more you lied!"

"Shut up!" He grabbed the alcohol bottle and smashed it hard on the floor. "Get the fuck off my house!"

Qiao Kang looked at him, stunned. Then he angrily laughed. "Fine, Cheng Yin. I will leave. I just came here to break the news to you that it's all over for you."

"What the fuck do you mean?"

"All your present and upcoming projects have been canceled."

His eyes widened.

"You have offended Gu Yating and Zhu Xiaosi after all. Do you think they would let you go after the stunt you pulled yesterday? Check your phone. It will have tons of messages and missed calls and only to convey to you that you are cast out of every single drama and movie project. Gu Yating personally made sure of it."

Yin heard him blankly. He leapt to grap his phone and unlocked it with trembling hands.

Just as Qiao Kang said, there were so many messages and missed calls that even a whole day would not be enough to look through them. But reading only few of them got him the message.

'I am sorry Cheng Yin, but we are ending your contract for XX movie.'

'We apologize but we have found another actor to cast for YY drama.'

All the messages had the same story to tell.

Qiao Kang scoffed. "There's more. Prepare yourself when you open your social media account because you are getting tons of hate. Somebody has uploaded last night's video of whatever had transpired in the Zhu villa. Everything. How you acted, what you said to Chyou and your cheating revelation.

It's all out in the media."

He froze.

"That's why I said. Everything is over for you. There is no Prince Cheng Yin anymore. Only Trash Cheng Yin. That's what everybody is calling you."