The Beautiful CEO Only Loves Me - Chapter 56:

Chapter 56: I Perform for a Living, Not for Sale!

Xu Tian smiled faintly at Yun Shuo’s question. “Go tell your parents right now that you want to break off your engagement with An Xingyue, and also terminate all collaboration with the An family. Cancel the dowry that was originally meant for her as well.”

Xu Tian remembered clearly—in his past life, An Xingyue’s family relied on investment from the Yun family to grow from an unknown small business into one of Jiang City’s top 100 companies. Later, they even used the Yun family’s resources to surpass them completely. If he wanted to help Yun Shuo this time, the collaboration between the two families had to be cut off immediately.

“What did you say?” Yun Shuo’s expression changed upon hearing about the engagement, clearly troubled. “That might be a bit…”

Xu Tian raised an eyebrow. “What? Don’t tell me you still want to marry An Xingyue?”

“Of course not! Why would I still want to marry that disloyal woman?!” Yun Shuo immediately denied. “The reason I got engaged to her wasn’t just because we were childhood friends. A large part of it was the partnership between our two companies.”

The two families had a deep understanding of each other, and with business interests intertwined, the engagement was more of a strategic alliance—a typical commercial marriage.

“If I suddenly break off the engagement now, it’ll affect the company. Even if I don’t want to marry her anymore, I can’t just suddenly—”

“Suddenly?” Xu Tian interrupted coldly. “I heard the An family is currently bidding on a piece of land, and your family just invested 50 million yuan into that project.”

“To the Yun family, 50 million isn’t exactly ruinous, but if that project fails, it might put your company at risk of a cash flow crisis.”

“You should know that the only reason your parents agreed to invest that amount was because An Xingyue is supposed to be their future daughter-in-law. Helping the An family was the same as helping you.”

“Now that you know she doesn’t even care about you, why let the An family benefit for free?”

In his previous life, Xu Rixin had kept entangling himself with An Xingyue while she accepted investment from the Yun family to expand her company. At the same time, she secretly gave her savings to Xu Rixin, lying to Yun Shuo that she was investing in finance.

If the An family successfully secured that competitive plot of land now, and the Yun family broke off the engagement later, then the money they invested would have gone to waste.

Yun Shuo thought it over for a long time before finally sighing and pulling out his phone. “I’ll call my dad first and see what he says.”

“My parents are very fond of An Xingyue. If I suddenly tell them I want to call off the engagement, they’ll probably scold me and assume I cheated on her or abandoned her unjustly.”

“If it’s hard for you to say, I’ll do it for you,” Xu Tian said as he reached for Yun Shuo’s phone.

“You?” Yun Shuo hesitated. “Can you handle it?”

“You can’t guarantee your parents will agree right away. So why not let me try?” Xu Tian didn’t make any empty promises—he only offered a chance.

“Fine.” Yun Shuo hesitated a moment, then handed over his already-unlocked phone.

Xu Tian opened the contact list, found Yun Shuo’s mother’s number, and dialed.

“Hello? Shuo Shuo, why are you calling me at this hour?” a gentle voice answered.

“Aunt Yun, this is not Yun Shuo. I’m his friend,” Xu Tian said with a deeply worried tone. “Yun Shuo almost attempted suicide just now. We’re on our way to the hospital. Can you come over?”

What?!

Yun Shuo was shocked. He instinctively reached out to grab the phone, but Xu Tian was quicker and blocked him.

“What?! Suicide?! How could that happen? Why would Shuo Shuo suddenly want to take his own life?” his mother cried out in panic.

“Auntie, please come over first. Jiang City Hospital,” Xu Tian said before hanging up.

“Let’s go. We’re heading to the hospital too.”

Yun Shuo looked at him, furious. “Xu Tian, what the hell was that? Why did you lie to my mom and say I was trying to kill myself?!”

“If I hadn’t pulled you back outside the company earlier, wouldn’t you be dead by now? Can you honestly say you didn’t have even the slightest thought of suicide back then?”

Xu Tian’s words left Yun Shuo stunned, a hint of fear rising in his chest.

If Xu Tian hadn’t grabbed him at that moment, he would’ve walked right into that speeding SUV. With a car going that fast, his odds of survival were slim.

“Your family still has ties with the An family. Calling off the engagement isn’t a trivial matter. If your parents don’t understand the gravity of the situation, they’ll just think you and An Xingyue had a quarrel, or that you’re abandoning her. They’ll put all the blame on you.”

“And if the An family finds out and stirs up trouble, your parents might be even more reluctant to agree to the breakup.”

Yun Shuo’s expression finally showed realization.

At the same time, guilt surfaced in his eyes.

Just now, when the car rushed toward him, he really had felt a bit suicidal. He shivered. If he had died, what would his parents have done?

He looked at Xu Tian again, a strange emotion flashing through his eyes. “Xu Tian…”

“What?” Xu Tian was already walking outside. Seeing Yun Shuo stop suddenly, he glanced at him with confusion.

“Maybe you and An Rongxuan weren’t what I thought you were?”

Yun Shuo had initially heard An Rongxuan confess to Xu Tian and, with the assumptions he’d already made, figured Xu Tian was using her to land a contract. But now, he no longer felt Xu Tian was that kind of man.

“She did confess, but I rejected her,” Xu Tian said. “President An gave me the order, but not because she liked me.”

There was no need to mention the bet. This explanation was enough for Yun Shuo to understand it had all been a misunderstanding.

“Sorry… I misunderstood you.” Yun Shuo looked uncomfortable with guilt. “After all the things I said to you… why would you still help me?”

“I told you already—we share the same goal. This is mutual benefit. I help you now, and you’ll help me in the future.”

Xu Tian didn’t mind Yun Shuo’s past misunderstanding. He knew the way Yun Shuo viewed him had a lot to do with Xu Rixin’s constant, subtle influence.

That so-called big brother of his would never miss an opportunity to throw dirt on his name.

Seeing that Xu Tian didn’t hold a grudge, Yun Shuo relaxed. “Alright then. What do you need me to do? I’ll definitely help!”

“I haven’t thought of anything right now. But in the future, I will need your help for one thing.”

Xu Tian looked at Yun Shuo, a faint smile flashing in his eyes.

Yun Shuo felt a sudden chill run down his spine, like he had just become prey locked in a hunter’s gaze.

“You… you’re not asking me to do that kind of thing, are you?” he said, shaking as goosebumps broke out on his arms. His face was full of refusal. “Let me make it clear—I perform for a living, not for sale!”