After Becoming a Spare Tire, I Was Targeted by the Villain and the Male Lead at the Same Time

When Jing Yicheng spoke, he didn’t lower his voice at all, and his direct words silenced the scene.

Han Haofeng’s smile slightly faded, and he probably understood the inherent disadvantage of being a natural illegitimate child. He didn’t get angry or argue but simply said, “Identity is not something I can choose. If I could, I wouldn’t want to be a despised illegitimate child.”

Jing Yicheng responded coolly: “Well-behaved illegitimate children won’t be despised. It’s only those who know their status and yet act arrogant, coveting things that don’t belong to them, that will be despised by everyone.”

Xu Chenghao glanced up at Jing Yicheng and smiled as he said, “Then I wonder, Mr. Han, why did you specially wait for me?”

This was basically a back-and-forth exchange of words. Han Haofeng had waited for Xu Chenghao for a specific purpose, and everyone could understand it. The recent rumors about Xu Chenghao’s discord with Ruan Chenxuan were still circulating in the circle, and everyone knew about it.

Han Haofeng had come to Xu Chenghao with the idea that the enemy of his enemy is his friend. He wanted to make friends and form an alliance to take down Ruan Chenxuan.

However, Jing Yicheng didn’t follow the expected script and directly brought up the issue, making it difficult for people to speak.

Saying it out loud was obviously a double-edged sword, but not saying it would mean missing the opportunity.

Han Haofeng remained quiet for a few seconds, then sighed helplessly: “I have no choice but to obey orders.”

With these simple eight words, he shifted all responsibility to Uncle Ruan, completely clearing himself, and even positioned himself as a sympathetic and vulnerable party.

Xu Chenghao’s heart remained unaffected, and he even found it a bit amusing. Honestly, the Ruan family’s talent for betrayal seemed to be inherited. Ruan Chenxuan betrayed the Jiang family, and now Han Haofeng was betraying Uncle Ruan. It was quite astonishing, even for non-blood-related brothers.

However, Xu Chenghao had no intention of getting involved in their family affairs. After Han Haofeng finished speaking, he just responded indifferently, “I don’t really care about who wants to meet me right now. But if there’s something to discuss, please go through proper channels, make an appointment, and wait in line. Don’t resort to these behind-the-scenes tricks that won’t stand up to scrutiny.”

 

“If Mr. Han succeeds this time, anyone who wants to meet me will have to wait for me at the restaurant. Then, will I still eat my meals? What do you say, Mr. Han?”

Xu Chenghao’s words and implications were all rejection. Han Haofeng almost couldn’t hold back his composure and stiffly said after a long while, “I was impulsive, my apologies.”

Xu Chenghao nodded in satisfaction: “Then, Mr. Han, please take it lightly.”

Without waiting for Han Haofeng’s response, Xu Chenghao patted Jing Yicheng’s arm and took the lead in stepping forward. Jing Yicheng, Li Nian, and others immediately followed, entering the restaurant in a grand manner.

Han Haofeng stared at them throughout the entire process, and when he turned his head back, his expression instantly darkened, tightly clenching his fist at his side.

Ever since he was brought back to the Ruan family as an illegitimate child, he had endured scorn and discrimination. It felt like everyone looked down on him, treating him as someone to be stepped on. So, what was a bit of sarcastic remark to him! Once he climbed to Ruan Chenxuan’s position, he wanted to see who would dare to point fingers at him then!

This was just a trial, much better than going back to the slums!

Han Haofeng slammed the car door shut, filled with anger and drove away.

At the same time, a phone placed on the office desk made a ‘ding’ sound, indicating a new message. The sound of typing in the office immediately stopped, and Ruan Chenxuan’s ten fingers left the keyboard. After three seconds of stretching, he picked up the phone to check the new message.

It was a video clip, and when he played it, it showed something that had happened not long ago. Although the angle was discreet and their lip movements couldn’t be seen clearly, judging from Han Haofeng’s demeanor at the end, their conversation didn’t seem pleasant.

Ruan Chenxuan leaned back in his chair and played the video again. Though he should have been paying attention to the illegitimate child matter, his gaze involuntarily shifted, focusing on the young man holding the little yellow duck flower pot.

It seemed that since the last fight, he hadn’t sent anyone to track Xu Chenghao after Jing Yicheng’s verbal threat. The videos stored in his computer or phone hadn’t been updated either… Seeing him again this time, Ruan Chenxuan unexpectedly felt a bit nostalgic.

Habit is indeed a terrifying thing.

Ruan Chenxuan clicked play once again, watching Jing Yicheng rest his arm on Xu Chenghao’s shoulder, looking up at him with a smile before shifting his gaze away and saying something…

Ruan Chenxuan’s previous thoughts began to surge again. He always felt that there was something extraordinary about the relationship between Jing Yicheng and Xu Chenghao. Could it be that they are both gay?

No way… Xu Chenghao has had a fiancée for twenty years. If he were gay, he couldn’t hide it so well. Not to mention the crazy things Jing Yicheng did for An Rouyu.

Ruan Chenxuan made a bold guess: Could it be that Jing Yicheng likes Xu Chenghao, so at first, he intentionally tried to steal An Rouyu, but when he realized that he was also vying for her, he immediately gave up and tried to get close to Xu Chenghao, hoping to turn him gay?

It seems like only this explanation could perfectly make sense of everything!

Maybe this is the truth of the matter!

Ruan Chenxuan felt like he had discovered something extraordinary. However, when his phone received the second message from the illegitimate child, he suddenly came to his senses. He remembered that he had sent someone to track the illegitimate child, and he only checked the message because it was related to the child! He should be paying attention to the illegitimate child!

Feeling quite annoyed at himself, Ruan Chenxuan rubbed his forehead and had no choice but to click play for the fourth time. This time, he forcibly concentrated his attention to carefully watch all of the illegitimate child’s actions. The more he watched, the more certain he became – the illegitimate child failed in his attempt to talk to Xu Chenghao.

Xu Chenghao had rejected him.

Ruan Chenxuan couldn’t help but bitterly smile. As an enemy, Xu Chenghao refused the illegitimate child, but as a family member, he brought the illegitimate child home to cooperate with him… This contrast was truly indescribable.

Truly, the ones who hurt the most are often those close to us.

Ruan Chenxuan closed his eyes, calmed his emotions, and let all the negative feelings settle before regaining his composure to continue working.

If they want to pull him down from his position, let’s see if they have the ability!

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The male protagonist’s Jedi Counterattack which Xu Chenghao had been worrying about for a long time finally began.

Ruan Chenxuan demonstrated his business strength, leveraging the overseas resources of the Jiang family to open up international markets for foreign trade, and taking the lead in seizing a broader market territory. He broke free from the control of the Xu family’s conglomerate and turned a project that everyone considered a hot potato into a valuable asset, securing not only the Ruan family’s position but also his own.

It was only on the day when the news was announced that Xu Chenghao understood why Ruan Chenxuan insisted on cooperating with the Jiang family.

The Jiang family possessed abundant overseas resources, and from the beginning, Ruan Chenxuan saw a broader vision, wanting to join hands with the Jiang family to complete an enormous project. However, the Jiang family’s impatience for wealth led them to make changes to the project, and their status shifted from allies to expendable pawns.

As a result, in the later stages, Ruan Chenxuan almost caught up with the Xu family’s conglomerate, while the Jiang family, which had thought they could cooperate, found themselves in a precarious situation and ended up being used as stepping stones.

This was a fatal blow to the Jiang family, causing their collaboration to backfire, leading them not to gain any benefits but rather to fall from being a top player to a third-rate entity, facing ridicule.

They regretted not keeping their promises and cooperating with the Xu family, and they also regretted not refraining from raising prices to make things difficult for Ruan Chenxuan. However, what happened had already happened, and dwelling on regrets was of no use.

Due to this incident, the head of the Jiang family fell seriously ill, and since then, he rarely appeared in any gatherings. The Jiang family’s group was still under the control of Jiang Changming, but they struggled to recover from the heavy blow.

From the time of the incident until now, which was less than a month, the project’s ups and downs kept the insiders astonished, witnessing numerous dramatic turns. In the end, all they could say was that young people nowadays were truly remarkable.

Xu Chenghao also couldn’t help but feel emotional: Today’s protagonists are truly outstanding.

The so-called overbearing and brainless CEO in dramas? That’s clearly just a one-sided portrayal for the sake of the storyline. In real life, it’s incredibly difficult to navigate through every step, and nothing comes easily!
Supporting roles are not easy, and the main characters are even harder. In such a situation, it’s no wonder that in the plot, women always act infatuated when they meet the male lead and are willing to marry him with their bodies… Xu Chenghao just wants to say: If the male lead is so amazing, he would even marry him if he were a woman!

Xu Chenghao does not doubt that if he hadn’t cooperated with the villain, he would have been played to death by the male lead long ago—just like the Jiang family, pitiful!

Thinking about it, Xu Chenghao found Jing Yicheng particularly pleasing to the eye. During his two weeks of free time, he gave him all the chili peppers he grew, including the deformed ones left over from the last time.

It was the first time Jing Yicheng had received so many chili peppers, and he felt pleasantly surprised. Without waiting for Xu Chenghao to say anything, he picked one up and put it in his mouth, savoring the taste.

Seeing that he still wanted to take a second one, Xu Chenghao quickly said, “Hey, hey hey, don’t eat them raw. There are quite a lot this time. Take them home and cook with them.”

Jing Yicheng still put the second chili pepper in his mouth: “Okay, the last one.”

Xu Chenghao was speechless: “Are you addicted to eating them?”

Chewing on the chili pepper, Jing Yicheng mumbled: “Recently, many people have said that my tolerance for spicy food has significantly improved, but I haven’t thanked President Xu yet.”

Xu Chenghao didn’t know how to respond, and just then, Li Nian entered, breaking the atmosphere. Xu Chenghao quickly returned to his seat and continued working. “What’s the matter?”

Li Nian glanced at Jing Yicheng, who was collecting the chili peppers, and exclaimed, “Why did you give him so many chili peppers? Weren’t you always at odds with each other?”

Xu Chenghao tried to cover up: “Those are all the deformed chili peppers eliminated from the batch.”

Li Nian chuckled: “Don’t think I have poor eyesight. I saw intact chili peppers in there too.”

Xu Chenghao said with exasperation, “…What did you come in for anyway?”

Li Nian covered his chest dramatically: “You’ve changed, you don’t love me anymore, you already have another sweetheart!”

Xu Chenghao looked at him speechlessly as he acted out his “drama king” syndrome, and pointed to the door: “It’s okay, get out!”

Li Nian regained his composure in a second and said seriously: “Don’t be like this, I really have something to report.”

Xu Chenghao opened the folder while saying concisely, “Go ahead!”

Li Nian cleared his throat and said in a deep tone: “Now, there’s a choice in front of you, and you need to treasure it. You can choose to meet with Ruan Chenxuan, whom you dislike very much, or you can meet with Han Haofeng, whom you also don’t like.”

 

 

The author has something to say: River God Li Nian: Did you drop the annoying Ruan Chenxuan or the equally annoying Han Haofeng?

Xu Chenghao: I didn’t drop anything!