I Want a Lifetime with You
Chapter 460

Su Huaibei shot her a cold stare. "If I'm going to hell, I'm taking you there with me! Fu Yi!"

Fu Yi came in through the door shortly after with an expressionless look on his face. "Your orders, Sir!"

"Since she refuses to eat, we'll hook her up to an IV drip!"

Su Huaibei then left the room after, and Shu Qing continued to thrash about and scream at the top of her lungs. "You'd better kill me, Su Huaibei! Otherwise, I swear I'm gonna kill you when I get the chance!"

Su Huaibei closed the door behind him before doubling over, his face completely pale from the heartache he was experiencing.

Fu Yi was surprised to see him crouching next to the door when he came out of the room.

"Sir? What's wrong?" he asked when he noticed that Su Huaibei's face was white as a sheet and covered in sweat.

Su Huaibei took a deep breath and instructed, "Bring me my medicine!"

"M-Medicine... Ah, it's in the study! I'll go get it right away!"

"No need, just help me to the study!"

With that, Fu Yi helped Su Huaibei to his feet and brought him to the study.

News about Shu Qing's illegitimate child continued to spread like wildfire, and the publishers saw it as a rare opportunity. They didn't know how to promote the film at first, but Shu Qing had just given them a great marketing strategy.

Although it was normal for a woman of her age to have children, Shu Qing's lack of scandals made it all the more impactful when word got out about it.

She had left Z Nation for a long time, so her returning with an illegitimate child was certainly shocking news for everyone.

Two days have passed without any explanation from the woman, and the mysterious nature of the scandal left a lot of room for imagination.

The publishers used this to help boost the popularity of White Nights, and it sold over a couple of million tickets in those two days.

Meanwhile, Shu Qing remained hooked up to the IV drip in Emerald Garden the entire time. In an attempt to go against Su Huaibei, she refused to do anything he asked, simply lying motionless on the bed. "Get her ready for the premiere later!" Su Huaibei ordered.

Shu Qing remained completely unresponsive as a group of people rushed in and dragged her off the bed to get changed. It wasn't until the makeup artists were done with her that she looked slightly more alive Shu Qing looked up at Su Huaibei. He had kept her alive throughout the past two days with countless bags of IV drips due to her hunger strike. As a result, there were lots of puncture wounds on her arms. Su Huaibei frowned when he noticed that flaw. "Her arms!" He motioned at the makeup artist to cover it up.

The makeup artist quickly applied a layer of concealer to the puncture wounds and asked, "Is this okay now, Mr. Su?"

Su Huaibei narrowed his eyes and nodded. "Very well, you are dismissed."

He waited till everyone had left the room before grabbing Shu Qing by the chin. "See? Even if you refuse to eat, I can still make you look as stunning as ever. Now, hurry on! You don't wanna be late to the premiere for White Nights!"

Shu Qing trembled as she brushed his hand off and stumbled to her feet. "Don't touch me!"

Su Huaibei broke into a grin. "Okay, I won't touch you!" With a clap of his hands, Shu Qing's manager came into the room. "Good evening, Sir!" The manager then turned to look at Shu Qing and said, "Please come with me, Ms. Shu!"

With the manager holding onto her, Shu Qing staggered out of Emerald Garden, looking like a puppet on strings.

The event was to take place in Time Cinema, one of the cinemas owned by Shengyuan Group. The venue was large enough to fit a lot of people.

The guests invited to the event were some famous celebrities, journalists, and leading entrepreneurs.

A lot of people had shown up because of Shu Qing's scandal. Many were determined to have her on the headlines regardless of the film's reception. Shu Qing was dragging her feet along with the help of her manager, but she quickly put up a lively appearance as soon as they entered the cinema. It was crucial for a famous actress like her to maintain a positive image in public, so Shu Qing strutted into the venue with a proud smile on her face. She was at her limits after starving herself for two days and struggled to maintain her balance, but she refused to show Su Huaibei any signs of weakness. The journalists aggressively began snapping away with their cameras the moment they saw her, and she almost lost her balance from the blinding camera flashes. "Ms. Shu, what are your thoughts on the rumors about Shen Qianan being your illegitimate child?"

"What have you two been doing in the past two days? Have you met up with Ms. Shen?"

"Ms. Shu, is it true that you and Shen Feng have a child together?"

"Ms. Shu..."

Shu Qing found herself staggering a little from the barrage of questions.

Her face went pale, and she tightened the grip on her microphone. Shu Qing took a deep breath and bit down on her lip as she waited for the crowd to quiet down. "Good evening, everyone. This is the premiere of the film, so let's keep the questions related to the film. As for my personal affairs... I'm sorry, but I have no comments for the time being!"

"Are you feeling guilty, Ms. Shu? They say you abandoned your daughter for your own success. Is that true?"

"We do care about your film, but we are also your fans and have been supporting you for over twenty years now. I even got into the media industry because of you, but everything about you turned out to be a lie. You got pregnant before marriage and then abandoned your child! Do you know how hurtful that is to your fans?"

"I..." Shu Qing didn't know how to respond to that.

"As your fan, we are supposed to like everything about you. But I get this feeling that you don't trust us at all!" One of her fans screamed at her from the crowd.

That woman was a hardcore fan, and her voice was loud enough to drown out the journalists' even without a microphone.

Many refused to believe the rumors about Shu Qing, but her evasive behavior made them greatly disappointed. "Is this how you treat your loyal fans who have supported you all this while?"

"I..." Shu Qing felt her legs give out, and she fell backward. Fortunately, someone caught her from behind. "Ms. Shu! Are you okay?"

"Yeah, I'm all right." Shu Qing took a deep breath and steadied herself. "I'm deeply sorry for keeping my personal affairs a secret from all of you. My life has been a total mess lately, and I apologize for the negative impact it has brought you. As for Ms. Shen Qianan..." Shu Qing took another deep breath and continued, "I would like to ask that you do not disturb her. I've hurt her a lot with the mistakes I've made when I was younger, and I don't want to hurt her any further. Please come to me if you have any further inquiries instead."

"She's right! I like her for her personality and her work, both of which have nothing to do with her private life!"

"Yeah, it's not like she did anything heinous! Besides, this doesn't affect us or our family; she isn't obligated to explain anything to us!"

"On top of that, she doesn't want to cause Shen Qianan any harm at all! We shouldn't be pushing her like this!"

Some of Shu Qing's fans spoke up to defend her, but the majority of them did not feel that way.

"Oh, please, she abandoned her child for the sake of her career! Is this homewrecking behavior what she stands for?"

"I know, right? No good could possibly come out of a woman this cruel!"