The Bootlicking Antagonist Wants to Survive,but Female Lead refuse to-Chapter 368: Xu Xuejiao’s Explosive Acting Skills - The Battle of Becoming a Lord

Chapter 368 - 368: Xu Xuejiao's Explosive Acting Skills - The Battle of Becoming a Lord

Chapter 368: Xu Xuejiao's Explosive Acting Skills - The Battle of Becoming a Lord

Xu Xuejiao walked up to Long Aotian.

Tears streamed down her face, but her gaze remained cold.

She stood there quietly, staring at the man before her. In her melancholic eyes, despair, astonishment, pain, self-mockery, disbelief, incomprehension, heart-wrenching sorrow, the feeling of falling into an abyss, unbearable agony, shattered faith, existential doubt, self-denial, and utter hopelessness flickered one after another... until finally...

She closed her eyes. When she reopened them, all that was left was deadened resignation.

Hiding in the shadows, Jiang Xiaohou widened his eyes in disbelief.

Was acting really capable of being this complex?

Could acting reach such a level?

That's not how she looked when she was bouncing on Lu Chengwen!

Could she just act like herself!?

Is it so hard to be a little honest!?

Damn it, with this level of acting, she's making me feel like I'm just a clueless extra who's new to the industry!

She must have studied this!

Jiang Xiaohou was now certain.

That aura, that gaze—it moved everyone present.

Even Xu Zhiyun was stunned. Had he misunderstood his daughter? Was she really an undercover agent!?

Everyone at the scene was baffled.

Only Long Aotian was completely confused. "Hey, hey, hey, you—"

Long Aotian turned back angrily. "Shut up!"

Even Long Aotian was wavering.

That gaze... it didn't look... fake.

Could it be... that he had wronged her?

"Xuejiao, I actually—"

Smack!

A crisp slap.

Xu Xuejiao just stared at Long Aotian without uttering a single line.

This was the moment for silent inner monologue.

Her conviction had entirely drawn her into the role—she truly believed she was the helpless girl, twisted by betrayal, filled with hatred born from love, and left in utter despair by the collapse of her beliefs.

Long Aotian clutched his face. "Xuejiao, some things... we can take our time—"

Smack!

Another crisp slap.

But this one was different from the last!

This slap carried more complexity. Xu Xuejiao infused it with layered emotions and subtle changes.

Compared to the previous slap, this one was sharper, louder, more desperate, more furious...

At the same time, her facial expressions intensified the emotion. Her entire being looked more tormented, more grief-stricken, on the verge of losing control.

Every muscle on her face trembled as tears poured down.

No lines were needed—the silence was the best script.

Her eyes said everything.

In truth, Xu Xuejiao herself didn't know what to say.

But she had to keep acting.

The more she remained silent, the more Long Aotian wavered.

Finally, he turned his head. "Huo Wendong! Are you fucking kidding me!?"

Huo Wendong's eyes widened. "How could I possibly be mistaken about something like this!? If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, would I be this furious!? I invested hundreds of billions, man! She... she wasn't like this just a moment ago! She was shouting 'No, no!' and begging Lu Chengwen to kill her, to kill her right in front of the people of Xuecheng... She was—she was acting like a complete seductress!"

Long Aotian turned back to look at Xu Xuejiao. "Xuejiao, love is always selfish. You know that my jealousy burns so fiercely only because I care about you! I—"

"Oh, really?" Xu Xuejiao suddenly remembered what she wanted to say. "Heh... Love, selfishness... Long-gege, you've really hurt me."

Xu Xuejiao took a deep breath, but even that breath wasn't simple—it carried an intense mix of self-control and remorse, a bitter regret of trusting the wrong person, which doubled Long Aotian's guilt.

"I was selfish. I was so selfish that I thought a little bit of money could help you achieve great things. I willingly stepped into this house that I despise, a place of suffering and struggle, just to outwit and outmaneuver Xuecheng's most devious merchants."

"Xuejiao, I—"

"I was foolish! I was foolish enough to think that emotions could transcend everything. I thought that even if we were in two different worlds, our feelings could still connect us. I was foolish enough to believe we could trust each other, that our bond was unbreakable..."

"Xuejiao, don't—"

"And I was promiscuous, right? I was so 'promiscuous' that I was willing to dive into a den of dragons and tigers for a man—a man I thought would love me, believe in me, and protect me... all just to fight for his benefit."

Long Aotian was in agony. "Xuejiao, maybe I was wrong—"

"Maybe you were wrong? Heh."

Xu Xuejiao laughed, a laugh infused with a postmodern cynicism, a touch of academic performance theory, and a deep skepticism toward the world, as well as a fierce critique of reality itself!

"You weren't wrong—I was."

Xu Xuejiao took another breath. "I should never have longed for love. Lu Chengwen treated me like a cash cow, played with me, deceived me. When I met you, I thought I had finally found true love, but in the end..."

Xu Xuejiao could no longer control her emotions. "I was such a fool! Why did I do this!? Why!?"

Long Aotian grabbed her shoulders. "Xuejiao, I'm not—"

"Let go of me!"

Xu Xuejiao shouted in fury, yanked herself free from Long Aotian, and—SMACK!—landed yet another resounding slap on his face.

"Xu Xuejiao has already cheated! Pick someone better, idol!"

Long Aotian clutched his face and turned to glare at Huo Wendong.

Huo Wendong had already been left dumbfounded by Xu Xuejiao's acting. But now, facing Long Aotian's enraged gaze, he panicked.

Could I have been wrong!?

Huo Wendong was on the verge of tears. "Big bro, wake up! She's playing us! I saw it with my own eyes! I saw her and Lu Chengwen going at it like wild animals, lost in ecstasy! And now... what? Just three slaps, and I'm the villain!?"

Long Aotian was completely dumbfounded.

Xu Xuejiao was too real.

But Huo Wendong didn't seem to be lying either.

He had no reason to lie!

Looking at Xu Xuejiao again, she slowly walked up to her father, untied the ropes, and tore off the tape.

Xu Zhiyun got up and shouted, "Long Aotian! You ungrateful bastard!"

He held his daughter tightly. "I know what kind of person my daughter is. Others might not, but don't you? How could you suspect her like this!?"

Long Aotian carefully observed Xu Xuejiao's posture and the way she walked.

No mistake—Xuejiao was fine!

All that talk about wild sex, balcony battles—impossible.

If something like that had really happened, he would have noticed the moment she took those steps.

Long Aotian turned around and grabbed Huo Wendong by the neck. "Can you f***ing make sure you get things straight before you go off on me next time!? Now that things have turned out like this, how the hell am I supposed to clean up this mess!?"

Huo Wendong never imagined that in today's grand spectacle, there would actually be a moment for him to defend himself!

He thought that as long as he said it, Xu Xuejiao would panic and confess out of fear.

Then it would be up to Long Aotian to decide whose side he was on—hers or his.

Now, Long Aotian's stance was clear—he was definitely on Huo Wendong's side.

But somehow, his own position was suddenly in danger!

"I really saw it with my own eyes!"

Xu Xuejiao looked at him. "What exactly did you see? Did you see me naked? Did you see me and that scumbag Lu Chengwen having wild sex? Did you see me and that playboy Lu Chengwen having a battle on the balcony?!"

Huo Wendong was stunned.

How did she pull this off!?

She sounded so righteous!?

My god!

"I... I didn't see those things exactly. But the sounds... the sounds of you two doing it were so loud! Louder than even me! You were screaming without a care in the world. Are you seriously saying it didn't happen!? I heard it! When I looked over, you were hiding inside Lu Chengwen's robe, only your head sticking out. Our eyes met!"

"What now!? It just happened, and you've already forgotten!? Lost your memory!?"

Xu Xuejiao walked up to Long Aotian. "Long Aotian, answer me."

"Xuejiao, go ahead."

"I, Xu Xuejiao." Her eyes filled with tears.

"Yes."

"Am I the kind of loose woman who would do that kind of thing with a man in a place like a balcony?"

"No."

"Am I the kind of woman who would scream for a man to..." Xu Xuejiao's lips trembled violently. "Scream for him to f*** me to death!?"

"No, Xuejiao, that's not what I meant. This is all a misunderstanding—"

Xu Xuejiao roared in grief and anger: "Am I the kind of woman who collects a pile of sex toys, all kinds of models and designs, bizarre and exotic, addicted to perversion, who enjoys being dominated, played with, humiliated by men... and actually takes pleasure in it!? Am I!? Is that how you see me!? In your heart, is that what I am!? Is that it!?"

Xu Zhiyun had almost believed her innocence at first.

But hearing this, he was suddenly confused again.

It was just... um... well... how to put it...

Jiang Xiaohou was hiding in the shadows, feeling like she had just discovered a new world.

Her big eyes widened as she stared at Xu Xuejiao putting on the performance of a lifetime.

She dumbly raised her hands and gave a few silent claps.

That seductive little slut—just a moment ago, she was going wild on Lu Chengwen.

And now... holy shit!

Compared to her, what kind of little devil was I supposed to be!? Next to Xu Xuejiao, I was just playing around!

Xu Zhiyun was lost in thought, Jiang Xiaohou was in a daze, but Long Aotian? He was fully "awake" now.

Long Aotian let out a great shout and—smack! smack! smack!—slapped himself three times.

"Xuejiao, stop talking! I'm a damn pig!"

Long Aotian turned to glare at Huo Wendong. "Huo Wendong, you must have f***ing seen it wrong!"

Huo Wendong was almost in tears. "Damn it, how... how did this happen... The same words, coming from her mouth, somehow sound completely different! Aotian, we're billion-dollar business partners! Just tell me—do you believe him or me!?"

Long Aotian looked at him silently. His expression said everything.

Huo Wendong was so anxious he stomped his foot.

"I saw it with my own eyes! I really—our eyes met, dammit!"

Xu Zhiyun said, "I can prove my daughter's innocence!"

Long Aotian asked, "How?"

Xu Zhiyun said, "I'll put my dignity on the line! I don't care about my old face anymore! I... when I was in a storage room with a young model, about to, um, have a discussion, I ran into Lu Chengwen."

"And then?"

"By that time, Xuejiao was already gone. The one Lu Chengwen was on top of was another girl."

"You're sure?"

"I'm her father! If Lu Chengwen had dared to do that, would I have just stood by and let it happen!?"

Huo Wendong yelled, "Hey, hey, old man, you better be clear about this! What you say here is going to decide how this whole case is judged!"

Xu Zhiyun said, "The young model I was with is still at the hotel. Go ask her! She was there too. Lu Chengwen didn't even wash his hands before shaking hers! Go ask!"

Long Aotian nodded.

There was no mistake now!

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