Chapter 88 I Really Like You

"You don't have to worry about the funding. Just tell me how much it costs exactly."

Since it was such a large amount of money, the crew was taken aback for a while. They all looked
hesitant at first to say the cost out loud.

Soaring Group was obviously very well-off. If it decided to start funding this, the crew of this TV show
would definitely get a lot more work done.

"Is thirty million enough?"

Seeing that people from the crew had been hesitating, Jonas directly told them the amount of money
he could promise. The crew was so excited. Thirty million was more than enough to shoot a large-scale
TV series.

"You're giving us thirty million as long as Emily is the heroine?"

the producer asked. Jonas nodded promptly. Even though his eyes lit up at the amount Jonas offered,
he was weighing out the pros and cons. For one, they wouldn't be able to change the heroine if she
didn't work out. If they did, Jonas would definitely ask for compensation for breaking the contract. On
top of that, it was a whole other issue if Emily ever got injured during shooting.

Although getting someone to support their show was great, it was still troublesome to accept the money
since there were strings attached. However, despite the fact that Emily was a bit out of date, her flow
was still better than amateur actresses. Besides, thirty million wasn't something anyone could walk
away from exactly.

"Well, Mr. Gu, I hope you can come to the set as often as you can to check her progress!"

the producer said with a smile, his arms held wide open in welcome. With this, William took out the
written contract and the respective parties signed.



Afterwards, a few members of the crew went over to the hospital to tell Emily the news. Soon enough,
word got out. It quickly became a trending topic on the internet that the news about the protagonist
being replaced was false.

Just like that, Emily was back under the limelight, and gained a lot of new fans. Of course, because of
this, the company had to pay extra attention to the matter.

Meanwhile, at the hospital, Emily lay on bed inside her ward. There was a gentle and polite smile on
her lips as she looked at the fawning faces of the crew. In her heart, however, she kept sneering at
them.

'What a bunch of snobbish and superficial people!'

"Emily, please get better soon. We can do nothing without our leading actress!"

"Right. What did the doctor say? How are you doing?"

They talked all at once, their voices overlapping with one another. Emily's hands and feet were no
longer in plaster, but there was still some gauze wrapped around. As she lay in bed in her hospital
gown, it was evident that she looked very weak.

It had already been a week since she was brought in here, and yet Jonas had never paid her a visit.

"Emily is all right now. Thank you for your concern. It's getting late now. Might I suggest having dinner
at a restaurant nearby to celebrate this occasion?"

Emily's agent quickly suggested. She saw the sour look on Emily's face, and decided that it might be
best to bring the big crowd outside.

"You're right. Emily hasn't fully recovered yet. We're still disturbing her rest. Sorry for coming out here
on a whim,"



the assistant director said. After a quick goodbye, Emily's agent left with the crew to personally
accommodate them.

Now, all that was left in the ward was Emily and her assistant. Emily closed her eyes and took a deep
breath, trying to calm herself down.

"Miss Bai, what would you like for dinner? I'll order for you."

"Whatever,"

Emily mumbled as she reached out for her phone. When she checked the news, she saw that there
were a couple of trending news articles about her involvement with the show. Previously, the show
hardly had any sort of press. Now it was quickly becoming a hot topic.

One of the articles wrote about Emily's injury—there were even photos of her with the group of people
who had just visited her.

Another was a positive review, saying that replacing the main protagonist was clotted nonsense.

There was one more piece of news that caught her attention. It was about Soaring Group's investment
to the TV show. These pieces of news made the show a lot more popular that it actually was.

Even though Jonas helped her as promised, Emily couldn't help but frown.

When she tried calling Jonas, William was the one who answered the call. Like before, he came up
with some reasons why Jonas couldn't come answer the phone. 'Fine,' Emily thought bitterly when she
hung up. 'It's better to sleep anyway when someone doesn't want to talk to you.'

"Miss Bai, the doctor told you not to eat spicy food, so I bought you the porridge with pork ribs. You
should eat some now,"



the assistant said as she walked back inside the ward. There was a considerate smile on her face.
However, truth be told, she was somewhat afraid of Emily. She tried to be respectful around her as
much as possible, a hint of fear always lingering in her voice and expression.

Before she started working for Emily, she ate up all the rumors saying that Emily was nice and sweet.
When she finally became her assistant, it was only then that she realized that everyone had been
deceived.

Emily's mood was oftentimes unpredictable—when it wasn't, she was just straight out cruel.

Meanwhile, Nelson had just gotten the news that Jonas had invested a large sum of money under the
company's name. He immediately called for Gavin to arrange a car to send him to the company. "Make
sure Melinda doesn't know about this," he added in a low voice.

In Soaring Group, Nelson and Jonas sat face to face in the CEO office.

Even though Nelson was old and less spirited than he was during his youth, his eyes were as sharp as
ever.

In fact, the similarity between grandfather and grandson was quite evident, especially when it came to
their temperament.

"Pull out the money you invested on that TV show, Jonas."

"Please stay out of this, Grandpa."

Jonas had his reasons for doing what he did. Right now, he did not want to explain himself. He had
predicted that Nelson would try to stop him. Because of this, he gave the money as soon as the
contract was signed to seal the deal.



"You bastard! You still stood up for that woman! Look at what you have done! You left Melinda alone in
Japan and came back to help Emily?! What did you expect from her? You promised to protect Melinda,
but you betrayed her at such an early time. Do you really want to make everyone suffer?"

Nelson's words were full of righteous indignation. He pointed at Jonas with his trembling finger as he
glared down at him with anger.

Upon mentioning Melinda's name, the unyielding expression on Jonas's face finally softened. 'No. I'm
sure that Melinda would understand,' he thought.

"Grandpa, this is the last time I will help her."

"Don't say that! You've said that last time. Now look where you are now! You've spent thirty million on
that woman! Jonas, if you are a responsible man, don't get involved with Emily. Just take care of your
wife.

What kind of man leaves his woman behind like that? If anything happens to Melinda, you will regret it!"

Nelson had totally lost all of his trust towards Jonas. This time, Melinda was robbed by someone when
she was traveling alone in Japan. It was fortunate that she just lost a little money.

"I have arranged a guide to accompany her. Besides, I plan to explain everything to her when the time
comes."

"Well, at least you're planning to talk to her. Now I just want you to withdraw your offer from the show,"

Nelson said. He was shrewd. For a second, he even considered whether he should send Emily to
another country, but decided against it.

"Grandpa, I have already given money to them."



Hearing this, Nelson beamed widely. "Good for you!" he said, his voice full of sarcasm. "Now pack your
stuff and go home. You are suspended!"

The look in Jonas's eyes changed slightly, but he said nothing. He went back to his seat quietly to pack
up his things, which made Nelson even angrier.

What the hell had Emily done to his grandson? It should be known that Jonas compromised a lot for
the position of heir.

But now he gave up everything for Emily.

Did it mean that Emily was more important than the inheritance?

The news that Jonas was suspended was not widely known by many. It was as if he had some other
matters to deal with and was just out on a business trip.

Nelson's assistant had been standing by his side the entire time. He was in shock at what had just
happened.

"Mr. Nelson, you have suspended the CEO. What about all the work that needs—"

"Designate them to other people. Is Soaring Group unable to operate without Jonas around?"

Given his age, Nelson was not capable of handling the business of such a big group, and he could only
deal with a few hours of work every day at most.

After taking a glance at Nelson, the assistant wanted to speak out his thoughts, but ended up deciding
against it. What he wanted to tell Nelson was that suspending Jonas may not cause any problems any
time soon, but it would cause great repercussions in the long run.



Meanwhile, the crew working on the TV show was not completely blinded by the large amount of
money they just incurred. As early as now, they started to shoot scenes that did not include Emily so
that they would not waste any time.

A week later, Emily was discharged from the hospital, and went to work on set. Everyone in the casting
group treated her well. She was like a moon surrounded by a myriad of stars. The director had
specially told the others to serve Emily with great care.

Although the director agreed Emily to be the heroine, he personally asked the scriptwriter to cut down
the number of Emily's shots.

On the third day, there was a promotion meeting held by the crew. After much thought, Emily took the
opportunity to contact Jonas.

"Jonas, thank you for helping me. I was actually wondering if I could invite you to the promotion
meeting we're having later."

Several other investors would be there, and since Jonas was the largest donor, he would definitely get
a lot of attention.

"No, thanks."

"Jonas, I just want to thank you,"

she crooned, not expecting to be refused so crudely.

"Emily, I don't need your thanks. And this is the last time I give you any sort of help. I owed you my life
for saving me when I was a child, and now that debt is paid. We are done."

The phone in her hand trembled as panic washed over her. All the excitement she had earlier had
completely gone. If Jonas was no longer a part of her life, she would have nothing.



'No,' she thought determinedly, 'I'm not going to let this happen!'

"That's a part of your life now, Jonas. You can't just expect it to go away like that!"

"Yes, I can. I don't want to contact with you anymore. My wife doesn't like it."

The past was a part of one's life experience. But so what? Nothing good would come out of living in the
past for the rest of your life.

Just as before, he had never thought that he would actually fall in love with Melinda.

"Jonas, don't be like this, okay? How can I forget about you now? You're the only one I've really loved
ever since I was young! How do you think I can keep my distance with you now that we've become so
close?

I'll do anything you want me to do. Just... please. Don't tell me to leave you."

Emily leaned against the wall, feeling exhausted and drained all of a sudden. A vague feeling of
uneasiness came through her as she felt that Jonas might be truly slipping away from her.

"My decision is final,"

said Jonas. He would have cut off from Emily long ago, but wasn't able to because of the love and
gratitude he had for her when he was a child.

"I really like you..."

‘'No,' she thought determinedly, ‘I'm not going to let this happen!
"That's a part of your life now, Jonas. You can't just expect it to go away like that!"
"Yes, | can. | don't want to contact with you anymore. My wife doesn't like it."

The past was a part of one's life experience. But so what? Nothing good would come out of living in the
past for the rest of your life.

Just as before, he had never thought that he would actually fall in love with Melinda.

"Jonas, don't be like this, okay? How can | forget about you now? You're the only one I've really loved
ever since | was young! How do you think | can keep my distance with you now that we've become so
close?

I'll do anything you want me to do. Just... please. Don't tell me to leave you."

Emily leaned against the wall, feeling exhausted and drained all of a sudden. A vague feeling of
uneasiness came through her as she felt that Jonas might be truly slipping away from her.

"My decision is final,"

said Jonas. He would have cut off from Emily long ago, but wasn't able to because of the love and
gratitude he had for her when he was a child.

"| really like you..."



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