Chapter 1
My girlfriend, who had been together with me for five years, announced her relationship with a business bigwig officially. The two of them kissed passionately on the screen.
Heartbroken, I made countless calls to my girlfriend, but I couldn't get through at all.
Only then did I realize that she had blocked and deleted all my contact information.
Later, my phone screen lit up again.
"Don't believe it. It's all for work."
I gave a self-mocking laugh.
What kind of work required staying all night at a hotel with condoms?
***
"Kiss her! Kiss her!"
I just opened the livestream to congratulate my girlfriend, who I had been in love with for five years, on defeating her competitors and winning the Best Actress award.
Unexpectedly, what I saw was her kissing another man on the screen.
The scene was passionate, but it only made me tremble and paralyzed there with shock.
It wasn't until comments flooded into the livestream that I came back to my senses.
The number of the audience in the livestream instantly exceeded one million.
"Aaaaah! The couple I ship is real!"
"What a perfect match they are."
"I knew it! Tanya and Chris are truly in love! I hope they can be together forever."
"'Christiana' is real."
Chapter 2
When the audience was immersed in the joy, a portrait appeared on the big screen.
The portrait was of Christopher Zangwill.
"This painting is my gift to Christopher. From now on, I will only paint for you."
I was stunned. My girlfriend and I had been together for five years.
Tatiana Sand was an art student before she became a star.
She was gifted in art.
Back then, she often asked me to be her model.
"Don't move, or I'll blame you if I fail to draw well!"
But every time, I would fool around and not let her paint seriously.
"Harry, from now on, I will only paint for you."
With that, she would sneak a kiss on my face.
How ridiculous these words had become now!
Christopher took off his hat, revealing his sharp jawline.
He spoke to my girlfriend word by word seriously.
"I love you, Tatiana."
I immediately clutched the computer screen, hoping that my girlfriend would not give him any response other than a slap in his face before storming away.
However, what I thought was wrong.
"I love you, too, Christopher."
With my girlfriend's response, the atmosphere on the scene reached a climax.
It was supposed to be an awards ceremony.
Now, it had become Tatiana and Christopher's public display of affection.
Chapter 3
Christopher walked closer to Tatiana step by step amid the cheers of the crowd.
The two of them kissed passionately again, and as the camera zoomed in, I could even hear Tatiana's groans!
I exited the livestream.
I couldn't bear to see such a scene again.
When I got home from work, I saw the number one trending search on Twitter:
"Disclosure of the relationship between Best Actress Tatiana Sand and Christopher Zangwill"
Numerous posts about it almost crashed Twitter.
I dropped my phone, deflated.
I had told Tatiana before.
I had told her to stay away from Christopher.
"What do I mean to you if you do something like this?"
"Harry, stop being unreasonable. All this is just my acting with him for the sake of my career. You have to know that this is my only chance. I didn't expect that you not only don't understand me but also keep bothering me with this!"
Tatiana's dream of becoming a star had already begun to take shape when we were in college.
At that time, she was the campus belle.
She was not only talented in painting but had also attracted so much attention from the students that gossip about her was widespread throughout the campus.
"When I become a star and win the Best Actress award, I will make our relationship public."
I had believed it.
I had also been her secret boyfriend for five years.
Because of her irresponsible promise, I had willingly endured all kinds of hardships with her before she became famous.
For her, I had even given up my ideal future.
I had been through so many difficult situations with her for three years.
Finally, she had risen to fame.
But she had changed as well.
We would only see each other once in a long time.
Each meeting would not last more than half an hour, and there would only be arguments during this half hour.
The sudden notification of a message interrupted my thoughts.
I took a closer look and found it was from Tatiana.
"Don't believe it. It's all for work.
"I'll come to celebrate your birthday with you when I'm done with my work."