Struggling to wake up from a nightmare, Qin Xiao’s eyes were blood red as he stared at the ceiling of the ward.
An indifferent voice came from the side: “Master, you’re awake.”
Qin Xiao suddenly sat up, stared at the person for a while, and asked hoarsely: “…Where’s my dad?”
The man said calmly: “Master said that he’s disappointed in you. If you can’t even control an actress’ child, how can he rest assured handing over Tianqin Capital to you.”
Qin Xiao stared at the person in front of him, face darkening as he gritted his teeth. “It’s just a mistake. Forget it, I’ll—”
As he spoke, he vaguely felt a little tightness around his neck, and subconsciously raised his hand to loosen it.
A jade-carved pendant was torn off – the cord broke, and the pendant fell into the palm of his hand.
Staring at the pendant in his hand, Qin Xiao was struck by lightning.
Eyes bulging, his breathing intensified, and his fingers twitched.
The person standing by the window called out lightly, “Young master?”
Qin Xiao suddenly came back to his senses, raised his hand, and smashed the pendant to the ground.
The jade pendant shattered from the impact, and he screamed: “Mad! That’s a madman—! No, no, no, he’s not Jiang Dao at all. He’s a devil… he’s going to kill me… he’s going to kill me! Chen Si, you tell my dad, you tell my dad! That Jiang Dao is the devil, he’s possessed by the devil! He wants to kill me!”
Chen Si stepped forward and rang the bell: “Excuse me, sedatives are needed.”
…
Jiang Dao stayed at Chu Yinlong’s house all day.
His car was retrieved by the assistant, who also brought him a few sets of clothes from his apartment – it was Chu Yinlong who suggested he temporarily stay at the villa because of its high-level of security and safety. After everything is cleaned up and dealt with, he can return to the apartment.
Jiang Dao didn’t care. He can live anywhere – all he needs is a place to sleep anyway.
After changing into some clean clothes brought over by the assistant, he went to wash the black clothes he wore last night. As soon as he touched his pocket, he remembered that his phone had been turned off for a day, and hasn’t been turned on yet… don’t know if anyone has messaged him yet.
The moment the phone turned on, as expected, a bombardment of messages from Jing Yu and Zhou Wei came.
Jing Yu’s more than a dozen messages were lost at sea. Because his calls also didn’t connect, he worried for a whole night, panicking he might miss something, and was ready to call the police when needed.
Zhou Wei wasn’t much better than Jing Yu. His messages were full of anxiety, without any anger or embarrassment, and there were even some traces of crying in his last few messages.
After calling back to comfort the two children, Jiang Dao felt more tired than he had been from a night of sneaking around.
This afternoon, contrary to Chu Yinlong’s expectations, Officer Xing did not summon Jiang Dao to the precinct, but made an in-person visit in plain clothes.
“Those four are old fritters, and refuse to admit their original purpose. They just said it’s a gathering of friends, and wanted to try something exciting. They made a bet, and whoever loses will drink the drugged wine.” Officer Xing looked calm, as if he was used to this kind of thing. “They don’t want to speak, and insist on having the lawyers talk.”
Chu Yinlong snorted coldly. “I should’ve guessed this would happen. They’ll never admit it, unless conclusive evidence is found.”
“It’s the same with the Qin family.” Officer Xing added. “After hearing the police intervene, Qin Jiangshan’s secretary, Chen Si, contacted me and said that Qin Xiao made some bad decisions first, and he hopes to reconcile with you. The documents Qin Xiao stole have also been handed over to the police station.”
After speaking, he took out a blue USB flash drive from his pocket and put it on the coffee table, took a deep look at Jiang Dao, and then turned to Chu Yinlong.
“Whether you want to pursue this matter is up to you. As a police officer, I certainly hope that all perpetrators can be punished; but… as a friend, my suggestion is that it’s better to stop here, and for both sides to take one step back. Otherwise, I’m worried that they will hold Jiang Dao accountable for excessive self-defense and illegal trespassing. Even if those are petty crimes, they won’t be easy to deal with.”
Hearing this, Jiang Dao looked up at Officer Xing.
Officer Xing gave him a smile: “Don’t underestimate the police. I may not have the evidence yet, but looking at the clothes you were wearing and the dirt on the soles of your shoes, I have a guess as to what you were doing the night before.”
Jiang Dao didn’t answer the question, he just said calmly: “I accept the reconciliation.”
He’s not afraid of the other party jumping the wall if he pushes too hard,1jumping over the wall = disregarding the agreement and doing something extreme but he didn’t want to cause Chu Yinlong any more trouble.
Of course, if the other party dares act out again, he doesn’t mind seeing blood again.
Now that the parties involved have agreed, Chu Yinlong doesn’t plan to pursue this matter either.
He put away the USB flash drive and said, “Okay, I won’t pursue the internal spy thing.”
Anyway, he had planned to avoid the entertainment industry and switch to a new battlefield. Even if it thundered and was bloody, at least Jiang Dao will no longer be affected.
“Don’t worry, I will keep an eye on them to prevent them from harming others.” Officer Xing got up and was about to leave. Before leaving, he turned and looked at Jiang Dao with a serious look, “Also, don’t try to challenge the law again.”
“Understood.” Jiang Dao replied very well.
———-
The secret confrontation between Jiang Dao and the Qin family was kept under wraps.
Netizens only saw that Chu Yinlong Studio issued a statement in the afternoon, pointing out that the transaction recording between Jiang Dao and the director of “Love” was photoshopped, denied the director’s remarks, and issued a lawyer’s letter.
The original pool of muddy water stirred up again, and the various marketing accounts diverged in their opinions and even the fans were confused.
Seeing such a situation, the first ones to calm down were Chu Yinlong’s fans.
“Sisters, don’t argue! Think about our Father Long’s character!”
“Reply: I’ve been watching for a long time. Even if Xiao Dao really made a mistake, he isn’t a bad person, otherwise, with Father Long’s character, he wouldn’t protect him.”
“This chaos made me smell the arm-wrestling of those rich bosses.”
“Reply: I agree. The surveillance video that broke the news at the beginning is not something that ordinary people can take out. I don’t dare ask [doge]”
“Reply: Let’s wait and see.”
“But, I’m really unsure if the house will stand this time. Father Long seems to be protecting Jiang Dao a bit too much [kneeling]”
“Reply: How so?”
“Reply: Last time Jiang Dao had a rumored affair with him, Father Long didn’t deny it in person, so I felt something was wrong with them [kneeling] [kneeling]… Ah! It’s just my personal opinion! Pure speculation! I’m not here to create rumors!”
“Reply: …Sister, you know too much [smiling] [drawing a knife]”
“Anyone nibble CP? Daddy controls the boyfriend, and teaches the little wild cat. If not, I’ll ask again later.”
“Reply: Welcome to LongDao [smirk]”
Just when the masses of melon eaters thought that this melon could be eaten for a long time, Xingyao Media unexpectedly collapsed first.
The one who spoke was Jiang Dao’s former manager, Zhu Yao.
“Jiang Dao did express that he wanted to compete for this role. After the audition, the director didn’t reject him, but instead said that he hoped to ‘see some sincerity’. At that time, Jiang Dao seemed a little moved, but I persuaded him to wait for the next chance.”
“As for whether the director of “Love” sought him out again, sorry, I don’t know.”
“However, it was indeed Jiang Dao who took the initiative to return the role to Zhou Wei. At the same time, it was because of his wayward behavior that I had to work all night.”
At first glance, Zhu Yao’s words did not seem to whitewash Jiang Dao, but the trend of public opinion was quietly changing.
Immediately afterwards, a complete recording exploded.
Jiang Dao did give the director of “Love” 200,000 yuan, but in the complete recording, the director scoffed at this amount and asked for more, and even suggested Jiang Dao accompany him for three days. Discount — After being angrily rejected by Jiang Dao, he finally agreed to accept the 200,000.
Seeing that the trend of public opinion was gradually controlled, Chu Yinlong slowly exhaled and looked at Jiang Dao: “Okay, apologize.”
Jiang Dao immediately sent out the apology statement crafted by his assistant.
In this statement, Jiang Dao admitted that it was wrong to trade roles privately, and apologized to Zhou Wei and the “Love” crew for this.
Later, he said that he did not receive any refund, and that he returned the role to role being returned to Zhou Wei, it was just his personal will… As for the reason for this willingness and the final rein in his horse, the assistant edited all the beautiful scenes, Jiang Dao himself Looking embarrassed.
But anyway, he showed his posture and completed the process. Next, it depends on the ability of the public relations department of Longqi Entertainment.
The matter came to an end for the time being, and Chu Yinlong finally let go of one thing pressing down in his heart.
Seeing Jiang Dao casually throwing away his phone like he didn’t care about the direction of public opinion at all, but cared more about the untouched plate of fruit in front… Chu Yinlong felt amusement and anger.
“You’re quite rich.” Chu Yinlong stretched out his hand and took away the plate of fruit, and then looked at Jiang Dao with a half-smile. “Willing to waste 200,000 like that, so why do you want to quit the entertainment industry?”
It’s here.
Yes – I split it at a mini-cliffy. 😛
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