He already has a lover

"Officer, it's a tough job, what exactly does that old bastard surnamed Liang want? It's been several hours already, can't you just give me a straight answer?"

"Watch your attitude, huh? Now you're getting anxious? Where were you before?"

"It's not that I'm in a hurry, I have an appointment and things to do today!"

"When you were fighting, why didn't you think about your own business? Just wait, the other party refuses mediation and insists on medical examination. You won't be out for at least six or seven hours."

"We were holding back, why are we still getting our wounds checked? Is he even a man? Others' wounds are completely healed before they even get there. He can get his checkup, but we still need to get ours checked?!"

"Sure, but have you thought it through? The injury assessment will take at least another 24 hours."

"..."

In detention cell A6, Jiang Songhe, his slightly wrinkled suit jacket draped over his forearm, sat ramrod straight on the uncomfortable bench, his head against the wall. Hearing the conversation coming from cell A1, he frowned and opened his eyes.

"Jiang...Songhe, right?"

The police officer moved from A1 to A6. Jiang Songhe got up and went to the intercom by the door. Through the bulletproof glass, he answered, "Yes, that's me."

"You heard what I just said, so I won't repeat it." The officer glanced up and down, then looked down at the files in his clipboard. "Has there been any change in the contact information for family member 'Jiang Songyun'?"

“My brother is currently abroad.” Jiang Songhe stepped forward. “It’s no use talking to him. I’m going to contact my lawyer.”

The officer slammed the file shut: "This is at most a minor public order incident; it's just a misunderstanding that can be resolved with an apology..."

"He started this with his foul language and provocation, why should we apologize?" Li Luxiao, leaning against the glass in A1 across the street, angrily interrupted into the walkie-talkie, "Officer, when we investigate a case, we don't just look at who made the first move, we also have to see who acted like a jerk first, right?"

The officer turned around and glared at Lu Xiao: "I'll emphasize this again, this is a police station, watch your words and attitude."

Turning back, he figured out that the peacock in the incubator was standing up for its friend, and whether it would give in or not depended entirely on the attitude of the black crow in front of him. So he spoke in an even more persuasive tone: "You two are all respectable people who know each other. There's no need to hurt your feelings and waste time, is there?"

Jiang Songhe glanced past the police officer at Li Luxiao, then at the time and date on the electronic clock on the wall of the detention room. Her bruised lips twitched as she said to the officer, "I need to see my lawyer. Thank you for your hard work."

-

Four hours later, Jiang Songhe and Li Luxiao came out of the police station. Waiting outside the main gate were lawyer Cheng Ze and Tao Nian.

Jiang Songhe met the gaze that was fixed on the corner of her mouth, pursed her lips and nodded, turning her body first to Chengze: "I'll go first..."

"Okay." Tao Nian's concerned expression vanished, and she turned to Li Luxiao with a relaxed and warm smile, tilting her shoulder towards the parking space on the ground. "It's quite cold outside, why don't we wait in my car first?"

"Okay, what's your name?"

"My name is Tao Nian."

"Alright, my sister is beautiful inside and out."

"You really are... handsome and sweet-talking?"

"Haha, come visit your brother at ACCRO when you have time..."

"..." Jiang Songhe raised an eyebrow and shook her head slightly, putting on her suit while raising her hand to lead Chengze out of the courtyard gate.

As I turned around, a pack of cigarettes with two cigarettes pulled out was handed to me: "Want one to calm your nerves?"

Jiang Songhe had booked a flight for 1:30 pm today. He was more anxious than annoyed, so he suppressed his craving for a cigarette and refused to smoke, preparing to get straight to the point.

The reason he and Li Luxiao were able to get out so quickly is probably because Liang Jinping saw the shocking information from Cheng Ze about his bisexual and wild partying at G6club. He admitted his mistake and didn't need to issue a public apology or wait for the medical examination results.

So he asked directly, "What conditions did Wu Fangsi propose?"

“He said he was willing to help, considering it a favor he did while secretly filming you that day.” Chengze took back the cigarette case, took out a cigarette, lit it, took a puff, and then exhaled. “He didn’t mention any conditions. He was happy to see Liang Jinping get messed with.”

"Whether you make this bastard live in fear or prevent him from turning the tables is up to you. Just one thing: don't reveal that he gave you the photos and videos. He doesn't want Liang Jinping to do anything to disgust his older sister after he finds out."

“I understand.” Jiang Songhe took out his phone, which he had just retrieved, and glanced at the time. “I’m flying to Maner this afternoon. Some investors may contact the company soon. I’ll have to handle things for you for now. I’ll take care of the rest myself when I get back.”

"No problem." Chengze exhaled the last puff of smoke, stubbed it out, and then changed the subject, "Thank you for giving Songyun a shout-out for me."

Jiang Songhe paused, then smiled and said, "Heh, okay."

"Are you going home or somewhere else later? I'll give you a ride." Chengze reached out and pressed the car key towards the parking space in the yard.

Jiang Songhe originally wanted to thank him directly and say yes, but after seeing the two "quacks" and the flat, bright blue sports car edged with the morning light, he swallowed his words and led the people back into the yard: "It's okay, no need. I still need to say hello to my friend. You go back and rest first."

"OK." The two arrived at the sports car one after the other. Chengze opened the door and got in. "I'm leaving now."

Just as they were about to close the door, Jiang Songhe called out, "Hey."

Chengze poked his head out a little, looked up and teased, "Does President Jiang have any further instructions?"

"Brother Songhe." A female voice suddenly came from behind.

Jiang Songhe straightened up again just as she was about to bend down, but she didn't turn around.

Cheng Ze glanced behind Jiang Songhe, his expression turning somewhat gossipy, and asked seriously, "What instructions, 'Brother Songhe'?"

"It's okay." Jiang Songhe slammed the car door shut for Chengze.

Watching the blue whirlwind speed away, Jiang Songhe glared at the peacock-like head peering out the window from the back seat of the BMW M4 across the street, then turned to Tao Nian and asked, "Did President Tao want to see me?"

As the second largest investor in "Yan Ge Xing" with a 39% stake, Tao Lifeng and his daughter are perfectly reasonable to come to demand an explanation, no matter what time it is or where they go, after the project ran into trouble and they went missing.

Jiang Songhe was in a real hurry to leave, so she tried to gain Tao Nian's understanding as the messenger: "Please rest assured, Mr. Tao, I will definitely give him an explanation, but right now..."

“It wasn’t my dad who sent me, it was me.” Tao Nian opened and closed her mouth a couple of times, then continued, “I want to talk to you.”

Jiang Songhe calculated the time, sighed, and still agreed: "Okay."

"Get in the car. I'll take Brother Li home first, and then we'll find a quiet place to talk."

-

Tao Nian got into the driver's seat first. Jiang Songhe originally wanted to sit in the back with Li Luxiao, but unexpectedly, Li Luxiao fell asleep in a short while and lay down sideways, taking up all the seats. Helpless, Jiang Songhe had to step to the side and sit in the passenger seat.

"Where did the one behind say they went back to?" Jiang Songhe asked in a low voice.

Tao Nian replied, "Return to ACCRO."

"Oh." Perfect timing, Jiang Songhe also needs to go back to ACRRO to pick up his car first.

Once the car was on the main road, Tao Nian asked again, "Where are you going back to?"

Jiang Songhe checked the time on his phone for the nth time before locking the screen: "ACCRO".

"oh……"

The journey of less than ten kilometers seemed inexplicably long. Jiang Songhe wondered if the time it would take to "talk" with Tao Nian later would be just as long, so he pondered how to phrase his words to hint that Tao Nian should keep it short.

Before we could even get a clear idea out of it, a voice came from the back seat: "ACCRO doesn't open before 10 a.m., so why don't you two just talk there!"

Tsk, judging from that sound, he was definitely pretending to be asleep just now.

Jiang Songhe guessed what Li Luxiao was thinking. He turned around to give him another sharp look, but when he met Tao Nian's questioning gaze halfway back, he had no choice but to say, "Fine, I'll drive home and pack my luggage for going abroad after this is over."

"You're going abroad?!" Li Luxiao leaned forward and slapped Jiang Songhe on the shoulder. "Your phone was confiscated inside for most of the day. When did you buy your plane ticket?"

Jiang Songhe couldn't hold back when Li Luxiao's shout, which made it sound like he was "going to run away," and she turned around and glared at him fiercely: "I bought it a long time ago."

When looking at Tao Nian again, I relaxed my eye muscles and jaw muscles, trying my best to make my tone sound as if there was no intention to deceive me: "Song Yun March Five Star Show finals, I fly to Maner at 1:30 pm, and I expect to be back in about a week to handle business."

If Tao Lifeng insists on getting to the bottom of things and demanding accountability today, Jiang Songhe can leave if he's determined to, but the situation will become very ugly, and subsequent negotiations will become extremely difficult.

"Then I wish Song Yun good luck in advance!" Tao Nian smiled broadly, her eyes wide, until she kept her eyes on the road and continued driving.

Fortunately, they probably didn't believe it too much.

Jiang Songhe breathed a sigh of relief: "Thank you for your kind words."

“Actually, Songhe, you don’t need to rush back every week.” Tao Nian’s smile and tone turned slightly somber. “We had a discussion today and reached a conclusion. You shouldn’t have to worry about Lao Tao and the other investors.”

Jiang Songhe sensed something was wrong. Although she thought she had already spoken frankly with Tao Nian at Huo Daofu's place and shouldn't make wild guesses, elevate herself, or look down on Tao Nian, she still couldn't help but think of the incident where Tao Lifeng forced her into marriage at Ziyuan Pavilion.

Before confirming with his own ears what Tao Nian wanted to talk about, Jiang Songhe knew that responding to anything was inappropriate, so he kept quiet and started thinking of a solution.

Although the project has been taken down and there is no hope of it being rebroadcast in China in the short term, fortunately, the copyright outside of the Ciqu area is still in Yunhe's hands. Jiang Songhe believes that apart from the fact that he used a disreputable artist as the villain, the quality of "Yan Ge Xing" is undoubtedly top-notch. It is only a matter of time before he switches to overseas copyrights to make up for the losses.

However, a loss of over 100 million is not a small amount, and this "time issue" is still a major problem that cannot be proven or guaranteed.

Why not just be honest with Tao Lifeng about your true sexual orientation, and...

He already has a lover.

spouse.

The fact that Jiang Songhe addressed Jonathan so formally for the first time, even if only in his mind, still sent shivers down his spine.

First came sweetness, then warmth, and soon panic set in.

His lips, kissed countless times, throbbed with a dull ache, reminding him of why he hadn't kept his promise to return to his lover's side before March 5th—

This was a pivotal turning point for Jonathan, but because of him, it was shamelessly exploited by his rivals.

The adverse consequences are still unknown.

They failed to lift him up, failed to protect him, and even failed to keep their appointment on time.

Does he really have the ability and the qualifications to be the lover of a top star?

"Brother Songhe?"

"Songhe, Jiang Songhe?! Hey, my sister's calling you, are you sleepy?!"

Jiang Songhe heard someone calling him, reminding him to respond, but the unsolvable question in his mind plunged him into a black hole. He didn't want to answer anything until he figured it out, so he closed his eyes and tried hard to think.

"He spent the night in the detention room too. Sigh, ignore him and let him get some sleep. Brother Li is also a brother, tell me, how did you know where we were today?"

"Oh, I was a little worried because I couldn't get in touch with Songhe, so I went to Yunhe, and I just happened to run into Chenglu there..."

The casual conversation inside the car bumped into the virtual dome, filtered, gradually turning into a buzzing sound, and finally being sucked into the black hole along with the chaotic thoughts.

I can't figure it out.

Jiang Songhe closed his eyes even tighter; he really wanted to sleep.