On his flight back to China, Lu Yanhe wondered what he would face when the plane landed.

He had even considered the possibility that Ma Zhiyuan would actually reveal his relationship with Chen Pinhe.

However, things always turn out differently than expected.

As soon as the plane landed, various mobile phones in the cabin began to ring out incessantly.

Lu Yanhe opened his phone; there were so many unread messages that the phone notification sounds were as loud as a fierce piano piece.

He read through them one by one. Ma Zhiyuan's various revelations in the live broadcast room, including the fact that he almost drowned, surprised him, but were still within his reach.

He couldn't hold back any longer when he saw Zhou Ping'an being implied by Ma Zhiyuan to be the murderer who almost drowned him.

Zhou Ping'an's unusual online responses surprised Lu Yanhe.

Especially what he said at the end.

Lu Yanhe and Zhou Pingan have known each other for so many years, and Zhou Pingan has never mentioned that he has shielded Lu Yanhe from many shady things.

In fact, although Zhou Ping'an, as an agent, has all sorts of flaws and even treats his artists differently, if you think about it carefully, he is indeed a person with principles.

He would take some celebrities to dinner with people from TV stations, platforms, and advertisers, but I've never heard of him arranging any improper deals.

Since his debut, Lu Yanhe has encountered many people who have extended offers to him in his work.

Just like on his first night in this world, he also encountered a wealthy woman on the street who showed interest in him.

However, Zhou Ping'an never took him to meet anyone who was "interested in him".

Just then, the flight attendant reminded everyone that they could leave.

Lu Yanhe picked up his bag and went out first.

Wearing sunglasses and headphones, he stood at a corner of the covered bridge waiting for Wang Biao and the others, while continuing to check the messages on his phone.

So far, there has been no information indicating any relationship between him and Chen Pinhe.

The focus of everyone's discussion remained on Lu Yanhe's relationship with his former company.

Many people are speculating about why the former company and Zhou Ping'an suppressed Lu Yanhe and kicked him out of the entertainment industry, and who exactly the person Ma Zhiyuan was talking about was.

After much guessing, the only thing that came to mind was that Lu Yanhe was young and naive at the time and offended someone.

"Brother Lu." Wang Biao waved in front of him.

Lu Yanhe looked up and smiled at them.

"Let's go."

Wang Biao nodded.

“Sister Ziyan told us to go through the VIP channel,” Wang Biao said. “She was waiting for us at the exit. She said there were many media people waiting for us at the airport.”

Lu Yanhe: "Sigh, this was foreseeable. Let's go."

-

Generally speaking, when media reporters come, Lu Yanhe will always take some photos and answer a few questions to ensure they can complete their work.

This time, Lu Yanhe remained silent, not uttering a single word, and got into the car under the escort of his bodyguards.

Media outlets familiar with him realized from this unusual behavior that what happened this time might be more serious than what Lu Yanhe had done before.

However, no one knows the specifics behind this.

Once in the car, Chen Ziyan briefly explained the latest situation to Lu Yanhe, and then said, "Zhou Ping'an is preparing to issue a statement about this matter. He contacted me and showed me the contents of the statement in advance. Would you like to take a look?"

Lu Yanhe nodded.

Chen Ziyan took the tablet computer.

"He plans to release it at dawn."

"To reduce the heat?"

"Who knew that if he wanted to cool things down, he would get so caught up in it and keep replying to netizens," Chen Ziyan said. "Regardless of his intentions, you can take a look at his statement; it's quite interesting."

It's written in a... very interesting way?

What kind of evaluation is this?

Lu Yanhe looked at Chen Ziyan with a puzzled expression.

-

Lu Yanhe quickly understood why Chen Ziyan had said Zhou Ping'an's statement was very interesting.

—When I was at Star Entertainment (including later Woodpecker), I did receive some instructions to reduce Lu Yanhe's exposure and turn down some of his job opportunities. For example, when Director Luo Yuzhong came to the company to audition actors for "The Golden Era," Lu Yanhe won the favor with his acting skills. In order to ruin this, I deliberately quoted an outrageously high price at the company's behest, which almost prevented Lu Yanhe from successfully starring in "The Golden Era."

—After Lu Yanhe debuted, his popularity declined, and he gradually faded into obscurity. This was partly due to his personality at the time, and partly due to the company's "cold treatment" of him. Apart from a very few group activities, he was basically not given any work. Even when he gained some exposure for his act of bravery during his senior year of high school, it did not change the decision to "coldly treat" him. On the show "Little Song Gathering," he sang a song he composed, "Remembrance." The program team originally wanted to collaborate with us to promote the song, and after the show aired, the song received a very good response. However, the company refused to invest in its promotion, so the program team ultimately allocated the promotional budget to other songs.

—Lu Yanhe did indeed terminate his contract with Xingyu Entertainment, but we didn't know at the time. He had already contacted Chen Ziyan and signed a new contract with the company on the same day he terminated his contract with us. Strictly speaking, Chen Ziyan saved his career. Without Chen Ziyan, even if he had been admitted to Zhenhua University and become a role model of hard work and perseverance, he would still have "disappeared" after that period of glory.

—I don't know why the company wants to kick him out of the entertainment industry. I once told Lu Yanhe what I knew. I'm not a kind or warm-hearted person; compared to Chen Ziyan, I'm just an agent whose primary principle is profit and survival. Lu Yanhe is well aware of this. However, there's no need to pin this blame on me. To be honest, if the company hadn't forced me to do this, why would I hand over a cash cow? I'd be crazy to do that.

—Now that I've left Star Entertainment (Woodpecker), I can finally say all this.

—I implore you on one thing: no matter where this matter ultimately ends, no matter how many people emerge, claiming some identity, to expose any truth, please retain a critical eye and do not accept it entirely. The truth Ma Zhiyuan believes he possesses is merely information gleaned through eavesdropping on my conversations with others, and what I know is only a partial picture. The fermenting public opinion will hurt Lu Yanhe the most. His journey to this point has indeed been difficult; he has kept many things secret, certainly not to conceal anything. He has been diligently cultivating his legendary image, and rumors are most likely to destroy such efforts.

—I don't know who is behind this suppression of Lu Yanhe, or who almost caused Lu Yanhe to drown in the river back then. But I'm sure some people do know. Today, I'm writing this statement for you, and for those who know about this.

—@Xingyu's vice president Ma Zhongquan, all the instructions I received back then came from you. Stop hiding in the background and stay silent. Stand up and tell me who is trying to drive Lu Yanhe out of the entertainment industry?

-

Lu Yanhe looked on with disbelief.

How could Zhou Ping'an have written such a statement?

Is the spearhead aimed directly at Ma Zhongquan?

Chen Ziyan said, "Zhou Pingan sent it to us in advance to confirm our attitude. The last two sentences asked whether we wanted to keep it or not. If we didn't want this matter to be exposed to the public, he would delete it."

Lu Yanhe remained silent.

Chen Ziyan didn't urge him; she knew this was a difficult problem for Lu Yanhe.

Although Zhou Ping'an's words did not directly target Chen Pinhe, they brought the blood relationship between Chen Pinhe and Lu Yanhe to the forefront, to the point where it was almost about to be revealed.

Ma Zhongquan was roasted over a fire.

Either he takes full responsibility, or he steps forward and says that name.

No one can say for sure what he will choose.

The car remained silent for an unknown period of time.

The silence was suddenly broken by Lu Yanhe's voice.

"Let him be. We don't care what Ma Zhiyuan wants to say, and we don't need to care what Zhou Ping'an wants to say either." Lu Yanhe smiled and lowered his head. "If people really find out, they will find out. It's tiring to keep hiding and covering it up."

"Okay." Chen Ziyan nodded.

-

In the middle of the night, Li Jiang was looking at messages on his phone when suddenly there was a knock at the door.

He was somewhat surprised.

Who could it be so late?

He got up to look, and it turned out to be his daughter.

"Zhenzhen, it's so late, why are you here?" Li Jiang asked in surprise.

Li Zhenzhen walked into the house with a serious expression, sat down, and said, "Dad, please sit down."

Li Jiang sat down.

"Dad, I have a question for you. You told me before that you suppressed Lu Yanhe and took action against him several times because you were asked to do so by someone else," Li Zhenzhen asked. "Who was that person?"

Li Jiang frowned.

Li Zhenzhen asked, "You've seen the news about Ma Zhiyuan's live stream today, haven't you?"

Li Jiang looked at her noncommittally.

"Xingyu's suppression of Lu Yanhe was at someone's behest, and your suppression of Lu Yanhe was also at someone's behest. Who exactly is that person?" Li Zhenzhen's expression was very serious. "Did you know back then that this person almost killed Lu Yanhe?"

Li Jiang took a deep breath.

"I don't know." He shook his head. "Zhenzhen, does it matter whether you know who that person is or not?"

Li Zhenzhen: "Of course it's important. I have to tell Yan He. I didn't know before, but now that I know this person even pushed Lu Yan He into the river and almost killed him, how can I continue to stand aside!"

Li Jiang: "Lu Yanhe already knew."

"What?" Li Zhenzhen was taken aback.

"Do you think he still doesn't know who this person is?" Li Jiang scoffed. "His abilities far exceed your imagination."

“Dad, whether he knows it or not, you did so many things to him back then, and he didn’t hold a grudge and continued to participate in ‘The Days of Youth’ until now. We’ve been friends for so many years, and now you have to tell me,” Li Zhenzhen said. “You’re not even sure if he really knows.”

“I can let you do whatever you want with other things, but I promised to keep this a secret, and that's what I have to keep secret. This matter cannot be said by me,” Li Jiang said.

Li Zhenzhen frowned and looked at Li Jiang with disappointment.

"Have you ever considered that Lu Yanhe could have easily exposed what you did to him in Beijing and Taiwan back then? Have you ever considered that the reason you're still sitting in this position is because he's showing me some consideration and has chosen to be lenient?" Li Zhenzhen shook her head, her eyes filled with disappointment. "How am I supposed to face Lu Yanhe in the future? If you were just doing something to suppress Lu Yanhe for someone else, that would be one thing, but today you've let me know that the person you helped even tried to kill Yanhe. Do you think I can still shamelessly be friends with him after knowing all this?"

Li Jiang's face turned pale.

He closed his eyes in anguish.

"What kindness has that person ever shown you?" Li Zhenzhen said angrily. "I'm not asking you to stand in front of the camera and accuse this person. I just need you to tell me, privately, who this person is, so I can remind Yan He. Even if you think he might already know, what if he's wrong?"

Li Jiang took a deep breath.

"Do you remember when you were filming 'The Days of Youth,' Lu Yanhe had a PD named Chen Mo?"

Li Zhenzhen realized what was happening.

“I remember she was kicked out by us for secretly looking at Lu Yanhe’s laptop, trying to steal his ideas.”

Li Jiang's lips tightened for two seconds, as if he were making a final struggle.

He only relaxed when Li Zhenzhen's gaze became increasingly stern.

"She was placed in this program team through my connections."

Li Zhenzhen looked incredulous.

-

He was assigned to the program team through Li Jiang's connections.

This means that although this matter is related to Li Jiang, it is not Li Jiang's personal intention.

In fact, Chen Mo wasn't even one of Li Jiang's men.

Li Zhenzhen carefully recalled what happened at that time.

Looking back now, it definitely wasn't normal.

By faking camera footage and under the watchful eyes of the production crew, they secretly opened Lu Yanhe's laptop in order to steal his ideas.

This is making a mountain out of a molehill.

How could an ordinary PD have such methods?

"Later, Chen Mo was investigated by Lu Yanhe's agent for a long time," Li Jiang said. "You don't know these things, but I do, so I told you that Lu Yanhe definitely already knows who that person is."

Li Zhenzhen suddenly realized.

She clenched her fists.

"So, who is that person?"

Li Jiang: "Zhenzhen, I've told you everything I can. You can't force me to break my promise."

Li Zhenzhen took a deep breath.

She stood up.

"Dad, I really hope you kept your word back then and didn't help that person deal with Yan He later."

Li Jiang: "How could I not keep my promise to you?"

“After what’s happened, I don’t know if I can still trust you.” Li Zhenzhen shook her head. “Dad, don’t let me down.”

After saying that, she disappeared into the night. (End of Chapter)