Lu Yanhe was almost pushed into the river and drowned?!

It wasn't until Chen Pinhe saw this message that he realized what Zhang Yuezhen meant when she said it on the phone.

He was shocked and stunned, and didn't even react for a moment.

How dare she?!

Chen Pinhe found it hard to believe.

However, the facts are already laid bare before him.

You have to believe it whether you want to or not.

Chen Pinhe felt a chill in his feet.

After the phone call with Zhang Yuezhen, his attitude, which had warmed up somewhat, instantly cooled down, as if he had been pulled to the polar regions.

How dare she?!

That's his son!

Chen Pinhe angrily called Zhang Yuezhen.

But this time Zhang Yue didn't answer the phone.

No wonder!

No wonder!

Chen Pinhe never understood why Lu Yanhe targeted and retaliated against him again and again.

Even though he once wanted to expel him.

No wonder Zhang Yuezhen cares so much about Lu Yanhe's matter!

-

"Mom, did you see the news?" He Chunlai ran over excitedly with his phone, leaving Feng Xiu completely bewildered.

Feng Xiu said, "What news? I don't understand the news here either."

Since arriving in the United States, Feng Xiu has still not mastered English.

Why would she read the news?

He Chunlai looked at him with a reproachful expression, as if to say, "How come you don't even know this?"

"Mom, I'm talking about news from China. There's a celebrity in China named Ma Zhiyuan who talked a lot about Lu Yanhe."

Feng Xiu's expression immediately changed.

"What did he say?"

He Chunlai spoke very quickly, summarizing the important information for his mother.

"Who do you think is behind this, trying to kill him?"

"How would I know?" Feng Xiu was a little lost after hearing this. She rolled her eyes at her son. "Isn't it good that he's dead? Anyway, he's not married now. If he really dies, legally speaking, you can inherit all his property."

He Chunlai: "...Mom, why doesn't he want to be close to us? Aren't we his last remaining family?"

"What an ingrate! We went through so much trouble to bring him all the way from our hometown, and now that he's famous, he doesn't even recognize us anymore!" Feng Xiu said angrily.

“But wasn’t it him who arranged for us to come to America? He also got me into this prestigious high school and found you a job,” He Chunlai said. “Isn’t that what the person who arranged for us to come here said? Is he just being stubborn?”

Feng Xiu: "You believe that? Who knows if what he said is true or false?"

He Chunlai: "Besides him, who else would do these things?"

Feng Xiu didn't know how to answer her son's question.

“Why don’t we put in a good word for him? You’ve treated him badly before, and he didn’t want to be close to you. Now, if we stand up for him, won’t he be moved by us?” He Chunlai said. “No matter what, we are his family.”

Upon hearing this, Feng Xiu fell into deep thought.

-

"We absolutely cannot let them get involved any further at this time!" Zhang Yuezhen ordered angrily. "Aren't Chen Pinhe's people making any moves? Does he want these two to keep adding fuel to the fire?"

“Chen Pinhe’s people are also contacting him now,” He Yuan said. “Miss, should I take control of them now? But if I do, my presence will be exposed, and at least Chen Pinhe will know that I’m also keeping an eye on Feng Xiu and He Chun.”

Zhang Yuezhen said, "The most important thing now is to prevent them from saying anything they shouldn't say!"

“From what I’ve observed these past few days, they don’t actually know Lu Yanhe’s true identity,” He Yuan said. “It seems that Lu Yanhe’s parents haven’t told their family the truth about this matter.”

Zhang Yuezhen: "Observation suggests that if we can't be 100% certain, we shouldn't gamble. Besides, even if they don't know Lu Yanhe's true identity, they do know that Lu Yanhe's mother used to be Chen Pinhe's assistant. Although they signed a confidentiality agreement long ago, what if they accidentally let it slip—"

"I understand. I'll go and subdue them right away," He Yuan said. "If necessary, I'll make it look like an accident."

Zhang Yuezhen: "Handle it quickly, lest things get complicated. After you've dealt with it, come find me in the UK."

"good."

He Yuan hung up the phone.

-

"It's almost midnight, and Zhou Pingan still hasn't posted it. Is he going to post it or not?"

That evening, many people came to Lingyang District and stayed at Lu Yanhe and Chen Siqi's home.

Only here, with enough space, can Chen Ziyan, Lu Qingzhen, and their colleagues responsible for online public opinion monitoring and public relations communicate at any time and handle emergencies.

After returning from the airport, Lu Yanhe took a shower and was now sitting on the sofa with Chen Siqi, watching everyone busy at work.

Chen Siqi held Lu Yanhe's hand and comforted him with her eyes.

Actually, there are still many people in this room who don't know about Lu Yanhe and Chen Pinhe.

The matter hasn't reached the point where we need to tell everyone about it yet.

Chen Siqi asked, "Can the filming of 'Friends' be postponed? Has this arrangement been made?"

Lu Yanhe shook his head.

"It's okay, I'm mentally prepared. No matter what happens, I can still film this movie."

Chen Siqi nodded.

“Ma Zhiyuan—” she said, hesitated, and finally sighed.

Will Ma Zhiyuan's illegal wiretapping of Zhou Ping'an lead to his imprisonment?

“It’s not that bad,” Chen Qin shook his head.

Chen Qin, Lu Yanhe's only classmate who studied law and is now in charge of legal affairs in Linghe, is also here today.

Chen Qin said, "However, once the facts of the violation are confirmed, he will become a disgraced artist, and he will really be blacklisted by mainstream media, no longer the market blacklist he was before."

“It’s a good thing,” Lu Qingzhen said frankly. “With a madman like this around, no one can live in peace. Even Yan He has to endure all this for no reason.”

“Zhou Ping’an is a minor troublemaker, Ma Zhiyuan is a major troublemaker, and when a major troublemaker and a minor troublemaker are mixed together, they become an even greater troublemaker,” Lin Yu said.

Chen Ziyan and Lu Yanhe exchanged a glance.

They both understood the meaning in each other's eyes—

Right now, it's not even a minor scourge.

"It's out!" Wang Biao suddenly shouted.

Everyone picked up their phones without prior arrangement.

Lu Yanhe also immediately turned on his phone.

He slid straight down to the end.

Zhou Pingan kept those two sentences to himself.

—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?

-

The phone buzzed.

The caller turned out to be Li Zhenzhen.

To Lu Yanhe's surprise.

Lu Yanhe thought Li Zhenzhen had come to comfort him.

He answered the phone, "Sister Zhenzhen—"

“It’s Chen Pinhe!” Li Zhenzhen’s voice sounded a little breathless. “Yan He, I just figured it out. The person who had my dad suppress you in Beijing and Taiwan back then was Chen Pinhe.”

Lu Yanhe was taken aback.

"Did you already know it was him?" Li Zhenzhen asked. "Thinking about it, how could you have become such a sworn enemy with him just because of a movie dispute? This isn't like you at all. There were signs all along."

Lu Yanhe listened to Li Zhenzhen's words and burst into laughter, a lonely laugh.

"Yes, I already knew, but thank you anyway, Sister Zhenzhen."

It's good that you called at this time.

“No, Yan He.” Li Zhenzhen took a deep breath. “I know you’ve been looking for Chen Mo. I’ve found her.”

"What?" Lu Yanhe hadn't heard the name Chen Mo in a long time.

"Back then, she was instructed by Chen Pinhe to secretly access your laptop. She said she wanted to steal the ideas from your computer, but that wasn't the case at all, right?"

“She installed a Trojan program on my computer and stole some data, including my online chat history with other people,” Lu Yanhe said.

Li Zhenzhen: "She was arranged to be in 'The Days of Youth' through my father's connections. I just found out about this, but it reminded me. I retrieved some of her information from back then and compared it with some information my father had, and found her information. I think you'll need it. I'll send it to you."

Lu Yanhe opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but then he didn't know how to say it.

“Yan He, I’m so sorry about what my dad did to you in the past. If I had known earlier, I would have stopped him,” Li Zhenzhen said. “Really, I’m sorry.”

Lu Yanhe was silent for two seconds, then laughed.

He said, "It's okay, Zhenzhen. Although your dad was really awful, you're alright."

-

Zhou Ping'an's statement, released in the early hours of the morning, caused a huge uproar.

Even in the early hours of the morning, it exploded with overwhelming force.

Ma Zhongquan's name followed closely behind, trending on social media.

Subsequently, Ma Zhongquan's resume began to be collected and compiled by various people.

No one can withstand scrutiny from just one person, let alone being scrutinized by the entire internet.

All sorts of things and news, even a single remark Ma Zhongquan once made to scold his subordinates, were exposed and criticized.

As soon as Zhou Ping'an released his statement, the accusations against him immediately subsided.

Because a new target has emerged.

“Ma Zhongquan probably won’t respond tonight,” Lu Qingzhen said. “In fact, he most likely won’t respond at all.”

“Xingyu Entertainment needs to step forward and respond; it’s such a big company,” Lin Yu said. “Unless they don’t care about the company’s profits either.”

“Ma Zhongquan is the vice president. The only person who can pose a threat to him is the boss of Xingyu Entertainment.”

“Ma Zhongquan has been under a lot of pressure lately. Top artists are leaving one after another, and even capable agents like Zhou Pingan and Lin Suyang have left. Now, Xingyu and Zhuomuren are not as strong as before. If it weren’t for the fact that the company’s behind-the-scenes boss didn’t really focus on the company, Ma Zhongquan would have been kicked out long ago.”

“Public opinion might now force the company’s boss to come forward.” Lin Yu looked at Chen Ziyan and Lu Qingzhen. “Sister Ziyan, Sister Qingzhen, what kind of capital is behind Xingyu? Who is their boss?”

"Is that Hong Qi?"

“No, he’s just the CEO,” Chen Ziyan said. “But, Linyu, you’re right. People online are starting to dig into the capital background of Xingyu. This is the last thing the behind-the-scenes boss wants to see. So, I think Ma Zhongquan will probably come out to respond soon. He has to throw out a bigger bait to divert the attention of these fish. Zhou Ping’an obviously knows this too.”

No sooner had she finished speaking than Chen Ziyan's phone rang.

She picked it up and glanced at it, her expression immediately changing. Instead of taking it right away, she turned and went to the next room.

Lu Yanhe watched in surprise as she closed the door to the next room, wondering who had called and why Sister Ziyan was being so cautious.

Zhou Ping'an's phone was already on silent mode.

My phone kept ringing non-stop.

The number of missed calls to Ma Zhongquan has reached 24.

After the chaos caused by Ma Zhiyuan's live stream, Zhou Ping'an was now in a strange state of calm.

He even had the leisure to pour himself a glass of wine, stand by the window, and look at the night outside, the silvery glow woven by the moonlight.

When he issued that statement, he knew there was no turning back.

And there's no need to answer Ma Zhongquan's calls anymore.

How Ma Zhongquan reacts—whether he steps forward or pretends to be dead—is entirely up to him.

Zhou Ping'an smiled slightly.

After tonight's battle, he knew very well that Shi Jin could no longer stay.

A prudent person can accept an executive with many problems, but absolutely cannot tolerate an executive who directly puts the previous company in a precarious position.

Zhou Ping'an has thought everything through.

He had to do it.

He absolutely could not compromise for the sake of Shi Jin's small territory when Ma Zhiyuan was firing his guns at him.

no need.

He has now reached a point where he can both attack and defend.

Why ruin his reputation?

Suddenly, his other cell phone rang.

This is his private phone number.

Only very close people know this number.

When Zhou Ping'an looked, he saw that it was his mother calling.

"Mom, it's so late, why aren't you asleep yet?"

“How can I sleep?” his mother said. “I only breathed a sigh of relief after seeing your statement. I was so afraid you would do something wrong.”

"It's inevitable to make mistakes, but how could I possibly do something so heinous? Mom, you have too little faith in me."

His mother: "So how are you now?"

"That's great," Zhou Ping'an said. "I'll resign first thing tomorrow morning, and then I'll take a good rest for a while. Mom, how about you come with me on a round-the-world trip?"

"You're not working anymore?"

“I still have to work. I’ll come back after I’ve rested enough and the storm has passed,” Zhou Ping’an said. “Mom, I paid a heavy price to repay the favor I owed you.”

"What?"

“Lu Yanhe, back then you were almost bullied on the subway, didn’t he help you?” Zhou Pingan said. “Originally I was thinking, why not just let it go and not be so ruthless, but it’s not good to owe him a favor, so let’s be ruthless, at least the favor is repaid and I don’t owe him anymore.”

"Then you did the right thing."

"Come to Yuming tomorrow, Mom, let's plan our round-the-world trip."

"Okay!" (End of Chapter)