Chapter 216, Part 2

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Director Wang nodded repeatedly as he heard the underlying anger in his voice.

He hung up the phone, quickly ordered someone to cut off the live stream, and then called the director who was filming Ye Qingxi, saying, "Tell Xiaoxi to go back."

Filming director: "Huh?"

"No, stop now, immediately, quickly separate him from He Yao. I've already cut off the live stream, don't worry."

Hearing his irritable voice, the filming director hurriedly went to Ye Qingxi's side, "Xiaoxi, we should go back."

He Yao was puzzled. "Why are you suddenly going back?"

He hadn't finished speaking yet!

Do you really think he's speaking up for Mu Shaowu?

He was just emphasizing their relationship. They're not biological father and son, so why pretend to be so affectionate? An adoptive father is an adoptive father, and there's no blood relation. No matter how many times you call him "Dad," an adoptive father can't become your real father.

That's why he kept repeating the word "adoptive father" to constantly remind Ye Qingxi that he was just an adopted son, not her biological son.

But who told him about this?

Of course, it's his good father Mu Shaowu, or rather, his good adoptive father Mu Shaowu.

Listening to the director's words, Ye Qingxi picked the last tomato and slowly stood up.

He Yao smiled at him, his tone still gentle, "Then Xiao Xi, you should go back first. If you think these tomatoes are delicious, Uncle He will send a few more to you and your adoptive father tomorrow."

"Remember what your uncle just told you." He Yao patted his shoulder. "Try to understand your adoptive father more."

Looking at the smile on his face, Ye Qingxi slowly smiled back.

They're all ancient foxes, what are they doing playing at Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio?

Do you really think he's a five-year-old who doesn't understand anything?

From the moment he entered the Mu family, no one ever used the word "adoptive father" in front of him.

It's a fact that Mu Shaowu isn't his father, but anyone who cares about their child even a little would not deliberately emphasize this in front of the child.

So they always called him "father" instead of "adoptive father".

In other words, he is not the original Ye Qingxi.

Otherwise, what would a real five-year-old child think if he heard him calling his adoptive father "father" and saying, "If even my biological father is like this, what about my adoptive father?"

If he loves Mu Shaowu, he will be heartbroken, heartbroken that he is not Mu Shaowu's biological son, but only his adoptive father.

If he didn't love Shao Wu, he would be even more annoyed, annoyed that he had to understand this adoptive father who suddenly appeared in his world.

Did he want to be without his biological father and have an adoptive father instead?

If his love or lack thereof for Mu Shaowu is not strong, then he will understand his own position more and more deeply: an adopted son, an adopted son who should be considerate of his adoptive father, an adopted son whose life has become more difficult and painful because of his own presence. He will be less and less willing to trouble him, and less and less willing to get close to him.

None of these are what Mu Shaowu wants.

All of these are bad for "Ye Qingxi".

So from the very beginning, He Yao had no good intentions.

"Yes, I will remember!" Ye Qingxi smiled brightly. "When I grow up, I will take good care of my father and make him the happiest father in the world."

He Yao:? ? ?

He Yao never expected him to be so carefree. He had repeated the keyword so many times, and he could still laugh so happily!

“No.” Ye Qingxi tilted her head.

“Now I can be filial to my dad too,” he said softly. “When I get home in a little while, I’ll make this tomato into candied tomatoes for my dad to eat. He’ll definitely be very happy! At that time, he’ll feel like the happiest dad in the world!”

He Yao: ...No, this isn't going in the right direction!

"Uncle He, I'll be going now." Ye Qingxi said, waving her hand and turning to walk out the door.

Director Wang breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that he had finally left, and quickly called Mu Feng back, saying, "Chairman Mu, I have already sent Xiao Xi back."

"Hmm." Mu Feng's tone was cold. "Afterwards, find a reason to make sure He Yao doesn't appear on this show again."

Director Wang was shocked. "You mean, you want him to leave the show's recording?"

"Is that not allowed?"

"This..." Director Wang hesitated.

They did sign a contract with He Yao, so why are they suddenly asking him to withdraw? What reason could they possibly give?

You can't exactly say that Mu Feng doesn't like him, can you?

"Chairman Mu, if you mind..."

“I’m not discussing this with you,” Mu Feng interrupted his unrealistic thoughts, saying directly, “If you can’t do it, I’ll talk to Liu Tai directly.”

“Of course not,” Director Wang quickly said. “Let’s think about how to handle this. After all, it’s a big deal to suddenly have a guest withdraw. We need to come up with a plausible excuse.”

"Half an hour," Mu Feng said calmly.

"good."

"During this period, Xiaoxi cannot have any contact with He Yao, including meeting or speaking to him, not even a single word."

"no problem."

After giving his instructions, Mu Feng hung up the phone.

He had considered having He Yao withdraw from the recording before, but Ye Qingxi did not show any such intention at the time, so he did not forcefully intervene.

Ultimately, a nobody like He Yao was never in Mu Feng's eyes.

The minor squabbles between his younger siblings and Mu Shaoyan and Mu Shaoting have already been resolved by Mu Shaoyan and Mu Shaoting.

They are adults; they are capable of solving problems.

Mu Feng didn't feel he needed to do anything more.

As for Mu Shaowu and He Yao, Mu Shaowu is already this age, does he really need his father to help him solve this problem?

From beginning to end, Mu Feng's only concern was Ye Qingxi.

So he asked Ye Qingxi, "Do you still hope to see him in the future?"

However, Ye Qingxi did not understand what he meant.

Mu Feng didn't press the matter further.

He was a smart kid, even too smart.

Mu Feng was afraid that if he pressed for more information, Ye Qingxi would become aware of the situation once He Yaozhen withdrew from the recording.

At that time, his kindness would make him feel guilty.

In any case, he would watch the live stream, and if He Yao dared to do anything detrimental to Ye Qingxi, he would naturally not let him have a good ending.

However, Mu Feng did not expect that he would see it so soon.

There's nothing wrong with the term "adoptive father".

Mu Shaowu was indeed his adoptive father.

But he shouldn't have been heard by Ye Qingxi.

Every time the word "foster father" appears, it reminds Ye Qingxi that he is not a child of the Mu family.

Remind him that his current relatives are not his true relatives.

Remind him that the people related to him by blood are no longer alive.

Once might be unintentional, twice might be unintentional, but to mention it every time in just a few words—how could it not be deliberate?!

He Yao said that again, how could it not be malicious?!

Whether Ye Qingxi is a member of the Mu family or not, and what her relationship is with He Yao, does he need to keep reminding her here?

Mu Feng disliked this word, so he wouldn't allow He Yao, who had already begun to show his malice, to remain in any place related to Ye Qingxi.

Today, he can constantly remind Ye Qingxi that he is just an adopted son and has no blood relation with the Mu family.

Who knows what he might do tomorrow?!

Mu Shaoyan, Mu Shaoting, and Mu Shaowu are all capable of protecting themselves, so they can confront those who dislike them on their own.

But Ye Qingxi is not an option.

He was not yet six years old, and he could only rely on the adults around him.

We can only rely on him.

Mu Feng picked up his phone and called Li Wei, "Go check He Yao's agency and tell the boss that I don't want to see him in front of me again."

“Okay,” Li Wei replied.

Meanwhile, Director Wang finally finished his phone call with the station manager.

During the recording of the program, a guest suddenly had to withdraw. This was a big deal, so Director Wang called the station manager to discuss it.

"Then let He Yao withdraw," the station director said calmly.

"But……"

"There are no buts. You must have kept something under wraps when you signed the contract, so just look for loopholes in the contract and give him a plausible reason."

The station director advised him, "Don't offend Mu Feng. Do you think he gave each of us a car because he's good-natured?"

"This is a case of 'courtesy first, force later.' He's given you face, so you can't afford to lose face afterward. If you don't, he'll take it back a hundredfold, and no one will say he has no legitimate reason to fight."

"So it's just He Yao. Let's find a reason to make him quit."

"Okay," Director Wang replied.

Since the station director has said so, he naturally has nothing to worry about.

Director Wang quickly instructed his assistant to contact the legal department to begin reviewing the contract. He also held a short meeting with the planning department and called Mu Feng back afterward.

"Chairman Mu, we've discussed it, what do you think, is this acceptable?"

“The second episode has already started filming. If we suddenly ask He Yao to leave now, the audience will definitely be very confused. Considering the content before the live broadcast was interrupted, they might suspect that it was related to Xiao Xi, which would not be good for Xiao Xi. So we think we can let the show continue filming. Of course, we will strictly control He Yao and Xiao Xi’s meetings and conversations, and we will try our best to separate them and prevent them from having any contact.”

"At the same time, we will find an excuse to pause this live broadcast, so that the editing will be easier later."

"Of course, we will give you a private live stream link so you can still see Xiaoxi."

"Once this episode ends, we'll find a more official reason, unrelated to Xiaoxi, to announce He Yao's withdrawal from the recording. What do you think?"

"Okay," Mu Feng replied.

He certainly felt that He Yao should withdraw now.

However, as the program director said, the live broadcast was interrupted during He Yao's conversation with Ye Qingxi. If He Yao were to leave the recording at this point, it would be inevitable that some people would think it was related to Ye Qingxi.

Mu Feng certainly didn't care about these things, but he was afraid that Ye Qingxi would.

He's just a child who's about to turn six; he shouldn't and doesn't need to bear these burdens.

Therefore, it would be best for Ye Qingxi to first eliminate any interaction between them and then use an official reason to force He Yao to withdraw.

Ultimately, as long as He Yao can stop having contact with Ye Qingxi, that's fine.

"Have Mu Shaowu call me back," Mu Feng instructed.

"Okay." After Director Wang finished speaking, he immediately called the cameraman who was following Mu Shaowu after Mu Feng hung up the phone and said, "Give your phone to Teacher Mu."

Cameraman: ? ? ?

The cameraman had no choice but to hand over his phone.

Mu Shaowu took the phone with a puzzled look, and then heard Director Wang say, "Teacher Mu, your father said that you should call him back."

Mu Shaowu: Huh?? His dad?!

No way! When did their show's director get in contact with his dad?!