Chapter 53
Beauty salon.
After returning to the normal timeline, Zhou Ye woke up to the news that his hideout had been raided, and he felt like the sky had fallen. Fortunately, it was just a beauty salon.
Those boys and girls all "voluntarily" signed contracts before going in. Even if some of them were bold enough to betray him, he didn't hold those leverages against them for nothing.
Therefore, Zhou Ye was not in a hurry when he received the news. If this place was taken down, he could just move to another place. As long as the real base behind him was not found, he would not fall.
Moreover... it's time to put those memberships that beauty salons have stockpiled to good use.
Due to rapid business growth in the past two years, the number of members in the beauty salon has increased significantly.
It took Zhou Ye a lot of time to figure out which membership to use. He needed to find someone with the power to suppress the issue and avoid using a sledgehammer to crack a nut.
But why did the inspector suddenly start investigating him out of nowhere? Could it be that that bitch Lin Yuanyuan went back to Lin Haodong and complained, and that old guy warned him?
That old geezer really has no idea who put him in that position!
The more Zhou Ye thought about it, the more certain he became, and in a fit of anger, he made a phone call directly.
The call was answered quickly, as if the person on the other end had been waiting for it.
Seeing how quickly the person answered the phone, Zhou Ye's gloom deepened.
"Father-in-law, is Yuanyuan still angry with me? I admit that I acted impulsively in the heat of the moment last time, but what you did was really disregarding the relationship between our two families, wasn't it?"
"Huh? Xiao Ye, what are you saying? You two make up as soon as you wake up, I don't need to get angry over such a small thing."
Inside the Lin family villa, Lin Yuanyuan sat on the sofa, her face pale and her eyes red and swollen. She sat silently, her hands constantly rubbing her wrists, from which a faint red mark could be seen.
Lin Haodong sat by the landline phone, speaking to his son-in-law with a kind and gentle smile.
"Oh right, I was just about to call you when you called. I almost forgot about the important matter."
Sensing that his good son-in-law's tone was off, Lin Haodong assumed he was still angry with his foolish daughter, so he quickly put on a smiling face and glared at Lin Yuanyuan, who was sitting to the side and didn't dare to lift her head.
"I've already given Yuanyuan a good talking-to, and she's deeply realized her mistake. Why don't you give her another chance, Xiaoye? Why don't you come over for dinner tonight?"
Zhou Ye was so angry he laughed. What was that old man trying to do? He wiped out his stronghold one minute and then dared to invite him to dinner the next. Just how little respect did he have for him?!
"Father-in-law, is this a slap followed by a sweet treat? I understand that you want to stand up for Lin Yuanyuan after I bullied her, but isn't it a bit much to target the beauty salon?"
Even more bewildered than him was Lin Haodong. He had indeed just been released from a secret project, but he was still under confidentiality, so he couldn't contact anyone or anything, otherwise the confidentiality department would appear at any time and take him down.
Therefore, he was completely unaware of Zhou Ye's anger.
"What do you mean by that? Has the shady business behind your beauty salon been discovered?"
"Uncle Lin, things have come to this point, there's no point in pretending to be stupid anymore, is there?"
Seeing that this person was pretending to be stubborn and wouldn't admit defeat until he saw the coffin, Zhou Ye became impatient. He thought it best to resolve this matter in a way that would have the least impact.
But if Lin Laogou tries to use this to control him, then Zhou Ye is not one to be trifled with!
"Xiao Ye, there's no point in saying that. We're all in the same boat. If something happens to your Zhou family, do you think I'll be any better off?"
Although Lin Haodong was an idiot, what he said made some sense, so Zhou Ye regained some composure: "Not you? Then who exactly is trying to mess with our Zhou family?"
Hearing this, Lin Haodong's eyes turned serious, and he no longer had time to pay attention to the trivial matters of love between Lin Yuanyuan and Zhou Ye.
"What exactly happened?"
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The virtual and real worlds acted in sync at this moment. The inspector's crosshairs were aimed at all the doors in front of and behind the beauty salon, and a fully armed vanguard stormed in from the mental hospital.
All filth and evil screamed in terror under the blazing sun that burst through the door.
The bright sunshine melted the iron chains, and the survivors were escorted to the hospital one by one for treatment under the orderly care of real medical professionals.
"Let me go! What right do you have to arrest me! Can you afford to compensate me for the business I've ruined?! I want to see your manager, I want to file a complaint!"
Shi Ru intercepted Zhou Ye on an international flight about to take off at the airport. He ran so fast, it seems that even if the news was blocked, someone still tipped him off.
He exchanged a glance with his subordinate, ignored Zhou Ye's shouts, and escorted the man into the car. He had to find a breakthrough from Zhou Ye within 24 hours, obtain evidence, and take down Lin Haodong!
Upon receiving the news, those who had ties to Zhou Ye became extremely anxious. After all, although they were much cleaner than Zhou Ye, they had still done things that were prohibited by law to some extent.
However, unlike the real world, when Shi Ru received the news that the male lead of the first drama he was fully responsible for investing in was actually involved with Zhou Ye, this cancerous man, he felt completely overwhelmed.
The filming of this drama is now more than halfway through. Since a third of the scenes need to be filmed at the beach, they have been rushing to film during the transition from summer to autumn when the weather is just right.
I just received a typhoon warning a couple of days ago, and today was the last day for the beach scene. Now they're telling me that if they keep using this male lead, the whole show might be ruined...
That Zhou Ye is a real...rotten apple!
But no matter how angry Ren Shiru was, she still had to make the necessary preparations: "Do you and Zhou Ye often hang out together?"
When Xi Yanghong heard that Shi Ru wanted to talk to her alone, she knew she was doomed.
His visit to Zhou Ye was a setup, and he admitted that he did have some underhanded thoughts.
Everyone wants to climb higher, but he was just unlucky; the big tree he found fell down before he could even climb it.
"President Shi, you think too highly of me. What kind of person is that young President Zhou? How could someone as insignificant as me be worthy of associating with him!"
There wasn't a suitable place for the crew to chat, so Shi Ru occupied a dressing room. He watched as Xi Yanghong sat down at the dressing table next to him, and then the chair turned so that Shi Ru was facing him.
To be honest, this person's acting skills are not bad. Although he is not at the level of getting every take without any retakes, he is still quite dedicated.
If he's clean-cut, once the show airs, as long as the results aren't too bad, he could sign both young couples.
But... she ended up getting involved with Zhou Ye.
Seeing Shi Ru staring at him without saying a word, Xi Yanghong felt a little guilty. He put his hand on his knee and inexplicably felt his legs go weak.
"I...I'm just a nobody actor. If it weren't for those people trying to mess with me, I might not even know what Zhou Ye looks like. I really have no connection with him!"
This play was written for him by his girlfriend, and this role was also obtained by his girlfriend. Although Xi Yanghong didn't feel much about it, he still knew a little about Shi Ru.
Even if the future heir of the Shi family is just dabbling in the entertainment industry, the things he reveals between his fingers will be enough for him to rise to prominence.
Isn't this much easier than completing Zhou Ye's so-called "The Warlords"?
So after joining the crew, Xi Yanghong worked diligently and conscientiously, without daring to cause any trouble.
He was actually somewhat wronged in being implicated in Zhou Ye's affair.
"Then how do you explain this?" There were quite a few people at the party that day. When they saw that Zhou Ye had fallen from power, someone immediately showed Shi Ru the video that Xi Yanghong had used to curry favor with Zhou Ye.
This is...didn't he already delete this video?!
Xi Yanghong was shocked. After leaving the party that day, he realized he had been tricked, so he quickly deleted all the evidence that would ruin his reputation in terms of ethics, morality, public order and good customs.
He didn't know whether some of the onlookers had taken photos or videos at the time, and he didn't dare to ask!
Now look what's happened, they've got this leverage over us... "This...this was really a moment of confusion on my part...they said that as long as I filmed this video and showed it to Zhou Ye, Zhou Ye could..."
Halfway through his speech, he seemed to think of something to clear his name; his reason: "But this wasn't taken casually, I took it while Zhengzheng was changing clothes."
Zhengzheng is the screenwriter of this drama and also Xi Yanghong's girlfriend.
...Shi Ru was so shocked by Xi Yanghong's confident and frank tone that he didn't know how to react.
"So this video was filmed with Jung Jin-jeong's consent?"
"No, that's not it. But she's my girlfriend, so what haven't I seen? It's just a video of her changing clothes. She didn't expose anything."
As he spoke, Xi Yanghong gradually relaxed, leaned back in his chair, and crossed his legs: "President Shi, you're a man too. You should understand these things between men, right? It's really nothing."
...
"You are the victim, and he is, after all, your boyfriend. This matter has not been exposed yet and will not affect the broadcast of the show for the time being, so it depends on how you want to handle it."
Shi Ru refused to communicate with the mentally challenged and chose to directly call the victim over for a face-to-face confrontation.
"What are you talking about? Yang Hong is my boyfriend. How could he do this to me?" Zheng Zhenzheng's first reaction upon hearing this was disbelief.
But looking at Shi Ru's expressionless face, and her boyfriend's self-righteous attitude, even with a hint of blaming Shi Ru for meddling, she realized that she was being unreasonable.
She had to believe that her boyfriend of seven years was a heartless bastard!
However, Zheng Zhenzheng did not cry. Shi Ru had called her over, not to help her seek justice, but to work.
Thinking this, Zheng Zhenzheng tried her best to suppress the grievances and anger in her heart. Her eyes were red, but not a single tear fell.
"Mr. Shi, I believe you already have the best way to handle this matter. Let's do everything according to your wishes. I will listen to you."
"Zheng Zhenzheng! What do you mean?" Upon hearing this, Xi Yanghong became agitated, stood up and questioned loudly, "I just filmed a few videos of you, I've seen every inch of you, and now you're making a big deal out of it with me, huh!"
"Mr. Shi, don't listen to her. All a woman can do is write love stories. We're both men, you know me, right?"
Shi Ru looked at Xi Yanghong, who was squatting at his feet and showed no trace of the fierce and murderous look she had when she was scolding Zheng Zhenzheng. Shi Ru couldn't help but laugh.
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