Chapter 47 A Deadly Blow to Qinyu Town? [VIP]
In his past life, Qin Yuzhen had also thought about marrying Ziyu, but Ziyu's expression would change every time the topic of marriage came up. Over time, Qin Yuzhen's pride prevented him from bowing his head.
—Until Xia Xiaoqiao returned to China and told him about the Xia family's bankruptcy.
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"Brother Yuzhen, I beg you to help me!" Xia Xiaoqiao pleaded in a panic, "Only you can help me."
At that time, Qin Yuzhen was already a billionaire entrepreneur. Just sitting there, he was enough to make people stop and marvel at his achievements.
Qin Yuzhen still felt a deep affection for Xia Xiaoqiao, his childhood friend who had been by his side since he was a toddler. After a moment of silence, he asked, "What do you say?"
"If it's within my power, I will naturally help you."
"You can definitely do it!" Xia Xiaoqiao bit her lower lip lightly. "The way to save the Xia family is very simple! We just need to get engaged..."
"No way." Qin Yuzhen said without even thinking, "I can't possibly get engaged to you."
"Why?"
Xia Xiaoqiao continued.
"Don't you like me? Why can't we get engaged?"
With a "bang," Qin Yuzhen abruptly stood up from his office chair, his brows furrowed. "What nonsense are you spouting?"
"Everyone knows! You've been keeping a lot of mistresses who look like me, and you've even made them famous!"
Xia Xiaoqiao was also pampered since childhood. The only hardship he ever suffered was the difficulty in his studies. He was good-looking and never thought that one day he would be so embarrassed to ask someone to get engaged.
Most importantly, the other party still doesn't accept it.
He had long heard that Qin Yu Town had kept countless mistresses over the years, with an unknown number of men and women coming and going.
"I don't mind them, Brother Yuzhen, I beg you, as long as you marry me... no, just get engaged, as long as I have your name, my designs will become valuable, and I can save the Xia family... Brother Yuzhen! Please help me!" Xia Xiaoqiao was so anxious that he was about to cry. He clung to Qin Yuzhen, his only lifeline.
"What are you talking about?" Qin Yuzhen said, barely suppressing his anger. "Where did you hear that I found a body double for you?"
“Zheng Jie, Qi Mengyu…aren’t they the ones you made famous?” Xia Xiaoqiao touched her face. “Aren’t they my stand-ins?”
Everyone knows that those people bear some resemblance to Xia Xiaoqiao.
Qin Yuzhen frowned, finding it somewhat absurd: "I never thought of it that way, and their popularity wasn't due to my efforts, but rather their good looks and abilities."
Qin Yuzhen finally realized why those people sometimes suddenly gave him a sense of familiarity.
It turns out he was imitating Xia Xiaoqiao.
The Zheng Jie that Xia Xiaoqiao mentioned was the young man that Ziyu had found before. After talking with him, Qin Yuzhen found that the young man's ideas and talents were indeed good, so he gave him a better contract to sign.
Throughout the entire process, he never made any requests to them regarding being kept by a sugar daddy, nor did he ever imagine that such rumors would circulate outside.
It is clear that these "stand-ins" who were rumored to be his mistresses have not offered any explanation and have simply perpetuated the misconception.
Qin Yuzhen understood after a moment's thought: they were using his name to gain fame and protect themselves.
What about Ziyu...? Have you ever heard of Ziyu?
"I will explain all of this to the public." Qin Yuzhen sat back down and said coldly, "If your design is good enough, there is no need to promote it by arranging a marriage with me."
"My marriage is not a stepping stone for you."
Xia Xiaoqiao did not expect to receive such a response.
This was his only chance. The head of the Xia family, who was also his father, had been misled by others and made a mistake, resulting in his complete downfall. Overnight, he went from being the eldest son of the Xia family to being in such a sorry state.
Qin Yuzhen said, "I can lend you money."
Xia Xiaoqiao looked at Qin Yuzhen's appearance, and then at the way Qin Yuzhen's office was now decorated with the air of power and wealth. A look of jealousy flashed in her eyes.
Why is it that... he couldn't beat him when they were kids, and why is he still like this now that they're older?!
When he looked up again, he had transformed back into the gentle and pitiful designer Xia.
"Brother Yuzhen!"
Xia Xiaoqiao suddenly knelt down, pulled out a small knife from somewhere, and pressed it tightly against her wrist.
"I beg you... For the sake of our twenty-year friendship, all I want is an engagement ceremony. Can you bear to see me dragged down to my death by my father?"
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Back in the present, the young man in front of me said the exact same words.
“My father trusted someone too easily and lost everything…”
Xia Xiaoqiao recited the prepared speech.
Ziyu behind the door: Oh! This is the taste! The white moonlight is trapped in the mire, and I feel sorry for her. The scumbag gong can't bear it and comes to her rescue!
"Because I ran out of funding, I was forced to return to China. You know, those people only care about reputation, not actual design! They don't understand my designs at all..."
Ziyu behind the door: That's right, that's right. How could Bai Yueguang, a fairy who doesn't eat the food of mortals, earn money on her own? She must rely on the scumbag gong to save her!
"Brother Yuzhen, you have no idea what they've been saying about me behind my back. I've never suffered such injustice in my life... I know that only you, Brother Yuzhen, are a good person. Please help me out, okay?"
Ziyu, standing behind the door, couldn't help but sigh: "With the white moonlight pleading so pitifully, even the most ruthless scumbag couldn't resist, right? It seems the main character of this engagement banquet really needs to be changed."
I don't know what kind of expression I should wear when I leave later.
The performance inside the door was finally coming to an end.
"Brother Yuzhen, you won't just stand by and watch someone die, right?"
Ziyu nodded haphazardly, "Yes, Qinyu Town will definitely agree, just like the last time around."
Looking at Xia Xiaoqiao, Qin Yuzhen's last feelings for her finally vanished.
"I've never understood," Qin Yuzhen said in a low voice, "You studied abroad, didn't you make any name for yourself at all?"
Xia Xiaoqiao and Ziyu behind the door both froze in shock.
Qin Yuzhen raised his chin, his expression arrogant: "If your father is in debt, then you should pay it off. I can lend it to you. Why must my marriage be used as a stepping stone for you?"
Xia Xiaoqiao opened her mouth.
Qin Yuzhen continued, "From childhood to adulthood, it seems like I've always been the one helping you."
In his youth, Qin Yuzhen was the "other kid" among his peers. He was also rather arrogant, unwilling to say much to those less fortunate than himself, appearing haughty and aloof. He was unwilling to humble himself to wrong others, and most of the other children didn't want to play with him.
Over time, Qinyu Town became completely isolated.
Until Xia Xiaoqiao appeared.
He seemed unable to understand Qin Yuzhen's arrogance or indifference, yet he still insisted on coming up to him and playing around.
At first, Qin Yuzhen was unwilling to play with Xia Xiaoqiao and was very resistant to Xia Xiaoqiao's approach.
Everything changed when Xia Xiaoqiao fell ill.
Xia Xiaoqiao was young and had always been a picky eater. She was very thin and small. Her parents were also busy, and when they were sick, Xia Xiaoqiao was the only child, lying alone on the white bed.
Qin Yuzhen, who had been called by Qin's parents to deliver things to the Xia family, quietly looked at Xia Xiaoqiao on the hospital bed.
A scene suddenly flashed through my mind: a young boy, draped in a white sheet, lying in a corner in a white corridor.
From that day on, Qin Yuzhen and Xia Xiaoqiao became friends.
Xia Xiaoqiao panicked: "Brother Yuzhen... I didn't mean to use your marriage as a stepping stone, I just..."
"You just want to use my name to sell at a higher price and increase your fame."
Qin Yuzhen's voice was cold, and his eyes were full of self-mockery.
He originally thought that Xia Xiaoqiao in this life would be different from the one in the previous life.
When Ziyu asked him to talk to Xia Xiaoqiao about making a dress, he said that he could help if Xia Xiaoqiao needed anything.
He also emphasized that he cared a lot about this engagement party.
Xia Xiaoqiao, however, still ruined his engagement banquet for her own selfish desires.
Ziyu behind the door: ?
What direction is this heading?
Um?
ah?
What's going on?! What's with this tone from the scumbag seme? Isn't he supposed to be the white moonlight?
What should I do about my plot deviation value?
"I won't get engaged to you, and I don't want you to use my name to pursue art anymore." Qin Yuzhen finished bandaging the wound and stood up.
Hearing the noise, Ziyu outside the door quickly tidied herself up.
Xia Xiaoqiao couldn't believe it: "You want to break off our friendship? Just because I asked you for help?"
"..." Qin Yuzhen chuckled, "I've helped you too many times."
In my past life, I only agreed to his request because I was soft-hearted, and I was ashamed to tell Ziyu the truth because of my ridiculous pride.
In this life, he only cares about Ziyu, and only wants Ziyu.
He owed him.
Before leaving, Qin Yuzhen said, "Let's not meet again."
Xia Xiaoqiao exclaimed in shock: "Qinyu Town!"
Ziyu was completely unprepared for this turn of events and quickly ran away.
Qin Yuzhen left without even turning his head.
All he wants to do now is complete the engagement ceremony with Ziyu.
Ziyu hurriedly ran back, and unexpectedly ran into an acquaintance on the way.
"Hey! Mr. Ziyu, what are you doing here?"
Ziyu paused.
He looked at the pot-bellied man in front of him, and based on the outline of his face and his memory, he barely managed to match the man in front of him with the young man in his memory who had colluded with Qin Peng at the Yuechen Hotel.
"You are, Cheng Ru?"
Cheng Ru was surprised that Zi Yu still remembered him, and chuckled.
He said he hadn't misjudged the situation; Qin Yuzhen truly cared about Ziyu. Luckily, he had chosen the right side and hadn't blindly followed Qin Peng—that guy had been crippled in both legs before going abroad, becoming completely disabled, and had no one in his family to help him, living a miserable life.
Ziyu, the mastermind behind ordering Qin Peng's legs to be crippled, was unaware of Cheng Ru's thoughts and was still anxious, fearing that Qin Yuzhen would discover that he had overheard their conversation.
Ziyu said, "I'm leaving now."
Six years later, Cheng Ru had become the talkative Xiao Zhongdeng, and still wanted to reminisce: "Mr. Ziyu, do you know why Xia Xiaoqiao came to see President Qin?"
"Something must have happened to his family."
Seeing that Cheng Ru didn't want him to leave anytime soon, Ziyu could only suppress his anxiety and try to get rid of him as soon as possible.
Cheng Ru chuckled: "No, no! He's gotten involved with President Tang! He's here to harm President Qin!"
Upon hearing this, Ziyu, who was eager to leave, felt a chill run down her spine and turned to look directly at Cheng Ru.
"What?"
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