“I…” Lu Lishan looked troubled, hesitating to speak.
Huo Zhixing slapped him hard, "How can I help you if you don't tell me the truth?!"
After a long silence, Lu Lishan said in a low voice, "I've only met Mona a few times, but she's always clinging to me. I don't know how she got into this event, but after drinking a beverage she gave me, I felt completely drained."
Huo Zhixing rolled his eyes several times, annoyed by his son's lack of ambition.
"I just feel completely weak!" Lu Lishan raised his voice to explain, "I haven't lost consciousness, do you understand?"
"So how could I not know whether you've done that or not?"
"Besides, there's another reason..." His voice trailed off, his pace slowing, "After I drink, I... I can't perform..."
"What did you say?" Huo Zhixing was shocked.
Lu Lishan pouted and glared at him.
This has always been a secret ailment of his, one he has never told anyone. He's perfectly fine most of the time, but as soon as he drinks, he becomes completely unable to do anything.
Huo Zhixing frowned, unsure of what to say.
Lu Lishan stood against the wall, looking dejected, his hands covering his face.
That reason is plausible, but it is certainly undignified for a man to admit it in public.
After an unknown amount of time, the doctor emerged from the operating room.
"Mr. Lu..." The doctor took off his sweat-soaked mask and uttered a few words with difficulty, "The baby couldn't be saved."
"What?"
Lu Lishan felt as if an invisible hand was violently gripping his heart, the pain making it difficult to even breathe.
Jiang Can's heart trembled, and tears involuntarily rolled down her cheeks. Huo Zhixing hugged her and gently patted her back.
"How could this happen..." Lu Lishan gasped, his eyes bloodshot. "Why did this happen!"
“Mr. Lu, the fetus is actually already formed, which should be the most stable time... but Mrs. Lu was too emotional and fell down such a high flight of stairs, so…”
"Fell down?" Jiang Can exclaimed in surprise, rushing to Lu Lishan's side. "How did she fall down?"
Lu Lishan's face was ashen. "After the incident, I rushed to the public relations department to discuss countermeasures. Yuqing insisted on going out with me, but I refused, and she chased after me. I didn't expect that she would slip and fall down the stairs... That's how we ended up at the hospital."
"It's all my fault!" Lu Lishan was filled with remorse, his voice choked with sobs. "I knew she was an impatient person, I should have talked to her slowly! But I was in a hurry to leave and didn't pay attention to her..."
Jiang Can's hands and feet were ice-cold and trembling slightly.
Huo Zhixing said in a deep voice, "This is not his fault; it was all just a coincidence."
As he spoke, he turned to look at Lu Lishan, "How far has your PR department handled this matter? Are you just going to let the scandal fester?"
Lu Lishan closed his eyes and shook his head with a pained expression.
When Lin Yuqing got into trouble, he couldn't worry about the company. However, he usually made the decisions about company affairs, so the public relations department didn't dare to act rashly.
And so it dragged on like this, giving Mona an opening.
Huo Zhixing's face was gloomy, and a cold light flashed in his deep eyes.
"Lu Lishan, you better pull yourself together!" he roared. "Someone has harmed your wife and children, are you just going to let her get away with this?"
Lu Lishan clenched his fists tightly, his nails digging deep into his flesh.
"Leave the media relations to me," Huo Zhixing said, looking at him. "The rest, I don't need to teach you, right?"
Lu Lishan took a deep breath, and his angular face revealed the murderous intent and ruthlessness he once had.
He picked up the phone and said coldly, "Tie up that Mona and bring her here!"
...
When Lu Lishan's men found Mona, she was participating in a variety show recording.
In front of the camera, she strikes all sorts of affected poses, but can do nothing but make artificial, high-pitched laughs; she can't even memorize a variety show script.
The directors frowned and looked at each other with a sense of helplessness.
"That's enough for now!" one of them finally couldn't help but yell "cut!" and the manager hurriedly stepped forward to touch up Mona's makeup.
However, just as she applied her lipstick, a sudden force pulled Mona away, leaving a long mark on her face.
"What are you doing?" Mona panicked. "Who are you? What do you want?!"
The filming location was in complete chaos.
Several men in black, expressionless, grabbed Mona on each side and dragged her out of the film set.
"Ah, help—" Mona screamed hysterically, "Where did you come from? Are you trying to kidnap me in broad daylight?"
“Miss Mo,” the man in black said coldly, “Brother Shan said he wants you to come with us!”
"What? Brother Shan..." Mona's face turned deathly pale instantly.
Upon hearing Lu Lishan's name, the director and production assistants tacitly understood and turned their heads away, pretending not to see him.
Although Lu Lishan engaged in legitimate business, his influence in the underworld should not be underestimated.
Mona looked at her agent, who was also dumbfounded and quickly stepped in front of the men in black.
"You...you have no right to do this! Put Nana down right now, or I'll call the police!"
Lu Lishan's men were least afraid of the word "call the police," and they all revealed sinister smiles.
"Let me go! Let me go!" Mona struggled and screamed. "I... I work for Yufeng Media! My boss is President Fu! How dare you touch me?"
"Is that so?" A cold voice suddenly came from behind. "Does Miss Mo really think that President Fu would stand up for someone like you?"
Mona was taken aback. She saw Jiang Can walking over unhurriedly, a faint smile on his lips, but his eyes were like two ice daggers, as if he wanted to tear her to pieces.
Mona was shaking violently, her teeth chattering together.
Jiang Can faced the crowd and presented a contract.
"Ms. Mona just mentioned that she works for Yufeng Media. I would like to clarify that."
"The first clause in the contract states that Yufeng Media has the right to unilaterally terminate the contract with artists with bad records, and these artists must pay three times the amount of liquidated damages because they have affected the company's image!"
“Ms. Mona,” Jiang Can said coldly, “you interfered in someone else’s marriage and became a shameless third party. The incident has continued to escalate and has long violated company rules, making it intolerable!”
“You…” Mona’s face was filled with horror.
"As the senior assistant of Yufeng Media, I hereby announce that, Ms. Mona, from this moment on, you are no longer a member of Yufeng!"
Jiang Can spoke each word clearly and forcefully.
After saying this, she took out a pen, quickly signed the contract, and handed it to her accompanying lawyer.
"You're all Mr. Lu's men, right?" Jiang Can smiled and looked at the men in black. "This disgraced artist has nothing to do with my company anymore. Mr. Lu can do whatever he wants with him!"
"Yes, Miss Jiang." The leader of the men in black bowed respectfully, then waved his hand behind him, "Take her back!"
Mona let out a bloodcurdling scream and was taken away in full view of everyone.
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