Chapter 596: Dismal Leaving the Circle
The rumors about Ling Pingying and Qi Xinhou spread for several days, changing every day, and Gu Siqing was enjoying eating the melons.
That day, Xue Yuanming called her and said the sample book was out and asked her to go take a look. She drove over and entered Xue Yuanming's office, where she saw Xue Yuanming and Xu Hongwen chatting over sunflower seeds. Their expressions were, well, exciting and full of interest.
Seeing her, Xue Yuanming waved at her with melon seeds in one hand, "Come, sit down and listen, I'm sure you'll be interested."
It was the first time that Gu Siqing saw the two of them like this. The two presidents of one of the best publishing houses in the country were sitting there in suits and eating melon seeds. He even suspected that the two of them were being framed.
Walking over and sitting down, Xu Hongwen grabbed a handful of melon seeds and gave them to her. "We were just talking about Ling Pingying and Qi Xinhou."
Gu Siqing ate some melon seeds. "I know. Isn't it rumored that the two of them checked into a hotel and were caught in bed by Qi Xinhou's lover?"
"Your information is outdated." Xu Hongwen said with a gossipy look on his face, "I have the latest one here."
Gu Siqing became interested, "Go ahead."
Xu Hongwen smiled mysteriously, then whispered, "A few days ago, I went to the hospital to see a friend and ran into Ling Pingying's husband. Guess what he was doing?"
Gu Siqing cooperated and asked, "What are you doing?"
"Do a paternity test!"
Gu Siqing opened her eyes wide, "Is it so exciting?"
Xu Hongwen nodded excitedly. "When I saw him coming out of the paternity test, I was a little confused, but I didn't think much of it. Maybe he was just looking for a friend. But I didn't expect that when I was leaving the hospital, I heard Ling Pingying's husband on the phone in a corner. He said, 'Ling Pingying, tell me, whose child is Haohao?'"
"He came out of the paternity test and asked that question again. It must have been confirmed that the child was not his."
Gu Siqing quickly cracked some melon seeds and asked, "Is there a follow-up?"
"Yes." Xu Hongwen took a sip of tea and said, "Before the rumor spread like that, many people were paying attention to their family, and then the case was solved within two days."
Xu Hongwen spoke with great excitement, and after listening to it, Gu Siqing couldn't help but sigh at the wonderful life of Ling Pingying.
To begin with, Ling Pingying and Qi Xinhou were high school classmates, and then went to the countryside together as educated youth. Ling Pingying was attractive and talented, so naturally, many people liked her, and Qi Xinhou was one of them.
However, during her time as an educated youth, Ling Pingying did not accept anyone's pursuit, but she had a good relationship with all her suitors, especially Qi Xinhou.
Later, Qi Xinhou published an article in the newspaper and was noticed by a magazine, which wanted him to work there, which meant he could return to the city.
But later, for some unknown reason, Qi Xinhou gave this opportunity to Ling Pingying. When he wrote the article, he used a pseudonym. Ling Pingying returned to the city to work at the magazine under Qi Xinhou's identity, while Qi Xinhou continued to work as an educated youth in the village.
I think Ling Pingying must have promised Qi Xinhou something, otherwise Qi Xinhou would not have given her such an important opportunity to return to the city. A year after Ling Pingying returned to the city, Qi Xinhou received a letter from Ling Pingying. After reading it, he ran to the village river like crazy, shouting and screaming, and accidentally fell into the river.
It was winter at the time, and even though the river was not frozen, it was still freezing cold. Qi Xinhou could not swim, and when he was about to drown, Zhang Hong, Qi Xinhou's current wife, saved him, and then Qi Xinhou married Zhang Hong.
Qi Xinhou was still talented. After a year, he had the opportunity to return to the city, so he took Zhang Hong back with him. After returning to the city, no one knew what happened in the middle, but Qi Xinhou forgave Ling Pingying and almost responded to her every request.
Ling Pingying, on the other hand, had always admired the renowned Chinese writer Cang Xinghe, but he was already married, leaving her with a one-sided crush. Later, after returning to the city to work at a magazine, she began writing. She was indeed talented, and her first novel received a positive response.
After publishing her first novel, she joined the Writers Association under someone's recommendation. After a few interactions with Cang Xinghe, she became familiar with him. Later, their relationship became more and more ambiguous, and finally broke through the line of defense.
Later, Ling Pingying became pregnant and wanted Cang Xinghe to divorce her, but Cang Xinghe was just playing with her and never thought of marrying her.
Then the two broke up, and Ling Pingying went on a blind date and married the son of the director of the city cotton mill, and gave birth to her son Jin Hao. Later, Cang Xinghe fell ill and was paralyzed in bed, and Ling Pingying never contacted him again.
Because the rumors about Ling Pingying and Qi Xinhou became more and more unbearable, and Ling Pingying's husband had long felt that his son did not look like him or Ling Pingying, he went to the hospital for a paternity test and found out that the child was not his.
Then, with the help of some "interested people" who pieced together the information, the truth of the matter was basically restored.
"Ling Pingying is really in trouble this time. She plagiarized and had chaotic relationships with men and women. Plus, her reputation was almost ruined before." Xue Yuanming couldn't help but sigh. Ling Pingying is still talented.
Gu Siqing sighed as well. The most innocent person in this whole situation was Qi Xinhou's lover, Zhang Hong. Her husband had been obsessed with another woman for decades, and had always put that woman first. It was heartbreaking just thinking about it.
After the three of them finished gossiping, they sighed for a while. Gu Siqing looked at the sample book, made some suggestions, and then went back.
A week later, the trial of Jiang Yuquan's lawsuit against Ling Pingying for plagiarism began. The lawyers of Minghe Technology were really amazing. They won the originally complicated plagiarism case effortlessly.
The famous writer Ling Pingying was accused of plagiarism, which made headlines on the front pages of many newspapers for several days. There are also many versions of her story circulating.
Two weeks later, the Writers Association issued a notice expelling Ling Pingying from the association. Her books were also removed from major bookstores. Then, at her husband's strong request, the two divorced.
It's a shame that a renowned writer of his generation left the scene so tragically, but this is all Ling Pingying's own fault, and no one else is to blame. Everything is a matter of cause and effect; where you plant the seeds, you'll reap the fruits.
Gu Siqing ate Ling Pingying's melon for several months. June came, and Gu Sanjing and Xu Yusen were getting married. Xu Yusen's household registration was in Hong Kong, so the two of them were going there to get the marriage certificate.
The day before leaving for Hong Kong, the Gu family gathered together to celebrate their wedding. Another daughter was getting married, and while Gu Jianguo and Wang Yueju were happy, they also felt a little disappointed.
Gu Yimin advised them, "When they come back from their honeymoon, you will have another son."
Wang Yueju glanced at the gate connecting the two houses and smiled. It was just another son. The young couple would live in the front and back yards with them in the future. It would be the same whether the daughter was married or not.
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