Chapter 595 Licking the Dog
Ling Pingying had gotten used to it. Whenever something went wrong, she would look for Qi Xinhou, and this time was no different. But this time, she waited in the cafe for more than half an hour before Qi Xinhou arrived.
"Why did you arrive so late?" Ling Pingying was a little dissatisfied.
Qi Xinhou sat across from her with a bad look on his face. "Zhang Hong heard you calling me."
Zhang Hong is Qi Xinhou's lover.
When Ling Pingying heard Qi Xinhou say that Zhang Hong was angry, she looked at her with disdain and said, "Is she arguing with you again? You're just a rural woman, and I don't know why you insist on not getting a divorce."
Qi Xinhou frowned after hearing her words, but did not defend his wife. Instead, he asked, "Is what Jiang Yuquan said true?"
"I just borrowed the inspiration for his novel." Ling Pingying felt that she had done nothing wrong, and even felt that Jiang Yuquan was being unreasonable.
Qi Xinhou was already getting impatient. "So you really plagiarized?"
"You don't know how clumsy Jiang Yuquan's writing was back then," Ling Pingying defended herself. "Not only would I not have approved his novel, no magazine in the country would have approved it. The only brilliant thing about that novel was its conception. I thought it wouldn't be published, so I just used it. I never imagined Jiang Yuquan would be where he is today."
"You! You are too careless in doing things. The thing we writers hate most is plagiarism. Once you go to court this time, the court really determines that you plagiarized. Moreover, the work you plagiarized is your famous work. You can never turn things around in this life." Qi Xinhou's tone was very bad. He was in a bad mood today.
Ling Pingying was upset about the plagiarism incident and ignored his emotions. She clenched her fists and thought for a moment before saying, "It's not that easy to win a plagiarism case. Besides, does Jiang Yuquan have any evidence? His novel wasn't published at the time."
Qi Xinhou lit a cigarette, took two puffs, and said, "After the award ceremony, Jiang Yuquan met with Gu Siqing."
When Ling Pingying heard Gu Siqing's name, she sat up straight like a chicken with its feathers blown off. "Where was it? What did they say?"
"I don't know," Qi Xinhou said as he smoked another cigarette. "They met at the Mingxin Pavilion clubhouse next to the Summer Palace. Most people can't get in there, so I don't know what they talked about."
During the award ceremony, he saw Jiang Yuquan and Gu Siqing chatting in low voices. He was afraid that the two would join forces to deal with Ling Pingying. After the award ceremony, he followed Jiang Yuquan and saw him enter Mingxin Pavilion.
He had wanted to go in, but Mingxin Pavilion only accepted members, and non-members were not allowed to enter. Membership required a minimum deposit of 100,000 yuan. As a writer of some fame, he certainly had 100,000 yuan, but it was impossible for him to use it to pay the club membership fee.
Although he didn't go in, he waited outside. Not long after, he saw Gu Siqing, her fiancé, and Jiang Yuquan come out together. At that moment, he was really anxious. Not to mention Gu Siqing's ability, Gu Siqing's fiancé was the prince of Minghe Technology.
I heard that Minghe Technology's legal team specializes in litigation against well-known foreign companies. Just imagine how powerful they are.
"Pingying," Qi Xinhou looked at Ling Pingying seriously and said, "You should reconcile with Jiang Yuquan. Apologize to him or give him some financial compensation, and let this matter pass. In a few years, the matter will fade away."
"If I want to reconcile with him, he has to want to reconcile with me too!" Ling Pingying really regretted it. If she had known that Jiang Yuquan would achieve what he has today, she would never plagiarize his work.
"I'll talk to him." Qi Xinhou said, "After all, he's a newcomer in the industry. He should give me some respect."
"Thank you for your trust," Ling Pingying said sincerely. He had helped her a lot over the years.
Qi Xinhou lowered his eyes slightly, "Let's not talk so much."
Ling Pingying smiled and said, "Yes, given our friendship, there's no need to be so polite."
The two were about to leave when a tall, plainly dressed woman came over with an angry look on her face. She raised her hand and slapped Ling Pingying without a word, "You're a famous writer, Ling Pingying, you're just a bitch."
The woman was so strong that half of Ling Pingying's face instantly swelled up. She looked at the woman in front of her, Qi Xinhou's lover Zhang Hong, with anger and contempt, "Apologize to me."
Zhang Hong sneered, "Apologize? No matter who I apologize to in this life, I won't apologize to you. You hypocritical bitch!"
Ling Pingying had never been scolded like this before and was almost mad with anger. She wanted to slap Zhang Hong in the face just like she had just slapped her, but her self-control did not allow it.
At this time, Zhang Hong looked at Qi Xinhou and sneered, "Qi Xinhou, do you feel wronged living with me all these years? After all, I, a rural woman, am not worthy of a great writer like you."
Qi Xinhou pursed his lips and said, "Don't say that. I never thought about it that way."
Zhang Hong sneered again, "You didn't think so, but you did. For so many years, whenever Ling Pingying had problems, no matter how big a problem at home, you would put yourself aside to help her. No matter how much the children and I needed you, you would leave. You never had us in your eyes."
"Let's talk about it at home." Qi Xinhou pulled Zhang Hong and was about to walk out, but Zhang Hong shook him off. "I came here to tell you that I plan to let you go and divorce you. You've been thinking about her for so many years, so I'll make your wish come true."
Zhang Hong looked at Ling Pingying again, "When you and Qi Xinhou were educated youth in our village, I knew you were a bitch. I knew Qi Xinhou loved you, so I coaxed him into giving you the chance to return to the city.
Qi Xinhou, this fool, was deceived by you, but he still misses you in his heart. Over the years, he has been like a dog, serving you like a horse. Are you touched? If you are, you should also divorce and you two can get married.
Go and harm each other.
"You're talking nonsense!" Ling Pingying pointed at Zhang Hong and said, it was obvious that she had no confidence in what she said.
"You know for yourself whether I'm talking nonsense or not," Zhang Hong looked back at Qi Xinhou with disdain. "Divorce! You leave the house with nothing, and I'll take care of the child."
Anyway, one of their children is working and the other is in college, so they can be as comfortable as possible after the divorce, and don't have to see Qi Xinhou's disgusting face.
"What are you talking about? I have never thought about divorce." Qi Xinhou pulled Zhang Hong out again, opened his mouth to say something to Ling Pingying, but in the end said nothing.
Ling Pingying watched the two people walk away, and felt the strange looks from people around her, so she quickly paid the bill and left the cafe.
The next day, rumors began to spread that Ling Pingying had an ambiguous relationship with Qi Xinhou, and Qi Xinhou's lover made a big fuss about it.
On the third day, the rumor spread that Qi Xinhou and Ling Pingying had an improper relationship and were caught by Qi Xinhou's lover.
On the fourth day, the rumor spread that Qi Xinhou and Ling Pingying checked into a hotel room and were caught in bed by Qi Xinhou's lover.
Most people like to gossip, even intellectuals who consider themselves to be pure and clear. The story between Qi Xinhou and Ling Pingying became more and more outrageous in the literary circle.
On Gu Siqing's side, she got another big piece of melon.
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