Chapter 120 You already taught me this lesson.
After Lu Yanhe got up and left, Cheng Hai asked Li Zhibai and Yan Liang with some surprise, "Has Lu Yanhe changed a lot?"
Li Zhibai nodded, "The change is enormous."
Cheng Hai exclaimed, "It feels like he's become a completely different person."
“He was forced into it,” Li Zhibai said. “But it’s good that he’s become like this now; he’s much better than before.”
Cheng Hai nodded and said, "He's much better now than before when he didn't talk at all, but he's really amazing. He went to find Zhou Ping'an as soon as he said he would. I remember he used to be very afraid of going to find Zhou Ping'an, and he would always have to think for a long time before he went."
“Zhou Ping’an’s attitude towards him was the worst,” Li Zhibai said.
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When Lu Yanhe came over, Zhou Ping'an thought Lu Yanhe had come to ask about the audition for "The Golden Age".
Since the meeting in the morning, Zhou Ping'an had been waiting for Lu Yanhe to come to him. In his mind, Lu Yanhe would come over very angry and question him about why the opportunity that belonged to him had become everyone else's.
Zhou Ping'an had already prepared to ridicule him thoroughly—the termination agreement had already been signed, and Zhou Ping'an had no intention of showing Lu Yanhe any mercy now.
But Lu Yanhe never came, which made Zhou Ping'an keep wondering and finding it strange.
Now that it's finally here, Zhou Ping'an finally felt at ease and prepared to teach Lu Yanhe a lesson after he questioned him—these days, success isn't something you can achieve just by having one or two benefactors.
However, Lu Yanhe's opening remarks took him completely by surprise.
“Ma Zhiyuan wanted to fight Li Zhibai, but I stopped him. However, I was accidentally injured in the process.” Lu Yanhe showed Zhou Pingan his bandaged wrist. “You are our manager, so you should help me resolve this matter.”
Zhou Ping'an was completely dumbfounded.
This is quite different from the script he had envisioned.
"What's going on?" Zhou Ping'an asked.
Lu Yanhe recounted what had happened at the restaurant.
Zhou Ping'an frowned after hearing what Ma Zhiyuan said.
Feng Zhi may not be very popular, but he's the one who led the boy band. What are those kids like MX so arrogant about?
Zhou Ping'an was furious, but he was still reluctant to cause trouble for Ma Zhiyuan, a popular idol, over such a matter.
It's not like Li Zhibai was injured.
Lu Yanhe immediately saw what Zhou Ping'an was thinking.
He immediately said, "I came to find you because if I didn't come, Li Zhibai and Cheng Hai would cause trouble for Ma Zhiyuan. I think you, like me, don't want this matter to escalate any further, right?"
Upon hearing this, Zhou Ping'an immediately frowned.
"They're making a scene. A bunch of idols acting like street thugs, ready to fight at the drop of a hat?"
“Yes.” Lu Yanhe nodded in agreement. “No matter what, they are friends I’ve known for more than two years in the same group. I don’t want to see them suffer, but I can’t control their tempers. If you can’t get Ma Zhiyuan to give an attitude on this matter, I don’t know what they will do. You know Li Zhibai’s temper. When he gets angry, he won’t listen to anyone. I got injured because I took the fall for him. He feels very guilty towards me now and is holding back his anger.”
Zhou Ping'an looked at Lu Yanhe with considerable shock.
Lu Yanhe's words were actually a threat to him.
Zhou Ping'an didn't think he had misunderstood; he was simply shocked by Lu Yanhe once again.
His transformation was nothing short of a complete metamorphosis—clearly, Lu Yanhe knew perfectly well that he didn't care about his injury at all, but he would definitely be wary of Li Zhibai getting involved in this matter and causing more trouble. That's why Lu Yanhe was so confident in letting him go and demand an explanation.
Did Lu Yanhe have such thoughts before?
Zhou Pingan couldn't quite remember the last time he had a proper conversation with Lu Yanhe.
After signing the contract, Lu Yanhe, a man with neither family background nor ability, quickly faded into obscurity, cowering in Zhou Ping'an's presence and lacking any independent thought. Zhou Ping'an had subconsciously looked down on him for a long time.
Lu Yanhe's ability to suddenly produce an original song had already astonished Zhou Ping'an, but their subsequent negotiations made Zhou Ping'an look at Lu Yanhe with even greater respect. The former could be attributed to Lu Yanhe's talent, while the latter represented a genuine change in his character.
No matter how talented an artist is, to Zhou Ping'an, it's just a money-making ability. But if an artist becomes more worldly and mature, they become an uncontrollable threat to Zhou Ping'an.
Zhou Ping'an scrutinized Lu Yanhe's face.
Lu Yanhe maintained a calm, simple, and clean demeanor, but at this moment, Zhou Ping'an felt that he was unfathomable.
"I will communicate with Ma Zhiyuan's agent about this matter, but you should know that he is a popular idol. Even if I communicate with him, it will be difficult to achieve any results. The company will definitely protect him and not let his public image be damaged."
“It’s alright. If the outcome doesn’t satisfy Li Zhibai, I’ll try my best to appease him,” Lu Yanhe said. “I’ll terminate my contract with the company after the college entrance exam next year anyway, so it doesn’t matter if I suffer a little grievance now. I’m powerless to protect myself.”
Zhou Ping'an's heart skipped a beat.
Lu Yanhe nodded to him and turned to leave.
"Are you implying something to me?" Zhou Pingan asked.
"Huh?" Lu Yanhe turned to look at Zhou Ping'an with an innocent expression. "Brother Ping'an, what are you talking about?"
"If this matter doesn't have a satisfactory resolution, and Li Zhibai doesn't intend to pursue it further, what about you?" Zhou Ping'an never imagined he would ask such a question. "Will you swallow this grievance?"
Lu Yanhe laughed.
"When I was an artist in this company, of course I had to swallow my pride. When you're under someone's roof, you have to bow your head." Lu Yanhe smiled innocently.
He didn't say anything more.
But there's no need to say it.
Zhou Ping'an definitely understands.
When he is no longer an artist under this company, what does he have to fear?
Let's just give up and do whatever we want, since we have nothing left to lose anyway.
Zhou Pingan clenched his fists and took a deep breath.
“Right and wrong are not determined by your own words,” Zhou Ping’an suddenly said.
Zhou Ping'an was reminding Lu Yanhe that all those involved in this matter were artists from the company. If Lu Yanhe said anything inappropriate outside, the company would have ways to make others change their statements and make Lu Yanhe a "liar."
Lu Yanhe looked at him with suspicion: "Brother Ping An, you taught me this principle a long time ago. Why do you still think that I would naively believe that I can distinguish right from wrong on my own? Do you still think I am the same Lu Yanhe I used to be?"
(End of this chapter)
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