episode 40
Before the clothes were even dry, He Xun simply draped the white T-shirt over his shoulders, the soft white fabric covering his upper body from the front.
Don't ask, the answer is that he knew he would be harassed by that person if he didn't wear clothes.
He quickly pressed the answer button.
Singapore and mainland China have no time difference; both use the East Eighth Time Zone. So, as soon as the video call connected, He Xun was greeted by a picture of a handsome man emerging from a bath.
Mo Shilin had just finished showering, his jet-black hair still dripping wet. He was wearing a white bathrobe provided by the hotel, and he sat lazily on the edge of the bed with his robe open. He wore black-rimmed glasses, a cigarette dangling from his lips, and a crimson glow flickered in his eyes.
Her looks are comparable to those of male models.
He Xun's Adam's apple bobbed slightly as his gaze slowly traveled from bottom to top along the man's hard abs and chest.
Finally, he met Mo Shilin's dark, turbulent phoenix eyes.
"Did you miss me?" The man's tone held a hint of expectation.
He Xun paused for a second, then answered truthfully, "I don't want to."
"..." Mo Shilin's fingers, holding the thin cigarette, paused slightly, and his smile faded a bit. "Why?"
He Xun could no longer contain himself: "Because you only left this morning!"
"......"
"He came to my room in the middle of the night and kissed me for several hours, which made me sleep poorly and I even have dark circles under my eyes. I have to file for workers' compensation!"
A slight smile appeared on Mo Shilin's cold face as he leaned closer to the camera and whispered, "I'll report back when I get back."
As she spoke, her tone suddenly paused subtly, and her almond-shaped eyes behind her glasses narrowed sharply as she stared intently at him. "Why are you dressed like this?"
"My clothes got wet from the rain." He Xun clicked his tongue lightly and said truthfully, "I took them off and hung them to dry, but then you called, and my clothes weren't dry yet, so I had to leave them like this."
Mo Shilin's expression clearly darkened, and he frowned, asking, "You went out? Where did you go? Where are you?"
"I came to visit a friend."
"Male or female?" Mo Shilin pressed on relentlessly.
His expression was so unpleasant it looked like he'd been cuckolded.
He Xun found it amusing and secretly teased, "Of course it's a man."
Mo Shilin's expression suddenly turned cold, but he still pretended to be magnanimous, slowly exhaling a puff of smoke and coaxing, word by word, "Baby, let me see what your friend looks like."
“He’s not here.” He Xun blinked, his cunning tiger teeth barely visible, and said this nonsense with a straight face, “But I can describe what he looks like to you.”
"Hmm..." He frowned, as if he was really thinking hard, "He was quite tall and handsome, and he used to be the school heartthrob at our school."
Oh.
hehe!
Where did this campus heartthrob friend come from, someone whose file you can't even find?
Mo Shilin sneered: "Hang up."
"Wait!" Seeing that the other person was really about to hang up, He Xun quickly said seriously, "I haven't finished speaking yet."
"......"
Mo Shilin remained silent for a long while before finally turning away from his phone screen with a sullen face. He stubbed out his cigarette in the ashtray, his handsome face displaying a forced, insincere smile: "What else do you have to say?"
"Listen to me." He Xun lowered his eyelashes slightly, but brought his face even closer to the screen, as if he wanted to tell someone a secret.
Mo Shilin didn't move, but his dark eyes stared at him without blinking, like a vicious wolf poised to pounce.
He Xun's voice softened, his face flushed slightly from the light, giving him a strangely youthful and innocent look, "He's not as handsome as you."
Mo Shilin paused, his fierce aura immediately dissipating somewhat. He slightly bobbed his Adam's apple, signaling him to continue.
"Mo Shilin." He Xun turned his head away, leaving his fluffy head to Mo Shilin, the tips of his fair ears turning a tender red. "No one is more handsome than you."
This is his honest opinion.
*
The next day, He Xun returned to the villa and began to investigate the incident involving Huo Liang and He Lianmeng.
In this incident involving He Lianmeng, Huo Liang is the most important figure.
Having a focus makes things easier to find.
But things didn't go as smoothly as He Xun had imagined.
He intentionally or unintentionally invited Huo Liang to meet up several times, but Huo Liang always made excuses, saying that he had other plans and it was inconvenient for him to come out.
They're quite cautious.
He Xun turned off his phone and looked at the mind map on the paper with a headache.
He rubbed his cheek, casually tossed the carbon pen aside, and turned his head irritably. His gaze unexpectedly met the blood-red wall in the back garden outside the window.
The petals and branches swayed in the wind, and the clusters of red resembled the magnificent, flowing skirts of a woman.
female...
skirt hem...
He Xun narrowed his eyes slightly, and suddenly a clue appeared.
He remembered the female celebrities who had greeted Huo Liang at the auction.
Ambiguous physical contact, the friction of high-quality fabric, and meaningful eye contact.
It's obvious.
Their relationship with Huo Liang is definitely not as simple as it seems on the surface.
He Xun rubbed his temples, deciding to start by investigating the female celebrities one by one, hoping to find some clues.
There are just as many female celebrities in the entertainment industry as there are stars in the sky; investigating them one by one would be like looking for a needle in a haystack.
Fortunately, He Xun reacted quickly and immediately opened a search engine to look up the charity auction held in City C that day. After the webpage spun a few times, several news details popped up.
All the female celebrities present were also listed by name, and their photos were also posted below the news article, along with clear videos of the red carpet.
This is the advantage of the information age.
He Xun carefully counted the names of the fifteen female celebrities present, all of whom were actresses.
He opened Excel, sorted these people by the first letter of their names, and then looked at their profiles and careers one by one.
In this specific case, there's no time to cut corners; he needs to carefully check each item one by one.
Because his eyes gradually became sore and blurry from staring at the electronic screen for a long time, He Xun looked at a few screens and then went to the servants' restaurant to make himself a cup of coffee.
Ice cubes were added to the glass, and the brown liquid became thinner.
He tilted his head back and took a big gulp. The icy liquid rolled down his throat and into his stomach, stimulating his brain and making his nerves more active, instantly making him much more awake.
After finishing his coffee, he went to the back garden for a smoke, then returned to his room to continue his investigation.
......
Two hours later, He Xun finally found an exceptionally explosive one among the fifteen actresses.
This female celebrity is named Chen Xinran. She is beautiful and started out as a freelance model, specializing in shooting magazines and photo albums with explicit content. Later, she got involved with a fairly well-known director and starred in a low-budget drama that relied on provocative sexual content to gain popularity, thus truly entering the entertainment industry.
Although she has entered the entertainment industry, due to some experiences in her early years, Chen Xinran's reputation in the industry has never been very good. Photos of her flirting with various men in nightclubs can still be found online. Last year, she was even exposed for having nude chats with men online. Even though the platform quickly removed the nude photos circulating online on the grounds of "offensive public morals," this incident still caused her already poor public image to plummet.
Whenever Chen Xinran is present, the comments section is invariably filled with criticism.
But she herself doesn't seem to care much, and remains carefree and unrestrained.
She understands that being famous for being infamous is also a form of fame, and in an interview, she even revealed that she got roles because she was sexually harassed by a director.
—As for why He Xun paid special attention to Chen Xinran, it was certainly not because her style was too open and unrestrained and attracted attention.
It was because of the nude chat incident.
Who is the man who had a nude chat with Chen Xinran?
Why has there been no information about him disclosed online from beginning to end?
He Xun intuitively felt that this was a key point.
However, the videos from that time are no longer available, and nothing can be found on the dark web.
Just as He Xun was having a headache and even considering asking internet mogul Mo Shilin for help, a virus advertisement suddenly popped up in the lower right corner of the webpage.
The advertisement features scantily clad women, deliberately animated to attract attention and entice viewers to click.
Looking at the explicit advertisement, He Xun suddenly had a flash of inspiration.
He remained silent for a moment, then finally opened an adult website. As expected, he found Chen Xinran's complete nude chat video on it.
It's quite ironic.
The video was short, only two minutes long, but the man who was having a nude chat with Chen Xinran was very cautious. He never showed his face, and even his voice was altered.
He Xun listened to the banter between the two without any reaction, watching the conversation frame by frame.
Don't ask, the answer is that he's been in the entertainment industry for so many years that he's seen far too many of these kinds of scenes, to the point that he's almost numb to them.
Looking at his serious expression now, no one would think he was watching a real sex video.
A few minutes later, He Xun finally managed to capture a photo of the man's profile that he had inadvertently revealed.
He improved the image quality, examined it carefully, and finally concluded:
This is Huo Liang.
This profile is almost identical to Huo Liang's.
He has a high, straight nose, a well-defined jaw, and bone structure that gives him a mixed-race look.
He has a very handsome face.
It's a pity; all that's good on the outside is bad on the inside.
Although confident in his eyesight, He Xun decided to test the waters first, just to be on the safe side.
Just half an hour earlier, Chen Xinran had posted a status update on social media, saying she wanted to ask someone out.
The text contains clear sexual innuendo.
He Xun quickly registered a new account to create the impression that he was an insider, and then searched for a selfie of Huo Liang and sent it to Chen Xinran.
The other party replied instantly, as expected.
"Brother, why don't you post your own photos? Why post Huo Ge's photos? (winks)"
He Xun replied, "You keep calling me 'Brother Huo' so intimately? Do you even know him?"
"We're all in the same circle, how could we not know each other? And, in fact, we know each other..."
That's a really ambiguous statement.
He Xun raised an eyebrow and typed, "What do you mean? It sounds like you're quite familiar with him?"
Perhaps because his words were too pointed, Chen Xinran didn't continue the conversation, but instead sent a photo directly.
In the photo, Chen Xinran is wearing a pink lace nightgown, her hair is messy, her eyes are dreamy, her gaze is seductive, and her fair skin is partially exposed.
"Want to try me, brother?"
This selfie might actually arouse a straight man.
Unfortunately, she was dealing with a dead gay man.
He Xun didn't even open the photo; he simply typed expressionlessly, "You're very experienced?"
"Of course, I guarantee you'll be satisfied, brother."
Sensing that the other party's vigilance had slightly relaxed, He Xun feigned taunts and provoked again, "What evidence do you have? Who can prove that your technique is very good, and how do I know that what you, this XX, are saying isn't just lying to me?"
The other party took the bait and smugly boasted to him, "Why would I lie to you? To tell you the truth, I dated a married top male celebrity. Not only is he handsome, but he's also amazing in bed... Although this guy is a complete idiot, he actually betrayed me later... Okay, okay, I won't say who it is. If you send me the screenshots again, I'm afraid I'll get a lawyer's letter (pouting)."
Having discussed this, He Xun already had a plan in mind.
It's definitely Huo Liang.
Chen Xinran was still sending him some explicit messages. He Xun wanted to offer some advice, but then he thought that it was her own choice and life, and he had no right to presumptuously interfere or lecture her. So in the end, he only sent a message saying "Take care of your health" and then deleted the account.
After this ordeal, He Xun became even more convinced that Huo Liang was indeed up to something.
The night was deep, and the moon was hidden behind the dark clouds.
He sat by the window, his long, slender fingers tapping the corner of the table, a mocking glint in his dark eyes.
It's time to give this two-faced, treacherous man a strong dose of medicine.
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