Chapter 114 Curiosity [VIP]
Chapter Summary: Listen to the version of the story I know.
Mu Zhi was quite surprised by He Zhiyue's sudden appearance: "What are you doing here?"
He Zhiyue noticed that Mu Zhi was wearing a long dress with a coat over it. The temperature was 7 or 8 degrees Celsius tonight, and the wind was strong. This outfit was too thin.
"It's cold outside, let's get in the car first."
Mu Zhi hesitated for a moment, considering that He Junzhi would come out soon and would definitely come over and talk nonsense when he saw them standing here.
She has been signed with Lanxing for two years and still trusts her boss.
He followed He Zhiyue toward the car.
He Zhiyue gentlemanly opened the passenger door for Mu Zhi.
"Thanks."
As soon as Mu Zhi got in the car, she found that the air conditioning was on and it was very warm.
He Zhiyue helped her close the car door, walked around the front of the car to the driver's side, opened the car door, and a gust of cold wind blew in, accompanied by a very faint, fresh fruity scent.
It smells like the scent of a mountain orchard, with a hint of fruit tea. The base notes give off the aroma of afternoon forest grass and trees, creating a fresh, clean, calm, and understated feeling.
Mu Zhi smelled the perfume emanating from He Zhiyue. This was the first time she had been so close to a man outside of work, especially in the confined space of a car.
After He Zhiyue got into the car, he appeared calm and composed, not even glancing at Mu Zhi... to avoid eye contact, lest he inadvertently reveal his innermost feelings.
When Mu Zhi asked, "The reason you're here is because you know He Junzhi invited me to dinner at this restaurant?"
He Zhiyue turned her head slightly. "Yes, He Junzhi sent me a message."
Half an hour ago.
He received a provocative message from He Junzhi, who said he was having dinner with Mu Zhi.
Ten minutes ago, He Zhiyue drove here, but didn't get out of the car and went inside; she just waited outside.
"I'm confident he won't poach you."
He Zhiyue's tone was very confident.
Mu Zhi asked, "Why?"
"Zhongxing Media, which He Junzhi and Mao Hongjun jointly opened, is just an empty shell. It has nothing and can't offer anything better than Lanxing Media. The only way to get the film and television resources you want is to lure you with company shares."
But I know you entered the entertainment industry not to make a lot of money. You don't care about the pay when you take roles, and you don't have any ambition to become a capitalist.
He Zhiyue looked directly into Mu Zhi's eyes, his eyes full of admiration: "Teacher Mu, all you want is to act well and have good scripts and roles."
Jin Ziqian made two cameo appearances in the movie "Model of the Times," and it was clear that Mu Zhi had a passion and pursuit of acting. Feeling ashamed of his own inferiority, he gave up pursuing Mu Zhi.
As the boss, how could He Zhiyue not understand?
Hearing He Zhiyue's words, Mu Zhi felt a slight sinking in her heart; his eyes were too bright.
She lowered her eyes slightly, withdrew her gaze from the other person's, and sat up straight to look out the car's front window.
The car is parked in such a spot that people sitting inside can see the restaurant entrance directly.
"You guessed right. He Junzhi offered me a partner position at Zhongxing Media and shares, but those promises are just empty words that can't be realized right now, and I've already refused."
When I left the restaurant, he was very emotional...
Upon hearing this, He Zhiyue frowned and solemnly said to Mu Zhi, "If you don't want to deal with someone, tell me next time, and I'll handle it."
After saying that, he realized that his words seemed to carry a different meaning.
He tried to salvage the situation by saying, "He Junzhi came to you because of me; I'm his target. My mother and grandfather are both actors, and I know that actors only want to focus on filming and don't want to waste their energy on other things."
So in the future, if He Junzhi comes looking for you again, or if you encounter anyone like this that you don't want to deal with, tell... Director Ji and me, and we'll handle it for the company."
Mu Zhi nodded.
She was used to solving problems on her own. She believed that He Junzhi was looking for her, and if she avoided him, even though his agent was blocking him, he wouldn't give up easily and would probably still find a way to come looking for her.
Looking back now, if I had just passed the difficult problem to my boss from the beginning, the person probably wouldn't have come to me.
What kind of trick was He Junzhi playing by revealing his meeting with her to the boss, creating a rift between the company and her? Also, did he reveal the boss's background to her in order to make her have a bad impression of him?
Mu Zhi asked He Zhiyue, "Aren't you curious about what He Junzhi told me?"
"curious."
"..." This was a little different from the lines she had imagined He Zhiyue would say.
I thought he would say something like, "I'd love to listen if you're willing to talk, but it's okay if you don't want to."
He Zhiyue turned to look at Mu Zhi, and smiled silently: "Actually, I can guess that He Junzhi must have mentioned me to you. You can't expect anything nice to come out of a dog's mouth."
Mu Zhi thought to herself: It seems that He Zhiyue has a certain understanding of He Junzhi.
She sensed the sudden chill in the aura of the person beside her, turned her head and saw He Zhiyue staring coldly ahead. She followed his gaze.
He Junzhi came out.
Attracted by their car with its lights on, and seemingly guessing who was inside, they walked towards the car with one hand in their pocket.
"Teacher Mu, please sit down."
Immediately, He Zhiyue started the car and drove straight ahead, stopping only when she was a meter away from He Junzhi. Then she turned the steering wheel to the right, and the car turned into the lane and quickly drove away from the parking lot.
Startled, He Junzhi stumbled backward, only to catch a glimpse of the car's rear end before it quickly disappeared from sight.
Sitting in the car, Mu Zhi: "..."
He Zhiyue's recent maneuver of leaving He Junzhi behind made her start to seriously examine He Zhiyue as a person.
Well, it's hard to see clearly.
His unpretentious, humble, gentle, and composed demeanor was merely a facade; she seemed to have glimpsed a dangerous side to He Zhiyue.
He can patiently lie in wait for a long time to catch his prey, and even after losing most of his chips at the gambling table, he can still smile. Beneath that smile, he calmly begins to plan how to turn the tables...
But He Zhiyue still gave her the impression of being upright.
Not aloof, not gloomy, not aggressive.
Unlike some rich kids who are arrogant, domineering, conceited, flaunt their wealth, hold various parties, and are constantly involved in scandals, he is not arrogant.
He Junzhi said that He Zhiyue was an illegitimate child. After He Zhiyue's mother passed away, He Hongshuo learned that he had a biological son who had been living away from home. A few years ago, despite his family's objections, he brought He Zhiyue back to the He family.
After returning to the He family, He Zhiyue didn't seek experience at any company. Instead, she spent two years developing a project plan called [Lanxing Media], which convinced He Hongshuo to invest and expand their business empire into the entertainment industry.
The ability to single-handedly build up Lanxing Media and dare to expand the business so significantly demonstrates a level of courage that could never be attributed to a novice starting a business for the first time.
He Zhiyue grew up with his mother from a young age, and should have grown up in a loving and affluent environment. Judging from the benefits he provides to female employees in the company, he should have been influenced by his mother's education.
He Zhiyue's mother, He Shuhui, got married but didn't announce it. How much love could she possibly have for her ex-husband? At the very least, her career was more important than her husband.
After retiring from the entertainment industry, He Shuhui did not make a comeback.
Would such an arrogant woman really go back to her ex-husband after his second marriage, using pregnancy to force her way into his position? It sounds utterly unbelievable...
The underground parking lot of Donghua Mansion.
He Zhiyue parked the car, put it in neutral, pressed the handbrake, and turned on the overhead headlights.
On the way back, Mu Zhi thought back to her conversation with He Junzhi that evening, and her mind was filled with the story He Junzhi had told. She was inexplicably curious about the version of the story that He Zhiyue knew.
My main concern is He Shuhui.
Mu Zhi privately felt that it was a pity that He Shuhui ruined her promising career in the entertainment industry because of a man.
Just as she was hesitating whether to ask, He Zhiyue spoke first, as if by telepathy.
Would you like to hear the version of the story that I know?
Mu Zhi nodded immediately.
He Zhiyue candidly said, "A week before my mother passed away, she told me her story with He Hongshuo in a casual tone, as if she were talking about the weather."
After my mother passed away, I found a notebook while sorting through her belongings. Later, I met He Hongshuo in Beicheng, and he also told me his story about my mother... In the end, I pieced together what I believe to be the closest to the truth, the original version of the story.
The story told by He Zhiyue is primarily told from the perspectives of his mother and He Hongshuo.
He Shuhui attended a celebration party for a movie and bumped into He Hongshuo at the hotel. He Hongshuo fell in love with He Shuhui at first sight, but when he learned that she was a very popular female star with many suitors.
His advantages are not obvious, and he is also engaged.
The engagement with Miss Dong was arranged by both families when they were children.
The two families were old friends, but the Dong family's business had been struggling in recent years and they were on the verge of bankruptcy. They wanted the two to get married as soon as possible, but he had no intention of marrying Dong Jingwan. After meeting He Shuhui, he found a way to break off the engagement with Dong Jingwan.
He could never forget He Shuhui, and even though he knew he might not be able to have her, he still launched a fierce offensive against her without hesitation.
A year later, He Shuhui accepted He Hongshuo's advances.
Two years later, He Shuhui and He Hongshuo secretly registered their marriage.
Upon hearing this, Mu Zhi asked curiously, "Your mother was at the peak of her career at the time, why...?"
He Zhiyue: "At that time, my grandmother was seriously ill and didn't have much time left. Her wish was to see her daughter get married. She didn't like my mother becoming a star and wanted her to get married while she was still young. She felt that only when her daughter got married would she truly have someone to rely on. The older generation's ideas were traditional and rigid."
My mother said she got married for my grandmother's sake, and a month later, my grandmother passed away peacefully.
In order to ensure their careers would continue to develop without being affected, He Shuhui and He Hongshuo made a three-point agreement before registering their marriage: no wedding ceremony, no announcement of their marriage, and to keep their relationship a secret from the public, planning to consider announcing it in a few years.
The story that followed was quite melodramatic.
He Hongshuo and He Shuhui rarely saw each other and had to meet secretly. A big businessman certainly didn't want to be seen in public, and he became increasingly dissatisfied with the secret marriage. The two argued many times about announcing their marriage and holding a wedding, and fell into a cold war.
Then the cliché plot of the TV series unfolded, with the second female lead, He Junzhi's mother, making her appearance.
While He Shuhui was filming, she was unaware that her husband had a former fiancée who was now showing concern for him. After rumors of an affair between He Shuhui and director Wan Zhou surfaced, Dong Jingwan even went so far as to fuss over He Hongshuo's drunkenness and end up in bed with him.
He Hongshuo did not get involved with Dong Jingwan, claiming that he knew nothing after drinking and trying his best to distance himself from her.
He deeply loved He Shuhui, and no other woman could catch his eye. Perhaps out of guilt after the affair, he immediately bought a plane ticket to visit He Shuhui on set, took the initiative to apologize, and said that he would never pressure her again and that he could wait.
The two reconciled, and He Hongshuo put aside his work to accompany He Shuhui on set for more than a month.
When He Shuhui returned from filming, Dong Jingwan came to her door and said that she was more than a month pregnant.
Mu Zhi had a pretty good idea of what was going to happen next.
As proud as He Shuhui is, she cannot tolerate any injustice, so she naturally filed for divorce from He Hongshuo. No matter how much He Hongshuo apologized or begged, she was determined to divorce him.
Under pressure from both sets of parents, and perhaps also out of a desire to take responsibility for Dong Jingwan, and perhaps also to deliberately provoke He Shuhui, He Hongshuo agreed to register his marriage with Dong Jingwan.
Later, He Shuhui's secret marriage was exposed. Because He Hongshuo remarried, rumors also circulated that she had interfered in other people's marriages, which greatly affected her career, and she announced her retirement from the entertainment industry.
He Zhiyue: "One of the reasons my mother retired from the entertainment industry was that she found out she was pregnant."
The news of her pregnancy was not told to He Hongshuo, who had no idea of the child's existence.
After retiring from the entertainment industry, He Shuhui flew from the north to the far south and started a new life in an unfamiliar city...
Upon hearing this, Mu Zhi realized that this was the end of the story.
One can't help but wonder: Logically speaking, He Zhiyue's mother didn't tell her ex-husband about the child's existence, leaving Beicheng and escaping everything from the past. Having raised the child to adulthood, would she really reveal the existence of the biological father to He Zhiyue in her final moments of illness?
More than 20 years have passed, but He Hongshuo still can't let go of He Shuhui. When he learned that He Zhiyue was his son, he immediately brought him back to the He family.
Will Dong Jingwan and her son be able to swallow this insult?
Judging from He Junzhi's reaction, he was worried that He Zhiyue would fight him for the family property.
The mother and son didn't make a big fuss and let He Zhiyue return to the He family.
Mu Zhi felt somewhat confused.
He Zhiyue laughed, her eyes flashing with a cold chill, and stated a fact: "I am a few months older than He Junzhi. He Junzhi's mother faked her pregnancy, deceiving He Hongshuo, and only conceived the child six months after marrying He Hongshuo."
“After my mother was hospitalized, Dong Jingwan somehow found out about the news and came to the hospital to see my mother. She told my mother that the news about her being married and interfering in other people's marriages was spread by someone she hired.”
Mu Zhi was stunned. Dong Jingwan must feel that she had surpassed He Shuhui, the superstar who was once adored by thousands, and had forever trampled her underfoot.
One can even imagine Dong Jingwan's condescending attitude as she belittled He Shuhui, saying, "You're about to die, what can you do to fight me?" and then she proudly revealed what she had done.
But what Dong Jingwan never expected was that He Shuhui was already pregnant before her divorce from He Hongshuo and had given birth to a son.
After listening to the stories of He Zhiyue's parents and the previous generation.
Mu Zhi understood He Zhiyue's decision to acknowledge He Hongshuo as his biological father and return to the He family; it was for his mother's sake.
After He Zhiyue finished telling the story, she said to Mu Zhi, "If He Junzhi said anything threatening to you, don't take it to heart."
"The reason I was able to establish Lanxing Media was not because of He Hongshuo's belated and blind fatherly love, the touching father-son relationship, or his appreciation of me. My mother transferred her 5% stake in the He Group to me."
"If the outcome of this game had been decided long ago, there would be no need for me to return to the He family."
[Author's Note]
Yuege: My wife rode in my car (doge emoji). Thanks to all the little angels who voted for me or watered my plants between 00:22:33 on August 9, 2022 and 00:10:24 on August 10, 2022!
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