The male lead Pei Wang took a leave, so many scenes of the crew could not go on as usual.

Feng Yifan didn't blame Pei Wang, but asked worriedly, "Is Brother Pei in good health? How about I go with you to visit him?"

Ning Chuchu: “…No need.”

Except for her, who knew that Pei Wang was married, Pei Wang told everyone else that he was not feeling well. But if these people went to the hospital and saw Pei Wang's face full of injuries... they would not be able to explain anything.

"You stay to shoot other scenes. Even if Pei Wang can't come, you can't slow down the progress, okay?" Ning Chuchu said in detail, acting like an investor.

Feng Yifan nodded quickly, "Don't worry, I will."

So Ning Chuchu quietly left the crew and walked towards the hospital where Pei Wang was.

In order to prevent her from being photographed while visiting Pei Wang, and in order to prevent the two of them from getting involved in some messy scandal, Ning Chuchu was extremely careful this time, taking a long detour before sneaking to the hospital.

There is no way, Pei Wang’s assistant said, his brother Pei’s face was disfigured by his wife.

The disfigurement sounds very serious, Ning Chuchu must go to visit Pei Wang!

Of course, the main reason was that we were worried that his injury would delay the filming progress...

After struggling for a while, Ning Chuchu successfully entered the hospital without telling anyone, and saw Pei Wang lying on the hospital bed.

When Ning Chuchu first saw Pei Wang's current appearance, she was really shocked.

Pei Wang had a piece of gauze wrapped around his head, and bright red blood was seeping out from his forehead. It was obvious that the injury was serious.

His handsome face was covered with scratches and abrasions, and his nose was bruised and looked a little swollen. Moreover, his right arm was in a cast!

All in all, this gentle and elegant actor has become extremely ruthless, and there is no trace of his once proud and elegant appearance.

Ning Chuchu frowned slightly, and asked worriedly, "Brother Pei, why are you injured so badly?"

Ning Chuchu was extremely distressed. This unexpected disaster... would delay the filming progress of "Hunter" by a lot! If the filming cost increased by one day, she, as an investor, would lose money for one day!

Pei Wang smiled bitterly and shook his head, "Sorry, Chuchu, I'm causing you trouble."

Although Ning Chuchu was indeed a little sad about the wasted time, Pei Wang had helped her a lot during this period of time, so she certainly would not complain about him without conscience.

So Ning Chuchu took the initiative to comfort him, "It's okay, just take good care of yourself and treat it as a vacation. Anyway, I have a lot of money in my hand, I can afford it!"

Hearing Ning Chuchu's deliberate joke, Pei Wang couldn't help but laugh. But the movement of his lips pulled the wound on his face, and he gasped slightly in pain.

Ning Chuchu was a little panicked, "Should we call a doctor?"

Pei Wang stopped her with a smile, "No need."

Ning Chuchu sat on the chair beside Pei Wang's bed. After asking briefly about his health, she didn't know what to say for a moment.

Because Pei Wang is married and they had been involved in a scandal before, the two have been very cautious about each other. Apart from discussing movie scripts and acting skills, they don't chat often in private. They almost never have time to be alone like this.

Just when Ning Chuchu was wondering whether she should leave first, Pei Wang suddenly sighed and said, "Chuchu, you know everything, right?"

Ning Chuchu was slightly stunned, and then she realized what Pei Wang wanted to say. She didn't know how to respond, so she could only smile and remain silent.

"The injuries on my body were caused by my wife. I did not fight back the whole time, but I really did not expect that she could be so cruel." Pei Wang's eyes were filled with lingering depression.

Not many people knew he was married, and even fewer could hear him pour out his heart.

And because Ning Chuchu had cured his insomnia and seemed to be a master of metaphysics with a great background, Pei Wang had an inexplicable trust and dependence on her, and wanted to talk to her whenever he encountered troubles.

Next, Pei Wang talked about his past with Shu Ya in a discontinuous manner, "My wife and I are in a business marriage, but I have never had any romantic experience before, and I have always respected her."

"At first we got along very well and even discussed when to have children. But then my insomnia got worse and our differences grew. When we had no choice but to sleep in separate rooms, we didn't say a word to each other for days."

Pei Wang hung his head in despair. "After curing my insomnia, I was so happy that I wanted to restore our previous intimacy with her, but she was very cold to me."

Seeing Pei Wang's disheartened look, and recalling Shu Ya's face full of disgust when she mentioned her husband, Ning Chuchu hesitated for a moment, but decided to tell Pei Wang the cruel truth.

"Brother Pei, I've met your wife before, and she no longer loves you." Ning Chuchu said it very tactfully, not wanting to offend Pei Wang too much.

Shu Ya didn't just stop loving him; she actually hated him.

Ning Chuchu originally wanted to stay out of trouble and not get involved in other people's family affairs, so as not to get involved. But... seeing Pei Wang in such a miserable state, and thinking about how he taught her everything on the set, Ning Chuchu couldn't bear to hide it from him.

Hearing this, Pei Wang was slightly startled, looking ahead blankly, and did not speak for a long time.

Ning Chuchu pondered for a while and continued, "You know, I'm telling the truth."

Ning Chuchu portrays herself as a mysterious master of metaphysics in front of Pei Wang, so her words still carry a lot of weight to Pei Wang.

Sure enough, hearing Ning Chuchu's decisive words, Pei Wang smiled bitterly, lowered his head and said in a low voice: "In fact, I have felt it for a long time, but I just don't want to accept this reality."

"I have neglected her in recent years." Pei Wang said in a heavy voice, "No wonder she holds a grudge against me."

Ning Chuchu looked at Pei Wang's depressed look and suddenly asked, "Why did she hit you?"

Seeing Pei Wang was silent, Ning Chuchu quickly added: "If it's inconvenient, you don't have to answer."

Pei Wang shook his head slowly, "It's not inconvenient at all."

"I'm not sure how I offended her." Pei Wang tried to recall, "Yesterday I went home for a rare dinner with her. During the dinner, I talked about the movie Hunter that I was filming. I said that I really liked the role of the male lead Chen Feng, and then... she suddenly got angry."

"She seemed to say that this role should not belong to me, and should be reserved for those who really need it and play the greatest role." Pei Wang frowned and said, "I didn't understand what she meant, so I didn't respond."

"But when she saw that I remained silent, she got even angrier and started to bring up the past when I ignored her because of my insomnia. In the end, she even resorted to violence."

Pei Wang rubbed his forehead with a headache, "Of course I couldn't fight back, and I didn't expect her to suddenly hit me so hard. I was caught off guard and she hit me on the head with a red wine bottle. While I was dizzy, she attacked me with other means."

"When I woke up, I was already in the hospital."

After listening to Pei Wang's narration, Ning Chuchu also fell silent.

I really didn't realize that Shu Ya looks petite and gentle, but is actually so violent and fierce?

She actually managed to beat Pei Wang like this... Even though Pei Wang was defenseless and didn't fight back, it was enough to show how cruel she was.

Ning Chuchu always felt that there was something wrong with Shuya and that her behavior was not logical.

It seems...something has been overlooked by Ning Chuchu.

After discovering the truth system can be used to explore many secrets, Ning Chuchu did not abuse this function. She has her own set of principles when doing things, and will never check the privacy of irrelevant people at will. Of course, except for matters related to her own vital interests.

The reason why she doesn't use this function casually is, first, because she is very busy every day and does not have that much extra curiosity; second, because she also has a bottom line and does not want to deliberately pry into other people's privacy.

But now, Ning Chuchu was really eager to use the system to verify what was going on between Pei Wang and Shu Ya.

After all, Pei Wang was the leading actor she had hired at a huge price, and now the conflict between him and Shu Ya had seriously affected the filming of her movie.

However, before that, there is another important thing.

"Brother Pei, have you called the police? Have you done a physical examination?" Ning Chuchu asked seriously.

Pei Wang shook his head blankly, "No."

"Call the police." Ning Chuchu said decisively, "This is not a trivial matter. Even if you decide to forgive Shu Ya for hitting others and not hold her responsible, you'd better call the police and keep a record as evidence just in case."

Ning Chuchu always felt that there was something strange about Shu Ya, and subconsciously wanted to be fully prepared.

Pei Wang's expression was somewhat resistant, "No need for that, this is my family affair after all..."

Ning Chuchu asked bluntly, "She beat you like this, it's no longer a family matter, it's a criminal matter."

Pei Wang: “…”

Pei Wang choked and asked hesitantly, "I'm afraid someone will take a picture of me and spread it around..."

A star who is the center of attention will be watched all the time, especially an actor of Pei Wang's level.

Ning Chuchu thought about it and tried the same old trick again, "Call the police now and ask a doctor to examine the wound. Don't worry, no one will find out."

Ning Chuchu raised her eyebrows happily. It seemed that things would go smoothly from now on. The prediction function of the system was still as useful as ever!

Pei Wang didn't know why Ning Chuchu was so sure. Later, he followed Ning Chuchu's arrangement with half belief and half doubt.

Ning Chuchu acted quickly and called the police directly, and the police took statements from both Pei Wang and Shu Ya.

Shu Ya seemed to have not expected Pei Wang to call the police and was very flustered. When the police asked her seriously, she immediately admitted that she was indeed the one who inflicted the injuries on Pei Wang.

But when asked why she hurt others, Shu Ya hesitated, "I was just angry at that time..."

Ning Chuchu, who was watching, heard this and her eyes flickered. She then went to the bathroom and after making sure that no one was around, she began to try to use the system to find out the truth: "The reason why Shu Ya hit Pei Wang was because... she was so angry that she lost her mind."

Ning Chuchu: “…”

Here it comes again. It was just like when she used the system to explore Yun Shu's secrets before, because she had too few clues, the system would turn the answer to irrelevant details, making it impossible for her to touch the real facts.

Ning Chuchu gritted her teeth and snorted, "Tong, tell me the truth, have you done any bug fixes recently?"

System: "Haha, that's right, I have been reborn! I am now 鈥渟絲鈥檚 Tong!"

"Just work hard on your own, host!"

"Tsk." Ning Chuchu raised her eyebrows unhappily, but she wasn't really dissatisfied.

Not only could she not dig out the truth directly, she could also investigate it herself, it would just take a little more time.

In a sense, the system is right.

She cannot guarantee that she will have systematic companionship for the rest of her life, so the most important thing is for her to grow up on her own and not always rely on external forces.

After taking a statement and examining the injuries, the police recorded this "domestic violence incident" against the famous actor. After confirming that Pei Wang did not want to pursue his wife's fault for the time being, he only sternly warned Shu Ya and left.

Shu Ya's face turned pale. She glared at Pei Wang and Ning Chuchu fiercely, then walked away angrily in her high heels.

Pei Wang looked very lonely as he watched Shu Ya leave. Ning Chuchu couldn't comfort him, after all, one of them was married and the other had a fiancé, so it was not right for them to get too close.

After thinking for a while, Ning Chuchu said dryly: "Brother Pei, then you should take good care of yourself and relax. The crew is not in a hurry."

Pei Wangqiang cheered up and said with a smile: "It's okay, I will go back to shoot tomorrow."

He curled his lips in self-mockery, "My injuries are just right for me to directly film the scene in the later part of the movie where Chen Feng saves people with injuries, so I don't have to do the battle damage makeup."

Ning Chuchu raised her eyebrows slightly, and a look of joy appeared on her face, "Really? That's great, thank you for your hard work!"

Pei Wang: “…”

Although he was the one who took the initiative to suggest shooting despite the injury, Ning Chuchu's eager and happy expression... somehow made him feel like he was being exploited by the evil capitalists.

Pei Wang twitched his lips, "Chu Chu, you are really not polite at all."

Ning Chuchu smiled slightly, not hiding her thoughts at all, "You are willing to film with injuries, which is to save money for me as an investor. What reason do I have to refuse?"

Looking at Ning Chuchu's relaxed and casual smile, Pei Wang was a little dazed for a moment.

He has been in the entertainment industry for so many years, but he has never met anyone like Ning Chuchu. Or rather, he has lived for nearly 30 years, and not only in the entertainment industry, but also in his daily life, he has never met such a person.

He is outspoken, carefree and unrestrained, never hides his thoughts, and never succumbs to a false environment.

As hot and dazzling as the sun.

Pei Wang actually envied Ning Chuchu. He had been in the entertainment industry for many years, and his status was higher than Ning Chuchu's, and he was sought after and respected everywhere.

But even so, he cannot be himself as he pleases, and many times he cannot speak freely and express his true thoughts.

He had long been accustomed to living with a mask, and even thought it was normal. But until he met Ning Chuchu, he slowly realized that the "unspoken rules" he thought were commonplace and tacitly understood were actually very abnormal.

A frank and sincere person like Ning Chuchu became an outlier among them.

The most rare thing is that her honesty and frankness are not annoying at all, nor do they make people think that she has no emotional intelligence. In short, Ning Chuchu is really an amazing person.

Pei Wang looked at Ning Chuchu with complicated eyes, and sighed for a long time, "Chuchu, thank you for today. Thank you for helping me so much here, you should go back and rest early."

Ning Chuchu was straightforward and straightforward, and she stood up without hesitation, "I am indeed a little tired, so I will go back first."

Pei Wang: “…Okay.” As expected, he was still not used to Ning Chuchu’s straightforwardness.

Before leaving, Ning Chuchu turned around and reminded him, "Are you sure you'll be fine tomorrow?"

Pei Wang felt relieved. It seemed that Ning Chuchu cared more about his health than money. He felt relieved and was about to reply with a smile.

Ning Chuchu stroked her chin thoughtfully, "How about I send a driver to pick you up and take you to the set?"

Pei Wang: "...Thank you, no need."

It's his fault for being too sentimental. :)

After bidding farewell to Pei Wang, Ning Chuchu walked briskly back to the set, wanting to quickly make up for the scenes that were delayed today. However, she met an unexpected acquaintance in the hospital corridor.

"Auntie Wang?" Ning Chuchu shouted in surprise. The person in front of her was Auntie Wang, the nanny who had helped her lead Yun Shu to the back garden.

"Chu Chu!" Aunt Wang walked up to her happily, holding her arm and asking in a low voice, "Are you here to see your father? I knew you were soft-hearted. How could you remain indifferent after knowing that your father was in the hospital?"

Ning Chuchu: “…” She really wasn’t here to see Ning Guangzhong.

Ning Chuchu didn't bother to hide anything on such a small matter, nor did she avoid letting Aunt Wang know her attitude towards Ning Guangzhong, so she said bluntly: "Aunt Wang, I'm not here to see him. I came to the hospital for other things and I have to leave now."

Aunt Wang got anxious when she heard this. She refused to let go of Ning Chuchu's arm and kept pulling her to a nearby ward. She kept nagging, "How can I do that? You've come to the hospital, how can you justify not going in to see your sick father? What if this gets known and someone tells you that you're..."

Aunt Wang has worked in Ning Chuchu's home for more than 20 years and has watched her grow up. When she was most helpless, only Aunt Wang would secretly help her and give her advice.

She knew that Aunt Wang was just being kind and wanted her to take advantage of Yun Shu's misfortune to quickly mend her relationship with Ning Guangzhong so that she could keep everything of the Ning family firmly in her hands.

Aunt Wang has always been aware of Ning Chuchu's ambitions and goals. So when she felt the opportunity had come, she couldn't wait to let Ning Chuchu show her talents.

Looking at Aunt Wang's simple figure, Ning Chuchu was silent for a moment.

She didn't know how to explain to this kind and simple nanny that she had changed. Everything she once cared about was no different to her now.

She has already broken free from the mire of the past, and from now on there is only a broad and bright new world before her eyes.

Ning Chuchu is no longer the child who longed for father's love to the point of being cautious.

She doesn't care about that anymore.

But before Ning Chuchu had the chance to explain her thoughts to Aunt Wang, she was pulled into a ward by Aunt Wang.

"Sir, Chuchu is here to see you!" Aunt Wang shouted excitedly.

The man lying on the hospital bed was staring at the ceiling in a daze. After hearing Aunt Wang's voice, he struggled to get up from the bed and looked at his daughter with excitement, "Chu Chu, you're here!"

Looking at Ning Guangzhong's pale and haggard face, Ning Chuchu couldn't tell the feeling in her heart.

Aunt Wang was constantly winking at her, asking her to hurry up and talk to Ning Guangzhong, and Ning Guangzhong was also looking at her eagerly.

Ning Chuchu thought about it and sat down next to him. It's better to talk about some things as soon as possible.

"Chu Chu, Dad really knows he was wrong. Can you...can you forgive me?" Ning Guangzhong asked with tears in his eyes and a sob.

At this time, Aunt Wang had already left tactfully and closed the door. The father and daughter were the only ones in the quiet ward.

"No." Ning Chuchu said the most heartless words with a calm face without any hesitation.

Ning Guangzhong's figure swayed, as if he was greatly shocked. He leaned over to his daughter anxiously and said, "Chuchu, Dad was deceived by that woman Yunshu! Now that I have seen her true face, I will never be fooled by her again!"

"Dad will only care about you from now on, okay? There will be no outsiders in our family anymore." Ning Guangzhong choked with excitement, his face full of pleading.

Ning Chuchu curled her lips lightly, but there was no smile in her eyes. She said in a flat voice: "Are you going to put all the responsibility on Yun Shu?"

"Indeed, Yun Shu tricked you, but you treated her so well afterwards...it wasn't just out of guilt, right?" Ning Chuchu asked word by word.

Ning Guangzhong's body stiffened slightly, and he avoided Ning Chuchu's sharp gaze uncomfortably.

Although Yun Shu did use some tricks to attract Ning Guangzhong's attention, it must be said that she was very good at winning people's hearts. She was used to pretending to be weak, and usually cared about Ning Guangzhong and obeyed him in every way.

After more than ten years, even though Ning Guangzhong married her out of guilt, his heart is not made of iron, so how could he not be moved? Of course, there is some real emotion in it.

Ning Chuchu crossed her arms and said lazily, "Do you think... I have a rift with you because of Yun Shu?"

"Isn't it?" Ning Guangzhong was puzzled.

Ning Chuchu sneered, "The one who makes me completely disappointed in you is you yourself."

"Do you still remember? Ever since Yunshu married you, how much grievances have I suffered at home? And most of these grievances were inflicted on me by you."

"Because you always make me be patient and humble, no matter who is right or wrong, I will always stand on the side of Yun Shu and her daughter!"

"If you had been more clear-headed and hadn't wronged your own daughter in order to show your tolerance and love for Yun Shu and her daughter, we wouldn't have come to this."

Ultimately, Ning Chuchu was disappointed with this father who was easily influenced and always treated everyone unfairly.

Ning Guangzhong showed deep guilt on his face, and continued to explain: "Chu Chu, Dad is too stupid. I regard you as the closest and most important person to me, and I naturally think that our father-daughter relationship will never change, so I always wrong you on weekdays..."

"But, you have always been the most important person in my heart!" Ning Guang said sincerely.

"You know what? Ever since you were born, your mother and I have agreed that we would only have you as our child."

Ning Chuchu's eyes moved slightly as she stared at him silently.

Seeing his daughter seemed to be moved, Ning Guangzhong was shocked and continued: "I don't want your mother to suffer the pain of childbirth again, and I only want to love you as my daughter in this life, so I went for a sterilization not long after you were born."

"Chu Chu, Daddy will always have only you as his biological child, how could I not love you?" Ning Guangzhong said painfully, "I was really just confused for a moment, that's why..."

Ning Guangzhong looked at his daughter eagerly: "Chu Chu, please forgive Daddy!"

Ning Chuchu looked at him mysteriously, "You said you had a sterilization? And you also said you only wanted to have me as your child in this life?"

Ning Guangzhong nodded hurriedly, "Yes!"

Then he asked sadly, "Don't you believe Dad?"

Ning Chuchu crossed her arms and smiled meaningfully, "It doesn't matter whether I believe it or not."

“Just verify it and you’ll know.”

Ning Guangzhong: “……?”