Chapter 72
Xi Miao was like her half-sister, so she called the chef over and asked him to prepare a table of nutritious and healthy delicacies according to the recovery period menu.
After dinner, no one mentioned sad things tacitly. Wen Zhenni's mood seemed to have stabilized, but everyone could see that she was still unhappy.
That evening, Wen Zhenni, feeling overwhelmed, cried out for alcohol to drown her sorrows. She dragged Xi Miao to open a few bottles of mild fruit wine. But she couldn't drink, so Xi Miao coaxed her into filling a bottle while she wasn't paying attention.
The three little sisters just lay on the sofa in the living room, watching a movie and drinking some wine.
Mingxia noticed that Wen Zhenni had noticed whether it was a drink or alcohol, and expressed her concern. She whispered to Xi Miao, "Have you contacted Ciheng? Does he know Zhenni is with you?"
"He called me this afternoon." Xi Miao didn't intend to hide the truth. "Although I don't think much of him, this kind of thing is not something to joke about."
Mingxia was a little surprised: "He didn't say anything else? No explanation?"
Xi Miao glanced at her and said, "No, he just told me to take good care of Nibao. He also sent a therapist over."
"Alas, but it's not a good idea to continue to be in this stalemate." Mingxia felt that when there are conflicts between husband and wife, simply avoiding them is not a solution. They must be resolved as soon as possible, otherwise there will be more conflicts later.
Xi Miao always sided with Wen Zhenni, regardless of right or wrong. She couldn't be relied upon at all. This ideological work was left to her: "Zhenni, why don't you give him a call and see what he has to say?"
Wen Zhenni hesitated: "...It's so late, he must be asleep."
She was so angry at the time that she blacklisted Ciheng's WeChat and phone numbers. She had no idea if he had contacted her. Furthermore, she was in such a complicated mood that she simply didn't have the courage to confront him so quickly.
As soon as Xi Miao saw her guilty look, he guessed that she must have blocked the person. "What are you afraid of? Just scold him in front of him and vent all your resentment."
Wen Zhenni's eyes evaded: "...but when I saw him, I couldn't bring myself to curse him."
Xi Miao reached out his hand unhappily and poked her head: "You are useless."
Wen Zhenni nodded sadly. Okay, she admitted, she was a softie who only dared to curse in her heart but not out loud.
But I felt so angry inside. No matter if I was right or not, it was all someone else's fault. "I'm really angry this time. No matter how much jewelry he buys to apologize, it won't work."
Mingxia's eyes fell on the phone in her hand that lit up from time to time, and she said, "So what are you doing now?"
Wen Zhenni rubbed the screen of her mobile phone repeatedly, turning it on and then off immediately. She had repeated this action countless times.
She pursed her lips and said nothing. It was already past midnight, and this was the first time she had felt so bad since the previous night.
But then I thought, it was only one night. She also had a temper and longed to be coaxed.
Thinking of this, her nose felt sore again. She grabbed the bottle of wine beside her, tilted her head back and took a sip of the drink. Then she asked sullenly, as if talking to herself, "We...are not really getting divorced, are we?"
"It's not that bad," Mingxia put her arm around her shoulders to comfort her. "You just have a disagreement, not a relationship problem."
Mingxia had just finished comforting her when Xi Miao suddenly cried out excitedly, then laughed slyly: "I was saying this man was so tactless that he didn't even know how to make a phone call. Look, the phone is ringing!"
She flipped her phone over and waved the caller ID towards Wen Zhenni: "Do you want to hear what he says?"
"I don't want to listen!" Wen Zhenni rushed over and wanted to press the reject button. Fortunately, Xi Miao reacted quickly, took the phone back in time, and pressed the answer button.
"Is Ni Ni next to you?" A familiar voice came out from the receiver, hoarse and low, and it sounded like her condition was not much better than hers.
Xi Miao lip-synced the call with a playful smile and held the phone in front of Wen Zhenni, "Ni Ni, you're not going to answer the call?"
"No! You can listen to the call yourself." Wen Zhenni turned her head away angrily, "By the way, please convey to me that I haven't forgiven him yet, so don't call him so intimately."
But Xi Miao turned on the speakerphone, so she didn't need to repeat her words at all, and the other party heard every word without missing a word.
Ciheng smiled bitterly. This was what happened after an argument. Every word he said would be picked upon.
"What do you want me to call you?" he asked.
Wen Zhenni was very upset and blurted out angrily, "I want to divorce you."
Ciheng said in a serious tone: "No matter how angry you are, you can't talk about divorce."
Wen Zhenni: "If you come over and apologize to me in person, I will consider not getting a divorce. Otherwise, there's no point in discussing it."
Ci Heng couldn't understand: "Why do you want a divorce? Because I don't allow you to participate in variety shows."
Wen Zhenni didn't say anything for a long time.
He asked again: "Did you receive a call from Qin Qing today?"
If you didn't receive a call, it didn't mean your trip was cancelled.
But what does this mean? Can we just pretend that what happened yesterday never happened?
Wen Zhenni felt choked up. She turned around, grabbed the phone, and said harshly into the receiver, "I'm going to sleep. Bye!"
She poked her finger on the red button, hung up the phone, and then glared at Xi Miao and threatened: "Don't answer his call, or I will break up with you."
After returning the phone to Xi Miao, she picked up the bottle again and buried herself in the sofa.
Xi Miao gave Mingxia a look.
As the saying goes, there is no greater sorrow than a dead heart. The fact that a couple can still quarrel and argue with each other emotionally shows that they care about each other in their hearts. They cannot get divorced in this marriage.
After watching a movie with Wen Zhenni and drinking almost enough wine, Xi Miao complained of a headache and wanted to go to bed. However, when he stood up, he felt dizzy and fell asleep on the sofa.
Wen Zhenni was still energetic, but the person who was drinking with her collapsed first.
She said angrily, "You gave me a watered-down drink, but you got drunk on it yourself."
It was already very late at night, and the servants had long since been sent off to rest. Wen Zhenni and Mingxia moved the people back to the bedroom and settled them down, then each returned to their own room.
Lying in bed, tossing and turning, unable to fall asleep, Wen Zhenni forced herself to close her eyes, trying to clear her mind of distracting thoughts and trying to fall asleep, but every attempt ended in failure.
Why couldn't he just bow his head and admit his mistake to her?
The more Wen Zhenni thought about it, the more she felt that she had indulged him too much in the past, which led him to have the illusion that she would forgive him no matter what he did wrong.
She couldn't help but get up, took her phone, removed his WeChat from the blacklist, spoke several long paragraphs in one breath, confirmed that the voice message was sent successfully, and continued to call the cold palace.
That night, not only Wen Zhenni struggled with her bed all night, but Ciheng also had a similar struggle.
There was her scent on the bed, but she was not there. He slept for less than three hours on and off. When the alarm rang, he just felt a headache.
The first thing I did was to pick up my phone and realize that I had left the cold palace last night.
There were several unread messages, each of which was a minute-long voice message. When I clicked on them and listened to them, each one was illogical nonsense, as if the person couldn't sleep, so he dragged him out and took it out on him.
He clicked on the dialog box to reply and received a red dot.
Well, she’s been sent to the cold palace again.
I wanted to laugh, but I couldn't, and I didn't know where my anger started. In the end, I stroked my hair calmly.
Maybe I was too impulsive and didn't handle this matter properly. The responsibility lies with me.
He tugged at his sleep-ruffled hair a few times, then stood up and walked into the bathroom, washing his face with cold water. After washing up, he put the wedding ring back on his ring finger and adjusted the bracelet on his wrist.
When I went downstairs to the dining room, Lin Nuo was already in the living room.
"What's the situation with Gao Chengsi?" He sat down at the dining table and motioned his secretary to have some more breakfast.
Lin Nuo took the chopsticks brought by the servant and said, "The news is confirmed. Gao Chengsi's recording schedule is the same as his wife's, and there are no changes at the moment. The Gao family has a strong background, and the production team dare not offend them. No matter how much capital is invested, it will not shake him."
"And according to the information I've received, the last artist he assaulted was banned and banned for trying to report him, and all related news has been forcibly suppressed. The victims can't even speak out online, let alone file a complaint through formal channels."
Leveraging his family's political connections, Gao Chengsi has been rampant in the entertainment industry for the past two years. He has lured numerous female artists to drinking parties, drugging them, taking them to hotels, and then assaulting or torturing them with perverted methods. He then threatens and pressures them to permanently ban them from the industry if they dare to speak out. Consequently, the women he has victimized have been left with no recourse and can only endure their pain.
Lin Nuo's report explained the situation very clearly.
Ciheng just nodded slightly and ate breakfast calmly.
Lin Nuo's face was a little solemn, and for the first time he backed down. "...Boss Ci, the Gao family's network of connections is complex and tangled, and they're a tough nut to crack. If we send him in, I'm afraid we'll have to pay a heavy price."
The Tianhai Gao family was incredibly powerful, a figure undeniable in the political arena, and Gao Chengsi's father was a highly sought-after figure. With such a powerful family backing, it would be difficult to shake him.
Moreover, Gao Chengsi was the only son of the Gao family. His name made it clear that he was the patriarch of the Gao family, the one who would carry on the family line, the most cherished and cherished child of the Gao family. If anything happened to him, the Gao family would not abandon him but would cover for him without a trace.
This kind of unfortunate incident is something everyone keeps secret, and no one would take the initiative to touch upon it. In fact, many of the female artists who were victimized had powerful backgrounds, but they were unable to gain control over the situation, and the matter was ultimately left unresolved.
Wen Zhenni might have heard about this, but she might not have truly understood the stakes involved. Ciheng's initial instinct was to tell her to get out of the way; that was all she needed to do, to stay out of danger.
But if you calm down and think about it carefully, you will see people in the entertainment industry everywhere. Even if you can avoid them today, you may run into them somewhere else tomorrow. Avoiding them is not a solution.
"We have an 80% chance of winning." He concluded confidently.
Lin Nuo immediately understood what he meant: "Boss Ci means that there will be big moves in the near future?"
Ci Heng nodded. "This year's focus is on combating corruption. The Gao family has been acting in a high-profile manner over the years, doing a lot of dirty work and making quite a few enemies. Plus, the people below are trying to move up. Guess how many people are waiting for their downfall?"
On the day of the Wen family's birthday party, his uncle had already informed him of the matter. However, at that time, he hadn't confirmed the information, and his subconscious reaction was that he didn't want Wen Zhenni to be put in danger, so he was very nervous about her going on the variety show.
He spoke to his uncle on the phone yesterday, and he received instructions from his superiors to take action first against the big tiger of the Gao family.
Lin Nuo breathed a sigh of relief. What had seemed like an extremely difficult matter suddenly became much easier to handle. "Now that the Gao family has fallen, those victims have a chance to appeal. Gao Chengsi has lost his protection, and his imprisonment is certain."
Ci Heng knocked on the table, a hint of anger in his eyes: "So we must obtain irrefutable evidence that will completely destroy his life and convict him of the crime. This will prevent the Gao family from cutting off their own ties and finding someone else to take the blame."
"I know what to do."
Lin Nuo finished his breakfast in a few seconds and left in a hurry.
Ciheng was also preparing to leave for the company. But just as she got into the car, her phone started vibrating.
When he checked the caller ID and saw it was the old lady at home, his head started to ache again. Ciyu had come last night, and he must have said something after he returned. This call was probably to question him.
He answered the phone and admitted his mistake first: "I was wrong. I was careless and made her angry. I will definitely go and pick her up in a few days. If she doesn't come back, you can kick me out of the house."
Before Grandma Ci could even open her mouth, he interrupted her. She was speechless for a long time and then scolded her with a smile: "...You bastard! It's better this way."
He didn't mention the dangerous matter because he was afraid that it would worry the old lady, and he just made a joke to get over it.
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