Chapter 5
However, when he looked left and right, he saw that it was just an ordinary thermos cup of hot water with wolfberries soaked in it. There was even a cup in front of Su Ning, which he had already drunk more than half of.
"You smell of alcohol. Did those people force you to drink? Drink this and then go to bed, or you'll have a headache tomorrow morning. It's too late today, and I'm worried about sending you back like this. I'll find a car to take you back tomorrow morning." Su Ning explained, "Li Chu, I'm sorry for this matter. I'll give you an explanation."
His tone was firm when he said this, making people feel that he would really do what he said.
That's impossible. How could anyone ask for an explanation for themselves?
What’s more, it was Su Ning who said this.
Li Chu was shocked and didn't even have time to hide the surprise in his eyes. He looked up at him again. Only then did he realize that what Su Ning was holding in his hand was not a rope, but a white bandage used for bandaging. The medicine box was placed on the coffee table.
It turns out that he took off his clothes to make it easier to bandage... No, when did Su Ning get injured?
He looked more closely and saw that the wound on his arm looked long and thin, as if it had been scraped by something.
Li Chu almost immediately thought of the wine bottle. Was it because of the injury he got when he was trying to get out?
Su Ning asked him to go to bed, but Li Chu didn't move. The child seemed a little dazed. He took the glass of water and sat there without moving, as if he was frightened by seeing Li Chu injured. His pupils were dilated and the corners of his eyes were a little red, making him look more like a little rabbit.
He was about to remind him again to drink the water, take the medicine and then go to bed, but he saw Li Chu seemed to react, his eyes rolled, and then he started talking.
"I'm sorry, I was so careless that I didn't notice that the young master was injured," he said, "Let me bandage the wound for you."
I want to see if this bastard is pretending.
Li Chu thought viciously in his heart.
As he spoke, he reached out to take the medical kit, but Su Ning stopped him and asked, "What about your own injuries?"
As soon as he got there, he saw someone kicking him. That group of people must have given him a lot of trouble before he arrived.
Li Chu was stunned for a moment, then replied: "I'm fine, I dodged it, it's just a minor injury."
He didn't really lie about that.
Before going there tonight, Li Chu knew what would happen. He knew that the hidden cameras in the box were filming the entire time, so on the surface he had to maintain the image of a stubborn and undaunted girl, but in fact, his mind was always on the move.
He was very careful in dodging the actions of those people. At most he was pushed and kicked a few times, leaving some bruises on his body. Finally, Su Ning blocked a wine bottle thrown by the other party in anger. The rest were minor problems. At least he was much more sober than Su Ning at that time.
Su Ning: "Don't lie to me, what's wrong with your knee?"
The kick on his knee was the hardest hit on the ground. He had some old injuries, and the bruises were particularly obvious. Then Li Chu saw Su Ning take out the medicated oil from the medicine box and give it to him, and then applied a plaster for bruises and injuries on him. As if he was worried, he repeatedly confirmed that he really didn't have any serious injuries. He said, "I'll take you to see a doctor," and then turned his back to let him help treat the wound.
Su Ning injured his arm, so it was indeed difficult for him to do it himself.
Li Chu stared at his back, rummaged through the medicine box, paused for a moment on the sharp scissors used to cut the bandage, then picked up the disinfectant alcohol, first cleaned his wound, disinfected it, applied medicine, and then carefully wrapped it with a bandage. His movements looked very professional and skilled.
There is something very wrong with this person tonight, and we must not act rashly.
As for Su Ning, he just felt that the child's hands were shaking a little, especially when applying alcohol for disinfection, which made Su Ning feel so painful that a layer of cold sweat broke out on his forehead.
He didn't take it seriously. It was good enough that someone could bandage it, and as long as there was no problem generally, it was fine. It wasn't his turn to be picky.
When Li Chu had completely dealt with it, Su Ning turned to look at him and asked one more question: "How could a child of your age know this?"
As Li Chu put away the medicine box, he explained in a low voice: "I often got injured when I was learning to dance, and I treated them all by myself. After a while, I became familiar with them. These things are not worth mentioning. I didn't expect that I could help the young master at this time. Even if it is of some use."
"So my knee is nothing serious. I really don't need to see a doctor."
The child's face was a little pale, but when he mentioned dancing practice, his face naturally brightened up, and then he smiled shyly at him.
Su Ning's heart moved, and he asked again: "You and Zhou Chunqing..."
Li Chu's hands trembled as he put away the medicine box. He paused for a moment, but did not hide it: "You can see that we know each other. We are cousins. Our families used to do business together and have always lived together. Last year, our family company had problems and owed a large sum of money. The adults in the family couldn't stand it, so some ran away and some jumped off the building. I was studying abroad at the time, and I dropped out and came back after hearing the news."
"My sister was deceived by those people. In order to pay off her debts, she had no choice but to sign a long-term contract with Jiang Chenfeng's entertainment studio. She suffered a great loss and has not paid off her debts until now. But she always didn't want me to be like that."
He said this lightly, but it did make it sound even more miserable, especially after tonight's experience. The more he watched it, the more he sounded like the poor protagonist in a book who had been abused eight hundred times.
"I will pay off the debt, and I will definitely rescue her."
Finally, Li Chu added softly in a voice that only he could hear.
Su Ning felt a little reluctant after hearing this, and replied: "Just call me by my name, no need to call me Young Master."
This is not some large feudal family, there is no need to call it that.
But Li Chu blinked and asked, "Isn't that right? I heard that those people in the company all call me that, can't I call them that too?"
Su Ning: "...It's up to you."
Those people in the company probably called him this with sarcasm in mind, secretly mocking him for having a backer, but the kid couldn't hear it.
Maybe he is really naive. It can be seen that Zhou Chunqing is also trying her best to protect him as a sister. There is no point in explaining these to him, and Li Chu may not understand.
"Go to bed early," Su Ning urged him, "The guest room is clean. If you need anything, you can get it here."
Li Chu shook his head: "I don't lack anything."
He wanted to say something else, but before he could say it, Su Ning forcefully sent him back to the guest room, and watched him finish the cup of warm red date and wolfberry water that was meant for him to sober up.
"How dare you stay up late at your age! Go to bed early."
Su Ning reminded him, probably thinking that he would be cold, so he stuffed a thick quilt into his bed after a while, then closed the door and left. As expected, he did not disturb him again. It seemed that he really just wanted him to have a good sleep, and he did not touch him at all from beginning to end.
Li Chu: ...
He felt that his plan tonight had completely failed. Perhaps Su Ning didn't like his type, so he had to give up.
So he turned off the lights in the room and sat on the bed with his eyes open. After a while, he was sure that the other party had gone far away and there was no sound outside. Then he looked at his hands. Because he had treated the wound, there was still some smell of alcohol and blood on them even after washing. He muttered, "The wound is real, not acted."
Li Chu frowned, his eyes deep, and after a while he spoke in a low voice, as if talking to himself: "Liar."
"There is no such thing as a saying in this circle. They are all lies to me."
Don't think he doesn't know that these people are all untrustworthy and fake.
Li Chu reminded himself again and again, but he still couldn't fall asleep.
Su Ning's windbreaker was still on the sofa, looking at him in silence, as if silently reminding him of something. He stared at it for a long time, then turned over and pretended that it didn't exist at all.
He opened his eyes in the darkness, thinking a lot of random thoughts, feeling a little absent-minded.
Originally he thought that tonight was destined to be a sleepless night, but maybe it was because of the cup of warm water with red dates and wolfberries that Su Ning gave him, or maybe it was because the bed in this rich family was really soft, but later on he fell asleep without realizing it.
Su Ning hadn't slept yet, he was still thinking about other things.
Now that he has entered the book, he must hurry up and understand his current situation, especially since his understanding of the original work is limited to a few sentences. Although the original owner's memory is complete, it may not be completely true.
There was a spare mobile phone of the original owner in the house, which he quickly found. As soon as he opened it, the screen was almost flooded with messages.
The first thing pushed to him on his phone was today's hot searches on social media. Su Ning had known for a long time that he had been scolded and was on the hot searches. He had experienced many ups and downs in the circle for many years, but when he clicked in to take a look, he was still slightly shocked by the scene.
The first three hot searches all had the word "explosive" written on them, from bottom to top, they are "Su Ning hurts people", "Su Ning nightclub" and "Su Ning get out of the entertainment industry". He is probably the only one in the entire entertainment industry who is blessed to have such a top-tier treatment at the top of the hot searches.
There is no need to say much about the "Su Ning injuring people" incident. It was about Sang Le falling and breaking his bones. However, if this incident ended here, it would just be a matter of being scolded on the top of the hot searches. If Guangying Entertainment's public relations department tried to whitewash it, they could just say it was an accident during the game and apologized and said it was an accident. It's not that it can't be brought up, because the camera didn't capture it directly and no one can provide conclusive evidence, but its popularity with the public is indeed basically ruined.
The heat is rising again now because of a new development tonight - Su Ning was photographed fishing in Chunjiang River.
I don’t know whether Jiang Chenfeng was so angry that he took action or if someone at the party had ulterior motives, but the few photos of him that were captured were a bit blurry and his face was not captured clearly, but his appearance, height, and hair were indeed very recognizable, and this was now confirmed in front of the public.
While the entire show was in a mess because of his troubles, Sang Le was still in the hospital, but this guy actually went to the bar to get drunk!
Tonight, there was no suppression of the enthusiasm for this matter on Langbo, and several official accounts even proactively forwarded other negative information about Su Ning, including skipping classes at school and almost failing to graduate, and speeding on the streets, which are the absurd things that second-generation rich people often do.
Everyone wants to get a piece of the pie when a popular contestant fails, but seeing that the momentum is getting worse, Guangying Entertainment's official account even just issued an apology statement. The attitude in the statement was sincere, but the controversial incident was only vaguely mentioned, which did not help. The comments below were all "quit the competition" and "quit the circle".
Su Ning finally got what he wanted and became the most famous contestant on this talent show - if being scolded can be considered popularity.
Su Ning did not read much of the abusive words, but scanned them quickly. What concerned him was that no one mentioned Li Chu in these discussions.
In the few photos that were taken, they should have been cut out from the surveillance video that he did not completely avoid. Because of the dim lighting, the picture was a little blurry. Su Ning was very recognizable, and the person hiding in the long windbreaker next to him was not clear. Li Chu was wearing ordinary pants and white shoes. He was very thin, with only part of his calves exposed. He kept his mouth shut and did not speak.
In the camera, Su Ning covered him tightly, and many people couldn't even tell his gender. They thought Su Ning had found some casual lover in the club, and didn't care too much about who this person was.
The marketing accounts and internet trolls on Langbo did not mention him at all, let alone the place called Diaochunjiang.
After all, mentioning Li Chu might bring up Jiang Chenfeng, and Young Master Jiang also knew that the things he had done were even worse than Su Ning's, so it would be better to focus on Su Ning. Anyway, it would be right to scold Su Ning at this time.
It seems like there is more to the excitement today than just this one.
At this juncture, his fiancé Shen Huai came out to respond on behalf of the program team.
He shot a video and posted it on his official account. The mentor Shen Huai, who is known as the national male god, has a more mature feeling than the students. He is not extremely handsome and cannot be compared with Su Ning's face, but he is very gentle, with comfortable facial features and a bit of bookish air. He looks gentle and refined, and speaks like a bodhisattva.
Amidst all the criticism, he was actually speaking for Su Ning in this video.
"I did not teach the students well. Many of the problems pointed out by everyone on the trending searches were indeed my fault. Moreover, I was the host of the mini-game and did not pay attention to the safety hazards. I apologize to everyone."
"I have been communicating with the production team about Sang Le's case. The training base is fully equipped, the doctor arrived in time, and the injury is not as serious as everyone imagined. He still has a chance to compete normally. At the same time, I also suggest that the production team and some trainees provide psychological counseling so as not to affect the competition, especially their future path."
"The children participating in this program are all very young. It is natural for young people to accept criticism when they make mistakes. But from my perspective, as a mentor, I feel very sorry for them as I watch them grow step by step and see the efforts made by the program team. If possible, I hope everyone can give us, the program team and some students a chance to correct their mistakes, and give this program a chance."
"Finally, I would like to solemnly apologize to everyone. This incident has taken up a lot of public resources, and I am really sorry to everyone."
Shen Huai has always had a good reputation. He just won the Best Actor award some time ago and is in the limelight. As soon as the video was released, a large number of fans felt sorry for him and he instantly received a lot of support from passers-by.
"Brother doesn't need to apologize at all. Being a mentor on this show, teaching, helping the poor, and being a blood bag is enough. And Su Ning is so heartless that he really doesn't deserve it."
"Could it be that Guangying Entertainment contacted Shen's Pictures to ask Mr. Shen Huai to come out and smooth things over? Alas, there is no way to refuse a collaboration. He looks so haggard. I heard that he is still in the training camp communicating with the program team for the trainees. Now he is blaming himself. I am so heartbroken."
"This is not Teacher Shen's fault at all!"
As for Su Ning, he had a blank expression on his face after reading it.
The gentle knife is indeed specifically designed to defeat the brainless and arrogant young man like the original owner.
In fact, Shen Huai has always been very good to him, even indulgent, and his gentle personality is very stable. Su Ning can still see a lot of caring messages he just sent on his mobile phone: "Don't think too much, have a good sleep, I will discuss with Uncle Su how to solve it."
"I know Xiao Ning is not that kind of person."
"Everyone will forgive you."
It's like providing timely help.
If the original owner saw such words in such a situation, he would probably want to hand over his life to him, but Su Ning was unmoved. He rubbed his nose and felt that he could smell the fragrance of tea through the screen of his mobile phone.
It's not that he has to think so badly of people. Su Ning has been in the entertainment industry for too long and has seen too many thousand-year-old foxes.
The fact is, after Shen Huai posted this video, the term "Feeling sorry for Shen Huai" gradually climbed to the top, occupying a place among the three negative hot search terms in Su Ning, and the hot search content was all positive comments.
It is really not easy to step on Su Ning and carve out a clean piece of land in this darkness.
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