Chapter 59
Su Ning, who was far away in Haicheng, knew everything about the Shen family during this period.
Before Shen Mingzheng left, or when he saw the revelations from Glory fans, the two of them had planned and discussed what would happen in the future. But in a place like the Shen family, in front of an angry old man, and with that group of relatives, "plans" cannot solve everything, and there will always be accidents.
Sometimes Shen Mingzheng would call or video chat with him late at night. He would sit by the window and through the camera he could see the antique eaves of the Shen family's old house. The pointed eaves seemed to be pressing down on people, and the whole environment looked depressing, with even the lights looking dim.
"It's okay," Shen Mingzheng looked at him, "Trust me."
Only when he saw Su Ning did he feel like he could breathe smoothly.
"Yeah," Su Ning nodded and replied, "It's all right in Haicheng, don't worry."
When the time was up and the phone was hung up, Su Ning sat on the edge of the bed and let out a long sigh.
This is the world of a sadomasochistic novel, and he always remembers it.
It's not like he hasn't come into contact with the darkness in the circle before. People can do anything for power, status and money. The situation is even worse in this world. The old man is definitely not that easy to deal with. But precisely because of this, they can't give in even a little bit. This is destined to be a difficult journey, a real thorny road.
Although he was well prepared, everyone could see that Su Ning was restless.
Recently Liang Xiaoliang came to the company to discuss business and happened to meet and chat with Su Ning. He was surprised to find that he was still distracted.
Su Ning is a man with such strong concentration, but he would actually get distracted when he was working seriously!
Big news!
As he was talking, he suddenly froze while holding the document, with the pen tip still. No one knew what he was thinking. It was only after Liang Xiaoliang reminded him that he reacted and signed his name on the document and wrote the date.
"Oh, the date is wrong. It's yesterday's." Su Ning looked at it again, put the document in the shredder, and said to the secretary, "Print another copy and bring it in."
After the secretary left, Liang Xiaoliang couldn't help but ask, "Tell me the truth, what are you worried about?"
He had well-informed sources of information and had no doubt about Shen Mingzheng's ability, and all the news coming from the Shen family was good.
Su Ning thought seriously for a while, then shook his head and said, "I can't say, maybe too many things have happened recently."
Because Shen Mingzheng was not around, Su Ning was also in charge of the affairs of Shen's Pictures. He was working around the clock and was inevitably exhausted.
I never saw you act like this when I was busy before. You just can't stop worrying about someone and you won't admit it.
Liang Xiaoliang muttered to himself but didn't say it out loud. After thinking about it, he changed his words.
"I think the Shen family will be settled soon, and nothing will happen in Haicheng. The company is stable, and there are enough people here," Liang Xiaoliang said, "Why don't you go out with Glory's activities and relax."
From the day he met Su Ning, this person seemed to have never rested, even on their wedding day.
Su Ning was thinking seriously about his suggestion.
Glory has held two tours during this period. The first one was held in Zhoushan, and the concert with 10,000 people was sold out. The fan feedback was excellent. The group performed very well on stage, and they maintained energy and enthusiasm until the very end. The concert also produced candid shots and amazing pictures that received a lot of likes and reposts. The second tour returned to Haicheng, and they opened a venue with a capacity of 15,000 people, which was still sold out.
An idol group that can afford a tour with tens of thousands of people has already achieved another solid achievement that stands out.
The third tour will be held next week in Shenzhen, and tickets are now hard to come by. The group has just finished shooting two new commercials and recording the variety show "Heart of the Brave".
The latest event was in Rongcheng, where he went as the closing guest of a music festival, and also had two commercials to be filmed there. Su Ning had no concept of vacation in his mind, but this trip was quite important, and he also thought of Ji Xue.
"Last time she returned to Rongcheng, I don't know if she and Lu Fei have reached an agreement. I heard some gossip that they are breaking up," Su Ning said, "If I have the chance, I will go and take a look."
Liang Xiaoliang: "Okay, you are destined to worry."
Can't we just go and have fun?
However, on the way from Su Ning to Rongcheng, he received a message from Shen Mingzheng saying that he was coming back. He was very relieved and told him where he was now.
"Why don't you go home and wait for me," Su Ning said, "I'll be back in two days."
Although they couldn't meet right away, he felt that a day or two wouldn't make a difference.
Shen Mingzheng is different from him, he can't wait.
"Chen Tao will go back to Haicheng first to deal with some company matters. I will come to you," Shen Mingzheng said, "I have something I want to talk to you in person."
Su Ning nodded: "Okay, I'll send you an address, let me know when you get there."
Everyone at Glory could see that after this phone call, his mood was completely different from when he set out.
Li Chu, in particular, felt the changes in Su Ning particularly clearly, so he sighed heavily and looked a little sad.
...Have you decided it's him?
When he arrived at the music festival, Li Chu still looked a little sad.
This is a music festival that has been going on for many years. There is already a band performing in the front, and there are a lot of people in the audience. While Li Chu was putting on makeup, she couldn't help but say to Su Ning: "In fact, there are still many people in this world."
"What?" Su Ning didn't hear clearly. He looked out the window and nodded. "There are indeed a lot of people."
He could also see that some fans were wearing Glory's iconic sun logo headdress, which made them stand out among the audience and made them feel very happy.
"I mean, you must have other better, more options."
Although he couldn't say who it was, in Li Chu's mind, the young master was worthy of everyone. He whispered at this point: "Shen Mingzheng, he..."
He thought for a long time, but couldn't come up with a better candidate than Shen Mingzheng. I'm still not famous enough, so I don't know many people!
Li Chu beat his chest and stamped his feet in his heart.
Su Ning smiled: "What are you talking about?"
He reached out to tidy up Li Chu's hair, and when he saw his frown, he reached out to rub it, "Don't be so serious. We'll finish filming the commercial tomorrow morning, and then you'll have a day off. It's really a day off, and I've found a tour guide in Rongcheng to take you out to play. Don't you want to go to an amusement park but are afraid of being watched by others? I've booked an amusement park for you tonight, go and have fun."
There are too many people during the day, so it is still possible to book Su Ning for the night as a reward.
Li Chu was coaxed by him again.
Just at this moment, Su Ning heard the phone ringing. He took out his phone and saw Ji Xue.
Li Chu also saw the name above.
He remembered this one.
The other members didn't think through the ins and outs of the recent major events. At most, they felt sorry for their fans who were scammed, and then they were indignant at home and said they didn't expect Liao Yuansi to be that kind of person, and took it as a warning. However, Li Chu had experience, so he had already guessed most of it.
Ji Xue should have started planning a long time ago, starting with that endorsement that exceeded the standards from the very beginning, but to some extent, this kind of person is indeed very suitable for the entertainment industry.
Guangying Entertainment has reached this point. Having only a few idols is not enough. This circle is too big and too complicated. Li Chu is very popular, but he always feels that it is not enough. He must continue to accumulate and gather his own strength.
"It must be something urgent, go and answer it," Li Chu said, and then he said firmly, "Don't worry, I will work harder!"
Su Ning didn't know how many thoughts had gone through Li Chu's mind during this short period of time, and he was so excited.
Naturally, he had different feelings towards this first artist in his mind. He reached out to help Li Chu tidy up the loose hair on his forehead. Because he was wearing makeup, he resisted the urge to pinch his chubby face. Then he went out to answer Ji Xue's call.
The call was very short. After Su Ning finished answering the call, he looked at the sky and replied, "...Okay."
It was already evening when he received the call. Glory's performance was at night. The place was brightly lit and bustling with people. It should be the most lively place in the whole Rongcheng.
In contrast, at night, the gates of the suburban resort were closed, with only the lights on in the hilltop villa, and no one else.
On the winding mountain road, with dim street lights on, Ji Xue was wearing a large scarf, a simple sweater, pants and flat shoes, and was walking down alone. It was very cold in Rongcheng in December. She came down from the most luxurious and beautiful place on the top of the mountain. She walked slowly along the way, but she did not stop and did not look back.
It was so quiet that she felt like she had been walking for half an hour but still hadn't walked very far and wasn't even halfway up the mountain.
Then she heard a car approaching.
Ji Xue stopped there and then moved to the side of the road.
She cherished her life and was afraid of being hit. Then she saw the car lights approaching from afar, and finally the car stopped beside her. Su Ning, who was sitting in the driver's seat, rolled down the window and looked at her, with only two words: "Get in the car."
Ji Xue got in the car, smiled slightly, and said, "Boss Su, you really came."
"What if I don't come?" Su Ning said, "Let you walk down there by yourself? There are no taxis here."
In order to pay for the evidence in other people's hands, Ji Xue even sold her car. When she got down from the car, she took nothing with her except the clothes she was wearing and a cell phone.
Ji Xue smiled: "Boss Su is indeed more soft-hearted than I thought."
Su Ning stopped on a small platform on the side of the road and took out a coat for her from the clothing group. It can be worn by both men and women. Then he turned around and drove down the mountain. He asked again, "It's late at night, and Lu Fei just let you come down like this? It's too unsafe."
He felt that no matter how big the fight between the two of them was, they couldn't ignore this.
Ji Xue didn't explain, but her cell phone suddenly rang. She took a look at it, hung up, and then turned it off. Then after a while, Su Ning's phone rang.
At this time, the car is parked at the entrance of the holiday villa, and if you go further, you will reach the main road.
Su Ning took a look and saw that it was Lu Fei.
As soon as he answered the phone, the person on the other end asked him bluntly, "Is Ji Xue here with you?"
Su Ning did not hide it and said yes, then he said: "Boss Lu, no matter what the matter is, it is very dangerous for Ji Xue to go down the mountain alone tonight. No matter how angry you are, you can't..."
When the other party heard that Ji Xue was in her car, she was relieved at first, but then she became angry and said, "Who let her go down the mountain alone? I just walked away for a while and asked her to sit down, and then she sent the housekeeper away and ran away!"
"I'm still angry? Ask her, have I been angry with her during this period? Did I deliberately restrict her freedom?" Lu Fei's voice became louder and louder. "She offended the Shen family by herself. If I don't take her away now, what will the Shen family do to her when the time comes? Can she stop them from outside?"
"Ji Xue, answer the phone! Why didn't I realize before that you have so many ideas in your head? Who is as brave as you?!"
Ji Xue turned her head and looked out the window, ignoring him.
When Lu Fei got no response, he turned to Su Ning and said, "You too! Why didn't you tell me anything about her before?"
Su Ning: "...You two are an engaged couple. If Ji Xue doesn't want to say anything, what can I say?"
Perhaps the word "engaged couple" comforted Lu Fei to some extent. He was a little less angry and muttered, "Yeah, you and Shen Mingzheng even got married and got a marriage certificate. You may not know how ruthless he is."
Su Ning: "...What happened to Shen Mingzheng?"
He only knew that he should have persuaded the old man at the Shen family to clear himself of all the issues and escaped unscathed. As for other matters, the other party had not had the time to tell him.
"You don't know? The fate of those people in the Shen family," Lu Fei was comforted again, "One was locked in the hospital, and the other was sent to Hong Kong Island. Tsk, life is worse than death. Ji Xue's matter can be forgotten."
The incident ended with the Shen family clearing their own name, which was a way of dealing with the matter. There were no winners in this kind of scandal, but in Lu Fei's opinion, Shen Mingzheng was the one who benefited the most.
Su Ning slept with such a person, he felt that Ji Xue was pretty good, she was fine, and besides, this kind of ending was a blessing for Liao Yuansi.
After Ji Xue heard the outcome of the matter today, she was obviously in a much better mood. The two of them had dinner in the evening. Lu Fei saw her smiling at him and thought about letting bygones be bygones. It didn't matter if she sold her car and other things to get revenge on him without telling him, since that wasn't a lot of money.
As long as, as long as Ji Xue said a few nice words, he still wanted to be with her.
The Lu family is not an unreasonable family. In fact, he has already talked to his family about this matter and has no plans to cancel the engagement. He is also thinking about whether to move up the wedding.
Then, tonight, Ji Xue ran away.
"...Have you never liked me?" Lu Fei's voice sounded sad, "But you sold so many things, but didn't sell our engagement ring. I thought you were..."
Ji Xue was silent for a while, then told the truth: "I was going to sell it. The girl thought I wanted to destroy the evidence and asked for so much money. Later, when she knew what I wanted to do, she reduced the price a lot and said that it would not cost so much to go abroad."
That was the only reason she left the ring behind, but when she went down the mountain, the ring was left on the bedside table and she didn't take it with her.
Lying is very tiring, and Ji Xue didn't plan to lie to Lu Fei again.
She sensed the other party's silence, and then said bluntly: "Let's separate."
"In fact, before I met you, I had already researched what kind of person you are. I know everything about what you like and what you want to do. But Brother Fei, you may never know what kind of person I am."
"We are not suitable for each other, that's all."
Ji Xue hung up the phone. Su Ning heard the phone ring again later, but Ji Xue didn't want to answer it. Su Ning could only send a message to remind him: "Let her calm down for a while."
"She really doesn't want to talk to you right now. There's no point in coming to me about the matter between you two."
Only then did the other party calm down.
But Lu Fei's last words sounded a little choked, as if he was crying.
Su Ning didn't want to interfere in other people's love lives, so he restarted the car and got on the main road. After a while, he said to Ji Xue, "You really never liked him?"
Ji Xue did not deny it. She touched her hair and said, "I did like him. He is a good man."
"But didn't I say before? I don't care."
Not everyone takes liking something as important, there are always other things that are more important.
Su Ning didn't quite understand matters of the heart. He frowned and looked like he didn't understand you.
Ji Xue seemed to see what he was thinking, and said, "What's there to not understand? Aren't you and Shen Mingzheng the same? We are all the same, why are you blaming me?"
Su Ning: “…”
After a while, he retorted: "We are working together. I trust him very much. That's all. It has nothing to do with likes or dislikes."
"Ah," Ji Xue propped up her face and looked at him with interest, "So this is how you deceive yourself."
"Do you believe this yourself?"
Su Ning didn't know how the topic of talking about other people's love lives suddenly turned to his own.
Maybe human nature is to gossip. Ji Xue was not going to let him go and continued to ask: "Tell me the truth, Mr. Su, have you never been in love? I think anyone with eyes can see that Mr. Shen has you in his heart. He likes you very, very much."
Su Ning: “…”
He was silent for a long time, then he said, "Don't talk nonsense, we are just, just..."
Not only was he a little stuttering, but he also didn't come out for half a day.
This period of time was the first time that he and Shen Mingzheng had been separated for such a long time. When they lived together before, he couldn't feel any changes, but once they were separated for a period of time, it was like being popped like a bubble. Su Ning himself couldn't completely deny it.
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