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"Actually, the message wasn't wrong."
An Ke was driven to the brink of despair, which led her to contemplate suicide. In truth, she was extremely unwilling to accept this and harbored deep hatred for her former leader and his wife.
She's now trying to seize every opportunity to climb the ladder, to a position that even the old leader's wife wouldn't dare to touch.
The higher an artist's net worth, the easier it is for them to climb the ladder.
"That An Ke is really something. She said she was going to deal with her dirty laundry yesterday, and then she started flirting with Huo Shanzhen last night."
Jian Yu rarely sees such a contradictory person.
On the one hand, they want to prove themselves through their own abilities, and on the other hand, they are impatient for quick success and want to take advantage of everything around them.
She was afraid that Jian Yu couldn't give her much, so when Huo Shanzhen approached her, she responded enthusiastically.
After learning that Huo Qizhen had given her a bright future, her former arrogance returned, and she immediately dumped Huo Shanzhen, who was lusting after her beauty.
However, he still couldn't shake off that bit of vanity.
When Jian Yu came to his senses, he found that their car had already reached the suburban highway.
Where are we going?
"There's a very efficacious temple a hundred kilometers away. Let me take you there to pray."
Jian Yu didn't really want to go, but Huo Qizhen's eyes were full of worry, and her heart softened immediately. So she decided to go.
"Okay, let's get rid of this bad luck!"
However, Jian Yu was unaware that Huo Qizhen held the opposite view.
Huo Qizhen felt that Jian Yu was lucky; she was able to return safely after falling into the water and coincidentally meeting An Ke.
Going to the temple serves two purposes: firstly, to fulfill a vow, and secondly, to seek a master's blessing for Jianyu.
The car had traveled halfway when it suddenly stopped.
There's a traffic jam.
The bodyguard got out of the car to inquire about the situation, and returned shortly afterward with a strange expression.
"Young Master, it was Xu Zi'an's mother who, along with her family, confronted Xu's father and his lover."
"..." Jian Yu said, "Didn't they just leave the courthouse?"
"Yes, when Xu's mother's family heard that Xu's father had given half of his money to his mistress, they decided to go to his house to demand an explanation. Somehow, Xu's father found out about this and notified the other party. She then took her child and drove out. As a result, Xu's mother's family recognized her car on the way and chased her all the way here."
Huo Qizhen: "Xu Zian and the others aren't here?"
"Yes. I heard they're on their way here."
Huo Qizhen: "Where are Xu Zi'an's grandparents?"
"I was in the same car as Xu's father, and we were all heading here."
After a while, once everyone had arrived, it became lively.
Huo Qizhen looked at Jian Yu, "Do you want to see it?"
Jian Yu shook his head, not very interested.
Huo Qizhen: "Turn around! Take another route."
Not long after Jian Yu and Huo Qizhen left, traffic police came to clear the road.
As for the culprit, he was handed over directly to the nearby police officers.
When Xu Zian and his group arrived, both sides had already been taken away.
When Xu's father arrived at the police station and saw his youngest son, who was pale with fright, he was furious.
He went up and slapped his brother-in-law.
This made Xu's mother even angrier. Without thinking twice, she called out her younger brother's name and went forward to pin Xu's father to the ground and beat him up.
Xu's mother was no match for Xu's father, but she had many helpers.
Mr. Xu was being beaten and howled in pain. How could Mrs. Xu just stand by and watch her son be beaten? She grabbed a chair and swung it at Mrs. Xu.
Xu Zian reacted quickly and stopped the chair.
Grandma Xu started wailing and crying at Xu Zi'an, cursing him for being heartless and helping outsiders beat her father.
Xu Zian's maternal grandmother, who had been standing nearby, couldn't hold back any longer and started arguing with Xu's paternal grandmother.
The scene became even more chaotic.
The police officers couldn't persuade him to stop.
Just as Jian Yu and the others arrived outside the temple, Huo Qizhen received a call from Xu Zi'an.
"Qizhen, can you get my uncle and the others out of here?"
Did they start fighting?
"Qizhen, my dad is in the hospital right now. My uncle sent people to help him, and my uncles and the others have gone in. My mom says it's a family matter, and signing a letter of understanding won't help."
Has Huo An made a move?
Huo An's intentions were quite clear. After all, the Xu family was his mother-in-law's family, and he would lose face if they made such a fool of themselves.
Huo Qizhen couldn't stand it any longer and suggested to Xu Zi'an, "Ten years ago, your uncle and your father had the same girlfriend. Your uncle still has videos of it. You can ask your father if he wants the videos to be released."
Jian Yu's eyes widened instantly. His brother-in-law and sister-in-law were looking for girlfriends together?
Xu Zian seemed not to understand, "They've dated the same girlfriend, it's not a huge scandal, is it?"
Jian Yu lowered his head and scratched his ear, not understanding whether Xu Zi'an really didn't understand or was pretending.
Huo Qizhen: "Isn't it enough that the three of them are together at the same time?"
Xu Zian, “…”
Xu Zian took several deep breaths to calm down. "How did you know my uncle had the video?"
Huo Qizhen: "Once, your uncle got drunk and boasted in front of many people, describing the events in great detail. When someone questioned him on the spot, he said that your father had a gourd-shaped mini black birthmark on his buttock in order to prove that he was right."
Xu Zian tensed up again, "Do many people already know?"
Huo Qizhen: "Not many, about ten people!"
Xu Zian, "Who are they?"
Huo Qizhen: "Knowing their names won't do you anything. But you don't need to worry about the matter being leaked. Someone called your dad to curry favor with him, and your dad directly issued a gag order to everyone present, threatening them not to talk about it to anyone."
With the Huo family backing them up, the Xu family is thriving, so how could those people dare to disrespect them?
The matter was kept secret.
"Beep beep beep---"
The call ended.
Jian Yu let out a sigh of relief.
Huo Qizhen put away his phone and rubbed Jian Yu's head. "Feeling nauseous?"
Jian Yu: "It's pretty disgusting."
"Even more disgusting things are yet to come, and they will be revealed one by one before Xu Zi'an's eyes."
"You knew all along?"
Huo Qizhen nodded.
Why didn't you expose it before?
"Although my grandma doesn't like Xu Que, she and my dad share the same fate. If her family has a scandal, she will be affected, and my dad will also lose face. My grandma will step in to help smooth things over."
Huo An wants to suppress these matters, but he can't if Huo Qizhen doesn't agree.
"Let's go! Let's not talk about these unpleasant things anymore. Master Mingxin is waiting for you inside."
The young monk at the door then stepped forward, "Please, benefactor!"
The temple was very cold, and the main hall was drafty. Several braziers were placed in front of the altar, making crackling sounds.
Jian Yu was surprised to find the temple so simple and wondered if he should donate money to repair it later.
The young monk gestured for Jian Yu to kneel on the prayer mat.
Jian Yu felt the wind chilling her to the bone. She wanted to turn around and leave, but she didn't want to disappoint Huo Qizhen, so she had no choice but to kneel down.
After the entire ritual, Jian Yu's legs were numb from kneeling.
Jian Yu silently thought to herself, "I'm never coming here again, it's too tiring."
When Jian Yu was led to the vegetarian restaurant for a meal, she realized that she had been thinking too much. The decor was understated yet luxurious, the heating was on full blast, and the exquisite dishes were even more expensive than shark fin and bird's nest.
The senior monks carried the vegetarian meals one by one into one of the rooms.
The young monk pointed to the room and said, "This room in front is where you two will have your vegetarian meal."
Huo Qizhen nodded and said to Jian Yu, "Let's go in!"
The two had just arrived at the door.
Suddenly, the door to the next room opened, and Kuang Mei came out with a bandage on one eye. Seeing Jian Yu and Huo Qizhen holding hands, she went up and pushed Jian Yu away, saying, "Stay away from my brother-in-law."
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