Chapter 16 - Apology
Chapter 16 - Apology
There is no wall that is impenetrable, and the news of Gu Hechen's car accident still spread the next day.
Gu's reaction was much faster than Chenxi Studio. They issued a statement that day, saying that the car accident was an accident and Gu Hechen's injuries were not serious. During the treatment, Gu Hechen will closely monitor Gu's operations in the hospital. He will also actively cooperate with the treatment and return to work as soon as possible.
Later that day, the official investigation results in white letters on a blue background were released, stating that the car accident was caused by Gu Hechen's improper operation and crashing into the green belt, and there was no illegal behavior such as drunk driving, drug driving, falling asleep while driving, or doing other things. Although the writing is simple and the plot is boring, it is obviously important to Gu's stock. It’s better to not be able to drive than to commit other illegal things.
Ning Fei also saw some revelations on some marketing accounts, saying that Gu's company was originally planning to hold an important internal meeting because of the recent turmoil. Now Gu Hechen has been in a car accident, and missing the meeting may bring about unpredictable changes. There are many conspiracy theorists in the comment section of the revelation. They speculated that the car accident was not an accident, but man-made, with the purpose of sniping Gu or pulling Gu Hechen out of office.
What's more, someone even whimsically posted: [Could it be Su Cenxi's former agent Ning Fei who did it? After all, he was fired, so it's normal for him to hold a grudge. 】
Ning Fei was really amused by this, he even liked this comment with his secondary account.
Did he do something to cause Gu Hechen to get into a car accident? How does he move? Using physical means, the ubiquitous surveillance can detect him in minutes; using metaphysical means... I don't have that ability.
When Ning Fei came to this world, he did not add any abilities beyond those of ordinary people to his identity. Apart from the job-essential skill of "luck management", he is no different from an ordinary person in other aspects. He will not curse, nor will he be "exorcised" by so-called masters of metaphysics; he will bleed and feel pain when injured, and it takes time for the wound to heal. As for the person who drew symbols with blood and cursed in front of the so-called Master Xu, it was just to scare people. It's just using some reasonable speculation to give these charlatans psychological hints.
After all, Ning Fei had already decided to take back the luck from Su Cenxi at that time, and Su Cenxi could easily influence Gu Hechen. Once Gu Hechen starts to have bad luck, Master Xu will think that this is the backlash of a failed approach and that it is Ning Fei's revenge. It was Gu Hechen first, and it will be his turn later. As long as this kind of psychological suggestion continues to put pressure on Master Xu, it is easy for Master Xu to start to have bad luck because of his guilty conscience and poor condition.
These are just some of Ning Fei’s effortless revenge tips, which save time and effort and have a high success rate. Of course, it doesn’t matter if you fail. Ning Fei won’t keep dwelling on unimportant things.
The most important thing right now is Su Cenxi's work.
Su Cenxi said that he would not disturb Ning Fei before apologizing, but in fact he could not resist his inner panic and consciously reported his work to Ning Fei. Among these reports, Ning Fei saw a familiar word.
[Achen said before that he would help me negotiate the endorsement of brand B high-end car, but he is temporarily too busy after the car accident. Now I heard that Annie from ST has already taken the endorsement for the next season, so why are they here again? 】
Ning Fei was also a little confused. Yes, one or two times was just a coincidence, but they were always targeting him, it felt like there must be something fishy going on.
Su Cenxi's guess about this is: [Is ST taking revenge on me for stealing their job last time? 】
Ning Fei found it unlikely.
Competition for modeling jobs has always been fierce, and it is normal for people to snatch the jobs from each other. Su Cenxi just happened to squeeze out an ST position last time, and it was just a magazine promotional photo for brand Y. Is it necessary to send out top supermodels for targeted revenge?
Ning Fei finally replied to Su Cenxi’s message after a long time: [Did Gu Hechen offend someone from ST? 】
Su Cenxi replied after a while: [I asked, no. Achen said that he had never had any contact with anyone from ST, and Gu's company had never sought business cooperation with anyone from ST before. 】
Ning Fei: ...Why do I have such a bad feeling?
Although when I asked Duan Yunhong directly last time, he said it was not revenge, it was just work. But no matter how Ning Fei looked at this incident of wearing the same clothes, she felt that there was a very strong purpose behind it. But for a company as big as ST, Duan Yunhong did not compete with other big companies, but targeted Su Cenxi, who worked in a one-man studio. Why?
Even if Su Cenxi makes it into the TOP field, he is just one person. What does ST have to worry about?
Ning Fei opened Duan Yunhong's message interface on his mobile phone, wanting to ask something. But after hesitating for a moment, he still didn't send the message. Firstly, he couldn't think of what position to use to question, and secondly, if ST really targeted Su Cenxi, Duan Yunhong would be unlikely to tell Ning Fei the truth - unless Ning Fei joined ST.
When I think about it this way, switching jobs to a rival company and becoming a spy seems to be quite exciting.
Unfortunately, Su Cenxi and Gu Hechen are both time bombs. If Ning Fei stays away from them, these two might make things irreparable. The current situation is the best proof of this. Therefore, Ning Fei decided to control Su Cenxi from a close distance.
He wanted to take this opportunity to completely suppress Gu Hechen's arrogance, so that this troublesome thing would not come to hinder him in the future.
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On the third day, Su Cenxi finally sent a message asking when Ning Fei would be home.
Ning Fei said he was available at any time, so Su Cenxi made an appointment with him in the afternoon and prepared to visit him.
Ning Fei was puzzled: [You don’t have a job? 】
We are still in fashion week, and even though the catwalks of top brands have ended, some mid- to high-end brand events are still packed. As a supermodel, Su Cenxi could actually spare an afternoon, which Ning Fei found incredible.
Su Cenxi replied honestly: [There are only some small activities, invitations sent to a group, it doesn’t matter whether you go or not…]
Ning Fei understood. It was the kind of activity that would make you lose face if you went, so it would be better not to go. Come to think of it, it’s embarrassing that today’s agents actually use this kind of work to fill their schedules. Did Gu Hechen do background checks when recruiting people? Is this the level that can bring out the top 10?
Ning Fei didn't ask any more questions on the APP. He just confirmed to meet at three o'clock in the afternoon and ended the contact.
At three o'clock in the afternoon, Su Cenxi arrived on time.
He came alone, fully armed, and only took off his hat, mask and sunglasses after entering Ning Fei's house. He also brought two bottles of expensive red wine, saying that they were from Gu Hechen's personal collection, which also represented Gu Hechen's attitude.
"His attitude?" Ning Fei leaned against the shoe cabinet and asked people to go into the house. He looked at Su Cenxi standing at the entrance and raised his eyebrows slightly. "What's his attitude?"
The entrance hall, which is only about one square meter, seems too cramped for Su Cenxi. He was a little at a loss: "It's just, the attitude of apologizing to you..."
Ning Fei said: "I said, you don't have the final say."
"He is still in the hospital and it is not convenient for him to come." Su Cenxi explained, "But his attitude is very obvious. Otherwise, how could he give such expensive wine to you just like that? And you can take a look at the contract I brought this time. The treatment I will give you will definitely be first-class. The studio's account will also send you an apology statement, which I will personally handwrite and sign. I will also let you read the content of the apology first, and then copy it after you confirm it..."
"Don't talk nonsense." Ning Fei interrupted him, "Use your phone to make a video call to Gu Hechen."
Su Cenxi was startled: "But..."
"No buts." Ning Fei interrupted again, "Since he wants to apologize too, then tell me in person and let me hear how sincere he is. Or are you actually lying to me?"
"I didn't lie to you!" Su Cenxi had to take out her phone, but still tried to struggle, "I just think that Achen must be working now, and it might not be good to disturb him..."
"He is so dedicated in his job lying on the hospital bed. Mr. Gu is going to be named a model worker?" Ning Fei sneered. "It is not easy to disturb him now. Then go away. Wait until he is easy to disturb and then perform your, oh no, your 'apology'. You don't think that two bottles of wine, good treatment and an apology letter can trick me into forgiveness, right? Is this what you call 'sincerity', what you call 'being prepared'?"
Su Cenxi didn't dare to really leave.
He was more or less familiar with Ning Fei's style, and was deeply aware that if he really left without apologizing, it would be even more difficult to find Ning Fei next time.
He didn't know whether he and Gu Hechen could afford to waste time.
These messy thoughts were spinning wildly in Su Cenxi's mind, and he finally made a decision: "...Okay, I'll call him now."
After saying that, Su Cenxi made a video call to Gu Hechen without waiting for Ning Fei's reply.
President Gu quickly answered: "Hello, Xixi? How are you?"
Su Cenxi, who had previously said that it was inconvenient to disturb him, couldn't help but look at Ning Fei guiltily. Ning Fei sneered, his eyes mocking, as if saying "I knew you were lying."
Su Cenxi quickly looked back at her phone, made up her mind, and said directly: "Achen, I'm at Ning Fei's house now. Why don't you apologize to him in person, okay?"
"Huh?" Gu Hechen obviously didn't expect this to happen. But before he could continue communicating with Su Cenxi, Ning Fei took Su Cenxi's phone away, looked at the man on the bed opposite and said, "Mr. Gu, I heard that you've been unlucky recently."
This was not a good way to greet someone, and President Gu could not respond with a smile, so he replied stiffly, "Thanks to you, I won't die."
"Thanks to me?" Ning Fei sneered, "So this is your attitude."
"Ah Chen!" Su Cenxi was terrified and quickly approached to talk, "You gave the wine to Ning Fei to apologize, right? I also brought the contract, and the treatment was also decided by you, right?"
"...Yes." Gu Hechen looked at his lover's desperate hints, and finally followed his words and apologized, "There were some misunderstandings between us in the past. Some of my misjudgments caused you to be hurt. I apologize to you."
Ning Fei didn't even need to look at his expression on the screen; just by listening to his tone, she knew how reluctant he was to say those words.
So Ning Fei deliberately remained silent for several seconds, as if waiting for something, and then slowly blurted out a word: "That's it?"
Gu Hechen suppressed his temper and said in a deep voice: "I will compensate you. You can still make comments on the benefits in the contract. I will also give you a one-time compensation. I can give you the medical expenses, lost wages, and mental damages you mentioned last time."
"Pfft, Mr. Gu is really rich!" Ning Fei laughed mockingly, "So this is what is called a 'sincere apology'. I appreciate it."
"No, Ning Fei, he didn't mean that!" Su Cenxi heard that things were going to get bad, and hurried to help explain, "He's just too busy and too tired recently, so his tone is a little heavy, but he doesn't want to use money to solve this matter. We are absolutely sincere in our apology!"
"I don't want to hear the same old talk anymore." Ning Fei's voice turned cold, his eyes fixed on Su Cenxi, "Since he can't do it, you can just be a demonstration. The conditions given now are not given by you personally, so how are you going to apologize to me, huh? What does it mean to be a 'sincere apology'?"
"I..." Su Cenxi stared at him blankly, as if she was held down by his gaze, causing her head and back to sink. The supermodel got excited and bent down with her knees bent.
"Let me kneel down for you."
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