Chapter 38: Retribution for being mean

Pei Lang just smiled and didn't take it to heart. "It doesn't matter. I've heard these words many times. They're just the same few sentences over and over again. There's nothing new."

"Don't take it seriously. You are not what they say." Zhong Yixiao wanted to comfort him, but seeing Pei Lang's nonchalant expression, his words of comfort were cut short. If he continued, it would sound hypocritical. "Can I treat you to dinner tonight? Just consider it as a gift."

But before he could get Pei Lang's answer, a phone call came in. His assistant handed him the phone, and it happened to be that woman. Zhong Yixiao's brows wrinkled inadvertently, and he glanced at Pei Lang.

"Forget it today. You answer it. I won't bother you." Pei Lang said as he moved further away from him.

Zhong Yixiao was disappointed and answered the phone. The woman on the other side asked for help. "Zhong Yixiao, help me."

As Zhong Yixiao's agent, the woman always keeps her word, is swift and decisive, has a sharp tongue and a cold face. Many artists in the company are afraid of her and have never seen her panic or fear.

Now, her voice was trembling and she sounded so fragile, as if someone was strangling her life and she could die at any time.

No matter what, they cooperated, and Zhong Yixiao didn't hang up the phone. "What's wrong?"

"I don't know why, but I was fired by the company and will never be hired again. Even other brokerage companies don't want me. I brought you up, so you must help me."

This news was shocking. The woman held a high position in the company and was the strongest agent. She couldn't understand why the company suddenly fired her. It seemed that she had offended someone.

The entertainment industry is such a big place, with countless people with means and power, and one action or one word can bring disaster.

But who is the person behind this? With such great power, he controls the entertainment industry and makes women completely hidden, making it difficult for them to find jobs in the future. Even she can suffer such a heavy blow, how can Zhong Yixiao help? "Although I sympathize, I can't help you now. Think about whether you have offended anyone."

The woman on the other end of the phone cried in silence for a moment, not knowing who she could have offended.

Suddenly she screamed. "It must be Pei Lang. What I said yesterday made him angry. He is a slut but the financier behind him is not. I said there is someone behind him. This bastard, a dead sissy, I want to see him."

The woman said this insanely, wishing she could cut Pei Lang into pieces. Zhong Yixiao's heart skipped a beat, and he turned around to look at Pei Lang, who was not far away and had closed his eyes to rest because of fatigue.

I was annoyed for a moment, and because of the woman's sharp voice, I lost my patience. "If it's really him, do you think you can still do anything to him?"

"I can't accept this. All the hard work I've put in for more than a decade has gone to waste just because I know a dead man. How can I accept this?!" The woman roared, but she also recognized the reality. She couldn't do anything to Pei Lang, but how could she swallow this anger? "At worst, we'll be dead and the net will break. If he doesn't let me have an easy life, he can't even think of using the people behind him to clean up his act. I'm going to expose him and let everyone know what kind of person he is."

The woman lost her mind and her brain.

Zhong Yixiao pursed his lips coldly and kindly reminded him, "He has never been a clean person in the eyes of netizens. Exposing this little thing will not cause any waves at all. If you anger him, you will probably be in a worse situation than you are now."

Would a person covered in mud and ink care about adding a little more dust?

Even if the woman was not exposed, in everyone's eyes, wasn't Pei Lang just a cheap man who was hanging out with rich men? His exposure only confirmed this point. Pei Lang didn't have a good reputation to begin with, so this step wouldn't pose much of a threat to him, but would instead offend the people behind him.

It is hard to imagine what a woman would go through if she suffered such a terrible price just for saying something inappropriate.

With that said, the woman was completely helpless.

She burst into tears, Zhong Yixiao became even more irritated when he heard her crying, and was about to hang up the phone, but the woman grabbed at the straw. "Help me, aren't you in the same crew? Please beg for mercy. I can apologize to him in person, beg him... beg him to ask his financial sponsor to stop, let me go, I can't lose everything I've worked so hard for. Zhong Yixiao, I've been with you since you were a little star, you can't just abandon me."

"This is no joke. Do you think the people behind you will take back what they said because of a small person like you?" The woman hadn't yet faced reality, so Zhong Yixiao kindly reminded her because of their years of cooperation. "If a small person like you doesn't say something you shouldn't, the people behind you won't even know who you are."

Even if Zhong Yixiao wanted to help, he couldn't do anything. What's more, he didn't want to help.

Pei Lang was not what outsiders thought he was. He saw it clearly after getting to know him. However, Zhong Yixiao felt unhappy when he thought that there was someone protecting Pei Lang.

The woman was nailed to the spot by his words, and remained silent for a long time. Zhong Yixiao's patience ran out, and she hung up the phone. Pei Lang heard something, more or less, and turned his head to meet Zhong Yixiao's probing eyes, and Pei Lang smiled back.

He didn't know how good-looking his face looked when he smiled. His eyes were pure and charming, contradictory and alluring. "Did your friend get into trouble?"

"No big deal." Zhong Yixiao smiled and watched Pei Lang get up. "Are you ready to go back?"

"Yeah, I'll go back after I finish packing." Pei Lang took off the layers of outer clothes of his costume and only wore a white underwear and trousers. The clothes showed his figure clearly, with a thin waist and long legs.

It was not until he left that Zhong Yixiao withdrew his gaze and held his phone in deep thought.

【. : Yan Xiuyuan is getting engaged. 】

When Lu Lu and I returned to the room, Yan Han sent a message.

Pei Lang washed up and lay down on the bed before replying.

【Lang: When? 】

【. ：Three days later. 】

【Lang: Oh.】

Pei Lang was not interested in this news. The two protagonists had finally reached this point. Even if the cannon fodders did all kinds of mischief, it would not separate them. They would shine in their respective fields.

That’s not right. If I, the biggest cannon fodder, stop making trouble, who will drive the plot forward?

Pei Lang suddenly realized this point. The system just asked him to fill in the gaps as long as it did not affect the plot. So... was the task of making trouble assigned to someone else?

Who cares? Whatever they do has nothing to do with me. Just don’t affect my development.

【. : The Yan family all knew about our marriage. As the elder, my father wanted us to attend the engagement party together. 】

【Lang: Sure, I'll ask the director for leave tomorrow. So I'm now nominally his...aunt?】

Pei Lang's eyes twitched, and he was not very satisfied with this feminine title.

【: In theory, yes. 】

【Lang: …………】

【. : If you don't like it, let them call you uncle like they call me. You can take a day off that day, go home a night early, and pick out a nice dress for you. 】

【Lang: Who will be attending the engagement party? 】

【. : The elders from both sides are present, there aren't many people, so don't be nervous. 】

【Lang: Okay.】

You should be the one who is nervous. You are not afraid of being laughed at by the elders for bringing me home. But why do you still feel a little nervous? The elders are all here. Is his father here too? And Yan Xiuyuan's father too.

Even though they were not a real couple, it was still a bit weird to see so many elders at once.

The next day, Pei Lang went to talk to Director Jin about asking for leave. Director Jin was very understanding towards Pei Lang and readily agreed.

After filming for the entire morning, Pei Lang took a rare break. Lu Lu came over with a dozen lunch boxes. "Brother Lang, someone has brought you food."

It was obvious that it was not a take-out box from the hotel, so Pei Lang was curious. "Who sent it?"

"I don't know her." Lu Lu shook his head. "She's a very kind auntie who told me to take good care of you. Is she a relative of Brother Lang?"

"I don't have any relatives who can bring me food." It's good that those people didn't add insult to injury. "How dare you accept food from someone you don't know?"

"I don't think she's a bad person. And she knows you very well. She was just delivering food, so I brought it in first." Putting the lunch box in front of Pei Lang, a smell of rice wafted in, and Pei Lang understood instantly.

"I'll ask later if it's a gift from my aunt. I'm out of shower gel. Go buy some for me."

"OK."

After sending Lu Lu away, Pei Lang took out his phone and made a call. "Auntie Lin, did you bring me food?" Pei Lang was certain when he smelled the familiar smell that Auntie Lin had not gone far.

"Mr. Yan asked me to deliver it to you. Mr. Yan said you wanted to eat it." Aunt Lin's gentle tone made Pei Lang feel warm in his heart.

"Mr. Yan?" Pei Lang just remembered that he once said he missed Aunt Lin's cooking. He didn't expect that he remembered and even asked someone to prepare it and send it to him. "Yes, I miss it. Thank you, Aunt Lin, for your hard work."

"It's not hard, it's not hard. Just tell me when you want to eat it and I'll make it and send it to you."

"Okay, be careful on your way back. I'll come back to see you when I'm free."

After hanging up the phone, Pei Lang couldn't wait to open his lunch box. It was filled with his favorite foods. With delicious food and someone caring about him, he instantly didn't feel the hardship of filming was that hard.

His appetite was aroused and he started eating without waiting for Lu Lu. While eating, he thought of Yan Han and took a photo and sent it to him.

【Lang: Picture】

【Lang: Auntie Lin brought me food, it was delicious, thank you Mr. Yan. 】

There was no immediate reply from the other side, probably they were still busy at this time, Pei Lang turned off his phone and concentrated on eating, during which time Lu Lu came back and they finished eating together. Lu Lu sighed while eating, the food was so delicious that it had overturned his imagination.

After finishing his work, Yan Han opened his phone and received a message from Pei Lang. He held the phone, thinking about something, and after a long while he sent a picture of the scenery outside the window. There was nothing special about it, just tall buildings, blue sky, white clouds, and bright sunshine.

However, Pei Lang was already filming and did not reply to his message.

Before waiting for the news, Yan Han flipped through the book given by his friend. It said that as a domineering president pursuing a young and beautiful wife, one must be prepared for surprises. Surprises do not necessarily have to be power or money, but rather giving the other person what they like and satisfying them.

"Catering to their liking? Surprise?" After carefully pondering the meaning between the lines, Yan Han suddenly understood. He understood.

Cater to their preferences and create surprises.

This is simple, he knows what Pei Lang likes.