Chapter 170: Disunity
"From now on, between you and Chi Xuan, I will firmly stand by your side and will try my best not to have any contact with Chi Xuan."
Chi Muzhen was silent for a while, then nodded and said, "Okay, but I still hope you can do what you say."
The two of them reconciled, but they both knew that it was impossible to return to the way they were before without any rift, and they tacitly agreed not to mention the matter again.
For the next week, Chi Muzhen was busy working on the design draft with Fan Rao, and he kept leaving early and returning late.
It was not until Sister Hong called her that she learned that Zhen Yan had not only been terminated by the crew, but also had been rumored to be being kept by someone online.
"Boss Chi, the recent events have dealt a heavy blow to Yanyan, so if you are free, I hope you can come and comfort her."
After asking for the address of the hotel where Zhen Yan was currently staying, Chi Muzhen rushed over directly.
Seeing Chi Muzhen, Zhen Yan was surprised, then frowned and said: "Did Sister Hong ask you to come here?"
Chi Muzhen nodded and said, "Don't blame Sister Hong. If I hadn't been too busy recently and didn't see Weibo, I would have come here a long time ago."
"I'm fine, Sister Hong just likes to make a fuss."
Chi Muzhen didn't continue the topic. She walked over to sit next to Zhen Yan and asked, "Why would the crew suddenly terminate your contract?"
Zhen Yan shrugged. "Bai Xuening's boyfriend is the biggest investor in this film. He threatened the director that he would withdraw his investment if he didn't replace me. Under pressure, the director agreed."
Before she became famous, she often encountered this kind of thing, but at that time she was just a supporting role, so she could be replaced at will.
She didn't expect that such a thing would happen even though she is now a top artist.
Chi Muzhen frowned, "Then what about the internet saying that you're being kept?"
Upon hearing this, Zhen Yan's face changed. She gritted her teeth and said, "It's all because of Liang Zixuan. After hearing that I was injured, he came to see me out of spite. He was photographed by the reporters, so he wrote nonsense online!"
"But that reporter must have been afraid of Liang Zixuan's retaliation, so he blurred out my face and Liang Zixuan's face. But I was still recognized."
Looking at her angry expression, Chi Muzhen was silent for a few seconds.
"What did Liang Zixuan say?"
"What else can I say? If he comes forward to explain, wouldn't that just confirm that the person in the photo is him? Besides, I'm not going to get involved in this matter. After a while, when the hype dies down, no one will pay attention anymore."
"Well, on the way here I was worried that you might be sad about this. Now that I see that you're okay, I'm relieved."
Zhen Yan smiled confidently and said, "Don't you see who I am? I climbed up from the bottom. How can I be defeated by such a small thing?"
Chi Muzhen couldn't help but smile as well, "Well, you have some free time now, so you can take it as a vacation and go out and have some fun. You haven't had a good rest in the past few years."
Zhen Yan shook her head. "My mom said my brother is planning to buy a house and get married soon, and asked me to pay for all the money. There's a TV series I turned down because of the schedule for 'Thousands of Years', and now that the movie can't be made, I plan to take that role."
Hearing this, Chi Muzhen frowned, "Isn't it enough that you send so much money home every year?"
Although Zhen Yan is a star, most of the money she earned from filming was given to her family, leaving her with only a few hundred thousand yuan.
"The woman wants to buy a house in Beijing. She's looking at a single-family villa, and the price is over 50 million."
"Yanyan, I think you shouldn't keep giving money to your family like this. After you became a movie queen, you've basically given all your annual earnings to them. Your family used to be just an ordinary family, but not only do they not thank you, they now take it for granted that you should buy a house for your brother's wedding. They don't even consider you a family member, they just treat you like a cash cow."
Chi Muzhen originally didn't want to say these words to Zhen Yan. After all, she was just an outsider. The most important thing was that Zhen Yan faced the reality herself.
But she didn't expect that Zhen Yan was not fully awake yet.
Zhen Yan pursed her lips, lowered her eyes and said, "I've already told them that this is the last time. I won't be involved in anything at home anymore."
Looking at her determined expression, Chi Muzhen wanted to say something, but in the end he just said slowly: "Okay, just think it through."
The two did not continue the topic. After comforting Zhen Yan for a while, Chi Muzhen stood up and prepared to leave.
As soon as I opened the door, I saw a woman who looked like a servant about to knock on the door.
Seeing Chi Muzhen, surprise flashed in her eyes, "Miss Chi, why are you here?"
"How do you know me?"
The woman smiled and said, "I am the housekeeper of the Liang family. I have seen you before when you came to the Liang family with Mr. Chi and Mrs. Chi to attend a party."
Chi Zhen and Xu Rou had never taken me to any party outside. It seemed that they mistook me for Chi Xuan.
"You got the wrong person. I'm Chi Muzhen. What's the matter with you coming here?"
The only connection between Zhen Yan and the Liang family is Liang Zixuan. The Liang family’s housekeeper came to see her this time, probably because of the photos taken by the reporters.
Realizing he had recognized the wrong person, the other party apologized and then slowly said, "My wife wanted to meet Miss Zhen. I came here according to the address, but I didn't expect the person in the room to be Miss Chi."
Chi Muzhen frowned and was about to speak when Zhen Yan in the room spoke.
"I don't know what Madam Liang wants to talk to me about. If it's about Mr. Liang, please go back and tell Madam Liang. I know my position very well and I won't bother Mr. Liang."
Seeing Chi Muzhen here, the other party didn't want to make things too ugly, so he turned around and left.
Chi Muzhen felt that Zhen Yan's words were a little off. After the other party left, she turned and looked at her.
"Has the Liang family contacted you before?"
Zhen Yan nodded. "Not long after Liang Zixuan invested in my last play, Madam Liang came to our house and told me not to be so self-indulgent. Liang Zixuan was just playing around. The Liang family would never allow an actor to enter their house."
In fact, what Mrs. Liang said at that time was much more unpleasant, but Zhen Yan had no interest in Liang Zixuan at the time and retorted one by one.
Chi Muzhen frowned, "Does Liang Zixuan know about this?"
"I don't know either, but I should know. None of this matters. There was no future for him and I, and I don't like him."
Seeing that there was no expression on her face, Chi Muzhen felt a pang in her heart. She always felt that Zhen Yan was not as indifferent to Liang Zixuan as she said.
However, she is not in a position to interfere in matters of the heart.
"Well, you have a good rest, I'm going back first."
When she returned to the villa, she saw Huo Yunting sitting on the sofa reading documents, with the food on the table untouched. Then Chi Muzhen remembered that he had called her this morning and told her that they would have dinner together in the evening.
Hearing the door open, Huo Yunting put down the documents and looked up at her.
"Are you back? The food is cold. I'll go heat it up."
Chi Muzhen pursed her lips. She thought he would ask her where she had been, but he didn't ask anything.
For some reason, her heart sank unconsciously.
While eating, Chi Muzhen finally couldn't help but look at him.
"Why don't you ask me why I came back so late?"
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