"How did this get involved with that Zhou family kid again?" Lin Qinghai looked at Tang Wan with annoyance. "Didn't I tell you not to clash with Feng Shaozhe's people?"
“Mr. Lin, no.” Tang Wan hurriedly explained.
"Hmph, what do you mean it's not true? Everyone in the industry is saying that Miss Tang is head over heels in love with Mr. Ji. She made that movie just to target Miss Zhou. Now that she knows Miss Zhou is also making a movie, she's going to cause trouble for her. It's fine for Miss Tang to do whatever she wants, just don't drag the Lin family into it. Feng Shaozhe is not someone to be trifled with."
The eldest mistress was about to say something more when the second concubine saw Lin Qinghai's expression change and hurriedly pushed her to leave, saying, "Alright, the master is talking about serious matters, we women shouldn't get involved."
“Isn’t she a woman too?” the old lady muttered indignantly.
The second concubine dragged him out, saying, "What's wrong with you? I told you to stop talking, why are you still talking? Didn't you see how the master's face changed?"
The eldest wife shook off the second concubine's hand, "What did I say wrong? Father-in-law doesn't know, but what people outside are saying is even worse than what I said."
"You child, you say she's with that Ji guy, and the master likes to hear it, you know that too..." Hearing the voice behind her, the second concubine stopped talking and turned around to see the fifth concubine and the fourth concubine's aunt following behind.
Who's still inside?
Upon hearing that only Tang Wan and Lin Qinghai were in the room, the second concubine's expression changed. It was all this daughter-in-law's fault. She knew that her eldest son's companies weren't doing very well, and her daughter-in-law wanted to take over the film company. She wanted to as well, but things couldn't be rushed.
The second concubine was so angry that she didn't give the eldest mistress a kind look. She took two steps forward, then remembered something and turned back to the maid who was following her, "Go tell Steward Li that the sixth young master has been taken away by the police. The master is discussing things with Miss Tang in the small living room."
"Why did you inform Steward Li? He's Fourth Concubine's cousin, he'll definitely side with Sixth Brother." The eldest young mistress didn't care whether her mother-in-law was unhappy or not; some things couldn't be said in front of outsiders. She followed Second Concubine into the house before asking.
"If someone takes Abao out to play today and he gets hurt, would you still let Abao stay with that child?" Seeing that the eldest mistress understood, the second concubine took off the ring on her hand and sat down in front of the dressing table.
"Fourth Concubine only has one son, just like you. You can still have more, but she can't have a second one in her lifetime. If Master had just given them a proper film company, that would have been fine. But with Tang Wan being brought in, she might take him in as a concubine any day now. It's only because Sixth Prince is a fool."
"Let me tell you, don't do anything foolish again. Don't mention Tang Wan and that man surnamed Ji. First, the master won't like to hear about it. Second, don't give the master any other ideas. As long as that man surnamed Ji is alive, Tang Wan will have a man. The master treats her differently than he treats the fifth concubine."
The eldest mistress nodded obediently. Since the second concubine's maid wasn't there, she offered to help the second concubine change, but the second concubine refused. "Don't rush, things aren't simple today. I reckon there'll be more trouble later."
The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were discussing something inside. Meanwhile, Steward Li received the news and assumed it was a message from Lin Qinghai. Without thinking, he rushed to the small living room.
Lin Qinghai had just finished hearing Tang Wan's account of the events when he saw Steward Li come in. He didn't pay much attention, assuming that Steward Li was also anxious to discuss the matter with him after hearing the news.
"That man said his name was Lu Tao?"
Tang Wan nodded. "Yes, she's in her early twenties, and her accent doesn't sound like she's from Shanghai. You haven't heard of this name before?"
Lin Qinghai shook his head in confusion. Logically speaking, this shouldn't be the case. Someone who dares to touch his son and even dares to call him by name shouldn't be an unknown person.
Manager Li chimed in from the side, “You’ve forgotten, Mr. He has a godson named Lu Tao, who got into a fight with the Grand Commander’s son a few years ago and shot him. Mr. He later sent him abroad.”
Lin Qinghai slapped his forehead. "You're the one with the best brain. How did he come back?"
Lin Qinghai twirled the Buddhist prayer beads on his wrist and had Tang Wan repeat what she had just said to Steward Li.
Manager Li became increasingly alarmed as he listened. "Feng Shaozhe and Lu Tao are both difficult to talk to. This is going to be a tough situation."
"Have someone prepare a car; I'll go find Mr. He first." Lin Qinghai put away the Buddhist prayer beads in his hand.
Just as Tang Wan was about to get up, she heard Steward Li say, "Master, I think you should take Miss Tang to the Zhou family to apologize first."
"Oh, why do you say that?"
"Think about it, Feng Shaozhe hasn't married all these years because he's been waiting for Miss Zhou. Miss Zhou is his girlfriend and confidante. She's practically his wife. Lu Tao's contact with the police station is also to give Feng Shaozhe a chance. You're going to see Mr. He, and I'll say something you won't like to hear: Mr. He's relationship with Feng Shaozhe is probably closer than his relationship with you. Don't worry, with your name on your side, no matter how good the foreigners' relationship is with Feng Shaozhe, they won't do anything to the Sixth Young Master. You might as well take this opportunity to get to know Mr. Feng better."
Lin Qinghai wasn't stupid. He raised his eyelids and sized him up. "Your family members are all smart enough, so why didn't Xiao Liu inherit any of that? You're just afraid I'll upset him and cause me trouble, so you've turned a bad thing into something good. Don't worry, he's caused me so much trouble, when have I ever punished him?"
Even after being exposed, Manager Li wasn't afraid; he just smiled sheepishly and bowed.
Tang Wan looked at the round-faced Steward Li and didn't think his idea was good at all. How could she possibly apologize to Zhou Shaoqiu?
“Mr. Lin, I think Manager Li’s words are incorrect.”
"Oh? What's wrong?" Lin Qinghai looked at Tang Wan calmly.
"The Zhou family is also making movies now. They used to be in the theater business, so they already had better resources than us. Now they're at odds with us. If we back down this time, we'll have to back down every time in the future. But Manager Li is right about one thing: we have to deal with Feng Shaozhe eventually. Otherwise, our business will continue to be restricted by others."
Lin Qinghai became interested. "Tell me, how do you deal with Feng Shaozhe?"
"A one-time solution, a permanent fix."
The way she spoke so casually, this young girl was quite ruthless. Manager Li looked at her with complicated emotions. After the matter was over, he really did tell the Sixth Young Master to stay away from her.
Lin Qinghai hesitated, turning his prayer beads. "It's not a good idea to take action now. We're in the middle of a fight with him. If we make a move, people will know it was us."
Tang Wan said nonchalantly, "Even if you guessed it, it's useless. He's gone. Who in Shanghai would turn against you for him? Besides, you don't need to get involved. I'll use the same people I hired last time. Let them do it. If something goes wrong and they come looking for me, just say I acted impulsively. At most, you can scold me in front of everyone. If you're still worried, you should ask someone for help. I'll take care of it, and you can pretend you know nothing."
Lin Qinghai nodded in satisfaction, "If I have one son like you, I won't have to worry about the rest of my life."
Manager Li stood to one side, his eyes deep, swallowing the words he was about to say.
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