Hospital
When Su Man arrived at the ward, Chen Yu had just woken up. A nurse beside him was adjusting the IV drip. Drop by drop, the clear liquid trickled down the rough back of his hand.
"mom."
Chen Yu was startled when she heard Su Man's voice and turned her head tremblingly, "Girl, why are you here?"
She was wearing a blue hospital gown, her eyes were so swollen that she could barely open them, and a large piece of gauze covered her head, covering most of her forehead.
Su Man walked quickly to the bedside, not caring about the nurse, and asked directly, "Did Dad hit you again?"
Chen Yu lowered his head as a sign of agreement.
Su Man stood up quickly and said, "I'll go find him."
"My daughter."
Chen Yu held Su Man with the hand that did not receive the injection and said, "Don't go. Mom is fine."
She tilted her head back, tears streaming down her swollen face, and begged, "My daughter, please go away. Please."
Su Man looked deeply into Chen Yu's eyes, "What happened?"
Chen Yu's chest heaved violently, and he looked as if he couldn't speak. "Your father, he..."
Just as she was hesitating, the door of the ward was suddenly kicked open.
With a bang, Wang Shoucai came in cursing, "Who told you to run away?"
The man following behind him, wearing a leather jacket and holding a briefcase, pretended to persuade him, "Alas, your sister-in-law hasn't changed her mind yet. Don't be so fierce."
“…”
The moment he saw them, Chen Yu became visibly nervous and grabbed Su Man's wrist so hard that it hurt.
The man was stunned when he saw Su Man in the ward. Then, he looked at Su Man wantonly with a lewd smile on his face, "Oh my, this is your daughter Zhou Man, she is much prettier than on TV."
Wang Shoucai restrained himself a bit when he saw Su Man, and scolded Chen Yu, "Why did you ask Zhou Man to come back? Do you think that with Zhou Man here, you'll have someone to back you up?"
Su Man had a hint of disgust between her brows, but she didn't react immediately. She just asked Wang Shoucai, "Who is this uncle?"
The man introduced himself without waiting for Wang Shoucai to introduce himself. "I am your uncle Qiang. I saw you when you were a child. You forgot."
The man who calls himself Uncle Qiang was Wang Shoucai's poker partner in his early years. Later, he went to the south and came back transformed into a "big boss".
Su Man glanced at the brand-name T-shirt he was wearing, which didn't even have a smooth print, and raised the corners of her lips, "It's Uncle Qiang."
"Yes, yes, it's me. Oh, I haven't seen you for a few years. You've grown so beautiful. Let Uncle Qiang see you." Uncle Qiang rubbed his hands and moved closer.
Chen Yu suddenly interrupted, "Xiao Man, your mother is fine now, you can go back first."
"What nonsense are you talking about!"
Wang Shoucai suddenly became angry and raised his hand to hit him.
Su Man stood in front of Chen Yu and said, "Mom has a mild concussion. Don't hit her anymore."
Wang Shoucai was stopped by Su Man. He felt embarrassed and angry. "You, a junior, are actually meddling in my business! Get out of my way!"
Su Man refused and said word by word, "You can't hit her."
"you!"
At the moment of stalemate, Uncle Qiang came over to smooth things over, "Okay, Lao Wang, why are you, an adult, arguing with a child? We still have serious business to discuss with Xiaoman, so don't hurt the relationship."
Hearing this, Chen Yu became even more agitated, "No need to talk about it! I won't let Xiaoman make a movie like that!"
"If you dare to talk nonsense again, believe it or not, I will beat you to death!" Wang Shoucai pointed at Chen Yu and shouted.
Chen Yu wanted to say something, but Su Man gave her a look, indicating that she would be in charge of everything.
After Chen Yu calmed down a bit, Su Man glanced at Uncle Qiang and said, "What movie?"
Uncle Qiang stroked his slicked-back hair and said with a grin, "Look, a director recently approached me to invest in a film I think is great, and the budget isn't high. And your dad just happened to say you never get the leading female role, so I figured it would be best to keep the money within my family, so I came looking for you."
...
Speaking of Uncle Qiang, although he only opened a shell company that was a wolf in sheep's clothing, he actually had some connections.
He met a director at a dinner party a few days ago. The director said that he was preparing a movie and looking for investors.
Uncle Qiang knew that there was money to be made in the entertainment industry, but he also knew that without an investment of 18 million, it would be impossible to make the money.
So he wanted to take some unconventional approach, but the director happened to say that because the subject matter was rated 18+, the female lead had not been decided yet.
Uncle Qiang immediately thought of Wang Shoucai, and boasted to others that Zhou Man was his goddaughter and would definitely be able to perform.
The other party was also very surprised, saying that if Zhou Man, who has the image of Bai Yueguang, was willing to star in such a movie, it would definitely be a big hit. He immediately made a deal with him, saying that if he could find Zhou Man to star, he would invest in the film.
Uncle Qiang naturally wouldn't let go of such a deal where he could make money out of nothing.
Afraid that Wang Shoucai would not agree, Uncle Qiang first set up a trap for him, making him lose hundreds of thousands of dollars to the dealer, and then "kindly" introduced him to an opportunity that could not only clear his debts but also make Zhou Man famous.
Wang Shoucai was no match for Uncle Qiang, who often mingled with all kinds of people. Not only did he not realize the trick, he also treated Uncle Qiang as a benefactor and agreed without hesitation.
But their conversation was heard by Chen Yu. When she heard that Wang Shoucai wanted Su Man to act in a film that was not presentable, she rushed out and slapped Wang Shoucai in the face, calling him a beast.
The outcome was predictable. She had done nothing wrong before, but Wang Shoucai always beat and scolded her. This time, he even gave her a concussion. He himself went out drinking with Uncle Qiang as if nothing had happened.
If the hospital had not contacted the patient's family and called him, he would not have known that Chen Yu had secretly called 120 and rushed to the hospital.
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