Chapter 83 Chapter 83 She Knows Everything (Fixed Ending…
Calling him Brother Songxian, Lin Keying's inner speculation deepened, and at the same time she felt that the behavior of the man next to her was truly abominable.
Cheng Wanting deceived me for more than half a year and forged his identity under the name of Brother Song Xian. When I said goodbye to Brother Song Xian on the cruise ship, I threw myself into his arms, and he did not push me away and told me the truth. Later, I called Songxian brother several times, and he did not refute or tell me the truth. Since he likes being Songxian brother, then that's good enough.
As the head of Huanyu Group, he has always been calm, steady and self-confident. But now, every time he hears the three words "Brother Songxian", there is a barely perceptible crack in his serious expression, and the depression in Lin Keying's heart is slightly relieved.
However, the more Lin Keying mentioned Brother Songxian, the more often she talked about him recently, the more depressed Yang Minghui felt.
The young master really couldn't stand hearing this name. His face turned stiff when he heard it, but he could only grit his teeth and bear it.
On Monday, the wife personally brought ginseng soup, saying that she wanted to supervise the eldest young master's meal. She kept talking about Brother Songxian, calling him Brother Songxian three times within one minute.
The weather in the port city was clearly warm as early spring was approaching, but the temperature in Huanyu's general manager's office dropped to freezing point for no apparent reason, making Yang Minghui shiver.
Quietly watching the eldest young master drinking the ginseng soup, Yang Minghui couldn't help but mutter in his heart, it's all an injustice.
I had gone to great lengths to impersonate Chen Songxian before, but now, every day my wife calls me Brother Songxian.
Who can bear this!
Cheng Wanting was in a gloomy mood, which was noticed not only by Yang Minghui but also by many of his subordinates at the Huanyu Group meeting.
Some time ago, after Mr. Cheng got married, his features seemed to have softened a bit. No matter how strong his aura was, he was no longer as cold as an iceberg as before, and he finally gained some popularity.
Now, Mr. Cheng is sitting in the main seat in the conference room, with sharp eyebrows and a tough face. His eyes are even sharper, scaring his subordinates who are making reports to tremble.
Is there something wrong with my data?
There is definitely something wrong with the proposed solution!
Did I just say something wrong?
Otherwise, Mr. Cheng wouldn't be so serious. His expressionless face made him look intimidating without even getting angry, which made people tremble with fear.
Everyone in the meeting looked at each other, each with their own thoughts. They were just about to accept the boss's criticism, but when they heard Mr. Cheng say "adjourn the meeting", they breathed a sigh of relief.
As the only person who knew about the situation, Yang Minghui winked at everyone and asked them to leave quickly.
It’s none of your business!
"Master, Madam likes to call you Brother Songxian, you don't have to take it too seriously..." Before Yang Minghui could finish his words of comfort, he heard Cheng Wanting speak coldly.
"Who said I took it to heart?" Cheng Wanting glanced at him indifferently, "You are good at making associations."
Yang Minghui: “…”
Anyway, I'm not the one who cares about it, and I'm not the one who feels uncomfortable.
Yang Minghui, who was about to leave the office to go back to work, suddenly heard the order from the eldest young master behind him: "Go check if there are any abnormalities among the familiar people that the wife has come into contact with recently."
Oh no.
Yang Minghui turned around and said, "Master, do you still suspect that your wife knows something?"
His wife seems normal, but there must be something unusual about her. Cheng Wanting has no clue, but he has a keen intuition.
"Check carefully."
"yes."
Cheng Wanting felt vaguely uneasy, as he had never experienced the feeling of being out of control before. It was as if there was a sharp guillotine hanging above his neck, ready to fall at any time.
But before he could think about it any more, the directors of Jardine Matheson came to discuss the development of Wharf Holdings with Cheng Wanting.
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"Ms. Lin, someone has been following you since nine o'clock this morning, two men in black." Bodyguard Sheng Tielan comes and goes like the wind, and has strong anti-reconnaissance capabilities.
Lin Keying came to He Ji's Dessert Shop early in the morning. She had guessed that her husband would take action. She had called him Brother Song Xian countless times in the past few days. With a man's meticulous mind, how could he not suspect something?
"Let him follow, don't worry about it." Lin Keying no longer cared.
No matter how suspicious Cheng Wanting was, he never thought that he would refrain from questioning him directly after learning the truth. The more suspicious he was, the more difficult it was for him to be sure.
Sheng Tielan would not interfere with any decision made by Lin Keying and would only follow her orders.
Seeing that the capable woman was about to leave incognito again, Lin Keying hurriedly stopped her and said, "Alan, where are you going to hide?"
Lin Keying had never been a bodyguard, but she had heard Cheng Wanting mention this profession before. Basically, all wealthy people in Hong Kong would hire bodyguards, who would usually follow them closely or hide in the crowd.
Professional and safe.
Sheng Tielan had been in the gang for a long time, so she was a little surprised that someone cared about this matter, but she answered truthfully: "I'm just following you nearby, watching to see if you are in danger."
"Just keep staring at me like this?" Lin Keying thought that the life of a bodyguard was too boring!
Sheng Tielan didn't think so. She had been struggling for survival since she was a child and had never known what boredom was like.
Cheng Wanting rescued her from the gang and cleared her identity no matter how difficult it was, without any more fighting.
Lin Keying had previously advised Sheng Tielan to find a proper job, but to no avail. This girl was simply so loyal that she was determined to protect her own safety.
"If you want to follow me, take this and read it. Otherwise, it will be too boring." Lin Keying handed a few gossip magazines to Sheng Tielan, smiling like crescent moons, "I'm telling you, these are the most exciting gossips that I carefully selected!"
Sheng Tielan lowered her head and looked at the magazine in her hand, a little confused. She had never read these things before, nor paid attention to them.
Without waiting for her response, Lin Keying ordered two more cups of mango sago at the dessert shop: "Oh, and mango sago. How sweet do you want it? With ice?"
The words Sheng Tielan heard most in her past life were, how many people are going to be killed tonight, where is the transaction going to be done, and how many machetes or guns are needed to be prepared.
At this moment, someone actually asked himself how sweet the mango sago should be and whether to add ice.
She moved her mouth, but no sound came out.
Seeing that the agile woman didn't say anything, Lin Keying decided for herself. Not long after, she handed her a cup of mango sago to her: "Try the one with full sugar and less ice."
This was the first time that Sheng Tielan performed a protection mission in this outfit. With two gossip magazines in her left hand and a cup of mango sago in her right hand, she felt a little uncomfortable. She mingled among the strangers and looked around. Seeing that no one recognized her, she hesitated and lowered her head to take a sip of mango sago.
Having tasted too much bitterness and blood in her life, Sheng Tielan's lips and tongue shrank back when she took the sweet syrup into her mouth, and she was so startled that she quickly withdrew them.
As the sweet but not greasy fruity aroma lingered in her mouth, Sheng Tielan's eyes lit up slightly, and she carefully lowered her head and took another sip.
So sweet.
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Lin Keying didn't know where her bodyguard Sheng Tielan was, but she felt safe with her around. At least there were no more sloppy hooligans around her.
Preparing to go to Hongsheng Entertainment Company to check on the progress of the filming of a new TV series project, Lin Keying chatted with Sister He for a while and was about to say goodbye when she heard her mention that the store was recruiting workers.
"Business is getting better and better. I'm transferring Ah Hong from the main store to the branch to help run the new store. I can just hire new waiters here."
Lin Keying nodded: "Ah Hong is familiar with it. The new store is really good."
As the two were chatting, a job recruitment notice that had been posted recently at the door of the dessert shop was seen by someone.
Several women in their twenties and thirties came over to ask questions, and there was even a grandmother in her fifties.
Lin Keying felt that the person looked familiar. After looking at her for a few more times, she finally recognized her. Wasn’t she the actress who played the female lead, Aunt San, in the TV series she had watched last year?
Grandma doesn't have many parts, only a few scenes in total, but her acting is superb, and you can even say that there is no trace of acting. She truly acts lifelike, and is so vivid and engaging that it draws people into the play.
This old lady is actually an employee of Hongsheng. However, due to her age, she is basically a non-staff member and rarely goes to Hongsheng. She is only occasionally called to perform in a few shows when there is a suitable role.
Lin Keying didn't know the old lady's name. She had only seen her photo when she quickly glanced at the list of dozens of actors in Hongsheng. She also knew that she had played many supporting roles, but now she had to work in a dessert shop to make a living.
Driving to Hongsheng Entertainment Company, Lin Keying met with the company's vice president to discuss the company's personnel structure and salary structure.
Compared with later generations, the entertainment industry in the 1980s and 1990s did not spend money to such an exorbitant degree. It was okay for famous stars, with a good income, but the lives of some supporting roles and less famous actors were worse than those of workers.
Many actors have acting as their main job, and they have to work part-time to earn a living.
Hongsheng Entertainment Company is relatively better in the industry. The pay for actors at the other three major entertainment companies and TV stations is even lower.
After entering Hongsheng's office, Lin Keying and the company's vice president re-formulated the salary plan, focusing on adjusting the remuneration of grassroots actors.
"The base salary of all actors and staff has increased by 40%, and the additional allowance for all supporting actors after each film has been doubled."
For well-known actors, basic salary doesn’t mean much, but it is particularly important for grassroots actors.
Vice President Yang looked at Lin Keying's salary setting, which was obviously inconsistent with the hidden rules of the industry, and hesitated: "Boss Lin, are you sure you want to arrange it this way? There is no such high base salary in the industry at present. We have a lot of employees in our company. If we make such an adjustment, the company's expenses will be a considerable amount."
Lin Keying tapped her fingertips on the desk. "Vice President Yang, is there such a big difference between the company taking 80% of the profits and all employees taking 20% and the company taking 70% and employees taking 30%? If the salary is not competitive, why should employees work hard? We can't always demand strictness from employees when they are doing things and then haggle over every penny when it comes to paying them. We should take a long-term view and solve the plight of grassroots actors so that they will have more time and energy to film well."
Vice President Yang found it difficult to change Lin Keying's mind. When he notified Hongsheng employees of the salary increase information, everyone was shocked.
Lower-level actors have become accustomed to filming non-stop, with salaries barely enough to make ends meet. If they play supporting roles with minor roles, they can basically only wait for their turn to be cast, and then work part-time to earn some extra money in their spare time.
This has always been the case in the industry and no one is surprised.
But when the new boss took office, he actually raised everyone's salary. Who wouldn't be excited? !
Tang Qiankun was searching the streets for kung fu tips from handsome men and beautiful women, and unexpectedly made a major discovery. When he returned to the company and heard that his salary had increased, his eyes almost popped out of his head!
Tang Qiankun rushed to the general manager's office and flattered his boss like a lackey: "Boss Lin, you are really wise. I have been in this industry for so long, and you are the only one who can raise everyone's salary!"
Look at other black-hearted capitalists who drink wine that costs more than 100,000 yuan a bottle, but are unwilling to share a bit of the money to increase their employees’ salaries.
They can only watch with envy.
How could Lin Keying not understand working people? This is how she got through it.
"Tang Qiankun, stop flattering me. Work hard and discover more artists with potential." Lin Keying was still looking forward to her company producing some high-quality TV series.
Tang Qiankun was full of energy. He expressed his loyalty and reported the situation mysteriously: "Boss Lin, I have discovered something. I suspect that there is an undercover agent in our company who is working for Crown Entertainment."
Lin Keying became excited: "Tell me more about it."
"I went out to hand out business cards on the street today. I didn't meet any pretty boys or girls, but I did run into an acquaintance. It was a clerk in our company named Liu. I went up to him to say hello, but I saw him disappear into an alley, looking around furtively. Something was wrong." Tang Qiankun became more and more excited as he spoke, and he wanted to show off his achievements in front of his boss right away. "I followed him when I had nothing to do, and saw him meeting a man wearing a hat as well. I know that man, he's from Crown Entertainment. I suspect something is wrong... Mr. Lin, do you want to call him over to ask him?"
Lin Keying shook her head: "Why is Crown Entertainment still chasing after our Hongsheng? They poached an actor last time and they still don't stop."
Tang Qiankun knew that Lin Keying was not very familiar with the current power distribution in Hong Kong's entertainment industry, so he hesitated and told her a piece of news: "I heard that it's not just Wang Guan, there are also two big entertainment company bosses who are betting together."
"What are you betting on?" Lin Keying was curious.
"I bet that Hongsheng will go bankrupt a few months after Mr. Lin takes over." Tang Qiankun waved his hands violently after telling the secret, "I heard this from Wangguan's people. Their boss got drunk and said it himself. Each of us bets one million."
Lin Keying was almost laughing out of anger. Who was she looking down on?
Tang Qiankun was definitely on his boss' side: "Boss Lin, do you want to call Liu Chengchuan over?"
"No need." Lin Keying came up with a plan. "Since we have a ready-made chess piece, we must use it well. Find someone in the crew to secretly watch him and see what he does."
Tang Qiankun understood: "Understood!"
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When Lin Keying left Hongsheng Entertainment Company and walked down to the lobby on the first floor, she met many unknown supporting actors and ordinary employees. Each of them greeted her in an exceptionally loud voice.
This is the power of a wage increase!
The smiles on everyone's faces shifted to Lin Keying's. She walked to the door and ran into actress Lily who had just returned from filming a scene.
Lily learned about the salary increase on the set. When she saw her boss, she smiled so hard that her face almost broke: "Hello, Mr. Lin. Goodbye, Mr. Lin!"
Thinking that this person was really Song Xian's ex-girlfriend, Lin Keying secretly wondered how cunning Cheng Wanting was.
In that situation, he was able to get away with it by saying that Lily didn't know him.
He is so scheming that it is hard to guard against him!
That night, Lin Keying, still angry, rejected the man's dinner invitation and went to visit her godparents.
Guo Changda and his wife had their adopted daughter with them for dinner, so they ate more.
During the meal, Zhao Fengzhen casually asked, "Where is Mr. Cheng? Why isn't he having dinner with his wife?"
Zhao Feng had really heard that Cheng Wanting, the boss of Huanyu Group, was a well-known workaholic. She was even worried about whether her adopted daughter's marriage would be happy if she married such a man.
Lin Keying was shocked in her heart. It was she who rejected his invitation to dinner, not that he didn't want to accompany her.
However, Zhao Fengzhen keenly saw something wrong with her hesitation: "What's the matter? What's the matter between you two?"
How could Lin Keying tell anyone about such an outrageous cousin pretending to be her cousin? She just shook her head vaguely and said, "Nothing."
Seeing that their goddaughter seemed to be hesitant to speak and was obviously worried, Zhao Fengzhen and Guo Changda looked at each other and immediately said angrily: "It can't be that Cheng Wanting is having an affair outside, right? Keying, tell your godparents if you have anything to say!"
Rich people are like this, eight out of ten of them like to mess around. This was the first thing Zhao Fengzhen thought of.
Lin Keying laughed in silence and tried to comfort the two elders: "Godfather, Godmother, no, he just loves to work every day, how could he mess around."
It’s just that the severity of this matter is equally serious.
Zhao Fengzhen did not force his adopted daughter, but only reminded her before she left: "Nothing is a big deal, your adopted father and I will take care of everything."
"Thank you, godmother and godfather."
After dinner, Lin Keying drove to the villa halfway up the mountain, and the Deep Water Bay villa also became lively as the sun set in the west.
Chen Songxian was in a depressed mood. When his family members found out that his child bride had become his cousin's wife, they helped to keep it a secret and even called him Kevin in front of Keying.
How heartbreaking it is to listen to this!
If he continues like this, not only will he lose his child bride, but his name will also be lost!
After dinner, Chen Songxian was strolling alone on the asphalt road of the villa. Just as he was thinking about going out for a drink, someone suddenly hugged his thigh.
"Uncle Chen~" Cheng Zhihao's three-year-old daughter Wenwen saw an acquaintance and went up to greet him warmly.
"Hey, isn't this Wenwen?" Chen Songxian squatted down and teased the little girl, "How old is Wenwen?"
Wenwen pointed with three fingers: "Three years old!"
Wenwen is smart and clever, and she is not shy about strangers. She can chat with familiar people very well. Uncle Chen likes to buy candies for her, and she remembers them clearly. She even deliberately boasts about how good she is, saying, "Wenwen is three years old. Wenwen just had dinner. She had delicious meat and vegetables..."
Chen Songxian knew that Cheng Zhihao's daughter was a bit talkative and would never stop talking. He joked with the girl and was about to send her back to Cheng's house and go out for entertainment alone, but suddenly he heard the girl continue to speak in a baby voice.
"Wenwen is from the mainland..."
"You little sister, you were born in Hong Kong, what do you mean you came from the mainland?" Chen Songxian had no idea where Wenwen learned this from, it was simply nonsense. The Cheng family were native Hong Kong people.
The people who actually came to Hong Kong from the mainland were his own family.
Wenwen was not convinced: "I am from the mainland. My aunt said so. My grandpa, grandma and dad all said so!"
When her uncle and aunt returned to Cheng's home, Wenwen was playing nearby and heard the adults in the family mention something. The young girl was soon taken out to play by the nanny. No one knew that this conversation was actually remembered by the clever three-year-old child.
"Did your family say that?" Chen Songxian stood there in a daze. There was no reason for a girl to lie for no reason, especially for a girl who had never been to the mainland. How could she make up such a lie?
Wenwen nodded: "Yes!"
"What else did your family say?" A terrible thought occurred to Chen Songxian, "Did they say anything about your uncle?"
Wenwen tried hard to think, and loved to imitate words she accidentally heard when she was just learning to speak: "My aunt said my uncle's name is...Brother Songxian. Wenwen didn't know that. This is the first time Wenwen heard that Uncle Chen, you are also called Songxian!"
Why do Uncle and Uncle Chen have the same name?
Wenwen looked at Uncle Chen and saw that he seemed like a different person all of a sudden. His mouth was wide open and his eyes almost popped out, as if he was frightened.
Covering her mouth, Wenwen's beautiful big eyes rolled around, and she saw Uncle Chen frowning angrily, then ran away with gritted teeth. Her two long legs moved so fast that she ran to the side of the road, pulled open the parked car, and scurried out.
Uncle Chen, what's the matter?
"Wenwen, what are you standing there looking at?" Cheng Zhihao and his wife Zhou Ke'er went out to look for their daughter who was playing mischievously, but they only saw the child's soft back.
Wenwen pointed at Uncle Chen who had disappeared and said excitedly, "Uncle Chen, you're crazy!"
Cheng Zhihao & Zhou Keer: "..."
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Chen Songxian drove his Bentley to his villa halfway up the mountain. He never expected that he would hear some shocking news from a three-year-old child today.
My cousin married his child bride, who seemed to be impersonating my own identity!
The Chen family came to Hong Kong from the mainland!
The one called Songxian is also me!
Everything became clear. Chen Songxian now understood why his cousin was so persistent in sending him to Africa. It was not only because he was with his child bride, but also because he was impersonating himself!
Ke Ying was clearly deceived by him!
After shock comes anger!
Chen Songxian slammed the steering wheel, listened to the shrill horn sound, and roared: "Cheng Wanting, you are too despicable! You are not a human being!"
The wheels quickly rolled over the winding mountain road paved with colorful clouds. Chen Songxian was unwilling to wait any longer, he had to snatch his child bride back!
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Driving back to the villa halfway up the mountain from her godfather's and godmother's house, Lin Keying's Bentley stopped in front of the gate of House No. 5. The sunset glowed in the sky. Lin Keying recalled everything that had happened in the past six months. She had accidentally traveled through time and space, and the couple who had fulfilled their marriage contract did get along surprisingly well, until she suddenly discovered the truth in her comfortable life, and she couldn't help but be shocked.
She should have ignored Cheng Wanting's identity as she had originally thought. Everything seemed fine now. But since I have traveled through time and space, there is no way I can exist in this identity. I have no choice. Cheng Wanting deliberately impersonated Chen Songxian's identity.
Lin Keying comforted herself that she was just a couple fulfilling their engagement and getting married, and there was no need to worry too much. However, she couldn't help but feel annoyed at the man for pretending to be her. Especially since he had many opportunities to tell the truth but kept hiding it.
After parking the Bentley in the garage, Lin Keying returned to her villa halfway up the mountain, but unexpectedly saw Cheng Wanting, who was supposed to be busy working in the study, sitting on the sofa in the living room.
He actually turned on the TV and watched his favorite melodramatic TV series.
Lin Keying looked at the man and said, "Brother Songxian, you actually like watching this?"
Cheng Wanting frowned slightly, but still responded to Brother Songxian's words: "Is it more important to go and have dinner with your godparents? I left work early today on purpose."
"Oh, I haven't been here for a while." Lin Keying sat next to the man, staring at the melodramatic TV series intently. "Besides, I see you every day, and you're jealous of me?"
Cheng Wanting put one hand on his wife's waist and heard her calling him Brother Songxian word by word. He thought of the first time they met and how devoted his cousin's child bride was to her fiancé.
At that time, she was persistent in getting close to her fiancé, and even when she was met with cold shoulders and the engagement was about to be cancelled, she still expressed her feelings. But now, facing herself, she seems to be so distant.
Lin Keying was watching the melodramatic TV series. This drama was a rerun after it had exploded in ratings. It was first aired several months ago and became a hit in Hong Kong when her group went to South Africa.
Lin Keying recalled the morning when Cheng Wanting went to Europe to attend the international shipping conference. She, Mrs. Hua and Amei were discussing the plot enthusiastically.
In the drama, the bad male supporting role separates the childhood sweethearts and deceives and forces the female protagonist to get married.
I wonder if the man next to me felt anything when he heard this.
"What do you think of the plot of this drama?" Lin Keying was secretly expecting the man's answer.
Cheng Wanting was not surprised at all and felt guilty about being implied: "Some messed up plot."
"It's not a mess at all." Lin Keying disagreed, "Isn't this a marriage of lovers? Marriages that are based on deception and coercion will have problems."
The man next to him remained unmoved: "That depends on whether you have the ability to hold on."
Lin Keying was furious. "Really? Brother Songxian, do you think we can keep our engagement from childhood to marriage forever?"
Cheng Wanting stared at the woman, his sharp eyes seemed to cut into her heart: "Of course."
The woman curled her lips wordlessly.
It seems ordinary, yet unusual, and puzzling.
After the TV series rebroadcast ended and the TV was turned off, Lin Keying and Cheng Wanting went upstairs to the bedroom one after another.
When the bedroom door clicked shut, Lin Keying still didn't wait for the man to find his conscience.
It's really abominable.
Lin Keying looked at the man with a smile: "Don't you have anything to say to me, Brother Songxian?"
Cheng Wanting remained silent, feeling vaguely uneasy.
For the first time, I felt a sense of powerlessness and loss of control. My wife was standing right in front of me, yet she seemed so far away.
He took two quick steps forward, put his big hands around the woman's waist and pulled her into his arms. Cheng Wanting lowered his head, desperately needing a kiss, an intimate breath entanglement, to confirm her existence, to confirm that she was by his side.
However, when he slowly approached, the two of them stood facing each other, smelling each other's breath, and their lips were about to touch, Cheng Wanting heard the woman speak softly.
The moist and plump red lips opened and closed like a ghost: "Who are you kissing me as now, Cheng Wanting or Chen Songxian?"
The man's pupils contracted, and his deep eyes stirred up huge waves. He stared at the woman in front of him with burning eyes, peeking into her heart.
At the same time, there was a sudden sound of heavy and hurried footsteps coming from far away outside the bedroom door. Chen Songxian rushed to the villa halfway up the mountain, asked Uncle Zhong to open the door, and hurried upstairs. He banged hard on the door of the master bedroom on the second floor, questioning and shouting: "Cheng Wanting, open the door, you think you can get away with it by hiding, you know what you have done!"
"Keying, he lied to you! I am your Songxian brother! I am the Songxian brother who is engaged to you! He is fake, he impersonated me!"
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