Chapter 272 Zhu Xingye Unilaterally Terminates Contract
Li Weiwan was unable to answer Jiang Jingwen's question.
None of the people present had regained their memories, so even if he spoke, they wouldn't understand. If they didn't understand, they would inevitably ask more questions, leading to an endless entanglement with the same issue.
So he thought about it and decided to skip the question.
"We can worry about these issues later. Right now, let's figure out how to find Zhu Jinzhao."
"There's no other way." Even the usually composed Xiao Jiming was somewhat desperate. "We've asked everyone we could, but they either don't know anything like us, or they know but refuse to tell us."
Upon hearing this, Li Weiwan looked up at Shi Jing and asked, "Is Zhu Xingye the only person you can contact who also knows the truth?"
“Yes.” Shi Jing’s face was as cold as ice. “Zhu Xingye is the only person we can contact and who knows the situation, but he is unwilling to tell us. My dad and Xiao Jiang took turns calling him, but he refused to reveal a single word.”
“…That’s normal.” Li Weiwan tugged at the corners of her mouth, revealing a slightly mocking smile. “Zhu Jinzhao’s disappearance is inextricably linked to Zhu Xingye. Of course, he won’t tell you the truth.”
"Huh?" Jiang Jingwen was stunned. "Is Chaochao's disappearance related to Zhu Xingye? Why?"
"..."
Li Weiwan couldn't explain it.
Before he suddenly woke up from a dream last night, a picture had appeared in his mind.
In the scene, Zhu Jinzhao drank the juice given to her by Zhu Xingye and immediately fell unconscious. Zhu Xingye smiled as he looked at the unconscious Zhu Jinzhao, his expression one of satisfaction and relief.
He stared at her intently for a moment, then suddenly leaned down and placed a light, gentle kiss on Zhu Jinzhao's cheek.
After the kiss, he picked Zhu Jinzhao up from the bed and carried her step by step into the unknown darkness.
Li Weiwan was the mastermind behind this rebirth, and he could not possibly have witnessed such a scene out of nowhere. Therefore, he was certain that the scene must have actually happened, and the reason for it... was that Zhu Xingye had developed feelings for Zhu Jinzhao that he shouldn't have.
"I can't explain why right now, but in short, Jinzhao's disappearance is inextricably linked to Zhu Xingye. If we want to know where Jinzhao went, we can only start with Zhu Xingye."
"How do we get off?" Shi Jing frowned and stared at him.
Although he refuses to explain anything now, Shi Jing intuitively feels that he must know a lot of inside information that others are unaware of.
"Find him first," Li Weiwan said. "We'll go to the Zhu Group to find him first, and then try to get some information out of him to see if we can find out anything about Jinzhao's whereabouts."
"What if we can't?" Jiang Jingwen asked anxiously.
Li Weiwan's eyes were cold: "If that's not possible, then we'll expose Jinzhao's disappearance. Jinzhao is a celebrity after all. If someone suddenly reveals that she's missing, it will definitely cause a huge sensation online. At that time, Zhu Xingye will have no choice but to confess."
"Of course, this is a last resort, and we cannot do this before things reach a dead end."
Ning Shi: "Brother Li, when are you planning to go find Zhu Xingye? Now?"
Li Weiwan looked at Shi Jing: "My plan is now, what about yours?"
"..." Shi Jing thought for a moment, then said in a cold voice, "I think we should wait and see if Chaochao and Mingyue will show up when the second episode starts filming. If they don't, the production team should receive their leave requests. At that time, we will be able to find out some things from the production team."
“That’s what I think too,” Ning Shi agreed. “Let’s wait and see if the production team comes to check on things.”
Speaking of the production team, and seeing Li Weiwan on the sofa, Ning Shi suddenly remembered a question.
"Hey, Brother Li, wasn't the second episode supposed to start filming at the guests' homes? Why did you suddenly end up in Beijing?"
"...I terminated my contract with the program team," Li Weiwan said frankly.
"ah?!"
The people in the living room were all stunned.
"You terminated the contract?" Shi Jing frowned, looking completely puzzled. "Why would you terminate the contract out of the blue? Are you trying to ruin your reputation?"
"..." Li Weiwan laughed at his speechlessness, "What do you mean by 'collapsed house'... I just suddenly don't want to record anymore."
Ning Shi was shocked: "You just want to terminate the contract if you don't want to record anymore? The penalty for breach of contract is five times your salary!"
"Five times it is, I've already lost money anyway." Li Weiwan said indifferently, as if five times the penalty was just the cost of a slightly more expensive meal to him.
"...So willful!" Ning Shi gave him a thumbs up.
He shook his head with a slight smile and didn't bring up the topic again.
"Since you all want to wait, then let's wait for the production team to come to our door and then we'll decide what to do based on the situation."
Shi Jing: "Hmm."
Ning Shi glanced at the time, yawned, and stood up from the sofa: "It's past eleven o'clock. I need to go back and get ready to record the show."
"Go ahead." Jiang Jingwen patted her hand.
She said worriedly, "You must tell me immediately if anything happens!"
Qin Ming: "I'll tell you. You should go back now."
"Hmm!" Ning Shi took a deep breath and left the Shi family in a daze, dragging her exhausted body.
No sooner had she disappeared from the Shi family home than Shi Jing received a call from Yang Min.
"Shi Jing, something's happened!"
Yang Min's voice was no longer as calm as before, but was filled with panic.
Shi Jing sat up straight abruptly, his face tense, and asked, "What happened?"
Yang Min spoke quickly: "Zhu Xingye just sent me an email with a notice of contract termination. He unilaterally requested to terminate the contract with Qunxing Media as Jinzhao's older brother!"
"...What?" Shi Jing's expression changed drastically.
Yang Min: "Not only that, he also unilaterally terminated the cooperation contract between Jinzhao and 'Make Friends,' and the penalty for breach of contract has already been paid!"
"Huh?" Jiang Jingwen's face turned deathly pale. "Why? Why did he terminate Chaochao's contract? This was a job that Chaochao fought for herself!"
“Sigh…” Yang Min sighed, sounding almost worried to death. “I don’t know either. When I asked him why, he only said that he was feeling unwell today and it was no longer appropriate for him to continue his career in the entertainment industry. He didn’t say anything else.”
"Did you sign the termination agreement?" Shi Jing asked.
Yang Min: "I didn't sign it, and it's impossible for me to sign it. Although he has already paid the penalty for breach of contract, I signed the artist contract with Jinzhao. If Jinzhao doesn't show up, our company will not accept Zhu Xingye's unilateral termination of the contract."
Shi Jing clenched her fists tightly, forcing herself to calm down: "Okay, I understand. I'll call Zhao Yan now and ask him what reasons Zhu Xingye gave him for terminating the contract."
After saying that, he hung up the phone without waiting for Yang Min's response.
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