Bai Zhu thought that by broadcasting her father's charity activities live to the audience, the audience would change their opinion of her and thus eliminate some of the negative news about her. However, she never expected that the Bai family would abuse their power in the local area and cause complaints from the villagers. When she saw the poor quality of the road and the long-abandoned school, she was also devastated. However, apart from live streaming, she could not think of a better way to clear herself, so she could only spend money to hire someone to help her act.
Liu Manni planned the whole process for her and gave the villagers a large sum of hush money afterwards. However, she did not expect that they would turn around and sell out the two of them and dig up the Bai family's ancestral graves.
Ever since he became rich, Bai Pengfei has believed in numerology and feng shui. He even spent a huge amount of money to hire a feng shui master to choose a feng shui treasure for his father to be buried in. Now that his ancestral grave has been dug up and the feng shui has been ruined, he didn't even dare to do business after receiving the call. He took the feng shui master back to his hometown overnight to clean up the mess.
Before he could find a good place to bury his father, all his brothers, sisters, nephews and nieces were arrested by the police, and all the properties he had purchased in the local area were also seized. The news quickly spread online, and the Bai family's reputation was completely ruined.
Bai Zhilan felt indescribable when she saw the scandals about the Bai family that were all over the Internet. In her impression, although Bai Pengfei is ruthless and ungrateful, he is a very capable person, otherwise he would not have been able to build such a huge foundation from scratch. She had resentment towards him, but also admiration and awe for him.
"I didn't expect him to fall so quickly." Bai Zhilan sighed when she saw the news that Bai Pengfei was called by the police to cooperate with the investigation.
Lin Dan probed: "This is just the beginning. If he loses everything, will you blame me?"
Bai Zhilan suddenly looked up with a look of astonishment: "Mom, are you going to deal with Bai Pengfei?"
"I'm just taking advantage of the situation. It doesn't count as dealing with him. I just dug a hole for him. It's up to him whether he jumps into it or not." Lin Dan pushed the hot tea in front of his daughter.
Bai Zhilan was stunned for a long time before slowly shaking her head: "Mom, I don't blame you. Whether Bai Pengfei is good or bad has nothing to do with me, just like whether I am dead or alive has nothing to do with him. Mom, do you know that the time I ran away from home, I no longer had any father-daughter feelings for Bai Pengfei. I was away for more than three months, and he never looked for me, as if he had never had a daughter like me. When he picked me up from the police station that day, guess what he said?"
"What did he say?"
"He said if you want to die, die far away and don't ruin my reputation."
This sentence is the deepest pain in Bai Zhilan's heart. She wanted to forget it, but she thought about it more deeply every night and couldn't sleep. These words were like a bottle of poison, corroding her already broken heart to the point of almost festering. It was also from that time that she gradually fell into the abyss of depression and had no way to save herself.
Now, she said this calmly, but she no longer felt the tearing pain in her heart, because she knew that even if she fell into the abyss, someone would reach out and hold her tightly.
There was a flash of anger in Lin Dan's eyes, but he quickly suppressed it. He held his daughter in his arms and patted her gently twice.
Bai Zhilan rubbed her head against her mother's neck, then closed all the news pages and searched for a clip to show her mother: "Mom, let's not talk about Bai Pengfei, it's a bummer. Let's talk about Uncle An, I think he's a good match for you."
Lin Dan's expression softened, and he waved his hand, "We've only known each other for a short time, so it's hard to say whether we're suitable or not."
"No, you two are really a good match. Look, this is a video edited by netizens of Uncle An and you together. I can see that he really likes you." Bai Zhilan held up her phone, and on the screen was a picture of An Lang helping Lin Dan put on his shoes. It is said that those involved in the game are often confused, while those who are not involved can see things clearly. Lin Dan is in the game, and sometimes it is difficult for him to feel the goodness of An Lang. However, from the audience's perspective, he can't be more serious.
When walking, he would let Lin Dan walk on the inside to prevent her from falling off the edge of the field or the steep slope; if he found that Lin Dan was carrying something heavy, he would immediately take it over; when going down the mountain, he would always stretch out a hand and lightly support Lin Dan's shoulders so that he could immediately pull her up if she fell.
While Lin Dan was treating Mei Zi in the house, he gambled his property and reputation to ask the TV station not to cut off the live broadcast signal; while Lin Dan was decocting medicine, he chopped wood and made a fire without saying a single extra word; when Lin Dan was helping her daughter sew a dress, he was threading the needle facing the light, and the CEO of a large enterprise was turned into a tailor.
No matter how many difficulties Lin Dan encountered, he would always help her at the first opportunity, but he never took credit for it. If her daughter hadn't released the video, Lin Dan wouldn't even know that when Mei Zi was bleeding heavily, An Lang almost gave away his shares to someone else in order to protect himself.
Staring at the calm and taciturn man on the screen, Lin Dan couldn't calm down for a long time.
"Mom, Uncle An is really a good man. He is different from Bai Pengfei. I don't want you to live in loneliness all your life because of me. If there is a suitable person who can accompany you for the rest of your life and make you feel happy, you should boldly give it a try. I will support you no matter what." Bai Zhilan said emotionally.
Lin Dan didn't respond, but just rubbed her daughter's head.
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For the next half month, everyone lived a peaceful life. An Chongying's body recovered under Lin Dandi's careful care. His originally thin cheeks have now become round, and he looks ten years younger. Her husband Andrew came from France to see her and instantly fell in love with the quaint cabin, vowing to have their first daughter in this beautiful place.
An Lang has a big business to discuss and has no time to come, but he insists on calling Lin Dan every day. An Zishi came very frequently, flying to Province H almost every two or three days. He also often posted photos and videos of Bai Zhilan on his Weibo, and each time he captioned her with the simple three words "little ancestor".
Bai Zhilan would sometimes like his Weibo posts, but sometimes she would not even bother to read them.
That day, Xiao Guo ran into the living room with his cell phone and complained, "Sister Zhilan, Bai Zhu is really an invincible cockroach. I thought she had completely flopped, but I didn't expect Bai Pengfei to buy the copyright of "Xiao Xiao Feng Yu Qing You" for her and make her the heroine. This is a huge investment of 100 million yuan. Bai Pengfei is really rich!"
Bai Zhilan looked at Bai Zhu's brand new Weibo and felt very calm: "Bai Zhu is his sweetheart, of course he is willing to spend money."
"He is willing to spend money but it depends on whether the audience will buy it. Bai Zhu's character has completely collapsed. Netizens are scolding her on Weibo, saying that she is not worthy of playing the beautiful and kind Qing Xing. If I were her, I would hide first and wait until the storm is over. Why spend so much money to fight for that one breath? If the audience doesn't buy it, no one will watch the movie. Isn't a hundred million just a waste of money?"
Bai Zhilan chuckled and said, "Bai Zhu has had everything she wanted since she was a child. She has never experienced the taste of failure, so she can't afford to lose. If she doesn't get back at this, she might not be able to sleep. Besides, Bai Pengfei has plenty of money, and he doesn't need this 100 million. In order to make Bai Zhu happy, he is willing to throw the money into the water and just listen to the noise."
This was the thing that Bai Zhilan could never let go of. They are both daughters, so why do you treat one like a worthless person but love the other like a treasure? Could it be that in Bai Pengfei's heart, she is not even considered a person?
Noticing that Bai Zhilan's expression was not right, Xiao Guo immediately comforted her: "Bai Zhu has Bai Pengfei to protect her, but Sister Zhilan, you also have Aunt Lin! Aunt Lin treats you like a baby and wants to give you all the good resources. Bai Zhu's 100 million is nothing. We have many 100 million in our hands! Sister Zhilan, look, there are several high-end luxury brands looking for you to be a spokesperson. I'm preparing to give them to you to choose from."
Bai Zhilan curved her eyes and smiled sweetly.
When Lin Dan walked into the living room, the two were looking through various documents. Two mobile phones were placed on the table, making ding-dong sounds from time to time, which were the notification sounds of Weibo updates. An Zhongying ran in waving her phone and asked anxiously, "Xiao Dan, you are very close to the Nie family. You didn't buy any of their stocks, did you?"
"What happened?"
"Didn't you read the news? Mr. Nie has a terminal illness and will not live past this month. The funding chain of the Daya Bay project led by Nie Rong has broken down. The bank has terminated its cooperation with the Nie Group and is urging them to repay the loan. If the debt crisis cannot be resolved in time, the Nie Group may go bankrupt." An Zhongying shook her head and sighed, "The business world is changing so fast. Who would have thought that the Nie Group, which was thriving yesterday, would be on the edge of a cliff today."
Lin Dan drank tea quietly without expressing any opinion. Instead, Bai Zhilan and Xiao Guo were interested. They opened their phones to check the news and shook their heads, saying, "Everyone is selling Nie's shares. The stock price has been falling sharply. It's terrible."
Lin Dan was not interested in financial news. He opened his phone and looked at the entertainment news. He pondered, "One hundred million investment, Xiaoguo, what is the prospect of this drama?"
Xiao Guo was stunned for a while before she understood what Auntie Lin was talking about. She quickly explained, "This drama is the hottest IP in the past five years. If it is adapted properly, it will definitely make money. The heroine Qing Xing is so charming. She is the number one goddess in the second dimension in the minds of many readers."
Lin Dan nodded, then looked at her daughter and asked carefully, "Zhilan, do you like the book "Xiao Xiao Feng Yu Qing You"? "
Bai Zhilan was also a fanatical fan of this book back then, so she nodded without thinking: "I like it."
Lin Dan made the decision: "Okay, I'll buy the copyright for you and let you be the heroine."
Bai Zhilan was dumbfounded and stammered, "But, but Mom, didn't Bai Pengfei buy the copyright? How can we shoot it?"
"Don't worry about that. He will be anxious to find a buyer in a few days. I will send someone to keep an eye on him." Lin Dan waved his hand indifferently.
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