Chapter 24 Chapter 24 After breaking up, I hope my ex is not doing well...
After confirming that Cheng Shuze was behind all this, Ling Jingzhi immediately sought Jiang Yiyu's help. While most people couldn't stand up to the Cheng family, the Jiang family was the only one in Linjiang City who could offer assistance. Cheng Shuze had recently publicly humiliated the Jiang family during a Chamber of Commerce interview, so if Cheng Shuze was upset, the Jiang family wouldn't refuse.
Ling Jingzhi immediately sent a message to Jiang Yiyu. In addition to expressing his concern for her divorce, he also talked about how Fulai had recently been suppressed by the Cheng family and was in a difficult situation. He especially emphasized that Cheng Shuze had ulterior motives and fabricated facts, which were simply outrageous to both humans and gods.
After sending the message, there was no response. After a while, I called the other party, but the phone was turned off.
My phone is turned off, how could this happen...?
Before he could contact Jiang Yiyu, Mr. Ling came to him first.
"Chairman, I'm already thinking of a way to deal with Fulai's problem..." No matter how angry and furious he was before entering the room, once he entered the chairman's office of Ling Group, Ling Jingzhi instantly restrained his expression and lowered his head to hide the coldness in his eyes.
"No need." The chairman of the Ling Group, whose hair had already turned gray, sat on a leather office chair. He looked at his grandson, whom he had always been most satisfied with, with a dignified and indifferent expression.
He was old, and his sons and grandchildren were quick-witted. He was not unaware of their private actions. Jingzhi, as the son of the eldest house whom he valued the most, was capable and skillful. He was very optimistic about him and the charity auction was also well organized. However, he never expected that this matter could not be handled for several days, making others laugh at their Ling family and bringing them shame.
Ling Jingzhi gritted his teeth and admitted his mistake: "Grandpa, this matter was indeed my negligence. If you give me some more time, I will definitely be able to..."
"How long is a period of time? If this matter is not dealt with, every minute and every second will affect the reputation that the Ling family has painstakingly built over the years." Old Master Ling interrupted Ling Jingzhi sternly, "This time, I have cleaned up the mess for you."
Old Master Ling spoke calmly, motioning him to look at the documents on the table.
How is it possible? A thought flashed through Ling Jingzhi's mind. Old Master Ling didn't know that the Cheng family was involved in this matter, and there was no movement from Cheng Shuze. How could it be solved so easily?
As soon as he picked up the document, he heard Mr. Ling speak.
"The young master of the Cheng Group came forward and said he was willing to mediate. He said he would just return the original price and pay double the compensation, and the matter would be settled. Boss Zhang has already agreed."
Ling Jingzhi's hand holding the document suddenly tightened.
Cheng Shuze...
It was a really good play. First they suppressed them secretly, so that the Ling family was in a difficult situation. Now they came out hypocritically and said they were willing to help solve the problem and do them a favor. He really understood the trick of getting something for nothing.
"Also, I heard from the young master that you seem to have a rare, high-clarity white diamond. Your father also mentioned it before."
Ling Jingzhi's expression turned grim.
"That young master seems to be interested in this type of diamond recently. Take it out and consider it a thank you gift for helping the Ling family."
"Jingzhi," seeing Ling Jingzhi didn't respond, Old Man Ling warned him in a more serious tone, "Whatever you wanted to do with it before, you must take it out now. It's just a diamond. Although rare, it's far from worth 80 million. Do you still need me to teach you the difference between right and wrong?"
High-clarity diamonds are rare, but they're not unavailable. If they were to pay triple the compensation, the group would lose over a year's worth of profits, inevitably impacting future development. Compared to a mere diamond worth over 100 million, it was nothing. Getting Cheng to mediate was a stroke of luck; the rest was beyond their reach.
Ling Jingzhi took a deep breath and calmed down for a long time before suppressing the depression in his heart. He opened his eyes and said calmly, "Yes, Jingzhi understands."
The document in his hand contained nothing but the agreement regarding the settlement. Ling Jingzhi was in no mood to read it. He closed the document and put it back in its place. He was about to leave when he was stopped.
"Jingzhi, wait until this matter is properly handled and meet with the youngest daughter of the Gu family."
Ling Jingzhi turned around suddenly: "Chairman, I told you before that Jiang and I..."
"Before, that was before. Besides, I didn't agree before. I told you a long time ago that you should stay calm and don't ignore my words." Old Master Ling's deep eyes gazed at the young man he had carefully cultivated. "You should know what you should and shouldn't do."
After the white diamond in Ling Jingzhi's hand came into Cheng Shuze's hand, Cheng Shuze only looked at it for two seconds before throwing it directly into Jiang Yiyu's cloakroom. He had thought it was a rare treasure, but it was nothing more than this.
When mentioning Jiang Yiyu, Cheng Shuze couldn't help but twitch his eyebrows.
Leaving the country was almost like disappearing. Although it was Jiang Yiyun who insisted on separating and calming down, and had disappeared without a trace before then, and although he didn't care about Jiang Yiyun's movements, the divorce was over, and he was now back to the top of the list of single young men in the media gossip. He could do whatever he wanted now, and there was no need for him to care about his ex-wife in the legal sense. Yang Han had already called him three times when he organized a party, so he could just...
Cheng Shuze sent someone to contact Yinhe Film and Television, which was owned by the Jiang family.
He didn't mean anything else, he just asked casually. If he couldn't get any information from Tang Ya and his step-sister, he wouldn't have gone to the Jiang family's company to inquire.
It is not difficult to find out the schedule of the overseas filming crew. There are even daily photos of the project team starting filming.
In the photo, Jiang Yiyu looks healthy and radiant, with curved eyebrows and eyes, without any signs of having just gone through a divorce or emotional entanglement.
The more Cheng Shuze looked at her, the more he felt that his behavior of staring at his ex-wife's work photos every night was really wrong. It was just a divorce, and there was no need for him to keep staring at Jiang Yiyun. There were many people who wanted to date him, so why did he have to find a tree to strangle himself to death?
After devoting all my energy to endless overtime work, I finally escaped from the crazy flashing memories that squeezed my brain nerves every midnight. My life barely went back and forth between the company and Yujiangyuan. Under extreme high pressure, people often subconsciously avoid certain sharp pains.
The peaceful life lasted for a while, until one day when he returned home and received a message from Yang Han.
It was an interview reposted from an external website. It looked like an informal street interview.
The cover featured a photo of a handsome young man with curly hair and blue eyes and Jiang Yiyun, with the exaggerated English title, "Film and Television News: A beautiful Chinese director reveals that her beautiful love stories are inspired by real love."
Cheng Shuze didn't click on it. He read the title twice, then looked at the link to make sure it wasn't some boring joke. Then he replied in the most indifferent, nonchalant, noble and cold tone.
Cheng Shuze: Not interested. What's the point of talking about this now that we're divorced?
Cheng Shuze: You were dismissive at first, but you've been obsessed with it since the divorce. Don't tell me. If you really want to say something, I have only one thing to say: let it go as soon as possible. It will be better for everyone. If there's nothing else, I'm still busy and don't have time to worry about these trivial matters.
[Yang Han: ...Brother, you haven't watched the video yet.]
[Yang Han: How about you watch the video? ]
Yang Han: Don't be angry, and don't be angry at me. I'm going to pick up girls. Bye.
Cheng Shuze pressed his forehead and then clicked on the video.
It looked more formal than the roadside interview he had imagined. The camera was not blurry, and Jiang Yiyu was incredibly beautiful in it. She looked more like a female star filming a movie than a director. Cheng Shuze watched the beginning three times before continuing.
Aesthetics in China and abroad sometimes tend to be consistent. The guy doing the interview also focused on marveling at Ms. Jiang's beauty before continuing. Cheng Shuze glanced coldly at the distance between the two people who were too close.
The interview was quite standard. They just asked about the content of the play currently being filmed. Jiang Yiyu said that some of the inspiration for the script came from real love. The interviewer exclaimed exaggeratedly, and Cheng Shuze raised his eyebrows.
"Then your boyfriend must be just like the protagonist, romantic and gentle. Can I hear your love story?"
"Ah, you misunderstood. I didn't say that the inspiration for the protagonist's role came from him. In fact, I should call him my ex-boyfriend. I have broken up with him. In the play, there is a cannon fodder second male lead whose role may be more compatible with him."
"ah?"
"Such as self-righteous, self-righteous, pretentious, arrogant, and I have many other words to describe him."
The interviewer on the other end laughed dryly. "It sounds like an unpleasant love story."
"Can I ask what happened to this character based on your ex-boyfriend?"
"It's not convenient to disclose, but I don't think it will be a good ending."
"Haha, is this what they say about wishing your ex a bad life after a breakup?"
As if thinking it was just a street interview abroad, broadcast only to a small circle and never transmitted back home, Jiang Yiyun was relaxed and humorous, speaking her mind without a single word of bureaucratic rhetoric. This interview was widely viewed online, and Yang Han, who was watching the show, happened to see it. Without hesitation, he regurgitated Miss Jiang's "ex-boyfriend is cannon fodder" theory to Cheng Shao.
Cheng Shuze just felt a headache. Not only did he have to prevent and deal with the possibility that the interview news might be reported back to the country and cause an earthquake-like chain reaction, but more importantly, some long-suppressed emotions were floating in the darkness of his heart, erupting with beast-like roars and growls, and their sharp teeth were tearing at the rational body and calm demeanor he had built up.
Those days were squeezed out, and the indifferent memories that were deliberately forgotten floated down.
The drowning man in the darkness stared at the colorful and unclear reflection on the water surface and stretched out his hand. Suddenly, a sharp bell rang out of nowhere, like a dagger with cold light, breaking through the dullness of ignorance.
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