Xun Zhen appeared in the crew of "Flame" again.
He was invited by Gong Hanrou this time. As soon as he arrived in the reception room, Zhao Lan hurriedly came up to him: "President Xun."
The reason why Xun Zhen had to be invited was because of a trouble that was not too big or too small for the crew.
Luo's mother called the crew and she and Luo Cheng made a mess of the crew. No one can tell who is sick and who is not. Luo Cheng is a contracted actor of the crew, so he can't be kicked out just like that.
"Contacting the hospital directly will inevitably cause a stir."
Zhao Lan apologized and explained in a low voice: "If Teacher Gong was in the crew, if he was caught, he would be able to make a fuss about it..."
Gong Hanrou is a tough person and has made many enemies over the years. This time, when making the documentary, there are people who once tripped Luo Chi up and now feel extremely guilty, hiding in the dark and watching.
If it weren't for the Ming family's support behind the scenes, people with ulterior motives would not dare to interfere, and there would probably be many more twists and turns.
This time, Luo's mother and Luo Cheng made a big scene on the set, and the staff had asked Gong Hanrou to leave in advance. But you still have to ask someone you trust to finish it off to avoid any false rumors spreading out of thin air.
"It doesn't matter. Teacher Gong and I are old friends."
Xun Zhen already knew what she meant and shook his head: "This is also part of my job."
Zhao Lan was stunned by his last sentence: "What?"
Xun Zhen just waved his hand and picked up the medicine box: "Where is the person?"
Zhao Lan reacted and quickly turned sideways: "Please follow me."
Luo's mother came to the crew to find Luo Cheng because Jian Huaiyi was being investigated for commercial crimes, and the other father and son in the Luo family were busy with their own affairs, so no one could take care of her for the time being.
She heard the news from somewhere and actually found Gong Hanrou's crew, saying that she wanted to visit Luo Cheng on the set.
"Luo Cheng hid and refused to see her, so she stayed outside. She told people how disobedient and ignorant Luo Cheng was, and how she treated her second brother..."
Zhao Lan's eyes were filled with disgust: "She is very familiar with this trick."
...Of course Luo's mother is very familiar with this trick.
When you accused Luo Chi, you should at least make up an illusion to deceive yourself before you can deceive others. But there’s no need to even make up what Luo Cheng has done.
Zhao Lan was extremely disgusted with both of these people - Luo Cheng was just following the crew's re-enactment of the scene, and after experiencing a little of what happened at the time, he was so scared that he started crying and screaming, and finally he couldn't stand the shock and fainted.
If you are so scared, why can you do such a cruel thing so easily?
If it weren't for Luo Chi, these injuries would not be a simulated scene, but would really happen to Luo Cheng... But what did she do to his second brother?
Luo Cheng proposed to terminate the contract many times. She cried and made a fuss hysterically, begging everyone she saw. She didn't want anything anymore. She just wanted to go far away and escape to a place where no one knew her.
Where can you escape to where no one knows you? Why do you want to escape now?
It was she who dragged Luo Chi back into the quagmire with her own hands.
Zhao Lan brought Xun Zhen to Luo Cheng's room. She really hated these two people from the Luo family. She poured some water for Xun Zhen, left the room and waited outside the door.
Xun Zhen put down what he was holding and walked to the bed.
Luo Cheng had disheveled hair and looked haggard and emaciated. He lay motionless on the bed.
Xun Zhen did not control his footsteps when he walked over, but she seemed not to hear him at all. She just stared at the ceiling with her eyes open.
According to Zhao Lan, Luo Cheng could not bear the accusations from her mother, so he ran out of the crew and had an argument with her. After being forcibly brought back to the crew, he became like this.
"Doctor." Luo Cheng said stiffly, "I have a brain disease, please arrest me and treat me, I——"
"I'm not a doctor here." Xun Zhen interrupted her, "You're not sick either."
Luo Cheng's voice stopped abruptly.
Xun Zhen asked: "Do you still remember who I am?"
Luo Cheng moved his eyes to look at him, and after recognizing the man in front of him, a strong fear quickly flashed in his eyes.
Xun Zhen walked forward again, and Luo Cheng suddenly struggled to get up and huddled into the corner of the bed.
"If I can cure your mother's illness, I can cure you too." Xun Zhen asked, "Miss Luo, do you really want me to take you away for 'treatment'?"
Luo Cheng stared at him intently, shaking constantly, and was so frightened that he couldn't utter a word.
…Of course she remembered this person.
It was this person who got the truth about what happened back then from Luo's mother.
Luo Cheng was completely devastated by the truth of the matter.
Why was Luo Zhi harmed by her in the first place?
Why did it all turn out to be because of her willfulness? Why didn’t you tell her earlier?
Why did Luo Zhi save her? If Luo Chi hadn't saved her at that time——
“That’s where you’ll always be.”
Xun Zhen seemed to know what she was thinking. He pulled a chair and sat beside the bed: "You are applying for the role of the kidnapped female student. You should have replicated her experience, right?"
The color on Luo Cheng's face instantly faded. Her body was a little stiff, and she managed to speak in a hoarse voice: "I, I would rather..."
"Would you rather be kidnapped and sold?" Xun Zhen asked, "Have you thought about it?"
His tone was flat, but Luo Cheng's pupils froze instantly at these words. She felt as if she had fallen into an ice cave, almost as if she was unable to move due to the biting cold.
——She still remembers the situation that day. The Luo family could do nothing at all. This person said he is not a doctor, maybe he really has a solution...
The replay of the scene from that day instantly grabbed her throat. The dark and shabby house, the hideous and swaying figure... Although she was not actually hit, the realistic sounds of fists and kicks, screams and cries not far away, as well as the eerie cold wind brought by the stick, made it seem like she was dying once.
This is not a horror movie or a show. If she hadn't escaped that day, these things would have really happened to her.
She was rescued by her second brother, so why did she completely forget about it? If only she hadn't forgotten, she wouldn't be in this situation now. If it weren't for Luo Zhi... No, without Luo Zhi, all these things would really happen to her.
…This person is coming to make her suffer retribution.
Luo Cheng's vision began to go straight in fear. She gasped for breath, her hands and feet began to go weak, and her vision began to darken.
…
A glass of water splashed on her face suddenly brought her back to reality.
Luo Cheng stared blankly at Xun Zhen in front of him.
Xun Zhen put the cup of water aside.
He sighed, tore off two pieces of tissue and wiped the water that had flowed onto his hands.
Of course he would not do such a thing, and the Ming family would not do such a thing either - even Luo Chi's old subordinates in the company would interfere and stop Jian Huaiyi when he was about to set a trap.
Only people who have no bottom line at all will think that others have no bottom line as well.
Xun Zhen was too lazy to explain to her and just asked, "What did your mother quarrel with you about?"
Luo Cheng sat there stiffly for a long while before slowly remembering what had happened before.
...Luo's mother finally forced her out of the crew.
They quarreled hysterically in front of so many people, and it seemed as if people were watching and filming her everywhere. Luo's mother and everyone else recounted her evil deeds, and she was so ashamed and desperate that she wished she died.
Luo's mother gained the upper hand again with this method. She looked at the crowd of onlookers proudly, and then suddenly froze.
The people around looked at Luo's mother with the same undisguised disgust and contempt.
It was like they were watching the most outrageous and disgusting clown. Not only do they find it unbelievable and unreasonable, but they are also afraid of getting even a little bit contaminated, so they even turn sideways to avoid it when passing by.
Then Luo's mother finally realized what she and Luo Cheng were arguing about.
What could she and Luo Cheng quarrel about? The things they hated and resented most about each other were the things that had brought them to this point.
How could a sister become an ungrateful and ungrateful person, how could she follow her family in torturing the brother who saved her, how could she shamelessly pester her brother who was completely disappointed in her just to get into the crew, how could she still exploit her deceased brother at this time and even rely on this to get into the crew.
How a mother lost her two children out of anger, how she lied, acted crazy and hysterical because she was afraid to admit it, how she forced the child she found away to cover up her lie, and how she actually laughed when she learned of the child's death.
…
"We are all murderers." Someone sneered, "Why not compare who has more blood on his hands?"
More and more people began to murmur, then looked up with frowns. The ridicule, accusations and insults finally became a net that fell.
The illusion that had been maintained for sixteen years by relying on lies finally collapsed completely. Luo's mother stood in the eyes of countless people filled with disgust, and finally those eyes turned to Ren Shuangmei.
The look in the eyes of her friend who had grown up with her finally changed from disappointment and confusion to an unprecedented strangeness.
It wasn't even a look of looking at one's own kind; it was like looking at some glamorous monster covered in human skin.
The people around couldn't even bear to listen anymore and turned away one after another, until finally they were the only ones left standing there.
…
Luo Cheng suddenly remembered something. She fumbled for her cell phone in a hurry, but dropped it on the ground because she was shaking so violently.
She didn't care about anything else. She jumped out of bed and tried to pick up her phone several times before she finally did. She clicked on the live broadcast and then fell into the darkest ice cellar in an instant.
"Your mother is really out of her mind this time."
Xun Zhen said: "My people found her. She was wandering the streets, pointing at everyone and saying endlessly, 'You guys are scolding me, you all are scolding me.'"
Luo Cheng held the phone in his hand, his eyes still fixed on the comments that were popping up rapidly in the live broadcast room.
She could hear what Xun Zhen said and knew what he was talking about.
Luo's mother probably won't escape from this day.
She will always live in the eyes of countless people filled with disgust.
This was what she feared the most, nothing else frightened her more than this. She didn't even really care about Jian Huaiyi. Even Jian Huaiyi was just a prop for her to show her motherly love...
Luo Cheng suddenly thought of something, looked up in horror and looked at Xun Zhen.
"I was the one who told your mother that you were here." Xun Zhen nodded, "In exchange, she gave the evidence of Jian Huaiyi's crime to the police."
Jian Huaiyi had no feelings towards the Luo family from the very beginning, so he cleaned up everything he did. The handles that would be caught were all due to their lack of business acumen, unlike heirs like Luo Jun and Ren Chenbai who were trained since childhood.
These evidences could cause Jian Huaiyi to be suspected, expelled, or even retaliated against by the Luo family, but they are not enough to send him to prison and make him pay a heavier price.
What Luo's mother did for Jian Huaiyi was not as simple as exchanging gifts once or twice or deceiving Luo's father that a certain award was won by Jian Huaiyi.
Luo Cheng's throat moved, she took a breath with difficulty, and said with difficulty: "How...how did you convince her? After all, she and Jane--"
Xun Zhen interrupted her: "Do the people in your family need convincing?"
Luo Cheng felt as if he was hit by an invisible whip on the back. His body convulsed violently and his face turned pale.
"I just told her."
Xun Zhen said: "When Jian Huaiyi found out that the Luo family had collapsed, he ran away and didn't want her anymore."
…
that's all.
Xun Zhen spread his hands and looked at Luo Cheng who was sitting stiffly on the ground.
Luo Cheng's body slowly went limp.
Her consciousness was blank, and after a long time, she heard Xun Zhen ask her: "Luo Cheng, have you never felt that you are an extremely selfish, extremely cold-blooded, cowardly, and self-centered person?"
Luo Cheng had heard these accusations many times, so he felt numb at this moment. He rolled his eyes stiffly and showed him the live broadcast room: "I... apologize."
The live broadcast room that could not be closed and allowed her to apologize to her heart's content, according to the contract that Jian Huaiyi tricked her into signing, she could not resist anything.
Luo Cheng had already read a lot of comments. She opened her mouth to read them to Xun Zhen, but was interrupted by the latter.
Xun Zhen looked into her eyes, his expression slightly mocking: "You are wondering why Luo Zhi wanted to die."
Luo Cheng's back spasmed violently again and he stared at him in horror.
"Why did Luo Zhi want to die? Why didn't he survive so that he could tell everyone that he forgave you."
Xun Zhen said slowly: "It would be great if Luo Zhi didn't exist from the beginning, or if Luo Zhi never came back, then nothing would happen."
Luo Cheng shook his head stiffly, faster and faster.
She shook her head almost frantically, with a kind of intense fear in her helpless and panicked shaking of her head: "No, I don't think so. Why would I think so? I can't possibly -"
"Luo Cheng." Xun Zhen asked, "Why didn't you tell anyone that Luo Chi was critically ill that day?"
Luo Cheng hugged his head tightly.
Xun Zhen took the medicine box, opened it, and took out an injection from it.
Luo Cheng's pupils shrank instantly: "What is this?!"
She had seen Xun Zhen give medicine to Luo's mother. The medicine was terrible. Luo's mother really told the truth because of the medicine. Now it was her turn. She would not be able to resist. She would not be able to escape...
"Drugs to make you believe what I say."
Xun Zhen injected saline into her arm: "There is no Luo Chi, and there is no Luo Zhi. There is no such person in the world."
Xun Zhen said: "You were kidnapped when you were four years old, and now sixteen years have passed..."
Luo Cheng's body had completely collapsed due to extreme panic. She gasped for breath, and the fear that was enough to suffocate her when the scene from the crew was replayed came back.
"Yes... yes, you lied to me, I have a second brother!" Luo Cheng shouted almost hysterically, "My second brother saved me! He saved me!"
Xun Zhen shrugged: "Well, your second brother saved you, but he lost his life in doing so."
"He never came back, and you have a new second brother."
Xun Zhen said: "When you were eighteen, your new second brother tricked you into signing a contract and made you a debtor. You were afraid and didn't dare to tell your family, but you didn't expect the debt collectors to be so fierce."
Luo Cheng shook his head desperately: "My second brother is back! Jian Huaiyi is not my second brother... not him!"
She was too afraid of the so-called "medicine" and was afraid that she would fall into the world described by Xun Zhen. She refuted Xun Zhen's words desperately: "My second brother helped me beat Jian Huaiyi and told my family, but no one listened or believed me. My second brother said that he would teach me in the future!"
"Okay." Xun Zhen said, "But your second brother can't teach you because you think he is a bad person and never listen to him."
"Your second brother was falsely accused of cyber violence and left here."
Xun Zhen said slowly: "Jian Huaiyi took over the company and signed you as an artist. The company encountered difficulties..."
This memory is no longer just a simulation, nor is it very recent—Luo Cheng opened his eyes wide in despair.
A strange hotel room, vaguely familiar furnishings, dim lights and unclear figures.
Luo Cheng's consciousness had begun to become blurry. She didn't know whether it was because of her rapid breathing and high mental tension, but she was increasingly gripped by extreme fear: "Impossible, my second brother would not leave because of cyberbullying. My second brother is so powerful, he left someone to save me, he-"
Luo Cheng's words suddenly got stuck in her throat. She collapsed to the ground, sweating profusely.
"So." Xun Zhen squatted down in front of her, his voice as soft as a whisper, "Why did he leave?"
Luo Cheng couldn't make a sound.
"Your second brother is so amazing."
Xun Zhen said: "If it weren't for you, Luo Chi would have a very perfect life."
"He won't be kidnapped, he won't be hurt, no one will come and take his identity and name."
"He will be better than all of you. Sooner or later he will break away from your family and go to a place where you can't even look up to him."
"He will be seen by countless people and liked by countless people."
"Luo Cheng." Xun Zhen looked at her, "Have you never felt that?"
Xun Zhen looked at her and repeated the question word for word: "Are you an extremely selfish, cold-blooded, cowardly, and self-centered person?"
Luo Cheng's pupils slowly contracted.
The content that had been repeated countless times in the live broadcast room, to the point of almost numbness, was slowly being hammered into her ears word by word.
The noises grew louder and louder, and suddenly she heard another sentence.
"Little sister," the voice asked her curiously, "you know I almost died, so your first reaction is to hate me and question me for having ulterior motives and directing this drama?"
…
He had to wait until Xun Zhen finally revealed his true identity before forcing her to see this.
Hypocritical and ridiculous apology, disgusting regret.
Just like her mother, she was putting on a show for others, but she still blamed Luo Chi in her heart.
Because her second brother, who always came, didn’t come to save her this time.
"You have to hide in the crew, right?" Xun Zhen said, "You dare not go out, for fear of being poked in the back and called a murderer."
"I can't stand the scenario simulation, and the person involved is also very resistant to you. I will help you talk to Director Gong."
Xun Zhen said: "Play yourself and play the role of Mrs. Luo."
Luo Cheng's eyes trembled.
She stared at Xun Zhen, shaking her head pleadingly.
She would be haunted until her death by the sound of the nails driving into her ears.
"Lose him." Xun Zhen didn't look at her and walked out of the room. "He is no longer yours."
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