Chapter 309 (Bonus Chapter)
309:
Mu Zheng did not tell Mu Shaowu about Li Wanqin's matter, nor did he tell Mu Feng.
In any case, the matter has been resolved, and Li Wanqin will no longer appear in their lives, so there is no need to say anything that would upset their father and brother.
As for Ye Qingxi, Mu Zheng never intended for him to know from the very beginning.
What good will it do to know?
All we know is that his mother abandoned him when he was two years old.
When he was five years old, they chose to abandon him again for the sake of a new family.
Even now, she only dares to sneak over behind her husband and son's back, wanting to see him, but she doesn't dare to take him home, let alone give him all her love.
This cheap kind of affection, which Mu Zheng didn't even consider worthy of being called maternal love, he didn't think Ye Qingxi needed.
He also didn't want Ye Qingxi to come into contact with her.
He hoped that Ye Qingxi would always live in genuine and abundant love, so that when he grew up, even if he had never seen inferior love, he would naturally distance himself from those who were not worthy of his affection because the love he had been exposed to since childhood was different from the love he had experienced.
Just like someone who is used to handling real money, when they touch a banknote, even if they don't know it's a banknote, they will subconsciously doubt it because something feels wrong.
This was exactly the effect Mu Zheng wanted.
So he only instructed his assistant to handle Zhou Fang's matter, and then went home.
Li Wanqin slept at home for one night and then rushed back to her own home.
She couldn't be away for too long, after all, she still had Zhou Hanyong to take care of.
That same afternoon, Zhou Fang returned home looking rather unwell.
"What's wrong?" Li Wanqin asked with concern.
As Zhou Fang listened to her gentle words, all the dissatisfaction in his heart poured out like a torrent of garbage.
"Just today, I was working when General Manager Cao called me into his office. I thought it was something important, but he said that my recent performance hadn't been good, and that I hadn't been able to close the project last time, so he demoted me by one level and reduced my salary. Not only that, but I guess I won't get my year-end bonus this year either."
Zhou Fang was baffled. "I haven't done anything wrong lately! He knows about the last project. The company that competed with us has deep pockets and connections. We simply couldn't win it. He even said he didn't have high hopes before. Now he's bringing that up again! Isn't he crazy?!"
Li Wanqin: !!
Li Wanqin never dreamed that Mu Zheng would be so fast.
She had barely arrived home when her husband's job and salary had already changed.
She felt guilty and scared at the same time, feeling guilty that Zhou Fang was completely innocent in this incident.
They were afraid that Zhou Fang would find out that this incident was related to her, and that their little family would be ruined.
"Why don't you switch companies?" she suggested.
"How could that be?" Zhou Fang thought that she had indeed stayed at home for too long and didn't understand the current employment situation at all.
"The job market is so bad right now, all the companies are cutting staff, and I'm not young anymore, where can I go? Besides, we have to pay the mortgage, car loan, Yongyong's schooling, and extracurricular classes, what kind of money do we have? If I change companies, what if they fire me after three months of probation? How will we pay off the mortgage and car loan?!"
Zhou Fang sighed, "Fine, I guess I'm just unlucky."
He was in a bad mood and had no appetite, so he grabbed a can of beer and went into the bedroom.
Li Wanqin watched his irritated back as he disappeared from sight, and only then did she finally sit down on the sofa, her legs giving way.
Her palms were sweaty. She dared not imagine how Zhou Fang would feel if he knew that all of this was not because of his bad luck, but because of his wife, because his wife wanted to meet her ex-husband's child.
She truly regretted it, and she was truly afraid.
Mu Zheng never joked with her; he truly intended to ruin her current life, making her miserable and never have a peaceful day again.
She sat on the sofa, her heart filled with fear, like needles pricking her repeatedly, making her both terrified and panicked.
Ye Qingxi was of course unaware of what had happened between his uncle and the nominal mother of this body.
Even if he knew, he would only pity "Ye Qingxi" and firmly reject Li Wanqin.
He is not Li Wanqin's child, and even if he were, he wouldn't want a mother like Li Wanqin.
At this time, Ye Qingxi was busy giving an interview with Fu Zhan and Meng Man.
Although Mu Shaowu helped him turn down many interviews, there were always some that couldn't be turned down, such as official interviews.
Therefore, he could only accompany Ye Qingxi as they continued the interview.
By the time the interviews and documentary filming were almost finished, a week had passed.
As the competitions began throughout the week, they attracted more attention, and people finally shifted their enthusiasm from the opening ceremony to the competition venues.
It was at this moment that He Yao ended his time at the police station.
He returned home somewhat dazed, and the next day, he received a summons from the court.
He Yao was stunned for a while, and was unusually afraid.
He didn't think he had done anything wrong. All he did was post some comments and insult people online. There are plenty of people in this world who would launch a fierce attack online, so what difference would one more person make?
But after he was detained for his online comments, He Yao finally realized that not everything can be said.
There are some things you can't say, or you'll get into trouble.
The court summons did not specify the exact amount Mu Shaowu wanted him to pay, but He Yao knew without a doubt that Mu Shaowu would not let him off the hook and would definitely demand the highest possible amount in compensation.
He has a whole legal team on his side, dealing with me would be a piece of cake.
He Yao immediately called Qiu Lu, hoping he could come and help him.
Qiu Lu had actually wanted to help him as early as when he was detained.
But after he learned a little about the situation, he discovered that the incident was caused by He Yao saying that Ye Qingxi was lip-syncing. Not only did he say it himself, but he also bought marketing and trending searches to get others to say it too.
Qiu Lu: ...
Qiu Lu truly suffered a setback with Ye Qingxi, and it was the biggest setback he ever suffered in his life.
So much so that he truly never wanted to have anything to do with Ye Qingxi again.
Even if he didn't mind and was willing to help He Yao, how much power could he have on his own? Wouldn't he still have to rely on his father?
However, his father was even less willing to have anything to do with Ye Qingxi than he was.
His father had always hoped that he would find a partner who was of equal social standing, or even better off than his own family.
His father didn't know he was dating He Yao; if he had, he would have made them break up immediately.
If he were to go against Ye Qingxi and the Mu family again for He Yao's sake, his father would probably slap him without hesitation.
So Qiu Lu could only wait and wait for He Yao to come out of the police station on his own.
To his surprise, once he was out, he actually wanted to sue Mu Shaowu!
The lawsuit alleges that he spread rumors and even paid others to spread rumors that Ye Qingxi was lip-syncing.
Qiu Lu: ...
Qiu Lu felt mentally exhausted.
He had previously advised He Yao not to provoke Mu Shaowu and Ye Qingxi, the father and son. Even he himself had provoked them and could not escape unscathed, let alone He Yao, who had nothing.
"I can't help you with this," Qiu Lu said helplessly.
"All you need to do is lend me your family's legal team."
“No,” Qiu Lu refused.
That's not his legal team; they'll just tell his dad, and he'll be the one getting scolded.
And even if he gets scolded, it won't help!
His father would definitely not allow them to appear in court to defend He Yao. Wouldn't that be asking Mu Zheng to suppress them again?
He Yao was shocked that he refused so decisively, without any hesitation. He felt disappointed, sad, and angry. "So you just watched me lose and watch me pay Mu Shaowu and the others?!"
"Even if I lend you my legal team, you will still lose and have to pay money."
"Qiu Lu!" He Yao said angrily, "You're already hoping I'll lose before the lawsuit has even started!"
"I'm just telling the truth."
However, He Yao didn't want to hear the truth. "You're my boyfriend. Now that I'm in trouble, how can you not help me? You didn't help me when I was detained before, and you still won't help me now. Do you really love me? Qiu Lu, is your so-called love just that you don't care about me whenever I encounter difficulties?"
Qiu Lu felt utterly wronged. "I told you from the beginning not to mess with Ye Qingxi, and what happened? You still insisted on spreading rumors about him. What could I do?!"
If he really had a way, he wouldn't have spent the Spring Festival at the police station back then!
"So it's my fault?! I didn't listen to you, and I brought this on myself?!"
“That’s not what I meant,” Qiu Lu coaxed him gently. “How about this, I’ll transfer you some money, and you can find a lawyer yourself and try to reduce the compensation amount.”
"Go find a lawyer? What lawyer? How am I supposed to know which lawyer specializes in this kind of case?!"
But he didn't know either, Qiu Lu thought to himself, since he didn't have any lawyer friends around him.
Moreover, what if he finds a job for He Yao himself, and then Mu Zheng doesn't let their family off the hook?
Even if he transfers money to He Yao now and lets him find it himself, he is also taking a huge risk, okay?
"Why don't you go apologize to Mu Shaowu and reconcile with him?" Qiu Lu sincerely suggested.
"Are you kidding me?! He got me detained, and I'm supposed to apologize to him?!" He Yao couldn't believe it.
"Sometimes, apologizing is indeed the simplest way to solve a problem," Qiu Lu summarized from his own experience.
If he had apologized earlier, he wouldn't be in this mess now.
He Yao listened as if he had heard a joke, "Are you still my boyfriend? Do you really like me?"
"Otherwise what? If I didn't like you, why would I be telling you all this now?"
"Is this what I want to hear? Look at what you're saying!" He Yao said angrily.
"What did I say? Wasn't everything I said for your own good?!"
He Yao hung up on him immediately.
He didn't want to talk to Qiu Lu anymore; continuing would only make him angrier.
Qiu Lu was furious that he would hang up on him so abruptly.
Seriously, what did he say?
Wasn't he doing it for his own good?
The two remained frozen in place.
The World Championship, meanwhile, came to an end amid their stalemate.
The World Championship officially came to a close on August 1st.
Ye Qingxi and the Mu family went to watch the closing ceremony together.
This time, they weren't separated; there was no "you on stage, I in the audience"; instead, they sat together, watching happily.
Compared to the opening ceremony, the closing ceremony was less grand and imposing, but more lighthearted and lively.
Ye Qingxi likes them all very much.
After watching it, he went home with his family.
As August approaches, Ye Qingxi's birthday is just around the corner.
After returning home, Mu Shaowu asked him, "How do you want to spend your birthday this year?"
Ye Qingxi thought about it and felt that it didn't matter how they lived, as long as they were together.
So he replied, "I want to spend time with my dad!"
"Of course, not only me, but also your grandfather, uncle, aunt, and great-great-grandfather. I believe he would be happy to come and celebrate your birthday."
Ye Qingxi nodded, "Okay~"
Mu Shaowu patted his head. It was a pity that the court hearing was scheduled after Ye Qingxi's birthday, otherwise he could have prepared a big gift for his son before his birthday.
But it doesn't matter, Mu Shaowu thought, whether it's before or after his birthday, this gift will not be missing.
Those who spread rumors, slandered, and insulted his children.
Every single one of them will have to pay the price.
Nobody can escape.
Especially He Yao!
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