Chapter 098
Feng Meiyu panicked.
That was almost twenty years ago. She had been in the Pei family for so many years, and every time she met Pei Hanli, he looked indifferent. She thought he had forgotten it long ago.
"Master, you were only seven years old at that time!"
What does a seven-year-old child know? Will the memory of a child from 20 years ago count in court?
The young policeman said coldly, "Feng Meiyu, we have also caught the traffickers who kidnapped Pei Hanli."
Feng Meiyu:!!!
Children's words are indeed not counted. The lawyer can easily use the excuse that too much time has passed and that children have bad memories to get away with it, but adults cannot do that. Moreover, she had bribed the dealer to sell Pei Hanli farther away!
Pei Hanli narrowed his eyes slightly, with a smile in his eyes, and his tone was frighteningly cold, "Over the years, I have been looking for those criminals and have never given up."
He knew that his testimony alone was not enough, so he had to find the traffickers to prevent Feng Meiyu and Pei's father from turning over.
Feng Meiyu looked grim, her legs went limp, and she sat paralyzed on the ground.
Now that the human traffickers have been found, she can't escape the accusation.
Father Pei felt sympathetic, but was unwilling to accept the same punishment as Feng Meiyu. He said in his heart, "Police comrade, you must be wrong! I am Han Li's biological father, how could I deliberately lose my child? Everything was done by Feng Meiyu, it has nothing to do with me! How could I know she was such a vicious woman!"
Feng Meiyu's eyes widened. Even though she was handcuffed, she still got up and kicked Pei's father.
"Pei Zhiyuan! Are you still a human being?!"
Pei's father staggered and the police quickly held down Feng Meiyu.
Father Pei: "Don't put the blame on me for what you did, you vicious woman!"
Pei Hanli looked at Father Pei calmly, "You don't know?"
Pei's father shook his head desperately, "Of course I don't know! We are father and son! How could I do such a crazy thing?"
"But you said you would take me to the amusement park, but you didn't tell Feng Meiyu. How did she know?"
Father Pei swore, "She got the information from me! I didn't tell her!"
Feng Meiyu was so angry that she wanted to kick Pei's father again, but unfortunately she was held down by the police and could not do anything.
She was very rude and said "Pah" to Pei's father, cursing, "Pei Zhiyuan, it was you who hinted at me to do this! You said that as long as Pei Hanli was here, Yubai and I would never be able to return to the Pei family. How could you put all the blame on me? Bastard!"
Father Pei shook his head violently, "I didn't, I would never do such a thing!"
Pei Hanli sneered, "Pei Zhiyuan, since you were not involved in this matter, why did you take me to the playground at first, and then after I disappeared, you told Grandpa that I was traveling with my mother?"
Father Pei froze.
In order to delay time, after abandoning Pei's gift, he told Mr. Pei that Mrs. Pei had a quarrel with him and took the children out for a trip.
In this way, even if Pei Hanli disappeared, Mr. Pei would not think there was a problem. And even if Mrs. Pei returned to the Pei family and found that her son was missing, Mr. Pei could put all the blame on Mrs. Pei, saying that she did not take good care of the child.
He had planned everything, but he never expected that Pei Hanli would be sent back by the police!
Pei's father was unable to defend himself and was taken away by the police.
Feng Meiyu was also taken away by the police, and the living room fell into deathly silence.
Old Master Pei's face turned livid. He had been in charge of the Pei family for so long, but this was the first time he had seen such an ugly scene! His biological son actually abandoned his biological son for his mistress and illegitimate child. If he told this scandal to others, where would he put his old face?
Pei Yubai was also panicking, and looked at Pei Hanli pleadingly, "Brother! We are a family, and that is your father. Please, please let them go, okay?"
Pei Hanli glanced sideways and looked at Pei Yubai coldly.
"Who are you?"
A despicable illegitimate child dares to call him brother?
Pei Yubai became more and more panicked. The matter of his illegitimate child had been exposed. He used to have his father protecting him, but now his father had been arrested by the police. Was there any way for him to survive in the Pei family?
"I'm just thinking about the Pei family. If this matter is exposed, it will have a huge impact on the Pei family..."
"You reminded me."
Pei Hanli sneered and looked at Butler Cheng beside Old Master Pei, "Uncle Cheng, throw this thing out of the Pei family."
Pei Yubai was shocked.
Master Pei couldn't save his face, "Han Li! I am the head of the family! I haven't spoken yet, it's not your turn to make the decision in this family!"
Pei Hanli stretched out his hand, and the assistant swiftly placed the property certificate in his palm. Pei Hanli opened the property certificate, and the property address shown on it was the location of the villa, and the owner of the property was Pei Hanli.
Mr. Pei was stunned.
Pei Hanli said slowly, "This villa was originally under your name. Pei Zhiyuan stole it as collateral to fill the hole of Tianhui. Now this house is mine. What if you want to drive away an illegitimate child in my house?"
Pei Hanli gave a wink to Butler Cheng, who understood and called the bodyguards to carry Pei Yubai out of the Pei residence.
Pei Yubai shouted angrily, "Pei Hanli! This is Grandpa's house! You can't do this! You can't do this!"
Steward Cheng acted fiercely and covered Pei Yubai's mouth, not giving him a chance to speak.
Only then did Master Pei realize that his most trusted butler was actually Pei Hanli's man.
Master Pei sighed, his eyes showing admiration and helplessness.
"You can challenge me head-on. You have more tricks than this, right?"
Pei's father is not like him, and Pei Yubai is not like him either. The old man has always felt that Pei Hanli is the person most like him. He dares to disobey his orders in front of him, which shows that he has more in private.
Pei Hanli did not deny it either, "You hold 15% of Pei's shares.
I am the largest shareholder of Pei's, and now I own 16% of Pei's shares. "
Master Pei narrowed his eyes slightly, "Don't forget, I still have Zhiyuan and Yubai's share here..."
Master Pei paused in the middle of his words, his beard trembling slightly, and asked Pei Hanli, "Do you also have the shares of Zhiyuan and Yubai?"
Pei Hanli nodded.
Pei Zhiyuan was conceited and idiotic. Pei Hanli had set up many schemes over the years to get Pei's shares from Pei Zhiyuan bit by bit. Pei Yubai's 1% was even easier. Too many projects of Tianhui were suspended in the later stage and it was short of money. Pei Yubai could only use Pei's shares as collateral. Now Tianhui was on the verge of bankruptcy and could not pay back the money, so the shares naturally belonged to Pei Hanli.
Pei Hanli has set up a net to boil the frog in warm water, and now it is time to close the net.
He hated Pei Zhiyuan, and joined Feng Meiyu in abandoning him.
He also hated Pei Yubai for taking Zhou Qingyu away.
He hated Master Pei even more for allowing Pei Yubai, his illegitimate son, to return to the Pei family.
If Master Pei hadn't done this, he wouldn't have done this.
"Perhaps for you, you raised a son and then wasted him, so you have high expectations for your grandson. There is competition between the two grandsons, and they will be able to better inherit the Pei family in the future."
“But I couldn’t accept it.”
"In two days, the group will hold a shareholders' meeting to elect a new chairman. Grandpa, you are old and it is time for you to retire."
——
Reporters have been surrounding Pei's house.
The second son of the Pei family is an illegitimate child, and Pei Zhiyuan has an affair with the nanny at home. These are all explosive enough news. Nowadays, they are very popular on the Internet. Any random footage taken outside the Pei residence can gain a lot of popularity.
But they didn't expect that while they were squatting... they actually squatted until the police car entered Pei's house! Afterwards, they filmed Pei Zhiyuan and Feng Meiyu being carried away from Pei's house by the police!
Wow, it was just entertainment news before, but now it has become social news?
Reporters rushed forward, hoping to interview more explosive news, but the police would not reveal specific information about the case until it was solved. Police cars whizzed past the reporters.
Fortunately, Pei Hanli was well prepared and asked his assistant to accept interviews from reporters outside.
【！ ！ ！】
[What's going on? I thought this was some gossip about a wealthy family, but it turns out to be a criminal case?! ]
[Even a tiger won't eat its own cubs! What the hell is Pei Zhiyuan! He threw such a young child to a trafficker!]
【Netizens nowadays are too young to have heard of the gossips about the wealthy families of the past! Mrs. Pei had a first love before marriage, but they broke up later. Pei Hanli was a premature baby, and Pei Zhiyuan once suspected that he was not his biological son. Later, DNA tests proved that he was his biological son, but he probably still felt a little uncomfortable! 】
[Hahaha, I heard that Pei Zhiyuan had a virgin complex and didn't like Mrs. Pei, but he ended up having an affair with Feng Meiyu more than 20 years ago. What a rotten fool! ]
[I found news from 20 years ago! Human trafficking really happened back then!]
[The enthusiastic citizen who reported the case was the chairman of the Zhou Enterprises... Jay Chou took his daughter to the mountainous area to make a charity donation and accidentally discovered a human trafficking case and rescued several children...]
[Zhou... can't it be the Zhou from Zhou Qingyu? 】
[That’s right, baby! The Zhou Group’s official website has records of charity activities in the mountains from 20 years ago! ]
[Oh my god! So it was the eldest lady who saved Pei Hanli?! ]
[No wonder Pei Hanli was so nice to the young lady in "Travel"! ]
[They deserve to be arrested by the police! There is no good person in Pei Yubai's family! ]
【Don’t come out of prison even if you’re in prison! 】
…
——
On the other side——
Yan Xi and Zhou Qingyu walked out of Hai Rui Hotel.
The November night was very chilly. As the cold wind blew, pedestrians on the road couldn't help but shrink their necks.
A Rolls-Royce stopped at the entrance of the hotel. Zhou Yanci leaned against the door idly. When he saw Yan Xi, he took off his suit jacket and put it on Yan Xi.
"You're wearing so little, aren't you cold?"
"It's OK! The hotel is well heated!"
Yan Xi thought for a moment, took off her coat, and turned to look at Zhou Qingyu, "Qingqing, you are wearing too little. I'll give you this coat!"
Yan Xi at least wore long sleeves, but Zhou Qingyu only wore a tank top to look good, so she must have been colder.
But before Zhou Qingyu could say anything, Song Zhile had already put his coat on her.
Zhou Qingyu glanced at Song Zhile with approval. Then she looked at Yan Xi, "Okay, I won't wear Zhou Yanci's clothes, you can wear them yourself."
"Oh~"
Yan Xi shrank her neck, and Zhou Yanci rubbed her head.
Zhou Qingyu felt like she was being fed a mouthful of dog food. It turned out that newly married couples were the most disgusting. It was not like she would not send Yan Xi back, so did Zhou Yanci have to come here specially?
"Qingyu," Song Zhile whispered, "Boss Zhou is here, I won't bother you anymore."
He originally wanted to send Zhou Qingyu home, but with Zhou Yanci, there was no need for him to do so.
Zhou Qingyu: "Okay, go back!"
Song Zhile turned around and left, took two steps, gritted his teeth, and turned back.
He walked up to Zhou Qingyu and mustered up his courage, "In fact, Pei Hanli has always known about Feng Meiyu and Pei Zhiyuan. He said that because you like Pei Ershao, you didn't expose them."
Zhou Qingyu's beautiful eyes widened slightly, "Why are you telling me this?"
Song Zhile was obviously pursuing her, but at this time he actually spoke for Pei Hanli.
Song Zhile smiled bitterly, "I don't want to either, but hiding the kindness of my rival in love to you would make me seem despicable."
Song Zhile has always been like this.
He has a happy family, a smooth life, and is an honest person.
He knew that Zhou Qingyu had a crush on Pei Hanli, and he didn't think there was anything wrong with competing with Pei Hanli. But he was wrong to deliberately hide it from Zhou Qingyu.
He can compete and is willing to compete, but he hopes it will be a fair competition.
Zhou Qingyu smiled. After so many years, Song Zhile hasn't changed at all.
He is excellent, kind, sunny and upright. Zhou Qingyu's favorite thing to do in the past was to tease him to make him break the rules for her, and to let the good students who listened to the teacher the most secretly copy homework for her.
Zhou Qingyu has always known that Song Zhile is a good person, purely good, and his devotion is also pure. He gives 100% love and also wants 100% return.
But Zhou Qingyu couldn't give it to her.
"Song Zhile, we are done."
Song Zhile hurriedly asked, "You can come back because of Pei Hanli, why can't I?"
"It's not about looking back," Zhou Qingyu said calmly, "but it didn't end in the first place."
She didn't know why she suddenly fell in love with Pei Yubai two years ago, but now that she thinks back gradually, her relationship with Pei Hanli is indeed not over.
Pei Hanli seemed to have been waiting for her there.
Song Zhile's voice trembled, "Do you love him?"
"It's not love."
The word "love" is too far away from Zhou Qingyu.
"How can someone like me love someone 100%? I can only enjoy someone else's 100% love. That's why Song Zhile, we broke up in the first place!"
Song Zhile's "Dad" is just one reason. Even if he is "Dad", when Zhou Qingyu acts coquettishly, Song Zhile will continue to lower his bottom line for her. She said she didn't sleep enough and didn't want to get up, Song Zhile hugged her and continued to sleep; she said she wanted to eat ice cream, Song Zhile would rub her belly when she had menstrual cramps; even when Zhou Qingyu said she didn't want to do homework while studying, Song Zhile would only say a few words, but actually help Zhou Qingyu do her homework silently.
Conflict is not the essential reason for their breakup.
The essence is that Zhou Qingyu cannot give Song Zhile 100% love, so Song Zhile is uneasy, fearful, and always likes to make trouble and get angry.
Zhou Qingyu was extremely annoyed and finally proposed to break up.
"Then Pei Hanli... do you think he can do it?"
Zhou Qingyu tilted her head and thought for a while, "Maybe? Who knows? There's still a long way to go in life!"
——
Song Zhile left in a daze, while Zhou Qingyu returned to Yan Xi with an indifferent look on her face.
Yan Xi felt sympathy for Song Zhile, "Did you reject him?"
Zhou Qingyu shrugged, "I'm setting him free!"
Compared to the tragic breakup with Pei Yubai, the breakup with Song Zhile can be considered decent.
Zhou Qingyu has always had a good impression of Song Zhile. She likes to play with men's feelings, but she only plays with scumbags.
…
It was getting late and the hotel entrance was only a temporary parking lot. The Rolls-Royce couldn't stay there forever, so the three of them prepared to get in the car.
Zhou Yanci opened the car door, Yan Xi got into the back seat familiarly, and Zhou Qingyu sat beside her naturally.
Zhou Yanci was stunned for two seconds.
Zhou Qingyu glared at him, "Are you stupid? Sit in the front row! It's very crowded in the back row with three people!"
Zhou Yanci: "..."
"Where's your car?"
"Is it honorable for a family to drive two cars to save resources?"
Zhou Yanci: ????? ?????
Damn it, when did Zhou Qingyu learn to save money?
The hotel doorman gently reminded the driver that a new car was coming in. Zhou Yanci didn't want to let the Rolls-Royce stay at the hotel entrance for too long, so he could only get into the passenger seat.
Zhou Qingyu ignored Zhou Yanci and was already enthusiastically eating melon with Yan Xi.
Just now, they witnessed the "affair" between Pei's father and Feng Meiyu at the door, and the Internet was in an uproar.
Various fresh melons emerged in an endless stream, the appearance of Pei's father and Feng Meiyu was exposed, and many netizens who had encountered them by chance broke the news one after another.
[I met these two people when I was traveling in Country R before! It was about five years ago, and I still have photos! ]
[I have also met these two people at Hai Rui Hotel! ]
[Oh my god, Mrs. Pei died only three years ago, and these two were already having an affair so long ago!]
[I don’t know whether I should say Pei Zhiyuan is too loyal…]
[Being loyal to your mistress? I just feel disgusted! ]
There were constant scandals about Pei's father and Feng Meiyu. After all, they had been meeting secretly for more than 20 years, so it was impossible to hide it completely.
"What a pity," Zhou Qingyu sighed, "Even if so much information is dug up, the illegitimate child has the inheritance rights, and Pei Hanli can't do anything to Pei Yubai."
"That's not necessarily true."
The person who spoke was Zhou Yanci in the front row.
Yan Xi and Zhou Qingyu simultaneously put their heads next to Zhou Yanci.
"Is there any melon?" Zhou Qingyu asked.
Zhou Yanci: "In the beginning, Pei Hanli and I worked together to invest in several emerging Internet companies. Today, I am still a shareholder of those companies, but Pei Hanli has sold most of his shares. As for what he replaced them with..."
"Pei's shares?" Zhou Qingyu answered.
Zhou Yanci nodded, "And as far as I know, after Pei Zhiyuan lost his position as CEO of Pei Group, he also invested in many projects, trying to expand his influence outside of Pei Group, but all failed."
Yan Xi understood immediately, "Did Pei Hanli set him up?"
"almost."
Therefore, Pei's father no longer had any assets to give to Pei Yubai.
This is also the reason why Zhou Yanci has always been jealous of Pei Hanli. Although he and Pei Hanli have known each other for many years, they have never been close friends. In Zhou Yanci's cognition, Pei Hanli is smart, forbearing, and a scheming character. How can Zhou Qingyu possibly outsmart him?
As the two of them listened to Zhou Yanci's revelations, the system popped up: [Host! There is a big news! ]
"What what what?"
Yan Xi is now like a civet in the melon field, with bright eyes.
[Pei's father and Feng Meiyu were arrested by the police! They actually dumped Pei Hanli to a trafficker 20 years ago! They are so cruel! The villain actually has such a past! ]
Yan Xi immediately took out her cell phone to watch the show, and Zhou Qingyu quickly came to Yan Xi's side.
Pei Hanli's assistant only told reporters that the charges for which Pei's father and Feng Meiyu were arrested were dug up by netizens in the news 20 years ago.
At that time, the Internet was not as developed as it is today, but the Zhou family did charity to establish their corporate image, so the photos of Zhou's father and Zhou Qingyu in the mountains were very conspicuous.
Zhou Qingyu looked at the revelation and blinked, "That piglet... is it him?"
"Piglet?"
Yan Xi was confused. "What is it?"
Her habitual thinking prevented her from immediately connecting the two completely unrelated words "villain" and "pig".
Zhou Qingyu didn't answer, but raised her eyebrows.
"Nothing, just some unpleasant memories."
——
The Pei family’s affairs have become a big deal.
From the exposure of Pei Yubai's illegitimate child, to the exposure of Pei Zhiyuan and Feng Meiyu's affair, to the exposure of Feng Meiyu and Pei Zhiyuan's child kidnapping case... Finally, it ended with Pei Hanli being elected as the chairman of Pei Group.
The three largest companies in Haicheng all have the eldest son or daughter in the family becoming the CEO, and only Pei Hanli overthrew Mr. Pei and became the chairman himself.
In this fight, Pei Yubai became a homeless dog. He had nothing, even a place to live became a problem, and he could only sell the unfinished projects of Tianhui in an attempt to recover some money.
The projects he has are all good, and many of them are platform S-level projects, but no one wants them even at a discount.
Pei Yubai was in such a state of destitution that he was kicked out of the Internet Entertainment office building by the boss of Internet Entertainment.
"Didn't you say before that you were interested in "Shirazawa"? Now "Shirazawa" is just missing the special effects. I am willing to sell it to you for 30 million! Mr. Liu——"
With a bang, the office door closed.
Mr. Liu really likes this project, but he is even more deadly! Pei Hanli is now the chairman of Pei Group, who dares to go against him?
Pei Yubai gritted his teeth and picked up the documents scattered on the ground bit by bit.
There were mocking voices all around, Pei Yubai felt like he was on edge. He just wanted to grab the documents and leave quickly.
At the same time, the door of a conference room in Internet Entertainment opened, and producer Sister Zhao walked Ye Luoyi out.
"Sister Zhao, thank you! You are willing to give me this opportunity!"
Ye Luoyi was extremely excited. She had been rejected so many times. This was the first time she successfully got an audition after her scandal and she signed the contract smoothly.
Sister Zhao patted Ye Luoyi on the shoulder and said, "You acted well, but this is a period drama and you are playing a rural girl. I am worried that you will be criticized..."
Ye Luoyi said firmly, "I can do it! I'm willing to play any role!"
Sister Zhao had worked with Ye Luoyi before and knew her acting skills. The success of a period drama mainly depends on the plot rather than traffic, so it is not a big problem to use Ye Luoyi.
Sister Zhao thought about it and finally spoke, "In fact, the Lu family has informed us, and Mrs. Lu has also told us to give you the third female role in the urban drama. The character's personality is good, much better than the period drama..."
Ye Luoyi shook her head, "Sister Zhao, I want to rely on myself. I want to know how far I can go with my own abilities."
Men are shortcuts, and the Lu family is also a shortcut.
The shortcut made Ye Luoyi popular in a short time, and she became a popular traffic star within two years. But traffic is also a bubble. When she was exposed to negative news, she was instantly reduced to her original state.
Looking back, Ye Luoyi realized that she had nothing left but her acting skills.
So this time, she wanted to rely on herself.
…
The elevator doors slowly opened like two shining sickles.
Ye Luoyi had a smile on her face and was about to take a step forward when she saw Pei Yubai, who looked destitute, in the elevator.
Pei Yubai also saw Ye Luoyi with a complicated look in his eyes.
The two of them were in a stalemate, and Ye Luoyi was a little hesitant, not knowing whether he should go in.
After a moment, Ye Luoyi made up his mind and stepped into the elevator.
The elevator went straight down.
People who were once so familiar to me were now speechless. The air became sticky and cold, and the atmosphere was suffocating.
Have you ever loved?
Ye Luoyi thought that she had loved Pei Yubai, and she knew very well that Pei Yubai also loved her.
But for Ye Luoyi, she loves herself more.
There were only two people in the elevator and no one spoke.
When the elevator reached the first floor, the shiny elevator door opened and the two walked in different directions without hesitation.
Su Lingling's BMW stopped at the door of the Internet Entertainment building. When she saw Ye Luoyi, she stuck her head out and waved at her excitedly.
"Yiyi! Come quickly! I have booked a restaurant to celebrate your role!"
Ye Luoyi smiled and walked towards Su Lingling happily.
When she reached the BMW, she turned around and glanced at Pei Yubai.
She only saw Pei Yubai's back.
It is estimated that this was the last time the two met.
——
At the same time, in the Xingyao Entertainment VP office, Yan Xi had new things to do.
The eldest lady’s birthday is coming soon~!
Although 25 years old is not a special day, Yan Xi wants to give Zhou Qingyu a big gift.
The system pops up a reminder: [Ding! Pei Yubai goes bankrupt, Zhou Qingyu gains 5 points of luck. The current luck value exceeds 100 points, Zhou Qingyu completely avoids the plot of the novel! ]
[At the same time, because Ye Luoyi gave up Pei Yubai, some character labels changed! ]
[Pei Yubai changes from the male protagonist to a passerby]
[Zhou Qingyu transformed from a vicious female supporting role to a passerby]
[Pei Hanli turns from the ultimate villain to a passerby]
Yan Xi jumped up excitedly, "It's over!"
This damn plot is finally over!
Very good, now we are all passers-by and have nothing to do with the plot!
But Yan Xi looked carefully and asked, "Has Zhou Yanci not changed?"
[Brother is still the heroine's white moonlight! 】
Yan Xi: “…”
"Will he still die?"
[Probably not. Now this is a label. After Ye Luoyi learned about your relationship with your brother in Country X, she gave up on your brother.]
[And I feel that... our world is about to become a place where there is no CP. ]
Yan Xi:?
"Is it still possible?"
【Mainly the leaves are falling now
She is in love and is focused on her career! Some men secretly offer her resources, but she refuses them! 】
[We may have to change from the popular romance novels to the career-oriented heroine novels without CP! ]
Yan Xi didn't know whether to laugh or cry, "So what is Ye Luoyi's goal? What kind of world are we in?"
[Yes, just like what you analyzed, our novel is female-oriented, female-centered, and the female protagonist decides everything in the novel! ]
That’s fine. Yan Xi doesn’t care too much. How Ye Luoyi behaves is her business. As long as the people she cares about are fine, it’s fine.
Suddenly, Yan Xi thought of something, "Tong, you told me before that when the luck value reaches 100 points, some side effects will occur and some characters will awaken... Then who will awaken this time?"
The little light ball's eyes were bright: [Alas! If you hadn't told me, I would have forgotten! ]
【Let me see~! 】
[The person who woke up to the side effects this time is...]