His expression changed immediately after getting into the car, and he asked his agent, "How did things go?"
"They're suppressing the trending topics over there."
Shen Zhu smiled and said, "Don't let them suppress it. I can still afford to pay for Xu Chun's expenses."
"OK."
Shen Zhu turned his gaze to the car window, his expression darkening, and said in a low voice, "This is just the first step. There's more exciting stuff waiting for you, Xu Chun."
His hatred for Xu Chun was not without reason. The two had known each other for a long time. Xu Chun was incredibly successful in her early years, always surpassing him in everything. What bothered him the most was that he had finally been nominated for the Hong Kong Film Awards, but Xu Chun had taken the award away from him. After that, he became famous overnight and was given the title of "genius newcomer".
However, due to his narrow range of roles, he gradually entered a bottleneck period and began to limit himself to historical dramas. Although he had a high level of national recognition, he inevitably experienced a decline in popularity later on.
He was actually somewhat relieved at the time, because it meant he might surpass Xu Chun. But he never expected that Xu Chun would suddenly have a breakthrough and choose to change her career path, appearing on various variety shows and receiving many good scripts for different types of roles.
The most fundamental and unbearable reason for him was that he discovered the person he liked actually liked Xu Chun.
Xu Chun stole everything from him, even the person he loved.
How could he possibly accept this?
Chapter 89 Biological Parents
In the living room of the Xie Household mansion, Xie's mother sat on the sofa watching television. The television was broadcasting news with the headline "Xu Chun's Endorsed Product Quality Suspected of Being Substandard."
"What's going on now?" Mrs. Xie looked at the news with suspicion, then asked the maid beside her, "Where 'Jianyuan? Didn't he say he'd be back today?"
"Young Master has returned and is currently in the study talking with Master Li. It seems they have something important to discuss."
"I see," Xie's mother murmured. Just as she finished speaking, she saw a figure appear at the bottom of the stairs. Xie Jianyuan was coming down from downstairs.
"What are you and your father talking about?" Xie's mother stood up gracefully, straightened her shawl, and asked with a smile.
Xie Jianyuan came downstairs, slowly shook his head, and said in a deep voice, "It's nothing, I'll be going now."
"Aren't you going to eat dinner?" Xie's mother asked, frowning.
"No, I have some things to take care of." Xie Jianyuan frowned, glanced at his phone again, and as he passed his mother, he glanced at her and said, "Take care of yourself, goodbye."
After saying that, he walked out despite Xie's mother's attempts to stop him.
"... this child"
Mrs. Xie shook her head helplessly, then went upstairs, pushed open the door to the study, and saw her husband sitting at his desk without saying a word, as if he was thinking about something.
Mr. Xie just turned fifty this year. He always has a serious and unsmiling appearance, giving people the impression that he is not very approachable.
"What did the child say to you just now?" Xie's mother asked, closing the door behind her as she entered. "Has something happened?"
After all, in his memory, the father and son rarely had such a serious conversation. Xie's father was busy with work and was often abroad. During Xie Jianyuan's childhood, they could hardly see each other more than a few times a year, let alone after he became an adult.
Mr. Xie looked out the window and replied, "He asked me for a favor."
"What's up?"
Mr. Xie stopped talking, glanced at Mrs. Xie, and subtly changed the subject, saying, "It seems your wish might come true. Our son might inherit this family business one day."
"You mean he's retiring from the entertainment industry?" Xie's mother's face showed undisguised joy.
Mr. Xie shook his head and said, "No."
"What does that mean?" Xie's mother said with displeasure, "What exactly are you two secretly discussing? Why are you keeping us in suspense?"
Xie Jianyuan he had sought out his father because of Xu Chun's matter. He only said that he had a very important person who was in trouble and that he only needed to use his father's power to investigate some things. Once the investigation was clear, he would take action himself.
Xie's father made such a remark because he saw the resentment on Xie Jianyuan favor.
Because there were people they wanted to protect, they began to crave power.
Xie's father's guess was correct. After returning to the hotel, Xie Jianyuan went to Xu Chun's room first. After taking out the room card and opening the door, he saw Xu Chun lying quietly on the bed.
He glanced at the phone next to him, still on the WeChat chat page. Judging from the contact name, it was his agent, and the two were clearly still discussing the best solution.
Xie Jianyuan walked over and gently touched Xu Chun's cheek. Unexpectedly, Xu Chun woke up immediately, opened his eyes and looked at him with a clear expression, not at all like someone who was still sleepy.
"Sorry, I woke you up." Xie Jianyuan sat on the edge of the bed, gazing at him tenderly.
"It's nothing." Xu Chun rubbed her eyes and groped for her glasses on the bedside table. "I can't sleep anyway."
Xie Jianyuan firmly grasped his hand, then took the glasses from the cabinet and personally put them on him.
Xu Chun could feel the slightly rough fingertips brushing against his ear. He blinked and quietly looked at Xie Jianyuan, his gaze clean and gentle.
He stared for a while, then smiled and asked casually, "Where did you go?"
I went home.
Xu Chun nodded. After all, it involved family matters, and she wouldn't be so tactless as to pry. So she didn't press the issue further. Seeing Xie Jianyuan's slightly furrowed brows, she suddenly smiled and said, "Are you worried about me?"
Xie Jianyuan stiffened slightly, then slowly raised his head to look at him.
Seeing his reaction, Xu Chun knew she had guessed correctly, and instead comforted him, saying, "Don't worry, this kind of thing won't affect me as seriously as you think."
Having been in the industry for so long, he has seen all sorts of ups and downs, and his mental fortitude has been honed to an extraordinary level. He won't let these things disturb his peace of mind.