Ye Mo was unaware of the jumbled thoughts swirling in Mr. Wu's mind. Hearing Mr. Wu question, she raised an eyebrow and retorted, "How can he not be my uncle?"
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She walked up to He Mingzhang and said with a smile, "Uncle, I've been bullied. You won't abandon me, will you?"
Amid Mr. Wu's horrified gaze, He Mingzhang looked at Ye Mo, then suddenly smiled, his expression extremely pleased.
"... Of course I wouldn't stand by and watch you get bullied. If I were here and you were still being bullied, not to mention your dad, even my dad wouldn't let me off the hook." He spoke slowly and deliberately, his protective intent in his tone very clear.
Upon receiving her answer, Ye Mo's smile widened. She looked at Mr. Wu provocatively and asked, "Come on, Mr. Wu, my uncle is here. Why don't you tell me again how you want me to apologize to you?"
Mr. Wu: "..."
As for the rest of the crew, they were in an uproar.
"... Our biggest investor is actually Ye Mo's uncle? Wow, really? Am I just imagining things because I've had too much to drink?"
"Isn't Ye Mo related to the Ye Corporation of Tianheng? How come he's also related to Mr. He?"
"One of them is surnamed Ye, and the other is surnamed He. How did they become uncle and nephew?"
"Ha, who knows what kind of uncle-nephew relationship they have? I bet it's some kind of shady 'uncle-nephew' relationship!"
"Didn't Mr. He. He say he knows Ye Mo's father? It's obvious he and Ye Mo have a normal uncle-niece relationship. Don't talk nonsense here; you'll be in trouble if someone hears you!"
Upon overhearing an employee's complaint, Producer Luo couldn't help but show a relieved expression: See? He knew that he wasn't the only one with a dirty mind.
Mr. Wu's expression and body were stiff. Looking at the blank expression on his face, Ye Mo felt as if his brain and soul had gone blank.
"... Mr. He, I think there's been some misunderstanding." Mr. Wu, regaining his composure, immediately explained to He Mingzhang, "I didn't know Miss Ye was your niece. Look at this, it's like the flood washed away the Dragon King's temple; family members don't recognize each other anymore."
"You sure know how to pat yourself on the back, raising your own value with just one sentence..." Ye Mo's words were utterly shocking.
Mr. Wu's lips twitched slightly, still unwilling to give up, and he said, "I just don't know which Miss Ye belongs to, or..." Actually, she wasn't a young lady from any family, but rather a plaything accompanying He Mingzhang?
Ye Mo looked at him thoughtfully, "I always feel that Mr. Wu, you're thinking about something filthy, but that's quite normal, because Mr. Wu, your very existence is rather filthy."
She spoke slowly and deliberately, "After all, your biological father is your uncle..."
"..." The crew members, who took several seconds to realize what Ye Mo had said, were like:?!! Wait, this sentence was a bit too much information; they couldn't quite process it.
--Mr. Mr. Wu's biological father is his uncle, which means his mother and his uncle...
Oops, is this melon edible?
Ning Aiqi's eyes lit up: she knew that following Ye Mo would always bring juicy gossip and exciting moments.
Upon hearing Ye Mo's words, Mr. Wu's expression changed drastically, becoming extremely terrifying. He instinctively roared, "Shut up!"
"Don't worry, if you want to hear more, I can explain it even more clearly!" Ye Mo smiled, "For example, how could your biological father be your uncle, or how you already knew about this when you were eight years old..."
Mr. Wu's mind went blank, and he instinctively shouted, "Shut up!"
Ye Mo: "... Alright, it seems you really don't want to hear about this. Then I'll leave it at that for now."
She looked at him with an expression that said, "You're being completely unreasonable."
"Who, who told you to say these things to frame me?" Mr. Wu looked at her with a terrified expression. "Was it Wu Xunting, or Wu Xunkui?"
Ye Mo didn't know who Wu Xunting and Wu Xunkui were, but judging from the horrified expression on Mr. Wu's face when he mentioned them, and from the fact that they both had the surname "Wu," Ye Mo guessed that they might be his brothers, and possibly even Mr. Wu's father's illegitimate sons.
"Nobody told me these things," she said, believing herself to be very honest, but unfortunately, Mr. Wu wouldn't listen to her.
"Impossible!" Mr. Wu said without thinking, "If no one told you, how would you know... how could you say such nonsense to slander me and ruin my reputation?"
Ye Mo: "... Perhaps, I figured it out?"
She sighed, her expression suddenly turning serious, Yiben said solemnly, "Let me be frank with you. Actually, I can tell fortunes and read faces. I not only found out who your biological father is, Mr. Wu Mr. Wu, but I also predicted that your child will suffer a bloody disaster."
Mr. Wu: "..." I think you're treating me like a fool.
"Beep beep beep--"
Suddenly, Mr. Wu's phone rang. He answered the call, and before anyone could hear what the other person said, his expression changed drastically, and he exclaimed in surprise, "What? Lele fell down the stairs and hit her head?"
As he said this, he looked at Ye Mo in utter shock. It wasn't until the person on the other end of the phone said something else that he snapped back to reality and said, "... I'm coming back right now!"
Mr. Wu left in a hurry, and for a while after he left, the atmosphere in the private room was very quiet, and no one spoke.
Finally, Producer Luo stepped forward and spoke up, which quickly warmed up the atmosphere in the private room, restoring its previous liveliness. Ye Mo, after what had just happened, was naturally seated next to He Mingzhang.
Today's gathering was mainly for the crew and the film's investors to have dinner, so in addition to He Mingzhang and Mr. Wu, who had already left, there were three other investors present.
However, it is clear that He Mingzhang holds an absolute dominant position among these people, which can be seen from their flattering attitude towards He Mingzhang.
Besides, they were also very curious about Ye Mo's identity.
He calls He Mingzhang" Uncle," and his surname is Ye...
Some astute individuals had already guessed Ye Mo's identity and treated her with extreme politeness.
Ye Mo next to He Mingzhang, leaned close to him, and whispered his thanks, "Uncle, thank you for speaking up for me just now."
He Mingzhang turned to look at her, and said in a similarly low voice, "No need to thank me. I didn't do anything that deserves your thanks. Even without my intervention, you could have handled what happened just now, couldn't you?"
Ye Mo was in a good mood and said, "But none of them are as effective as you standing here, Uncle."
She noticed it as soon as she entered: He Mingzhang held an undisputed position in the entire gathering. His statement and endorsement of Ye Mo were far more convincing than any explanation Ye Mo could give.
Ye Mo was genuinely grateful for the favor, so he thanked them again, "Anyway, thank you."
He Mingzhang: "... I'm not that much older than you, you don't need to call me 'little uncle'."
Ye Mo flatly refused. "How can that be? The seniority is there, even my brother calls you Uncle... Uncle, I didn't have time to visit your family for the New Year this year because I was filming, so will I still be able to get a New Year's red envelope?"
She stared longingly at He Mingzhang.
--The He Family, that's an even more powerful and wealthy He Family than the Ye Family! You know, just this year he received a lot of lucky money from visiting the elders at the Ye Family. If he went to the He Family, Ye Mo didn't know how bulging his wallet would become.