Translator: Dj22031
Editor: Dj22031
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Ever since Xue Wanwan accidentally called out “Dad” that day, Zu Qi wished he could stay by the little guy’s side 24 hours a day, like a diligent, close-minded bird circling around Xue Wanwan, this delicate flower.
Unfortunately, Xue Wanwan only shouted that once. No matter how Zu Qi teased him afterwards, he refused to speak.
Zu Qi was anxious and angry, but there was nothing he could do.
As the wedding date approached, Zu Qi, who had nothing to do originally, became busy. He was exhausted from just two rehearsals. Unexpectedly, Weng Yuxiang contacted wedding photos for him and Xue Jue.
Although they were called wedding photos, in fact, neither of them would wear wedding gowns, it was just that the shooting mode was similar to ordinary wedding photos.
Zu Qi found this novel, so when Xue Jue was free, he excitedly dragged him to choose the scene and costumes for the photo shoot. Zu Qi had never taken artistic photos before or after the time travel, but he had taken some advertising endorsements. However, those could only be classified as work and could not be compared with now.
Finally, Zu Qi selected four sets of clothes and agreed with the staff to conduct two indoor shoots and two outdoor shoots, one of which was an underwater shoot.
Therefore, the location for the outdoor shooting was naturally set in a coastal city.
Although Zu Qi didn’t have much work to do on a normal day, he still went to the company when there was an emergency meeting, and then he heard some unbearable rumors.
That afternoon, Zu Qi pushed the door and went to the bathroom. Before he got close, he heard two men standing in front of the sink smoking and talking about him.
“I don’t know whether what they said is true or false. If it is true, then Xue Jue is too pitiful. His head is almost completely green. If I were him, I would just divorce him.”
“Hey, what divorce? They are going to have a wedding soon. The news is all over the Internet.” Another man waved his hand and exhaled a puff of smoke. “The movie press conference that night became the venue for them to announce their wedding. These days, the Internet is full of discussions about their marriage, but few people pay attention to the newly released movie. I heard that the director was so mad that he jumped up and down.”
“Haha.” The man sneered, “Even if he jumps up and down, he still doesn’t dare to say a word in front of Xue Jue. Look at how cowardly he is. Only our President Wang is so capable that he gave Xue Jue a green hat without saying a word.”
As they spoke, they seemed to find it very interesting and both laughed.
However, as they were laughing, they suddenly saw something, and one of them felt as if someone had grabbed his throat, and his laughter stopped abruptly.
The other person was confused by his companion’s reaction and stopped laughing. He then turned his head to look in the direction his companion was looking. The next second, he met Zu Qi’s eyes, who had come to stand behind them at some point.
“…”
An embarrassed expression quickly spread across the faces of the two men like ivy. They took out the cigarette butts from their mouths in a panic and looked tentatively at Zu Qi.
Zu Qi felt very uncomfortable with their glaring gazes. He pursed his lips expressionlessly, said nothing, and turned into the next compartment.
It was quiet outside for a while, and soon the deliberately suppressed voices of two men were heard again.
“He should have heard what we said just now, right?”
“Of course he heard it, but he didn’t say anything. Maybe he’s feeling guilty. If we wronged him, he would have jumped up a long time ago.” This was said in a very disdainful voice.
Later they talked a lot in whispers. Although the volume was not loud, the bathroom was so quiet that even talking would echo. How could Zu Qi in the cubicle not hear what they were saying?
Only when the two men finished talking and were ready to leave did Zu Qi open the cubicle door and walk out.
Going straight to the sink, he turned on the faucet and slowly rinsed his hands under the cold water.
As the two men left, they looked back at Zu Qi, who was washing his hands in silence. Seeing that he still had no reaction, they couldn’t help but curl their lips at the same time, and their contempt for Zu Qi increased immediately.
What a coward.
He could only jump around in front of Xue Jue and Mr. Wang. Without those two backers, he dared not even fart in front of other people.
Before they reached the door, they heard Zu Qi behind them suddenly say, “Wait a moment.”
Upon hearing this, the two men stood at attention almost reflexively. After they reacted, they regretted that their bodies were too obedient. Within a few seconds, the annoyance lingering in their chests turned into an uncontrollable anger.
They turned around, and one of them raised his chin nonchalantly, his eyes and expression quite rude, and mixed with a little provocation, but the words he said were slightly restrained: “Is there something wrong?”
“Where did you hear those rumors about me?” Zu Qi asked while nonchalantly tearing off two pieces of paper to wipe the water droplets on his hands.
The two were stunned again. Although what they just said about Zu Qi was not very pleasant, they did not dare to be too arrogant when facing the person involved. So they said stiffly: “If you ask us, who should we ask?”
Zu Qi slowly crumpled the soaked tissue into a ball, and still kept a calm look on his face: “Think carefully, who was the last person who told you these words?”
“…”
They seemed to be angered by Zu Qi’s half-threatening words, and a little shame suddenly appeared between their brows. The words that were originally cautious became impolite, “Don’t you know to go out and ask? The whole company is spreading your affairs, and we didn’t start it. What’s the point of asking us?”
“That’s right.” When the other man heard his accomplice speak, he immediately became arrogant and started talking without thinking, “If you have the energy for this, you might as well try to curry favor with Mr. Wang. Maybe you can get the two endorsements that Sister Shan is negotiating for…”
Before he could finish his words, a crumpled tissue was slammed into the man’s face. The wet touch made the man feel nauseous and his expression distorted immediately.
“Are you fu**ing sick?!” The man tore off the paper ball stuck on his face. But before he could finish his angry words, he saw Zu Qi, who was standing not far away, rushing towards him at lightning speed.
Then, the man felt a black screen in front of his eyes, and an indescribable feeling came from his left cheek.
The accomplice next to him let out an unexpected cry of surprise and subconsciously took a few steps back until his back hit the wall. His face was filled with horror as he watched Zu Qi kick the man to the ground, and then his fists rained down like raindrops.
Zu Qi’s attacks were quick, accurate and ruthless, and he specifically targeted the abdomen and thighs, areas with more flesh and less prone to bruises, but which were the most painful when hit.
The man who was pinned to the ground and beaten had a frail figure, and Zu Qi attacked him unexpectedly. He could only hold his head with both hands and wail continuously, without any strength to resist.
Fortunately, Zu Qi quickly let go of the man, slowly stood up, turned his head to look at the other person who had been standing there in a daze, with a lingering murderous anger in his eyes.
The man met Zu Qi’s gloomy gaze, and suddenly he came to his senses. He waved his hands hurriedly and shook his head like a rattle.
“I didn’t say anything just now. It was Zhang Qian who was saying bad things about you. Don’t bother me…” At the end, the man looked pitiful, as if he was about to cry. It was obvious that he was frightened by Zu Qi’s violent beating.
Zu Qi looked at the man coldly: “Who spread the rumors about me?”
“It was Tao He!” The man didn’t dare to hide anything now. His body trembled and he leaned against the wall and stammered, “Tao He also told these to many people, and he said it very convincingly.”
Zu Qi pursed his lips, said nothing, and continued to stare at the man.
Although Zu Qi had a pretty and likable face, especially those peach blossom eyes with slightly raised corners that were always filled with smiles, at this moment, when he stared at people with a cold look, it seemed that the temperature around him had dropped a lot.
For a moment, the man’s scalp numbed and cold sweat broke out on his face. He looked difficult to speak and stopped and finally said weakly: “I heard that it was Tang Moning who instigated Tao He to spread bad things about you everywhere.”
Zu Qi seemed to have guessed the answer and was not surprised. Instead, he curled the corners of his mouth and smiled and asked: “Does Tao He listen to him so much?”
“Tang Moning has a backer now. He has snatched the notices of several people. It’s not easy for everyone. I think it’s better to have less trouble than more. Besides, Tao He’s new play was introduced by Tang Moning.” The man said in a low voice, as if he was afraid that his words would be heard by others. His vigilant eyes occasionally cast towards the bathroom door.
Zu Qi’s face became increasingly cold and his eyes were deep. He stood there for a long time without moving, and no one knew what he was thinking.
The man he was staring at had a purple face. He then looked at his accomplice lying on the ground groaning in the corner of his eye, not even daring to breathe.
After a while, Zu Qi finally took action. He returned to the sink, washed his hands slowly, and then left the bathroom.
Fortunately, this restroom was located in a remote area and usually no one came here. Except for the cleaning auntie who was pretending to be deaf and dumb outside, no one else knew what had happened inside.
Zu Qi immediately found Duan Kai and told him everything that had happened.
After listening to Zu Qi’s narration, Duan Kai did not have any special reaction. He just replied lightly: “I will go to tell Mr. Wang later and let Mr. Wang talk to them in person.”
Zu Qi was surprised: “So direct?”
Duan Kai raised his head from the computer and grinned at Zu Qi: “Since you have a backer, why not use it?”
Zu Qi: “…” It seemed that what he said made sense.
Thinking of this, Zu Qi suddenly felt a lot more righteous.
As for what Duan Kai said to Mr. Wang later, Zu Qi had no idea, but he did not expect that he would meet Tang Moning and the legendary Tang Moning’s financial backer outside of the company so soon.
And that financial sponsor… was actually the Chinese director who gave a speech at the company not long ago?!
At that time, Zu Qi had just changed into the clothes prepared for him by the staff, a purple short-sleeved shirt with white shorts and a pair of black flip-flops. His style was quite free and unrestrained, and full of sexiness.
However, the original owner himself gave people a rather glamorous feeling, and both his looks and figure could fully grasp this style. On the other hand, the serious Xue Jue wore a similar type of couple outfit…
It was really a feeling that was hard to describe.
It was obvious that Xue Jue didn’t like this outfit. He kept pulling at his clothes, and his brows were almost twisted into a knot.
Zu Qi tried hard to hold back his laughter, but finally he couldn’t help it and walked over, stretched out his hands and pulled Xue Jue’s cheeks left and right.
“You’ll look better if you smile.”
Xue Jue obediently revealed a very forced smile, just like a young wife being bullied by a bully. That expression looked aggrieved no matter how you looked at it.
“Puchi——” Zu Qi laughed out loud.
“…” Xue Jue’s smile froze on his face, and he silently wiped away the saliva that Zu Qi sprayed on his face with the back of his hand.
Zu Qi quickly realized Xue Jue’s intention. He immediately widened his eyes and pretended to be annoyed and said, “Do you dislike me so much?”
Xue Jue replied guiltily, “No, I spread it evenly.”
Zu Qi then laughed so hard that his stomach hurt.
Halfway through his laughter, his gaze skipped over Xue Jue in front of him and fell on two men hugging each other not far away, and then he gradually stopped laughing.
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