Translator: Dj22031
Editor: Dj22031
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Nie Yu took the president’s private elevator directly to the third basement level parking lot. He gently shook the car keys in his hand, recalling his father’s reaction when he mentioned his mother, and felt quite pleased.
So what if that old geezer Luo Sinian and his mother were old acquaintances? After recognizing each other, he still obediently went to study patients. He even readily invested 100 million, which finally gave the old man something to do. Let him take his time and keep busy; he certainly won’t have time to bother his mother anymore.
After Nie Yu opened the car door and sat in the driver’s seat, he couldn’t help but laugh as he thought about it.
As he smiled, he thought of Ji Qisen again.
At the happiest moment of his life, he should go and talk to Ji Qisen. So he happily drove off.
“Second Brother.” Entering Ji Qisen’s office, Nie Yu called him “brother” with unprecedented intimacy.
“?” Ji Qisen, who was busy with work, looked up when he heard this address and glanced at Nie Yu indifferently.
A question mark was slowly forming on his forehead right now.
“Well, I have some good news for you.” Nie Yu then recounted his visit to his father that day and his father’s reaction, concluding with a chuckle, “I think this is pretty reliable. What do you think?”
Ji Qisen, mouse in hand, slowly shifted his gaze from his energetic younger brother’s face back to his PowerPoint presentation before calmly saying, “I don’t think it’s reliable.”
Nie Yu was naturally unconvinced: “Why? Isn’t this great? My dad is better than that old man, Luo Sinian, isn’t he?”
Ji Qisen: “How old is your father this year?”
Nie Yu: “My dad is forty-seven, in the prime of his life.”
Ji Qisen: “The only difference between your father and Luo Sinian is that one is a forty-seven-year-old man and the other is a fifty-three-year-old man.”
So, they’re all old men, is there a difference?
Nie Yu: “Is my dad an old man? My dad is only forty-seven years old. According to the United Nations’ definition of young and middle-aged people, my dad is still a young man!”
Ji Qisen shot him a disdainful look; “Your dad’s a young man, and you’re still a kid, right?”
Nie Yu: “We’re talking about serious matters, can you please refrain from personal attacks?”
Ji Qisen: “Just telling you the truth.”
Nie Yu was filled with grief and indignation, but after calming down, he said, “Anyway, my dad is definitely more suitable than that Luo Sinian, right? Do you think Luo Sinian is good enough for our mom?”
Ji Qisen glanced at him indifferently: “What’s the use of you worrying about this? Do you think Mom would like your dad?”
Nie Yu’s expression froze. He remembered the gift his father had given his mother— the golden statue that made her both laugh and cry.
Would a woman like a man who gives her a golden statue and has absolutely no romantic sense?
Ji Qisen saw through Nie Yu’s thoughts and raised an eyebrow: “Instead of worrying about this, you should worry about something more important.”
A thoroughly disheartened Nie Yu listlessly raised his eyelids: “What important matter?”
Ji Qisen: “Here’s some information for you.”
As he spoke, he pushed a document towards him.
For some reason, at this moment, Nie Yu suddenly felt that the scene was familiar…
Nie Yu took the document and looked down at it. It was a document about Hu Yuejing and her family situation.
Nie Yu raised an eyebrow: “?”
Ji Qisen leaned back in his chair, his fingers slightly clenched, and said calmly, “I hope you will take a good look at this information. Hu Yuejing used to be our mother’s roommate, but she seems to have a lot of problems.”
Nie Yu: “…”
Ji Qisen: “What’s wrong? Is there a problem?”
Nie Yu took a deep breath: “Ji Qisen, you really are just like my dad.”
If he didn’t look somewhat like his father, he would have suspected for the ten thousandth time that they had switched babies.
Ji Qisen looked at Nie Yu seriously, his gaze as if he were looking at a child: “Hmm?”
Unable to bear it any longer, Nie Yu pulled out another document and threw it at Ji Qisen: “Take a look for yourself.”
Ji Qisen took it, flipped through it, and found it to be similar to the document he had just received.
Nie Yu took a deep breath, sat down on the sofa next to him, and crossed his legs: “See? I know all the things you know, and I’ve been investigating for a while now.”
Ji Qisen looked up from the documents and turned to Nie Yu: “Since you’ve already investigated, I happen to have a question.”
Nie Yu: “Go ahead.”
Ji Qisen: “A few months ago, you sabotaged one of my projects.”
Nie Yu frowned, then remembered: “You caused my company’s stock price to plummet.”
Ji Qisen: “What did I do to cause your company’s stock price to plummet?”
Nie Yu: “You dealt with Lu—”
Halfway through his sentence, Nie Yu suddenly realized something was wrong.
Why did Ji Qisen want to target Lu Zhiqian? The stock price crash back then was a chain reaction triggered by Lu Zhiqian.
Ji Qisen added, “Have you investigated the feud between Lu Zhiqian and our mother?”
Nie Yu remained silent, and as he did so, his expression grew increasingly grim.
Yes, he realized he had overlooked the most important point: Lu Zhiqian.
Were Lu Zhiqian and his mother once boyfriend and girlfriend? What happened back then? His mind was completely focused on Hu Yuejing, so much so that he didn’t consider whether Lu Zhiqian might have any problems.
He frowned, recalling how, at the BARARINA charity gala, Luo Juntian, contrary to his usual kind demeanor, had joined him in mocking Lu Zhiqian. Given his character, he would never do such a thing.
So, what did Lu Zhiqian do that offended his mother?
Ji Qisen tapped the table lightly: “I don’t need to tell you what Lu Zhiqian said, you’ll have to look it up yourself. Back then, I took action against Lu Zhiqian because of our mother, and what did you say in return?”
Nie Yu’s face turned a deep purplish-red as he recalled how he had held a grudge against Ji Qisen and even attacked him for it.
Did he actually do such a thing?
I suddenly want to travel back in time and slap my past self.
Ji Qisen looked at Nie Yu’s expression with satisfaction: “This is your artist. I didn’t want to interfere before, and I don’t want to interfere in the future. Lu Zhiqian’s matter is yours to handle. As for Hu Yuejing’s matter, don’t worry about it, I’ll take care of it.”
What else could Nie Yu say? Head drooping, he said, “I understand…”
Ji Qisen: “As for your father and our mother’s matter, I don’t think there’s any need to rush. Mom is just starting her career and should focus on that.”
Nie Yu slowly raised his head, scrutinizing Ji Qisen. After staring at that calm and serious face for a long while, he suddenly chuckled: “I knew it, you’re incredibly jealous.”
Ji Qisen coldly retorted, “Nonsense.”
Nie Yu replied with two smug words: “Haha.”
….
After watching Nie Yu leave, Ji Qisen slowly opened WeChat and clicked into his father’s Moments after a long time.
The first post on his dad’s WeChat Moments was of him embracing a young and beautiful model as they strolled along a beach in some foreign country, his expression radiating affection for her.
Ji Qisen frowned slightly, then suddenly remembered something and opened Camille’s WeChat Moments. Sure enough, under Camille’s selfie, her father was praising her beauty in various ways, saying that Camille was the most beautiful little darling he had ever met.
This was his dad.
Ji Qisen rested his forehead on his hand, looking somewhat helpless.
A question suddenly arose in his mind, the same one Nie Yu had: Was he really his father’s biological son?
….
After leaving Ji Qisen’s office, Nie Yu bit his upper lip and sat in his car, where he ordered people to investigate Lu Zhiqian’s past relationship with his mother.
They were all artists under his own company, and all of them were famous movie stars. Nie Yu never expected that one day he would have to resort to dirty tricks against his own artists.
However… considering the mocking look Ji Qisen gave him just now, he couldn’t lose face. This Lu Zhiqian, no matter how much money he made, was no longer worth keeping.
Besides, Lu Zhiqian was getting old, and it was time for him to make way for the younger generation.
Nie Yu had someone send him Lu Zhiqian’s recent situation and a list of replacements of similar caliber within the company. After studying it carefully, his gaze finally fell on Luo Juntian’s information.
Great, this ready-made older brother can be used now.
Nie Yu stroked his chin, smiling as he thought, since they were brothers, he would take advantage of him and use him to send Lu Zhiqian to his death.
So, under Nie Yu’s planning, some photos of Luo Juntian and Lu Zhiqian at the BARARINA charity gala were quickly compiled and studied extensively.
One photo showed Lu Zhiqian and Luo Juntian standing side by side on the steps, preparing to light the BARARINA torch. Lu Zhiqian was noticeably shorter than Luo Juntian and had to stand on tiptoe to be level with him.
“Holy crap, how tall is Lu Zhiqian? Isn’t he supposed to be 1.81 meters? Luo Juntian’s profile says he’s 1.83 meters. Does he really need to stand on his tiptoes for just two centimeters?”
“It’s definitely a lie. How could he be 1.81 meters tall? If he’s 1.81 meters, then our Juntian must be 1.9 meters tall, hahaha!”
“That’s clearly a matter of posture and angle! How could Zhiqian not be 1.81 meters tall? In a previous variety show interview, the two of the, were about the same height, okay?”
“Maybe they were using height-increasing insoles, hahaha!”
“Our Zhiqian doesn’t know what height-increasing insoles are; anyone who uses them knows.”
“Why would Jun Tian need height-increasing insoles? Jun Tian’s height is undeniable, isn’t it? There are photos with female fans proving the height difference!”
Is Zhiqian’s height fake?
The fans of both sides started a war…
The two fan groups already had some tension, and now it was on the verge of exploding.
Luo Juntian’s fans quickly found several other photos, including one of Lu Zhiqian wearing an old-fashioned suit, another of Lu Zhiqian sitting in his seat looking at Luo Juntian with a hateful expression, and even another of Lu Zhiqian desperately squeezing into the group of big stars while they were taking photos.
These photos were photoshopped together and turned into memes with various accompanying images.
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