Translator: Dj2203
Editor: Dj2203
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After sitting at his desk in a daze for a while, Lu Dangui picked up his phone, wanting to ask what was going on with Xing Cheng trending on social media.
He opened his contacts and suddenly remembered. He had blocked Xing Cheng since that night.
Tapped the screen to turn it off.
Opened it, then closed it.
After agonizing over it for a long time, Lu Dangui finally couldn’t resist and clicked on Xing Cheng’s homepage.
Back when he was following those people online to smear Xing Cheng, he would spend all his free time stalking his homepage, trying to find some clues to use against him.
He hadn’t clicked in to look at this since this person left the industry.
From the day he disappeared from the public eye, Xing Cheng changed his profile picture to all black and deleted his personal profile.
The only pinned post that wasn’t deleted was the official announcement of his retirement from the entertainment industry. It had tens of thousands of comments, all from fans who missed their idol and checked in daily. The comments section was filled with increasingly longer and more elaborate posts.
He erased everything from the past, as if he would never look back.
As Lu Dangui casually scrolled down and was about to turn off his phone, he suddenly noticed that Xing Cheng’s profile seemed to have changed.
It was no longer a clean, blank space.
There was one extra word.
[Return.]
The return of those who had come back.
The “gui” in “lu dang gui” (meaning “returning home”).
….
This house was located in the suburbs.
Xing Cheng put down the documents in his hand and chuckled.
The laughter was soft, but it sounded rather eerie.
Teacup shards littered the floor, and Xing Shi and his gang stood behind the sofa with their heads bowed, not daring to breathe.
The people Xunbo found were all reliable and had extensive connections. As long as the payment was high enough, there was nothing they couldn’t find out.
But this girl named Lu Wenfei was an accident.
According to the information, she used to be a fan of the young master. Her name was registered in the audience lists of several concerts. She also wrote an essay titled “My Most Admired Idol” for a competition and won second prize in S City.
However, apart from the girl’s name appearing in the public notice of the proposed donation by the Golan Group last month, her resume was completely blank before she went to university.
“The cause of the disability cannot be determined.” Xing Cheng looked up, leisurely gazing at the man standing in front of the coffee table. “What do you mean?”
The man sent by Xun Bo silently sweated, and forced himself to speak: “Young Master, we believe that this girl may have been born with a disability, or it is possible that someone deliberately erased this information in order not to let outsiders know too much.”
Seeing that the young master remained silent for a long time, Xing Shi mustered his courage and stood behind the sofa to add, “Young master, there is something else that the brothers think we should report to you.”
“Explain.”
“When Xun Bo sent people out to investigate, they encountered the Second Young Master’s men on the road.”
“The second young master said that if anyone wants to know anything about Miss Lu, they can contact him; he knows the truth.”
Xing Shi was also a little confused. He knew that the two brothers had never gotten along, and the second young master’s words were definitely not for the eldest young master’s good; he was probably setting a trap for the eldest young master to fall into.
He had no idea what the second young master was really up to.
After hearing his words, the young master’s fingers traced the photo on the file: “Call him.”
He sent people to investigate not only the junior doctor’s sister, but also the junior doctor himself.
It was through this girl that he finally learned about the young doctor’s background.
The young doctor and his sister were siblings. When the young doctor was nine years old, their parents died in an accident, and he and his baby sister were sent to live with relatives in S City. When the young doctor was seventeen, he was admitted to the medical school of S University with one of the top scores in the city and also won the S University Outstanding Student Scholarship.
After graduating from university, the young doctor interned at a hospital in another city and was even prepared to be offered a permanent position. But three years ago, he returned to S City and started working at the S City Affiliated Hospital, for reasons unknown.
For the first ten years or so of his life, Xing Jingshan rarely appeared in his life. Instead, his younger brothers grew up with their father by their side.
Unexpectedly, Lu Dangui was even worse off than him. At least he had a wealthy adoptive father living in this world, while Lu Dangui had to live a life of dependence on others with his younger sister since he was a child.
“Hey, bro?”
When Xing Yu answered the phone, he was in his penthouse suite, having his way with a young, handsome man he had recently acquired. This was a relatively new model who had approached him specifically to secure opportunities.
He glanced at the trembling boy kneeling at his feet, then answered the phone listlessly: “Brother, do you need something?”
“Give me your terms.”
On the other end of the phone, Xing Cheng’s voice was completely flat.
Crossing his legs, Xing Yu revealed a knowing smile.
He beckoned with his finger, gesturing for the obedient puppy to crawl over.
“Brother, you should have been more direct earlier.” He lifted his shiny black leather shoes, gesturing for the boy to begin his service. “Isn’t Father going to hand over the business of Chuaning Holdings to you after the New Year? Why don’t you let me have this job?”
Xing Cheng raised his eyelids and glanced at Xing Shi behind him.
How come Xing Cheng didn’t know that Chuaning Holdings was going to be given to him?
Xing Shi bowed deeply, his face full of embarrassment, and said, “Young Master, Chairman Xing originally wanted to give you a surprise, but I didn’t expect…”
Unexpectedly, the second young master was so well-informed that he learned of Chairman Xing’s arrangements so quickly.
“Deal.”
Xing Cheng said it casually, his tone no different from when he had tossed away a small trinket.
“Tell me everything you know, and Chuaning Holdings will be yours from now on.”
The author has something to say:
Mini-drama:
Reporter: Mr. Xing, your relationship has been exposed online. Is it true? Why don’t you come forward to clarify or explain?
Xing Cheng: I bought all the trending topics myself; I speak for myself.
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