I’ve Gone Viral Because of a Money-Saving Variety Show

Brother Ao Long looked at the tattooed underling with a snarl and nodded, “How logical!”
The tattooed underling, praised, immediately beamed with a smile and chuckled, “Heh heh.”
The very next second, Brother Ao Long’s smile vanished instantly, and he raised his hand to smack the tattooed underling hard on the head, grinding his teeth as he said, “What the hell is there to be afraid of! The boss of Zhongjing Group isn’t even here, why refute anything! Don’t ever say you’re one of my men when you’re out!”
It would make him seem like an idiot too!
Brother Ao Long ordered the tattooed underling to go and get Zheng He’s phone to hand it to him.
Then he looked at Zheng He and said, “Call the boss of Zhongjing Group right now. If you get through, I’ll believe you. Don’t play any tricks on me!”
Where would Zheng He have Zhou Jinyuan’s phone number? He was just making things up for the sake of staying alive!
He had to make up a story that sounded as valuable as possible to increase his chances of surviving.
Zheng He’s hand holding the phone was trembling, as he opened the contact list, thinking about whom to call without giving himself away.
First to be excluded was definitely Chen Xixi, wrong gender.
And he had called Chen Xixi’s number before; he feared Brother Ao Long would remember it.
Brother Ao Long, seeing Zheng He not making a move, urged him impatiently, “Hurry up! If I find out you’re fooling me, I’ll let you die right in front of me!”
Zheng He was scared to death!
Finally, after thinking hard in his head, he finally tremblingly dialed a number…
…
At the Xu Family’s.
Xu Mu had already been locked up in a small dark room at home for a month.
Because of offending the Bai Family last time, Father Xu and Mrs. Xu had confined him.
Xu Nianying would even come here to vent his anger by hitting and kicking Xu Mu whenever he was in a bad mood.
Now whenever Xu Nianying saw him, he would get angry; if it weren’t for Xu Mu offending the Bai Family, would the Xu Family be facing such a crisis, with their business being stolen by the Zhou Family, and Xu Nianying having to shamelessly go apologize to the Bai Family!
So at this moment, Xu Mu was almost no different from Zheng He locked in the basement.
Both were swollen and bruised, stuck in a dark room without light.
Xu Mu’s tall and thin figure leaned against the wall, his eyes reflecting a trace of stubbornness.
Father Xu originally only wanted to lock him up for a week; as long as he admitted his mistakes obediently, Father Xu would let him out.
But Xu Mu felt he had done nothing wrong.
Those gangsters in North City shouldn’t exist in the first place!
So his stubbornness ultimately earned him over twenty more days confined in the little dark room.
Xu Mu wasn’t incapable of compromise, but he didn’t want his family to continue down the wrong path until they had no chance to turn back.
Although this family didn’t treat him well, they were still the ones who raised him.
No matter how much Xu Mu hated them, he couldn’t truly ignore them.
Because in his heart, he still held onto a faint beautiful illusion about this family.
But when the door was again opened, and Xu Nianying, reeking of alcohol, walked in, he suddenly understood!
Beautiful illusion my ass!
Stubbornness won’t keep you alive; his kindness could only earn him beating after beating!
No matter how tough you are, you can’t withstand days like this!
He had to seize the opportunity and run for it!
And so, he took advantage of Xu Nianying’s lack of reaction and bolted out!
He had only run not far from the Xu Family when Zheng He’s call came through.
Xu Mu took a few deep breaths and answered: “Hello…”
Before he could finish speaking, the call on the other end hung up.
Xu Mu frowned slightly, a wrong number?
Never mind, escaping was the priority!
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In Morton City.
Zheng He was scared that if Xu Mu said one more word, he’d give everything away.
Zheng He looked up at Brother Ao Long, “See, did the call go through? I didn’t lie to you, right?”
Brother Ao Long spoke skeptically, “You hung up so quickly, how can I know if he is really the boss of Zhongjing Group? Call again, let me listen one more time.”
Zheng He’s cold sweat on his forehead instantly flowed even more.
To talk more would mean the end of his life!
Zheng He’s hands trembled, and after hesitating for a while, he gritted his teeth and dialed the number again.
He silently prayed in his heart, hoping Xu Mu would be as smart as Chen Xixi, so that his life could be saved!
It’s unknown if his prayers worked or not.
Xu Mu’s phone was actually turned off!
Fantastic!
Zheng He felt relieved inside, but outwardly he feigned a very regretful look, “It’s probably because the phone is out of battery and turned off. Otherwise, if I call, he definitely would pick up!”
Brother Ao Long looked at Zheng He with half-belief, and after a long silence, he said, “I’ll let you off today. If the call doesn’t get through when I come back tomorrow, you know the consequences, right?”
“Don’t worry, I understand, I understand!”
Zheng He sighed in relief, he had avoided suffering physical pain for today.
Thanks to Zhou Jinyuan and Xu Mu.
…
Jiang City.
After wrapping up a filming session, Chen Xixi went to check on her new company. With Zhou Jinyuan’s help, her new company was well-organized, and she did not need to worry about it at all.
It was the nosy paparazzi who spread the news of her taking over Dingxin Company.
But Chen Xixi wasn’t worried that Xu Nianying would disadvantage her company after finding out.
With Zhou Jinyuan around, Xu Nianying wouldn’t dare.
Besides, she couldn’t keep the company affair secret forever, Xu Nianying would eventually find out if he wanted to investigate.
This matter wasn’t a big deal for Chen Xixi, but for Xu Nianying it was different.
Xu Nianying sold his company to Chen Xixi at a low price, giving her a great advantage, and he must be feeling uncomfortable about it.
He could tolerate anyone else taking advantage, but not Chen Xixi!
And so, at tonight’s business dinner, Xu Nianying could no longer suppress his anger that he had held in for too long!
Xu Nianying approached Chen Xixi and asked, “Did Zhou Jinyuan invite you here?”
With Chen Xixi’s status, she wasn’t qualified for such an occasion.
Chen Xixi placed her wine glass on a nearby table, and looking at Xu Nianying, she couldn’t help but laugh, “So what if he did?”
“I’m very curious, how exactly did you persuade Zhou Jinyuan, for him to do so much for you? Does he have a weakness in your hands?”
Not long ago, Zhou Jinyuan helped Chen Youqing vindicate himself, and it was said that Zhou Jinyuan didn’t gain any benefit for it, simply volunteering to help.
In this circle driven by self-interest, there are no people who seek nothing for themselves.
Yet Chen Xixi managed to make Zhou Jinyuan become the only person in this circle who sought nothing.
Moreover, the relationship between Chen Xixi and Zhou Jinyuan… he couldn’t see through it now.
Initially, he thought it was love, but then Zhen Mei Qiu’s words shattered his firm belief.
But he didn’t fully believe it either.
It wasn’t easy to get close to Zhou Jinyuan through others. Zheng He said his relationship with Zhou Jinyuan was still okay, so he suddenly thought it might be worth a try, thereby he sent Zheng He to see whether the things about Zhou Jinyuan were true or false.
Chen Xixi thought for a moment, then raised her hand to touch her long hair draped over her shoulder, her eyes emitting a confident glow as she spoke with a smile, “Because he loves me too much.”
Xu Nianying laughed as well, with scorn and disdain in his laughter, “That’s the funniest joke I’ve heard.”
If Chen Xixi had given some other reason to vaguely dismiss the question, he might have thought that there was an illicit relationship between them.
But with Chen Xixi giving him a sense of unfounded confidence, he instantly felt that Chen Xixi was daydreaming.
Chen Xixi deliberately covered her lips with her hand and chuckled, “I find you quite funny too.”
Xu Nianying: “?”
Chen Xixi: “Just now, someone told me President Xu’s gate is open.”
Xu Nianying looked down: “…!!!”