Chapter 553 -295 Wish Fulfilled by the Seaside
Pei Muchan guessed right; Xu Qingyan was currently holed up in the apartment’s study, writing a script.
He hadn’t watched the trial broadcast of ‘The Legend of Martial Arts’ at all, having seen it countless times during the editing and review stages. Aside from the actors, he and Wei Wufeng were the only ones who could recite the lines from memory.
The endless discussions, the scenes they had cut, had slight deviations from the original footage in some areas. This was not surprising, after all, it was compressed to a quarter of its original length.
During the post-production period, he and Wei Wufeng argued almost every day. However, all the quarrels were about trivial matters, and oddly enough, the more they fought, the more confident they became.
The moment he sold the rights, he had nothing to worry about anymore.
Pei Muchan bid him goodnight and then there was silence. Xu Qingyan worked until one in the morning before he picked up his cell phone and glanced at it; there were a few messages from Lin Wanzhou.
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He casually replied to a few, and there was no response from the other side; she must have fallen asleep as well.
There was nothing much happening the next day, mainly just driving Lin Wanzhou to the beach for a stroll. It was something he had promised to do earlier, but had indefinitely postponed until today.
The following day.
Xinghai was blessed with rare good weather, and Xu Qingyan took the keys to the Palamera to pick up Lin Wanzhou.
At the studio, whether it was Pei Muchan, Lin Wanzhou, or he himself, they hadn’t had much free time in the past half year, so it was quite normal for them to be absent or to go somewhere on short notice.
In fact, that was indeed the case; the so-called day at the beach was only going to last one day. Afterwards, Lin Wanzhou would have to fly back to Wen Yun’s side, and Xu Qingyan would have to get back to work.
On the road, his lawyer called him. It was mainly to report on progress, and while the lawyer didn’t mention what means he had used, several of those who had attacked Xu Qingyan online had already been suspended from school.
With the money in place, even those wearing suits and ties could turn thuggish.
“Mr. Xu, some have already moved away, and we currently have no trace of them, but I will continue to follow up,” the lawyer said.
Without any proof, Xu Qingyan also received several documents. The lawyer’s message was clear, asking if it was almost time to stop, as continuing would push the tactics into a grey area.
Facing the lawyer’s inquiry, Xu Qingyan didn’t even blink an eye.
“I will transfer the money, keep on it, I just want results. As for how you do it, I don’t care; it’s unrelated to me. My demand is quite simple,” he said while driving, speakerphone on, his tone indifferent.
“Restore my reputation.”
The lawyer on the other end paused for a moment, then quickly understood that Xu Qingyan was determined to pursue this relentlessly.
The right to reputation is an elusive thing, the kind of offense against one’s reputation that is hard to address legally and to restore.
How can it be considered restored? It is restored when the aggrieved party feels it is. Such a level of insistence was rare even for a lawyer with many years of experience. But what did that matter to him? With the money, all that was required of him was to get the job done.
“Understood, Mr. Xu.”
“Mm.”
Xu Qingyan casually hung up the speakerphone call and continued driving with a languid expression.
He wasn’t short on money now, and if he wanted to, he could make money as fast as printing it. Restoring his reputation wasn’t really important; he was itching anyway, no matter how many lice he had.
After the music variety show, he had kept a much lower profile, primarily planning for the future. Even if he didn’t care, Pei Muchan’s family certainly cared about their son-in-law’s reputation, and Lin Wanzhou…
During the love variety show, it was partly for the money and partly because it was in his nature; expressing his true self required no acting at all. This was just how he was in daily life, mischievous and scheming.
Dressing in suits and ties and acting genteel was only because the situation required it. Essentially, Xu Qingyan had always been a ferocious man, taking matters of life and death lightly when necessary.
He had nothing to lose; anyone who came at him would get a slap.
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Towards that bunch of attackers, he had not a shred of sympathy; perhaps some of them were just immature. But what did that have to do with him? They should seek repentance from God.
After all, what they lost was only studies, jobs, love, prospects, or even their health, but what Xu Qingyan lost was his reputation!
After picking her up, Xu Qingyan casually buckled Lin Wanzhou’s seatbelt. He had just leaned over when the young girl held his face and kissed him; Xu Qingyan was torn between wanting to laugh and feeling helpless.
This is like eating candy, never-ending.
That’s how it is when infatuation takes hold, but he didn’t really care about it. After securing the seatbelt, he drove along the navigation. After two hours of continuous driving, he arrived at a beach a hundred kilometers away.
It wasn’t that he wasn’t smitten; rather, the symptoms weren’t obvious.
One reason was his innate personality, another was the special experiences of his youth, and the third was having Pei Muchan and Lin Wanzhou around; his passion couldn’t flare up too much.
Although he knew this thought might seem scummy, he truly liked both women. It just wasn’t always apparent in his behavior, but indeed, he had devoted quite a bit of effort.
On one side was a mature woman, and on the other, his childhood sweetheart; even Liu Xiaohui couldn’t resist.
Although it wasn’t a holiday or weekend, there were still a reasonable number of people at the beach today, thanks to the good weather. Unlike abroad, there were no swimsuits in sight.
Those who came out at this time were either those who didn’t need to work or those with families in tow. Children chasing each other by the waterfront, with the tide chasing in the background.
Xu Qingyan and Lin Wanzhou walked side by side along the beach, staying away from the crowd so as not to attract attention.
“It’s been a long time since I’ve walked on the beach. The last time was last summer,” Lin Wanzhou said with a hint of a smile on her face, occasionally glancing at Xu Qingyan next to her.
“Yeah, it’s been a long time since we’ve had such spare time,” Xu Qingyan, with hands in pockets, spoke leisurely as he looked ahead at the blue sky and sea, casually pointing somewhere.