Chapter 59

editor/TLC: serefina & Rin

Zhang Hang never paid attention to entertainment gossip, so he was not aware of how bloody the entertainment circle was at the moment. #Wealthy Family Drama, #Lu Chengfeng Lu Chengye Brothers At War, and so on had already steadily occupied the top three on Weibo’s hot search list for a whole week. Lu Chengfeng’s company had already thought of suppressing the groundless rumors, but the weekly tabloids weren’t cooperating or giving Lu Chengfeng any respect at all. Not only was Lu Chengfeng’s history thoroughly researched, they also pulled out some of the scandals Lu Chengfeng once went through in the entertainment industry. What’s more, some tabloids also exposed the matters of Lu Chengfeng getting into gang fights when he was younger, not doing his homework in school, and lifting girl’s skirts. Some journalists commented that Lu Chengfeng’s moral conduct was not good even from a young age.

Lu Chengfeng had been in the entertainment circle for more than ten years. He had always maintained his image and never allowed any of his flaws to be exposed. His public image had always been of a gentleman, and his fans were very polite, even recognized as proper fans in the entertainment circle. Unexpectedly, this basin of black water spilled over, and the image Lu Chengfeng had painstakingly created over the years was destroyed in a day. The amount of people on the internet scolding him seemed to blot out the sky and cover the earth.

“Chengfeng,” Lu Chengfeng’s agent said to him with an awkward expression, “How on earth did you offend Lu Chengye? At the moment, none of the major newspapers and magazines are cooperating with us. They are determined to break the news on your black materials. Also, there are some small magazines who are threatening to expose one thing a day. Every day there’s something new. It’s impossible to target someone like this if there are no people behind it. A few days ago, Lu Chengye openly hinted to the media that you had a dispute with him about his inheritance. I can’t imagine anyone else with that much strength and a reason to act against you besides him.”

Lu Chengfeng’s face, which looked similar to Lu Chengye’s, was clouded by gloom. His usual elegant temperament had disappeared completely, and the whole person gave off a dangerous air. Seeing that he didn’t speak, the agent frowned. “No matter what happened between you two brothers, you’re still family.There’s no other choice, no matter who is at fault, you should go apologize to Lu Chengye. You’re brothers, nothing can’t be solved through some discussion. In addition, you’ve been hiding your background from the start. Now that everyone knows your relationship with Chairman Lu, they will surely see you in a different light. If you have a good relationship, it will be good for your career. If you can’t set aside your reputation, I will contact Chairman Lu for you…”

“Don’t contact him!” Lu Chengfeng yelled loudly, then grabbed the agent’s phone and threw it at the floor with force. The agent, scared by his abnormal behavior, stared at Lu Chengfeng, whose veins were protruding out of anger. For all the years he’d known him, Lu Chengfeng had always been an elegant gentleman both in body and mind. How could he all of a sudden become like this?

Lu Chengfeng gasped for breath a few times, looked at the agent, and finally managed to calm down. He picked up the phone that had a screen cracked like a spiderweb and put it in the agent’s hands, saying as gently as possible, “I’m sorry, I was impulsive just now. The main thing is… There has always been a problem between us brothers. Rest assured, I’ll try to reconcile with him. We’re brothers, so it’s nothing that can’t be solved. Don’t worry, just wait for a while.”

The soul of the frightened agent slowly returned to his body. He took back the phone and carefully observed Lu Chengfeng, seeing that he really did not seem like he would become angry again. The person was very calm with a trace of forbearance and helplessness in his eyes, probably having surrendered to reality. Seeing him like this, the agent was relieved and patted Lu Chengfeng’s shoulders, telling him to have a good rest and calm down before contacting Lu Chengye. That way, he would be able to control his emotions and not quarrel with him. The agent would not force him today, but he would wait for Lu Chengfeng to calm down.

Lu Chengfeng behaved properly and appeased his agent for a long time before the agent left Lu Chengfeng’s home, relieved. As soon as he left, Lu Chengfeng immediately stood up and threw everything in the living room on the floor!

“Lu Chengye!” Lu Chengfeng’s eyes were blood red, and he only managed to calm himself down after throwing everything in the room. He picked up his phone and made a call. When the call connected, he immediately said to the other party, “Lu Chengye knows! He must have found out that I did it. Now, he wants to control me using public opinion. During this time I can’t go out and can’t go online, my agent even took away the internet cable in my room!”

“Don’t worry about it,” the person on the other side of the phone said calmly. “It wasn’t you who did it. Even if they do find something , it would be slander on Lu Chengye’s part. Listen to your agent for the time being, and remain silent. I’ll make Lu Chengye shut up and take back everything he said before.”

“Do you want to make use of Zhang Hang?” Lu Chengfeng immediately guessed the other party’s idea and after thinking about it shook his head. “It’s impossible. Zhang Hang… I’ve asked someone to inquire about him, and he’s too calm and rational. He’s like a moral compass, a holy mother without much affection for anyone. He has few emotional weaknesses and he doesn’t love money or power. I don’t know why my brother fell for him. In short, looking for Zhang Hang is not a possibility.”

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“Then what now?” Lu Chengfeng frowned. “Taking strong measures against such a cautious man is very difficult.”

“You are a public figure, and I don’t want you to worry too much. I haven’t told you a single thing that’s happened recently. In fact, two idiots have already personally delivered information that could be used against Zhang Hang to the door. Now, dealing with this man is too easy. In fact even if we do nothing, there’s already a scapegoat ready to take all the blame.”

“Oh?” Lu Chengfeng’s brow smoothed out. His outward appearance bore a remarkable resemblance to Lu Chengye’s handsome one, but showed a different sort of smile, which resembled a gentleman’s yet contained a trace of wickedness. “Who is it?”

“Zhang Hang’s mother. She is a money-seeking swindler who has cheated people out of a lot of money over the years; a very good knife.”

While the two schemed in secret, Zhang Hang, who was said to have high EQ, intelligence, and no weaknesses, was massaging Lu Chengye’s temples as the man rested on his lap.

“Nn… Nnn… So comfortable…” Lu Chengye’s eyes were closed, his nose surrounded with Zhang Hang’s clean scent. He hummed comfortably, like a big dog having its belly scratched.

In the past, Zhang Hang often scratched Big Black’s belly. At that time, Big Black would be on his back with all four paws pointing to the sky, showing his soft belly, placing his own weakness into Zhang Hang’s hands and trusting him completely. This sound and action obviously pleased Zhang Hang. He kissed Lu Chengye’s cheek and whispered, “I’ve still decided to find time to learn how to massage.”

“No way!” Lu Chengye abruptly opened his eyes and grabbed Zhang Hang’s hand. “You want to give other people massages ?!”

“What nonsense,” Zhang Hang pulled his hand away and slapped Lu Chengye’s ear. “I won’t massage others, I only want to massage you. You work so hard. It’s said that a blind masseuse is better than an ordinary masseuse, and I wanted to learn a bit. I won’t let you work so hard in the future.”

Lu Chengye smiled contentedly and approached Zhang Hang. He rubbed his hand and said, “Let’s start a massage right here.”

Zhang Hang’s face was a bit red, and he slapped Lu Chengye’s restless paw. However, he was still massaging Lu Chengye. Lu Chengye was not satisfied with Zhang Hang’s clearly callused and scarred fingers, and pressed Zhang Hang’s whole body against the quilt. Just as he was preparing to do this and that, Zhang Hang’s phone rang.

This number…

If it was someone else, Zhang Hang would not answer, but the number the voice prompt reported was Zhao Xiaolian’s.

Had it started? Lu Chengye was a little tense, and tightly gripped Zhang Hang’s hand. Zhang Hang shook off his sweaty hand and shook his head. He picked up the phone, and sure enough, Zhao Xiaolian asked him out for dinner. Zhang Hang knew he should agree, but was indifferent as ever. “Are you short on money again? I said I had none left.”

Zhao Xiaolian just cried, saying, “How can you think of your mama like this? Mama just misses you. She wants to see how her son is doing, and doesn’t care about money! Mama wants to cook a meal for you, can you satisfy her small wish?”

“From childhood, my meals were made by nannies. After you and dad divorced, I made my meals myself. I remember your cooking wasn’t even as good as mine,” Zhang Hang said lightly.

“…” Zhao Xiaolian continued the conversation with difficulty. “Mama, Mama has practiced these past years and improved, Mama wants you to try tasting it.”

“This is the last time, it won’t happen again.” Zhang Hang then hung up the phone and said to Lu Chengye, “Look up the address she said, it seems to be very remote. She will probably take me somewhere else for the meal. You can find someone to follow me, wait for the person behind the scenes or his contact to appear, then begin arresting people.”

“Out of the question, you can’t go. Go find Xiao Ren and capture Zhao Xiaolian, interrogate her until she gives up her contact, then follow the clues!” Lu Chengye was against Zhang Hang’s idea.

“That will be likely to alert the enemy, and you may not be able to catch all of them at once. Be good.” Zhang Hang touched Lu Chengye’s face to pacify him.

This time, smoothing down his fur didn’t work, and Lu Changye put his foot down. “My first move was to block Lu Chengfeng using public opinion to make them desperate, but I don’t want you to take risks. I can’t let you get caught by them. Regarding this matter, it is non-negotiable.”

Zhang Hang didn’t argue with Lu Chengye, but smiled and pinched his ear. “Idiot, would I be willing to make you worry?”

Lu Chengye: “…….”

There was a strong sense of the CP being reversed!

“Listen to me, my mother… If she can abandon me again and again for her own benefit, she will also betray the other party for her own protection. Xiao Ren’s side has heard that the accomplice who collaborated with Zhao Xiaolian in fraud these past years has a plain face and is skilled at disguising himself. Few people have seen his real appearance. It’s extremely easy for someone to impersonate this sort of man.” Lu Chengye was there, and when it came to Zhao Xiaolian’s misdeeds, Zhang Hang was already quite calm.

“Do you mean to go to the dinner and control Zhao Xiaolian and her partner by finding someone to pretend to be her accomplice?”

“Mm,” Zhang Hang nodded, “Xiao Ren has found a man who is a very skilled policeman. I’m not going to take risks on my own, I will use a weapon to catch them all in one go. You’ve done well by forcing them into a corner and into action. Just leave the rest to me, I won’t let anyone hurt you!”

Lu Chengye: “…….”

His overbearing chairman “time to cause my enemies to become bankrupt” image had been destroyed…

sere: i love when CP is reversed

bear: i wish there were more CN BL novels where the ML and MC switch, it’s a lot more realistic. not all gay men conveniently fit into one box or the other!