Chapter 550 Public Apology
The previous condition was a private apology, but this time, Chen Xuan wanted Shi Menglu to apologize to He Qiongshi in front of everyone. This meant Shi Menglu would be disgraced in front of the entire nation, and her acting career would be completely ruined. Even the top media personalities wouldn't be able to save Shi Menglu's career.
Shi Menglu gritted her teeth, her eyes almost bulging out, "Didn't you just say... you could apologize privately...?"
Chen Xuan glanced at Su Peizhen, "If you're going to blame someone, blame your good helper..."
Su Peizhen had been arrogant from the start, humiliating Su Yunxi. How could he tolerate that? Since Su Peizhen was Shi Menglu's helper, all of this should befall her.
"You good-for-nothing! You dare to raise the stakes!"
Su Peizhen was so angry she jumped. Not only did a live-in son-in-law not give her face, but he also dared to increase the demands. This wasn't just slapping her face; it was kicking it!
Chen Xuan acted as if he hadn't heard her, indifferently taking out a pill and tossing it to Shi Menglu, "Shi Menglu, this is half the antidote. It can temporarily suppress the toxicity. As for the other half, you'll get it tomorrow after your public apology."
"Consider your options carefully. Alright, you can leave now!" Chen Xuan waved his hand expressionlessly.
"Lulu, let's go." Su Peizhen's eyes were full of venom.
Shi Menglu held the pill, her mind in turmoil, and turned to leave.
"This pill only lasts a day, so you don't have much time," Chen Xuan's lips curved into a smile.
Shi Menglu nodded subconsciously, her expression somewhat dazed.
After Su Peizhen and Shi Menglu left, Su Yunxi's eyes revealed a trace of worry. As she was anxiously pondering, she saw Chen Xuan eating and drinking heartily, and couldn't help but frown, "Chen Xuan, you've caused a huge mess this time. Do you still have the appetite to eat?"
"The Su family of the capital? Since I've already offended so many people from the Su family, I don't mind adding one more." Chen Xuan didn't even put down his chopsticks. He looked up at Su Yunxi and said with a smile, he took it lightly.
"It's not the Su family..." Su Yunxi looked at Chen Xuan's demeanor and smiled helplessly.
"It's not the Su family, could it be related to Su Peizhen?" Chen Xuan's brows furrowed.
Su Yunxi slowly nodded and told Chen Xuan about the danger. Su Peizhen had married into the Lai family in the southeastern region. It was said that the Lai family were not ordinary businessmen but a family of geomancy masters, skilled in feng shui, metaphysics, insects, snakes, and蛊毒 (gu poison), which were not to be trifled with. Because of this, the Su family of the capital was willing to marry Su Peizhen to the southeastern region, aiming to win over this geomancy family and make them subservient to the Su family of the capital.
Chen Xuan understood why Su Yunxi was somewhat wary of Su Peizhen; it was because of the geomancy family behind her.
Seeing that Chen Xuan didn't seem to take it to heart, Su Yunxi couldn't help but speak, "When I was eight or nine years old, the Su family of the capital was opening up the market in the southeastern region. Initially, everything went smoothly. With the powerful economic strength and thunderous methods of the Su family of the capital, they were unstoppable. However, after half a month, a batch of golden nanmu that the Su family of the capital was sending to other places suddenly sank into the river. Following that, business secrets were leaked, leading to widespread unemployment and a devastating disaster in the southeast. According to investigations, this entire incident was carried out by a member of the Su family. However, the reality was that the Su family member had no idea what was happening, as if they had amnesia. The Su family of the capital, despite expending immense effort and huge costs, eventually found out that it was a family from the southeastern region. The Su family could do nothing to them. Later, the Su family of the capital invited members of the Lai family to intervene. The next night, a large fire burned to death all thirty-eight members of that family. The key point was that the fire occurred without any warning. Some people said the family set it themselves, while others said it was heavenly fire, which was very peculiar."
By the end, Su Yunxi was also very frightened.
The Lai family in the southeastern region? Chen Xuan frowned. Could it be a branch of Hong Kong in the mainland? However, Chen Xuan didn't think much about it and comforted Su Yunxi, "Yunxi, what's this to worry about? I can summon wind and thunder. If Su Peizhen dares to let the Lai family deal with me, I'll have them struck by lightning."
Su Yunxi: "......"
Summon wind and thunder? Su Yunxi took Chen Xuan's words as a joke to cheer her up.
......
The next morning, Chen Xuan was still asleep.
Outside the door, there was a knock: "Chen Xuan, Chen Xuan, hurry up and get up!"
Wei Linlin stood outside the door, knocking on Chen Xuan's bedroom door.
"Don't come in, I'm not wearing any clothes."
As soon as Chen Xuan heard Wei Linlin's voice, he sprung up like a carp.
"Who's rare to see you? We don't have muscles as big as Da Zhuang from our school."
There was a moment of silence outside the door, followed by Wei Linlin's pouting voice, her face also blushing slightly.
Chen Xuan: "......"
He saw that the door was locked and breathed a sigh of relief.
After Chen Xuan put on his clothes, he opened the door for Wei Linlin. As soon as the door opened, Wei Linlin excitedly threw herself into Chen Xuan's arms.
"Wei Linlin, what are you doing?" Chen Xuan looked embarrassed.
"What else? Thank you!" Wei Linlin said excitedly.
Chen Xuan pushed Wei Linlin away, "Thank me?"
Wei Linlin smiled and said, "Early this morning, Shi Menglu held a press conference. At the press conference, Shi Menglu publicly explained the matter of framing He Qiongshi and publicly apologized to He Qiongshi!"
"Now, netizens all over the internet are apologizing to He Qiongshi and scolding Shi Menglu. I heard that many sponsors have terminated their contracts with Shi Menglu and turned to offer olive branches to He Qiongshi."
"This is indeed good news!" Chen Xuan smiled slightly, not too surprised. He believed Shi Menglu wouldn't want to be seen as an ugly freak and would eventually have to compromise, though the compromise came rather quickly.
"Chen Xuan, why aren't you surprised at all?" Wei Linlin came to Chen Xuan to share this good news but saw that Chen Xuan didn't seem surprised at all and was a little curious.
Chen Xuan remained calm and said faintly, "Good will be rewarded with good, evil will be rewarded with evil. The net of heaven is vast, but it misses no one. Isn't this the most normal thing?"
Wei Linlin felt that Chen Xuan's words were normal, but for some reason, she was still very happy, "Never mind, I won't talk to you anymore. I'll quickly tell Yaoyao this good news!" After saying that, Wei Linlin, with her small legs, ran away in a flash. Before leaving, Wei Linlin stuck out her tongue at Chen Xuan, "Chen Xuan, your muscles aren't big, but they're hard enough."
Chen Xuan: "......"
After Chen Xuan finished washing up, he went to the living room. On the TV, Shi Menglu was shown apologizing to He Qiongshi at the press conference. Shi Menglu was not wearing a mask, and the scars on her face were gone, but her complexion was not good. Chen Xuan stood in front of the TV and watched for a few seconds, smiling knowingly. Soon, the press conference ended. Immediately after, Chen Xuan received several phone calls. The first call was from Shi Menglu, asking Chen Xuan for the antidote.
"Send someone over to get the antidote," Chen Xuan kept his word.