MTL - When a Master of Metaphysics Marries into a Wealthy Family-Chapter 63
Shen Ye shook his head and said, "The thing about Brother Mo Zi beating someone must be true."
Now Xu Ce had nothing to say.
"But I searched the photos of him and Han Feng, and they don't seem to be in conflict." Shen Ye said.
Xu Ce paused for a few seconds before he understood what he meant, and asked suspiciously, "Then why did he say he hit Hanfeng?"
Shen Ye narrowed his eyes: "He must be lying. Let's check the situation first. If he is at fault, even if he is an artist of Basho Entertainment, I will not help him."
Xu Ce nodded: "You are right, if you do something wrong, you have to take responsibility."
Ever since he worshiped Shen Ye as his teacher, Xu Ce regarded Shen Ye as his master from the bottom of his heart, and respected Shen Ye very much. Of course, he would support Shen Ye's decision. Now he is actually a minority shareholder of Basho Entertainment. Although he only receives dividends every year and does not participate in any operation and management of the company, he still has feelings for Basho Entertainment.
It's just... If Brother Mo Zi really did something wrong, even if Brother Mo Zi is an artist of Basho Entertainment, he will never take sides.
The car drove for more than an hour and arrived at the film and television city in the suburbs.
Brother Mo Zi stood at the door of the agreed hotel, and when he saw Shen Ye get off the car, he immediately greeted him respectfully.
"Master Shen, you're here." Brother Mo Zi looked very sunny, with a bright smile, like a young hero in a school drama. But now there is a hint of sadness in his smile, probably troubled by the beating incident.
Shen Ye nodded at him.
"I'm sorry, the crew has stopped my filming now, and my manager told me to stay in the hotel room so as not to be photographed by reporters." Brother Mo Zi explained in a low voice, "That's why I made an appointment to meet here."
Shen Ye didn't pay too much attention, and said, "Okay, let's go to your room."
Brother Mo Zi immediately agreed.
It was Xu Ce behind Shen Ye who asked, "The crew stopped your show, why didn't you report to the company?"
Brother Mo Zi was only focused on welcoming Shen Ye just now, but didn't see Xu Ce. The main reason is that Xu Ce dressed up like a follower today, wearing a very ordinary gray T-shirt, casual pants, and sandals!
But Brother Mo Zi soon remembered that Xu Ce had sent a message in the company group before, saying that he had become Master Shen's apprentice, so after he was surprised, he was not very surprised.
But... Facing the seniors of the company, he was somewhat nervous, and said in a low voice: "This matter is a bit complicated, let's talk upstairs, okay?"
Shen Ye: "Lead the way."
Xu Ce didn't say anything more.
Brother Mo Zi took the two of them into the hotel. During the day, everyone may be in the film and television city, and the hotel is very quiet. The elevator went all the way to the eighth floor unimpeded. Brother Mo Zi led them to the door of room 8019 and opened the door.
"Are you back?" Unexpectedly, there was another person in the room, and the voice was a young boy.
Brother Mo Zi stood at the door, respectfully invited Shen Ye and Xu Ce to enter, and replied, "Well, Master Shen is here...Brother Xu Ce is also here."
While talking, Shen Ye and Xu Ce had already walked into the room, and saw a handsome and elegant young man standing opposite him.
This boy...is Han Feng.
"Master Shen, hello." Han Feng showed a shy smile, then turned to Xu Ce, "Brother Xu, hello."
He is not an artist of Basho Entertainment. He didn't know that Xu Ce was already Shen Ye's apprentice. He was actually a little nervous about Xu Ce's arrival. He thought that Mo Zige's beating had been reported to the company, so he couldn't help worrying about Mo Zige .
Brother Mo Zi saw his worry and comforted him with a smile: "It's okay, brother Xu Ce is now Master Shen's apprentice."
Han Feng was a little surprised, but soon he was relieved, and his whole body also relaxed.
Shen Ye's eyes fell on Han Feng's face, and after looking at it for a while, he almost knew what was going on.
Xu Ce was at a loss.
Didn't Brother Mo Zi beat Han Feng, and almost had an accident, why is Han Feng standing here in front of him without any injuries on his face or body?
It is already summer, and the weather is getting hotter. During the day, everyone basically wears shorts and short sleeves. There is not even a trace of bruising on Hanfeng's arms and legs.
Brother Mo Zi led the two of them to the sofa and said, "Master Shen, Brother Xu Ce, please sit down."
As soon as Shen Ye and Xu Ce sat down, Han Feng brought over two cups of steaming green tea, which happened to be delivered to them.
The two have a good understanding, and their relationship seems to be very good.
"Master, what's the matter with them?" Xu Ce was confused, and turned to ask Shen Ye.
Shen Ye shrugged: "Let them talk for themselves."
Brother Mo Zi and Han Feng looked at each other.
"I'm sorry, Master Shen, I lied." Brother Mo Zi clenched his fists nervously, "Actually, I didn't hit Hanfeng."
"...A fool can see it, let's get to the point." Shen Ye was speechless, pointing to the sofa opposite, "Sit down too."
Brother Mo Zi and Han Feng immediately sat down obediently.
Then Brother Mo Zi told the truth about the situation.
Brother Mo Zi hit a young man named Guo Yunxuan.
Guo Yunxuan is Guo Jia's youngest son, and he came to the entertainment industry just to play tickets. He and Han Feng are in the same crew, maybe Han Feng is a traffic niche, and his acting skills are not very good, he looks down on Han Feng a bit. After joining the crew for two months, whenever he came to the crew, he would find trouble with Han Feng.
Later, I didn't know what Guo Yunxuan was going crazy, saying that he had a boy like Han Feng who had a soft appearance like Han Feng, and wanted to introduce Han Feng to him. Of course Hanfeng didn't agree. Although his acting skills are not very good, he is a young man with his own opinions. He has already thought about it. He has been popular for a few years and will pay back his fans. If he earns more money, he will be able to live on himself even if he is confused. little days.
Being rejected by Han Feng, Guo Yunxuan was naturally upset, all the members of the joint production crew isolated Han Feng and gave Han Feng an ultimatum to make Han Feng think clearly, otherwise Han Feng would disappear in the entertainment industry.
Yesterday was the deadline, Guo Yunxuan came to the film and television city in a sports car, and asked Han Feng how he was thinking in front of everyone.
That posture, as if as long as Han Feng said no, he would immediately give Han Feng a good look.
At that time, many people in the production crew were watching, and several crews next door also watched the excitement, but no one came up to help.
Brother Mo Zi happened to be there, so he went up and punched Han Feng a few times, shouting, "I've wanted to beat you for a long time!"
Han Feng immediately turned around and started fighting with Han Feng. Guo Yunxuan was next to the two of them and was implicated. Later, Brother Mo Zi's fists basically landed on Guo Yunxuan. Guo Yunxuan was beaten up until his nose was bruised and his face was swollen, but Han Feng had no injuries.
Brother Mo Zi realized that he had hit the wrong person, and apologized sincerely to Guo Yunxuan, saying that he intended to hit Hanfeng, but Guo Yunxuan had been protecting Hanfeng, so he couldn't control his fist, so he hit Guo Yunxuan. He also said that no matter what, he would solemnly apologize to Guo Yunxuan and then compensate him accordingly.
Guo Yunxuan was so angry that he almost asked the bodyguard to wring Mo Zige's head off. But Brother Mo is from Basho Entertainment after all, so Guo Yunxuan still gave Basho Entertainment a bit of face by asking Mo Zi to publicly apologize to him on the Internet three days later, and buy a whole day of trending searches.
This is also the reason why this matter has not been exposed to the media for the time being, because Guo Yunxuan wanted to make a big deal, so he suppressed this news for the time being.
"Let me apologize publicly to Guo Yunxuan on the whole network. It's nothing. The big deal is that the popularity will drop. But I'm worried...I had a fight with Guo Yunxuan yesterday. If Guo Yunxuan frees his hands, he will definitely make things difficult for Han Feng..." At this point, Brother Mo Zi looked at Shen Ye apologetically, and said, "Master Shen, this is why I invited you here, and I want you to help Han Feng. Sorry, I...I lied to you..."
Han Feng quickly said: "Brother Zi is all for me, Master Shen, please don't blame him, if you want to blame, blame me..."
He originally wanted to ask Master Shen for help by himself, but now everyone in the circle knows that Master Shen is a person who hates evil, and there is a high probability that he will take action when encountering such a thing. But the problem is, he is not an artist of Basho Entertainment, and he does not have queue jumping benefits, and Shen Ye's studio basically follows the principle of first come, first served.
It was because of these considerations that Brother Mo Zi helped him to trick Shen Ye over.
Shen Ye wouldn't be angry about this little thing, anyway, he's here, and he has to solve the problem.
"You guys colluded yesterday, right? Guo Yunxuan entangled Han Feng, Brother Mo Zi, you pretended to fight Han Feng, but in fact you wanted to beat Guo Yunxuan." Shen Ye glanced at the two of them.
Brother Mo Zi blushed a little, but it was not surprising that Shen Ye could see it, and quickly admitted: "Yes."
It was rumored that he and King Hanfeng were at odds with each other, and the fans were also torn apart, but in fact they had a very good relationship. Back then they debuted on the same talent show and lived together in the same dormitory for three months. Han Feng looks feminine, but his personality is very bright, and he also has a very manly side, Brother Mo Zi can chat with him.
It's a pity that the two of them signed with different companies from the beginning, otherwise Brother Mo Zi would have recommended Han Feng to Basho Entertainment early in the morning.
Shen Ye raised his eyebrows: "Aren't you afraid that Guo Yunxuan will see your plan?"
Brother Mo Zi and Han Feng looked at each other.
"We have nothing to do. Han Feng told his manager about this matter, and his manager... was very angry when he mentioned it. He actually asked Han Feng to agree, and even said that Han Feng would get more resources in the future... and for things like this, call the police. It's useless. With nowhere to go, Hanfeng and I can only come up with such a bad idea." Brother Mo Zi sighed.
Is that so?
Shen Ye narrowed his eyes.
It seems that Hanfeng's agent is not a good person either.
On Xu Feng's side, after listening to Brother Mo Zi's words, it took him a long time to understand the ins and outs of the matter.
No wonder when he came to the film and television city, the master said that Brother Mo Zi had beaten someone, but he had a good relationship with Han Feng. It turned out that Brother Mo Zi was beating someone for Han Feng!
I have to say that the master's ability to read faces is amazing!
Shen Ye admired Brother Mo Zi quite a bit. Although he beat someone, he was very righteous and deserved a helping hand.
As for Han Feng, of course he is also very good. He can withstand Guo Yunxuan's threat and he doesn't join forces with his manager, which shows that he has a good character.
"What's the name of Guo Yunxuan's friend who likes little boys?" Shen Ye asked.
He thought of Ye Ze's cousin, who played around with little boys, so he was particularly disgusted with Guo Yunxuan and his friends.
Brother Mo Zi really didn't know, so he looked at Han Feng.
"It seems to be called Liu Xuchen." Han Feng recalled and said.
The Guo family and the Liu family are both aristocratic families in Haicheng, not as good as the Ye family in Shanghai, but not too bad, similar to Duan Xinrong and Jinxu's family.
Shen Ye recalled, those cousins of Ye Ze who didn't have the surname Liu in their hair, it seems that they are not a group of people.
But either way, this kind of thing is disgusting.
"Do you have Guo Yunxuan's contact information?" Shen Ye looked at Han Feng.
Han Feng was slightly stunned, and then nodded: "Yes." The crew has a WeChat group, and they can definitely be contacted.
"Well, you contact him and make an appointment with him today." Shen Ye said.
Not only Han Feng and Brother Mo Zi were stunned, even Xu Ce was a little surprised.
"Master, do you want to see him?" Xu Ce asked hesitantly.
Shen Ye casually hummed, and his raised eyebrows became more and more like Ye Ze: "See, get it done soon, and go home early to meet my man!" Having said this, Shen Ye glanced at Brother Mo Zi and Han Feng, and said, "My man is much more handsome than you!"
Xu Ce: "..."
The master is really showing affection all the time.
But... Teacher Niang is indeed more handsome than Brother Mo Zi and Han Feng.
Brother Mo Zi and Han Feng are of course handsome, otherwise they wouldn't have attracted so many girlfriend fans. But Ye Ze is not only handsome, but also has aura and temperament, which are determined by his background and status, Brother Mo Zi and Han Feng can't compare.
Xu Ce said from the bottom of his heart: "Master, you are right, Master is even more handsome."
Shen Ye raised his mouth proudly.
Brother Mo Zi: "..."
Han Feng: "..."
Why can Master Shen and actor Xu Ce talk about the object of Master Shen from the villain Guo Yunxuan?
Brother Mo Zi and Han Feng were a little hesitant just now, if Master Shen went directly to see Guo Yunxuan, would it cause Guo Yunxuan to counterattack even more. The Guo family still has a certain status in Haicheng. Although Master Shen is very capable and has the support of Mr. Shi and Bai Miao Yingdi and others behind him, they are still afraid of implicating Master Shen.
But at this time, seeing Master Shen and actor Xu Ce chatting and laughing happily, the two unconsciously thought, Master Shen must have a countermeasure long ago!
Shen Ye raised his head and glanced at them, and he saw what they were thinking. He smiled and said, "Don't worry, ten more Guo families will not dare to touch me."
The Ye family in Haicheng had disclosed his identity a long time ago. Even if Guo Yunxuan hadn't heard about it, the Guo family must know about it.
If Guo Yunxuan offends him, then wait for his man's revenge!
If it doesn't work, he will be honest by beating Guo Yunxuan with a talisman.
So Han Feng quickly contacted Guo Yunxuan.
Guo Yunxuan was recuperating in the hospital, Mo Zige beat him up very hard, his body was covered with bruises and bruises. After receiving Hanfeng's text message, Guo Yunxuan snorted triumphantly. A few days ago, I was still stubborn with him, but after being threatened by him, I still didn't give in in the end.
[Okay, come to the hospital, I'll call my friend, let's get to know each other first. 】Guo Yunxuan returned quickly.
Han Feng showed the news to Shen Ye.
Shen Ye sneered and stood up: "Let's go."
Guo Yunxuan lives in a nearby hospital, which is also the closest hospital to the film and television city. He was planning to take Han Feng to meet Liu Xuchen today, so he had already invited Liu Xuchen to come to the film and television city. After receiving the news from Han Feng, he immediately called Liu Xuchen and asked Fa Xiao to come to the hospital.
Liu Xuchen arrived earlier than Shen Ye and the others. After seeing Guo Yunxuan, he hesitated and said, "Hanfeng is quite famous. If something happens, it will be difficult to control public opinion."
Although the Liu family is powerful, they haven't reached the point where they can cover the sky with one hand.
Guo Yunxuan sneered: "What are you afraid of? Han Feng and his company will definitely not dare to offend us. If the company threatens Han Feng with a contract, Han Feng will have to obey obediently."
Liu Xuchen was sitting on the sofa, playing with the flowers on the coffee table: "I'm not afraid... It's just that Ai Mingsheng and the others had an accident, and they were playing with the little boy... You should have heard of it, right?"
Ai Mingsheng is the younger brother of Ye Ze's cousin.
Speaking of this matter, Guo Yunxuan was also silent for a while, and then he said with righteous indignation: "Why does Master Shen Ye like to meddle in other people's business so much!"
The children of these aristocratic families have wanted wind and rain since they were young, not to mention playing to death, even if they die a few more, the family can suppress it! As long as it doesn't make a fuss in the media, who would know about these crap.
It was all because Shen Ye was full and had nothing to do, so he was specifically looking for trouble with these aristocratic families.
Liu Xuchen glanced at him and said, "Don't be a **** master, Shen Ye is the wife of the head of the Ye family in the imperial capital, not to mention you, even the entire Haicheng family combined can't match him."
Guo Yunxuan was displeased: "You are flattering him too much."
But he knew very well in his heart that Shen Ye was backed by the Ye family in the imperial capital and the Ye family in Haicheng, and they really didn't dare to touch Shen Ye.
Besides, Shen Ye is not easy to bully, he has a crow's mouth, saying that whoever has an accident will have an accident, they still want to live a few more years!
"Don't mention Shen Ye, it's a disappointment!" Guo Yunxuan's left eye was blackened by Brother Mo Zi, and he looked extremely wretched, "I asked someone to investigate, and Han Feng is absolutely incompatible with Shen Ye. Don't you just like this Kind of a little boy, what's the matter with playing. If it is exposed at that time, you can say that you and Han Feng are in love and I am willing to get what we need."
Liu Xuchen was pretty handsome, but his brows and eyes were full of hostility, and he had a violent personality at first sight.
He was still a little jealous of Shen Ye, mainly because Ai Mingsheng and others were still in prison. Shen Ye hated evil like a vengeful, he really didn't dare to do anything.
In addition, his hobbies are a bit special... He likes to use various tools... If he accidentally kills Han Feng and gets noticed by Shen Ye, let alone him, even the entire Liu family will be ruined.
Recently, Ai Mingsheng's family is not having a good time. It is said that they are about to be kicked out of the Haicheng family.
If there was no handwriting of Shen Ye's fiancé on the back, he would write the word Liu upside down.
"Let's talk about it when he comes." Liu Xuchen didn't agree in the end.
Liu Xuchen booed him: "You are just being too cautious."
Anyway, he had already called someone over, so he didn't care what Liu Xuchen did next.
Soon Shen Ye and his party arrived at the door of the ward.
Shen Ye didn't plan to engage in any devious tactics, and walked in directly with Han Feng.
Guo Yunxuan's eyes fell on Han Feng first, and he raised his eyebrows and smiled: "Look at what you were so stubborn before, didn't you come to see me in the end?"
Han Feng didn't speak.
Guo Yunxuan saw Brother Mo Zi who was beside Hanfeng again, thinking of Brother Mo Zi's fist yesterday, he snorted coldly: "What are you doing here?"
It's good to be here, when Liu Xuchen takes Haifeng away, he will settle the score with Brother Mo Zi!
"Of course I came to apologize to you." Brother Mo Zi sneered in his heart, bah, of course he came to see your bad luck!
He bullies ordinary people because of his good family background. How can such a person not be afraid of lightning strikes?
Fortunately, there are good people like Master Shen around, otherwise, what would happen in this world!
Guo Yunxuan pointed to the door and said to Brother Mo Zi, "Get out first..."
Before he finished speaking, he saw Xu Ce behind Brother Mo Zi.
Xu Ce was taller than Brother Mo Zi, even if he was standing behind, Guo Yunxuan still saw him.
"Xu Yingdi?" Guo Yunxuan was taken aback, "Why are you here?"
When Liu Xuchen saw Xu Ce, a look of sternness flashed in his eyes.
Although Xu Ce's family background is not high, he is a well-known film star and has shares in Basho Entertainment, so he is not easy to move.
Regardless of whether Brother Mo Zi invited Xu Ce to be a peacemaker, or Han Feng asked Xu Ce to be a backer, for Xu Ce's face, it would be difficult for them to touch Brother Mo Zi and Han Feng again today.
Xu Ce glanced at Guo Yunxuan and Liu Xuchen lightly, without making a sound.
Shen Ye was the last to come in. Brother Mo Zi and Xu Ce were both taller than him, blocking him so that Guo Yunxuan and Liu Xuchen didn't see him.
He was a little upset, and took the initiative to walk to the front, snorting coldly: "Didn't you see me?"
Seeing clearly that it was Shen Ye, Guo Yunxuan and Liu Xuchen all changed their expressions.
...After Jin Xu and Ai Mingsheng were taught by Shen Ye, the elders of every family in Haicheng would take the younger generation home, show them Shen Ye's photos, and warn them not to offend Shen Ye.
Unexpectedly, Brother Mo Zi and Han Feng not only invited Xu Ce, but also Shen Ye.
This matter must be settled properly today, otherwise they will be out of luck!
Liu Xuchen had the most flexible mind, and immediately said: "Master Shen, I have long admired you. If I knew that you came to visit Yunxuan, I would have gone downstairs to pick you up just now."
"Okay, I don't know what virtue you and Guo Yunxuan are?" Shen Ye glanced at him, "I came here to ask you three questions. First, are you still forcing Han Feng to make friends? "
Guo Yunxuan and Liu Xuchen looked at each other.
How dare they!
"No, no, you misunderstood, we didn't force Han Feng..." Guo Yunxuan wanted to defend himself.
Shen Ye sneered: "Stop talking nonsense! As long as you tell me, will you still force him in the future?"
Guo Yunxuan was overwhelmed by Shen Ye's aura, and waved his hands repeatedly: "No, no."
Shen Ye turned to Liu Xuchen.
Liu Xuchen immediately straightened his back: "No!"
Shen Ye snorted coldly: "Second question, how many people like Han Feng have you persecuted?"
...that's a lot.
Guo Yunxuan and Liu Xuchen looked at each other, and they both saw fear in each other's eyes.
Shen Ye knew it well, and continued to ask: "The third question, do you have any lives in your hands?"
Guo Yunxuan immediately replied loudly: "No!"
Liu Xuchen also said, "There really isn't one."
Although he has special hobbies and has a lot of fun, he is not that kind of psychopath.
Shen Ye stared at the faces of the two for a while - Guo Yunxuan was bruised and swollen from the beating, there was nothing to look at, and Shen Ye mainly stared at Liu Xuchen.
Liu Xuchen did not have a life on him.
Shen Ye's face became better, and he sneered: "If you let me know that you guys do bad things again, don't blame me for being rude!"
The two quickly said they dare not.
Shen Ye looked at Guo Yunxuan again: "Are you still going to hold Brother Mo Zi responsible?"
"No, no." Guo Yunxuan shook his head.
Master Shen's tone was obviously to support Brother Mo Zi, how dare he pursue it.
"When the villain is slapped in the face, he is just so useless." Shen Yeyu swept the two of them earnestly.
Guo Yunxuan and Liu Xuchen lowered their heads, not daring to say anything.
Shen Ye turned around and said to Brother Mo Zi and Han Feng, "Let's go."
Han Feng and Brother Mo Zi looked at each other, they couldn't believe it, the matter was solved so easily!
"The two of you still have something to hide from me, right?" After walking out of the ward, Shen Ye squinted his eyes and asked without waiting for the two to thank him.
The two looked at each other, more and more surprised.
Master Shen is so powerful, he can count everything!
"Actually, something happened to my family...Master Shen, please help me!" Thinking of the situation at home, Hanfeng said with red eyes, "My family is a small business. It used to be prosperous, but it has been particularly prosperous in the past two years. Not only did the business lose money, my dad was hit by a car, and my mom was diagnosed with a tumor... At first we thought it was a coincidence, but that day I heard from my grandma and my second uncle that it was my mom’s retribution, because my mom My grandma is not filial..."
Shen Ye: "..."
When it comes to the relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, this matter sounds very complicated.
"Your home is in Jiang City?" Shen Ye asked.
Jiang City is a two-hour drive from Haicheng, and it is a well-known water town in the south of the Yangtze River.
Han Feng nodded.
Shen Ye sighed, if he went to Hanfeng's house to solve the problem, it would take a day to go back and forth, and he still wanted to go home early to see Ye Ze.
"Wait." Shen Ye said, took out his mobile phone and called Ye Ze.
Ye Ze answered quickly: "Are you done?"
"...No." Shen Ye was a little frustrated, "I...can't go home at night."
Ye Ze was confirming a contract with Zong Yiming when he heard that he lightly pressed his palm on the contract and stopped signing.
"What happened?" He said softly.
Shen Ye: "I have to go to Jiang City to help someone solve something."
He explained the situation of Hanfeng's family in a few words.
Ye Ze paused and said, "Go."
"???" Shen Ye couldn't believe it, "Why didn't you stop me, wouldn't you be reluctant to part with me, don't you want to hug me to sleep at night?"
He pinched the leaves of the shrubs in the flower bed with his fingers, feeling extremely resentful.
The three men who were quietly listening to him on the phone: "..."
Xu Ce looked up at the sky: You can still distribute dog food over the phone, master and wife are inhumane!
Brother Mo Zi and Han Feng were stunned. In front of Guo Yunxuan and Liu Xuchen just now, Master Shen's aura is definitely 1.8 meters! But when Master Shen called his lover, he looked like a coquettish cat... The contrast was too great.
But this just shows that Master Shen and his lover have a very good relationship.
The two looked at each other in a tacit understanding, and silently ate the dog food.
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