Recalcitrant

"Name."

"Lu Shaoheng."

"age."

"28."

"What position do you hold in the company, when did you join the company, and how many years have you held so far?"

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The lights in the ward were not turned on, and everything in sight was swallowed by the bleak night.

The large color TV facing the hospital bed has been neglected for a long time, and it is rare to use it today. On the 72-inch big screen, two anchors, a man and a woman, sat side by side, broadcasting the latest news at home and abroad with a blank expression.

Their speech speed was fast, one after another, like a tireless cold machine.

A young man sat on Lu Heping's bed with his legs crossed.He was leaning on the arm of the sofa, staring at the TV intently, holding a medicine bottle in one hand and playing with it.

At this time, the visiting hours had passed, and the hospital was very quiet. Apart from the faint sound of the TV, only the sound of the capsule rolling in the man's hand echoed in the room.

Click, click, like the gospel of salvation, but also like a death knell.

"According to our news, the police recently uncovered a major money laundering case—"

After a piece of financial news related to the pharmaceutical industry, the news that Juxing Film and Television Production Company was suspected of money laundering began to be broadcast on TV.According to the news, the police received a report a few days ago and investigated Juxing Film and Television.The investigation results show that the evidence of Juxing's involvement in money laundering and other illegal activities is conclusive, and the amount is huge.

"At present, the company involved has been closed down, and all the personnel involved have been formally arrested..."

The man rested his chin on one hand and watched his name flash across the news screen. Almost at the same time, the phone on the cabinet vibrated again.

The bright light from the screen illuminated his face, and he lowered his eyes, but did not answer.

"Mr. Lu, why don't you turn on the light." A female voice came from outside the ward, and the nurse who made the rounds came in pushing a handcart.

The person sitting in front of the hospital bed was Lu Shaoheng. He turned his head to look at the nurse and said gently, "Sorry, did I scare you?"

The nurse came to the bed and stopped, put a new bottle of medicine on the infusion stand, and said, "It's okay, I just didn't expect you to be here so late, how is Mr. Lu?"

Lu Shaoheng smiled and said, "I just woke up not long ago."

During this period of time, Lu Heping's body has recovered a lot. Although he is still unable to move his whole body, he can stay awake for a long time every day.I have to take good care of myself, and I believe there is still a chance of recovery.

In fact, Lu Shaoheng hadn't been to the hospital for a while. After Juxing's accident, he refused Chen Zhuo's application for bail pending trial outside, and stayed in the detention center for a full month.

The matter of Juxing's involvement in money laundering has been confirmed. As the president, Lu Shaoheng should be formally arrested by the police just like An Ran and others.However, after a month of investigation and interrogation, the police found that there was insufficient criminal evidence of his involvement in money laundering and he was acquitted.

The biggest hot spot today is the news that Lu Shaoheng came out of the detention center.In addition to the money laundering scandal that broke out in the multi-star this time, on the night when the police seized the company building, an old news about the deceased actress Ling Leyao also shocked the Internet.

It was reported that Ling Leyao's death was not an accident, but a murder, and she had been forced to provide sexual bribes to others for the company during her lifetime, and she had endured inhuman abuse for several years when she signed with Juxing.

At the same time as this news was exposed, there was also a list, which recorded in detail the information of the people who forced Ling Leyao to provide services. These people are all over the political and business circles. The society has set off a turbulent wave.

All the media wanted to seize the first-hand information, so they set up long guns and short cannons in front of the detention center early, and broadcast the whole process of Lu Shaoheng's coming out live.

But they are destined to return empty-handed tonight, because Ling Xiao released false news in advance, deliberately confusing the public.Just when the media were fighting for the plane seat, Lu Shaoheng had already left the detention center.

After he came out of the detention center, he came to the hospital alone to visit Lu Heping without notifying anyone.

With the assistance of Lu Shaoheng, the nurse quickly finished the evening care and left the ward.Lu Shaoheng dimmed the lights in the room and sat down on his father's bed again.

Looking at Lu Heping's increasingly thinner face, he tucked up the corner of the quilt for him with some distress.

The special news is still going on, and the latest news about Juxing is constantly coming out from the TV. There is a glint of water in Lu Heping's gray eyes.

"Aunt An has been arrested by the police. The lawyer said that she is the principal offender, and she will be sentenced to at least ten years in prison." Lu Shaoheng took his father's withered hand intimately, warmed it for a while, and then put it under the quilt: "And uncles, They're all already in."

"The company has been seized and its assets have been frozen. There is nothing left in Juxing now." Having said this, his tone suddenly dropped.

Lu Shaoheng's mood at the moment is actually not difficult for others to understand. The company collapsed overnight on the eve of listing, and he also fell from the envied rich second generation to the dust. Accept this gap.

"Father, you are the only one left now." Lu Shaoheng raised his eyes to look at Lu Heping's sunken eye sockets, and the rolling eye waves converged into a dark vortex at the bottom of his pupils, floating on his face, turning into a mysterious smile: "You are right. People who do wrong things will be punished."

"Afraid?" Feeling the fear in his father's pupils, Lu Shaoheng's smile deepened: "When you forced your mother to death, you should have thought that today would happen."

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Chen Yao sat alone in the car, watching the farce outside the car with cold eyes.

The phone screen went dark again. Throughout the night, he dialed Lu Shaoheng's number over and over again, but none of them got through.

A new round of brawl broke out in front of the detention center. Several media outlets squatted all night and found nothing. At this moment, they all lost their minds. They emotionally pushed the guards and insulted Lu Shaoheng who treated them like monkeys.

No one knew that Chen Yao was sitting in this car with privacy film on five sides, otherwise it would be another scene.But in fact, even if they can interview Chen Zhuo now, they won't be able to get any valuable information.

On the night when the incident happened, as soon as Chen Yao came out of the TV station, he met with the lawyer and proceeded to apply for bail pending trial for Lu Shaoheng.

As a result, the next day, after the lawyer and Lu Shaoheng met, they brought back the news that he refused to sign the bail, leaving Chen Zhuo with nothing to do.

Lu Shaoheng's attitude was very clear, he didn't want to involve Chen Yao and refused his intervention.But how could it be possible for Chen Yao to stand by and watch, this month's running around, coupled with Lu Shaoheng's lack of cooperation, made him physically and mentally exhausted.

Another call was automatically hung up, and at this time someone finally came out of the gate of the detention center.That person said that Lu Shaoheng had left early and was no longer inside, and told the people blocking the door to disperse quickly.

As soon as this news came out, there was a new round of commotion among the crowd, and all kinds of obscenities were heard endlessly.The media were outraged and greeted the eighteenth generation of Lu Shaoheng's ancestors with full firepower.

After offending this group of media, I don't know how they will make a big deal in tomorrow's news report, and make a good effort to make things worse.

The conjecture was confirmed, Chen Zhuo threw the phone on the center console, and his temples began to ache.

From Lu Shaoheng's arrest to his acquittal, for more than a month, he did not pass any news to Chen Zhuo.

Like those outsiders outside the car, Chen Zhuo couldn't contact Lu Shaoheng at all. He didn't know his current situation, his thoughts, or his next plans.

At least at this moment, Chen Zhuo didn't know where to find him in Nuo Da's H City.

He rubbed the space between his brows wearily, opened the glove box, and searched for the painkillers he had thrown inside.Just then, a file bag came into his sight.

It was given to him by An Ran not long ago.

Most of the materials in the file bag were not new, but a USB flash drive caught Chen Yao's attention. He held the USB flash drive in his hand and looked at it for a while, then reached out and took the laptop that was thrown in the back seat.

In fact, Lu Shaoheng didn't go far. After coming out of the hospital, he drove home.

The only place that Lu Shaoheng can call "home" is the apartment he shares with Chen Zhuo.

When Lu Shaoheng arrived home, Ling Xiao was already waiting outside the door. Today he was specially allowed to enter the house with Lu Shaoheng.

The decoration of the home has been completely completed, and the furniture and electrical appliances that Lu Shaoheng ordered before were delivered to the door on time, and they were installed properly one by one.

Walking around the brand-new home, Lu Shaoheng's mood felt a lot better in an instant.

The bathtub was already full of water, Ling Xiao waited for Lu Shaoheng to take a bath, and changed his clothes for him.

Holding the collar of the bathrobe, Ling Xiao looked at Lu Shaoheng's thinner waist, and his eyes turned red suddenly: "Boss Lu, I have suffered a lot during this time."

Lu Shaoheng was unmoved, he put his hands through the sleeves of the bathrobe, bowed his head to fasten his belt, turned around and sat down on the small sofa, and completely destroyed the miserable atmosphere created by Ling Xiao when he opened his mouth: "I'm looking for you today I came here to ask you, now that the company has been shut down, I am no longer the president of Juxing, and I don’t need any assistants, what are your plans next?"

Without hesitation, Ling Xiao quickly replied, "I'll go wherever you go."

Ling Xiao had expected that Lu Shaoheng would tell him this, before Lu Shaoheng refused, he knelt down on the carpet at Lu Shaoheng's feet, put his hands on his knees, raised his head, and looked at him devoutly.

"Leave the rest to me." Ling Xiao wanted to touch Lu Shaoheng's hand, but hesitated again and again, but still didn't dare.

"It's not necessary." Lu Shaoheng waved his hand, and wrote lightly: "I provide you with education and work, not for you to do anything, just live your own life well."

"You gave me everything." In this matter, Ling Xiaozhou was extremely powerful. It was rare for him to go against Lu Shaoheng's wishes, and continued to persevere: "I am willing to do anything for you."

"But I don't need it." Lu Shaoheng's answer was very cold: "It doesn't make sense for me that you do this."

Ling Xiao fell silent, obviously being shocked.

Realizing that he was too ruthless, Lu Shaoheng stared at Ling Xiao with a rare soft tone: "The matter is over, and you will get revenge. Since your long-cherished wish has been fulfilled, don't get involved in these things."

At this point, he paused, and then continued: "Aunt Ling definitely wants you to do the same."

Ling Xiao is Ling Leyao's son, and no one except Lu Shaoheng knows about it.

"Back when I sponsored you, I just felt that you and I had the same experience, and that we felt sympathy for each other. Besides, Aunt Ling took good care of me when she was still alive." Talking about the most important part of Ling Xiao's heart, Lu Shaoheng's tone was still calm: " I only hope that you can live better, and never thought of making you a revenge tool."

Ling Xiao wanted to say something to him, but when the words came to his lips, they could only be turned into a flat "I see".

While Juxing offered sexual bribes, he also left a handle on the other party.This was originally a moat for the company, but now it has become a reminder.After Lu Shaoheng became the president, he naturally touched this part of the core secrets.When the heat of the money laundering case reached its peak, he took this opportunity to reveal the truth to the world.

Ling Leyao's death sparked overwhelming public opinion on the Internet, and now the police have announced their official involvement in the investigation, and I believe there will be a result in the near future.

"Director Chen just called and asked where you are." Ling Xiao instinctively resisted Chen Zhuo, but he dared not miss any news related to him, "Do you need me to call him back?"

"No, I will contact him later to explain what happened recently." Lu Shaoheng did not forget to tell Ling Xiao again: "Don't let him meddle in my affairs. He is a public figure after all. He's not good, the farther you can hide at this time, the better."

Today's celebrities are not as unscrupulous as they used to be. They will be blocked if they have a little bit of taint. Being involved in major money laundering cases and sexual bribery scandals is no joke. The safest way is to keep Chen Yao completely out of it.

Speaking of Chen Zhuo, Lu Shaoheng's face finally had waves, and some edges and corners were also put away. Ling Xiao naturally noticed this slight change.

Ling Xiao has been by Lu Shaoheng's side for so many years, and outsiders say that Mr. Lu is used to pampering him and treats him kindly.But in fact, Lu Shaoheng always treated him with a careless attitude, not even lukewarm, no matter what he did, he could not make him happy, nor could he make him angry.

There was only one exception, about two years ago, when Lu Shaoheng slapped him for the first time.

Why that time?Ling Xiao looked down at the lines on the carpet, thinking about it carefully.

That's right, because he investigated Chen Zhuo privately and wanted to find an opportunity to get close to him, but was discovered by Lu Shaoheng.

"You tried your best to stay by my side, just to find an opportunity to avenge your mother." Lu Shaoheng was also like this that day, sitting on the sofa, condescending: "You want to take revenge on Lu Heping, Anran, and all of Juxing. Man, there are even Chen Zhuo and Chen Guangyu on your list."

Lu Shaoheng smiled and asked, "Is it including me?"

Ling Xiao squatted and knelt at his feet, his eyes were red like a rabbit, he first shook his head eager to deny, and then nodded stubbornly.

"I want to repay you, and I want to take revenge on them." Ling Xiao said in a hoarse voice without looking at Lu Shaoheng, "I want all those who have hurt my mother to be punished."

Hearing Ling Xiao's answer, Lu Shaoheng's face was calm, but he slapped Ling Xiao away with a slap.

"What do you think you can do?" There was no anger in Lu Shaoheng's words, only an indescribable contempt.

Ling Xiao clenched his teeth, unable to speak a single word, his face was burning with pain, he knew that Lu Shaoheng was right, his power was too small, he was just an ant in the eyes of these big shots, and he couldn't shake them at all.

"Get rid of this idea, don't do stupid things, don't act rashly, and don't get close to Chen Zhuo." Lu Shaoheng turned his face faster than he turned a book, just after he slapped Ling Xiao, the next second, he cupped his face and spoke softly Comforting him: "As for the rest, I will do it for you, understand?"

Even though Ling Xiao was unwilling in every possible way, he could not disobey Lu Shaoheng. He was not angry when Lu Shaoheng beat him, he was just a little aggrieved.

Ling Xiao sniffed, lowered his head, and said, "Okay."

"Good boy." Lu Shaoheng rubbed his fingers on Ling Xiao's swollen cheeks, "Is it hurting you? Go get the medicine box and I'll give you some medicine."

That night Lu Shaoheng did give him medicine with his own hands. In Ling Xiao's memory, this was one of the few times Lu Shaoheng showed tenderness to him.

"Ling Xiao."

Lu Shaoheng's voice brought Ling Xiao's thoughts back from his memory, he blinked his panting eyes vigorously, and looked up at him.

"Do you want to make a movie? Tell the truth." Lu Shaoheng asked, "Make Aunt Ling's story and let everyone see it."

This time Ling Xiao didn't deny it again, and nodded solemnly.

"But you're still a little too late, I'll send you to study first, and come back after studying for a few years." Lu Shaoheng had already made arrangements for Ling Xiao in his heart: "Is there a destination or school you like? Forget about the school, it’s full of old acquaintances, it’s terribly annoying.”

Juxing's property was frozen, but Lu Shaoheng's personal assets were not affected. He has consciously transferred his property over the years, and the remaining money is enough for him to live comfortably for the rest of his life.

"President Lu..." Hearing what Lu Shaoheng said, Ling Xiao plucked up his courage, sat up straight, and said in one breath: "Shaoheng, you can go with me, you can go wherever you want, let's leave everything in the country behind ..."

Ling Xiao's words made Lu Shaoheng a little dazed, and the surrounding voices all drifted away from him with the drift of his thoughts. In a daze, Lu Shaoheng remembered that not long ago, someone asked him this question.

"...Southern France, London, New York... How about going to Switzerland? I went there before to shoot a film. The climate is good and the environment is comfortable. If we go, we can find a small town at the foot of the snow-capped mountains..."

Lu Shaoheng lowered his head and looked at Ling Xiao, but his gaze passed him and landed on a group photo on the cabinet.His memory returned to the food stall near the Film Academy, and he even smelled the choking peppery smell.

At that time, I didn't give him an accurate reply.

As if responding to that person across time and space, Lu Shaoheng reached out and touched the top of Ling Xiao's head, and murmured the answer in his heart at that time: "Okay, I will go with you."

Ling Xiao was stunned, he didn't expect Lu Shaoheng to agree, he seemed to be hit by a meteor, his eyes widened and he was at a loss.

But before he had time to be happy, he heard a man outside the door asking coldly: "Where are you going with him?"

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