A sudden wave of public opinion came and went quickly. Within two or three days, few people mentioned it and it was soon covered up by new gossip.
The melon-eating crowd is sentimental and they never stay in a melon field.
According to the information Qin Mingyuan received later, Yun Yuexian's life was indeed not going well. Apart from the film promotion which was not affected, the number of announcements decreased and she lost two endorsements.
It is self-evident who did these things, but as for whether Liang Zichen did anything for him, that is unknown.
Qin Mingyuan's life was very peaceful for a while, until late July, when his original parents returned from abroad.
"Birthday?"
After they got off the plane, they went straight back to the Qin family villa. Qin Mingyuan took some time to go there after finishing his work.
"Baby, you've been so busy with work that you even forgot that the day after tomorrow is your birthday. Otherwise, why would mom and dad rush back in such a hurry? We haven't celebrated it properly for you in several years. You must celebrate it well this time." Zeng Lianyi looked at him disapprovingly, feeling a little guilty.
The day after tomorrow is the 25th... Qin Mingyuan lowered his eyes. He didn't expect that he and his original body had the same birthday. This was not mentioned in the book, so of course he didn't know.
Seeing that he didn't say anything, Zeng Lianyi thought that he didn't remember anything at all. She sighed helplessly, and soon became excited again, "Mom has thought about it. She wants to hold a birthday party for you in the villa. Invite more people and fill up our villa. It will be a lively party and our baby's birthday presents will pile up like a mountain!"
Qin Mingyuan said that it was not necessary. If she really did that, his birthday party would definitely become a social event. He didn't want to be dragged into a chat with people with ulterior motives on his birthday. "You are not a child anymore. Why hold a birthday party? We can just have a meal together."
Qin Pei who was sitting nearby nodded in agreement. He himself was not the type who liked lively parties, but his wife liked them so he often attended parties when he was abroad. He didn't find them fun, but just felt that the noise made his head hurt.
"But you will always be a child in my eyes, and you will always be my baby!" Zeng Lianyi was a little disappointed. It would be so much better to have a lively birthday.
But she looked at her son's helpless face and was sure that he really didn't want to make it, so she didn't insist. Birthdays were supposed to make him happy, after all. "Okay, then on your birthday, mom will cook for you herself..."
“Lianyi!” Before his son could speak, Qin Pei suddenly sat up straight, looking a little unnatural, and said, “Don’t you have something to say to Mingyuan?”
Qin Mingyuan watched him finish his words, then turned around and mouthed a few words to himself, "Don't let your mother cook."
He suddenly understood something and changed the subject according to his meaning, "What's the matter?"
When this was mentioned, Zeng Lianyi put away her excited expression, squinted her eyes and looked at him with a strange look, and after a while she said, "Baby, I saw the news about you some time ago."
Qin Mingyuan, who had long forgotten about that, took a while to react before he remembered what she said. He raised his eyebrows and said, "So?"
Seeing that he still didn't confess to her, Zeng Lianyi moved closer to him, "What's the matter with it saying that you like the young master of the Yun family? Isn't it Xiao Pei you like? Honey, I can't be a scumbag!"
Seeing him opening his mouth to speak, she continued, "Don't rush to deny it. I didn't believe it at first, but because I was worried about you, I asked someone to check it out. You did treat him differently for a while. Almost everyone in the circle of City A knows about it. What's going on?"
Because her son has grown up and has a stable personality, Zeng Lianyi doesn't interfere in his own affairs. She only asks his assistant occasionally, but doesn't ask too much, as she doesn't want to pry into his privacy too much.
But this time the incident was known to everyone, and she was a little worried, so she just briefly learned about it. Unexpectedly, she seemed to have uncovered some big scandal about her son.
She immediately lost her composure and went to watch various videos of Young Master Yun after his debut. He seemed to be a simple and harmless child.
But the woman's sixth sense made her not like this man very much. It was hard to explain the feeling, probably because they were not compatible.
Unlike Yun Pei, that child seemed a little reserved and not good at getting along with others, and the timing of their first meeting was a little awkward, but she just liked him very much.
Well, women are so willful, they judge people based on their intuition. That’s how she fell in love with her husband in the first place!
So after she found out some time ago that her son might have an affair with the young master of the Yun family, she experienced for the first time the feeling of a star-chasing girl having her reputation ruined, and it was... suffocating!
Being questioned by her directly, Qin Mingyuan felt more helpless. Because of the original owner, his reputation had been damaged countless times. "I don't like him."
"and you… "
"Don't you know there is a tactic called flanking warfare?" Qin Mingyuan interrupted her before she could continue. "It's just that many people have misunderstood it."
Zeng Lianyi paused, and after a moment his eyes suddenly lit up. So, his son was nice to his younger brother just to get close to Yun Pei, so that the people around him would turn against him first, and then he could better conquer the target person.
She raised her hand and placed it on her son's shoulder. This wooden son of hers is still okay. So far, the tactic seems to be successful.
It was easy to guess what she had imagined. Qin Mingyuan thought to himself that he hadn't said anything. "But later I learned some things and knew that Yun Pei and Yun Yuexian had a bad relationship, so I kept my distance from him."
Zeng Lianyi has been abroad for many years and is not aware of the Yun family's dirty deeds. Seeing him say that, she wanted to ask, but she felt that it was Yun Pei's privacy, so she swallowed the words that were on the tip of her tongue and said, "It doesn't matter. It's not important. Anyway, baby is very close to Xiao Pei now~"
Qin Mingyuan nodded in agreement and said sorry to Yun Pei in his heart. It would take some time for their relationship to be cleared up in front of Zeng Lianyi.
Qin Pei sat beside him with a mysterious look on his face, watching his own boy seriously fooling his wife. In fact, she was usually very smart, but she occasionally acted stupid in front of her family.
He believed what the brat said, but not completely. He felt that it was not as simple as he said. He didn't know why, but he felt that his son had started to become a little wilful during these two visits.
But it doesn’t matter. No matter whether this guy is fooling people or not, as long as his wife is happy, he doesn’t care whether this guy has a wife or not.
"By the way, last time you said you wanted to invite Liang Zichen to be your spokesperson. How are you thinking about it?" In order to prevent her from continuing to think divergently, Qin Mingyuan changed the subject in time.
Hearing him mention this, Zeng Lianyi's expression became more serious and she shook her head at him, "I still decided not to use him. Although he is talented and popular, I just don't feel attracted to him. I don't feel inspired when I see him."
What she didn't say was that the final decision was also related to the previous revelations.
In the subsequent handling, the parties involved have spoken out to varying degrees, and the company's own baby even sent a lawyer's letter of clarification, which was very decisive.
Only Liang Zichen, apart from his mother making a few insinuations, did not appear from beginning to end.
No matter what he was thinking, Zeng Lianyi herself did not appreciate such irresponsible people, so the plan she had considered before was abandoned.
Anyway, there are so many people in the domestic entertainment industry, we can always find a more suitable one.
She looked at her son with regret. It was a pity that their baby was not an artist and did not like to show his face. Otherwise, with his appearance, looks and temperament, he would be the perfect spokesperson for their brand.
Qin Mingyuan didn't know why she suddenly looked at him and sighed, but he felt that it was not a good thing. He didn't ask and lowered his head to drink a sip of tea.
Putting aside thoughts about work, Zeng Lianyi turned her attention back to her son's birthday. Since he didn't want to invite so many people, she respected his wishes.
But she rolled her eyes, still stretched out her hand and put it on his arm, and said: "Baby, you said that on your birthday, only your family should have a simple meal, and mom agrees, but there are only three of us. Isn't it a bit lonely?"
Qin Mingyuan put down his teacup and looked up at her. "I don't think the rest of the Qin family can spare the time. Everyone is very busy, and there's no need for them to come specially for my birthday."
Why is this child not being sensible? Zeng Lianyi sighed and reminded him, "You can invite your own friends."
The action of drinking tea paused. Qin Mingyuan seemed to understand who she was talking about, but he did not cooperate. "I am usually busy with work, where do I have time to make friends?"
"Xiao Pei."
Zeng Lianyi didn't expect him to understand what she meant, so she just said directly, "I mean, Xiao Pei, baby, how can you miss such a good opportunity on your birthday?"
"He may not have time." Qin Mingyuan held the teacup and rubbed his thumb gently on the handle.
"How would you know if you don't ask?" Zeng Lianyi said angrily, "Don't you have his contact information? Ask him if he's free the day after tomorrow and if he's willing to come and celebrate your birthday."
Qin Mingyuan didn't say anything, his eyes fell on the brown tea, "Isn't this too abrupt?"
"What's the matter? If it's not abrupt, how can there be an old... development?" Zeng Lianyi coughed lightly, "If you feel embarrassed, just say that I invited you. If it really doesn't work, you can give me his contact information. Mom doesn't mind helping."
Qin Mingyuan pursed the corners of his lips, seemingly in a shallow arc, but also seemingly not. He put down the teacup and took out his cell phone as if hesitantly.
Seeing this, Zeng Lianyi raised her chin towards him, motioning him to ask quickly.
After receiving her gaze, Qin Mingyuan slowly opened WeChat and sent a message.
Zeng Lianyi was a little curious about what he had sent, so she leaned forward to take a look, but the other party's hand was withdrawn quickly, so she didn't see it clearly and only glanced at the notes above.
Mimosa? She sat back down and took a sip of tea to hide the smile on her lips. Their wooden son was quite cheesy and even had a nickname for him.
After four or five minutes, Qin Mingyuan's cell phone rang.
[Mimosa: What's wrong? Is there anything wrong?]
He lowered his eyes and typed on his phone.
[Qin: My birthday is on the 25th, and Ms. Zeng wants to help me celebrate, so she asked me to invite you.]
[Mimosa: Your birthday party... Is it inconvenient for me to go? ]
Seeing that he seemed to be hesitating, Qin Mingyuan moved his hand and wanted to send something else, but a new message popped up on the screen.
[Mimosa: Will you invite many people from the business community? I don’t know much about them, so I may not be able to participate in your topics.]
[Mimosa: Is this a formal party? Do I need to wear formal attire? Then I need to prepare.]
Qin Mingyuan's fingers paused, he stared at the two messages for a while, and sent a message.
[Qin: I thought you didn’t like crowds and wouldn’t come.]
This time new news came in very quickly.
[Mimosa: I don’t like it, but it’s your birthday, so I have to celebrate with you. ]
I don't like crowds, but I came because it's my birthday. Qin Mingyuan's heart suddenly softened. He clicked on the voice message, "It's not a formal party, there aren't many people, you can just wear comfortable clothes."
The message was sent out, and soon after, a "OK" was replied from the other side.
Qin Mingyuan stared at their chat history for a while, and when he looked up, he met two pairs of gossiping eyes. He paused, put down his phone, and asked, "What's wrong?"
"Baby~" Zeng Lianyi looked at him with a smile, her eyes full of relief, "Do you know how gentle your tone was just now? Mom has never heard you talk to me like this."
Qin Pei nodded in agreement, with a look that said "not too hopeless".
Qin Mingyuan certainly didn’t know, he thought he was just speaking in a normal tone.
Not wanting to bask in their meaningful gazes, he stood up, said "I'm tired, let me go upstairs and rest first," and walked away directly, pretending not to hear Zeng Lianyi's unrestrained laughter behind him.
(End of this chapter)