I'm Pregnant with the Villain's Child

Chapter 259 – Can I sign a few little fresh meats? (2)

Mother Lu answered back with conviction, “Could it be that my daughter-in-law isn’t worth 30 million yuan? Alright, Zhenzhen, don’t take this matter to heart. Just leave the Ye’s to their fate. Since they accepted the 30 million yuan, you don’t have to feign civility with them anymore. Save yourself from that annoyance.”

Ye Zhen silently looked at Mother Lu before expressing heartfelt gratitude, “Mom, thank you.”

“We’re a family. What’s there to thank. By the way, Beichuan, did you resolve that online matter?”

Lu Beichuan nodded. “Settled.”

Mother Lu deeply sighed. “Those people online are too idle. If you encounter this kind of thing in the future, just call the police!”

Smiling, Ye Zhen persuaded, “Mom, those people aren’t worth getting angry over.”

“How can I not be angry? It’s so obvious that the person playing the piano isn’t you and yet so many people mistakenly thought Ye Qing was you. And that school video. Ai… I don’t even want to talk about it anymore. Those people are simply too bad!” Mother Lu stood up. “Alright, let’s not talk about this anymore. It’s getting late. I’m turning in for the night. You two should go rest earlier too.”

Ye Zhen watched Mother Lu going upstairs, then Lu Beichuan and her went upstairs and to separate bathrooms.

After coming out of the bathroom, Ye Zhen went to check on the sleeping Zhouzhou in the nursery before going back to their room.

Lu Beichuan came out of the bathroom, wiping his wet hair with a towel, with his chest partially exposed.

Ye Zhen stiffly looked away from the drool-worthy scene. She forced herself to smile and asked Lu Beichuan, “How was your meeting with Mayor Zhou today?”

Lu Beichuan had walked over to his desk and picked a report. He casually answered, “Went well.” Suddenly thinking of something, he looked at Ye Zhen. “I’m sorry. You were wronged these past two days”

Ye Zhen shrugged. “It’s fine.”

She understood that Lu Beichuan was referring to not immediately clarifying that the person playing the piano wasn’t her. It would normally be easy to clarify such an issue, but since the host of the party was Mayor Zhou, clarifying that matter would be tricky.

When government officials and business people mingled together, people were more likely to go overboard in speculating, so government officials and business people had to be careful with what they said. It would be easy to prove that Ye Qing was the one playing piano and not Ye Zhen at the function, but it wouldn’t be good to make public that there was such a large private function.

First of all, it would greatly damage Mayor Zhou’s impression of them if they did that.

Lu Beichuan closed the report and walked over to Ye Zhen. He quietly said, “Mayor Zhou also asked about your matter.”

“He knows about that?”

“Of course.”

Ye Zhen raised her eyebrows. Receiving Mayor Zhou’s concern and guilt was worth being wronged a little bit.

“By the way, the process of acquiring Chaoxun Entertainment is coming to an end. After the contract is signed the day after tomorrow, Chaoxun Entertainment will officially become a subsidiary of Lu Corporation. Chaoxun is already set up in the entertainment industry. When the times comes, whether you want to invest in a movie or do anything related to the entertainment industry, you can discuss it with Chaoxun Entertainment.”

He added, “Chaoxun Entertainment has been going downhill, so Lu Corporation will inevitably inject capital into it after the acquisition process is done. Based on Chaoxun Entertainment’s current condition, it’s not competitive right now. Work together with Qin Zhiyin to see if the two of you can pull this company back up. There’ll be plenty of opportunities to invest in the entertainment industry in the future.”

Ye Zhen was silent for a while. She had heard about Chaoxun Entertainment. It was true that the company’s current situation wasn’t good. It didn’t have resources or popular stars. For a company like that, without Lu Corporation’s acquisition, it was only a matter of time before it went bankrupt or was absorbed into another entertainment company.

“To bring a company back up, having financial resources is crucial, but quality actors are also crucial. If we can poach some stars…” Ye Zhen’s eyes brightened. She raised her head and looked at Lu Beichuan. “Can I sign a few little fresh meats?”

Gloom flashed across Lu Beichuan’s eyes. Without hesitation, he coldly and sternly said, “Not allowed!”

Sign a little fresh meat?

Don’t even think about it.

(T/N: Little fresh meats are used to describe attractive young men with delicate, well-groomed androgynous appearances.)