bookbashuk Chapter 420 Betrayal
Chapter 420 Betrayal
What does "laying the groundwork" mean?
Fatty Lin thought for a moment and asked.
"Don't rush, I'll explain slowly!"
The White Dragon King took a sip of tea and said, "At Xiao Tang's pleading, Zhenbang had no choice but to endure the humiliation and return to the film crew!"
"Once Zhenbang finishes filming according to the contract, he will immediately announce that he will never work with Sunglasses Ding again!"
"As for Ding, he may not be a very good person, but those movies he starred in were truly excellent. After they were filmed and released, Zhenbang became famous both for his movies and for himself. It was precisely because of this fame that he was targeted again!"
The White Dragon King said.
"Who's watching us?" I asked.
"Li Er!"
The White Dragon King said.
"What does he want to do? Sacrifice Zhenbang?" I asked.
"It's not a sacrifice!"
The White Dragon King shook his head and said, "He's taken a liking to Zhenbang!"
"Zhenbang's melancholic air, coupled with his handsome face, captivated many viewers at the time, including Li Er!"
"Grass!"
Fatty Lin swore and said, "He was traumatized by the tragic deaths of his mother and sister, and he's using alcohol and women to mask his inner pain and emptiness!"
Li Er's childhood was quite miserable. His biological father never came home, and his biological mother was emotionally unstable. All he longed for was for his parents to be as happy as they were when he was a child.
His wish came true for a time when his biological mother became pregnant.
Little did he know that this was the beginning of a tragedy.
The pregnancy and the birth of her daughter were all planned by her own father.
For the sake of the Li family's grand plan, his own father orchestrated a scheme that drove his own mother to the point of killing her daughter and hanging herself.
One day, when he returned home from school, he found his mother hanging herself and his sister strangled to death.
Then came the completion of the Moonlit Tower, where his biological mother and sister were imprisoned downstairs.
From the moment Li Er saw his mother hanged, his world collapsed.
He's done everything you can imagine: alcoholism, drug use, womanizing, keeping lovers.
Numbing himself with alcohol and sex was the best way he could think of to forget that memory.
Over time, he could no longer distinguish whether he was trying to numb himself with alcohol and women, or whether he genuinely enjoyed those things.
In addition, the wealthy social circles are known for their extravagant lifestyles; they are open to both men and women, and some even prefer men to women.
This is especially true of Li Er, the second-generation melon grower.
Ning Ge's biggest misfortune was that he was targeted by Li Er, a second-generation melon tycoon.
"Once Li Er takes a liking to Zhenbang, he gives the order, and someone will naturally act as a pimp for him!" The White Dragon King ignored Fatty Lin's words and continued talking about Brother Ning.
"Back then, Zhenbang rarely attended events to protect himself. Li Er invited him several times, but Zhenbang refused!"
"The more Zhenbang refuses, the more Li Er wants to have him!"
"This isn't a secret in the industry. Upon seeing this, Tan Jinwen immediately approached Li Er and offered advice!"
"That old geezer has resurfaced?" Fatty Lin asked.
"Um!"
The White Dragon King nodded and said, "Tan Jinwen forced Zhenbang to retire from the entertainment industry, thinking that Zhenbang would never recover. Unexpectedly, in just a few years, Zhenbang not only made a comeback but also successfully transformed his business and became even more popular than before!"
"The more popular Zhenbang becomes, the more jealous he gets!"
"He'd wanted to take down Zhenbang for a long time, but never had the chance. Now that he knew Li Er wanted to get rid of Zhenbang, he immediately jumped on his bandwagon, hoping to use someone else to do his dirty work!"
"That bastard is really wicked!" Fatty Lin exclaimed.
"Tan Jinwen is not only bad, but also cunning. Ever since Zhenbang's comeback, he's been keeping a close eye on him. He saw through Zhenbang's dirty dealings with Xiao Tang long ago!"
"So, he gave Li Er a suggestion: let Li Er start with Xiao Tang!"
"Li Er agreed and even told Tan Jinwen that he was willing to pay any price as long as it could be done!"
"With Li Er's permission, Tan Jinwen immediately took action, contacted Xiao Tang, and offered a price: one million if he could lure Zhenbang out, and another four million if Li Er succeeded in capturing Zhenbang!"
"Damn it, they sold Brother Ning for five million!" Fatty Lin continued to swear.
"Uncle Nan, does Tang Sheng think that Brother Ning has seen through his true colors and is afraid that he won't be able to get anything from him in the future, so he wants to squeeze one last bit of money out of Brother Ning?" I asked.
"yes!"
The White Dragon King nodded and said, "Zhenbang already had some doubts about Xiao Tang at that time, and Xiao Tang himself could feel it too!"
"Little Tang was worried he wouldn't be able to get the job later, so Tan Jinwen approached him, and he agreed without much hesitation!"
"After that, following Tan Jinwen's instructions, he added something to Zhenbang's water. After Zhenbang fell unconscious, he took him to Li Er!"
"Li Er, harboring resentment because Zhenbang had repeatedly rejected him, used every means to torment Zhenbang!"
"A few days later, Li Er, having grown tired of playing with Zhenbang, released him!"
"This experience left Zhenbang utterly disheartened!"
"Zhenbang isn't stupid, how could he not guess that it was Xiao Tang who betrayed him!"
"Looking back on his past experiences, Zhenbang couldn't understand why his love life was so unlucky!"
"Uncle Nan, did Brother Ning commit suicide again?" I asked.
"At that time, it wasn't like that. Zhenbang just couldn't understand it and wanted to know if he had committed some sin in his past life that caused him to be punished like this in this life!" said the White Dragon King.
"The one who truly dealt Zhenbang a fatal blow was his own mother!"
"What kind of trouble is he causing now?" I asked.
"Zhenbang's mother believes that Zhenbang's father's infidelity and domestic violence are all because she gave birth to Zhenbang, and considers Zhenbang a jinx!"
"After Zhenbang's father passed away, he brought his mother to live with him in order to take care of her. However, she would often go crazy, picking fights and cursing Zhenbang, saying that he was a jinx who would bring misfortune to his father, mother, and the whole family, and that he would never be happy in his life!"
"Normally it's fine, Zhenbang doesn't mind, and besides, he knows his mother suffers from schizophrenia, so he rarely argues with her!"
"But this time was different; he was betrayed by his beloved once again!"
"Zhenbang was already depressed, and then his mother added insult to injury, causing him to completely break down!"
Fortunately, Zhenbang's good friend Mei Ruyan arrived in time and saved him!
"Uncle Nan, how did Mei Ruyan arrive so quickly?" I asked.
"Because this isn't a secret!"
The White Dragon King sighed and said, "After Li Er manipulated Zhenbang, he instructed Tan Jinwen and others to spread the news, letting people know the consequences of disobeying him!"
"Tan Jinwen couldn't be happier. After receiving the order, he spread the news widely within the circle. Mei Ruyan rushed over as soon as she heard the news!"
"After arriving, she rescued Zhenbang, but fearing that the old lady would further upset him, she took the old lady to the hospital. She then called Xiao Tang and gave him a severe dressing-down. To avenge Zhenbang, she even hired someone to teach Xiao Tang a lesson!"
"Mei Ruyan's thinking is simple: if she can't deal with Li Er, can't she at least deal with that scoundrel Xiao Tang?"