BHBF Chapter 96.3

Boss, He’s Becoming a Father (Arc 5) Chapter 96.3: The Son Is The Villian (18)

Meanwhile, Ying Siyi was becoming increasingly anxious. Now that her connection with Shao Yu was completely severed, she was isolated and helpless, and Ying Siyi still dared not go out.

Instead of being defeated, she racked her brains at home, thinking of ways to turn things around.

This effort reminded her of a small detail, and she immediately called a private investigator.

The private investigator had a close relationship with Ying Siyi, and many of the dirt on her family in the past was found by this private investigator.

“If you contact me now, the price will double,” the private investigator said.

Ying Siyi cursed the other party in her heart for taking advantage of her misfortune, but this was the only opportunity she could seize at the moment, and she dared not bargain and risk the other party turning against her. She could only grit her teeth and agree.

The private investigator had a wide network of contacts and acted quickly; he soon sent some of the information he had found to Ying Siyi.

Although it was only a small portion of the information, Ying Siyi was already certain of her inner suspicion, and she felt that her chance to turn things around was right in front of her.

“Such a large amount of material, the price should be doubled,” the private investigator said.

Most of the remaining information is held by the private investigator, and Ying Siyi has no choice but to pay the money, even if she doesn’t want to.

Once she got the information she had paid a huge price for, she felt that her chance to make a comeback was just around the corner.

Although Zheng Minglang’s reputation was ruined, he was not having a hard time. He was enjoying himself with his lover at the moment, and when he received a call from an unknown number on his phone, he didn’t even frown.

Upon hearing Ying Siyi’s voice on the other end of the phone, Zheng Minglang immediately wanted to hang up.

“I know everything about the ‘ The Rise of the Three Kingdoms ’ production team,” Ying Siyi said with a smile.

Zheng Minglang frowned, but his voice remained unchanged: “I don’t know what you’re talking about.”

“Not only do I know about the matter in ‘The Rise of the Three Kingdoms,’ but I also know about the matter in ‘Wuyun Mountain.’ Can you withstand an investigation into these two matters?” Ying Siyi’s words were full of smugness as she obtained such a big handle.

Zheng Minglang’s face darkened, and he said, “Speaking nonsense will have consequences.”

Ying Siyi said, “President Zheng, I’m barefoot now, and you’re wearing shoes. Even if my feet are chopped off, there are still some things that someone will help me hand over.”

Zheng Minglang asked, “How much do you actually know?”

“I know everything I need to know. One is a human life, and the other is an unknown amount of money,” Ying Siyi said with a smile.

Both of Zheng Minglang’s projects caused a sensation back then: one involved the accidental death of an actress, and the other involved a huge investment that only yielded a return of one percent.

Zheng Minglang asked in a deep voice, “What do you want?”

When Ying Siyi heard the other party ask this question, she immediately realized that she had made the right bet this time, and immediately said, “I want you to marry me.”

Zheng Minglang was taken aback, but quickly said, “Marriage is fine, but a prenuptial agreement must be signed.”

“No prenuptial agreement,” Ying Siyi said.

“You want to turn our affair into a romantic escapade? I can cooperate with that, but isn’t it going too far for you to want my money?” Zheng Minglang asked.

“Mr. Zheng, murder, money laundering, multiple crimes, I wonder what kind of sentence you’ll get?”

Zheng Minglang chuckled and said, “Fine, if you don’t want to sign, then don’t.”

Zheng Minglang thought that he had countless ways to transfer his marital property without having to hide it from Ying Siyi.

But Ying Siyi revealed her true intentions, saying, “I want to be the lead actress in ‘Sea City’.”

“Sea City” is a major project that Zheng’s Films is preparing. It is a Sino-foreign co-production, with Zheng’s investing heavily and hiring well-known overseas actors and directors.

The Zheng Group had high hopes for this large-scale production, intending not only to capture the domestic market but also to use it to enter the overseas market. Therefore, Zheng Minglang was unwilling to let Ying Siyi interfere.

“I know you really want to clear your name, but ‘Sea City’ is not something you can mess around with. Once this storm has passed, I can tailor-make a movie just for you.””Don’t you like playing leading female roles? I can arrange that for you.”

But now Ying Siyi can’t stand the words “leading lady”. Her leading lady roles have all flopped, while Gu Jiaying won the Best Actress award with a leading lady role. Ying Siyi gets angry whenever she thinks about it.

“I want ‘Sea City’,” Ying Siyi insisted.

Zheng Minglang tried to persuade her a couple more times, but Ying Siyi refused to budge. Suddenly, Zheng Minglang had an idea to fool her, so he readily agreed.

Seeing that things were going smoothly, Ying Siyi didn’t think much of it. Instead, she went even further and said, “From now on, I will participate in all of Zheng’s projects that exceed 50 million.”

Zheng Minglang frowned slightly upon hearing this, but still agreed to everything.

He had barely hung up the phone when his lover immediately threw herself into his arms and said sweetly, “Darling, who is this? Why does she get all the good things?”

Zheng Minglang pinched his lover’s face and said, “Don’t ask questions you shouldn’t ask.”

Despite the constant turmoil in the outside world, Shao Yu did not interrupt filming during this period. He worked diligently, and the cast members were all talented actors with no one dragging the filming down. As a result, the filming wrapped up ten days ahead of schedule.

He had just announced the wrap-up of filming, but only a few actors cheered.

Gu Jiaying and Zhang Ming were both holding their phones, looking at Shao Yu with a rather complicated expression.

“Just tell me, what happened?” Shao Yu asked.

Zhang Ming handed over his phone.

Two messages.

One news item was about Ying Siyi and Zheng Minglang’s engagement. I don’t know if they hired online trolls, but the comments under this post were full of blessings, conveying a sense of peace and tranquility.

A few sarcastic remarks were occasionally made, but they were quickly suppressed by comments of blessing.

The second point is that Ying Siyi joined the cast of “Sea City” and took on the leading role.

It’s still all about paid commenters and fans controlling the comments; they can’t tolerate anyone saying a bad word about it.

Zhang Ming muttered softly, “Old Shao, this woman is quite something. She used to have you completely infatuated with her, and now Zheng Minglang is truly in love with her too.”

As soon as Zhang Ming finished speaking, Gu Jiaying nudged him.

Shao Yu smiled and said, “It’s nothing, she’s just a stranger.”

Gu Jiaying then asked, “So, are you still going to sue her?”

Shao Yu nodded and said, “Of course we have to fight. This isn’t my money; it’s all the netizens’ money.”

The evidence in this case was quite sufficient, so the court quickly issued its first-instance judgment, but Ying Siyi appealed.

She appealed several times, but the result was always the same. Even so, Ying Siyi did not comply.

This dragged on for over a year, even after she and Zheng Minglang had gotten married, Ying Siyi was still pretending to be ignorant. It wasn’t until she became a person subject to enforcement, which also implicated Zheng Minglang, that she finally spoke out.

However, her replies were all evasive, implying that Shao Yu was taking advantage of her misfortune.

But no matter how much Ying Siyi’s fans and online trolls hurled insults at him, Shao Yu remained adamant and refused to budge.

You can’t refuse to pay this money.

Seeing that this matter had already affected the Zheng family’s reputation and might even affect the upcoming release of “Sea City”, Zheng Minglang, who had finally regained his position as chairman of Zheng’s Film and Television, couldn’t sit still and began to urge Ying Siyi to return the money.

Ying Siyi sneered and said, “Do you think I still have money?”

She has leverage over Zheng Minglang, so even if she has money, she won’t spend it herself.

Although Zheng Minglang did not write a prenuptial agreement, he was very stingy in daily life and refused to give Ying Siyi money after marriage.

Ying Siyi was also straightforward. Her reputation was already at rock bottom, so she simply decided to throw caution to the wind. If Zheng Minglang wouldn’t give her money, then she would deliberately wear cheap clothes and fake jewelry to participate in various events.

As a result, Ying Siyi was indeed ridiculed by the public, and as a result, many people also began to suspect that her husband, Zheng Minglang, had problems.

This time was no different; Ying Siyi refused to repay the money, but Zheng Minglang was the one most affected.

Unable to dissuade her, Zheng Minglang had no choice but to make a big show of helping Ying Siyi repay the money.

After paying back the money, Zheng Minglang started urging Shao Yu to participate in a lottery on Weibo.

Clearly, Zheng Minglang felt that Shao Yu would be reluctant to give away all 50 million in the lottery.

Zheng Minglang also urged Ying Siyi to post on Weibo to encourage Shao Yu to participate in the lottery, but Ying Siyi was not as enthusiastic as him.

Seeing her like this, Zheng Minglang became even more annoyed. He was really fed up with Ying Siyi threatening him all the time, and a thought couldn’t help but rise in his mind.

Half a day later, seeing that Zheng Minglang and his wife had finished dancing, Shao Yu leisurely set up a retweet lottery, giving away 10,000 yuan to 5,000 people.

Such a generous gesture caused an uproar online, with everyone eager to participate and hope to be one of the lucky winners.

Because this matter caused such a big stir, Shao Yu even invited personnel from the National Notary Office to participate throughout the process to ensure that the entire lottery draw was fair and just.

With the backing of state authorities, no one was as determined as Shao Yu.

Those lucky winners who received the prizes this time invariably included a message in their acceptance speeches on Weibo: “Thank you, Shao Yu; thank you, Ying Siyi.”

Because of this incident, strangely enough, Ying Siyi’s public image improved somewhat. After all, although the five thousand yuan was given out by Shao Yu, the source was Ying Siyi.

Ying Siyi was also decisive. Knowing that her reputation was now bad and she could not clear it up, she changed her strategy instead of constantly refuting it and started to make fun of herself.

Even her self-introduction was no longer “actress,” but “I’m the unlucky guy who got 50 million from my ex-husband.” Ying Siyi’s change in attitude gave her a much-needed boost.

Online memories are fleeting, and Ying Siyi gradually began to receive various endorsements and film offers again, showing signs of a comeback.

“Old Shao, it seems their movie is going to clash with ours,” Zhang Ming said worriedly.