Love Variety Show: The despised me exploded in popularity

Chapter 500: Chapter 277: The victim just needs to play dumb and earn money, while the cheater has a lot more to consider.

Xu Qingyan was utterly baffled, though not out of fear.

In fact, he had never intended to hide anything.

He had taken time off from the film crew to return to Xinghai specifically for Pei Muchan and Lin Wanzhou’s new album. He had contributed to both albums, so it was only natural for him to attend the release party.

Giving flowers and gifts was nothing wrong. On such an important occasion, one naturally spends some effort to show their importance. You wouldn’t want to give a gift that’s both awkward and tacky, right?

That would be like a calf attempting to practice Taoist magic arts—utterly incredible.

He was shocked because the event had only just started a few minutes ago. Couldn’t they talk about something related to the album? Of course, this was Lin Wanzhou’s release party, so it wasn’t his place to interfere.

Fortunately, order was restored to the venue a few minutes later, which allowed Xu Qingyan to breathe a sigh of relief.

While browsing WeChat, he received a message from Wei Wufeng.

The director, full of melancholy, inquired what was going on with the brother Xu Qingyan brought along.

Xu Qingyan was confused for a moment, then after some thought, he realized that Wei Wufeng must be talking about Zhou Mian.

“What’s up with him?”

Wei Wufeng: “Nothing much, just acting a bit strange… Working non-stop in the middle of the day, no rest. I even suspect he owes you money.”

“Working is fine, saving a bit of the budget is also good. I’m just afraid he’ll die on set and add frost to our already tight budget.”

Xu Qingyan replied, “No worries, I’ll ask him.”

He found Zhou Mian’s phone number and dialed it directly. Ten seconds later, the call was answered.

“Hello? Brother Xu, what’s up?”

“What are you doing on set, working without a break all day?” Xu Qingyan got straight to the point, “Don’t overdo it, even if you intend to numb yourself with work, this isn’t the way to do it.”@@novelbin@@

From the other end of the phone, Zhou Mian’s sigh could be heard, followed by the flick of a lighter as he presumably lit a cigarette.

“Ah, I just can’t figure it out.”

“There’s nothing to figure out, just get it over with.” Xu Qingyan was somewhat speechless, then suddenly he had another thought, “Wait, haven’t you already made a decision?”

“She contacted me again this afternoon, saying she wants to talk again.” Zhou Mian’s voice hesitated, “I’m really angry, but then I think about my parents and…”

“Is it just a quarrel, or are you guys not getting along?” Xu Qingyan asked directly.

There was silence on the other end of the phone for a while, then Zhou Mian said with difficulty.

“No, she cheated, and I have proof. But I spoke with a lawyer, and the evidence is not very useful; it only proves she is morally deficient.”

“Because we don’t have children, it doesn’t cause substantial financial harm. If she presents evidence that our feelings don’t align, the judge won’t consider giving me a larger share of the property.”

“Shit, Zhou, you’re really too tolerant.” Xu Qingyan was shocked, “So you’re working yourself to death because you can’t figure it out? Is this some new type of self-torture?”

“I really don’t know what to do. My parents keep advising me.” Zhou Mian kept sighing, “She changed her tune and wants to talk to me, but I really don’t want to…”

“But I really don’t know what to do now, Brother Xu, what can I do?”

Xu Qingyan was silent; he initially didn’t want to get involved. But given how far things had progressed, it would seem a bit cold-hearted not to say anything at all.

Zhou Mian was able to make a rational decision before, proving he’s not a fawning, whipped man. It’s just that his mind wasn’t making the shift, and he needed someone to prick his conscience.

Ordinary comfort was useless, and he couldn’t be too harsh. Besides, Xu Qingyan, currently at the event, wasn’t in the best position for a lengthy lecture.

After a moment of thought, Xu Qingyan said,

“I have a line I don’t know whether I should cross.”

“It’s fine, Brother Xu, you can scold me. I can take it.” Zhou Mian’s voice was low, seemingly struggling.

Xu Qingyan didn’t believe a word he said. The words of Schrödinger’s whipped man were as credible as those of a gambler. The only thing to do was to shatter his delusional hopes.

“Ah, it’s not a matter of scolding or not scolding. Anyone in your position wouldn’t know what to do. After all, your parents are getting on in years, and they surely hope you will settle down.”

“Besides,” he said calmly, before jabbing Zhou Mian in the heart with his words, “When it comes to marriage, the groom only needs to save up for the bride-price, but the bride has a lot more to consider.”

“The same goes for making mistakes after marriage. The victim only needs to turn a deaf ear and continue to make money, while the person who cheated has a lot more to consider.”

Zhou Mian was smoking, absorbed in his emo atmosphere when suddenly he heard this and nearly choked to death on his cigarette. He coughed violently for a minute, tears streaming forth.

“Brother Xu, this…”

“Ah, I was just saying, don’t take it to heart,” Xu Qingyan began the reverse psychology, “It’s nothing, what’s the big deal, life is short, just endure it and it’ll pass.”

“If you’re not afraid to suffer, there’ll be no end to your suffering. Sometimes, life is like this, just endure, and then leave it for the next generation to endure, and so on until it’s like playing Fruit Ninja.”

“Brother Xu! Brother Xu! Stop!” Zhou Mian finally broke down, “I got it, I won’t endure, I’m going to deal with this now.”

“What? What are you talking about?” Xu Qingyan pretended not to understand, “In such matters, you still need to consider your parents’ feelings. They’ve eaten more salt than you’ve eaten rice.”

“They’ve walked over more bridges than you’ve walked on roads. Just listen, go after happiness.”

Zhou Mian felt like vomiting blood; a month or two of being emo wasn’t as penetrating as Xu Qingyan’s words. Sharp or not, the words were aggressive to the core.

He thought to himself that he must have been blinded by lard, still thinking about taking her back. Friends had given advice, like saying the cheating party never regrets cheating itself, only getting caught.

There was also advice like life needs tolerance, and every family has its own hard-to-read scriptures… Old Li from xxx village, none of his three children are his own, but in the end, isn’t he still the one they call Dad?

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