Chapter 624: Three Years in Exchange for a Lifetime of Shadows

"What are you standing there like a fool for?"

Zheng Qian had never been so speechless with a woman. He suppressed his anger and said, "Hurry up and come out with me. It was clearly possible for one person to leave first. That's enough, follow me quickly. If we don't leave now, it'll be too late."

Shang Rongyan's originally delicate face was now full of unease.

She bit her lip tightly, her eyes flashing with anger, but more so with fear.

Zheng Qian's words were so sharp; this was a feeling she had never experienced before. Even her father had never spoken to her like that. A great sense of grievance washed over her, yet Shang Rongyan had no way to retort. Seeing Zheng Qian leaving with Lin Youcai on his back, she hurried to follow.

After walking a few steps, Zheng Qian felt someone grabbing the corner of his clothes.

He turned back and saw it was Shang Rongyan.

Her face was full of grievance and tear stains, and she bit her lip tightly, stubbornly refusing to speak, yet she couldn't help but murmur in a voice as soft as a mosquito, "I... I'm scared... I can't do anything... on my own..."

Zheng Qian's full-blown anger subsided a little when he saw Shang Rongyan like this.

He didn't say anything more and let her grab the corner of his clothes as they walked out.

In the midst of her stubborn expression, there was a hint of timidity. She secretly glanced at Zheng Qian and found that he hadn't rejected her, and she silently breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, the fire here wasn't too big. Zheng Qian covered Lin Youcai's head with his clothes. He took the lead to clear the way, and in this manner, he successfully brought the two girls out of the abandoned factory.

"Miss!" "Miss, are you alright?"

Just then, two figures suddenly rushed out from the fire behind them.

Subconsciously wanting to attack Zheng Qian, Shang Rongyan hurriedly stopped them, her delicate eyebrows arching, "What's wrong with you two? Why did you only just arrive? Do you want to be thrown into the ocean to feed the fish?"

With her bodyguards by her side, Shang Rongyan regained her confidence and deliberately scolded them loudly.

As she spoke, she cast a glance at Zheng Qian, whether intentional or not.

One of the bodyguards felt his legs go weak, fearing that she would really tell Shang Yanxiong, and hurriedly said, "Miss, the incident happened suddenly. We rushed in from the front door where the fire was biggest, but we couldn't find you anywhere; the visibility was too low. We just happened to hear a conversation by the back door and it sounded like your voice, so we rushed over. Sorry, Miss, we..."

"Alright, alright. Seeing that you did take action, I'll spare you this time."

Seeing that Zheng Qian remained unmoved and was just whispering something to Lin Youcai, Shang Rongyan felt even more irritable, "My clothes are filthy, it's disgusting having them stick to me. Go find me some clothes quickly, let them help me change, immediately! Right now!"

"Yes!" Seeing that the young lady didn't seem to be dwelling on it too much, the bodyguard finally breathed a sigh of relief.

One of them came to Zheng Qian and whispered, "Thank you."

Zheng Qian waved his hand impatiently and just carried Lin Youcai to the crew's rest area, comforting her, "Rest well. Fortunately, the injury isn't serious. Compared to the ankle dislocation, the scars on your leg are more troublesome. It's best to contact a beauty clinic for repairs as soon as possible. You're still so young, you must have just debuted, right? If you're left with scars, I'm afraid it will affect your acting career."

Lin Youcai nodded repeatedly.

Thinking of how Zheng Qian had just touched her ankle to reset it...

She felt extremely shy, and her cheeks turned crimson in hindsight. She bit her lip lightly, unable to help but think, was there a smell because she was wearing sneakers just now? If she had known this would happen, she would have sprayed perfume in her shoes before leaving.

"Thank you, can you..."

Just as Lin Youcai wanted to say something, her assistant hurriedly ran over.

Seeing her surrounded, Zheng Qian didn't dwell on it further and went to the side to squat on the ground and smoke with Duan Qiran.

"What's going on with this crew? Isn't there too much explosive? It's not like the plan!"

Zheng Qian gloomily swallowed the nicotine. If he wasn't afraid of the bad influence, he would really want to drag the assistant director aside and beat him up right now. Damn it, even though it was in the plan to make the scene look dangerous, it wasn't supposed to be this dangerous!

If it weren't for his own agility, he was afraid there would have been several deaths just now.

Duan Qiran said sullenly, "I've already kicked the assistant director a few times. It's his first time doing this kind of thing, it's inevitable that he's a bit inexperienced. Should I find a few brothers to beat him up?"

Zheng Qian seriously considered the possibility of this matter.

After confirming that the assistant director didn't really want to kill him, he waved his hand.

"Forget it, forgive others when you can. What if he likes this style? If we do that, wouldn't we be rewarding him? Let's not talk about this, how are the other things arranged?"

"Everything is progressing steadily, and there have been no mistakes for the time being."

"Hmm, usually arrange a few brothers to keep an eye on that coffee shop. If Zhu Faluo comes back, tell me in time."

Just as the two were chatting, Pei Moyan walked over.

She looked at Zheng Qian hesitantly for a long time and spoke tentatively, "Zheng Qian?"

"Hmm?" Zheng Qian turned his head subconsciously and cursed in his heart. He had been planning for a long time, so how had he not calculated that Pei Moyan would be here? Why wasn't she staying properly in Shenzhen instead of running here with Shang Rongyan?

"You have the wrong person, my name is Chen Chou."

Zheng Qian kept a straight face and looked at her with a slightly melancholic gaze.

Pei Moyan sneered. She squatted beside Zheng Qian and said with a smile, "Don't try to fool me. I felt like I recognized you just now, but I just thought... hmm, you seem to have become much more brawny, so I didn't dare to recognize you. But this expression of yours basically gives away your identity. Tell me, what do you want to do by changing your name and running here?"

Zheng Qian cursed in his heart again.

Is Pei Moyan's gaze really that sharp?

His temperament had already been reborn, and she could still recognize him?

"I..."

"Oh, I know. You like Shang Rongyan, right? Hmph, I saw your behavior just now and I knew you were intentionally creating an opportunity for intimate contact with her. Don't think I don't know that you bribed the assistant director, right?"

Hearing this, Zheng Qian was suddenly shocked.

She's basically a master detective.

Even this was figured out by you? Wouldn't that mean Shang Rongyan figured it out too?

Pei Moyan seemed to have guessed Zheng Qian's thoughts and waved her hand with a smile, "Don't worry, that girl Shang Rongyan shouldn't know you. She isn't very interested in business matters. You and her brother fought until the sky went dark, and she doesn't know anything. Do you want me to help you set it up? But you have to do me a favor."

Zheng Qian thought seriously for a moment.

He shook his head and said righteously, "I am a decent person, don't think of my behavior so dirtily. However... Miss Pei Moyan, if you spread my identity around, don't blame me for using three years in exchange for a lifetime of trauma."

Three years in exchange for a lifetime of trauma?

Pei Moyan was a bit confused. What does this mean?

What kind of trauma requires three years to create?

Duan Qiran, who heard this on the side, couldn't hold back.

He really wanted to remind Pei Moyan that in the Nine Provinces, the crime of rape usually starts at three years.