Three days passed in the blink of an eye.
On Saturday morning, after attending the variety show "I'm Just a Passerby" the previous night and discussing the show's general direction with Director Song, Zhao Yanan returned home at 2 AM. Having slept less than five hours and planning to catch up on sleep since it was a day off, she was woken by the sound of her phone ringing.
The icy beauty was a bit irritated. After the phone had rung for a while, she reluctantly opened her sleepy eyes, fumbled around on the bedside table to find her phone, and squinted to see it was Chu Zhqing calling.
"Hello, Uncle Zhqing!..." As she habitually started to call him "Uncle," Zhao Yanan's mind cleared, and she corrected herself to "Dad."
"Sweetheart, did I wake you up?" Chu Zhqing said with a smile.
"No, I was about to get up... Dad, it's so early. Is there something you need?"
Chu Zhqing sighed, "Yuxuan's detention time is up. He will be released at 8 AM, and I'm on my way to the detention center. If you have time, you should come too."
In fact, three days ago, after the fight incident, the three involved had chosen to forgive each other and no injury assessment was done. According to the rules, Chu Yuxuan shouldn't have been detained.
However, his sister was too stern and, one might even say, held some "personal grudges." She used the charge of disturbing public order to send Chu Yuxuan to administrative detention for three days.
After leaving the villa, Chu Zhqing originally planned to go straight to the criminal police team to pick up his son. However, upon arriving at the police station, he received news from his eldest daughter, who was strictly enforcing the law. Coincidentally, that policewoman, who chose to serve the public with a meager salary instead of enjoying the privileges of being a wealthy heiress, was standing in the courtyard of the police station, glaring at his Maybach. The old man, who was glamorous on the outside but pitiful inside, didn't even dare to open the car door. He hurriedly tapped the driver's arm and urged, "Go, go, go! Hurry up!"
At the same time, the legal affairs department of Qingya Media witnessed all this. After some deliberation, they called Zhao Yanan, "President Zhao, Mr. Chu is going to be detained for three days, but I just saw that his father... seems to be unconcerned."
Although Zhao Yanan was suspicious, since Chu Zhqing was indifferent, it wasn't her place to intervene. She took no action, only feeling sorry for the spoiled young master, who, despite his grand background, was blocked by his own sister and had to accept the punishment.
Hearing Chu Zhqing's request, Zhao Yanan naturally couldn't refuse. In her heart, the Zhao family owed Chu Zhqing too much, and all she could do was obey his wishes.
Even though she was reluctant to pick up the young heir.
Even after three days, the online reactions to Qingya Media were mixed, with both praise and criticism, causing anxiety among the company's artists and many partners, fearing further problems.
Some said: Jiang University is excessively indulgent with international students. We believe Mr. Chu wouldn't have acted violently without reason. Those three must have provoked him.
Others said: The reading companion system at Jiang University is indeed infuriating, but does that justify Mr. Chu's violence? Who has evidence that those three international students are also scoundrels?
Jiang University had been subjected to online condemnation for three days, with continuous criticism. Even radical elements had thrown a few rotten eggs at the president. The situation was escalating, and no matter how the university tried to clarify the matter, or even if they dragged out a second- or third-tier celebrity's scandal to deflect attention, the public wasn't buying it.
After hanging up, Zhao Yanan checked the time—it was exactly 7 AM—and hurried to wash up and do her makeup. On Saturday morning, there was no traffic, so she estimated it would take about half an hour to reach the detention center, just enough time.
Arriving at the underground parking lot, Zhao Yanan quickly headed towards her Maserati as she fumbled for her keys. Halfway there, she faintly heard someone humming a song near her car. "It's the heart that moves, bad eyesight can't be avoided..."
The voice was indistinct, a man's rough tone, and seemed to put extra effort into certain words.
Zhao Yanan was puzzled and startled. After a moment of hesitation, she carefully walked towards the car, making sure her high heels didn't make any noise.
As she approached, she noticed the car was slightly shaking under the dim light!
The beautiful CEO grew more suspicious. Since the parking spot was out of the monitoring range, she took out her phone, opened the recording function, and quietly moved to the rear of the car, extending her phone to the left side of the vehicle.
On the screen, a burly man with a muscular build was clearly visible, crouched down, using a wrench to remove the left front wheel of the car...
"The feeling is like a fever, I..."
The man, easily lifting the tire, turned around. The song he was humming seamlessly included a curse word.
Zhao Yanan crossed her arms and stared coldly at the much taller man. The burly man looked awkward and forced a dry smile, "Sister-in-law, you're up so early. Haha... Can you see me?"
Zhao Yanan:...
The embarrassed man, hoping he could disappear on the spot, swallowed hard and lowered his head, mumbling, "Sister-in-law, you can hit or scold me, I'll accept it, but this has nothing to do with my elder brother. Really, it's not him who told me to do this. And the last time your tire was stolen, it wasn't me, really not me."
Zhao Yanan was speechless.
She knew this big guy used to be Chu Zhqing's bodyguard and driver and later became Chu Yuxuan's driver. She had thought he was sent by Chu Zhqing to protect Chu Yuxuan, but now it seemed he was closer to Chu Yuxuan, even calling him "Elder Brother"… What's going on?
Zhao Yanan couldn't be bothered to think about it. The father-son duo was already puzzling enough. It was better to mind her own business and not worry about it.
"Take me to the detention center," Zhao Yanan glanced at the G-Wagon not far away, paused, and said coolly, "There are many sister-in-laws, so don't call me sister-in-law."
The burly man, with a puzzled look, said, "They're all younger... No, they... um... anyway, you're sister-in-law."
Zhao Yanan rolled her eyes and continued walking towards the G-Wagon.
"Sister-in-law, I'll just take the tire with me, okay!" The man followed closely.
"Don't call me sister-in-law!"
"Okay, I got it, sister-in-law... Take it slow, sister-in-law. Are we going to pick up my elder brother, sister-in-law? ... Sister-in-law, say something..."