Rivals of Rebirth

Chapter 15

Sour

Translated by Seafall (Cf411)

TW: Self-harm from mixing and drinking different types of wines.

No matter how Zheng Jue intentionally wanted to use this scandal to damage Lin Su’s image, he was not foolish enough to open up his private life for others to interpret. Hence, this matter only lasted for around two to three days and was suppressed under Zheng Jue’s instructions.

However, it only stopped for two or three days before the media was doing something again. This time, while they stopped reporting on Zheng Jue’s private life, they had begun making comprehensive reports on Lin Su instead, who was young enough to be a big name on the set and old enough to be sponsored by others.

In addition, what’s even more outrageous is that the intimate photos taken while she was being sponsored were all posted for some reason. Zheng Jue watched Lin Su’s unsightly interaction with a bald old man in the newspaper, and the acid in his stomach almost turned upside down. He didn’t expect Lin Su to still have this side.

Zheng Jue threw the newspaper aside in disgust, feeling a little irritable for a while. Although this newspaper completely ruined Lin Su’s reputation, it didn’t help him in the slightest and just gave him away a green hat for free, which made his situation very embarrassing. He really didn’t know who had such deep hatred for him, Zheng Jue’s face turned blue with anger.

Just when he was so angry that he wanted to kill someone, Susie’s internal line dialed in, “Mr. Zheng, it’s Ms. Lin’s phone call.”

Zheng Jue frowned, his tone was very cold, “Don’t answer her. You don’t have to care about her calls in the future.” Now that Lin Su’s unbearable side has been discovered, as long as he is a normal man, he can no longer befriend Lin Su any further.

Susie naturally knew about the drama that Lin Su made. It’s just that Zheng Jue’s attitude was not what she had expected and made her a bit confused. However, asking about it right now would be just a pointless move, so she hurriedly responded.

After dealing with Lin Su, Zheng Jue’s headache became more and more serious. If he didn’t want to be ridiculed for wearing a big green hat, then the scene between him and Lin Su had to stop. However, the old fox Wen Huaan should have already been alarmed, forcing him to break his ties with Lin Su. It would probably not be so easy to deal with Wen Huaan in the future.

He really couldn’t guess who had been acting so much and ruined his plan. Zheng Jue’s teeth itched angrily.

At this moment, the person who made Zheng Jue’s teeth ticklish was sitting proudly in Zhou Chengan’s villa with his two long legs crossed, holding a glass of red wine in his hands, and lowering his head to take a sip from time to time.

Looking at this man, Zhou Chengan was really hesitant to say anything. Finally, after holding it for a long time, he finally said, “You did all this?”

He pointed to Lin Su’s huge and distorted face in the newspaper, and for a while, his stomach felt a little uncomfortable.

Han Jin nodded casually, “His eyesight is too bad, so I just checked it casually. I didn’t expect to find so many good things. I originally wanted to give them to him directly though I didn’t know that he actually wanted to suppress this matter, so I planned to help him again and let him take a good look at the true face of this woman.”

Zhou Chengan looked at the smug Han Jin with a melancholy expression, and his heart felt really mixed with five flavors. This person didn’t even look stupid. Why is his EQ so low?

In the end, Han Jin was also taken aback by his gaze. He put down the wine glass in his hand awkwardly, then frowned and glanced at Zhou Chengan, “Did I do something wrong again?”

Zhou Chengan was really moved to tears. If he knew that he did something wrong, he could still be saved. He was about to use his three-inch tongue to clean up the mess for him, but he didn’t expect Han Jin to say again, “No, this woman is so disgusting. Zheng Jue could only thank me when he finally learned of it. I have already sent him all these messy materials. What was written in the newspaper is just a drop in the bucket.”

Zhou Chengan was really about to kneel down. This person was really hopeless.

“You… Did you really send it to him?” Zhou Chengan’s voice trembled.

“Yeah,” Han Jin frowned.

“That’s it. Young Master Han, you’d better wash yourself and sleep quickly. It’s already no use for you to get Zheng Jue in your life,” Zhou Chengan was completely dumbfounded.

Han Jin was shocked by Zhou Chengan’s words and stood up, “What nonsense are you talking about?”

“If I hadn’t known your details, I would have almost thought you had a grudge against Zheng Jue!” Zhou Chengan sighed with a wry smile, looking helplessly at Han Jin’s darkened expression.

“Although Lin Su’s reputation is ruined by doing this, what benefit can Zheng Jue get? The gang of people outside is waiting to see his jokes. How about you? You sent it directly under his nose, such a big green hat, in such an unbearable way. Zheng Jue has really lost all his face this time,” Now, Zhou Chengan is really worried about whether his best friend will be able to leave the bachelorhood in his lifetime, so he rushed here with his high emotional intelligence as he couldn’t endure it.

After hearing this, Han Jin was completely stunned, his originally indifferent face actually had an expression that could be called innocent. He looked at Zhou Chengan a little blankly and whispered, “I… I did something wrong again, did I?”

Zhou Chengan had never seen him looking like this before. He couldn’t bear it for a while and said hurriedly, “Oh, it’s nothing. You, the dignified prince of the Han family, don’t you have any kind of person you want? There’s no need to hang yourself in Zheng Jue. Didn’t you say it at the beginning? You just thought that Zheng Jue was very interesting, but now, he doesn’t seem to be very interesting anymore. Hmm, it’s only that he has a good eye and can make money.”

When it came to this topic, Zhou Chengan’s expression was a little subtle, but when he remembered that he was trying to appease Han Jin, he quickly changed the subject, “Apart from this, there is no benefit. Although he looks okay, he is not your type at all, and he is taller than you. It’s really nothing good.” Zhou Chengan could not wait to turn into a matchmaker and give him a satisfactory figure on the spot.

Han Jin sat down with a sullen expression, as if he didn’t hear Zhou Chengan’s words. He picked up the liquor on the table stiffly, raised his head, and drank all the liquor in the cup. Then as if it seemed that he suddenly lost his strength, he collapsed on the sofa. Zhou Chengan was startled when he saw it and hurried up to help him but then noticed that Han Jin’s face was pale and a little scary. His heart sank, and he quickly called the 120 first aid.

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Zhou Chengan is making a lot of fuss there that Zheng Jue’s temples are almost protruding from anger. He really didn’t know how he had offended the young master Han Jin. Otherwise, why was he staring at him to death alone?

He, who is an excellent young entrepreneur that returned to China, became a master of the green hat overnight. People all over the country saw pornographic photos of his girlfriend. His face was already thrown into the Pacific Ocean. He was trying to find the person behind the scenes and wanted to kill him, but he didn’t expect that it was Han Jin who did it. This man has also sent the criminal evidence to his mailbox carelessly. Could it be that he was provoking him? Zheng Jue felt that his brain was not enough for a while.

Zheng Jue was about to die from indignation, but his phone rang. He picked up the phone and looked at it. It turned out to be Han Jin. Zheng Jue gritted his teeth in hatred, but he had to pick up the phone. His tone was deadly cold, “Young Master Hanis really generous. I just don’t know what Young Master Han wants to do with this arrangement!” The last sentence was almost said through gritted teeth.

On the other end of the phone, Zhou Chengan broke into a cold sweat and looked at Han Jin who was pale but had a cold gaze on the hospital bed. He was really in a dilemma for a while. Who would have thought that Zhou Chengan, who is known as the Young Master Zhou of love, would be schemed by a man whose EQ was so outrageously low?

“Mr. Zheng, I’m Lenny,” Zhou Chengan said these words with a guilty conscience. He really felt that Han Jin was going too far.

“Young Master Zhou?” Zheng Jue raised his eyebrows slightly, wondering if Zhou Chengan actually got involved in this.

“Mr. Zheng, things are really complicated this time. Don’t get angry first. There are some things I need to say carefully. Han Jin is sick and hospitalized right now, and the things he did before were unintentional. You know, he has always regarded you as a friend,” Even Zhou Chengan didn’t believe what he had just said.

Zheng Jue was almost laughed at by this popularity. It was so deceptive to be called a friend. He didn’t even know if he was a friend or an enemy.

“There are some things that I don’t want to say since Young Master Zhou already knows in his heart. This time, Young Master Han was too much. I don’t want to dare be a friend of Young Master Han. I just ask Young Master Han to do less unintentional things in the future, then I will be already thankful,” After speaking, he immediately hung up the phone without explaining to Zhou Chengan. Even if Zheng Jue is a clay figurine, he still has a three-point earthiness. What’s more, he is not a man to be manipulated.

Zhou Chengan hung up the phone with a bitter face, looking at Han Jin with some embarrassment.

Zheng Jue’s voice was so loud, even Han Jin didn’t answer the phone, and had heard it. Such a cold and disgusted tone seemed as if to be still echoing in the room. Han Jin bit his lower lip with a white face, but the light in his eyes became more and more dim.

Zhou Chengan stood next to him and looked a little uncomfortable, so he whispered, “Zheng Jue has said all these words in anger. Think, who wouldn’t be angry if they encounter this? You are indeed a little impulsive this time. If you really can’t bear to part with him, then you should wait for your health to get better. After that, go and explain it to him clearly, and apologize. No matter how much I say as an outsider, it’s useless.”

After hearing this, Han Jin’s originally blank expression suddenly changed, and the originally gloomy expression gradually regained its brilliance. He looked at Zhou Chengan’s expression and was a little embarrassed. After holding it for a long time, he whispered awkwardly, “Will he really understand me?”

Hmm, he said understanding, not forgiveness. It seems that the transformation of Young Master Han’s EQ still has a long way to go!

Zhou Chengan forced a smile on his face, like an old pimp in a brothel, and patted Han Jin on the shoulder, “Definitely!”

Obviously, he dared to drink red wine even though he shouldn’t mix it with another type of wine. After drinking a glass of white wine, he tossed himself to the hospital. He was really afraid that this ancestor would do something evil again and harm him in the end. Now, it is better to appease him first.

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The author has something to say: I have been in interviews for the past few days, and I am often very busy. I will try my best to make time for updates. I hope everyone won’t mind it.

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Footnotes:

1. Mixed with five flavors (五味陈杂) is a metaphor for describing complex feelings, just as the mixed five flavors of mixed sweet, sour, bitter, spicy, and salty tastes are hard to distinguish (a474812802, 2018).

2. EQ, emotional quotient or intelligence, is the ability to understand, use, and manage your own emotions in positive ways to relieve stress, communicate effectively, empathize with others, overcome challenges and defuse conflict (Segal et al., 2022).

3. Three-inch tongue (三寸不烂之舌) is a Chinese idiom that describes those who have eloquence in speaking (Baidu).

4. 120 first aid (120急救) refers to the medical emergency phone number in mainland China (Baidu)