Chapter 210: The Best Taste in the World is Dopamine

The November Beiping was cold and murderous; for Liu Zeyu and Cheng Jingfei tonight, it was a time of wind, frost, swords, and swords pressing hard.

For Boss Lu, however, it was a vivid and fragrant spring palace.

Lu Kuan's large hand rubbed behind her back: "Do you have something on your mind today? So sensitive?"

The beautiful woman just pinched his arm lightly, giving him a massage to relax, somewhat answering the question with something else.

"No, why did you go to the company so late?"

Lu Kuan didn't hide it from her: "Liu Zeyu, who wanted to buy shares in Red Star Dock before, had something happen at home, and we were affected."

"An indecent video of his father spread like wildfire on the internet, causing an impact... very bad."

Video?

He suddenly felt Fan Bingbing's hand pause, and he turned his head to look at her suspiciously.

The latter remained calm on the surface and giggled: "My hand is tired; I'll rest and then press for you."

Bingbing's heart turned over with stormy waves!

Wang Xiaolei always existed as Lu Kuan's enemy.

He finished his call with Liu Zeyu and immediately notified the photographer to go on an outside job, and it was related to Liu Yifei?

She naturally knew Liu Zeyu; she had seen him several times at Yanda Huayi and also knew the conflict between him and Lu Kuan.

Weren't the Xu and Dong people from a while ago the fire they both poked?

Although she couldn't infer the inside story for a while, it was clear that tonight was not a scene favorable to Liu Yifei.

Fan Bingbing even thought of some of the worst consequences...

This kind of speculation was like sweet rain sowing in her heart, and a devil's seed suddenly took root and sprouted, occupying her entire mind.

She thought of Lu Kuan letting her go on stage to be a translator at the press conference;

Thought of Lu Kuan's repeated instructions to Liu Yifei during the *Alien* audition;

Thought of the picture of the two standing together at the Golden Eagle Festival awards ceremony;

Thought of the earth-shattering news recently that Liu Yifei replaced the injured Zhang Ziyi as the female lead.

If...

If Liu Yifei really had an accident and was caught by that group of people.

Would Lu Kuan still promote her so much?

He was an extremely realistic person. If Liu Yifei encountered some of the worst situations, she would have no value to him.

Perhaps...

Perhaps she would have a further opportunity?

Like no longer having to sneak around to have a private meeting with him here every time.

Like one day being able to have her own room in his mansion in the Ice Cellar Wang Fu.

Like being able to get the top-tier film and television resources in his hands every time.

Fan Bingbing's mind was swallowed by desire, but she still maintained the last trace of clarity in her spirit.

That stemmed from the fear of Lu Kuan deep in her heart.

The first time she met Lu Kuan, who was still a little Daoist priest, was at Mei Yanfang's mansion in Hong Kong, and the first time she had private contact with him was at her own performance school.

Since then.

She had seen with her own eyes how Lu Kuan went from a god-stick who couldn't be on the stage to the entertainment tycoon who now had the prototype of capital;

She saw with her own eyes at Cannes how Lu Kuan crossed swords with Luc Besson, Tom Cruise, Harvey, and others, and launched a 75-million-USD blockbuster;

If these were just her admiration for the superman ability and means of the man beside her.

What made her feel vaguely fearful, undoubtedly, was that she saw the end of the betrayers Xu Xiyuan and Dong Jie.

At the end of last month, Taiwan media reported a piece of gossip that Xu Xiyuan failed to commit suicide by cutting her wrists at home, and then the police found a large amount of illegal refined drugs in her residence.

And Dong Jie had almost disappeared since being signed by Emperor, as if the whole person had vanished.

At that time, seeing these news, she was incomparably glad that she and this man were in the same camp.

But now that the devil's desire in her heart arose, and thinking of the encounter of Xu and Dong, her soul couldn't help but tremble.

Because of greed, and even more because of fear!

She admired him, adored him, and also feared him.

The big actress really wanted to gamble on this time regardless of everything!

Just like the last time she rushed to the hotel in Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, overnight and dedicated everything she had to the man beside her.

But she didn't dare.

In the call tonight, she shouldn't have asked a question without defense: Do you have any conflict with Wang Xiaolei recently?

If the truth came out later, Lu Kuan would think of the photographer from Yanda Huayi participating, and then associate it with the coincidental time and her coincidental words?

Fan Bingbing didn't doubt at all that with his mind, he could judge whether she knew something in advance.

Even if it was a guess, it was enough to destroy her.

Not to mention, fewer and fewer people knew his other identity now...

Little God.

Could her few skills really hide it from him?

"What's wrong?"

Boss Lu touched her smooth back, which was a bit sweaty, as if a fever patient had just recovered and had a fine sweat.

It was just that Bingbing had just struggled out of the inner demon, with the same effect.

Fan Bingbing suddenly sat up straight, pulled up the silk suspenders to cover her milky white breasts.

"I suddenly remembered that Wang Xiaolei was on the phone with someone tonight, it seemed to be Liu Zeyu."

"I couldn't hear what they were saying, just heard Wang Xiaolei hang up the phone and let a photographer from Yanda Huayi go on an outside job."

"The location is the Rui Cheng Center at Liangma Bridge."

Boss Lu sighed and stood up, put on his bathrobe, and sat on the dragon-phoenix chair, his two hairy legs resting on the edge of the bed.

"And then?"

Fan Bingbing noticed something unusual and couldn't distinguish where something went wrong for a while.

"Then, then he also mentioned Liu Yifei's name. I think it might be related to her."

She originally thought the man opposite would stand up with a start, put on his clothes, and rush out.

It was just that where her eyes reached, there was only the smoke ring he leisurely exhaled, and there was the squeaking sound of the dragon-phoenix chair that made one's teeth ache.

"Finished?"

"Hmm? Hmm... I just know this much."

Fan Bingbing was anxious: "No, you hurry up and go see! What if something happens! That group of people has no bottom line!"

"Lu Kuan, you hurry up and let A-Fei go to Liangma Bridge to stop her!"

"A-Fei... A-Fei?"

Fan Bingbing suddenly realized with a flash of inspiration that it seemed like he came back by taxi tonight!

Where is A-Fei?

Where is A-Fei!

Boss Lu looked at her with a smile.

"Bingbing, you didn't disappoint me after all."

This sentence was like a lightning bolt striking Fan Bingbing's spirit, startling her so much that her hair stood on end!

"You... you knew it long ago?"

——

The clock was dialed back half an hour ago.

Lu Kuan received Fan Bingbing's call and rushed to the villa. He was sitting in the Land Cruiser, closing his eyes to rest, when his phone vibrated in his pocket. It was actually a call from Cheng Jingfei.

A rare guest.

"Long time no see, Boss Cheng. Any advice?"

"Boss Lu, let's talk about a business deal! I'll give you a piece of news, please pay a price of 10 million."

Boss Lu sneered: "The business in Boss Cheng's mouth is always so nonsensical. I don't know if this news is worth 10 million, but even if it is, aren't you afraid I'll renege on the debt after you say it?"

Cheng Jingfei hid in the bathroom on the second floor of his villa and said carefully: "Regarding Liu Yifei, I believe it is very worth it for you."

Lu Kuan was suspicious, but his character was not one that could be easily manipulated.

"Love to say it or not. If there's nothing else, I'm hanging up."

"How did I tell you last time? Still trying to threaten me with Liu Yifei?"

Cheng Jingfei said urgently: "Lu Kuan! Are you really so heartless! I'm telling you! Liu Zeyu is in my house now! And he brought two people!"

"Xixi will be here in a while, you... you hurry up and come!"

"It's very slow for them to rush over from Changping..."

Liu Zeyu was outside with people. He didn't dare to directly persuade Liu Xiaoli and her daughter to take risks. Now the only life-saving straw he could think of was Lu Kuan.

The merchant's nature made him not forget to save his life at such a time.

Seeing Boss Lu not answering, Cheng Jingfei cried out in despair:

"I don't want the money! I don't want the money, is that okay!"

Cheng Jingfei sat paralyzed on the floor of his bathroom. The collapse of his business building had completely crushed him.

A well-known entrepreneur who was once on the Forbes list was paralyzed on the ground, crying bitterly.

His face was bruised and swollen from being beaten; it was left by the young Yanei forcing him to make the call.

He no longer cared whether the remaining 5 million promised by Liu Zeyu arrived or not.

He clutched the phone that was making a blind tone and leaned against the door with effort, remembering the last time Xixi called him "Godfather" on the phone just now.

This sound completely awakened his conscience, making this forty-something-year-old man unable to bear the pain and guilt anymore.

Back then, he was also a close friend who had a family friendship with An Kang!

He remembered the first time he saw Liu Yifei, who was less than ten years old, looking cute and naive in An Kang's house, also calling him like this with a childish voice.

Six or seven years passed in a flash.

Her voice changed from childish to mature, but the innocence and kindness in her bones were the same as before.

He regretted it, and ran to the second-floor bathroom to dial Lu Kuan's phone as if he were escaping.

Boss Lu hung up the phone and slapped the seat violently: "A-Fei, stop the car."

A shallow rut was drawn on the asphalt road. Lu Kuan opened the door and jumped down, simply describing the incident to him.

"Rui Cheng Center at Liangma Bridge. You go there immediately. If Liu Yifei is there, protect her and leave."

"If she hasn't arrived yet, get the people inside out, no matter what method you use. Don't call the police unless it's a last resort, otherwise, reporters will write nonsense."

A-Fei was always taciturn and had absolute trust in Lu Kuan. He responded and was about to step on the accelerator to drive away.

"Wait!"

Boss Lu deliberated: "If possible, solve the aftermath before Liu Yifei goes, and leave Cheng Jingfei some dignity. Don't tell Liu Yifei about these things."

"Yes! Boss!"

A-Fei disappeared at the corner of the road with a roar of the accelerator. Boss Lu wrapped his windbreaker around himself, took out a cigarette, and stood under the dim street lamp.

He took out his phone and dialed Liu Yifei's number. No answer.

He wanted to continue dialing Liu Xiaoli's number, but thought about it and put it back in his pocket.

It took A-Fei less than 10 minutes to drive over, and it took them at least 40 minutes to rush over from Changping. There was enough time.

Notifying Liu Yifei to avoid danger, Cheng Jingfei might suffer Liu Zeyu's poisonous hands; his life or death was irrelevant.

But thinking of the sorrow of the little girl in the Red Star Dock office that day, Lu Kuan couldn't bear to let Liu Yifei see the true face of this godfather again.

That would be no different from tearing open the wound in her heart again.

He actually wanted to go; he had to ensure Liu Yifei was okay, but he couldn't go.

His relationship with Blog Network could be hidden from the general public, but it couldn't be hidden from the eyes of the higher-ups.

The video fermented on Blog Network first. Considering the previous conflicts between the two sides, he already had the suspicion of intentional framing.

If he happened to have a conflict with Liu Zeyu again, then this storm that had just been suppressed might rise again.

The government would feel that you, Lu Kuan, abused media power, which would be unfavorable to his future career layout, and even the Travel Channel he had already obtained might be taken back.

——

"Bingbing, tell me, when did you know?"

Lu Kuan reached out and beckoned the big actress to sit in his arms. The dragon-phoenix chair was bearing unbearable weight again.

Fan Bingbing didn't dare to hide anything from him anymore: "Just now when you talked about the video, I inferred it roughly."

Perhaps feeling that her explanation was too thin and fearing to anger Boss Lu, she said anxiously: "It was really just now; before, I only..."

"Alright, I know."

Lu Kuan's hand reached in from under the hem of the suspenders, gently gathering, twisting, wiping, and picking.

Fan Bingbing let out a moan, her whole upper body lying on his shoulder.

Boss Lu whispered in her ear: "Remember to tell me earlier next time; don't tell me if it's too late."

"Pfft!"

Fan Bingbing was stimulated both physically and psychologically, trembling all over, and bit the man's shoulder.

After finishing and cleaning up, Lu Kuan put on his clothes and looked at Bingbing, who was "dying" on the bed.

"You stay here tonight; I have something to do, so I won't accompany you."

The big actress felt very aggrieved, knowing that his roughness just now and his coldness now were both warnings to her, but she didn't dare to show any dissatisfaction.

"Got it, you can drive my car away."

"Hmm."

Lu Kuan's figure disappeared from her sight. Bingbing gave up the effort to support her arms and fell heavily onto the bed on her side.

She really wanted to call out to this man who was a year younger than her, really wanted to say to him, can you not go?

She really wanted to appeal for herself loudly:

I am not someone's shadow, nor someone's substitute, and even less someone's second-best choice!

It was just that she didn't have this confidence...

*The Thief* let her win the Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Best Supporting Actress; the cover star of the October issue of *Harper's Bazaar* was her; and there was the skyrocketing of her salary and endorsement prices.

And the status of firmly suppressing Li Bingbing within Yanda Huayi.

Who brought all this?

Fan Bingbing had seen how Lu Kuan treated Jiang Qinqin, who had feelings for him; she didn't dare to try to express her feelings to him.

Life is really a hall-level textbook, and different people chose different paths.

Sixteen-year-old Liu Yifei chose to sever her relationship with Lu Kuan in a subordinate relationship, trying to comfort the purity of her newly sprouted girlhood feelings from a relatively equal perspective.

Twenty-two-year-old Bingbing didn't dare to risk losing the current "fire cooking oil, flowers covering brocade" to pursue the most worthless thing in the entertainment industry—

Feelings.

The cold wind outside the window was biting, and the dust blown up hit the floor-to-ceiling window edge. The sound of a car starting up rang in the villa courtyard.

Dull and hoarse.

Bingbing suddenly felt a bone-piercing cold, wrapped herself tightly in the quilt, and a line of clear tears slid down.

Straight thoughts are useless; don't mind the melancholy being clear and crazy.

——

The Changping villa was more than 40 kilometers away from the Rui Cheng Center. When Liu Yifei and her mother arrived, it was brightly lit inside.

Liu Xiaoli didn't feel any unusualness and rang the doorbell.

"Ah!"

Cheng Jingfei poked his head out, bruised and swollen, startling the mother and daughter.

He let the two into the house.

"What's wrong, Jingfei? How did you get like this?"

Cheng Jingfei laughed: "The temperature dropped sharply; it froze in the courtyard today, and I didn't pay attention and fell. It's nothing!"

Liu Yifei and her mother looked at each other, feeling a bit strange looking at the chaotic living room that looked like it had just been fought in.

"Sit down, Xixi, sit down."

Cheng Jingfei rubbed his hands in embarrassment. Originally, he tricked them over, but now that he had a change of heart, he didn't know what to say.

Liu Yifei seemed to be seeing such an embarrassed expression on his face for the first time, sighed, and took out a card from her pocket.

"Godfather, there is 2 million here. Most of my income after August has been transferred to Wenjie. Please accept this little money."

Cheng Jingfei's face struggled, thinking that fortunately, he pulled back from the brink and didn't make mistake after mistake.

"No need, Xixi. Your mother has helped me enough."

Liu Yifei smiled: "Take it! You brought me into the industry; I am very grateful to you, but I can only take out this much now, and it might not solve your difficulties."

Liu Xiaoli also persuaded: "Just take it as the child's heart. Jingfei, accept it, and take good care of yourself in Australia in the future."

Cheng Jingfei seemed to have aged ten years suddenly, his expression complex as he took the bank card from the little girl's hand.

"Good... good, I know. You guys go, go..."

He turned his back, not wanting the mother and daughter to see his choked and fragile, helpless appearance.

Liu Yifei and her mother looked at each other, both sighed heavily, and said "take care."

Cheng Jingfei suddenly remembered something and turned around suddenly.

"Wait, Xixi!"

"What's wrong?"

Cheng Jingfei looked at Liu Xiaoli and decided to give her one last piece of advice.

"Be careful of that Lu Kuan; his mind is too deep. You must protect yourself."

Liu Yifei smiled brightly.

"Hmm, got it. We're leaving."

Seeing the car driving away with high beams outside the door through the curtains, A-Fei came out of the storage room, where three thugs were beaten beyond recognition, including Liu Zeyu.

Liu Zeyu was among them.

"Boss Cheng, you are a bit unkind."

"Before coming, the boss said to leave you some dignity and not let Yifei-jie know about your affairs."

"How could you still speak ill of him just now?"

Although A-Fei himself thought so too...

Cheng Jingfei sneered: "I... I just slipped my tongue for a moment. Right, hurry up and call the police, catch them."

A-Fei shook his head helplessly, followed the boss's instructions, and let Cheng Jingfei call the police, detaining them on the grounds of trespassing.

According to Lu Kuan's judgment, once the video came out, Old Liu was basically not far from the incident, and the young Yanei's crazy attack should be to run away.

To avoid his own trail in this matter, he instructed A-Fei to subdue the three and leave, letting Cheng Jingfei call the police himself.

A small public security case, trapping Liu Zeyu for a few hours, might delay his schedule for running away.

After ten o'clock in the evening, Liu Yifei lay on the bed in the room, tossing and turning, unable to sleep.

She saw a Land Cruiser in Cheng Jingfei's courtyard when she left.

Even though the car was parked very far away, she recognized it at a glance.

Lu Kuan had been here?

The little girl reached out from the quilt, took out the phone that had just been charged and turned on, and listened to the beeping sound of the connection.

The call connected.

"Where are you, Lu Kuan?"

Boss Lu, who was writing a script, said angrily: "What for?"

"Nothing, just asking."

"In the middle of the night, are you idle? You have to fly to Vancouver tomorrow, and you're still not sleeping."

Liu Yifei tested: "I went to find Cheng Jingfei today. Do you know?"

"Oh, I don't know, but I went too."

"Ah? You really went? What for?"

Boss Lu said righteously: "Red Star Dock is in bankruptcy liquidation. The money in the account was moved away by him in advance to pay off debts, and he still owes me hundreds of thousands!"

"I asked A-Fei to find him to urge the debt. If he doesn't give it, beat him!"

Liu Yifei said angrily: "How can you be such a 'Huang Shiren'? He is so miserable now; can't you let him go?"

"This is strange. Why should I let him go? My money didn't come from the wind; it was also hard-earned by me extorting... earning, okay?"

Boss Lu had the leisure to tease her: "Besides, he doesn't have a sixteen-year-old daughter to pay off the debt to me!"

The little girl was furious: "Lu Kuan, you are really a cold person! Goodbye!"

"Beep beep beep beep."

The call ended.

I don't know why, but Liu Yifei, who had just had a quarrel, felt at peace and soon entered a dreamland.

And Bingbing in the Huabin Golf villa, on the contrary, was lonely and sleepless.

The best taste in the world is dopamine.

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