Chapter 95: Beauty Saves the Hero

Boss Lu was relentless and would not let the matter rest.

"Ning Hao, go contact Fan Bingbing and have her come over to reshoot the lead actress's scenes."

"Yes, Director!"

Although Ning Hao sympathized with the innocent young girl, he could not help but carry out Lu Kuan's demands at this moment; he was the director, the investor, and the producer.

Besides, this Cheng Jingfei was far too mercenary, aiding the villain in his evil deeds, which had just made him itch with irritation.

"Little Lu!"

"Director Lu, this..."

Cheng Jingfei and Liu Xiao exclaimed at the same time, not expecting Lu Kuan to have such a temper; even their soft words could not appease him.

Liu Yifei stood to the side, pouting aggrievedly and not daring to speak; except for when filming or during morning practice, this was the first time she had seen Lu Kuan in such a rage.

Thinking that the character she had worked so hard to build for so long was about to be cut, a wave of misery washed over her.

She had no grounds to blame Lu Kuan; after all, her godfather and mother had gone too far, only caring about flattering Liu Zeyu and fawning over the powerful while stepping on the weak.

It was just a pity for herself; would she still be able to film with Lu Kuan in the future, would she still be able to join him for morning practice...

She thought back to that day in Xiangjiang, on the second-floor terrace of Anita Mui's home, when Lu Kuan encouraged her to cast aside distractions, to love acting, and to become a true actor...

The young girl felt a heart-wrenching pain; Lu Kuan was the true mentor and guide of her acting career, and she did not want to lose that just like this...

Cheng Jingfei’s mind raced, and he lowered his pride to plead in a low voice: "Director Lu, look at this mess; Xiao and I were truly inconsiderate."

Thinking of Anita Mui's musical resources, and thinking of Lu Kuan's film lead role and the newly acquired script, this successful businessman also made up his mind to play the game of equivalent exchange.

"How about this: regarding the shares of Red Star Dock, Xiao and I will transfer another 10 percent to you. Once the film reaches the main competition section at Venice, we will immediately register the change for the remaining 10 percent..."

Liu Xiao nodded repeatedly; it is often said that people only know pain once they have lost something.

When she had two birds in the forest, she held out for a better price, but now that one fake bird had been pecked to death, she seemed to have awakened from a long dream.

Boss Lu was secretly delighted.

In this way, he would become the second-largest shareholder after Cheng Jingfei, increasingly able to enjoy the share dividends brought about by Liu Yifei's rapid development in the next year or two.

He was just waiting for an opportunity to cannibalize Cheng Jingfei's shares and kick him out.

"Hmm..."

Lu Kuan glanced at the two of them, who were looking at him with bated breath, and pondered for a few seconds.

He was still thinking about how to squeeze them a bit more when he saw Zhuang Xu and Sun Wenwen walk out of the private room.

"The money has arrived; I'm going out to pick it up."

Boss Lu's eyes lit up; the money from Xiangjiang had arrived, and there would be no more wavering regarding *Sword Fairy*; this matter was finally settled.

"You all wait a moment; I'm going out to see someone."

Lu Kuan and Zhuang Xu left the restaurant together and stood at the entrance smoking, waiting for the taxi with the yellow-skinned henchman.

It was midsummer, and the street where the restaurant was located was lined with small tables for barbecue and beer.

Neither of them noticed a man in black sportswear and a peaked cap at the mouth of the alley watching them.

Lü Changchun had been waiting here for two hours.

Today, the *Whiplash* crew had booked the entire restaurant for their wrap party; he had scouted the location but did not rush in, thinking he would wait until they finished drinking and came out before making his move.

A month ago, he had accidentally killed someone during a brawl at the Langfang train station and fled, hiding in places like Huairou ever since.

At this time, the Skynet project was not yet advanced, and the speed of case detection was slow, but all intersections and major traffic routes had been set up to monitor him.

Lü Changchun wanted to flee to his hometown in the Northeast and was waiting for Zhang Tianshuo to send him money, but he unexpectedly learned the news that he had also been caught.

With the connections he had behind him, that shouldn't have happened!

After inquiring through various channels, Lü Changchun learned that the person who ruined everything was the director, Lu Kuan, who was holding a wrap party at this restaurant today.

The gang leader, who hadn't had a full meal in days, could no longer suppress his anger and quietly crept up to the door...

As for whether the source of the information he heard was leaked on purpose by the likes of Wang Xiaolei and Liu Zeyu, that remained unknown.

Inside the restaurant, the crew members were singing and dancing; Lu Kuan’s recent slap in the face to the mastermind Liu Zeyu had made them feel incredibly satisfied, and it looked like they were going to drink until they dropped today.

Liu Xiao gently wiped the tears from her aggrieved daughter's face, feeling extreme regret; she knew she had handled this poorly and had even implicated her daughter, who had put in so much painstaking effort.

"Xixi, don't worry, Lu Kuan still recognizes your hard work; I will talk to him later."

Liu Yifei could not bear to reproach the mother who had raised her with such hardship, but a lump in her throat just wouldn't go away.

"I'll go find him myself; I want to explain it to him."

The young girl wiped her tears with the back of her hand, her apricot eyes red and endearing, then shook off her mother's hand and stood up to walk toward the door.

"It's here."

Zhuang Xu watched the taxi pull up and stepped forward to greet the person from Xiangjiang.

Lü Changchun, hindered by the fact that the two had been standing too close to make a move, saw Zhuang Xu walk away and seized the opportunity to rush out from the shadows, the cold glint of the dagger in his hand about to strike Lu Kuan, who had his back turned.

Liu Yifei had just reached the door and, seeing the thug rushing over to attack in horror, screamed loudly and, without thinking, charged forward to try and knock Lu Kuan out of the way from behind.

"Watch out!"

"Ah!"

Liu Yifei had danced since she was a child, and her body coordination and explosive power exceeded that of an ordinary person.

Especially after these two months of morning practice with Lu Kuan, as a professional actor, she was even more familiar with the control and exertion of muscles in all parts of her body.

She did not dare to take the blow head-on, but she turned her body and bumped into Lu Kuan, causing him to stagger; Lü Changchun’s strike failed, and the dagger in his hand barely grazed Liu Yifei's delicate forearm.

A bright red streak of blood appeared, and fresh blood welled up on her fair, lotus-root-like arm—a shocking sight!

"Little Liu!"

Lu Kuan’s reaction was not slow; he steadied himself, turned around, and kicked Lü Changchun in the shin.

The latter staggered, then climbed back up and continued to lunge forward.

Seeing his enemy right before his eyes, he thought, "Live by the sword, die by the sword," and he couldn't care about anything else; if he was going to die, taking one down with him wouldn't be a loss!

Suddenly, a fierce, peerless force pierced his lower back; Lü Changchun didn't even have time to groan before he was kicked down at the waist.

The figure who rushed out of the taxi smashed a suitcase onto the back of his neck, and the thug passed out on the spot.

Lu Kuan looked on, still shaken, at this yellow-skinned subordinate—the cold-faced henchman who had come to his bar with Wang Minhui last time and helped them park their cars.

The waist is an extremely fragile part of a primate, not only lacking much muscle protection but also containing various internal organs.

First the lower back, then the back of the neck; every move was either fatal or crippling, showing just how ruthless this parking attendant was.

"Junior Brother!"

"Xixi!"

"Director!"

From the assassination to the capture, it had been only a few dozen seconds; whether it was Zhuang Xu or Liu Xiao and the others in the restaurant, they all rushed over as if waking from a dream.

Lu Kuan remained calm and arranged for Ning Hao to take people to subdue Lü Changchun and call the police, and he also had Zhuang Xu leave with the money first, otherwise, it would be hard to explain when the police arrived.

He scooped up Liu Yifei and rushed into the taxi.

"Go to the nearest hospital!"

"The nearest one is the Railway General Hospital."

"Drive! As fast as you can, be safe, I'll take responsibility for any red lights!"

"You got it!"

(End of chapter)