Pei Shaoze frowned when the staff members left the meeting room.

Cheng Xias interpersonal relationships werent complicated. He had lived with his parents over the years and hadnt offended anyone. It wasnt long after Cheng Xia debuted and there was no enmity with anyone in the circle. Who hated Cheng Xia?

If it was the later period of the original novel then the first suspect must be Lin Qianshu. However, the plot was different. Pei Shaoze had drawn a clear line with Lin Qianshu and Lin Qianshu and Lu Xuan hadnt broken up. Besides, Lin Qianshu didnt know about Cheng Xias existence.

Who else?

Pei Shaoze quickly searched for people related to Cheng Xia in his mind. Suddenly, a name flashed in his mind. In the beginning of the novel, he injected Cheng Xia with a pheromone release agent and sent Cheng Xia to the boss bed. As a result, instead of marking Cheng Xia, the boss kicked him out of Tianxuan.

Zhao Wenxiu.

Pei Shaoyan saw his older brothers gloomy face and asked in a low voice, Brother, do you have any idea of who wants to harm Cheng Xia?

Pei Shaoze closed his eyes and his voice was hoarse. It was my negligence. I thought that as long as those with unhealthy minds werent by his side, they wouldnt pose a threat to Cheng Xia. Unexpectedly, the rats in the gutter can still make waves.

Pei Shaoyan immediately pricked his ears. So you do know who did it?

Pei Shaoze nodded. Yes, Cheng Xias first agent called Zhao Wenxiu. Apart from him, I cant think of anyone else who has such great hatred for Cheng Xia to actually want to destroy his future!

Moments later, the director took Zhou Peng to the meeting room. Pei Shaoze crossed his arms and stared at the other person coldly. Cheng Xia has no grievances with you. Why hurt him?

Zhou Peng obviously wasnt a serious student at first glance. He had red hair that soared into the sky and two rows of shiny ear studs, resembling the gangsters in society. Still, he fit the image of the gangsters surrounding Lu Fengyang in this scene. Pei Shaoyan found that his previous self seemed to have this style and looked away in embarrassment.

Zhou Peng looked aggrieved. Didnt I say that this isnt my fault?! Your props team gave me the knife. Every time I practiced stabbing the knife in the afternoon, it would retract automatically. There are springs and it cant hurt people. The director asked me to stab hard so it would look realistic when shooting. I stabbed hard. Who wouldve thought that the knife would become a real knife?

Pei Shaoze calmly watched him act. Once he was finished, Pei Shaoze asked, Did the director tell you to cut Cheng Xias face?

Zhou Peng was shocked and panic clearly flashed in his eyes.

Pei Shaoze had been working in the entertainment industry for many years. What type of acting hadnt he seen? He dealt with celebrities every day and his ability to observe words wasnt something that could be fooled by a little gangster. Director Liu had previously judged that it was an accidental injury because he didnt know that Cheng Xia had such an enemy. He couldnt believe that someone brought a knife into the crew to stab an actor.

However, Pei Shaoze knew who was behind it. He asked directly, How much did Zhao Wenxiu give you?

Zhou Pengs fingers started to tremble. W-What? I dont know the person youre talking about!

Pei Shaozes voice was calm. You are too naive. You can be sentenced for intentionally hurting someone with a knife. Did Zhao Wenxiu tell you that as long as you cut Cheng Xias face, you can shift the blame to the props group? Did you believe this?

Zhou Pengs expression gradually became harder to look at.

The props group repeatedly confirmed that the knife was fine and they all have witnesses. Only you can change the knife secretly. There is your fingerprint on the knife and we took a video of you stabbing Cheng Xia. The police can easily find any records of you receiving a large sum of money. If you dont give up the mastermind behind the scenes then you will be the sole culprit and this is enough for you to be sent to prison.

Pei Shaozes words were extremely calm but the calmer he was, the more fearful he became. It was as if he was saying a truth that simply couldnt be changed.

Zhou Pengs legs softened with fright and his eyes widened. G-Go to jail?

He hadnt expected things to be so serious. He met Pei Shaozes cold gaze and felt like prey being stared at by a predator. Zhou Peng immediately shivered and confessed. I-Im not the mastermind, I just accepted money to help people do things! Zhao Wenxiu gave me 100,000 yuan to cut an actors face. He wanted me to do it and then shift the blame to the props group. I have nothing to do with it! I-I was just greedy for money for a while

Pei Shaoze stood up. Follow me to the police station and explain clearly.

Zhou Peng gulped and his face was ashen gray.

Pei Shaoze headed to the Rong City police station and handed over the evidence.

In addition to the weapon and the video of the scene, he handed other pieces of evidence to the police including Zhao Wenxiu drugging Cheng Xias drink, him carrying the unconscious Cheng Xia to the car, his purchase of the pheromones release agent and falsifying Cheng Xias purchase record, etc. In addition, there was Zhou Pengs testimony that Zhao Wenxiu held a grudge and wanted to retaliate. He bought off an extra who mixed into the crew to destroy Cheng Xia. The truth finally came out.

The police had never handled such an easy case. The person reporting it directly escorted the culprit to the door and submitted a series of evidence. After a thorough investigation, the culprit behind the scene could soon be found.

At 3 a.m., the siren of the police car broke the silence of the night. In this sleep, Zhao Wenxiu heard a knock on the door. He got up irritably as he thought his neighbor had a problem. As a result, he opened the door and saw two police officers standing there seriously.

A text message popped up on his phone from an unfamiliar number. [I left you a way to survive but you touched my bottom line. Dont worry, I will hire the best lawyer to punish you for your crimes and let you sit in prison for a few years reflecting on it! Pei Shaoze.]

Zhao Wenxiu,

It was now 4:30 a.m in the morning and Pei Shaoze stood in front of the window of his villa without sleeping.

The police had found the chat records between Zhao Wenxiu and Cheng Xia. One of the messages said, [I will make sure you cant mix in the entertainment industry in the future.]

It just seemed like a threat made out of anger. Unexpectedly, this man was so insidious and cunning. His nature didnt change. He actually used some means to buy a bastard to take a knife into the crew and ruin Cheng Xias face!

In the original novel, Zhao Wenxiu didnt have many roles. Pei Shaoze marked Cheng Xia and raised him as a pet. Cheng Xia wasnt an actor so Zhao Wenxiu would naturally look after other stars. After that, he never appeared in front of Cheng Xia.

However, Pei Shaoze changed the plot and didnt mark Cheng Xia. He also drove Zhao Wenxiu out of Tianxuan, leaving behind a hidden danger. It was the butterfly effect that affected everything.

Every time he changed the plot, the characters around him could be affected, either for the better or for the worse. The story of this world was completely different from the original novel. Pei Shaoze had been confident before. He thought that since he came from another world and had been operating an entertainment company for many years, he would be able to easily bring Cheng Xia to the top.

Now he found it wasnt as simple as he thought. In the future, he had to be more careful and cautious. He had to thoroughly investigate the people around Cheng Xia. Every time Cheng Xia entered the filming group, he had to check the details of the staff members to ensure this never happened again

It started to snow again outside and the entire city was shrouded in heavy snow. Pei Shaoze recalled the thrilling experience and couldnt calm down. It was just a few centimeters away! If Cheng Xia hadnt known how to block the knife at that time, his entire face wouldve been instantly cut, leaving a deep, 10 centimeters scar on his face.

Pei Shaoze felt like his heart was stabbed by a knife at the thought of this possibility. It was precisely because he changed the plot without authorization and ignored the possibility of Zhao Wenxius revenge. During the time when the crew was filming the most critical martial arts scene, he even went on a business trip he was too arrogant. Pei Shaoze couldnt help blaming himself.

He stayed up all night and asked Uncle Zhong to take him to the hospital early the next morning.

Cheng Xia was already awake and was listening to Zhou Yan informing him about what happened last night. He didnt expect that President Pei would actually rush back to the 17th High School to investigate the scene in the middle of the night. He also found the mastermind behind the scenes and sent the accomplice to the police station along with the evidence.

It was Zhao Wenxiu.

Cheng Xia had actually vaguely guessed it but he hadnt been able to believe it. Clearly, it was Zhao Wenxiu who decided to inject the pheromones release agent into his omega artist. It was Zhao Wenxiu who made the mistake and was driven out of Tianxuan by President Pei. However, some people just liked to blame others for their mistakes.

Zhou Yan whispered, I dont know what conflicts Zhou Wenxiu had with you but President Pei discovered the truth and Zhao Wenxiu has been arrested. Cheng Xia, dont think too much about it. Let this matter pass.

Even at this time, President Pei took into account Cheng Xias reputation and didnt make public the matter of Cheng Xias pheromones getting out of control and him being in the boss bed. The police handled it confidentially.

Cheng Xia was in a complicated mood.

Just then, there was a knock on the door. Zhou Yan said, Come in, and Pei Shaoze pushed open the door into the room and met Cheng Xias clear eyes.

The moment the two people looked at each other, Cheng Xias eyes became hot and his nose was sore. How could there be such a good alpha in the world? He was caring, respectful and considerate. When Cheng Xia had an accident, he changed his flight to come back and even found out the truth. He didnt rest all night and early the next morning, he came to the hospital again to see Cheng Xia

Cheng Xia gently clenched his fingers under the quilt. If it wasnt for Zhou Yans presence, he really wanted to rush over and hug the alpha in front of him, exclaiming, Thank you President Pei, Im really lucky to know you.

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