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Chapter 398 I Want to Accept Death

"Our table is truly a gathering of complete losers."

Suddenly, Peng Chen sighed with a sense of unease. In fact, he had been feeling a little uncomfortable ever since he sat down at the table—Deng Ziman and Tao Cheng were sitting right across from him, in much more central positions, clearly receiving the treatment of the center.

These words, besides reflecting genuine feelings, inevitably also contained a hint of teasing the two newcomers.

He was a teammate who debuted with Ikeno! He was already a top star when Ikeno was still unknown.

These two people sat there without even taking the initiative to greet him, their "high and mighty" demeanor instantly piercing Lao Peng's competitive heart.

Upon hearing this, Yu Yan didn't react, but Chu Hanzhou gave him a very sour look, feeling that the other party was implying something about him.

Are they all idiots?
Are you talking about him?
However, being able to sit at the same table with Yu Yan this time was somewhat of a consolation to his heart...

Although Yu Yan is now in a bad mood, there's a saying... "You were once beyond my reach, but now you're sitting here with me!"
It's understandable that I'm secretly pleased, since I still have some old biases.

"Are you all students from the Beijing Film Academy?"

Ling Han, however, remained completely unaffected, curiously observing Deng Ziman and Tao Cheng.

However, she also knew that the two of them were currently more popular than her, so she didn't act like a senior in the industry and spoke in a very gentle tone.

"Uh... that's me."

Deng Ziman had been a little nervous ever since she entered the venue. Although she was very confident, this was her first time experiencing such an occasion, and to be honest, she never dared to dream about it before. So she was definitely a little nervous.

Upon hearing Ling Han's voice, he immediately nodded in response.

Tao Cheng fared better. During the airing of "Love O2O", he gradually adapted to and accepted the fact that he had become famous. After all, he was a veteran who had been working his way up from the bottom for longer than Deng Ziman. In the entertainment industry, it is common for people to become famous overnight.

This time it was his turn.

"I'm not."

"Oh... I've seen your plays, they're quite good."

After Ling Han finished speaking, her eyes flashed, and she asked with a smile, "Do you usually spend time with Brother Chi? Does he take you guys with him wherever he goes?"

"Um?!"

Deng Ziman immediately became alert—although she hadn't been in the entertainment industry for long, being part of Coconut Culture, she had heard a lot about Chi Ye's relationships with various circles in the Chinese entertainment industry.

It seems that Ling Han's Beijing circle is at odds with Brother Chi.

What other purpose did she have in asking that question?
Deng Ziman's eyes became cautious, and she said succinctly, "It's alright."

Tao Cheng lowered his head and remained silent.

Ling Han was taken aback, then realized that the two had misunderstood something. She smiled and didn't explain, but just sighed, "Brother Chi is amazing. I've wanted to work with him for a long time, but I don't know when I'll have the chance."

"..."

Chu Hanzhou and Peng Chen were already in a bad mood when they saw the three of them chatting away and ignoring them. Hearing this, they both felt a little uncomfortable.

"Hanhan, are you alright... Ah, I mean, Brother Chi is really handsome... Yeah, and talented."

Deng Ziman continued to laugh it off.

Seeing this, Ling Han didn't say anything more. She just picked up her wine glass, took a sip, and then noticed Yu Yan next to her. The two of them had sat together before, but back then it was her sister who put in the effort to elevate her status.

But now... how is that idol I once idolized doing now?
It seems it's not as bad as I imagined, but rather... very bad.

Because Yu Yan never communicated with her from beginning to end, and the two used to have an idol-fan relationship and a good personal relationship, this is very abnormal.

Is she angry that I "climbed the wall" to be with Ikeno?
Ling Han guessed, then noticed the lobster on Yu Yan's table. She paused, then took the initiative to start a conversation: "Is your seafood allergy better now?"

Yu Yan seemed to have just come to her senses. She glanced at her and shook her head: "Not yet."

"Then put it here with me."

Ling Han reached out and picked up the plate. Yu Yan watched her move, his eyes filled with an indescribable emotion, but he didn't stop her.

Ling Han felt a little awkward and didn't know what to talk about.

"Xiaoyan."

Just then, Sister Liu came over from behind and said softly, "There aren't many people at Mr. Zhang and Mr. Liu's table right now. Let's go and toast together."

"……it is good."

Yu Yan was in a daze for a moment before nodding, standing up, and preparing to go with her agent to toast her former sugar daddies.

During this time, Sister Liu glanced at Deng Ziman and Tao Cheng, then at the wine glasses in front of them. Seeing that they showed no signs of drinking, she frowned.

"Sister Liu."

Ling Han didn't notice any of this. When she saw Sister Liu coming over, she greeted her politely.

"Hanhan, it's been a long time."

Compared to Yu Yan, Sister Liu was much more rounded, and she immediately exchanged a few words with Ling Han in a friendly manner.

Then he picked up a bottle of wine from the table, smiled, and said, "Then we'll head over first."

"Ah."

Ling Han nodded.

Yu Yan and Sister Liu left.

"Still pretending, huh? Look at you now."

As soon as they left, Chu Hanzhou pursed his lips, downed the glass of wine in one gulp, and stood up, saying, "I'm going to the restroom."

Peng Chen looked at the food on the table in front of him with a completely indifferent expression.

"Uh...aren't you hungry?"

Ling Han has already started eating. This isn't a live-streamed dinner, but a private gathering, so the celebrities don't need to put on airs. Without the cameras rolling, Ling Han is quite relaxed.

However, she found it a little strange to see that Peng Chen didn't seem to have any intention of eating.

Peng Chen found it even stranger, glancing at her with a wary look in his eyes: "I won't eat."

Ling Han: "?"

After a long while, she finally realized what was happening, opened her mouth, and exclaimed, "Holy crap, does this mean they have psychological trauma?"

Fine, if you don't want to eat, then don't.

She muttered to herself, then looked at Deng Ziman and Tao Cheng, who had already started eating and drinking heartily, and nodded with satisfaction: "Eat more, eat more, I'll get you more if you're not full."

"Thank you."

Deng Ziman had been hovering around Chi Ye all evening, and in order to keep her belly from protruding, she hadn't eaten anything. Now that she finally had a chance to eat, she couldn't resist and smiled shyly before continuing to eat.

Ling Han nodded with a smile, just about to say a few more words.

Bang.

Wow.

Suddenly, the sound of a cup shattering came from ahead, followed by someone shouting in surprise, "Bingbing, Bingbing!"

Ling Han and the others were startled and instinctively turned to look. They saw Ling Bingbing, who was also toasting at a table, suddenly go limp and collapse to the ground. Everyone was shocked. Ling Han was stunned for a couple of seconds before she reacted and rushed over, calling out, "Sister! Sister!"

"Sis, what's wrong?!"

She was completely bewildered, not understanding what had happened. Why had her sister suddenly fainted? Was it a relapse of her old illness?
Although my sister's health was not good due to working too hard in her early years, it was not to this extent. Moreover, she only returned to work after a few years of recuperation and confirming that her health was fine. What exactly happened?
Not only her, but almost everyone present was stunned at this moment, their minds buzzing as they watched Da Hua's delicate body suddenly go limp and she collapsed to the ground.

Chi Ye was not far away, and he strode over in a few steps: "What's wrong?"

Ling Bingbing seemed to have some difficulty breathing, but her expression remained calm. However, there was undisguised shock, anger, and lingering fear in her eyes. She weakly pointed to the broken wine glass on the ground and said, "There's something in the medicine... someone has poisoned it."

Chiye was stunned.

The other people who had gathered around, as well as Ling Bingbing's team and Ling Han who had sprinted over, were all stunned.

"...Deng Ziman, Taocheng!"

Ikeno suddenly realized what was happening and immediately turned around and shouted.

"Uh... Brother Chi, I'm here."

"President Chi."

Deng Ziman and Tao Cheng had just walked over and responded instinctively upon hearing the sound.

Chi Ye spoke extremely fast: "Quick, quick, get the team to take you to have your stomachs pumped, quick!"

"Ah... ah?"

Deng Ziman exclaimed "Ah!"

Tao Cheng's expression changed instantly. Although he didn't know why Chi Ye wanted them to have their stomachs pumped immediately, he realized what was going on.

"Quick, come with me."

Tao Cheng grabbed Deng Ziman, who was still in a state of shock. The rest of the team had also arrived, and the group left the venue at almost breakneck speed.

—They had all heard Ikeno's shout. In fact, the entire hall probably heard it, so almost everyone was on edge. Many celebrities turned pale with fright and pulled out their phones to call their teams and private doctors.

I went to the hospital for a stomach lavage.

What does it mean?
Ling Bingbing's voice was very weak and not loud, so apart from those who were nearby, not many people could hear what she said.

But what does it mean that she suddenly fainted out of nowhere?
Judging from Chi Ye's shouts, everyone present was a seasoned veteran of the Chinese entertainment industry. If they still didn't understand, they might as well buy a block of tofu and smash their heads against it.

Someone put something in the food I ate today!

Although everyone knows this is definitely someone targeting a certain artist/competitor, female artists have been caught in this before and were severely harmed, and singers have also become mute after drinking something and then disappeared without a trace.

But people still didn't dare to gamble, after all, who in this position doesn't have a few rivals and competitors in the industry?
It's hard to say whether this time it's not aimed at me.

Therefore, the originally harmonious banquet turned into complete chaos almost instantly.

"Holy shit, who the hell is messing around?"

"Damn it, I don't have anything here, do I?"

"That idiot?"

"Teacher Huang is here today!"

Teacher Huang, equally panicked: "?"

Teacher Lü looked at Teacher Huang: "Old Huang, you..."

"Damn, you're not going to ask if it was me, are you? Is your brain only the size of a peanut?"

Teacher Huang was a little shocked.

Teacher Lü was speechless: "I wanted to ask you, are you alright? Don't you feel anything's wrong? You ate quite a lot just now."

Teacher Huang's expression remained unchanged: "I'm already this old, who would treat me like this?"

Teacher Lü considered the people Teacher Huang had poisoned in the past, mainly because there were too many victims in "Mushroom House," and shook her head: "Hard to say."

Teacher Huang: “…”

"But this is too crude. Who would make such a big deal out of something like this? It's just for one person, but now everyone knows about it. This is a huge mess."

Teacher Huang shook his head, still in the mood to comment on the people who did this.

But he was telling the truth.

Normally, when "professional" people do this kind of thing, they definitely have a target, and there won't be any blunders. If they want to target someone, they can usually do it when the other party isn't paying attention.

Of course, success is not guaranteed, especially now that there are more and more underhanded tricks in the Chinese entertainment industry, and everyone is very vigilant.

But something like this, where everyone is shocked and on edge, is truly unprecedented. It's predictable that this matter can't be kept secret and will definitely cause a huge uproar.

"...From what you're saying, you don't think Ling Bingbing is the target?"

However, Ms. Lü sensed another guess from Ms. Huang's tone.

Teacher Huang glanced at him and said, "What do you think?"

Teacher Lü remained silent, then glanced at Chi Ye, whose face was more somber than ever before, paused, and sighed deeply: "Why did it have to come to this!"

It's almost certain that Ikeno is the "target".

For some reason, it was Ling Bingbing who was affected, and this thing doesn't seem to work well either, how come it took effect on the spot... and made such a big fuss.

"Bingbing has never been in good health; she is allergic to many medications."

Teacher Huang guessed Teacher Lü's doubts and said, "They're at the same table, it must be a real misunderstanding... Who do you think it could be?"

Teacher Lü remained silent. He had a guess in his mind, but he couldn't say it.

……

Many people have their own guesses, but they can't say them, and they don't dare to say them.

The person who wanted Chino dead, and did so by such extreme means, must have only a few motives. To guess, one is to make Chino drink something and then find the right time to give him some "good stuff." Another is to give him throat medicine directly, which would ruin his throat.

Third... while he's in a daze, guide him to say something irreversible, then release him...

In this way, Ikeno, who originally had many halos, would be instantly killed, with absolutely no chance of turning the tide.

Even if someone knew that Ikeno was murdered, it was impossible to protect him, because once the matter became public, the general public wouldn't know any of this, and the influence of a "tainted artist" was too terrible.

And if someone hates Chi Ye so much, is there any other way? The only way they can resort to this kind of trick is to use a few big-capital companies that have the ability to do it. There shouldn't be anyone else.

"Has the car arrived?"

On the other side, Ling Bingbing's team was frantic because although Ling Bingbing was still conscious, she was clearly having an allergic reaction. Her manager was calling out, and soon staff members who heard the news rushed over and helped put Ling Bingbing into a car to rush to the hospital.

Chi Ye didn't go with them because, before getting into the car, Ling Bingbing told him, "I'm fine, I just have an allergy. You should take care of your business first... Your two young artists might have caught it."

Chi Ye didn't stand on ceremony with her. The two hadn't been very close before because of their "faction" issues, but since working together on "Lurking," they had become one of the few friends they knew.

Even if they weren't friends, Ling Bingbing wouldn't indulge in the wine next to Chi Ye for a moment.

Chi Ye watched Ling Bingbing's team's retreating figures and said to his boss on the phone, "You handle it. If the troublemakers don't die, I'm quitting."

(End of this chapter)