Chapter 43: Qin Family Past 2
Meng Yunbing's life fell into a slump. In order to calm the rumors, she had to retreat behind the scenes, quit the stage, and became a professor at a drama theater.
Originally, she was living like this, and her life was relatively stable. However, the person who framed her was not resigned and actually sent the photos of Meng Yunbing being to Qin Shaowen, demanding half a million yuan from him, otherwise he would send the photos to the newspaper.
Qin Shaowen spent money to suppress the matter, and also pressed the accelerator for the tragedy between him and Meng Yunbing.
Meng Yunbing is innocent, and the long-sealed scars are revealed again. She concealed her past and her own unbearable experiences from Qin Shaowen.
Qin Shaowen could not accept that the goddess in his heart had fallen from the altar, and could not accept the reality. He ordered Meng Yunbing not to go out or teach at the college anymore, and stayed at home to become a full-time housewife.
In the following twenty years, Qin Shaowen almost never smiled at Meng Yunbing again. After giving birth to the fifth child, Meng Yunbing became weak. In addition, he had no communication with the outside world for a long time, which caused mental problems. Finally, he could not bear and committed suicide by taking medicine. He passed away at the age of 49.
When Shen Jun said this, his eyes flickered with sympathy, but more sorrow than sympathy. "She was put under house arrest. My father-in-law was reluctant to divorce her, but he couldn't let it go, so he punished her in this way. The two of them tortured each other for more than 20 years."
Kong Nanzhu was shocked. "But this is not Meng... this is not Grandma Meng's fault."
Shen Jun looked at the 21-year-old Kong Nanzhu with a complicated expression. "Yes, but in their era, women's chastity was taken very seriously. Moreover, she also has parents-in-law. She has to face everyone in the Qin family. This pressure is not only on her, but also on my father-in-law. My father-in-law has done his best by not kicking her out of the house."
Kong Nanzhu was speechless.
"To this day, no one knows whether my mother-in-law had an affair with that senior official when she was young, and no one knows who the thugs who took the photos and beat her are. But society is like this, and it is still like this today. Everyone only cares about the sensationalism of the incident, and will doubt the character of a beautiful woman. In addition to the faint sympathy, they will sigh, even ridicule, and ridicule, without caring at all about the pain the person has experienced."
"Rumors and dark stains can destroy a person, a family, or even an entire clan, but spreading rumors costs nothing, and bystanders don't care about the truth."
This sentence has been firmly engraved in Kong Nanzhu's heart, so whenever any shocking gossip or anecdote appears, she will think of what Shen Jun said.
"I have many friends in the entertainment industry who have experienced far worse things than this. There are many bad people in this world, and there are many people who are worse than you can imagine. I don't want these things to happen to Xiao Qi one day, but as long as he steps into this circle, all kinds of unexpected situations are inevitable."
When Shen Jun spoke, she was filled with the most sincere and simple worry and care of a mother for her son.
"You may not understand it now, and I hope you and Xiao Qi will never understand it." Shen Jun sighed and his emotions calmed down a lot. Kong Nanzhu suddenly couldn't say the words he had prepared. After such a horrifying family history, Kong Nanzhu felt that the words of pursuing dreams were too pale and powerless.
But she still said it, "There are risks in every industry. We can't prevent Xiao Qi from shining in the field he desires just to avoid risks. He is a natural actor and he loves acting. Aren't you proud of his achievements?"
Shen Jun pursed her lips and her eyes became gentle. At this moment, she was no longer the corporate leader who doted on Fang Qiu, nor was she a shrewd and capable businessman. Her identity was Qin Qi's mother.
“He has always been my pride.”
After "Summer of Qingyu", Shen Jun himself fell into a dilemma. When he saw Qin Qi standing on the podium, he was proud of him, but also deeply worried about Qin Qi's future development.
Compared with Shen Jun, Qin Hehai seems more open-minded. He thinks that young people should have their own ideas and pursuits. No matter what path Qin Qi chooses, as long as he can stick to the path he chooses and achieve results, it is enough to prove his excellence.
But when Qin Qi secretly applied for the drama academy, Qin Hehai was stern and did not show support as usual. He opposed Qin Qi's secretive behavior.
"Such an important matter should not be decided by a child like you. You don't have to listen to our opinions, but parents have the right to be informed."
What I mean is, let's not discuss which school you go to first, you should at least discuss it with your parents, right?
Kong Nanzhu's cheeks flushed with embarrassment at Qin Hehai's words. She was not even a real member of the Qin family, but she helped Qin Qi prepare for the art exam without telling Qin Hehai and Shen Jun. She did not think too much about it, and only realized afterwards that the decision she made in a moment of passion and impulse concerned Qin Qi's life and destiny, and even his future for life.
Qin Hehai and Shen Jun did not blame her harshly, but Kong Nanzhu was on guard in her heart. She should not be too involved in Qin Qi's life. She did not even have the right to participate in this family meeting regarding Qin Qi's college entrance examination application.
I don’t know whether Shen Jun figured it out himself or Qin Qi’s persistence could not be changed, but in the end Qin Qi got his wish and was admitted to the drama academy.
Shen Jun gradually handed over her work, slowly left the company's senior management, returned to her family, and spent her time on the maintenance and management of Qin Qi's career. She single-handedly established Qin Qi's personal studio. When many well-known performing arts companies with strong strength and qualifications extended olive branches to Qin Qi, Shen Jun insisted on taking care of everything and did not accept any external capital intervention.
It was this kind of over-commitment that caused Qin Qi to miss out on many resources he was interested in. With the Qin family as his backing, Qin Qi never had to worry about opportunities for good resources, but Shen Jun strictly controlled Qin Qi's public exposure, and even asked the publicity and public relations team to conduct reverse publicity to reduce Qin Qi's traffic and popularity. This counter-intuitive operation was also taken as a special model by the publicity departments of many entertainment companies to learn and imitate, but there is no second Qin Qi in the world, and no one can completely imitate his conditions. Many male actors who copied and trained according to Qin Qi's debut experience either became popular overnight but did not last long, or were found out as copying Qin Qi's old ways as soon as the publicity started, and were scolded by Qin Qi's fans.
Qin Qi doesn't care about traffic, he cares about acting itself. He longs for his acting skills to be recognized by the audience in front of the screen. He hopes that everyone likes the roles he plays and his acting skills, not his face, his superior wealth, or other things that have nothing to do with his identity as an actor.
Shen Jun's "iron-fisted" management caused him to lose many opportunities to try different types of roles. She did not allow Qin Qi to work with any artist with an obvious bad record, nor did she allow him to participate in scripts by directors who had a bad reputation in the group but were strong.
While it was good for Qin Qi, it also greatly restricted Qin Qi's development space.
As a bystander, Kong Nanzhu can understand Shen Jun's good intentions, and can also understand Qin Qi's embarrassment and unwillingness of being restricted everywhere. Even if Shen Jun really makes a fuss sometimes, she can only play the role of a mediator, comforting Qin Qi to understand that Shen Jun did it for his own good.
Gradually, Qin Qi became estranged from her because of this.
I no longer rely on and trust her like before, and I no longer confide my worries to her...
It was not until the WeChat notification sounded that Kong Nanzhu came back to reality from his aimless wandering.
