465: Chapter 458: Video 465: Chapter 458: Video Chen Hai’s face was overcast with annoyance.
Zhang Xi and the man and woman opposite him, seeing his attitude, also became extremely cold.
“You know how expensive a purebred Heini dog is?”
“Do you have any idea how much money Sister Xixi has spent on Heini over the years?”
“Let me tell you, it’s worth more than you are, even if we sold you, it wouldn’t be enough to compensate for its life…”
Before Zhang Xi could speak up, the young man at her side, pointing at Chen Hai single-handedly, yelled furiously as if he were her assistant.
Perhaps, judging by Chen Hai’s getup, they thought he didn’t look like he had any money at all.
The words coming out of that guy’s mouth were extremely unpleasant to hear.
“Heini was kicked to death by you, and even if you were to pay, you couldn’t afford it!
I don’t need your stinking money!”
“I want you to wear hemp and carry a staff, to hold a funeral for Heini…”
Zhang Xi waved a hand to stop the young man from continuing.
Grinding her teeth, she stared intently at Chen Hai and spoke slowly, word by word.
Compared to the young man, Zhang Xi’s words were even more excessive.
God knows if she saw that dog as a father or as a husband—she even spoke such preposterous words as wearing hemp and carrying a staff!
However, before she could finish her sentence, there was a crisp ‘slap’ sound.
Chen Hai, unable to contain his anger any longer, had slapped her hard across the face.
That slap not only left several clear fingerprints on her arguably pretty cheek but also sent her toad glasses flying to the side.
Chen Hai felt a slight sense of familiarity with this face.
In recent times, when he had nothing better to do, he would often watch television at home.
Zhang Xi in front of him seemed to be an actress; he had seen her appearing in a few TV dramas he watched.
Chen Hai always felt a bit dishonorable about hitting a woman.
To dress in mourning for a dog?
That was not only a great insult to himself but also a slander to his parents.
He simply couldn’t bear it anymore and impulsively gave Zhang Xi a heavy slap.
Of course, angry as he was, he still maintained some basic rationality.
Otherwise, with his strength, that slap would have been more than just a few fingerprints.
“You’re sick in the head; I hope this slap teaches you a lesson…”
Vaguely, he seemed to hear the sound of police sirens approaching.
Chen Hai hated dealing with official forces the most.
After giving Zhang Xi and her companions a cold look, he dropped a phrase and strode away.
Zhang Xi, as well as the man and woman with her, were completely stunned in that moment!
Yanhuang Country’s celebrities were held in too high regard, always feeling superior in front of ordinary people.
In the entertainment industry, Zhang Xi had some fame.
She wore hats and sunglasses to cover her face because she wanted to avoid being recognized.
After all, being surrounded by crowds asking for autographs and photos was incredibly aggravating.
But now, this guy had just slapped her across the face—a face she’d spent quite a bit of money on to look good…
She and the couple beside her were stunned for a long while, unable to react.
“You girl, despite looking quite pretty, why is your heart so malicious?”
“A child was bitten, and you didn’t even go to take a look, yet here you are worried about your dog!”
“We’ve already called the police, you won’t be leaving until this is settled!”
…
Watching Chen Hai’s figure recede into the distance, Zhang Xi was so angry she almost bit through her teeth.
Just as she was about to take action, a group of seniors surrounded them, each of them highly agitated, and began to blame her and her companions.
“Fang, Liu, you two stay here and deal with the biting incident…”
She quickly picked up the toad-like glasses from the ground and issued a command to the two people beside her.
Then she hurried off as if fleeing.
…
Although this little incident did cast a shadow over his mood, Chen Hai didn’t really take it to heart.
His mind was focused on the physical body nuclear bomb test that would take place in a few days.
Kicking to death a dog that bit people and slapping an actor who insulted him was a trifle in his eyes, no more significant than sesame seeds or green beans.
Once it was over, it was in the past.
He couldn’t even muster the slightest interest in reflecting on it.
After wandering around for a bit and eating something, he returned to his courtyard in Liuhua Alley and took a rest.
Late at night, around ten o’clock, as usual, he slipped off to Tianning Temple.
Time passed by slowly in tranquility.
In a certain building, in an office space of barely fifty to sixty square meters, designated as the Morning Film and Television Culture Studio, Zhang Xi looked at herself in the mirror of her private office.
Two or three days had passed, and only then had the finger marks on her face finally faded away completely.
“In the years since I became famous, no one has dared to slap me.
He dares to hit me?
If I don’t make you pay, my surname might as well be yours…”
Every time she remembered that person’s vile face from that day, Zhang Xi clenched her teeth in rage, shaking with anger.
In the eyes of her fans, she was a goddess, treated like a princess…
When being subjected to the unwritten rules by the powerful or certain influential figures, she might be whipped or slapped, but that was for a twisted kind of pleasure…
But that guy, not only did he kill her dog, she just asked him to make Heini wear mourning, and without a word, he slapped her right across the face.
If Zhang Xi could tolerate this, then she wouldn’t be herself!
There was a knock at the door, and the office door opened gently as her secretary Fang and assistant Liu walked in.
“Sister Xixi, I’ve found out some information about that guy.”
“His name is Chen Hai, and he lives in a courtyard within Liuhua Alley nearby.”
“He must have some wealth.
Just the courtyard under his name, by a conservative estimate, is valued at nearly a hundred million…”
The first to speak was the female secretary, Fang.
If the master is insulted, it’s as if her own honor has been destroyed.
To her, Zhang Xi being slapped in the face was also a profound humiliation.
After handling the compensation for that boy, she and assistant Liu had been investigating the man responsible for the incident these past two days.
“Sister Xixi, I got some good stuff!”
The male assistant Liu, mysterious and secretive, took out a mobile phone and started playing a video.
The video showed the entire sequence from Chen Hai kicking the dog to death to him slapping Zhang Xi and then turning to leave.
These days, there were more than a few people who liked to record everything with their mobile phones.
In the little park that day, there happened to be a minor internet celebrity filming the scene of the elderly dancing for material.
As soon as Liu learned about it, he approached her.
He bought the video from the internet celebrity, sparing no expense.
To prevent her from having backups, he even bought her phone outright.
“Edit the video starting with the scene of you, Sister Xixi, holding Heini and crying your eyes out after its death!”
“Cut out anything that might tarnish your image.”
“Make it so that anyone who sees this video will immediately think that Chen Hai is arrogant and overbearing!”
“Not only did he kill your dog, but when you simply asked him how to resolve the situation, he didn’t say a word and just slapped you in the face!”
“Emphasize the scene of you holding Heini’s lifeless body, Sister Xixi, your heartbroken sobs…”
Assuming the role of a dog-headed strategist, Liu spoke with a sinister face, suggesting to Zhang Xi.
His suggestions made her eyes shine with anticipation.
“Liu, Fang, I’ll leave this matter to you to handle directly.”
“Don’t worry about the expense.
Find me more internet trolls, and add them to the fan base I already have.”
“After the video is edited, have it go viral tomorrow…
I want it to hit the headlines immediately…”
Zhang Xi spoke with a face filled with resentment, giving her orders.