132: The decision

The decision

"Lei Lei, did you think properly before making this decision? The state you are in is because of entertainment industry. Don't you think that a peaceful life is what you need the most?" Xu Dong wanted Xu Lei to consider her decision again.0

"Brother, I think you are wrong in this matter. We both suffered because we trusted the wrong people. It is not like we have been targeted because we are in entertainment industry. What if you do a regular nine to five job? Do you think that there would be no schemes in corporate world?" Xu Lei added, "Suppose you are due for a promotion and your colleague is due too. But only one of you can get it. You can then be targeted by that colleague too."

Xu Lei continued, "It is not the matter of one career. This type of people can cross our path anytime anywhere. We need to be careful while choosing our trusted ones. This is what I learnt from this incident of ours."

"Moreover, the reason for your decision to leave the entertainment industry is not justified. It is just like if you happen to be in a road accident, would you stop coming out of your home?" Xu Lei concluded.

The Xu family was extremely surprised at Xu Lei's answer. Normally, it was very difficult for a person who had undergone such a huge change in her life to think carefully. People slip into depression after realising that their life is ruined.

But Xu Lei turned out to be different. Although she had lost the hope of being a normal person, she still had her mind clear when asked what would she do if her legs could be cured. This attitude was really commendable.

Mother Xu and Father Xu looked proud while listening to their daughter. They also felt happy after understanding that their daughter still had some hopes and dreams in her mind.

Xu Dong fell deep into thought after listening to his little sister. Every word of Xu Lei pierced his heart straight away. It was like he had gained a new understanding and a new point of view of the situation.

'Yes, bad people are everywhere. Entertainment industry is infamous as the scandals get surfaced because of constant attention of different paparazzi. But this did not mean that other industries were absolutely clean. It was just that their scandals were hidden because very few people try to unearth them,' Xu Dong thought calmly.

Xu Dong put all his thoughts and together with what Xu Lei said, his puzzled mind cleared up, "Then do you think that I should accept her offer and stay in the company as the CEO?" Xu Dong asked with uncertainty.

"Obviously you should. I don't know why you are even thinking of rejecting such a great offer," Xu Lei exclaimed.

Xu Dong after hearing his sister's approval turned to look at his parents. Both Mother Xu and Father Xu agreed with their daughter's thoughts, so they nodded.

After getting the decision of the whole family, Xu Dong sighed. 'It seems that this is the best decision,' he thought.

Then he glanced at his family again and dropped another bomb over them, "By the way, when I refused to join the position of the CEO, the young lady offered that if I join the company, she can treat Xu Lei's legs and make her stand again."

The Xu family was stunned. They could not believe what they heard. 'Xu Lei's legs could be treated? How!!'

There was a pin drop silence for a while at the Xu house. Xu Dong also did not disturb his family and gave them the time to digest the offer.

After a while, tears tickled down from Xu Lei's face as she asked her brother, "Brother, is what you said true? You are not joking with me, right?"

Xu Dong rubbed Xu Lei's hair, "Lei Lei, do you think I will joke about this thing? I am absolutely serious. The lady offered to get you treated. The only problem is.."

Mother Xu was so excited after she came to her senses that she jumped off the chair and held Xu Dong's hand tightly, "Dong'er what is the problem? If Lei Lei can be treated, we have to do everything that we can do for her."

Father Xu also looked at Xu Dong anxiously. He did not express his emotions as clearly as Mother Xu but if observed carefully, one could see his hands trembling with anxiousness.

"The problem is that the lady who acquired Starlight Entertainment came out of nowhere. Nobody knows her identity. Even the auction house was asked to keep her identity as a secret," Xu Dong told his family.

He added, "Previously all of us had thought that no matter what, Starlight Entertainment would be acquired by Skylark Entertainment as they had the Hongxing Gang supporting them. Nobody wanted to go against the Hongxing Gang. But nobody knew why the Hongxing Gang ditched Director Shao at the critical moment."

"But even if nobody had a proof of what happened, everyone knew that this incident has something to do with the lady. If she can deal with the Hongxing Gang so easily, it means that either she herself is not simple or her background is not simple."

"Moreover, I even heard the news that when Hongxing Gang decided to retaliate against her, they could not find her no matter how hard they tried. One can only see her in the company. Whenever she leaves the company, it seems like she has disappeared from the face of the earth."

"So my concern is how can we trust such a person? We don't know who she is, we don't know what is her motive of helping us, we don't know anything. What if she is not a friend but a foe?" Xu Dong put forward his worries in front of his family.

After listening to Xu Dong's words, the Xu family fell deep into thought. They realised that Xu Dong's concerns were legitimate. All of them had already suffered a grave betrayal and thus could not trust anyone easily, much less an unpredictable and unknown person like Qin Yan. It was a clear case of Once bitten, twice shy.

Even Xu Lei was silent at this time. After the betrayal of Chi siblings, she had severe trust issues. She could not get herself to say anything on this matter.

At this time, Father Xu put forward his thoughts, "Dong'er, if you think carefully, that lady has always helped us. From protecting the company from going into Director Shao's hands to proving you innocent, we can see that she is on our side. Then if she is saying that she can get Xu Lei treated, I think we should give it a try."

"I understand this, father. But what if she is scheming against us? What if she wants to give us another blow?" Xu Dong could not bring himself to trust a stranger.

"What will she get from scheming? If she had any ill intentions towards us, she would not have saved you. Even if she did nothing, your lives were already ruined. It would be utterly foolish of her to save you to drag you down again," Father Xu continued.

"And about Lei Lei's condition, how many doctors have we visited? Apart from the top three doctors of the country with whom we could not get into contact with, we have consulted almost everyone. Even the doctors abroad have shook their heads in denial at her treatment."

Xu Lei trembled after listening to her father. Her parents had always given her hope that she could be treated. Although she knew subconsciously that it was not possible for her to recover, she still had a hope in her heart. But after listening to her father, all her hopes shattered and brought her back to the reality. She looked at her legs and tears rolled down from her eyes. She had even lost the count of how many times she had cried these few days from her accident. It seemed like her life had sunk into a bottomless abyss.

Mother Xu indicated for Father Xu to stop as these words were breaking the last hope that Xu Lei had in her mind and was created by them to let her recuperate with sound mind.

But Father Xu did not stop, "I know that it is very difficult for Lei Lei to accept this, but what I am saying is the truth." He turned to Xu Dong and added, "Dong'er, Lei Lei is already a cripple. What can be worse than this? I believe that a person who can snatch Starlight Entertainment from under the nose of Skylark Entertainment and Hongxing Gang would not make any empty promises. She must have a way to treat Xu Lei, thus she has offered this condition to you," Father Xu analysed the whole condition for his family.

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