[BL] Accidental Mark

Chapter 41

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

Cheng Xia's interpersonal relationships weren't complicated. He had lived with his parents over the years and hadn't offended anyone. It wasn't 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 hadn't broken up. Besides, Lin Qianshu didn't know about Cheng Xia's 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 brother's 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 weren't by his side, they wouldn't 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 Xia's first agent called Zhao Wenxiu. Apart from him, I can't 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 wasn't 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. "Didn't I say that this isn't 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 can't hurt people. The director asked me to stab hard so it would look realistic when shooting. I stabbed hard. Who would've 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 Xia's 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 hadn't he seen? He dealt with celebrities every day and his ability to observe words wasn't something that could be fooled by a little gangster. Director Liu had previously judged that it was an accidental injury because he didn't know that Cheng Xia had such an enemy. He couldn't 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 Peng's fingers started to tremble. "W-What? I don't know the person you're talking about!"

Pei Shaoze's 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 Xia's face, you can shift the blame to the props group? Did you believe this?"