Imposter Young Master
Chapter 22 Actor’s Self-Cultivation_1

Chapter 22: Chapter 22 Actor’s Self-Cultivation_1

The female officer chuckled, "If this operation goes smoothly, those women who doubt you and call you nothing more than a ’pretty face’ will have to shut up. After all, this operation was initiated, planned, and led by you. If it’s successful, it would undoubtedly be a major case solved in the police force."

Gu Ran offhandedly responded, "I simply happened to receive intel that an international arms smuggler, wanted by Interpol, will be conducting a secret deal at an underground casino in Hangcheng tonight."

She paused, then asked, "How’s the investigation into that underground casino, Lan Lan?"

Lan Lan pondered for a moment before replying, "Um, it’s all clarified now. That underground casino is secretly run by the Yang family, which is one of the Top Ten families here in Hangcheng."

"The Yang family? Does this family have a strong background?" Gu Ran asked.

Lan shook her head, "No, the Yang family is a rising family that has just emerged in the last two-three decades. They originally made their fortune from coal, but with coal prices continuously falling in recent years, they’ve started getting involved in the entertainment industry like clubs, bars, and KT Vs. They are a family that made its wealth locally in Hangcheng, with no other backing."

"Hmph, nouveau riche, involved in both porn and gambling, and possibly drugs too. They are acting just like the Mafia. This Yang family is certainly not clean. If this operation is successful, not only will the wanted international arms dealer be caught, but the Yang family, who runs this underground casino, will probably also have a hard time escaping the law." Gu Ran had a particular dislike for such families involved in illegal operations.

Lan Lan nodded, "The fact that the casino was involved in this arms smuggling case wasn’t really related initially, but since this case could shake the world, the media will certainly be highly concerned. Under high public exposure, even an ant would not be spared. The Yang family might get involved this time and be out of luck."

...

Yang Gang thought about it all afternoon, but still couldn’t figure out how to apologize.

When it was almost time for class in the afternoon, Yang Feng delivered a package to Yang Gang, saying that it was from their father.

Yang Gang opened the package and found a book titled "Self-Cultivation of Actors".

Fake Young Master Yang was confused, although his father didn’t say anything, the message was clear.

His adoptive father obviously felt that his performance as ’the Young Master Yang’ was not accurate.

The reason, guessed by Yang Gang, must have been because his adopted sister had complained about him.

However, after serious contemplation, Yang Gang also felt that he had been a bit impulsive. Like joking about Xia Zihan. He didn’t like Xia Zihan, he could totally just ignore her or avoid her. If he can’t deal with her, can’t he just evade her? But directly ridiculing Xia Zihan was really inappropriate.

The Xia family is the prime family of Hangcheng with a Capital City background, absolutely an extraordinary existence in Hangcheng. Although the Yang family was also one of the Top Ten families, it was definitely not on par with the Xia family in terms of their economic or political foundation. Such a tough role to play.

Previously, Shen Jing also warned him: the Xia family, the Huang family, and the Gao family, all three among the Top Ten Families in Hangcheng, had links to Capital City, putting them far above the other families in Hangcheng.

Yang’s father was obviously very displeased that Yang Gang had upset the young lady of the Xia family.

Young Master Yang sat in his seat, his hand on "Self-Cultivation of Actors", looking very serious.

"Well... how should I play the role of ’Young Master Yang’?"

Young Master Yang was deeply engrossed in his thoughts, leaving his classmates in the Department of Industrial and Commercial Management second class looking at each other in bewilderment, unsure of what mischief the heir, who had been causing chaos in the morning, was up to.

Just before class, Xia Zihan arrived. She glared at Yang Gang in annoyance and sat in her seat.

Yang Gang remained silent.

The first class was Human Resources Management. The teacher was a middle-aged woman named Zhang Ling.

From the moment Zhang Ling stepped onto the podium, her gaze settled on Yang Gang.

She had heard rumors earlier in the day about Young Master Yang suddenly snapping and beating up Li Kun, the keynote speaker on e-commerce. Zhang Ling had ridiculed Yang Gang in the past, so she worried that she would be his next target in his outbreak of violence. After all, against silver-spooners like Yang Gang, even if they beat her up, she could only swallow her indignation.

However, to Zhang Ling’s surprise, Young Master Yang seemed to be very calm and inconspicuous right now, acting exactly as he always had.

"Did I hear wrong about Yang Gang’s tantrum this morning?" Zhang Ling was bewildered.

Not just in the first lesson, for the rest of the classes, Young Master Yang behaved respectfully.

"Hey, it seems like Yang Gang suddenly became more mature." Jun A commented.

"Wasn’t Yang Gang always like this? He was just acting out of character this morning, but now he’s back to normal." Jun B added.

"Whew~ That scared me. If Yang Gang had become sane all of sudden, we, the ones who have made fun of him, would be in trouble. Having an idiotic rich kid in class is rather amusing, haha." Jun C chuckled.

"Did Yang Gang become stupid again? He was really cool when he snapped this morning." Girl D lamented.

"Are you crushing on him? Better save yourself some dignity. The normal Yang Gang would never be interested in a girl like you. And when Yang Gang’s acting silly, he’s into Xia Zihan, either way, you stand no chance to marry into his wealthy family." Girl E snapped at Girl D.

...

Xia Zihan quietly listened to the surrounding gossip, her mind a whirlpool of conflicting thoughts. Yang Gang’s unusual behavior today had hit her hard. In the past, she found it annoying when he pestered her. If he weren’t the brother of her best friend, Yang Fei, she would’ve had her brother teach Yang Gang a lesson.

However, this morning, when Yang Gang suddenly stopped bothering her and even seemed quite cold towards her, she felt very upset.

She even somewhat wished that he would revert to his old self that only had eyes for her.

"Yang Gang, are we back to ’normal’ now?" Xia Zihan stole a quick glance at Yang Gang.

Yang Gang didn’t look at her but was head down, rapidly writing something.

Shortly after, she received a folded paper with "Apology Letter" written on the top and Yang Gang’s signature below.

Upon seeing it, Xia Zihan thought smugly, "Hmph! Stupid Yang Gang, see you, still apologizing to me obediently. Really, if you know you can’t thwart me, then don’t provoke me!"

With a flick of her hand, Xia Zihan opened the ’Apology Letter’. The full text was:

"It is my fault that I arrived at this point today. I did wrong, and it has nothing to do with anyone else. The smoothness of my acting career has led me to arrogance and willfulness, driving me to the brink of danger. Today, I am willing to bear all the consequences. Actually, I am very grateful to you for letting me fall today, rather than on some future day when I am too arrogant to accept it. I have to sort myself out again, face up to things and apologize sincerely! In my writings, I have written a terrible mistake in life. I have failed Ma Yili and my child..."

Xia Zihan’s face darkened instantly. After reading the full text... This... this is definitely plagiarism, right!? This... this is exactly word-by-word plagiarism! At least change the names in the letter if he had the slightest shred of sincerity!

Miss Xia clenched her fists, feeling unforgivable. This jerk did it on purpose!!

Yang Gang looked at Xia Zihan, who seemed ready to explode, feeling puzzled, "This... doesn’t make sense. I searched online for a long time to find a heartfelt, moving apology letter, but it seems completely ineffective. Sigh, these rich girls are really hard to deal with. My foster daughter Su Xiaoxi may have a bad temperament, but at least she doesn’t bicker and throw tantrums over small things."

Mm-hmm?? Did that woman Su Xiaoxi have a good side??

Shaking his head hard, Yang Gang decided it must be an illusion. Yes, he definitely needs to dump that ill-mannered, flirtatious girl with small breasts who is older than him!