The meeting with Jin Yean did not take too long, since it was something that had been arranged beforehand, and now it was just a matter of discussing the progress.

The cooperation talks with Lezi went very smoothly, and the general direction has been largely agreed upon. Shiyun Films will invest in the next three TV series, and artists from Shiyun Agency will be given priority in recruitment.

The specific roles still need to be further negotiated between Jin Ye'an and Le Zi. Shi Jing only looked at the expected investment amount, and since it was within her expectations, she let her and An Chun Nian handle it.

How are the training instructors for the artists being arranged?

"I've already contacted two teachers, one a vocal coach and the other an acting coach. We're still discussing the teaching arrangements. There aren't any suitable classrooms available right now, so I'm still contacting my colleagues here."

"Yes, for those in the entertainment industry, privacy is very important. The location must have excellent security, and a higher price is acceptable."

"I know, little boss."

Over time, they gained a general understanding of each other's behavior and style.

After arranging things at the company, she focused wholeheartedly on preparing to go to Jian Rong's house.

*

When Shi Jing passed, Nan Zhuowen had already left.

It's said that a cousin of mine got married, and I went home to attend the wedding banquet.

Since Shi Jing and Tao Yue moved around almost simultaneously, Tao Yue didn't move and continued to live in the house that Shi Jing rented.

She took the afternoon bus and arrived at Jian Rong's village just as dusk was falling. Shi Jing drove directly to the gate of the courtyard.

Hearing the noise, Jian Rong ran to the yard to take a look and happily called into the house, "Sister Tao Yue, Shi Jing has arrived!"

Shi Jing opened the trunk and took out the snacks he had bought.

"Come help me, I bought a lot of food."

"Hey, you're here!"

Jian Rong was overjoyed.

Xiaogou Village also has a small shop, but there are usually few young people in the village, so the shop mainly stocks things like oil, salt, soy sauce, and vinegar, with very few kinds of snacks.

During their stay in the village, they rarely bought snacks, only buying some when they went down the mountain to play.

The two women carried bags of snacks into the house. Tao Yue was heating up food in the microwave. Seeing them come in, she quickly greeted them, "Come on over, the food is almost ready, let's eat."

"You two haven't eaten yet?"

"No, I'm not hungry anyway. I'll wait for you to eat together." Tao Yue smiled gently as she brought out plate after plate of heated dishes, a variety of them.

"You've prepared so many dishes!"

Fortunately, each serving isn't too large, so there shouldn't be too much waste.

Tao Yue served rice to the girls, saying, "A few more surveyors have recently come to Brother Zhao's place, so Auntie has been cooking a bit more dishes."

Brother Zhao? Shi Jing thought for a moment before realizing that Tao Yue was referring to Zhao Xunkan.

"Thank you," Shi Jing said, taking the bowl of rice.

The three of them ate and chatted, which gave Tao Yue a chance to show her concern.

How is your injury?

"Almost done," Shi Jing said with a smile. "Look, I can move around without any problems now, and I can even drive myself."

"What exactly happened? How did we end up with human traffickers?"

"I guess they're being targeted for revenge," Shi Jing said nonchalantly.

"Damn, this is terrifying! Doesn't he know who he offended?" Jian Rong's eyes widened in shock upon hearing this, never expecting such a situation to exist in a society governed by the rule of law.

Shi Jing touched his nose: "There's a hint of something, but it's not good to make assumptions before things are confirmed."

"That's true," Tao Yue said. "But you still need to be careful and pay attention to safety when you go out."

"Yes, don't worry, I've already started looking for bodyguards."

If Lin Ze's brother's security company is legitimate, she'll just hire a female bodyguard from there to take with her when she goes out. But there's no rush; strangers can't easily sneak into Xiaogou Village these days.

"Stop talking about me, tell me about yourself." Shi Jing's gossip instincts were kicking in.

Earlier, because Tao Yue hadn't yet recovered from her troubles, she hadn't asked, and even after leaving Xiaogou Village, she hadn't asked again. Now that she was back, she couldn't help but satisfy her curiosity.

"Me?" Tao Yue was speechless for a moment, but she didn't hide it. Anyway, Nan Zhuowen and Jian Rong already knew about it, so it wouldn't matter if she told Shi Jing as well.

Tao Yue is a gentle and kind person, but she easily gets stuck in a dead end when it comes to relationship problems. But once she lets go, she really lets go.

Qi Xing was her pure first love in high school. But now that they're out of the ivory tower of high school, those feelings have changed.

"Actually, it's not that complicated. Simply put, it's just that a scumbag cheated on his girlfriend, trying to have his cake and eat it too, and then he messed up."

Shi Jing listened with great interest as he ate.

The outcome of this matter was probably already predetermined when the two of them chose schools located in opposite directions, one in the north and one in the south.

When you enter a new environment and meet new people, some feelings naturally change. However, some people are greedy, craving new people and things while being unwilling to let go of old ones.

Qi Xing went to a university in the south, and soon met a beautiful girl.

The girl was from Beijing and came from a well-off family. She went to study at a school in the south because she was interested in the south.

Qi Xing has the typical appearance of a southerner. He's not particularly tall, but he has fair skin and a refined, scholarly demeanor.

From the very beginning, the girl showed great interest in Qi Xing. As they spent more time together, their mutual affection grew stronger.

Qi Xing clearly had a girlfriend, but he didn't say anything and continued to flirt with other girls. This ambiguous atmosphere continued until Tao Yue came to visit him during her vacation.

Initially, Tao Yue wasn't fully aware of the situation; she was just heartbroken that her boyfriend was being ambiguous with other girls. Qi Xing, who was two-timing her, was incredibly stubborn, constantly shifting the blame to Tao Yue, saying she was overthinking things and that the other girl was just a classmate he was close to.

She was naive back then and didn't understand the connection between them until Qi Xing came to Beijing for tourism this time.

At this point, Tao Yue sighed: "When I received the message, I was so naive that I thought Qi Xing was coming to mend our relationship. Only when we met did I realize that he was chasing after someone he was having an affair with. Ugh, even that text message was secretly sent by that girl using his phone."

Shi Jing was dumbfounded. What kind of situation was this?!

"So that girl knew about you and Qi Xing?"

"Well, I guess only the guy surnamed Qi thinks he's kept it a secret."

"No way, is that girl stupid? She knew she was being cheated on and still went for it?!"

"Love is everything, huh? They're just deliberately trying to show me off."

Shi Jing was truly taken aback by this turn of events: "Knowing she's the other woman, she still dares to provoke me with such righteous indignation? How much confidence does that take?!"

“That girl does come from a wealthy family, and Qi Xing is very attentive to people.” Tao Yue no longer cared. “If things aren’t brought to the table, how can she rise to power?”

"So you just split it up like that?" Shi Jing asked curiously.

"They definitely broke up, but I'm not going to let them off so easily." Tao Yue sneered. "They've blatantly come to me for my own good. It would be too impolite of me not to return the favor."

......

Shi Jing immediately became interested, his eyes lighting up: "So what did you do?"

"What else can we do but gather up the solid evidence against this scumbag and make it official for them?"