Chapter 62 The matter is resolved.

The first thing to do when protecting your rights is to gather the evidence and submit it to a lawyer.

Furthermore, the internal communication must be consistent. We cannot allow any part of the company to find a loophole, bribe one person, and then turn against them, which would render all the efforts of the others futile.

Before doing this, Yu Shuling communicated with them and only after receiving a consistent answer did she openly expose the boss on the show, catching the people in the company off guard.

They are now in a terrible mess because of the trending topic. It's not just a matter of reputation anymore; there's even a possibility that people in the company will be summoned for questioning!

Before the information was leaked, Yu Shuling had naturally done her homework; there's no battle you can fight without preparation.

Their boss built his empire on his wife's wealth. She was a typical "rich, beautiful, and successful" woman who lost her family when she was young, leaving behind a multi-million dollar inheritance. The boss was older than her and knew how to charm people, so he won her over, started an entertainment company, and kept his wife a full-time housewife.

However, despite saying that, the boss's wife was still cautious and not foolish enough to hand over all her management rights. In fact, she is still the largest behind-the-scenes shareholder of the company, and the boss is the one who manages it on behalf of the boss.

That's why the boss was so afraid of the matter being exposed. He thought what he did was just small-scale, private stuff, and he never expected someone to be so outspoken. Yu Shuling directly exposed him on the show, and it caused quite a stir. His wife probably saw it too.

Yu Shuling spent some money to find his wife's contact information, copied all the evidence, and sent it to her, intending to see what his wife had to say first.

Sometimes, in order to maintain a marriage, some women foolishly shift the blame onto others to protect a relationship that already exists in name only. Of course, there are also those who cannot tolerate even the slightest imperfection, like Yu Shuling in her past life, who, after learning of the emperor's actions, slowly poisoned him to death, and didn't let the emperor have an easy time even before she died.

She wasn't sure which type of boss lady she was, so she decided to give it a try first.

Xiao Lin was terrified and wore a miserable expression the whole way, while Yu Shuling, as the person involved, seemed completely unconcerned. She received a message from Lin Yujie on the way, saying that they had moved out of the dormitory, since they didn't have much stuff anyway.

Otherwise, the company would confiscate their phones, which shows they're not up to any good.

There was no need to endure it any longer. The women helped compile all the information Kawana knew into written and audio materials, which they jointly submitted to the lawyer. They decided to file a lawsuit and refused to accept the company's mediation.

Once the boss calmed down, he invited them over to talk. Naturally, the people at the door had installed a metal detector, just in case Yu Shuling was recording.

Now it's not necessary. Their evidence is complete. They've made a big fuss just to force the higher-ups to take action. After all, there are precedents of collusion in this industry. Yu Shuling has been very careful and meticulous in her actions, and even Zhong Xinfan can't help but look at her with new respect.

I don't know when it started, but even though Li Song, the team leader, had returned, Yu Shuling was still the one in charge among them. Back then at the company, Yu Shuling handled things calmly, even leaving the other party speechless on several occasions.

Zhong Xinfan stared at her for a while, and finally couldn't help but say:

"After you appeared on that dating reality show, you were like a completely different person."

Zhong Xinfan was the most taciturn of the group, partly because she genuinely didn't like to talk much, and partly because she no longer had a deep connection with her teammates and was more accustomed to being alone. However, after this incident, Lyra became more united than ever before. She hadn't known that Kawana had gone through these things before, and her impression of the aloof Kawana was just so-so. She remained unusually silent as she listened to Kawana recount her ordeal.

"They've probably caught fire themselves, and if they don't fight back, they'll just have to surrender."

Yu Shuling smiled slightly, her face looking a little pale from the exertion of the past few days, which made her seem even more genuine. Zhong Xinfan lowered her head with a complicated expression, not daring to ask any more questions. She silently patted Yu Shuling's back, which was already a great act of kindness, considering that Yu Shuling wasn't very good at expressing her emotions.

The boss's wife responded quickly. She didn't reply to the anonymous email sent by Yu Shuling, but came to the company a few days later and held a shareholders' meeting.

The shareholders' meeting directly decided on the change of position, removing the boss from his post. The man's face was extremely ugly, and his nominal wife didn't even want to look at this scumbag again.

Her eyes were a little red, suggesting she had cried several times at home, and her makeup couldn't hide her somewhat haggard face. But she was equally decisive in her actions; she took her boss to court, demanding a divorce and forcing him to leave with nothing.

Under current laws, it would be difficult to achieve this. However, since the two have a prenuptial agreement, even if they have to divide the property later, the scumbag won't take too much, as the main decision-making power is not in his hands.

I also heard that they have a daughter who is already eight years old, so the man can forget about having her. In addition, he has to bear several lawsuits, and he is completely overwhelmed.

The matter was resolved much more smoothly than they had expected; at least regarding the lawsuit against the former boss, all parties reached an agreement.

The contract hadn't expired yet. Lyra moved out of the dorm purely for safety reasons. According to the original contract, if they were to break the contract now, they would have to pay a large penalty. Moreover, everyone wanted to see things through, so after discussing it, they decided to stay and renew the group's contract.

They started living in hotels together, but later Lin Yujie found a suitable new dormitory, and everyone chipped in to move in. On the day they officially moved in, the five of them went out for a rare hot pot meal together, ordered milk tea and other drinks, gave up on managing their figures, and had a great time.

After they had almost finished eating, Lin Yujie kept refreshing the news trending topics list. She saw that their popularity had remained high for a while, and there were still discussions about them at the bottom of the entertainment list. She couldn't help but use her alternate account to like several posts criticizing the company and her former boss. She felt like the whole world had discovered the people she disliked.

Back at the company, the former boss's wife was embroiled in a lawsuit against him regarding the division of assets, leaving him no time to manage the increasingly failing entertainment company. Jiang Zhou, because of her involvement, was also readily dismissed. Now, they were being managed by a female agent named Sister Gao. Sister Gao was stern and unsmiling, seemingly oblivious to the recent turmoil within the company, only urging them to focus on preparing for the upcoming schedule.

Moreover, their schedules are already very full. Since none of them intend to renew their contracts, endorsements are definitely out of the question. So they're basically taking on various variety shows and music festivals.

There are quite a few music festivals in China. Some are held in theaters on a large scale, while others are simply a stage set up in an amusement park. The revenue sharing is not very high, so those who can go on their own and hold tours directly go on tours or appear on variety shows. This kind of thankless work is basically only done by small idols and less famous bands.

Lyra's subsequent itinerary can be summarized in just a few words:

It was both rushed and exhausting.

It's not fair to say the company was targeting them. Lyra had very few opportunities to participate before, so few that fans were so indifferent when they were less than a year into their debut that even the official Weibo account didn't bother to criticize them. It was only after a series of controversies recently that they finally returned to the public eye.

Of course, they couldn't tell everyone everything, as that would be seen as using people as pawns, so they could only grit their teeth and bear it.

Especially Yu Shuling, that troublemaker, was assigned a lot of tasks, which meant she was practically always on the go.

But compared to before, now even a small music festival is something everyone cherishes, because heaven knows how long it has been since they had a proper stage opportunity.

The soft drink music festival was held in a well-known seaside city, and a lineup of six thousand audience members was already considered quite large. A few days before the performance, Yu Shuling casually glanced at the performer list and saw two familiar names on it.

Jiang Wenxi and You Jingzhou.

This trip was signed a long time ago. If it were now, the company might not even give them a chance to perform at such a well-known music festival. At the time, the idea was to let them make the most of their remaining popularity. The price they negotiated wasn't high; they were basically just there to fill in the gaps. After all, with a top star like Jiang Wenxi there, most of the others would just be supporting actors.

However, the incident involving Jiang Wenxi and Qi Xiuxiu caused quite a stir recently. Although he explained himself, most fans still chose to stay, which had a significant impact on him. Now that the peak of the discussion has passed, the official Weibo post announcing the music festival is once again flooded with comments from Jiang Wenxi's fans, who are relentlessly attacking any mocking remarks that appear.

"My God, his relationship with Qi Xiuxiu is confirmed, which caused the group's debut to be delayed, and his fans are still defending him?"

In the original novel, Lin Yujie is the one who stabbed someone with a knife in the "weirdos concentration camp." In reality, she is very easygoing and cheerful in front of her teammates, and has a very popular personality. Yu Shuling couldn't see any trace of bipolar disorder in her, which further convinced her of the malice the original novel showed towards the female supporting characters.

It seems to use the male and female protagonists as the best blueprint, designing countless control groups and rigidly dividing them into black-and-white camps, making everyone else just stepping stones on the road to love between the male and female protagonists.

Therefore, the group that the villainous female supporting character belongs to will all suffer such disgusting experiences, becoming unrecognizable and hated by everyone. The female lead, as a lucky charm, only needs to have a beautiful romance with the male lead to reap the benefits.