Although she hadn't witnessed it firsthand, Xia Chuyue could still glimpse Rong Yunsheng's glorious past from the scattered fragments circulating online.

Despite a bright future ahead, their wings for takeoff were abruptly plucked.

Xia Chuyue's brows furrowed slightly as she looked down at the boss of Liyou Entertainment.

He is also the nominal director of the talent show.

Unlike other entertainment companies, most of the management at Liyou Entertainment are promoted from their positions as entertainment stars.

This boss originally worked as a director before switching careers, but over the years he has never given up on producing various variety shows himself.

[Boss Shen of Liyou Entertainment? Let me dig up some shady gossip.]

Mr. Shen paused in pouring tea, glanced at Xia Chuyue without making a sound, but quickly withdrew his hand.

As someone in the industry, he knew a lot of the inside story about Yu Lin's downfall.

Having never directly experienced the power of Xia Chuyue's Bagua system, Boss Shen, like Yu Lin initially, was somewhat dismissive.

What good is even the most powerful Bagua system?

His company is so big, the public relations department isn't just there for show.

Moreover, Mr. Shen smiled confidently, as if he had just thought of something.

My goodness, his company is actually quite clean!

Xia Chuyue thought that if she could force companies that exploit artists, even if pimping involved legal issues, there should at least be tax evasion issues, right?

But the truth is, apart from the fact that the contracts this company signs with its artists are unfair terms that exploit all the value of the stars, everything else about the company is clean!

Even the unfair contracts were signed voluntarily by the celebrities, without crossing any legal boundaries.

[This Boss Shen is truly shrewd; his only goal is to make money, completely disregarding the future prospects of the celebrities. He's solely focused on profit.]

He also avoided all issues within the company that touched on legal boundaries, absolutely not allowing any unforeseen circumstances to affect his ability to run the company and make money!

[As expected of a businessman, no business is without its cunning!]

Honestly, Xia Chuyue found even this kind of gossip, which wasn't too tainted, quite troublesome.

Rong Yunsheng, upon hearing her thoughts, sighed deeply.

Rong Yunsheng had worked at Liyou Entertainment for decades and knew how difficult it was to leave the company.

"Mr. Shen, you should know why I'm here."

Despite knowing he was overestimating himself, Rong Yunsheng still chose to confront Boss Shen head-on for the sake of his daughter's future in the entertainment industry.

Mr. Shen smiled, put down his cup, and nodded.

His eyes are long and narrow, and they squint slightly when he smiles, giving one the inexplicable impression of a cunning fox.

"Of course, Rong Zhaoxue is a very talented singer, just like you were back then."

Even someone as good-tempered as Rong Yunsheng almost blurted out a question on the spot.

Since you know Rong Zhaoxue is talented, why did you still ruin her future?!

Boss Shen noticed Rong Yunsheng's anger but didn't care, continuing to pour tea for himself.

"Everyone, sit down, have a cup of tea, and then we can chat. There's no rush."

Xia Chuyue sighed softly, sat down, and drank a cup of tea to moisten her parched throat.

Xia Xinxin, who had come to watch the show, seemed to get bored, fiddled with her hair, and prepared to leave.

Unexpectedly, Boss Shen suddenly asked casually:

"Chuyue also has the surname Xia, and she and Xinxin are from the same clan."

He just said it casually, but Xia Xinxin immediately sensed something was wrong and stopped walking away instantly.

Xia Chuyue had been keeping an eye on Xia Xinxin out of the corner of her eye. Noticing that something was wrong with her, she quickly figured it out.

“Not only are we from the same clan, but in a sense, we are also sisters.”

These words made Boss Shen pause in his actions, and he looked up in surprise.

Having not paid attention to events within the elite circles for some time, Boss Shen was not very clear about Xia Xinxin and Xia Chuyue's situation, so he couldn't help but ask.

"What sisters? Doesn't Xinxin only have one brother?"

Xia Chuyue nodded slightly, glanced at Xia Xinxin whose movements had become somewhat stiff, and quickly opened the Bagua System.

"That's right, but we were switched at birth. Xin Xin is no longer a member of the Xia family."

Upon hearing Xia Chuyue's words, Boss Shen didn't show anything, only nodded and took a sip of tea.

[Was I wrong? Judging from Boss Shen's demeanor just now, I thought he had some connection with the Xia family.]

[I looked it up, and it turns out, another melodramatic gossip story about someone mistaking a body double!]

A hint of surprise appeared on Boss Shen's face.

Admitting fault? Using a stand-in?

He was momentarily dazed, and when he saw Xia Xinxin walking over, he raised his hand to signal her not to speak.

Mr. Shen wanted to know what he had actually done wrong.

When Mr. Shen was young, he was just a third-rate director, full of ambition but unfortunately no one was willing to invest in him.

One day, Mr. Shen left a drinking party and wandered aimlessly onto a bridge. Thinking about his script that would never find investors, he became intoxicated and jumped off.

He regretted falling into the water as soon as he did, but the river was too swift, and he was not a good swimmer. Unable to struggle, he gradually sank to the bottom.

Just as Boss Shen thought he was about to die, a woman pulled him from the bottom of the river.

[Why does this scene look so similar?]

[Holy crap, it turns out the person who pulled Boss Shen out of the water was Shen Qing's adoptive mother!]

Mr. Shen was now completely bewildered.

Shen Qing?

Who is this?

Shouldn't it be Xin Xin's mother, Li Ling?

Xia Chuyue was so engrossed in eating melons that she couldn't help but sigh.

[Shen Qing's adoptive mother is quite remarkable. As a fisherwoman who makes a living by fishing, she not only pulled Shen Qing from the sea after he fell in, but also pulled Boss Shen, who had attempted suicide, from the river.]

She's either rescuing someone, or on her way to do so.

[It's worth mentioning that she also pulled her deceased husband from the water!]

To be honest, Xia Chuyue was actually quite eager to meet Shen Qing, the legendary adoptive mother who had helped people get out of poverty.

For Shen Qing's adoptive mother, who had saved many people from the water, saving Boss Shen was nothing special.

She placed Mr. Shen on the riverbank, made sure he was still alive, and then hurriedly rode her bicycle to sell seafood.

So when Boss Shen woke up, he was confronted by Li Ling, who happened to be there to watch the show.

Mr. Shen repeatedly expressed his gratitude to his benefactor and promised that he would never refuse to help him in the future if needed.

Li Ling was just out buying breakfast, and suddenly she was given the title of benefactor.

But she knew how to put her own interests first; although she didn't know what Boss Shen did, she didn't deny saving the person.

More than a decade later, Mr. Shen, having amassed a fortune through shady brokerage contracts, agreed to secretly collaborate with his benefactor, Li Ling, and Xie Yuanping to repay her for saving his life, in order to smear Xie Yuanping's business rivals.

[When Boss Shen was drowning at the bottom of the icy river, he held a hazy, beautiful view of the person who saved him.]

This vague affection, after learning of Li Ling's marriage, was entirely directed towards her children—Xie Yuanping's two illegitimate sons!

No wonder he, a heartless businessman, treated Xia Xinxin so well!

But he mistook someone else for someone else from beginning to end!