Xu Mengyu leaned back in her chair, and Zheng Tianming stood behind her, massaging her temples. He had studied massage, so his technique and strength were quite professional.

"I'm curious, is there anything you can't do?" Xu Mengyu comfortably enjoyed the free service.

Thinking about what happened last night, Zheng Tianming's face darkened: "I don't know how to use your flirting tricks yesterday."

Xu Mengyu didn't respond. Who would talk to him about this after the alcohol wore off? What if things escalated?

"I'm going to sleep for a while. I'm getting old and can't stay awake any longer." Xu Mengyu said, taking out an eye mask from the drawer and putting it on. She couldn't sleep for too long, otherwise she would have insomnia at night.

Zheng Tianming took off his coat and covered Xu Mengyu with it, much less force than before: "If Uncle Xu hears this, he'll definitely scold you."

Xu Mengyu smiled, thinking that her father probably wouldn't admit he was old even when he was eighty.

Just as she was about to fall asleep, Hu Xiaohui knocked on the office door. Her expression was grave, as if something serious had happened.

"Go in." Xu Mengyu's temples throbbed with pain.

Although Hu Xiaohui was anxious, she spoke in a calm tone: "Shen Yunxi's parents, brother and sister-in-law have come to the company. They just splashed water on the receptionist."

Xu Mengyu removed her blindfold: "What are they doing here?"

"They said they came to discuss compensation." Hu Xiaohui glanced at the documents in her hands after saying that, one thing after another.

Xu Mengyu got up, put on Zheng Tianming's coat, and walked outside: "There are really people who don't appreciate kindness."

Zheng Tianming was wearing a white shirt and black trousers, with leather armbands on his sleeves. His height and physique made Hu Xiaohui bite her lip.

If she were the boss, she would also appreciate something like this, but this is something she can't appreciate; she can only look at it as a sight to behold.

Shen Yunxi's parents sat downstairs: "Xu Mengyu ruined my daughter so badly. She had to have brain surgery, her skull was even removed. Her life is ruined. And what does she do? She just hides away and disappears!"

“That’s right, the facts are there. She’s trying to whitewash herself online because she’s rich. How can someone be so vicious? As a woman myself, I’m ashamed for her.” Shen Yunxi’s sister-in-law stood to the side with her arms crossed, echoing her mother-in-law’s words.

Xu Mengyu heard it as soon as she got off the elevator. She walked over helplessly. No wonder Shen Yunxi ended up like this. It was all thanks to the education of "good parents".

When Shen Yunxi's mother saw Xu Mengyu coming over, she stood up excitedly and pointed her finger at Xu Mengyu's nose: "It was you who almost killed my daughter."

Xu Mengyu didn't take her seriously at all.

Shen Yunxi's father and brother were about to step forward when they were frightened by Zheng Tianming...

"Say what you have to say, you're not some shrew, why are you arguing?" Xu Mengyu said and sat down on the sofa. Hu Xiaohui quickly made her a cup of coffee.

Shen Yunxi's sister-in-law looked at Xu Mengyu: "Alright, since that's the case, let's get straight to the point. My sister is still in the hospital. How do you plan to compensate her?"

Xu Mengyu leaned back on the sofa, looking like she was trying not to laugh: "You didn't come here to pay me back?" As she spoke, she looked up at Zheng Tianming beside her.

Zheng Tianming stood to the side with a stern face; she knew how to infuriate people.

"What, we have to pay compensation?" Shen Yunxi's mother was furious when she heard this and was about to step forward when she was stopped by the bodyguard.

Xu Mengyu crossed her legs and placed her hands naturally on the armrests of the chair: "You have been spreading false rumors everywhere. The evidence will soon be conclusive. Why shouldn't you be the ones to compensate me? I have suffered varying degrees of damage to my mental state and reputation recently."

"You're talking nonsense." Shen Yunxi's mother pointed at Xu Mengyu: "I've seen shameless people, but I've never seen anyone as shameless as you. You have no reputation whatsoever. You've ruined my daughter like this, and you still have the nerve to say that!"

Just as Zheng Tianming was about to step forward, Xu Mengyu stopped him: "Then why don't we just call the police? Whatever amount the court orders us to pay, I'll pay."

She hadn't intended to cause trouble for Shen Yunxi's family; the grievances should be settled with the perpetrators, but she never expected them to come to her door on their own initiative.

If you don't slap someone who offers themselves up, you'll be itching to do something else.

Seeing this, Shen Yunxi's sister-in-law tugged at her mother-in-law's sleeve. Here, everyone was Xu Mengyu's people, and if a fight broke out, they would be the ones who suffered: "Mom, let's go outside."

There were people all outside, and I don't believe Xu Mengyu could still argue with them like this, after all, her status is what it is.

"Pah! You deserve to die a horrible death! Just because you have connections, you bully us ordinary folks!" Shen Yunxi's mother said as she was pushed out.

As Xu Mengyu drank the coffee Hu Xiaohui had brought her, she roughly guessed what they were going to do: cry, make a scene, and threaten suicide.

I reckon they'll be able to put up a banner or something in a couple of days.

Sure enough, the four of them started wailing as soon as they went outside. They probably didn't even cry like that when their own parents died.

"It's never going to end," Hu Xiaohui said, rolling up her sleeves.

Xu Mengyu put down her coffee cup: "Impulsiveness solves nothing." She's not a teenager anymore; she can't do anything about them.

She poured the leftover coffee on herself, and as soon as she stood up, tears began to fall.

Zheng Tianming: "..."

Many people from the studio came out and stood behind Xu Mengyu. Seeing her crying like that, their anger reached its peak.

"Fuck it, this is too much!" one of the male celebrities said, rolling up his sleeves as he prepared to leave.

Everyone else looked angry as well.

After the group left, Shen Yunxi's mother cried so hard she almost fainted: "How could you do this? You have no sense of reason at all."

Xu Mengyu leaned against Hu Xiaohui, and since she already had a headache, tears welled up in her eyes. There were so many people behind her, but none of them came forward.

The studio was in the city center, and although it was during working hours, quite a few people had gathered around. Seeing Xu Mengyu's sickly appearance and the middle-aged woman crying on the ground, they were confused about the situation.

“If you have any problems, we can call the police. You can’t just come in and start hitting people and throwing water. We are public figures, and we can’t do anything to you, but don’t go too far.” Xu Mengyu said, wiping away her tears.

Shen Yunxi's mother pointed at Xu Mengyu: "It was clearly you who kicked us out."

“Auntie…” Xu Mengyu’s tears flowed freely: “You came in and splashed water on me and insulted me. I kept telling you to call the police and handle it properly, but you insisted on making me pay money.”

The receptionist who had just been splashed with water was standing next to Xu Mengyu. Neither of them was clean, especially the receptionist, whose hair was still wet.

Shen Yunxi's father had no idea about all the scheming and intrigue. When he saw Xu Mengyu putting on a pitiful act, he immediately cursed, "You motherless filthy bitch."

After he said that, everyone watching understood what was going on. With such a lack of manners, who knows what kind of person he is inside.

Zheng Tianming took a deep breath. No job is easy; he couldn't resort to violence, and he couldn't really do anything to them...

Taking him away is also a negotiated solution, and Zheng Tianming understands this better than anyone else.

Xu Mengyu buried her face in Hu Xiaohui's arms, her shoulders trembling.

Hu Xiaohui shouted, "How could you do this? You've driven Mengyu to the brink of mental collapse! You make trouble every day and every night! Even when Shen Yunxi had that incident and faced such public opinion, Mengyu secretly donated money. What more do you want from her? Do you want her dead?!"

“She’s done too many bad things.” Shen Yunxi’s mother immediately objected upon hearing this. She added, “Who is so generous as to donate ten or twenty thousand every time?”

"If you say things like that, who will do good deeds in the future?" Hu Xiaohui said, gently patting Xu Mengyu's shoulder. Although her voice was loud, her eyes were already red.

She had been with the company the whole time and had seen how hard Xu Mengyu had worked.

Zheng Tianming felt sorry for her. He went down the steps and walked over. Shen Yunxi's brother saw this and made a protective gesture.

"What are you doing? There are so many people watching." Shen Yunxi's brother looked wary.

Zheng Tianming walked over and slowly squatted down. Then he took out his phone from his pocket and turned the volume up to the maximum. It was a military-grade phone, so the sound quality was excellent.

[Xu Mengyu, you're doomed. It's your bad luck to be in my way. After today, all the resources will be mine.]

Then came the sound of things being rummaged through.

I refuse to believe that this won't strangle you to death.

Shen Yunxi's voice came through the phone...

Zheng Tianming casually pulled out his military ID from his pocket: "I vouch for the authenticity of this recording with my identity."

People have an inexplicable trust in soldiers.

Shen Yunxi's mother couldn't even cry anymore. She recognized her daughter's voice. She looked at Zheng Tianming, her expression changing repeatedly.

"Xu Mengyu felt that we were all in the same circle, and since she was seriously ill and hospitalized, we would not pursue the matter. But your family harassed us day and night for money. Instead of saving money for your daughter's medical treatment, you bought cars, houses, and luxury goods for your son."

Shen Yunxi's brother arrived by car. They had crowdfunded online, and he was dressed head-to-toe in designer brands, driving a car worth over two million yuan.

Many people in the crowd were holding up their phones, and this incident will soon go viral online.

He originally wanted to wait for He Kai to arrive so that he could come forward and prove that Shen Yunxi had been bitten by a snake. With the doctor's diagnosis, it was indeed an animal bite, not a human bite.

But they brought trouble upon themselves by coming to cause trouble for Xu Mengyu.

Xu Mengyu looked at Zheng Tianming in the crowd...

As more and more people gathered around, the local police officers maintaining order drove them away. Seeing this, Shen Yunxi's parents quickly took their son and daughter-in-law and left.

I thought public figures were afraid of getting into trouble and would try to minimize the damage. Xu Mengyu is so rich, what's a hundred or two hundred million to her?

Shen Yunxi's condition fluctuates, and now the crowdfunding money is almost used up, and the company is no longer taking responsibility. If this continues, they will have to pay for it themselves.

Shen Yunxi's mother sat in the car: "I'm so angry! If you ask me, your sister is going to die young. She finally made a lot of money, but she had to go and participate in some wilderness survival activity. The loan on that villa is still not paid off."

The group started discussing the upcoming treatment in the car.

"Doesn't my sister have a boyfriend? Why don't we just let him pick her up?" Shen Yunxi's sister-in-law said from the passenger seat.

Anyway, she definitely won't take the money out of her hands.

Shen Yunxi's mother glanced at her husband beside her, and the two exchanged a brief look. It seemed that her daughter-in-law was not planning to use the money for treatment.

“...”

Xu Mengyu lay on the bed in the lounge, her head resting on Zheng Tianming's lap: "When I was filming TV dramas before, I would laugh when I saw the script for the villainous female supporting character. How could there be such a brainless person? Turns out there really are."

"Don't think too much, take your medicine and get a good night's sleep." Zheng Tianming massaged her temples.

Xu Mengyu closed her eyes. It wasn't that she felt sorry for Shen Yunxi, but rather that she sighed. There were too many parents like this in the world. How could they not care about their own flesh and blood?

After a few minutes, Xu Mengyu fell into a deep sleep. Zheng Tianming took the pillow and said, "So you still want to create your own clothing brand?"

Zheng Tianming found a suitable spot to lie down. After a while, he took her hand, wondering how he could help her.

He's been learning about the entertainment industry, but it's all just scratching the surface...

While Hu Xiaohui was organizing documents outside, the public relations department had already gathered for a meeting.

After seeing the trending topic, Shen Yunxi's agent slammed her fist on the table and started cursing. She had originally thought that even a stupid person would know to come up with a way to ask for the money back.

They went there unprepared and made such a big fuss.

Xu Mengyu looked so pitiful that anyone would feel sorry for her. Shen Yunxi's father pointed at her nose and cursed her.

Later, it was revealed that Xu Mengyu was kind-hearted and quietly donated money to Shen Yunxi for medical expenses while bearing the brunt of public opinion.

There's also a video of Shen Yunxi trying to strangle Xu Mengyu, which was shown in a clip from a previous live stream.

This time, the fans who had been silent for so long were no longer satisfied.

That's just too much!

Shen Yunxi's agency was immediately overwhelmed, and the reputation of its artists plummeted.

Next comes the familiar process: withdrawing endorsements.

Xu Mengyu slept for more than an hour, and got up when she felt better. Those endorsements that were withdrawn represented her wealth.

Hu Xiaohui was extremely busy.

"We haven't heard from Chen Han at all, and we can't get back the money he took." Xu Mengyu straightened her clothes, feeling extremely angry.

Zheng Tianming lay on the bed: "You're only sleeping for an hour?" He was just about to fall asleep.

Xu Mengyu couldn't help but laugh out loud: "Are you my hired bodyguard or my kept man? I'm already up, but you're still lying in bed."

"This sucker is doing the work of a bodyguard," Zheng Tianming thought to himself. "I've never seen you treat me like a sucker..."

Xu Mengyu glanced at Zheng Tianming, opened the door and walked out: "I'll call you after get off work."

A domineering female CEO and her kept young lover.

Hu Xiaohui had just hung up the phone when it rang again. Her throat was parched, but she still had to keep saying polite things.

These dinner invitations are booked until next month.

Shen Yunxi's company has been securing a lot of endorsements lately, and with these brands trying their best to improve the company's image, they're all coming to her door now.

"Aren't you tired?" Xu Mengyu walked over, her voice hoarse but still polite to the person.

Hu Xiaohui hung up the phone and looked at Xu Mengyu: "A lot of money has fallen from the sky." Even though she only receives a basic salary and commission.

Xu Mengyu put her arm around Hu Xiaohui's shoulder: "If you become my manager, I definitely won't treat you badly."

"Then, how much salary will you get?" Hu Xiaohui knew that Xu Mengyu wouldn't mistreat her, but it was better to have a figure in mind, since she was a bit of a money-lover.

Xu Mengyu held up two fingers.

Hu Xiaohui blinked: "An annual salary of 200,000, or 20,000 per month?" That's still higher than my current salary!

Xu Mengyu whispered in Hu Xiaohui's ear: "Annual salary of two million, not including commission."

Hu Xiaohui was having trouble breathing. She mechanically turned her head to look at Xu Mengyu: "Really?"

“Absolutely true.” Xu Mengyu nodded.

Hu Xiaohui exclaimed "Ah!" She never dreamed she would have so much money. She immediately went to buy an electric wheelchair for her grandfather!

Xu Mengyu leaned against her desk and smiled. She had given Shen Mei much more back then, but you can't get fat in one bite; you have to take it slowly.

Hu Xiaohui is even more motivated now!