Yan Yaoyao is dreaming of marrying into a wealthy family and hasn't accepted any gigs for a while.

Xiao Yu called her several times but couldn't see her. Finally, she couldn't take it anymore and called her to yell at her.

"Do you not want to stay in the entertainment industry anymore? Do you think that marrying into a wealthy family means you'll have to terminate your contract like Yan Qiao? Yao Yao, even if you want to be a rich wife, you still need to have your own money!"

Yan Yaoyao caught the key words in her words: "Contract termination? Yan Qiao actually terminated her contract?"

Xiao Yu's thoughts were led astray by her: "After such a falling out with President Ming, what's so strange about terminating the contract?"

"Is President Ming willing to release her? She has millions of fans now."

Xiao Yu gave a cold laugh, "Whether President Ming agrees or not is irrelevant; he can't control Yan Qiao."

When the Xi family's lawyer came to talk in person, Ming Sheng knew that Yan Qiao wanted to use Xi Luo to terminate the contract and didn't dare to drag it out.

After thinking it over, Yan Yaoyao realized that letting Yan Qiao go like this would be letting her off too easily.

"Sister Yu, I'm going to the company now to talk to President Ming."

Xiao Yu: "...Can't you just give me a break!"

"Sister Yu, I just want to talk to President Ming about something."

Xiao Yu clearly didn't believe it: "That's for the best."

...

These past two days, Yan Qiao has been looking for a house.

Finally, I rented a two-bedroom apartment in the Third Ring Road area for 5,500 yuan a month. It's an apartment building with an elevator, and although it's on a high floor, the view is great.

With a deposit of one month's rent and three months' rent paid upfront, half of my money was gone just like that.

She had no intention of touching the 20 million yuan the Shen family had given her; she felt guilty taking so much money.

She still has a pension from Xiaoqi, and once she gets the pension, she won't be short of 20 million.

After paying the money and signing the contract, the first thing Yan Qiao did was stay in the rented room to clean.

I also need to buy some things that I'm used to using.

She cleaned from morning till night and moved some other things over. By the time she finished, she was exhausted.

I didn't go back to the dormitory that night, but went straight to sleep in the newly rented house.

Yan Qiao returned to her dormitory after waking up the next day.

She didn't have many things, but she couldn't carry them all at once, so she called Lu Qi.

Lu Qi lowered her voice: "Are you in the dorm?"

"Yes, I just finished packing my things."

Lu Qi said, "You leave first!"

Yan Qiao was taken aback. "What?"

"Wait for me at the coffee shop downstairs. I'm coming right now. Let's leave that dorm room first!"

Yan Qiao hummed in agreement, her hair standing on end, and turned to quickly leave the room.

She waited for a while in the coffee shop downstairs before Lu Qi rushed over.

Lu Qi sat down and, without saying a word, played her a recording.

Yan Qiao immediately recognized the voices as those of Ming Sheng and Yan Yaoyao.

The more he listened, the uglier his expression became.

They even conspired to install surveillance cameras in her dormitory bathroom to spy on her.

Following Yan Yaoyao's suggestion: "Isn't Yan Qiao going to terminate her contract? Then you can use the video to blackmail her. If she still doesn't know what's good for her, then ruin her reputation."

Yan Qiao asked, "When did you record this?"

"Just now, they must have installed surveillance cameras in your dorm yesterday."

Yan Qiao felt a little relieved. "That's unfortunate. I just rented a new place and didn't go back to my dorm yesterday. I stayed there the whole time. I called you because I wanted to ask you to help me move my things."

Lu Qi was already worried that Yan Qiao might actually be threatened with such dirty tricks.

Hearing her words now, I finally felt relieved.

Lu Qi asked Yan Qiao what she planned to do.

Yan Qiao said, "For this kind of thing, of course you should call the police."

It's unlikely that Ming Sheng will be able to go to jail, but the online public opinion will be enough to give him a hard time.

Yan Qiao and Lu Qi had just walked out of the police station when she received a call from lawyer Xi Luo.

“Ms. Yan Qiao, I am Mr. Luo’s lawyer, and my surname is Dai.”

"Attorney Dai."

"I'm calling to inform you that your contract termination with Xingjiu Company has been completed."

Yan Qiao smiled; there was more than one good thing happening today.

"I have one more thing to discuss with Attorney Dai."

Attorney Dai smiled and said, "Young Master Luo entrusted me with handling your matter before, and instructed me to make sure to clear away any obstacles around you. If you have anything to say, just let me know."

Yan Qiao then brought up the matter of Ming Sheng installing surveillance cameras in her room.

The police asked her to give a statement and wait for the investigation results. She didn't know what would happen next.

Attorney Dai replied, "I will handle it for you."

“Okay, I have some money I want to donate. If possible, I’d like to trouble Attorney Dai to help me find a reliable charity.”

Attorney Dai: "Okay, don't worry."

After hanging up the phone, Lu Qi asked, "Is this a contract termination?"

"Yes, I have nothing to do with Xing anymore."

I've always been tied to Xing, and I have to consider the company's interests no matter what I do.

Now that I don't have that worry on my mind, I feel much more relaxed.

"Congratulations, what's the next step?"

Yan Qiao said, "I want to retire from the entertainment industry."

Lu Qi looked regretful. "Are you sure you have millions of fans now?"

Yan Qiao nodded. "I figured it out when I was on the desert island. The entertainment industry isn't for me, and I'm not suited for acting either."

All she wants right now is to be clean and lie down comfortably, and not for anyone to wake her up.

Lu Qi knew she had figured things out, so she didn't try to persuade her any further and helped her move.

As he left, he said, "You are the first artist I've managed. I don't really know if it's a success or a failure. In any case, I wish you a bright and successful future. If you need any help in the future, just let me know."

Yan Qiao smiled and thanked her.

In this rented room, she is about to start a new life.

After moving, she received a call from Mingsheng.

"Yan Qiao, don't think that just because you've terminated the contract, I can't do anything to you. Just you wait! One day, you'll be begging me to sleep with you!"

Yan Qiao clicked her tongue. "Mr. Ming, is your brain connected to your bladder? Everything you think is so lewd. I accept your threat, but Yan Yaoyao just sent me something similar. Could she be your long-lost daughter? The tone of her voice is so similar. Given what you two have done, I'll also remind you, we'll see each other at the police station."

Mingsheng laughed heartily, "I think you're still dreaming, thinking that getting close to Xiluo will solve all your problems..."

"Mr. Ming, something's happened!" His assistant interrupted him.

Mingsheng: "What is it?"

"The surveillance footage has been discovered..."

Yan Qiao hung up the phone, already fully aware of what was to come.

The next day, Attorney Dai invited her to the police station for mediation.

Fortunately, although surveillance cameras were installed, they did not record any footage that could be harmful to Yan Qiao.

However, this did indeed violate Yan Qiao's privacy.

After careful consideration, Attorney Dai concluded that Ming Sheng could not be subject to severe administrative penalties in this matter, so it would be better to settle the matter privately and seek some compensation for Yan Qiao.

Yan Qiao knew this, and since she was short of money, she asked for 50,000 in compensation.

Mingsheng was eager to resolve the matter, so he readily agreed and paid the money on the spot.

He had barely uttered those harsh words and hadn't even had a chance to feel smug for long when, just as Yan Qiao had predicted, he obediently met her at the police station.

The slap in the face was swift and resounding; he even lost a lot of hair overnight.

"Can I go now?"

Yan Qiao smiled and said, "Why is Mr. Ming in such a hurry? Are you rushing to get a hair transplant? My needs go beyond that."

Mingsheng paused, glaring at her menacingly.

"Are you kidding me?"

"Mr. Ming is too hasty. I haven't finished speaking yet."

Mingsheng, panting heavily, tugged at his tie and sat down.

"Okay, tell me, what else do you want? Say it all at once!"

Yan Qiao said, "There's another very simple request: Mr. Ming, please post an apology statement online using the company's account."

Mingsheng was taken aback. "An apology statement?"

Yan Qiao smiled slightly, "Yes, admit the despicable things you did, and apologize to me publicly."

Ming Sheng was furious and naturally refused to agree.

Before he could even voice his dissatisfaction, Yan Qiao cut him off: "Mr. Ming, don't be so quick to get angry. It's better for you to apologize on your own than for me to expose this myself, right? You even called and threatened me yesterday, which really scared me. You should at least comfort me, right? I'm a coward, and when I'm scared, I tend to talk nonsense online."

Mingsheng's face turned ashen. Where the hell did you look even slightly scared?