"What?!" Upon hearing her friend's words, Su Ziqing thought she had misheard.

Luo Ziqi rubbed her forehead in exasperation on the other end of the phone, "I've had my appearances canceled one after another, and my reality TV shows have also been suspended."

Luo Ziqi didn't want to tell Su Ziqing about this, but with one incident after another happening these past few days, and now even something that made headlines that the company couldn't handle as well as its public relations, she was really overwhelmed.

While underhanded tactics from competitors are frightening, you can still retaliate.

But someone like Su Enen...

She is the daughter of a high-ranking official and doesn't work in the entertainment industry, so there's no way for her to retaliate.

"Are you sure it's Su Enen?" Su Ziqing didn't hide anything from Gong Chengjue and asked Luo Ziqi directly on the phone, "How could you have a grudge against her..."

She paused, her eyes widening. "Could it be that time at the mall?"

Luo Ziqi responded softly, "It should be."

“But you were fully armed that day…” Su Ziqing felt that her words were not convincing. Even if she was fully armed, if someone really wanted to investigate the people around her, they would find out.

"Have you forgotten that fans came to take photos and ask for autographs when I was drinking milk tea?" Luo Ziqi just didn't expect Su Enen to act so quickly.

"What do we do now? Does Young Master Sheng know?" Su Ziqing thought that Sheng Yuanshuo's status would surely protect Luo Ziqi, right?

"...I don't know. The company's idea is for me to find a way to apologize to Su Enen, or just tough it out and watch my career fall apart."

Luo Ziqi rubbed her temples. "Ziqing, you have to be careful. That Su Enen is a mad dog, and she comes from a powerful family."

Even in a place like Beijing, you can walk around like a madman.

"I'm sorry, I've dragged you down." Su Ziqing felt very apologetic. She looked at Gong Chengjue, then bit her lip. "Don't worry, let me see if we can resolve this."

After hanging up the phone, Su Ziqing didn't know what to say to Gong Chengjue.

The conflict with Su Enen at the banquet last time had already forced Gong Chengjue to apologize by the Gong family, and the meeting ended unhappily.

this time……

Suddenly, something occurred to her. Could it be that the repeated setbacks in her signing a spokesperson contract were also Su Enen's doing?

When it comes to company competition, things involving money and costs are probably not so easy. But for someone like Su Enen, giving an 'instruction' to a celebrity in the entertainment industry isn't that difficult.

What's the most important thing in the entertainment industry?

Circles!

What's behind these circles? Capital!

What lies behind capital? Isn't it just people like them?

Therefore, it would be incredibly easy for Su Enen, with her status, to exert pressure on the entertainment industry.

Gong Chengjue heard her utter the name Su Enen and roughly knew that her friend was in trouble, but since she didn't say anything, he didn't bother to ask.

Su Ziqing looked at him, hesitating to speak two or three times.

She could handle her own affairs, as they weren't urgent enough to warrant a crisis, but Luo Ziqi was different.

Gossip from the entertainment industry is always a favorite topic for netizens, and I bet many people are already eagerly sitting down, snacking on melon seeds, and waiting for the next development.

At best, it'll cause a decline in popularity; at worst, it could lead to leaving the entertainment industry altogether.

“Chengjue…” Su Ziqing looked at Gong Chengjue, hesitated two or three times, but finally looked at him expectantly, “There’s something I want to ask you to help me with.”

Gong Chengjue simply hummed in response, waiting for her to continue.

“Ziqi is being targeted by Su Enen because of me, and she’s being retaliated against. Su Enen is constantly suppressing Ziqi at work.” Su Ziqing looked at him. “Do you have any way to help? To get everything back on track?”

Gong Chengjue didn't want to hear about her friend's affairs, but rather about her own.

Does she think her friends' affairs are more important than her own?

Seeing that he remained silent, Su Ziqing assumed that the matter was difficult, so she continued, "I know it's a bit difficult, but... could you please help me out for my sake?"

"Why doesn't she go to Yuan Shuo?" Whoever's woman is responsible for her.

Gong Chengjue had no intention of overstepping his bounds.

"Huh?" Su Ziqing was taken aback.

Gong Chengjue reminded her, "Yuan Shuo can handle this." Besides, he had just seen Sheng Yuan Shuo.

Are all women these days so independent and self-reliant? They don't even speak up when they encounter difficulties?

With someone like Sheng Yuanshuo around, how could Luo Ziqi be bullied by Su Enen?

Even if you don't care about the monk's face, you still have to care about the Buddha's face.

Perhaps Sheng Yuanshuo was also waiting for Luo Ziqi to speak? Well, after all, sometimes men still want to appear more impressive in front of women.

"But this is all because of me..." Why not go to Sheng Yuanshuo? She didn't know either. Perhaps she was thinking that she didn't want Sheng Yuanshuo to get involved for no reason.

Luo Ziqi knew better than her how treacherous things were in the capital.

Consider that the Gong family is already a very powerful family in the capital, but they still want to coexist peacefully with the Su family, who have a similar background and status.

If this were in City A, they would have crushed everyone else by now, right?

And the Sheng family...

Is the Sheng family slightly inferior to the Gong family?

Su Ziqing looked at Gong Chengjue, "Is it really inconvenient?"

Gong Chengjue frowned slightly. Did she not understand what he meant?

It's not that it's inconvenient, but rather that this matter should be handled by Sheng Yuanshuo.

It wasn't him.

He didn't speak.

Su Ziqing didn't ask any further questions. "I understand." Since that was the case, there was indeed no need for her to say anything more.

Gong Chengjue, who was waiting for her to speak about her own affairs, waited and waited but she never spoke.

He was speechless.

"I'm full." Su Ziqing put down her chopsticks, wiped her mouth, and looked at Gong Chengjue with a slight smile. "Shall we go?"

But this seemingly flawless smile seemed strange to Gong Chengjue no matter how he looked at it.

It seems as if a rift has suddenly appeared between us?

"you……"

"Hmm?" She looked up, her expression impeccable.

Gong Chengjue gave her a deep look. "It's nothing." Since she wouldn't say anything, he wouldn't ask.

Su Ziqing grabbed her coat, put it on, and quietly left the room.

Sakai and Matsuko were just about to come over and greet them when they ran into them as they were leaving.

"Mr. Gong, are you leaving?" Matsuko asked, somewhat surprised.

Sakai looked at Gong Chengjue, "So fast?"

Could it be that the food I made today didn't suit your tastes?

Su Ziqing simply nodded politely to them and then started walking.

The car was heading towards Gong Chengjue's house, but Su Ziqing had other things to do. When they arrived at the building, Su Ziqing finally spoke, "I have some work to do and need to go back and work overtime."

It was obvious that she refused to go upstairs.

Gong Chengjue looked at her; was she angry that he hadn't helped?