Chapter 420 Extra - By What Right?

Ye Qingning, ever the friendly type, sat down opposite her. At least in her eyes, the three girls were already good friends: "Where are you going?"

"Going home." Li Meng put away her phone. "What about you? Where are you traveling this time?"

"No, I was just taking a friend home. It's Chinese New Year, so we're not going on vacation."

Li Meng smiled and said, "That's true."

Her gaze swept past Ye Qingning and landed on Lin Feiyan, who was looking at her with a nervous expression. A wave of jealousy washed over her.

She's just as pretty as Ye Qingning, so why isn't she as lucky as Lin Feiyan to catch the eye of someone like her?

Suppressing the complex emotions in her heart, she asked, "I heard you've recently been watching a fantasy movie?"

“A script was handed to us; it’s based on a novel IP, a modern fantasy novel,” Ye Qingning explained. “The plot is quite interesting.”

"You're supposed to be given the lead female role, right?" Li Meng asked.

Ye Qingning nodded: "Yes. How are your resources doing lately?"

Li Meng gave a self-deprecating laugh: "I don't have many resources. Unlike you and Wang Ya, you... are both more outstanding than me."

Ye Qingning is the type who doesn't pay attention to what's going on around her, so naturally she hasn't paid attention to so-called resources. This modern fantasy movie was introduced to her by Yuan Qi.

Perhaps because of Yuan Qi's influence, Lin Feiyan did not refuse and did not even change the script.

In that instant, Lin Feiyan had already walked to Ye Qingning's side: "Qingqing, your noodles are on the table, go and eat them."

Ye Qingning then got up and said goodbye to Li Meng: "I'll go first then. Call me if you need anything."

Li Meng stood tall and straightened her back, glanced at Lin Feiyan for a moment, and nodded: "Okay."

Watching the two leave hand in hand, Li Meng gritted her teeth, her resentment growing stronger.

Suddenly, her phone received a message from Yuan Qi's assistant, You Mi: "Li Meng, I've discovered a secret that concerns you. I'm not sure if I should tell you..."

What secret?

Yu Mi: [I only recently heard that the suppression you were subjected to was orchestrated by Mou Zhigang.]

Since Mi encouraged Li Meng last time, the two have become good friends.

Not only did Mi take good care of her at the roadshow, but she also frequently invited her to meals and helped her relieve her emotions.

Li Meng naturally believed her words without a doubt.

She immediately replied: "Why is Mou Zhigang suppressing me? I wasn't the one who targeted him! The person who forced him to apologize and dance wasn't one of my people!"

Mi: [Hey, are you stupid? Wang Ya has connections, and Ye Qingning is powerless against her, so he can only take his anger out on you!]

Li Meng was furious: 【Why?!】

Yumi: [I've said it before, there's no such thing as fairness in this world... but I have another doubt about this matter.]

Li Meng: [What suspicions?]

Mi: [The stock price of the Mou family has plummeted recently, probably due to Lin Feiyan's machinations. Mou Zhigang's targeting of you might also be an attempt to curry favor with Ye Qingning!]

Li Meng didn't understand the key point: [What does it mean?]

Mi's message came quickly: "[You, Wang Ya, and Ye Qingning are all the main characters in 'Flying Time.' If this show becomes a hit, all three of you will be famous. How could Ye Qingning allow that to happen? She can't handle Wang Ya, so she'll have to take it out on you!]"

As Li Meng read the message, tears welled up in her eyes, and she trembled with anger.

Regardless of whether Mi's suspicions are true or false, the fact that she was suppressed is related to Ye Qingning!

Why should I?!

Just because she has Lin Feiyan, while she doesn't even have a powerful backer?

Looking at the current situation of the three female protagonists, there is no doubt that she is the most miserable one!

Even though Yumi deleted all the messages after sending them, leaving only her questions on the screen, Yumi's words still felt like they had pierced her heart.

She looked up and, through her teary eyes, saw Ye Qingning chatting with her friends with a bright smile.

The warm light shone on her, making her look like a little princess.

But why?!

Why is she a princess while everyone else has to be the mud beneath her feet?

Ye Qingning!

This isn't over yet!

Just then, another message arrived from Mi: [Yuan Qi introduced Ye Qingning to a new film, it seems to be a fantasy movie. There's a supporting female role that hasn't been cast yet. If you'd like it, I can help you apply!]

This is the first person in a long time to introduce her to resources.

But when Ye Qingning plays a supporting female character.

Li Meng gritted her teeth slightly: "No need, thank you, Youmi. I want to wait a little longer."

Once the movie is officially released and the box office and buzz pick up, maybe someone will come looking for her.

She didn't believe that Mu Zhigang had that much power!

Yumi didn't insist: 【Okay, good luck then! I'm always here for you.】

Li Meng: [Thank you, Youmi.]

After calming herself down, Li Meng stood up and looked in Ye Qingning's direction. Coincidentally, several fans were enthusiastically taking photos with Ye Qingning, a scene that was truly jarring.

She gritted her teeth slightly, picked up her suitcase, and left.

...

After the group photo was taken, several fans left, and Ye Qingning let out a sigh of relief. She was still not quite used to this kind of scene.

Jian Yan across from her smiled and said, "This is nothing. When your movie is released, the hype will probably be even greater. If you go out then, you'll probably be surrounded and chased by people."

Ye Qingning thought about that scene and felt a little troubled: "But my travel plans with Ayan are not over yet."

"Well, there's nothing I can do about it. You're a public figure."

Jian Yan's words made a lot of sense, which made Ye Qingning start to reconsider whether she should continue to stay in this industry.

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