Mao Xiayao's face was very pale, and her condition was even worse than when she was seen during the live broadcast more than a month ago.
She was holding a man's arm and the two of them were behaving intimately.
Bei Shitao frowned, wanting to speak but stopping herself. She asked Chen Yijin quietly, "Am I seeing things right? Is that really Mao Xiayao? Who is the man next to Yaoyao? He can't be her online boyfriend, right?"
The man next to Mao Xiayao had a big belly and looked old enough to be Mao Xiayao's father.
Bei Shitao still remembered that Chen Yijin said that Mao Xiayao's online boyfriend was an e-sports player, so when she saw Mao Xiayao with such a greasy middle-aged man, she subconsciously didn't want to believe that the man was Mao Xiayao.
"It's Mao Xiayao." Chen Yijin broke the last bit of fantasy in Bei Shitao's heart, "That man is the sponsor that her agent found for her."
"What!" Bei Shitao exclaimed. She was so surprised that her voice rose unconsciously, attracting everyone around her to look at her.
Bei Shitao smiled apologetically at everyone, and felt a little relieved when she saw that Mao Xiayao was not attracted by her.
She searched the internet but found nothing negative about Mao Xiayao. She asked Chen Yijin curiously, "Isn't Mao Xiayao quite popular? Why is Tang Lian introducing a sponsor to her?"
After all, I had liked Mao Xiayao for a while. Seeing that she had someone she liked but was forced by her agent to accompany the sponsor, I felt very unhappy.
Chen Yijin looked at the thick black energy on Mao Xiayao's forehead and sighed helplessly, "Her agent is too strong. I asked her to take a break for half a month before going back to work, and she was about to agree, but Tang Lian found out about it from the live broadcast room and forcibly moved into Mao Xiayao's house, dragging her to work."
Tang Lian arranged for Mao Xiayao to take on several dramas at once, and the crews were not in the same place, so she had to travel back and forth between several cities.
If Mao Xiayao hadn't still cared about Shen Yijin and tried to leave herself as much time to rest as possible, she would have died long ago.
Despite this, Mao Xiayao still fell ill and fell off a ladder while filming because she lost her balance.
She was sent to the hospital for treatment, but the doctor said she was too weak and asked her to rest for more than a month. The director was also frightened by her behavior, and no matter what Tang Lian said, he did not agree to let Mao Xiayao return to the crew to film now.
As a result, no matter how reluctant Tang Lian was, no one dared to ask Mao Xiayao to work, for fear that they would not be able to take responsibility if someone died.
But Tang Lian did not intend to let Mao Xiayao have a good rest. He felt that every minute Mao Xiayao had free time was a waste of money and she could not go out to work, so he forced Mao Xiayao to accompany the sponsor.
When Mao Xiayao refused to listen, he threatened her with the contract and the sky-high penalty for breach of contract, and even dragged her online boyfriend into the mix, threatening that if she didn't obey, he would hire a group of internet trolls to blackmail her online boyfriend.
Mao Xiayao was afraid that it would affect her online boyfriend's future, so she had to swallow her anger and agree.
"This Tang Lian is so bad. Not only is he a workaholic, but he doesn't even care about the health of his artists. He even finds sponsors for the artists. Isn't this pimping? He is too bad!" Bei Shitao felt very sympathetic to Mao Xiayao after listening to Chen Yijin's story about her experience in the past month.
He had barely managed to save his life from sudden death from overwork, and before he could even catch his breath, his agent sent him to the tiger's mouth again.
Tang Lian was really cruel. He didn't leave Mao Xiayao any chance of survival.
Bei Shitao couldn't understand: "What do you think Tang Lian is trying to achieve? What good will he get from exhausting Mao Xiayao to death?"
The agent has to make money from the artists under him. Mao Xiayao is a popular artist, so it is obvious that she may be more valuable to Tang Lian.
Chen Yijin: "Tang Lian didn't deliberately target Mao Xiayao. He treats every artist like this. You don't know, he has exhausted many artists."
Bei Shitao suddenly remembered that several stars she liked before were also under Tang Lian's supervision. After those stars became popular for a while, there was no news about them anymore, and there was no news about them switching to other careers after retiring from the entertainment industry.
It was as if he had evaporated from the face of the earth, his popularity suddenly dropped, and he completely disappeared from the public eye.
Bei Shitao felt a chill on her back, her breathing stagnating for a moment. "Did all those artists under Tang Lian who retired from the industry die from overwork?"
Chen Yijin didn't say anything, but just gave Bei Shitao an expression that said "you've revealed the truth."
It must be said that Tang Lian has strong professional capabilities, and basically all the artists he manages will become popular.
He never lacks artists, so he doesn't care about the loss of his artists.
What he was thinking about was how to maximize the interests of his artists.
Bei Shitao took a deep breath and looked at Mao Xiayao who was walking with the middle-aged man not far away, her eyes full of sympathy.
"Huh?" Suddenly, Bei Shitao discovered that a handsome young man had been following Mao Xiayao and the others from a distance. He looked painful and sad, and his fists were clenched tightly.
Bei Shitao squinted her eyes and looked at him for a long time, then asked Chen Yijin in a low voice: "Is this person Yaoyao's online boyfriend Hou Yu? Seeing that his beloved woman has to stay with such a person, he must be very painful."
Chen Yijin glanced at the handsome young man and nodded, "Yes, it's Hou Yu. He just returned from abroad after a competition. He has been quietly staying by Mao Xiayao's side for the past few days. He doesn't dare to meet her, fearing that she will be bullied, but he also doesn't dare to stay too far away from her."
Dawn was participating in a competition abroad this time and had just returned after leading his team to win the LPL global championship.
When he came back, he didn't even have the chance to share his joy of winning the award with Mao Xiayao, as he learned the sad news that Mao Xiayao was forced by her agent to accompany the company's boss and almost died from overwork.
Even if Hou Yu was a fan of Mao Xiayao's career and wanted her to focus on her career, he could hardly bear it anymore.
After all, she is his beloved woman, and Hou Yu cannot bear to see Mao Xiayao suffer.
"Let's go home later and not follow them. I'm afraid something might happen." Shen Yijin calculated that Mao Xiayao's career and love life were both changing in a bad direction. She couldn't bear it and wanted to help her.
Bei Shitao was still sighing over Mao Xiayao and Hou Yu's affairs. After hearing what Shen Yijin said, she agreed without hesitation: "Okay, I'm worried about them too."
"That's right, what should I do with these things?" Bei Shitao was annoyed in her heart. If she had known earlier, she would not have bought so many things. It would have been better to let the shopping guide prepare the goods and send them to her home.
"We just came out of the store not long ago, we can just go back and store it temporarily." Shen Yijin said, "Don't worry about not being able to find them later, I know where they are going."
After hearing this, Bei Shitao felt relieved and followed Chen Yijin back. After storing their things, the two of them hurried to find Mao Xiayao.
Chen Yijin brought Bei Shitao to a hotel and took the elevator to the top-floor luxury suite. Before they got out of the elevator, they heard the sound of fierce fighting in the corridor outside.
"I'm the president of Tianhe Entertainment. How dare you hit me? Be careful or I'll ruin your reputation along with that stinky bitch!"
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