Chapter 48 An inappropriate meeting
Mao Xiayao looked 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 they were behaving intimately.
Bei Shitao frowned and hesitated to speak. She asked Chen Yijin quietly, "Am I seeing things? Is that really Mao Xiayao? Who is the man next to Yaoyao? It shouldn't be her online boyfriend..."
The man next to Mao Xiayao has a big belly and looks 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 slightly relieved when she saw that Mao Xiayao was not attracted by her.
She searched the internet for information but didn't find any negative information about Mao Xiayao. She asked Chen Yijin curiously, "Isn't Mao Xiayao very popular? Why did Tang Lian introduce 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 rest for half a month before working again, and she was about to agree, but Tang Lian found out about it from the live broadcast room and insisted on living in Mao Xiayao's house and 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 more time to rest, she would have died long ago.
Despite this, Mao Xiayao still fell ill. During a filming, she lost her balance and fell off the ladder.
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 the 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 it, threatening that if she didn't obey, he would hire some 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, he even ignores the health of his artists. He also finds sponsors for the artists. Isn't this pimping? He is too bad!" Bei Shitao felt very sympathetic for Mao Xiayao after listening to Chen Yijin's story about Mao Xiayao's experience in the past month.
He had managed to save his life with great difficulty and avoided sudden death from overwork. 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 to survive.
Bei Shitao couldn't understand: "What do you think Tang Lian wants? What good can 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 that they switched to other careers after retiring from the entertainment industry.
It was as if he had evaporated from the face of the earth. Suddenly his popularity dropped and he completely disappeared from the public eye.
Bei Shitao felt a chill on her back, and her breathing stopped for a moment: "Those artists under Tang Lian who have retired from the industry, are they not all dead from overwork?"
Chen Yijin didn't say anything, but just gave Bei Shitao an expression that said "you're exposed".
It must be said that Tang Lian has strong professional capabilities and any artist he manages will basically become a hit.
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 for a long time, then asked Shen Yijin in a low voice: "Is this person Yaoyao's online boyfriend Hou Yu? It must be painful for him to see his beloved woman having to stay with such a person."
Shen Yijin glanced at the handsome young man and nodded, "Yes, it's Hou Yu. He just came back from abroad after the competition. He has been silently guarding Mao Xiayao these days. He doesn't dare to meet Mao Xiayao, fearing that Mao Xiayao will be bullied, and he doesn't dare to stay too far away from her."
Dawn was participating in a competition abroad this time and had just returned from leading his team to win the LPL global championship.
Before he could share his joy of winning the award with Mao Xiayao, he learned the tragic news that Mao Xiayao was forced by her agent to accompany the company's boss and almost died of 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, Hou Yu could not 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 for the worse, and she couldn't bear it, so she 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 much 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 belongings, 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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