Qin Yuanyao had just left the dinner party and hadn't even gotten home when she received a call from Yu Xin.
Before answering the call, Qin Yuanyao had already habitually pressed the record button.
Yu Xin's angry voice came from the other end of the phone, just as she had expected.
"Qin Yuanyao, what have you done to make President Liao so angry!"
Qin Yuanyao rolled down the car window, letting the evening breeze blow through her, and suddenly felt refreshed.
She guessed that if she left like that, President Liao would be very angry and would take it out on Yu Xin.
"You didn't tell me the truth either. The dinner you asked me to attend was a dinner where I had to sleep with someone," Qin Yuanyao said slowly.
Yu Xin choked and remained silent for a while.
When she spoke again, her tone softened considerably, but it still sounded very fake.
"What 'sleeping with someone'? President Liao never mentioned this to me, I know nothing about it!"
"President Liao said that we're all people in this industry, how could you not know what kind of dinner party it is?" Qin Yuanyao said calmly.
"I really don't know! Mr. Liao only told me that he wanted to have dinner with you and talk about the role. I really didn't know he meant that!" Yu Xin kept making excuses.
“Sister Xin, I keep thinking about when I first started out in the industry, and how you took me to auditions. Back then, one investor explicitly told you that if I slept with him, the role would be mine. Do you remember how you responded to him?”
After waiting a few seconds and seeing that Yu Xin did not react, Qin Yuanyao continued, "You said that my artist is a legitimate actor, not someone who does that kind of thing. Do you know how much I admired you back then? You were so righteous and spirited, making me feel that I was so lucky to have followed the right person."
"But," Qin Yuanyao took a breath, "the person I trusted so much has repeatedly made me the target of online abuse, and even tried to send me to an investor's bed. Sister Xin, how did you become like this?"
Yu Xin stopped pretending and laughed out loud.
"I've mentored you for two years, and how much money have you made for the company? Do you think the company is a charity? You haven't made any money every year, doesn't the company put pressure on me? Do you know how much pressure I'm under every day and how tired I am!"
"Who lives without pressure and fatigue? That's not a reason for you to send me to an investor's bed," Qin Yuanyao said indifferently.
"You want to be an actor, you want to act! Now everyone is putting opportunities in front of you, what's wrong with you just making do a little?! Do you know how high a salary Mr. Liao is willing to offer you? Not everyone gets such an opportunity! Do you think you can get any roles or salaries by auditioning one by one? Do you really think you can go far in this industry with just passion?"
"You've been in this industry for two years now. Aren't you clear enough about the sycophancy and the coldness of human nature in this circle? Why are you so stubborn and inflexible!"
"So you're going to send me to President Liao's bed?" Qin Yuanyao pressed.
"Yeah! So what! Is it wrong! Everyone else can do this, why can't you, you're so high and mighty!" Yu Xin was a little hysterical.
"Yes, I'm just too proud, I just can't do it." After saying that, Qin Yuanyao hung up the phone decisively and added Yu Xin to her blacklist.
She didn't want to be bombarded with Yu Xin's phone calls; she'd let her have her hysteria all by herself.
We now have relevant evidence against Yu Xin, but it's not enough.
If she wants to terminate her contract with her agency, she must prove that the agency was also involved in damaging her reputation. Otherwise, given the company's cunning, it is very likely that they will eventually pin everything on Yu Xin, while the company will remain uninvolved and refuse her unconditional termination request.
So the next day, Qin Yuanyao went back to the agency and met with the company's head, General Manager Wei.
Although President Wei was very smooth and appeared to be smiling and approachable, Qin Yuanyao still managed to obtain some useful evidence.
Before Qin Yuanyao left, President Wei said earnestly, "Yuanyao, although you haven't had many works or announcements in the past two years, the company has still put a lot of effort into you. Yu Xin is also very good to you, often telling me how much potential you have and securing a lot of resources for you."
“I know you might not agree with some of her methods, but she’s been in this industry much longer than you, and she knows better how to survive in it. Besides, she’s the agent who brought you into the industry. You can have your complaints, you can throw a tantrum, but ultimately you still have to stick with her!”
Qin Yuanyao stopped in her tracks and looked at him. "You mean, even if she wants me to sleep with the investor, it's for my own good?"
Mr. Wei's eyes were shrewd. "If you can get the result you want, what's the difference between good and bad?"
Qin Yuanyao laughed, "So, did I get the result I wanted, or did I get what you wanted?"
President Wei's expression flickered.
Qin Yuanyao nodded slightly, then turned and left.
She had originally planned to consult a lawyer about the follow-up matters, but then she received a WeChat message from Chi Nao.
"Sister Qin, what are you doing? Do you have time to teach me to write today?"
Hearing the little dumpling's soft, grandmotherly voice, Qin Yuanyao decided to postpone consulting a lawyer. The little dumpling had helped her before, and she couldn't keep refusing to teach her to write, lest she upset the little dumpling.
Yes, there is.
"Sister Qin, where do you live? I want to come to your place, and you can teach me to write, okay?" Chi Nao's voice was filled with undisguised joy.
Qin Yuanyao sent her address to Chi Naozi and arranged a time for her to come over.
She planned to go to the supermarket before Chi Cheese arrived to buy some snacks like cheese sticks and fruit. Otherwise, once Chi Cheese arrived, she wouldn't even have any snacks to eat.
Qin Yuanyao went to the supermarket for a big shopping spree. She returned home not long after, carrying two large bags of groceries, when Chi Naoqi arrived.
Qin Yuanyao was quite surprised to see Chi Nao standing alone outside her house.
"You came alone?"
“Yes.” Chi Nao, carrying her Peppa Pig backpack, looked up at Qin Yuanyao. “Dad is at work.”
Qin Yuanyao "..."
That's not what she meant; she didn't ask Chi Baiyi.
"Then how did you get here?" Qin Yuanyao asked.
"The driver brought me here."
"Your driver?"
“Yes.” Chi Cheese nodded.
Didn't he bring you up?
“I won’t let him deliver it,” Chi Nao said.
Qin Yuanyao frowned. "Next time you come, I'll come down to pick you up. Don't come up alone again, okay? You're not familiar with this place, and it would be dangerous if you ran into bad people."
Chi Cheese nodded obediently, "Okay."
She happily looked around the house.
The house is small, only slightly larger than her children's room, but the room is decorated warmly and has a cozy, homey feel.
This is the house where Mom used to live!
(End of this chapter)
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