The three sat in the private room. Although they hadn't seen each other for a long time, there was no awkwardness at all, and the occasional silences were not awkward either.
Their topics shifted very quickly; one second they were talking about the weather, and the next they would jump to gossip. It was a bit nonsensical, but very lighthearted.
"So much has happened." Cui Qingling listened to Lan Xing recount the events surrounding Tang Zhiyi, took a sip of water, and concealed her expression.
"How lucky, they've gone abroad." Cui Qingling's words were ambiguous, but Lan Xing didn't notice and just nodded in agreement.
"Exactly, she got off too easy."
"It wasn't exactly cheap. Yan Nian dislocated both of her arms, and Tang Qi even gave her a housewarming gift. The last one hit her directly on the head. She didn't get into the house; she went straight to the hospital."
Meng Wan felt no sympathy whatsoever for Tang Zhiyi's plight. After all, it was what she deserved.
"But why did you suddenly decide to help Sun Lu?" Lan Xing had been wondering about this for a while, but she didn't find the right opportunity to ask, and then she forgot about it.
When Tang Zhiyi is mentioned now, Sun Lu naturally comes to mind.
"Just because she told you?"
Meng Wan shook her head. "Those shops under her name are useful to me. There are plans to build a new commercial street in that area, and I took a look. The location is not bad."
“Sun Lu?” Cui Qingling felt that the name sounded somewhat familiar.
"It's that guy who tried to bully you to curry favor with Wanwan," Lan Xing summarized simply.
"Her father cheated on her, and her and her mother's positions were unstable. In the end, they used the shops she owned as a bargaining chip to get Wanwan to help her mother get a divorce, and she also took her share of the property and went into hiding abroad, afraid that her father would retaliate against them. Is that right?"
Lan Xing looked at Meng Wan, who nodded in affirmation.
Cui Qingling nodded. "Oh, it was her."
She didn't take the so-called bullying too seriously.
Sun Lu was unlucky; she happened to be feeling unwell at the time. With a push and seeing Meng Wan arrive, she simply fell down, successfully getting rid of this eyesore who was always hanging around in front of Meng Wan.
Of course, no one else knew about this except her; even the dim-witted Sun Lu always thought she was the one who did it. But thanks to her, she was able to successfully become friends with Wanwan.
Otherwise, the Sun family wouldn't have survived to this day.
Cui Qingling put down her teacup. "The exhibition is scheduled for Sunday and will run for a week. Wanwan, didn't you say you wanted to do a collaboration with W·P? How about we schedule it for the end of the first day of the exhibition?"
“Sure, I’ll bring Tian Wei and Su Ping with me to set the tone and general ideas first. Then you can just work directly with them. After that, just send me the drafts for each stage and I’ll have no problem.”
Lan Xing wasn't interested in their company's affairs and was busy scrolling through her phone while eating, but she put down her chopsticks after seeing a message.
"Eh..."
"What's wrong?" The two of them looked at her at the same time.
"Wanwan, your third brother seems to be trending on social media. He's only been in the industry for less than a week, and he already has haters?" Lanxing showed Meng Wan the page she had seen.
Upon hearing this, Cui Qingling also turned on her phone.
#Bar Singer
#Meng Zhilian breaks record for shortest house collapse since debut
#Meng Zhilian's New Song
"This must be about the trouble at the bar before, right?" Lan Xing clicked on it. The video was only a few seconds long, showing Meng Zhilian pushing and shoving customers. It looked like two men were fighting over a woman. If it had been cut even a second longer, it would have been obvious.
Meng Wan nodded, returned the phone to Lan Xing, and continued eating calmly.
"Wanwan, you didn't release her, did you?"
Cui Qingling scrolled through the comments and glanced at Meng Wan.
Although she was abroad, Lan Xing often shared her experiences in the group chat, and Cui Qingling naturally knew about her 'heroic act' at the bar.
“No.” Meng Wan raised an eyebrow. “I knew from the start that someone would make a fuss about this. I had Sister Bai talk to the bar owner from the beginning and make a copy of the video. In a little while, Sister Bai will have the publicity department release a statement.”
"They're not stupid, are they? They know the full version of the video, aren't they afraid it will be exposed?" Cui Qingling asked.
"That's why you need to communicate with the boss in advance." With just one look from Meng Wan, Cui Qingling understood.
This trending topic is nothing more than a ploy by Meng Wan to quickly establish a positive public image for Meng Zhilian.
"If that's the case, why didn't you just censor the news from the beginning?" Lan Xing asked, puzzled. "Logically speaking, your third brother is a newcomer. Even if it's fake negative news, it wouldn't be good for him if it were exposed, right?"
"So I told him to just say whatever he wanted to say."
"Huh?" Lan Xing looked completely bewildered.
Cui Qingling smiled and shook her head, then placed the phone screen in front of Lan Xing.
[Try again, I'll go again.]
These seven words not only confirmed the allegations but also expressed a clear stance.
However, before netizens could launch a massive attack, the official account for the later years immediately posted a clarification video and related text explanation.
The reversal came too quickly, and the final lawyer's letter further declared their stance on the matter!
Xiao Huanxi: What's going on? What's going on? I'm like a badger in a melon patch. Has it collapsed or not?
Little Orange: I thought it was a disturbance at the bar, but it turns out it was a heroic act! What a great guy! So brave! I love him! [color]
The female believer who eats vegetarian food will not enter the grave: The bar owner has come out to explain, I apologize for what I said to you and quickly fell into the trap.
Lian Lai is you: I knew my brother wouldn't let us down. My brother has been wronged, so why don't we cover up He Tong's 'grievance'?
As soon as he said that, the comments below were filled with "hahaha," leaving people unsure whether to feel sorry for Meng Zhilian or laugh at this career-obsessed fan.
Lan Xing scrolled down a few more comments and shook her head.
"I have to say, these netizens change their minds really fast these days."
"Yes, but it seems the person who exposed this scandal is a die-hard fan of that Zheng guy from before." Cui Qingling is also somewhat involved in the entertainment industry, so she pays attention to these kinds of things to some extent.
"This can be handled by the lawyer and Sister Bai."
Online trends come and go quickly, and Meng Wan didn't take them to heart.
"Now your eldest brother is quite famous in the legal circle, your second brother is Grandpa Chen's last disciple, and your third brother has become a hit all over the internet just since his debut... Wanwan, I have to say, you have a bit of mystical power about you."
Blue Star couldn't help but sigh.
"Wanwan has always had a sharp eye, otherwise your tavern wouldn't be doing so well."
"That's true." Lan Xing chuckled twice. "Once Wanwan comes of age, the three of us can have a drink together."
"Little drunkard." Cui Qingling laughed and scolded. The three of them stopped discussing Meng Zhilian's problem and started chatting about other random things.
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