There's more to the story.
Chapter 79
He who takes a bribe is bound to be obligated to pay his share.
After Jiang Mingyue showcased her culinary skills, the celebrities who were used to making do with the food on "Come See Me" suddenly became much more lenient towards her. As celebrities, regardless of gender, as long as they haven't given up on being popular on screen, they will always have to deal with the eternal theme of "controlling their figure." Whether in front of the camera or in their private time behind the scenes, their diet is controlled by the entire team, making it difficult for them to eat their fill.
But it's different before the show. Even if it can be edited out, at least during filming, no matter how loudly the manager shouts, they dare to eat and eat to their heart's content!
The subtle tension disappeared with each meal.
If there were activities she didn't want to participate in, Jiang Mingyue only needed to say "I want to go to the market to buy some fresh vegetables," and she would immediately get the approval of her teammates. After everyone won, their requests all turned into going to the food street in disguise.
As the show progressed, fans quickly figured out the filming locations. While there were still some obsessive fans who would try to "bump into" celebrities offline, most fans opted for a more friendly approach, leaving comments on the show's and celebrities' personal Weibo accounts suggesting locations for food and photo opportunities.
A program that was originally relaxing suddenly started heading in the direction of a food program.
People need to eat to have energy. The celebrities, who usually seemed lethargic due to low energy intake, were unexpectedly active this time. Apart from necessary indoor shooting, they almost always went out with Jiang Mingyue to find food, directly cutting off Han Jialan's chance to contact her.
Han Jialan may have many ideas, but reality is not like imagination. It is difficult for ordinary people to talk and laugh freely in front of the camera. Even though Han Jialan has been living a life of luxury since childhood, she does not have such ability.
Therefore, until the end of the show, apart from being harassed by Han Jialan on the first day, Jiang Mingyue lived a very comfortable life, completely solidifying her image on screen as a "hardworking, positive, outgoing, efficient, and studious beauty who focuses on improving her acting skills."
After the show ended, Jiang Mingyue got into her nanny van and left.
Gu Yifan, the agent who had disappeared after the show started, sat in the car, rubbing his forehead with a tired expression. When he saw Jiang Mingyue, he nodded to her and said directly, "You handled it well. Although you are not a star who is good at stealing the spotlight and don't have many jokes in front of the camera, your current performance is enough to support your current image."
Jiang Mingyue smiled.
Of course, she knew that in the entertainment industry, the more silent a star is, the longer they can survive. When problems arise, there's no need to explain; as long as it's not illegal, the best approach is to ignore them. Once she keeps producing quality work, her fans will naturally find a reasonable excuse for her.
"Brother Gu, is the coordination with the production team complete? Can I join the crew now? I've memorized the script perfectly." Jiang Mingyue patted the script resting on her lap.
My mind is completely focused on work.
Although he has managed so many stars, big and small, this is the first time he has met an artist as passionate about performing as Jiang Mingyue.
More often than not, celebrities prefer shooting commercials because they pay more, are less demanding, and get paid faster.
Gu Yifan couldn't help but laugh.
He nodded: "Yes, the handover is complete. I'll have Xiao Liu take you to the team tomorrow. But you can't go home today; President Fu has something to discuss with you."
"You have something to discuss with me again?" Jiang Mingyue really couldn't believe that Fu Xiachuan needed her to do anything for him.
Gu Yifan shook his head: "President Fu didn't mention anything, so it's probably unrelated to anything in the industry."
Has nothing to do with the entertainment industry?
Then it would be even stranger to look for her.
Jiang Mingyue mentally reviewed the things she had been involved with, but still couldn't figure it out. However, considering that Gu Yifan only contacted her after the variety show recording was over, she boldly deduced that it wasn't a bad thing.
The van was transferred to a different plane, and upon disembarking, Jiang Mingyue's fans organized another welcoming event.
She quickly gestured for everyone to be quiet, then skillfully opened the large bags she and Xiao Liu were carrying: "I have urgent business to attend to at the company today, so I can't chat with you all much longer. Thank you all for coming to pick me up. I wanted to prepare some small gifts for everyone last time, but my schedule has been too full, so I could only buy some small gifts. I hope you don't mind—this brand of lip balm is one that my makeup artist and I inquired about; it has a plant-based formula and is suitable for both men and women."
While speaking, gifts were already being handed to fans. By the time he finished speaking, most of the fans had received small gifts.
Jiang Mingyue handed her bag to her assistant and continued walking forward with Gu Yifan. The two assistants, under the guise of handing out gifts, also shielded her from the fans who were chasing after her, allowing Jiang Mingyue to leave the airport smoothly.
After seeing Jiang Mingyue into the elevator reserved for company bosses, Gu Yifan turned and left.
When Jiang Mingyue appeared alone in Fu Xiachuan's office, she was surprised to find an elderly man and a middle-aged man in his forties or fifties sitting there.
"Am I disturbing you?" Jiang Mingyue guessed from the other person's clothes and expression that he must be rich and noble. She glanced at Fu Xiachuan and was about to close the door and leave.
The old man stood up excitedly and reached out his trembling hand to Jiang Mingyue: "No, don't go, stay."
Jiang Mingyue raised her eyebrows, carefully observed the old man for a few moments, then turned her gaze back to Fu Xiachuan: "Could you explain the situation to me?"
Fu Xiachuan had already gotten up and walked towards Jiang Mingyue before she could speak.
He opened the office door and closed it after Jiang Mingyue entered. He shrugged at her with a regretful expression: "To be honest, I don't know either. I'm still sitting here, waiting for you and the others to help me figure this out."
The old man showed a moment of embarrassment, but quickly composed himself and regained his previous elegant and peaceful demeanor.
He gave the middle-aged man a look, and the man immediately nodded, pulling a thick stack of documents from his briefcase. Many of the documents were yellowed, but still very carefully preserved.
"Child, take a look. After you've seen it, I'll explain why I'm here in front of you." The old man's voice trembled slightly, but his eyes remained earnest.
Jiang Mingyue nodded, took the document, and had some guesses in her mind.
The words "Adoption Agreement" at the beginning of the document immediately caught Jiang Mingyue's eye, and she felt that her guess was about 80% correct. However, after carefully reviewing all the documents, she found that the situation seemed to have become more complicated.
Although it is indeed related to her background, the situation is somewhat abstract.
Twins, adoption—it really does have all the necessary elements.
Jiang Mingyue rubbed her forehead, feeling a bit of a headache: "I'm sorry, it's just too complicated, I couldn't understand it all."
The old man smiled: "Child, don't worry. It was quite a dramatic turn of events. My comrade-in-arms was middle-aged when he lost his daughter. His wife couldn't handle the blow and developed some mental issues, her memories regressing to more than ten years ago. Coincidentally, my youngest daughter was born around that time—twins. When she saw them, she clung to one of them and wouldn't let go, telling my wife about how our eldest daughter was born one after the other. Whenever the child was brought back, my comrade's wife would have a relapse. After discussing it, we decided to give the child to them to raise. That child later became Wang Mei."
What the old man said was indeed quite unexpected for her, but Jiang Mingyue listened quietly without saying a word.
Because up to this point, Jiang Mingyue couldn't discern the old man's intentions, and she didn't want to express her opinion.
The old man didn't ask Jiang Mingyue for a response, and continued, "After having the child, my comrade's wife's condition was brought under control and gradually improved. But because twins' appearances can't be hidden, my old comrade was afraid that his wife would relapse, so he moved the whole family to another city. The two children didn't know they had sisters, and they grew up like that. Our two families only maintained contact through letters and phone calls. After growing up, Wang Mei got married and had children in a conventional way. My youngest daughter was a bit more mischievous, and we indulged her, but one year when she was studying abroad, she suddenly contacted us late at night, saying that she was pregnant, but the father of the child had passed away, and she wanted to keep the child."
"My wife and I were terrified by this situation. We rushed abroad to bring her back. She looked terrible; her belly was so big, but she was so thin she was just skin and bones. My wife and I were afraid she would do something rash, so we stayed by her side every step of the way. But when a person loses their will to live, even the best medical care is useless. We couldn't save her life; she passed away less than two weeks after giving birth. When I contacted an old friend about this, he told me that during Wang Mei's prenatal checkup, the baby had died from umbilical cord entanglement. She was going to have surgery in the next few days to remove the stillborn fetus. He said he hadn't dared to tell her the truth yet, for fear of any complications."
"Immediately, we thought of sending you there—although you are not a daughter with the surname Han, your birth mother and Wang Mei are identical twins, so it wouldn't be a problem to entrust you to her to raise."
The old man sighed regretfully, "Unfortunately, things didn't go as planned. I never expected such a serious misunderstanding to occur. Later, my comrade and his wife passed away, and no one knew about this anymore. It was only when you appeared on TV that we realized something was wrong. We went back to investigate and found out all this. Of course, all of this is just my word and has no proof. If you need it, my whole family can go with you to the hospital for a kinship test. You can choose the hospital."
When you calculate her background like this, it's more complicated than any drama or novel.
I never expected that.
Jiang Mingyue thought of the so-called paternity test again—Han Rong was such a suspicious person that he must have had Wang Mei and himself do paternity tests with Jiang Mingyue separately. Even if his deceased father-in-law had not told him those things, as long as it was confirmed that Jiang Mingyue was not his biological daughter, he would not have to worry about using her.
Jiang Mingyue pondered for a moment and said, "For the paternity test, you can choose a time to do it at the provincial hospital. They saved my adoptive mother's life, and I trust the doctors' ethics. However, I'm curious, haven't you investigated the identity of my biological father all these years?"
The old man smiled bitterly: "The other party was an overseas Chinese, and he has indeed passed away. There's nothing more to say."
After saying this, the old man returned the favor: "As for your adoptive mother's daughter, we have already found her. Her condition is not good."
She was doing just fine on her own, and Jiang Mingyue could ignore her own affairs, but she couldn't ignore her adoptive mother's child.
Jiang Mingyue jumped up in a panic: "What's wrong with her?"
The old man gestured for Jiang Mingyue to sit down first, and lowered his voice: "Cancer tends to cluster in families, as I think you should know—that child has already developed the disease. Her adoptive parents have other children, and although they haven't discovered that she isn't their biological child, they are unwilling to empty their savings to treat her."
The old man did not take the medical records, only saying, "I guess the opportunity is very concerned about the other party's condition. The family has already sent her to the hospital for surgery to remove the lesions, but her cancer has reached the middle stage and there has been metastasis. None of us can be sure of the subsequent outcome."
If a girl of this age is still in school, it's okay, because she might have student medical insurance. But if she's not in school, her earnings from work are unlikely to cover the cost of medical care.
Jiang Mingyue felt her head buzzing and her hands and feet were ice cold.
She suddenly felt afraid to go back and tell her mother the news she had received—that her beloved biological daughter was suffering from illness.
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