While the female supporting character's friend was away, a lewd-looking man approached her, intending to take advantage of her vulnerability.
After watching from the sidelines for a long time, Yi Mu finally got his chance.
He brushed aside the lewd man's hand, pulled the female supporting character into his arms, and glared coldly at the man: "I'm her boyfriend."
The sleazy man reluctantly touched his nose and left.
Yi Mu helped the female supporting character sit down, asked the bartender for a glass of warm honey water, gave it to her to drink, and then waited for her to sober up.
About half an hour later, the female supporting character woke up.
She recognized the original owner of the body; she vaguely remembered Yi Mu coming to her rescue earlier.
They were in the same boat, and since the people they liked had become a couple, there were two more heartbroken people in the world.
The female supporting character's friend had gone off to meet someone and couldn't be seen. She took out her lighter, lit a cigarette, and asked Yi Mu if he wanted one.
Yi Mu shook his head; he didn't smoke and found the smell too strong.
The female supporting character held a slender cigarette between her red-nailed fingers, her alluring smoky eyes scrutinizing Yi Mu.
He was wearing a black t-shirt today, and his hair was styled in a messy way, which was quite different from his usual look, but surprisingly, it looked good.
"A one-night stand, wanna try?" The female supporting character teasingly stretched out her foot to hook Yi Mu's calf.
Yi Mu frowned, moved aside, and stated his purpose, "I'm here today to discuss a business collaboration with you."
The female supporting character clicked her tongue in disappointment: "Who comes to a bar to do business? Everyone comes here to have fun."
Yi Mu smiled faintly: "If this succeeds, it will be very interesting."
The female supporting character looked at him for a while, then stood up and said, "Let's talk somewhere else."
Yi Mu followed her up to the private room on the second floor.
The female supporting character is the editor-in-chief of a current affairs and finance magazine in the industry. The magazine is dedicated to interviewing celebrities and digging up private information about celebrities.
Because of her ability to uncover secrets unknown to ordinary people, she is widely admired and praised. Bai Lian started out as a reporter for this magazine.
By purchasing a hacking plugin from the system's online store, Yi Mu hacked into Xi Junyan's group company's internal ledgers and, unsurprisingly, discovered signs of tax evasion.
This wasn't mentioned in the script, but just like in China, tax evasion in this world can lead to imprisonment.
Yi Mu knew that the female supporting character hated Bai Lian just like him, and also harbored some resentment towards Xi Junyan.
Xi Junyan rejected her advances several times and embarrassed her in front of everyone.
This caused the usually arrogant female supporting character, who was infatuated with him, to feel a bit of resentment.
Yi Mu has enough evidence. If it is leaked, and some people’s resentment towards the rich is exploited, even if he can’t kill Xi Junyan, it will be enough to make him suffer.
The female supporting character hesitated. The Xi family was incredibly powerful, and she couldn't guarantee that once the matter was exposed, she could bring down the Xi Group immediately.
Although she also came from a wealthy family, her family was nothing compared to the Xi family; they were simply insignificant.
Seeing her hesitation, Yi Mu dropped a bombshell.
"Xiao Lian's dream is to be a radio host. I heard she recently resigned, and Xi Junyan bought an online radio station to promote her to the top."
A hint of sourness appeared on his face, a mixture of disdain for the evil capitalists who manipulated money and a touch of envy.
Bai Lian did indeed submit her resignation recently, but the female supporting character didn't sign it. Upon hearing Yi Mu say this, she immediately revealed a jealous and resentful expression.
Why should that woman, who can't even speak standard Mandarin and gets nervous and makes mistakes when interviewing important figures, receive this kind of treatment?
Just because she rose to prominence and became a phoenix?
It's hilarious that she can be a host!
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