Chapter 61 I'll cover for you, but remember...
Everyone thought Jiang Mingyue wouldn't respond, firstly because she had publicly announced her retirement from the entertainment industry, and secondly because she reportedly owed Xinghui Entertainment a huge amount of breach of contract fees.
Whether or not she gives Liao Zhijie face depends entirely on her mood.
However, to everyone's surprise, Jiang Mingyue remained calm and composed, showing no impatience whatsoever. "President Liao, you're too kind. You are an elder; please sit wherever you like."
Although Jiang Mingyue's expression was indifferent and her tone was appropriate, she even gave Liao Zhijie face by using a respectful title.
However, everyone still noticed something unusual and felt that Jiang Mingyue was being sarcastic.
Tan Li and Liu Mo'er each had their own calculations. They were from Shengda Guangnian and wouldn't get involved in the infighting at Xinghui Entertainment.
If Jiang Mingyue doesn't give Liao Zhijie face tonight, there will be quite a show to watch.
The only one who was nervous and uneasy was Li Qiang, who was afraid that Jiang Mingyue's unpredictable attitude would ruin the dinner.
Li Qiang walked over promptly, pulled out the chair next to Jiang Mingyue, and said with a smile, "Mingyue is right, elders are respected. President Liao is hosting today, so the host is the most important person. Come, President Liao, please sit down."
Liao Zhijie took Jiang Mingyue's words as compliments, smiled and accepted the ladder Li Qiang offered, then climbed down.
"Thank you, Xiao Li. Come on, everyone, sit down." Liao Zhijie gestured for everyone to come and sit down.
In public, Liao Zhijie was sensible and did not get too close to Jiang Mingyue, maintaining an appropriate social distance.
"Everyone has worked hard these past few days. I know you've been training late every night. So eat your fill tonight. I won't waste any more words. Everyone, enjoy your meal and be happy to go to work tomorrow."
Li Qiang, Gao Feng, and others sat down and raised their glasses to offer a toast.
Liao Zhijie waved for them to put down their glasses and took off the Buddhist prayer beads on his left hand. "Hey, eat some food first, don't rush to offer toasts, or you'll get drunk easily."
Liao Zhijie had taken such good care of them, so the others had nothing to say and began to pick up their chopsticks and focus on eating.
Jiang Mingyue glanced discreetly at the Buddhist beads engraved with scriptures. The rich aroma of agarwood wafted into her nostrils.
Two large plates of spicy crayfish with thirteen spices were placed on the table. Jiang Mingyue picked up her chopsticks and put two crayfish into her own plate.
Seeing this, Liao Zhijie thoughtfully reminded her to eat less spicy food and asked someone to serve her garlic flavored food instead.
"No need for that, I'm just having a taste." Jiang Mingyue put on disposable gloves and slowly peeled two shrimp.
During the meal, in order to keep the atmosphere from getting awkward, Li Qiang kept praising the teachers for their hard work and for working overtime with Jiang Mingyue and the other two.
Tan Li and Liu Mo'er chatted briefly, claiming that this was what they should do and that they should live up to the expectations of the audience.
Liao Zhijie smiled with satisfaction, shared his entrepreneurial experience from his youth with everyone, and offered some words of encouragement, expressing his optimism about their future.
Jiang Mingyue ate quietly throughout the meal and did not participate in any conversation.
Everyone had gotten used to it; throughout the four days they spent together, Jiang Mingyue had remained the same—quiet and reserved.
In addition, since Liu Qiang's incident was exposed some time ago, no one dared to urge her to drink alcohol. Although they didn't drink alcohol today, they only prepared tea for them.
Liao Zhijie would occasionally take the time to chat with Jiang Mingyue and ask about her training progress.
Jiang Mingyue either nodded or hummed in agreement, indicating that she was listening.
Liao Zhijie sighed, "Oh, Mingyue, to be honest, I really hate to see you leave. Of course, you young people have your own ideas, and I know everyone has their own ambitions, so I won't force you. If you are willing to come back in the future, Xinghui Entertainment will always welcome you. Our doors will always be open for you."
The people at the table had different thoughts, and they all guessed Liao Zhijie's intentions. Jiang Mingyue had become a sensation recently, and her Weibo followers were about to break ten million, with an astonishing rate of increase.
I'm afraid Liao Zhijie's money spent tonight will be wasted. If Jiang Mingyue had agreed to come back, she would have already signed with another entertainment company.
Jiang Mingyue repeated her previous statement, "Thank you for your concern, Mr. Liao. My elders at home are not in good health, and I want to go home to take good care of them."
Liao Zhijie looked regretful and publicly lamented that he was blind to talent and missed out on a promising young player.
Just then, the staff downstairs came up with their wine glasses to toast Liao Zhijie.
Liao Zhijie stood up with a smile, claiming that he was afraid the smell of alcohol would bother the three young girls, so he took the wine glasses downstairs himself and asked Li Qiang to help him entertain everyone.
Around eight o'clock, everyone had almost finished eating and were quite full, but Liao Zhijie stayed downstairs, and they felt embarrassed to leave early.
Since there's still plenty of time, we might as well wait a little longer.
Tan Li and Liu Mo'er went to the restroom together, while Jiang Mingyue sat upright in her seat, wanting to see what Liao Zhijie was really up to.
About ten minutes later, Gao Feng came up carrying a cardboard box. "President Liao has prepared T-shirts for everyone for the concert. They are custom-made and each one has a name on it. There are two for each person. Please find them yourselves."
The teachers stood up with smiles, gathered around Gao Feng, and began rummaging through their clothes.
Seeing that Jiang Mingyue wasn't in a good mood, Gao Feng took the shirt for her and handed it over with a smile, the perfectly packaged T-shirt in hand.
"Sister Jiang, your clothes."
"Thanks."
Jiang Mingyue reached out and took the clover-logo T-shirt, which was white with a black logo.
She didn't rush to open the package, glanced at it briefly, and then casually placed it on the chair behind her.
The others couldn't wait to open and try them on. The T-shirts were all one size fits all, with a crisp cut, soft fabric, and a pleasant fragrance. They didn't look bad on them.
"President Liao is very generous. This seems to be made in a garment factory that manufactures for the S brand. The clothes from this factory have a natural fragrance that smells very nice."
"No wonder the design looked familiar; it would cost around a thousand yuan in a department store."
Just then, Li Qiang pushed open the door and told everyone to put on their T-shirts and go downstairs to take a group photo.
"Everyone hurry up and take your things. We can leave after we take the photos."
Li Qiang also specifically requested Jiang Mingyue, saying, "Mingyue, you come too."
Jiang Mingyue stuffed one of the T-shirts into her backpack and then took apart the remaining one.
The fragrance of peony blossoms wafts towards you.
Her eyes flickered slightly as she put the T-shirt on and then went downstairs with the others.
There is a landscape gallery in the lobby on the first floor of the South Island Restaurant. Everyone gathered in front of the gallery. The Clover Girls Group sat in the center of the first row, and the other staff members stood behind them in order of height.
Liao Zhijie, being the highest-ranking person, should have sat in the center of the first row, but he gave up the main seat and stood behind Jiang Mingyue.
"Come on, everyone, shout 'Cheese!'"
"eggplant!"
With the help of the restaurant manager, everyone took a group photo.
After taking the group photo, everyone said goodbye to Liao Zhijie one by one. Liao Zhijie told them that those who drank alcohol should pay the price, and those who did not drink should go home together. He also reminded them to let the work group know that they had arrived safely at the hotel.
Tan Li thought Jiang Mingyue would continue riding the shared bicycle back to Junyue, but when she opened the door, Jiang Mingyue was already sitting in the passenger seat.
Tan Li asked curiously, "Has the sun risen in the west? Why aren't you riding your bike tonight?"
Jiang Mingyue raised her hand and pinched her brow. "I feel a little dizzy and want to go back to rest as soon as possible."
Tan Li pursed her lips but didn't say anything more. After Liu Mo'er got into the car, she instructed the driver to drive.
Back at the hotel, Jiang Mingyue stumbled as she got out of the car. Her eyes were blurry, and she seemed dizzy when she looked at people.
Tan Li quickly asked her if she was alright, "If you're not feeling well, just say so. Don't let things go wrong and then netizens blame us for not taking care of you."
Jiang Mingyue waved her hand at her, "It's nothing, it's just my old headache, I'll go back and get some sleep."
Tan Li and her companion watched her walk away, then got off the bus after whispering among themselves.
The driver took out his phone to send a message.
1015.
As soon as Jiang Mingyue returned to her room, her swaying body straightened up immediately, and she was full of energy. There was no trace of the dizziness she had shown before.
She called Yan Qian, and he answered the phone almost the instant she dialed.
"Has Mr. Yan been waiting for my call?"
"Yes, Liao Zhijie is hosting a dinner for your team tonight. I don't think he would fly over here for no reason."
Yan Qian was truly a prophet.
It's easier to talk to smart people.
Jiang Mingyue sat down on the sofa. "You guessed it. He invited us to dinner tonight, but it's a trap specifically set for me."
On the other end of the phone, Yan Qian remained calm. "What do you mean?"
"The Buddhist prayer beads he was wearing had agarwood in them, which, combined with the peony scent on the cultural T-shirt he deliberately gave me (which was actually not peony, but chrysanthemum), created a synergistic effect similar to a hallucinogen."
"I guess he'll take action within half an hour at the earliest."
Yan Qian directly saw through her intentions, "How do you want me to help you?"
Liao Zhijie orchestrated the scheme so smoothly that it's likely not the first time he's done something like this. Most people wouldn't expect Liao Zhijie to deliberately set up a series of schemes against his own female celebrities.
It's likely that many people within Star Shine Entertainment have been hurt by Liao Zhijie.
Liao Zhijie finally met his match.
Jiang Mingyue frowned, but made her request without blushing or panting, "I can't guess who's behind Liao Zhijie yet, but I think, given the status of your Jinghua Group in Beijing, you must know quite a few people. If I injure him, can you take care of it for me?"
Yan Qian was both amused and exasperated. It turned out that the little girl had come to him for cover, deliberately testing his identity and background.
“Miss Jiang, it is my honor to be used by you. Just do it, and I will cover for you. But remember to leave the other party alive.”
"Okay, got it."
Jiang Mingyue decided to forgive Yan Qian for his previous scheming against her, and they were even.
Afterwards, she went to wash up as usual, changed into long-sleeved pajamas and pants, turned off the lights, and waited patiently.
To catch a turtle in a jar.
Around 10:30, someone swiped their access card to open door 1015.
Judging from the footsteps, more than one person entered. One of them was Liao Zhijie, and the other person's steps were rather heavy. Jiang Mingyue judged that the other person should be a fat man.
The two seemed certain that she wouldn't wake up, so they didn't rush into the bedroom, but instead chatted patiently for a few minutes in the living room.
"Don't worry, Mr. Zhang, she won't wake up."
"I trust Mr. Liao to handle things. Did you bring your phone?"
"I brought it. Mr. Zhang, please enjoy this first. I'm going out now."
"Don't worry, it won't interfere with your people making money at the concert. I'll leave when I'm done."
Liao Zhijie left with a fawning smile.
Jiang Mingyue was furious. No wonder Zhu Min confessed to turning herself in. Liao Zhijie must have instructed Zhu Min to act as a pimp for this Boss Zhang. Zhu Min dared not offend her again and took advantage of Liu Qiang's arrest to get away smoothly.
If that's the case, then don't blame her for being ruthless.
The man called Mr. Zhang walked into the bedroom with his phone, looking smug. The bedroom was dark, so he turned on the phone's flashlight and walked to the bedside, bending down to turn on the floor lamp.
The man glanced at the beauty on the bed; her skin was as smooth as ice and her eyelashes were long and curled, like butterflies fluttering in the air—truly breathtaking.
She was an absolute beauty.
The man's eyes were filled with urgency. "Little beauty, if you cooperate obediently, you won't have to suffer like this."
The man first took off his shirt, then suddenly paused and pulled a syringe from his pocket.
He didn't trust Liao Zhijie, so he figured it was better to give Jiang Mingyue another injection to prevent her from waking up and causing trouble.
Although waking up might feel better, not cooperating is worse than being asleep.
When he grasped Jiang Mingyue's arm and aimed the needle at her vein, the soft, boneless feeling in his palm vanished instantly, replaced by a dense array of needle pricks.
The man's eyes changed drastically. In the next instant, his right hand was pressed down with such force that his eyes bulged out in pain.
The man immediately resisted, and before he knew it, he looked up and met a pair of cold, frosty eyes.
It was like a wolf falling into a trap set by a lion.
Jiang Mingyue was not affected at all!
Jiang Mingyue leaped up and kicked the other man hard in the abdomen with both feet, silencing him before he could scream.
No matter who the other person is, let's beat them up first and vent our anger!
The man was kicked to the ground, terrified and crying out in pain. Suddenly, he realized he couldn't cry out anymore, and his heart sank.
Who exactly is Jiang Mingyue? Damn it! Liao Zhijie lied to him!
She clearly said she fainted, but is she really that actress Jiang Mingyue? Or is someone impersonating her? Why is this woman so perverted and terrifying?!
Jiang Mingyue picked up the syringe that had fallen to the ground through a tissue, and smelled it carefully; it had a pungent odor.
"So this is how you gang up to bully little girls?"
Her eyes flashed with murderous intent. With a wave of her hand, a burst of energy erupted, instantly sending the man flying. His bulky body slammed heavily into the living room sofa.
Jiang Mingyue put on a coat and went out.
"You're unlucky to have met me. If you want to harm me, you'd better see if you have the ability! Today I'm going to act on behalf of Heaven and first destroy your many evil tools!"
Jiang Mingyue flicked her hands, and the silver needles struck the man's lower abdomen. The man's pupils dilated, and he was drenched in cold sweat from the pain, immediately fainting.
His genitals!
The next second, he was slapped awake by Jiang Mingyue.
It's so painful, so incredibly painful.
The man was drenched in cold sweat, and the pain had drained him of all his strength; it would have been better if he had just passed out.
Jiang Mingyue sneered, "It's not that easy for you to faint. I won't let you faint. I'll make you taste what it's like to be tortured."
"Although I don't know your name, I have ways of finding out your background. Don't try to scare me with your background. I'm not afraid. You should know that I'm not an ordinary person. I have a million ways to make you disappear without a trace, to completely vanish from this world."
"But I've realized that letting you all die would be too easy for you. You have more than a dozen lives on your hands. Before you face legal punishment, you have to help me quell my anger."
The man trembled with fear, his eyes filled with terror and despair. He couldn't make a sound or threaten the other party, who didn't even give him a chance and didn't care about his identity or background at all.
Unexpectedly, both Liao Zhijie and he misjudged the situation.
It turns out that Jiang Mingyue's claim of retiring from the entertainment industry wasn't just a pretense. She was fearless and confident, relying on her incredibly powerful and mysterious methods, which made countless big shots fawn over her.
The man was filled with regret, deep regret for his own foolishness in provoking this female demon!
He begged for mercy and kowtowed repeatedly, hoping that Jiang Mingyue would show leniency and let him go.
Jiang Mingyue read the meaning in his eyes: "You think I need your money to bribe me?"
“If I let you go today, my family will be the ones who suffer. Do you think I don’t know how you people are capable of uncovering all my connections?”
"So, rather than letting you find a chance to stab me in the back, how about I kill you first?"
Jiang Mingyue clapped her right hand, and another gust of fierce wind blew towards the man's mouth from both sides.
In a short while, the man's face swelled up like a pig's head, his eyes rolled back, and he fainted.
After dealing with the man for more than ten minutes, Jiang Mingyue called Yan Qian.
"You can come now."
Yan Qian was right next door, and upon receiving her call, he immediately came over with his bodyguards.
The three people paused in their tracks upon seeing the scene before them.
Jiang Mingyue stood aggressively beside the sofa, while a fat man lay sprawled on the living room carpet.
Yan Qian walked over and carefully examined the unconscious person on the ground.
"I should thank you for not beating him to a pulp. You should feel better now, right?"
He must have felt relieved, otherwise he wouldn't have called her.
"Who is he?" Jiang Mingyue put the syringe in her hand on the coffee table.
Yan Qian's bodyguard picked it up with a handkerchief, examined it carefully, and said, "Boss, it's a date rape drug that's banned overseas."
Yan Qian's gaze suddenly turned cold. "You lowlife bastard."
“Zhang Wangjiang, the third generation of the Zhang family in Beijing, holds resources in the entertainment industry. No wonder Liao Zhijie is trying to curry favor with him.”
Jiang Mingyue had no interest in the elite circles of Beijing. "Don't forget what President Yan promised me."
"Don't worry, it's just a coincidence. Uncle Zhang Wangjiang has a dirty past, and we were just looking for a way to deal with him."
"This man has a murder case on his record. It's too lenient for him to spend his life in jail. President Yan knows what to do, right?"
Yan Qian guessed that Zhang Wangjiang was a bad person, but he didn't expect him to be so utterly rotten.
"Yes, since ancient times, murderers should pay with their lives, and those who commit heinous crimes should be punished by law."
He should be glad that he obeyed the law, otherwise she would have seen through everything.
Yan Qian gestured to his bodyguards to take Zhang Wangjiang away first.
After everyone left, Yan Qian looked at Jiang Mingyue and asked, "What are your plans regarding Liao Zhijie? Do you need me to intervene?"
Author's Note: [Evil grin][Evil grin][Evil grin]
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