The moment the thought flashed through her mind, Yi Tianran felt as if her heart was being squeezed by a hand, a dull ache making it hard to breathe.
This feeling was something she had never experienced before. Was it reluctance to part? Or was she gradually becoming weaker?
This is not like her at all.
Yi Tianran shook her head, unwilling to let herself think too much.
"Miss Yi, you're too kind. If it weren't for your help, I'm afraid I would have lost my life long ago." Su Mo bowed solemnly to her. "If there's anything I can do to help you in the future, no matter how difficult it may be, I will do my best."
Yi Tianran smiled. It's that simple to build friendships between girls.
...
On the other side.
Li Rumeng returned from Z City ahead of schedule and was immediately suspended from all her work.
No matter how unwilling, resentful, or desperate she was for help, those who had once fawned over her, smiled broadly, and called her sister now all turned her away as if avoiding some monstrous flood; or they would offer a few insincere words of comfort before hurriedly hanging up the phone, afraid of being implicated by her.
Enraged and filled with despair, she locked herself in her apartment and got completely drunk.
Around 10 a.m., she clutched her aching head, groggily opened her eyes, and immediately took out her phone to scroll through it. The moment she saw the headline news, she instantly woke up.
— Li Rumeng terminated her contract with Fu's Tianyu Entertainment.
Those few words made her scalp tingle.
How could that be!
She subconsciously thought she was just seeing things because she was drunk; otherwise, how could she not have been notified of such a big event?
Li Rumeng's cheeks twitched twice, and her fingers trembled as she clicked on the news to take a look.
It was the official Weibo account of EE-Media that posted the contract termination notice; it was in black and white and even had a seal.
The comments section was filled with jubilation: "Hahaha... Congratulations to Li Rumeng for getting out of the entertainment industry. I will never be an eyesore again. Thank God, Tianyu Media did a great job this time. I wish I could kneel down and kowtow three times to the decision-maker."
"This must be President Fu's decision! Wasn't there a rumor that Li Rumeng had an affair with the president of Fu's Group, and that she was able to make it in the entertainment industry so smoothly with this powerful backer, becoming a popular actress in just five years? She must be tired of it now."
"If that's really the case, then President Fu's judgment is terrible! Five years of good resources would have made anyone else a movie queen by now. It's just that Li Rumeng is such a waste. Her acting has been terrible for five years. Even President Fu couldn't stand it anymore!"
"How could someone as handsome and capable as President Fu fall for someone like her who's good for nothing and is the worst scumbag?"
"So, some people become famous by being promoted, while others become famous by fate. Forcing someone to become famous will only bring bad luck! They've finally suffered a backlash, which is something to celebrate."
These gloating comments almost drove Li Rumeng half to death with anger.
Her fans quickly couldn't stand it anymore, "Enough! How much money has our Mengmeng made for Tianyu over the years? And now, before the contract expires, Tianyu is terminating it. It's clearly the company that's being inhumane, and you haters are still laughing at us. Do you have any humanity at all?!"
As soon as these words were spoken, someone immediately covered their mouth and snickered, "Why don't you go ask your sister what heinous things she did that made Tianyu Entertainment willing to terminate her contract early and voluntarily bear a huge penalty fee just to kick her out!"
"Hahahaha! That's so damn heartbreaking! I'm laughing so hard I'm crying."
Fans: "..."
Li Rumeng was so angry she almost died on the spot.
Feeling wronged, resentful, and bitter—all these emotions rushed to my brain.
She never dreamed that Fu Yunchen would be so ruthless. Not only was she sidelined, but this time he wanted to kick her out of Tianyu Entertainment.
She originally thought that, thanks to her father's kindness, Fu Yunchen would at most teach her a lesson and show her mercy, giving her a new chance.
Now, it's all over.
"No way." Li Rumeng shook her head repeatedly, not believing that the man in her heart would be so cruel to her, so she shifted all the blame onto Yi Tianran, "It must be that bitch who whispered in his ear, otherwise Brother Fu wouldn't have gone this far!"
At this thought, a wicked idea was born in her mind.
Only by seizing that bitch's weakness and making her pay a heavy price can she survive.
...
Hospital.
Although Su Mo was eager to recover her lost memories and cooperated with the doctor's instructions, she was under a restraint, so she could only take a long-term approach and slowly search for keywords.
Yi Tianran couldn't stay in Z City forever, so she returned a week later, planning to give her three little ones a surprise.
On her way back, she realized that someone was secretly following her, and the method was not very sophisticated.
A glint of light flashed in her eyes, and she suddenly quickened her pace, disappearing into a side alley.
The people behind him quickened their pace and hurried inside.
Then they saw Yi Tianran standing with her arms crossed, looking over with a cold expression, her voice ethereal in the night: "What are you doing following me?"
The men were startled, but seeing her all alone and helpless, they quickly burst into laughter again. "Don't be scared, little girl. We just want to play a little game with you!"
"Don't be shy, we're not bad people!"
"Since you've willingly walked into our trap, then we brothers won't be polite to you."
As they were talking, several burly thugs wielding iron bars rubbed their hands together and walked towards her with lewd expressions.
Yi Tianran smiled.
Half a minute later, a wail and scream like a pig being slaughtered echoed from the alley—
"Stop, stop hitting me..."
"Let us go!"
"Waaaaah, Grandma, have mercy! Ouch—stop hitting me!"
"Well--"
A group of thugs were beaten black and blue, crying and screaming, lying on the ground like dead dogs, their bodies twitching as if they were having an epileptic seizure.
Yi Tianran remained calm and composed, slowly pulling out two wet wipes from her bag to wipe her hands, then rolling them up and throwing them at one of the thugs on the head.
"Speak, who sent you to ambush me?" Her calm and collected voice rang out slowly.
The thugs trembled with fear, and the leader stammered, "N-no! We were just momentarily blinded by lust, that's why we did such a thing—ah!"
Before he could finish speaking, Yi Tianran stepped on the back of his hand.
The high heel slammed down on her skin twice, and Yi Tianran's eyes gleamed with a wicked glint. "From the moment I returned to the capital, you've been secretly following me, tailing me for over half an hour, with cameras on your person. And you tell me it was a spur-of-the-moment decision? Hmm?"
"Aaaaah—" The leader grimaced in pain, writhing as if his hand bones were about to break.
Under intense pain, he finally gave in, "I'll talk, I'll talk!"
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