"Alright, Lianxue," Yi Tianran said, stepping in to defuse the situation. "Let everyone get ready, we'll all go to karaoke together later, how about that?"
"No need," Yi Lianxue said arrogantly. "There's no need for me to attend such a low-class occasion! Let them go by themselves, and I'll cover all the expenses. Consider it an invitation to a little beggar."
The crowd looked disgusted by her rebuke, clenching their fists in frustration, but none of them dared to refute her.
Now, everyone in the industry knows Yi Lianxue; it wouldn't be an exaggeration to call her a national goddess.
They all lowered their heads, picked up their luggage, and left the magnificent villa.
Yi Tianran stepped forward and gently advised, "Lianxue, can't you be a little kinder to everyone? After all, you're a famous actress now, and your every move is under scrutiny. What if some bad rumors get out..."
"Anyone who dares to speak ill of me, I'll blacklist them." Yi Lianxue has become completely lawless, not even putting herself in her eyes. "Elvis, if you want me to make money for you, then don't meddle too much, understand?"
"Okay, I thought I wouldn't interfere anymore. Good luck." Yi Tianran left with these meaningful words.
Just then, a petite figure walked in on high heels, brushed past Yi Tianran, and went straight to Yi Lianxue, questioning, "Yi Lianxue, where's my mother? Are you teaming up with her again to put on a show and make money on a reality show?"
Looking at Yi Youyou, whose eyes were red-rimmed, hair was disheveled, and whose expression was filled with grief and indignation, Yi Lianxue's eyes flashed with a gloating smile. "What? Yi Youyou, you can't even keep an eye on your own mother, yet you dare to come and criticize me. What right do you have to point fingers at me here? Listen to me, it was your mother who shamelessly came to me, begging me to take her on a reality show. I only agreed because I felt sorry for her. Do you dare to thank me for making so much money for her?"
"Shut up!" Yi Youyou trembled with anger, tears welling in her eyes, teetering on the verge of falling.
She feigned strength and said, "So... you teamed up with her to create a script and staged a heartwarming and touching 'mother-son relationship'? Don't you think it's going too far to exploit netizens' feelings like this?"
"Oh, you're already overwhelmed with your own problems, yet you still have time to sympathize with netizens!" Yi Lianxue chuckled, crossed her arms, sat on the sofa, and said smugly, "It's not like I forced them to give me attention; they willingly spent money on me. Aren't you just jealous?"
"Am I jealous that you got into Starry Sky Entertainment through connections, or that you act like a diva, bully and beat up actors, or that you create a rich and beautiful image to appear on shows and ride on Daniel's popularity to create a CP (couple pairing)?"
Yi Youyou asked sarcastically, "What is there for me to be jealous of in a vain woman like you who stole someone else's bracelet to enter the Leopard House, was kicked out of the socialite circle, and can only rely on rich young men to spend money on you?"
Yi Lianxue's expression changed slightly, and she suddenly stood up. "Where did you find out all this?"
"Now you're panicking?" Yi Youyou sneered and threw a stack of documents behind her at her face.
The sharp edges scratched her face, and the paper fluttered to the ground.
The document details all the scandals Yi Lianxue has committed since entering the entertainment industry, one by one, and even includes surveillance footage and photographic evidence.
But Yi Lianxue only glanced at it a few times before calmly raising her head and saying, "What's the big deal?"
"Are you blind?" Yi Youyou said incredulously, "The evidence here is enough to prove that you are a morally corrupt person. I will definitely publish it and make it impossible for you to stay in the entire industry."
Yi Lianxue scoffed, a hint of pity appearing in her expression.
She walked gracefully up to Yi Youyou, patted her cheek, and said, "Youyou, you're still so naive! You dare to bring these things to me? Do you think I'd give you the chance to expose them?"
"W-What do you want to do!" Yi Youyou took two steps back in a panic. "Do you want to kill me? If you don't shut me up, I'll definitely tell everyone."
"Then go ahead and say it! See who believes it?" Yi Lianxue curled her lip in disdain and said smugly, "With my current fame, as long as I don't do anything illegal, the company and capital will definitely protect me! Do you think it will be useful to release this little bit of information? These days, as long as you have a strong public relations team, black can be turned into white."
Putting aside other evidence, just those surveillance photos of me scolding and hitting people—I could easily claim it was all part of a script! After all, I'm a professional actor now, you understand?
"You're shameless!" Yi Youyou's face flushed red with anger, and she roared like a respectable woman being bullied by a bully, "Not everyone is afraid of power. These people who have been bullied by you will stand up together and fight back against you."
Yi Lianxue's eyes narrowed as she approached step by step, arrogantly saying, "Then they can just wait to be blacklisted together! In this industry, capital is king. No matter how much power and influence a celebrity has, once their path is cut off, they're like lambs with their throats choked, unable to say a word. That's their fate!"
Yi Youyou was forced to retreat repeatedly, until she had nowhere left to go and her face showed despair.
"My dear Youyou, you don't think you can threaten me with these things, do you?" Yi Lianxue clicked her tongue twice, her eyes flashing with a venomous cold light. "Don't you even know your own worth? Right now, in the entire Yi family, I am the one with the most say and the one in charge!"
Yi Youyou roared in grief and indignation, "So you want to act like a tyrant, humiliate me, trample on my self-esteem, and now you want to take my mother away! You are simply a cold-blooded and heartless beast."
As soon as she finished speaking, Yi Lianxue slapped her across the face, swelling her cheek and drawing blood from the corner of her mouth.
"If you dare let me hear another insulting word, I'll make you regret it!"
Yi Youyou covered her cheek in pain, looking aggrieved. "It was my fault. Now everyone is on your side, deceived by your hypocritical facade. No matter what I do, it's useless."
She turned to leave, but Yi Lianxue grabbed her arm. "You threatened me, and now you want to leave?"
Yi Youyou glared at her fiercely, "Then what else do you want?"
"I want you to kneel down right now, immediately, and lick my shoes clean, and I will not pursue your rude behavior today," Yi Lianxue said righteously.
"Don't even think about it—" Before Yi Youyou could finish speaking, her knee was kicked, and she staggered, kneeling in front of Yi Lianxue, her elbow slamming heavily on the hard marble floor.
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