Chapter 30 I won't separate you, but I will take advantage of your vulnerability.
Upon hearing this, Jian Huai looked directly at Xuan Qing.
Xuan Qing was someone he invited from City B to collaborate with, but now all his efforts have benefited someone else?
Especially since this person is from the Mu family!
Jian Huai felt like he was about to have a heart attack.
"Young Master Xuan, he's the Mu Yunzhou guy I just told you about. He's incredibly cunning and manipulative. Please don't be fooled," Jian Huai whispered in Xuan Qing's ear.
They wanted to bring Xuan Qing back to her senses.
Xuan Qing, who had finally found someone she liked, frowned upon hearing this. She turned to look at Jian Huai with a hint of disdain in her eyes.
"I don't think you're a good person at all. You're ugly and promiscuous. The news about you and your stand-in has been circulating in City B for a long time. If it weren't for my dad's lingering affection for the Jian family, I wouldn't have come."
When Xuan Qing said those words, the expressions of those who were with them changed slightly.
Some of these people were from the local circle, while others came from City B with Xuan Qing.
What kind of person Jian Huai is has been widely discussed online, not to mention that he was trending on social media for so long before.
This also caused some turmoil in the Jian family's company.
News is shared within the circle, let alone when it comes to jokes about an entire family.
Everyone naturally knew about these things.
However, none of them dared to speak up like Xuan Qing did, which would embarrass Jian Huai.
After all, no matter what, Jian Huai still has the Jian family behind him.
Xuan Qing, whom Jian Huai was wary of, was backed by the Xuan family, whose businesses were not located in City A, but were still considered well-known throughout the country.
The Xuan family is most famous for its connections in the entertainment industry.
Jian Huai invited Xuan Qing over in the name of the Jian family, hoping to establish a connection between Zhao Ling and the Xuan family.
This way, you can clear your name as quickly as possible.
Once their past is cleared, Jian Huai and Zhao Ling's past will gradually be forgotten, leaving only the public image they want outsiders to see.
But Chao Xian kept reminding them of their past, making them look foolish in front of everyone time and time again.
Not only in front of people in City A, but also in front of the Xuan family.
Morning leisure.
It's all Chao Xian's fault.
If it weren't for Chao Xian, the Mu family wouldn't have broken ties with the Jian family.
The Jian family's resources will not be taken away by the Mu family.
If it weren't for Chao Xian, Xuan Qing wouldn't have embarrassed him in public.
Despite doing so much, Chao Xian acted as if nothing had happened.
Enjoying everyone's attention, yet still relentlessly following them to this place.
"Chao Xian, they say you should leave a way out for others so you can meet again in the future, but why are you being so aggressive? How did you know we were here?"
Jian Huai spoke with a grim expression, wondering if one of them had tipped him off.
Chao Xian found this even more amusing. Who would want to meet them? It's just bad luck.
"What can we do here? Of course, we're here to eat. Mr. Jian, that's a funny question. If we're not here to eat, are we here to watch a show?"
Chao Xian spoke with a pointed look, his gaze falling on Jian Huai and Zhao Ling.
What bad luck! I run into those two everywhere I go.
Xuan Qing nodded in agreement, her eyes growing increasingly dissatisfied as she looked at Jian Huai: "Exactly, do you think we come to a place like this to watch a play? Chao Xian, which private room are you in? I'll pay the bill today, consider it a celebration of our meeting."
The way Xuan Qing pressed his face against hers was so striking that no one dared to look at her. Was this the same aloof and arrogant Xuan Qing from just moments ago?
Jian Huai's face turned ugly again and again.
The people and resources he invited ended up being favored by Chao Xian.
If Chao Xian also debuts later, Zhao Ling will have no chance to stand out at all.
"Young Master Xuan, you discussed this matter with us first." Jian Huai even wanted to say a few more words to express his dissatisfaction.
Xuan Qing turned her head, raised an eyebrow, and spoke casually.
“My brother is the head of our family. I’m just a rich second-generation with some shares. I can’t make a decision. I need to go home and discuss it with my brother before I can give you an answer. Besides, I haven’t made any promises to you from beginning to end.”
However, during the discussion, Xuan Qing was unsure whether she might have exaggerated or embellished the story.
If it weren't for the absence of Chao Xian, Xuan Qing might have simply repeated the story honestly.
Now... it's really hard to say.
Chao Xian looked at the group of people in front of him and felt that they were being a bit noisy.
Just as I was about to leave, I heard Su Ge's cold voice: "What are you all doing surrounding my artist?"
Chao Xian watched as Su Ge walked directly to him through the crowd, shielding Chao Xian behind him, and then his gaze fell on Jian Huai.
Su Ge knew all too well about Jian Huai and the Mu family's affairs, after all, Su Ge was browsing headlines every day, and the recent events involving the Jian Group and the Mu Group had been making headlines.
When Su Ge signed Chao Xian, he also searched for Chao Xian's past. Later, he accidentally saw the scene where Chao Xian and Mu Qianyu publicly shouted at each other in front of the Jian Group building.
At that moment, Su Ge felt a headache coming on, thinking that he had signed a troublesome artist.
But later it was discovered that Chao Xian was not a troublesome entertainer at all; on the contrary, he was very well-behaved and would seriously complete almost every task he was given.
Su Ge never expected that Jian Huai would be so bold as to openly surround Chao Xian with his men.
Zhao Ling's expression was already not good, and when she heard the man say that Chao Xian was his artist, she panicked even more and quickly tugged at Jian Huai's hand, her face showing unconcealed anxiety.
She wanted to ask Jian Huai what to do, but the next second, Jian Huai brushed her hand away, his face cold and his gaze fixed on Su Ge.
During this period, Jian Huai went through all the well-known agents in the entertainment industry in order to find a good agent to manage Zhao Ling.
Others may not recognize Su Ge, but Jian Huai does.
Su Ge's connections and resources far surpass those of the agent Jian Huai found for Zhao Ling.
Jian Huai was somewhat unwilling.
Xuan Qing's gaze also fell on Jian Huai, as if she was wondering what Jian Huai would do.
Su Ge is a domineering person, and Jian Huai knows that if he does something today, Zhao Ling will be targeted relentlessly, let alone debut.
Is it just a momentary impulse, or an opportunity to help the Jian Group get rid of its negative reputation in the future?
Jian Huai was still clear about it.
"Aren't Mr. Jian's men going to move aside?" Su Ge led Chao Xian to Jian Huai. The group of people behind Jian Huai blocked the corridor. Su Ge just glanced at them and said with a smile.
Jian Huai took a deep breath and turned his body slightly. Zhao Ling was somewhat unwilling to let Chao Xian leave just like that. She thought she should at least teach Chao Xian a lesson.
But when she looked at Jian Huai, she was glared at fiercely by him. Zhao Ling could only suppress everything in her heart and silently stand to the side.
She absolutely cannot lose Jian Huai as her backer now.
If she displeases Jian Huai and loses him, Zhao Ling will be completely finished.
Zhao Ling could only watch helplessly as Chao Xian left with Su Ge.
Some people are just so lucky. They are born so good-looking, marry into a wealthy family without lifting a finger, become a rich lady, and have everyone arrange everything for them. Even if they encounter any trouble, countless people will stand by their side.
But why do you have to compete with her for it?
Debuting was her only chance, and even that chance was snatched away by Chao Xian.
Xuan Qing glanced at Jian Huai, said nothing, and hurriedly chased after Chao Xian.
He hasn't even gotten their contact information yet!
I won't waste my breath talking to Jian Huai.
Seeing Xuan Qing leave, the people behind Jian Huai simply said goodbye to Jian Huai and left.
They originally came because of Xuan Qing.
Now that Xuan Qing is gone, there is no need for them to continue following Jian Huai.
After all, everyone knows that because of Mu Qianyu, Jian Huai now only holds a sinecure position in the company.
Enraged, Jian Huai kicked the nearby trash can, his handsome face contorted with malice: "Damn it, you ruined my plans again! Xuan Qing is just relying on his family, yet he dares to show me no respect!"
Zhao Ling, who was standing nearby, did not say anything when she heard this, but her dissatisfaction with Jian Huai grew stronger.
Su Ge brought Chao Xian to the hotel entrance, where they saw the teacher and director still standing there.
Su Ge made up a random excuse for Chao Xian's absence, and then he and Chao Xian saw the director and teacher off.
Watching the car drive away, Chao Xian finally relaxed.
Su Ge's face was grim: "Jian Huai didn't do anything to you just now, did he?"
Chao Xian shook his head: "No, he wouldn't dare. After all, the Mu family is behind me now. If he's dissatisfied with me, he's dissatisfied with the Mu family."
Jian Huai has no right to be dissatisfied with the Mu family now.
In this circle, every move is magnified. If he dares to show dissatisfaction with the Mu family today, the Mu family's retaliation will be directed at the Jian Group tomorrow.
Suger was relieved to hear this.
"That's good. Don't go out alone in the future."
Suger gave detailed instructions.
"Chao Xian!" Xuan Qing ran to the door and, under Su Ge's wary gaze, handed her phone to Chao Xian: "Chao Xian, I really want to be friends with you. Don't worry, I have no connection with the Jian family!"
Xuan Qing recalled Chao Xian's attitude towards Jian Huai and hurriedly tried to sever ties with the Jian family.
"Although the Jian family and our family have some connections, they're not deep. Otherwise, it would be my brother here today, not me! Don't worry, none of the things Jian Huai just told me will come to pass!"
Xuan Qing stared at Chao Xian without moving, looking like a golden retriever wagging its tail. Afraid that Chao Xian wouldn't believe her, she wanted to step forward to explain, but Su Ge stopped her.
"This is between you and the Jian family. Whether it works out or not is none of my business. But thank you for speaking up for me just now. Maybe next time. If we meet again, I'd be happy to be your friend."
After Chao Xian finished speaking, he left with Su Ge, who was still wary of Xuan Qing.
Once they reached the roadside outside the hotel, Su Ge frowned and disapproved, saying, "Who is this person? You should have refused him directly just now."
“If I refuse the Xuan family from City B, what will happen to their cooperation with the Jian family? Zhao Ling wants to debut and needs resources. Wouldn't it be too easy for them to cooperate with her like this? Besides, they think I'm doing this on purpose, so I'll just show them on purpose.”
Chao Xian shrugged, looking somewhat helpless.
Anyway, Jian Huai already hated him, so one more time won't make a difference.
When Su Ge heard that it was someone from the Xuan family in City B, he frowned. This person was indeed difficult to refuse.
The Xuan family has a lot of connections in the entertainment industry, and their entertainment company can be considered a leader. In recent years, after the Xuan family changed its leader, they have been focusing on developing the entertainment industry.
The momentum is very strong.
I've even collaborated with their company before.
"Besides, he might go back to City B in a while, and I'm about to join a film crew, so there probably won't be a next time," Chao Xian said, seemingly unconcerned.
Su Ge felt relieved after thinking about it.
The Xuan family's business ultimately took root in City B.
"Boohoo!" A car suddenly pulled up, the window rolled down, and Chao Xian saw Mu Ziyan sitting in the back seat. He smiled and waved to Mu Ziyan.
The front window opened, and Su Ge saw that the driver was Mu Yunzhou, so he quickly greeted him with "Hello, boss."
Chao Xian glanced at Mu Yunzhou, then at Su Ge: "Brother Su, where do you live? Shall we give you a ride?"
It's evening now, and this place isn't in the city center, so getting a taxi probably won't be very convenient.
Su Ge quickly waved his hand to refuse: "My car is parked in that parking lot over there. I'll drive back myself. Don't worry, I haven't been drinking."
Hearing this, Chao Xian finally felt relieved and said goodbye to Su Ge.
Chao Xian tried to open the back door, but found that the person inside hadn't unlocked it. Chao Xian looked at Mu Yunzhou in confusion.
"Sit in the front," Mu Yunzhou said in a deep voice.
Chao Xian said "oh" and opened the car door, only to see the things he had just told Mu Ziyan about wanting to eat on the seat.
Chao Xian smiled, sat down, fastened his seatbelt, and then saw Mu Ziyan hand him a fruit tea: "Babo, sugar-free."
Chao Xian hummed in agreement.
"Has the role been decided?" Mu Yunzhou asked Chao Xian while driving.
Chao Xian, who was eating cookies, nodded quickly upon hearing this: "The director said he will send Su Ge a notice about when he will join the crew. I just need to join the crew on time."
"Okay, here you go." Mu Yunzhou took advantage of the red light and placed the bank card that he had put in the car earlier into Chao Xian's hand.
"This is my supplementary card, with no limit. You can use it to buy whatever you need. The PIN is your birthday as shown on your ID card."
Chao Xian was stunned for several seconds after hearing this.
In that instant, Chao Xian felt that he was thinking about one thing.
Does giving me this card mean I won't receive my salary anymore?
Chao Xian felt like the sky had fallen.
Mu Yunzhou didn't hear Chao Xian speak, but he turned his head slightly to look at Chao Xian and understood what Chao Xian was thinking.
I took a deep breath.
Calm down.
"Your allowance will still be deposited into your card on time; this card is for extra allowance."
Mu Yunzhou emphasized the pronunciation slightly.
The helpless voice pulled Chao Xian back to reality. Chao Xian smiled, a little embarrassed, but his hand obediently accepted the bank card: "Thank you, President Mu, you are very generous!"
"I remember you used to really like bags and stuff, you'd buy whatever you liked, and the Mu family can afford to support you."
Mu Yunzhou paused at the end of his sentence, but fortunately, Chao Xian didn't seem to notice anything amiss and continued eating his cookies.
It looks like he didn't eat much at the dinner party.
Upon hearing this, Mu Ziyan became anxious and looked at Mu Yunzhou with expectant eyes: "What about me?"
Even though Mu Ziyan still has some savings, shouldn't his pitiful half-reduced allowance be restored?
Mu Ziyan just stared at Mu Yunzhou, who was driving.
Mu Yunzhou raised an eyebrow and glanced at Mu Ziyan through the rearview mirror.
"I'll add it back for you."
Mu Ziyan's eyes lit up when she realized she had achieved her goal.
Chao Xian listened to their conversation and couldn't help but smile.
Back home, Chao Xian looked at the meal that had been prepared early on the coffee table in the living room, his eyes full of smiles, and said thank you.
"Of course, I'll go back to my study to look at the documents first. There are still two documents I haven't finished reading."
Mu Yunzhou said softly, "Just leave it after you finish eating. The cleaning lady will come to clean it tomorrow. Get some rest."
Upon hearing this instruction, Chao Xian felt it was a bit too intimate and gave a dry "hmm." After thinking for a moment, he politely said, "You should also get some rest and take care of yourself."
After Mu Yunzhou left, Chao Xian slowly sat down: The conversation just now was really awkward!
Mu Ziyan came out of the kitchen with the milk, saw Chao Xian sitting there motionless, walked over and took a closer look.
"Why do I feel like something's off about you, Babo?"
Chao Xian turned his head and saw Mu Ziyan's innocent face. He reached out and pinched Mu Ziyan's cheek: "Hurry up and go upstairs to wash up and go to bed. Don't you have class tomorrow?"
Upon hearing this, Mu Ziyan glanced at the time.
I feel terrible.
Why are you so late!
Mu Ziyan hurriedly ran upstairs, not forgetting to call out to Chao Xian as she ran: "Babo, go to sleep early, goodnight!"
She's somewhat well-behaved, but not excessively so.
After finishing breakfast and washing up, I went to bed early.
I'm about to start filming, so I need to make sure I'm in good shape.
The next day, when the aunt came, Chao Xian told her that she would need to cook starting from noon today. After explaining her dietary restrictions, Chao Xian went out to the company.
Chao Xian originally thought that Xuan Qing would be able to leave City A soon, and the "next time" he mentioned last time was just to avoid being entangled by Xuan Qing for the time being.
But no one expected that Xuan Qing would follow them directly to the company's underground parking lot.
Chao Xian found it somewhat unbelievable when he saw Xuan Qing.
Xuanqing was even more excited when he saw Chaoxian.
"Chao Xian, what a coincidence! I didn't expect the next time you mentioned would be today." Xuan Qing was beaming with happiness.
Chao Xian was speechless upon hearing this.
He didn't believe it was a coincidence; Xuan Qing had done it on purpose.
"By the way, I heard you like to drink. I'd like to invite you for drinks tonight. Would you like to come? If you don't like drinking, can I invite you to dinner instead?"
Xuan Qing spoke at length and even followed Chao Xian into the elevator.
Instead of answering the question, Chao Xian asked softly, "How did you get in?"
Chao Xian remembered that entry and exit here were all done under a real-name system, and license plates of cars entering also had to be registered.
How exactly did Xuan Qing get into the underground parking lot?
Xuan Qing thought about it after hearing this.
“When I saw Su Ge yesterday, I remembered that my family had worked with this company before. I was the one who came here back then, so I thought I might run into you here. It seems that Chaochao and I are really destined to meet. We met on our first visit.”
As Xuan Qing spoke, she became somewhat shy and embarrassed.
Chao Xian felt a headache coming on. He had experienced what it was like to be "accidentally" bumped into by different people in the same place.
However, Ren Zi was not as honest as Xuan Qing.
It was probably because of Xuan Qing's family background that he was able to describe the chance encounter in such a fresh and unconventional way.
"Chao Chao, can we be friends now?" Xuan Qing placed her WeChat QR code in front of Chao Xian, looking at Chao Xian with an expectant expression, as if she really wanted to be friends with Chao Xian.
Chao Xian didn't make a move, but said seriously, word by word, "Xuan Qing, I have a husband."
Xuan Qing blinked upon hearing this, uttered an "oh," and spoke as if something was missing from her brain:
"Does your husband check your phone and prevent you from making friends? Then give me your phone number! I'll call you, and remember to delete the call history afterward!"
A perfectly good sentence always sounds a bit strange coming from Xuan Qing's mouth.
Chao Xian blinked and remained silent.
Xuan Qing finally realized what was happening and quickly waved her hand, "I really just want to be friends with you. What I said before might have caused you some misunderstanding, but don't worry, I'm not the kind of person who breaks up other people's relationships."
At most, they'll just wait for you to break up with Mu Yunzhou, and then take advantage of the situation.
Xuan Qing only dared to say the last sentence silently in his heart.
When Chao Xian heard this, he was a little suspicious, but Xuan Qing's bright eyes were fixed on him, and she looked so serious as if she was making a promise.
Chao Xianxin.
"All right."
Chao Xian and Xuan Qing added each other as friends. Just then, the elevator arrived at the 20th floor. Chao Xian glanced at the chat window on his phone where Xuan Qing was still looking at the friend request and couldn't help but remind him, "Now that you're friends, shouldn't you be able to leave?"
Upon hearing this, Xuan Qing looked up outside, then selected a new floor: "Since you're here, I happen to have a collaboration to discuss. I'll go up first. Goodbye, Chaochao!"
Xuan Qing waved goodbye with all her might, her gaze fixed on Chao Xian, as if she wanted to keep looking at Chao Xian forever, unwilling to look away even for a moment.
As Chao Xian left the elevator, he couldn't help but rub his temples the instant the elevator doors closed.
Such people are too difficult to deal with.
Chao Xian thought to himself.
When Su Ge saw Chao Xian's appearance, he thought that Chao Xian had not slept well last night. Just as he was about to tell Chao Xian to get some rest, he heard Chao Xian say directly: "Xuan Qing came to the company and said he wanted to discuss cooperation."
Su Ge was stunned for a moment, then quickly stood up and glanced behind Chao Xian to make sure Xuan Qing wasn't following: "You ran into him? I didn't hear that the Xuan family is going to cooperate with the company recently."
There are very few things Su Ge doesn't know about the company, but he hasn't heard of any collaborations related to the Xuan family.
At least not so far.
Not to mention rumors.
But Chao Xian said he ran into Xuan Qing.
I just said "next time" last night, and who knew "next time" would be today?
Could it be that they're trying to poach Chao Xian?
The Xuan family has good resources, but there's simply no artist among them who's better looking than Chao Xian!
Su Ge became wary, his expression turning serious and earnest: "Mr. Chao, you wouldn't be thinking of switching jobs, would you?"
Chao Xian let out a sound of surprise and looked at Su Ge with a puzzled expression.
"Change jobs? Why would I change jobs?"
Chao Xian's question put Su Ge at ease.
It's good that you don't plan to change jobs.
He also plans to make Chao Xian the most popular artist in the industry.
We can't let someone steal it!
After all, these days, it's rare to see an artist who is so career-minded and hardworking.
There was a knock on the door. When Su Ge's assistant came in, he saw Chao Xian and nodded slightly to him: "Brother Chao, Brother Su, the higher-ups want you to go over there. It seems there are some resources to allocate to Brother Chao. They want you to go and take a look."
Upon hearing this, Su Ge responded with an "oh" and then walked out, with Chao Xian obediently following behind him.
Suger asked his assistant in a low voice, "By the way, do you know what kind of resource it is?"
The assistant thought for a moment and nodded: "I just overheard some of it. It seems to be a variety show, the one that's really popular lately."
"What variety show?" There are several popular variety shows recently, which is too broad a range for Su Ge to be sure of.
Taking on a popular variety show would also help Chao Xian build up his popularity.
"It seems...it seems to be a romance variety show?"
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