When the manager heard about the highest-level contract, he was completely stunned.
Ye Shaohua’s words left him speechless for a good long while, and his once-dormant heart suddenly started burning with excitement again.
Maybe staying here isn’t such a bad idea after all?
Truth be told, he didn’t even know why he’d suddenly changed his mind. Just earlier, he was dead set on resigning.
He glances sideways at Qu Ran with a strange look in his eyes.
He wonders if this guy might just become the next Yu Qingjiu.
Back in the training room, everyone else is watching Qu Ran with envy in their eyes.
Only Qu Ran himself looks a bit dazed as he follows the manager upstairs.
As he goes up to sign the contract, he happens to run into Yu Qingjiu, who’s coming down after terminating his contract.
“Is this the company’s new talent?” Yu Qingjiu narrows his eyes slightly when he sees Qu Ran.
“That’s right. President Ye is going to handle him personally.”
Hearing this, Yu Qingjiu feels a mix of emotions. Because Qu Ran is a sunny, handsome young man with a clean and refreshing look—from his appearance to his demeanor, he strongly resembles Yu Qingjiu himself.
Is Ye Shaohua really thinking that by finding someone who looks like him, she can just take his place?
But does Feisheng Entertainment even have the energy to push a new star right now?
Yu Qingjiu shakes his head, then gives Qu Ran a casual, dismissive glance before walking away.
There’s no point in wasting more time here with people who don’t matter.
Besides, building up a new star is incredibly difficult. Yu Qingjiu simply doesn’t believe that Ye Shaohua can do it again.
And it’s only after Yu Qingjiu leaves that the manager finds out the company’s biggest cash cow has just walked out. No wonder Ye Shaohua is pushing another newcomer.
**
Ye Shaohua has no idea what any of these people are thinking. She heads straight back to her father’s gang.
As she gets out of the car, she receives a phone call.
She glances down. It’s from her boyfriend, Yin Tianyu.
“Shaohua, you’ve seen the newspapers, right?”
It’s a gentle, warm male voice.
Ye Shaohua gives a casual, indifferent “Mm.”
She sounds a little laid-back, but Yin Tianyu would never guess that right now, her face is wearing a completely amused smile.
“This whole thing was just made up by the paparazzi. You know I’m not that kind of person, Shaohua. Don’t overthink it,” Yin Tianyu says, his voice still very tender.
Ye Shaohua curls her lips slightly, but her eyes are razor-sharp. “I see. But I have something important to deal with right now, so let’s end the call here.”
Without waiting for Yin Tianyu to reply, she hangs up directly.
She shoves her phone back into her pocket.
On the other end of the line, Yin Tianyu frowns slightly. This is the first time Ye Shaohua has ever hung up on him.
“Tianyu, you still haven’t broken up with her?” Yin Tianyu’s agent frowns. “I really don’t get it. Why are you dating someone with such a notorious reputation? And she’s involved in the underworld too. If this gets exposed online one day, it’s going to hurt your popularity big time.”
After hanging up, Yin Tianyu casually tosses his phone aside.
The tenderness on his face disappears.
He’s a star, and he’s also an actor. He’s very good at acting, which is exactly how he managed to fool the original Ye Shaohua so completely.
Hearing his agent’s words, he gives a somewhat cruel smile. “Don’t worry. It won’t last much longer.”
Ye Shaohua is just a pawn he’s set up.
“But that daughter Ye Qing had from that affair really isn’t all that impressive,” Yin Tianyu concludes. “Stupid.”
Ye Qing has quite a few lovers, but he only truly acknowledges two of them.
One is Ye Meng. But Ye Meng isn’t valued much by him. Even now, she just goes to school like an ordinary person and has never been exposed to anything related to the gang. Everyone knows Ye Qing’s eldest daughter, the “female devil” Ye Shaohua, but no one even knows he has a younger daughter, Ye Meng.
On the surface, Ye Shaohua seems incredibly glamorous, able to read the tides and win favor. She must be brilliant, right?
But in reality, anyone with eyes can see that Ye Shaohua is actually the stupidest one.
Ye Qing won’t even let Ye Meng get involved in underworld affairs because he’s afraid she might get hurt. But with Ye Shaohua, he’s very casual. He even gave her Feisheng Entertainment.
Others might not know, but Yin Tianyu knows very well.
Ye Qing has shifted all of his crimes onto Feisheng Entertainment.
If everything blows up, Ye Qing won’t be in much trouble at all. But the people at Feisheng Entertainment will be finished.
Too bad Ye Shaohua has no idea her father is scheming like this. She actually thinks her dad really loves her.
She’s being used to this extent and doesn’t even realize it.
Thinking about this, Yin Tianyu shakes his head. He never had any real feelings for Ye Shaohua, but now, he finds himself feeling a bit of sympathy for her.
Of course, Ye Shaohua has no idea that her so-called boyfriend is sitting over there feeling sorry for her.
Not that she’d care even if she did know.
She walks straight into the main hall of the Qing Gang.
The doorman sees it’s her and doesn’t stop her.
Ye Qing is in the middle of a discussion with another gang leader. When he’s suddenly interrupted, he frowns and looks toward Ye Shaohua.
A strikingly beautiful woman is walking toward them with one hand in her pocket, grinning at him. “Dad, I came to ask you for money.”
Ye Qing’s face darkens. “Master Yun, please give me a moment. I need to handle something.” Then he furrows his brow at Ye Shaohua. “What money are you talking about?”
“You gave me an entertainment company, didn’t you? Aren’t you going to give me money to run it? How am I supposed to manage the company otherwise?” Ye Shaohua says cheerfully. “Oh, and Dad, also arrange a few people for me. I still don’t know how to manage a company. And now Yu Qingjiu wants to break his contract with me.”
In one sentence, she successfully silences the entire meeting hall.
The Qing Gang’s leaders have long heard about Ye Shaohua, but they’re often out handling business, so they haven’t interacted with her much. Still, they know a thing or two.
The way they look at her now is full of disdain.
They’d heard long ago that the gang leader’s daughter—from that woman who once crawled into the gang leader’s bed—was all breasts and no brains. They’d never seen it for themselves, but now that they have, it seems the rumors weren’t baseless after all.
