Muttering complaints, he was actually quite honest. He briefly scanned the trending searches first, then called the person on duty at the company and asked them to make arrangements.
After hanging up the phone, he tossed his mobile aside and pulled the somewhat stunned Tang Mo'er closer. "It's still early. Stay with me for a while longer."
"Aren't we supposed to be going back today?"
"Afternoon flight." Sheng Jiangchen had been incredibly busy this year. He finally managed to take leave for his wedding and honeymoon, getting a few days of rest, and he was reluctant to go home.
But the Lunar New Year was approaching, and there was still his elderly father at home. He couldn't *not* go back.
"It's all Gu Yun's fault, disturbing my sleep so early in the morning."
Tang Mo'er asked tentatively, "So you really became her employee? Why would she need your help with something like this?"
"Am I not her employee?" Sheng Jiangchen said helplessly. "It's just that she has a family and children. But if you had a baby earlier, perhaps we'd have her help in the future too."
Tang Mo'er just assumed he was joking.
"How did that President Lu offend her? It was the same last time."
Sheng Jiangchen's expression darkened as he spoke of this. "It's not him who offended her, it's that woman surnamed Cheng. Back then, Lu Jingting and Zhu Chongyan's sister had a bit of a fling. Although it started under the guise of being kept, they broke up once she returned. She harbored resentment and framed that Zhu... what's her name?"
"Zhu Keqing." The woman who was once incredibly popular but only a fleeting star, driven to suicide by cyberbullying and still not at peace.
"Yes, that's the name. She found people to... *rape* her. Hiss. Anyway, it was incredibly malicious. Relying on her connections, she not only caused the woman's death but also made her family miserable. Now Zhu Chongyan's backer is much stronger than hers. Even if it's not an open act of revenge, he'll definitely be dealing with her behind the scenes. This is just the beginning. Gu Yun is petty and fiercely protective of those close to her. You watch, that Cheng woman will eventually be ruined. If Lu Jingting keeps protecting her and opposing Gu Yun, he'll probably be carrying bricks on a construction site in a few years."
Tang Mo'er: "..." Was it that exaggerated?
But when she heard Sheng Jiangchen say that Zhu Keqing's party incident back then was a setup, and that she even suffered rape, and that the subsequent cyberbullying, which is still occasionally mentioned and cursed today, was all caused by Cheng Yingxin, she couldn't help but shiver.
She was actually quite fortunate. Her family had some background, and she herself was well-qualified. Upon entering the industry, she signed with Sheng Jiangchen's company. The Sheng family had strict principles, with the elderly patriarch and Sheng's uncle overseeing things. Sheng Jiangchen had also been taught to be upright and honest.
Aside from being a bit greedy, he never made the artists in his company engage in any shady dealings. He was also quite protective of them, his employees.
She had been an observer when Zhu Keqing went through everything, and sometimes thinking about it still sent chills down her spine.
"I didn't expect it was her. It sounds truly terrifying."
Sheng Jiangchen patted her back. "Don't be scared. She's struggling to protect herself now, she won't be able to bully you."
Tang Mo'er felt a warmth in her heart. She leaned against him obediently, her thoughts complex.
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#Tang Mo'er#
[To be an artist, one must first have morals. To be an entertainer, one must first be a decent person. @EntertainmentScoopOracle #RenownedArtist, Entertainer, Actor @ChengYingxin, a mistress who broke up a couple#]
She had just become popular for a while after officially announcing her marriage to her boss. Many people were still discussing their wedding. This post immediately trended.
Especially since it targeted a topic that was already under intense scrutiny.
[To be an artist, one must first have morals. To be an entertainer, one must first be a decent person. Such a spot-on summary. Can't that mistress who broke up a couple just get out of the entertainment industry?]
[Artist? What kind of art? Art of stealing someone else's partner?]
[I always felt she wasn't a good person, acting so demure and calculating. She's finally been exposed.]
[Disgusting. If not for the audio in the video, you wouldn't know she wasn't the actual girlfriend. Calling someone else's boyfriend so seductively. How can there be such a disgusting person? Ban her immediately!]
[I never liked her because she was so similar to a "green tea bitch" I encountered before. Her actions were also similar, both being mistresses who broke up couples.]
Tang Mo'er's fans also knew she was on her honeymoon. Apart from some who joined in cursing Cheng Yingxin, most people were asking about her newlywed life.
Her move reignited a fading incident, and coupled with Sheng Jiangchen's operations, a series of trending topics for several days directly nailed Cheng Yingxin to the pillar of shame for being a homewrecker.
Her team was naturally unwilling to be outmaneuvered like this. However, they dared not provoke Rong Jin right now, so they posted a statement claiming it was a misunderstanding, while also revealing that Cheng Yingxin had suffered a heart attack due to this incident and had been hospitalized.
Initially, they thought this act of playing the victim would garner some sympathy.
However, what had happened to Zhu Keqing before began to manifest in her.
[Does being sick give you the right to break up a couple?]
[All mistresses should just die! Since she's sick, she should just die quickly!]
[Her heart didn't act up when she was interfering in someone else's relationship, but it acted up when she was exposed. Is she shameless or not?]
[She's shameless, but she still wants to harvest some leeks and make money. Since she's sick, I wish her an early release!]
[... ]
Cheng Yingxin looked at the comments online and, in her anger, threw her phone.
Lu Jingting happened to walk in from the door and narrowly avoided being hit.
"Xiner, what are you doing?"
Cheng Yingxin immediately suppressed the anger on her face and reverted to her helpless, fragile demeanor. "I'm sorry, Jingting. I... I'm just too heartbroken. They... they don't understand anything. How could they say that?"
Lu Jingting also felt annoyed by this matter.
Someone was starting to undermine him, and he didn't know who it was. It wasn't until Tang Mo'er posted a message attacking Cheng Yingxin that he realized it was Sheng Jiangchen. Everyone in the industry knew that Sheng Jiangchen was the CEO of Future Star.
The former eldest daughter of the Gu family, who had experienced scandal, was now a savior to countless people in the country and even around the world. It was thanks to Future Star that their country had calmly dealt with the alien outbreak and controlled those monsters. Everyone was immensely grateful to her.
Even those around her received great respect.
Lu Jingting was not a broad-minded person, nor was he grateful for everything Zhu Yun had done. In his opinion, without Zhu Yun, he could have immediately transformed his family's industries towards military weapons after the alien outbreak, profited greatly, and even used this opportunity to establish a powerful arms empire.
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"Jingting~"
He came back to his senses, hugged Cheng Yingxin, and gently comforted her. "I'll resolve this. Don't worry."
"But Miss Rong already knows about us... Will she still agree?"
Lu Jingting's eyes turned cold. "If she doesn't agree, I have ways to make her agree. At worst, I'll just kill her, and then..."
The two were in the hospital room, affectionately plotting a murder, completely unaware of the trembling figure at the doorway.