"You foolish girl, I taught you for so long, and you gave everything back to me? Useless, you can't even protect yourself. What a waste of my years teaching you."
Old Shen Tou, frustrated by her lack of progress, attacked Meng Jingwei with every bit of his strength, showing no mercy.
Meng Jingwei hadn't expected Old Shen Tou to be so ruthless, so she didn't fight back with her full force. As a result, she was knocked down by a single punch and lay on the ground, unable to get up for a long time.
"Hiss, that hurts so much. Old Shen Tou, do you want to beat me to death and get a new disciple?" she said, clutching her abdomen, her temples throbbing with pain.
"From now on, my task is to train you every day. If you don't give it your all, then you'll just have to endure it. I won't go easy on you, but I won't hit your face!"
Old Shen Tou, dressed in a Daoist robe and with his hands behind his back, stood imposing like the sect leader of some martial arts school.
"Not hit my face?"
Meng Jingwei felt no gratitude at all.
One had to know that when Old Shen Tou said something, he meant it. If he said he would be ruthless, he would be ruthless.
She couldn't help but feel a bit nervous. After getting up from the ground, she started to go all out.
However, due to her severe insomnia, she could only fall asleep around four or five in the morning. But as soon as she drifted off, Old Shen Tou would drag her out for training.
With poor rest and poor condition, her reactions were sluggish, and she couldn't even parry Old Shen Tou's moves.
Although she was beaten badly, Old Shen Tou grew even angrier, "You idiot, get up quickly. Damn it, have I wasted all these years teaching you?"
He was furious.
Meng Jingwei lay on the cold ground, clutching her right shoulder and wincing in pain. "Old Shen Tou, go easy, you're going to kill me."
"Then let me kill you, you disappointment."
...
Thus, for the entire morning, Meng Jingwei was almost beaten to pieces by Old Shen Tou.
When she returned home, she washed up quickly and lay down on the sofa, intending to rest for a while. She ended up falling into a deep sleep.
She didn't know how long she slept before being woken by the ringing of her phone.
Opening her eyes, she found a quilt covering her. It must have been Old Shen Tou who had come.
Yesterday, she had made an extra copy of the keys to her two apartments and given one to Old Shen Tou.
Lying on the sofa, she fumbled for her phone and looked at the screen. It was Chu Xue's call.
She shot up, "Oh no."
"Hello, Chu Xue?"
She had arranged with Chu Xue yesterday to go meet the boss of a modeling company today, but she had completely forgotten about it due to Old Shen Tou's morning training.
"Are you ready? Where should I wait for you?"
"I'm ready, ready. Just send me the company's location. We'll meet at the entrance of the company."
"That works too."
They hung up the phone.
Meng Jingwei sent Chu Xue a cute emoji.
The two had only added each other on WeChat last night.
Chu Xue sent her a location. Meng Jingwei replied with 'ok', then immediately got up to change, put on a light makeup at lightning speed, grabbed her bag, and headed out.
Twenty minutes later, the car arrived at the destination.
Meng Jingwei parked her car and saw Chu Xue standing at the base of the building from afar.
She jogged over, "Good morning, have you been waiting long?"
Chu Xue had her long hair tied up, wore black sunglasses, and had fiery red lips. Her hair at the temples was slightly curled, and she was wearing a white trench coat, exuding an aura of a commanding presence.
She already possessed an exquisite and beautiful high-fashion face, coupled with her outstanding temperament, making her a stunningly beautiful woman.
"Just arrived. Let's go, let's go up."
The two entered the building together.
The building's lobby was bustling with people heading to work. As they saw Meng Jingwei and Chu Xue, many cast curious glances their way.
The two were naturally beautiful and possessed strong auras. Walking together now, the number of heads turning was astonishing.
"Oh my god, they are both so beautiful."
"Are they artists from some company?"
"Are you blind? That one is the eldest princess of the Chu Group. I've seen her on TV many times."
"The woman next to the one in white is truly beautiful. Her lips are red and her teeth are white, as if she only wore lipstick. She looks so good."
"Oh my, if I had this beauty, my boyfriend wouldn't have cheated on me with my best friend back then."
"Pfft, that's hilarious. If you had this beauty, wouldn't it be better to be a wealthy wife?"
...
As they spoke, people took out their phones to take pictures.
Meng Jingwei was used to this, and Chu Xue was even more composed.
The two went upstairs to the 45th floor.
The 45th floor housed Huayu Media Company. After exiting the elevator, they entered the company together.
Chu Xue put her hands in her trench coat pockets, slung her handbag over her shoulder, and walked to the front desk, coolly stating, "I'm looking for your Director Lu."
Upon seeing Chu Xue, the receptionist immediately said, "Alright, alright. Miss Chu, please follow me."
The two were led to an office by the receptionist. The receptionist knocked on the door, and a voice inside said 'Come in,' so they walked in.
Meng Jingwei, walking in from the outside, observed Huayu Media Company. The employees inside were all handsome men and beautiful women. As they were models, each person was exceptionally attractive and possessed an outstanding aura, and most importantly, they were all young.
She once again felt that the modeling industry, while seemingly glamorous, had truly fierce competition.
Upon entering the office, Meng Jingwei discovered that the Director Lu sitting at the desk was a foreigner with golden hair. Although he was in his thirties, he exuded a powerful presence.
"Director Lu, good morning. I've brought a little sister for you."
Chu Xue, who had a good relationship with Director Lu, put down her bag and walked casually to Director Lu's side, sitting on the edge of his desk and tapping the surface with her slender fingers, "What are you busy with?"
"We're having a big fashion show soon, and I'm discussing who to select to participate," Director Lu said.
Director Lu stood up, looked at Meng Jingwei, and said to Chu Xue, "This is the one you told me about, what's her name... right, Meng Jingwei, isn't it?"
Meng Jingwei nodded slightly, "Hello, Director Lu."
Perhaps having seen many important figures, Meng Jingwei's aura was not inferior. She walked up to Director Lu and shook his hand.
"Hello, my name is Lu Sen," Lu Sen introduced himself and shook Meng Jingwei's hand.
Chu Xue added, "I sent you the video of Meng Jingwei's previous catwalks, didn't I? What do you think? I'm telling you, she's my good sister, so you can't treat her too poorly."
Chu Xue had done many things for Meng Jingwei before, which Meng Jingwei had not pursued.
Chu Xue felt somewhat guilty, so she was actively and diligently helping this time, which was a way of expressing her apology.
Little did she know, the more actively and diligently Chu Xue tried, the more pressure Meng Jingwei felt, and the more guilty she became.
"What are you saying? Am I that kind of person, Lu Sen?"
Lu Sen smiled.
Although he was a foreigner, perhaps because he had lived in China for many years, his Mandarin was fluent and even more precise than that of a typical native speaker.
Lu Sen, with his keen eye, appraised Meng Jingwei from head to toe and nodded slightly, "Hmm, her figure, appearance, and temperament are all excellent. She is indeed a promising talent."
"Meng Jingwei, you're really good. I've never seen Director Lu praise someone so much. You're the first one," Chu Xue encouraged Meng Jingwei.