The colorful lights were flashing, and the explosive DJ music got people's blood boiling. The men and women on the dance floor were dancing in a wild frenzy, like a horde of demons running amok.
Ling Qianchen just felt irritated. Frowning tightly, he downed the cocktail in the glass in front of him in one gulp.
Lu Ziyán saw his childhood friend like this and swallowed hard. "So fierce? This is high - proof cocktail. Even if you're in a bad mood, you don't have to torture yourself like this!"
It was he who had called his brother out today. Looking at his brother in this state, if he got a gastric perforation or gastric bleeding from drinking, it would be a sin.
Ling Qianchen gave Lu Ziyán a disdainful look and said in a dissatisfied tone, "Torture? What do you know?"
The two had grown up together. To put it bluntly, when his brother raised his butt, he knew what kind of fart he was going to let out.
Lu Ziyán also knew about the incident of Ling Qianchen's little - rabbit - like wife attempting to commit suicide by jumping into the water. However, Lu Ziyán understood his brother. Even if that little rabbit had jumped into the water, his brother wouldn't feel the slightest bit of pity.
Don't ask why. The answer was simply that he didn't love her!
"Actually, I think she's clinging to you like this because she's idle. If we find something for her to do, maybe she won't take you as the whole of her life," Lu Ziyán suggested.
Ling Qianchen let out a cold laugh. "Humph, find something for her to do? What can she do? Let people watch how she cries?"
Ah, Lu Ziyán was taken aback. He didn't know Yuan Meng very well. Thinking about it this way, he really had no idea what Yuan Meng could do.
Suddenly, Lu Ziyán had a brainwave. The pitiful yet eye - catching face of Yuan Meng popped up in his mind.
"I've got it, bro. Your little rabbit is good for nothing but has a decent face. In that case, she might as well make a living by her looks. The entertainment industry nowadays is all about looks. It doesn't matter whether she has any real talent or not. As long as the fans like her face, that's enough. Besides, as your wife, it's not important whether she can make a big splash in the entertainment industry. The important thing is that she has something to do."
Ling Qianchen fell into deep thought after hearing this suggestion. Although his brother usually seemed rather unreliable, he was still useful at critical moments.
In order to have some peace and quiet, Ling Qianchen decided to adopt his unreliable brother's suggestion.
The next day, there was a knock on the door of Ling Qianchen's office. The assistant opened the door and said, "Mr. Ling, Miss Shen is here."
Looking at the folder in his hand, Ling Qianchen lifted his head slightly. "Please show her in."
Shen Qingtong came in from outside and walked straight up to Ling Qianchen. Her expression was serious. "Mr. Ling, you wanted to see me?"
"I'd like you to manage someone," Ling Qianchen said. Shen Qingtong was a top - notch talent agent. The number of artists she had managed wasn't very large, but every one of them had become a big star.
Letting such an agent manage that little rabbit was already doing his duty by her.
Ling Qianchen briefly explained the matter and then added a reminder. "Try not to get her any jobs related to love. Let her focus on her career instead."
After all, he was sending Yuan Meng to be reformed, not to let her act in too many love dramas and then cling to him even more.
Shen Qingtong nodded. She had already seen Yuan Meng's photos. She also thought that Yuan Meng had the potential to enter the entertainment industry. She just didn't know how far she could go in the future.
"Don't worry. I'll make the best arrangements I can," Shen Qingtong said while still thinking about something in her mind.
Thinking of Yuan Meng, who would often have red - rimmed eyes and was as timid as a little rabbit, Ling Qianchen felt a bit disgusted. Just as he was about to let Shen Qingtong leave, he suddenly thought of something else.
"By the way, artists usually have assistants around them, right?" Ling Qianchen asked. Although he didn't have much contact with people in the entertainment industry, he had seen them before. Every time an artist appeared, there were always one or two assistants following them.
Shen Qingtong gave an affirmative grunt and said, "Yes. Usually, artists have several assistants. However, Miss Yuan is still an amateur. Even though she has the intention to enter the entertainment industry, it's not advisable for her to have too many assistants in the early stage."
It was normal for well - known artists to have several assistants. Even small - time eighteen - line stars had two or three assistants.
"Then arrange one for her. Someone who can cry easily, someone who cries at the drop of a hat. Do you understand?" Ling Qianchen had a bit of a mischievous streak. He wondered what it would be like when two little - rabbit - like people faced each other and cried.
Although he really didn't like little - rabbit - like people, just imagining such a scene made him find it very interesting.
Although Shen Qingtong was a bit puzzled. Assistants were supposed to do things for the artists. What was the deal with someone who cried all the time?
However, what did these things matter to her? She would just follow the boss's arrangements. It wasn't that she was irresponsible. She just figured that Ling Qianchen probably wouldn't let Yuan Meng stay in the entertainment industry for long.
"Okay, I'll make the arrangements when I get back," Shen Qingtong nodded again. "Oh, Mr. Ling, there's an adventure - themed variety show coming up. Miss Yuan's appearance and personality are in great contrast to this variety show. If possible, I think starting with this show might make her an instant hit."
Ling Qianchen's main purpose was just to hope that Yuan Meng would have something to do and stop clinging to him. He didn't really care about Shen Qingtong's talk of Yuan Meng becoming a big star.
"In that case, you can just make the arrangements as you see fit."
Seeing that Ling Qianchen had nothing else to say, Shen Qingtong nodded and left the office, planning to call the variety - show production team to negotiate.
On the other side, at the Ling family's mansion, Yuan Meng was sitting on the double bed. Listening to the roar on the other end of the phone, she couldn't help but hold the phone away from her ear.
Heaven knew, she really hadn't done it on purpose back then. Who could have known that Yu Luqing was so crazy? She had just said that it was her mother's death anniversary and that she was going to visit her mother's grave, but Yu Luqing actually thought the car was unlucky.
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry. It's all my fault. Maybe it was just an emergency," Yuan Meng quickly spoke up when there was a brief pause on the other end.
It would have been better if she hadn't said anything. As soon as she did, the other end roared again. "Tell me, what sin did I commit to have a friend like you who values men over friends? I was completely stunned at that time. Fortunately, they only washed the outside of the car. If they had opened the trunk and found someone inside, God knows who would have been in trouble."
Yuan Meng knew it was her fault and her attitude of admitting her mistake was very positive. "Don't worry. I guarantee there won't be a next time."
"Next time?" Luo Yishan's voice went up a few octaves. "You still want there to be a next time?"
Just as Yuan Meng was about to speak, there was a knock on the door, and the butler's voice came in.
Yuan Meng immediately hung up the phone. Her energetic self instantly turned into a weak and exhausted one.
"Miss, this is Miss Yan. From today on, she'll be your assistant."