Yuan Meng wasn't the least bit flustered by this. She tilted her head slightly and asked, looking a bit confused, "What do you mean? What did you hear?"
Her big eyes were full of innocence and bewilderment.
Although Yan Ke'er hadn't heard anything, it didn't stop her from probing Yuan Meng. "Still trying to deceive me? I've heard it all! Ai Yue!"
Yuan Meng glanced behind her, tilting her head in confusion. "What? How could Ai Yue be in there? Did you mishear?"
A slight stiffness flashed across Yan Ke'er's face. In fact, she hadn't heard a thing. She was just trying to fish for information.
Yuan Meng didn't miss the look on her face. She thought Yan Ke'er's attempts at probing were rather childish.
She silently mocked Yan Ke'er in her mind but still maintained an innocent and pure expression on her face.
This left Yan Ke'er fuming but unable to vent her anger.
With a click, the door was opened.
Yuan Xingcheng rushed in and grabbed Yuan Meng. "Hurry! Let's get the divorce done right away!"
Yuan Meng didn't move. "It's too late. Ling Qianchen has gone on a business trip abroad."
Yuan Xingcheng was stunned for a moment. After holding back for a while, he finally couldn't help but curse, "Damn it! That bastard Chai Yanyu! I'll get someone to take him out right now!"
Yan Ke'er raised her hand and said through gritted teeth, "I second that!"
That bastard deserved to be buried in cement and sunk to the bottom of the sea!
Yuan Meng and Luo Yishan also nodded. It was high time they got rid of him!
Just as the four of them were discussing how to kill Chai Yanyu, Shen Qingtong showed up with her entourage.
Yuan Xingcheng and Luo Yishan sensibly didn't follow.
"Yuan Meng, the company wants to acquire the film and television adaptation rights of your new book. Here's the contract."
Yuan Meng flipped through it. The price offered by the company was quite high, clearly indicating that someone had specifically instructed them.
It wasn't hard to guess who that someone was.
Her eyelashes fluttered slightly. She looked up, her eyes red-rimmed and filled with unshed tears. "Is this... is this Qianchen's compensation for me?"
Shen Qingtong didn't expect her to be so smart. After a moment of silence, she nodded.
Hearing this, Yan Ke'er immediately leaned over to take a look.
Ten million.
It wasn't a small amount, but don't forget that this wasn't just a rights contract. It was also Ling Qianchen's compensation for Yuan Meng!
Did they think they could buy out the rights and all those years of Yuan Meng's youth with just ten million?
What a pipe dream!
Furious, she raised her hand to slam the table, but someone was quicker. With a loud "bang", the people on the other side couldn't help but tremble.
"No way! Unless you give me a hundred million!"
Yuan Meng's sobbing voice followed closely.
The others, "..."
A tenfold increase in one go?
What they didn't expect even more was that Shen Qingtong actually agreed right away.
Yuan Meng was stunned.
Agreeing so readily, did she ask for too little!?
Yan Ke'er excitedly grabbed Yuan Meng's arm. The light in her eyes had turned into symbols of money. "Hurry! Get them to change the contract! A hundred million!"
Shen Qingtong acted quickly. After the contract was revised, Yuan Meng signed it on the spot. Gone was the tearful look from before. She hugged the contract and almost kissed it twice.
Who didn't like money?
Once the money was in her account, she'd go and buy all the latest sports cars!
Seeing that Shen Qingtong was about to leave, Yuan Meng seemed to remember something. She grabbed her arm. "Sister Shen, I want to terminate my contract and quit the entertainment industry!"
Shen Qingtong and the others were all taken aback.
Since Yuan Meng's identity had been exposed, her career had been on an upward trajectory. Quitting the entertainment industry at this time?
"I never liked it in the first place. It was Ling Qianchen who forced me into the entertainment industry!" Yuan Meng said resentfully.
In the past few months, she'd been through a lot!
If it weren't for her public persona, she would have quit long ago!
A slight frown creased Shen Qingtong's forehead. "You still have a lot of work arrangements. You can't terminate the contract until you've completed them."
Hearing this, Yuan Meng got angry!
All those jobs were taken on by that bastard Ling Qianchen without even asking for her opinion!
"Whoever signed the contract can handle it!" Yuan Meng pouted and turned her head. "Anyway, I'm not going!"
Shen Qingtong, "..."
The company was indeed in the wrong on this matter.
Remembering what Ling Qianchen had said before he left, that no matter what Yuan Meng asked for, they should satisfy her, Shen Qingtong rubbed her forehead. "You can terminate the contract, but you have to go to the variety show tomorrow."
Before Yuan Meng could refuse, she added, "Right now, a lot of people think you've used a ghostwriter. If you quit the entertainment industry at this time, they'll become even more aggressive."
Yuan Meng, "..."
She'd make a small program later and scold those boring haters to death!
She propped her chin on her hands and sighed. "Fine.
It's the last time. She'd endure it!
"You have a photoshoot this afternoon. Remember to go."
After Shen Qingtong left, Yan Ke'er suddenly realized a problem.
If Yuan Meng quit the entertainment industry, wouldn't she be out of a job?
She'd just had a confrontation with the company boss! That petty man Ling Qianchen would definitely fire her! She still remembered that she'd been chosen as Yuan Meng's assistant precisely because she could cry...
Thinking about it, Yan Ke'er slumped dejectedly on the sofa.
Should she go home and rely on her parents?
No way!
She couldn't give in!
Suddenly, Yan Ke'er sat up straight. "I'm going to find Ai Yue and be her assistant!"
Yuan Meng, "???"
What's the difference?
Isn't it still being my assistant?
As soon as Luo Yishan and Yuan Xingcheng came in, they heard Yan Ke'er's grand declaration. "..."
What on earth was going on?
Yuan Meng tried to dispel Yan Ke'er's dangerous idea. "Ai Yue doesn't need an assistant. Find someone else. How about Yuan Xingcheng? He's a top star! The salary for being his assistant must be quite high! Right?"
Receiving her look, Yuan Xingcheng quickly nodded. "Yes, yes. The salary for my assistant is double that of the industry average. It'll definitely be worth it if you come to me!"
Yan Ke'er was quite stubborn. "I'll ask first. Where's Sister Ai?"
"Um..."
The three of them glanced at each other and answered in unison. "The mall!"
"The race track!"
"Abroad!"
Yuan Meng, "..."
Where's the teamwork?
Don't they know to say somewhere far away!?
A look of deep confusion flashed across Yan Ke'er's eyes. Her gaze darted back and forth between the three of them. "What? Can Sister Ai be in three places at once?"
Yuan Meng's eyes flickered for a moment. She slapped her left hand with her right and let out an "oh". "Sister Ai said she wanted to go shopping yesterday. Then when Yuan Xingcheng called her, she was at the race track. I just got a call from her. She said she's going abroad to negotiate a contract. So, that's why there are three places!"
Luo Yishan and Yuan Xingcheng, "!"
As expected of you! You're really good at making things up!
The two of them nodded in unison and echoed, "Yes, yes. That's right!"
"I thought she was still shopping!"
"When I called her, she said she met a friend and went to the race track to have fun!"
"Really! She didn't even tell me she was going abroad!"
"She said she couldn't get through to you guys, so she called me and asked me to tell you!"
"..."
Yuan Meng and the other two bombarded Yan Ke'er with one statement after another, trying to scramble her brain and prevent her from thinking clearly.
Sure enough, Yan Ke'er was confused. "..."
Was it really just her overthinking?