When netizens found their comments deleted, their anger flared up even more. Each of them posted on the internet, claiming that Meng Lingyao was a sore loser.
Netizens mocked Meng Lingyao under her Weibo posts.
"I Had My Comment Deleted Again": "What's going on? You're allowed to spread rumors online, but we're not allowed to tell the truth!"
"Baby Xu Yiyi": "All five of my comments were deleted! If you're so guilty, why did you play the victim online in the first place!"
"On - Looker Just for the Gossip": "If you don't like our comments, you can just turn off the comment section or ignore them. What's the deal with deleting my comments!"
As the number of critical comments increased, Meng Lingyao had really stirred up a hornet's nest and didn't dare to act rashly anymore.
Meng Lingyao planned to take a break from work for a while, hoping that netizens would forget about this incident.
However, as long as she didn't come out to apologize, the anger of Xu Yiyi's fans only grew stronger.
While dealing with Mr. Gu's matter, Lu Chuanbai took the opportunity to warn those in the entertainment industry.
Whoever dared to cooperate with Meng Lingyao before she apologized would have to face the enmity of the Lu Group.
Lu Chuanbai's partiality was obvious, which completely shattered Meng Lingyao's hope of ignoring this incident.
All the job invitations that had been sent to Meng Lingyao by various directors were quickly withdrawn.
The scripts that had been waiting for her to choose from were all taken back.
After waiting for several days without any new job opportunities, Meng Lingyao went completely crazy. Her agent was also very anxious and asked someone to find out what was going on.
They found out about the warning from the Lu Group.
The agent looked at Meng Lingyao, whose eyes were full of hostility, and advised her.
"Lingyao, why don't you just lower your head and apologize to Xu Qingqing? You were in the wrong in this matter."
"If you apologize, netizens will think you're magnanimous..."
Hearing the agent's after - the - fact advice, Meng Lingyao was instantly enraged and pointed at the agent's nose and scolded.
"What do you mean? It was you who told me to post on Weibo in the first place. Now that something has happened, you want me to apologize!"
"I'm a big star. I'm not going to apologize!"
"I have over ten million fans, while Xu Yiyi only has one million fans. Apart from being rich, what does she have that can compare to me!"
Hearing Meng Lingyao's stubborn words, the agent gave up the idea of trying to manage her and let out a long sigh.
"Meng Lingyao, wake up. Your fan base has dropped to eight million."
"All your rational fans have left because of your actions."
"What?"
Hearing that not only did she have no job but also lost fans, Meng Lingyao angrily slapped the table. Her face and neck turned red with anger, and her cute and lively persona in front of others was completely gone.
"What kind of agent are you? Isn't it your job to help me retain my fans!"
The agent looked aggrieved and decided to throw in the towel.
"What does this have to do with me? It was you who cut the staff's hair..."
Seeing that Meng Lingyao still didn't think she was wrong, the agent became impatient.
"If you insist on not apologizing, then I won't care about you anymore."
"Recently, the company has arranged two new trainees for me. I'm going to check their qualifications."
Meng Lingyao suddenly stared at the agent with wide eyes, and her heart sank.
She never thought that the first person to abandon her would be the agent who had encouraged her to post on Weibo!
Meng Lingyao looked at the agent in disbelief, stared at her fiercely, and said menacingly.
"You dare to abandon me and recruit new artists? I'm telling you, it's impossible!"
Hearing Meng Lingyao's over - bearing words, the agent became even more impatient. She spread her hands and said helplessly.
"I do want to treat you well, but if you don't apologize and lose your jobs, am I supposed to keep wasting my time with you!"
After saying that, the agent turned around and left without any trace of their past friendship.
"You dare! Come back here!"
Seeing that no one was willing to manage her now, Meng Lingyao was furious.
Seeing the agent walking away without looking back, Meng Lingyao felt a great sense of panic. She slumped down on the sofa.
Her hands hanging by her sides were tightly clenched into fists. She didn't even feel the pain when her nails dug into the flesh of her palms.
Just a few days ago, she was a popular celebrity, but now she had become a nuisance!
She was not willing to accept this!
Since they wouldn't let her work, she would go on a break. It wasn't too late to come back to work after the storm had passed.
With this in mind, Meng Lingyao angrily picked up her bag and left the company.
When passing through the lobby, Meng Lingyao saw the agent smiling brightly as she was handing something over to two young and beautiful girls.
The two girls looked like fresh graduates, and they were probably the new trainees the agent had mentioned.
Meng Lingyao cast a disdainful look at them, flipped her hair, and turned away.
She wanted the agent to know that without her, the agent was nothing.
After seeing Meng Lingyao leave, the agent didn't try to stop her. Instead, she used Meng Lingyao's incident as a negative example to tell the two girls.
She completely forgot how she used to call Meng Lingyao "baby".
Lu Chuanbai had been recuperating at home for two or three days when the company's annual meeting was about to be held.
In the past, the annual meeting was always hosted by Lu Chuanbai himself, where he would thank the employees for their hard work.
This year was no exception. Lu Chuanbai not only planned to attend in person but also wanted to bring Xu Qingqing and the two children so that everyone in the company could get to know them.
Since this winter was colder than usual and the temperature had dropped to below minus ten degrees, in order to make the employees comfortable during the annual meeting,
Lu Chuanbai specifically asked Gao Bo to choose a hot - spring hotel in the capital for the annual meeting.
Lu Chuanbai, being wealthy, rented out the entire hotel, allowing the employees of the Lu Group to soak in the hot springs for as long as they wanted and play as they pleased.
The hot - spring hotel was built on a mountainside. The architecture of the hotel was like a castle in a fairy tale, beautiful and luxurious.
There were many natural hot springs on the mountain. People who stepped into the water in the cold wind would definitely get a bit of a shock from the hot water.
The temperature of the hot springs was very high, and steam was constantly rising. As soon as Xu Qingqing and Xu An'an stepped in, it was as if they had entered a fairyland.
There were a few scattered fallen leaves on the surface of the hot spring. All they could see were the orange - colored mountains. The scenery was magnificent and beautiful.
The employees played for a full two days. It wasn't until the evening of the second day that the official annual - meeting process began.
Everyone would have a dinner first, and then have a meeting after they were full.
After Xu Qingqing and Xu An'an finished soaking in the women's hot - spring pool, when they rushed back to the hotel to change clothes, Xu Qingqing vaguely saw the figure of Xu's mother near the vending machine.
But it was only for a moment. By the time Xu Qingqing blinked, the figure of Xu's mother had disappeared.
Xu Qingqing raised her hand and gently massaged her temples, trying to convince herself.
Maybe she had been soaking in the hot spring for too long and was just having an illusion.
Xu An'an, who was holding Xu Qingqing's hand, also saw the figure of Xu's mother. She immediately looked up to see Xu Qingqing's reaction.