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Xie Tingsi watched Yan Qiaolan's reaction.

Yan Qiaolan struggled to calm down. "You did the right thing."

Xie Tingsi asked, "Qiaolan, what's your relationship with Lu Bai?"

"I don't mean to pry into your private life, but this is serious. I have to be careful."

Xie Tingsi grew serious, his alluring eyes turning sharp. If Shen Baili had seen him then, she would surely have remarked on how much his expression resembled Xie Zhiyu's when he was working.

Yan Qiaolan understood the gravity of the situation, too. She clenched her fists tightly, as though she had made an important decision—or mustered an enormous amount of courage.

"Lu Bai and I used to date. We broke up amicably, and now we're friends who keep in touch occasionally."

For the moment, Yan Qiaolan struggled to process the fact that Lu Bai had become a criminal suspect and had harmed the artist she managed.

Her thoughts were a mess, but she knew this was her last chance to be honest with Xie Tingsi and have a heart-to-heart.

"I'm your manager. I would never do anything that violates basic decency or professional ethics."

Tense all over, Yan Qiaolan said solemnly, "I knew nothing about this."

"Our interests are tied together. I would never hurt you."

"If you want to terminate our contract, I'll agree." Yan Qiaolan lowered her eyes. "I'm sorry. I failed in my duties."

First, she had failed to manage the team properly.

Second, there was her past intimate relationship with Lu Bai.

Yan Qiaolan understood that she could no longer remain Xie Tingsi's manager.

Xie Tingsi listened until she finished, then asked thoughtfully, "Can you handle this?"

Yan Qiaolan froze. "Huh?"

She quickly realized that Xie Tingsi had no intention of firing her.

"You're an excellent manager. I trust your ability