"..."
Jiang Yiben and Mei Xia were truly dumbfounded this time. They looked at Zhu Hong in horror, not understanding how she knew about this.
Zhu Hong looked at them coldly and said in a cold voice, "This is also my own fault for being stupid and foolish, I was actually deceived by you, I have nothing to say..." She only blamed herself for not being able to judge people well.
"I won't pursue this matter any further; let's pretend it never happened... I'll talk to the company later and have someone else train you!"
Upon hearing this, Jiang Yiben reflexively refused, saying, "No! You can't leave me with other people!"
Zhu Hong looked at him with a half-smile, and asked him from the bottom of her heart, "Do you think you have the right to negotiate with me? We need to remember, if I wanted to, I could easily post the recording of your live sex act online. The fact that I'm not pursuing this matter now is already showing you mercy!"
She found it somewhat amusing, not understanding where Jiang Yiben got the courage to refute her.
"I'm not pursuing this, not because I'm easy to bully, nor because I'm soft-hearted," she stated a fact. "I just don't want to make a big fuss about this and become a laughing stock and fodder for gossip, that's all! So, I hope I won't see either of you in front of me again, understand?"
She waved her phone, the threat clear in her voice, "Unless you want to become a laughing stock online."
Jiang Yiben looked at her, trying to see any hint of joking on her face, but all he saw was the coldness in Zhu Hong's eyes. This chilled Jiang Yiben to the bone, and he had to admit that Zhu Hong truly had no lingering feelings for him.
After Zhu Hong left, he glared angrily at Mei Xia and accused her, "It's all your fault! If you hadn't invited me here, how would Mei Xia have found out about our affair?"
"Hmph..." Mei Xia scoffed, retorting, "Wasn't it you who pounced on me the moment the door opened? Besides, Zhu Hong clearly knew about our affair all along. Even if this hadn't happened today, the same thing would have happened tomorrow!"
She said bitterly, "I think she set all of this up on purpose. She deliberately dumped me on this film set so that we'd end up together, so she could have something on me!"
It's infuriating that she only realized this now.
"Fortunately, she doesn't intend to publicize this..." Otherwise, they would be truly finished, especially with that voice recording she's holding. If she were to release it, they would both be banned from the entire internet.
" Yiben, what should we do now?" She looked at Jiang Yiben pitifully.
Jiang Yiben: "... I heard that President Wu of the company seems to be somewhat interested in you?"
Upon hearing this, Mei Xia's eyes flashed.
***
Although Ye Mo didn't witness Jiang Yiben's situation firsthand, thanks to 888's coverage, she knew everything about it perfectly well. Even the parties involved probably didn't know as much as she did, since she was seeing it from a third-person perspective.
Finally, Jiang Yiben's words were faithfully relayed by 888.
"... They've only just lost Sister Hong as their 'sugar daddy,' and they're already thinking about who their next sugar daddy will be?" Ye Mo was genuinely astonished.
Right now, only the meme "You're a real genius!" can accurately express his feelings.
All I can say is
Whether it's Jiang Yiben or Mei Xia, both of them are oddballs, destined to be a couple. Is this what they mean by "I'll sell myself to find a sugar daddy to support you?"
After her initial surprise, Mo stopped paying attention to the two people, since they had nothing to do with her. In comparison, she was more concerned about Zhu Hong's situation.
However, Zhu Hong is an adult and doesn't really need her to care too much.
[Why did Zhu Hong just let it go like this?] 888 asked in confusion. He didn't really understand the human world.
Ye Mo understood Zhu Hong's choice, saying, "[If she were to break ties with Jiang Yiben and publicize their actions, making them a laughingstock, it might feel satisfying, but it would damage her own reputation.]"
As the third party involved in this matter, if word gets out that she's a mistress, she'll become a laughingstock. Most importantly, she's also a manager; if news gets out that she has a romantic entanglement with one of her artists (even though they haven't gotten married yet), it would be a fatal blow to her career.
Therefore, as long as Zhu Hong wants to continue in this industry, she cannot make this matter public.
Ye Mo added, "However, there's a saying that goes, 'A gentleman's revenge is never too late, even after ten years!'"
She didn't believe that Zhu Hong would hold her anger indefinitely; letting the matter drop now was merely a temporary measure.
***
Ye Mo stayed up late last night eating gossip, which caused her to go to bed a little late as well. When Ruan Xianyue coaxed her out from behind her early this morning, she was still in a daze.
She washed up in a daze, got into the car in a daze, and then slept the whole way in a daze. When she finally came to her senses, she found that the car was already parked at the airport entrance, and the Ye Family family was about to get out of the car. Her last memory was of lying in bed and Ruan Xianyue whispering something in her ear.
Ye Mo:???
She slept all night, not a century, right?
"Mom..." She looked at Ruan Xianyue and asked, "What are we doing at the airport? Are you and Dad going out?"
Ruan Xianyue gave her a reproachful look and said, "You silly child, didn't I tell you before that your second brother is coming back today? We came to the airport to pick him up. Don't you want to come and pick up your second brother?"
Second brother?
Ye Sen, Second Young Master Ye?
Ye Mo's eyes lit up instantly, and he immediately exclaimed enthusiastically, "What you're saying! That's my own second brother! How could I not want to come and pick him up? I really want to do it myself!"
She smiled and said, "I just don't know if my second brother will be surprised to see me come to pick him up... I'm afraid he won't welcome me."
Ruan Xianyue was pleased with the close relationship between the siblings and said with a smile, "I already told your second brother about your situation on the phone. He won't be unwelcome to you."
Ye Mo raised an eyebrow, thinking to himself: That's hard to say, after all, she's just "any Tom, Dick, or Harry".
She said, "... I hope so."
Ye Baozhu gave Ye Mo a strange look, feeling that Ye Mo was acting oddly today, as if she was full of wicked ideas.
She thought angrily, "My parents have all been deceived by this woman! This woman is actually very bad; she even threatened me! Now, looking like this, she's probably planning to harm someone else."
Just as Ye Baozhu was thinking this, she saw Ye Mo suddenly look at her, smiling, but his eyes were icy cold.
"Why are you looking at me like that, Sister Baozhu?" she asked with a smile. "Is there something you want to tell me?"
Ye Baozhu was momentarily stunned. "Ah, I, I, this..."
Ye Mo walked over, took her hand, and said to Ruan Xianyue and the others, "Then I'll have a private chat with Sister Baozhu!"
Seeing this, Ruan Xianyue looked at the two of them with a gratified expression, while Ye Baozhu felt goosebumps all over her body, especially where Ye Mo was holding her arm.
In that instant, she felt an alarm go off in her mind, making her fully alert.
"What was Sister Baozhu thinking when she looked at me just now?" Ye Mo asked in a low voice with a smile. "Her eyes looked so resentful."
Ye Baozhu stubbornly replied, "... I wasn't thinking anything."
Ye Mo nodded in satisfaction. "That's good... Originally, I was thinking that if you talked badly about me behind my back, I would tell my parents about you forming a bar band and performing at bars! Now it seems that I'll have to keep this secret to myself."