Chapter 56 - A Scheming Idea

Ever since she bumped into Su Yan and Shi Qing at the airport, Mu Lian had been planning to make Shi Qing fall for her. If that was the case, how would she have the time and effort to survive in the entertainment industry? She could directly marry into a rich family and become a rich wife.

However, things often went against their wishes.

After that day, Mu Lian lost her contract. They would rather compensate her with a large sum of money than continue to use her.

At first, Mu Lian didn’t mind. She had a lot of resources on her, so she didn’t mind.

But very quickly, Mu Lian realized that something was wrong. All the resources she had signed had been replaced by others overnight. Even the resources she was negotiating with had fallen through for some reason. Many famous big shots in the industry rejected her immediately when they heard her name.

The manager looked at Mu Lian, who had caused a mess in the room, and sighed. “Why did you have to do this? Why did you have to provoke such a character?”

Earlier on, she felt that Mu Lian was too domineering because she became popular very quickly. However, thinking that she might be able to give Mu Lian an honest and upright persona, she did not force Mu Lian to restrain herself.

Now, she said this because she wanted to see if she could make up for the loss and let Mu Lian restrain herself and live peacefully for the next two years. Perhaps Mu Lian would forget about them because she was busy?

Unfortunately, Mu Lian clearly didn’t understand her manager’s painstaking efforts. After hearing her manager’s words, Mu Lian’s eyes actually lit up. “That’s right, why didn’t I think of that?”

Just as the manager was wondering what Mu Lian had not thought of, she saw Mu Lian acting like a crazy devil. She pounced in front of the manager and said, “Sis Wang, help me. Help me contact Shi Qing. As long as you can contact him, everything will be fine.”

Mu Lian’s manager looked at her as if she was looking at a lunatic. She couldn’t imagine how her artist could come up with such an unreliable idea with just a slap of her head. Especially now that she looked so confident in her victory, her manager was dumbfounded.

“Sis Wang, don’t worry. I will definitely win over Shi Qing.” However, Mu Lian was too conceited to notice her manager’s surprised gaze.

In the end, the manager could not do anything about Mu Lian’s pestering and could only say, “The Lu family of the four big families in the Capital is holding a banquet in two days. According to the current relationship between the four big families in the Capital, Shi Qing should be attending.”

As expected, Mu Lian immediately grinned at her manager, appearing extremely confident.

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This banquet was organized by the Lu Family’s Lu Yi.

Lu Yi wasn’t a direct descendant of the Lu family and didn’t have much authority in the Lu Corporation. Logically speaking, the people attending shouldn’t be big shots.

However, Lu Yi was lucky enough to get on the boat of a big shot. He held a government project tightly in his hands, which caused Lu Yi’s net worth to rise. Until today, when he held a banquet, he could almost invite the entire high society of Jing City.

Initially, Old Master Yun was also invited, but Old Master Yun was getting on in years and it wasn’t appropriate for him to socialize with others, so he left this matter to Su Yan. With Yun Chang watching over Su Yan from the side, Old Master Yun was relieved.

This banquet could be considered an opportunity to introduce Su Yan’s identity to the public.

On the day of the banquet, Su Yan was dressed to the nines. She looked even more elegant than she did during her coming-of-age ceremony. When Shi Qing saw her, he was stunned.

Su Yan looked at Shi Qing helplessly and could poke his cheek and ask, “Our Master Shi is actually someone who looks at appearances too?”

Shi Qing replied confidently, “Although souls are important, there must be some fun in life.” He held Su Yan’s hand and touched it gently. “Our Xixi is so beautiful. I can’t bear to let others see her. What do you think I should do?”

When these words came out of Shi Qing’s mouth, it did not make people feel that it was greasy. Instead, it made Su Yan’s face turn slightly red. Looking at Shi Qing who was still focused on her, Su Yan stared at him with a flushed face and said, “When did you learn to be glib-tongued?”

It was unknown what skills Shi Qing had secretly learned today, but he actually held Su Yan back when she was about to turn around and leave. He even hugged her slender waist and rested his head on Su Yan’s back. He didn’t say anything and just leaned against her.

Warmth flowed between the two of them. Su Yan felt very calm in her heart. She chuckled and patted Shi Qing’s hand.

However, at this moment, Shi Qing seemed to have suddenly become fragile. He said bitterly, “Actually, I’m quite glad to see you again.”

Before Su Yan could react, Shi Qing continued, “I’m really afraid of losing you.”

Su Yan’s heart aches. Shi Qing had once told her some things about their childhood. It was really hard to imagine how Shi Qing could have worked so hard to find her in such a complicated environment like the Shi family. He had gone from an unimportant child to the current head of the Shi family.

All these years, Shi Qing had suffered too much.