Lin Muyan Last night, I stayed up late studying until I was drowsy. When I came out of the bedroom, I saw Xiao Chen smiling at me. I was startled, turned around, and ran back into the room, slamming the door shut.
A few minutes later, I came out dressed neatly, with delicate makeup on my face.
Leaving Liu Er Bao looking satisfied with the food, I followed Xiao Chen into the elevator. The two of us held hands, completely resembling a couple deeply in love.
"I'm sorry MuMu, because of the nature of my work, I can't publicly disclose our relationship on social media. You won't blame me, will you?"
They discussed this topic last night. Lin Muyan shook her head. In fact, even if Xiao Chen didn't bring it up, she also wanted to. After all, once she publicly acknowledges her romantic relationship with Xiao Chen, her father at home will definitely have people bring Xiao Chen back to the Lin family for questioning. She's afraid that if they haven't been together for a few days, he'll be scared off.
"How could I blame you, my dear? I like you so much."
Lin Muyan She held his hand in reverse, then leaned against his shoulder and paused. She looked up and said, "I'll take the subway by myself today. If you send me, what if someone from the company sees us?"
Xiao Chen The smile on his face froze. "I parked a little further away, it's okay."
"No, since we agreed to keep it a secret, it's better to keep our distance. Let's leave it at that for today. You can drop me off at the apartment door, and we'll make plans for tonight."
"Okay..."
"There's nothing that can't be done. Let's just leave it at that."
Xiao Chen pursed his lips, squeezed her slender fingers twice, "At least let me take you to the subway station."
It's already very unpleasant for him that it can't be made public. Now, he can't even get a ride. Xiao Chen feels that if Lin Muyan still shakes her head, he will cry. Lin Muyan did intend to refuse at first, but this person looked so pitiful. He was so tall but had the look of a wronged little wife, which made her feel so uncomfortable that she pursed her lips. "I said I can only take you to the subway entrance, not any further."
"Okay."
It takes less than five minutes to walk from the apartment entrance to the nearest subway station.
They hadn't spent enough time with Lin Muyan, but they had already arrived.
Xiao Chen gave the iron sign at the subway entrance a resentful glare, refusing to let go of Lin Muyan's hand. "It's still early, let's wait a little longer," he said, looking at Lin Muyan with hopeful eyes like a child asking for candy.
It seems that as long as Lin Muyan nods, he will happily spin around and hug her. Lin Muyan felt her whole body heating up under his naked gaze, and she glared at him irritably, "It's late, okay? Look, they've all gone in. Don't be naughty. I'll be back tonight." As she spoke, she gave a sweet smile and lightly grabbed Xiao Chen's hand.
Pedestrians hurried by, and a few caught sight of the inseparable couple, unable to help but smile kindly and walk away. Xiao Chen, however, discontentedly pulled Lin Muyan in front of himself, as if preparing to block others' view and not let them see his girlfriend. Lin Muyan was embarrassed by his jealous expression, feeling both irritated and sweetened, and impatiently nudged him a few times, "Alright, I really should go."
She pretended to look anxious and glanced at the time. Xiao Chen, dissatisfied, reluctantly loosened his grip a little. "You said we would meet in the evening. I'm just going to watch you go in like this. If I don't go, I'll just watch you." He did as he said, not moving at all, his eyes fixed on Lin Muyan as she disappeared step by step into the crowd.
Lin Muyan was crowded down half a floor, with the image of Xiao Chen, the pitiful abandoned puppy begging for a caress, echoing in her mind. Unable to resist, she turned back to look again. Unfortunately, she was already out of sight. The subway whistled past her left side, and the cool breeze lifted her slightly long skirt, swaying down without the gaze of Xiao Chen to chase after. Lin Muyan took a deep breath and stood in the waiting area opposite.
Five minutes later, she emerged from the subway exit at the next station, with her red hair flowing. On the roadside of Zone A of the subway, a pure black Bentley car sat like a crouching cheetah, with the passenger door open and the driver standing beside it, respectfully looking at her. Lin Muyan nodded indifferently, got into the car, and calmly watched the scenery around her as the car drove away.
At 8:15, she leisurely walked into the CEO's office.
After attending two meetings in a row, Lin Muyan quickly ate a simple lunch and then immersed herself in work again.
When the door was knocked, she had just drafted a planning document for the upcoming meeting.
"Please come in," she said without looking up, tapping the keyboard with a blank expression.
Shen Yang walked in, holding the files, and stopped about a meter away from her.
"Lin Zong, this is the news that broke ten minutes ago."
Shen Yang has always been measured and wouldn't be disturbed by a piece of news in the midst of her busy schedule. It seems that this piece of news is out of the ordinary.
Lin Muyan quickly typed a few more times on the keyboard, then saved the document and reached out to him. Shen Yang immediately understood and handed her the shared iPad that had been placed under the document.
She quickly glanced at it, then froze on the largest words of the title... "Ling Xiao Scandalous Photo Incident."
Ling Xiao......her arch-rival at Shenghua Entertainment, my impression is that she's a woman with a not-so-great temper, following the path of a pure and innocent female star. How could she be involved in such a scandal? As she looked back, she saw several hot search topics with jumping flames on Canglang Forum leaping to the forefront.
The titles like "The downfall of A-list actress Ling Xiao" and "Pure Queen is a player" almost filled Lin Muyan's field of vision. She casually clicked on one and was assaulted by mosaic-covered photos, quickly scrolled down, opened another, and looked through seven or eight posts in silence before pushing the iPad back to the table. "Lin Zong, a few reporters are looking for us, should we respond?"
Shen Yang helped her retrieve the iPad, quietly inquiring.
Lin Muyan gave him a faint glance, "No need, let's see what Shenghua has to say first."
Peak Entertainment has been at odds with Shenghua Entertainment since the previous generation of CEOs, openly and covertly using various tactics to make life difficult for each other. But this time, it was Shenghua who caused the trouble, and Lin Muyan didn't want to get involved, especially when Peak was just stabilizing.
Unfortunately, the other party doesn't want her to have it easy. Just as she finished dealing with Shen Yang, Lin Muyan called. She glanced at the incoming call display, furrowed her brow, and answered, "Is this your doing?"
As soon as the other party came up, they started accusing aggressively. Lin Muyan could hear a woman's sobbing on the other end of the phone. Her brow furrowed, "Mr. Zhao, you need to be responsible for what you say. Do you have any evidence?" The other party sneered, "Have you at peak done anything less despicable? Now you're talking to me about evidence with such righteousness. Let me tell you, you peak are so unscrupulous, using such despicable means to deal with our Shenghua, I won't let you off easy!"
When the threatening call was abruptly disconnected by Lin Muyan, she put her phone aside with a grim face, remained silent for two seconds, and then dialed the internal line.
"Assistant Shen, I need you to handle something."
Due to the escalating scandal involving Ling Xiao's intimate photos, Shenghua's stock price plummeted in a straight downward line. In order to recover the losses for Shenghua, the company issued a public statement, pointing the finger at Peak Entertainment, claiming that everything was a conspiracy by Peak and dragging Peak Entertainment into the battlefield.
Originally, Lin Muyan didn't want to go too far, but Shenghua's actions directly affected the release of the new song for the May Fourth Movement, directly shaking Lin Muyan's upcoming work plans. For a while, the online showdown between the two major entertainment companies was very intense. Some netizens even started a poll, curious about which company would ultimately emerge as the winner. Lin Muyan took advantage of the sharp drop in Shenghua Entertainment's stock price to snatch three collaborations, infuriating Shenghua, who then had people posting all over the internet to retaliate. The back-and-forth left Lin Muyan both angry and frustrated.
She saw a post in the Canglang Forum that exaggeratedly praised the level of Shenghua in various ways, even mocking peak by bringing up Leo's previous work with Shenghua's girl group's costumes, indicating that peak was unable to gather people and even angered Leo to declare that he would never cooperate with peak, showing the low level of peak.
Xiao Chen criticized several sketches sent by his disciples in a row, rubbing his temples with a headache. Just as he was feeling annoyed, someone suddenly patted his shoulder, causing him to angrily punch the person who disturbed him.
Wen Zimo rubbed his nose in grievance, but did not get angry, speaking urgently, asking him to look at what he had in his hands.
"Brother, what did you do to peak? Why does he have such a grudge against you?" He pointed to one of the comments on Canglang Forum and shook his head, "You've really made a serious enemy here. Look at how this person is insinuating things, they even reported your ID." Xiao Chen furrowed his brow, looking at the comment with dark, swirling eyes.
"Is this ID the internal number for peak?"
"Yes, why don't you also have the studio issue a statement? Now people online have gone from conflicting with you and peak to saying you're under Ling Xiao's control. These netizens have wild imaginations, coming up with such absurd things."
Xiao Chen remained silent, with a cold expression, and looked again at the comment implying that their skills were inferior and they were just seeking fame, boldly claiming that they were living off their reputation and couldn't compare to peak's current designer.
"I think you should clarify things as soon as possible. The public opinion has shifted from rumors about you and Ling Xiao having an affair to the speculation that you and Ling Xiao went to New York last week to visit your love child. The entertainment industry is so scary."
Wen Zimo rubbed his non-existent goosebumps, while browsing through the headlines on another phone with an expression that showed he had a keen interest in gossip.
Half an hour later, Stu Studio released a statement, firmly stating that Leo's studio would not accept any orders from Peak Entertainment and would pursue legal action against any false claims. They warned the rumor-mongers to be prepared for the consequences.
At one time, various hot searches are once again experiencing a new round of turnover.
Lin Muyan After getting off work and returning home, she found that the meal was already prepared in the living room, and the bathroom door was tightly closed with a figure moving inside. She thought it was Liu Er Bao and didn't look carefully, just called out "I'm back" and leisurely changed her slippers.
As soon as she looked up, Xiao Chen, still wearing an apron around her waist, came out of the bathroom and smiled up at her when she returned.
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