Youwan Entertainment, top floor of the office building.
Xia Wanyu leaned back in her wide office chair, her fingertips tapping impatiently on the rosewood desk as she crossed her legs and gazed out the window.
Her long legs bounced with restlessness, the toes clad in black stockings hooking at a red high heel that threatened to slip off at any moment.
Outside the window, the bustling scene of Chang City unfolded, but her mood at this moment was as gloomy as the sudden rainstorm that hit right after the recent Indigo Tech Exchange Conference.
Xia Wanyu let out a sigh.
Just thinking about what happened that day gave her a headache.
She could tolerate Su Jin stepping on her face during the meeting, but that Chen Seye had to go and stab someone, plunging [Youwan Entertainment] into a PR crisis.
She’d been running herself ragged dealing with the fallout these past few days.
But Su Jin? That woman had managed to use the Chen Seye incident for a flawless PR maneuver, turning the situation around to polish her company’s image.
Indigo Tech’s stock price had gone up three points because of it, while her own Youwan Entertainment, despite good performance, was still overshadowed and forced into second place.
Double misfortune, truly. How was she ever going to surpass that arrogant, insufferable woman?
Xia Wanyu parted her red lips and sighed again.
“Knock, knock, knock.”
Suddenly, someone knocked on her office door.
“Come in.”
“Director Xia.” The assistant crept in, nervous. “Here’s the profile information on this week’s promising newcomers. Would you like to review it?”
“Leave it,” Xia Wanyu replied, not even looking up, her tone icy.
Youwan Entertainment was a company specializing in the entertainment industry, from actors to singers. Their specialty was finding ordinary people with potential to create profits for the company.
Every week, she had her assistant search the internet for new faces to present for her review.
But right now, her head was filled with thoughts of how to deal with Su Jin—she simply had no interest in newcomers.
Sensing this, the assistant placed the tablet lightly on the desk and prepared to leave, but Xia Wanyu suddenly changed her mind. “Wait.”
Annoyed as she was, Xia Wanyu had always insisted: personal emotions could not interfere with work.
She picked up the tablet, absentmindedly scrolling through the lineup of videos.
Most were the same old influencer faces, with mediocre singing and dancing skills that utterly failed to pique her interest.
Another fruitless week…
But Xia Wanyu was used to it. After all, finding a true rising star from the boundless sea of the internet was like searching for a needle in a haystack—something that depended entirely on luck.
Yet just as she thought this, her finger froze, her pupils contracting sharply.
A street performance video had caught her eye: in it, a delicate young girl played guitar in the rain, her singing voice clear and moving.
The girl’s voice was indeed enchanting, but…
What shocked Xia Wanyu was the man standing behind the girl.
Even though the video quality wasn’t high, and he wore only a plain T-shirt, that face… there was no way she’d mistake it!
It was Lin Luan—Su Jin’s boyfriend, the one she’d publicly acknowledged at the exchange conference!
Xia Wanyu sat up straight, enlarging the video, fixing her gaze on Lin Luan’s face.
No doubt about it—it was him!
In the video, he watched the girl playing and singing with such gentle eyes that the tenderness seemed to overflow from the screen.
“Heh…” Xia Wanyu’s lips slowly curled into a meaningful smile.
How interesting.
Su Jin’s boyfriend, performing on the street with another girl?
And judging by their interaction, it was clear their relationship wasn’t simple.
“The man beside her—do you have any information on him?” Xia Wanyu suppressed her excitement as she asked.
“I looked into it a little. He’s probably the girl’s manager, but I couldn’t find his name. The girl’s name is Shen Yu. She used to work as a VTB and was an online singer.”
“Manager, huh… Ha.”
Xia Wanyu couldn’t help but laugh, startling the assistant.
A flaw delivered right to my door, Su Jin.
Did you ever imagine this? You, the untouchable ice queen, whose life is flawless in every way—your greatest weakness would turn out to be your boyfriend.
“I want to sign this girl. No matter what it takes.” Xia Wanyu shoved the tablet toward the assistant.
“No matter what it takes?” The assistant was stunned.
“Five hundred thousand, five million, even ten million—offer her whatever it takes to tempt her. No matter what, make sure that girl belongs to Youwan.”
That’s right. She had to secure this girl.
Because once Shen Yu joined Youwan, her future and all the resources she received would be chips Xia Wanyu could use to negotiate with Lin Luan.
She would drag Lin Luan down, little by little, and snatch him away from Su Jin’s hands.
This was war! A war of revenge against Su Jin alone!
Su Jin, have you ever been betrayed in your perfect life?
Her finger lightly traced Lin Luan’s face on the screen, her gaze greedy.
Isn’t he your greatest treasure? Don’t you always claim he’s the most important man to you?
Then I’ll just take him for myself!
Once she signed this girl Shen Yu and used her as a bargaining chip, pushing Lin Luan step by step to leave Su Jin and fall into her own arms—
What kind of expression would Su Jin’s eternally cold face reveal? Shock? Rage? Or… complete collapse?
She might even throw away her dignity as president and beg Lin Luan not to leave.
Just imagining that scene sent a tremor through Xia Wanyu.
She was utterly thrilled.
“Director Xia, spending ten million to sign an unknown… is that…”
The assistant timidly voiced her doubt.
After all, investing so much money in an unknown with no proven commercial value was an enormous risk. No one could say how much this girl could actually bring to the company in the future.
“Are you questioning me?”
Xia Wanyu’s eyes instantly became as sharp as blades, the chill in her gaze enough to pierce the assistant’s heart.
“N-no, not at all!”
The assistant jumped, startled by the terrifying light in her boss’s eyes.
“Then hurry up and get it done!”
“Yes, Director Xia!”
The assistant answered at once and quickly left.
Xia Wanyu settled back into her chair, elegantly crossing her legs, her earlier impatience swept away.
She wasn’t in a rush to act—she was never an impulsive woman. Only once Shen Yu was firmly ensnared within Youwan would it be time to strike.
She was like a spider carefully spinning its web, needing only to set the trap and wait for the man to walk right in.
She had absolute confidence she could take Lin Luan. With her status and resources, what man could she not obtain?
Even if Lin Luan was loyal, she had other ways to get leverage on him.
Xia Wanyu gently dangled her precarious red high heel from her toes.
She silently repeated his name in her heart.
Very soon, you’ll see—compared to Su Jin, I’m the one who can give you more, and truly knows how to treasure you.
Of course, that is… if you behave.
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