"Manager Meng, we didn't secure the promotion business from Tiancheng Entertainment. I heard it was their competitor's head who is the younger brother of a high-level executive at Tiancheng Entertainment."
Li Mengyao petted Ke Ke's head with a wronged expression.
"Ke Ke was playing outside the company earlier. She only came in to keep me company after other colleagues left. Manager Meng, the little girl has no one to look after her at home..."
Bang!
Meng Hai slammed his palm onto the desk, the loud noise startling Ke Ke to tears. However, the little girl was strong and gritted her teeth, refusing to cry.
"Heard? I think it's just an excuse you're using to shirk responsibility! Tiancheng Entertainment publicly tenders for projects, it must be fair and just!"
"Our Kexin Advertising Company is a leader in the industry, far superior to any other competitor! I had high hopes for you, and you messed this up for me!"
"Li Mengyao, I'm giving you two options now!"
"First, either you secure the business from Tiancheng Entertainment within three days."
"The second option..." A lewd glint flashed across Meng Hai's face as he reached out to touch Li Mengyao's cheek, "Spend a night with me, and from then on, Kexin Advertising Company will be whatever you want it to be!"
Slap!
Li Mengyao slapped Meng Hai's hand away, then scooped up Ke Ke beside her and walked out.
"You ungrateful bitch, refusing a toast and choosing to be punished! Just wait to pack your bags and get out..."
Meng Hai's voice grew fainter as she left.
The moment she stepped out the door, Li Mengyao's eyes were already brimming with tears.
She felt she couldn't go on any longer.
A husband as incompetent as a good-for-nothing.
Parents who schemed to sell her for wealth.
A superior who constantly harbored impure thoughts about her.
And a work task that was impossible to complete.
Why?
God, why must my life be so bitter?
Living truly felt like torment!!
"Mommy, don't cry. You won't be pretty if you cry."
At that moment, Ye Ke Ke diligently wiped Li Mengyao's tears with her small hands.
This made Li Mengyao unable to suppress her emotions any longer. She held her daughter tightly and wept in pain.
Ke Ke.
She was the entirety of her remaining life. She absolutely could not let that devil Ye Yun harm her daughter even a little!
Even if it meant sacrificing her own life!
After releasing her pent-up emotions, Li Mengyao, with a weary body, prepared to go home.
As she reached the company gate, the security guard sighed.
"Sigh, people truly cannot be compared."
"Some people have to work late with their daughters."
"While others spend a hundred thousand yuan on tickets just to see a music festival..."
Li Mengyao's body stiffened.
Hundred thousand yuan for tickets?
She quickly turned around and asked the security guard,
"Uncle Zhao, what did you just say about hundred thousand yuan for tickets?"
"Isn't this the Jinling Music Festival? Yesterday, some fans were ripped off by scalpers. Tickets that were originally five hundred yuan each, they ended up spending a hundred thousand for eight tickets."
"This whole thing is causing a huge uproar online. You see, children from wealthy families are just different. A hundred thousand yuan just to watch a concert, tsk tsk..."
The security guard, being old, tended to ramble. He eventually started talking about the stars at the music festival.
However, Li Mengyao could no longer listen. A tidal wave of emotions surged in her mind.
"This is the hundred thousand yuan I earned from selling scalped tickets."
"Here is ninety thousand. You and Ke Ke go buy some things."
"Mengyao, forgive me..."
The scenes from last night replayed in Li Mengyao's mind, stirring up a tempest.
Without further delay, Li Mengyao took Ke Ke home.
...
Meanwhile, at Tianbao Xuan.
Past memories surfaced in Ye Yun's mind.
Wang Wenwen.
In his previous life, Ye Yun had no contact with this woman, but that didn't prevent him from knowing her name!
Entering the entertainment industry, she immediately became popular due to her innate princess-like demeanor.
Even though she was exceptionally beautiful, she never had any scandals or dark histories.
The root of it all was her formidable family background!
A grandfather who had a lifetime of military service.
A father who was a business tycoon.
She herself was a highly successful actress, the star of Tiancheng Entertainment.
However, these were not the primary reasons Ye Yun remembered this woman.
What truly left a deep impression on Ye Yun were the major events that happened to this woman!
Because she got into trouble!
Of course, getting into trouble didn't mean being killed, but rather being defiled. And videos of the defilement went viral online, commonly known as "five minutes of passion."
In the video, Wang Wenwen was in a dazed state and was sexually assaulted.
And the perpetrator clearly intended to ruin her reputation. Even with Wang Wenwen's powerful backing,
the video spread across the internet instantly.
It was impossible to stop.
At the time, this incident became an unsolved case.
But its impact was immense, as it not only destroyed Wang Wenwen's entertainment career,
but also dragged her father down with her!
At the birthday banquet for the elder Mr. Wang, a video of the Wang family's little princess being gang-raped went viral!
Such humiliation caused Wang Wenwen's father to fly into a rage and take some drastic actions.
First, the bar where Wang Wenwen was drinking was razed!
With such a major incident, the Wang family was immediately scrutinized by netizens.
Then, a lot of dirt was unearthed online.
Tax evasion, shoddy construction, and other black materials emerged in an endless stream.
Just as the Wang family was in turmoil due to various rumors, a shocking event occurred in China, which became the final straw that crushed the Wang family.
On the first day the Wang family took over the cross-river bridge they had just completed, the bridge deck collapsed, sending more than a dozen vehicles plunging into the river, resulting in over ten deaths.
This time, the Wang family became the target of public outrage. The elder Mr. Wang, a respected military figure, had his reputation tarnished in his later years, coughed up blood in anger, and passed away shortly after.
Wang Wenwen's father was sentenced to prison for multiple offenses. Wang Wenwen herself, from a pure maiden to a lustful woman, became a slut who was hounded by everyone.
A family that had a bright future was reduced to being criminals.
But the most regrettable thing was yet to come: the truth was revealed.
Wang Wenwen herself was indeed a victim, having been drugged at a banquet.
And her father suffered even more. The so-called tax evasion and shoddy workmanship were all due to his subordinates acting on their own initiative to make illicit gains.
It was precisely because of this operation that the bridge collapse disaster occurred.
As for the victims, it could only be said to be an accident.
Unfortunately, the truth came out too late.
The Wang family was already ruined...
Thinking of this, Ye Yun realized that the Wang Wenwen before him was the granddaughter of that military figure.
He would no longer be angry about Wang Wenwen's attitude.
After all, she was bringing him wealth. Five million yuan was enough for him to do many things.
"Alright, this Heavenly Blessed Treasure was also obtained by my luck. Five million yuan it is."
Ye Yun nodded.
But he had no intention of warning Wang Wenwen about the crisis she would face later.
Let alone whether Wang Wenwen, with her princess-like temper, would believe him.
There were so many unlucky people in the world, and he wasn't a saint. Why would he bring unnecessary trouble upon himself...
"No problem. Give me an account, and I'll transfer the money now."
She was naturally happy to be able to buy a satisfying birthday gift for her grandfather.
At this moment, Wang Meiling, who was standing beside them, suddenly said.
"Wait a moment."