My Notoriety Spreads Throughout the World-Chapter 331 - 296: Storm Song—Behind the Curtain (4) [Two-in-One]
"Damn it, Lin Yong, why is he in this photo?" Chen Wei loudly questioned from the side.
On top of the pile of photos on the table, the Siren, with peach-blossom eyes, an indistinct gender appearance, and a frail figure, caught everyone’s eye.
Listening to two grown men about to quarrel over a male Siren, Xu Xiaoyou’s mouth twitched slightly. Internally, she mused that perhaps men understood men best; this guy almost had them all hooked.
Seeing that the small group of three was about to fall apart, the one who had remained silent could no longer hold back and spoke with a gloomy face, "What exactly do you want to do?"
"It seems you still don’t understand the situation," Xu Xiaoyou said.
"You know in your hearts how much you’ve wronged me. It’s not what I want to do now, but what you should proactively offer to do for me to protect yourselves as much as possible."
"I have plenty of evidence of your embezzlement, jobbery, corruption, and exploitation of artists under you."
"Enough to send you all to Hell."
"Dead people mean nothing to me," Xu Xiaoyou said, "They only hinder my progress.
She needed to clear all obstacles for Tang Xin’s path in the next two days.
Xu Xiaoyou placed a small three-minute timer bell on the table and gently rang it.
"Let’s cooperate again as before, with a three-minute limit. I hope you can come up with something that interests me."
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1:27 PM
After leaving the Tree of Eternal Life club, Tang Xin hurried back to Dream Chasing Media. A bodyguard in a suit opened the car door for her and held a black umbrella to shield her from the afternoon sun.
"Miss Tang."
"Prepare a car for me. I need to go to the Piano Key District in an hour. Please let the driver know, I’d appreciate it," Tang Xin said with a nod, quickly following the person beside her into the company’s ground floor lobby, where many artists greeted her warmly along the way.
As usual, she made herself a cup of black coffee and unexpectedly met the Fishman girl. For some reason, the girl seemed flustered at the sight of her, unable to meet her gaze.
"Good afternoon, Miss Furen," Tang Xin said with a slightly hoarse voice, sipping her coffee with a smile.
"G-good afternoon," the Fishman girl said, her gaze evasive.
"About the previous matter..."
"I’m sorry."
"It was very, very rude. I’ve been too afraid to apologize to you directly, I..."
Tang Xin was slightly taken aback, chuckled softly but said nothing, then took a magazine with Marlene on the cover from the rack and placed it in the Fishman girl’s hands.
"You have a performance later this afternoon, right? Don’t be nervous, Miss Furen."
With that, Tang Xin turned and left, leaving Furen standing there in a daze, twisting her hair with her fingers, her face flushed with embarrassment.
Two trainee girls nearby chattered away.
"Miss Tang has such a good temper. She does everything in an orderly manner; I’ve never seen her angry."
"I heard that last time someone barged into the top-floor office rashly. That was the first time Miss Tang showed any displeasure."
"The top-floor office? Could it be..."
Arriving at the meeting room door, Tang Xin pushed the door open and walked in, seeing several company representatives sitting upright. Jim, as usual, sat on the table, making the two ladies laugh heartily with his jokes. At the sight of her at the door, his expression turned respectful.
"Miss, you’re here."
The girl at the door wore an off-shoulder dress, a style that should have been pure but appeared more dignified and sacred on her, like a white Iris bloom in the midst of Lindong.
"Good afternoon, Sevia."
"Good afternoon, Amanda," Tang Xin said directly. "How’s the situation?"
"It’s going well. The family has agreed to these collaboration terms. Well, it was expected, as we’ve been at odds with those in Kifris’s faction for a long time, and with the recent situation in the Withered Flower family, everyone’s eager to divide that big pie. Naturally, the collaboration has succeeded."
"As for the many details of the cooperation, we came here intending to discuss them with you, Sevia."
Tang Xin nodded, "That’s precisely my intention."
An hour later, after negotiating many terms, Tang Xin did not stay to enjoy afternoon tea with her family members but briskly pushed open the meeting room door and headed outside.
Jim quickly followed with the documents, "Miss, isn’t this a bit too hasty? Though the Angsating faction has had long-standing grudges with Kifris and looks down on them, it’s still a muddy water situation in there."
"You’ve been up for almost forty hours without rest. I think the matters with the CCA can wait..."
"Jim," Tang Xin turned her head.
"Is everything settled on Victor’s side?"
"It should be his time to be discharged in the afternoon. Everything on Kifris’s side needs to be handled carefully; don’t give them any leverage. Don’t make the situation too tense, leave room for negotiation."
"If the Angsating people want to pull something in the future, we still need to use Kifris’s faction to restrain them."
When Victor was mentioned, Jim’s eyes shifted slightly, which Tang Xin noticed, causing her to frown slightly, "What’s the matter? Don’t hide anything from me."
"Nothing, Miss."
He tried to choose his words carefully and finally said cautiously, "Old Quill might have betrayed us."
Tang Xin was puzzled, "Betrayed? Was he instructed by Yain to return?"
"No, he hasn’t betrayed you; he betrayed Mr. Yain."
"What?"
"He killed a trusted aide by Mr. Yain’s side and is currently on the run. The family is sending people to hunt him down, and it’s known throughout the family."
"Why am I only hearing about such an important matter now?" Tang Xin furrowed her brow.
"Where is he now?"
Jim shrugged his shoulders, "I don’t know either. I haven’t seen him since this morning."
Tang Xin massaged her temples, expressing understanding while internally calming herself, "Send someone to investigate the trusted aide killed by Old Quill. By evening, I want to know why it was him specifically."
Jim was surprised by her response but hesitantly agreed upon seeing the unwavering gaze from Tang Xin, leaving him uncomfortable until he swallowed and nodded repeatedly.
"Jim, let Leanna know about tomorrow’s Wormwood Foundation matters for me. With my membership in the Tree of Eternal Life club, I don’t think they’ll reject my participation."
Jim visibly hesitated, "Miss, I wasn’t aware of this matter."
"Perhaps there are many things you’re unaware of."
Tang Xin took out an old-fashioned flip phone, prompting Jim to quickly search himself. Upon realizing he had lost something, he looked at Tang Xin’s calm smile, and a nameless chill crept up his spine, suddenly making the blue-haired girl before him seem unfamiliar.
This was his phone for private contact with Yain.
He hadn’t noticed at all when this phone ended up in the girl’s hands. Could she have placed spies around him?
Yet, he had always been meticulous and devoted as a strategist, never crossing the line, so when did she start to suspect him?
"I haven’t opened this phone and don’t want to know its contents. Here, Jim." Tang Xin’s tone was sincere and not aggressive, "I’m willing to trust you."
"And I hope you can give me a little more trust."
Jim hurriedly took the phone Tang Xin handed back, confirming it hadn’t been opened. Memories of past suspicion, exclusion, and questioning resurfaced, and a myriad of emotions welled within him.
Watching the girl walk further away, Jim made up his mind and quickly followed. 𝗳𝐫𝚎𝗲𝚠𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝘃𝚎𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝗺
"Miss, I believe your current foundation is still shallow, and it isn’t wise to build connections prematurely in the deep waters of the city’s supervisory board, Human Rights Association, or Foundation. Let me analyze it for you one by one..."
"Instead, try starting with the Life Daylight’s Education Union. They currently need a bright enough figure to serve as a goodwill ambassador, and I think no one is more suitable than you."
