"Mr. Ma! You're going too far!"

In the Shengshi Entertainment Building, Miao Anyun tightly pressed her lips together, her face looking grim.

Behind the desk not far from her, Ma Liang leisurely sipped his tea, a smug smile in his triangular eyes.

"Miao Anyun, watch your tone! Is this how you speak to the company leaders?"

"I've already accepted that notice! Why did you reject it and give it to someone else? I clearly negotiated it first!"

Miao Anyun clenched her fists, unaware that her nails had dug into her flesh.

She had been trying so hard, and once she finished this autograph session, she would have enough money to pay the penalty for breach of contract.

But just at that moment, the company canceled her autograph session and gave the event to someone else. She asked her manager for an explanation, but her manager looked equally helpless. Finally, the manager whispered that she had offended someone.

The person who had suspended all her activities was the very Ma Liang sitting there drinking tea.

Facing Miao Anyun's questioning, Ma Liang chuckled slowly, then said:

"Yunyun! This is where you're wrong! The company has its arrangements, and you just need to follow them! Of course, if you're willing to accompany me to a party tonight, by tomorrow at the latest, I'll arrange a new activity for you. How about it? Think about it?"

As he spoke, Ma Liang set down his teacup, his triangular eyes squinting with a smile as he looked at Miao Anyun.

Ever since Gu Xingyi appeared in the music industry, things had become even harder for singers in Shengshi Entertainment, a company that never cared much for the music scene. Recently, he had tasted quite a bit of success.

These singers, all for the sake of their careers, who didn't submit obediently?

And this Miao Anyun, stubborn as ever, was so beautiful that it kept Ma Liang itching with desire.

"Dream on! Even if I die, I won't let you succeed!"

Miao Anyun glared at Ma Liang, her anger and sadness reaching their peak.

The last time she slapped him, he didn't learn his lesson, and now he was resorting to such despicable tactics!

"Heh! Then please leave. And I can assure you, all future company activities will have nothing to do with you! Even if you die, you'll die in this company!"

Ma Liang wasn't flustered at all. He knew Miao Anyun came from an ordinary family and couldn't afford the penalty. He didn't believe that a small-time singer could turn the tables.

Bang~

At that moment, the office door suddenly slammed open again.

"You little rat-faced man! You even dare covet my Yunyun-jie! Pfft! Yunyun-jie! Let's go!"

Ma Liang stood there dumbfounded, staring at the young girl who barged in. He recognized her as Miao Anyun's assistant but didn't expect the assistant to be so bold.

"Do you know who you're speaking to?"

Ma Liang's face instantly darkened. He had been using his power in the company for years, and no one had dared to speak to him like this. This was a first!

"I'm talking to you! With your garlic nose and triangular eyes! It's obvious you're no good!"

Miao Anyun was also a little stunned. It was the first time she had seen Yu Ranran like this.

To be honest, it was kind of cool!

"Good, good, good! I see you don't want to have a future, huh?"

Ma Liang sneered, laughing in anger. A mere assistant daring to act so arrogantly!

"I'm just a small assistant! If you have the guts, fire me! And by the way, if you don't want me here, I'll go to somewhere else! You know Gu Xingyi, right? We'll go to him!"

"Gu Xingyi?"

Hearing the name "Gu Xingyi," not only Miao Anyun was stunned, but even Ma Liang was frozen.

Ma Liang was stunned because he knew Gu Xingyi well. The company had held many meetings because of him. But after a moment, he started laughing again.

"You, a mere assistant, and a third-tier celebrity at that? Can Gu Xingyi really stand up for you?!"

"None of your business! Yunyun-jie!! Let's go!"

Before Miao Anyun could react, Yu Ranran forcefully grabbed her and stormed out, leaving Ma Liang alone, staring at the spilled tea on the desk.

This little thing! Too unaware of her own limits!

Once outside Ma Liang's office, Miao Anyun was still dazed, but when Yu Ranran pulled her out the door, she finally snapped back to reality.

"Ranran... you..."

She had only pretended to be strong earlier. She was just a small girl, after all. Facing such a situation, what she did was already her maximum courage. She never expected her assistant, who usually kept a low profile, to be so impressive!

"Don't be sad, Yunyun-jie! I couldn't stand it either! That bastard! His words were too much!"

"No... I'm not sad! Ranran! You were so cool!"

Miao Anyun held Yu Ranran's hand and quickly added, she was really impressed by Yu Ranran's actions just now.

"Haha! Cool, huh? Hehe!"

Yu Ranran laughed, admitting that she was only acting out of the anger in the moment. Now that the rage had subsided, she was still a little scared inside!

Miao Anyun nodded and then seemed a little down.

"But now you won't be able to stay in the company anymore! They will definitely make things hard for you!"

"Not afraid! Yunyun-jie! I wasn't just talking casually! Look! I contacted someone!"

Saying this, Yu Ranran excitedly handed Miao Anyun her phone, her face glowing with excitement.

"I saw that Xingyao Entertainment is recruiting! And! They clearly want to go against all the other companies in the entertainment industry! So, I used your phone to contact Xia Xiyao! Hehe! She agreed to help pay your penalty!"

"Xia Xiyao?"

Miao Anyun froze for a moment, and the image of that gentle, water-like woman appeared in her mind. She took the phone, and indeed, it showed her chat interface with Xia Xiyao.

Since the last StarSong Gathering, when they added each other as friends, they hadn't really chatted much, only occasionally discussing some songs.

But now, the chat was visibly longer. It was Yu Ranran who had contacted Xia Xiyao through her phone, and Xia Xiyao had readily agreed to Yu Ranran's request.

Miao Anyun never imagined that, in the end, it would be Xia Xiyao, whom she had only briefly met, who would help her.

"Yunyun-jie, Xingyao Entertainment is in need of people right now, and you need a company, doesn't that work out perfectly? Plus, I believe with your talent, you'll quickly earn back the penalty for Xingyao Entertainment! So, don't hesitate!"

Seeing that Miao Anyun was silent, Yu Ranran thought she was unsure, so she quickly reassured her.

Miao Anyun looked up, her expression a bit complicated.

"I'm not hesitant. I'm just a little emotional. The people who competed with me for the championship back then, I never thought that they would become my benefactors. Regardless of whether I can earn back the penalty for them, they helped me first. Now, we must return the favor."

"Heh! Well, it's no wonder, she found a good husband! But I believe, Yunyun-jie, your future husband will be just as great!"

"...Who's talking about getting a husband?"

"Yunyun-jie! Why are you getting shy now, hahaha!"

The clouds cleared, and the two of them started teasing each other again, with Miao Anyun blushing from Yu Ranran's words.

But in her heart, she couldn't help but wonder.

Is there really a better husband than Gu Xingyi?