Xia Xiyao's words caused an immediate stir in the room.

No one had expected that Gu Xingyi and Xia Xiyao had come to find Miao Anyun! Recently, everyone had heard something about what had been happening with Miao Anyun.

Yu Ranran's eyes gleamed even brighter. To her, Xia Xiyao now seemed like an angel descending from the heavens. She immediately declared in her heart that, apart from Yunyun-jie, Xia Xiyao was the second person she admired most!

"Alright, let's get down to business."

Seeing that the three women in front of them were about to start chatting, Gu Xingyi quickly said, then headed towards the front desk in the lobby.

Xia Xiyao nodded and followed behind with Miao Anyun and Yu Ranran.

At this moment, Miao Anyun was feeling uneasy. Although she had always believed that since Xia Xiyao said she would come, she would definitely show up, when the two of them actually appeared in front of her, she couldn't help but feel like crying.

She, who had never cried in the face of any major setbacks, was truly touched by Xia Xiyao, a person with whom she only had a brief acquaintance.

The receptionist at Shengshi Entertainment had already noticed Gu Xingyi and the others. After all, with so many people present, everyone had stopped and was watching. When Gu Xingyi reached the front desk, she had already informed the higher-ups of the company.

"Mr. Gu! Please wait a moment, the company management will be here shortly."

"Alright!"

Gu Xingyi smiled, thinking that this receptionist really knew how to handle things.

Soon, two people hurried out of the elevator. As soon as one of them appeared, Yu Ranran immediately gritted her teeth.

The two people, upon seeing Gu Xingyi, didn't look pleased at all. One of them sneered and asked Gu Xingyi,

"Isn't this the famous Xingyao from online? I wonder what brings you to our Shengshi Entertainment?"

Gu Xingyi gave the speaker a sidelong glance but didn't respond.

This attitude irritated the other person, who darkened his expression and continued,

"Gu Xingyi, what exactly are you here for? If you don't speak, we'll have to call security to escort you out!"

Gu Xingyi scanned the two of them, then turned to look at Yu Ranran behind him.

"Who are these two? Their aura is so strong, if I didn't know better, I'd think they're the chairmen of Shengshi Entertainment."

Yu Ranran chuckled to herself and then sarcastically introduced them.

"The one speaking first is the general manager of the operations department, Liu Zong. The one behind him with the garlic nose is a board member who only eats and does nothing, Ma Liang."

Yu Ranran's words made it clearer to Gu Xingyi. It was obvious that Yu Ranran had a completely different attitude toward these two. Ma Liang probably wasn't someone to be trifled with.

"Liu Zong and Ma Liang, huh? Is this your company's way of treating guests? Where's Tian Xingchi? Let him come and speak."

Gu Xingyi, as the chairman of Xingyao Entertainment, didn't consider these two people to hold much weight in front of him.

Unexpectedly, as soon as Gu Xingyi spoke, Ma Liang's face turned even darker.

"You think you're worthy to talk to our Chairman Tian?"

"Security! Security!"

With a single shout, Ma Liang immediately called for security, and the security guards at the entrance quickly rushed over.

Gu Xingyi raised an eyebrow. He hadn't expected Shengshi Entertainment to have such fools. If they really tried to kick him out today, it would be a huge problem.

For a company to open its doors for business, and a chairman from another company comes personally, yet the staff tries to kick him out—well, that would mean there was absolutely no possibility for further cooperation between the two companies.

"Wait! Xiao Ma, this is where you're wrong! Mr. Gu has personally come here. How could you kick him out? Are you not afraid of people laughing at you when this gets out?"

Just as the security guards were about to rush forward, another voice came from the elevator.

Everyone looked up, and the people from Shengshi Entertainment immediately shouted.

"Chairman Tian!"

Gu Xingyi followed their gaze, and the person who came into view was a man with small bean-shaped eyes, wearing gold-rimmed round glasses. Gu Xingyi had seen his photo online before; it was none other than Tian Xingchi, the chairman of Shengshi Entertainment.

"Mr. Gu, the staff downstairs were a bit inattentive. Please forgive them, but I don't know what brings you to my small company?" Tian Xingchi chuckled, walking to the front of the group and directly addressing Gu Xingyi.

Gu Xingyi responded with a smile.

"Mr. Tian, you're joking. If Shengshi is a small company, then my Xingyao Entertainment isn't even worth a sesame seed. I came this time, of course, to deliver money to Mr. Tian. But, it seems there are some people trying to stop such a good thing— I truly didn't expect that."

"The hospitality here at Shengshi could certainly use some improvement!"

The two exchanged sharp remarks. This was the first time Tian Xingchi had met Gu Xingyi, and though he was looking at this young man in his twenties, he didn't dare underestimate him.

Anyone who could stand up to the entire entertainment industry alone was not someone to be taken lightly.

"Deliver money? Is there such a good thing? I wonder what Mr. Gu is here to deliver?" Tian Xingchi adjusted his gold-rimmed glasses and shifted his gaze to Miao Anyun, who was standing next to Xia Xiyao. Suddenly, he began to piece things together.

He naturally knew about Miao Anyun, but he saw her as just a small singer. He had turned a blind eye to Ma Liang's reckless behavior.

However, he hadn't expected that a small singer could bring in someone as significant as Gu Xingyi.

"Mr. Tian, it doesn't seem like this is the place for a conversation. Why don't we sit down and talk?"

"Alright, alright! Look at me, getting old and forgetting my manners. Let's go, we'll talk in the conference room!"

With a smile, Tian Xingchi led Gu Xingyi and the others towards the elevator, and Gu Xingyi, also smiling, followed along. To an outsider, they might have seemed like old friends catching up.

Once in the conference room, everyone took a seat, and Tian Xingchi spoke again.

"Alright, Mr. Gu, now you can tell us. What kind of good business is worth you making a special trip here?"

"Funny enough, my wife, Xia Xiyao, happens to be a close friend of your employee, Miao Anyun. I heard that Miao Anyun has been having a tough time here, and my wife has been restless at night because of it. So, I'm here to take Miao Anyun with me. I'll cover the penalty for breach of contract, whatever it is! How about it? I'm sure Mr. Tian wouldn't refuse such a good thing."

The room went silent after this statement. Xia Xiyao's face turned slightly red, Miao Anyun's mouth hung open, and Yu Ranran couldn't help but snicker.

What kind of excuse was this?

Ma Liang and Liu Zong only felt that Gu Xingyi was putting on airs, but they had no proof.

Tian Xingchi inwardly cursed. He felt that Gu Xingyi was trying to make him look uncultured by speaking in such a refined, soft-spoken way, with a hidden sting that made him very uncomfortable.

"Mr. Gu, do you think you can just take someone with a word? Isn't that a bit too much?"

Tian Xingchi's smile faded as his beady eyes fixed on Gu Xingyi.

"Mr. Tian, isn't this a good deal for both sides? You get money, I take the person, and since we are in breach of contract, we'll pay whatever the penalty is. For you, it seems like no loss?"

Gu Xingyi's expression remained calm, locking eyes with Tian Xingchi without a hint of fear.

"Since Mr. Gu has come to take someone, I must give face. However, the penalty for breach of contract is 20 million. Mr. Gu, think carefully— is a third-rate little singer worth that much?"

After a brief pause, Tian Xingchi smiled again, this time with a hint of sarcasm, and the atmosphere in the conference room became more relaxed.

Upon hearing this, Miao Anyun glanced at Gu Xingyi, then stared hard at Tian Xingchi.

Yes! 20 million! The ridiculous thing was, she had earned far more than that for Shengshi!

In the end, she couldn't even come up with the 20 million penalty herself! And now, she had to be insulted by the very people who were exploiting her!