After I went bankrupt, the school heartthrob I humiliated actually wanted to…?

From an astrological perspective, Song Qiuzhi had been experiencing Mercury retrograde lately, and her luck hadn’t been good.

In both her lifetimes, she had never believed in so-called astrology, but the events of the past few days had made her wonder… Perhaps there was some truth to these mystical beliefs?

Song Qiuzhi pondered this as she returned to the office area. Starlight Entertainment wasn’t a large company, so naturally, their treatment of artists wasn’t particularly generous. Artists like Song Qiuzhi, whose accounts showed little promise and who were at the bottom of the rankings, couldn’t dream of having private offices.

“Qiuqiu, you’re back?”

JK uniform, twin tails, and a smile that revealed particularly sweet dimples – this was Chu Wei, an artist who refused to rely on suggestive content and insisted on succeeding through talent alone. However, she sang off-key and had poor coordination when dancing.

Song Qiuzhi nodded, “Mm, hasn’t the ‘Merciless Master’ come by?”

Hearing this, Chu Wei shook her head and said quietly, “She was just here, keep your voice down…”

“It’s fine.”

Song Qiuzhi waved her hand dismissively. Even if the Merciless Master had been stupid earlier, she must have noticed that Song Qiuzhi and Gu Yan knew each other. Before figuring out exactly what relationship existed between them, she probably wouldn’t dare to give Song Qiuzhi trouble easily.

“How is it fine?” Chu Wei tugged at Song Qiuzhi’s sleeve, saying nervously, “Let me tell you, the Merciless Master came by earlier and got angry…”

“The girls from Group C who did the girl group livestream got scolded badly, just because their workstations were a bit messy.”

“She said something like – new boss, new atmosphere, hoping everyone would follow company rules, otherwise don’t blame her for being unsympathetic.”

“I laughed… When has she ever been sympathetic?”

Chu Wei’s expression was both timid and angry, especially with her slightly furrowed brows, which made her look particularly cute.

Song Qiuzhi couldn’t resist pinching Chu Wei’s cheeks – they were soft and smooth, with excellent texture.

“Hey, don’t pinch my face!”

Chu Wei protested in a small voice.

Not only did Song Qiuzhi not stop, but she became even more aggressive with the face-pinching: “I can’t afford to keep a cat to pet, can’t I at least pet you?”

“Don’t resist, let me pet you for a bit, I have some first-hand news to tell you~”

Gossip?

Chu Wei instantly stopped resisting. Face-pinching was trivial compared to getting some juicy gossip.

“What news? Tell me quickly.”

Chu Wei actively moved her chair closer to Song Qiuzhi’s direction, making it more convenient for her face to be pinched.

Tsk.

This girl was quite skilled at these tactics~

Song Qiuzhi reluctantly withdrew her hand and looked at the expectant Chu Wei, saying with a smile, “Behave yourself better recently, the new boss will have some big moves coming up.”

“Are they really laying people off?!” Chu Wei jumped in to ask.

Hearing this, Song Qiuzhi shook her head slightly: “I can’t tell you much, but just perform well in the coming days, it’s something good.”

“It’s about an upcoming program from a very powerful TV station, understand?”

Chu Wei’s expression became slightly more serious, and she nodded earnestly.

“I understand…”

As signed artists of Starlight Entertainment, although they couldn’t meet entertainment industry standards, they were still part of the internet celebrity circle.

This kind of news often reached them faster than ordinary people, especially since Mango TV had specifically sent several staff members to discuss matters with the head of the business department recently – this was common knowledge within Starlight.

“Looks like it’s time to make videos showing my feet.”

After thinking for a while, Chu Wei came to this conclusion.

Song Qiuzhi, who had just taken a sip of her honey lemon tea, almost choked to death on Chu Wei’s shocking statement.

“Cough cough cough… Is that, is that all you could think of after all that consideration?”

“What else could I think about?” Chu Wei blinked and said seriously, “I’m not good at singing, can’t dance well, and my account’s highest-viewed video was that time I cosplayed as Huahuo and showed my feet.”

“…”

Song Qiuzhi tried to speak several times but ultimately said nothing, only letting out a deep sigh.

Chu Wei was always slow to react, so she didn’t pay much attention to the reason for Song Qiuzhi’s worried expression. Instead, she changed the subject to something else-

“Qiuqiu, you just mentioned the new boss…”

“Didn’t he call you to go to the office with the Merciless Master to handle some issues? What kind of person is the new boss?”

When Chu Wei first asked this question, the thoughts that immediately appeared in Song Qiuzhi’s mind were: shameless, vulgar, insidious, cunning, vindictive, and heartless.

But undeniably, compared to the previous boss who had no great ambitions, Gu Yan taking over Starlight was definitely a better option.

“He’s quite good.”

Song Qiuzhi praised Gu Yan insincerely, though her tone was somewhat grudging: “This person… is very capable, considered a good boss.”

Chu Wei nodded thoughtfully.

“Is that so? Then I should have learned from Su Yueniang earlier. Oh right, did you run into her earlier?”

“Mm, she went to report work to the new boss, right? Just happened to run into her…” Song Qiuzhi replied with an odd tone.

Upon hearing this, Chu Wei also pursed her lips, her eyes full of disdain – like Song Qiuzhi, she had never gotten along well with Su Yueniang.

Or rather.

Su Yueniang was a woman who had few good relationships with colleagues in the company.

“Tsk, Su Yueniang is really something…” Chu Wei said mockingly, “Look at how fast she moves, it would be a shame if she didn’t become famous.”

“Whatever, let her be.”

Song Qiuzhi responded casually, not taking Su Yueniang’s antics to heart at all.

Mainly because she understood what kind of person Gu Yan was. Even if he had changed a lot over these years, he probably wouldn’t have become so indiscriminate.

If Su Yueniang wanted to try some adult tricks with Gu Yan…

Hehe, she would have her hands full.

…
…

Meanwhile, in the General Manager’s office.

“Knock knock knock.”

“Come in.”

Su Yueniang, wearing black patent leather red-bottom high heels, entered.

Her tight-fitting pencil dress perfectly outlined her figure, and the surging waves half-hidden beneath her deep V-neckline seemed almost ready to burst forth.

Su Yueniang attached great importance to Gu Yan. She had just looked up some personal information about this new boss, and honestly – such a handsome, wealthy, and young super diamond bachelor was extremely rare.

If she could climb into his bed, then in the future…

“President Gu.”

Su Yueniang stopped in front of the desk, swaying her hips as she walked, and bent slightly forward, her cleavage becoming even more alluring under deliberate display.

“I’m Su Yueniang from the Artist Department. This is our first meeting, I’ve come to report on my work.”

Across the desk, Gu Yan’s expression barely changed.

The moment Su Yueniang stepped into his office, Gu Yan knew what this woman was here for.

Honestly –

Women like this who flaunted themselves, liked to play tricks, and were full of themselves were worse than dogs in Gu Yan’s eyes.

“As an employee of the Artist Department, your work reports should be directed to your department head, Director Xia Lan, not to me.”

Gu Yan said bluntly, frowning slightly.

Hearing this.

Su Yueniang’s expression became a bit awkward, but was quickly replaced by an even more enthusiastic smile.

“You’re right, President Gu, but it’s also very necessary to report to you, after all, we’ll be working together for a very, very long time…”

“Also, I really enjoy playing ‘Demon Launch’ developed by your company, I play it every day after work.”

Gu Yan’s eyelid twitched.

Poor acting skills, meaningless drama. No wonder Song Qiuzhi disliked this Su Yueniang – she also had an aversion to stupidity.

“Oh? Then tell me, what sacred instrument does the Thunder Shaman use?”

As soon as he finished speaking.

Su Yueniang’s smile instantly froze.

Huh?

Wait, are you really asking me about the game?

“Ahem, well…” Su Yueniang stammered for quite a while, feeling utterly embarrassed, but couldn’t come up with an answer.

Gu Yan completely lost interest in continuing the conversation with her. He was very busy and had no desire to waste time on someone of absolutely no value.

“You may leave now, Ms. Su.”

“President Gu, I…”

Su Yueniang’s expression became more urgent, she pushed up her cleavage again, still wanting to try one last time.

“I said you may leave.”

Gu Yan’s tone turned completely cold, and his suddenly sharp gaze frightened Su Yueniang across the desk, stopping whatever words she had left unsaid.

“Alright, alright… then, then I’ll go back to work, President Gu…”

Su Yueniang turned and fled from the office like she was escaping. As soon as she stepped out, she ran into Xia Lan who was walking over with documents.

Xia Lan frowned as she looked at Su Yueniang, pretty much understanding her intentions, but didn’t say much, just gave her a fierce glare before walking into Gu Yan’s office.

“President Gu, I’ve had some preliminary discussions with the project manager from Mango TV, and we have an initial plan.”

Gu Yan looked up at Xia Lan and said directly, “Just tell me the conclusion.”

Xia Lan nodded and quickly organized her words: “Mango TV has agreed, but the anonymous sponsorship must be paid in full at once, and before the program begins recording.”

“Fine.”

Gu Yan agreed to their conditions without hesitation, then went straight to the point about his thoughts: “Director Xia, you’ll be in charge of arranging the contestant selection.”

“I only have one requirement…”

Xia Lan was stunned for a moment, somewhat unexpected that Gu Yan would leave the matter of ‘New Generation’ contestant spots to her to handle.

However, before Xia Lan could process this, Gu Yan threw out another bombshell.

“Of the two Class A contestant spots, one must be reserved for Song Qiuzhi.”

“Ah?”

And it wasn’t just Xia Lan who was shocked.

Outside the door.

Su Yueniang, who had her ear pressed against the door crack, instinctively covered her mouth, her eyes first showing shock.

Then, they filled with indignation…