"What’s there to see? Although I know many are not here for the fashion show but for Yu Manting’s script, what does it matter? Who has the power to compete with me?"
A Lai whispered, "Sister Xin, there really is someone..."
"Really? Who is it?" Song Xiaoxin said with annoyance. "Which guy is so clueless as to compete with me?"
A Lai gave a sly smile. "It’s your Brother Chen..."
Song Xiaoxin’s eyes immediately lit up, and she said excitedly, "What? Brother Chen will also attend? Oh, I knew it. Brother Chen must like girls with a more artistic flair. No, I have to straighten this curly hair and have the stylist give me a more purely beautiful look!"
"Hmm? And..." A Lai suddenly couldn’t believe his eyes. "Ye Shu will also attend?"
"Ye Shu!?" Song Xiaoxin became angry upon hearing the name. "That little bitch, I heard that as soon as she returned, she set up Han Ruixin, fought a rather impressive lawsuit, and cleaned her own slate. But now she’s nothing, so why is she also on the list of invited guests?"
A Lai said, "Sister Xin, her current title is the president of Heng Kong Entertainment Group!"
"Heng Kong Entertainment? Never heard of it. Go find out for me what Heng Kong is all about?" Song Xiaoxin was more determined than ever to show off at the fashion show, to invest heavily—not only to get the script but also to take the opportunity to suppress Ye Shu, to avenge the humiliation she once endured!
Soon, A Lai had someone gather information on Heng Kong. "Sister Xin, I found it, Heng Kong Entertainment Group, just registered two days ago, with a registered capital of 80 million, and the legal representative is Ye Shu!"
"Hahaha!" Song Xiaoxin couldn’t help but laugh out loud. "Ye Shu, that idiot, I thought she had fallen out of favor and ended up under some wealthy patron. Turns out it was her own little money she registered with to become a president. With that bit of capital, I could blow her away with a sneeze."
"Sister Xin, we shouldn’t underestimate her," A Lai advised. "That woman has some tough people around her, one is Ou Linlin who is very bold, and two powerful men, one is Lawyer An Zhe from Anda Law Firm, and the other is Sun Nanjue, once a famous international director. They are all exceptional people—"
"That’s enough, shut up!" Song Xiaoxin said. "I know all about those people. In the past, they had Sheng Shaochen backing them, so they managed to look impressive. But now it’s different, without the Sheng Family supporting them, they’re like homeless dogs. Can they stir up any trouble? They think they can use Yu Manting’s script to boost their fame and have a grand opening? Hmph, she wishes, it won’t be that easy!"
Late at night, Ye Shu was unable to sleep for a long time. She turned on the light, sat up, leaned against the headboard, and with a flick, lit a lady’s cigarette.
After a long exhale of smoke, she rubbed her slightly swollen temples.
It had been several years since she last smoked, although she had managed to get Sheng Shaochen to quit, but at this moment, all she wanted was to quietly light one and think about the path ahead.
Thinking back to how she had confronted the Old Lady in front of so many people at Shengjing Garden, proclaiming that one day the Sheng Family would look up to hers, and that she would have Sheng Shaochen marry into the Ye Family, those words were spoken with such fervor and ambitious aspirations.
Though the intention was noble, the path of a strong woman is not an easy one to walk.