Miss Xiao Cheng sat uneasily, her heart filled with agitation and lingering shock.
Could it be real? She originally thought he was just a young, pretty influencer climbing the ranks by selling his looks, but here he was, suddenly transformed into a company shareholder, wielding life-and-death power as the new supervisor. Judging by Mr. Zhang’s attitude, he seemed almost on equal footing with him...
She regretted being so loose-lipped, provoking him because of her past conflicts with Hua Suisui. In doing so, she’d verbally insulted Zhou Wang.
Could she only hope he hadn’t heard, or was too lazy to bother with her?
Even if Zhou Wang wouldn’t do anything to her for now, she’d offended a company shareholder. How would she survive in the future?
Miss Xiao Cheng was facing the dilemma many influencers encounter: when their popularity wanes, they find themselves stuck in limbo, with tens of thousands of fans turning into ghost followers daily.
She was painfully aware that among influencers, she was truly not exceptional. Even her previously lauded figure paled in comparison to countless dancers and yoga instructors.
In truth, she believed her greatest strength was... being uninhibited and theatrical.
In a word, "seductive."
But you couldn’t just boldly flaunt that online!
In today’s environment, even walking the line required sophistication, leaving her genuinely torn.
Feeling vexed, Miss Xiao Cheng glanced over and saw the Qian Qian and Qian Xun sisters seated across the aisle. She couldn’t help but feel a bit smug.
Though they criticized Zhou Wang together, they too had joined in mocking him. The funniest part was that even if Zhou Wang’s identity was exposed, the Qian sisters weren’t initially scared.
After all, in their eyes, Mr. Zheng was a company executive and an old hand who’d built the empire alongside Mr. Zhang. Surely even Mr. Zhou had to give him a bit of leeway?
Yet, reality had slapped them quickly in the face, delivering news of Mr. Zheng’s departure just as the sisters were changing clothes in the makeup room...
The sisters were visibly panicked, whispering together since they boarded, clearly discussing strategies.
Miss Xiao Cheng merely sneered at this, their usual tricks wouldn’t work on Zhou Wang. Too many people in the company knew they’d been involved with Mr. Zheng. If Mr. Zhou had only just ousted Mr. Zheng, how could he then associate with those sisters?
At this moment, Miss Xiao Cheng was surprisingly clear-headed, leading to a realization: she bore no such burden...
Although Zhou Wang seemed disinterested in her, she had no other methods to try.
Thinking of this, Miss Xiao Cheng hastily pulled out lipstick and eyebrow pencil from her bag and began an emergency touch-up, intentionally using a lip gloss that made her slightly uncomfortable but gave a glossy appearance...
After fussing for a while, Miss Xiao Cheng looked in the mirror, still feeling something was missing.
With Zhou Wang’s sudden transformation into "capital," she, with all her experience, didn’t believe she would hold much allure for him ...
Did he need just a mouth?
After all, she couldn’t directly tell Zhou Wang that her tongue could tie in a bow.
After pondering, Miss Xiao Cheng gritted her teeth and looked around. Seizing the moment when the female influencers in the car weren’t watching, she quickly tugged and pulled.
When she sat back down, she discreetly slipped a suspicious piece of lace into her little bag.
In a separate business Mercedes, an aisle away, manager Lin Ran and photographer-slash-assistant Shi Yi sat in the backseat, bantering about Hua Suisui.
"Aiya, Sister Ran, and rotten Shi Yi, if you keep talking, I’ll really tear your mouths apart. What ’Madame Wuyou,’ aren’t you afraid it’ll spread and I’ll get cyberbullied..."
Sitting in the middle row, Hua Suisui’s cheeks were flushed, playfully trying to cover their mouths, bringing laughter among the girls.
"Everyone with more fans than you is crammed into the bus, but you get the star treatment with a private car. Even we benefit from it. Isn’t this the treatment of a boss’s wife?"
Shi Yi reasoned logically.
"Suisui, how could you have such a sharp eye? Did you already realize in Ming City that Zhou Wang was the force behind Wuyou?"
Lin Ran, the mature manager who had met Zhou Wang once in Ming City, also expressed her wonder.
Who could have guessed that the slightly green second-generation rich youth they met would suddenly become the company giant controlling their destinies...
Lin Ran even had a twinge of regret, wishing she’d become better acquainted with Zhou Wang at that time. She still remembered how his eyes lingered on her when she was in a bikini...
"I’m no psychic, how could I foresee any of this? But looking back, it does feel a bit like destiny’s twist..."
Mention of the word "destiny" seemed to take Hua Suisui somewhere else, her beautiful face turning a bit vacant.
"Suisui, sometimes you don’t need to think too much. After all, haven’t you already made your decision?"
Shi Yi was still somewhat puzzled, but Lin Ran clearly understood Hua Suisui’s thoughts, gently pinching her soft face and speaking quietly.
Hua Suisui beamed a smile at Lin Ran, soon reverting to her cheerful and playful demeanor. She looked at Wang Xiaoxiao, who had been silent beside her, nudging her with her elbow.