Chapter 318: Ungrateful

Just as Mou Lili was speaking to the little girl, Zhou Man, who was sitting across a table, spoke up: "If you have something to say, just say it openly; don't talk behind people's backs."

Mou Lili was stunned for a moment. She looked at Zhou Man, and Zhou Man, with her heavy, big-eye makeup, looked back at her.

The gaze was as if it had been steeped in poison.

Mou Lili still did not want to start a conflict here. She finished the food in her lunch box, said "eat slowly" to the little girl, and left.

In the afternoon, when Liu Yang came over to brief Mou Lili on work, Mou Lili couldn't help but ask: "Liu Yang, what is Zhou Man's background?"

Liu Yang asked subconsciously: "Did she give you trouble?"

"Nothing major, I just feel like she doesn't seem to like me."

"Of course she doesn't like you. Ever since she joined the company, she wanted to take the path of a powerhouse singer, but the company gave her tons of resources and she just couldn't get popular. Her singing isn't bad, she's good-looking, and she's been on all sorts of variety shows, even dating shows. If she still can't get popular after all that, who else is there to blame?"

Mou Lili couldn't help but say: "No wonder I always feel her face is familiar, like I've seen her somewhere. Liu Yang, you said she has a lot of resources; does she have some kind of backing?"

"She has a benefactor behind her with a very big background. You must absolutely not offend her. I'm telling you, you should walk the other way when you see her, you know?"

"That's too submissive."

"You have to endure it even if it is submissive. Previously, our company wanted to package another female singer, but for some reason, that singer couldn't make a sound after a few days. I heard that singer had a conflict with Zhou Man."

"Then this Zhou Man is too lawless, isn't she?"

"What can we do? Who told her to have such strong backing? We common folk can't fight against people like that."

Mou Lili was curious: "Then why did you invite me here? Are you trying to get me killed?"

"Of course not," Liu Yang said. "We are an entertainment company, and our goal is ultimately to make money. For those who just can't be made popular, we don't make a profit, so we must promote newcomers. As for Zhou Man, she usually brings her own funding into projects and variety shows, so we just leave her alone."

After finishing, Liu Yang emphasized several more times that she must not have a conflict with Zhou Man, absolutely not.

Mou Lili agreed: "Fine, I promise. Before I debut, I won't fight back if hit, and I won't talk back if scolded, okay?"

After Liu Yang left, Mou Lili said in her heart: Don't provoke me. If you dare to provoke me, I'll go down with you!

"Yese" Club.

This is a high-end club that only members can enter. The condition for membership is having a Black Card, which requires an initial deposit of 5 million.

When Ling Feng walked in, the female manager inside smiled like a flower: "Young Master Ling, you haven't been here for a long time. I thought you had gotten married."

Ling Feng said: "Here to drink."

"Just here to drink?"

"Just here to drink. Bring out that thirty-year-old wine of yours."

"Not calling for a few girls?" the female manager asked.

"No."

Just as they were talking, someone in the hallway called out to him: "Big cousin?"

Ling Feng turned around and saw Lin Mengyang.

Lin Mengyang is one year younger than Ling Feng and has been a business prodigy since childhood, earning quite a bit of money for his family.

It's just that he is old beyond his years; his hair had thinned early, and his forehead was very shiny. Against the spotlights in the hallway, his head looked even shinier, as if it had been coated with a layer of oil.

Ling Feng asked: "Here to talk business tonight?"

"Yeah, I invited a few friends from the business world to talk business. Big cousin, do you want to come sit with us?"

"No."

"Big cousin, don't be such a killjoy. It's rare to see you once; give me some face."

"Is my face worth that much?"

"Of course it's worth it. If you, Big cousin, are willing to come in and sit, then my business will definitely be settled. That's a project worth hundreds of millions."

Ling Feng had nothing to do anyway, so he put his hands in his pockets and said: "Let's go."

"Big cousin, this way please." Lin Mengyang respectfully invited Ling Feng inside.

Inside one of Lin Mengyang's large private rooms sat a row of people, each accompanied by a woman. As soon as Lin Mengyang entered, he introduced: "Everyone, this is my big cousin. Do you know who he is? He's from the Ling Family of Beishi."

Someone actually didn't know better: "Which Ling Family?"

"Which other Ling Family could I be talking about? Naturally, it's the Ling Family from the Ling Li Zhou Meng Four Great Families."

"My god, it's actually that Ling Family. Young Master Ling, come sit, over here."

Before long, someone gave up the seat of honor.

Ling Feng went over and sat down. Soon after, the wine he ordered arrived. He had the waiter pour a glass for everyone, and he invited everyone to drink.

How could these people dare not drink? One by one, they held their glasses and finished them quickly.

Lin Mengyang asked: "Big cousin, why didn't you bring a girl with you this time you came out?"

"We broke up," Ling Feng said.

"Which girl is so ungrateful?"

"You wouldn't know her even if I told you."

"Then do you want me to call one for you?" Lin Mengyang asked.

"No, not interested."

Lin Mengyang nudged the woman beside him: "Big cousin, this is my woman, Zhou Man. She's in the entertainment industry and knows quite a few influencers and celebrities. Do you want her to introduce a few to you?"

Zhou Man immediately put on a fawning smile: "I can, Big cousin. The girls in our circle are very pretty."

Ling Feng had no interest at all. He picked up his glass and took a sip: "What kind of woman have I not seen? Do I need you to introduce me?"

Besides, Zhou Man was not Lin Mengyang's wife; Lin Mengyang had a wife at home and was just out playing.

Zhou Man felt awkward and had to shut her mouth.

She ran rampant in the industry, but she didn't dare to here; she couldn't afford to offend any of the men here.

Lin Mengyang quickly said: "That's true, what kind of woman has my big cousin not seen? He's just bored of playing. Big cousin, drink."

After finishing the toast, she said to those other business people, "Now you know the entanglement between me and the Ling Family; doing business with me is absolutely guaranteed."

Ling Feng only felt bored here; it was not as comfortable as drinking alone.

He simply picked up his own wine and went out.

Once he went out, the people inside all breathed a sigh of relief.

This Ling Feng was completely out of place with them.

Zhou Man also felt it was good that Ling Feng had gone out; although he was handsome and looked much better than Lin Mengyang, he looked too aloof and was not easy to get close to at all.

The woman who dared to dump him must be some young lady from a noble family, the very formidable kind.

……

Ling Feng finished his wine in a small private room by himself and watched a movie on his phone before leaving.

Actually, wine could be drunk anywhere, and movies were more comfortable to watch at home, but he just wanted to change his surroundings.

When leaving, he heard a woman outside on a phone call: "... That woman is called Mou Yuyu now, she used to be called Mou Lili, she's a newcomer, she's actually following the same path as me, and the company will arrange for her to make an appearance very soon. I hope she doesn't get to make that appearance; I don't want to give her any chance to perform..."

Ling Feng paused.

Mou Lili?