Chapter 758: Am I Not the Only One?

"Boss, something has happened here at the company."

Unlike the perverse, shrew-like appearance she had just moments ago, the female boss of Bright Sun now spoke in an incomparably docile tone, her expression even turning respectful.

"What is it, so late at night?"

The middle-aged man's voice betrayed neither sorrow nor joy.

The female boss told her superior about the entanglement with Miss Luo Quan and the current situation, then waited nervously for his reply.

On the other end of the line, only the sound of keyboard clacking could be heard, as if he were searching for something.

After about two minutes, the middle-aged man's voice finally sounded: "Who gave you the courage to provoke Miss Luo Quan? Not to mention the forces behind her, given her current status in the domestic and international entertainment industry, do you think your company can gain anything at all by going against her?"

The woman's face turned deathly pale in an instant: "I... I thought we weren't afraid of her, so I didn't..."

"You are truly stupid beyond belief. Just because I am not afraid doesn't mean you can be. Are you on the same level as me? Do you think you can do whatever you want just because you work under me? You aren't qualified!"

The middle-aged man's voice grew louder as he spoke, even revealing a hint of irritation.

It was clear that he usually possessed a high level of self-restraint; even in such anger, he still controlled himself and did not use profanity.

"I don't care what method you use, go apologize to her yourself. Also, don't say any stupid things about having someone above you, otherwise, you will bear the consequences yourself."

The middle-aged man's tone was as stiff as ice, devoid of any emotion.

The woman gritted her teeth and said: "But she said that only if Hao Liu posts on Weibo to admit all previous mistakes will she consider other matters."

"Hao Liu?"

"Yes, the core conflict of the matter is Hao Liu, or rather, Hao Liu's parents.

This Miss Luo Quan actually has quite a sense of justice; she should be standing up for the girl who was hit."

The middle-aged man chuckled: "Young people are all like this, full of hot blood and idealism, yet they don't know what reality is."

The woman also laughed along: "I find it strange too; it's completely unnecessary."

"But that is not a reason for you to offend her." The tone on the other end of the phone turned cold and stern again. "Find a way to solve it yourself, and don't come bother me again if there's nothing else. Also, if Hao Liu is angry, go persuade her and tell her not to take it too seriously."

Having said that, the call was disconnected.

She had originally called to ask for help, but in the end, she still had to solve it herself.

However, at least after this call, she understood one thing: Miss Luo Quan was indeed someone not to be trifled with.

At least she and the Bright Sun artists couldn't afford to offend her, whether in the entertainment industry or in all of Huaxia...

"I really don't have any conflict with anyone; I just simply don't want to cooperate with this company anymore."

In the livestream room, facing the fans' persistent questions, Miss Luo Quan attempted to cover up the matter with a lie.

"Thanks to the Admiral for still being stubborn... Oh my, I'm not being stubborn." Miss Luo Quan laughed directly upon seeing this nickname.

"Forget it if you don't want to say."

"Luo Bao must have her reasons for doing this; after all, she has never been one to bully others proactively."

"Still very curious about how the two sides developed a grudge."

As the barrage was discussing, a call came in for Miss Luo Quan; it was an unknown number.

"Hello, who is this?"

"Hello, I am Wang Xiu, the boss of Bright Sun artists."

Upon hearing this introduction, Miss Luo Quan glanced at the camera in the livestream room: "I have some things to deal with here; I'll livestream again in a while."

Turning off the livestream, Miss Luo Quan's tone instantly changed from gentle to sharp: "What is it?"

"I think this matter is a misunderstanding. The person who made the remarks earlier is the Vice President of Bright Sun artists, Jian Li. All of this was done on their own initiative; I was completely unaware.

After I found out, I immediately fired them."

"A temporary worker, right?"

Miss Luo Quan had heard similar excuses countless times; in any case, they were just looking for a scapegoat.

But she didn't care who did it or whether they had been fired.

"I made myself very clear earlier: Hao Liu apologizes, and the matter is settled. If you want to use other costs to appease me, I advise you not to waste your effort."

Having said that, Miss Luo Quan hung up the phone directly.

"Truly stubborn!" Wang Xiu slapped the table again, feeling truly angry at Miss Luo Quan's obstinacy.

Helpless, she could only notify the boss about this matter.

However, she didn't call; instead, she sent a WeChat message: "Boss, Miss Luo Quan insists that Hao Liu apologize, otherwise she refuses to reconcile."

"Understood, you don't need to worry about this matter." The middle-aged man replied quickly, which made Wang Xiu breathe a long sigh of relief.

Five minutes later, Miss Luo Quan's phone rang again.

Miss Luo Quan seemed to have anticipated this, as she did not open the livestream after the first call ended, but instead waited for the second call to come.

If the small ones can't handle it, they will definitely notify the old ones; fantasy novels all follow this trope.

Of course, the voice on the phone was not very old.

"Hello."

"Hello, Miss Luo Quan, I am the true boss of Bright Sun artists. I heard you have a grudge with Hao Liu? But I remember she never offended you, right?"

"There is no grudge; I just think she should apologize to the girl who was hit by her parents."

"But she wasn't the one who hit her, and besides, the money has already been paid. The matter should have ended there."

"The court verdict was handed down in 2014, and it wasn't paid until the court enforced it in 2018. During that time, the girl had no money for treatment and was forced to have an amputation; the whole family became low-income households.

If this girl were your daughter, would you be willing to just pay money and be done with it?"

The middle-aged man on the phone laughed: "You must think you are very righteous, but perhaps these people don't need you to execute justice, and your justice might even harm them."

Miss Luo Quan's expression was disdainful: "Trying to play dirty, are you? Then don't blame me for flipping the table. I'll post about this on Weibo right now and let my fans judge."

She has always been the type to yield to soft persuasion but resist force; back when she was threatened by the Sumiyoshi-kai in Japan, she dared to pull out a Desert Eagle and point it at their underboss while surrounded by hundreds of gang members.

Now that someone of unknown origin dares to pull this on her, she has no choice but to expose the entire conversation, letting the all-powerful netizens investigate and see just how impressive this fellow's background really is.

Hearing the sound of keyboard clacking on Miss Luo Quan's end, the middle-aged man was clearly a bit panicked: "Miss Luo Quan, don't be impulsive. I was just joking; it's a society ruled by law, who would dare to do such things?"

"I don't like joking with people I'm not familiar with. In any case, if anything happens to that family in the future, I will flip the table directly, regardless of whether it has anything to do with you.

You can also try and see if you can cover the sky with one hand in Huaxia, but before making a decision, think about the fate of the Huang family in Jingcheng, and then think about how you compare to that Huang family."

The middle-aged man was speechless: "You are being completely unreasonable. Does that mean I have to be responsible for that family's safety?"

"That's not my concern; the words have been put out there, and the decision is in your hands."

"We indeed cannot cover the sky with one hand in Huaxia, but it is not a place where you can do whatever you want either.

I know you are very good at fighting, but don't think you are the only one; know that there is always someone higher than someone else!" The middle-aged man's voice trembled slightly, clearly angered by the unreasonable Miss Luo Quan.

If he hadn't known that the person he was talking to was Miss Luo Quan, the famous world's most beautiful, he would have truly thought the person on the other end was a disheveled shrew!

"What, do you want to find someone to spar with me?"

Miss Luo Quan became interested immediately. From the middle-aged man's words, she immediately realized that this person might also be aware of the spiritual energy recovery.

Even if he didn't know, he definitely knew some people with extraordinary skills.

If she could meet such a person and spar, perhaps she could take the opportunity to understand what her combat power level was after the spiritual energy recovery.

"That's not what I meant..."

The middle-aged man thought Miss Luo Quan was about to lose her temper and quickly denied it, but he was interrupted.

"It must be what you meant! Hurry up and send the best fighter you have over here, let me see how powerful they are.

The location is the Shanghai Combat Club. If I don't see anyone before twelve o'clock tomorrow, I'll flip the table. If you win, everything is negotiable."

"You... this..." The middle-aged man actually wanted to say, "Are you mentally ill?" but he didn't dare to say it out loud.

"I don't mean to have a grudge against you, and it doesn't even matter if you deal with Bright Sun artists, but Hao Liu must apologize. If she herself doesn't agree, I can't force her to apologize."

At this point, the middle-aged man also laid his cards on the table directly with Miss Luo Quan.

Although he was the superior of the Bright Sun artists' boss, Hao Liu's status was even higher than his. He couldn't make the decision for the apology, which was why Miss Luo Quan couldn't get a concession no matter how much she pressured them.

But on the other hand, he couldn't agree to Miss Luo Quan's request either.

If he really caused some harm to this "auntie," it wouldn't just be a trending topic in the entertainment industry; it would definitely become a major international news story.

When the Huang family previously failed to kidnap Miss Luo Quan, the excitement of domestic and foreign media tracking and reporting was like crazy, and so many big figures were extremely concerned, calling several times to ask about the situation.

Such a person, let alone having to be as law-abiding as a saint, even if she really committed some monstrous disaster, it wasn't something he and the family behind him could handle.

He had been so aggressive earlier just because he wanted to take advantage of Miss Luo Quan not knowing his true identity and play an information gap.

But he didn't expect Miss Luo Quan to be so tough, as if she wasn't afraid at all.

In short, he had no tricks left at this point, and even started to consider whether to beg this "auntie" to stop, and at worst, pretend he never made this call.

"In any case, I've already set the time and place, and I've stated the consequences of not coming. You handle it."

"Easier said than done; who would dare to make a move given your status and position?" The middle-aged man also resigned himself to fate and began to think of ways to pave the way for tomorrow's ring match.

"Don't worry, just treat it as a friendly spar. Besides, it's inevitable for martial artists to have some injuries when sparring; no one can be blamed. If I really get hurt, it's on me."

The middle-aged man gritted his teeth, his anger flaring up: "This is what you said."

"It is what I said. Remember to send the best fighter you have over!"

Having said that, Miss Luo Quan hung up the phone.

"Am I not the only one?"

The appearance of this sentence was the turning point where Miss Luo Quan held on firmly.

She knew that experts would appear after the spiritual energy recovery, but she thought they would emerge from the entertainment industry first, and the authorities suddenly carrying out cultural and entertainment reforms was probably because of this.

It's just that she didn't know if the person sent tomorrow would be some celebrity or an unknown person.

As for whether she could win, Miss Luo Quan was quite confident.

After all, before the spiritual energy recovery, she had already pushed her combat power to the peak of humanity with Kyokushin Karate.

Now, energy was gradually pouring into her body every day; although the amount wasn't large, she was getting stronger every day.

It made no sense that she was invincible before the spiritual energy recovery, but couldn't beat anyone after it.

Of course, although the odds of winning were theoretically high, it was the first battle after the spiritual energy recovery, so she still attached great importance to it, which was why she didn't stay up late tonight and rested early.

And in Jingcheng, there was a group of people who couldn't sleep.

There was an information network among the noble families that only people in this circle knew about.

Miss Luo Quan had issued a challenge, and it didn't take long for everyone to know.

"The situation is just like this, what do you think?"

In the hall, a middle-aged man reported respectfully to a middle-aged man with a square face who was about the same age as him.

If Miss Luo Quan were here, she would definitely recognize this humble-looking middle-aged man as the one who had just spoken to her on the phone.

And the square-faced middle-aged man was expressionless: "In the end, it's because of Xiao Hong's wife. Her parents have a small-minded perspective and are too shallow. It's not like they couldn't afford that little bit of money, but they had to drag it out for so many years, leaving people with a handle."

"Then this Miss Luo Quan?"

"Let Mr. Li go. Although our Zhao family doesn't want to cause trouble, we are definitely not afraid of trouble. Now everyone wants to get involved in the cultural and entertainment industry and wants to gain an advantage after the new era arrives.

Bright Sun artists are still very important, and they must not be abandoned under any circumstances."

"Then if we lose tomorrow..."

The square-faced man smiled disdainfully: "Then let that Hao Liu apologize. Isn't that what Miss Luo Quan wants? If she is really that powerful, what's wrong with giving her some face?"

"Good, I'll arrange it right away."

In a few hours, everyone in Jingcheng with information channels knew that Mr. Li of the Zhao family was going to make a move, and the target was actually Miss Luo Quan, who had been unparalleled in the limelight recently.

Although they didn't know what conflict she had with the Zhao family, given the precedent of the Huang family, many people felt that the Zhao family was looking for trouble.

They said it was a friendly spar, but could they really hold back when they started fighting?

Miss Luo Quan's skills were not for show; she had been praised by many famous masters before.

And this Mr. Li's skills were even more extraordinary. When he was young, he was a bodyguard. As for who he protected, it couldn't even be mentioned.

In short, his martial arts were definitely one in ten thousand, and coupled with the daily nourishment of those few hundred-year-old antiques of the Zhao family, his internal strength must have improved again.

For such an expert to deal with a delicate little girl, no matter how you looked at it, it felt like bullying.

Although the fight hadn't started yet, many people felt that the outcome was already without suspense.

Of course, many people also feel that since Miss Luo Quan's popularity is so immense now, having absorbed the energy of so many fans, it is hard to say what level her combat power has reached.

As for the specific result, one will only know after a fight.