"If you still can't have your older sister come and help you clean up your image... Ran Yue, I'm already telling you that even the company cannot save you from your own downfall."
Manager Zhang never thought that Ran Yue would actually push herself to a boiling pot for others to cook her. Not only did she make her fans extremely dissatisfied with her for lying about Ran Xueyi's real reason for leaving behind the entertainment world, she also seduced her older sister's ex-fiance and was not at all ashamed of this fact and even announced the potential of them being engaged.
That's right... Ahead of the Yang and Ran families' plans, Ran Yue threw a party with her friends to announce that she will say goodbye to her 'single' status in life.
Many didn't expect her to do this soon after her scandal broke out since they all thought that Ran Yue would choose a low profile and stay in the dark for a while so that the fire that burned her would slowly go down before she could proceed with her career and life.
Due to her thoughtless actions, the agency and Manager Zhang were only informed about this after the private party was almost done. Nevertheless, the news about Ran Yue being engaged to her older sister's ex-fiance already broke and created much of a troublesome wind.
"Tell me, Ran Yue, did you even think of what will happen to your career when you slept with Mr. Yang? Do you even put importance to the effort and support that I and the management gave to you over these past few years?" Manager Zhang had already grown impatient with Ran Yue's foolish actions. After the scandal broke, he hadn't been sleeping very well and every time he fell asleep, he would still end up with his eyes open and sweating after having a nightmare.
Hearing these words from her manager, Ran Yue' heart was trembling in fear as tears broke out from her eyes. How could she possibly not know of how much damage her actions would do to her career?
She knew all about it, but still had the arrogance and confidence that was instilled in her body since she was young. Ran Yue was certain that no matter what scandal she was involved in, someone will take care of it and help her boost up her status in life.
Hence, she was quite impulsive and thoughtless when she decided to confirm that she was the woman in the recording.
"I know that Brother Zhang and the company worked hard for me to be successful. I was just momentarily blinded because I was young." Ran Yue pitifully stared at Manager Zhang and held his hand. "Look, I'm shaking in fear that I will be abandoned by Brother Zhang."
Manager Zhang sneered when she saw her acting like this. How could he not know what she was trying to do?
Because she was on the verge of ruination, the only people who could save her career was Manager Zhang and the agency she's signed with. Hence, she was trying to suck up on him.
Manager Zhang coldly laughed under his breath and pulled his hands out from her grasp. If it were in the past before the scandal broke, he might have fallen to her trap, however, not that he knew that she wanted to use him, Manager Zhang didn't have to pretend that he didn't know anything.
"No need to beg me... Actually, the president has already thought of a solution. It's just that we need your older sister's help to clean up your image and that's why I'm urging you to meet up with her."
"Really?" Ran Yue pretended to be delighted and stared at him with hopeful eyes. A second later, she showed a gloomy expression as she said, "But my sister might not help me at all. She already cut her ties with the family and she hated our family for what we did to her."
Manager Zhang was dissatisfied with her response and said, "What are you afraid of? Ran Xueyi is still your older sister who shared blood with you! Besides, this is just my speculation, but I think that Ran Xueyi found someone to back her up."
Ran Yue asked, "What do you mean? That's impossible!"
"I don't think it's impossible," Manager Zhang retorted back. "Ran Xueyi has been silent all this time and then suddenly, she started to resist your family. If your story is really true... I doubt anyone who has been dependent on their family for years could easily break away from them so quickly! She might have found someone to support her and hence, she's no longer afraid to throw away her family!"
Ran Yue was awakened by his words.
Ran Xueyi's character has been quite mysterious. However, from the days that she lived with their family, Ran Yue was sure that Ran Xueyi's love and affection towards them were real. Or else, why would she ignore the signs that they showed to her and continued playing the family doll house with them for several years?
It could only mean that Ran Xueyi was very reliant and defenseless towards her family and wouldn't ruin the perfect family that she pictured in her life.
Then, what brought the change?
Was it Yang Baihua's cheating? No, that was not quite right. If Ran Xueyi really found out about his infidelity, she wouldn't leave the house and continue observing them. She would use this opportunity to destroy them from the inside. Use her engagement to ruthlessly announce that she would no longer continue the marriage between her and Yang Baihua.
But instead of that, Ran Xueyi chose to leave her family that she loved so much that she ignored the signs and left for the Capital.
With the mention of someone supporting Ran Xueyi, Ran Yue was once again filled with jealousy towards Ran Xueyi.
Why her? Why was it always Ran Xueyi?
Seeing that her expression was turning uglier by the second, Manager Zhang frowned and stopped her thoughts. "Cease any kind thoughts of trying to go against Ran Xueyi for now. If my guess is right, the person backing her is someone powerful and influential. Just right, if we could use this card very well, we can boost up your career and take the entertainment world for yourself."
If Ran Yue could convince Ran Xueyi to forgive her and make the sisterly bond between them return, Ran Yue could control Ran Xueyi again. After all, she was already once controlled by them and doing it again wouldn't be that hard, right?
Then, the man behind Ran Xueyi, would naturally fall under their hands.
To be honest, the possibility of Ran Xueyi finding someone to support her never appeared in anyone's mind. From the moment she left home and chose to cut ties with them, the Ran family thought that she was only throwing a tantrum and would come back to them after cooling her head off for some time.
After all, without the backing of the Ran family, Ran Xueyi could never go far no matter how skillful and smart she is...
Damn, this older sister...
How could she be so lucky?
But don't worry, that luck will be mine from now on!
As for that backer supporting Ran Xueyi... I will steal them from you just like how I stole Yang Baihua!
While Ran Yue was starting to formulate her plans on how she could fix her broken sisterly bonds with Ran Xueyi to control her again, Manager Zhang was also thinking of how he could utilize Ran Xueyi's support to turn them into an ace agent in the entertainment world.
It was good that Ran Yue was now listening obediently to him right now. If she still showed that spoiled brat and arrogance that she showed to him previously, he would have already agreed to the arrangement of the president of the company to have Ran Yue entertain some old pervy men.
Since Ran Yue's image was almost completely ruined by the scandal, even if the company has tons of money to cover for her misdeeds, they wouldn't give it all up for Ran Yue's sake. Hence, the president decided to have Ran Yue prepare herself to meet some investors to sleep with them and have them help her out of this situation by using their money.
Manager Zhang's purpose today was to tell her about this alternative plan.
Manager Zhang and the agency's president were well aware of the wealth and power that the Ran family accumulated over the years. Not many wanted to offend them either. However, Ran Yue's father was only holding the president's position but with no real power and the real command and power comes from Old Patriarch Ran.
Also, Ran Xueyi was reportedly the current heiress and not Ran Yue, causing them to take the risk and have Ran Yue sent to these old geezer's hands to play with.
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