Ever since Li Ting successfully bid for the project, he has been in high spirits.
With the acquisition of the land in the west of the city and the signing of a contract worth billions by Tianyu, the board of directors no longer had any say in his decisions as the CEO.
Construction has already begun at the site in the west of the city, and it is believed that within a month, the project will be in full swing.
Li’s parents have also gone abroad for a vacation with peace of mind.
It can be said that Tianyu is now under Li Ting’s complete control, with no one to restrain him.
Li Ting and Ding Yaoyao have once again entered a sweet phase in their relationship.
Thinking about the busy appearance of the little woman preparing for his upcoming birthday, a wicked smile appeared on his lips.
However, the childhood friend by the side of the little woman was somewhat annoying.
Hearing that he was a supervisor in a company, Li Ting narrowed his eyes and made a phone call.
Just as he hung up the phone, the office landline rang.
Leaning back in his chair, Li Ting casually answered the phone, feeling confident and full of vigor.
It was another discussion about cooperation, he thought to himself.
“CEO, the land in the west of the city…”
Li Ting immediately had a bad feeling.
“…an ancient tomb has been discovered, and the government is sending people to take over.”
Li Ting’s vision darkened, he stood up with great effort, “What did you say?”
“It’s a large ancient tomb, and the development is indefinitely postponed.”
Before Li Ting could recover from the shock, the office door was urgently knocked on, “CEO, several companies are coming to terminate the contracts.”
One piece of bad news after another hit him, and in a fit of rage, Li Ting smashed the phone directly, “Damn it.”
…
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A quiet coffee shop.
18:36.
Meng Xiyue looked at the weary-looking female lead, Ding Yaoyao, in front of her and took a sip of coffee: “Miss Ding, we have been sitting like this for ten minutes since you entered.”
“Do you have something on your mind?”
Meng Xiyue didn’t think that she and the female lead Ding Yaoyao were that close.
When Ding Yaoyao invited her, Meng Xiyue considered that Ding Yaoyao was the female lead of this world, and this world existed because of the male and female leads.
She wasn’t sure if there would be other factors, such as the power of the plot, that might affect her plans.
That’s why she agreed to the invitation.
Ding Yaoyao looked at Meng Xiyue, who was dressed professionally with long black hair neatly tied up behind her head, possessing sharp and beautiful features.
She used to aspire to be a successful elite woman like Meng Xiyue, but since she resigned, she had focused on being the woman behind Li Ting.
She could only envy Meng Xiyue now.
Meng Xiyue was once her aspiration.
She was in a mess now and couldn’t find anyone to confide in.
The first person she thought of was the strong woman who seemed capable of solving any difficulty and could challenge Tianyu with her N.S.
“I… I’m pregnant,” Ding Yaoyao said, lowering her head in shame.
Meng Xiyue remained composed and silent.
Just then, Ding Yaoyao didn’t need a response from Meng Xiyue.
“The child belongs to Li Ting.”
…
The set of “The Harem.”
Xia Yuan arrived early at the theater, planning to observe how others acted first.
If Meng Xiyue arrived later and she had too many NGs, it would be embarrassing.
She cared about her reputation too.
She wasn’t clueless either.
Before coming, she had asked Zhong Le and Lin Qi to buy milk tea, pastries, and various snacks.
The pastries were delicate, in small quantities, and wouldn’t make her gain weight.
Later, she had pre-ordered dishes made by the chef of a five-star hotel as a late-night snack.
At the moment, Xia Yuan was going over her lines.
There were only about twenty lines in total, and she had mentally rehearsed her expressions and demeanor.
She was just waiting for Meng Xiyue to come and check on her.
In Xia Yuan’s mind, the other party would definitely come today.
18:13.
Zhong Le and Lin Qi came back with a bunch of things.
Zhong Le: “Sister Xia, I bought all the stuff.”
Xia Yuan didn’t even look, still pondering the lines: “Distribute them.”
Zhong Le sighed and quickly distributed them with Lin Qi.
The crew was all thanking and praising Xia Yuan’s voice for a while.
After finishing, Zhong Le and Lin Qi were tired and thirsty, so they drank milk tea.
Zhong Le had never seen Xia Yuan so focused before.
“Sister Xia, is this script difficult this time?”
Zhong Le had also read the script, not many lines, just some memories of the emperor, only appeared on stage twice in total, the rest were narrated by others.
There was nothing special about it, in the end, it was just a good-looking vase.
Xia Yuan stretched, took a sip of water, and rarely explained: “Meng Xiyue is coming to visit later, I can’t lose face.”
Zhong Le nodded, she knew how good Xia Yuan’s relationship with the N.S president was.
It was Lin Qi who heard Meng Xiyue’s name and whispered, “I think I saw President Meng at the coffee shop just now.”
Coffee shop?
Xia Yuan subconsciously checked the time, was the other party off work?
She didn’t even work overtime, why didn’t she call her or give her a heads-up.
She took out her phone, ready to send a message to Meng Xiyue, casually asking Lin Qi, “What is she doing at the coffee shop?”
Lin Qi frowned and thought, “She seems to be sitting with a woman.”
A woman?
Xia Yuan, who was still typing, subconsciously thought that was Meng Xiyue’s friend, and couldn’t help but compare: “Is she pretty?”
Lin Qi recalled, “Quite ordinary.”
Then she remembered, “I remember now, the woman sitting with her seems to be Tianyu Li’s rumored girlfriend, Ding Yaoyao.”
Before Li Ting and Ding Yaoyao settled down, there were constant tabloid news, and Ding Yaoyao had been photographed a few times.
Although the news was quickly retracted, Lin Qi’s agent had a good source of information, so Lin Qi also knew some of it.
In addition, this time Tianyu seems to be facing a major crisis.
The stocks have plummeted sharply, and it is said that there has been a financial breakdown, resulting in losses of billions.
Could it be that Tianyu is going to form an alliance with N.S, and Ding Yaoyao, this rumored girlfriend, has come knocking on the door?
Lin Qi almost couldn’t contain her imagination.
And Xia Yuan, who was about to send out the fabricated news, heard the name Ding Yaoyao, and her head buzzed with warning signals.
The other party even wanted Meng Xiyue call her ‘Yaoyao’ last time, if she didn’t watch out, who knows what the other party might do.
She stood up in a flash, not sending out the fabricated news anymore.
She wanted to go see for herself.
If that white lotus dared to seduce Meng Xiyue behind her back, she would scratch that white lotus face!
She didn’t care about Li Ting anymore, but if Meng Xiyue was touched, she would make her pay.
“Where is the address?”
Lin Qi swallowed nervously and cautiously reported the address.
Watching Xia Yuan, who was striding out with a fierce momentum and the sound of high heels clicking, Zhong Le and Lin Qi were stunned.
“Sister Xia, where are you going?”
Xia Yuan’s voice was full of anger.
“I’ll be back soon.”
Zhong Le and Lin Qi exchanged a glance, and Zhong Le said awkwardly, “Why do I feel like Sister Xia’s face is as dark as if she’s going to catch an affair.”
Lin Qi cautiously agreed, “I… I feel the same.”
…
18:37.
Xia Yuan finally arrived at the café and immediately saw Meng Xiyue leaning against the glass window.
Looking indifferent.
She felt a bit relieved.
Xia Yuan found a secluded spot where she could hear their conversation, casually ordered a cup of coffee, and listened in with her ears propped up.
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Ding Yaoyao spoke softly, “Tianyu has encountered a major problem. The partners have withdrawn their investments, and Tianyu is in deep trouble. Li Ting has been extremely busy lately, working late into the night.”
“Even if we bring back the former president, Uncle Li, it won’t help.”
“Unless someone injects capital into Tianyu at this time. But now Tianyu is like a bottomless pit, and no one is willing to take the risk.”
Meng Xiyue took a sip of her now cold coffee, she knew all of this but remained silent.
“Uncle Li wants Li Ting to marry into the Xia family.”
Xia Yuan, who was eavesdropping, looked puzzled.
When did she agree to marry Li Ting?
How did she not know about this?
“Li Ting agreed, but I am pregnant with his child.”
With tears in her eyes, Ding Yaoyao touched her belly.
“I wanted to surprise him, but now Li Ting wants me to get rid of the baby.”
Looking at Meng Xiyue, Ding Yaoyao asked, “What should I do?”
The child was almost three months old, and she never expected Li Ting to be so heartless, not even wanting his own flesh and blood.
Meng Xiyue: “…”
Meng Xiyue suddenly realized that the troubles of this female lead were comparable to those of the former malicious supporting female character, Xia Yuan, or even worse.
Meng Xiyue gave her a blunt and sharp response, “Miss Ding, are you willing to let your child be labeled as a bastard in the future?”
Ding Yaoyao was stunned for a moment, then burst into tears.
Meng Xiyue took a sip of her completely cold coffee.
Xia Yuan, listening to the cries of the white lotus beside her, felt nauseous, regretting not considering this consequence earlier.
After a while, Ding Yaoyao stopped crying, wiped her tears, and said, “I’ve made up my mind. I can give up this child, but I will give birth to him and ask Miss Xia to adopt him, considering the child is innocent.”
“I promise never to appear in front of the child again.”
Saying this, Ding Yaoyao cried again.
Meng Xiyue: “…”
Ding Yaoyao picked up her bag to leave.
Xia Yuan, who was suddenly forced to raise a child, couldn’t sit still and blurted out, “Where did this wild idea come from? Making me raise a child? Ding Yaoyao, who do you think you are.”
Seeing Xia Yuan suddenly appeared and looking like she was about to hit her, Ding Yaoyao instinctively held her belly.
Xia Yuan had no intention of hitting Ding Yaoyao; she felt dirty just thinking about it.
She snorted, “Meng Xiyue, it’s time for me to shoot my scenes.”
Glancing at Meng Xiyue, she turned and walked away.
Meng Xiyue: “Sorry, Miss Ding, I should go now.”
Ding Yaoyao bit her lip, but seeing Meng Xiyue’s cold eyes, she swallowed the words asking why the other party was friends with Xia Yuan.
After Meng Xiyue left, Ding Yaoyao touched her stomach, her worried eyes showing stubbornness.
…
As soon as Meng Xiyue left, she saw Xia Yuan leaning against the car, arms crossed, striking a pose.
“Meng Xiyue, Ding Yaoyao was really out of line this time, that’s why I couldn’t hold back.”
Meng Xiyue’s clear ink eyes looked at her quietly, a faint smile on her lips: “I know.”
Xia Yuan looked at the smile on Meng Xiyue’s lips.
She happily drew a conclusion.
Sure enough, in Meng Xiyue’s heart, she was the most important.
