Do Not Speak Ill of My Mother!
Chapter 501 - 485 You trust me this much?

Chapter 501: 485 You trust me this much?

Before Xue Yi could react, Si Younian had already lowered his head.

His voice sounded heavily strained, as if he had suffered a great blow, "Sorry, Xiao Yi, I deleted your number... "

Xue Yi blinked, seemingly unsurprised, "Senior Brother, I know it wasn’t you who deleted it, no need to mind."

"You—," Si Younian was at a loss for words, "you trust me that much?"

"Of course!"

Xue Yi suddenly laughed, his clear laughter echoing in the stairwell.

"Senior Brother, when I address you as ’Senior Brother,’ it’s not just to get on your good side... In my heart, ’Senior Brother’ has always been ’Senior Brother,’ not the Si Younian who’s all the rage in the entertainment industry, but the spirited youth we knew back in the academy days."

The spirited youth?

Si Younian let out a bitter laugh, "Thank you for still remembering how I used to be... "

Xue Yi asked, "How have you been doing lately, Senior Brother?"

Si Younian was silent for a moment.

Xue Yi sensed something was wrong, "Is it... are you troubled by some matters?"

Si Younian pursed his lips, looking fragile and helpless, "I... have encountered some...rather disheartening situations."

"Is it related to work? Or to people?"

No one spoke on the other side.

Xue Yi probably guessed something and took a deep breath, "Senior Brother... have you also encountered the same kind of predicament as me?"

"The same as you?" Si Younian clutched his phone tightly, "You...are you not doing well in Xingyue?"

After asking, he regretted it again.

There was a time when he and Xue Yi could talk about anything and everything as Senior and Junior Brothers.

When they graduated six years ago, he met a patron who gave him a lot of help. After entering the entertainment circle, he also wanted to let that benefactor know—someone was steadfastly fulfilling her dream.

Perhaps not being so mercenary, Si Younian didn’t feel aggrieved or sad in the quiet early years, just focused on doing his job.

That’s probably why, when he suddenly became popular, the rival couldn’t dig up even a speck of scandal about him.

But Xue Yi was different: his father’s serious illness had stalled his progress several times.

Si Younian had secretly helped Xue Yi many times, even inviting him to develop his career with Soaring Sky.

Xingyue was a company where artists came and went in waves, not like a studio with just a few people, where the resource allocation was much better!

Xue Yi had refused twice, and Si Younian roughly guessed the reason.

Later, when he himself became famous, with more and more engagements, he had no time to pay attention to other matters and left many people and things behind in his mind.

There it is, he gave Guan Chun the opportunity to secretly tamper with his phone, deleting all those less popular peers and friends, one clean sweep!

Thinking about this, Si Younian was filled with regret!

Guan Chun had issues, but was he himself completely innocent? If he hadn’t neglected this aspect for so long, how could he have failed to notice Guan Chun’s meddling?

There was one thing Guan Chun said that was very true...

After becoming famous, he truly became arrogant...

Xue Yi held his phone, "Senior Brother, I did indeed go through a lot of things in the past, but no matter how tough it was then, things are much better now...we...we have a new boss."

"A new boss?" Si Younian was stunned, "Is the new boss treating you all well?"

Xue Yi replied with just one sentence, "Our new boss... is Yan Yueqing, President Yue."

Yan Yueqing!

Si Younian’s heart jolted fiercely!

"She’s the boss of Xingyue?" Unsure if it was shock or joy, Si Younian’s voice grew louder, "Really? When did this happen?!"

"Just a couple of days ago, she suddenly parachuted in," Xue Yi was very happy, "After her arrival, the company has undergone great changes, the former executives have almost all left."

In the empty room, Si Younian could only hear his own heart thumping wildly.

"She went to Xingyue..."

"She’s really trying..."

"She..."

He muttered to himself, the corners of his eyes turning sour and red.

Xue Yi didn’t hear clearly, "Senior brother, what did you say?"

Si Younian sniffled, "Nothing... I once thought that Zhongxing was her... Who would’ve thought, it turned out to be Xingyue?"

Her arrival six years ago changed the trajectory of his life.

She said, if there’s a chance in the future, she wanted to start changing the atmosphere in the entertainment industry!

She hoped that those who stayed in it could focus on being artists without worrying about fame and fortune, to present good scripts, values, and portray them through film and TV to everyone, bringing positive energy.

She smiled at Si Younian, "If you join the entertainment industry in the future, make sure to be as calm and patient as when I taught you calligraphy~"

He did!

Even after seeing a completely different side of her in the entertainment industry, Si Younian merely suspected that she was assimilating into it in another way.

One day, she would return to her former self.

Bright and sunny, full of youthful energy.

Indeed!

Her performance in the Cute Baby program made those who disliked her change their attitudes.

Si Younian knew—her plan was accomplished! She was about to start changing the entertainment industry!

Following that, Zhongxing underwent a dramatic change, a series of events that were swift and ruthless took everyone by surprise.

Only Si Younian understood—this was the result of her years of lying low, not a change that happened overnight!

(Yan Yueqing: Ah yes, yes, yes! That’s exactly how you should promote me!)

When Zhongxing was reforming, many in the industry watched with amusement, thinking they were digging their own graves, but Si Younian alone silently wished her success from the bottom of his heart.

Forging a path distinct from the mainstream environment is extremely difficult.

But she had always been striving!

Si Younian even considered, once his contract ended, whether he could discuss signing with Zhongxing?

However, those who previously sought to recruit him had all left following the reform.

The personnel at Zhongxing had changed a lot, and following the announcement of their job benefits, people were clamoring to get in. Not just them, but many top artists were secretly contacting Zhongxing’s executives as well.

Upon hearing that Director Tang had practiced his impassivity for a week in front of the mirror to dodge those seeking favors through backdoors.

To date, Zhongxing had only retained those twenty or so artists who hadn’t left at the time; for others, there was simply no way to enter.

Si Younian was aware that although he was popular, his foundation was not very stable compared to those perennial A-listers, and he might lose his popularity any day.

If even they couldn’t enter Zhongxing, what about him?

The desire to be one step closer to her crumbled in the face of harsh reality!

Moreover, she had publicly retired...

Though Zhongxing retained her as the company’s permanent image spokesperson, everyone knew that Yan Yueqing was free to do what she wanted!

About this, Si Younian understood better than anyone else!

After all, he knew six years ago—her path was a vast future, not to be held back by any person or thing for too long.

Zhongxing, he couldn’t go there, so how could he get closer to Yan Yueqing?

Si Younian couldn’t think of a way.

At this moment, Xue Yi informed him—Yan Yueqing was the new president of Xingyue?

His withered heart suddenly sprang back to life!

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