Chapter 26: A Call from the Agent

“Xiao Yan……”

Jun Li attempted to organize his thoughts.

“Have Jun Jiu contact her and ask if she’s willing to wait for me for fifteen years?” He paused, and suddenly, a hint of joy appeared on his cold little face. “No, for such a formal matter, I should ask her myself!”

Jun Li remained silent until after his son left. Then, his eyes suddenly narrowed!

Like a cheetah’s final glance before launching an attack, it was chilling to behold.

“Jun Jiu!”

Jun Jiu, who had been waiting outside, immediately entered: “Master!”

His voice concealed suppressed anger: “Find out who Xiao Yan interacted with today.”

“Yes!”

Half an hour later, Jun Jiu returned to the study with a stack of documents, reporting concisely: “After the young master was locked up, a woman accidentally discovered him.”

“Accidentally?”

“The encounter was indeed accidental, but after meeting, she might have developed other intentions!” Jun Jiu added, “Upon investigation, this woman is called Yan Yueqing, a minor celebrity in the entertainment industry.”

“Entertainment industry?” Jun Li disgustedly reached out and briefly flipped through the documents on the desk.

In the ID photo, the girl’s smile was as radiant as the sun.

Somehow, this face seemed a bit familiar?

“Yan Yueqing?”

As he murmured this name, his brows gradually furrowed, as if searching for something in his memory.

Jun Jiu considered for a moment: “I will handle this matter, ensuring she never has another chance to meet the young master.”

Jun Li suddenly looked up: “Does the Jun family have any resources in the entertainment industry?”

“Ah?” Jun Jiu was stunned by the question.

What did the master mean by this?

He hesitantly replied: “The Jun family doesn’t, but resources in the entertainment industry aren’t hard to acquire. As long as the investment is sufficient—”

Before he could finish, Jun Li interrupted: “Give her some preferential treatment.”

Preferential treatment?

Jun Jiu didn’t understand: “She approached the young master. Shouldn’t we eliminate her before she gets to close to the young master?”

“She did save Xiao Yan after all. I don’t like owing others favors! Give her some benefits. If she behaves herself, there’s no harm in promoting her to top-tier status. But if she harbors other thoughts……” Jun Li tossed her file into the trash can, “then we’ll deal with her.”

Deal with her?!

Is that in the entertainment industry or in terms of existence?!

Could you be clearer about this?!

Is there really a murderous intent here?!

But Jun Jiu dared not ask, he could only speculate… That woman dared to make a move on the young master. Hopefully, she’d know when to stop.

“As for Xiao Yan’s side……” Jun Li’s slender fingers tapped lightly on the desk, like the sound of a deadly gun, cracking open one by one. “Tell him that matters like proposing marriage can’t be rushed; thorough preparation is needed.”

“Master…are you trying to delay Young Master?”

Jun Li’s lips curled slightly, his expression both proud and helpless: “He’s very strong-willed. Trying to persuade him to let go now? It’s too late!”

His gaze gradually turned fierce.

“We can only find a breakthrough with that woman.”

“I understand.”

**At Ren’ai Hospital in C City.**

It was already dark when Yan Yueqing left the director’s office.

Holding a thick stack of reports, her expression was slightly grave.

With the careful care of doctors and nurses, her son’s health was improving daily. As long as he returned regularly for check-ups and injections, there were no major concerns.

The serious issue now was the little guy’s psychological problem.

Yan Yueqing recalled the director’s sigh: “Mrs. Yan, I know you’re busy with work, and I understand that women should have their own careers, but this isn’t an excuse to neglect your son! Yan Wang is already five years old and still can’t speak. You’ve really failed as a mother!”

Yan Wang wasn’t unable to speak; he simply chose not to.

However, as the scapegoat, she could only listen obediently and accept the criticism.

Compared to what the original owner had done, the director’s words, though harsh, were truly for Yan Wang’s benefit.

How could she talk back?

So on the way back to the ward, Yan Yueqing kept pondering this issue.

The path of an artist wasn’t her choice, and she didn’t have much talent for acting. There was no need to force herself to stick with this profession.

But terminating an artist’s contract wasn’t as simple as quitting a regular job.

For ordinary jobs, as long as there were no major violations, employees could come and go as they pleased.

If a company played tricks, they could settle it at the labor bureau.

But it was different for artists!

Those fancy contracts lasted six or seven years. They buried the best years of one’s youth in the company, with no guarantee of a chance to make it big.

Want to terminate early?

Sorry!

The astronomical breach of contract fees could drive one insane.

She definitely didn’t have the money for the breach fee!

Wait until the contract expired? That would waste too much time!

How could she terminate the contract reasonably and legally?

Sigh… what a headache!

Just as she was thinking about this, her phone suddenly started vibrating frantically.

She looked at the caller ID and frowned as she answered: “Sister Liu?”

“Yan Yueqing, have you gone crazy? How dare you reveal on the show that you’ve had a child?”

Liu Minjun was the agent assigned to her by the company. With numerous artists under her management, she usually exhausted all her efforts on a few top-tier celebrities, leaving no time to care for a nobody like her.

Only when they couldn’t find anyone else for an unpopular image did she remember her existence.

Yan Yueqing responded calmly: “Sister Liu, it’s been three or four days already. You’ve only just seen it?”

Liu Minjun was furious: “Yan Yueqing, the company is very angry about your sudden self-revelation! Do you know how severely this action has affected the company’s reputation? Even the stock price has dropped because of it.”

“Sister Liu, how could I have such power to influence the company’s stock price?” Yan Yueqing thought she was joking.

Liu Minjun gritted her teeth: “You might not be able to influence the company’s stock price, but Director Tang can! He publicly spoke up for you on Weibo today, making fans very dissatisfied! I don’t know what kind of charm you used to make Tang Tang change her opinion of you, and even Director Tang—”

Director Tang spoke up for her?

Yan Yueqing was stunned.

No way!

Is the power of that 20 million yuan really that great?

Liu Minjun snarled: “I advise you to quit while you’re ahead! The company is now discussing how to fire you as a disgraced artist! Even if Director Tang protects you, at most he can only let you leave the company without paying the breach of contract fee. After you’ve offended so many stars; do you still think you’ll be able to survive in the entertainment industry? Keep dreaming!”

Wow!

Yan Yueqing was momentarily stunned!

It felt as if she had been struck by good fortune!

A strong sense of happiness filled her entire chest.

Is there really such a good thing?

Being able to terminate the contract without paying?

Director Tang!

You! Are! My! Savior!

Yan Yueqing’s face nearly split from smiling.

In a good mood, even practicing Tai Chi felt exceptionally pleasant.

Liu Minjun held onto her phone and ranted for several minutes until she finally realized that Yan Yueqing hadn’t responded once. She roared, “If you cause any more trouble during the next episode of National Parents, you’re fired!”

Okay!

Got it!

Trouble!

Yan Yueqing quickly agreed.

Once Liu Minjun hung up, Yan Yueqing no longer needed to pretend and immediately grinned, happily logging into her Weibo account.

The first hot topic was a post by a certain critic titled, 「Why is the son being used to whitewash the image of a shameless stalker?」

The provocative title immediately caught Yan Yueqing’s attention, but what Director Tang’s subsequent retweet revealed was even more shocking:

「She’s the most attentive mother I’ve ever seen.」