86: Shangguan Hu

"Mhm, do as you see fit. I trust your decision." Seeing how detailed her investigation was, Gao Ying was certainly reassured.

"I've made an appointment with him today to discuss terminating his contract with his company. Do you want to come along?" Shen Yi asked, checking the time.

"Then let's go together. They've all gone to work anyway." Gao Ying thought that since she would be alone if she went back to the hotel, she might as well tag along.

"By the way, CEO Gao, what does it feel like to be surrounded by so many top-quality specimens?" With only the two of them in the car, Shen Yi asked teasingly.

Gao Ying asked, "Want to know?"

"Yes." Shen Yi looked at her through the rearview mirror with a very gossipy expression.

"Then why don't you try it and find out? There are so many handsome guys in this world anyway." Gao Ying looked at her with a smile.

Shen Yi imagined a scene where she was surrounded by a group of men.

"No thanks, I can't handle the 'blessing of many partners.' Just thinking about them competing for my favor is enough to make me lose it.

CEO Gao is the one who's truly skilled at taming her men."

"Speaking of which, I'm also puzzled. They all get along quite well. Take Xi Yan, for example.

That night, several of them made excuses that they had things to do and couldn't stay, and then Xi Yan came over."

Gao Ying really didn't know how they handled their relationships in private. She had once curiously asked Yin Feng about it.

At the time, he told her not to worry about it. He said that anyone who wanted to join this big family had to undergo an examination.

Provided they were someone she had already approved of.

"I'm so jealous of you." Shen Yi was filled with envy.

When would she ever have such an obedient partner!

The car stopped in front of a café.

"Why choose this place?" Gao Ying asked.

"He chose it. He's so washed up now that no one will notice him anyway," Shen Yi explained.

"Even if he's a bit of a flop, that face of his should still be quite striking." Gao Ying still acknowledged Shangguan Hu's looks.

"Exactly. It's precisely his face and acting skills that caught my attention. Otherwise, why would I spend so much on liquidated damages to poach him?" Shen Yi led her toward a corner of the café.

"Shangguan Hu, have you thought it over?" Shen Yi pulled out a chair for Gao Ying to sit first, then pulled out the chair next to it and sat down, getting straight to the point with the man opposite them.

"CEO Shen, you must have seen my reputation. Most companies wouldn't want a tainted artist like me. So, what do you want from me?" Shangguan Hu set down his coffee and asked, looking at her with a half-smile.

There was no joy in his eyes at the prospect of being signed by Shen Yi; instead, they were filled with wariness and disdain.

"It's simple. Anyone with a brain knows you were set up. They don't dare take you in because they don't want to bring trouble upon themselves.

After all, your liquidated damages amount to ten million. Large companies don't think you're worth it, and small companies feel you aren't worth the price." Shen Yi was very direct about his current situation.

"But Gao Entertainment Company seems to be a newly developing company as well." Shangguan Hu lowered his eyes, his thoughts unreadable.

"Correct. We only have two artists under our wing right now. If you're worried about the company's prospects, then forget it. CEO Gao, let's go." Shen Yi was just that decisive.

From the moment they sat down, she could feel that Shangguan Hu was very guarded and didn't trust her at all.

In that case, there was no need for her to go out of her way to beg someone to join the company.

Gao Ying had been playing on her phone since she sat down.

As for Shangguan Hu, she admitted his looks were decent, but since there were so many god-tier beauties at home, she had long since developed an immunity.

[Ding! Issuing daily mission: Rescue Shangguan Hu. Success reward: God-level Racer talent.]

[Mission failure penalty: Level 5 Electric Shock.]

"Fugui, what's wrong with the main system again? Level 5 Electric Shock!!! How is that any different from killing me?" Gao Ying roared inwardly.

[Oh, Sister, what are you worried about? When has a system mission ever been difficult? This is just giving you a free gift.]

Fugui was also feeling guilty. With those few men already there, his sister's heart would likely be moved less and less in the future.

So he had to use missions to help the others; otherwise, he would likely face being dismantled.

Gao Ying thought about it and agreed, so she had Fugui pull up Shangguan Hu's information.

Hmm... how should she put it?

This Shangguan Hu used to be quite happy. He had parents who loved him, and he was the quintessential 'other people's child' in terms of his studies.

The turning point came when he was twelve. His parents flew abroad for work and were supposed to return in just a few hours.

Who would have thought they would encounter an attack? His parents were among the victims.

From that day on, Shangguan Hu became taciturn and withdrawn.

He was taken in by his aunt, but how could living under someone else's roof be easy?

The reason she took him in was because she had her eyes on his parents' inheritance and the company's compensation.

However, the boy was quite clever. He went directly to his parents' company and requested that they deposit his monthly living expenses into his aunt's account.

As for his parents' inheritance, they couldn't get their hands on it.

Because his parents had long since had it notarized by a lawyer, specifying that it could only be inherited when Shangguan Hu turned eighteen.

Upon hearing this news, his aunt's family looked very displeased.

But they thought that once he turned eighteen and received the inheritance, they could get the money by complaining and pleading a few times.

However, their hopes were dashed.

When he turned eighteen, Shangguan Hu received the inheritance, gave his aunt fifty thousand as accommodation fees for those years, and moved out.

Of course, they wouldn't accept that, so they did everything they could to ruin Shangguan Hu's reputation.

This was why Shangguan Hu had been plagued by scandals ever since his debut.

"Gao Entertainment Company is indeed newly established, but it will soon become the industry leader.

After all, I have nothing else but more money than I know what to do with, so I like to invest in all sorts of companies." Gao Ying finally looked up at him.

Seeing that she intended to sign Shangguan Hu to the company, Shen Yi didn't mention leaving.

"But even if you sign me, what about those scandals? No one believes what I say.

After all, the fact that I only gave their family fifty thousand is true." Shangguan Hu looked at the woman before him.

Actually, Shangguan Hu had noticed Gao Ying the moment she walked in. For some reason, his heart skipped a beat the first time he saw her.

After she sat down, his heartbeat became somewhat uncontrollable. If he hadn't suppressed it, he wouldn't have been able to stop himself from talking to her.

"These things are too easy to solve. In fact, couldn't you have solved them yourself? I'm quite curious why you've never clarified anything.

Why let the situation ferment more and more?" Gao Ying really couldn't figure this person out.

According to Fugui, this kid's abilities were definitely excellent, but he was just slacking off and doing nothing.

"CEO Gao must be joking. I'm just a washed-up actor. How could I have the ability to go up against capital?" Shangguan Hu's hand rubbing the water glass paused for a second before continuing.

"If you don't want to say, then don't. This matter will be resolved quickly. Are you signing this contract or not?" Gao Ying threw the contract directly to him.

"Since CEO Gao is going to help me solve this difficult problem, it would seem a bit ungrateful if I didn't sign, wouldn't it?" Shangguan Hu picked up a pen and quickly signed his name.

It was as if someone might stop him at any moment.

Shen Yi was speechless. What was this? She had said so much, yet it wasn't as effective as a few words from CEO Gao?"}],