255: Chapter 255 Looking

"Ah! Help! Get away from me!"

...

Accompanied by Lin Qingyao's blood-curdling screams.

Standing outside the door, her manager was blocked by Piao Zhichang's private bodyguards, sobbing with a troubled look on her face.

"Qingyao, just bear with it. Piao Zhichang is not someone we can afford to offend. Besides, after this scandal, you will surely become the leading figure among the new generation of popular singers!"

"Ah!"

However, right at that moment.

Accompanied by Piao Zhichang's miserable scream.

The bodyguards and the manager outside the door were startled.

Immediately after, the door was thrown open, and Lin Qingyao ran out in a panic, her clothes in disarray.

The two bodyguards and the manager rushed inside to check.

They saw Piao Zhichang clutching his crotch, curled up on the ground and twitching in agony.

Blood was already seeping through his pants and staining the floor.

Lin Qingyao, having run outside, got into the car, completely dazed.

Just a moment ago, in the midst of her panic.

Lin Qingyao had felt a knife, and she had stabbed Piao Zhichang right in his crotch.

If nothing unexpected happens, Piao Zhichang has definitely met with an accident.

Before long, the sound of sirens blared.

Piao Zhichang was taken away.

Then, Lin Qingyao's manager opened the door of the business van and stepped inside.

"Qingyao, you're finished!"

The manager said in a panic.

Hearing those words, Lin Qingyao's face turned deathly pale.

"Is Piao Zhichang okay?"

"What do you mean okay? Something huge happened! When the doctor came to bandage him just now, I saw it—he almost became a eunuch!"

The manager said with a complicated expression, "Piao Zhichang's manager has already notified the company about this. I think you're in big trouble!"

"What do I do now?" Lin Qingyao panicked instantly. "Sister Xia, please help me think of something!"

"The only way now isn't about saving your career, but seeing if we can suppress this matter. If the company's boss protects you, even if Piao Zhichang doesn't forgive you, you won't be arrested. You have to understand, once you're arrested, your future for the rest of your life is over!"

"I remember, isn't the second of the company's three big bosses interested in you? Why don't you..."

Hearing this, Lin Qingyao's expression changed. "Sister Xia, aren't you just pushing me into a fire pit too?"

"Then do you want your purity or do you want to rot in jail? This isn't just about suppressing the matter and paying money anymore. If Piao Zhichang doesn't forgive you, you'll have to face criminal charges!"

"No! Don't be like this, why did it turn out this way!"

Lin Qingyao shook her head, refusing to accept any of it.

"Why? Why did this Piao Zhichang have to come to my concert? If he hadn't come, none of this would have happened, right?"

"Qingyao, calm down. If you can't accept the unspoken rules of the entertainment industry, something like this was bound to happen sooner or later! Unless you quit the industry!"

"Why? Why is the world like this? Why is the entertainment industry I longed for like this!"

Lin Qingyao cried as she weakly pounded on the car window.

"Wait, maybe there is someone who can help you!"

Just then, the manager suddenly spoke up.

"Who!" Lin Qingyao looked up abruptly, staring at her manager with hope.

"I remember you attended a class reunion once. There was someone named Helian Qingxue who was your good friend, right?"

"Qingxue? But didn't she go abroad?" Lin Qingyao said hesitantly.

"I heard that Helian Qingxue is from the number one hidden family in Jiang Province. You're in Jiang Province now, and the people who can help you most are those from Jiang Province. If Helian Qingxue can step up to help you, there might still be hope!"

"Then... I'll try!"

Lin Qingyao took out her phone and found Helian Qingxue's number.

Beep, beep, beep!

Several dial tones rang out.

The phone vibrated, and then a voice came from the other side.

"Lin Qingyao? Is something the matter?"

"Qingxue, I'm so lucky you still have my number. I'm sorry to bother you so late, but I've run into some trouble and really need your help!"

"We're classmates, why are you being so formal? I'll definitely help if I can!"

On the other end of the line, Helian Qingxue spoke frankly.

"It's like this, I have a concert in Yunduan City tonight..."

Lin Qingyao immediately kept it short and explained the situation to Helian Qingxue.

"Yunduan City? Is it the Yunduan City in Jiang Province?"

"Yes, yes, yes, that's the one. I thought since your family is in Yunduan City, you might be able to help me, so I had no choice but to reach out!"

"I see..."

On the phone, Helian Qingxue said with some difficulty, "But I'm currently abroad and can't make it back in time..."

Hearing this, Lin Qingyao's heart sank.

She knew it; no one could help her with this.

Piao Zhichang was the company's golden boy; no one would offend Shengtian Entertainment for her sake.

"Qingxue, it's okay, I know this is asking a lot of you..."

"No, Qingyao. Although I can't come, I know someone who can definitely help you!"

"Really?"

Hope filled Lin Qingyao's heart once more.

"How about this, I'll call him first and then have him contact you!"

"Mhm, okay. Thank you so much, Qingxue. If you can help me, I'll be eternally grateful!"

Lin Qingyao nodded repeatedly.

After hanging up, the manager quickly asked, "How was it? What did Helian Qingxue say?"

"She said she's abroad, but she can find someone to help me, and she said this person will definitely be able to help!"

"Sigh! Forget it!"

Hearing this, the manager waved her hand in disappointment. "That's clearly just an excuse. Shengtian Entertainment is in Tianhai City, and Helian Qingxue is in Jiang Province—completely different places. Shengtian Entertainment won't care!"

"This..."

Lin Qingyao, who was originally full of hope, fell back into despair upon hearing this.

Meanwhile, on the other side.

With a nervous heart mixed with a bit of anticipation, Helian Qingxue dialed a number.

Beep, beep, beep~!

"Hello?"

A moment later, that familiar and annoying voice came through the phone again.

But for some reason, Helian Qingxue was actually looking forward to it!

"Um... is this Zhao Feiyu? I'm Helian Qingxue. I've returned to Tianmen now, but I have something I need your help with..."

Helian Qingxue mustered her courage and blurted out the whole story in one breath.

"..."

After a brief silence on the other end, he asked, "Are you talking about the Lin Qingyao who is holding a concert in Yunduan City tonight?"

"Yes, yes, exactly her!"

Helian Qingxue nodded repeatedly and said, "At her concert tonight, there was a guest performer from the same company. But this guy used the company's name to try and assault her, and she accidentally almost turned him into a eunuch..."