A deep sense of pain and despair welled up in Jiang Zhao's heart. At this moment, his heart was filled with endless regret and apology, and the look in his eyes as he gazed at Jiang Youli became increasingly guilt-ridden. "Little Li, don't worry, we won't let her have an easy time, and we certainly won't let her pollute you again!"
Unexpectedly, Jiang Youli only responded with a mocking sneer, "Heh, the ones who are truly dirtying my eyes right now aren't Jiang Yonghe, but you and Jiang Xing."
Hearing this, Jiang Zhao's face instantly turned deathly pale. As if he had been slapped hard across the face, his body involuntarily staggered back two steps. Then, with a flustered expression, he lowered his head and said in shame, "I'll take my leave first."
When he reached the door, Jiang Zhao suddenly stopped in his tracks, slowly turned his head, and looked firmly at Jiang Youli, solemnly making her a promise. "Little Li, please rest assured. No matter what, I will not let those guys from the Long family hurt a single hair on your head."
Jiang Youli let out a scoff. Without even giving him a glance, she directly mocked, "You should take a look at your own situation first."
Jiang Zhao knew that no matter how much he promised, it would be useless. He just secretly made up his mind and left Starlight Entertainment in a state of desolation.
After Jiang Zhao left, Secretary Little Yang said regretfully, "President Jiang, do you really intend to terminate the contract with Jiang Zhao? Actually, Jiang Zhao is quite good in all aspects. He is handsome, has a nice voice, and is talented. Many of the songs he releases are written by himself. If we promote him again, it should only be a matter of time before he becomes a big hit, which would indeed bring considerable benefits to the company..."
"There are many people who can become famous. I don't need to promote someone who disgusts me." After Jiang Youli finished speaking, she picked up the phone and dialed the number of the woman named Luo Yutong, whom she had previously asked Jiang Xing to save from Qi Xiuyuan's hands.
The call connected quickly, and the voice on the other end sounded a bit excited. "Miss Jiang."
"If you are free today, come to Starlight Entertainment so we can talk about signing a contract with you."
"Okay!"
Hanging up the phone, Jiang Youli turned to look at Secretary Little Yang, who was still standing there.
"Alright, go notify everyone immediately. We will hold a meeting at ten o'clock. I want to announce that from now on, I am the person in charge of Starlight Entertainment, and I will plan out the future development of the company."
Secretary Little Yang snapped back to her senses. "Understood!"
After the door closed, Jiang Youli leaned back in her chair and stretched comfortably.
Although she also had some properties under her name, such as the restaurant Mimi's Homeland in Jing City, and a tourist resort, they were all handed over to Ye Ying to manage. She was only responsible for technical research and professional guidance.
This was her first time personally managing a company.
Jiang Youli naturally didn't think that a layman like herself could just effortlessly turn the tide and make Starlight Entertainment bigger and stronger.
But she had a powerful network of contacts. As a boss, she only needed to know how to judge and employ people, and provide enough financial support!
As for money, that was what she lacked the least.
...
Jiang Xing left Starlight Entertainment and walked to his car parked in the parking lot.
However, just as he was about to pull open the car door and get in, a figure flashed out from the side and blocked him in front of the car.
Jiang Xing frowned slightly, looking warily at the person blocking him. Before he could ask, a harsh, mocking laugh reached his ears.
"Jiang Xing, I heard your family was kicked out of the Jiang family by Jiang Youli. Tsk tsk, this is truly quite miserable."
Jiang Xing's heart jolted violently, and he quickly turned his head to look at the owner of the voice.
He saw Qi Xiuyuan with his hands leisurely stuffed in his pockets, strolling over slowly. "Jiang Xing, you were pretty bold before, actually daring to blatantly snatch away the woman I was determined to get right out of my hands."
Jiang Xing remained silent with a pale face. He knew that Qi Xiuyuan was blocking him to take revenge for when he had gone directly to the hotel and ruined his good time.
"Why aren't you talking?" Qi Xiuyuan stepped forward, revealing a malicious smile. "Don't be afraid. I just want to ask you, was it that wretched woman Jiang Youli who instigated you to do this? If she wasn't orchestrating things behind the scenes, how could you have dared to steal my woman?"
Hearing Qi Xiuyuan ask this, Jiang Xing's face grew even paler, but he still forced down his inner fear and quickly shook his head in denial. "It wasn't my sister."
As if he had heard some kind of joke, Qi Xiuyuan burst out laughing. "Your sister? You say that so smoothly. Who was it that wanted to beat and kill his own biological sister before? Now you're putting on a worried act."
Poked in a sore spot, a trace of pain flashed across Jiang Xing's face.
"Alright, stop putting on this act of feeling guilty towards your sister in front of me." Qi Xiuyuan raised his hand and forcefully patted Jiang Xing's shoulder, his tone full of threat and intimidation. "I'll give you one more chance to confess honestly. Was it Jiang Youli who ordered you to steal my woman? If you don't tell the truth, you'll be the one bearing my wrath."
Jiang Xing only felt a sharp pain strike his shoulder, but he still kept his back straight, clenched his jaw tightly, and squeezed out a sentence through his teeth. "It wasn't her. It was me who couldn't stand your actions!"
Hearing this, Qi Xiuyuan sneered coldly, a trace of ruthlessness flashing in his eyes. "Very well. Since that's the case, then don't blame me for being impolite! Your belated brotherly love for Jiang Youli will make you regret it."
After saying that, he waved his hand, having his bodyguards tie Jiang Xing up and force him into his car parked nearby.
This entire scene was witnessed by 001, who was standing downstairs at the Starlight Entertainment company building.
It recognized Jiang Xing; this person was in its data repository.
He was at odds with Miss Jiang, so there was no need to help.
But the person who kidnapped Jiang Xing was named Qi Xiuyuan, who was a threat to Miss Jiang and needed to be guarded against.
Thinking this, 001 continued to stand guard by the door of the Starlight Entertainment building with its arms folded.
...
Jiang Zhao walked over to the car that his eldest brother Jiang Xing had driven when they arrived, only to see the windows tightly closed and the car completely empty.
A trace of doubt welled up in his heart. Logically, his brother had already come down and should be waiting for him at this moment.
Thinking this, he took out his phone and dialed Jiang Xing's phone number.
The phone rang only a few times before it was quickly picked up.
But to Jiang Zhao's surprise, the voice that came through the phone was not his brother Jiang Xing's.
"Jiang Zhao?" an unfamiliar male voice sounded.
"Who are you? Where is my brother?" Jiang Zhao's brows furrowed tighter, his tone revealing obvious vigilance.
"I am Qi Xiuyuan. We met at the engagement banquet of Qi Huan and Jiang Youli," the other party replied unhurriedly.
Hearing this name, Jiang Zhao gripped his phone tightly and demanded, "What did you do to my brother?"
"Don't be nervous," Qi Xiuyuan chuckled lightly. "Your eldest brother accidentally offended me, but right now he is still perfectly fine inside my car."
An ominous premonition surged into Jiang Zhao's heart. He took a deep breath, trying hard to maintain his calm as he asked, "What exactly do you want to do? Just say it straight!"
Qi Xiuyuan's voice took on a sinister edge. "It is really no big deal. As long as you help me deal with Jiang Youli, I naturally will not make things difficult for your older brother. How about it? This deal should not be too hard for you, right?"
Hearing this, Jiang Zhao's face instantly darkened to the extreme. He refused without a second thought, "Absolutely not! Under no circumstances will I ever hurt my sister again!"
A burst of wild, arrogant laughter echoed from the other end of the line. "Hahaha... Your sister again! You and Jiang Xing really are an amusing pair of brothers! What, only now do you remember to acknowledge her as your sister? What a pity. It is a little too late to play the loving family now, do you not think? What use is it?"
