The film and television city starts from the courtyard

Although Zhao Shucheng had long guessed the identity of the woman in his arms, he was still somewhat surprised when others revealed her name and he was finally certain, finding it too coincidental.

The other party turned out to be Zhu He, the boss's wife of Mo Xiangwan's company, who also happened to live in the same neighborhood where Zhao Shucheng had just bought a house.

Zhu He felt somewhat embarrassed, after all, she was still publicly known as a married woman, and not many people knew that she had divorced Yu Jiang, yet she was being carried home by a man.

"Mrs. Zhang, I'll head back now!"

Seeing that Zhu He was still struggling to get down, Zhao Shucheng said, "I'll take you home first."

Upon arriving home, Zhao Shucheng noticed the furnishings and slippers by the door, and asked, "Is your husband not home?"

He congratulated her, saying, "We don't live together."

After saying this, Zhu felt even more embarrassed. Why did he have to say this to someone else, especially a complete stranger he had only met once?

"I've taken a look, and you've sprained your ankle; you need to have it set. I know a little about it. Do you need me to help you, or should I call a doctor for you?"

He awkwardly replied, "No need, I can manage on my own."

Zhao Shucheng nodded and said, "Alright then, I'll take my leave now."

After Zhao Shucheng walked out the door, he looked back, shook his head, and then left.

Zhu He watched Zhao Shucheng leave, and only after the door closed did he look away, realizing that he must have been crazy to let Zhao Shucheng carry him back.

Two nights later.

Today is Xiao Mu's birthday, and also Yao Menggui's birthday. The two sisters have finally reconciled and are preparing to celebrate together.

As Xiao Mu's boss and friend, Zhao Shucheng was naturally invited to the birthday party.

After Yao Menggui met up with Xiao Mu, they first took a set of promotional photos as sisters, and she specifically told the photographer:
"As for the photos, we'll choose the ones where she's being lively, which matches her persona on the show. She looks a bit swollen today, so we'll edit them to resemble my appearance today."

"Okay. Xiao Mu, what are your thoughts?"

"No, just do as my sister says."

After handing over her work, Yao Menggui took Xiao Mu to the party venue, where a birthday cake had been prepared by Yao Menggui specifically for Xiao Mu's birthday celebration.

Yao Menggui had never done anything like this before, so the whole process was bumpy and difficult, but she managed to finish it and even sang a birthday song for Xiao Mu.

Xiao Mu was very touched by everything her sister had done, and she also prepared a gift for Yao Menggui, so she asked her assistant to bring it in.

Xiao Mu's assistant, Yueyue, was busy answering phone calls and couldn't take him in, so she asked the driver, Peng Fei, to take him in.

Yao Menggui didn't pay attention at first, but when she saw Peng Fei limping and those shoes, she immediately remembered her own car accident, the shoes she saw at the accident scene, and even the driver's limping.

Peng Fei had been worried about running into Yao Menggui. When he saw that Yao Menggui's eyes were not right, he immediately dropped the gift that Xiao Mu had prepared and ran out.

"I still have something to do, so I'm leaving first."

Xiao Mu asked, somewhat puzzled, "What happened to Peng Fei? Why did he suddenly leave?"

Yao Menggui didn't chase after him. Instead, she looked at Xiao Mu and said, "You said his name is Peng Fei, and he's your friend?"

"He's my driver. That's just how he is; he's a bit shy. You'll understand once you get to know him better. Have a piece of cake."

Xiao Mu said as he cut the cake, preparing to hand the first piece to his sister.

Yao Menggui slapped the cake out of Xiao Mu's hand, knocked Xiao Mu to the ground, rushed over and grabbed Xiao Mu's neck tightly, looking like she wanted to kill him.

Xiao Mu looked at his sister in confusion. She was fine before, so why did she suddenly change like this?

"Sister, what are you doing?"

Seeing Yao Menggui like this, Zhao Shucheng knew he couldn't just stand by and watch anymore. He quickly pulled Yao Menggui aside and said, "Calm down. What exactly happened? You sisters should talk things out to avoid any misunderstandings."

Yao Menggui glared at Xiao Mu and said, "You ask me why? Don't you know yourself?"

"Sis, what's wrong with you?"

Yao Menggui knew that with Zhao Shucheng present, she couldn't harm Xiao Mu, so she took a deep breath and asked:
"Xiao Mu, I understand everything now. You and he have known each other for a long time, and you're in cahoots. When did you start thinking about usurping his position? Was it the day we met, or did you have this plan for a long time?"

Xiao Mu looked at Yao Menggui in confusion and asked, "Sister, what are you talking about?"

"You're the one who had him chase me in his car, causing my accident and giving you the opportunity to take my place later, aren't you?"

Xiao Mu looked at her sister in surprise and asked, "You mean Peng Fei hit you with his car?"

"Xiao Mu, I shouldn't have trusted you. You even had the nerve to accuse me of installing surveillance cameras at home to monitor you. Now I only regret that I wasn't careful enough with you. When the incident happened, the first person I thought of who I could trust was you, and I even personally handed you the knife. I almost, just a little bit more, fell into your trap again."

Xiao Mu was completely bewildered and had no idea what his sister was talking about. He shook his head and said, "Sister, it wasn't me, it wasn't me."

Zhao Shucheng said, "Yao Menggui, what you said is just your guess. Only Peng Fei himself knows the truth. Isn't our top priority to find Peng Fei and find out the truth?"

“She’s your artist, so naturally you’ll side with her. Xiao Mu, I never expected you to be so cunning. I underestimated you. Luckily, I found out in time. Xiao Mu, don’t even think about replacing me, and don’t even think about taking my life away from me.”

Just as Xiao Mu was about to say something, Yao Menggui saw the music box gift that Peng Fei had brought in earlier, which Xiao Mu had prepared. Without even looking at it, she smashed it on the spot.

Looking at the scattered fragments of the music box on the ground, and recalling her sister's accusations, Xiao Mu was filled with sadness and anger.

"What right do you have to say that to me? Didn't you steal my life?"

Hearing Xiao Mu say this, Yao Menggui was stunned. "This wasn't your life to begin with, was it? Back then, your adoptive parents wanted to adopt me from the orphanage, right? You weren't willing to accept it, so you used the excuse of taking me to play hide-and-seek and left me alone in the woods. What you don't know is that I went back to the orphanage alone and saw you wearing my clothes, pretending to be me, being taken away by them. To avoid worrying you, I secretly went back to the woods, which is why I was kidnapped by human traffickers."

“You loved this music box when you were little. You were heartbroken when it disappeared, so I went back to the small commodity market next to the orphanage and found you the exact same one. I know you're a big star now, and you wouldn't like something so cheap, but I just wanted to make up for it. Now it seems I was wrong. You've long forgotten everything about us when we were little. I'll find a way to find out about Peng Fei. Things you didn't like when you were seven years old, you don't care about now.”

Yao Menggui did not believe Xiao Mu's words. After all, what she saw now was that Xiao Mu was in cahoots with Peng Fei, and might even be the culprit who harmed her.

"Anyone can talk the talk, but only you know what you've actually done."

As she spoke, Yao Menggui looked at Zhao Shucheng and said, "Director Gu, I hope you haven't misjudged him."

Seeing Yao Menggui leave like that, Xiao Mu couldn't hold back her tears any longer. She buried her face in Zhao Shucheng's arms and said:

"Director Gu, do you also think that I premeditated this?"

Zhao Shucheng said, "Of course not. If you had that kind of brain, you wouldn't have failed the college entrance exam and had to work as a food delivery driver before. But we really need to give your sister an explanation for what really happened."

Xiao Mu nodded, wiped away her tears, and said, "I'll go find Peng Fei now."

Zhao Shucheng said, "You're just going to go by yourself like this?"

"Then, Director Gu, could you come with me?"

Zhao Shucheng said, "I don't recommend you do that, because we don't know what Peng Fei's motives are, or whether he will hurt anyone. So the best way is to call the police."

"But if I do that, the fact that my sister and I have switched identities will be impossible to keep secret."

Zhao Shucheng asked, "You're already like this, and she's hurt you so much, are you still thinking of covering it up for her?"

Xiao Mu said, "Actually, my sister was also furious and felt that I was the culprit who hurt her, but I know that's not true. Besides, she is my sister after all, and I could never really ruin her."

Zhao Shucheng said, "Then you should listen to me and call the police. After all, nobody knows what Peng Fei is thinking. If he continues to harm you or your sister, can you accept that outcome?"

"But……"

"There are no buts. After you call the police, they will keep your identity as actors confidential, but it will be very helpful for the investigation."

Xiao Mu hesitated for a moment, feeling that Zhao Shucheng's words were not without reason. Besides, she was a little scared. If her sister hadn't found out, Peng Fei would have stayed by her side and she wouldn't have noticed what he did.

The police received a call from Xiao Mu reporting that Peng Fei was suspected of hit-and-run, causing a car accident that resulted in injury, and was suspected of intentional assault. They immediately went to investigate.

When they arrived at Peng Fei's residence, it was already too late; the other party had already fled.

However, it wasn't without its rewards. There were many photos at Peng Fei's residence, including photos of Xiao Mu and Yao Menggui.

Because Xiao Mu was the person who reported the incident to the police, she was called in for questioning to determine whether the person in the photo was her or Yao Menggui.

Xiao Mu was shocked to find that Peng Fei had hidden so many photos of him, as well as some of his sister's photos. His hair stood on end.

However, when Xiao Mu saw a lipstick, he suddenly remembered that he had indeed met Peng Fei before, and that Peng Fei had given him a lipstick. However, he did not know Peng Fei at the time, so he declined it. He did not expect that Peng Fei would still keep it.

Zhao Shucheng had just finished assisting Xiao Mu with the investigation at the police station and hadn't even taken Xiao Mu home when he received a call from Shanli.

Shanli called not to compete for favor, nor to ask about a date with Zhao Shucheng, but to tell him that Mo Xiangwan had run into trouble again.

Actually, today is not only Xiao Mu's and the others' birthday, but also Lin Xiang's birthday.

However, Lin Xiang's birthday was more lively. The company prepared a birthday party for her and invited many of Lin Xiang's fans to celebrate together.

However, after the birthday party ended, the fans lingered and demanded to see Mo Xiangwan.

After Mo Xiangwan appeared, fans criticized her in a live broadcast, accusing her of being a serious lack of integrity and ethical standards as a manager. Knowing that her artist had already taken on a project, she still helped her accept another role, forcing Lin Xiang to juggle multiple projects simultaneously, severely impacting the quality of Lin Xiang's work. She was even accused of taking Lin Xiang on a dangerous drive on the highway.

Later, after Lin Xiang was injured, he concealed her true physical condition and even used his position to settle personal scores by firing the assistant director who dared to speak the truth.

Fans were outraged, denouncing Mo Xiangwan as an unscrupulous manager and demanding that she be dismissed today.

Originally, it was thought that the fans were just venting online, but unexpectedly, things got out of hand at the scene, and Mo Xiangwan was even covered in cake.

Mo Xiangwan hid in the bathroom, wiping the stains off her body while crying, but afterwards she put on makeup again and appeared in front of the public.

She thanked Lin Xiang's fans for their love and care for Lin Xiang, and expressed her own concern for Lin Xiang, not wanting to put Lin Xiang in a difficult position. However, seeing the fans' indignation and their determination to get an explanation, in order to prevent the situation from escalating and affecting Lin Xiang's reputation, Mo Xiangwan had no choice but to announce that, effective immediately, she would resign from her position as Lin Xiang's agent and the director of Qili Agency.

Judy Chen and Zhu He were both watching the live stream, and when they saw Mo Xiangwan announce her resignation, they were both relieved.

It was under these circumstances that Shanli called Zhao Shucheng.

After learning what had happened, Zhao Shucheng looked at Xiao Mu and said, "Actually, I think this might not be a bad thing for her."

"Do you know what Qili means to Xiang Wan? After graduating from school, she joined Qili and later worked with Yu Jiang and Ruan Lihua to build Qili Culture. Now she has given an explanation to her fans and investors, but she has left the company she built from scratch."

Zhao Shucheng said, "Of course I know, but I also know that Qili is not a platform or a support for Mo Xiangwan right now, but rather a shackle. She is now facing targeting from top to bottom and from the inside out. If she continues to stay in Qili, such things will only increase in the future."

"Then what do you mean?"

"Now that she's left, and she won't lose her experience as a top agent, why not build her own empire? Then she can be in charge, using whomever she wants, signing whomever she wants, and arranging things for her artists herself. She won't have to take orders from anyone, so there won't be any issues with actors taking on multiple projects at once, and she won't be attacked online or in real life. Isn't that better?"

When Shanli heard Zhao Shucheng say this, she hesitated. After all, she also felt that if Mo Xiangwan did it herself, she would have more autonomy and would be freer from being manipulated by others.

"You might be right." (End of Chapter)