How to capture the evil villain? I choose to be his mother!

Chapter 405 The Most Disliked Actress's Mother in the Entertainment Industry (17)
Zhu Wen has arrived.

Zhu Wen left again.

Zhai Ling was left alone at home, feeling as if everything that had just happened was a dream...

No, what's wrong with someone being alone?
She's not an unweaned baby who can't be separated from her mother!

Moreover, Zhu Wen said he would come to see her tomorrow morning, so why would he go back on his word?

She was already troubled by not knowing how to get along with others, so if Zhu Wen suggested staying with her, that would be truly awkward, okay?
She wasn't reluctant at all, absolutely not...

Zhai Ling clutched her phone, slumped onto the sofa, and hesitated whether to call Zhu Wen.

For example, asking what time to come over tomorrow morning or whether you want to have breakfast together is a perfectly legitimate reason!

Zhai Ling bit her lip, impulsively opened the call interface, selected the number she had just saved less than half an hour ago, and was about to press the call button.

The phone started vibrating, catching Zhai Ling off guard. Her hand slipped and she accidentally pressed another area of ​​the screen, forcing her to answer the call.

Zhai Ling stared wide-eyed at the name displayed on the screen, wanting to hang up immediately... but after thinking about it, she picked it up and put it to her ear.

On the other end of the phone was her idiotic manager, who had been her manager since her debut.

Logically speaking, Zhai Ling and her agent, who went from humble beginnings to instant fame, should be a devoted and loving team.

However, the truth is not like that at all—

Zhai Ling was initially assigned this agent simply because he was the company boss's nephew, and Zhai Ling's debut was the company's most promising project, which is why he was put in charge.

Later, Zhai Ling's career development lived up to expectations, and this agent gained countless benefits from it, even going so far as to accept many bad dramas and bad commercials for Zhai Ling without regard for his reputation.

If Zhai Ling hadn't been so strong-willed, choosing other scripts and auditioning alone, fighting tooth and nail for acting opportunities... she probably would have been lost in the vast ocean of the entertainment industry long ago.

Unfortunately, this agent lacked self-awareness and thought that her success was all due to her own efforts, constantly trying to take credit in front of fans.

This led her fans to genuinely believe that her manager had a deep relationship with her and treated her with immense kindness. They practically idolized her manager, even creating a dedicated fan site for him and sending him gifts frequently!
This agent is also unrestrained, not only enjoying the feeling of being adored, but also accepting all the expensive gifts from fans.

The worst part is that he would occasionally post on Weibo hinting that he wanted high-end brand items worth tens or hundreds of thousands of yuan, leading Zhai Ling's fans to believe that she wanted those items and that he was just saying it through his manager. So they foolishly raised money to buy them for her...

Zhai Ling has had countless arguments with her agent over this, but the agency has always smoothed things over by mediating between them.

Zhai Ling assumed that the silly manager had returned all the gifts.

It wasn't until this scandal broke and her former fans presented a series of pieces of evidence that she realized her manager and company had been lying to her, and that her manager had taken all the gifts without fail.

But the fans all thought she took it.

There are many more examples like this.

At least 80% of the negative news surrounding Zhai Ling is related to her foolish agent and malicious company.

In the end, the agent and company remained completely hidden behind the scenes, while she alone became seen by fans and the public as someone who was greedy for cheap things, vain, shallow, and brainless...

"Zhai Ling? Zhai Ling? Can you hear me?"

The agent's dissatisfied shouts came through the phone.

Zhai Ling then came to her senses: "...Is something the matter?"

Having just emerged from the past, Zhai Ling's tone was somewhat dazed.

The agent may have gotten used to it, or perhaps he simply couldn't be bothered to care.

He stated his purpose directly:

"Have you thought through what I told you before? You owe the company so much in breach of contract fees. Asking you to go to a dinner party isn't unreasonable, is it? You know, you're already in this industry, why are you still pretending to be a virtuous woman? What kind of beautiful women hasn't Boss Hu seen? It's your good fortune that he took a liking to you! Maybe you can even seize this opportunity and marry into a wealthy family!"

Zhai Ling's eyes were practically rolling to the sky!
Mr. Hu?

That old dead man who's old enough to be his grandfather?

That scumbag who's been divorced four times and has countless girlfriends and illegitimate children?
Zhai Ling chuckled coldly, her emotions slowly igniting.
"Since you like her so much, then you might as well have this good fortune! Anyway, Mr. Hu has seen so many beautiful women, maybe he'd like to try something different and see if he can get a man like you? Oh, right, I almost forgot, you're too ugly, he probably wouldn't be interested, what a pity!"

While expressing regret, her words were actually vicious, as if she wanted to pour venom into the manager's brain!
The agent was stunned when he heard that!

These words... were spoken by Zhai Ling?

Wasn't she always submissive and never dared to speak up when bad things happened?
Why have you suddenly become so assertive?
"You! You! Have you found a new backer?"

The agent was furious and jumped up, shouting questions!

When Zhai Ling heard this, she almost laughed:
"I never thought someone as stupid as you would actually be right for once! That's right, I've found a backer! Just wait and see what my revenge will be like!"

After saying that, Zhai Ling didn't wait for her agent to reply before quickly hanging up and blocking her!

"So cool!"

She threw her head back and laughed heartily, feeling completely refreshed!
Especially when she thought about how panicked her agent and company would be after they found out about the call, and how they would try to contact her and find out what was going on... she felt like her head was about to explode with joy!
You should know that she had wanted to say these words for a long time, and had even thought about them several times, but in the end she didn't dare to say them.

Children without family or support are mostly people-pleasing, and lack the courage to give up on themselves.

Therefore, no matter how stupid Zhai Ling thought her agent was or how outrageous the things the company did, she would argue, but she would never actually break off relations. Instead, she would try countless times to maintain a false peace.

But those people will not soften their hearts because of her concessions; they will only become more aggressive!

Zhai Ling simply stopped pretending!
Showdown!
She turned her head and saw a small bowl of congee with preserved egg and lean pork that Zhu Wen had cooked before leaving, and smiled slowly.

Because Zhai Ling understands better than anyone else—

It wasn't that she suddenly realized something.

Rather, she knew she had a way out.

No matter what choice she makes, there will be people who will unconditionally support her.

The family members she had longed for, no matter how much money she spent, had finally returned to her side.

"Mother……"

Zhai Ling murmured the name she hadn't been able to say earlier.

She secretly decided that she would definitely shout that out the next time she saw Zhu Wen!