Entertainment: 1990

Chapter 287: Killing multiple birds with one stone

After learning about Yang Lan's situation from Zhang Yan, Chen Hong felt that this was a perfect target that had come to her doorstep.

First of all, Yang Lan and Zhou Tao are in similar situations, so teaching her a lesson will serve as a warning to Zhou Tao.

Secondly, Yang Lan is the kind of vixen that Tao Hong hates the most, so she can use the words Tao Hong used to threaten her to provoke Tao Hong into making a move—of course, in Chen Hong's eyes, Tao Hong is also a philanderer.

Moreover, letting Tao Hong see Zhou Tao and Yang Lan would upset her, and if it could make her distance herself from Zhang Yan from then on, that would be the best outcome.

Normally, Chen Hong wouldn't dare to put these two together, but Zhang Yan has messed things up and brought trouble to her head, hasn't he?
Especially since it was just before their wedding.

Chen Hong was in the right in this round, so even if Zhang Yan was a little unhappy afterward, he was too embarrassed to pursue the matter further.

Therefore, her gratitude towards Yang Lan was genuine.

If Yang Lan hadn't offered himself up, how could we have had this great opportunity to achieve so much?
Yang Lan remained curled up on the ground, clutching her head, seemingly lost in thought and unresponsive.

Seeing this, Chen Hong instructed Zhou Tao, "Go and help her up."

I'm not your maid or servant!

Zhou Tao inwardly complained. She had always thought that she was someone who could stand on equal footing with Chen Hong. Even if she was slightly inferior, she would not have to humble herself in front of her.

Seeing Tao Hong's cold face across from him, Zhou Tao obediently walked over and carefully helped Yang Lan turn over and sit up.

Yang Lan had no injuries on her face, but she looked somewhat pale. Her gaze met Chen Hong's, but she immediately looked away.

Miscalculation!
I never expected this woman to be even more ruthless than that scoundrel!
"Cuckoo~"

Chen Hong chuckled twice, tilted her head and looked into Yang Lan's eyes again: "Believe it or not, although I'm not as strong as her, I'll definitely hit her harder than she does."

Yang Lan's lips trembled, and she forced a bitter smile, saying, "Fine, I admit defeat. Anyway, I'm going abroad soon, so it won't threaten your relationship with Zhang Yan."

"You can threaten me, as long as you can do it."

Chen Hong smiled and said, "Actually, I came here today on behalf of the Zhang family to acknowledge you—Zhou Tao, pour me a cup of tea."

Bah~
Don't you have hands?!
Zhou Tao grumbled inwardly, but once he did it, he did it again, and obediently poured himself a cup.

Chen Hong gestured for Zhou Tao to hand the tea to Yang Lan, and asked with a smile, "You should know how someone like you should behave in the past, right?"

I'm about to leave the country, I'm about to leave the country, there's no need to confront these barbarians head-on!

Yang Lan, reciting foreign scriptures, barely managed to control his impulse and prevent himself from splashing tea on Chen Hong's face.

Then, gritting her teeth, she changed from sitting to kneeling, respectfully raised the tea above her head, and said, word by word, "Please have some tea, Madam."

"Oh, I thought you were calling me 'sister.' Looks like you hosts know more than anyone else," Chen Hong teased, taking a sip of the tea before adding, "Since you know you were wrong, you should learn some manners from Zhou Tao before you go abroad."

After a pause, she said to Zhou Tao, "Starting tomorrow, you will move in here. You are the older sister and she is the younger sister, so you can do whatever you want with her."

Tsk~
Does she really think of herself as a traditional, feudal-era matriarch?!
As Zhou Tao was inwardly grumbling, she suddenly heard a cold laugh from the side: "You really think you're some kind of landlady?"

Zhou Tao thought he had let something slip, but he quickly realized that it was Tao Hong who had said it.

Why is Tao Hong even criticizing Chen Hong?
What exactly does she do?
Chen Hong didn't take it seriously, mainly because she couldn't beat Tao Hong. She reached out and lifted Yang Lan's chin, and said with a smile, "Be good these days, okay? Just bear with it and it will pass. Everything will be fine once we get to America."

With that, he got up and walked outside.

Seeing this, Zhou Tao hurriedly chased after him.

Tao Hong was the last to leave. Just before she went out, she suddenly turned around and saw Yang Lan looking at her with resentment. Startled, she quickly put on a meek and submissive expression.

"Humph~"

Tao Hong snorted disdainfully before walking out of the apartment building.

Got outside.

Zhou Tao asked hesitantly, "Do I really want to move in?"

Chen Hong glanced at her sideways and asked with a smile, "What, you're not afraid to take the chance to get revenge?"

He then added, "Don't worry, she definitely won't dare to cause any more trouble in order to study abroad—provided, of course, that you can keep things in check and don't push her too far."

Zhou Tao nodded silently, but he felt particularly unhappy.

She could actually understand these principles, but her mind was inexplicably malfunctioning today. Could it be that she was intimidated by Chen Hong's intimidating aura?

impossible!
Absolutely impossible!
…………

The main gate of the Central Academy of Drama.

The Ice and Snow Sisters were selling art exam materials to several parents when suddenly a Mercedes-Benz with a standing emblem stopped at the school gate.

The two sisters didn't pay much attention at first, but someone in the family recognized the car: "Isn't that Mr. Li's 'W14' Mercedes-Benz?"

Mr. Li's Tiger Head Mercedes?

Isn't that the luxury car that was rumored to have been sold to Teacher Zhang?

The Ice and Snow Sisters subconsciously looked over and saw Tao Hong getting off from the back row.

Isn't this something you can carry on your back?!

The ice sisters looked at each other in bewilderment, only to see a beautiful woman get out of the driver's seat.

Li Xue asked her sister uncertainly, "Is that Zhou Nan from 'Tianjin Wei'?"

"It's Chen Hong, Teacher Zhang's fiancée!"

Li Bingbing stared intently at Chen Hong, as if trying to etch her image into his mind.

"Then what are they...?"

Li Xue was a little confused. What were the first wife and the mistress doing together?

"Chen Hong may not know..."

Li Bingbing stopped halfway through her sentence, after all, the two sisters only knew about this tacitly and had never brought it up openly.

At this point, a customer complained, "Are you still selling these materials?"

"Sell, sell, sell!"

As Li Bingbing spoke, he tossed the study materials in his hand to his younger sister and said, "I'll go take a look."

Chen Hong had already driven away by then. Li Bingbing ran over and cautiously looked at Tao Hong's face, asking, "Senior, are you alright?"

Judging from Tao Hong's expression, she felt that today's events were not so simple.

"fine."

Tao Hong waved his hand and walked inside with his head down.

Li Bingbing hesitated for a moment, then followed him into the school gate.

Tao Hong walked all the way to the dormitory building, but instead of going inside, she paced back and forth in the open space in front of the building.

Li Bingbing followed closely behind, and after walking for about six or seven minutes, Tao Hong sighed and asked, "Do you think men become bad when they have money?"

If someone else asked, Li Bingbing would most likely answer: Yes.

However, the relationship between Senior Tao Hong and President Zhang was built on the foundation of turning bad.

So she organized her thoughts before saying, "It's hard to say whether he'll turn bad, but if you have money and power in the film and television industry, you'll definitely face many temptations, and most people probably wouldn't be able to resist them."

"Yes."

Tao Hong sighed again: "There are too many vixens in this circle. They don't care whether they have a husband or a boyfriend. As long as they meet one..."

She realized she had said too much halfway through her sentence, so she stopped and said to Li Bingbing, "I'm fine now. You go ahead and do your work. Don't let this interfere with your business."

With that, he went into the dormitory building on his own.

Li Bingbing frowned as he watched Tao Hong's retreating figure, thinking that the woman with a husband and boyfriend couldn't possibly be Tao Hong herself, much less Chen Hong.

who can that be?

It doesn't really matter who it is; what matters is that even married women can't resist throwing themselves at him, so his behavior in the dream doesn't seem to be a big problem...

(End of this chapter)