Entertainment: Starting with a complete collapse

Chapter 144 Defying Fate (Part 1)

Seeing that his agent refused to leave.

Since Lin Wan insisted on staying there to wait for him, Yang Dong went along with her wishes.

Now—Yang Dong is also a little reluctant to help Lin Wan. It's not that he doesn't care about his old friendship with his classmate, but he really can't help her anymore. He had already explained the reasons to her last time.

He offered Huang Min 50 million, made him issue a public apology, and then tried to return to the entertainment industry. Even if he couldn't return immediately, he could at least stay out of the public eye for a few years. But Lin Wan refused to listen.

Taking his clothes, Yang Dong went back to the bathroom and took a shower. Just as he came out, there was a knock on his living room door. Yang Dong was about to open it when his manager stood up from the sofa first: "I'll do it. I want to see just how shameless this slut is."

The door opened.

Li Yan and Yang Dong then noticed that Lin Wan had lost a lot of weight.

This woman used to be neither fat nor thin, with a figure that had just the right amount of beauty. Now she's withered like an autumn flower. But that's not surprising. As soon as Huang Min released those five photos, even though they weren't from the video, Lin Wan was still attacked to death by netizens.

The suffering that Huang Min once endured seemed to fall back on Lin Wan, like a cycle of cause and effect.

Just as a hint of heartache flashed in Yang Dong's eyes, Li Yan sneered, "You've been dieting lately, haven't you? Effective..."

It really works! The best weight loss pills aren't those mixed with laxatives, but rather those that have been devastating.

Lin Wan seemed not to hear Li Yan's sarcasm.

When Lin Wan called Yang Dong and learned that Yang Dong, her agent, was there, she knew she wouldn't get away with it. This was mainly because after her divorce, she started slandering Huang Min, which made Li Yan look down on her.

Although he didn't say it outright at the time, the occasional glances he gave her revealed disdain and even a hint of disgust.

During this time, he stopped pretending and openly showed his disgust for her. Lin Wan knew why—she had fallen from grace and was no longer a top-tier actress. It was hard to say whether she could return to the entertainment industry, so there was no need for him to hide it anymore.

This is the first time since Lin Wan became famous that she has felt the reality of the entertainment industry.

Lin Wan ignored Li Yan and looked at Yang Dong. Her voice was pleading as she said, "Yang Dong, please help me one more time. Go talk to Huang Min. I don't want to go to jail. Fifty million—no, as long as he promises not to pursue this further, I'm willing to give him sixty million. I just beg him to let me go."

"Go to jail!?"

Yang Dong was taken aback.

Li Yan scoffed.

She knew it! This woman was still so arrogant even after her photos were leaked, but why is she suddenly scared tonight? It turns out she knows that Huang Min's scheming wasn't just about ruining her reputation, but about getting her arrested.

However, Li Yan felt that Huang Min could only scare Lin Wan at most.

It's unlikely they'll actually do that.

Ultimately, the couple had one son.

Even if we disregard the monk's feelings, we should at least consider the Buddha's. If we send Lin Wan in, Huang Xiubai will be the only heir in the Huang family. How will Huang Min face that child, Xiaobai, in the future?

"Go find Huang Min yourself."

Before Yang Dong could speak, Li Yan, who had been waiting for him to speak, said, "He should handle his own affairs. Besides, Yang Dong doesn't have that much influence."

"Impossible!?"

Yang Dong frowned, his tone uncertain.

"It's true, Wang Zhi said it."

Lin Wan was fine until she mentioned Wang Zhi, but when she did, she frowned even more deeply and her expression changed.

Looking at Lin Wan, who was wearing a dark blue long-sleeved shirt and jeans, he asked in a deep voice, "You still have contact with Wang Zhi!?"

"I----"

Lin Wan was speechless for a moment. After a long while, she wiped away her tears and explained, "I had no choice. No one is helping me now. That useless woman Zhang Xiaohua is gone, and Wang Jing directly terminated the agency contract I had just signed—"

"So you're pinning your hopes on Wang Zhi, right!?"

Yang Dong asked in return.

At this moment, Yang Dong felt that the pure white figure in his memory had died. She had died in the past, and also in his memory. Yang Dong took a deep breath, suppressing his anger, and stared intently at Lin Wan in front of him: "You've changed, completely changed, become someone I feel completely unfamiliar with. You said you would never contact him again."

Yang Dong deliberately emphasized the last sentence.

Li Yan felt a little sorry for her son, Yang Dong.

Putting everything else aside, to be fair, Lin Wan is incredibly lucky. Right after graduating from acting school, she married Huang Min, who was quite famous in the entertainment industry. Although he was rather laid-back, he was a really good person, family-oriented, and didn't have any bad habits. He just liked practicing calligraphy and painting. The key point is that he also handed over his earnings to Lin Wan. The couple opened a studio, and Lin Wan was in charge of all the management.

This man was treated so badly by this woman.

Yang Dong was also good to her. He never refused to help her when he could, and even if he couldn't help her himself, he would use his connections to help her. Several other classmates were also good to Lin Wan. When Lin Wan accused Huang Min, in addition to Yang Dong speaking up for her one after another, several other classmates also spoke up for her.

Besides, when her career was ruined, that damned woman Wang Jing also took the initiative to help her. In the entertainment industry, where everyone knows how to protect themselves, this woman had so many people willing to help her. If she hadn't gotten involved with Wang Zhi, she might have had a chance to become a top-tier star.

Because this woman has such a good life.

Becoming a top-tier star already indicates a life destined for success, but this woman felt her fate was too good and chose to defy destiny.

Seeing Lin Wan burst into tears, Yang Dong softened his tone and said, "Go find Huang Min! Talk to him properly, apologize where you should, and compensate where you should—"

As he spoke, Yang Dong turned to his agent and asked, "Is it too late now!?"

"It should be possible."

Li Yan thought for a moment and replied.

It's just a lawsuit; they certainly won't open an investigation until they find out the problem. If you can reach an agreement with Huang Min now and get him to drop the matter, even if they eventually find out, Huang Min's attitude will determine everything, since he signed a settlement agreement.

It worked; even the person involved chose to forgive her. Lin Wan didn't commit murder or arson.

"Go! I—"

Yang Dong was about to say, "I'll go with you," but then he remembered that Lin Wan was still in contact with Wang Zhi, so he swallowed his words and changed his answer to, "You can bring Xiao Bai with you. Huang Min dotes on this son. Let Xiao Bai talk to his father. They are father and son; you have no right to prevent them from seeing each other."

"I won't let him see Xiaobai."

Lin Wan said angrily.

Li Yan's lips twitched slightly a few times.

This woman successfully defied fate and changed her destiny.

Even her last savior was abandoned by her. Li Yan really wanted to hold Lin Wan's hand and say "Congratulations" to her.

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