"I told you to prepare milk tea for your fans. It's so cold outside, they're working hard to support you and have to stand there for so long. Don't you care about your fans at all?"

When Pei Mingxuan arrived, she saw that fans of other celebrities were being taken care of in various ways, but Sun Mo's fans were shivering in the cold wind. As his manager, she couldn't stand to watch this.

Sun Mo looked displeased at being publicly reprimanded. "Isn't that supposed to be your job as the manager?"

"I'm busy handling your other affairs, that's why I asked you to arrange it. Today of all days, we need their support and understanding, and you... Besides, I've told you this many times, how come you never remember!"

"So I forgot once, is it really that big a deal?" Sun Mo became impatient.

"Is it a big deal?" Pei Mingxuan repeated in disbelief. Although she had mentally prepared herself to leave, she was still furious.

"I'll have my assistant go buy some right away, okay? Why are you getting so worked up?"

"I'm worked up because you don't listen..."

"Enough, I'll order delivery right now, it'll be faster. Is that good enough?"

Pei Mingxuan was thoroughly angered and said coldly, "Don't trouble yourself."

"I'm about to do it and now you won't let me. Are you just trying to pick a fight?" Sun Mo snapped angrily.

It wasn't about picking a fight. When Pei Mingxuan discovered he hadn't done it, she immediately took action to remedy the situation and even apologized to the fans on Sun Mo's behalf, making excuses for him.

Even though she was planning to leave, she wouldn't abandon the responsibilities of a manager.

But just then, Sun Mo's assistant returned.

Pei Mingxuan immediately scolded, "Where did you go?"

The assistant was startled and instinctively replied, "To... to bring milk tea to Teacher Xu."

For a moment, everyone fell silent and looked at Sun Mo in shock.

Although the three of them had been rehearsing together lately, they had seen Sun Mo and Xu Meng being intimate more than once. There were rumors that the two were having an affair together.

But seeing Yang Hong's calm demeanor, it didn't seem to be the case. Yet looking at Pei Mingxuan's recent cold attitude, it seemed like it might be true...

Everyone was confused by the gossip. But it was certainly dramatic.

Sun Mo's face stiffened, but he didn't speak. Instead, he looked at Pei Mingxuan, clearly at a loss for how to handle the situation, waiting for Pei Mingxuan to give him a way out.

Especially when he made mistakes, it was always Pei Mingxuan who helped him apologize.

Moreover, this incident was started by Pei Mingxuan in the first place.

But unexpectedly, Pei Mingxuan just gave a cold snort and didn't say a word, leaving Sun Mo stranded in the awkward situation.

Sun Mo abruptly stood up and grabbed Pei Mingxuan, pulling her outside. "Come with me, I need to talk to you."

As soon as the two left, the backstage area erupted in gossip, with excited whispers all around.

[Tsk tsk, when Sun Mo's shameless, he's thick-skinned as can be. When he's thin-skinned, he acts like he has no shame at all.]

Qin Zhao and Qin Rong, who came as an assistant, immediately burst out coughing.

Upon careful consideration, they felt Ji Fei's description was extremely accurate.

Qin Rong quickly sent the latest gossip to Qin's parents in the audience and Qin Yan who had come over when she had time.

Although they could only stay in the audience seats and couldn't hear Ji Fei's inner thoughts, they had their little messenger, didn't they?

Trying not to miss a single piece of juicy gossip.

In this group chat, the only one not present was Qin Xian, who was still working in the office.

Qin Xian handled documents while glancing at the group chat, with the show's livestream playing on the computer beside him.

[Tsk tsk, shameless, truly shameless. He actually thinks Sister Pei is picking on him because she likes him.]

The Qin family: Why on earth is he so confident?

In another room.

"Are you deaf or have you lost your memory? I'll say it one more time, I don't like you at all."

But Sun Mo still looked at Pei Mingxuan with an attitude of 'stop pretending'.

Sun Mo said, "Sigh, let's stop fighting. Mingxuan, I... I have indeed wronged you. Now that I know about Xu Meng's suffering, I can't let her down anymore. I want to marry her."

Pei Mingxuan was so surprised she forgot to refute that ridiculous misunderstanding, and asked out of pure curiosity: "Would Yang Hong... agree to that? Wouldn't his fans tear you apart? This is basically stealing someone's girlfriend. Even if your fans don't care about you getting married, they won't tolerate this kind of behavior. Do you want to ruin yourself?"

But Sun Mo looked at Pei Mingxuan with deep eyes and sighed: "Yang Hong is willing to give us his blessing, and he's also willing to help us guide public opinion and manage the backlash. The three of us have no objections, so what opinions could the fans possibly have?"

Pei Mingxuan was utterly dumbfounded. She wanted to say something but couldn't be bothered anymore.

Sun Mo was naturally guilty, but he firmly said: "So help me think of a way to peacefully guide the fans, okay?"

But Pei Mingxuan's mouth twitched, "I was planning to say this after this episode of the show, but since you're being so crazy, I'll say it now. You can think of ways with your new manager, I want to terminate our working relationship. I'll give you the contract termination agreement later."

Sun Mo was stunned, then immediately erupted in anger, "Do you know that I rejected the best solution because of you! And now you want to terminate our contract?"

Pei Mingxuan was confused and asked, "What?"

Sun Mo realized his slip and his eyes darted around. He quickly said, "Is it just because I'm going to marry Xu Meng? You heard it last time too, Xu Meng has done so much for me, I can't let her down. But I have feelings for you too. Keep being my manager, and we can..."

Passing staff in the hallway suddenly heard a loud slap, which startled them. Then they saw Pei Mingxuan walk out, seeming to be emanating a black aura all over. Her face was frighteningly cold.

[Oho, he got slapped.]

Qin Zhao and Qin Rong immediately pricked up their ears.

[Haha, serves him right. What does he think this is, ancient times? One wife and one concubine? He actually hoped everyone would accept each other's existence and work together to manage his career and family. Wife warming his bed at home, manager warming his bed outside. He's really trampled on Sister Pei's years of friendship and insulted her.]

[I bet Sister Pei probably wants to be reborn in the past and give herself a good beating for signing such a freak. How blind must she have been to sign him?]

Qin Rong listened with utter disdain, furiously typing on her phone. The group chat erupted in a chorus of condemnation.

Qin Zhao wasn't particularly surprised, as this kind of situation wasn't uncommon in the entertainment industry.

Some managers even represented both husband and wife, then got involved with one of them. Their interests were intertwined, and everyone tacitly accepted it as harmonious.

Shortly after Pei Mingxuan returned backstage, Sun Mo came back with a gloomy face. His cheek looked a bit red, but it wasn't very noticeable.

[Looks like he's thick-skinned again. A slap doesn't even show through.]

Soon after, the other two changed into their costumes and arrived. Xu Meng was still happily holding her milk tea.

Seeing there was nothing interesting left to watch, Ji Fei continued searching for more gossip.

[So... Qin Xian really guessed right. After reaching an agreement with Sun Mo, Yang Hong proposed a way to handle public opinion by using Sister Pei.]

[Pretend that it was Sister Pei who broke them up years ago, causing a misunderstanding. Now that they've met again and cleared up the misunderstanding, Yang Hong voluntarily steps aside to give them his blessing. The three of them look wonderful, with only Sister Pei as the villain.]

[But Sun Mo still had a shred of conscience left and didn't agree, planning to think of another way later. But that doesn't mean you should feel like Sister Pei owes you a favor and should back down because of it.]

Qin Rong angrily typed: That's horrible, that's too much, that's shameless, that's...

Qin Zhao: How is this any different from an attempted criminal demanding gratitude from the victim?

[So high and mighty. Why don't you three drag out Second Young Master Lin from back then to be the villain? He's the real culprit, isn't he? Don't want to?]

The Qin family: They don't dare! They're afraid of being exposed! They're all a bunch of garbage cowards!

Just as they were ranting, the livestream countdown began.

The three pieces of trash took the stage and began performing their beautiful xianxia idol drama.