Chapter 35

Hearing this, Nan Mu’s tone became excited.

“Then he must have found out about the 10 billion dollar penalty. You should take the call first, I’m hanging up now.”

That was close.

He almost said the word ‘idiot’ again.

Lin Shanchu had been in contact with Nan Mu for a few days. She knew that he was a charismatic and cautious person.

He must have been very angry with Lu Shiyuan, so he couldn’t help but call him an idiot whenever he was mentioned.

As soon as the call was connected, Lu Shiyuan’s flustered and exasperated voice was heard.

“10 billion?! Lin Shanchu! How dare you collude with others to set me up!”

Lin Shanchu’s tone was very calm. “Are you saying you can’t afford to pay the penalty?”

“You…” Lu Shiyuan choked for a moment.

Even if the Lu Corporation’s market value was 100 billion dollars, he would not be able to fork out 10 billion dollars in liquid capital.

“You can’t even afford the 10 billion dollar penalty, and yet you still have the face to call me?” Lin Shanchu smiled contemptuously before hanging up the phone.

Lu Shiyuan only came back to his senses after being ridiculed by her for a long time.

After he regained his senses, he called Lin Shanchu relentlessly like a maniac.

In the end, Lin Shanchu turned off her phone.

He then called Nan Mu.

“President Lu, have you prepared the penalty fees?” Nan Mu asked.

Still pissed off, Lu Shiyuan replied darkly, “Nan Mu, you’ve been a manager for so many years. You should know that the amount of liquidated damages written in the contract you signed with Lin Shanchu is against the rules!”

“It’s a little too much, but…” Nan Mu’s tone was filled with approval. After a slight pause, he suddenly changed the topic. “You can always sue us!

“Oh wait, Ms. Lin was the one who signed this contract. She’ll have to be the one to sue us, right?”

Nan Mu’s tone became regretful. “Hurry up and persuade Ms. Lin to sue us. We’ve hired Chu Gushen as our lawyer. Call me when you’re ready, President Lu. I’m very busy with the show.”

Lu Shiyuan didn’t have a chance to speak at all as he was bombarded by Nan Mu’s words.

By the time he reacted, Nan Mu had already hung up the phone.

He was so angry that he smashed his phone on the spot.

On the other side, Nan Mu, who had just hung up the phone, felt refreshed.

Finally, he was able to vent his anger.

The thought of Lu Shiyuan’s situation that made him both furious and helpless at the same time made Nan Mu so happy that he wanted to host a banquet for three days straight at Yong Shui Pavilion.

Nan Mu hummed a little tune as he called Huo Xunzhou to report the situation.

“Xunzhou, let me tell you this…”

“I already know everything.”

Lin Shanchu had told him before that she wanted to inform Lu Shiyuan when she was participating in the show. Huo Xunzhou had already guessed her purpose.

Lin Shanchu had signed the 10 billion dollar penalty contract early in the morning to set a trap for Lu Shiyuan.

Lu Shiyuan was arrogant and conceited. He probably didn’t think that his fiancée, who had always been so weak that she couldn’t take care of herself, could carefully plan such a complete trap.

He even let Lin Shanchu and ‘My Stage’ ride on his popularity for nothing.

In this game, Lin Shanchu and Nan Mu were the final winners.

Nan Mu chuckled. “Xunzhou, I think Lin Shanchu isn’t a simple girl. She’s determined to screw with Lu Shiyuan. I really want to sign her to our company.”

Huo Xunzhou was silent for a while before he coldly said, “Screw?”

Nan Mu was speechless. Was that the main point?

“Okay. Fine. I’ll put it another way. I think Lin Shanchu really wants to deal with Lu Shiyuan. I think we have the same goal! That’s why I want to sign Lin Shanchu to our company. Do you think that’s okay?”

“Have you thought of the consequences?” Huo Xunzhou’s tone was much better than before.

Signing Lin Shanchu would be the same as making Lu Shiyuan an enemy.

Nan Mu explained, “Lu Shiyuan has been dominating this circle for a long time. Everyone else has been suffering because of him. Others may be afraid of him, but I’m not!”

After he shouted the slogan passionately, he continued, “I definitely can’t handle him alone, but I still have you, don’t I?”

Huo Xunzhou’s tone was still nonchalant. “Do whatever you want.”

Nan Mu said excitedly, “So you agree, then? I’ll start making arrangements right away!”

…

Lin Shanchu and Lu Shiyuan’s hot topic went viral.

This directly led to the continued rise in popularity of Lin Shanchu and ‘My Stage’.

Lin Shanchu’s name became the top most searched keyword on the real-time search list for celebrities.

The number of searches for ‘My Stage’ also completely surpassed that of the other shows in the same period.

The production crew wanted to strike while the iron was hot, so they decided to broadcast the members’ first gathering.

As it was a last-minute decision, they weren’t left with much time. The members quickly touched up their makeup in the waiting room.

The students who were already acquainted with one another did makeup for each other.

Lin Shanchu did not know anyone, so she touched up her own makeup.

Just as she was about to put away her compact mirror, she heard a cool female voice from the side.

“Hey!”

Lin Shanchu looked up.

A girl with shoulder-length hair looked at Lin Shanchu expressionlessly.

She looked pretty cool.

The premise was that one had to ignore the eyebrows of different lengths and the blush that was as red as a baboon’s butt coating her cheeks.

The girl looked at Lin Shanchu. “Can you help me with my makeup?”

Although she was asking for help, her tone did not sound like she was begging for help at all.

Even so, Lin Shanchu did not feel the slightest bit of discomfort from being offended.

Lin Shanchu held back her laughter and responded, “Sure thing.”

When the girl got the answer, she took her chair to Lin Shanchu and sat down face to face.

Lin Shanchu took out the makeup remover from her bag. “I’ll have to remove your makeup first.”

The girl raised her head and closed her eyes. She had a calm expression that said ‘you can do whatever you want’.

She suddenly remembered that she hadn’t introduced herself, so she said, “My name is Yun Wu.”

This name sounded a little familiar.

Lin Shanchu was about to say her own name, but Yun Wu beat her to it. “You’re Lin Shanchu. I know you.”

Lin Shanchu paused and asked, “Why did you ask me to help you with your makeup?”

There were more than 90 people in the room. Yun Wu could have chosen someone else to help her with her makeup.

“If I ask someone else for help, they might be jealous of my beauty and deliberately make me look ugly,” Yun Wu replied. “But you won’t do that.”

“Huh?”

“That’s because you’re more beautiful than me,” replied Yun Wu.

Although Lin Shanchu felt that something was wrong, she could tell that Yun Wu was complimenting her beauty.

“Thank you,” she said.

While the two of them were talking, Lin Shanchu had already finished removing her makeup.

“Can I open my eyes now?” Yun Wu asked with a frown.

“Sure,” Lin Shanchu replied.

Yun Wu opened her eyes. Lin Shanchu realized that she also had a pair of alluring eyes.

Yun Wu studied her face. Her eyes stopped on her thick and long eyelashes. “Did you put on fake eyelashes?”

“No, I didn’t,”

“Oh.”

Lin Shanchu started to do Yun Wu’s makeup.

She stared at Yun Wu’s face. The more she looked at him, the more familiar she looked.

Lin Shanchu could not help but ask, “Have we met before?”

“Nope.”

Seeing Lin Shanchu’s confused expression, Yun Wu explained coldly, “I was able to recite a literature named ‘Chu Shi Biao’ from memory when I was three years old. I have a very good memory.”

Lin Shanchu praised, “You’re amazing.”

“It’s nothing.” Yun Wu raised her chin slightly in a proud manner, making her look a little childish.

Lin Shanchu thought she was a little cute.

At this moment, an idea flashed in her mind.

She remembered who Yun Wu was.

That was Huo Xunzhou’s rumored girlfriend in the original novel.