Chapter 7 - An Encounter with a Lecher (1/2)

Translator: Larbre Studio Editor: Larbre Studio

She had barely left the room when she heard the people sitting inside talking about her…

“Zhou, how come Ning Qing is willing to be slapped for two hundred? I remember her as the beloved girl of the Ning family. How did she end up like this?”

“Don’t even get me started. It’s all because of her lecher dad. Ning Qing’s mother liked Chinese opera a lot when she was young and became really close with Li Meiling, a brilliant Chinese opera performer. Li Meiling gave birth to Ning Yao twenty years ago. Ning Qing treated Ning Yao as her younger sister, without knowing that she was really her half-sister. Ning Qing’s father divorced her mother three years ago, started to live with Li Meiling and Ning Yao, and threw Ning Qing and her mother out of the family.”

“What? Ms. Li Meiling? She’s extremely venerable in the Chinese opera circle, a much-applauded artist. How come…”

“Shh, don’t let her hear it. The world runs by the law of the jungle. Although Li Meiling was cheating behind her best friend’s back, who dared to say anything? I feel really sorry for Ning Qing and her mother. Her mother is still sick and her fiancé Xu’s family has helped little. She is really struggling.”

“Oh… And Ning Qing just won’t compromise. Speaking of men drooling over her pretty face every day. Now I’m not talking about coaxing up a sugar daddy, but if only she would be willing to show up to parties and socialize with the big shots, her income could reach that of the A-list stars.”

“Yeah, right. Ning Qing was an excellent student when she was studying at the Beijing Film Academy. Huayi Entertainment was about to sign her when she was nineteen, but she once slapped the CEO of Huayi when he touched her hand. After that incident, she was blacklisted throughout the entire industry and now she can only play minor roles. The dark hidden rules of show business.”

Listening to people inside the room talking about her, Ning Qing forced a smile. She went to the bathroom while placing her hand on the wall for support.

She would never regret slapping that man. People say that the entertainment industry is full of filth, but not everyone is filthy in the film circle–only those with black hearts.

She would never compromise her morals or betray herself.