On the way to the Red Sea Song and Dance Hall, Ye Ning kept thinking about Wang Xinxue's state and the last words she said.
Wang Xinxue said that he wanted to ruin her reputation. He obviously wanted to do something to her, and he was probably already doing it.
She couldn't think of what kind of trouble Wang Xinxue wanted to make for a while, but it certainly didn't look like she was just talking casually.
Especially the way Wang Xinxue looked at her at the end, even if she didn't look back, she could clearly feel the gloominess of that moment.
Perhaps she was too "merciful" in the past, and she should have completely "killed" Wang Xinxue, instead of just lingering like she is now.
When they arrived at the Red Sea Song and Dance Hall, Ye Ning temporarily put Wang Xinxue's matter behind her and saw that Meng Jiaorui was also in the public dressing room backstage.
What surprised Ye Ning even more was that after Meng Jiaorui saw her, she lost all her arrogance from last time and actually came over to say hello enthusiastically.
"Ye Zi, you are here."
Looking at the woman's bright smile, Ye Ning was not sure why she had such an attitude.
"Ye Zi, last time I was blind and talked nonsense. Don't be angry with me, okay?"
Meng Jiaorui grabbed Ye Ning's wrist and shook it without anyone noticing.
If you apply the trick of coquettishness to men, it will naturally have endless benefits. But when it was used on Ye Ning, goosebumps appeared on Ye Ning's arms.
"I'm not angry." Ye Ning had a headache from the aroma emanating from her body.
"I know that you, Ye Zi, have a lot of skills, and you will definitely not be as knowledgeable as people like us. Then can I continue to stay here in the future?" Meng Jiaorui excitedly confirmed with Ye Ning.
Ye Ning finally understood her purpose, "This is the Red Sea. I have to ask Boss Mu if you can stay."
Meng Jiaorui was already smiling from ear to ear, "As long as you don't drive me away."
Ye Ning knew that Mu Wenhao must have said something to her, so she suddenly fawned over her like this.
But if Meng Jiaorui is allowed to stay, then Meng Jiaorui will continue to play Ye Zi outside, and this is not what she wants.
But if Meng Jiaorui were to leave like this, people outside might think that there was an ulterior relationship between her and Mu Wenhao.
Ye Ning felt a little headache.
"I still have something to do."
He said a word of indifference and walked straight into his dressing room.
Meng Jiaorui looked at Ye Ning's leaving figure and breathed a heavy sigh of relief.
She has fully understood the reality. If she can always be Ye Zi's substitute for socializing outside, she will always be protected by Mu Wenhao.
But if she was no longer a substitute, it would be like before. Not only would she have nothing, but she would continue to be the plaything of men. That's why she would please Ye Ning like this just to be able to stay here.
There were still a few minutes before Ye Ning took the stage when Sister Rong walked in with a frown on her face.
Seeing that Ye Ning had already put on her performance clothes and put on her makeup, she hesitated to speak.
"Sister Rong, what's wrong?"
Ye Ning could tell something was wrong with her at a glance.
Sister Rong hesitated for a few seconds, and then said nervously: "I just saw your friend among the guests outside."
Ye Ning's breath hitched, "Who?"
"That's the one named Zheng Shuyun."
In fact, Zheng Shuyun was a frequent visitor to Red Sea. It was because she came here often that Ye Ning specially asked Sister Rong to remember her.
After all, Ye Ning's identity is now confidential, and of course the fewer people in the audience who know her, the better.
Ye Ning sighed helplessly. Zheng Shuyun was really full of energy. He didn't stay at home to rest well all night after rehearsing during the day, but he actually came out to play.
"Did she come by herself?"
Sister Rong shook her head, "When I saw her, there was a girl next to her, but I didn't recognize her."
Ye Ning, a member of the art troupe, just told her about Zheng Shuyun, but the atmosphere outside seemed not right, and she couldn't tell what was wrong, so she hesitated to tell Ye Ning this little thing.
Ye Ning thought that the person who came with Zheng Shuyun might be Li Manman, or some other friend, so she didn't take it too seriously.
After all, Zheng Shuyun has come here to hear her sing more than once or twice. If he had any doubts, he would never wait until now.
"okay, I get it."
After saying yes, he was ready to go out and take the stage.
Seeing that she didn't seem to care too much, Sister Rong thought she might be too sensitive.
At this moment, in the song and dance hall, in addition to the usual regular customers, there are also many unfamiliar new faces.
And some of these faces are impossible to ignore.
They sat in the box without ordering any drinks or any entertainment. They just quietly watched the performance on the stage and the people on the dance floor.
These people came to the song and dance hall ten minutes ago, and they were noticed by Mu Wenhao when they sat down.
Mu Wenhao specially called the bodyguard next to him and whispered something.
Five minutes later, the bodyguard quickly walked back to Mu Wenhao and reported.
Mu Wenhao's expression suddenly changed, and he subconsciously glanced at those people again, and then quickly ordered the bodyguard: "Go backstage and tell Ye Zi not to go on stage tonight."
As soon as he finished speaking, the host's announcement had already been heard. After realizing that he was still a step too late, the look on his face became serious, and he immediately gave some instructions to the bodyguard in a deep voice.
The bodyguards went backstage as quickly as possible.
Mu Wenhao's swaying eyes fell on those people again. The bodyguard had just confirmed their identities. The woman sitting in the middle among them turned out to be Lin Qing, the leader of the art troupe.
And not only Lin Qing, the troupe leader, was here, but the people next to him were all leaders of various departments of the art troupe.
Mu Wenhao knew very well that with their status, they would never come to the song and dance hall for entertainment. If it's not for entertainment, then there's only one purpose left.
That's Ye Ning!
With Ye Ning's smart mind, since he tried every means to hide his identity, there shouldn't be any surprises in the art troupe.
It seems like something went wrong tonight, allowing these people to get wind of it?
Although these are just guesses, Mu Wenhao has already prepared for the worst.
Now there is no way to stop Ye Ning from taking the stage. Even he cannot control how things will develop next.
But there is one thing that Mu Wenhao can be extremely determined about, that is, as long as he wants to defend the person, he can definitely defend it!
"Next, let us invite Miss Ye Zi with the warmest applause!"
The moment Ye Zi's name appeared, the entire song and dance hall burst into thunderous applause.
A moment later, Ye Ning walked slowly onto the stage amidst such applause...
