The woman sitting in front of Ye Zhen had beautiful eyebrows. Underneath the sunlight, her hair was blown by the breeze. Her sitting posture was graceful, and there was elegance and charm in her facial features. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say she had a peerless beauty that made others feel as if the act of looking at her was sacrilegious.

Ye Zhen had seen too many beautiful and glamorous women, but she felt that there was no one that could compare to the woman in front of her.

Although Shen Weiyin was a woman who came from a family that had been influential for generations, Ye Zhen felt that Miss Meng's conduct was more natural and unrestrained than Shen Weiyin's.

Even if this woman looked worried and haggard, she still evoked a sense of pity.

"Although Miss Meng has been forced to withdraw from the film industry, I know there are still many fans waiting for you to come back. Miss Meng, are you really not going to carefully consider coming back?"

Miss Meng had only been briefly mentioned in the novel, so she didn't have any detailed knowledge of her. In the novel, Miss Meng had only been a tool for Ye Qing to use against Shen Weiyin.

Before meeting Miss Meng, Ye Zhen had already done a full investigation of Miss Meng's past and family background.

Miss Meng's full name was Meng Jie. Her parents were both professors at famous colleges. If you go up Miss Meng's family tree, her ancestors were all famous people in history. Her parents had hoped she would take the path of literature and art since she was a child. They hadn't expected that Meng Jie would like acting and apply to an acting school.

Although Meng Jie's parents weren't too pedantic, the information about the entertainment circle environment would inevitably become exaggerated when it got the ears of scholarly people. They thought entering the entertainment circle was like jumping into a bottomless pit. Meng Jie had always obediently followed the rules set by her parents, but she was surprisingly stubborn when it came to this.

Meng Jie's parents could only agree to their daughter's decision.

Meng Jie had always been blessed by the heavens. Even after she entered the entertainment circle, she continued to have good luck.

Before graduating, she was chosen by a famous director for the role of the female lead in a film. Don't underestimate her because of her soft and immature appearance. Meng Jie was praised by many teachers at her school for her acting skills. Thanks to this movie, Meng Jie soared to the top and took the best newcomer award. After getting the newcomer award, her path had been smooth sailing.

She had good looks and a good temperament. She was genuinely kind to others and indifferent to worldly rewards. Even when wicked people made up false rumors about her, she would just laugh it off. She didn't endorse any brands and devoted herself to acting. In the past eight years, she had given back to her fans by acting in over twenty well-produced works.

But then, the program team removed Meng Jie from the list of candidates for the film empress award on the eve of the awards' ceremony that would take place in the most influential film festival in China. Since then, news of Meng Jie had completely disappeared from the entertainment industry.

Her fans didn't know what had happened, and they clamored that this was unfair. Only people from the entertainment industry knew that Meng Jie had offended someone and got blacklisted.

When she got blacklisted, Meng Jie still had two years left on her contract with her acting agency at the time. After the two years passed, the contract successfully terminated, but no company dared to sign her on. The only studio that had dared to sign her was acquired two months later, so that ended in failure.

It had been four years since Meng Jie had been blacklisted.

Since then, there had been wave after wave of new celebrities on the big screen, and her fans gradually forgot about her. How could any celebrity last the passage of time after four years?

Miss Meng had a smile in her eyes, and her tone was calm when she answered, "It's already been four years since I left the entertainment circle. My life is very peaceful now."

Faced with a woman that was at peace with the status quo and content with living a life, Ye Zhen was unable to say the words she had originally prepared to persuade her.

"Do you still remember the words that you said to your fans when you won the newcomer award? " Ye Zhen smiled. "You said that when you're young, you can act as a young woman; when you're middle-aged, you can act as a woman; when you're old, you can act as a mother. As long as you could act, you would continue acting. You would devote your life to acting and wouldn't disappoint your fans."

Meng Jie looked as if she was deeply musing. When she recovered, she hastily turned her head away to hide the bleakness in her eyes. She choked back what she was feeling and kept silent.

"Miss Meng, do you know that since you left the entertainment industry, your fans have been regularly clocking in to check for your return. They're waiting for you to come back. There's so many old fans that have been with you for eight years. Are you really unwilling to return to the entertainment industry and go back to the movie screen?"

Ye Zhen could see that Meng Jie was very conflicted.

Meng Jie had been forced to surrender and leave the entertainment circle four years ago. Back then, the only studio that had been willing to sign her on after she tried to come back out of retirement had been acquired because of her. She had also attempted to get back into acting by playing small roles, but her scenes were all edited out without exception.

Her hopes had already been dashed so many times. The last four years had been peaceful, and she no longer had the courage to try again.

"Miss Meng, if you're worried about hurting me by association, you don't have to worry. I'm sure you've heard of Lu Corporation. If that man wants to oppose Lu Corporation because of this, let's see if he has that ability." Ye Zhen tried her best to persuade, "As long as you're willing, Lu Corporation can be your backer."

Meng Jie's gaze finally relaxed. "As far as I know, Lu Corporation and its subsidiaries aren't involved in the film and television industry."

Ye Zhen smiled. "It hasn't in the past, but it will in the future. CEO Lu is a bold person that's willing to task risks. I think he probably won't refuse entering the film and television industry. You don't have to worry about it. Since Lu Corporation wants to get in on a share of the action, then the film and television industry can only carve out a portion for it. When you have money and power, you can do whatever you want. I think Miss Meng should understand this truth."

Meng Jie wryly smiled. "Yeah, if you have money and power, you can do whatever you want."

"So then, why don't you go back and consider whether or not you want to accept this cooperation? Is it worth it to give up on the career that you love because someone forced you?"

Meng Jie fell into silent contemplation.

The phone next to Meng Jie rang. As soon as she saw the name on the phone screen, she furrowed her brow and pressed the button to hang up the call without hesitation.

Ye Zhen didn't clearly see the caller ID on the screen. She only caught a glimpse of the name, "You".

Even Ye Zhen could sense that Meng Jie was impatient with that person. Meng Jie was someone with excellent manners. Even when she got a call from Ye Zhen, a stranger, her voice had been friendly. In contrast, her response to this phone call by this You person was so impolite.

Meng Jie picked up her phone, stood up, and said her goodbye, "Mrs. Lu, I'll carefully consider your proposal and get back to you as soon as possible. Will that work?"

"Sure, not a problem. I'll wait for your call."

After sending Meng Jie off, Ye Zhen sighed in relief.

She knew that Meng Jie's matter would be successful.

In the past, small companies hadn't dared to sign on Meng Jie and big companies didn't think it was worth offending that person by signing on Meng Jie.

Meng Jie was a person that loved acting. She wouldn't give up on the opportunity to make a comeback.

As for the person that had gotten Meng Jie blacklisted, he was an idiot. There was no reason to be scared of him.

After completing this matter, Ye Zhen returned to Lu's villa under the escort of a bodyguard.

Thinking of this, Ye Zhen was quite angry. She didn't understand why Lu Beichuan thought it was necessary to assign her a bodyguard. It was now a peaceful and prosperous world!

And so, when she returned home, she was gleeful when she heard Mother Lu complaining to Lu Beichuan, who had come home before the end of the workday.

Because Mother Lu's old illness had flared up, she had been quietly staying at home to recuperate. Ye Zhen didn't dare to let her know about the gossip online. She was worried that she would get angry.

Mother Lu's health had just been getting better when she heard about this news. At 3PM, she summoned Lu Beichuan home to scold him in person.

"Take a hard look at yourself. What's the use in me giving birth to you?! You can't even do a good job protecting your wife. Those people have painted such a ugly picture of Zhenzhen. Even as her mother-in-law, I feel... I feel wronged on her behalf. You're Zhenzhen's husband. How could you let Zhenzhen be so horribly wronged without even knowing about it? What do they mean by she's the other woman? My poor Zhouzhou, they're calling him the other woman's son!"