Chapter 93: Chapter 93: He Responds to Softness, Not Force

Fang Anning anxiously awaited He Min’s next move to cause trouble.

To her surprise, He Min did not come directly to bother her but instead targeted Li Xiaoxiao.

Somehow, she found out about the relationship between Li Xiaoxiao and her, and Li Xiaoxiao was currently a trainee at her own company.

Li Xiaoxiao called Fang Anning late at night, crying so hard that she could hardly speak: "Anning, I think I’m done for, I no longer have a chance to make it."

"What’s wrong?" Fang Anning quickly asked.

She didn’t yet know about He Min’s visit to Li Xiaoxiao.

He Tingchen was sleeping in the same room as Fang Anning, and awoken by the phone call, annoyed, he grabbed and turned off Fang Anning’s phone.

Fang Anning urgently said, "No, Xiaoxiao is crying so hard, it must be something major, give me back the phone."

"Sleep," He Tingchen ordered coldly.

Having been with him for so long, Fang Anning had come to understand something - he was a classic case of responding to soft tactics rather than hard ones.

So she pleaded pitifully, "Please, just give me the phone! It’s really important, I’ll go out to talk, I promise not to disturb you."

"I told you, go to sleep," the man said coldly again.

Fang Anning made a bold move and kissed his lips.

Taking advantage of his stunned moment, she snatched the phone, clambered out of bed, and quickly ran out.

He Tingchen: "..."

That girl, getting bolder by the day.

"Hello, Xiaoxiao, sorry, the call got disconnected by accident. Don’t cry, tell me quickly, what happened?"

After running out, Fang Anning quickly redialed Li Xiaoxiao’s number and asked again as soon as she got through.

Li Xiaoxiao cried as she said, "Anning, among the trainees in our team, I have the best performance. Whether it’s singing, acting, or performing, I am the best."

"Uhm, I know, our Xiaoxiao has always been great," Fang Anning said.

"Originally, the company had arranged for us to participate in an event recently, and I had the highest hopes of attending as the team leader. This would have given me more opportunity to debut. But today, the CEO’s wife came and scolded me harshly, made me feel worthless. Now the company is also critical of me because of this, thinking that I offended the CEO’s wife and wants to cancel my opportunity to attend the event. Sob sob sob, after all my hard work, it’s being taken away just like that," Li Xiaoxiao said through tears.

"The CEO’s wife scolded you? Mrs. Liao, is she Liao Hanfeng’s mother?" Fang Anning quickly asked.

Li Xiaoxiao uttered a sound of confirmation: "Yes, I don’t even know how I offended her for her to specifically target me."

Fang Anning thought, you didn’t offend her, the person who did was me.

I didn’t expect this old woman to be so vicious.

She didn’t dare to trouble me directly, so she went after Li Xiaoxiao.

"Didn’t you call Liao Hanfeng to intervene?" Fang Anning asked again.

Li Xiaoxiao, crying, said, "I did, but no one answered, I’ve been calling until now and nobody picked up. I’m really at a loss, I’m so distressed, I didn’t want to bother you, but I had no other choice."

"It’s okay, stop crying, I’ll find a way to solve this," Fang Anning said.

Li Xiaoxiao, still crying, asked, "Do you have a way?"

Fang Anning thought, isn’t He Min just wanting her to go apologize?

If an apology is what it takes, so be it.

"When is the event? I’ll try my best," Fang Anning said.

Li Xiaoxiao replied, "The event is in three days, Anning, what are you planning?"

"Don’t worry about it; just keep training hard. I’ll definitely ensure you can attend the event," Fang Anning assured her.

After hanging up, Fang Anning sighed and sat on the couch for a while.

When she returned to the room, she saw the man hadn’t slept, waiting for her.

She immediately hung her head down, looking pitifully as she approached.

Handing the phone to him, she apologized softly, "I’m sorry, I shouldn’t have deceived you."

"You’re getting bolder," the man snorted coldly.

Fang Anning bit her lip.

Thinking to herself that this man doesn’t respond to toughness, she decided perhaps charm and cuteness might work.

"Sorry, I didn’t mean to, I was just worried, can you forgive me?"

Fang Anning climbed onto the bed, nestled against his shoulder, hugging and shaking his arm while speaking with a soft and coquettish voice, batting her eyes pitifully at him.

He Tingchen: "..."

"Where did you learn these tricks from?"

He frowned and pushed her away, though his earlobes couldn’t help turning red.

Fang Anning, seeing an opportunity, shamelessly snuggled back up against his shoulder and said, "What trick? It’s all coming from my heart. We even have a child together, you’re my husband, isn’t it normal for me to act cute with you?"

"Speak up, what’s going on?"

The man didn’t push her away this time but still didn’t sound pleasant.

Fang Anning looked up, batting her eyes, and said, "Mrs. Liao went to trouble Li Xiaoxiao, could you maybe help me plead on her behalf?"

He Tingchen chuckled dismissively, "Now you realize the consequences of offending her? You think just because you played a little trick last time, she had no way to deal with you?"

Fang Anning felt awkward; evidently, he knew all.

"You knew about it?"

"Stop watching those brainless soap operas in the future. Not all wealthy people are fools."

Fang Anning stuck out her tongue and apologized sheepishly: "Sorry, it’s all my fault; I shouldn’t have schemed against Mrs. Liao. But Xiaoxiao is innocent, she should not suffer because of me, so, can you help me, please?"

"Fang Anning, remember one thing," He Tingchen said in a deep voice.

"What?"

"Don’t challenge someone’s bottom line without being absolutely sure you can overpower them."

Fang Anning nodded, quietly saying, "I know I was wrong."

"However, I can’t do anything about this situation; Li Xiaoxiao is a trainee at Huayu. Regardless, I can’t interfere with someone else’s company. She is my aunt, after all, and I shouldn’t embarrass her too much," He Tingchen added.

"Ah, you’re not going to handle this matter?"

After all that, it turns out he wouldn’t intervene, and yet he had given her a whole lecture on principles.

"I won’t handle it, but that doesn’t mean I won’t help you solve it," He Tingchen flicked her forehead.

Fang Anning covered her forehead in pain but dared not to cry out loud.

"How are you going to solve it?"

"What’s the most important thing about making it in the entertainment circle?" the man asked.

"Acting ability? Looks?" Fang Anning guessed.

"It’s about background and connections. With the right background and connections, it’s naturally easier to break out. Little fame can be boosted, great fame is destiny. Whether she becomes a big star is down to her fate, but becoming a little star is up to one’s efforts."

"But she only has one connection, and that is Liao Hanfeng. But now Liao Hanfeng is not answering her calls, most likely because he was grounded by Mrs. Liao. If Mrs. Liao is deliberately making things difficult for her, seeking Liao Hanfeng’s help is pointless."

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