Wang Meili was shocked when she heard Song Ai's response. She scoffed and stepped forward to teach her a lesson but before she could say anything, she heard someone clapping from outside.

  She frowned and looked towards the source of the sound, her expressions turned sour seeing Xu Nuan standing at the entrance. 

  The others also turned around and a pleasant smile crept onto their faces in the belief that Xu Nuan will handle everything. However, they were also worried that Wang Meili might say something mean to Xu Nuan. And since she is new in the company, she might have to face her wrath. 

  Because of this, they grew worried and scared that something might happen.

  Xu Nuan smiled and clapped while entering her office, " Well done, Song Ai. I am glad that you didn't let me down for appointing you as a leader." she walked towards them and patted Song Ai's shoulder proudly.

  "-_-"

  Wang Meili gritted her teeth and said, " Xu Nuan, do you even know what you are doing? And do you know what your girls did? You are still encouraging them saying that they did right? Are you really their manager? Is this how you manage them?"

  "You have to correct them if they did something wrong. Despite their wrongdoings, you're encouraging them? What would happen if they cause big trouble later? Huh?" she burst out seeing her nonchalant actions. 

  Xu Nuan stood in front of Wang Meili and glanced at Lai Yi before saying, " Of course I have to encourage them. They did exactly what I have taught them. While making Song Ai as the leader, I have taught her that leader is not a high position to enjoy power over other members, instead, being a leader is the most responsible and difficult position. She needs to look after her members and help them when they are in trouble. And this is what she did."

  " She protected Lai Yi from you, despite knowing your high rank in the company. From this, you can see that my girls have an important thing for an idol group, and that is teamwork and loyalty towards their team members." Xu Nuan said leaving Wang Meili speechless.

  While speaking she remembered the moments where she worked alone in the studio just to discuss the music with the music producer, also she tried her best to learn the choreographies as early as possible so that she can help others when they practice. She was not perfect from the start. She was also young and made many mistakes, however, she gave her best to learn and be useful to other girls. 

  She doesn't regret her decision to be the leader and makes those efforts just to make other's lives easier. Even though things didn't turn out as she had wanted, her relationship with Hao Mei took an ugly turn but……she never regretted those moments. After all, she was the happiest at that time. She was doing her favorite thing with the people she liked. 

  The only thing she regrets is….that she never realized when things changed and the people she loved started to hate her.

  …
Hearing her words, even Wang Meili was shocked for a moment. She forgot why she gathered the girls here. However, upon remembering the real reason, she said, " Xu Nuan, that's not the point. Your girls ate junk food in the practice room. Their debut is in less than two months and they are eating such things. Especially Lai Yi, can't you see that she needs to go on a strict diet right now? Also, not only that, they dared to go against me and talk back to me. Is this something good?"

  "Is this how you are going to manage them? Is the company's money your money? Why does the company have to waste their money on such useless girls? "

  The girls pursed their lips and glanced at Xu Nuan worriedly. She was being scolded for their mistakes. 

  Xu Nuan folded her hands in front of her chest and said nonchalantly, " Ms.Wang, I am glad that you are showing interest in them and was worried but I would be glad if you refrain yourself from showing such concern. If you can't help them when they practice or have to work hard to make their music, then you have no right to teach them right and wrong."

  " Right now, you are managing 'Pretty girls' while I am in charge of them. If they are supposed to be scolded, then it should be me, not you. You did nothing when they needed your help nor you allowed anyone else to help us."

  " You lost all your rights to scold them when you stopped the vocal coach, songwriter, and even the music producer from working with us. So from next time, don't call my girls over without my permission. If you have something to say, then contact me first. I don't like it when someone else says anything unnecessary to my girls. They might be nothing in your eyes but for me, they are my future superstars. So please maintain your manners with them. We will now take our leave. Have a good day." she smiled politely before turning around to leave. 

  The girls were shocked hearing her words, especially when she called them 'her future superstars.' Xu Nuan never compliments them and asks them to work hard on this and that but she rarely compliments them. However, hearing her praising them, they felt strangely emotional.

  Xu Nuan, who reached by the door, stopped in her steps and turned to look at the girls who were staring at her in a daze, " Are you guys going to stand there? Aren't you coming?"

  Hearing this, the girls woke up from their trance and bowed to Wang Meili before scurrying out of the office, following Xu Nuan. -

  "Wow. Sister Nuan, you're amazing. The way you went against Wang Meili, you're indeed a rude bitch." Sun Ya said while showing a thumbs up to Xu Nuan. They all gathered at the terrace, their personal hideout space, and were enjoying the cold coffee brought by Xu Nuan.

  " Well, it's a compliment……I guess."

  "-_-"

  "-_-"

  "-_-"

  The other girls turned to Sun Ya and looked at her in horror. Can't she just keep her mouth shut?

  " What? Rude bitch? Who calls me that? Hmm?" Xu Nuan who was sipping on her cold coffee was baffled hearing her words. She doesn't have a poker face anymore and she smiles more often and also cracks jokes sometimes but people are still calling her rude?

  Sun Ya pursed her lips and replied meekly, " Well, in the office everyone calls you a rude bitch because of your rude attitude, especially the executives and managers on the high post. They say that you don't care about hierarchy in the company and do whatever you want. You even went against Wang Meili and CEO Tang, just because you have a backing. You never go out with anyone or try to make connections, so you were given this nickname."

  "-_-"

  Xu Nuan nodded upon hearing her 'detailed' explanation. She never thought that she had many more people than she had expected who hated her. It's not easy to be hated by everyone and still live your life well. 

  ' Sigh, it's better to be a rude bitch than force a smile when they see her. It's better to give justice to this nickname and not let their creativity be wasted.'

  Song Ai looked at Xu Nuan and said, " Erm……Xu Nuan, we are sorry about what happened in Ms. Wang's office. We shouldn't have ordered food from outside and eaten it. She was right about it. We need to work harder than others to lose weight."

  Xu Nuna raised her brows and glanced at Lai Yi who was sitting there silently and was still lost in thoughts. She sighed and said, " You were indeed in the wrong. If you wanted to eat something you could have gone out to eat, why did you order delivery? You know many people roam here at night. This is bound to happen if you order food. Next time, rather than ordering, go to the restaurant nearby and eat."

  "-_-"

  " You're not stopping us from eating those foods? I mean, they are junk food. We can gain weight." Pan Lan asked in shock.

  Xu Nuan smiled and shook her head, " I am not saying that you can eat junk food, but you don't need to skip your meals just to lose weight. Even if you are on diet, you should not skip your meals and eat healthy food. And you are allowed to have your cheat days, but eat outside and not in the practice room. You need to lose weight but that's not your goal. To sing and dance well, you need to focus on your vocal and dance practice. And for that, you need to eat" she said.

  " I just don't want you guys to be stressed about your diets. I know that it's hard to lose weight but let's not make it our topmost priority. It's important but it's not everything, you know."

  The girls looked at Xu Nuan with great admiration now and were shocked to hear such heartwarming words from her. Xu Nuan was the first manager who was so lenient about their weight, otherwise, idols are being haunted about their weight and food intake all the time. 

  Their respect for her has increased to another level now.

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