The next day, 

  When Xu Nuan went to work and entered her small cramped office was surprised to see Song Ai and the girls standing near her desk while holding the cake, lit with candles and waiting for her.

  [WE DID IT MANAGER XU!!] They all shouted in unison, making her startled because of their shout. 

  She looked around and waved her hand to quiet down. " Shh, do you want everyone to complain against you for being so noisy?"

  She walked towards them covered her mouth with her palm in disbelief, she was not expecting them to bring a cake for her and surprise her like this. She was planning to get a gift for the girls for getting such achievements but their actions touched her heart. 

  " What is this? Why did you guys bring a cake? It should have been to bring a cake to celebrate your achievement." She said in a low voice, overwhelmed with emotions. 

  The girls have worked hard for the last three months and their hard work finally paid off. They not only got the 18th rank on the popularity ranking list but also became the first girl group to get 25 million views on the internet in just 24 hours of the release of the track. Not only that, their song was soaring high on charts of other countries as well, that was something that they weren't even imagining. 

  For a girl group from a small, nameless company like theirs and who was on the verge of disbandment, not knowing if they will get to perform again or not, they hit the bullseye. 

  Sun Ya stepped forward and threw her arms around her making Xu Nuan stumbled a few steps back because of her strength, " Sister Xu Nuan, thank you so much for believing in us. We will work even harder to not disappoint you and be humiliated by others." 

  Everyone nodded, when Lai Yi spoke, " Yes. If you haven't gone against the authorities to give us a chance then we wouldn't have debuted. Because of you, we got to see this moment……"

  Xu Nuan pursed her lips seeing Lai Yi saying such words and sniffled. She separated from Sun Ya's grip and raised her head, and fanned her tears away. 

  Pan Lan chuckled seeing her crying and said, " That's a surprise. I didn't know that you could cry as well. I thought that you only know how to make others cry." she commented, earning a glare from Xu Nuan. 

  Xu Nuan sniffled and took a tissue from Pan Lan and patted under her eyes carefully, trying to not smudge her eyeliner, " Don't compliment me so much! I can't handle compliments well. I will become even more obnoxious if you continue this way." she sniffled, making other to laugh at others words. -

  Wang Meili was standing in the CEO's office and looked at Tang Hu who was sitting on his executive chair with his grim expressions and was looking at the comments on the MV of The Knights. 

  Wang Meiling clasped her hands nervously and pursed her lips, " Sir, I am sure it must be because of that controversy in which Xu Nuan got involved two weeks ago. This has nothing to do with the girl's music and popularity. If Xu Nuan would not have cheated, Pretty Girls must have been winning right now. Do you think they have the capability to beat our main group, 'Pretty Girls' that we created after the careful evaluation?" 

  Tang Hu who was listening to her words scoffed and looked up at her slowly. He smirked and turned his laptop to her, " Did you read the comments? The views can be wrong but what about the public opinion?" 

  Wang Meili pursed her lips and looked at the comments. 

  [ Can you imagine it's their debut track? Crazy! How can someone be so good? This song has everything, meaningful lyrics, heavenly vocals of Song Ai and Sun Ya, Pan Lan's girl crush rap, and Lai Yi's seductive and catchy voice and charisma that made it even more bop. They're the monster rookies, I said already!]

  [ Their song is as cool and badass just like their group's name, The Knights. Many are saying that their group's name is masculine, but is it only me who finds it super seductive and sexy just like their song? It starts with heavenly harmonization of Song Ai and Sun Ya and starts building up with EDM and bass, accompanied by Pan Lan's powerful rap. Don't make me start with Lai Yi's raspy seductive voice. These girls are gonna be a death of me.]

  [ I came to check how good these girls are since I saw their manager sing in Karaoke Star, and as expected, like a manager, like artists. These girls are beasts. They even made a person like me who doesn't listen to music much listen to this song on repeat. Can't wait for their live performance.]

  " Did you see that? No one here is talking about the controversy but about their music and talent. Wang Meili, if you haven't insisted on eliminating them at that time, then these girls would have debuted under the company name only. This would have been our company's pride but now I feel embarrassed to see Xu Nuan for that. Because she was right and we were wrong." He said feeling annoyed at how prideful Xu Nuan must be feeling since her group did better than anyone. 

  Wang Meili frowned and stared at him in disbelief, " Sir, it was you who told me to make the daughter of Mr. Mu, who is the major trustee of the company as the center of the group and follows his wife's advice. She asked me to not select anyone more talented than her daughter and that's why I eliminated these four girls since I knew that they were better at singing than our group's center. And now you're telling me it was my fault only?" she asked in disbelief.

  " But didn't you agree to eliminate them since they are not good looking and don't want to get any work done on their faces? You're their manager, so you have to bear the responsibility. Who told you to get into a stiff with that newbie manager? If you have controlled her well then she wouldn't have gone to this height just to humiliate us." He slammed his palm on the table, at which Wang Meili could only scoff. 

  " Do you know that your ego can bring our positions in danger?" He asked while eying her.

  She frowned, " " What……what do you mean? Why would our positions come in danger? It was just……that their group will not be disbanded and that rude bi……girl will not leave as well." She controlled herself from called Xu Nuan a 'bitch' in front of him.

  He scoffed, " Didn't you know how she came into the company? She not only got the recommendation from the President herself but has signed a special contract with him as well."

  " Special contract? What is that?" She asked in disbelief. 

  She knew that Xu Nuan got the recommendation from the President's secretariat office and was assuming that she might have some relation with the secretary of the president, that's how she got the job without any qualifications. 

  When she talked about being close with Han Zihao on her first day, she assumed that she was bluffing since who would talk about their connections openly and be misunderstood by everyone. However, hearing Tang Hu's words now, she was speechless. 

  Who is this girl exactly? 

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