" I heard about the scandal from Feng Sheng. Things are getting quite serious, huh?" Han Zihao asked while making coffee for both of them. He tried to call Xu Nuan in the afternoon but her phone was busy all the time. 

  He assumed that she must be busy and packed with work, so he didn't disturb her and decided to talk about this matter at night. 

  Xu Nuan glanced at him while doing the dishes and sighed. " The people on the internet don't care about the truth. They just enjoy blaming others and writing sh*t about celebrities. This is what is happening to Sun Ya as well." 

  He stared at her worriedly and asked, " Do you want to do the dishes? You must be exhausted."

  " Well, I am indeed tired. But I think I can manage this much. Since you cooked dinner, I should do this at least." she responded

  From the day they started to live together, they have divided the household chores between them. Since she cannot cook, he prepares breakfast and dinner for both of them, meanwhile, she is in charge of doing the dishes after the meals. 

  For cleaning and laundry, they're trying to divide the same as well. However, since Xu Nuan is not good at doing those things as well, in the end, Han Zihao has to help her with those chores as well. So he was thinking of making her do something else. 

  'Something that can make him pleased and happy.'-

  Han Zihao stayed quiet for a few moments, then added, " Do you want me to help you with it? I can ask Tang Hu to release a statement about the scandal. " 

  Xu Nuan turned off the tap and wiped her hands with a towel before turning to him, " You don't need to ask him to do anything. I can handle this much."

  He nodded. After hearing about the situation from Feng Sheng, he understood that Wang Meili was trying to win the girls by pressuring them with the scandal. 

  " However….I just want to tell you this before doing anything since the company is yours. I am not going to let Wang Meili getaway this time easily." She declared seriously. She will not forget the way she is targeting the girls as soon as she left the company and was playing dirty games with them.

    Since Wang Meili is part of shining bright, it will affect the company eventually if she does anything against her. 

  " Do you have any issues about me dealing with Wang Meili? Or……do you want me to forgive her after this as well?"

  Han Zihao passed her the cup of coffee that he prepared for her and said, " Why would I have any problem with it? She should bear the responsibility of her actions." 

  " Also, the company is not mine solely. It's yours as well now. Did you forget about that?" He asks casually, reminding her about their special contract, where she received a certain part of the company's shares after fulfilling the terms of the bet that they placed in the starting. . 

  " Sure, Sure." She nodded superficially before making her way towards her favorite spot in this house, THE COUCH. 

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  A few days later-

  Shining Bright: 

  " What the hell is going on? Their contract is ending in four days and they haven't signed the contract papers yet. If this continues, they will leave the company and everything will be over!!" Tang Hu glowered at Wang Meili as he slammed the documents on the table. 

  Wang Meili frowned to see him getting red in anger and bit her lower lip. She had thought that after getting under the pressure of the scandal, the girls would sign the contract and everything would go according to her plan. 

  Once 'The Knights' will be under her management, then Xu Nuan's chapter will be over forever. This will get her into CEO Tang's good books as well. 

  However, even after the pressure from her side, none of the girls signed the contract yet. It's been over a week since the scandal and Sun Ya hasn't come to her office even for once after the last time. 

    Once the contract is over, they won't be able to hold onto them. 

  It will be over for good. 

  " Didn't you tell me that after the scandal, they will be left with no choice but to renew their contracts with us? What happened to that promise now? Huh?" He glared at her. 

  She took a deep breath and said seriously, " You shouldn't worry about this matter. We still have four days left."

  " What can you do in four days that you couldn't do in the past two months?" 

  " I will make them sign the papers, no matter how." She declared confidently. 

  " You better do that. Otherwise, everything will be ruined for good. You, Me and the company!! Everything." 

  __

  Xu Nuan was at the college library and was busy doing her assignment when she got a call from Sun Ya. She went outside to answer the call and heard Sun Ya's panicking voice. 

  "Xu Nuan, where are you?"

  " What do we do now? It's over for real. It seems like Wang Meili has decided to ruin my career for real." 

  She cried over the phone. 

  " First of all, calm down. And drink a glass of water." Sun Ya reluctantly did as Xu Nuan told her to do so. 

  After Sun Ya calmed down a little, Xu Nuan added, " Now tell me what's going on? And without crying." 

  Sun Ya sighed heavily and said in a weak voice, " Liang Rong's company has released a statement about the scandal. Things are going out of hand now."

  " If Wang Meili had denied the rumors, things wouldn't have gone to such an extent." She cried again. 

  "I am sending you the link. Check it yourself."

  After hanging up the phone, Xu Nuan opened the link that Sun Ya had sent her. The link took her to the page where the company of Liang Rong has released a statement about his scandal with Sun Ya. 

  [ Hello, this is Starlight Entertainment. Recently, there are many rumors circulating around, questioning our artist, Liang Rong's personal life affairs. To put our fans at ease, we have finally decided to make a statement regarding the rumors that have been going around recently. 

  The company does not know anything since it's his personal affair and mature enough to choose his partner. 

  We don't know anything yet and are in the middle of checking the facts. After checking everything, we will make the statement and will tell the fans about the news that you guys are waiting for. Till then, keep supporting and listening to the new album of our beloved Liang Rong!!]

  Xu Nuan's brows raised in amusement upon reading the statement. It's been more than a week since the scandal started and in the statement, they're saying that they're still checking the facts? Really?

  Rather than denying the rumors, they're taking advantage of it by promoting Liang Rong's new album. Such opportunists!!

  [ What the hell? I was waiting for the statement for so long and this is what they posted? What does it mean?]

  [ They aren't denying the rumors. It means there is some truth in it. Otherwise, what's taking them so long to confirm if they're dating or not? It must be true, that's why they're delaying the final statement.]

  [ It must be true. It has to be true. Otherwise, why isn't Shining bright making any statement yet?]

  [ Exactly. If there was no truth in this scandal, they wouldn't have delayed making the statement for so long.]

  [ I am scared now. I don't want The Knights to disband right now.]

  [ Why would they disband? Dating is not a crime.]

  [Dating is not a crime. But Liang Rong is not less than any criminal. There are many court cases against him and there were rumors that he made his ex-girlfriend pregnant and forced her to let go of the baby too.]

  [ Yeah. I read that too. He was cheating on her as well. Hold on, I wonder how long Sun Ya and Liang Rong are dating.]

  [ I am curious about the same. What if Sun Ya was that girl who came in between their relationship? If he left his ex-girlfriend for Sun Ya, then she is not a saint either. What a bi*ch!!]

  [ I hope she leaves the group. I don't want other members to suffer because of her.] 

  Xu Nuan pursed her lips upon reading the comments on the post. As expected, they're all against Sun Ya. 

  The ambitious statement of the company has triggered the fans and they started to make ridiculous stories now, making the situation worse. 

  Similarly, Wang Meili hasn't made a statement yet so that in the future she can turn the situation to her side if the girls renew the contract with them. 

  At first, she wasn't trying to steal The Knights from the company and wanted them to work shining bright, from where they debuted. 

  However, they're the ones who insisted on following her to her new company. But by using such tricks, Wang Meili has proved to her that she doesn't deserve to be called an artist manager. It was a good thing that girls are now coming with her. 

  Wang Meili doesn't deserve them. Other than dirty tricks, she knows nothing. 

  " Wang Meili, is that how you're going to play? Very well!!" She muttered under her breath. 

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