After receiving Su Maiqi's text message, Liu Jinghua arranged for his assistant to conduct an investigation.

Liu Jinghua certainly remembered Su Wanyu.

In his new play, he played a minor supporting role, but it was a very outstanding one.

Su Wanyu plays the protagonist's (played by Liu Jinghua) first love, a pure and unattainable figure; however, in real life, she falls into prostitution and becomes a high-class socialite, exuding charm with every smile and gesture.

She didn't have many scenes, but she left a deep impression.

The scenes featuring the white moonlight are refreshing and ethereal; every smile carries the sweetness and awkwardness of first love, as if it were the softest memory in everyone's heart.

A high-class socialite is alluring and captivating; every glance and gesture is full of seduction and a story. She possesses a sophisticated and cynical charm, yet also carries an unspeakable sadness.

It makes your heart clench and throb.

Su Wanyu portrayed two completely different characters perfectly.

The performance was nuanced and layered, allowing the audience to feel the character's complex emotions and struggles.

Like a sharp sword, it can easily pierce the hearts of the audience, moving them deeply.

Liu Jinghua felt that this young actor still had potential and talent.

So when the director suggested bringing this girl along for promotions, he didn't object.

Based on her status and the importance of the role, Su Wanyu wouldn't normally have been cast. However, in this drama, her character plays a crucial role in connecting the various storylines.

Because of the superb performance and the emotional delivery, it also has a certain audience appeal.

Since the director intended to cultivate new talent, Liu Jinghua was willing to help him achieve his goal.

Throughout the promotional tour, this young girl was very perceptive and knew how to handle things, taking care of her senior, Liu Jinghua, along the way.

As the weather turned cold and the air quality deteriorated, Liu Jinghua caught a cold and developed a persistent cough that wouldn't go away.

Su Wanyu brought him some pear soup in a thermos: "Teacher Liu, I noticed your throat hasn't been feeling too sore lately. This is some pear soup I made myself. Try it; it might help."

Fearing Liu Jinghua might refuse, he continued, "When I was little, I was very prone to coughing when I got sick, and once I started coughing, it would last for a long time. My mother tried many folk remedies. Now, in winter, I drink this pear soup as a health tonic, and I rarely cough anymore."

I noticed you've been coughing a lot lately, and since you're the main focus of promoting your new drama, I cooked an extra meal today.

Liu Jinghua took a bite and found it to be sweet and refreshing. The aroma of pear and the sweetness of honey blended perfectly, making his throat feel comfortable immediately.

He thanked them repeatedly and accepted their kindness.

Over the next few days, Su Wanyu prepared different medicinal drinks or snacks every day, such as monk fruit tea, fritillaria cirrhosa loquat syrup, and even some special herbal candies; she said they were all folk remedies left to her by her mother.

Liu Jinghua's cough miraculously improved.

He had a good impression of the actor. He even considered mentoring him and helping him develop his career.

Little did he know that the girl had ulterior motives for approaching him.

The photos weren't leaked from his own hands, but from his assistant's phone.

The assistant came to apologize profusely after completing the investigation.

When they were traveling around promoting their work, Liu Jinghua's cough was cured thanks to a folk remedy given to him by Su Wanyu.

Liu Jinghua treated the young girl well and appreciated her, so her assistant lowered his guard and got a little closer to her.

On one occasion, Su Wanyu brought pear soup over again, filling a large thermos. When she was filling Liu Jinghua's thermos, she spilled it on the table.

The assistant's phone was on the table at the time. Liu Jinghua was putting on makeup and was about to go on stage, so Su Wanyu helped clean the table and the phone, and even said she would use a hairdryer to dry it.

The assistant was instructed to bring in some pear soup so that Liu Jinghua could soothe her throat before the interview.

The assistant was naturally extremely grateful.

After this incident, the assistant checked all the details of the timeline and came up with this idea.

Upon returning to the hotel, they discovered that the location of the incident was under surveillance, and retrieved the video footage.

Sure enough, it was discovered that Su Wanyu had checked her phone while her assistant was delivering pear soup; she had even used the facial recognition function on her own phone to unlock it.

Even the photo of her assistant on her phone was carefully chosen.

I told my assistant before that there was a fun app that lets you change all sorts of interesting hairstyles, and even your gender.

Su Wanyu said that there is a look that would suit her assistant very well; if he dressed as a woman, he would be a stunning beauty.

I took close-up photos of my assistant, changed his hairstyle in various ways, and created fun photos to share with him.

There was a picture of a beautiful woman in ancient costume. After replacing it with a photo of her assistant, she really looked like a dignified and majestic empress.

And that day, he used this same headshot to unlock his phone. It was hard for him not to suspect that Su Wanyu had planned this all along.

The surveillance camera zoomed in and showed that Su Wanyu checked the chat history between her assistant and Liu Jinghua, and then forwarded a photo to her phone.

The chat history was then deleted.

"That's the situation, but we don't know her motives. What do you think we should do about this?"

The assistant was still very nervous.

After all, this matter was related to his own negligence; the photos were leaked from his possession.

"Give her a call and invite her to my engagement party with Meiqian."

Now that things were out in the open, Liu Jinghua planned to give Zhu Meiqian a formal title, and he arranged a small gathering.

They invited close relatives from both sides, as well as a few friends from the entertainment industry.

These friends have known each other for many years and have a strong emotional foundation. Some are relatively unknown actors, while others are big names.

I didn't invite those superficial friends, or those I only had a working relationship with for the sake of cooperation.

Liu Jinghua plans to formally propose to Zhu Meiqian at this banquet.

The assistant didn't know why Liu Jinghua would invite Su Wanyu to this gathering, but having worked for his boss for many years, he knew there must be a reason for it.

Without asking any further questions, I agreed.

Instead, Liu Jinghua continued, "When you make the call, first thank me for helping me treat my cough last time, and then mention the invitation."

The assistant now understood: Liu Jinghua wanted Su Wanyu to feel that she had been included in his sphere of influence.

He dialed Su Wanyu's number and said politely, "Ms. Su, Mr. Liu is very grateful for your help last time and would like to invite you to his engagement banquet with Zhu Meiqian."

"Yes, yes, Mr. Liu, you're too kind. I'll definitely arrive on time." Su Wanyu's voice couldn't hide her excitement.

"The engagement banquet has not been made public, so please keep it a secret for now, Miss Su."

"Don't worry, I will keep it a secret."

Su Wanyu hung up the phone, still feeling very excited.

The operation targeting Chen Xing and Su Maiqi failed. She was still sulking when Liu Jinghua invited her to a private party.

Looks like my luck has finally turned around. Now that I've gotten involved with Liu Jinghua, why should I worry about not having a chance?

Why bother arguing with that woman? So what if she's the president's wife? She's just relying on a man's fame.

But if she became a top-tier female celebrity, things would be different.

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