Huayu: The young actress is heavily dependent on me

"What's wrong, Xiao Chen?" Yangyang Jin asked, looking at Chen Li's dark face.

"Sister Yangyang, Xiaotian is in trouble. Someone on her school forum is spreading malicious rumors that she got the lead role through improper relationships, and they've also made up a bunch of stories about her bullying classmates and cheating on exams."

Chen Li said in a deep voice.

"What worries me most is that she is only a junior in high school and her mind is not mature enough, making her very susceptible to being led astray."

Yangyang Jin's expression changed instantly. She quickly walked over, picked up her phone, and scrolled through it a few times.

The offensive comments scrolled past her eyes one by one, and her brows furrowed more and more tightly.

"There are a few things to do now." Chen Li stood up and paced half a step in front of the coffee table.

"First, secure the evidence. Have Bai Mengyan take screenshots of all the posts on the forum, including the posting time, user ID, post number, and number of replies. Don't miss a single one."

"Second, contact the school and request that they provide the poster's real name information. The campus forum is not an anonymous dumping ground; behind every ID is a real person—let the school investigate themselves, or wait until our lawyer's letter arrives before investigating; they can choose."

"Third," Chen Li turned around and said, emphasizing each word.

"Send a lawyer's letter. Inform all relevant posters that their actions have violated Article 246 of the Criminal Law, which pertains to defamation. Also, send letters to the school, the platform, and the relevant guardians."

"We do not accept verbal apologies or private settlements. Every rumor must be investigated and prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law."

He paused, then added,

"The handling of other minors who spread rumors will focus on education, but apologies must be made public, disciplinary actions must be recorded in their files, and guardians must also bear corresponding civil compensation."

"As for the main culprit who posted the initial message—once their identity can be confirmed, no form of mediation or leniency will be accepted; they must be brought to justice!"

When Yangyang Jin returned the phone to Chen Li, her finger was already on the shortcut key for the contacts:

"I'll contact the legal department right away, and also have the public relations department monitor public opinion. By the way—how's things going with Oda?"

"Bai Mengyan is with her." Chen Li picked up her coat from the back of the chair and walked towards the door.

"Draft the lawyer's letter first, then I'll go pick her up. Remember, be quick; all the evidence must be secured tonight."

"Understood! I'll arrange it right away!"

Once inside the car, Chen Li roared to life, and the car sped off, heading straight for Wansheng Street.

"Hey, how's Oda doing?"

Chen Li held the steering wheel with one hand and dialed Bai Mengyan's number with the other.

"She's feeling a bit better now. I tricked her into giving me her phone, but she's still hiding in the bathroom, heartbroken."

Chen Li was relieved to hear this: "That's good, thank you for your hard work."

"Just tell her I'm coming and ask her to come out."

"I told her, but she's still whining and won't come out..."

Bai Mengyan's helpless voice came from the other end of the phone, along with Xiaotian's faint sobs from the side.

Was Oda listening in the background too?

Chen Li had a sudden inspiration and came up with an idea:

"Hehe, just tell her I'm inviting her to dinner, and I'll take her to Wenyu Cheese Shop in Nanluoguxiang. Their double-skin milk pudding and cheese rolls are delicious."

"Huh? What? Wenyu Cheese Shop? Double-skin milk pudding and cheese rolls?"

Bai Mengyan immediately understood, and repeated it aloud while laughing.

Chen Li couldn't help but laugh. He could already imagine Xiao Tian crying and drooling on the side.

"Oh, and you also told her that you can't eat at that restaurant once you leave Beijing."

"This is a rare opportunity, don't miss it!"

......

"Eat slowly, don't choke."

Chen Li watched as Xiao Tian cried and frantically cooked mutton rolls in front of the copper pot, feeling both amused and a little sorry for him.

"Waaaaah..."

Oda: ε(┬┬﹏┬┬)3

"Okay, okay, stop thinking about that. Your face is all swollen from crying. You'll look even worse if you keep crying."

Chen Li smiled and handed a few tissues to Xiao Tian, ​​but Xiao Tian cried even harder upon hearing this.

Tian Xiwei took the tissue Chen Li handed her, wiping her tears while glaring at Chen Li with annoyance:

"It's all your fault. I had completely forgotten about it, but you brought it up again..."

"Waaaaah..."

Chen Li was exasperated: "Then why are you crying?"

"It's so delicious, what's wrong with me crying a little? Humph!"

"This hot pot with mutton is truly authentic!"

Chen Li silently watched her wipe away her tears, then happily scooped up the mutton rolls and rolled them in the sesame sauce bowl.

He kept mumbling incoherent complaints to himself and Bai Mengyan.

Chen Li sighed inwardly.

Xiaotian's only thought was to keep this to herself and numb herself with happy things.

However, these emotions will only take root and sprout deep inside, and eventually erupt, causing even greater harm.

For example, the incredibly talented and charismatic Leslie Cheung.

Despite external criticism and pressure, she has always maintained a gentle, tolerant, and sunny image, hiding all her negative emotions.

Ultimately, tormented by depression, he left behind the words, "I have never done anything wrong in my life, why is this happening to me?" before passing away.

His choice to help Xiaotian was to teach her how to release negative emotions and how to deal with external criticism and slander.

These are all essential lessons for any actor.

With so many people around, Xiaotian felt a little awkward...

Chen Li glanced at Bai Mengyan, then looked up at the incandescent light bulb above her head:

"Hey, why is this light bulb so bright?"

Bai Mengyan: ? ? ?

Seeing that Bai Mengyan was just staring blankly at him, Chen Li covered his mouth and coughed.

Why is there still no response? Are you pretending to be stupid?

Chen Li glared at Bai Mengyan and tapped the table:

"Bai Mengyan, didn't you just say you had an urgent document to process at the company?"

Bai Mengyan finally realized what was happening:

Was I just superfluous?

I should be under the bed, not here.

The relationship between three people was ultimately too crowded...

After Bai Mengyan left, Tian Xiwei gradually calmed down, and her mechanical eating speed of mutton also slowed down. Occasionally, she would stare blankly at the bowl of sesame sauce.

When Bai Mengyan was around, she could pretend to be nonchalant and chat with her.

But when she was alone with Chen Li, she gradually let down her guard.

The broth in the copper pot was still bubbling and steaming, and Tian Xiwei's eyes gradually welled up with tears.

Chen Li asked softly:

"Why aren't you eating?"

Xiao Tian put down her chopsticks, looked up at Chen Li, her long eyelashes trembling:

"Brother Chen Li, do you think I'm really bad?"

"When I'm in this situation, I don't know what to do, all I can do is cry."

"Actually, I'm not hungry at all. I just thought that if I ate something delicious, I could forget about it. But I can't even forget it, and I still feel really bad..."

Seeing Xiaotian finally open up and pour out her heart to him with red eyes, Chen Li breathed a sigh of relief:

"Since you can't eat anymore, then don't eat."

"Let's go for a walk! To digest our food and clear our heads!"

Chen Li did not choose to preach any grand principles to Xiao Tian.

The best approach is to let Xiaotian figure it out himself.