After Transmigrating, I Bent the Female Lead O - Chapter 12

He Lingxing felt a bit dazed after returning to the office from the hot springs. It wasn’t until she splashed some water on her face that her nerves completely relaxed, and she belatedly realized that Shu Minglan had teased her.

But she had clearly spoken to the person in a very nasty tone. Was Shu Minglan lightheaded from the heat and didn’t react?

Looking at the friendship value, which had already turned positive, He Lingxing scratched her soft chin, genuinely puzzled for a moment.

Come to think of it, every time she transmigrated before, she was always focused on her career, interacting either with rough, calculating men or with women with ulterior motives, or simply dealing with scumbags and manipulative women directly. This was her first time interacting with someone like Shu Minglan.

He Lingxing could certainly feel that she wasn’t always a competent vicious female supporting character. But to actually harm someone when they hadn’t hurt her first, especially to use despicable means to frame such a wonderful woman, she couldn’t bring herself to go against her conscience.

The soft touch of fingertips on her lips still lingered. It was He Lingxing’s first time having such intimate contact with someone. When she washed her face, she unconsciously touched that area a few more times, always feeling a different sensation.

But she and Shu Minglan were clearly both women, and there were no pheromones at play at the time. He Lingxing felt she hadn’t been affected, and the unusual feeling in her heart was quickly suppressed as mere unaccustomedness.

Now, her character restoration had moved away from the danger zone, and the female lead’s friendship value towards her was increasing. Everything returned to her initial plan—

As long as she was the female lead’s friend, she would have the opportunity to push her towards the male lead. The plan was one that adapted to the rules, but there was still a hint of uncomfortable discord in her heart, quietly planting a seed.

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Days later, Bai Xi, who had been uncharacteristically cautious, suddenly received the shocking news of her dismissal from the company, along with a lawyer’s letter personally delivered by He Lingxing’s secretary.

The warning lawyer’s letter was also sent to Mentor Wang Qianjiang, whom Bai Xi had recommended to guide the girl group’s dance. The two had a good private relationship, so naturally, they were now like grasshoppers tied to the same rope, rising and falling together.

Upon receiving the lawyer’s letter, Wang Qianjiang immediately called Bai Xi, intending to plead with He Lingxing through her, but instead received the bad news that Bai Xi had also been fired and was being sued.

The initial peaceful discussion between them, after meeting for a meal, somehow turned into mutual accusations. In the end, Wang Qianjiang, who had offered to pay for the meal, angrily left first, forcing Bai Xi to pay for both their meals, leaving her fuming in the restaurant.

She knew that some of the young girls under her had been actively offered to Wang Qianjiang for his amusement. Although Wang Qianjiang hadn’t truly exploited them yet, their collusion would become courtroom evidence with the girls’ testimonies.

Regarding the girl group matter alone, it didn’t meet the standard for legal sentencing, but the fines alone would be enough to cause them significant trouble.

Moreover, in the entertainment industry, one’s reputation was everything. No matter how rotten a person was privately, they had to be wrapped in a good facade. After being publicly sued, the two were basically saying goodbye to their careers in entertainment and would also have a criminal record starting with a minimum negative mark.

Bai Xi hated He Lingxing and Shu Minglan so much her teeth ached.

Especially He Lingxing. She used to seem indifferent to such matters, but now, acting on some whim, she suddenly began a major reshuffle of the management team, kicking out many who had been taking advantage. She even personally took over the new project, preventing even the vice president from interfering at all.

Dealing with these two wasn’t difficult; the real challenge was how to completely bring them down.

In the original book, Wang Qianjiang, relying on his status as a mentor, acted with impunity, eventually getting two young girls pregnant and settling it with money. Bai Xi, on the other hand, was an accomplice, oppressing artists and secretly taking photos of Shu Minglan bathing to threaten her, almost driving her to depression. She was ultimately sent to prison by the male lead.

He Lingxing naturally wouldn’t just watch those things happen before taking action.

As of now, Wang Qianjiang hadn’t dared to truly violate female trainees, and Bai Xi had only taken candid photos of Shu Minglan’s daily life, but she had already coerced and threatened other artists. He Lingxing simply took some time to collect the evidence and submitted it to the court for judgment.

The imprisonment of manager Bai Xi (sentenced to twenty years) and famous mentor Wang Qianjiang (sentenced to twenty-five years) and the subsequent public outcry were later developments.

After organizing the evidence against the two, He Lingxing personally took charge of the new girl group project during Shu Minglan’s absence for filming.

She remembered that the company in the script should have started its decline from this point, directly because its two core pillars in the girl group were poached.

Due to Alpha’s physique and temperament, most Alpha girl groups in the market currently adopt a mature and cool style. He Lingxing’s new girl group consisted of five girls, all Alphas, but they weren’t the mainstream, singular “queen-like” style.

The average height of the five girls was 172cm, a normal height for female Alphas, but their appearances were all distinct. Among them, one was an ACE (all-rounder) and one was a visual (face of the group), named Lin Qingyan and Le Jiaxuan, respectively. These two girls were He Lingxing’s most promising prospects.

ACE Lin Qingyan adopted a gentle older sister persona, while Le Jiaxuan had a sweet and versatile youthful style. After their debut, they would each attract many fans and bring a new ray of hope to the struggling company.

In the original book, these two girls were also part of the male lead’s “harem.” Soon after their debut, Lin Qingyan broke her contract with the company and turned to the male lead.

However, at that time, the male lead already had Shu Minglan as his official girlfriend. Additionally, idols dating was considered a breach of idol etiquette, and this girl ultimately became the laughingstock of the entire internet, committing suicide by taking sleeping pills under the torment of online violence.

Sunny girl Le Jiaxuan would also be entangled with the male lead for a long time, even going so far as to falsely accuse her former company to help the male lead. In the plot, Le Jiaxuan apparently even became pregnant, which was very rare for an Alpha. However, this girl was a minor cannon fodder character, and it was never mentioned whether the child was born.

When she pushed open the door to the practice room, the beautiful smiling faces of several young girls entered He Lingxing’s sight. No matter how many changes the original book’s plot went through in the end, at this moment, those flower-like radiant smiles were sincere and bright, and their clean eyes were full of aspirations for the future.

Standing closest to the door was the shortest of the girls, a twin-tailed girl. Upon seeing He Lingxing enter, a hint of an unusual expression appeared in her eyes.