"Why are you treating me like this!" the girl sobbed softly.
Meng Nianchu felt pity for her and stepped forward to comfort her. Before she could even touch the girl's shoulder, the girl angrily slapped her arm away.
"Stop pretending to be nice to me!"
Meng Nianchu frowned.
The girl glared at her resentfully. "So what if Mu Feng likes you? An old woman like you, Mu Feng's parents would never accept you even if they died!"
Old woman?
The moment Meng Nianchu heard these three words from the girl's mouth, all her sympathy for the girl vanished.
"Learn to speak properly before you open your mouth." Noticing someone coming in from outside the door, Meng Nianchu stepped aside.
The girl gritted her teeth. "I don't want to talk to an old woman like you nicely! You're already married but still seducing men. You're so shameless!"
"I'll never let Mu Feng be with you. You're going to ruin him. Just wait!"
Meng Nianchu stared at the toilet door, hoping that Mu Junze would come out soon so that she could get back to the venue as soon as possible.
Before Mu Junze came out of the toilet, the girl had already left the restaurant.
Meng Nianchu heaved a sigh of relief.
Not long after the girl left, Mu Junze came out of the toilet with a solemn expression, as if something big had happened.
The moment he saw Meng Nianchu, he said, "There's a problem with a project in the company. We're accused of material fraud. I have to rush back to the company."
"Then I'll drive you back."
"No need. The company has sent someone to pick me up. They're on the way."
Meng Nianchu looked at Mu Junze with concern, worried about his injury. "Your thigh is hurt so badly. Are you sure you can go back?"
"Don't worry."
As they were talking, a low - key white sedan pulled up in front of the restaurant. Mu Junze rubbed his head, got into the car, told Meng Nianchu to take good care of herself, and then drove away.
Meng Nianchu watched the white sedan until it disappeared from her sight, and then she turned around and headed for the venue.
When she reached the lounge, she found it unusually quiet. She pushed the door open and saw the girl she had met in the restaurant sitting in her seat, looking at the lyrics.
Mu Feng was sitting far away. When he saw Meng Nianchu come in, he smiled and said, "You took so long to come back!"
"It's your fault for coming back so early!" Meng Nianchu joked as she walked into the lounge.
The girl glanced up at Meng Nianchu, then threw the lyrics aside and said, "I received the electronic version of this song when you submitted it and already composed the music. I'll play it for you once. Listen carefully and try to sing along to feel the pitch of the song."
With that, the girl took out her phone and played the pre - recorded music.
The soothing music filled the room, but the strange atmosphere in the lounge remained.
The four trainees' eyes kept glancing at Mu Feng in the corner. Mu Feng had his hands on his thighs and his head buried in his neck, seemingly oblivious to what the girl was saying.
When the song ended, the girl sat down in front of the piano.
"Now I'll teach you how to sing." The girl looked at Meng Nianchu. "Ms. Meng, we have something to do. Please leave for a while."
Meng Nianchu looked at her suspiciously.
The girl gave a faint smile, but her words were cold. "We need to practice singing here. Ms. Meng, you don't have anything to do. What are you doing here?"
"I..."
"Ms. Meng's presence here will affect our enthusiasm for singing, and it will also make the trainees confused about who to listen to and what to do. Since you don't need to learn, it's better for you to leave soon."
The girl stood up, walked to the door of the practice room, and opened it.
Meng Nianchu pressed her lips tightly, looked around, and said, "Everyone, practice hard. If you have any questions, make sure to ask clearly. This competition is very important. There can be no mistakes."
"Ms. Meng, please wait in the next lounge for a while. We'll be done soon." Mu Feng said softly.
Meng Nianchu walked out of the practice room.
As she passed by the girl at the door, the girl suddenly stuck out her foot. Meng Nianchu didn't notice and almost fell. She managed to steady herself.
The girl looked at her indifferently.
Meng Nianchu took a deep breath. She didn't want to make a scene in front of so many people, so she suppressed her anger and walked out of the practice room.
The girl slammed the door shut.
Meng Nianchu knew exactly why the girl was so rude to her. It was because Mu Feng had said in the restaurant that he liked her. That's why the girl was so angry and kept making things difficult for her.
However, judging from the girl's appearance, she should be about the same age as Mu Feng, yet she could hold the position of an arranger tutor. Meng Nianchu was a bit curious about her.
There were so many people in the venue. Before Meng Nianchu could even start investigating, someone had already dug out all the details about the girl.
While in the toilet, Meng Nianchu overheard the girls who came in to wash their hands and touch up their makeup discussing the girl, and she learned almost everything.
The girl's name was Li Na. Like Mu Feng, she was a former trainee in South Korea. They had fallen in love and were openly together during their trainee days there.
Later, Li Na was scouted by an agency and was asked to debut early. To avoid affecting her future star career, she broke off contact with Mu Feng. But after her debut, her influence was not significant enough. Then, for a long time, there were rumors that she and Mu Feng had been seen going in and out of restaurants and hotels together.
When the rumor reached its peak, Li Na suddenly announced that she had nothing to do with Mu Feng and that Mu Feng was just a suitor.
As these memories flashed through her mind, Meng Nianchu couldn't help but think of what Mu Feng had said in the restaurant about the photos being taken by paparazzi.
So he had been hurt before.
Since she knew about their past relationship, Meng Nianchu was not going to be stupid enough to get involved in their emotional turmoil.
She thought that she had to explain her relationship with Mu Feng clearly as soon as possible.
The news that Mu Feng's ex - girlfriend had suddenly appeared at the venue to be his arranger tutor spread like wildfire. After all, everyone was interested in other people's love lives.
As the topic of Mu Feng and Li Na became hotter, the news about Mu Feng and Meng Nianchu getting along intimately at the venue also spread.
It was as if someone had suddenly opened the floodgates of gossip, and it just wouldn't stop.
Meng Nianchu was a married woman, and such rumors would definitely damage her reputation.
In just one afternoon, Meng Nianchu felt that the people around her were looking at her in a strange way, full of curiosity and a desire to watch the drama.