Chen Jie glanced at Li Ziling in surprise.
Li Ziling whispered, "I'll run with you, don't do anything reckless."
Chen Jie said, "What about your future? Don't you want to be a big star? If you leave now, you'll never have a chance again."
"I, I think what Tian Guang said makes sense. A woman like me, with no power or influence, would be unfairly treated even if she went to another entertainment company. It's better not to waste time," Li Ziling said forlornly.
Chen Jie's heart trembled slightly.
He said gently to Li Ziling, "Don't worry, not all entertainment circles are that dark. You'll get what you want."
"But, you..." Li Ziling said urgently.
"Just watch, I said Guo Xiaofeng would have to bear the consequences of her own actions, and she will certainly not have a good ending," Chen Jie said lightly.
Although he said so, Chen Jie was still somewhat moved by Li Ziling.
After all, this girl was willing to give up her dreams to keep him safe.
At this moment, Guo Xiaofeng, on stage, spread her arms and said to the crowd, "Before I perform this program, I want to share something with my fans!"
"You might all be curious why I'm wearing a mask on stage!"
"You might be curious why I'm performing for free at this school."
"I want to tell you all, there's a reason for all of this!"
"I..." Guo Xiaofeng then covered her face and wept.
The crowd below erupted in an uproar. Chen Jie sneered inwardly. As expected of a celebrity, she could cry on cue; he couldn't do that.
The host smiled and said, "Teacher Guo has suffered some grievances, and some things are difficult to speak of, so let me tell you!"
"Yesterday, our Teacher Guo was slapped by a young master in a hotel over a small matter, and the slap mark on her face hasn't faded yet!"
"Teacher Guo is a gentle and timid woman, and she felt scared and regretful about everything that happened yesterday!"
"Therefore, we are holding this free singing and dancing festival to publicly apologize to that young master!" With that, the host bowed deeply.
As soon as this was said, the audience exploded.
"Who the hell is so awesome that they hit our goddess and then made her hold a singing and dancing festival as an apology?"
"That's too overbearing! What did our goddess do wrong to be forced like this!"
"Wait! If our goddess was bullied, why would she hold a concert at our school? That doesn't make sense!"
"Could it be that the young master who bullied our goddess is from our dance school?"
"Damn it, this is a disgrace to us! Goddess, tell us, who is he!"
As expected of Guo Xiaofeng, her move had successfully ignited her fans' anger, and they began to stand up for her.
Some people had even stood up and started shouting.
On stage, Guo Xiaofeng's mouth, hidden by the silk mask, curved into a smile.
This was the effect she wanted.
She had come to apologize to Chen Jie on the surface, but in reality, she wanted to provoke her fans' rebellious spirit and incite them to riot and attack Chen Jie.
At the same time, with so many media outlets hyping it up, this incident would surely spread globally. If Chen Jie were an ordinary person, his future would be ruined.
And she, Guo Xiaofeng, would quickly rise in popularity, becoming a household name.
At that time, Shengshi Company would see its market value rise again because of her.
Seeing that the atmosphere was almost right, although no one spoke, the host still smiled and misinterpreted the audience's intentions, saying, "Teacher Guo, everyone said that it's okay even if your face is disfigured. Be brave and take off your mask to show your true face!"
"Then, we will formally apologize to that young master!"
"Is that really okay?" Guo Xiaofeng said aggrievedly.
"Your fans don't mind, you should be brave!"
They wanted the audience to see the slap mark on Guo Xiaofeng's face first, and then announce Chen Jie's name.
This would achieve an even more astonishing effect.
"Okay! I hope you all don't dislike me! It took a lot of courage for me!"
Guo Xiaofeng said with feigned difficulty.
Then, she pulled off the elastic silk mask, which slid off her face as smoothly as silk.
The large screen behind her did a close-up of her face.
Wow!
As Guo Xiaofeng's face appeared on the big screen, everyone gasped in disbelief and looked at Guo Xiaofeng in amazement.
"This, this..." Azhu and the others pointed at the stage in disbelief.
"Is this really Guo Xiaofeng?" Li Ziling murmured.
"My dear family, I now solemnly apologize to that young master, Teacher Chen, I'm sorry!"
Guo Xiaofeng, seeing that the atmosphere had reached its peak, no longer delayed and directly revealed Chen Jie's name.
"Teacher Chen, can you come on stage to accept my apology?" Guo Xiaofeng said with feigned grievance, feeling smug inside.
To her surprise, her words did not provoke the crowd's anger but were met with a chorus of boos.
Even many reporters started to take close-up shots of Guo Xiaofeng's face.
"What's going on? Is the slap mark too obvious and someone recognized it?" Guo Xiaofeng panicked inwardly.
"Ah, Teacher Guo, you this..." The host also noticed something was wrong.
He turned and looked at Guo Xiaofeng with confusion.
Upon seeing her, he was instantly stunned.
Then he stumbled back a few steps in fear.
"What's wrong? Is there something wrong with my face?"
Guo Xiaofeng asked confusedly.
The host pointed at the big screen in horror and said, "Look quickly..."
Guo Xiaofeng turned her head and immediately felt her eyes go black, then covered her face and cried out, "What's going on?"
On the big screen, her face had grown a large amount of stubble.
Her entire face had turned into a monkey's face.
However, at least the color of the monkey's fur was natural. But the stubble on her face was very irregular, some thick, some thin, some long, some short.
It looked like a patch of dry grass.
Guo Xiaofeng reached out and touched it, and her hand was pricked by the fine, stiff stubble.
"This is not Guo Xiaofeng!"
"Who the hell is this? Is this an actor hired from the zoo?"
"Ugh... I'm going to vomit! I've never seen such a disgusting woman!"
"But, to be fair, her figure is amazing. I'd still be willing to accept it with her head covered."
Some reporters, eager to get the scoop, climbed onto the stage to interview her: "Teacher Guo, are you really Ms. Guo?"
"Can I touch the stubble on your face?"
"Stop filming, don't film!" Guo Xiaofeng finally realized something.
Her immediate priority was to minimize the damage.
Otherwise, if this image spread, her acting career would be over.
But it was impossible to contain the damage.
After all, there were at least dozens of media outlets invited by them present.