The Cleavage Is Nice Too

Lin Meng kept her head down and said nothing for a long time. Perhaps this was the first underhanded thing she'd ever done, because she looked a little guilty. At such a critical moment, she didn't even dare take the item out of her pocket and hand it to Yun Huaizhu.

When she still hadn't spoken after so long, Yun Huaizhu smiled at her. "Hello, what can I do for you?"

Lin Meng had watched Yun Huaizhu speak on all kinds of video sites long ago, but this was the first time she'd been this close to her—talking to her alone, with no sound system and no screen between them.

Her voice really was lovely—gentle and sweet, like pearls falling onto soft clouds.

Lin Meng hurriedly regained her composure. "Th—that is, I just wanted to..."

She was so excited that her voice cracked; by the time she realized what she'd said, it was already too late.

When Lin Meng had been planning this, her mind had been perfectly clear, but after meeting Yun Huaizhu face-to-face, her brain short-circuited. Her hand, shoved in her pocket, clenched tightly around the gift box.

Say it, just say it—take it out!

But for some reason, Lin Meng's whole body felt frozen in place, unable to move.

Seeing her downcast expression, a complicated look flickered through Yun Huaizhu's eyes. Her retirement announcement today had indeed been sudden; just now, someone had even cried right in front of her. But there was nothing she could do—she truly felt she had let down the fans who had always supported her.

When people are heartbroken beyond words, they fall silent. Especially since this fan in front of her had already been choking up when she spoke.

Seeing this, Yun Huaizhu immediately rose and walked over to stand before her. Before Lin Meng could even react, she felt herself pulled into a fragrant, soft embrace.

It was a scent like tuberose. Lin Meng's eyes went wide. She had only come here today to give a gift; she had never dreamed Yun Huaizhu would hug her.

Her heart felt like bread slowly baking soft and golden in an oven... A 2D character she had liked for so long had suddenly met her in person—and even hugged her.

Yun Huaizhu's embrace was so soft. Lin Meng couldn't help but glance down.

Mm, the cleavage was nice too. Worthy of a beauty with an almost perfect figure!

Yun Huaizhu patted her shoulder and let her go. "Thank you for always supporting me. I'm retiring for personal reasons. I hope you'll live happily from now on—healthy and joyful."

Lin Meng's face burned, but her expression still didn't betray anything extreme. Maybe that hug had left her tipsy, almost drunk, because she suddenly mustered her courage and pulled the gift box from her pocket, opening it in front of Yun Huaizhu. "Um, this is a gift I got for you."

Yun Huaizhu looked at the delicate pair of peridot earrings and paused.

This fan must have poured her heart and soul into preparing the gift; the gemstone color she'd chosen and the style of the earrings were both exactly what she liked.

Yun Huaizhu was deeply moved, but she raised her head with an apologetic look and studied the fan, who seemed so quiet and reserved. "I'm sorry, I don't accept gifts from fans."

Hearing this, Lin Meng lowered her head again, a sad, reluctant look on her face. "This is your last concert. I spent a long time preparing this gift for you. Just treat it as a keepsake of how long I've liked you—please?"

Quite a few fans had given Yun Huaizhu gifts before, but she had refused them all. She had repeatedly told her fans... that as long as everyone took good care of themselves, she was happy; she had money and could buy whatever she needed herself. Her fans' love was the most precious gift of all.

Any fan who had supported her should know this, and everyone attending today's farewell fan meeting was a veteran fan who had made it into the inner venue—so this person must know too.

If she knew and still prepared this gift, then she really just wanted a memento.

Yun Huaizhu didn't know why, but the moment she saw the fan's sad expression, her heart felt heavy and stifled. She unclasped the pearl necklace from her neck and put it around the fan's neck.

Feeling the weight settle around her neck, Lin Meng looked up at Yun Huaizhu.

Yun Huaizhu had taken the earrings from the gift box and quickly put them on her own small, fair earlobes. "Since it's meant to be a keepsake, let's remember each other by it. You gave me a gift, so I'll give you one too. I hope you'll be happy from now on."

After saying this, Yun Huaizhu looked at the fan.

The fan burst into tears on the spot; even the lenses of her glasses were speckled with glistening tears.

Well, of course—anyone else would have been just as moved.

Lin Meng gave a slight nod. Finally, she said, "Then... could you wear them a little longer? At least let this pair of earrings stay with you for a whole day—like I'm with you."

Yun Huaizhu agreed. "I won't take them off for the rest of today."

Lin Meng said, "Mm, then thank you..."

With that, she turned and silently left the venue, just like the fans before her.

...

Lin Meng held her emotions in as she walked down the path to the exit. Following the dim passage, she walked faster and faster, until she finally emerged and breathed in the cold, fresh air. Only then did she bounce up like a little rabbit, as if her restraints had finally been released.

"Yes!"

The plan had finally worked!

At first she'd worried that even if Yun Huaizhu accepted her gift, she wouldn't put the earrings on—but she never expected the plan to go this smoothly.

So next, she just had to wait for Yun Huaizhu to go home. Then, when Su Yutang was about to abuse her, she would call the Omega Rights Protection Association. Once people came knocking, Su Yutang would have no choice but to let her go.

If that didn't work, she'd move to plan B: call the police about domestic abuse, then leak the news to a few paparazzi. Amid the chaos, Lin Meng would disguise herself as a delivery worker and go in to rescue Yun Huaizhu. At the very least, she had to get the suppressants into Yun Huaizhu's hands—that way Yun Huaizhu would be spared the initial physical harm.

At that thought, Lin Meng couldn't help but smile.

She really was a little genius!

Now that the thing she'd been worrying about had gone exactly as she'd hoped, Lin Meng's stomach suddenly growled. She took out her phone and checked the time. There were still more than four hours until Yun Huaizhu's differentiation. Anyway, Yun Huaizhu was still at the concert venue and hadn't left.

So she might as well grab a meal first; only on a full stomach would she have the strength to work.

...

Yun Huaizhu touched the peridot earring—not exactly top quality. This was the only gift she'd received all day that had made her happy.

Yet the very next second, the phone on the table rang. She glanced at it once, and her expression immediately turned gloomy.

Yun Huaizhu answered the call. "I've already done as you instructed. What are you still dissatisfied with?"

A brazen laugh came from the other end. "Satisfied? How could I not be satisfied? Now I'm ordering you to come to me immediately. I'm going to reward you for being obedient."