Speaking of the cosplay industry.
In the early days, it was just a very niche industry, but with the advancement of certain concepts, it gradually became an industry known to the public.
As everyone knows, once an industry starts to expand, it means the industry can make money.
The current industry is exactly like that.
In a sense, you could say it’s a mixed bag — some people genuinely love cosplay, some use it to make money, and some even use it as a front for illegal transactions.
But regardless, this term has entered the public eye as a fact, and even many older people know about cosplay.
So, if you really want to argue, Bai Mengling saying she wants to cosplay isn’t completely impossible, but does she have the time?
Chen Tang looked at Bai Mengling with a puzzled expression.
“Miss Bai of the Eldest Daughter, I’m not joking. Do you have the time to do cosplay? Liu Yan and I do it as a hobby. After all, I’m somewhat of a cute girl, so I do some cosplay to give our buddies some perks and make a little extra cash on the side. You’re not into ACG… you don’t even like this kind of thing, right? Look, Liu Mengmeng doesn’t plan to cosplay with us either.”
She said it very frankly — this kind of thing wasn’t that big of a deal.
“Even if you say that, since it’s something you plan to do, I also plan to do it.” Bai Mengling’s tone carried a hint of authority that brooked no argument.
Clearly, this eldest miss had no intention of backing down just because of a few words from Chen Tang; instead, she was even more motivated.
“Fine, whatever you say. I was just making a suggestion.”
Liu Yan didn’t really care either way. If Bai Mengling wanted to cosplay, that was her business; after all, the Bai family had professional photographers.
In the remaining time, they didn’t touch on any sensitive topics.
After all, Chen Tang realized that Bai Mengling wasn’t someone who would easily back down. If she pressed further and caused an ugly scene, it would embarrass Liu Yan. They were at his family’s restaurant, and if things got too ugly, in the end, it would be his family’s business that suffered.
She couldn’t do that.
Sometimes, when you’re on your home turf and still care about saving face, you end up being restrained instead.
If they were at Bai Mengling’s place, Chen Tang could make as much trouble as she wanted — unless the Bai Clan didn’t care about face either, which was a different story.
All in all, Liu Mengmeng was sweating buckets during the meal.
She felt like her own level was too low.
To be honest, she originally thought she was a bit of a sly girl, but seeing Sister Tang’s moves today made her realize that her own slyness was still lacking.
Sister Tang usually looked like a Tang Dynasty Demon Pill, but when it came to facing off against other women, her attack power was maxed out, leaving the eldest miss unable to fight back.
But the downside of this was — even Liu Mengmeng noticed that Bai Mengling’s skin seemed to be getting thicker.
Though theoretically, rich people generally have thick skin, Bai Mengling seemed to have completely stopped caring about dignity or anything like that. She had a kind of “today I finally know myself” vibe, ignoring whatever Chen Tang said and just doing her own thing.
That was impressive. To be honest, if the roles were reversed, Liu Mengmeng would have been unable to bear the humiliation, covered her face, and run away crying.
But Bai Mengling actually sat there, finished her meal, and even went back and forth with Liu Yan and his parents, finally managing to pay the bill.
That was an impressive ability.
It just goes to show that the gap between people can sometimes be huge.
Sister Tang!
She felt that she might need an ally.
Yes, an ally.
If she wanted to defeat Sister Tang, she couldn’t do it with her own strength alone.
Her only advantage right now was that Sister Tang didn’t see her as a rival. Even though she was only one or two years younger than the two of them, both Brother Yan and Sister Tang seemed to treat her like a child. That was her only chance.
Her concealment was still strong, but if she wanted to take Brother Yan from Sister Tang, this level wasn’t enough.
An assassin!
That’s how she positioned herself!
So how could a hidden assassin defeat their opponent?
A backstab with a critical hit to take them down instantly!
Liu Mengmeng suddenly had this realization!
This was something she had learned from watching the two of them play games recently.
She believed it was a skill that could be applied in real life — if she didn’t act, fine, but the moment she did, she would take Brother Yan down immediately! And without any hesitation, very fast and decisive… go all in with all the damage!
So before that, before her timing was revealed, she had to stay hidden and not let anyone discover her.
Therefore, she didn’t plan to make any moves, nor did she plan to let Sister Tang sense any possibility of her acting.
But — she needed someone to cooperate.
Her gaze fell on Bai Mengling. As Bai Mengling was leaving, their eyes met.
Both of them seemed to understand something.
That afternoon, while practicing driving, a strange ID added her.
She didn’t need to think to know who it was.
Sure enough, it was Bai Mengling.
“You seem to have some thoughts about your Brother Yan too?”
The other side got straight to the point, not even trying to play games.
“What if I do? What if I don’t?”
She decided to play it safe.
Bai Mengling then said very bluntly, “I’ll give you a chance. I have a drug developed by our company here — yes, the kind you’re thinking of. I’ll find a way to get Chen Tang out of the way. Then you give it to your Brother Yan, and the two of us will take him down together. After it’s done, I’ll give you the status of a concubine.”
“?”
Liu Mengmeng sent a question mark directly. “Sister, are you still living in feudal times? You’re even talking about concubines!”
“You don’t like it? Fine, let’s put it in more modern terms. You can be the mistress or the other woman, and I’ll be the wife.”
“Huh?”
“Is that surprising? In our circle, many men have several women outside. My dad is an exception, but I think even if I take Liu Yan, Chen Tang won’t let it go easily. I can’t kill Chen Tang, and if I don’t give up Liu Yan, then I’m doomed to accept that he’ll have mistresses. So what I need to fight for is this position.”
Liu Mengmeng’s eyes widened. She couldn’t believe what she was seeing. Was this in the Kingdom of Xia’s language?
“If you don’t believe me, go ask Chen Tang. Her thoughts will definitely be the same. She encouraged Liu Yan to confess to me, probably because she thinks it doesn’t matter — even if I have a physical relationship with Liu Yan, she’s still more important to Li Yan. I want to make her realize that’s not the case. Even a relationship built over more than a decade can collapse because of certain events!”