Chương 289: In waters of utmost clarity, there are no fish.

"I also know that there are quite a few people in the circle who are clean and hardworking... but their luck is extraordinary... I didn't have their luck, and I tried to get more, so I complied with the rules of the circle... not until Zhongxing began to rectify its artists did I realize, were there so many people holding on to their original aspirations?! It was just me always making excuses for my own greed."

"But I really can't stand it! It's been so hard to get to where I am today after sacrificing so much, should I just give up now?" Li Manman said calmly yet despondently, "This feeling, it's like I tirelessly adapted to the rules, even staining myself to achieve my goals, and in the end, you tell me that you need someone pure and flawless?"

She found it somewhat ludicrous.