CHAPTER 776: CHAPTER 427: _4

A burst of whispering arose around them.

Everyone looked at Rong Yanqiao, with a hint of curiosity in their eyes.

Yan Lu was unremarkable, without any backing, and usually took a friendly approach, getting along well with many people in the crew.

But behind Rong Yanqiao was Rong Qingze.

With this relationship, they spoke to Rong Yanqiao with an added measure of caution.

Especially now, after Rong Qingze targeted the Xu Family because of Rong Yanqiao’s recent disappearance.

Who didn’t know how important Rong Yanqiao had become to Rong Qingze?

Seeing the atmosphere suddenly become tense, the director hurried forward to smooth things over.

"Miss Rong, don’t be angry, Yan Lu doesn’t know any better, don’t take it to heart."

On the surface, these words blamed Yan Lu, but the underlying meaning was clear: she dared to speak because she knew no better.

Rong Yanqiao pulled a hint of a sarcastic smile at the corner of her mouth.

"How old is she this year?"

The director obviously didn’t expect Rong Yanqiao to ask this.

He hesitated for a moment, "She’s 23."

Rong Yanqiao slowly repeated.

"Twenty-three."

Then her voice suddenly turned cold.

"Already twenty-three, doesn’t understand anything, is she mentally deficient?"

These words made the director realize his previous statement was inappropriate.

Indeed, Yan Lu wasn’t a child anymore.

The entertainment industry was murky; no matter how naive Yan Lu might be, at 23, how could she possibly not understand anything?

Thinking of this, everyone present began to look at Yan Lu with a trace of disgust.

Here, the most disliked were those who played petty tricks.

Moreover, just now, Yan Lu had taken them all for fools.

With that in mind, no one would defend Yan Lu now.

Rong Yanqiao looked at Yan Lu again.

"Do you understand what I’m saying now?"

Yan Lu bit her lip, with tears in the corners of her eyes, looking extremely pitiful.

"Senior Rong, you misunderstood me, that’s not what I meant."

Rong Yanqiao gave a light laugh, looking at Yan Lu with interest, "Then what do you mean?"

Yan Lu’s tears fell, and she spoke with a sobbing voice, "I thought, Senior Rong, maybe you felt a bit dizzy and nauseous from hanging on the wire just now."

These words were impeccable.

Even those who were slightly disgusted with her just now couldn’t quite tell if she was telling the truth.

After all, Rong Yanqiao did just have a scene hanging on the wire.

Rong Yanqiao laughed, "Then why were you staring at my stomach?"

She stared closely at Yan Lu, enunciating each word, "Also, I am an actress, filmed so many scenes, have you ever seen me get dizzy from this before?"

Yan Lu couldn’t help but defend herself, "Senior Rong, I thought you looked too pale just now, I wanted to care for you, if you’re fine, why be so aggressive?"

These words almost made Rong Yanqiao laugh out of anger.

She knew coming to the set today wouldn’t be smooth.

She expected to encounter some infuriating things, but she didn’t expect something this laughable.

"Then I should thank you, right?"

The director, having listened to the exchange, already understood the reason behind the situation.

He was a smart man, having seen many such situations, and could immediately discern right from wrong at this point.

It all boiled down to Yan Lu deliberately picking on Rong Yanqiao.

He couldn’t help but be curious about where Yan Lu got the nerve to treat Rong Yanqiao like this.

Knowing well that if Rong Qingze found out about today’s events, Yan Lu wouldn’t last a day in the entertainment circle.

Being banned was minor, perhaps hefty breach penalties awaited her as well.

Still, Yan Lu was his protege, and he had to protect her somewhat.

At least, he couldn’t suffer losses himself over this matter.

So he quickly stepped forward and gave Yan Lu a slap on the face.

"Stop arguing."

Yan Lu was hit, only silently shed tears.

Rong Yanqiao wasn’t dumb; she clearly understood the director’s actions were for show.

She suddenly felt very tired.

It was getting late, and her head was spinning terribly.

The director noticed her fatigue and quickly said, "Let’s call it a day, we’ll continue tomorrow."

Leaving the set, Rong Yanqiao returned to her home, only to find Rong Qingze already waiting for her.

"How was it, happy today?"

Rong Yanqiao forced a smile, "Not bad, just a bit hard to adjust after recovery."

Rong Qingze was about to say more but was interrupted by a phone ringtone.

He frowned, it was Wenming calling him.

"What’s the matter."

Wenming’s voice was shaking badly, "Senior, I-I think I hit someone."

Rong Qingze frowned, but the matter seemed quite serious; he said, "Don’t panic there, I’ll have Jiang Bei come find you."

Wenming was already panicking greatly.

How could she not be scared?

"Senior, can you come? I’m really scared."

Rong Qingze recalled her previous behavior in the office, "Jiang Bei will handle it, don’t be afraid."

At this moment, Wenming on the other end of the line didn’t know what to think.

Jiang Bei was arriving slowly, she looked at the person on the ground and dialed Huo Yanshu.

Huo Yanshu answered the call, and Wenming was crying hard.

"Yanshu, I really don’t know what to do."

She was sobbing uncontrollably.

Huo Yanshu was stunned over the phone, "Wenming, what happened?"

Wenming sobbed, "I-I think I hit someone, can you come over?"

Huo Yanshu immediately stood up.

Wenming was his lifesaver; though he now had feelings for Rong Yanqiao, he couldn’t ignore Wenming.

"Where are you, Wenming, don’t be afraid, give me an address, I’m coming right over, it’ll be okay."

While comforting her, he was already heading downstairs.

Wenming gave an address, then sat by the roadside, silently crying.

The night wind was chilly, and she was shivering from the cold.

Rong Qingze’s attitude was so indifferent, she felt very unsatisfied.

She couldn’t let it go, calling Rong Qingze again, "Senior, I’m so scared, can you stay over with me tonight?"

With her face so similar to Rong Yanqiao’s, she didn’t believe Rong Qingze would refuse.

This request was blatant, and Rong Qingze had the speakerphone on loudly.

Rong Yanqiao, sitting beside him, was genuinely surprised.

She was seeing this side of Wenming for the first time.

Rong Qingze almost immediately hung up the call.

He cautiously glanced at Rong Yanqiao.

Seeing that aside from surprise, Rong Yanqiao had no other reaction, Rong Qingze felt a bit disappointed.

"Are you jealous?"

Rong Yanqiao looked at him calmly, "No."

Rong Qingze felt a bit anxious, looking at Rong Yanqiao, "There’s nothing between us, and I’ve already asked Jiang Bei to handle it, don’t misunderstand."

Rong Yanqiao looked at Rong Qingze and couldn’t help but chuckle a little.

"I’m not misunderstanding, I just didn’t expect Wenming to be like this."