CHAPTER 35: CHAPTER 35: INJURED

In those three days, sometimes she suddenly burst into laughter, sometimes cried, and sometimes her eyes were filled with murderous intent, completely like a madwoman. Laura’s frequent weapon was a knife, and she had the habit of playing with knives; she also had a deadly habit of licking the blood off the blade with her tongue after killing someone.

Tong Yan practiced these moves, cutting her tongue, her hands covered in scars, bleeding nonstop, eventually unable to eat at all. After three days, when Gu Feng saw her mouth full of blood and her hands covered in wounds, he stood there frozen, unresponsive for a long time, and finally hurriedly rushed her to the hospital.

"Young people nowadays seem like they’re dying when they break up, it’s really irresponsible. Your body and hair are given by your parents, you mustn’t mess around like this in the future. How could someone be so cruel?" After examining her wounds, the doctor looked at Gu Feng reproachfully, "Drink some cold porridge for now, wait for the wounds to scab before eating other things. Keep your hands dry and avoid infection."

Gu Feng: ...

Doctor, he’s innocent.

Tong Yan suddenly cried out, "Wh-what, I can’t eat..."

Before she could finish speaking, her tongue hurt sharply, her face scrunched up, she covered her mouth and looked at Gu Feng pitifully, "It hurts."

Gu Feng was worried inside but said, "Serves you right."

The doctor scolded, "What’s that supposed to mean? What kind of boyfriend are you? You should comfort her properly."

Gu Feng, being reserved and steady yet slyly sarcastic, disdained to explain such words, only letting the doctor scold him. Tong Yan rarely saw Gu Feng like this, and there was only one word to describe her feelings at the moment — satisfying!

Gu Feng glanced at her, "The doctor said you can only drink cold porridge during this time."

Drink porridge! Porridge!

Tong Yan felt like she had been struck by lightning, suddenly feeling disheartened, stirred by emotion, her hands and mouth were in great pain, her tongue felt like it was being sliced by a knife. Well, her tongue was indeed cut by a knife.

After leaving the hospital, Tong Yan had no time to rest and headed straight to the set for the audition. By the time she arrived, many people were already waiting. Li Qin’an was well-respected; unlike some directors who preferred big-name actors, no matter how famous, if their acting was poor, they weren’t accepted. Many unknown artists had become popular through selection to perform in his films and TV shows.

She glanced briefly and saw the original Laura’s actress, Chen Lan, sitting quietly in a corner wearing simple attire, her expression calm.

Although Tong Yan was confident in her acting skills, she dared not be careless, because part of the reason "Apocalypse" was such a hit was due to the actors’ outstanding performances, and Chen Lan was one of them.

The other actors were dressed flamboyantly, chattering continuously, probing, speaking with implications, and even comparing themselves, as if they were at a beauty contest or a tea party.

Tong Yan was already unwell, her mouth hurt badly and she couldn’t speak, but a clueless female artist came over, "Which artist are you? I’ve never seen you. I acted in ’High School Prince’, which was very popular at the time. Have you heard of it?"

Tong Yan glanced at her, pointed at her mouth, then showed her bandaged hand without speaking. The female artist’s eyes flickered, the corner of her mouth slightly uplifted, thinking Tong Yan wouldn’t have much hope in the selection since she couldn’t speak, she regarded her disdainfully and sat back down.

Chen Lan went in first, staying inside much longer than others, and only came out after a long time. As she walked out, everyone wanted to glean something from her expression, but could see nothing.

Tong Yan arrived late, and was called in last, which was disadvantageous for her, as the more interviews there were, the more numb and impatient the process could become.

When she was called, there was no one left. Upon entering, she saw Li Qin’an sitting in the center, flanked by two people who appeared to be assistant directors, Li Qin’an’s face calm and unreadable, while the other two looked somewhat irritable and impatient.

Li Qin’an spoke, "Feel free to perform."