CHAPTER 36: CHAPTER 36: SELECTED

Tong Yan performed Laura’s most classic move from "Apocalypse". She twirled the knife leisurely, her expression suddenly changed, and she slashed forward forcefully, as if a person had just died spraying blood in front of her. She smiled coldly, but her eyes carried a faint joy, joyful for completing something her beloved tasked her with. Finally, she licked the blade, blood dripping down from it, charming yet filled with seduction, and turned around gracefully and left.

The entire performance lasted less than two minutes, without a single line of dialogue, without excessive moves, yet she portrayed Laura’s decisive ruthlessness, her cold and deep passion. The set fell into silence for a long time, a very long time, before Li Qin’an stood up, walked towards her, clapped his hands, admiration in his eyes.

Tong Yan bowed to express her gratitude, "Thank you."

"Laura, I look forward to working with you," Li Qin’an approached her and shook her hand.

Tong Yan finally secured the role of Laura. Although she had expected it, she was still very happy, as this would greatly benefit her acting career. However, she had to admit that she cheated this time. She didn’t know what Chen Lan did to get the role and wasn’t sure she could win purely on acting skill, so she had to be clever. Li Qin’an wanted a Laura, so she performed a Laura for him.

Gu Feng knew Tong Yan got the role of Laura, and for the first time ever, he said, "Hard work pays off."

"Apocalypse" wouldn’t start filming until a month later. Tong Yan decided to take a month’s vacation for herself. Laura was a difficult role, with lots of action scenes, so she needed to adjust her condition well.

Most of her rest time was spent eating and eating, but now her entire tongue was problematic; other than porridge, she couldn’t eat anything else.

But in the world of foodies, eating is king, everything else is fleeting.

The first time she was disobedient and ate something else, her whole tongue swelled up, leading to a hospital visit. The second time, she couldn’t resist and ate again, got caught by Gu Feng, who then confiscated all the food in her house. The third time she pestered Yin Weiyi to take her out to eat, was full and satisfied, but again was caught by Gu Feng.

This time, he sent a big gift—a personal assistant.

The assistant’s name is Li Xin, a fresh university graduate, looking very young, with a face exuding youthful vitality. Tong Yan glanced at Gu Feng, with disdain in her eyes, thinking where he found this little sister.

Gu Feng elegantly adjusted his glasses with his long, slender fingers, "Li Xin will be your assistant from now on, taking care of everything for you. Don’t bully her."

Li Xin, full of nerves, bowed to Tong Yan, "Hello, Sister Yan, I’m Li Xin, pleased to work with you in the future."

Tong Yan burst out laughing, patting her on the shoulder, "Don’t be nervous, I won’t eat you."

Li Xin replied nervously, "Yes, Sister Yan."

"From today until you recover, Li Xin will live here." Gu Feng looked at her and nodded, "If I find out she steals food, there will be no forgiveness."

Tong Yan and Li Xin felt a chill up their spines, not daring to object at all.

Thus, Tong Yan’s days of hardship began. Li Xin was clearly so green and timid when she first arrived, but in just one day, she transformed into a commanding presence, especially when caught her sneaking food. She would immediately call Gu Feng; her swift actions were simply impressive. This kid must have learned her ways from Gu Feng!

Ten days later, in the evening, Tong Yan went to the hospital for a follow-up. The doctor checked her tongue and her hand, "The recovery is okay, I’ll prescribe some medicine. Come back in a few days to get checked. Don’t mess around like this anymore, you have injuries everywhere, but luckily your face is unharmed."

Tong Yan almost burst into tears of joy upon hearing this and asked the crucial question, "Does that mean I don’t have to live on just porridge anymore?"

The doctor laughed, "I knew you didn’t pay attention, otherwise your tongue would have healed long ago."

Li Xin nodded constantly beside her, "Sister just eats poorly; normally she doesn’t pay attention at all. If this goes on, I’ll have to tell Brother Feng."

This kid has truly developed bad habits; her catchphrase now has become "I’ll tell Brother Feng."

The two of them were so engrossed in their conversation that they didn’t notice at all that the camera outside the door kept snapping pictures. The person behind it had eyes that were filled with malice and ruthlessness, making one’s blood run cold.