Xue Chenyan had been hovering around her, but no one had discovered him, not even the surveillance. Reporting to the police would be useless; only by letting him escalate the situation could he be punished, and at the same time help Xie Chi appear in public and reclaim what should have been his.
When they came out of Xie Chi’s room, they saw Chu Daizi’s assistant Xiaofan standing at the door with teary eyes.
“What’s wrong?” Xiaobai stepped forward and asked.
“Nothing.” Xiaofan wiped her tears, “Sister Chu just asked me to wait outside.”
“Xiaobai comforted, ‘At times like these, just coax her and do as she says. We assistants treat our artists like gods, listening to them no matter right or wrong.’
‘I came out because I listened to her.’ Xiaofan sniffled. ‘Actually, it’s nothing. Recently, Sister Chu seems to have encountered something that’s making her unhappy, so she asked me to stand outside to avoid angering her.’
‘Isn’t that quite understanding?’
‘Doesn’t that mean I’m useless? Do you think she might fire me?’
‘Why is she troubled?’
‘Hmm…’ Xiaofan hesitated. ‘I’m not too clear, seems to be because of another woman…’
‘Don’t worry.’ Lin Xiaoman understood in her heart that it was probably something about Yue Ding that was troubling Chu Daizi, not directed at Xiaofan, so she comforted her. ‘She’s a straightforward person. Now she doesn’t want to be disturbed, so wait outside. When her anger subsides and she thinks of you, she’ll naturally find you.’
Xiaofan looked at her gentle and beautiful appearance, and her mood immediately improved, unconsciously nodding.
The next day, when filming ended at noon, Lin Xiaoman had just returned to the shuttle car when she saw an additional person inside. The car was parked next to a grove of trees, with few people passing by, so this person must have entered when no one was paying attention.
Thinking of his sneaky appearance, Lin Xiaoman couldn’t help but laugh.
‘Looks like you’re in a good mood,’ Ji Zhixian spoke first.”
He had just seen through the window that Lin Xiaoman was chatting and laughing with Huo Qizhi, which made him irritable.
“Nothing.” Lin Xiaoman still smiled slightly, “Why are you here?”
“Just happened to be doing a program nearby,” Ji Zhixian said casually, “And to remind you to stay away from Xue Chenyan.”
“You know?” Lin Xiaoman’s spirit lifted, “Do you have any evidence?”
“How do you know?” Ji Zhixian’s calm eyes flashed a hint of panic, “Have you met?”
“Xie Chi has seen him, but unfortunately has no evidence.”
“You focus on filming. I’ll handle this.”
“You came just to say this?”
“I warned you before that Huo Qizhi is not a good person,” Ji Zhixian couldn’t help but mention.
Lin Xiaoman laughed again, with a profound gaze.
“Why are you laughing?” Ji Zhixian felt like he was being seen through and unconsciously explained, “He’s been entangled in rumors recently. Don’t get too close to him.”
“Are you jealous?” Lin Xiaoman smiled softly, her spring-like eyes filled with light, making it hard for anyone to look away.
Ji Zhixian was stunned for a moment, quickly recovering, “I’m just reminding you to comply with the contract.”
“Don’t worry, I have no interest in him.” Seeing Ji Zhixian’s questioning look, she raised an eyebrow, “Does every woman have to like him?”
“You don’t like him?”
Ji Zhixian looked at her deeply, “How could anyone not like a man who is gentle, considerate, and magnanimous?”
Lin Xiaoman was slightly stunned. This was what she had sarcastically said to Ji Zhixian back then— “Qizhi is gentle, considerate, and magnanimous. Any woman would like him. If you don’t like him, do you like you, this petty, ungentle, self-absorbed madman?”
He actually remembered it to this day.
But I already have a wealthy, handsome, and talented patron. How could I possibly look at anyone else? she said nervously, “As long as I’ve seen you, no other men can catch my eye.”
“So,” Ji Zhixian’s low voice rang out in the car, with a hint of ambiguity, “are you confessing to me?”
Lin Xiaoman, who had never encountered such shamelessness, suddenly blushed. “This… this isn’t a confession. Don’t be so full of yourself.”
“Yes,” Ji Zhixian suddenly moved closer to her, whispering in her ear, “I’m a vengeful, self-absorbed person who doesn’t understand gentleness.”
His voice was as soft as a breeze, like a lover’s whisper. Lin Xiaoman’s face grew even redder: “I don’t know what you’re talking about.”
“Don’t know?” Ji Zhixian looked at her deeply, his watery gaze full of deep emotion. Lin Xiaoman looked and was immediately drawn in.
His gaze was so focused that in the quiet car, Lin Xiaoman felt like she could hear her own heartbeat.
“Actually, I came this time to tell you something.”
“What?” Lin Xiaoman unconsciously leaned back.
“I saw Fang Yuan the other day.”
“Who is she?”
“She’s your cousin’s assistant.”
“Why would your cousin’s assistant have anything to do with me?”
“She’s not doing well.”
Fang Yuan had been her assistant since her debut, handling everything appropriately. Lin Xiaoman thought it was Ji Zhixian’s probe and laughed lightly: “I’m not interested in how strangers are doing.”
Ji Zhixian continued to focus on her: “After your cousin passed away, she started working for Yang Xiaoxiao.”
Lin Xiaoman’s expression changed. Yang Xiaoxiao was an artist older than her who entered the entertainment industry later. When they filmed together, Lin Xiaoman disliked Yang Xiaoxiao’s unprofessionalism. In one interview, Lin Xiaoman mentioned some stars being unprofessional, offending her.
Of course, if it were just a conflict between Lin Xiaoman and Yang Xiaoxiao, she wouldn’t be this worried.
Mainly, Yang Xiaoxiao was a vengeful and hot-tempered person.
Many of her assistants had quit because they couldn’t tolerate her.
It was said that once, because her assistant didn’t pay attention to the coffee’s temperature and she got burned, she directly threw the coffee in the assistant’s face. Some had seen that her assistants always seemed to have injuries.
These incidents hadn’t blown up because she had powerful backers.
Now that Fang Yuan was in her hands, who knew what she might do.
Lin Xiaoman tried to suppress her emotions, pretending to be expressionless: “I said I’m not interested in people I don’t know.”
“Fang Yuan has to accept her current job to support her brother’s education,” Ji Zhixian continued, ignoring her, “Even if she’s beaten and scolded by Yang Xiaoxiao every day and used as a punching bag, she can only endure.”
“How tragic,” Lin Xiaoman suddenly laughed, looking at Ji Zhixian with some stubbornness, “Why are you telling me all this?”
Ji Zhixian was stunned. He brought up Fang Yuan’s situation to get Lin Xiaoman to help. Tang Feifei had always been loyal, able to stand up for strangers, so she definitely wouldn’t let a former colleague suffer.
But what about Lin Xiaoman?
She had no relationship with Fang Yuan.
Could “doing the right thing” convince her to offend Yang Xiaoxiao’s powerful backers for someone she didn’t know?
So, if Lin Xiaoman got involved in Fang Yuan’s situation, he could force her to admit she was Tang Feifei.
“Are you expecting me to help for my cousin’s sake?” Lin Xiaoman countered, “But the only person I can rely on is you. If I were to help, I’d only ask you. If you were willing to get involved, you wouldn’t need to mention this to me. So why are you bringing this up? What are you expecting?”
Ji Zhixian was cornered and momentarily didn’t know how to respond.
“I…” looking at the stunning young woman before him, he hesitated for a moment but suddenly mustered courage, “I want you to admit that you are Tang Feifei.”
