"Look at you. Why do you have to be so mad at Zhou Siyu? Do you know that when I suggested replacing her during the audition, Ji Lin rejected me on the spot?" In the private room of the hotel restaurant, Chairman Wang explained to Xu Qingwan with an impatient expression, "Ji Lin is the Young Master of the Ji family. How can I not give him face when he asked? Look at how protective he is of Zhou Siyu. Maybe the two of them are friends in private. What if Ji Lin goes back and complains to his parents because of such a small matter? "
Xu Qingwan kept asking, so Chairman Wang had no choice but to ask her out to explain. The only reason he was so polite to Xu Qingwan was because Xu Qingwan had helped him a lot.
Chairman Wang also found it strange. This woman didn't look very powerful, but her foresight was very unique. Just because he listened to Xu Qingwan's advice, Chairman Wang avoided the pitfalls of several big investments in a row and made a lot of money. His status rose, and Xu Qingwan also received a lot of shares because of this. She was considered a small shareholder.
However, Chairman Wang didn't understand. If Xu Qingwan was so amazing, why did she have to rush into the entertainment industry? Why couldn't she just sit there and collect dividends? However, since Xu Qingwan had asked him to help pave the way for her, Chairman Wang couldn't refuse because this woman was very useful. If it was just spending money to help Xu Qingwan snatch a role, it would be fine, but the Ji family was not to be offended!
"Ji Lin, he …" Xu Qingwan's hands on her knees unconsciously clenched the corners of her skirt. She lowered her head to hide the bitterness in her eyes and forced a smile as she said to Chairman Wang, "I know what you're worried about. Don't worry, the Ji family will never help to protect Zhou Siyu."
After knowing that Chairman Wang had no reason to insist on replacing Siyu, Xu Qingwan felt relieved. In her past life, Xu Qingwan had been the daughter-in-law of the Ji family. No one knew better than her how much Lady Ji and the Duan Rulan hated Siyu. In this world, the person who wanted Siyu to disappear the most was probably her own mother …
Sorry, Ji Lin. She didn't want to do this, either. Xu Qingwan thought silently in her heart. But if Ji Lin continued to fool around with a woman like Zhou Siyu, there would definitely be discord between mother and son. She just wanted to prevent this from happening in advance. It was for Ji Lin's good!
Ji Lin would understand her intentions sooner or later!
…
After the audition for "Lethal Beauty" ended, the list of selected actors was announced on the same day. Siyu was not surprised to see her name on the list. She played the role of the fallen princess, Yun He. She had very few scenes and could finish filming in a few days. Thus, after Siyu called Yu Ling to tell her the good news, she stayed in the hotel arranged by the crew and waited for the movie to start filming.
Her new assistant, Shen Yue, was someone who couldn't stay still. Whenever she had time, she liked to take selfies with Siyu. After a few days, her phone's photo album was full. When Siyu saw that she was so enthusiastic, she simply handed her Weibo account, "Zhou Siyu Yu Yu," to her. Shen Yue acted as if she had received a treasure and posted a set of nine selfies a day.
"… Do you really have to do this? If you post so frequently, it's easy to get aesthetic fatigue, right? " Siyu actually didn't quite understand Shen Yue's love for selfies. In her opinion, the things she drew with her own hands were much cuter than the photos. Moreover, she looked sick every day. What was there to look at?
Shen Yue fiddled with the camera and said, "Sister Siyu, fans want to see you often. Our Braised Fish relied on photos to promote many people." In particular, there was a fanatic with the ID "Braised Fish Head," who confessed to Siyu's Weibo 800 times a day. Because Shen Yue was now helping to manage Weibo, she received morning and night greetings from this "Braised Fish Head" every day. She also received various health secrets from who knows where.
Siyu: "Braised … What?"
Shen Yue knew that she had said something wrong, so she laughed it off and said, "Nothing." She looked at Siyu's drawing and asked curiously, "Sister Siyu, you can draw?"
Siyu nodded, "Yes, I draw for fun."
Because she expected to be away for a while, Siyu specially asked Shen Yue to pack her drawing tools and bring them over. When she was idle like now, she would stay in the hotel and continue drawing comics.
The length of the "Fashion Strategy" was not short. Siyu was now the main author of the comics. Now that her comics were popular, people found that the form of serialization on the web was much more convenient than the usual monthly magazine. As the first batch of people to eat crabs, Siyu quickly became popular. Another 500 Years of Lucky Carp's Weibo account accumulated more than 200,000 fans.
A few days ago, Editor Mu Yan told Siyu that a publishing house had taken a fancy to her work and was now discussing the matter of publishing a book. If everything went well, the first standalone comic book could be released at the end of the year.
Hearing this news, Siyu was very happy. Although she was confident in her own ability, it was naturally a good thing that more people could see her comics. Excited, she quickly hid in the hotel before the shooting started and edited the short comic about autism, which was based on Beibei. She packaged it and sent it to Mu Yan.
This comic was called "Cat Dad." It was about a little boy who used to live a happy life. However, one day, a major change occurred in his family. His father was in a car accident and became a vegetable. The boy's personality changed greatly and he suffered from autism. He locked himself in his room all day, refused to communicate with others, and refused to come out. Later, the boy's family picked up a stray tabby cat and brought it to the boy, hoping that it could cheer him up. This cat was very smart and could understand human language, as if it knew everything. With the tabby cat's company, the little boy's condition improved little by little. It was also at this time that the tabby cat finally told the boy that it was actually his father. After the car accident, the father's soul was attached to a cat. It took a lot of effort to return to his son's side and accompany him out of his isolation. It turned out that the person that the boy thought had left him long ago had never left him.
Beibei liked this story very much. She seemed to be able to find a resonance with the little boy in the comic. Seeing that she loved it so much, Siyu simply gave the manuscript to her and brought it back. However, even so, this was the first time that Siyu had tried a non-melodramatic comic. Therefore, after sending the manuscript to Mu Yan, she was actually a little nervous.
The comic was not long, but Siyu waited for more than an hour before Mu Yan replied. She sent a crying emoji as soon as she received it.
Siyu hurriedly asked, "What's wrong?"
Mu Yan said, "Koi, you made me cry so hard that I couldn't catch my breath. I was almost seen by my subordinates. Fortunately, I hid in the bathroom in time. Otherwise, my reputation would be ruined. My eyes are still swollen!"
Siyu: "Then do you think … this comic can be published?"
Mu Yan said firmly, "No problem, it can definitely be published!"
After thinking about it, Mu Yan sighed and said, "Actually, I think that if this story can be adapted for the screen, it will be more suitable. I just don't know which child star can act in it …"
Siyu thought that Mu Yan was really far-sighted. She said, "I didn't think that much. At that time, it was because my friend's daughter has autism. I felt that it was a pity when I saw her, so I thought of drawing this comic."
Mu Yan's mind was active. She immediately thought of something. "Oh right, since this comic is about autism, I think we can try to cooperate with some children's organizations. For example, we can set up a fund or something and use your comic as publicity. This way, we can kill two birds with one stone!"
Mu Yan's suggestion happened to hit Siyu's idea. With a preliminary idea, Mu Yan suddenly became full of motivation. She hurriedly told Siyu not to stop updating and immediately went to work.
By the time she was done with the comic, the sky was already dark. Siyu had already sent Shen Yue back to her room to rest. She had not eaten yet and was about to go out to look for food. However, as soon as she went out, she saw the door of the guest room across the corridor open. Ji Lin walked out with his hands in his pockets and headphones in his ears, humming softly. The two of them immediately met face to face.
Ji Lin was speechless. His image!
Young Master Ji hurriedly pulled out the headphone cord and stuffed it into his pocket. He stood at attention in front of Siyu like a primary school student in front of his class teacher. He secretly glanced at her and said, "Sister Siyu … can I call you that?"
He did not dare to call her sister directly, so he could only settle for the second best. Young Master Ji thought that he had helped Siyu out during the audition last time. No matter what, he should have left a good impression on her, right?
Siyu looked at him in amusement. "Of course I have no problem with that. It's just that your seniority is higher than mine. If word gets out, it won't be good."
"I'll only call you that in private!" Ji Lin almost swore to the heavens. After getting permission, he could not help but smile. He asked briskly, "Sister Siyu, are you going to eat?"
Siyu nodded. "I didn't notice the time just now, so I'm going to eat at a restaurant."
Ji Lin paused and said seriously, "The restaurant is already closed at this time. I know a restaurant nearby. It's very secluded and the environment is very quiet. Why don't we go there?"
This was pure nonsense. In order to take care of the actors, the production crew had specially booked an entire floor of guest rooms and asked the restaurant to prepare food 24 hours a day. However, Siyu had been cooped up in her room for the past two days to rush her script. Shen Yue had brought her three meals a day, so naturally, she did not know about this.
Siyu was not suspicious. She thought about it and realized that she had never talked to her younger brother properly, so she agreed readily.
"Wait a minute. I'll go change. I'll be quick!" Ji Lin immediately beamed. Like a child who had received candy, he ran back to his room happily. After all, he was a popular superstar. Naturally, he had to disguise himself well when he went out.
However, the two of them did not notice that while they were talking, a door was quietly opened. Xu Qingwan hid behind the door and quietly took out her phone. She aimed the camera at the two of them and silently took a photo.
After taking the photo, Xu Qingwan quickly and silently closed the door. She looked through the photos. Because the angle was good, there were a few photos that were very ambiguous. One of them was the photo where Ji Lin opened the door and smiled at Siyu when he went back to his room to change. It looked like there was something fishy going on between the two of them.
Xu Qingwan's face darkened. When Ji Lin was facing her, he had never smiled so sincerely … What right did Zhou Siyu have?!
The strong feeling of being ignored surged in her heart again. Xu Qingwan carefully selected a few photos that could distort black and white. She searched for the Duan Rulan number that Chairman Wang had given her and sent all the photos over.
After doing all this, Xu Qingwan leaned against the door and let out a long sigh. She sneered slightly. She believed that Lady Ji would definitely like this gift of hers!
On the other side, the two people were unaware of all this. Ji Lin skillfully disguised himself once again until even his own mother couldn't recognize him. He led Siyu out of the hotel and found a narrow alley after many turns. After walking for about ten minutes, the two of them finally arrived at their destination.
Just as Ji Lin said, the restaurant was in a very secluded location. It was opened by a family, and the boss was obviously an old acquaintance of Ji Lin. When he saw him, he asked, "Same as usual. Three catties of hemp. Thirteen spices?"
Without waiting for the boss to call, Ji Lin brought his sister into the restaurant and sat down. When he heard the boss's words, he hurriedly instructed, "Ask the auntie to cook a pot of shredded chicken porridge. Make it lighter."
The boss smiled and agreed.
When he turned around and saw Siyu's curious gaze, Ji Lin scratched his head in embarrassment and whispered, "These are home-raised chickens. They are specially used for nourishment and taste very good. I know that your health isn't good and you can't eat spicy food. I won't mess around."
Siyu couldn't help but laugh. "Thank you. Also, thank you for speaking up for me during the audition."
After being praised by his sister, Ji Lin's ears turned red. Fortunately, the lights weren't too bright, so Siyu didn't notice. He quickly changed the topic. "Speaking of which, my assistant doesn't know that I sometimes sneak out to eat crayfish. Xiao Ai is very strict. If she finds out, I'll have to eat plain water and plain porridge for the next month!"
As Ji Lin spoke, he put on a bitter face. Obviously, he had such a painful experience before. Siyu stared at his unconsciously puffed up cheeks and covered her mouth to laugh.
Oh right, she almost forgot. In her manga setting, Ji Lin was an out-and-out food lover. He had tried all kinds of street food and had sneaked out with Xu Qingwan to eat delicious food several times.
When she thought of Xu Qingwan, the smile on Siyu's face faded a little. She wasn't really dense. She had seen Xu Qingwan's abnormality. This person was a little different from her original setting …
Siyu glanced at Ji Lin and asked tentatively, "Have you worked with a girl named Xu Qingwan before?"
This name seemed to poke at Ji Lin's nerves. He suddenly raised his head and looked nervous with a hint of uneasiness. "Sister Siyu … did you hear something?" Could it be that Xu Qingwan's bad words had reached his sister's ears?
"Not really." Siyu decided to ask more bluntly. "What do you think of her?"
Ji Lin's expression suddenly became a little strange. After thinking for a few seconds, he reluctantly found an adjective that wasn't too derogatory. "She … doesn't do her job properly."
If she wanted to work, she should work hard. Why did she always revolve around him?
Siyu was shocked. Ji Lin's evaluation could be said to be quite rude. It meant that he didn't have a good impression of Xu Qingwan. However, Siyu clearly remembered that Xu Qingwan in the manga was also very hardworking at the beginning. It was because of this hard work that Ji Lin looked at her in a new light. Now, it seemed … that wasn't the case.
Recalling Xu Qingwan's strange words and her inexplicable hostility toward her, Siyu's heart sank. Could it be that this Xu Qingwan wasn't the original goods?
Siyu was thinking about this in her heart. The two of them were silent for a while. It wasn't until the plate of crayfish that Ji Lin ordered was served that Siyu came back to her senses. She took the plastic gloves and put them on. Then, she helped Ji Lin peel the crayfish. "You eat. I'll peel it. Anyway, my porridge hasn't been served yet."
Ji Lin was stunned. "Sister Siyu …"
Siyu peeled the crayfish quickly and neatly. She was very skilled. For the first time, Ji Lin enjoyed the luxurious treatment of not having to eat the crayfish himself. He could just immerse himself in eating. His sister gently asked him if it was spicy and if he wanted to drink some water. As Ji Lin listened, he couldn't help but lower his head to hide the bitterness in his eyes.
At his family's dinner table, he was always the only one eating alone. The situation of his family sitting at the same table could only happen when he went out to socialize. How long had it been since he heard that someone cared about him like this?
Perhaps it was because Siyu was easy-going, Ji Lin slowly relaxed. He was no longer so reserved. Instead, he could talk to Siyu about the interesting things that happened when he was filming. Siyu couldn't stop laughing.
After a while, the hot shredded chicken porridge was served. This time, Ji Lin took the initiative to fill a bowl for her and put it in front of Siyu. His eyes were filled with anticipation. "Sister, try it. I asked the auntie to add more medicinal herbs. They are all nourishing for your body."
Ji Lin was talking excitedly. Unknowingly, he changed from "Sister Siyu" to "Sister". However, he didn't notice it. Siyu was also bad and didn't remind him.
Upon hearing Ji Lin's words, Siyu glanced at the crimson luck above his head. She thought to herself that it was better not to tell this silly child that the luck on his body was actually the one that was greatly nourishing …
Just as she finished half a bowl of porridge, Siyu's phone suddenly rang. She put down the bowl and saw that it was an unfamiliar number. It was so late. Who would be looking for her?
Siyu picked up the phone in confusion. Just as she said "hello", a familiar and cold voice came from the other end of the phone. "I told you not to leave Jiangcheng during this time."
Siyu: "…??!!"
"Fifth, Fifth Master?" This familiar tone scared Siyu so much that she almost dropped the spoon in her hand. She glanced nervously at Ji Lin, who was looking over curiously. She covered her mouth with her hand and said in a low voice, "Please listen to me …"
Fifth Master Lu said unhurriedly: "Speak."
Siyu: "…" But she hadn't thought of a word yet!
Seeing that Siyu didn't speak for a long time, Fifth Master Lu chuckled softly. The slight tremor seemed to follow the electric current into Siyu's heart, making her tremble involuntarily.
"So, my words have gone in one ear and out the other." Fifth Master Lu twirled the prayer beads. Under his gentle tone, there was a hidden coldness that couldn't be ignored. "You're not in the hotel either. I'll give you five minutes to walk back. Don't ask me to send someone to fetch you."
As soon as he finished speaking, the phone was hung up.
"…" Si Yu listened to the busy tone and wanted to cry. Could it be that the Great Demon had found his way here? Why couldn't he let her go?!
Ji Lin saw the changes on her face and couldn't help but ask, "Sister, what happened?"
"Something big happened!" Siyu jumped up, grabbed Ji Lin's hand, and rushed out. "It's a matter of life and death!"
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