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That was an unforeseen event .
She actually hit him…
Was she out of her mind?
“You, you…”
Shi Sheng bent over to pick up a wine bottle and smirked without any sense of hesitation, “You still want me to follow the rules?”
A voice so crystal clear with a slight smile, yet so intimidating .
Li Jie was terrified all of a sudden, “What are you trying to do?”
“Teaching you a lesson . ” Shi Sheng raised the wine bottle and struck .
‘Pa!’, everyone felt chilly .
Did she really strike him?
“Next time, it won’t be just a lesson, I’ll end you . ” Shi Sheng tossed the broken wine bottle to the ground .
Li Jie felt dizzy after being hit, caressed his head which was now numb, warm, and sticky .
Blood…
Li Jie’s eyes rolled back and he fainted on the spot .
“Garbage . ”
Shi Sheng took a glance at the people in the room, most of them could not register what had just happened .
What happened to the gentle and dignified goddess?
Where did this violent maniac come from?
The people only reacted after Shi Sheng left the room and then they dialled 110 .
Gu Chi stood on the third floor and watched as Shi Sheng left the Hall .
He stood next to a manager-like woman who was looking at Gu Chi respectfully and carefully .
After some time, he turned to the noisy room and told her, “Take care of it . ”
“Yes, Master . ”
The woman went towards the room promptly .
Shi Sheng thought a piece of news like the Movie Queen hitting someone would make it to the headlines .
Yet, nothing came up .
He got beaten up like an idiot, yet no news about it?
Chen Yuan probably heard the news from elsewhere and rushed to her house .
“Shen Shen, what happened last night? Did you beat Li Jie up?” Chen Yuan went straight to the point right after she stepped in .
She had to leave early last night . She was busy the entire night and barely had any rest . Unexpectedly, this incident was the first thing she had heard about in the morning .
The circle of people Chen Yuan belonged in was neither small nor big . Every tiny detail would spread around the whole circle .
“Yes, I was just wondering, why isn’t there any news? Sister Chen, did you cover it up?”
Chen Yuan was speechless .
Is she crazy?
She’s still thinking about the news at this point?
Doesn’t she know what kind of a person Li Jie is?
With such a revengeful character, the incident was never going to be covered up . Now, without any news being reported, she couldn’t tell what went wrong .
“What were you thinking? How could you put your hands on Li Jie? ” Chen Yuan felt like she was going crazy .
“He used a trashy script to make me play by the rules and threatened me . Who else to hit other than him?” Shi Sheng rolled her eyes .
Isn’t that the kind of guy who’s asking for it?
Chen Yuan took a deep breath, “Shen Shen, ever since the last time your role got snatched, you have been off . What’s wrong with you?”
“…Triggered . ” Shi Sheng blabbered .
“In this line, it is normal to be mentally pressured, I’ll contact a psychologist for you . ” Chen Yuan was also worried about artists under her care facing mental problems .
Being an artist is in fact far less fruitful than how outsiders perceive artists to be .
Being overcommitted into a drama role, having depression, overworking, living an inconsistent lifestyle…
Shi Sheng looked at Chen Yuan as she was getting her mobile phone out ready to make a call . She instantly reached out to grab Chen Yuan’s mobile phone, “Sister Chen, I’m not sick . ”
“I didn’t say you were sick, it’s just a chat with a psychologist to release your stress . ” Although Chen Yuan said that, she felt that Shi Sheng was indeed actually sick .
Sick people often feel like they are not sick .
After Shi Sheng persuaded Chen Yuan for some time, Chen Yuan dropped the thought to bring her to a psychologist, “So far, I have no updates about the incident . I’ll find out who did the cover-up later… . . Have a good rest, don’t go out for a few days . ”
“Have a safe trip home, Sister Chen . By the way, please don’t ever invite me to join any dinner events like last night’s . It was meaningless . ”
Chen Yuan was speechless .
Do you have any idea how many investors were there last night?
Chen Yuan took a deep breath and stared at her, “Do you think you attend any more of those in the future?”
Li Jie was injured . Albeit the incident was covered up, Li Jie is not an easy man to get rid of .
All she brings is trouble .
Finally, some of her burdens were relieved once Chen Yuan left .
But right after Chen Yuan left, the controlling sibling, Lan Ching, called Shi Sheng .
“Baby, are you okay?”
“I’m fine . ” I was the one who injured someone, what could possibly happen to me?
On the other side, Lan Ching let out a sigh, “Thank god, what happened with Li Jie?”
“Oh, he tried to play by the unspoken rules by offering me a role!,” Shi Sheng spat out the truth .
“What!”
Shi Sheng heard a sound like something being thrown over the phone, followed by the voice of Lan Ching suppressing his anger, “How dare he try these schemes on my sister . My dear, don’t you worry . As your brother, I won’t let you be bullied . ”
Shi Sheng was speechless .
Bullied? I hit him right on the head, okay?
“By the way, dear, do you know anyone from the Gu family?” Lan Ching said abruptly after he was done scolding Li Jie .
“Gu family? Gu Chi? Which Gu family?”
Lan Ching has always been in touch with people from the newspaper’s office . But he was still one step behind a mysterious person who stopped Lan Sheng’s news from being published .
And he was someone from the Gu family .
“There is no Gu family other than the Huan Yu Company . Who do you know?”
”I am not sure…… ” Is Gu Chi from the Gu family?
Usually, the story goes like this .
Lan Ching seemed to be very nervous, he did not want any ties with the Gu family .
Shi Sheng answered inattentively and hung up the phone .
Shi Sheng scratched her head and was a little confused . What’s going on?
She went to room 606 to look for Gu Chi and knocked on the door for some time, yet nobody answered .
In the following days, Gu Chi did not come back, and Shi Sheng started the shoot for ‘First Empress’ film .
The shooting location was at a local filming studio . The director used to film artistic films, never once a drama as marketed and profit-based as this one . It was a tad different from what he was used to do .
Directors who film artistic films are normally very particular about details . When Shi Sheng first joined the crew, she was asked to study various history materials .
From manners to lifestyle .
Shi Sheng was frightened by the thick pile of materials .
Am I here for acting or history class?
“Sister Lan, did the director do this on purpose?” Xiao Fu and Xiao Bao were both speechless . This is not a historical drama, is it necessary to be so strict?
“All because I’m too cool . ” Shi Sheng touched her face narcissistically, “Must be jealousy . ”
Sister Lan doesn’t usually hates narcissists .
But just how picky can the director be anyway? Shi Sheng thought .
But soon, she regretted that thought and wanted to terminate her contract immediately .
Just a little mistake in the dress up, he asked for a cut .
Even if the action was off by a little, he asked for a cut .
He even asked for a cut for ad-libbing .
And when the hairpin was slightly misplaced, he asked for a cut again .
If this was a historical drama, she would have no comments because then a purpose to study history would exist . But, this was not one!
The background was just a set-up .
“As I have told you before, unmarried women were not allowed to wear the golden hairpin back in that era, all of you just won’t listen…”
“Director . ” Shi Sheng interrupted the director’s chattering .
The director was talking excitedly . Suddenly, he heard Shi Sheng calling him . He frowned and stopped talking .
“You should not change your filmmaking style to soap opera, you should teach history lessons .
The director was confused .
Shi Sheng pulled off the messy accessories on her head, “The nation needs you, not me . Regarding the liquidated damages, my manager will talk to you about it . I hope to never see you again . ”