The two got out of bed and stepped out of the room, only to find that Xia Duoduo and Ye Cheng were nowhere to be seen.
Ji Wei imdiately noticed the creases on the sofa that indicated soone had slept there. That’s when she realized Ye Cheng had spent the night there.
Sitting at the dining table, she cradled her flushed face and glanced toward the tall, handso figure cooking breakfast in the kitchen. In a soft voice, she said, "Why didn’t you tell Mr. Ye slept in the living room last night?"
Last night, she had been kissed senseless by Gu Moqian. Inevitably, she had lost control and let out moans. The poor soundproofing of the hotel room ant everything had probably been heard.
"Why would I care? It’s not like he’s a virgin," Gu Moqian replied without even turning around.
Ji Wei: "..."
She truly had no idea how to respond to that.
Gu Moqian cooked so eggs, ward up milk, brought them over, and pulled out a chair to sit down.
"Just eat sothing to tide you over. Once we’re back in Rongcheng, I’ll treat you to a proper feast." He handed her a peeled egg.
Ji Wei took a bite and asked, "Are we heading back today?"
"Yeah, we’ll leave once we finish eating."
"Do you think the issues here will be resolved smoothly?"
"The actress didn’t die, and her injuries aren’t that serious. She just needs to stay in the hospital for a year or so to recover," Gu Moqian said indifferently. He had confird the situation as soon as he arrived yesterday.
A year or so isn’t serious? That’s definitely serious!
Still, since Lin Qian was alive, things would be less complicated.
Before getting in the car, Ji Wei fished out her phone. "I’ll give Duoduo a call, just in case she cos back and worries when she doesn’t find ."
Gu Moqian pressed her hand down and said, "I’ve already told Ye Cheng. He’s with your best friend now and will keep her inford."
"Alright then."
Ji Wei nodded, finally at ease as she got into the car.
...
The sudden accident involving the second female lead caused filming to be abruptly suspended. Many crew mbers had nothing to do at the set and naturally indulged in gossip.
"First Xia Duoduo had a wire malfunction and broke her leg, and now Lin Qian is seriously injured from a fall. Our crew has been plagued with bad luck lately. Do you think we might’ve offended so supernatural forces?"
"What era are we living in? How can you still be superstitious? If you ask , it’s probably the two actresses secretly fighting. I heard Lin Qian has always had issues with Xia Duoduo. Just the other day, they were slapping each other and falling into the river."
"After being in this industry for a while, these things aren’t surprising anymore. What I really want to know is—now that Lin Qian is injured and can’t act, who will take over her role?"
"No idea. The film is already halfway done, and replacing the second female lead at this point will result in huge losses."
"Did you guys notice that Xia Duoduo and her agent went to see Director Zhu first thing this morning? They’re still inside and haven’t co out yet."
As they spoke, a few people shifted their gaze toward Director Zhu’s office.
Director Zhu sat on the sofa, his brows tightly furrowed. He had been so confident when the production began, but now, one disaster followed another.
Switching the second female lead ant asking the investors for more funding, but he didn’t know how to broach the subject.
Actually, money wasn’t the real issue—the real issue was finding soone suitable for the role. Lin Qian had been chosen through ticulous auditions from many candidates.
Just as Director Zhu finished smoking half a pack of cigarettes, Ye Cheng entered with Xia Duoduo.
"Mr. Ye, please co on in," Director Zhu greeted eagerly, standing up.
Ye Cheng didn’t beat around the bush. He got straight to the point. "Director Zhu, I’m here to fight for my artist’s chance to play the second female lead."
"But she’s already playing the third female lead. How can she take on the second female lead as well?" Director Zhu glanced at Xia Duoduo, clearly surprised.
"Why not?" Ye Cheng raised an eyebrow and retorted.
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