Lin Leyao said to Xiaomi, "You eat it, I don't like Japanese food."
Chen Luan continued like this for several days in a row. Not only Xiaomi, but also other members of the crew noticed that something was wrong with Chen Luan.
Why is Chen Luan hanging around Lin Leyao all day instead of staying with Su Wenyu?
Inside the hotel, Su Wenyu was making hand-drip coffee.
As her assistant showed her photos on her phone and recounted what she had seen and heard over the past few days, she watched.
"Sister Wenyu, are you really not bothered?!" The assistant's stern question echoed in the room.
Chapter 33
In the morning, Xiaomi came and knocked on the door.
As Xiaomi entered the room, she placed breakfast on the table and said, "Sister Leyao, do you know what I saw at the door just now?"
"What?"
Xiaomi was still very surprised, her expression exaggerated: "I saw that Hengdian boss lady come out of Teacher Su's room!"
Lin Leyao paused in peeling the egg, then asked, "That internet celebrity?"
Xiaomi replied, "Yes. I didn't expect her to know Sister Wenyu!"
After listening to Xiaomi's words, Lin Leyao was absent-minded throughout the entire meal.
Two days later, the film studio held an awards ceremony.
The cast and crew of "The Palace Prisoner" also attended the ceremony at the official invitation.
After walking the red carpet, Lin Leyao, Chen Luan, Su Wenyu, and Director Long entered the venue.
Since it wasn't a very formal awards ceremony, the actors from each production should have sat together.
But when Lin Leyao saw her seat card, she was completely stunned.
The venue was divided into four seating areas: A, B, C, and D. Sections B and C were excellent seats directly facing the stage, so actors sitting there were among the most senior and influential in the industry.
The cast and crew of "The Palace" were assigned to the first and second rows of Section C, while Lin Leyao was assigned to the first row of Section B.
Director Long and his team were quite surprised by the seating arrangement, but he quickly laughed heartily and said, "Your seat is a good one too. I saw that other film crews also had their seats staggered. You can sit here. I'll treat everyone to a late-night snack after the ceremony!"
"Okay! Thank you, director!" As soon as the director finished speaking, the others became excited.
As the various film crews arrived, the empty venue gradually filled up, and Lin Leyao slowly realized that something was wrong.
In Section C, Chen Luan glanced around in Lin Leyao's direction and suddenly felt something was off. He lowered his head and quietly asked Director Long, "Director, is Leyao's seat wrong? Those are all investors sitting over there."
"Oh? Let me see!"
Director Long took out his glasses from his pocket and put them on. He carefully observed Section A and also noticed something was wrong. He muttered to himself, "Why did the organizers arrange the seats so haphazardly!"
A darkened area appeared to Lin Leyao's right, and a man sat down.
The person next to you is staring intently at you; it's hard not to notice his presence.
After a while, the man let out a cold snort.
Lin Leyao turned her head and saw President Wang, Wang Baoliang, sitting next to her.
Seeing Lin Leyao looking over, Wang Baoliang's face immediately turned sinister: "Miss Lin, you haven't apologized for throwing wine at me last time, have you?"
Lin Leyao turned around, looked at the stage that was being prepared, and replied expressionlessly, "How does President Wang want me to apologize?"
Upon hearing this, the angry expression on President Wang's face changed. He suddenly darkened his eyes, narrowed them, and looked Lin Leyao, who was wearing a silver dress, up and down, his eyes revealing a lewd look.
Mr. Wang leaned his head toward Lin Leyao, uttering greasy and disgusting words: "I don't want you to do anything difficult. How about you apologize to me and spend another night with me?"
Lin Leyao's expression remained unchanged, and her voice was indifferent: "If President Wang is willing to let me poke you with a stick, I am willing."
"Damn it!" Mr. Wang's expression changed, and he was about to curse when a figure appeared and sat on the other side of Lin Leyao.
Upon meeting the other person, Wang Baoliang recognized them immediately. His expression changed slightly, and he stopped trying to talk to Lin Leyao.
Music began playing on stage, and the awards ceremony officially started.
Two hours later, the awards ceremony ended, and Lin Leyao stood up to meet up with the directors.
The person to Lin Leyao's left had already walked away when President Wang suddenly reached out and stopped Lin Leyao from leaving.
Lin Leyao raised her eyes and looked coldly at the obese man with an oily face in front of her, and asked coldly, "What does President Wang mean by this?"
Wang Baoliang scoffed, a mocking smile spreading across his face: "I told you, you have to stay with me tonight. If you don't come with me today, I'll stay here with you. If you're bold enough, stay here with me. With so many people around, they're sure to take pictures of us together. You can see if your name is on the front page of tomorrow's newspaper!"
Lin Leyao chuckled and asked, "President Wang, I told you last time to thoroughly investigate my background, but you didn't, did you?"
Her eyes grew even deeper, and she asked with a ruthless glint in them, "You want to sleep with me? You'll have to pay with your entire fortune. Do you dare?"
Wang Baoliang's eyes darted around, as if trying to guess the unspoken meaning behind Lin Leyao's words, but he quickly recalled the incident of being splashed with wine that day, and his emotions were immediately filled with hatred.
His eyes were bloodshot, and he gritted his teeth and cursed, "Damn it, I'll fucking kill you tonight!"
After saying that, he reached out and grabbed Lin Leyao.
Suddenly, a pair of cool, slender hands grasped Wang Baoliang's arm.
A clear voice rang out beside them: "Mr. Wang, why is your hand not behaving properly? It's not in the right place. Let me put it back in for you."
After saying that, the man grabbed Mr. Wang's wrist and shoved Wang Baoliang's hand back into his own pocket.
"What the hell are you?" Wang Baoliang forcefully broke free from the man's hand and cursed loudly.
"Oh dear," the man exclaimed in surprise, "Mr. Wang, we just met at a banquet a few days ago. How could you have forgotten me so quickly?"
The moment the other person entered the venue and took their seat, Wang Baoliang recognized them. However, his good deed being interrupted had him furious, and without regard for the other person's identity, he snapped, "You foreigner, don't meddle in my business!"
Liu Fang's eyes suddenly darkened, but her smile remained unchanged: "So, Mr. Wang knows who I am? Does Mr. Wang know that the real estate project in City C that your company has recently been in contact with belongs to my company?"
Wang Baoliang's expression changed instantly. He looked at the two women in front of him with a sinister gaze, then snorted coldly and turned to leave.
Liu Fang called out to his retreating figure, "President Wang, remember to do your research before you act in the future!"
One by one they told him to do his research beforehand, but Wang Baoliang, suppressing his anger, spat on the ground.
Seeing Wang Baoliang leave, Lin Leyao thanked the woman in front of her, saying, "Thank you."
Liu Fang smiled gently: "No need to thank me. You helped me before, and now I'm helping you. Let's help each other."
Hearing her words, Lin Leyao was somewhat puzzled.
Liu Fang began by introducing himself: "My name is Liu Fang, the 'Fang' in 'hinder.' Don't misunderstand and think that my parents gave me this name because they thought I was an obstacle. Actually, my original name was Liu Fang. My parents are British, and they didn't have any children of their own; I was adopted by them. They heard from others that 'Fang' means flower, so they gave me that name. When I started primary school, my parents asked a teacher to teach me Chinese, and they realized that my name was the same one that many people in their forties and fifties had, so they changed my name to 'Fang.'"
After recounting his experience of naming his daughter, Liu Fang, in a very familiar manner, said, "A while ago, you saved a foreign girl who had fainted on the roadside. She is my sister."
At this point, Liu Fang began to introduce his younger sister: "My sister's name is Liu Ai. She is eighteen years old this year. She was also adopted by my parents."
Lin Leyao: "..."
Having overheard so much of someone's secret at once, Lin Leyao wore an awkward yet polite smile.
However, after the other person introduced himself, she finally knew who he was.
On the other side, Director Long and Su Wenyu walked towards Lin Leyao.
Lin Leyao opened her mouth, wanting to interrupt the talkative Liu Fang.
But the other person's next words made her eyes widen instantly.
"Oh! I forgot to tell you, I'm a documentary director, and also a new investor in the TV series 'The Palace's Prisoner's Wing'!"
Director Long, who was on the other side, had already approached. When he saw Liu Fang there, his expression was slightly surprised. He quickly reacted and said with surprise, "President Liu, what are you doing here?"
Liu Fang said "Oh," as if he had just remembered, and added, "I forgot to mention that I'm also an investor in the drama 'Only This Summer'."
"Oh, okay," Director Long responded twice, then asked, "Does President Liu know Yue Yao?"
"Yes, she is my sister's savior."
Director Long pondered to himself that the new investor Le Yao had mentioned was none other than this General Manager Liu. He had wondered why there would be a boss offering money to someone.
Lin Leyao was only just recovering from her surprise.
She finally understood why the producer and director had been in such good spirits these past few days and hadn't discussed investment with her—it turned out that someone had already offered to invest.
Su Wenyu and Chen Luan also greeted Liu Fang.
Liu Fang, being hospitable, said, "How about I treat everyone to a late-night snack tonight? I've never been to the film studio before and don't know anything about the attractions here. Could you recommend some good places to go while we eat?"
When investors say that, there's no reason for anyone not to go.
Since the other party had just helped her, Lin Leyao nodded in agreement.
A group of people went to a nearby Japanese restaurant.
Liu Fang had a good personality, and the group chatted and laughed at the dinner table.
Lin Leyao ate a piece of sashimi, then slightly raised her eyelids and met the gaze of Su Wenyu, who was looking at her from across the room.
The other person didn't expect to be seen by Lin Leyao, and immediately looked away, but then realized that she had overreacted, so she forced herself to look back.
Lin Leyao glanced at her with a puzzled look, but didn't take it to heart.
Time passed slowly, and soon it was dawn.
At this moment, at S City International Airport.
A plane from Australia has landed at the airport.
Shortly after, Xin Ying, wearing a dark brown trench coat, stepped out of the cabin.
After Lin Leyao left, she stayed in Australia for a few more days before returning today.
On the way out of the airport, for some reason, quite a few people kept secretly watching her, and some even took out their phones to take pictures.
Upon seeing this scene, Xin Ying frowned slightly.
Did I accidentally expose my relationship with Lin Leyao?
After getting into the car that came to pick her up, Xin Ying asked Kong Anqing, "Find out what happened. There were quite a few people taking pictures of me along the way."
Kong Anqing smiled awkwardly and said, "President Xin, they meant no harm. It's just that you've become too popular lately."
Xin Ying looked puzzled: "Too popular?"