Therefore, they acted separately.
Liang Shi searched the entire Taoist temple but couldn't find the fortune teller from that morning. However, he figured even if he did find him, he probably wouldn't get any information out of him.
//
On the other side of the city, there is the Memory restaurant.
After finishing their meal, Xu Qingzhu, Sally, and Cherry sat there and chatted for a while.
They chatted about everything under the sun.
Work is finally over, time to relax a bit.
Sally slammed her hand on the table and exclaimed, "I want to go clubbing!"
Cherry: "He doesn't look like a decent person at all."
Sally: "?"
“To be honest, you’ve been clubbing more times than I have,” Sally defended herself. “And I’ve been to respectable places.”
Cherry: "That's what you were talking about before. I haven't been to places like that since I graduated from university. I find them too noisy."
Sally was at a loss for words and angrily sought out Xu Qingzhu for judgment.
Xu Qingzhu shrugged. "I think Sally is right, and Cherry is right too. If you like clubbing, go clubbing; if you like health, go health. Everything will be fine."
Sally and Cherry glanced at her in perfect unison, "Master of Balancing!"
Xu Qingzhu smiled.
There's no way around it.
It's because these two are always arguing over trivial, meaningless things.
Cherry also discussed future work plans with Xu Qingzhu, saying she could help Xu Qingzhu for about a year. Once Xu Qingzhu has established herself at Minghui or has saved Minghui, she will go to develop her own independent studio. Xu Qingzhu expressed her complete understanding.
Sally will remain with Minghui.
In her words, doesn't it matter where you work?
After they finished talking, they got up, and Xu Qingzhu paid the bill.
After leaving the restaurant, Xu Qingzhu told the two women to wait in the lounge area while she went to the restroom.
Sally suddenly patted Cherry: "Look, isn't that Vivi, our junior?"
"Junior sister, my foot!" Cherry rolled her eyes. "She's just a little white lotus."
Sally: "..."
She stopped dwelling on the word and exclaimed excitedly, "She went to the same place as Blanche!"
Cherry remained calm, saying, "There's only one restroom, so what's so strange about going to the same place? Anyway, Haizhou City is only so big; they'll run into each other sooner or later."
Sally: "..."
A moment of calm.
Xu Qingzhu was unaware that Bai Weiwei had also come to the mall and had dined at the same restaurant as her.
However, she saw Chen Liuying when she came out.
She was wearing a black mask, and because her face was small, some skin was showing on both sides of the mask, making her skin appear whiter than when I had seen her before.
She dyed her hair a new color, which is yellowish.
If you don't have a fair enough complexion, it will look like a very ugly yellow.
But Chen Liuying handled it well.
However, Xu Qingzhu disliked her, and consequently disliked her appearance.
No matter how beautiful she is, she's nothing more than a "phoenix vase".
After hearing what Lin Luoxi had to say, Xu Qingzhu became even more convinced that this was a parasite sucking blood from Bai Weiwei.
She had tried sending text messages to Bai Weiwei, but they all went unanswered.
Now that we've met, there's nothing to say.
But as she was washing her hands, Chen Liuying suddenly leaned in, pressed her body against her back, and whispered, "Xu Qingzhu, right? You're very beautiful."
Xu Qingzhu frowned and nudged her with her elbow, but instead of making her move away, she leaned closer and whispered with a laugh in her ear: "You're even prettier in person than in the video, but why aren't you wearing that black bodysuit? That would make your figure look even more toned."
As she spoke, her gaze drifted towards Xu Qingzhu's breasts.
fed up.
Xu Qingzhu pushed her, shoving her against the wall.
Even with her pressed against the wall, she couldn't resist making a sarcastic remark, "I'm complimenting you, darling, you're really beautiful."
Xu Qingzhu frowned and said with disgust, "Does Weiwei know how disgusting you are?"
Chen Liuying smiled and said, "Everyone likes beautiful things. I'm just appreciating beauty, so why would I feel disgusted?"
Xu Qingzhu: "..."
As she spoke, she moved closer to Xu Qingzhu, but Xu Qingzhu pushed her away, causing her to be shoved against the wall and hit her head with a loud thud.
...
That doesn't make sense.
She simply doesn't have that much strength.
This was followed by an angry roar, "Xu Qingzhu, what are you doing?"
Xu Qingzhu turned around and saw Bai Weiwei walking towards her angrily. "Even if you have a problem with me, you don't have to hit her, do you?"
It took Xu Qingzhu less than half a minute to go from initial bewilderment and shock to helplessness.
“I didn’t hit her,” Xu Qingzhu explained.
"I saw everything!" Bai Weiwei said, "Wasn't it enough that you instructed Liang Shi to steal Chen Liuying's role? Now that you've met her, are you going to hit her? Are you still the Xu Qingzhu I know? Why aren't you pretending anymore? Where's your arrogance? Are you just allowed to hit people here?!"
"I told you I didn't hit anyone," Xu Qingzhu said. "Weiwei, don't you believe me?"
"Why should I believe you?" Bai Weiwei looked at her with disgust. "I saw you make the move."
"But didn't you see her molesting me?" Xu Qingzhu confronted her. "Chen Liuying came over and flirted with me first..."
"Heh." Bai Weiwei sneered, "Xu Qingzhu, how many more lies are you going to tell? You really will stop at nothing to achieve your goals."
Xu Qingzhu: "..."
She gave up arguing with Bai Weiwei and turned to leave, but Bai Weiwei grabbed her wrist and said, "Stop."
Xu Qingzhu frowned and turned around, "What are you doing?"
Bai Weiwei paused for a moment, but said firmly, "Make Liang Shi give up the role of Han Sui."
"What?" Xu Qingzhu was shocked.
“I said, you have to make Liang Shi give up the role of Han Sui, or I will post the video of you just now online.” Bai Weiwei said, “Minghui Jewelry, which you just started to see, will fall into a public opinion crisis again because of your actions, and Liang Shi’s career will be cut short before it even begins. You know the power of the internet, it’s more terrifying than you and I can imagine.”
Xu Qingzhu stared at her, her eyes filled with shock, confusion, and pain.
She couldn't understand why her once close friends had ended up in this situation.
But after a moment, Xu Qingzhu shook her head, "No, Liang Shi would never give up this role."
“She’ll do it as long as you let her,” Bai Weiwei said. “I know she listens to you a lot now.”
Xu Qingzhu closed her eyes briefly, then said firmly, "But I won't let her give up."
"This is something she worked hard for, and I will not let her down."
Chapter 43
For a moment, the atmosphere became tense.
After a long silence, Bai Weiwei smiled bitterly, "So you're still on Liang Shi's side, right? You're willing to give up everything for her."
"No." Xu Qingzhu took a deep breath, forcing herself to calm down. "This isn't a question of whether I want it or not. You're asking me to trade other people's interests for yours."
“But you can just change it.” Bai Weiwei questioned her, “Isn’t Minghui Jewelry very important to you? You’ve wanted to join the company since you were in school, to make a name for yourself, and to restore it to its heyday. You’re so successful now, you’ve already attracted attention right away, you’re so close to your goal, don’t you want it?”
Xu Qingzhu smiled helplessly, "I think so, but that doesn't mean I have to exchange Liang Shi's things for it."
"Then what can you trade with me for?" Bai Weiwei asked.
Xu Qingzhu looked at her.
Their eyes met, and Bai Weiwei looked away first, her voice choked with emotion as she asked, "What else do you have to trade with me?"
"Let's trade our years of friendship for it." Xu Qingzhu sneered, even though tears were welling up in her eyes, she still forced a smile, even gentler than usual. "If you have the video, then you'll know that I didn't intentionally hurt Chen Liuying. I did it to protect myself."
Bai Weiwei's expression changed, but she immediately said, "You're talking nonsense."
"You know best whether I'm lying or not!" Xu Qingzhu glared at her, her eyes instantly sharpening. "Weiwei, I truly consider you a friend. We've been friends for so many years, it can't be faked, but is that less than what you and Chen Liuying have been doing for a year?"
Bai Weiwei was speechless for a moment.
As she was gathering her thoughts, Xu Qingzhu said coldly, "If you insist on releasing the video, then I'll give you a gift in return."
Bai Weiwei frowned: "What?"
Xu Qingzhu didn't say anything, but instead lowered her head and took out her phone to call Sally, "Where are you? Come in for a moment."
Almost as soon as the call ended, Sally and Lin Luoxi walked in.
Lin Luoxi also closed the bathroom door and placed a roadblock that read "Under Repair".
The space, which wasn't small to begin with, suddenly felt cramped.
Upon seeing them, Bai Weiwei sneered, "So you're planning to bully the few with the many?"
“This is nothing,” Xu Qingzhu said. “Chen Liuying has more fans than any of us. You said you were going to post the video online, and I didn’t say you were bullying me.”
"So you want to break ties with me?" Bai Weiwei was shocked.
Lin Luoxi couldn't stand it anymore, clicked her tongue, and said to Sally, "Can you smell anything?"