Jiang Lai accepted the business card and smiled politely: "Thank you, Director Wang."
After Director Wang left, Jiang Lai glanced down at the business card. Wang Dechuan was one of the names highlighted on the list sent by Nan Moxi.
Jiang Lai frowned slightly, feeling disgusted as she looked at the business card in her hand. She could guess what the old man was up to without even thinking. Jiang Lai didn't intend to keep the business card, but she couldn't just throw it away, so she could only give it to Anna.
Inside the elevator, Jiang Lai kept glancing at Xia Fanrou. This woman didn't seem like the type to know Wang Dechuan at all. They'd seemed quite familiar with each other earlier; could it be...?
Jiang Lai shook her head, trying to clear the thought from her mind. She shouldn't pry into other people's private lives, and even if it were true, it was none of her business.
The elevator doors opened, and Jiang Lai said goodbye to Xia Fanrou. Just as she turned around, she heard someone call her from behind.
Xia Fanrou pressed the elevator button to prevent the elevator doors from closing: "Don't overthink it."
Jiang Lai was taken aback for a moment, but quickly realized that she was referring to Wang Dechuan. She nodded and said, "I understand."
Xia Fanrou smiled, the elevator doors closed, and the man's smile disappeared in front of Jiang Lai.
Seeing that Jiang Lai didn't move, Anna poked her waist: "Lai Lai, this Director Wang might want to sleep with you."
Jiang Lai snorted and strode towards her room: "If he dares to come, I'll chop him up."
Jiang Lai raised her hand and swung it down with a chop. Anna shuddered, realizing that Jiang Lai wasn't joking.
Back in her room that night, Anna grew increasingly worried. She knew she had to be prepared for anything. If Wang Dechuan really wanted to seduce Jiang Lai, then it would be too late to come up with a solution on short notice.
Anna sat up in bed, intending to call Nan Moxi to ask her something. She fumbled for her phone in the dark, but before she could unlock it, she heard a noise outside.
The hotel was well soundproofed, so Anna couldn't hear very well. She turned on the bedside lamp and went to the door.
Through the peephole, you can see that the motion-sensor lights in the corridor are on, but you can hear sounds even though you can't see anyone.
A woman's voice rang out. Anna pressed her ear against the door and could barely hear what was being said: "Hello, Ms. Jiang, I am Director Wang's assistant. Director Wang thinks you have great potential and are suitable to play the female lead in his new drama. Would you be interested in a face-to-face meeting?"
Anna's heart tightened, and she gripped her phone tightly, muttering to herself: Don't open the door, don't open the door!
There was no sound for a while, and Anna breathed a sigh of relief. She unlocked her phone to call Nan Moxi, but before she could dial, she heard a click as the door opened.
Holy crap!
Anna, a well-behaved little girl from the South, couldn't help but want to curse. Was Jiang Lai a complete idiot? Didn't your kindergarten teacher teach you not to open the door when strangers knock?
Anna dialed Nanmoxi's number, but it was busy...
When the car reaches the mountain, there will be no road.
Jiang Lai wasn't as foolish as Anna thought; she was confident in herself to have opened the door.
There were two people outside the door, a man and a woman. I didn't recognize the woman, and the man... well, hehe.
"Director Wang, you've come in person?" Jiang Lai forced a smile.
Wang Dechuan was clearly quite drunk; his face was flushed and his neck was thick. He could barely stand and had to be supported by the woman beside him.
Wang Dechuan let out a burp and started walking forward.
Jiang Lai frowned, raised her hand and pushed Wang Dechuan away. She didn't use much force, but Wang Dechuan still staggered.
"Oh dear, Director Wang, are you alright? How about we talk again tomorrow? Your health is more important; work can wait." Jiang Lai pretended to help him up, but in reality, she didn't even take a step; it was purely feigned concern.
Wang Dechuan was probably drunk and confused, he didn't even know whether he was unsteady on his feet or was pushed by someone.
"Xiao Jiang, right? Oh, I think you... hiccup... have a lot of potential. Why don't we go inside and talk?"
As Wang Dechuan was about to enter the house, his assistant, having received a signal, stepped forward and pushed Jiang Lai aside. He didn't actually push her, but simply blocked her from stopping his boss.
Jiang Lai frowned and said, "I also have something to say to Director Wang. Could this young lady please excuse us for a moment?"
The female assistant was clearly taken aback, then realized that Jiang Lai was probably like the other women before, wanting to get into the director's bed but pretending to be reserved.
"Okay." She pushed up her glasses and took a step back.
Wang Dechuan was overjoyed and said to his assistant, "You can go back now. Miss Jiang will take good care of me."
Jiang Lai smiled at her female assistant, remaining silent.
Just as the female assistant was about to speak, she heard a door open behind her, and Anna ran out in her pajamas, still wearing the hotel's disposable slippers.
"Lai Lai!" Anna called out, "Sister Nan is coming tomorrow, why don't we let her talk to Director Wang?"
It's a hint, Jiang Lai! Do you understand my hint?
She couldn't get through to Nan Moxi at all, so she had no choice but to call Lin Zhi's assistant. The assistant was still awake and answered quickly. Anna briefly summarized the situation, and the assistant realized the seriousness of the matter and told Anna to calm down first. She called Lin Zhi, and then the scene just happened.
Jiang Lai shook her head and said, "It's okay, I'll talk to Director Wang myself."
Anna paused for a moment, feeling that Jiang Lai's words just now seemed to have "murderous intent," so she watched as Jiang Lai and Wang Dechuan went into the house.
After the door closed, the female assistant walked over to Anna, patted her on the shoulder, and said, "Young lady, don't be nervous. Your artist is very self-aware, and her future will definitely be bright."
"He~~~tui!"
Anna spat in her face. The female assistant was stunned for a moment, then shouted, "Are you crazy?!"
She called out as she rummaged through her bag, pulling out a tissue to wipe her face.
Anna ignored her and walked into her room without looking back. As she closed the door, she took out her phone, trembling, and called Lin Zhi's assistant again.
She called again after the first time the phone went unanswered, until her assistant finally picked up the phone.
The other party understood that Anna was anxious and reassured her, "This kind of thing is very common in the industry. It's all consensual. If Jiang Lai doesn't want to, Wang Dechuan can't force her. Otherwise, it's illegal. Don't worry, President Lin already knows and is trying to find a solution."
Anna was almost in tears, her voice trembling slightly: "But Wang Dechuan drank too much! Just now... Jiang Lai let him into the room."
The other person fell silent, probably in shock, unable to utter a word for a long time.
"What should we do?!"
"Since Jiang Lai is doing this willingly, then... let's just leave it alone. Maybe it's even a good thing for her."
Anna got angry, completely forgetting that the other person was the vice president's assistant: "Watch your mouth! Jiang Lai isn't that kind of person! If you and President Lin don't care, I will!"
After saying that, she hung up the phone, angrily grabbed her room key, and stormed out of the room. The elevator was stopped on the first floor, and it would take a while to get up. Anna couldn't wait a moment longer, so she ran into the emergency exit.
Xia Fanrou had just turned on some music to prepare for a nice skincare routine when she was startled by a rapid knocking on the door and dropped what she was holding.
Xia Fanrou stared at the beauty device lying on the floor, her heart bleeding. She walked out of the bathroom with a dark expression.
Through the peephole, she recognized the people outside, and her anger subsided somewhat, but her face remained stern.
The door had just opened when Xia Fanrou was interrupted before she could even speak.
"Teacher Xia! Please help Jiang Lai! Director Wang has drunk too much! He went into Jiang Lai's room and now we don't know what he's doing. Come downstairs with me. You have influence in the industry; Director Wang won't dare offend you!"
Xia Fanrou frowned slightly and said, "Jiang Lai let him in?"
Anna nodded, tears welling in her eyes.
Xia Fanrou had a lot of questions, but seeing how anxious Anna was, she didn't ask. She went back to her room to get her coat and followed Anna downstairs.
As soon as they reached Jiang Lai's room, before they could even knock on the door, a bloodcurdling scream erupted from inside, as if someone had seen a ghost.
Xia Fanrou turned to look at Anna, her hand pausing as she was about to knock on the door, afraid that she would see a murder scene if she opened it.
"Are you sure Wang Dechuan wants Qianjiang Lai?"
Anna was also confused. What was that sound?
The door to the room opened, and a man tumbled out in a disheveled state, shoving aside the two people outside. He turned around and cursed, "You just wait!"
Jiang Lai smiled and waved, saying, "Welcome to visit again next time!"
The three watched as Wang Dechuan tumbled and crawled into the elevator until the doors closed.
Xia Fanrou: "You..."
Jiang Lai flexed her wrist and said calmly, "I'll break one of his arms."
Anna gasped, her voice trembling with anxiety, "Won't this... offend him?"
Jiang Lai shrugged and said, "No way, I reconnected him."
Xia Fanrou suddenly remembered something and said, "Since Lai Lai is alright, I'll head back now. It's getting late, so get some rest."
Jiang Lai nodded: "Thank you for your help."
"fine."
After Xia Fanrou left, Anna followed Jiang Lai back to the room. The room was a mess, and the cups and sheets on the bed were scattered about. Anna's heart skipped a beat.
"He did *that* to you?"
Jiang Lai flicked Anna's forehead and laughed, scolding, "What are you thinking! If that really happened, I wouldn't just break his arm."
Jiang Lai originally intended to knock Wang Dechuan unconscious and then claim that he had drunk too much. However, the old man came in and lewdly looked at Jiang Lai, saying some disgusting things. Jiang Lai could tolerate all of that, but who would have thought that the old man would touch her buttocks when Jiang Lai wasn't paying attention? Jiang Lai instinctively grabbed his arm and snapped it off.
Wang Dechuan screamed like a pig being slaughtered, muttering a bunch of swear words. He really didn't understand his situation, but considering that the other party was a director, he didn't want to offend him, so he put the bag back on.
The man was so frightened that he stumbled to the door, opened it, and ran out.
After listening to Jiang Lai's story, Anna suddenly realized that her worries were unnecessary. She should be more worried about whether Wang Dechuan would intercept Jiang Lai's resources.
In front of Wang Dechuan's room 601, Xia Fanrou, dressed neatly, raised her hand and knocked on the door.
The door opened, and there stood the female assistant from before. She paused for a moment, then turned to the person inside and said, "It's Miss Xia."
Wang Dechuan roared like a furious lion, "Get out! I'm not seeing anyone!"
Xia Fanrou wasn't angry. Instead, she smiled and handed her phone to her female assistant. The assistant trembled when she saw the person in the video on the phone and took Xia Fanrou's phone into the house.
Conversation could be heard inside, mostly Wang Dechuan apologizing. Xia Fanrou stood by the door, a smirk playing on her lips, as if she were watching someone who was about to die.
A moment later, Wang Dechuan, dragging an immobile arm, personally came out and returned the phone to Xia Fanrou.
"Miss Xia, you can tell me this yourself, why bother that person?"
Xia Fanrou took the phone and put it in her pocket: "Of course, I'm afraid you'll drink too much and even try to seduce me~"
Wang Dechuan trembled and apologized repeatedly: "How could that be! It was all consensual, how could I dare?"
Xia Fanrou snorted coldly, turned and left, leaving Wang Dechuan standing there, his legs shaking as if they were powered by a motor.
"How could this be... how could they..."
"Shut up! Never mention this again!"
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