Chapter 1809: Messed Up

Yang Yi stiffened all over, forced herself to move forward, nervously picking at her fingers, “Sister Shu Jin…”

Shu Jin didn’t even look at her properly, pointing to the chair beside her, “Sit down, let’s rehearse the scene.”

Yang Yi didn’t dare to sit, but Director Chen was beside her, so she had no choice but to sit down. She didn’t volunteer to speak, and when it was her turn for the lines, she read from the script. On the second round, Director Chen asked her to do it without the script, and she held her breath to finish the scene.

Afterwards, it was time to officially start filming.

Yang Yi thought she would be bullied, after all, this scene happened because she was jealous of Shu Jin’s portrayal of the Oiran and spread rumors outside that the Oiran had syphilis, which Shu Jin found out, confronting her in the room for a reckoning.

Yang Yi was going to have her neck grabbed, slapped twice, and even have Shu Jin’s knife pointed at her eyeball.

She assumed Shu Jin would use the opportunity to get back at her, but when being hit, it didn’t hurt at all. Shu Jin had controlled her moves with skill, causing injury to the skin without harming the bones. The shape of her hand was deliberate, looking like a fierce slap but falling on the face like a feather brushing by.

The terror on Yang Yi’s face didn’t seem like acting under Shu Jin’s hands, she was shaking all over, it felt too real, her mind buzzing, yet she didn’t miss a line.

After filming, Shu Jin got up off her, pulling Yang Yi up as well, and went to see the final product beside the Director.

“Not bad, emotions were spot on, no need for another take.”

Shu Jin nodded, “I’m done for today, I’m heading off.”

“Good idea, get some rest at the hotel. I’ll send you tomorrow’s scenes tonight.”

Shu Jin responded, passing by Zhang Zhao, she tapped the brim of his baseball cap, he put away his phone, stood up, followed her, and as he turned back, his gaze went straight to Yang Yi’s face beyond the crowd.

Just that one look, Yang Yi couldn’t hold it together any longer, this feeling of having a knife hanging over her neck, ready to drop at any moment was too agonizing.

She found some courage from somewhere, ran after Shu Jin, shouting, “Sister Shu Jin, can we talk for a moment? I want to say something to you.”

Shu Jin turned around, “Go ahead.”

Yang Yi felt like there was a sponge in her throat, struggling to speak for a long time, “I want to get along with you. I’ve been in this circle for less than two years, there’s a lot I don’t understand. If I’ve offended you in any way, please forgive me, I…”

“If there’s a misunderstanding with Sister Shu Jin, I can apologize publicly on Weibo.”

“Your apology?” Shu Jin smiled faintly, “Why should I care?”

Yang Yi: “…”

Is she really this crude in private?

Just now, in front of Director Chen and so many people, Shu Jin kept her composure. Was she just waiting for Yang Yi to chase after her so she could show her attitude? After spending more years in this industry, people really do change.

However, Shu Jin ignored her completely and turned to leave.

Yang Yi, with no outlet for her anger, went back to her trailer, smashing everything she could. Her agent closed the door, tried to say a few words of comfort, but Yang Yi stormed out, yelling and cursing.

“Why are you so angry? The company just called asking about it. This mistake has blown up big!”

“You’re asking me? Wasn’t it you who hired the influencer to spread the draft? Didn’t you pay them enough or what? It looks like they’re defending me, but actually, they’re setting me up, making a joke out of me. Now, look, we can’t even take down the trending topic, it’s driving me crazy.”

The agent shivered, “We didn’t buy the trending topic, I’ve been busy all morning trying to delete comments, yet some posts still leaked. The company is furious, you really messed up this time, embarrassed the company as well. I already told you, don’t make a fuss over yesterday’s visit, but you wouldn’t listen.”

She really thought playing the sympathy card was so easy.