Chapter 280 - 281: A Slap

Chapter 280: Chapter 281: A Slap

"Her..." Gong Yi had actually come over as well. She pointed at Bai Zhi and said, "She cheated! This time doesn’t count!"

Wang Zhi looked at her as if she were an idiot.

’Seriously, lady? What do you mean, "cheating"?’

’She’s probably just been working hard. Even though she’s been away from the modeling world, she must have been practicing secretly at home. Otherwise, there’s no way her stage presence would be this solid.’

’You, on the other hand... what are you? You’re a complete fraud.’

"Miss Bai, I was wondering, would it be possible to do an exclusive interview with you?" Wang Zhi extended the invitation.

"Chief Editor Wang, why would you interview her?" Gong Yi immediately grew anxious. "Interview me instead. I’ve never been interviewed by your magazine, Yizu, before."

Wang Zhi’s face twitched.

’You... I don’t think we need to interview you. There’s nothing of value to report.’

"Interview me?" Bai Zhi herself was a bit stunned.

Yizu was a very influential magazine in the Southern China fashion scene. Only famous models ever got an exclusive interview with them.

Bai Zhi had indeed been featured before, back when she was at the peak of her popularity in the industry, but now...

"Yes!" Wang Zhi said earnestly. "We all thought Miss Bai had truly retired these past few years. We never expected you to be practicing so hard at home. Otherwise, there’s no way you could have given that performance just now. It was absolutely stunning! You didn’t look like someone who’s been off the stage for years. On the contrary, you looked like you were in your prime. I believe you must have a lot of stories to tell about these last two years."

At Wang Zhi’s words, Bai Zhi fell silent.

He was right. She had many stories she could tell.

But...

"Bai Zhi!" Over on the side, Mr. Lin seemed to have made a decision. He stepped forward and said, "How about this? You can replace her in our fashion show."

Mr. Lin pointed at Gong Yi, who was still looking indignant.

"What?" Gong Yi was shocked. "What are you doing?!"

"Your current condition isn’t suitable for the show!" Mr. Lin said seriously. "Your performance just now was worse than a rookie’s."

"I..." Gong Yi said, unwilling to accept it. "I just made a momentary mistake. I... I definitely won’t be like that again. Please don’t do this..."

Mr. Lin gave a bitter smile. "How do you think you were chosen? Don’t you know in your heart? It was because I insisted on choosing you that you were selected. Ever since then, I’ve been on edge because I felt your skills weren’t up to par. That’s why I told you multiple times to practice more, but you didn’t take my words to heart. Maybe you thought that since you were my girlfriend, you could do whatever you wanted. But your performance just now... was a huge disappointment."

"You..." Gong Yi’s face fell. "Don’t be like this. I’ll practice diligently."

Mr. Lin shook his head. "Knowing you, you probably won’t. Let’s just forget it. You can join next time, if there’s an opportunity. From what I’ve seen, Bai Zhi’s condition is leagues better than yours. She’s clearly more suitable."

"You bitch!" Gong Yi was furious, but she didn’t dare offend Mr. Lin. Instead, she turned and tried to slap Bai Zhi.

Bai Zhi reacted quickly. Just as Gong Yi’s hand reached her face, she grabbed her wrist and sent a slap back across her face.

SLAP!

Gong Yi was knocked back several steps, stumbled to the ground, and actually started crying.

"Thank you very much, Mr. Lin!" Bai Zhi was overjoyed inside, but she remained calm on the surface.

"Alright." Mr. Lin nodded. "I’ll notify you when things are ready. With that, I’ll be leaving first."

He glanced at Gong Yi, who was squatting on the ground and crying, a look of helplessness on his face.

"Alright then, let’s talk!" Wang Zhi laughed heartily and led Li Yang and Bai Zhi back to their private room.

"I’ve already had a few bites. How about we eat while we chat?" Wang Zhi said.

"An exclusive interview?" Li Yang asked.

Wang Zhi nodded.

"Why don’t you do the interview in our village?" Li Yang’s eyes lit up as he quickly thought of a good idea. "I feel like we could have a better chat in our village."

"In your village?" Wang Zhi was a bit confused.

"That’s right, it’s not far!" Li Yang said with a smile. "Our village has delicious food too, and I think the atmosphere fits Sister Zhi’s current situation. Oh, by the way, we’re the ones who supply the food here."

"What?" Wang Zhi looked at Li Yang in surprise. "You’re the one supplying such delicious food?"

"That’s right!" Li Yang nodded. "You should come visit our village. I think you’ll like it."

Wang Zhi thought for a moment. "Alright. In that case, I think we could do a video interview, which we can also transcribe into a written piece. How about this? I’ll contact my magazine agency and see what they think."

"Okay!" Bai Zhi was very happy. "Then let’s eat first. We can talk about the rest after our meal."

"Deal!"

After the meal, Li Yang and Bai Zhi took their leave.

Wang Zhi went off to contact the people at his magazine.

After leaving the hotel, Bai Zhi sat in the car and pumped her fist fiercely. "Yes! This is great! How did you do that? I felt a warm current flow through me."

Li Yang thought for a moment. "I guess you could say it’s a necessary skill for a man to have."