Chapter 46: The Fish That Slipped Through the Net

Second place...

Sheng Han's fingertips gently slid across Yu Wanwan's seemingly pure and innocent face on the phone screen.

The second place winner who was surpassed by Shi Qing.

A person who grew up under his mother's devilish education.

Although making groundless malicious speculations is not good, it is helpful to combine her upbringing with what Shi Qing heard.

A terrifying yet extremely reasonable guess formed in his mind.

A hint of coldness flashed in Sheng Han's eyes, and a barely perceptible sneer appeared at the corner of his lips.

It seems that there was a person missing from his revenge list in his previous life.

He only knew that Shi Qing's foot injury was an accident. Now thinking about it, behind this so-called accident, there was something filthy that he had never known before.

Ji Qingyao keenly noticed that Sheng Han seemed to have a hint of murderous intent?

Alarm bells suddenly rang in my heart. It seemed that these two people were not going to cooperate. Yu Wanwan had offended them.

She immediately found an excuse, slipped away quickly.

Sheng Han was the only one left in the huge dressing room.

He lowered his head, his fingertips tapping rapidly on the screen, and replied to Shi Qing.

【Don't be afraid, leave it to me. 】

Comforting words were the only tenderness he could offer at this moment.

Then he dialed another number.

His voice was icy. "Tan Jia, help me check someone, Yu Wanwan. Also, focus on the traffic accident that Shi Qing had in Beijing in the summer of 2015, where a taxi collided with a truck. Dig up all the files and backgrounds of the people involved."

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In order to give Shi Qing more time to recover from her foot injury and to get more familiar with the dance, Feng Guohao finally scheduled the recording of the dance segment of "Sin on Pointe" on the third day.

During these three days, Yu Wanwan almost became an "extra staff member" of Feng Guohao's crew.

She always showed up at just the right time, with a sweet and harmless smile on her face. She diligently served afternoon tea to everyone in the crew, asked about their well-being, and was extremely humble.

In her personal live broadcast room, under the careful operation of the team, fans no longer obsessed with her disappointment of not being chosen for the role they liked. Instead, they began to praise her high emotional intelligence and big picture in all aspects, and to criticize Shi Qing.

Wanwan is such a beautiful and kind-hearted fairy! She's the lead actress, and she has such a heavy workload, yet she still goes to the rival crew every day to offer her support. What a wonderful person!

This is the true daughter of a wealthy family. She's rich and beautiful, yet not spoiled. She knows how to fight for herself, and even when she fails, she doesn't get discouraged. Instead, she uses this humble approach to learn from her predecessors. Her perspective has been instantly broadened!

[Look at that, what a realm is! Compared to that person who just got the role and then put on a cold face every day, the difference is obvious. Our Wanwan has already taken the initiative to show her goodwill, so who is she giving a cold shoulder to? How rude.]

Under these carefully guided remarks, a war without gunpowder quietly broke out in the public live broadcast room of the two crews.

Are Wan fans blind or are they blind in their hearts? How did our Qingqing put on such a face? She's just studying the script seriously, okay? Please don't get involved, thank you!

[Haha, studying the script? I think you're just worried about your legs hurting, afraid of looking timid and failing to perform well? Our Wanwan is an active dancer who's won international awards, but what about someone? He's got the nerve to brag about a young dancer who won a gold medal in the junior category years ago.]

[To be fair, Shi Qing's acting skills are recognized by all the mentors and the audience. Yu Wanwan's performance in the first round was indeed... a bit hard to describe.]

Acting skills can be practiced, but talent is innate! Our Wanwan is a dancer born for the stage! Feng Guohao is really old and blind. He chose a lame duck instead of a real white swan.

Shi Qing ignored the online commotion and devoted all her energy to the script and dance.

Now that the incident has not happened yet, she cannot slander Yu Wanwan out of thin air.

She can only do her own thing.

Finally, the day of the actual dance arrived.

The program crew's Studio B was completely transformed.

In the center of the venue, a huge rectangular shallow pool caught everyone's attention. The bottom of the pool was covered with black waterproof cloth and filled with a thin layer of clear water.

Several dry ice machines are on standby around, and rows of spotlights on the overhead trusses have been adjusted to their angles, ready to be turned on to create a dreamlike wonderland.

Feng Guohao stood in front of the monitor, looked at everything in front of him, and nodded with satisfaction. He could already imagine the breathtaking beauty of the finished film.

Shi Qing changed into a neatly cut black Chinese-style dance dress with an irregular hem design.

She walked to the edge of the venue with a heavy heart, memorizing the dance steps, but her eyes involuntarily drifted towards the quiet pool.

Shi Qing bent down to warm up her ankles under the pretense of doing so, then squatted down, gently dipped her fingertips into the pool water, took a little, and brought it to her nose, sniffing carefully.

There is no pungent chemical smell, but there is still a slight greasy feeling.

His eyes fell on the water again and he observed it carefully.

This time, it was discovered that there seemed to be a faint oil film floating on the calm water surface.

Her heart sank to the bottom bit by bit.

Shi Qing slowly stood up and calmly glanced at the busy staff around her. Everyone looked normal, focused on the equipment at hand, and there was nothing unusual to see.

Feng Guohao didn't notice Shi Qing's abnormality and walked over with a smile on his face.

"Shi Qing, how are your preparations going?" He was now looking forward to the upcoming filming.

Shi Qing suppressed her other emotions and looked at him solemnly, "Director Feng, there seems to be oil in the water."

The smile on Feng Guohao's face froze instantly, and his eyes, which had seen through countless storms in the circle, suddenly became sharp.

Just then, a slender figure walked over gracefully.

Yu Wanwan specially changed into a pure white dress today, with her long hair draped over her shoulders and clear makeup. She looked pure and innocent, like a white lotus that was not stained by dust.

"Teacher Shi, why haven't you started yet?" She stopped a few steps away, her eyes looking at Shi Qing with concern.

"Is your foot injury still not fully healed? Oh, it's all my fault. I shouldn't have been so impulsive in recommending myself that day. I put so much pressure on you."

"In fact, it's safer to leave this kind of difficult water dance to professional dancers like us who have been training continuously."

Her remarks, which were full of the fragrance of tea, instantly attracted the approval of many netizens.

[Our Wanwan is so kind! Even at this moment, she's still thinking about others. What a fairy!]

[This is hilarious! Has Shi Qing run out of tricks? Can't act it out, so she just says there's oil in the water? Such a lame excuse?]

[Exactly. Schrödinger's foot injury? He used it to play the victim when needed, then claimed he could do it after getting the role, and now he's chickening out at the last minute? Really good at playing!]