Chapter 49: Murong Bo's words made Qiao Zhizheng the most...

Murong Bo's words made Qiao Zhizheng the target of public criticism.

There were envious or jealous eyes falling on Qiao Zhizheng. If these burning gazes could become reality, Qiao Zhizheng would probably be beaten into a sieve.

Qiao Zhizheng gave a polite smile. "Thank you, Mr. Murong, for your kindness. However, I don't have the ability yet, so I won't ruin this wonderful story."

"If I say you can do it, then you can do it."

"Without this ability, I dare not take on this important task."

"I've always been very accurate in judging people, Miss Qiao. You may not know this, but I'm the largest investor in this film, so I have the ultimate say."

The director noticed the atmosphere wasn't right and smiled along, "Xiao Qiao, we think you're a good fit too."

Except for the original female lead, everyone else also responded.

"This role was tailor-made for you!"

"If you don't play it, this role will be soulless."

"A good story needs a good actor to interpret it. This story needs you. You don't want to miss this good story, do you?"

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One sweet word after another flowed into Qiao Zhizheng's ears. If she were a young, naive actor standing here, listening to the praises and compliments from these rarely seen big directors and famous producers, it would be hard not to be moved.

Just nod and you can become the heroine of this movie.

This is the female lead in a big-budget movie, a position that many actresses have never been able to achieve in their entire lives.

There was a shortcut in front of him, and Qiao Zhizheng caught a glimpse of the white bones under the black soil.

Feeling the burning gaze of the original heroine, Qiao Zhizheng rolled her eyes at Murong Bo in her heart. It was obvious that this guy was up to no good.

Qiao Zhizheng was about to refuse, but Murong Bo had already pulled out a chair for her and invited her to sit down. "Refusing once is modesty, but constantly refusing is a disrespect to me."

Murong Bo then made a "please" gesture, "A qualified gentleman will always serve a beautiful lady."

Qiao Zhizheng's smile remained unchanged as he calmly sat down. "Then I'll respectfully obey your command."

Murong Bo pulled out a chair and sat next to Qiao Zhizheng.

Murong Bo had a warm smile and a handsome face. He was wearing well-tailored clothes. The soft fabric had a delicate luster under the light. When he looked at Qiao Zhizheng with a smile, he looked like a nobleman with a calm temperament.

Qiao Zhizheng also looked at him with a smile.

In the eyes of outsiders, they are a perfect match.

Only Qiao Zhizheng knew that her heart was beating fast with panic at this moment. The person in front of her was all show and no substance, with a rotten and ugly interior beneath his shiny and luxurious exterior.

At the dinner table, Murong Bo did not forget to show his charm——

When Qiao Zhizheng was urged to drink, Murong Bo took the initiative to block the wine for her.

Qiao Zhizheng took an extra piece of food with her chopsticks. When it turned around and came to her, Murong Bo pressed the turntable while chatting and laughing with others.

Qiao Zhizheng's cup is never empty.

Turn up the air conditioning temperature.

And every time she glanced over, she could see Murong Bo's handsome eyes looking at her with a smile.

Qiao Zhizheng smiled and thanked him, to which Murong Bo replied, "This is what I should do."

Qiao Zhizheng laughed it off on the surface, but in her heart she was like, "Fuck you!" "Didn't you hint at them getting the wine? Didn't you turn down the AC? "Are you stupid enough to hold the dial down?"

If you like someone, you like everything about her. If you hate someone, you hate everything about him.

Qiao Zhizheng suppressed her thirst and didn't touch the water in the cup because she thought it was dirty.

Qiao Zhizheng sat in the box listening to their lively conversation, his mind already wandering. Ding Qian and Xia Ying were asked to leave the box as soon as they entered, saying that this was an important occasion and the important matters mentioned could not be heard by irrelevant people.

Before Ding Qian walked out the door, she said in a voice that was neither too loud nor too soft, just loud enough for everyone to hear, "I'll wait for you downstairs."

Qiao Zhizheng thought about Ding Qian who had been sent away, and had a bad feeling in her heart. She felt that she should let Qiao Zheng know that Murong Bo appeared in the country so that she could make preparations early.

Taking advantage of the excuse of going to the bathroom, Qiao Zhizheng called Qiao Zheng and quickly explained what happened today.

There was a noise coming from Qiao Zheng's side. "Wait, I'll be right there."

"No, I can handle it."

Qiao Zheng tightened her voice, "Qiao Zhizheng, be obedient. I... am worried about you."

"Then...come here."

Qiao Zheng warned Qiao Zhizheng like she was instructing a child, "Don't drink the food or water he gives you, don't agree to anything he says, don't go alone with him, don't touch the wine or drinks if he's out of sight, don't..."

Qiao Zheng instructed one thing after another, and Qiao Zhizheng responded to each one. Listening to Qiao Zheng's rambling, Qiao Zhizheng felt amused, "Am I a kindergarten kid who knows nothing?"

Qiao Zheng was surprised, "Aren't you?"

In Qiao Zheng's eyes, Qiao Zhizheng is just an ignorant and simple child - compared to Qiao Zheng who is ten years older than her.

"If you say I am, then I am."

Qiao Zhizheng was afraid of arousing Murong Bo's suspicion, so she didn't stay in the bathroom for too long.

When they returned to the box, Murong Bo and the director were talking about Qiao Zhizheng, and...Qiao Zheng.

When he heard Qiao Zheng's name, Qiao Zhizheng paused, his heart filled with shock. They... were targeting Qiao Zheng?

Murong Bo turned around and waved to Qiao Zhizheng, "We were just talking about you."

Qiao Zhizheng displayed the professionalism of a professional actor and smiled with impeccable smile, "What are you talking about me?"

"I saw the movie you starred in with someone named Qiao Zheng. Are you really not sisters? You look quite similar." Murong Bo paused. "You both acted very well, but we all agree that your acting is more relaxed, not as aggressive as hers."

Qiao Zhizheng thought to herself, your flattery has hit the wrong target. She and I are the same person, so whether she is praising or scolding me, it is directed at me.

"Another Me in the World" has not yet been officially released in theaters. I wonder where they found the source of the film.

A dumber person would think this was a coincidence or that he really cared about Qiao Zhizheng.

Qiao Zhizheng only thought that Murong Bo had been planning this for a long time and had ulterior motives.

"You two should be on good terms. Why don't you invite her over for dinner so you can get to know each other? Then ask the screenwriter to add her to the script. Wouldn't it be fun for you two to work together again?"

No matter how much trouble someone goes to to win your heart, few people can remain unmoved.

Unfortunately, Qiao Zhizheng, who saw through everything, was hard-hearted and remained unmoved.

"Qiao Zheng has no plans to stay in the entertainment industry long-term."

Murong Bo sighed, "What a pity..."

Qiao Zhizheng thought, what a shame? What a shame? What a shame, can't I just watch her rise to fame and then pull her down from that height?

No! Qiao Zhizheng speculated that the Murong Bo in Qiao Zheng's timeline should have done it.

Through the bits and pieces of past events that Qiao Zheng inadvertently revealed, Qiao Zhizheng carefully pieced together Qiao Zheng's past from his own perspective, and came up with an answer that was the most unbearable for Qiao Zhizheng and could best explain Qiao Zheng's current situation.

When he thought of this, Qiao Zhizheng felt even more angry.

Knowing that he could not do anything, Qiao Zhizheng could only hide his feelings temporarily and kept pouring wine for Murong Bo.

The director joked with them, "Look at Xiao Qiao, she's so virtuous. Whoever marries her in the future will be blessed."

A hint of pride flashed in Murong Bo's eyes as things turned out as expected, and he acquiesced to Qiao Zhizheng's "show of goodwill".

Qiao Zhizheng smiled shyly, and the moment she lowered her head, her hand trembled and mixed the white wine into Murong Bo's red wine glass. Murong Bo was slightly tipsy and drank it without even looking at him.

Red wine plus white wine, a powerful bomb! It won’t kill you!

While Murong Bo was drunk, Qiao Zhizheng quietly exchanged her water cup with Murong Bo's while no one was paying attention, and handed it to him, "I'm sorry, Mr. Murong, I didn't realize you were drunk. It's all my fault. Come on, drink some water to drown the alcohol."

Murong Bo drank the water handed to him by Qiao Zhizheng. After a while, his face flushed and he leaned softly on the back of the chair.

The director looked drunk and said to Qiao Zhizheng, "Xiao Qiao, we've all been drinking. Could you please take Mr. Murong home? His assistant is at the elevator."

Qiao Zhizheng, the only person who hadn't drunk anything, looked at the group that had been chatting and laughing just a moment ago and now staggered all over the place, and nodded in agreement, "Okay."

The director originally thought that the girl would use the tune to pretend to refuse, but she agreed without hesitation. He sneered in his heart that young girls are still so easy to be fooled.

The original heroine stood up and said, "I'll go with you."

The director gave her a stern look, signaling her not to move forward at this time.

The original heroine didn't even look at him and said, "You can't help a grown man by yourself, let me help you."

Under the director's disappointed gaze, the two men supported Murong Bo on the left and right and walked away.

When he arrived at the elevator, as Qiao Zhizheng had expected, he didn't see the so-called assistant, not a single person in sight.

The original heroine suddenly spoke at this time, "My name is Yang Xiao, please hand him over to me, I will repay you."

"you……"

...What are you trying to do? If you only listen to these words, it might be the words of someone who wants to use this to get promoted.

Qiao Zhizheng tilted her head, swallowed the question she hadn't had time to ask, and unexpectedly met Yang Xiao's red eyes. There was hatred in Yang Xiao's eyes that was hard to conceal.

Qiao Zhizheng was shocked, and her intuition made her instantly connect Yang Xiao's hatred with Murong Bo.

He casually pulled Murong Bo over and threw him onto the sofa. Murong Bo lay limply on the sofa and slowly slid down, flowing to the ground like a puddle of mud.

Qiao Zhizheng grabbed Yang Xiao's hand and walked towards the fire escape.

Yang Xiao wanted to struggle, but she didn't expect that Qiao Zhizheng, a seemingly weak girl, would be so strong. Yang Xiao shouted anxiously, "Let me go, let me go..."

Unfortunately, this floor had already been cleared out by the people sent by Murong Bo, and no one came.

Just like before.

Yang Xiao cursed, "Do you know what people like him have done? He deserves to die! He deserves to die! Do you know that you are aiding and abetting evil? You stopped me today, but he will harm more people in the future."

"I know."

"She knows."

The voice-activated light turns on.

Someone walked up the stairs one by one. The sensor light in the stairwell lit up with the sound of her footsteps. The person looked up, revealing the eyebrows and features that Qiao Zhizheng was most familiar with.

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