"Pei Zhi, you're amazing."

That's really impressive; they completely outmaneuvered that group.

Pei Zhi asked, "Do you need me to apologize to you?"

Chi Xiuwen wiped his reddened eyes. "Thank you for teaching me a lesson."

"You've shown me that I'm both pathetic and ridiculous."

Chi Xiuwen left the room with a gloomy expression, and Pei Zhi blinked her slightly sore eyes.

Of all the people, Pei Zhi felt most sorry for Chi Xiuwen.

Therefore, Pei Zhi hesitated and didn't know how to bring it up with Chi Xiuwen.

Lu Mingxu, on the other hand, cornered her, leaving her no way out.

[System, am I considered to have completed the mission now?]

What are you thinking? Do you believe that if you disappeared right now, those three could start fighting at any moment?

Didn't I already make this clear?

Lu Mingxu knew she was cheating on him, and Chi Xiuwen had given up on her.

What else do you want her to do?

The mission is complete only when they can calmly accept the separation from you.

【ha?】

Pei Zhi wants to take back her statement that "it's not a big problem."

She toyed with people and then expected them to say, "It's okay"?

Isn't this like someone taking a knife and slashing someone a few times, then expecting others to praise her for her skill?

The key point is that her behavior was even worse.

Why didn't you say so sooner?

If the system had spoken earlier, Pei Zhi wouldn't have let things develop to this point.

I assumed you knew.

Pei Zhi broke down, "How am I supposed to know if you don't tell me?"

You didn't even ask.

Pei Zhi was too lazy to argue with the system about these trivial matters; it would be a waste of time.

Chi Xiuwen must be quite angry, so it's best not to appear in front of him for the time being.

Let's talk about it after Chi Xiuwen calms down.

The phone, which had been quiet all night, suddenly rang. It was the director calling.

"Pei Zhi, Teacher Chi's agent just called suddenly and said they're not going to act anymore. Did you know about this?"

The director scratched his already sparse hair in frustration.

Tell me, what terrible things did he do?

If Pei Zhi hadn't been an investor, the director would have pointed his finger at her and started cursing her out.

Pei Zhi was not surprised at all.

Chi Xiuwen definitely doesn't want to see her now, so naturally he doesn't want to film with her.

"Then let's film the scenes without him for now."

The director thought Pei Zhi hadn't heard him. "If Teacher Chi isn't going to act, what will happen next? We'll have to audition new people again."

The director is already having second thoughts; this movie has an ominous feel to it.

If we continue filming, what if the investors refuse to pay us?

First they replaced the female supporting actress, and now they're replacing the male lead.

Will they change the female lead later on?

If they keep filming like this, this movie will never be finished.

"It's okay, he'll come back."

The director didn't want to dampen the enthusiasm, but instead said, "He's been cheated on so badly, how can he possibly come back?"

The director knew the inside story, and when he saw the trending topic that morning, he had a bad feeling.

Sure enough, I immediately received a call from Chi Hsiu-wen's agent, saying that Chi Hsiu-wen had withdrawn from the performance.

We will send professionals to handle any follow-up issues.

Just listen to me.

The director doesn't dare to contradict Pei Zhi now, so he just lets them film it.

Anyway, it's not her husband's money that he invested; it's not his money.

Today, everyone on set seemed exhausted and listless during filming.

I reckon they were all eating melon seeds late into the night last night.

Although the director tried to keep it a secret, the news of Chi Hsiu-wen's withdrawal from the production still circulated among a small number of people in the crew.

What a show!

The view outside was too glaring, so Pei Zhi simply hid in the lounge.

After Hu Shi finished filming, he came to the dressing room to find Pei Zhi.

Will we ever be able to finish filming this movie?

Pei Zhi asked, "Why not?"

"The male lead has run away."

Hu Shi sat down next to Pei Zhi. "Has Lu Mingxu contacted you yet?"

Pei Zhi directly handed the WeChat page on her phone to Hu Shi.

Lu Mingxu hasn't sent Pei Zhi a single message since last night.

"Lu Mingxu's agent can't contact him at all and doesn't know where he's hiding."

Hu Shi was genuinely worried about Lu Mingxu. "I'm really afraid he'll cause some trouble."

Pei Zhi replied, "Hasn't he already made a scene?"

It was posted directly on Weibo, trending at the top of the hot search list, causing netizens to jump around all night.

Hu Shih thought about it and agreed; Lu Mingxu probably couldn't do anything more.

"You haven't been checking Weibo, have you?"

Hu Shi finally logged into Weibo at around 5 a.m.

The top trending topics were naturally the names of Lu Mingxu and Pei Zhi.

Aside from netizens who were just watching the drama unfold, Pei Zhi's entry was filled with all sorts of offensive and obscene comments.

Photoshopped images of the deceased, unflattering pictures, and all sorts of insults.

Most of them were Lu Mingxu's ex-girlfriend fans.

Unable to bring themselves to criticize Lu Mingxu, they could only direct their attacks at Pei Zhi.

Pei Zhi tossed her hair. "The battle was too intense last night, I didn't have time to watch."

Hu Shi rolled his eyes when he saw the marks on Pei Zhi's neck.

So all his worries were for nothing.

What are your plans to do next?

Pei Zhi was so badly maligned that Hu Shi was worried that she might be attacked with sulfuric acid after leaving the film crew.

Those crazy female fans, what wouldn't they do?

"You should hire a few more bodyguards."

Hu Shi recalled the bodyguards he had seen at the Xie residence, saying, "Your bodyguards look different."

Pei Zhi looked at Hu Shi as if he were an idiot.

Hu Shi touched his face. "What's wrong?"

"Have you forgotten that I've already fallen out with Xie Cinian?"

She left with Chi Xiuwen right in front of Xie Cinian.

Now, should we ask her to turn back and seek Xie Cinian's help?

Isn't she just waiting for Xie Ci Nian to ridicule her?

Pei Zhi is the kind of person who can give up anything, but saving face is a must.

Moreover, Pei Zhi herself is quite skilled.

Hu Shi leaned back in his chair and said, "It seems that I will have to be the protector of the flowers these next few days."

"Call her 'Auntie'."

Hu Shih retorted, "Weren't you already getting a divorce?"

"We're not divorced yet, are we? My dear nephew."

Hu Shih, too lazy to banter with Pei Zhi, asked, "Are you really not in a hurry now?"

"I'm in a hurry."

Pei Zhi said frankly, "Didn't you notice?"

Hu Shi looked Pei Zhi up and down; she exuded laziness and showed no sign of being in a hurry.

"I really didn't realize you were in such a hurry."

Despite having a string of romantic entanglements, he can still live such a carefree life.

Pei Zhi is truly wasting her talent as an actress.

Pei Zhi was really anxious; the system was giving her very little time.

Now that things have escalated to this point, she has to try to salvage the situation.