The Sheng family home, living room.

Sheng Qing was sobbing in her mother's arms when the sudden ringing of her cell phone interrupted her.

She hadn't planned to answer, but after glancing casually at her phone screen and seeing who was calling, Sheng Qing changed her mind...

"Hello?"

"Really?"

Did the TV series "The Legend of Phoenix" really invite me to audition?

"Of course I have time, I'll be there right away..."

After ending the call, Sheng Qing finally left her mother's embrace.

Her eyes were red as she looked at Sheng's mother, "Mommy, Brother Chen told me to go for an audition..."

Faced with such an obedient, sensible, and ambitious child, Sheng's mother felt extremely sorry for him.

Just a second ago, Sheng Qing left her arms, and the next second, Sheng's mother affectionately pulled her back into her embrace.

"Qingqing, our family is not short of money, you don't need to work so hard and make things difficult for yourself."

"Look at your eyes, they're still so red. How are you going to the audition?"

"Besides, you're so upset, Mommy can't bear to let you go out and suffer any more humiliation and injustice..."

Sheng Qing was very impatient...

She would not agree to audition for any other production team now.

But this time it's different. This is the crew of "The Legend of Phoenix," a work by internationally renowned director Jiang Mao, and also features Pei Muzhi, China's youngest film emperor.

If she can participate in this drama, even if it's just as a minor supporting role with very few scenes, it will be of great significance to her.

This show will be a huge hit once it airs!

From then on, Sheng Qing was also a female artist with hit dramas to her name!

What kind of resources won't she have when the time comes?

Once she gains fame, once her acting career flourishes, once she becomes a top-tier female star or even an international star, she can marry into a top-tier wealthy family and become a true socialite.

At that point, she won't even look down on Qin Wan, let alone the Sheng family.

She disdained the idea of ​​her being the eldest daughter of the Sheng family.

The Sheng family was nothing more than a stepping stone for Sheng Qing!

She doesn't care about the Sheng family at all!

Thinking of this, Sheng Qing stubbornly broke free from her mother's embrace.

"Mommy, I want to audition, please let me go."

"But……"

Mother Sheng looked at Sheng Qing's red eyes with heartache.

“Mommy, I know you feel sorry for me, but I really love acting.”

"Moreover, this audition is very meaningful to me, and I don't want to miss it."

At this point, seeing that although Sheng's mother was moved, she still did not budge, a faint hint of impatience flashed across Sheng Qing's eyes.

But she concealed it very well; her constantly lowered eyes successfully hid her impatience, preventing her mother from noticing.

"Mommy, if it were before, and you wouldn't let me go, I would definitely have listened to you and never acted out..."

"But……"

"But things are different now. I'm not Mommy's biological daughter, I'm not the real eldest daughter of the Sheng family, and everything I have now belongs to Qin Wan..."

"Waaaaah..."

"I know you love me very much, Mom and Dad, I know you would never abandon me, but... but I really feel insecure..."

"I'm scared..."

"I'm afraid that one day Qin Wan will come back and take you away."

"I'm afraid that one day I'll be kicked out... that I'll have to leave the Sheng family..."

"At that time, I'm afraid I won't even have a place to stay."

As she spoke, large tears rolled down Sheng Qing's beautiful almond-shaped eyes.

Her eyes were red and swollen, and she looked at Sheng's mother with a pitiful expression, as if she wanted to get closer but hesitated, which broke Sheng's mother's heart...

"Qingqing..."

"Mommy's precious daughter..."

After a long, affectionate exchange, Sheng's mother finally gave in to Sheng Qing's stubbornness and had to let go of her, allowing her to leave defiantly...

Watching Sheng Qing's "dejected" departing figure, Sheng's mother said with a face full of self-reproach, "If we had known it would end like this, we shouldn't have gone to find Qin Wan!"

"Making the best of a bad situation is actually a good thing!"

Mr. Sheng also looked regretful, "I didn't know Qin Wan was so rebellious and ill-mannered."

"But it's not too late now."

"Although I made Qingqing sad today, the relationship between our family of three, which has lasted for more than 20 years, will definitely not be ruined by Qin Wan's appearance in less than a day."

"Besides, we have done more than enough for Qin Wan. It is her own fault for not wanting to come back, so she has no reason to blame us."

Upon hearing this, Sheng's mother nodded in agreement.

"She's just ungrateful."

"She didn't want to be the eldest daughter of the Sheng family, but insisted on becoming some kind of minor celebrity."

"Doesn't she realize that she's just a country girl with no connections or social circle, only a pretty face? How can she compare to others? How can she gain a foothold in the entertainment industry?"

"She'll regret it and come begging to us!" Mother Sheng said, frowning unhappily.

As she spoke, Madam Sheng was already thinking about how she should teach her rebellious and ignorant daughter a lesson when Qin Wan came back to beg her.

The crew of "The Legend of Phoenix".

When Sheng Qing arrived, the film crew was shooting an action scene with award-winning actor Pei Muzhi...

The exquisitely handsome Pei Muzhi, dressed in a white robe, floated in mid-air, suspended by wires. With the blowing of the wind machine, his clothes fluttered, exuding an ethereal aura.

Just then, Pei Muzhi spun around and leaped forward, his sword flying out with tremendous force...

"ah!!!"

Sheng Qing's piercing screams echoed throughout the entire film crew...

At that moment, Qin Wan was leisurely munching on an apple when the piercing scream rang out, and she froze.

With a "thud," the apple in my hand fell to the ground...

Qin Wan blinked her big, bewildered eyes, looked at Sheng Qing who was surrounded by the crowd, and then at Pei Muzhi who was "forgotten" by the crowd in mid-air.

Their eyes met...

Qin Wan saw a hint of "taking credit" in Pei Muzhi's eyes.

Qin Wan: "..." Does Director Jiang know about your abuse of power for personal gain?

Three minutes later...

Sheng Qing was rushed to the hospital, and Pei Muzhi was also taken down from the wire.

He walked towards Qin Wan...

"Are you feeling better?" Pei Muzhi asked.

Qin Wan looked intently at Pei Muzhi, "Brother, are you helping me get revenge?"

Upon hearing this, Pei Muzhi glanced at her sideways, "Do I look like the kind of man who would bully a woman for no reason?"

"How could that be!" Qin Wan reacted incredibly quickly. "My brother is the most gentlemanly person."

No sooner had he finished speaking than Ming, quick as a flash, handed him a water glass...

Pei Muzhi didn't answer, but instead looked at Qin Wan with a deep gaze.

Qin Wan: "..." You're really being pretentious.

Despite her inner grumbling, Qin Wan wisely didn't waste this good opportunity to increase her favorability.

This time, she not only took the water glass, but also opened it for Pei Muzhi herself... before finally handing it to him.

Seeing this, Pei Muzhi's gaze lingered on her face for a barely perceptible second...

Pei Muzhi's favorability increased by 2, current favorability is 38.

Pei Muzhi took the water glass without saying a word, his expression unreadable.

But when the water glass went around in circles, returning from Qin Wan's hands to her manager, Ming Ge...

Seeing the empty water glass, Ming knew that Pei Muzhi was in a good mood!