Hearing this, Jiang Siyu's smile froze. She sat up slightly and looked at the man in disbelief.

"You're not really going to let me really cut off my fingers, are you?"

"What's the problem?"

The mysterious man pushed her away and said, "You can't even do this, and you still want to stand out."

The mysterious man's disdainful tone aroused Jiang Siyu's desire to win. She bit her lower lip and said, "I didn't say I won't cut it off. It's just... I just can't accept it for the time being."

"Break your fingers now and show me your determination."

The mysterious man glanced at his watch and said, "I'm very busy. I can only give you three minutes at most."

Jiang Siyu pursed her lips and wanted to beg the mysterious man again, but when the mysterious man saw her hesitation, he stood up directly.

"Since you don't dare, forget it. I'll give the heroine role of Director Lin's new movie to someone else."

"I dare you!"

Jiang Siyu hurriedly pulled him back, gritted her teeth and banged her fingers against the corner of the table.

"Is that all?"

The mysterious man was obviously dissatisfied.

But Jiang Siyu was already curling up her fingers in pain and looking at him in disbelief.

"Then what else are you going to do?"

"so."

The mysterious man grabbed Jiang Siyu's hand and put it on the table, picked up the vase beside him, gave her an evil smile, and then smashed it down.

“Ah—”

Jiang Siyu screamed and watched her little finger become covered in blood.

…

Old Mrs. Gu liked Liu Huanyi very much. After the banquet, she asked Xu Chuxiao to take Liu Huanyi to visit Gu's house more often.

Xu Chuxiao conveyed Mrs. Gu's intentions to Liu Huanyi truthfully.

"Huanyi, do you want to go? If you find it inconvenient, I can help you refuse Mrs. Gu."

Liu Huanyi looked at the screen full of codes and the photos sent by Liu Jin. In the photos, she and Jiang Xiaoluo took Jiang Hao to get a haircut.

All three of them laughed happily, especially Liu Jin.

Liu Huanyi hesitated for a moment and said, "Not yet. I haven't told my mother that I met Mrs. Gu again."

She didn't want to hurt her mother's feelings.

Xu Chuxiao respected her choice, "I hope you can understand that it is impossible for me to lose contact with the Gu family, so I cannot refuse Mrs. Gu's request for help."

“I understand.”

Xu Chuxiao breathed a sigh of relief, "If your mother comes to Beijing, please tell me."

After the last incident, Xu Chuxiao could feel Liu Jin’s evasive attitude and was afraid that she would not tell him the next time she came to Beijing.

"Uncle Xu, I have to say that if you want to apologize, you have to show some sincerity. I don't think you are determined to apologize to mom."

Liu Huanyi's words reminded Xu Chuxiao that his upbringing and gentlemanly manners did not allow him to pursue Liu Jin too much, but doing so would actually backfire.

"I'll fly to Sioux City when I can. Before that, if your mother——"

"I know. I'll tell you."

"Thanks."

Xu Chuxiao hung up the phone with peace of mind. Liu Huanyi was about to continue with his work when he heard Hu Die scream.

"Oh my god, Director Lin's new movie has a new female lead!"

Director Lin. Liu Huanyi suddenly thought of the man who flattered her at the banquet.

Xing Zhao leaned over to take a look, "Who did you change to? It turns out it wasn't Xue Miao. I quite like her."

"I also like Xue Miao very much, but I read in the news that Xue Miao acted like a big shot and was late for a banquet. The sponsor and Director Lin were angry, so they replaced Xue Miao."

By the way, Director Lin did say that the heroine had some trouble on the road that night, so it must have been Xue Miao.

Xing Zhao was amazed. "Xue Miao is so proud of herself. She won Best Actress in two movies with Director Lin, but now this strange thing happened when she started shooting her new movie. Who will be the new heroine?"

"The most important thing is that the person who replaced Xue Miao this time is a newcomer who has never appeared before. No one even knows what she looks like. Currently, we can only see that the heroine is called Jiang Yu on the official website of Director Lin's studio."

Hu Die glanced at Liu Huanyi and said, "This name is Jiang Siyu minus the word 'Si'. The difference is huge. I hope her character is better than Jiang Siyu's."

"She has to be prettier than Jiang Siyu and Xue Miao. Otherwise, I don't understand why she would replace Xue Miao."

Xing Zhao and Hu Die were chatting animatedly, but Wei Zhou didn't react at all.

He never cared about anything in the entertainment industry, and because of the work he had fallen behind on some time ago, he was typing on the computer almost day and night.

The VR real-life game was one-third developed and a mid-term report meeting was about to begin. Liu Huanyi had to put aside the preparations for the search engine and devote himself to the VR project.

But she was so busy that she received bad news from school - she failed the skipping grade exam.

The news was told by Feng Yu. Worried that she wouldn't be able to accept it, Feng Yu spoke very tactfully.

"Huanyi, this isn't a bad thing. You can still enjoy your campus life for a while longer."

Liu Huanyi asked directly: "How do you know I didn't pass?"

"The list of those who have passed is posted on the campus bulletin board. I looked for your name three times but couldn't find it."

Not only that, Feng Yu also went to find Liu Huanyi's counselor and confirmed over and over again that Liu Huanyi had failed the exam.

"I said no, and she didn't come a few times a semester. She relied on her cleverness to never listen to the class. I told her a long time ago that she wouldn't be able to pass the advanced examination like this, but she insisted on taking it."

The counselor looked at Feng Yu impatiently, his tone of voice containing disdain coming from his yellow teeth.

"In the end, I didn't pass the exam. Luckily, only the list of those who successfully passed the exam was posted. If the results were posted, our class would be so embarrassed because of her."

But Feng Yu found it strange, Liu Huanyi shouldn't have failed.

After taking the initiative to notify Liu Huanyi, Feng Yu immediately informed her so that she could take the next step.

After all, as far as she knew, Liu Huanyi was investigating several projects in other places. If she successfully took over the project, she would have to travel back and forth between various places and the school, and she would be exhausted.

However, Liu Huanyi was still thinking about her test results.

When she finished the test, she knew she had passed, but now she is told that she has not passed, she absolutely cannot accept it.

"Feng Yu, drag the counselor with you. I'll be there soon."

"Oh... OK!"

Feng Yu was suddenly entrusted with an important task and hurriedly squatted outside the counselor's office.

Liu Huanyi rushed from the company and appeared in front of the counselor in less than an hour.

"Liu Huanyi, you came at the right time."

The counselor leaned back in his chair, his tone full of gloating.

"You failed the advanced exam. From next week on, you must go back to school and attend classes. Don't just focus on making money and forget your identity!"

Liu Huanyi frowned, "I want to see my test paper."

"What are you thinking? There are so many test papers put together, how can I find yours alone?"

"I think the results are wrong and I want to review them."