Actually, Jiang Hua had a fever and was a little short of breath. In addition, she kept coughing when she received his call, not wanting Gu Yiming to worry about her. Her voice sounded a little ambiguous, so Gu Yiming thought Jiang Hua was doing something. But now it seems that it was just Jiang Hua who thought he would worry about her. She was really overthinking it.
After hanging up the phone in anger, Gu Yiming threw it to the ground and smashed it. "Damn it, you're really something else. You talked to me on the phone and you acted like this, even lying to me that you were sick. Did you think I couldn't tell if you were really sick or not? This is really too much. Do you really think I'm stupid and want to fool me completely?"
Gu Yiming kept cursing himself, cursing himself for being so stubborn and refusing to believe in himself. Now, he even called her, and now the facts were confirmed. It was all so ridiculous. It was time to give up and stop being a fool.
The next morning, Jiang Hua got up early and put on makeup to cover up her pale face. In order not to delay the schedule and to finish things as soon as possible without letting Wenwen know, she dragged her sick body and asked her assistant to pick her up without asking the director for leave.
The assistant looked at Jiang Hua with some concern and asked her if she really didn't need to ask the director for leave in this condition.
Jiang Hua looked at her assistant and said it wasn't necessary, that she was fine and that she had slept well last night and was basically okay. She said the sooner they finished filming, the better. Jiang Hua was still a little uncomfortable, but she forced herself to bear it.
The assistant still looked at her with concern. Jiang Hua joked that she was feeling incredibly well now, good enough to kill a cow. The assistant couldn't persuade Jiang Hua otherwise, so she said, "Let's continue filming."
Jiang Hua seemed a little out of sorts during filming, often forgetting things. When the director asked her what was wrong, she said it was nothing, she was just feeling a bit unwell, but it wouldn't affect filming.
Xiao Lan, a close friend of Jiang Shiwan on set, called Jiang Shiwan to chat after filming wrapped. As they talked, she lowered her voice and said that she had noticed Jiang Hua was acting strangely today, as she was currently filming a reality show.
Then she told Jiang Shiwan about Jiang Hua's situation. Jiang Shiwan asked Xiao Lan to keep an eye on her and let her know if there were any new developments. After all, she was her own sister, so she had to take good care of her. Otherwise, how could she be considered family?
"Alright, you can rest assured and leave this matter to me. I'll let you know as soon as there's any news." He readily agreed to Jiang Shiwan's request.
Jiang Shiwan decided to thoroughly investigate Jiang Hua to see how she was doing now.
Jiang Shiwan is very shrewd. As the eldest daughter of the Jiang family, she has learned a lot of tricks to deal with others from her parents over the years, and thus has a wide network of connections. She is able to become a so-called "best friend" with Xiao Lan, who is not very famous, and even make Xiao Lan devoted to her. It has to be said that she knows how to manipulate people's whims.
Xiao Lan met with her several times, and each time she spoke ill of Jiang Hua, acting as if she were very indignant on Jiang Hua's behalf, as if Jiang Hua had stolen her fiancé.
"Shiwan, your Jiang family is really good-natured, letting such a morally corrupt person continue to stay in this city. Is Gu Yiming bewitched by her behavior? Why is he still so hung up on her? Yesterday she even fainted on set and was helped up by a producer. The way they were acting so intimately gave me goosebumps, it was so nauseating. When our team had a gathering last night, that producer even helped her fend off drinks. I think he's probably got his eye on her."
Xiao Lan isn't very famous; at best, she's just a bit of a celebrity, not even comparable to those big-name stars. She's just a third-rate actress. Whenever Jiang Hua makes any move, she's sure to tell Jiang Shiwan immediately.
Jiang Shiwan gave a cold snort, holding her cup in her hand, and after a long while said in a low voice, "We still can't figure out what Gu Yiming is thinking, but Jiang Hua is not to be feared. They haven't interacted at all, so maybe Gu Yiming is hesitating."
She investigated privately, but so far there hasn't been much progress. The private investigator only said that the two of them haven't been communicating for the time being, and as for whether they've been communicating by phone or text message, she'll have to ask Xiaolan for details.
Xiaolan wasn't doing too well, but in this circle, how many people are stupid? She understood her best friend's worries and volunteered, "Don't worry, I've been keeping a close eye on Jiang Hua. She doesn't seem to be feeling well lately. She occasionally checks her phone, but she hasn't answered any calls."
“Xiaolan, I don’t have many friends left. Everyone is laughing at me, but I can’t do anything to her because of the Jiang family and the Gu family’s reputation. And I don’t want you to be hurt by her…”
Jiang Shiwan's words were half true and half false, but she could easily fool Xiaolan. Her words revealed her predicament and explicitly stated that she didn't want Xiaolan involved in this mess. In truth, her relationship with Xiaolan was nothing more than one of exploitation.
Xiao Lan lowered her gaze, smiled, and concealed the shrewdness in her eyes. She and Jiang Shiwan were both willing to give and receive. Since Jiang Shiwan needed her help, she might as well do her a favor and curry favor with her.
"Don't worry, I definitely won't let that green tea bitch have a hard time." Actually, in the same film crew, Jiang Hua had stolen the limelight, and Xiao Lan had long disliked her. Calling Jiang Shiwan out was just a way of doing her a favor.
Xiao Lan returned to the filming location and pretended to rehearse her lines with a supporting actress next to Jiang Hua. She deliberately walked up to her, greeted everyone around her, and then focused intently on rehearsing her lines. When she got emotional, she even added gestures.
The girl acting opposite her was drawn into the scene, and the two of them began acting seriously in the small rest area.
Jiang Hua still had a slight fever. Hearing them rehearsing their lines, she didn't know what to say. Her mind was in turmoil, and her body was even weaker. She couldn't tell them directly, since today's scenes were indeed all important ones. So she had no choice but to leave on her own.
Who knew that just as she got up, she passed by Xiaolan, who happened to be practicing the scene where she was pushed away. Xiaolan was staggering and about to fall towards her.
"careful!"
The girl acting opposite Xiaolan immediately spoke up to give a hint. Xiaolan gave a barely perceptible cold laugh, and quickly tripped Jiang Hua's ankle. Meanwhile, her eyes flashed, and she spotted the tall figure walking towards her. She then fell into the arms of the passing second male lead, her timing was absolutely perfect.
Jiang Hua wasn't as lucky as Xiao Lan. She was in a daze and didn't pay attention to her feet. By the time she heard the gasps and exclamations around her, she had already fallen to the ground. Her face turned deathly pale, and she clutched her stomach and groaned.
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