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Compared to the role whose screen time was stolen, An Ke prefers her current second female lead, so she's long since stopped being angry with the other actress.
Anke explained, "Because this drama is purely a male-dominated story, there are pitifully few female characters. Even key figures like the female lead have less than thirty minutes of screen time combined! As for the second female lead, she has even less, a mere ten minutes at most. And if the director comes up with some new ideas during editing, her screen time might become even shorter. That's why that person doesn't even consider her!"
I see!
Jian Yu suddenly realized.
Even though Jian Yu had already understood the situation, he still didn't understand why An Ke's mindset had changed. "You're not so insistent on playing the female lead anymore?"
An Ke gently shook her head and slowly said, "Actually, although I haven't been in the crew for long, it's been enough for me to see some things clearly. What I need most now is a breakout role that can make me stand out and be remembered by the audience. As long as the role is good and distinctive enough, whether it's the female lead or not doesn't really matter that much."
Standing to the side, Lin Ningning wholeheartedly agreed, "That's right! Sometimes, the female leads' characters are so annoying that it's impossible to like them. Some supporting characters are much more likable."
Anke snapped her fingers crisply and exclaimed excitedly, "Yes, yes, that's exactly it!"
Just then, Jian Yu seemed to suddenly remember something, "Old He and his crew are right next door, do you want to go over and say hello?" Upon hearing this, An Ke immediately stood up from her seat and answered without hesitation, "Of course I'll go! Maybe we'll have a chance to work together in the future!"
He waved to Jian Yu and the others, "Bye-bye!"
Then, he rushed off to the next house in a flurry of activity.
They came and went in a hurry.
No sooner had An Ke left than Jian Yu hurriedly slammed the door shut and breathed a sigh of relief, "Oh dear, please, no one else should come!"
Seeing this, Huo Tingzhen couldn't help but chuckle and teased, "This is nothing! You can't handle it already?"
Before Jian Yu could retort, Lin Beichen quickly chimed in, "That's right, not to mention Jian Yu, even I'm almost at my breaking point!"
Huo Tingzhen raised an eyebrow, a slight smile playing on his lips. "Then you two need to practice some more. My brother sometimes spends the entire night dealing with all sorts of people. And you two have only met two groups of people tonight, yet you're already complaining. What are you going to do in the future?"
Upon hearing this, Jian Yu and Lin Beichen both looked troubled and their faces fell.
Lin Beichen: "I think my previous lifestyle was pretty good."
Jian Yu nodded in agreement, "That's what I think too."
Several more minutes passed, and just as the people inside were singing enthusiastically, Jian Yu suddenly felt his phone vibrate in his pocket. He took it out and saw that there were four or five missed calls. When he opened the caller ID, he found that they were all from Bao Yanbai.
Just as Jian Yu was hesitating whether to call him back, Bao Yanbai called again, "Where's Tingzhen?"
Jian Yu subconsciously turned her head quickly to glance at Huo Tingzhen beside her. Just as she was about to deny that the other party was there, she suddenly heard Bao Yanbai say, "I saw from the property management that the Huo family's car was parked nearby not long ago, and as far as I know, Tingzhen has never ridden in this car before. President Huo is at the company now, so the only person who can be sitting in the car is you."
Huo Tingzhen gently shook his head at Jian Yu, indicating that Jian Yu should deny it completely.
So Jian Yu did as she was told, “Mr. Bao, I’m so sorry, I didn’t see Tingzhen at all. I had something to do with a friend today and didn’t go to your house. Tingzhen said something to me when he left last night. I think you should take care of what happened last night first since you have time.”
"I will."
Jian Yu paused for a moment, then her eyes suddenly sharpened, and she asked with a hint of doubt, "You haven't dealt with these things all day? Is there something fishy going on? Could it be that what happened last night was all part of a coordinated effort?"
Huo Tingzhen's eyes widened suddenly, as if something had flashed through his mind.
Bao Yanbai said, "Jian Yu, you absolutely mustn't say anything out of the ordinary! If Tingzhen hears this, I'm doomed!"
Even over the phone, you could feel that Bao Yanbai was startled.
Jian Yu bluntly questioned Bao Yanbai, "Then why haven't you dealt with this matter yet? Is it because your mother is among those who drugged you?"
Faced with such a blunt question, Bao Yanbai nodded helplessly, "That's true. It would be too awful if word got out that a mother helped someone else drug her own son."
Upon hearing this, Jian Yu frowned. "Even so, shouldn't your family give Tingzhen a reasonable explanation? Your mother's actions are a slap in the face to Tingzhen!"
Bao Yanbai looked ashamed and quickly promised, "Don't worry, I will have my mother apologize to Tingzhen in person."
Jian Yu turned to look at Huo Tingzhen, only to see Huo Tingzhen gently shake his head, indicating that he refused to accept such a solution.
Jian Yu then said into the phone, "Whatever."
After saying that, he hung up.
Lin Beichen and Lin Ningning, who had been observing silently, could no longer contain their curiosity. Seeing Jian Yu hang up the phone, the two asked in unison, "What exactly happened? Why did you say that the mother helped someone else drug her son?"
"..." Jian Yu scratched his nose somewhat awkwardly, as this matter was really difficult to explain to outsiders.
Because Lin Ningning is still so young, it's even more difficult to say anything in front of her.
So Jian Yu gave a vague and perfunctory answer, "It's nothing. It's just that Bao Yanbai's mother took a fancy to another girl and wanted them to meet, but Bao Yanbai didn't agree! So, his mother drugged Bao Yanbai and made him have diarrhea all night, so he can't come out to date Tingzhen."
Huo Tingzhen turned her face away, almost bursting out laughing.
Lin Ningning rubbed her stomach, clicked her tongue three times, shook her head and sighed, "Having such a domineering mother is a misfortune."
Lin Beichen agreed, "Luckily, my mom wouldn't do that."
Lin Ningning looked at Huo Tingzhen, "So what do you think?"
Huo Tingzhen: "Of course, we respect his mother's wishes."
Lin Ningning shouted, "Why should I? If you ask me, you should be with his son and make his mother furious!"
What do you think we should do?
"Yes. Even if I break up with her son, I can't let them be so comfortable."
"But what if I don't want to see his mother again?"
"That's easy. Let him marry into the family."
Marrying into another family?
Huo Tingzhen chuckled, "That's a good idea! It's a pity their family won't agree."
"Who said our family doesn't agree?"
Bao Yanbai pushed open the door and stared straight at Huo Tingzhen. "I'm willing to marry into your family. Are you willing to marry me?"
Huo Tingzhen, “…”
Lin Beichen looked around, then pulled Jian Yu and Lin Ningning to go out.
Unexpectedly, the two slapped the back of his hand from both sides.
The crisp sound of a slap brought Huo Tingzhen to her senses. "I don't want to."
Bao Yanbai looked hurt. "Why? I was even willing to marry into the family."
"Marrying into the family doesn't mean severing ties. Your family is still there, and your maternal grandmother is still waiting to hold her great-grandchild. The conflict hasn't been resolved; it's just been transferred."
Bao Yanbai pursed his lips, unable to utter a rebuttal.
“So…” Huo Tingzhen took a deep breath, looked into Bao Yanbai’s eyes, and said, word by word, with utmost seriousness, “Let’s break up!”
"......"
The background noise stopped at that moment, and the whole room became eerily quiet.
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