The moment he heard Zhou Man's name, Su Man's face flashed before He Shaoye's eyes.
"Zhou Man."
He uttered the name unconsciously, shaking his fingertips holding the wine glass, causing ripples in the red wine.
"I haven't seen her since the last earthquake. Has she returned to the crew?"
Bai Xiaoying noticed He Shaoye's concern for Su Man, and her heart was alarmed. She rolled her eyes and said, "Teacher Zhou Man hasn't returned to the crew yet. I'm afraid that girls are delicate and need to rest for four or five days for even a minor injury."
He Shaoye smiled, "You should rest more, how's your back?"
Bai Xiaoying touched her shoulder awkwardly, "It's nothing."
"nonsense."
He Shaoye scolded softly, "The gauze hasn't even been removed yet, how can you say you're fine? I shouldn't have listened to you back then. I should have let you transfer to the same hospital as me. There are so many people in the public hospital, and the doctors have limited energy to devote to you. It's definitely not as good as one-on-one service."
Bai Xiaoying deliberately pretended to be nonchalant. "I'm the leading actress. I can't make the whole crew wait for me. You're so outstanding. I have to be able to match you."
He Shaoye leaned forward, smiling intoxicatingly, "You're already fine."
Bai Xiaoying lowered her head and smiled faintly, but her heart was in turmoil.
She bribed a nurse in the hospital to bandage her with bloody gauze to create the illusion of injury so that she would be exposed if she went to a private hospital.
Fortunately, the fool didn't take any action at all, and she got such a big advantage for nothing.
Now that the matter is done, even if she jumps out and says that she saved He Shaoye, no one will believe it.
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The waiter cleared the plates in front of them and replaced them with dessert.
He Shaoye picked up the dessert spoon and asked, "By the way, what did you say happened to Zhou Man?"
"nothing."
Bai Xiaoying said this, but her eyes were fixed on He Shaoye, as if she wanted to say something but hesitated.
He Shaoye understood. He wiped the corner of his mouth with his napkin and said, "Xiaoying, you are my girlfriend. I hope you can tell me directly if you have any worries."
Bai Xiaoying sighed softly, "It's her fans. They all came over and said I shouldn't have told anyone about saving her, saying I was just putting on a show. Now it's causing a huge uproar. She's going back to film soon, and I'm really worried it'll be awkward when we meet."
"Haha, that's not that difficult. I'll let the director know and reduce her role."
He Shaoye said it calmly, as if adding or reducing a person's role was as easy as drinking water.
Although it did not meet Bai Xiaoying's expectations and she was kicked out of the "Ice Tears" crew, at least she was reduced from the third female lead to a passerby.
In this way, everyone in the crew would know that Su Man was disliked because she had offended her, and it would become easier to punish her then.
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next day
As soon as Su Man arrived on the set, she felt that the atmosphere was a little weird.
Everyone was whispering to her and no one dared to get close.
Only Director Xiong came over with the script and said to Su Man with a smile, "Xiao Man, you're back so soon. How are you feeling?"
Su Man smiled politely, "Thank you, Director. I'm almost well now."
"That's good, that's good."
Director Xiong exchanged a few pleasantries with her, then rolled his eyes and said, "Well, considering your injury and wanting to prevent you from being overworked, our crew has reduced some of your scenes. Here's the new script, take a look."
Su Man took it and saw that her scenes had been almost deleted, and her character's personality was changed in the script from an autistic patient to a patient with self-harm tendencies.
Either they jump into the water, jump off a building, or bang their heads against the wall.
It was obvious at first glance that someone was trying to make trouble for her.
Director Xiong saw that Su Man was just reading the script and not saying anything, and he was afraid that she would blame him for this. He coughed a few times and hinted, "The investors sent a new screenwriter to work with us these past two days, and the script has been revised. Thank you for your hard work."
New screenwriter?
Su Man sneered in her heart, calling him a screenwriter, but he was just here to serve Bai Xiaoying.
She is now the girlfriend of her financial sponsor He Shaoye, so naturally she can change however she wants.
It seems that Bai Xiaoying can no longer hold back and is about to take action against her "original wife"...
Su Man hesitated for a moment, then looked up again with a gentle expression, "It's okay, Director. I'll adjust it according to the script. Thank you for coming here to tell me."
She was so considerate that Director Xiong felt a little guilty.
He glanced in Bai Xiaoying's direction and said, "I will try to concentrate your scenes in one week and finish them quickly."
Su Man smiled gratefully, and her pale face showed some color. "Thank you, Director."
...
Not far away, Bai Xiaoying saw Su Man talking to Director Xiong and knew that Director Xiong must be talking to her about reducing her role.
Humph, things have changed, and it’s finally that bitch’s turn to sit on the bench.
"Sister Xiaoying, the hot water bottle is filled. Please use it to warm your hands." An assistant came over with a hot water bottle and spoke in a flattering tone.
At this moment, Bai Xiaoying was surrounded by four assistants.
Some brought her clothes, others changed her shoes, and she didn't have to lift a finger.
Bai Xiaoying had just finished putting on her makeup, and an assistant immediately held a mirror in front of her face.
The makeup artist flattered, "Ms. Bai, take a look at your makeup today. Are you satisfied? If there's anything wrong, I'll adjust it right away."
Bai Xiaoying turned away, her eyes turning cold. "Didn't I tell you yesterday not to paint my face so pale, like a ghost?"
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