"Why don't you try grabbing one of her?"
Shi Jing stood in front of Zhu Jinzhao, blocking the menacing Su Ying.
Su Ying snapped, yelling, "Get out of my way! Or I'll take care of you too!"
"Let them go!"
Director Zhao pulled Su Ying and dragged her into her assistant's arms.
She didn't understand why and kept shouting, "This bitch cursed me to have my house collapse, why should I let them leave!"
Director Zhao offered no explanation, only saying in a deep voice with a dark face, "If you're not going to film anymore, then get out of here and stop wasting everyone's time."
Zhu Jinzhao tightened his grip on Jiang Jingwen's hand, straightened his back, and left the set amidst the astonished gazes of the crowd.
Shi Jing followed lazily behind her.
"Xiao Song."
After the three people left, Director Zhao quietly called Xiao Song to his side.
"Director Zhao." Xiao Song bent down and sensibly leaned closer to listen.
Director Zhao: "Go and find out who Shi Fei's son is."
"Shi Fei?" Xiao Song was unfamiliar with this name.
Director Zhao narrowed his eyes slightly: "Yes, Shi Fei, the Shi Fei who is known as the leader of the capital."
...
The film set was too remote, and there was no bus to pick them up at this time.
Shi Jing called his friend and used his connections to get a car over.
"Your face is all swollen, does it hurt?" While waiting for the car, Jiang Jingwen used the leftover egg from breakfast to apply to Zhu Jinzhao's swollen cheeks, feeling so sorry for him that she almost cried.
Despite being a mess, Zhu Jinchao still managed to smile at her: "It's alright, it doesn't hurt much anymore."
"You should have slapped that idiot just now." Shi Jing replied to the WeChat message while saying with exasperation, "What kind of top star is she? She's actually ugly and has no manners. You took such a hard slap from her and just walked away like that? I'm so angry for you."
Zhu Jinchao was still laughing, but with a helpless smile: "They outnumber us. If I really hit her, we really won't be able to leave today."
“I don’t mind suffering a little grievance myself, but I can’t let you get involved. You are my friends, and I can’t let you be in danger. Besides, didn’t you just stand up for me? With friends willing to stand up for me, my anger has actually subsided.”
“Zhao Zhao…” Jiang Jingwen hated Zhu Jinzhao’s cowardice, yet she was also moved to tears by her cowardice.
"...What are you afraid of?" Shi Jing glanced at her, his tone suddenly softening. "With me here, would they dare to eat you up?"
Zhu Jinzhao: "Why wouldn't I dare? Some of them are big stars, some are big directors. They could easily scare me to death by sending a whole truckload of people."
"Tsk..." Shi Jing put away his phone, crossed his arms in front of his chest, frowned, and glared down at Zhu Jinzhao. "Why are you so scared? Didn't I tell you I was here?"
Zhu Jinzhao retorted, "Are you that great?"
"I—" Shi Jing paused, "Of course I'm amazing! Do you even know who I am?"
Zhu Jinzhao nodded and answered very seriously: "I know. You are a rich second generation, but a week ago you offended your father and he kicked you out of the house."
"You're no longer a rich kid for now. Like me, you need to work constantly to earn money to support yourself."
Shi Jing: "..."
The overly honest remark left him speechless. He was always known for his sharp tongue, but this was the first time someone had rendered him speechless.
"Don't be angry." Zhu Jinzhao smiled sweetly at him, then opened her little schoolbag and took out two bags of snacks, one for Jiang Jingwen and one for Shi Jing.
"It's already 3 p.m., and we haven't had lunch yet. Let's have some snacks to tide us over."
"..." Shi Jing's heart softened instantly.
May she always be like this today, optimistic no matter what happens. The red, swollen handprint on her face hadn't faded yet, but she was still able to hug her little schoolbag and smile happily.
They're both silly and frustrating.
"Thank you." Shi Jing took the snacks from her hand, and the image of her fawning over her last night suddenly flashed into her mind.
"My brother is incredibly handsome, he's practically the most handsome man in the world..."
"It's okay, I believe in my brother..."
"As long as my brother is willing to explain, I'm willing to listen..."
Zhu Jinzhao held her phone and kept sending heartfelt messages, but all she got in return was a cold response from the other party.
Shi Jing was criticizing the other person for being love-struck last night, but now she has suddenly changed her mind and thinks it's all her boyfriend's fault.
What a blind, mentally unstable man! He doesn't appreciate such a wonderful girl, yet he runs off to philander! When he gets the chance, he'll definitely teach this scumbag a lesson and rescue Zhu Jinzhao from this sea of heartbreak!
...
Zhu Jinzhao herself had no idea that she was about to be rescued. She took out the bag of cookies she hadn't finished that morning from her schoolbag and ate them while waiting for the bus.
The car that Shi Jing called didn't arrive for half an hour. They got in the car and left the film set, first going back to the extras' meeting point to change clothes.
"Finally, I can change out of these dirty and smelly clothes."
Jiang Jingwen took off her dirty clothes and changed back into her clean ones, feeling completely refreshed from head to toe.
Zhu Jinzhao pulled a hair tie from her pocket and casually tied up her thick, long hair. Then, she touched her swollen cheeks in front of the mirror.
"The handprint is still very obvious. If I go home like this, I'll definitely get arrested."
Jiang Jingwen took out her lipstick and lightly dabbed some on her lips: "Let them catch you, it would be best if your older brother caught you himself. Your older brother is so powerful, if he knew that you were bullied by Su Ying, he would definitely teach her a lesson."
“If Su Ying is in trouble, I’ll be in trouble too.” Zhu Jinzhao looked at herself in the mirror with a worried expression. “I finally managed to coax my older brother into agreeing to let me do part-time work. If he finds out that I’m being bullied like this while I’m doing part-time work, he definitely won’t allow me to continue.”
“Fine, then don’t do it.” Jiang Jingwen didn’t know Zhu Jinzhao’s predicament, and naturally didn’t understand why she was so determined to come out and earn money.
"Even if your true identity is revealed now and you become the well-known adopted daughter of the Zhu family, the Zhu family will not treat you badly. You will never have to worry about food and drink in this life, even if you do nothing. Why do you have to do this lousy job?"
Zhu Jinzhao: "Jiang Jiang..."
“I know what you’re worried about.” Jiang Jingwen put away her lipstick, turned around and looked at her. “Zhu Jinzhao, I’ve said it before, if the Zhu family ever abandons you, come to the Jiang family and find me. I don’t have a lot of money, but it’s enough to support you for the rest of your life!”
"With me backing you up, you can confidently give up!"
"..." Zhu Jinzhao felt a pang of sadness and was instantly speechless.
"Knock knock—"
Just then, there was a knock on the door of the dressing room.
Zhu Jinzhao turned around upon hearing the sound and saw a stylishly dressed woman standing casually at the door.
"Excuse me, may I ask who Zhu Jinzhao is?"
Zhu Jinzhao stood up from his chair, looking at the woman with a blank expression: "Yes, that's me. May I ask what I can do for you?"
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