Upon hearing this, Chen Mohan's expression froze instantly. He looked incredulous, as if he hadn't expected a junior to speak to him like that: "Are you... talking to me?"
Lu An'an raised an eyebrow, her composure tinged with a hint of amusement: "Otherwise what? It seems like no one but you would give him any face, right?"
Chen Mohan, having been humiliated, looked displeased: "Miss Lu, in terms of seniority, I am your senior. Moreover, my words were all in good faith. Isn't it impolite of you to speak to me like this?"
Lu An'an chuckled softly, her gaze settling on Huang Xiyue's arm: "The bruises on Xiyue's arm are quite large; they couldn't have been caused by just a bump, could they?"
Upon hearing this, Chen Mohan frowned and pulled Huang Xiyue into his arms without saying a word, his hand instinctively pressing down on Huang Xiyue's arm: "This is our own business, it has nothing to do with Miss Lu, right?"
Lu An'an smiled faintly, then retorted sarcastically, "What does the matter between my brother and I and Zhao Junyi have to do with you?"
"you--"
Chen Mohan was speechless for a moment, his eyes blazing as he glared at Lu An'an.
Huang Xiyue tugged at Chen Mohan and whispered, "Mohan, let's forget about it."
Chen Mohan's fiery gaze shifted to Huang Xiyue. He gritted his teeth, gave Huang Xiyue a meaningful look, forced a smile, and retreated to his original position.
Huang Xiyue saw Chen Mohan's gaze, her body trembled almost imperceptibly, and a look of fear flashed across her face, which she quickly concealed. She smiled and said, "Mohan meant well, An'an, don't take it to heart."
Lu An'an's gaze fell silently on Huang Xiyue, devoid of warmth or emotion. After a long while, she spoke, her voice cold and distant: "Xiyue's injury seems quite serious. I can treat it little by little. Do you need me to take a look?"
I'll just test her once, to see if she's worth saving.
Huang Xiyue's gaze met Lu An'an's. She struggled for a moment, but the turmoil was quickly soothed by the warmth emanating from the large, kind hand beside her. She slowly calmed down, shook her head, and said gently, "No need, thank you An'an. Mo Han has already applied the medicine for me."
Upon hearing this, Lu An'an's lips curled into a faint sneer, but the smile vanished in an instant. She gave a simple reply and then changed the subject: "Director Xu, can we start eating now?"
[Speechless. I wasted my time asking that question. Those two better not show their faces in front of me again, or I'll just unleash a barrage of attacks!]
Director Xu's eyes gleamed with excitement as he stared intently at the soaring ratings figures caused by the plot's conflict. A smile involuntarily crept onto his lips as he laughed heartily, "Haha, let's start then! I hope everyone has a great time tonight, and enjoy the food! Haha!"
Lu An'an pointed to Lin Yimeng, who was petite and adorable, standing next to Zhao Junyi: "Can I bring Sister Yimeng with me?"
Director Xu scratched his head awkwardly: "Well... it's not allowed according to our rules."
Shen Jiajia also spoke up, saying, "Director Xu, although they are a group, Sister Yimeng finished her task this afternoon. An'an and I can give half of our portion to Sister Yimeng."
Director Xu rubbed his sparse hair, his expression hesitant: "This..."
Just then, Lu An'an's sinister voice rang out: "Director Xu, I suddenly remembered that I seemed to have foreseen that you and..."
Director Xu was immediately struck by a sudden realization and promptly agreed: "Yes! Of course! Half-Immortal, no, An'an, take her there quickly!"
Lu An'an nodded in satisfaction, then looked at Lin Yimeng with a sweet smile: "Sister Yimeng, come over here and eat roasted whole lamb with us!"
Shen Jiajia excitedly chimed in, waving her hand, "Yes, yes! Sister Yimeng, come here quickly!"
Lin Yimeng's eyes lit up with joy. Without any psychological burden, she left Zhao Junyi behind and happily threw herself into the tempting embrace of the whole roasted lamb.
Zhao Junyi was left alone, gritting his teeth in anger, his face contorted in rage.
He glared at the meager instant noodles the staff pushed over, his anger surging instantly: "Lin Yimeng and I are in the same group! Why can Lu An'an bring her along whenever she wants, but I have to eat this garbage?!"
Director Xu's signature smile: "Because you didn't complete the task."
Zhao Junyi's face stiffened, and he angrily ripped off his recording equipment, scattering the surrounding cameramen. He roared furiously, "Damn it, I'm not serving you anymore! I'm not recording!"
Director Xu maintained his standard smile: "That's fine, but according to the contract, you need to resolve the issue of breach of contract penalties first."
Upon hearing this, Zhao Junyi's lips curled into a disdainful smile: "I can't afford a penalty for breach of contract? How much is it!"
Director Xu smiled and presented the contract to Zhao Junyi, offering a friendly reminder: "Please allow me to remind you, young master, that Chairman Zhao is very dissatisfied with your recent behavior and has temporarily frozen your financial permissions. Therefore, the payment of this penalty will probably have to rely on your personal savings, young master."
Zhao Junyi nonchalantly accepted the contract. "Stop if you want. I have so much savings, I'm not worried about not being able to pay..."
He looked at the amount, silently closed the contract, and pushed it back to Director Xu, his tone becoming more serious: "I've changed my mind. I can't give up halfway. I'm not the kind of person who runs away halfway."
Director Xu's smile remained unchanged, as if he had expected this all along: "Come on, get a new set of equipment and install it for Young Master Zhao. Young Master Zhao, remember to compensate me for the equipment you broke!"
Zhao Junyi gritted his teeth and agreed.
On the other side, Lin Yimeng had already started to slack off, sitting with Lu An'an, Shen Jiajia and the others, complaining about Zhao Junyi's bizarre behavior on set.
Upon hearing this, Gu Shichuan curiously interjected, "Sister Yimeng, isn't your drama still airing? I remember there were quite a few people shipping you two as a couple online. Won't saying this now have an impact?"
Lin Yimeng took a bite of meat and said indifferently, "Sigh, after this live broadcast, that drama is probably going to flop. They even talked about whether it's a C or not CP. Before we came, our two families had discussed it properly, saying it was to promote the drama. Who knew Zhao Junyi would suddenly do something like this? I don't care anymore."
"Oh right, you guys don't know, before he came he said..."
A subtle hint of helplessness flashed across her face. Just as she was about to continue speaking, she remembered what her agent had told her, stopped herself, and her face turned bright red.
"I suddenly realized that I shouldn't say this."
Lu An'an's gaze slowly shifted to Zhao Junyi, who had come from the studio with a gloomy face, her expression playful.
"Did he mean he's retiring from the entertainment industry and going back to being a powerful CEO?"
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