Qingqing sighed and lowered her voice: “Huang Yuehua is super disgusting. He’s almost sixty and loves taking advantage of young girls, especially assistants like us who have no power or influence. Just walking past him, he’ll try to touch your hand, sometimes even pat your butt. That kind of thing. He’s a senior figure, the kind even the director respects, so we can’t really confront him about it, nor dare we. But it’s just as revolting as swallowing a fly!”
As she spoke, Qingqing’s face showed utter disgust: “Every woman in the crew avoids him!”
“Ew…” You Xiaoxia mimicked Qingqing’s disgusted expression, “That’s so gross!”
Qingqing nodded: “Ah, enough of that. I’d better hurry and deliver these things.”
She stood up, took a deep breath to psych herself up, but the next moment, You Xiaoxia rose too: “I’ll go with you!”
Qingqing froze in surprise.
You Xiaoxia lifted her chin and patted Qingqing’s shoulder: “Why fear such a pig-headed man? Come on, Sister Xiaoxia will help you vent!”
With that, she struck a pose and strode forward with an unstoppable swagger.
Qingqing was instantly awestruck, gazing at You Xiaoxia with starry eyes.
Wu Tao was the first to react, quickly grabbing her arm: “Sis, you’re going the wrong way. B Group is over here!”
You Xiaoxia stumbled from the pull, slightly embarrassed, and glared at Wu Tao: “Why are you following me?”
Wu Tao grinned—of course, for the gossip!
Huang Yuehua had been in the industry for decades, with high status—everyone had to show him respect. He must have plenty of scandals! This was gossip not to be missed!
“I’ll go with you guys. I don’t have any scenes right now anyway, and I can protect you both, right?”
Qingqing, catching up, eyed Wu Tao warily, suspecting ulterior motives: “We don’t need you. Unsolicited kindness is always suspicious!”
Wu Tao scoffed and tried to sling an arm around Qingqing’s shoulders, but she dodged. Unfazed, he laughed: “We’re all sisters here, no need to be so guarded!”
Sisters? You Xiaoxia chuckled, her eyes darting downward.
Wu Tao stiffened and quickly covered his rear: “What are you looking at? Let’s go, go! We still have to film after delivering this!”
“Oho, quite the attitude!” You Xiaoxia smirked and followed behind him with Qingqing toward B Group.
The moment the three left, discussions broke out behind them:
“Wu Tao is sucking up way too fast. He was ready to throw hands in the makeup room earlier!”
“Right, he’s at least a third-tier star, yet he’s groveling before a little assistant! So shameful!”
As they gossiped, their eyes unconsciously trailed the trio.
“Speaking of which, Song Linlang’s assistant really knows her stuff. She even knew about Wu Tao’s private matters!”
“Terrifying. Doesn’t that mean no one has any secrets around her?”
“Where are they going? To dig up gossip? I want to go too!”
“I also want to hear that voice again. By the way, was that voice what the assistant was thinking? I only caught a bit earlier and still can’t believe it!”
The group huddled together, all having heard the inner thoughts in the makeup room.
“What gossip are you talking about?”
They turned to see someone who hadn’t been in the makeup room and immediately fell silent.
Hah, it’s not that I don’t want to say, it’s just that I really can’t put it into words!
The group exchanged glances, suddenly feeling an inexplicable sense of pride?!
Those who had heard the inner thoughts no longer wanted to interact with those who hadn’t!
You Xiaoxia and the other two strutted over to B Group’s territory with unapologetic swagger. B Group was currently filming, so instead of joining the commotion, the trio headed straight to Huang Yuehua’s dressing room to find her.
At the doorway, Qingqing stopped You Xiaoxia: “Wait here, let me check first.”
You Xiaoxia kept walking: “Let’s go together!”
Qingqing quickly pulled her back, mainly worried that You Xiaoxia might accidentally reveal something through her thoughts and alert their target. Moreover, she genuinely feared You Xiaoxia might end up fighting with Huang Yuehua’s people for her sake. Although the Song Family was wealthy, Huang Yuehua held significant status in the industry—it was best not to offend her if possible!
Since Qingqing insisted, You Xiaoxia had no choice but to stop: “Fine, you scout ahead. If there’s danger, give the signal—I’ll bring Xiao Wu to rescue you immediately!”
Wu Tao: “Whatever you say, sis!”
After Qingqing left, You Xiaoxia leaned against the wall boredly. Wu Tao, ever the sycophant, immediately pulled out his phone: “Sis, that pose looks great! Let me take a picture!”
Hearing this, You Xiaoxia instantly struck a cool pose: “Send it to me after!”
“Got it!”
To capture her long legs perfectly, Wu Tao bent over with his butt in the air, nearly lying flat on the ground.
“What are you doing?”
Just as Wu Tao was about to snap the photo, the sudden voice made him tumble to the floor with a thud.
You Xiaoxia looked up and saw two men standing before her. One wore a sharp suit with exceptional presence, practically branding “Ba Zong” on his face. The other had thick eyebrows, bright eyes, and an upright posture—likely either a police officer or soldier!
You Xiaoxia glanced briefly before helping Wu Tao up from the floor: “Was that necessary? Scaring you like that!”
Wu Tao scrambled to his feet, bowing slightly toward the man in the suit with sycophantic deference: “President Gu, what brings you here?”
You Xiaoxia couldn’t stand seeing him act this obsequious toward others. She leaned in and whispered: “What? Did you date him? Or sleep with him?Wu Tao’s face flushed instantly, flustered and at a loss: “Don’t talk nonsense!” This is my boss!”
He wished he could sleep with him—but could he afford to?!
“I heard that!” Gu Sicheng remarked calmly, simultaneously sizing up this unfamiliar woman who dared tease him so boldly.
So what if he heard? You Xiaoxia felt zero embarrassment!
They were just fine taking photos here until he suddenly appeared and scared Xiao Wu into falling. If anyone should apologize, it’s him!
Noticing Gu Sicheng’s lingering gaze on You Xiaoxia, Wu Tao perceptively introduced them: “This is You Xiaoxia, Assistant to Teacher Song Linlang. Sister Xia, this is President Gu, my boss and also the investor of the drama your boss is currently filming!”
Wu Tao gritted his teeth on the last sentence, hoping this bold woman would show some respect toward his boss!
You Xiaoxia had already guessed this person wasn’t ordinary—forget his demeanor, just look at his surname!
“Gu”—the exclusive surname for domineering CEOs!
But still…
“What’s the big deal about being surnamed Gu! What’s so special about being a Ba Zong! He’s still just cannon fodder! When it comes to being cannon fodder, he’s not even as good as me—at least I have a name and appear several times in the book! Him? I don’t even remember such a character!”
You Xiaoxia couldn’t be bothered to flip through the original book. She gave an awkward smile to the two men as a polite gesture.
The moment You Xiaoxia’s inner thoughts surfaced, Wu Tao had been staring intently at his boss. Sure enough, he noticed a flicker of surprise cross his face.
But after all, he was a Ba Zong—he concealed his emotions extremely well. Aside from that initial moment of surprise, he remained calm and composed afterward.
As for the man beside the Ba Zong, Wu Tao didn’t even catch a hint of surprise from him!
You Xiaoxia glanced at her watch, growing impatient. “Why hasn’t Qingqing come out yet? Could something have happened to her?”
No sooner had she spoken than the door to the lounge ahead opened. Qingqing walked out cheerfully, saying, “Xiaoya Jie, no need to see me off. You can go back now.”
The woman who had escorted Qingqing out nodded and closed the lounge door.
Only then did Qingqing run over to You Xiaoxia. When she noticed Gu Sicheng, she was startled and exclaimed, “President Gu!”
Gu Sicheng nodded slightly, glanced at You Xiaoxia once more, and said to the man beside him, “Let’s go.”
The two of them walked away together. After a few steps, they exchanged a look and simultaneously slowed their pace.
Meanwhile, You Xiaoxia grabbed Qingqing and looked her over from head to toe. “Are you okay? Did that pig harass you this time?”
Qingqing shook her head. “No, he wasn’t there. I gave the stuff to his assistant.”
“Phew, a false alarm!” You Xiaoxia breathed a sigh of relief.
Wu Tao was displeased. “Even though he wasn’t there, you still managed to take so long. Impressive!”
Qingqing shot him a glare. “It was Xiaoya Jie who kept me. She said Huang Yuehua is hosting a wrap-up banquet tomorrow night and invited Linlang to attend.”
As the three of them bickered noisily, not far away, Gu Sicheng was having a quiet conversation with his childhood friend. “I brought you to the set, and you’ve seen the person. Now you should give up, right?”
Jing Feng’s expression was stern. “We can’t rule out suspicion yet!”
Gu Sicheng was taken aback, then retorted irritably, “Then what else do you want to do? He’s a respected veteran actor, after all. Based solely on your sixth sense, you suspect him, but you haven’t found anything so far. Without evidence, you can’t just wrongfully accuse him!”
Jing Feng fell silent. Relying only on intuition indeed wouldn’t help him solve the case, but he hadn’t given up yet!
Just then, both men simultaneously heard a voice in their ears:
[There’s gossip!]
[There’s major gossip at Huang Yuehua’s wrap-up banquet!]