After Yu Yang spoke, the rookie actress opposite her was a bit shocked.
Yu Yang looked at the carefully selected second female lead chosen by Lin Shu.
“Only by giving it your all will it look real. Let’s make this take count!”
During filming…
Yu Yang’s eyes were stubborn, kneeling reluctantly under the imposing presence of the high-status woman.
She had no choice. Beside her stood the crude servants of the stepmother, all eager to step in. Some had already placed their hands on Yu Yang, secretly applying force.
“Someone, slap her!”
The rookie second female lead suddenly stood, looking at her mother.
“Mother, why don’t I deliver the punishment myself?”
She raised her hand and, smack, struck Yu Yang’s cheek.
Lin Shu called out, “Excellent! You all worked hard.”
Yu Yang held the ice pack to her face, eyes sparkling as she looked at the apologetic girl in front of her.
“My face is fine, the swelling will go down soon. See? I told you, one take is enough!”
Seeing the youthful innocence on the girl’s face, Yu Yang remembered herself when she first entered the industry—not as lucky as this girl.
She wasn’t particularly talented.
The entertainment industry could be harsh.
In front of two unfriendly seniors, she had been like a ball, kicked around at their mercy.
Yu Yang remembered that day vividly—she had been slapped nineteen times.
But because those two seniors were highly authoritative, the online trending topics soon disappeared.
She had no choice but to silently endure it.
Now, she hoped to become a tree under which others could rest in comfort.
Lin Shu smiled gently. “Well, this is good. The second female lead I painstakingly chose now treats you like a goddess.”
“That’s because I’m worth it!”
Lin Shu had anticipated Yu Yang’s response, yet still wanted to ask:
“Don’t you feel embarrassed?”
“Nope!”
Lin Shu gave up.
Yu Yang’s figure gradually stepped back.
“By the way, what’s this little sister’s name?”
“Li Wanqing!”
“What a lovely name!”
Lin Shu was about to say more, but when he looked down again, she was gone.
He shouldn’t have held too many expectations.
Yu Yang’s scenes finished early today, giving her a few hours of free time.
As she stepped out of the hotel, she heard quick footsteps behind her.
Yu Yang looked at the girl’s pure, radiant face.
“Li Wanqing!”
The girl looked surprised, her eyes sparkling, joy overflowing.
“Sister, you know my name!”
“I specifically asked!”
And just like that, Yu Yang had gained a little shadow to accompany her.
Li Wanqing looked at Yu Yang.
“Sister, can we exchange contact info?”
Yu Yang couldn’t refuse a cute girl’s request.
“Sure!”
Yu Yang showed her QR code, glancing at Li Wanqing’s profile picture.
She was a little surprised.
Her profile picture was so adorable!
Yu Yang looked at Li Wanqing.
“You don’t really match your name!”
Li Wanqing giggled, laughing for a while before covering her mouth to maintain her image.
“You’re not the first to say that. When my mom named me, she wanted me to be a gentle, poetic girl. But now, I’m far from living up to those four characters.”
“My parents regret it. They said if they had known, they would have chosen a different name.”
Yu Yang couldn’t help but laugh at Li Wanqing’s words.
Girls from happy families were different from girls like her.
They were confident and elegant, always full of vitality.
Finally, Li Wanqing reluctantly let go of Yu Yang.
With Li Wanqing, Yu Yang was in a very good mood for the rest of the evening.
A smile lingered on Yu Yang’s face for a long time.
She sat on the sofa, focused on replying to messages.
With her mood lifted, she felt completely relaxed.
She casually turned on the TV, and a channel was playing her own drama.
For some reason, watching herself act still made Yu Yang feel embarrassed.
Seeing herself cry so miserably made her uncomfortable, so she quickly switched the channel.
Suddenly, she heard rustling behind her.
Yu Yang turned sharply and jumped to her feet.
In front of her was a girl in tattered clothes.
“Y-you… who are you?”
Yu Yang almost wanted to climb the ceiling light.
Anyone in her place would have felt terrified.
The disheveled young woman looked at Yu Yang strangely.
“Who are you? How did you get in? You…”
The girl with messy hair suddenly lifted her head, glaring at Yu Yang with a sinister smile curling at her lips.
Yu Yang looked at her phone in the distance, wishing she could punch her past self for being so clumsy.
How did she get so scared that her hand slipped?!
The woman seemed to notice something, picked up Yu Yang’s phone, and stared at it with a crazy smile.
Yu Yang nervously swallowed.
She regretted her previous passive words.
Living was far more comfortable.
“Don’t move!”
Yu Yang looked at the person in front of her.
Would she dare move?
There was a knife pointed at her!
This feeling was extremely unsettling.
Yu Yang didn’t understand how the hotel’s security worked—how could such a lunatic get in?
She didn’t want to think. She just wanted to run!
Merely glancing at the door caused the TV behind her to break.
Yu Yang was shocked.
Glancing quickly at the damaged TV, she was even more helpless.
“We can talk properly!”
Yu Yang couldn’t escape, so she tried to calm the person in front of her.
The person was babbling crazily; Yu Yang couldn’t understand.
Even after asking several times, there was no response.
Though the person kept their head down, they were extremely sensitive to any movement Yu Yang made.
The standoff lasted an unknown amount of time before Yu Yang’s phone rang untimely.
She stared longingly at her phone.
The distance had never felt both so far and so close.
“Can you let me—”
Before she could finish, her phone was smashed to the side.
Yu Yang felt like her brain was exploding.
“Why don’t we each find a spot to sit!”
Yu Yang’s expression followed the sharp knife.
“Fine, fine, I won’t talk. Do whatever you want!”
“Why are you bullying Little Fish!”
“Huh?”
She racked her memory but couldn’t recall any “Little Fish” or “Big Fish.”
“I didn’t! Can you tell me who Little Fish is?”
The person suddenly let out a hoarse, rough ah.
Yu Yang wanted to hang herself on the wall. She was utterly confused.
She just wanted a hot bath and sleep.
Now this!
Threat?
Harassment?
Yu Yang mentally screamed for help.
The phone rang again. Yu Yang couldn’t see what the person was doing.
Qin Nuo’s worried voice amplified through the room:
“Sis, did you get back safely? If not, hurry! The hotel notified us—don’t go out tonight, there’s a lunatic sneaking in!”