Chapter 301: Chapter 299: Relying on Salted Fish?

The board members had even wavered in their support for Song Sinian because of this incident.

He hadn’t used the Song Family’s money to purchase the mining veins, but he had let the Song Family miss out on two very lucrative veins.

Otherwise, the directors with other intentions wouldn’t have connected with him, establishing contact with the Lu Family through him.

Now, those who had mocked Song Sinian not only faced the embarrassment of being proven wrong but also the risk of total bankruptcy.

They regretted their actions deeply.

And the other directors, seeing the mining veins that Song Sinian had purchased in his name, which had produced several pieces of purple jade rough stones and made a fortune, regretted it so much that they might as well have turned green with envy.

Most of the board members still didn’t know the situation of the Lu Family.

Once they found out, Song Sinian’s position in the Song Group would probably be unshakeable.

In the future, even if he asked those old coots to fork out all their money, they would follow his instructions.

He would have even less of a chance then.

Unless… Song Sinian died.

He had considered tampering with Song Sinian’s medicine before, but the people around him had always been Mr. Song’s loyal servants and never gave him a chance.

“Song Sinian had helped the Lu Family before, he…” Xia Wenjin began but abruptly stopped.

He had helped the Lu Family because of Lu Zhaozhao.

Even giving up those two mining veins was for Lu Zhaozhao.

She had thought Song Sinian was infatuated when she first went to the Lu Family.

Who would have thought that some people could avoid business risks with infatuation.

Xiao Mo glanced at Xia Wenjin, “Don’t bother with Song Sinian; you have offended Lu Zhaozhao, and the Lu Family has put in no small effort. Considering Song Sinian’s affection for Lu Zhaozhao, do you think he would help the Lu Family?”

No.

No one in their right mind would.

But whether Lu Zhaozhao would was another question.

She had heard from Cao Mei that Lu Zhaozhao grew up under her suppression.

Whatever she said, Lu Zhaozhao would listen to.

Lu Zhaozhao might be married to Song Sinian now, but… if Cao Mei still had some use to her, perhaps the Lu Family’s hurdle could be overcome after all.

Ignoring what Xia Wenjin was thinking, Xiao Mo continued, “I heard that the CEO of XJ Group is coming to the country recently. Aren’t you on good terms with Justin? See if you can get any useful information from him.”

Xia Wenjin’s eyebrows raised slightly; the CEO of XJ Group was coming?

Her eyes narrowed. If she could latch onto this big leg, would she no longer have to put up with Xiao Mo?

The headquarters of XJ Group was abroad, and even if she married Xiao Mo in the country, it would make no difference abroad.

As long as she got citizenship elsewhere…

Thinking this, Xia Wenjin suddenly had a plan in mind.

Heaven really was good to her, providing her with another path at a critical moment.

Xia Wenjin’s mood improved significantly. Just as she stood up to leave, Xiao Mo grabbed her.

“Where are you going?” he asked, his eyebrows raised high and tilting his chin up at her, “Don’t make me do it; get the things ready as you should.”

Xia Wenjin thought of the dark little room in the bedroom and couldn’t help shuddering; those things were what she never wanted to see again in her life.

She clenched her fists, about to refuse, when she heard Xiao Mo’s voice ring out again, “I’m in a bad mood today, you’d better move quickly, otherwise, I’m not sure when I’ll be done.”

Xia Wenjin clenched her arms tightly and could only grit her teeth and agree, “Alright, I know.”

One day, she would make Xiao Mo taste the same suffering she had endured!

She also wanted to use all those things that were used on her on him!

Make him beg for life but be unable to die!

A week later, Xia Wenjin, as she wished, obtained a role in the drama crew where Lu Zhaozhao was.

By this time, the filming had already started, and after spending a few days with Bai Qing, Yan Gui, and Lin Baiyu, Lu Zhaozhao had already formed a good relationship with them.

As for Sun Qian, she would stay in the nanny van when she didn’t have scenes, and even when she was on set, she would occasionally talk to Bai Qing.

She held a high and mighty attitude towards everyone else.

As time passed, everyone else got tired of throwing warm glances at a cold ass.

When Yan Gui and Lin Baiyu were shooting their scenes together, Bai Qing sat next to Lu Zhaozhao.

“This weekend, aren’t you going to ‘Let’s Eat! The Cottage’ to film the last episode? I heard you asked for leave from the director, why haven’t you left?”

His tone was casual, sitting alongside Lu Zhaozhao wrapped up in a thick coat.

Lu Zhaozhao was also wrapped in a fluffy coat; her already petite figure shrank into the coat, leaving only her pretty little head visible.

“Because two of the regular guests took leave, the other guests had to be postponed as well,” Lu Zhaozhao’s gaze drifted toward the filming site, yet her eyes lacked focus.

The show’s crew only knew that Pei Huai and Xia Wenyan both had sudden matters to attend to, but had no idea what it was that prevented them from filming.

Lu Zhaozhao propped up her chin and sighed lightly. If this continued, ‘Let’s Eat! The Cottage’ might end sooner than expected.

She wasn’t worried about the show’s crew; she was worried about the relationship problems between Pei Huai and Xia Wenyan.

She had initially thought Xia Wenyan had figured things out, and the two could return to their previous state.

But she never expected the Xia Family would be visited by an Avril, with her fourth brother busily hosting this female tyrant, leaving him no time to harmonize with Pei Huai.

This was quite bothersome.

Bai Qing tilted his head to glance at Lu Zhaozhao, her chin propped and a troubled look on her face, which he found quite amusing.

“Zhaozhao, do you know that a new person has joined our drama crew? The female number five has been replaced. I heard she was already on the plane but then turned back. Tsk tsk…”

Bai Qing gossiped, clearly trying to catch Lu Zhaozhao’s attention.

Unfortunately, Lu Zhaozhao didn’t seem very interested, “In the entertainment industry, being intercepted is common. Who knows, mid-shoot, maybe they’ll disappear.”

“Ptui ptui ptui! Quick, spit it out with me!” Bai Qing couldn’t help but pull Lu Zhaozhao’s hand, “Our industry is so superstitious, if you jinx it, how am I going to survive?”

Lu Zhaozhao turned stiffly to look at Bai Qing and perfunctorily threw him three words, “Spit spit spit!”

“…”

Bai Qing looked at Lu Zhaozhao somewhat helplessly. How did such an indifferent person become a wildly popular influencer?

Was it by being a salted fish?

Bai Qing sighed and also propped up his chin, “I just wanted to say that if someone manages to get added to the crew after the start, it means they have some skills. Even though you have a strong backing, it’s still better to be cautious.”

Hearing this, Lu Zhaozhao’s lips curled slightly, “Don’t worry, nepotism won’t touch me. After all, our crew’s most despised person hasn’t arrived yet.”

She knew who she was talking about, and so did Bai Qing, the one person in the entire crew who was most aloof and even looked down on influencers.

He pursed his lips, about to say something else, when he saw a figure coming over–