Chapter 353: 353 Do you dare hit me?

“Also, Director Li Hongming’s ‘Jade Swallow Hairpin’ is in the process of casting, and Li’s side just called to invite An Lan to audition. I’ve replied to Director Li that An Lan will go tomorrow.”

“Tomorrow? Can An Lan make it back?” Yan Ziqing looked up and asked.

“Ms. Yan, it’s not that she can’t make it back, it’s that she’s too arrogant to go!” Han Hao said to Yan Ziqing with hidden meaning, “We’ll just tell the outsiders that. In doing so, it would be the same as her having offended a big shot in the film industry. Will she have any chance of a comeback after that?”

After hearing Han Hao’s explanation, Yan Ziqing gave him a thumbs up: “You’re really something.”

“My existence is to solve problems for you.”

“So, when Director Li asks, you will not only criticize An Lan, saying she’s good for nothing but also casually recommend our new talent. After all, we shouldn’t let the ‘riches’ spill into another’s field,” Yan Ziqing said.

“Ms. Yan… Brilliant,” Han Hao elevated Yan Ziqing to the highest level.

After hearing all this, Yan Ziqing felt she had finally found her sense of presence in the entertainment circle. The entertainment company was tailor-made for her–just wait and see, it wouldn’t be long before she would make her ‘Heavenly King’ much stronger and perhaps even surpass Huahai’s status in the industry.

But then, aren’t these strategies commonplace in the entertainment circle?

…

Meanwhile, at Moscow Manor.

After the guests returned to the manor, Sister Xiaojin started delegating tasks to prepare for dinner that evening.

Xu Yang and his brothers were in charge of cooking, Perry was responsible for setting the table, Shi Lan and Jin Qiu were tasked with shopping, and then, the duty of cleaning up the dishes after the meal was assigned to Binbin.

After making the arrangements, Sister Xiaojin, wanting to prevent Binbin from causing trouble, deliberately asked, “Is washing dishes okay? Don’t end up breaking a plate or cutting your finger and then accuse me to your company of mistreatment.”

Binbin bit her lip and shook her head: “I can do it, Sister Xiaojin.”

“Everyone heard that, I didn’t force her.”

In fact, Sister Xiaojin would have preferred everyone to clean up together, but since everyone else was busy with other things, why should just one person benefit? So, that’s why she handed the final task over to Binbin.

“Alright, let’s all get on with our tasks. Xu Yang, you and your brother check the fridge to see if anything’s missing, I’ll go shopping with An Lan in just a moment.”

“Got it!” Xu Yang got up from the sofa and went to the kitchen with Xu Sen.

Everyone here seemed in harmony, except for Binbin, who always appeared out of place and superfluous in every space.

No one wished to see a guest being excluded, but everyone on site knew that the reason she ended up in such a situation was closely related to the trouble she had caused over the past couple of days.

The entire meal preparation process went very smoothly.

After Shi Lan and Jin Qiu returned from the shopping trip, they found that Xu Yang and his brother had put on aprons and were already looking like they knew what they were doing in the kitchen.

Watching them busy at work, Shi Lan suddenly thought of Yan Shixiu.

She wondered where he was right now.

“The kitchen is off-limits to ladies, please step out,” said Xu Yang, as he and his brother took the groceries and ushered the two ladies out.

In the living room, Perry was currently arranging the table, attentively polishing the glass wine glasses, looking very earnest in his task.

“Where’s the other person?” Sister Xiaojin asked Perry.

Perry nodded towards the garden outside, and Jin Qiu followed his gaze, seeing Binbin recording a separate interview for the show on the balcony.

“Don’t expect to hear her say anything good about us; even if you do, it won’t be with kind intentions.”

Binbin had decided to record her segment early because she wasn’t going to attend the dinner event that evening. With so many people ostracizing her, of course she didn’t want to stay and be humiliated by them. Instead, she might as well cry to Yan Ziqing, claiming that everyone here looked down on her, and that they had ganged up with An Lan to bully her.

After hearing this, Yan Ziqing discussed with Han Hao, “She’s going to a street dance competition soon anyway, so it wouldn’t hurt for her to return earlier to adjust her mood, rather than staying here and crying all the time.”

“I’ll have Xiao Yue speak to the director and then have him change Binbin’s flights so they can return early,” Han Hao said.

“As long as you’ve arranged it, that’s fine.”

…

While everyone was busy with their tasks, Binbin, who had just finished her interview, walked into the living room, stood by the couch, and addressed everyone, “I just received a call from the company, my schedule is clashing with another show, so I might have to return to the country earlier. I’d like to thank you all for looking after me these past few days, especially you, Sister An Lan, I’m truly grateful.”

“Yan’s boss is aware of everything that has happened here, I hope you continue to be so self-righteous and dismissive when you return to the company.”

“We’ll see each other again.”

After hearing this, Shi Lan didn’t show much of a reaction. It was Gold Autumn and Perry who couldn’t help but laugh out of irritation.

“If it wasn’t for An Lan, you wouldn’t even have the right to be here, how could you have the gall to be so brazen?” Sister Xiaojin said.

“No matter what you say, the fact is Yan’s boss likes me and not her. Instead of arguing endlessly here, we might as well see who goes further. I’ve had enough of these past few days. Once I return to the country, I won’t be polite, and then I will definitely settle the score with you few bitches.”

It was clear that Yan Ziqing had got her back, otherwise, she wouldn’t be this brazen.

At this point, Sister Xiaojin seemed to want to say something more, but she was pulled back by Shi Lan, who said, “It’s not worth it.”

“She…”

Shi Lan dragged Sister Xiaojin back, stepped up to Binbin, and then backhandedly slapped her, “Why waste words when actions will suffice?”

Binbin was knocked onto the sofa, and while holding her face, she glared at Shi Lan, “You dare to hit me?”

Shi Lan crouched down, then grabbed Binbin by the collar, and said coldly, “Go back and tell Yan Ziqing that the ‘king’ will be gone from this earth within two months, as for you… I’ll make you understand what real despair is.”

After speaking, Shi Lan released Binbin and turned to Sister Xiaojin and Perry, “Don’t bother with her.”

“An Lan, I won’t let you off!”

“Whatever,” Shi Lan reverted to her original cold and indifferent demeanor, rendering Binbin’s frustration pointless.

“Just you wait!”

After saying that, Binbin angrily went upstairs, packed her luggage, and then called for Xiao Yue to leave the manor.

Xiao Yue felt it was unreasonable, so he went to alert the director, but the director waved his hand impatiently, “Let her leave, we’ve shot everything we need, what trash.”

Finally, Xiao Yue took one last, meaningful look at Shi Lan.

After the two left the manor, the previously noisy living room suddenly fell silent, and the air seemed fresher.

At that moment, Perry looked worriedly at Shi Lan and asked, “An Lan, are you really not afraid of offending the Yan family’s youngest daughter?”

“Why should I be afraid of offending her?”

“What will you do now?”

At this point, Dr. Sun received a WeChat call from Xun Yinghua; the uncle from the Yan family had landed…