Jian An'an racked her brains trying to figure out how Su Zixuan might retaliate against her, but she couldn't come up with anything. In the end, she had to comfort herself with the thought that Su Zixuan was probably still wary of the time she had almost drowned her, and was keeping a low profile for the time being.
The rest of the day passed uneventfully, and Jian An'an temporarily set aside her worries about Su Zixuan.
There was only one matter that she found quite troubling: she heard from others that Zhang Luowei had been fired by the crew for making a mistake.
Jian An'an had wanted to thank her for introducing her to the job, but her calls kept failing to get through.
After days of continuous filming, just as Jian An'an was spinning with exhaustion, she finally received a call from Li Shaoting.
Li Shaoting's deep and clear voice traveled through the phone straight into her ear: "I'm back. Where are you?"
Hearing his magnetic voice gave Jian An'an goosebumps all over her body. She glanced down at the date on her phone, realized with a start that two days had already passed, and quickly replied, "I'm at the production set helping out with the filming."
Li Shaoting let out a cold "Mn" and said, "I'm hungry. Come over and cook for me."
Jian An'an was in a difficult spot. She had already signed her contract and couldn't leave the production set before finishing her scenes; otherwise, she would have to pay a penalty for breaching the contract.
Besides, the thought of the tone Li Shaoting had just used...
She bit her lips hard. That night in the bathroom resurfaced in her mind. She had barely managed to almost forget about it by burying herself in busy work, but the moment she heard him speak, the sensation of his large hands roaming over her body revived with agonizing vividness...
Shuddering uncontrollably all over, Jian An'an replied in a voice as soft as a mosquito's hum, "I... I can't get away right now, it's a bit busy here... There are dumplings in the freezer, you can have someone boil a bowl for you."
Upon hearing this, Li Shaoting let out an immediate, cold laugh: "Jian An'an, don't forget who you are. You have half an hour to appear before me!"
Busy? This was the first time anyone had ever dared to claim they were busy in front of Li Shaoting!
His voice sounded thoroughly enraged. Naturally, Jian An'an had no desire to walk right into the firing line, and since she genuinely couldn't get away, she mustered up her courage and said, "Um... I really can't come back right now, please wait for me!"
With that, before Li Shaoting could reply, she promptly hung up the phone.
Looking at the disconnected call, Li Shaoting's face instantly clouded over with dark clouds.
This woman actually dared to hang up on him! Damn it!
Meanwhile, after hanging up, Jian An'an felt extremely jittery inside.
Had she lost her mind just now? Where did she get such guts? Daring to hang up on her boss was practically courting death! Feeling somewhat terrified, Jian An'an wanted to apologize to Li Shaoting, but she was also torn—the crew's filming wasn't finished yet, and if she left now, she would have to pay compensation!
She had no money to pay any compensation at all...
Oh well, she would just have to take things one step at a time and hope the filming here wrapped up quickly! Then she could head back early and throw herself on the mercy of Li Shaoting!
Just then, Producer Li shouted from afar, telling her to hurry over for a rehearsal. Jian An'an snapped out of her daze and slapped her face hard to stop herself from dwelling on these messy thoughts any longer.
The last scene she had to shoot today was a small climax: the cannon-fodder female supporting character lures the female lead to the rooftop under the pretext of revealing the male lead's identity, but actually intends to push the female lead off the rooftop.
The rooftop was over ten meters high, and for safety reasons, even the rehearsals required wire harnesses. After Jian An'an climbed up, Su Zixuan was already waiting there. They strapped into their harnesses, the crew members checked them over, and then stepped away.
When only the two of them were left on the rooftop, Su Zixuan feigned her lines for a moment, then leaned close to Jian An'an and sneered, "Jian An'an, I really loathe you, I wish you were dead. Do you know why I treated you like you were invisible these past few days? It was just to make you lower your guard..."
"What do you mean by that?"
Jian An'an froze instantly, staring in astonishment at Su Zixuan, her eyes meeting that sinister and cunning gaze.
A strong sense of unease welled up in her heart; she had a lingering premonition that something bad was about to happen.
Sensing danger, Jian An'an wanted to turn around and leave.
How could Su Zixuan ever let her have her way? She grabbed Jian An'an's arm and said with a venomous expression, "I didn't finish you off five years ago, and out of the goodness of my heart, I let you off. It's bad enough that you didn't know how to keep your tail tucked between your legs, but you actually had the nerve to swagger around in front of me."
As she spoke, her fingernails dug deeply into Jian An'an's arm, as if trying to tear the flesh right off her body.
Stung with sudden pain, Jian An'an reached out to push her hand away: "Let go of me..."
"Let you go?" Su Zixuan turned slightly to cleverly block the camera's view, digging her nails in so hard she broke Jian An'an's skin. "Let you go, and then let you run off to seduce Lu Hanyang again? Jian An'an, I want you dead!"
Wincing in pain, Jian An'an furrowed her brow tightly: "Su Zixuan, step away. I have never seduced Lu Hanyang."
"Jian An'an, I'm not blind. I know your thoughts inside out. You're lingering around here just to make him remember you and then snatch him away, aren't you?"
"I am not!" Jian An'an said impatiently. "I stopped caring about him ages ago! If you care so much, lock him up at home and don't let him out!"
She would never admit to something she hadn't done.
However, she did indeed want Lu Hanyang to regain his memory, but that was solely so he could see Su Zixuan's true colors clearly—nothing more. Ever since that night five years ago, she and Lu Hanyang had been completely over.
How could Su Zixuan possibly believe Jian An'an's words?
Clutching Jian An'an's hand, she spoke in a venomous tone, "Whether you really don't care or are just pretending not to care, you're dead meat today! Did you really think your head is big enough for the producer to invite you here just to play a supporting role? Let me tell you, the one who called you here was me."
Jian An'an was utterly shocked. Before she could even react, she saw Su Zixuan reach out wanting to push her...
Jian An'an's pupils shrank sharply. Did Su Zixuan want to push her off the rooftop and drop her to her death?
Instinctively, she reached out to push back in defense, but...
Su Zixuan suddenly stepped back, flashed a sinister smile at her, and then threw her upper body slightly backward, plunging straight off the high platform!
Shocked, Jian An'an finally realized what Su Zixuan was trying to do. She wanted to grab her, but it was already too late!
Su Zixuan had already fallen. Even with the wire harness cushioning and protecting her, she crashed heavily onto the safety mat below under everyone's gaze.
Draped over the edge of the rooftop, Jian An'an stared in horror as Su Zixuan lay on the safety mat downstairs, crying out in agony while a patch of bright red blood instantly bloomed across her white dress hem.
It's over!
With Su Zixuan's vicious personality, she would definitely never let her off!