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As expected, "it is easy to go from frugality to extravagance, but difficult to go from extravagance to frugality." Su Tong adapted well from her busy filming state to her leisurely hospitalization state, but she felt very tired on the first day after returning to the film crew from the hospital.

After finishing work that evening, Wang Hai didn't wait to take her home as usual; instead, he left first because Xie Chengjing and Wang Lu had come to pick her up. During the few days Su Tong was hospitalized, Xie Chengjing would spend some time at the hospital during the day to visit her, presumably as a way to comfort Su Tong, a patient with special needs. It was assumed that Xie Chengjing would be busy for a few days after her discharge, but unexpectedly, he still came to pick her up from the film set. So, without having time to hide her tired expression, she was seen by Xie Chengjing, who was sitting in the car with the window open, and simply walked past with that expression.

"Lin Shanshan told you," Xie Chengjing asked Su Tong as soon as she got into the car.

Su Tong shook her head. "No, she just said that she wronged me this time, making me almost get disfigured in her place. You should tell me the details."

"Then you've probably guessed part of it already," Xie Chengjing glanced at her slightly tired eyes and said calmly, "You guessed right back then, the person behind the plot to destroy Lin Shanshan, do you remember?"

Not long after the "Lin Shanshan bullying the newcomer" incident, Lin Shanshan unexpectedly didn't expose Chen Qi. Instead, she held onto the evidence, causing Chen Qi to suffer the constant agony of potentially ruining her reputation. Su Tong remembered this method clearly because it was so ruthless. "You mean Chen Qi? A cornered rabbit will bite, but I don't think Chen Qi has that ability, especially against Lin Shanshan, who was just tricked and seems to have Wei Cheng's full support."

Xie Chengjing nodded. "That's true. With Chen Qi's status, she wouldn't be able to get her hands on the anti-jade acid from the Philand Company. But someone as arrogant as Lin Shanshan always makes a lot of enemies. This time, Chen Qi was able to successfully obtain the anti-jade acid and secretly put mineral water containing it in front of Lin Shanshan, making Lin Shanshan believe it was safe to drink, in order to disfigure Lin Shanshan. This is all thanks to Lin Shanshan's cousin, Lin Qingzi, whom she hates to the core." As he spoke, he glanced at Su Tong indifferently, but Su Tong felt as if he had seen right through her. "Regarding the Jade Project and the Philand Company, although you didn't do anything at the time and didn't ask me anything more, Su Tong, after that, you should have looked it up online yourself, right? Did you find this person?"

Su Tong's immediate thought was, "Could they have installed a surveillance camera or something in the ward?"

However, Xie Chengjing's next sentence completely proved that he didn't need a surveillance camera; mind reading was enough: "Don't worry, I won't use a surveillance camera on you."

Su Tong was so taken aback by his frank and natural demeanor that she felt she had been overthinking things, so she smiled as trustingly as possible, "Yeah, I also think you wouldn't do that. But I just thought that 'anti-jade sour' was quite peculiar, so I did a quick search on Baidu. However, the information available online is limited, and I didn't specifically try to dig out Lin Shanshan's family relationship chart, so I know absolutely nothing about Lin Qingzi."

"So after the Jade Beauty Project failed, the Philland Company was hit hard and internal strife was rampant. After a difficult period of about a year, the decision-making team was almost completely replaced, and Lin Shanshan's father was appointed as the CEO. You should know a little about this, right?" Seeing Su Tong nod affirmatively, Xie Chengjing continued, "Lin Qingzi is Lin Gongcheng, the former president of the Philland Company who planned the Jade Beauty Project and Lin Shanshan's uncle."

What was originally a complex web of intrigue, meticulous planning, and even a dark and heavy affair between women was summed up in just a few words by Xie Chengjing, extremely simple: "This whole thing started because Chen Qi, who was being threatened by Lin Shanshan with evidence of her framing, and Lin Qingzi, who was jealous of Lin Shanshan's looks and fame and had a grudge against her because Lin Shanshan's father had taken Lin Gongcheng's CEO position, hit it off. With Lin Qingzi's full help, Chen Qi successfully got the bottle of water for Lin Shanshan. It contained a trace amount of anti-jade acid that Lin Qingzi had added, intending to disfigure Lin Shanshan. However, what they didn't expect was that when Lin Shanshan got the water and was about to drink it, she happened to see you finishing a mentally taxing scene and simply gave it to you. And then..."

Although Su Tong had a hunch that she was being used as a scapegoat when Lin Shanshan apologized, considering the series of controversies surrounding Lin Shanshan and her arrogant demeanor, she still couldn't help but sigh at her own bad luck when it was actually confirmed. She really should go to a temple to pray for a change of fortune. However, Xie Mingyuan's words were clearly unfinished, "And then what?"

Xie Chengjing calmly recounted: "Then he offended me."

Sure enough, Xie Ershao had a unique skill at creating awkward silences. For the rest of the journey, Su Tong didn't say anything more. She wanted to ask Chen Qi and Lin Qingzi how they were doing, but then she thought there was no point in asking. What was the point of getting an answer? It would only make things worse for herself.

As soon as she got home, Kongkong, whom she hadn't seen for several days, happily jumped up. Even if a Caucasian Shepherd is not yet an adult, its size and weight are already astonishing. When Kongkong pounced on Su Tong like a white lightning bolt, Su Tong, who was not prepared, was almost knocked backward by its huge force.

Fortunately, Xie Chengjing, who was walking behind, caught her in his arms. The moment she touched Xie Chengjing's hard chest behind her, Su Tong almost hurt her shoulder blades. Su Tong felt a little embarrassed, but Xie Chengjing calmly patted Kong Kong's head as punishment. After Su Tong adjusted her posture, he patted her forehead again, just like he patted Kong Kong, and left with the words "Be careful" before leading the elegant and calm Xie Er'er into the house.

Although Kongkong was patted by Xie Chengjing, whom he was always afraid of, he couldn't contain his excitement after not seeing Su Tong for several days. He kept wagging his tail and rubbing against Su Tong, making joyful noises. Kongkong's simple affection for him made Su Tong feel warm inside, and she no longer thought about the film crew, Xie Mingyuan's engagement party, and a series of other worries.

However, when she returned to the film set the next day, as one of the most fickle-minded ordinary women, Su Tong still asked Director Lin about Chen Qi. She said that for some reason (which Su Tong knew of course), Chen Qi's scenes had been reshot with another actress, and Chen Qi should be at home now.

That day, Su Tong didn't feel the same exhaustion as yesterday, because Lin Zhen seemed to have returned to normal. He no longer had that subtly captivating sadness he displayed yesterday and at the three-year music awards ceremony; instead, he maintained his usual moderately friendly demeanor. Su Tong was then struck by the extent of Lin Zhen's influence on her. His change in attitude could even determine whether, given the same workload, she felt overwhelmed or not so tired.

When it was time to go back after a day of filming, Lin Zhen simply smiled and waved goodbye, saying, "See you tomorrow, Su Tong, take care on the road."

Although Director Lin said that, Chen Qi's situation was definitely not as simple as just losing her role and going home. Even if Xie Chengjing didn't take it too seriously, Lin Shanshan, who had been tricked by Chen Qi twice, would never let it go so easily.

Sure enough, on the way back, Su Tong didn't even need to check the news for the day. Whether it was Weibo headlines, Baidu hot search keywords, or various forum hot topics, they were all about "the most vicious woman in the entertainment industry - Chen Qi"!

Not only did they expose Chen Qi's scheming against Lin Shanshan, but they also portrayed almost every step of her career since her debut as something she achieved through sabotaging other actors and selling her body. Furthermore, they claimed this woman had a penchant for abusing children and animals, yet had previously fabricated numerous news stories about caring for children and being passionate about charity, making her a complete representative of a two-faced, venomous woman. Almost all the online comments expressed disbelief at the existence of such a vicious woman; no one told her to get out of the entertainment industry, only to be told she was scum and should be kicked off the planet, or go back to her mother's womb and have her dragged to the toilet. The news also stated that Chen Qi is currently hiding at home, afraid of being attacked with excrement and sulfuric acid by onlookers.

Su Tong didn't know if Chen Qi was really that utterly wicked, but almost everyone in the world thought she was that kind of person.

When Su Tong arrived home that evening, Xie Chengjing wasn't there, but Wang Lu and another stylishly dressed young man with long hair were already there. The man's eyes lit up when he saw Su Tong, and he excitedly pulled her to an empty room on the first floor next to a row of things that were noticeably extra. His eyes still sparkling, he pulled back the gray curtain, revealing a tall clothes rack. Hanging on it were several dresses of various styles and colors, none of them overly extravagant, with matching shoes below and corresponding jewelry on the upper shelf.

The fashionable man, his face flushed with excitement, looked at the dresses, then at the serene and beautiful Su Tong, radiating happiness. He exclaimed expectantly, "Miss Su Tong, these are the dresses Mr. Xie has initially selected. Please choose one. But I'm sure with your beauty, any one of them would suit you perfectly. Please choose quickly!"

Su Tong was puzzled for a moment, but Wang Lu quickly explained, "It's the dress for the engagement ball tomorrow night."

Sigh, Su Tong couldn't help but sigh inwardly. As a 26-year-old woman whose classmates were mostly a year or two older than her and who had always been quite popular, attending the weddings of her former classmates and friends, and even the birth or first birthday celebrations of their children, had been an annual routine since she graduated from university.

Author's Note: Thank you Tea Egg Girl for the landmine! ╭(╯3╰)╮╭(╯3╰)╮╭(╯3╰)╮ 166 Reading Network