Rebirth from the Ashes

Chapter 624: A Contingency Plan

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

It was not long before the entire crew heard about Li Jingran peeing and pooping herself while watching the video. As for who spread the news, nobody knew.

Director Hu Zheng had no idea what happened. He had watched the video several times too but to him, it was just an ordinary suicide video of someone jumping off a building. The video may seem a little freaky and bloody, but not to the extent of inducing incontinence like Sadako crawling out of a TV.

It was a relief that Li Jingran regained her consciousness and reassured everyone that she would not affect the shooting. However, she did seem haggard and anxious.

Lin Chan and the other actors talked about this incident privately. They never liked Li Jingran and were more than happy to see her making a fool out of herself.

“I’ve watched the video myself.” Having heard about what happened back then, Lin Chan continued hushedly, “Didn’t Ning Pei, the character that she is playing, kill herself by jumping off from a building in front of the adulterous couple? I heard Su Yi’s ex-wife also killed herself that way. Li Jingran must have felt guilty about it.”

“Then why do you think she’s still taking on this series, isn’t she abusing herself?” asked someone with a perplexed look.

“A new series by Screenwriter Cloud Seven will definitely be a hit. Not only her, but half of the entertainment industry, even Gong Zhi, showed up for the audition.” Lin Chan smiled and continued, “Who wouldn’t want such a good opportunity? I’m even playing the role of an evil lady!”

Lin Chan’s character, Nie Qingzhu, appeared dignified and generous but was an extremely selfish and self-serving person. After some thought, the character did bear some resemblance to Li Jingran.

She had no clue as to how a series that was completely out of sync with the present climate, filled with misery and despair followed by a tragic ending, managed to pass the film censorship board.

It should also be noted that such a genre deviated from the usual trend. Only Screenwriter Cloud Seven would dare to produce and never pander to the audience’s interest for the sake of ratings.

“That’s true too.” Another person responded and returned to the earlier subject, “Did Su Yi’s ex-wife really jump off a building and kill herself?”

Lin Chan nodded. Regardless of whether it was the truth or rumor, she was only reiterating what she had heard. After all, she had been annoyed with Li Jingran for the longest time, so it would be great if she could take this opportunity to destroy Li Jingran’s character.

There was nothing like an absolute secret, especially in such a massive crew.

As the saying went, three could keep a secret as long as two were dead. The rumor started off as Su Yi’s ex-wife jumping off a building to commit suicide but as it spread, it transformed into Su Yi and Li Jingran being the ones who killed the ex-wife.

The gossip was only spoken among the crew members. It had not spread far and wide with the media unaware.

This was another night that Li Jingran did not dare to sleep. She was in complete terror and her emotions were on the edge. Yuan Heng’s face filled with bitterness and despair was all she could see whenever she closed her eyes. She shuddered at the thought of the face.

Su Ruowan had a bad night’s sleep as well. She was mulling about what had happened on set, as well as the stories that were going around among the production crew. She was preparing contingency plans for her future.

Her mother embarrassed herself in front of everyone. It was acceptable for her to make a fool of herself, but her actions have also brought Su Ruowan humiliation.

According to the rumors, Yuan Heng was killed by Su Ruowan’s parents. If they held water, Yuan Yu’s retaliation coupled with the revelation of the truth would undoubtedly prove catastrophic to the Su family.

The Su family business had been going rough lately. Su Yi was worried about business matters every day. Su Ruowan had looked into it and the news she got was not optimistic.

Su Ruowan would no longer be able to rely on them if the Su family was gone. She had to brace herself for the worst and this series could be her ticket to glory. She would have the status if she became popular and rose to become an A-lister or an even higher rank.

If the Su family went down, Su Ruowan would not stick with them. She would not hesitate to leave them behind and instead board another ship.

After all, she was not the Su family’s daughter. There was no reason for her to be condemned and despised by the rest of the world alongside the Su family. Shen Xi, the little b*tch, was the one who should be reprimanded and hated together with them!

Meanwhile, in the president’s suite next to Su Ruowan’s room, Shen Xi was still on the phone briefly telling Yuan Yu of what had happened on the set today.

“Up till now, she still thinks she has done nothing wrong. It will not be a pity for such a person to die,” Yuan Yu mocked.

It was clear as day that the Su couple killed Yuan Yu’s mother, upset his grandfather, and took away all the possessions from the Yuan family. At the end of the day, they were still the ones alive and living well.

If it had not been for the absence of evidence and power in hands, Yuan Yu would not have endured for years and left them unbothered until now.

“I have recently invented a medication that causes one to hallucinate. I’m going to test it on Li Jingran and Su Yi.” Shen Xi gave a wicked smirk. The conversation abruptly ended when she received a video call from Li Yuan. “Yuan Yu, that’s all I am telling you for now. I got to go.”

“It’s late, you…” Yuan Yu was curious.

The call was ended by Shen Xi.

Yuan Yu looked at his phone and frowned as he recalled he still had things yet to share with Shen Xi. When he was at Shen’s residence, he saw Toffeecito lying on the stairs and peeking into the neighbor’s house!

Yuan Yu knew only a little of the neighbor but he was aware that the relationship between Shen Xi and the neighbor was more than met the eyes.

It was not impossible for Shen Zhangqing to find out about their relationship.

Shen Xi hung up the call with Yuan Yu and immediately answered the video call to the face of a handsome man. Shen Xi smiled endearingly with her eyes turned into crescents and said, “Brother, where are you?”

Li Yuan was abroad and had been busy flying between cities for the past week.

“Greece.” Li Yuan was on a balcony.

It was late in the evening for him. The landscape was bathed in a warm orange hue. The turquoise Aegean Sea lay behind him and there were enormous white houses with blue roofs. As wind ruffled through his hair, he looked like he was living in a beautiful painting.

“The view is stunning!” Shen Xi could not help but sigh. By looking at the scenery, one could already tell that it was Greece. If she was not busy, she would have undoubtedly gone with him. Shen Xi twitched her lips and said, “I want to go too.”

“I’ll bring you next time.” Li Yuan looked at her and smiled. “What did you have for dinner?”

Shen Xi grunted in dissatisfaction, “Why didn’t you ask me about work? You’ve always asked about what I eat, but never my work. Do you think I’m going to starve myself?”

Li Yuan let out a cough and fixed his expression before saying, “How was work today?”

“Perfect.” Shen Xi grinned brightly but she did not tell him anything about Li Jingran as it was her personal business after all. She then proceeded to stick her fingers out one by one and started telling him all the food she had.

Li Yuan could not help but laugh. Their conversation was steered back to food again..