Chapter 69: Absolutely Not, Absolutely Not – If One Doesn’t Work, Change Her
Xuan Du’s expression was incredibly calm, making Dong Ling instantly sense something was wrong.
“I’ve saved all the evidence and can press charges against you now, you can go to jail after your legs recover… of course, if you want to go now, that’s also fine.”
Dong Ling brought up this matter, she felt that Xuan Du going to jail was better than falling into He Diesheng’s hands.
She thought He Diesheng would definitely resort to some extreme measures, and to avoid that outcome, she could go through legal procedures and send Xuan Du to jail.
“It’s up to you, I’m ready anytime.”
Xuan Du was still looking out the window, Dong Ling couldn’t see her expression, and felt a brief unease in her heart.
“Your mother has been found, they found a lot of evidence against your father on her, she won’t escape imprisonment either.”
“I know, thank you.”
Dong Ling’s expression became even stranger, Xuan Du rarely thanked anyone, she always felt the world owed her something, acting as if everything was her birthright, perhaps this car accident, or perhaps her utter defeat, had changed her.
Dong Ling pushed the wheelchair back to her ward, a dull ache in her chest.
She looked at the vibrant bouquet of flowers in the ward, staring blankly.
She briefly fell asleep, then woke up with a start, but couldn’t remember what she had just dreamed about. She picked up her phone and saw a missed call and unread message from Zuo Zhen.
Dong Ling’s heart skipped a beat, Zuo Zhen only contacted her about Song Mingzhi-related matters.
[Zuo Zhen]: Boss, Mingzhi asked me to cancel all her upcoming engagements and said she would terminate her contract with the company after filming this movie, are you aware of this? What should I do?
Dong Ling felt listless, not even in the mood to reply, she finally moved her fingers and typed a few words, put her phone aside, and closed her eyes dejectedly.
On the film set, Zuo Zhen watched Song Mingzhi filming, lost in thought.
It seemed the boss and her little lover had broken up, this wasn’t uncommon in the industry, Zuo Zhen wasn’t surprised, just a little disappointed.
After all, Song Mingzhi was hand-picked and promoted by CEO Dong, how could she just terminate her contract? She wondered which company offered such generous terms to poach her.
But that wasn’t certain either, Zuo Zhen felt that Song Mingzhi wasn’t particularly ambitious, she just took whatever jobs were arranged for her, she didn’t seem to have a strong desire to climb higher, and CEO Dong had always been so affectionate, how could they suddenly break up?
Did CEO Dong find a new lover?
Her phone suddenly vibrated, Zuo Zhen looked down and saw the message from her boss.
[CEO Dong]: Listen to her.
Concise and comprehensive, three words said it all.
Zuo Zhen thought, CEO Dong must have found a new lover, sigh, this was normal, the entertainment industry was so fickle, full of temptations.
No wonder Song Mingzhi seemed to be in a bad mood these past few days, although she still had that expressionless face, her aura was very cold.
Not daring to gossip about her boss, Zuo Zhen sat back in the car and started making calls, planning to cancel or transfer all of Song Mingzhi’s upcoming engagements.
Song Mingzhi finished filming a scene and was checking messages in the car when she heard her agent busy canceling her schedule.
She leaned back in her seat, closing her eyes to rest, a faint anxiety rising in her heart.
Her thoughts had been very chaotic these past few days, affecting her performance, Yu Shuangwei even talked to her about it, she only managed to focus during filming after that, but off-set, she felt extremely restless.
Perhaps because this film set was filled with Dong Ling’s presence, sometimes, in her daze, Song Mingzhi would feel that Dong Ling was still sitting beside the director, waiting for her to finish filming.
But it was just an illusion, she didn’t know how Dong Ling truly felt about her.
She recalled Dong Ling’s words, still skeptical.
If, as Dong Ling said, there was a supernatural being controlling her, then she wouldn’t just be analyzing their relationship, but the very nature of this world.
If the obstacle between them couldn’t be overcome, then what was the point of talking about the future?
Ignoring the cause and process, just looking at the result, she wouldn’t forgive Dong Ling no matter what.
Song Mingzhi would rather believe that Dong Ling was playing with her, that her feelings were toyed with, that she had stumbled in love.
But even so, she still felt uneasy.
Song Mingzhi didn’t know what she was expecting, otherwise, she could have asked her assistant to handle the contract termination immediately, there was no need to wait until filming was finished.
This movie, who knew how much longer it would take, Yu Shuangwei prioritized perfection over efficiency.
She knew this, and also knew this wasn’t consistent with her usual decisive style, but thoughts were thoughts, actions were actions, Song Mingzhi was also troubled.
“I’ve canceled all your engagements, you just need to focus on finishing this movie, do you have any other plans after this?”
After finishing her calls, Zuo Zhen asked Song Mingzhi.
Dong Ling originally hired her specifically to manage Song Mingzhi, if Song Mingzhi terminated her contract, she had to consider her own future work arrangements.
Song Mingzhi replied with a blank expression: “No.”
“Okay, if you need any information about the industry, feel free to contact me.”
Although Zuo Zhen regretted losing such a valuable asset for the company, from a business perspective, she felt sorry for the money CEO Dong had spent on Song Mingzhi, but since CEO Dong didn’t mind, they could part ways amicably. Zuo Zhen also hoped to maintain a good relationship, after all, Song Mingzhi would definitely achieve great things in the future, building connections was always beneficial.
“No need, I’ll be leaving the industry after this movie.”
Song Mingzhi opened her eyes, her expression indifferent.
Why did she enter this industry in the first place? It was because someone looked at her with fervent eyes and said she was her muse.
Perhaps her initial decision was wrong, some things might not be meant to be, like her parents, whom she couldn’t find, perhaps, like her adoptive parents, they had already passed away.
No matter what kind of relationship it was, you couldn’t force it with just effort.
Zuo Zhen was quite surprised and said regretfully: “Okay.”
Song Mingzhi, after filming Yu Shuangwei’s movie, should have a bright future ahead of her, but she was actually leaving the industry, it seemed she had been deeply hurt in love.
Night fell, the stars sparse.
Dong Ling looked at the message from Zuo Zhen, then continued reading the book in her hand with her head lowered.
But after turning two pages, her mind wandered, the words floating in front of her eyes, not entering her brain.
Liu Zhuoyun came in with fish soup and saw her daughter’s dejected look.
“Baby, the nurse said you only ate a few bites of food tonight, this is the crucian carp soup Mom just made, it’s very nutritious, have some to nourish your stomach.”
Liu Zhuoyun’s heart ached for her daughter and placed the bowl in front of her.
“Thank you, Mom.”
Dong Ling put down her book and smiled at her mother.
“If you don’t want to talk about it, then don’t, why the long face? Be happy, so you can recover faster.”
Dong Ling shook her head: “It’s nothing.”
Liu Zhuoyun sighed: “I don’t know what’s wrong with you and your brother, both so quiet. You’ve always been good at acting coquettishly, but you’re even better at hiding things than your brother, don’t keep everything bottled up, Mom and Dad will always be there for you, okay?”
“I know.”
Dong Ling knew her parents and brother loved her very much, it was the same in the original novel, if they hadn’t doted on her so much, their family wouldn’t have met such a bad end.
Thinking of the original novel, she thought of the system, Dong Ling couldn’t help but sigh and took a sip of fish soup.
Seeing that she couldn’t get anything out of her, Liu Zhuoyun could only ask her son to try.
So Dong Ling received a loving breakfast from her brother, along with a heart-wrenching question.
“Where’s your girlfriend? Why haven’t I seen her visit you? So inconsiderate.”
Dong Tang noticed that it had been almost a week, and he hadn’t seen his sister’s little lover come to visit, he was a little dissatisfied.
Dong Ling, who was about to eat breakfast: …
Brother, you’re truly my brother.
Dong Ling mumbled: “She’s not my girlfriend.”
Dong Tang looked at his sister in surprise, he didn’t think Dong Ling couldn’t get the girl, after all, she had invested so much money and effort, he could only think that Dong Ling’s enthusiasm had waned.
“Okay, she’s just a lover anyway, if one doesn’t work, there are plenty of others, if you like, I can arrange it for you.”
To Dong Tang, his sister was the most important, he could find any kind of beautiful woman Dong Ling liked, that Song Mingzhi was beautiful, but there was no shortage of beautiful people in the world, if his sister wanted, he could find several for her.
Dong Ling said with a dark expression: “Brother, what do you think I am?”
This damn corrupt capitalist style, when would it be eradicated!
“And don’t talk about her like that, she’s not that kind of person.”
Dong Ling didn’t like her brother’s attitude and didn’t want Dong Tang to be condescending towards Song Mingzhi, she respected Song Mingzhi and wanted the people around her to respect her as well, she never saw Song Mingzhi as a plaything.
“If you’re so protective of her, why did you break up? Did she give you attitude?”
This made Dong Tang even angrier, his sister had given her money and effort, and she was beautiful, how could anyone be so blind?
“It’s my problem, brother, don’t ask, let’s change the subject, I don’t want to talk about this.”
It couldn’t be explained anyway, she couldn’t tell him she was afraid the world would end if Song Mingzhi fell in love, could she?
Then her brother would probably have doctors examine her brain, no one could say such things unless their brain was damaged.
“Okay, okay,” Dong Tang reluctantly agreed, but his thoughts didn’t change, “If you like beautiful women, I can introduce you to some.”
“Worry about yourself, you’re still single at your age.”
“Am I that old? A thirty-year-old diamond bachelor, okay?”
“Other people’s children are already old enough to help with chores.”
After bickering with her brother, Dong Ling’s mood improved somewhat.
She ate her breakfast slowly, her phone rang, it was Yuki, she put the call on speakerphone and continued eating while listening.
“Boss, Dream Machine is ready to let her go, the trainee you asked me to keep an eye on, should I sign her now?”
Dong Ling thought of Zhong Zhong, whose role in the original novel was unknown, and immediately made a decision, saying: “Sign her, and then bring her to me.”
The task system hadn’t made any noise lately, she wasn’t sure if it was still working, but she had to control this plot character.
Dong Ling hung up the phone, swallowed the porridge in her mouth, and was thinking about what to do next when she suddenly felt something was off.
She looked up and met her brother’s meaningful gaze.
“Not bad, this is how a woman should act.”
There are plenty of beautiful women in the sea, if one doesn’t work, change her.
Dong Ling: ?
Do you even understand women?
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