Ji Fei was suddenly alarmed and quickly pushed Qin Xian's shoulder, forcing a laugh, "No need, no need. It's just a small sprain, not serious. It'll be fine in a moment. I have experience with this."
Qin Xian frowned, about to scold Ji Fei for being too careless with her body.
[Good heavens, indeed one lie requires a hundred more to cover it up.]
Qin Xian froze, looking at Ji Fei, and sure enough, saw her expression was uncomfortable.
Qin Xian allowed himself to be pushed away by Ji Fei, "Are you really okay?"
Ji Fei hastily smiled awkwardly, "I'm fine."
[How could I not be fine when I jumped down myself?]
Qin Xian thought for a moment and understood what Ji Fei had done. He looked at her with a mix of exasperation and amusement. But in the end, he didn't expose her.
Then, remembering Qin's Father's reply, he couldn't help but twitch his mouth and ask, "Why are you alone? Where are the others?"
Ji Fei was also quite puzzled. Just now, Qin's Father and Qin's Mom had suddenly called everyone to go watch the show by the stage.
She thought at least Xiao Tao would stay to keep her, the fake injured person, company. But unexpectedly, she was also pulled away by Qin Rong with some excuse. In the end, only she was left here alone, watching the drama unfold.
However, Ji Fei didn't mind.
After explaining to Qin Xian, she saw his expression become a bit strange. He then seemed to resign himself as he pulled a chair over to sit beside her.
"Are you sure you don't need to go to the hospital? Even if it's just a little pain, we can go get some medicinal alcohol applied."
After all, that stage was about a meter high. Jumping down could easily cause some pain if one wasn't careful.
Ji Fei firmly insisted there was no need. As they were talking, they heard the sound of a phone vibrating again.
"Are you very busy? Am I interfering with your work?" Ji Fei asked.
After all, since Qin Xian's arm had healed, he had resumed his routine of working overtime. Now he had rushed over here specifically for her false alarm, which made Ji Fei feel quite guilty.
Qin Xian calmly said, "It's fine." Then he took out his phone.
He had been driving here in a rush and hadn't had time to manage his calls.
As soon as he answered, he wasn't surprised by the caller's intention. After all, he had already received several similar calls at the office.
Ji Fei seemed to hear the other person mention something about Qin Zhao and a performance. She looked over curiously, realizing that her and Qin Zhao's actions had indeed caused some trouble.
Qin Xian glanced at Ji Fei, then responded coolly, "Of course my wife and my brother know what they're doing. I have no objections to it. If someone got hurt, they should be the ones to reflect on it. What does it have to do with my wife and brother? That's right, I support them completely."
The other person seemed to be angered and was silent for a long time. Qin Xian politely said goodbye.
Looking up, he saw Ji Fei staring at him with sparkling eyes. Qin Xian's heart fluttered, and his gaze softened.
"Did you have fun tonight?"
Ji Fei couldn't contain her excitement as she shared the gossip, and Qin Xian was always a good listener.
"Come on, look how well Yu Rouyin performed. Can you believe this is the result of just ten minutes with the script? Look at the comments in the live stream, hahaha, I'm dying of laughter. I can just imagine how shocked they must be in front of their screens."
Qin Xian smiled indulgently and leaned closer to Ji Fei to watch the live performance on the screen. "She's a professional actress. It looks like your studio is gaining a powerful new member."
"But Sister Pei is still a bit worried..."
...
At this moment, Yu Rouyin was playing the role of a nervous, inexperienced new employee at a company. Despite her alluring looks and sexy figure, her facial expressions, clear eyes, and some stiff body movements perfectly portrayed a sense of innocence.
In an instant, even the male audience couldn't look at her with appreciative eyes for her appearance. It felt more like watching a junior or a younger schoolmate.
That youthful feeling of having just graduated from university was palpable.
This scene alone stunned the online viewers, as if they didn't recognize Yu Rouyin at all.
After all, most of them had seen Yu Rouyin in roles that were devastatingly beautiful and alluring. No director had given her the chance to portray other types of characters, so people didn't know that Yu Rouyin could effortlessly transform into a completely different person when away from her typical roles.
Qin Zhao, who was acting opposite her, and the other supporting actors had imagined various emergency scenarios to save the scene. However, they never expected that from the start of the performance, she barely missed any lines. Even if there were differences, the meaning was the same.
Her acting was flawless, as if it had been Ji Fei rehearsing with them all these days instead of her.
Qin Zhao felt particularly smooth in their dialogue, without any hitches. His partner was living up to her promise - he just needed to play his part well.
In the first act, due to an important contract that needed to be discussed during a business trip, she had to communicate clearly with her superior.
Everyone watched as Yu Rouyin nervously yet earnestly called Qin Zhao, communicating the details clearly, afraid of making any mistakes.
Meanwhile, Qin Zhao was sitting on a bed on the stage, wearing a flashy bathrobe and holding a phone, saying, "It's not clear enough over the phone. Come to my room, and we'll go over it carefully."
"Ah?" Yu Rouyin's expression clearly showed bewilderment, as if she didn't know what to do. Theoretically, she knew this wasn't appropriate, but internally she was torn because it was her superior's request.
"Let's get it done quickly so there won't be any mistakes in tomorrow's work, otherwise..." His tone already carried the pressure of a person in power.
Yu Rouyin portrayed the clarity and foolishness of a newcomer, the hesitation and helplessness, and finally the reckless decision to come to the room.
Upon arriving at the room, Yu Rouyin looked uncomfortable seeing Qin Zhao's appearance. She stood far away, took out the contract, and was about to speak when Qin Zhao beckoned, "Bring it here, let me see."
Seeing her superior's serious demeanor, Yu Rouyin walked over. But as soon as she approached, Qin Zhao pulled her to sit on the bed, saying, "Sit down, let's look at it together!"
Yu Rouyin was startled and immediately stood up, but Qin Zhao kept pulling and tugging at her. He acted as if she was overthinking things and that he was offended by her behavior, scolding her, but in reality, he was being handsy.
Finally, Yu Rouyin managed to maintain her dignity and escape, only to find that her entering and leaving the room had been seen by other colleagues.
Back at the company, a woman rushed up to her and slapped her directly, "You slut! With that seductive face of yours, you shamelessly used work as an excuse to enter my husband's room and seduce him!"
Yu Rouyin was stunned by the slap, with a circle of people around her whispering.
Yu Rouyin could only helplessly cover her ears, constantly murmuring, "I didn't... I didn't... I'm the victim, I'm the one who..."
Finally, she broke down and screamed. Following the same performance pattern, time froze, and Yu Rouyin angrily returned the slap to the so-called wife, and then slapped the superior.
"He was the one using his power to pressure me, trying to take advantage of me. Such despicable behavior, why... why don't you condemn the bad person? Why do you bully me? Is it because of my looks? Is it because I'm a woman, so I'm easy to bully? You can't distinguish right from wrong, you turn things upside down, constantly slandering me..."
Yu Rouyin was panting, screaming at the top of her lungs, her whole body trembling as if she had been bullied by the entire world. She portrayed a newcomer who had suffered great injustice and couldn't defend herself, yet it seemed as if she was venting years of pent-up grievances.
"You want to drag me down into the mud, but I won't let you have your way!"
Her eyes were bloodshot, as if she could cry tears of blood at any moment, yet not a single tear fell. But that silent crying was heart-wrenching. Such an intense emotional outburst in such a short time was something even the previous supporting actors couldn't achieve.
This was a first for this stage, even the director and producer were stunned.
Even though she had returned those slaps and gotten her revenge, the pain still infected the audience below. People couldn't help but clench their fists, as if they could empathize with her.
The live stream went crazy.
Those specially arranged professional haters were completely drowned out by the viewers' amazement at the stage performance, disappearing without a trace.
In a nursing home ward, some medical staff looked at the big screen in astonishment. Having interacted with Yu Rouyin privately for a long time, they knew she was a nice person, but they weren't clear about her private life. This time, hearing about an important live performance, they decided to watch it with Grandma Yu.
They never expected to see such a different character portrayal. Which judge had said she could only act with her face? That was nonsense.
Just as they were watching, a sound came from the hospital bed. Everyone looked over to see Grandma Yu with tears in her eyes but a joyful smile on her face. She raised her hand with difficulty, pointing at the screen, and proudly mumbled, "My granddaughter, it's my granddaughter, my granddaughter... she's the most amazing."
