CHAPTER 804: CHAPTER 794: FILMING ENDS, NO WAY OUT

"She’s awake, was just dawdling in bed for a bit, probably freshening up now."

Su Jincheng awkwardly touched his nose for once.

The piercing eyes in front of him gave him the illusion that all his thoughts were being seen through.

"I’m here, anything you need me to do?"

Speak of the devil, and the devil appears.

Wei Minmin came over with her hands behind her back, glancing around, pausing on Su Jincheng, "Eh, haven’t seen Teacher Su and Su Linlin?"

Yu Chang casually replied, "They left."

"So early, didn’t even have breakfast?"

Listening closely, there was a tinge of regret in her tone.

However, the regret wasn’t for them not having breakfast, but for not being able to see Su Linlin leave early in the morning like a soaked dog.

Yu Chang: "No appetite, I suppose."

Seeing them exchanging remarks, Su Jincheng coughed lightly, noticing Wei Minmin looking over at him, "Thanks for last night."

Grateful for the shout in the heat of the moment and for helping him take down Su Linlin afterward.

Even though he didn’t witness it personally, according to his assistant, Teacher Wei’s combat prowess was exceptional, cursing Su Linlin on the spot to the point she wished she could faint straight away.

"Oh, it’s nothing." Wei Minmin’s ear twitched a little invisibly, and she waved her hand nonchalantly, "You called me ’sister,’ so shouldn’t I, as your sister, look out for my little brother?"

Su Jincheng: "..."

Is this ’sister’ joke never going to end?

Without the eyesore around, breakfast was much more enjoyable.

Unfortunately, after breakfast, Jiang Lingxi and Xiao Yu were set to depart.

The show’s director considered inviting Jiang Lingxi to stay on as a permanent guest, but after communicating with her agent, it was clear her schedule was already fully booked.

They had to reluctantly give up.

This time, everyone in the small courtyard came out to bid farewell.

When Jiang Lingxi arrived, she only brought one suitcase, but when leaving, she had an extra big bag in her hand.

They were filled with local specialties packaged early in the morning by the guests in the small courtyard, including Pei Shuxing’s specialty pickles.

Each was given a portion, weighted with heartfelt sentiment.

"Come back to visit when you have time."

"The Stay Small Courtyard always welcomes you."

Jiang Lingxi hugged Wei Minmin, just like when she first arrived at the small courtyard, glancing at Su Jincheng standing behind Wei Minmin, and patted the girl’s back, "Off we go!"

After saying that, she let go chicly and walked over to Shen Yunqing, who had come to pick her up and was now standing beyond the camera’s range.

Xiao Yu went in a car heading to the airport.

Before getting in, he waved to Jiang Lingxi, "Bye, Xixi Jie."

Jiang Lingxi handed her bag of sentiments to Shen Yunqing, turned around, and waved, "Safe travels."

Lu Zhengzheng and Fang Yao got into the same car arranged by the showrunners to the airport, watching the two leisurely walking towards the resort outside the car window, sharing puzzled glances.

What exactly did they come here for?

They were without artists on the trip both ways, and during the show, they just kept an eye on online developments, reporting promptly to the agent and artist, and even during outdoor shoots, Xixi Jie’s partner was outside the camera taking over their assistant duties.

Compared to other artists’ assistants, they seemed like two useless beings.

Jiang Lingxi didn’t care what her two assistants thought; if it wasn’t a basic industry requirement to have an assistant while recording, and considering Tong Yue wouldn’t feel at ease if she didn’t bring anyone, she really hadn’t planned to bring Lu Zhengzheng and Fang Yao along.

This show was so relaxing that it didn’t really require any help, okay?

So after recording wrapped up, she swiftly packed the two of them up and left.

But she herself could only stay one more day than the two assistants.

Still had to obediently drive back to the Imperial City the next day.

But for this day, without cameras or show crew following them everywhere, was a time solely belonging to her and Shen Yunqing.

The two didn’t run around this day, having already wandered around the area quite thoroughly over the previous days of recording.

Returning to the small bamboo cabin at the resort, smelling the faint scent of bamboo, listening to the sound of the wind rustling through the bamboo forest, drinking tea, writing, talking with the person she liked; meals could be ordered and delivered anytime—they spent the day in such a relaxed and serene manner.

Not willing to leave!

While Jiang Lingxi was enjoying the tranquility before a busy work schedule, over on Su Linlin’s side, it was stormy and miserable.

Even though her aunt had already warned her and she herself was mentally prepared that Su Jincheng wouldn’t easily let her off, she didn’t expect the revenge from Su Jincheng’s agent to come so swiftly.

When she first stepped into the entertainment industry, she signed with a medium-sized entertainment agency but remained lukewarm. When the contract ended, she didn’t hesitate to leave for her aunt’s studio.

With her aunt’s network support, she slowly gained popularity, firmly holding a second-tier spot with prospects of moving up to the first tier.

Being selected for closed training by Feng Xu previously was a rare chance to step into the first tier, yet while she successfully schemed against Chen Keyun, she didn’t anticipate someone like Jiang Lingxi, whom her little cunningness couldn’t handle.

Watching helplessly as Jiang Lingxi thrived in both drama and film, and even Chen Keyun, who was also eliminated, gained popularity due to her performance in "Survival Third Season," while she herself lagged behind due to one misstep. How could she not be anxious?

Desperate to rely on her aunt’s connections to join the filming of "Taoyuan Village," doing her utmost to butter up Su Jincheng on the show, was she willing to act so eagerly?

It was Jiang Lingxi and her friends who forced her hand!

Even when her schemes were exposed, she only regretted that her plans weren’t more thorough, not thinking she did anything wrong.

In the entertainment circle, many wouldn’t hesitate to resort to unsavory tactics for a chance to stand out or secure a deal!

But now she realized, having her footage in "Taoyuan Village" all cut and the days of filming going to waste was just the beginning.

The moment their plane landed, as soon as the aunt and niece duo turned on their phones, came a flurry of message alerts.

Su Ya, though expecting it wouldn’t be good news, remained calm, planning to review it on the way back to the office.

Su Linlin, on the other hand, lacked composure, hurriedly opening her agent’s messages.

[Mingzhi’s endorsement was snatched.]

[The teams of two variety shows we were negotiating with have informed us that the guest spots are full.]

[Lu Ye isn’t planning on renewing contracts.]

[I checked with a few friends in the industry, Su Jincheng’s agent Wang Pan made a move.]

[Come to the office as soon as you get off the plane, there are two termination contracts that need your signature. The representatives are already waiting at the office, and they seem resolute about terminating.]

If not for the quick reflexes of the assistant beside her, Su Linlin could have collapsed right onto the airport floor.

Su Ya glanced back, seeing her pale face, thinking the blow must be significant.

"Steady her up, we’ll talk when we get back!"

Su Linlin was almost carried into the car. Once the door was shut, she slumped onto the seat, head drooped, not uttering a single word.

Su Ya wasn’t in the mood to deal with her, she took out her phone and reviewed the unread messages. Though she’d heard of how firm-handed Su Jincheng’s agent was, she hadn’t expected the other side to act both so quickly and ruthlessly!

From the incident until now, not even a day had passed; this clearly meant to leave Linlin no chance!