Chapter : 3

Zhiming, you two shouldn't be too nervous. I even saw Little Wang walking outside this morning, so her body should be doing fine. Don't worry."

Liu Jia inwardly nodded. That's right! You're doing great!

Zhou Jia creased his brows as his distaste for Ye Wei grew. "Ruoyan was stabbed and needs a long time to recover. Even if she looks fine, the body can't recover so quickly from an injury like that. It's different than your case."

Sheng Zhiming looked at Ye Wei before immediately banishing her. "Get out."

Zhou Jia glanced at him. "President Sheng is being rather cold to your girlfriend."

Wang Ruoyan grew embarrassed. "Teacher Ye is right, I'm really alright. You two shouldn't be too anxious. Teacher Zhou, Zhiming, please don't say such things. I'm sorry, Teacher Ye, they don't have any ill will…"

Ye Wei bit her lip and didn't answer, forcing herself to endure. Seeing this, Liu Jia grew anxious as well. Ye Wei blinked at her. Come on, let's court death together.

Liu Jia thought, Yes! She stepped forward and said, "Weiwei's words make sense too, ah. I heard the doctor say Little Wang's recovered splendidly and can even leave the hospital to recover now…" she soon shut up under Sheng Zhiming's cold glare.

By chance, Sheng Zhiming happened to catch Ye Wei's expression at his side as well and saw that she was giving Liu Jia a sympathetic look. It was almost as if she was thinking, It's no wonder low IQ people deserve being told off for their remarks.

???, wondered Sheng Zhiming. But in a flash, Ye Wei's expression shifted to her gritting her teeth and looking unsatisfied. Sheng Zhiming massaged his forehead and wondered if he'd hit his head too hard. Why else would he see such expressions on Ye Wei's face?

Impatient, he said, "Enough, you two get out."

Ye Wei replied, "Zhiming, I–"

"Get out," Sheng Zhiming interrupted.

"….." said Ye Wei. Okies. She made sure to give Wang Ruoyan a parting glare before pulling Liu Jia after her to walk out the door without a single look back.

Taptaptap taptaptap.

Sheng Zhiming could clearly hear the quick tempo of her footsteps. Why did they sound so light and happy? As if she had just finished a task and was ready to collect her salary? The sensation was so strong…but no, I must have hit my head too hard, that's all.

Wang Ruoyan said, "Zhiming, there's no need to do that for me. Don't let me affection the feelings between you and Teacher Ye."

"What kind of feelings could I share with her?" Sheng Zhiming said. He had no idea what he was thinking, but stood up and said, "You rest well."

Then he walked out of the sickroom too. Wang Ruoyan knitted her brows after his retreating back. Zhou Jia was quite satisfied by this turn of events and took out a script after the male eyesore left. "The choreographer's scheduled all your scenes back, so I'm afraid you'll have lots of work when you get back to the set. Let's review the lines together so you'll have an easier time then."

Wang Ruoyan immediately broke into a bright smile. "Mhm, thank you Teacher Zhou!"

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Liu Jia burst into tears again after Ye Wei brought them to her sickroom, worried about her dim prospects. Ye Wei was rather gratified as she patted Liu Jia's back. As expected, her stupidity as the supporting female's agent didn't disappoint me.

To claim Wang Ruoyan was fine while Zhou Jia and Sheng Zhiming were both fretting over her, to claim they were overreacting and blow things out of proportion, was only asked to be despised. Liu Jia was so depressed that she didn't even eat dinner beyond a few bites. By contrast, Ye Wei was in a great mood and polished off a big bowl of rice before checking her weight. The scale showed that she had gained 10 pounds!4 Her little days were passing by almost too beautifully.

She was previously beautiful but fragile, the pitiful type of beauty that seemed delicate and weak. Now that she'd filled out, her beauty turned sexier. The roundest part of her body were her b00bs5 and her figure was beyond reproach. Compared to her shriveled limbs and stick-like body in the real world stuck in a two-year coma, this was…

Forget it forget it. After I get the traditional Chinese medicine system, I'll recover straight away.

No matter what, she had to go back.

Outside the restroom, Liu Jia was pounding on the door. "Ye Wei! What are you doing still hiding in the bathroom? Hurry and get out!"

After a good cry, Liu Jia had revived on the spot and resumed her role as the never-endingly persistent cannon fodder character.

Ye Wei opened the door and walked out. "What's up?"

Although she had made a full recovery, she still hadn't left the hospital yet. First, neither Wang Ruoyan nor Sheng Zhiming had checked out; secondly, she couldn't very well leave as one of the kidnapped trio. Wouldn't that just tell the world that she had very minor injuries and had recovered fast? The media and the rest of world already had a bad impression of her, so she'd lose her pity card just from that. Thirdly, it was more convenient to find Sheng Zhiming if she stayed in the hospital. Furthermore, she could observe the progress of his relationship with Wang Ruoyan and sabotage them when convenient.

"Do you know what I just heard? This afternoon, Zhou Jia actually practiced his lines with that little vixen Wang Ruoyan! Everyone acknowledges Zhou Jia's acting skills, so his help will further strengthen Wang Ruoyan. You'll be pushed out of your standing in the production for sure! I never thought that little vixen to be so powerful. She even managed to bewitch Zhou Jia, and he never shows interest in any women."

Although the original story hadn't mentioned removing Ye Wei from her female lead role, Wang Ruoyan's second female lead had been so popular and her acting and role so outstanding that she'd eclipse Ye Wei for sure once the drama went live. In the end, she would only end up as Wang Ruoyan's stepping stoneinstead. "I really don't want you to die, truly. Believe me."

Sheng Zhiming stared at Ye Wei's eyes–it was true, the pupils showed nothing but sincerity without a hint of hypocrisy. They were so honest that he almost felt bewitched.

Ye Wei didn't even have to pretend or act. Give me a break. The consequences would be far more serious if the male lead died instead of me. Why would I wish him dead? Why would I want to give up all of my outstanding work here?

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