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Chapter 722: Believe it or not, I will kill you!

Chapter 722: Chapter 722: Believe it or not, I will kill you!

But at this moment, Chu Xiaoran still couldn’t suppress the fear in her heart. When she saw the ground, she felt dizzy, and waves of fear washed over her, naturally making it impossible for her to perform well.

"Chu Xiaoran, what’s going on with you? One mistake is one thing, but the second time you still can’t do it right! Do you even consider yourself an actor?" the director shouted angrily.

Tao Linxin’s face also showed displeasure as she coldly said, "Don’t delay everyone else’s time just because of your issues."

Chu Xiaoran was close to tears, feeling a surge of injustice. She couldn’t control that terrifying fear at all. What could she do? She wanted to retort, but in the end, she said, "Director, everyone, I’m sorry, I will definitely try harder next time."

Among the crew, everyone saw Chu Xiaoran’s efforts and how she was scolded and targeted despite her hard work, which caused many to show looks of disapproval.

However, no one spoke out for Chu Xiaoran.

After all, it was the director and Tao Linxin who were expressing their displeasure; these two were big figures in the crew. Speaking up at this time could offend them, and the consequences were unimaginable.

"Forget it, forget it, just take this as a lesson. You must be better prepared next time," the director said, waving his hand impatiently.

Tao Linxin also looked dissatisfied, glancing at Chu Xiaoran with distaste and saying, "Just now it was you who fell down on your own. Don’t think you can blame the crew for it. If you plan to deliberately delay the filming process just to vent your dissatisfaction, get out of this crew!"

Chu Xiaoran’s face turned pale at once. Tao Linxin’s words were a serious accusation, painting her as a person acting out of vindictiveness. She hurriedly defended herself, "It’s not like that. I really can’t control myself."

"All right, all right, no more talking, let’s start," the director said impatiently at this time.

In her heart, even though Chu Xiaoran had many complaints, she could only hold them back at this time and prepare anew to start filming.

From a distance, Xiao Zheng had witnessed the entire scene.

His eyes grew cold.

This director and this lead actress, they really were disgusting.

But Xiao Zheng also couldn’t make a scene, for Chu Xiaoran had already warned him, so he could only bear it.

After all, if he made a fuss, Chu Xiaoran’s role could be in jeopardy.

Then, filming started once again.

Chu Xiaoran took a deep breath, letting the crew members hoist her up and hang her midway in the air.

At this moment, she concentrated fully, staring at the ground. She still felt bouts of dizziness, but she forcibly suppressed it.

Now, the lead actress began to act again, being chased by a group of masked men in black into the woods.

Soon she was surrounded.

Seeing this scene, Chu Xiaoran knew it was her turn.

Indeed, at the director’s signal, the crew released the wire, and Chu Xiaoran swiftly rushed toward the ground.

Woosh woosh.

The descent was very fast, and the wind stirred up by her body whooshed in her ears, while the hard ground seemed to be rushing up to meet her.

Chu Xiaoran had been ready, prepared for the move, but at this moment, witnessing this scene, her mind involuntarily flashed back to the previous moment when the wire had snapped.

Suddenly, an intense fear flooded her heart.

Chu Xiaoran’s body instantly stiffened, and her movements lost balance, tumbling down to the ground.

Without a doubt, she had failed again.

"What on earth are you doing! Are you intentionally causing trouble?!" The director completely lost his temper and charged up to Chu Xiaoran, roaring at her.

At this moment, Tao Linxin was also seething with anger, she strode over and coldly said, "How long have you been holding up today’s scene? How can you be so useless! It would be fine if you were the only useless one, but you’re dragging down the entire crew with you, making everyone suffer here, it’s too much!"

Actually, although Chu Xiaoran had made a few mistakes, they were not such big errors. On the set, it was common to reshoot a scene several times, let alone just three times for this particular scene.

Not to mention, there was a reason Chu Xiaoran ended up like this.

But Tao Linxin had been dissatisfied with Chu Xiaoran for quite some time, envious that Chu Xiaoran was doing better than her, and had always wanted to find an opportunity to teach Chu Xiaoran a lesson. However, Chu Xiaoran’s performances, from the start until now, had been nearly perfect, and even Tao Linxin couldn’t find a chance to criticize.

Today, she finally found her opportunity and took advantage of it to target Chu Xiaoran.

After a round of furious scolding, she snatched the script from a nearby crew member and struck Chu Xiaoran on the head with it.

Everyone who saw this changed their expression, cursing was one thing, but Tao Linxin was actually trying to hit someone!

This was going too far.

Whoosh!

Just then, a swish of wind sounded through the air, a blur flashed by, and a figure appeared in front of Chu Xiaoran.

Smack!

A light clap was heard as Xiao Zheng firmly grabbed Tao Linxin’s wrist, immobilizing it completely.

"Huh?"

The crowd was startled and quickly looked over to find that it was Xiao Zheng.

"What are you doing, let me go!" Tao Linxin struggled for a while but felt that Xiao Zheng’s grip was as strong as iron and impossible to break free, so she shouted angrily.

"Let you go?" Xiao Zheng smiled and indeed released Tao Linxin’s hand.

"You, how can you be so rough, you’ve hurt me!" Tao Linxin exclaimed with a face full of disgust and resentment.

At this moment, Xiao Zheng didn’t say much more. His eyes grew cold, and with a slap, he fiercely smacked Tao Linxin across the face, sending her flying.

The whole set was silent.

Everyone, including the director, stared at Xiao Zheng with faces full of shock.

Thud.

That’s when Tao Linxin hit the ground, and the sharp pain on her face and body snapped her back to her senses, causing her to let out a shrill, crazed scream.

"You hit me, you dared to hit me! Call the police, call them now, take this violent man away, he actually dared to hit me!" Tao Linxin wept and howled.

At that moment, her entire face was swollen, bruised and purple, and her eyes couldn’t even open, looking utterly pitiful.

Everyone sucked in a breath of cold air, his hand had really been vicious!

Chu Xiaoran was also shocked, her mouth agape, but then she looked at Xiao Zheng with eyes like still waters. In her most vulnerable moment, Xiao Zheng had stood before her like a towering mountain, protecting her from the storm, giving her a sweet sense of happiness and safety.

"You... you, you actually dare to hit someone in public, you know that’s illegal, right?"

It was only then that the director finally reacted, pointing at Xiao Zheng with a shocked expression.

"Do you believe that if I killed that woman, no one would come to arrest me?" Xiao Zheng revealed a smirk tinged with murderous intent.