Overnight Hit: Vicious Stepmother and Genius Son
Chapter 521 - 518 Superstition!

Chapter 521: Chapter 518 Superstition!

Ye Zhenzhen put away her phone with a look as if she were watching a lunatic and glanced at Fu Shinuan. She hadn’t yet spoken when the other party started again.

"My necklace is missing. Just now, only your assistant entered my makeup room, and I suspect it was you guys who stole it."

Upon hearing this, Yu Lili immediately retorted, "I entered your dressing room to get a curling iron. When did I take your earrings?"

Ye Zhenzhen’s lips curled into a cold smile, "Oh, is there any evidence to prove that your necklace was stolen? Or, what kind of a rare treasure is your necklace that it’s worth stealing?"

Yu Lili nodded, "Exactly!"

Fu Shinuan unlocked her phone to show a photo, which seemed like just an ordinary jade pendant necklace with nothing special about it.

Let alone whether it was good-looking or not.

"It’s this one, not too expensive, just over 3 million. But I always wear it when I’m filming. I can’t act without it. My father gave it to me before he passed away."

Ye Zhenzhen replied, "If it’s so important, why didn’t you keep it with you? If it was a fake loss, no big deal, but what if it really got lost? Wouldn’t you not be able to act anymore?"

"You mean to say that I’m deliberately claiming that the necklace is lost?"

Ye Zhenzhen scoffed, "Who knows..."

When Director Yang heard the commotion here, he stopped his work and came over to ask, "What happened? What’s with all the noise? Fu Shinuan, have you finished shooting your part?"

Group B’s progress was slow today and not very satisfactory.

Director Yang didn’t sound very pleased, and if it weren’t for the fact that Fu Shinuan was a favored actor by Baisheng Media, he might have started yelling and thrown someone out right then and there.

"Not yet." Fu Shinuan’s expression changed immediately when she saw Director Yang coming over, and she cried mournfully, "Director Yang, the necklace my father left me is missing. I’ve been messing up my scenes all day..."

In an instant, everyone’s eyes were focused on this spot.

Fu Shinuan’s group had made very slow progress today, either stuttering lines or getting the emotions wrong. They had more NG (no good) takes today than Ye Zhenzhen’s group had shoots.

The crews from the two productions communicated with each other, and after half the day, everyone had secretly discussed what was going on on each side. Moreover, Ye Zhenzhen’s performance today was completely different from her past performances, which shocked everyone.

Suddenly, Qin Lang squeezed through the crowd and patted Fu Shinuan on the shoulder, "Alright, Xiao Nuan, stop crying. If Zhenzhen took your necklace, just have her give it back. It’s not a big deal."

Everyone present: "?"

Ye Zhenzhen’s eyes lifted slightly. What business was this of Qin Lang’s?

Her cool gaze swept over Fu Shinuan and Qin Lang, and she could assert that the two were acting, deliberately picking a fight.

She was actually curious to see what kind of outrageous statements the two would make together.

Liu Rui and Qin Lang had arrived one after the other. Jiang Lu had an audition today, and Liu Rui had just gone to call Jiang Lu. After hearing Qin Lang’s words, she said bluntly, "No, Teacher Qin, do you even know what you’re talking about?"

What does it mean for Zhenzhen to return the necklace if she took it? Doesn’t that directly imply that Zhenzhen took it?

"Where is the evidence? What evidence do you have that your necklace’s disappearance has anything to do with Zhenzhen?"

Fu Shinuan pointed to Yu Lili, "She was the only one who entered my makeup room. I rarely had NGs when I wore that necklace for filming. Today, without the necklace, I’ve been messing up all day, while Ye Zhenzhen nailed every scene in one take. Don’t you know what her filming used to look like?"

"Heh~"

Ye Zhenzhen couldn’t help but laugh at Fu Shinuan’s words.

"Hiding when humanity evolved, were you? If your necklace is really so magical, how come it hasn’t blessed you with a Best Actress award in all the years you’ve been in the industry?"

Fu Shinuan became agitated, "You... Anyway, my necklace is missing, and everyone knows how important it is to me. Today, only your assistant entered my dressing room; it couldn’t have been anyone else."

Qin Lang, "Xiao Nuan, Zhenzhen, there’s no need to argue anymore. Why not just go to the dressing room and look for it? Maybe it’s been left somewhere in there."

"Fine, let’s go to the room and have a look," said Fu Shinuan, glancing at Yu Lili. "Everyone’s wearing a lot of clothes today; maybe it’s hidden on someone."

"Let’s call the police!" Ye Zhenzhen said coldly.

If they searched her dressing room and then had everyone take off their coats to check, even if Fu Shinuan’s missing necklace had nothing to do with her, Ye Zhenzhen, and her assistant, she believed tonight’s trending search would definitely feature keywords like ’Ye Zhenzhen and assistant theft.’

She simply couldn’t stand to watch such poor acting from Fu Shinuan and Qin Lang.

Yu Lili nodded, "Right, call the police."

Saying this, she picked up the phone and dialed.

Fu Shinuan looked at Ye Zhenzhen disdainfully, "Calling the police is best, I thought to save you some face and if you had just brought it out, this would have ended. But you’ve got the nerve to call the police, hmph!"

Qin Lang, trying to be the peacekeeper, said, "Zhenzhen, if you really didn’t take it, why not let Xiao Nuan have a look? It’s not good to involve the police. It’s the first day of filming for our crew; let’s try to minimize the large problems and eliminate the small ones. Plus, if the necklace is found, Xiao Nuan can focus on her acting..."

Ye Zhenzhen curled her lips into a cold smile, "What’s it to you? What’s your relation to Fu Shinuan?"

Qin Lang’s eyes dodged a bit. "I... We are in the same crew, aren’t we..."

Liu Rui rolled her eyes at Qin Lang, her voice raised slightly, "Before the police arrive, please, nobody leave the scene to avoid suspicion. Let’s just wait for the police."

A necklace worth three million yuan was certainly grounds for a case investigation.

A staff member took the lead in agreeing, "That’s right, calling the police is the best solution; we wait for them to decide."

Nobody is a fool; once somebody suspected gives in to a search of their person or their room, they can’t avoid being talked about in the future, especially someone as high-profile as Ye Zhenzhen.

Of course, there were hushed discussions as well:

"Fu Shinuan’s acting wasn’t like it is today; she usually performs quite steadily. Ye Zhenzhen has always been the queen of NGs on set, so how come she’s doing so well today?"

"Could it really have something to do with that necklace?"

"That’s all superstition, do you guys actually believe that?"

"How can you not believe it? Then, how do you explain such a big change in Ye Zhenzhen’s acting ability? We’ve seen her previous dramas; compared to today, it’s like heaven and earth."

"Now that you mention it, yeah, Ye Zhenzhen’s acting is so solid today; did she really steal..."

"Ah! Maybe it really is that coincidental..."

The voices were controlled at first, but they grew louder as they went on. Qin Lang and Director Yang, who were nearby, heard it.

Director Yang scolded loudly into the crowd, "Are you all done with your work?"