Overnight Hit: Vicious Stepmother and Genius Son
Chapter 523: I love you

Chapter 523: I love you

Ye Zhenzhen took the necklace from Ji Yunyun’s hands, raised her arm to display the necklace in front of everyone, and her cool, phoenix eyes glanced towards Fu Shinuan.

"The necklace has been found, perhaps you should apologize to all of us here, including my assistant."

"Why should I!" Fu Shinuan blurted out without thinking.

Ye Zhenzhen’s eyes slightly lifted, "Everyone’s wrap-up time was delayed by you, your necklace may be precious, but so is our time. And you accused my assistant of stealing your necklace without any evidence—don’t you think you should apologize?"

The staff nearby also chimed in, "That’s right, when the necklace was lost, she didn’t even look for it herself, but just accused someone else of taking it."

"It’s probably jealousy, she can’t act well, so she deliberately frames Ye Zhenzhen, claiming Ye Zhenzhen snatched her necklace, to shift everyone’s attention."

Their voices were not soft, and Fu Shinuan clenched her teeth tightly, her complexion turning pale.

She argued illogically, "Who knows if it was your assistant who took it, then threw it in the trash can!"

Yu Lili: "I didn’t take your necklace!"

At this moment, Qin Lang stepped forward with a chuckling smile, "Now that the necklace has been found, it seems to have been a misunderstanding. It’s time for dinner, tonight’s meal is on me, how about roasted duck?"

Ye Zhenzhen let out a derisive laugh, her gaze turning to Qin Lang filled with unmistakable irritation, and she directly asked Qiu Wanshuang, "You just came from over there, right?"

Fu Shinuan’s resting room was in that direction.

Qiu Wanshuang nodded, "Yes, we came from there, and Yunyun’s necklace was also found in the trash can over there."

Having a favor to ask of Ye Zhenzhen today, she naturally wanted to cooperate actively.

"The police will arrive soon, so let’s wait for them to come and check the surveillance footage of the corridor together, to see who actually threw the necklace into the trash can."

Qin Lang’s smile stiffened on his face, his gaze unconsciously shifting to his agent.

The agent kept his head down, avoiding eye contact.

Director Yang stepped in, "Xiao Nuan, apologize to everyone, and to Zhenzhen and her assistant. You were indeed reckless in this situation. If you lost your necklace, you should have searched for it yourself, how could you slander others?"

Qin Lang looked at Fu Shinuan with a complex expression, his eyes and brows suggesting that she apologize to Ye Zhenzhen.

Fu Shinuan bit her lower lip tightly, reluctantly bowed to everyone, and said, "I’m sorry, I was rash today and delayed everyone’s time."

She felt extremely humiliated inside and thought that would be the end of it, but then Ye Zhenzhen spoke again.

"And?"

Director Yang added, "That’s right, Xiao Nuan, apologize to Zhenzhen and the little assistant. It was your fault."

"But..."

Fu Shinuan wanted to argue, but was subdued by a look from Qin Lang.

Seeing this, Liu Rui quickly took out her phone in secret...

Although extremely reluctant, Fu Shinuan still apologized to Ye Zhenzhen and Yu Lili, "I’m sorry, it was a misunderstanding."

Yu Lili pursed her lips and silently rolled her eyes.

"Ahh, that’s more like it!" Director Yang said, then turned to Ye Zhenzhen with a smile, "Zhenzhen, you worked hard today. Go home and rest well."

"Yes, thank you, Director Yang. You’ve worked hard as well."

Director Yang waved his hand, "Alright, let’s disperse. Go do what you need to do."

It was clear to everyone that this was merely Fu Shinuan making a fuss about nothing;

"Fu Shinuan was scolded so badly by the director in Group B today that she wanted to find an excuse to shift everyone’s attention, didn’t she!"

"Weren’t you just saying that Ye Zhenzhen’s acting improved because she took Fu Shinuan’s necklace? How come you’ve changed your tune now?"

"Hey, I was just kidding around. You really think it’s some kind of fantasy cultivation story where you can turn godlike by grabbing some spooky necklace?"

"Hahaha, it does sound ridiculous when you think about it."

Qin Lang was about to leave when he turned his head and gave Ye Zhenzhen a slight nod, "Zhenzhen, sorry about that, I was just trying to downplay the situation..."

Ye Zhenzhen smiled indifferently, "No problem, I know you meant well. However, I have something that I’ve sent over to your agent. You’d better take a look at it too."

Qin Lang’s face darkened, and he froze on the spot, staring at Ye Zhenzhen’s retreating figure in a daze.

His agent Tian Ming came up to Qin Lang and whispered, "She’s found out about us. She said she’ll let it go this time, for the sake of you two having been classmates, but if this continues, she’ll reveal the video and everything she knows."

The video Tian Ming received showed Qin Lang throwing Fu Shinuan’s necklace into the trash can after leaving the crowd.

He had checked the cameras in the hallway beforehand and was certain they were broken...

"..."

He had underestimated Ye Zhenzhen and overestimated Fu Shinuan. The plan hadn’t even started before it had abruptly come to an end.

If it weren’t for his vulnerability being in someone else’s hands, as a man, he would never have hurt a woman for whom he once had affection.

He had to admit that the current Ye Zhenzhen was more charismatic than before.

Qin Lang clenched his fists tightly and, after a few seconds of closed-eye deliberation, made a difficult decision, "Tell the company to prepare a public relations statement..."

...

When the police arrived, the crew explained the whole story very respectfully and politely, simply made a record, and then left.

Liu Rui switched to a burner account and posted the video of Fu Shinuan apologizing directly on Weibo, shutting up those noisy fans of Fu Shinuan for good.

Some people from the crew would use burner accounts to slander Zhenzhen, while she would use burner accounts to clarify for Zhenzhen.

Yunyun, after leaving the crew, had wanted to call Song Jin, but unexpectedly, there was the mother-daughter duo of Qiu Wanshuang.

"Zhenzhen, the thing I mentioned to you on the phone yesterday, what do you think..."

Qiu Wanshuang didn’t avoid discussing it in public, talking to Ye Zhenzhen there. The phone call made to Ye Zhenzhen last night didn’t yield any results and was directly cut off.

This time, cornering her on site at the crew location and with all three members of their family present, she had to get a satisfactory outcome, no matter what.

Ye Zhenzhen stroked Ji Yunyun’s little head and smiled gently, "As long as the little one and the crew are fine, I’m naturally willing. However, I heard Xia Zhi and Xiao Yi mention during the day that they might have other ideas. You can ask Xia Zhi about it."

Qiu Wanshuang frown in confusion. What did this have to do with Xia Zhi and Xiao Yi?

Ye Zhenzhen didn’t want to get entangled with Qiu Wanshuang any longer and raised her phone to her, "I’ve got something else to deal with, so I’ll be heading off first."

As Ye Zhenzhen left the crew, she dialed Song Jinze’s number from the car.

"Were you looking for me?" she asked.

"Yeah, are you done? I’ll come to pick you up."

The man’s voice on the other end was still as low and pleasant as ever, but it made her feel somewhat different, as if there was an added distance.

The thought flickered and was gone; Ye Zhenzhen curved her lips and replied, "Done. I’ll be home soon."

"All right, I’ll be waiting at home."