Rebirth: Inheriting Millions In The Eighties
Chapter 479 - 477: Waiting for Her, Part 1

Chapter 479: Chapter 477: Waiting for Her, Part 1

"You useless waste!"

Zheng Pianpian couldn’t contain her anger and slapped her again.

To think she had squandered such a great opportunity to harm others; who knew when the next chance would come!

"Zheng, don’t be angry anymore. You should hurry back, it’s almost time for your singing performance," the assistant said, covering her swollen cheeks with her hands.

Upon hearing this, Zheng Pianpian finally let her go, giving her a hateful stare before muttering a few curses and leaving.

Only after she was gone did the assistant release her hands. She looked at her reflection in the mirror, her face swollen like a pig’s head, and tears immediately started flowing again.

If it weren’t for the lack of money, she would have quit her job long ago.

But she couldn’t.

At home, there was her paralyzed father and her mentally challenged sister depending on her for support.

Shaking, the assistant started crying once more.

"What’s the use of crying?" A pleasant female voice came through at this moment.

The assistant lifted her head to see Lin Sisi’s "assistant" approaching.

She quickly bowed her head, frantically wiping away her tears.

"Did you, did you hear anything?" she asked with a frightened expression.

Xia Ningxing, smiling like a cat that caught a mouse, said, "What does it matter if I heard or if I didn’t."

The assistant involuntarily swallowed hard, "What, what do you want exactly?"

"How about we make a deal?" Xia Ningxing said, and then she removed her wig, hat, glasses, and mask.

The assistant was stunned and gasped in shock when she saw her face: "You... you... you’re Boss Xia?"

No wonder someone had said her build was very similar to Xia Ningxing’s.

It turned out she was the real Xia Ningxing!

"Yes, it’s me," Xia Ningxing said with a smile and a nod.

The assistant hadn’t taken her words seriously at first, but now she took a deep breath and couldn’t help asking:

"Boss Xia, what kind of deal do you want to make with me?"

Of course, there was no benefit in making a deal with a small assistant, but with Boss Xia, that was a different matter!

"A mutually beneficial deal," Xia Ningxing said, her red lips curving into a smile before she whispered into the assistant’s ear.

Whatever Xia Ningxing had said, Zheng Pianpian’s assistant couldn’t help but flash a look of intrigue in her eyes.

...

Meanwhile, Zheng Pianpian had already taken the stage.

She stood in front of the microphone, revealing a beautiful smile.

Then, she opened her mouth to sing.

However—

"Ah... oh@#￥%... &?" As she opened her mouth, she realized she couldn’t make any sound at all, only managing to produce some incoherent groans.

Zheng Pianpian was dumbfounded.

She hurriedly tried again, but still, not a single word came out.

What’s going on!

What in the world was happening?

Right then, Zheng Pianpian was as frantic as an ant on a hot pan.

The audience in front of the TV was utterly confused.

"Does this singer even know how to sing, just making those weird noises!"

"Exactly!"

"Do you think she suddenly lost her ability to speak?"

"Indeed, she seems like a mute now!"

"I’m speechless. They let a mute perform on stage; what is the production team thinking!"

Not only the audience, but Lin Sisi and others backstage were also puzzled as they watched Zheng Pianpian unable to start her song.

"What do you think is happening to her?"

Everyone couldn’t help but whisper among themselves.

"Isn’t it obvious? She must have been sabotaged by someone."

"No way..."

"What do you mean ’no way’? Things like this are common in the industry."

Upon hearing this, Lin Sisi couldn’t help but gasp.

Then, instinctively, she glanced at Xia Ningxing and suddenly felt as though she had understood something.

"Bao’er, did Zheng Pianpian want to harm me, but you helped me fight back?" Afraid of eavesdroppers, Lin Sisi sent her a text message directly.

After sending it, she immediately deleted it.

Xia Ningxing read the message and nodded at her before deleting the message as well, as if the sisters had never communicated.

Earlier, Zheng Pianpian’s assistant had gone out for a bit, and after following her, Xia Ningxing discovered that she had switched out the lipstick in Lin Sisi’s makeup artist’s bag.

She understood medicine and pharmacology, which made it easy for her to detect the strong poison in the lipstick—it would cause muteness within a short time if applied to the lips, making one unable to speak.

Furthermore, the antidote for this kind of muting poison was incredibly difficult to concoct, something beyond the ability of most people.

Even for an expert like her familiar with pharmacology, it would take some time to prepare, and she would even need to personally venture into the primeval forest to search for the necessary herbs.

Having learned the truth, Lin Sisi looked at Zheng Pianpian with a spark of anger and hatred in her eyes.

What had she ever done to offend her? She actually wanted to ruin her.

No, to kill her!

For a singer, their most treasured asset is their voice.

If the voice is ruined, it’s no different from killing the singer.

At this moment, Zheng Pianpian was still desperately trying to articulate words, but no matter what she did, she was unable to produce a sound.

She couldn’t help but tremble.

Being no fool, she guessed that if she was correct, the poisoned lipstick had been used by her...

She had been outmaneuvered!

But how could Lin Sisi, who seemed so artless and naïve, have the capability to outmaneuver her?

Wait a second!

It didn’t take long for Zheng Pianpian to realize.

It was Xia Ningxing!

The assistant who closely resembled Xia Ningxing and was always by Lin Sisi’s side must be Xia Ningxing herself!

Throbbing with raging hatred and frustration, Zheng Pianpian felt a surge in her heart.

With such a major live broadcast going awry, the director, sweating with anxiety, immediately questioned the support staff through the built-in headset, "What on earth is going on?"

The host was also completely bewildered, "I don’t know either."

"Fine, I’ll have the cameraman cut the broadcast temporarily. You quickly get her off the stage," the director commanded coldly.

"Yes, yes, yes," the host quickly complied, rushing to the center of the stage to pull Zheng Pianpian down, "Miss Zheng, are you feeling unwell? Let’s skip the singing for today."

As he spoke, the host reached out to pull her away.

Where would Zheng Pianpian consent to leave? She wanted to say she was fine, but she couldn’t utter a single word.

In the end, she was forcefully dragged away by the host.

Once backstage, Zheng Pianpian glared at where Xia Ningxing was, her eyes immediately filling with tears of rage.

It was this bitch who had ruined her!

"Zheng Pianpian, this is a public place. If I were you, I wouldn’t throw a tantrum here but rather contact the PR immediately to deal with the crisis,"

"Of course, what’s most important is getting your voice treated right away!"

"Otherwise, it could be the end of your career!"

Zheng Pianpian’s eyes all but shot flames of fury.

These two bitches!

Just you wait!

With gritted teeth in bitter hatred, Zheng Pianpian grabbed her bag and turned to walk towards the exit.

As the saying goes, revenge is a dish best served cold!

Xia Ningxing, Lin Sisi, just you wait!

Too bad, she would not have that time.

Her assistant turned herself in and reported on her.

A video suddenly appeared out of the blue on the internet, newspapers, and television.