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Chapter 60 Gu Zhi, are you deliberately overshadowing my performance, aren’t you!?

Chapter 60: Chapter 60 Gu Zhi, are you deliberately overshadowing my performance, aren’t you!?

In the play, as all the students anxiously and eagerly await the entrance exams, Ye Zizheng is beaten by her father Ye Zhaoping to the point where she cannot leave the house.

She lies on the ground, her face covered in injuries, staring at the person before her with desperate hatred in her eyes.

A slap lands hard on her face, "Try glaring at me again, you useless animal!"

"I told you to get money and you can’t even do that. How dare you use my money to support some guy, you worthless wretch. I should just sell you to a brothel to make money!"

Every vile word burst from Ye Zhaoping’s mouth, and he kicked Ye Zizheng over with a single strike.

"Oof," Ye Zizheng let out a muffled cry of pain, curling up on the ground, sobbing softly, her fingers clawing at the floor.

She doesn’t dare cry out loud; Ye Zhaoping would only hit her harder.

The phone rings nearby; it’s a teacher urging Ye Zizheng to attend the entrance exams.

Ye Zhaoping explodes, "Take the exam for what? It’s just a waste of my money. What’s the use of a girl getting an education? You meddle anymore, don’t blame me for not being polite!"

The teacher initially wanted to persuade him. For the people in the town, education was their only way out, but thinking of Ye Zizheng’s grades, he resignedly hung up the phone.

The camera captures Ye Zizheng lying on the ground, silently wincing and crying in pain upon hearing these words.

With the director’s shout of "cut," the scene was almost completed in one take.

Huang Kai, who played Ye Zhaoping, hurriedly helped Gu Zhi up, apologizing, "I might have been a bit rough. Are you hurt?"

Gu Zhi shook her head, and Dai Qian quickly handed her water and paper towels, exclaiming in surprise, "Wow! You actually got it in one take!"

Gu Zhi: "..."

Huang Kai, who acted with her, was a veteran actor, and their performances together were always exhilarating and passed smoothly.

After a short break, they moved into the next scene, and the assistant director called Gu Yiyi’s name to have her get ready.

The camera switches, showing Ye Zizheng washing the injuries from her face, changing into new clothes, and joking with a group of delinquents at the corner of a small shop.

Seizing a moment when they weren’t paying attention, Ye Zizheng stealthily lifted a phone and wallet from one delinquent’s pocket.

The delinquent kept his arm around Ye Zizheng’s shoulders, completely unaware.

Nervously, Ye Zizheng tucked the stolen items into her pocket, found an excuse, and left.

In the alley, however, the female lead Jiang Yinru witnessed it all and called out, "Ye Zizheng! You can’t steal things!"

Jiang Yinru approached her from behind and grabbed her, lowering her voice to angrily scold, "Return the items, you can’t continue like this, you’ll ruin yourself!"

Ye Zizheng’s back straightened for a moment, her hands tightly clutching her school uniform.

Recognizing the voice, she relaxed slightly, a trace of malice flashing in her eyes as she turned to glare coldly at her.

"Jiang Yinru, you’re meddling too much," she said.

Faced with her vicious gaze, Gu Yiyi’s heart inexplicably panicked, stunned by her glare.

Coming back to her senses, she quickly steadied her mind and continued, "Why didn’t you go to the exam? Return the things and apologize, come back to the exam hall with me. You can’t just give up on yourself like this!"

"Let go!" Ye Zizheng impatiently shook her off, her gaze coldly fixed on her with a warning, "Do you think you’re some sort of savior? Get out of my way."

"Or else, don’t blame me for being rude!"

She pulled a small knife from her pocket, flicking it open, the blade pointing threateningly at Jiang Yinru’s face.

Meeting her gaze, Jiang Yinru felt oppressed, her face paled, frozen in place, unable to move.

Several seconds passed, and she didn’t respond with her lines.

"Cut!" The assistant director suddenly interrupted with a low reproach, rubbing his brow in exasperation, "We’re reshooting this scene, Gu Yiyi, it was going well, why did you lose track again?"

These past days, it’s Gu Yiyi’s critical scenes that have been the most likely to fall apart!

Upon hearing this, Gu Zhi frowned slightly, emotionlessly walking away.

Only now did Gu Yiyi come back to her senses, her face flushed with shame and anger.

Once again, it’s because of Gu Zhi...

Her recent gaze and cold ruthlessness carried a significant sense of pressure, inexplicably making her genuinely fearful.

Fear that stemmed from deep within.

That’s why she got so nervous and forgot her lines.

Surrounded by people, Gu Yiyi had never felt so embarrassed.

But with the assistant director’s order, they had to reshoot the earlier scene.

After several tries, Gu Yiyi finally got desensitized, finding her rhythm, and the assistant director begrudgingly allowed the scene to pass.

Growing more agitated, Gu Yiyi could no longer hold back and approached Gu Zhi as she changed her makeup, frowning and demanding, "Gu Zhi, are you deliberately suppressing my performance!?"

No wonder she felt fear back then and during the earlier scenes with Gu Zhi. She was simply too intense, making it impossible for her to make eye contact, and so she missed her cues.

Hearing this, Gu Zhi couldn’t be bothered with a response; she had many important scenes to film today, no time to waste on pointless talk.

Faced with a cold shoulder, Gu Yiyi’s expression darkened, but surrounded by staff, she couldn’t lash out and had to hold back angrily.

Fortunately, this was her last scene with Gu Zhi.

Leaving the set, her expression remained troubled, and her manager reminded her:

"Mind your expression; your fans are watching outside."

At these words, Gu Yiyi paused, then quickly forced a smile, appearing even more pitiful.

Seeing her expression through their cameras, the fans who were waiting outside quickly came forward, concerned, "Yiyi, why are you upset? Did something happen?"

One fan suddenly remembered something, frowning, "It must be Gu Zhi bullying Yiyi again. She just returned to the set today!"

At this, several others expressed their anger.

Gu Yiyi shook her head, "No, it’s just that Zhi Zhi... maybe doesn’t like me."

"Why wouldn’t she like you?" one girl said indignantly, "With her exploiting you for publicity and you not blaming her, how dare she bully you?"

"Exactly. I’ll keep an eye on her today. I want to see what she’s up to!"

They were the same fans who had previously captured Gu Zhi and Qi Yunlin on set, and the incident that allowed Gu Zhi to clear her name left them unsatisfied.

It was obvious to them that Gu Zhi was in the drama team just to bully Yiyi!

Gu Yiyi frowned slightly, as if unable to find the words to explain.

In the corner, one girl remained silent, her expression somewhat serious.

What she saw through the lens just now didn’t seem to be the case.

It was Yiyi who failed to catch her cues with Gu Zhi, leading the director to reprimand them.

Gu Zhi hadn’t even said anything to Yiyi.

Moreover, based on the online clarification post from before, Gu Zhi didn’t seem to have proactively caused any trouble.

But perhaps, she just didn’t see it all.

The girl pursed her lips, lost in thought.

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On the set, Gu Zhi finished her makeup and quickly moved on to the next scene, which was also the most important and final scene.

On a hot, quiet afternoon, a group of delinquents barged into the Ye Family, kicking and beating Ye Zizheng and Ye Zhaoping.

Ye Zizheng’s hair was yanked by the delinquents, with a young man glaring fiercely at her.

Ye Zizheng immediately pointed at Ye Zhaoping, hysterically shouting, "It’s him, he told me to steal those things, he made me steal your money to buy him alcohol!"