The CEO’s Unkown Wife
Chapter 480: Let Her Atone for Her Sins_1

Chapter 480: Chapter 480: Let Her Atone for Her Sins_1

After dinner, when parting with Huo Qilin, Xia Qingtian repeatedly reminds him not to reveal what she told him that night.

Huo Qilin promises again and again to keep it a secret.

In the end, he is just short of swearing to heaven.

Only then does Xia Qingtian relax.

The next day.

Xia Qingtian arrived at the hotel where the film crew was staying early in the morning with gifts, hoping to persuade Director Zhao to give her and Cheng Bingbing a little more time to solve the problem at hand.

She successfully meets with Director Zhao. However, the film is about to start shooting. Every day of delay is costing money, and the start date cannot be changed no matter what.

Director Zhao genuinely admires Cheng Bingbing. Knowing that she is facing some difficulties and can’t resolve them quickly, he won’t hold up the entire crew waiting for her.

The only thing he can do for Cheng Bingbing is not to penalize Cheng Bingbing for breach of contract.

This time, Xia Qingtian is indeed at a disadvantage.

Having listened to Director Zhao, Xia Qingtian can’t blame him but is grateful. If he was to take actions against her, Cheng Bingbing would be in an even more difficult situation.

Everyone would know that Cheng Bingbing has no sense of commitment. Who would dare to work with her in the future?

Even if she managed to rise from the shadows, it would be too late.

After negotiating with Director Zhao, Xia Qingtian goes to the restroom, planning to wash her face to wake herself up and then contemplate what to do next.

She closes her eyes as she splashes cold water on her face repeatedly. Suddenly, footsteps approach and halt beside her.

She doesn’t pay it any mind, assuming it’s just another hotel guest... until...

"Tsk, you look as awful as a dog right now." A sneer suddenly resonates beside her ear.

Recognizing the familiar voice, Xia Qingtian suddenly opens her eyes. Some water gets into her eyes, causing a moment of discomfort.

She blinks a few times, and her eyes adapt.

She finally sees clearly. The person standing in front of her is none other than...

Shi Qian!

Seeing Shi Qian, a deep chill emerges in Xia Qingtian’s clear eyes. She coldly says, "Shi Qian, you’re really not scared of death, daring to appear in front of me."

Shi Qian turns on the faucet to clean her hands.

Her face displays a certain indifference as she responds innocently, "Why shouldn’t I appear in front of you? I haven’t done anything wrong."

Xia Qingtian has seen thick-skinned individuals before, but never has she seen one this thick-skinned.

"Dare you claim you have nothing to do with what happened to Cheng Bingbing?" She questions with a cold expression.

Shi Qian chuckles lightly, not denying it.

Indeed, she orchestrated the entire event. She may have let Cheng Bingbing take the "Best Supporting Actress" award,

yet she absolutely won’t share the film main lead role with her.

The main lead role in Director Zhao’s movie can only be hers!!!

Regrettably, despite being showered with love and affection, the Bo Family didn’t support her in achieving this main lead role. That’s when she realized that in this world, no one would help her unconditionally without any vested interests.

Therefore, she still has to rely on herself. Currently, she has to depend on the Bo Family and Bo’s Mother to get what she wants.

Luckily, she has good connections and knows Shen Junru, the legitimate heiress of the Shen Family.

Upon remembering the totem fragments she saw at Shen Zhiyi’s house and the strange necklace that Xia Qingtian was wearing, it slowly dawned on her why Shen Junru was going out of her way to help her.

She was certain that as long as she mentioned Xia Qingtian’s name, no matter what happened, Shen Junru would definitely help her.

Indeed, when she called Shen Junru and said she needed to deal with Xia Qingtian, Shen Junru immediately helped her strategise without any hesitation. She even contributed to destroying Cheng Bingbing without dirtying her own hands.

Shi Qian was quite satisfied with this.

With a powerful backing like Shen Junru, Shi Qian responds with unwarranted self-confidence facing Xia Qingtian’s question, "We live in a society governed by law. Any claims require evidence. Without evidence, I can sue you for defamation."

Seeing her non-denial, Xia Qingtian, who had harbored doubts, was now a hundred percent certain that it was Shi Qian who had sabotaged Cheng Bingbing.

"Don’t worry..." Shi Qian, upon seeing her silent, thought that her words frightened her. She smirks and says magnanimously, "I will soon become the female lead in Director Zhao’s new movie. I won’t bother arguing with a loser like you."

At this moment, she has finished washing her hands.

She turns around, facing Xia Qingtian, and says, "You don’t need to thank me on your knees. Just behave yourself in the future. Don’t stick around Brother Jingyan, keep at a distance with your broken flower and willow by your side."

"So I won’t have to see her and won’t find her annoying. Even though she’s completely corrupted behind her back, at least she still appears as pure and innocent to others."

Having said what she wanted to say, Shi Qian arrogantly flicks her hand and splatters water all over Xia Qingtian’s face and hair.

"Shi Qian, do you really think I can’t do anything about you?" Xia Qingtian stares at her quietly.

Shi Qian chuckles dismissively, "You don’t need to scare me. If you could do anything to me, you would have done it already. Instead of running to the hotel early in the morning to meet Director Zhao and help Cheng Bingbing resign from his movie."

Having said that, she finishes shaking off the water from her hands and prepares to leave.

But Xia Qingtian blocks her, preventing her from leaving. Shi Qian immediately swears, "Good dogs don’t stand in the way. Move aside, I have to meet with Director Zhao."

Xia Qingtian stares at her coldly, showing no signs of backing down.

Shi Qian frowns, deciding it’s not worth arguing with her.

She walks around Xia Qingtian and tries to leave the restroom from the side.

However, she has barely taken two steps when she feels a sharp pain at the back of her head. Before he can react, she feels a pull from behind. Immediately, she loses her balance and falls backward.

With a loud thud, she collapses heavily onto the floor. Both her back and tailbone sear with pain.

It takes a while for Shi Qian to come to her senses.

Just as she’s about to get up from the ground, Xia Qingtian grabs her neck and forces her back onto the floor. Her head smacks heavily onto the ground again.

Her eyes turn red with pain as she glares at Xia Qingtian, "Xia Qingtian, have you gone mad?"

Xia Qingtian doesn’t answer her question. Instead, she slaps Shi Qian twice, "This is a lesson for your bad attitude earlier."