The CEO’s Unkown Wife
Chapter 535 She Won_1

Chapter 535: Chapter 535 She Won_1

Shi Qian looked at Xia Qingtian, her gaze filled with the smug satisfaction of a successful plot.

She slowly spoke, "If you lose, you must keep your distance from Brother Jingyan. As soon as the cooling-off period of the divorce comes, you must immediately divorce him. From now on, you two will have separate paths, no more contact."

Xia Qingtian readily agreed.

"Qingtian..." Cheng Bingbing called out to her, slowly shaking her head, suggesting her not to agree.

She didn’t find it necessary to take such a huge gamble with Shi Qian. She knew that recently, the relationship between Xia Qingtian and Bo Jingyan had somewhat softened and there was no need to proceed to divorce.

Once agreed, it wouldn’t be easy to go back on it.

"You don’t trust me?" Xia Qingtian raised an eyebrow and asked her.

Cheng Bingbing pursed her lips and said anxiously, "It’s not that I don’t trust you. Shi Qian is cunning and likes to play dirty. I’m afraid she has some tricks up her sleeve."

Xia Qingtian knew what happened on the night of the Huaji Award had left a psychological shadow on Cheng Bingbing.

She patted Cheng Bingbing’s hand, her tone determined, "Don’t worry, I know what I’m doing. Shi Qian will never win!"

Seeing her so certain, Cheng Bingbing’s uneasy heart gradually calmed down.

She said no more.

Xia Qingtian once again turned her gaze toward Shi Qian, "Alright, I agree with you!"

Shi Qian originally saw Cheng Bingbing preventing Xia Qingtian from agreeing, a glimpse of gloom passed her face, fearing she would retreat. But to her surprise, Xia Qingtian agreed fearlessly.

"Good, since you are so eager to seek death, I will fulfill your desire." Squinting her eyes, she said confidently, "I want to see how you will snatch away the leading role that belongs to me."

Having said that, she was the first to walk towards Director Zhao’s room.

Xia Qingtian and Cheng Bingbing followed suit.

When Director Zhao saw them enter together, a flash of surprise passed through his eyes. Regardless, being seasoned in the industry, he quickly regained his composure.

"Director Zhao, were you looking for me?" Shi Qian moved forward and tried to portray intimacy with Director Zhao.

"Director Zhao." Xia Qingtian and Cheng Bingbing kept to formal greetings.

Director Zhao said expressionlessly, "Since you guys are here, I might as well say it, to save the trouble of repeating this explanation."

"Alright." Shi Qian obediently nodded, completely unlike the haughty person she was back in the elevator.

Xia Qingtian scoffed.

If Shi Qian would bring such acting skill to the movie, she probably wouldn’t have lost to Cheng Bingbing at the Huaji Awards.

"Shi Qian, after unanimous discussion by the crew..." Director Zhao looked at Shi Qian, "We believe you aren’t suitable for the leading female role in this movie. We have decided to go with Cheng Bingbing for that role."

Hearing this, Shi Qian couldn’t quite believe her own ears.

"Director Zhao, what did you just say?" She thought she had heard incorrectly.

Director Zhao didn’t get angry, but patiently repeated instead.

This time, Shi Qian heard it clearly. She was certain that she was not hallucinating or dreaming.

Director Zhao actually intended to replace her with Cheng Bingbing.

At this moment, Cheng Bingbing was also shocked beyond words.

Even though Xia Qingtian had informed her earlier that she would help recover her role, and she did believe it, yet, when she actually heard what Director Zhao said, she felt like she was dreaming.

It wasn’t until she bit her lip and tasted the metallic taste of blood that she finally confirmed that everything in front of her was real.

Seeing her spaced out, Xia Qingtian patted on her shoulder and reminded, "Bingbing, aren’t you going to thank Director Zhao for giving you another chance?"

Cheng Bingbing felt her eyes turning red.

She kept bowing to Director Zhao, "Thank you, Director Zhao. Thank you."

Director Zhao always inclined towards Cheng Bingbing for the leading role in his movie. It was only because she resigned abruptly earlier that he had no choice but to replace her with Shi Qian.

At this moment, he was satisfied with the decision to bring Cheng Bingbing back.

However, he had to say what needed to be said.

Looking at Cheng Bingbing seriously, he warned, "This is your last chance. I hope you make the most of it. If a similar situation arises again, no matter who tries to help, I won’t agree to it."

"Yes, yes..." Cheng Bingbing nodded vigorously, promising, "I will surely cherish this chance. The previous incident will not happen again."

A relieved smile finally appeared on the solemn face of Director Zhao.

Seeing their amicable conversation, Shi Qian finally recovered from her shock.

She looked at Director Zhao, unwilling to accept the situation, "Director Zhao, I don’t agree. If you want to replace me, you should give me a fair reason. Did I do something wrong?"

Director Zhao indeed felt guilty over the sudden decision to replace Shi Qian.

So, he didn’t choose to hide the truth and said, "It’s not my decision to replace you. This is a requirement from the investors and the company. If we want to continue filming this movie, your name can’t be on it."

"Why?" A look of confusion flashed on Shi Qian’s face.

She hadn’t offended the investors or Director Zhao’s company. Why would they insist on replacing her?

She couldn’t understand why all this was happening.

Director Zhao, too, shook his head, "I don’t know. I just follow the instructions of the company and the investors."

Upon hearing this, Shi Qian knew she couldn’t get an answer from him, and since the decision was made by the investors and the company, staying here was pointless.

Despite Director Zhao’s high status in the film circle, he still had to consider the opinions of the company and the investors.

If she wanted her role back, she would have to win over the high-level executives of the investors and Director Zhao’s company; otherwise, there was no room for negotiation.

Once she realized this, Shi Qian stopped wasting more time.

"Director Zhao, I really love your movies, and I won’t give up. I will find a way to reclaim the role that belongs to me." She gritted her teeth, determination dripping from her voice.

Seeing her this way, Director Zhao didn’t continue to persuade her.

He knew Shi Qian had made up her mind and his persuasion wasn’t going to change that.

Having said what she wanted to say, Shi Qian turned around and left Director Zhao’s room.

After Shi Qian left, Director Zhao passed on some instructions and after asking Cheng Bingbing to report to the crew the next morning, he let them go.

Xia Qingtian also understood that being a director, he was very busy. After leaving the gift they had brought for him, she exited his room with Cheng Bingbing.

Coming out of Director Zhao’s room, Cheng Bingbing’s face was still lit up with joy.

She eagerly took out her mobile phone, wanting to share the good news with Huo Qilin.