Director Wen was quick and decisive in his actions.
Perhaps it was because he was quite furious.
He didn’t give Song Shizhao a chance to clear his name, and with a single decisive strike, he replaced the male lead!
He didn’t care whether he was the Movie Emperor or whatever; if he said someone was to be fired, they were fired.
That very night, he contacted a frontline male actor who had previously auditioned.
They were still willing to show support for Director Wen’s drama.
The next day, the official account of “Luanying” re-announced the star-studded cast.
There were fans of Song Shizhao who argued under the official announcement, and there were also Justice Messengers who hit back hard at this group of star-chasing girls who ignored the law, educating them about the importance of legal knowledge.
If Song Shizhao was confirmed to have taken drugs, he would first be detained for fifteen days, then forced into rehab, with a minimum stint of two years.
Jiang Nanshu guessed that he wouldn’t dare go to the police to prove his innocence.
On the third day as the incident intensified,
Jiang Nanshu, finding Song Shizhao too hesitant, submitted a report to the police station in her own name, taking a stance of righteousness over familial ties, short of emblazoning “impartiality” across her face.
If Jiang Nanshu was lying, she would have to bear criminal responsibility, but if the evidence she reported was verified by the police to be true, then Song Shizhao’s troubles would extend beyond just rehab.
Because Jiang Nanshu reported that he not only evaded taxes but was also involved in illegal overseas money laundering.
Before the results of Song Shizhao’s drug and gambling issues were out, a money laundering charge emerged.
The police took him away, eliminating Song Shizhao’s possibility of producing fake proof.
That night, Jiang Nanshu’s phone was bombarded with messages.
Some were from Mrs. Jiang, some from Mr. Jiang and her elder brother Jiang Yisen, and even many from unfamiliar numbers.
Jiang Nanshu simply turned off her phone; peace at last, and she felt delighted.
When they were in favor of her, she would stir up some trouble, keeping them in a love-hate situation; when the police investigation led to the Jiang Family connected with the Song Family, would her relatives be able to remain composed?
In big businesses, there’s always something to dig up.
Since they had heeded her and changed the fate of the Jiang Family’s bankruptcy, she might as well give them a push.
If this didn’t bring down the company…
Then she could only say she did her best.
She alone couldn’t possibly bring down a large conglomerate in just a few days.
She couldn’t return now, she would wait until they were anxious, frantically looking for her before she made a high-profile return to Beijing.
With that thought, Jiang Nanshu yawned. It was already ten o’clock at night, and she had just taken a bath an hour ago, ready to go to sleep.
She turned her head to look at Lu Qingyan, who was sitting on the edge of the bed, apparently engrossed in something.
With curiosity, she walked behind him and then glanced at her phone resting on the bedside table that he was looking at.
The phone’s screen was on, and it was paused on a post that she often enjoyed reading.
Jiang Nanshu: “…”
“Is this the kind of non-nutritious stuff you read every day?” Lu Qingyan’s voice suddenly rang out.
Jiang Nanshu felt her face heating up, her toes curling tightly, yet she maintained her composure: “Why are you snooping through my phone!”
Lu Qingyan looked at her expressionlessly: “When I arrived, your phone was already on, I haven’t touched the page you were on, but I can pretty much tell what it’s about.”
Lu Qingyan inexplicably smiled at her: “You like this sort of stuff?”
Jiang Nanshu: “…”
She really felt so embarrassed, having this kind of thing seen by Lu Qingyan, she felt like she had lost all her face.
So she reached out and cautiously turned off her phone screen, then took it away, laughing off the awkwardness: “Well, people like to indulge in some entertaining stuff when they’re bored, you know, it’s written so blandly, I couldn’t even get into it.”
Lu Qingyan’s gaze was deep as he continued to stare at her: “Well, I’ve got nothing else to do right now, I might as well act it out for you.”
Jiang Nanshu took a small step back.
She did enjoy watching, but that didn’t mean she enjoyed practicing it…
Her wary head shook as she feigned distress, “I can’t, I’m scared.”
“No, I don’t wanna!”
Nearly a week had passed since last time, and Lu Qingyan had been holding back because he respected Jiang Nanshu’s wishes.
This time, however, he firmly took her hand, “Don’t be afraid.”
He pulled open the bedside drawer, and Jiang Nanshu stared in astonishment at the condom he had taken out.
“How come there’s still this stuff here? I clearly threw it all away last time!”
The last time Lu Qingyan returned to Beijing, after she came back from Zhou Yanxu’s grave, she had destroyed all the materials related to Zhou Yanxu, including those items.
Lu Qingyan actually found these condoms bothersome, and his condition wasn’t any better than Jiang Nanshu’s, but he couldn’t let Jiang Nanshu get pregnant. They weren’t married yet, and having a child first wouldn’t be good for Jiang Nanshu, especially since she was still young. Lu Qingyan wouldn’t let her become a mother at the age of nineteen or twenty.
“I bought new ones, the last ones were a bit unsuitable.”
“…”
Coincidentally, Jiang Nanshu also felt that she was unsuitable for Lu Qingyan.
“Honey, don’t you think we’re unsuitable too?”
“This time, if we adjust to each other, it will be better,” he said, his voice dark and coaxing.
Not giving Jiang Nanshu the chance to speak further.
Delicate kisses fell, and Jiang Nanshu felt her body soften, “Lu Qingyan…”
“Mhm, I’m here,” he murmured in response.
“Can you let me finish what I’m saying…”
He didn’t respond to her again.
But Jiang Nanshu had a delicate and tender body, a light touch could leave marks, and a little more force made Jiang Nanshu look up at him with wet apricot eyes.
Yet she didn’t know that her appearance at that moment was the most charming.
He found it difficult to control himself.
The two continued their commotion until two o’clock in the morning.
Until Jiang Nanshu gave him a fierce kick, her cheeks flushed and the corners of her eyes slightly red, tears still on her lashes, looking pitiful yet enticingly seductive.
Lu Qingyan was actually still somewhat unsatisfied; he had seriously reflected on himself last time, so this time he performed quite well. If it weren’t for Jiang Nanshu crying so hard, he thought he could have persisted once more.
He got up tenderly and held her, “Alright, alright, I’ll hold you while you wash up, and then we’ll sleep.”
Jiang Nanshu ignored him the whole night.
No matter how he cajoled, she wouldn’t pay him any attention.
Lu Qingyan felt a bitter ache in his heart.
After this time, the next day Jiang Nanshu got her period, and Lu Qingyan had to give up the idea of continuing what they’d started the night before.
As for Jiang Nanshu, she breathed a sigh of relief.
Despite her vow that there wouldn’t be a second time, she still let this damn man get his way.
But since this time felt much better than the first, Jiang Nanshu begrudgingly forgave him.
When going to the crew set, she wore a high-necked sweater to cover the kiss marks Lu Qingyan had left on her neck and topped it with a light-colored trench coat.
Director Wen’s newly recruited lead actors were all very cooperative.
Good at acting and low-key.
They all had extensive experience in action scenes and basically nailed them in one take.
During the lunch break, Jiang Nanshu was eating her boxed meal.
Jiang Leyi came looking for her in a frantic rush, “Nannan, run, Mom’s come to Port City to find you!”