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Chapter 411: Chapter 409: Could There Still Be Any Tricks Left?
The moment the door closed, Sun Qian raised her arm and swept everything from the table onto the floor.
Fortunately, Sun Qian had done this before, so the floor of the rest area was already covered with a thick layer of carpet.
Thus, although the items she swept onto the floor were a mess, not a single one broke.
Sun Qian glanced at the mess at her feet, glaring at her assistants by her side with an exceptionally ugly expression.
She angrily gritted her teeth, "Go contact my major fans now and spread the news of my fall into the water on the set, saying that Lu Zhaozhao is acting like a diva on the set."
"Okay, Teacher Sun."
The assistants knew that Sun Qian was blatantly lying, but none dared to defy her and obediently did as she said.
After all, it was Sun Qian who paid their salaries.
"Contact the PR company we worked with before and put out several trending searches, focusing on Lu Zhaozhao bullying me, the lead actress, and my hospitalization from being pushed into the water."
"Also, go do the hospital admission procedures for me now, find a hospital with more privacy."
"And arrange a few paparazzi to take some ’stealth photos’ outside."
Sun Qian assigned tasks to each person, and although they had different expressions, they all earnestly went to do what she ordered.
Sun Qian, looking at the empty room again, had even more malice in her eyes.
Ha! Think Lu Zhaozhao is so arrogant?
She’d let her have her moment of arrogance and see who would be the final winner!
Lu Zhaozhao learned of Sun Qian’s hospitalization when Xia Wenyan and Pei Huai came to visit the set.
"There are rumors outside that you pushed Sun Qian into the water, and her fans are making a big fuss about it," Xia Wenyan said, rolling his eyes exasperatedly.
Sun Qian, that woman, had always been at odds with Lu Zhaozhao, and hadn’t refrained from causing trouble in the past.
Before he came, he had made a point of inquiring around the set. It was Sun Qian who wanted to make things difficult for Lu Zhaozhao but ended up getting outwitted instead.
Thankfully his sister was smart, otherwise, she would have suffered along with the rest.
Lu Zhaozhao frowned slightly, "This just happened on the set not long ago, how did it get to the trending searches so quickly?"
"Do we even need to say? It’s obviously her own people who bought the trending searches," Xia Wenyan said dismissively. "She must feel like she lost out to you, and wants to regain some ground. Now, the trending searches are either praising her professionalism or claiming you’re the diva, all just a flood of paid trolls."
These were all common tactics in the entertainment industry, which Xia Wenyan of course understood.
Pei Huai, who had been silent this whole time, quietly glanced at Lu Zhaozhao.
After a moment, he slowly spoke, "The discussion about this incident online is very heated right now, and I estimate it will affect you. Later, Yanyan and I will take a trip to the hospital to see what exactly Sun Qian is planning."
"I’m going too," Lu Zhaozhao immediately responded to that.
Sun Qian’s intentions were clear; she was targeting Pei Huai.
Lu Zhaozhao also wanted to see for herself what kind of tricks Sun Qian was up to.
Hearing this, Xia Wenyan immediately rejected her proposal, "Sun Qian is obviously targeting you; who knows what kind of grievance you might suffer if you go to the hospital."
He didn’t want Lu Zhaozhao to be mistreated at all!
If there was anything major, they could come at him, her brother.
Pei Huai nodded in agreement, "If this was done by Sun Qian, and you visit her at the hospital, it’s very likely that it will give people cause for gossip."
Lu Zhaozhao shrugged her shoulders, "My relationship with Sun Qian has never been good, but the clueless onlookers don’t know that. If she dares to spin a story on this, I’ll dare to smack it right back at her."
Now, the talk outside was about her being a diva and bullying Sun Qian. If she didn’t visit Sun Qian at the hospital at this time, people would definitely say that this rumor was confirmed.
Going to the hospital, some people might think she was feeling guilty, but others would think that the rumors of their discord were false.
Since neither going nor staying away were good options, she might as well go and enjoy the spectacle.
With her eldest brother and Pei Huai around, what tricks could Sun Qian possibly pull?
Xia Wenyan pursed his lips, momentarily unsure how to further dissuade Lu Zhaozhao. He pondered for a moment, then his gaze shifted to Pei Huai, seeking help.
Pei Huai lifted his hand to ruffle Xia Wenyan’s hair and, with a sigh of resignation, said, "Let her go with us then."
Seeing that Xia Wenyan was still frowning, Lu Zhaozhao reached out to shake his arm, "With Brother Four and you by my side, what’s there to worry about?"
Xia Wenyan’s heart bloomed with joy at being praised, "Of course, your Brother Four is super reliable!"
Pei Huai: "..."
Xia Wenyan’s brain really is... selling himself short and helping the buyer count the money.
It was just as well that Lu Zhaozhao was his own sister.
Unable to help it, Pei Huai sighed, looking at the two gleeful people, neither of them aware of the colder realities.
Well, he’d just pamper his beloved person anyway.
Because the lead actress was in the hospital, Lu Zhaozhao’s scenes with Sun Qian were canceled.
Naturally, she went straight to the hospital with Xia Wenyan and Pei Huai in the afternoon.
When their party arrived at the hospital, Sun Qian was lying in the hospital bed looking very weak.
Lu Zhaozhao had to admit, Sun Qian’s makeup artist was impressive.
That pallid, sickly makeup was just... as good as the real thing.
It would have looked even more realistic if she hadn’t deliberately made her face so white.
"Good heavens, Teacher Sun, are you alright?" Xia Wenyan was stunned as soon as he entered the hospital room by the heavy makeup on her face.
Sun Qian thought Xia Wenyan was shocked because he thought she was seriously ill, so she coughed softly and weakly said, "I’m alright, just feeling a bit under the weather..."
Xia Wenyan stepped forward and said very seriously, "You’re feeling unwell and still put on such heavy makeup? Look at how white your face is, even my great-grandfather didn’t look that pale three days after he passed away."
His blunt comment shocked Sun Qian so much she trembled with anger. Had Pei Huai not been there, she would have exploded in expletives.
She had seen the makeup on her face and had worn the same look while shooting on set; she didn’t think there was anything wrong with it.
Meanwhile, Lu Zhaozhao nearly laughed out loud at Xia Wenyan’s straightforwardness. Indeed, her Brother Four never disappointed her.
He always managed to peel back a layer of the pretense so precisely from those playing the victim.
Knowing she couldn’t make headway with Xia Wenyan, Sun Qian shifted her target to Lu Zhaozhao standing to one side, "Lu Zhaozhao, have you come to apologize to me?"
The trending topics online had already blown over, and even if Lu Zhaozhao knew it was her doing, there wasn’t much time left to counterattack.
After all, the fact that she fell into the water was true, and Lu Zhaozhao pushing her was also true.
With these two points alone, Lu Zhaozhao wouldn’t be able to shake off this blame!
