Chapter 128: Trouble Again
Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
The power of capital was very strong. Director Liu Cheng had to bear this responsibility, but in his heart, the priority was to ensure the quality of his work.
Obviously, Qu Pingwan’s performance was not satisfactory.
An entire morning had pa.s.sed, but there was no useful material filmed at all!
Liu Cheng sat at the side in a bad mood. His aura became sinister, making people not dare to approach him even if they wanted to. They could only stand at the side.
However, Qu Pingwan felt that he was deliberately making things difficult for her.
It’s not like she didn’t see Liu Cheng’s stunned gaze when he saw Nan Qiao yesterday. It was precisely because of this that she felt that Liu Cheng was deliberately targeting her today.
Also, she saw how Nan Qiao occupied much of Xian Yu’s time earlier on. If Xian Yu rehea.r.s.ed their scenes with her beforehand, Director Liu would not have been able to find fault with her.
No matter how she thought about it, it was all that Nan Qiao’s fault!
Qu Pingwan sat there without saying a word. Her expression was so dark that everyone instinctively distanced themselves from her. However, her a.s.sistant walked over and whispered a few words beside her and her expression visibly improved.
Nan Qiao sat on the chair and happened to see this scene. She stared at Qu Pingwan thoughtfully and felt that this woman must be up to no good.
Now that Xian Yu had gone to the toilet, Nan Qiao reached into her pocket and wanted to take out her phone to send a message to her Fifth Brother to be careful.
In the end, she felt nothing.
Nan Qiao belatedly remembered that when she was filming a video for her
Fifth Brother, she had placed her phone on the dressing table.
Forget it, 1’11 wait for Fifth Brother to finish first.
Worried that Qu Pingwan was up to something, Nan Qiao gave up on the idea of going back to get her cell phone. Seeing that Xian Yu was back, she simply sat there obediently.
After resting for about ten minutes, the filming started again.
From time to time, because of their improved mood, even the filming went much smoother. Even though it was only two scenes, everyone heaved a sigh of relief.
At the very least, it was much better than what happened in the morning. At the very least, the atmosphere in the production team was not so tense that it made people tremble in fear.
Nan Qiao looked at Xian Yu standing in the middle of the venue and couldn’t help but praise her Big Brother’s talent.
Just as everyone’s attention was focused on the shoot in front of them, a sneaky figure slipped out of Xian Yu’s dressing room.
“Cut, let’s call it a day.”
When Liu Cheng called for them to stop, it meant that everyone could get off work after packing up.
At the thought that they could get off work soon, everyone relaxed a lot. “Where’s my bag?”
Qu Pingwan’s raised voice was especially ear-piercing among the relaxed voices.
Everyone looked in her direction and saw Qu Pingwan frowning as she searched for something under her seat.
However, in reality, the place where everyone rested was only so big. With a table and a chair, one could see everything at a glance.
“Did Young Miss Qu lose something?”
Although everyone disliked Qu Pingwan, there was no lack of people who wanted to curry favor with her. When they saw Qu Pingwan’s anxious appearance, they went up to her and asked very considerately.
“It was here when we were shooting but my bag is now gone.”
When Qu Pingwan saw that someone was cooperating with her performance, she immediately added onto the other party’s words.
She stopped rummaging and stood there with a frown on her face.
It had to be said that once Qu Pingwan put away her usual arrogance, coupled with her deliberate expression, she had the ability to gain some sympathy.
“That’s my father’s birthday gift to me. It’s very expensive.”
Seeing that no one had any reaction, Qu Pingwan quickly added.
Although it was true that it was not a big deal for a rich young lady to lose a bag, looking at Qu Pingwan’s att.i.tude, she probably valued that bag very much. Hence, the scene became tense.
“The bag was right here. It won’t grow its own feet and run away. How did 1 lose it?”
“From the looks of it, someone must have stolen it.”
“Her bags are very valuable. One bag is enough for ordinary people to live on for a long time!”
Whispers rose from the crowd as they discussed the missing bag.
Xian Yu naturally heard Qu Pingwan’s words and his probing gaze landed on her. He didn’t know what this woman was up to.
“Since you’ve lost something, we’ll find it first before getting off work. I don’t want any gossip.”
Liu Cheng shouted with a headache. He gradually lost his patience with Qu Pingwan.
As soon as the director spoke, no one dared to disobey. They all began to prove their innocence.
They were all filming just now, and most of them were busy with the work at hand. The scope quickly narrowed to a small number of people.
This small group of people was referring to Nan Qiao, who had been watching the actors act.
“What are you trying to say?”
When Qu Pingwan’s gaze landed on Nan Qiao, Xian Yu subconsciously got in front of her. His beautiful brows furrowed as he stared at Qu Pingwan and asked coldly.
No one suspected Xian Yu as he was so busy he didn’t even have time to take off his clothes and makeup after the filming ended. In front of everyone, Xian Yu was definitely not a suspect.
But that was not the case for Nan Qiao.
Qu Pingwan slowly walked in front of the two of them. When she saw Xian Yu shielding that hateful woman behind him, Qu Pingwan instantly felt unhappy. Her frown relaxed and she gave Xian Yu a friendly smile.
“I’m just eliminating suspicion.”
Her words were ordinary and did not contain any hostility towards others. This made Xian Yu’s guard against her slightly lower.
“Other than sitting here, I’ve only been to Big Brother’s room.”
Nan Qiao spoke at this moment. Her gaze changed from an angle that no one could see, as if her interest had been piqued.
She already knew that this person had remembered her yesterday, but she didn’t expect her to be unable to control herself so quickly.
“Then let’s search there.”
Qu Pingwan smiled. She had been waiting for Nan Qiao to say this.
The a.s.sistant nodded. After getting Xian Yu’s approval, he pushed open the door of the dressing room and walked in.
In less than five minutes, the a.s.sistant came out, followed by a few people who had gone in to help find things. At this moment, they had different expressions.
However, what was even more eye-catching was the bag in the a.s.sistant’s hand.
It was Qu Pingwan’s bag. Everyone recognized it at a glance from the conspicuous logo.
Xian Yu was also stunned when he saw the bag. Then, he frowned and looked at Qu Pingwan.
He naturally believed in Nan Qiao.
The stolen bag had reappeared, but that didn’t mean the matter was over.
“Qiaoqiao wouldn’t do such a thing.”
Looking at Qu Pingwan’s annoying face, Xian Yu stood firmly on Nan Qiao’s side and felt that everything was too coincidental.
The two of them had just gotten into a conflict yesterday, and yet today, another conflict had risen. Xian Yu’s intuition told him that Qu Pingwan must have done something behind their backs.
“Then why do you think my bag was found in your room?”
Qu Pingwan’s voice turned colder as she looked at Nan Qiao angrily.
“I can testify that it was found in the backpack Miss Nan Qiao brought.”
One of the employees who had followed the a.s.sistant in, slowly raised her hand.
She spoke sincerely and did not seem to be faking it. Furthermore, everyone knew that this person was an honest person and would definitely not lie..