The reason Yun Chutong dared to talk back to the old man like that was simply because she believed Lu Luochen was her backer.
Their conversation ended on a sour note.
Back in the nanny car, the assistant cast a concerned look at Yun Chutong. "Amanda, are you okay?"
"I'm fine. Let's go back." Yun Chutong took off her sunglasses and hat, then picked up the mirror beside her to fix her hair flattened by the hat.
The old man might be a tough nut to crack, but she was no pushover either.
Her leaving Licheng wasn't out of fear of the old man's power. She had already become a top - tier star in China, but her scope of development was limited. Her ambition was to become a world - class star, so she followed the old man's wishes and left Licheng.
...
At dinner time, only Wen Sining and the old man were at the table. After the meal, the old man went back to his room to rest, while Wen Sining stayed downstairs for a while.
"Don't think that I'll let you out just because you're on a hunger strike." Wen Sining stood in front of the cat cage, about two hundred meters away from it.
Aitong meowed once, then drooped her neck.
"If you don't eat, I'll take it away." Wen Sining twirled the cat treat in her hand, and the smell wafted in the air.
Aitong meowed again, then turned around, showing her tail to Wen Sining.
Fine, she had backbone.
Wen Sining didn't try to persuade her anymore. She put away the cat treat and turned to leave.
Ever since being locked in the cage, Aitong had been on a hunger strike, throwing a tantrum. Wen Sining wasn't the kind of person who would give in easily under threat. Since she didn't want to eat, let her go hungry for a while.
The next morning.
Wen Sining opened her eyes and looked at the empty room.
He didn't come back last night?
Lu Luochen had turned the home - like atmosphere into a work - centric one at the company. He had entered the company in the morning and hadn't come out the whole day yesterday.
To confirm if he was there, Wen Sining quickly got dressed in a few minutes.
"Madam, maybe you should let Aitong out." The maid stopped her on the stairs and suggested.
Aitong was looking weak in the cage, in a worse condition than last night.
"Then you let it out." Wen Sining also made a suggestion.
Before she came, Aitong had been the most precious thing in the Lu family. It had better treatment than humans, with several maids taking care of it.
The maid glanced at the scorching sun outside. "No, it will get sun - sick."
"What's wrong with a cat getting a bit of sun?" Wen Sining thought it was absurd. "It can either stay in the cage or go outside. You choose one."
Fearing that the cat would get seriously ill if it stayed caged any longer, after much hesitation, the maid chose to let the cat out for some fresh air.
"I'm severely allergic to cats, so we'll have to meet each other halfway and both make some concessions." Wen Sining watched the maid carry the cat cage away and still didn't dare to get close to the place where the cage had been.
At Lu's Corporation.
Lu Luochen had breakfast bought by his assistant and then started to work. Just as he was looking at a document, his phone rang.
"Hello, Chutong."
The call was answered instantly. Yun Chutong was both surprised and self - satisfied.
"Luochen, are you busy? Am I disturbing your work?"
"No. Your calls are never a disturbance."
"You're so naughty. You make me sound so fierce."
Through the phone, Yun Chutong coquettishly flirted with Lu Luochen.
The makeup artist standing behind her was doing her hair for the shoot. She glanced up at Yun Chutong, who was looking arrogant in the mirror.
"Ouch!" Yun Chutong gasped.
The makeup artist immediately let go of her hand and stepped aside, bowing her head. "S - sorry."
"What happened?" Lu Luochen asked from the other end of the phone.
Yun Chutong glared at the makeup artist and replied softly to Lu Luochen, "It's okay. The makeup artist accidentally pulled my hair."
"Are you shooting?"
"Yes." Yun Chutong continued, "I'm shooting near Lu's Corporation. Do you have time for lunch? I'd like to have lunch with you."
Lu Luochen glanced at his schedule. He had an international video conference at noon.
After a moment of silence, he said, "Send me the address later. I'll pick you up."
"Okay. I'll go back to shooting. You work hard."
After hanging up the phone, Lu Luochen immediately picked up the internal phone on his desk. For Yun Chutong, he could postpone anything.
On the other side, after Yun Chutong hung up the phone, a drama in the dressing room began.
"New here?"
The makeup artist was stunned for a moment, then quickly replied, "Yes."
Yun Chutong stroked her hair, her palm moving all the way to the top of her head, gently touching the sore spot. "How many of my hairs did you pull out?"
"I - I don't know." The makeup artist said fearfully. Sensing Yun Chutong's anger, she quickly bent down at a ninety - degree angle. "Sorry. I'll be more careful next time. I won't hurt you again."
"Next time?" Yun Chutong laughed.
She put down her crossed legs, got up, and walked out of the dressing room. The staff outside were busy setting up the shooting scene. Yun Chutong, in her high - heeled shoes, walked majestically under the spotlight.
The assistant saw that her makeup, hair, and clothes weren't done yet and quickly stepped forward. "Why did you come out?"
"Where's the person in charge of the shooting?"
"What's wrong? Is there a problem?"
Yun Chutong standing under the spotlight attracted the attention of the staff.
The person in charge of the shooting was called over by an assistant. He rushed over in a hurry with the script in his hand.
Looking Yun Chutong up and down, he politely asked, "Teacher Amanda, do you have any other requirements?"
"I want a new makeup artist!"
"But we brought a makeup artist before the shoot. The shoot is about to start. Teacher Amanda, can you please bear with it for now and finish the first set of makeup and hair? I'll ask the other makeup artists in the company to come as soon as possible."
"Don't you understand?"
The person in charge looked embarrassed, standing there.
The shooting location was quite far from the company. Even if there was no traffic jam, it would take half an hour for a makeup artist to arrive. With that half - hour, they could finish two sets of shooting.
Concerned about their respective budgets, the person in charge of the shooting could only look at Yun Chutong's assistant, hoping that the assistant could persuade her.
"Please find a new makeup artist as soon as possible." After saying that, the assistant led Yun Chutong away from the scene.
As soon as they left, the staff on - site started to complain.
"What's the deal? Our shooting venue is very expensive. Time is money for us."
"Exactly. She's clearly throwing a tantrum and taking advantage of us. What makeup artist can't she use? She has to pick one herself. How ridiculous."
The more they talked, the angrier they got. Even the photographer who was about to shoot gave up adjusting his camera and listened dejectedly to everyone's dissatisfaction with Yun Chutong.
The person in charge was at his wits' end. He roared and walked into the dressing room with the script in his hand.
Everything outside could be clearly heard inside. The makeup artist's mental state had already collapsed. She stood in front of the dressing table, wiping her tears while packing up.