"Be gentle! Can't you even apply medicine properly!"
Shen Shiyu lay in bed, baring her teeth and glaring at her bandaged calf as she grumbled and complained.
"S-Sorry, Miss!"
The maid looked terrified, her hands trembling.
"Get out! You're good for nothing!"
She picked up the iodine bottle on the bed and threw it at the maid.
"Ah!"
Some of the liquid accidentally splashed into the maid's eyes. She let out a loud cry of discomfort, which caught the attention of Yang Wan downstairs.
She clomped up the stairs in her high heels. Without asking what had happened, she grabbed the maid's hair and slapped her several times.
"Who told you to make her angry? The doctor said her foot is seriously injured and she shouldn't get angry! Did you do it on purpose?"
"Wuwuwu, Mrs. I'm sorry. I didn't do it on purpose! It's just that Miss refused to cooperate when I was applying the medicine, so..."
Before the maid could finish her sentence, she was kicked several more times.
Seeing the maid's almost unconscious expression, Shen Shiyu felt a hint of pleasure flash through her heart. "Okay, Mom. Get her out of here quickly."
"Get out! You bitch!" Yang Wan roared.
"Yes, yes!"
The maid staggered out of the room, holding on to the wall.
"We can't keep such a talkative servant! I just complained that her bandaging skills were not very good, and she dared to talk back to me!"
Shen Shiyu was both aggrieved and angry as she tried to justify herself.
"My dear baby has been wronged. I'll fire her later!"
Yang Wan hugged her like a precious treasure and kissed her forehead lovingly.
"Stay away from me. It's so hot!"
She pushed Yang Wan away with a disgusted look on her face.
"How's the thing I asked you to check?"
"Hey, I was just about to tell you about this!" Yang Wan was overjoyed. "When I was playing cards with those ladies yesterday, guess who I met? You'll never guess!"
Shen Shiyu said impatiently, "Just tell me. It's so annoying to guess."
"Li Rui! The president of Juanyi!"
Her expression immediately changed, and she grinned. "Really?"
Yang Wan pursed her lips and smiled proudly. "Yes. I even exchanged contact information with him. We had a really pleasant chat. Isn't A Hairui going to cooperate with their company recently? It will also be of great help to you!"
"My mom is so good to me!"
Shen Shiyu put her arms around Yang Wan's neck and gave her a kiss on the cheek.
"How's your contact with Li Xiaoru?"
"… Don't mention it!"
Her smile suddenly disappeared. She pointed at her foot aggrievedly. "If it weren't for that bitch, would I be like this?"
"I didn't even get to see Li Xiaoru, let alone win her over!"
Yang Wan was also indignant. "That ugly girl is really a troublemaker. I'll be itching with hatred until I get rid of her!"
"Mom, you must help me seize this opportunity!"
Shen Shiyu held her hand firmly with a determined look in her eyes.
"Don't worry. I'll definitely let you participate. It's just your foot... I'm a little worried." Yang Wan frowned with concern.
"That's where you come in. Ask Juanyi to reserve a special position for me. Then I'll say a few words in front of the media after a little grooming. I'll definitely become the focus."
She smiled meaningfully with full confidence.
"Yes! Just like the time we attracted attention in the hospital. We'll definitely stir up a small wave on the Internet!"
Yang Wan covered her mouth and laughed triumphantly, as if this plan was perfectly flawless.
Buzz.
Xiao Shujing was woken up by the vibrating sound of her phone.
"Hello, Xiao Yang."
"Sorry, Shujing. I just remembered to call you back. The company has been really busy recently. Do you have anything urgent?"
"… No."
Only her weak voice echoed in the empty dormitory.
"Then why did you call...?" Xiao Yang stopped halfway, then excitedly said, "Are you coming back?"
"No. I just wanted to ask how you've been recently."
"Ah... I'm fine."
Susan rushed into the prop room and shouted, "Xiao Yang, are you done?"
"Coming, coming! Right away!"
She hurriedly picked up the props in her hand. "Shujing, I can't talk to you anymore. Dani has taken on a lot of advertisements, and we're short of staff. Leave me a message if you have anything urgent. I'll check it tonight."
Before Xiao Shujing could reply, the other end hung up.
She stared blankly at the phone screen and laughed at herself.
"It's always Tian Dani."
After muttering this to herself, she suddenly froze.
She used to be far from a jealous person.
Why had she become like this?
So sensitive, unable to bear others' success, and afraid of being ignored.
Especially when it came to Su Minghan.
Xiao Shujing didn't want her life to have nothing to do with his in the future. But it was she who had said she wanted to quit her job and focus on her studies.
She was so contradictory and a real double - standard person.
She grabbed her hair in annoyance, and the phone slipped from her fingertips and fell onto the bed.
The screen accidentally slid to a video in the online news. The reporter in the video was just conducting an interview.
"Teacher Tian, how do you feel about your first cooperation with a clothing company since returning to China?"
"Of course I'm full of energy!" Tian Dani smiled brightly. "Actually, I'm a little worried, but on the day of the cooperation press conference, I'll definitely bring a vibrant atmosphere to everyone!"
Xiao Shujing's face darkened when she saw Tian Dani's expression.
She didn't stay in bed for long before quickly getting dressed and leaving the dormitory.
At the shooting site of Su's Entertainment Company.
"Good morning, President Su."
"Good afternoon, President Su."
All the employees greeted him with smiles as he walked by.
Tian Dani finished shooting an advertisement and was sitting in front of the dressing mirror to touch up her makeup.
"Hmm? Why are you here?"
She saw Su Minghan behind the mirror and asked with a smile in her eyes.
"I'm the boss. Can't I come?"
"Yes, yes. You're here to inspect the work, not to bring me calcium - enriched lactic acid milk." Tian Dani replied with a grin.
"You're so observant."
Su Minghan put the things he brought on the table in front of her.
"I have another advertisement to shoot tomorrow. Drinking this will make me gain weight."
She deliberately acted coquettishly as she peeled off the outer plastic film.
"Drink it or not."
He took it from her hand, inserted a straw, and started drinking on his own.
"Hey! There are four in a row. Are you taking them all?"
Su Minghan looked at her angry expression and grinned.
Just as they were chatting and joking, the whispering around them caught their attention. They both turned their heads to look in the opposite direction.
"Why is she here?"
"Didn't she put on airs and say she was going to focus on her studies?"
"It's rumored that she may have other plans. Maybe she came here today specifically to tell President Su that she's quitting!"
Su Minghan swallowed hard and stared straight at Xiao Shujing.
This kind of emotion that welled up in his heart but had to be suppressed was really uncomfortable.