A Favor Done, A Husband Won-Chapter 197: Fallen into the Water
Shi Su, with her head still covered in shampoo foam and wrapped in a towel, felt uncomfortable and frowned as she said, "What do you mean, sir? Can you help me get in touch? Help me switch it? If not, give me his contact information and I’ll ask myself."
"I’m sorry, we cannot disclose guest contact information."
"Can’t you make an exception? I’ve just started washing my hair and the water suddenly turned cold. You can’t expect me to wash my hair and bathe in cold water in this weather."
"We’ll send the housekeeper over right away to repair the water heater. We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience to your stay."
Shi Su sighed softly: "Are there any other rooms available? Another floor would be fine."
"No, recently many officials from Jiang City are here in Z City for meetings, and since our hotel is currently the best in Z City, all the rooms have been booked by them."
The best hotel?
It certainly seems like Z City’s best hotel, yet even the basic shower water temperature is so poor.
Hotels in tourist areas are indeed unreliable.
Shi Su resisted the urge to complain and give a bad review to the hotel, hung up the phone, and waited for the housekeeper to come and fix the water heater.
After tossing about until past midnight, she finally finished bathing, dried her hair, and went to review tomorrow’s script lines. 𝓯𝙧𝓮𝓮𝒘𝓮𝙗𝙣𝒐𝒗𝒆𝓵.𝓬𝓸𝒎
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The scenes for the next day were still at yesterday’s Z City resort, specifically by a lake inside the premises.
The character played by Tong Yuanyuan had drunk too much the night before and was brought by Shi Su’s character to this spot to unwind. Tong Yuanyuan needed to chat while complaining tearfully about her recent encounters, ultimately, utilizing her not-yet-dissipated intoxication to impulsively attempt suicide by jumping into the lake but was stopped by Shi Su’s character, who sternly demanded she calm down and regain her clarity.
Unsurprisingly, there were multiple consecutive NGs (No Good takes). After many NGs, Tong Yuanyuan noticed Shi Su becoming increasingly exhausted with each attempt to stop her from jumping into the lake. Though eventually finding her footing to perform the scene, she intentionally NGed several more times to torment Shi Su.
Shi Su was fully aware of Tong Yuanyuan’s intentions.
She continued to immerse herself in the storyline as if oblivious to anything else.
When Tong Yuanyuan again made the move to jump into the lake, Shi Su vigorously reached out to stop her, and amidst Tong Yuanyuan’s intense struggle, suddenly let go of her arms, falling backward into the freezing lake water amidst the crew’s astonished gazes and surrounding screams—
"Why did she fall into the lake?!"
"Heavens!"
"Quick, save her fast!"
The scene was chaotic, as Tong Yuanyuan stood by the lake, unable to comprehend what had just happened.
Wasn’t Shi Su supposed to keep stopping her?
How did Shi Su suddenly fall in herself?
Shi Su flailed around in the lake several times, her head sinking below the surface, swallowed several gulps of water, and eventually was rescued by crew members adept at swimming.
"Shi Su! Shi Su, are you okay?!"
The Ninth, originally waiting in the distant car, rushed over upon hearing the commotion, arriving just as Shi Su was pulled out, but she was so cold from the lake water that her face was stark white, her lips bloodless. After being pressed by the crew to expel several mouthfuls of water, she coughed repeatedly, unable to say a word due to discomfort, completely drenched and in disarray.
The Ninth, frightened, quickly dashed over, grabbed Shi Su’s hand, discovering it icy cold with no warmth; in this weather, the lake water could directly freeze someone!
"Shi Su?!"
"Shi Su? How are you?"
"Are you alright? Is it serious?!"
The director and the group of staff crowded around, all eyes filled with concern, mostly worried she might actually have an issue, making the crew accountable.
Shi Su kept her eyes closed, not speaking, but her pale complexion indicated she couldn’t continue filming. No matter what the director asked, she merely kept her eyes shut, unmoving as though she had fainted.
The director hastily called for someone to phone an ambulance and then looked with a blaming expression at Tong Yuanyuan, who was cluelessly standing at the side.
With Tong Yuanyuan’s arrogant nature, and the situation where she could directly incite her assistant to attack onsite yesterday, today’s matter was definitely connected to her. Continual NGing depleted Shi Su’s strength to the point where a casual push could cause her to tumble into the lake.
Even with Jin Yuanshan, the financial backer, overseeing from above, the director cursed internally; this had gone too far!
If it resulted in fatalities, who would take responsibility?
Shi Su was helped by a group of people, placed in the car, covered with a blanket, and waited for the ambulance to take her away.
Tong Yuanyuan recognized the director’s impatient and accusing glance, and with a bewildered face, pointed at herself and shook her head, saying: "It has nothing to do with me!"
The director ignored her, turning to check if Shi Su had any serious issues.
Shi Su was sent to the hospital; due to the extremely cold lake water, she developed a fever and was on an IV drip for two hours before being sent back to the hotel to rest in the afternoon.
#ShiSuFallsIntoWaterReceivesMedicalAttention#
#TongYuanyuanShiSu#
These two hot topics quickly dominated a fresh round of placements on Weibo.
Everyone knew Tong Yuanyuan and Shi Su were already at odds, but Tong Yuanyuan suddenly joining the "Honey Ferris Wheel" crew had only been freshly circulated in the past few days. The fans hadn’t fully exploded in reaction yet, but today, the news of Shi Su’s fall into the water spread widely.
Tong Yuanyuan’s close association with Jin Yuanshan of the Jin Group was an open secret within the circle, with many fans also aware.
Jin Yuanshan was a major investor in this show, also no secret.
Tong Yuanyuan suddenly sped ahead, took a lead female role, and joined the crew, overshadowing Shi Su.
On the second shooting day, Shi Su fell into the water getting injured while filming opposite Tong Yuanyuan.
Everything suddenly pointed toward Tong Yuanyuan, even turning "Honey Ferris Wheel" into a crew accused by netizens and fans as murderous, all denouncing Tong Yuanyuan, the crew, and the investors.
Meanwhile, the photos of Shi Su arguing with Tong Yuanyuan at the filming site the day before were also taken by Jun’s people and timely released by a few small Weibo accounts today. With yesterday’s seemingly confrontational photo evidence coupled with Shi Su’s injury today, the entire narrative accusing Tong Yuanyuan took shape.
Fans were flaring up, and although Shi Su’s side had fewer supporters, many netizens sympathized and sided with her.
The online denunciation was vast, with some of Tong Yuanyuan’s hidden black fans since her debut seizing the moment to dig up old grievances within her girl group days criticizing Tong Yuanyuan as a scheming girl, devoid of acting skills, untrained in acting yet brazenly joining a crew to play the lead due to connections, condemning the Jin Group’s overreach, demanding a cessation of wasting and exploiting Shi Su’s passion for acting, demanding immediate attention to Shi Su’s life safety.
The altercation on Weibo was intense.
Tong Yuanyuan, having done nothing today, could only watch as all these targeted trending topics surfaced, finally comprehending what it meant to taste one’s own medicine.
