After Being Reborn, Her Only Mission Is to Love Him-Chapter 567 - 565: Just Beat It!
Chapter 567: Chapter 565: Just Beat It!
However, when you think about it, she is the young miss of the XJ Group, there’s definitely a powerful backing behind her.
And let’s not forget, she also has a husband who’s helplessly in love and also a domineering boss, so of course, she stands tall and straight!
Seeing Lu Zhaozhao so resolute, Bai Qing decided to go all in as well, "Go to the police station, I’ll be the first to testify for you! I’ll also sue him for slander!"
Other artists witnessing this started to stand up one after the other.
[I’ll testify too! Slandering people without evidence, it’s really time to put a stop to this!]
[That’s right, I’ll testify too! Zhao Qingfeng was harassing people just a few days ago!]
[I’ve been harassed too, though it was in a previous drama crew, not sure if it can be used as evidence, but his character really is problematic...]
[If all else fails, we can ask people from the previous drama crews to testify. With President Song’s wife stepping forward, those who’ve been bullied before won’t miss this chance!]
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Suddenly, witnesses with various motives started to come forward.
Some truly had been bullied by Zhao Qingfeng, while others hoped to make a good impression on Lu Zhaozhao at a time like this.
After all, she is unquestionably from a wealthy background, and it would definitely do no harm to be on good terms with someone of wealth and influence.
Moreover, since their drama’s male lead, Bai Qing, was taking sides with her, they naturally wanted to follow suit!
Zhao Qingfeng hadn’t expected that his usual tactics, which were meant to throw Lu Zhaozhao off balance, would be turned against him.
His face immediately turned the color of liver, considering he had, on the strength of the resources and power at his disposal, in fact, gaslighted quite a few minor actors in the drama industry.
After all, most of the wealthy matrons he was involved with were no longer young and lacked passion, so he was only with them for the resources, selling his looks in return.
So, when on set, he would seek out actresses or extras with good looks to spice things up.
There were many extras on set, and he would cajole, deceive, or intimidate them; he had never suffered a setback.
After all, no matter their status, these women cared about their reputation, choosing private settlements over public ones, even if it meant suffering in silence.
But to meet someone like Lu Zhaozhao, who confronted issues head-on and followed through, was a first for him.
If she really took this to the police station and found previous drama crew members to testify, then his acting career might well come to an end.
Zhao Qingfeng’s face was dark and gloomy as he hurriedly attempted damage control, "Teacher Lu, we are colleagues from the same drama crew, there’s no need to take this to a life-and-death situation, right? Besides... I was just confused by anger earlier, wasn’t I? You wouldn’t want the director and other actors to suffer delays in shooting because of you, would you?"
Zhao Qingfeng had managed to stand firm in this industry for so long not only because of the wealthy matrons backing him but also because of his ability to be flexible and resilient.
Since he couldn’t provoke Lu Zhaozhao at the moment, he wouldn’t, especially since he still had the photos his assistant had just taken.
He would have someone release them soon, let this damn woman feel the "love" from the netizens, hmph!
As Zhao Qingfeng spoke, the other artists who had sided with him couldn’t help but glance towards the director.
They did indeed intend to testify for Lu Zhaozhao, but if it would enrage the director, then it would not be worth it.
Thus, the once formidable atmosphere was instantly halved.
Zhao Qingfeng, seeing the situation, immediately said to the director, "Director, I was just in a bad mood, so I spoke without thinking. Could you also persuade Teacher Lu for me? I promise I’ll work hard on the filming from now on, and I absolutely won’t cause any trouble for everyone..."
He instantly lowered his posture, looking towards the director for rescue.
At this time, the director was a bit dumbfounded.
From the start, he had been worried that Lu Zhaozhao might have "greened" Song Sinian in his crew, to just now being indignantly angry at Zhao Qingfeng for slandering Lu Zhaozhao, and now worrying whether his film’s progress would be affected.
You could say he had been completely led by the nose by Zhao Qingfeng alone.
The director’s gaze involuntarily shifted to Lu Zhaozhao, and just as he was at a loss for words, Lu Zhaozhao suddenly spoke.
"Director, you don’t need to trouble yourself over this matter. This issue has already become a personal grudge between Zhao Qingfeng and me."
She was just short of saying directly that anyone who helped him would be her enemy.
Lu Zhaozhao’s resounding words instantly made everyone around widen their eyes.
Tsk tsk... Zhao Qingfeng has really kicked against an iron plate this time!
Actually, in this crew, there were quite a few extras who went from place to place; everyone was in a group chat, and would more or less leak some gossip about the actors in different crews.
There was naturally no shortage of gossip about Zhao Qingfeng, so many knew about Zhao Qingfeng’s character, but nobody had the capital to defy him, so seeing Zhao Qingfeng being forcefully opposed like this, they also felt a dark satisfaction.
"Teacher Lu, as I’ve said, I spoke without thinking. If you’re unhappy, I can also apologize to you. At worst, you can beat me up to let off some steam."
Zhao Qingfeng said this and even took a few steps towards Lu Zhaozhao.
Bai Qing immediately stepped in to stop him, standing between Lu Zhaozhao and Zhao Qingfeng.
He knew Zhao Qingfeng was shameless and would even blame the victim; having been undercut by him before, he naturally didn’t want Lu Zhaozhao to suffer as well.
Bai Qing’s wary eyes stared at Zhao Qingfeng, "If you know you’re wrong, you should just apologize directly, instead of using your actions to threaten the other party."
He had some interactions with Zhao Qingfeng before, so he knew about his actions.
He had thought with Lu Zhaozhao’s status and position, Zhao Qingfeng probably wouldn’t cause trouble, but thinking of Lu Zhaozhao’s excessively pretty appearance, he couldn’t help but offer a warning.
He hadn’t expected Zhao Qingfeng’s thought process to be so different from normal people’s, to actually directly harass Lu Zhaozhao.
Of course, he couldn’t just stand by and watch.
Unexpectedly, his actions, seen through Zhao Qingfeng’s eyes, turned into another meaning, "Mr. Bai, you just said you have nothing to do with Teacher Lu, so why are you protecting Teacher Lu so much?"
"You’re just spouting nonsense. Even if it wasn’t for Teacher Lu, I would still stand up today," Bai Qing frowned slightly, gaining a new understanding of Zhao Qingfeng’s shamelessness.
Seeing Bai Qing speak up, Zhao Qingfeng simply latched onto him and would not let go, making sure the focus of everyone wouldn’t be on him, but rather on the scandal between Lu Zhaozhao and Bai Qing.
"Oh? Mr. Bai, I haven’t heard..."
"What are you wasting your words on him for?" Before Zhao Qingfeng could finish, Lu Zhaozhao abruptly pulled Bai Qing aside and kicked Zhao Qingfeng away, "Is this kind of trash even worth talking to?"
Just hit him and be done with it!
Zhao Qingfeng was kicked to the ground, in so much pain he couldn’t even speak, only able to curl up on the ground and moan while clutching his stomach.
"Director, you just saw it, I was acting in self-defense!" Lu Zhaozhao looked at the director with utter seriousness, not showing the slightest hint of lying.