Spoiled by the CEO after amnesia!-Chapter 748 - 728: You’ve Missed Your Chance for a Lifetime
Because Jiayi’s words from the phone call were weighing on her mind, Xiaolei was worried that her cousin might already know, her emotions were even more unstable than in the first half of the scene.
Previously, she had only gotten the lines wrong, but this time she was completely out of sorts, showing a spaced-out state.
After several takes ended in NG, the director’s expression grew increasingly ugly, until he finally couldn’t hold back anymore:
"Cut! Cut, cut, cut! Madam, what on earth are you doing! Haven’t you rested long enough?! Could you please show some professionalism!"
This celebrity socialite, relying on her current popularity, acting like the director gave her some face, disregarded everything.
Already in a bad mood, Xiaolei scoffed when the director scolded her in front of everyone:
"I’m not feeling well, I’m not acting today!"
Saying so, she walked out of the studio in her high heels, proud as a peacock.
She completely ignored the director, who was left red-faced and fuming, yet helpless.
It was one thing for her to be lackadaisical on set usually, but now she had stormed off in the middle of filming!
Amidst the subdued murmurs of discontent from everyone, Xiaolei returned to the dressing room, grabbed her handbag, took the car, and sped back to her apartment on Mira Road.
The drive seemed to calm her nerves a bit.
As she took the elevator up, she pulled out her keys and opened the door to her home.
As soon as she entered the foyer, she noticed something was amiss.
At this hour, the housekeeper should have gone out to shop for groceries and not been back yet.
But there seemed to be noise in the house.
Someone was there.
She walked in a few steps, and her expression changed instantly.
On the living room sofa sat a familiar figure.
It was Su Yan.
Su Yan, sitting up straight, was quietly seated on the sofa as if she had been waiting for her for a long time.
Recently, Xiaolei had grown quite close to Su Yan.
Su Yan had visited her apartment on Mira Road several times.
She not only knew the address but also had a spare key to Xiaolei’s apartment.
Xiaolei was startled to see her take such liberties, coming to her apartment unannounced.
However, Su Yan seemed to act as if she were the owner of the house, turning her head and saying indifferently, "You’re back."
Xiaolei, regaining her composure, replied with derisive laughter, "What are you doing here?"
Su Yan looked at her, "Of course I came to find you for a reason."
Xiaolei sneered, "Haven’t I said it before? Let’s not see each other again. All deals are off!"
Su Yan lowered her voice, circling around in the spacious living room, adding a certain tension to the atmosphere:
"One last thing, help me with that, and I won’t bother you again."
Xiaolei was utterly amused, "You still have the nerve to ask me to do things for you? Do you think I’m your puppet? I’m warning you seriously, get out of here right now! Otherwise, I’ll call the cops immediately and accuse you of illegally trespassing! When this gets to the media, let’s see if you, the new trophy wife whose butt hasn’t even warmed her seat, still have a face to show!"
Su Yan wasn’t flustered at all, her smile sinister:
"Call the police? Great, all of Yunling knows I’m close with you, I am your cousin-in-law’s wife, you’re my cousin-once-removed, we’re relatives. It’s perfectly normal for me to enter your apartment. Do you think the police would consider it a home invasion? And if you claim we’ve had a falling out, I’ll also tell them why. Oh, how should I put it? Maybe I’ll say that you, a rich heiress and a star in her prime staying in Yunling, are shamelessly clinging to your cousin as his mistress... tell me, do you think the Yunling media would go into a frenzy and swarm around you?"
"Enough. You crazy bitch!!!" Xiaolei roared with all her might.
Su Yan remained nonchalant, "Well, do you want to hear what I have to say or not?"
Xiaolei then realized what kind of trouble she had stirred up, regretting getting close to Su Yan in the past.
After panting for a while, she finally managed to calm herself down.
Xiaolei put down her handbag, glaring fiercely at her:
"True enough, a woman who shamelessly clings to a rich old man would have much thicker skin than normal. Fine then, since you have something to say, I’ll give you one minute. Spit it out! —— Auntie~"
The last two words were said with a heavy emphasis, clearly meant as mockery.
Xiaolei’s undisguised insult made Su Yan’s face turn purple; she unconsciously clenched her fists tight, struggling to suppress her anger.
If it weren’t for the person behind the scenes telling her to find Xiaolei today, she wouldn’t have bothered coming here, chasing after this contemptible girl to be humiliated!
Following the person’s instructions, Su Yan stood up, her gaze deep as she looked at Xiaolei, "It’s simple, find an opportunity to help me visit Disheng again, sneak into your cousin’s study, and steal the documents from a small safe. Don’t worry, I’ll provide you with the technique to crack the safe beforehand, it’ll be easy to open, as long as you’re smart about it, it won’t be a problem. Once I get what I want, I will leave you alone for good."
A few days ago in Huo Zhenyang’s study, the task was interrupted by Auntie Li.
Now that she has had a falling out with Xiaolei, the chances of going to the Disheng mansion again are slim, and it’s even less likely she could get upstairs to his study.
Under the current circumstances, she had no choice but to ask Huo Zhenyang’s cousin for help.
On hearing Su Yan’s words, Xiaolei was startled and found it absurdly funny, "You’re not content with stealing from your cousin yourself, but you also want me to help you? In your dreams! Let me tell you, I called Disheng today, and my cousin-in-law clearly suspects one of us was in the study that day. If my cousin-in-law knows, do you think my cousin won’t suspect? If my cousin finds out, will I still be able to stay in Yunling? Will I have any place in my cousin’s heart?"
Su Yan’s eyes turned cold, her voice dripping with mockery, "Do you really have any status in your cousin’s heart now? A woman who throws herself at a man, and he can’t even be bothered to take an extra glance at her, allowing his wife to insult you... what do you think you are to your cousin? In his heart, does your dignity matter to him, does it hurt more than keeping his beloved wife happy?"
Xiaolei, humiliated, had a face as purple as a pig’s liver, her fists creaking under the strain, but she also knew that Su Yan was provoking her with reverse psychology.
She wouldn’t fall for it!
Xiaolei raised her charming face, arching her eyebrows, and struck back fiercely, "So what? As long as my cousin doesn’t send me back to my country, I can keep staying in Yunling. As long as I stay here, there will always be chances over time—after all, I am the Huo family’s distant cousin. Moreover, no matter how good the relationship between my cousin and his wife is, they have their fights, don’t they? When the time comes, I can always find my moment... but not you. You’ve no chance in this lifetime!"
Su Yan’s complexion stiffened, and she ground her teeth with an audible clack, staring at Xiaolei, "What do you mean?"
Xiaolei, twirling a lock of hair around her finger with habitual scorn, sneered, "What do I mean? Ha! As if I don’t already know. Don’t you think I can’t figure it out myself? I’m not an idiot! Can’t I do my own investigating? I’ve known for a long time—"
