The other celebrities who had followed along were stunned, seemingly unsure what to do.
They also felt a little awkward.
The two who had just been singing Xu Qin's praises exchanged a glance.
Then one of them cleared his throat. "Ahem. Sister Qin, maybe we should let Director Zeng and the others handle this."
"Exactly, Sister Qin. It's not worth getting into an argument with them. Let the Program team deal with it."
Hearing them, Xu Qin seemed to find a way to back down. She forced a smile and pretended to take it in stride. "That's true. It would be more appropriate to let the Program team handle this kind of thing. I was mistaken earlier!"
Though she appeared unbothered, inwardly she hated Ning Wangshu and Xu Yingying so much her teeth practically ached.
After all, anyone would be furious at being publicly humiliated and losing face.
She was the National Heavenly Queen, for heaven's sake!
Su Mujing glanced at Xu Qin, then looked at Ning Wangshu and shook her head to herself. "Just as I thought."
She'd already figured that, given Ning Wangshu's status—especially after Director Zeng's words and attitude had clearly annoyed him—he might not show Xu Qin any deference.
Now it was just as she'd expected.
Seeing how things stood, "Director Zeng" knew he had no choice but to step in himself. He strode forward and gave a cold snort. "So you're determined to make trouble, are you?"
"Teacher Xu has been perfectly civil and tried to talk things over with you, and you still had the nerve to speak rudely to her!"
"I'm not as forgiving as Teacher Xu. I won't let you get away with this. I'll say it one last time: move aside now, or I'll have security force you out!"
Ning Wangshu