Director Li had barely recovered from the chaotic night when he received a text from Xie Ran asking to leave the production team.
After reading it, he immediately jumped up and fired back angrily.
[You can leave the show, but none of the money you paid will be refunded!]
Xie Ran, already lying in a hospital bed, immediately looked grim. [Instead of worrying about the money, shouldn't Director Li be more concerned about why I'm leaving the show?! I'm at the hospital getting my injuries examined right now. Once the assessment results are out, I'll discuss the legal issues with you!]
Director Li was a little bewildered when he saw the message. He turned to his assistant and asked, "Xie Ran got hurt? Didn't he forfeit and skip all the filming?!"
"Who knows?!" The assistant looked irritated. "He went into the woods by himself in the middle of the night, then came back saying he'd been beaten up. When I asked who did it, he refused to say."
"It wasn't until this morning that someone told me he'd called a cab and left overnight!"
Director Li tossed his phone aside. "He's trying to stir up trouble again. Let him do whatever he wants. I can't be bothered wasting words on him."
"Exactly, Director Li. There's no need to pay attention to someone like that. If you say too much, he might post it online and make a scene!" As the assistant spoke, he placed breakfast on the dining table.
Director Li picked up a cup of milk and took a sip, nearly spitting it out. "What is this? Why's it like water?!"
"Huh?!" The assistant was immediately confused. "That can't be right. I just got it from the nursing home cafeteria!"
Director Li frowned. "This is the watered-down milk they