His Thing Was Crushed Underfoot

Du Lanxi had expected a scene like this. No one could fail to be stunned by her Su Tangtang's face!

Su Tangtang, however, was used to it. After all, she had the same face in the real world. Her expression remained unchanged as she waited for them to continue.

Only when Chen Sinian gave a light cough did they slowly come back to their senses.

The director stood up. "Tangtang, have a seat, have a seat." Since Chen Sinian had introduced her, he had to show her the appropriate courtesy.

Su Tangtang agreed and was about to sit in the chair that had been pulled out beside Chen Sinian, but just then, the investor, President Lin, suddenly cleared his throat.

The director stole a glance at him out of the corner of his eye. He seemed to understand what he meant and looked a little embarrassed.

Su Tangtang noticed. Is this investor interested in me? Does he want me to sit beside him?

Isn't one Bai Zhitao enough? He wants a woman on each arm? Believe me, I'll tell your wife and have her whip you!

Du Lanxi: "!"

Good heavens, you little menace, what are you saying?!

She hastily reached out and tugged Su Tangtang's arm. "You..."

The warning she was about to give suddenly lodged in her throat, refusing to come out.

Su Tangtang turned and blinked innocently at her. "Sister Du, what's wrong?"

Du Lanxi: "?!"

You're asking me what's wrong?!

Don't you know what you just said?!

But she tried several more times, and she still couldn't get the words out. What the hell was going on?!

Everyone else looked shocked by Su Tangtang's words, too. The investor's face turned livid, and he slammed his hand down on the table.

The bang made Bai Zhitao jump in her seat beside him.

He raised his hand and pointed at Su Tangtang. "You..."

But just like Du Lanxi, he couldn't get the rest of his words out.

Su Tangtang blinked, still baffled. Is he suddenly having some kind of episode?

What kind of illness makes you slam the table, point at someone, and shout "you"?

There's no illness like that, is there? Unless he's just nuts?!

"Ahem." Chen Sinian nearly laughed out loud. Fortunately, he reacted quickly and turned his laugh into a cough.

He nodded to the director and the investor, then continued ushering Su Tangtang into the chair beside him.

Su Tangtang finally sat down, only to discover that they were all staring at her.

I know I'm pretty, but you can't just keep staring like that!

I charge for that!

Well, the people staring at her were now certain: she hadn't opened her mouth, but they had all heard her voice.

Everyone began looking toward Chen Sinian.

Chen Sinian showed no reaction and simply poured Su Tangtang a cup of tea.

Su Tangtang thanked him.

Only after she lifted the cup and took a small sip did Chen Sinian continue. "I mentioned it to the director just now. I recommended you for the role of the male lead's younger sister. She's playful, cute, and lively."

He genuinely thought the character's personality was quite similar to hers.

Not the sweet, meek act she was putting on, of course.

Hearing Chen Sinian's words, the director was about to nod in acknowledgment when Su Tangtang's voice rang out again. Wait, let me check when they pay the acting fee for this drama first. Bai Zhitao's tax evasion gets exposed a year from now. If they haven't paid me by then, won't I have worked for nothing?

I shouldn't have agreed so quickly this morning. I completely forgot that Bai Zhitao's tax evasion would keep this drama from airing.

Oh? Chen Sinian and the others get part of their pay as soon as they sign the contract, while a nobody like me gets paid right after filming wraps? That works. I can take it.

Huh? Why are they all staring at me without saying anything?

Su Tangtang blinked and took another small sip of her tea.

I don't know why, but being stared at like this makes me feel strangely guilty. It's not unreasonable for me to collect my own pay once I finish filming, right? You're the ones insisting on casting Bai Zhitao as the female lead. If the drama can't air, you've only got yourselves to blame.

Chen Sinian nodded inwardly. She was absolutely right!

He glanced toward the director.

The moment their eyes met, the director understood why he had brought Su Tangtang here.

But could he trust Su Tangtang's side of the story alone-especially when she hadn't even said it aloud?

He hadn't uncovered any evidence of Bai Zhitao's tax evasion himself.

The male and female leads had already been officially announced. Suddenly replacing one of them would definitely cause a huge stir, and if they couldn't produce solid evidence, things would get a little tricky.

After exchanging that look, he instinctively turned toward Bai Zhitao. Her expression was ugly. She slammed her wineglass onto the table and glared furiously at Su Tangtang. "What nonsense are you spouting?!"

Su Tangtang blinked innocently again. What's going on? Is everyone on this production team messed up? Why do they keep snapping at people? I'm just some obscure nobody. What did I ever do to them?

"Miss Bai, I haven't said anything." She looked at Bai Zhitao with complete sincerity.

"You..."

Just like Du Lanxi, Bai Zhitao couldn't get the rest of her words out.

They remained firmly lodged in her throat.

Her reaction made the others present feel a little more certain about the tax evasion.

But they still couldn't be completely sure.

After all, anyone falsely accused of tax evasion would react strongly, wouldn't they?

The manager standing behind Bai Zhitao noticed the changing looks in the eyes of the investor, producer, and director. She reached out and pressed Bai Zhitao down, signaling for her to sit first and see how things unfolded.

As for Su Tangtang, when nothing more came of it, she stopped paying attention. She put down her teacup and glanced at Chen Sinian.

She said nothing, as though trying to communicate with her eyes. Can we eat now?

Chen Sinian: "..."

He nodded. At this point, she was probably the only person present who still had an appetite.

No, that wasn't right. He did, too. After all, he had already anticipated what would happen at this dinner.

But judging by the situation, this still wasn't enough to make them fully believe Su Tangtang. He needed her to reveal something else.

He began racking his brain, but Su Tangtang's thoughts came first. Wow, this investor actually has a sadistic streak. He whipped Bai Zhitao just last night! Though that makes sense. His wife often does the same thing to him. But since he married into her family, she calls the shots over the company and everything else. He can't fight back, so he goes out and takes it out on the women who throw themselves at him.

Oh, oh, oh! His wife still doesn't know he keeps sneaking around with other women. Let me see, let me see. When does she find out? More than a year from now? It's the day Bai Zhitao goes to his home and begs him to save her after her tax evasion gets exposed.

Su Tangtang thought that was a shame. Men who married into wealthy families, used their wives' money to throw their weight around, and still cheated deserved to die out!

Besides, the woman had told him from the very beginning that she had a bad temper and some unusual kinks. For money and status, he had claimed he truly loved her and could accept everything about her. Who else could he blame?

Still, Yikes, his fate is just a tiny bit gruesome. His wife crushes that thing of his with one stomp!

Everyone present imagined his wife, who weighed over two hundred pounds, stomping down on that part of him, and shuddered. As for the man himself, his reaction was even worse.