Shi Zhujie had been counting on Song Yuan to stand up for him, but when he saw Song Yuan's expression settle into calm composure, he suddenly lost his confidence.
Behaving himself now, wasn't he? Director Zhao thought.
"Assistant Sun, it's nothing." Shen Lian stood up. "Have you eaten? My treat. There's a place nearby that makes really good braised chicken."
Sun Binghe didn't want to let it slide, but quite a few crew members and actors were watching. There were too many eyes around, and Boss's relationship with Teacher Shen wasn't public yet. He worried that any rumors might hurt Shen Lian.
Sun Binghe gave Song Yuan a long, penetrating look, as though committing him to memory.
Even so, apart from Director Zhao and the handful of others who knew the truth, everyone present was inevitably stunned.
How outrageously had Shi Zhujie been acting? Today, he'd even brought his backer along, only to get a drink splashed in his face by Shen Lian. Yet when Shen Lian left with Sun Binghe, Song Yuan hadn't dared utter a single word of protest. It was as though Shi Zhujie's dripping face and half-drenched body didn't exist. Unless the other side held an overwhelming advantage, why would he swallow his anger like that?
Who knew Teacher Shen had it in him?
Everyone speculated, but no one dared say anything outright.
Once they were out of the filming area, Shen Lian slung an arm around Sun Binghe's shoulders. "Don't be angry. Even without you here, Song Yuan couldn't have done anything."
"Song Yuan?" Sun Binghe frowned slightly. "Sounds familiar."
"The head of Dawnlight Media. The one who bullied Chen Mu so badly."
At those words, Sun Binghe's expression turned into one of unmistakable regret: Why hadn't I given him a few more cutting remarks?