In the original novel, Lai Bingxuan had been written as a brainless, malicious supporting character, but she wasn't actually that malicious.
All her hostility toward Xu Shuangrong stemmed from a grudge she had held since she was young. She never hurt anyone for no reason.
So rather than malicious, Xie Mi preferred another description for her: a woman who loved and hated without reservation.
At that moment, she was sitting in that very woman's car.
After hearing Xie Mi's plan, Lai Bingxuan frowned in disbelief. "You're saying you want Liu Woxing to keep participating in the show?"
"Yep," Xie Mi answered readily.
Lai Bingxuan was even more confused.
"Didn't she say she couldn't participate for personal reasons? If she can't do it anymore, why are you so determined to make her come?"
"Are you two really that close?"
As she said this, Lai Bingxuan gave a little huff and turned her head away from Xie Mi.
Xie Mi raised an eyebrow.
"I wouldn't say we're particularly close. It's just that I've always had a bit of a rebellious streak."
"Huh?" Lai Bingxuan turned back, clearly not understanding what rebellion had to do with any of this.
Xie Mi grinned, took out her phone, and opened her chat with Liu Woxing.
"Liu Woxing blocked me, so now I have to go ask her what that's about."
"You..."
The corner of Lai Bingxuan's mouth twitched. She was rather speechless.
But she soon leaned closer as though she'd discovered a whole new world. "Liu Woxing blocked you? Then I guess you two aren't that close after all."
"So, Miss Lai, will you help me?" Xie Mi's smile deepened, looking rather like she was coaxing a child into trouble.
Lai Bingxuan grew a little uncomfortable under her unblinking gaze. "Ahem... it's not like I