Jiang Yiben was thoroughly humiliated by the scolding, so when he saw Ye Mo, he wore an extremely uncomfortable expression. The two had a dirty secret, so he was the last person Ye Mo wanted to see him being insulted; he felt ashamed.
Ye Mo waited until Director He finished scolding before walking over and saying, " Director He."
Director He saw it was her, his eyes lit up. He quickly invited her to sit down and asked, "Were you alright that day?"
Ye Mo: "Of course I'm fine."
Director He then asked, "What did the police say? Did they say anything about Wu Fang and that other person, and why they wanted to kill you?"
Ye Mo sighed and said, "It's truly an unexpected disaster."
One of them wanted to kill her because she discovered his secret of murder, and the other wanted to teach her a lesson because he was a fan of He Zhen, her rival, after she had insulted him.
So the two hit it off immediately, finding common ground in their eccentricities.
After listening Director He also felt sorry for Ye Mo, especially because of the reason Wu Fang harmed someone. He was speechless. "... What's wrong with young people these days? They'd harm someone over such a trivial matter?"
He doesn't understand at all.
As for the young man whose secret was discovered by Ye Mo, Director He felt a chill run down his spine.
"You've really suffered," he said to Ye Mo.
Ye Mo smiled, "Fortunately, nothing serious happened in the end. Now we're just waiting for the police's report."
Director He nodded slightly.
Shen Yan came over to discuss dinner arrangements with Director He, while Ye Mo went to hand over the costumes he had changed out of yesterday to the costume and makeup team. Inevitably, the costume and makeup team pulled him aside and asked him a couple of questions about what happened yesterday.
Ye Mo knew that if he didn't explain things clearly, the crew might start gossiping, so he told them the truth.
"I told you this wasn't your fault!" Sister Lin said firmly, then gritted her teeth and said, "I don't know what's wrong with Wu Fang. She believes whatever others say about that thing. She even dared to throw unknown things into the film crew!"
The others, united in their anger, joined her in cursing Wu Fang. They were all part of the same film crew; if the bomb had actually exploded, wouldn't they all have been injured, if not killed?
Ye Mo said, "That person only wanted to make it look like an accident, so there wasn't much gunpowder in the bomb. If it really exploded, it would at most kill me, but wouldn't hurt anyone else."
"That's true," Sister Lin said, frowning, "If it weren't for your quick thinking, someone would have almost died. If something had really happened, none of us would have been able to stay out of it."
These words immediately gained the approval of others.
"I know Wu Fang too. She's Wu Jianrong's niece from the props department. I used to think she was just a bit spoiled and lazy, but now it seems she's also stupid, clumsy, and vicious..."
"The props team also has a lot of complaints about her. I've heard them complain to me several times. They only let it go because of her uncle, and now this has happened."
"I think Brother Wu is also at fault; he was too lenient with that girl, which led to such a huge disaster... This is attempted murder!"
Cough cough cough!
"Hey, why are you pulling me? I didn't say anything wrong. If it weren't for Brother Wu's indulgence, making Wu Fang shoulder such a heavy burden, she wouldn't dare to put unknown things in the film crew so casually. Tell me, who else would dare to do that? Isn't it just because she has an uncle in charge? Even if something happens, she won't get into trouble..."
The person speaking clearly harbored resentment towards Wu Fang, and consequently also had opinions about Wu Jianrong, the person in charge of the props group. Once he started talking, he went on and on.
Seeing that she was getting more and more excited as she spoke, everyone couldn't help but give her a hard tug, and then shouted behind her, " Brother Wu!"
The person who spoke, "..."
She turned around stiffly and, sure enough, saw Wu Jianrong standing behind her. He twitched his lips, his face flushing slightly—it was incredibly embarrassing to be caught talking behind someone's back by the person in question.
"I'm so sorry..." Wu Jianrong hadn't expected everyone to have so many complaints about him. He felt a little embarrassed and said, "I didn't expect Fangfang to cause such dissatisfaction. I apologize on her behalf."
Everyone forced a laugh; the atmosphere was incredibly awkward.
Wu Jianrong looked at Ye Mo and said, " Miss Ye, I have something I'd like to discuss with you privately. Would it be convenient for you?"
Ye Mo looked at him.
In just one day, Wu Jianrong looked like a completely different person. He was probably anxious about Wu Fang's accident. A large blister appeared on his lip, which looked painful. His complexion was also not good, with dark circles under his eyes. He obviously hadn't rested well for the past two days and might have been staying up all night for two nights.
Seeing that they had something to say, Sister Lin tactfully gave them some private space to talk, and they all made excuses to leave.
After everyone left, before Wu Jianrong could speak, Ye Mo said directly, "If you want to plead with Wu Fang, then you don't need to say anything."
Wu Jianrong gave a wry smile, his head bowed, his posture extremely humble, and said, "I know Fangfang did something wrong, but although she's a bit spoiled, she's not a bad person. She didn't mean to harm you, Miss Ye; she just wanted to play a prank!"
Ye Mo tilted her head to look at him and asked, "Did Wu Fang tell you this? Do you really think she just wanted to play a prank?"
Wu Jianrong was taken aback.
Ye Mo laughed, "She's your niece, you should know her better than I do. Do you think she's the kind of person who can suppress her curiosity and not open things given to her by others?"
"..." Wu Jianrong's eyes widened slightly, and his breath hitched.
Ye Mo didn't mind assuming the worst of others. She said, "Most people, when they get something, would definitely want to open it and take a look, right?"
Wu Jianrong muttered, trying to find a reason. "Because that person said the things inside couldn't be exposed to light, that's why Fangfang didn't dare to open it."
Ye Mo: "You believe her?"
Wu Jianrong had previously believed Wu Fang's words, but at this moment, he was somewhat uncertain.
Ye Mo: "Let me guess what Wu Fang is thinking... She might not really know there's no bomb inside, but she definitely knows what's inside isn't good, and she might even guess that it could kill me, but even so, she did nothing."
"I think she was probably thinking that even if something happened to me because of that thing, she could use the excuse that she didn't know what it was. At most, she would just be someone using her, which wouldn't be a serious crime..."
"That's just your guess!" Wu Jianrong interrupted Ye Mo, his breathing rapid. " Fangfang definitely didn't think that!"
"Oh, really?" Ye Mo said casually, "Then I'll just consider it my own petty judgment."
Wu Jianrong paused, closed his eyes briefly, and said, " Miss Ye... I'm sorry, that's not what I meant. It's just that Fangfang is just a child; she certainly wouldn't have such malicious thoughts!"
His tone was very firm.
Ye Mo saw that although his tone was firm, his appearance was unsteady, so he smiled wryly and didn't say anything more hurtful, only saying, "I hope so."
Wu Jianrong felt no comfort at all; instead, he felt even worse.
***
Ye Mo asked Sister Lin and the others to tell them what he had just said, so that no one would make wild guesses or spread rumors.
Sister Lin and the others readily agreed.
Logically, Ye Mo should have taken some photos and posted them online to celebrate the wrap-up of filming after finishing his last scene yesterday. However, due to yesterday's circumstances, it was impossible, so it had to be postponed until today. This is also Ye Mo's first time doing so today.