Beg Me to Remarry-Chapter 130 - Looking for excuses

Chapter 130: Looking for excuses

Chapter 130: Looking for excuses

In the afternoon, He Xing had an important meeting and had to return to City A for a while.

Once he left, Xia Ning’s attitude clearly worsened, her defiance showing once more, and she started speaking to the director in a sarcastic tone again.

Fu Han, annoyed by what he was seeing, really didn’t want to continue filming Xia Ning; Su Cheng considerately suggested switching equipment to let Xia Ning film Bai Wei.

They had discussed this privately and hadn’t informed the director beforehand, but typically, as long as the filming was completed well, the director wouldn’t say much, turning a blind eye.

However, the problem arose when Xia Ning inadvertently saw that the person behind the camera had changed to Su Cheng before filming started, and a sly smirk crept on her face as an idea took hold.

Not long after the director called “Action,” Xia Ning started to act up in front of the camera, reciting her lines indistinctly with inappropriate expressions, and as it was approaching the end of the workday, there was still no end in sight for Xia Ning’s shots, causing the director to lose his temper, “Xia Ning, do you actually want to act properly? If you do, then cooperate properly.”

Xia Ning, pointing at Su Cheng, said, “It’s not that I refuse to act properly, but the photographer has been changed, and his shooting angle is problematic.”

This was one of the most frequent excuses Xia Ning used when her acting was off. Su Cheng’s expression didn’t change as he calmly stated, “Lady Xia, you misspoke three out of five lines. That has nothing to do with the photography, right?”

“How does it not?” Xia Ning’s imperious temper was undeniable as she puffed up her cheeks and retorted, “Clearly, you were the ones that first disregarded the crew’s arrangements. How has it become my fault now?”

As she spoke, she deliberately raised her voice, attracting a crowd of gawking onlookers who were unaware of the truth. Stirred by Xia Ning, many began casting strange glances at Su Cheng.

Men rarely win in arguments against women, especially someone like Su Cheng, who had always been inept at quarreling. Facing an unreasonable woman like Xia Ning, he felt utterly powerless.

Fu Han heard the commotion and came over. Understanding the situation, she stood by Su Cheng’s side and stared at Xia Ning expressionlessly, “Xia Ning, are you intentionally bullying people now that He Xing is not here?”

“Bully you?” Xia Ning sneered, “I wouldn’t dare. You’re like a thousand-year-old fox turned into a spirit. How great your skills must be, eh? You dumped He Xing and immediately hooked up with Su Cheng. If you ask me, you probably had Su Cheng lined up as a replacement before you ditched He Xing.”

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The relationship between Fu Han, He Xing, and Su Cheng was a taboo within the crew, although everyone was very much interested, no one dared to speak of it openly.

Who isn’t interested in gossip? At Xia Ning’s words, everyone grew excited, and though most didn’t like Xia Ning, they wished she would spill more beans.

“What nonsense are you spouting? Keep talking nonsense and don’t blame me for hitting a woman,” Su Cheng said, trembling with rage, wishing he could actually slap her. He could tolerate Xia Ning speaking to him harshly, but he couldn’t bear anyone saying half a word against Fu Han.

Su Cheng was the kind of man who had chivalry etched into his bones, and these words made Fu Han somewhat moved.

Actually, since the night Su Cheng had come to her hotel room and encountered He Xing, their interactions hadn’t been plentiful, and even when they dined together, it was because others had organized it. One could perceive a slight change between them, but Su Cheng still treated her well.

“I want to see who hits whom,” Xia Ning’s emotions were completely opposite, shaking with anger, and suddenly, without thinking, raising her hand to slap Su Cheng’s face.

Xia Ning had moved close to Su Cheng when she started shifting blame, and they were only an arm’s length apart. With no preparation for such an action, Su Cheng had no chance to avoid it.

With a “smack,” the sound of the slap echoed, and the next second, a bright red handprint appeared on Su Cheng’s face.

Fu Han’s fury became uncontrollable, and approached Xia Ning with a calm face, exuding a powerful aura.

Xia Ning held her aching hand behind her back, instinctively stepping backward, and after realizing this action, she felt somewhat embarrassed. Gritting her teeth, she took two steps forward again.

By that time, Fu Han had already rushed over, standing hands on hips, her presence formidable as she looked at Xia Ning, “Apologize!”

“Why should I apologize?” Xia Ning was still obstinate, and since He Xing wasn’t here, she felt no need to feign being a fragile woman in need of protection.

Fu Han’s mouth curved slightly in a smile, and with the stage lights illuminating her, she seemed like a deity possessing absolute killing power, slowly raising her hand towards Xia Ning.

Truthfully, her movements were not fast, almost as if in slow motion, which Xia Ning saw very clearly. But Xia Ning was as if frozen under a spell, standing motionless as she watched Fu Han’s hand coming towards her.

A burning sensation appeared on her cheek; barely touching it, she winced in pain, let alone the coppery taste in her throat.

Blood dribbled down from the corner of her mouth, and when she spat out, she actually spat out a bloodstained tooth.

Xia Ning looked up at Fu Han, willing to fight, but when she saw the cold eyes of Fu Han, she involuntarily shrank back.

The feeling of being isolated and without support appeared for the first time in Xia Ning’s heart. She looked around; all either avoided her gaze or watched the drama unfold with schadenfreude. Even her assistant, Qin Xiaonian, kept her head down, pretending to have seen nothing.

In desperation, Xia Ning actually turned to the director for help, “Director, look at my face. It’s been beaten like this by Fu Han. How am I supposed to continue filming?”

The director flipped through the script briskly, eventually pointing at a scene and declaring, “The scenes scheduled for you today will have to be reshot another day. But now that you are injured, it’s the perfect opportunity to film the scene where the female lead teaches you a lesson. This scene will be absolutely authentic.”

“What?” Xia Ning stared at the director in disbelief, “I’m injured like this, and you still want me to act?”

“Are you going to act or not?” Fu Han’s hand rose once again, her gaze fierce as she addressed Xia Ning, “If you don’t act, I’ll hit you again, and I haven’t even started collecting interest.”

For the first time in her life, Xia Ning hated Fu Han to the core but was also terrified out of her wits. Ultimately, she caved in to Fu Han’s “tyranny” and agreed to the director’s demands for filming.

As Xia Ning went to change costumes, the director, while instructing the set crew, nodded toward Fu Han, “Miss Fu, you have truly opened my eyes. I’ll need your help during the filming shortly.”

Caught a bit off guard by the compliment, Fu Han coughed awkwardly, “You flatter me, just doing what’s expected.”

After changing into her costume, Bai Wei sidled up next to Fu Han at the camera, her lovely peach blossom eyes sweeping over Fu Han, “I always felt you were unkind to me. Now, it appears I was mistaken, you’ve been quite nice to me.”