Anyway, she could see it now: there was no way this money was getting refunded.

Even though it was swiped on Louis Lawrence’s card, she’d written an IOU.

Even if the money was wasted, she still had to pay it back...

Xylia Xandrell felt so aggrieved her heart was bubbling over with sourness.

"Th-then I’ll just keep staying, I guess."

The money couldn’t be refunded, and they were using all the best meds; how could she waste them?

The little nurse immediately smiled when she heard that.

"That’s more like it. Miss Xandrell, your body hasn’t recovered yet, you can’t rush to be discharged. Just stay and rest easy."

With that, she turned and left the room.

Xylia: "..."

Why did something feel off here?

Beside her, Louis Lawrence shook the card in his hand and said with a smile, "If it’s not enough, you can still borrow more. As long as you sign an IOU, you can borrow as much as you want."

Xylia almost had a heart attack. She averted her gaze, ignored Louis, walked to the bed, took off her shoes, and climbed on.

Lying on the bed, she only felt a headache coming on.

Now that she knew this room cost twelve hundred a day, even the bed felt exceptionally comfortable.

"I’ll pay you back, so please get out of my ward."

Xylia closed her eyes and issued the eviction order.

Previously, when Louis was around, she had been pretending to sleep, but now she was truly exhausted from all the tossing about.

After being tormented by Louis like this, that earlier wave of discomfort was completely gone.

All that was left was anger, anger, and more anger!

Louis didn’t keep bothering her. He obediently turned around and left. 𝗳𝗿𝐞𝕖𝘄𝗲𝕓𝗻𝚘𝚟𝕖𝐥.𝚌𝕠𝕞

...

Louis went back to the crew the very next day after he returned.

When Bella Green saw him, she froze for a second.

"How are you back this fast?"

"Afraid you’ll dock my pay," Louis drawled lazily.

Bella curled her lip, not believing a single word.

"Louis, I’m already back in Brocade City. Can you tell me now?"

Louis glanced at her, then suddenly chuckled. "Call me big brother."

Bella looked at him, let out a dry little laugh, then instantly dropped the smile and shot him a sharp glare, refusing to acknowledge him anymore.

Falling for the same trick twice would make her an idiot.

Louis smacked his lips, looking all regretful.

After wrapping her scenes for the day, Bella stretched lazily and was just about to go remove her makeup when she heard two extra girls nearby whispering.

"Did you hear? The drama Shaking Starlight is about to start filming too, and the female lead is Joanne Jordan."

"Aaaaah! Joanne? Didn’t she go to Hollywood? When did she come back to the country?"

"I heard she secretly came back a while ago; they just haven’t made it public. Word is she’s planning to shift her career back home and wants to contribute to the domestic film and TV industry."

"Oh my god, my idol is amazing. After making a name for herself in Hollywood, she actually wants to come back and help grow our film and TV scene. She’s incredible."

"I heard Shaking Starlight is starting soon. It’s also a xianxia drama, same genre as Ninefold of Immortal Mountain, and their release dates will probably be pretty close. I wonder whose box office will be higher."

"Do we even need to wonder? Ninefold of Immortal Mountain might be super popular and have tons of book fans, but it’s being led by a total newbie. There’s no way it can compare to Joanne Jordan’s Shaking Starlight. I bet Ninefold of Immortal Mountain is gonna flop."

Listening to them, Bella fell silent in thought for a moment.

The shooting schedule for Shaking Starlight had actually been moved up.

In her previous life, Shaking Starlight didn’t start filming until after Ninefold of Immortal Mountain wrapped.

Supposedly to avoid clashing schedules.

Since they were the same genre, a head-on collision would be bad for both sides.

But looking at it now, with Shaking Starlight starting earlier, it really seemed like its airing schedule might collide with Ninefold of Immortal Mountain...