Chapter 385: Chen Xiaotong Submits
Bitch?
His woman?
Han Zhonghu’s face turned green with terror!
How dare this Chen Xiaotong repeatedly call his sister-in-law a bitch?
How dare she claim his sister-in-law was his woman?
Wasn’t she trying to get him killed?
SMACK!
Han Zhonghu slapped her hard across the face!
Chen Xiaotong’s newly fixed nose was knocked crooked again!
And because Han Zhonghu was so terrified, he had used immense force—knocking the implant right out of Chen Xiaotong’s nose!
Chen Xiaotong instinctively clutched her face, her head ringing from the blow. She couldn’t understand why Young Master Han had hit her!
"Young Master Han, the one who defied you was that bitch Lin Ruoxi! We sisters went through so much trouble to keep her here for you. We’ve done a good deed, not a wrong one. Why are you..."
Halfway through her sentence, Chen Xiaotong choked on her words.
She watched as Han Zhonghu strode over to Lin Ruoxi, bowed slightly, and said in an extremely apologetic tone, "Sister-in-law, Zhonghu is late. I’m sorry to have let you suffer."
Zhonghu?
Sister-in-law??
The crowd of actresses fell silent. They stared at Lin Ruoxi, completely baffled, their minds a total mess. They couldn’t figure out what was going on at all.
However, one thing was becoming clear: their attempt to curry favor had backfired spectacularly.
The actresses scrambled to apologize.
"Miss Lin, we didn’t know who you were! We’ve offended you! Please forgive us!"
"Miss Lin, we have no grudge against you. We only targeted you because we were led astray! Tang Yifei and Chen Xiaotong are the ones to blame. At most, we were just accomplices."
"Miss Lin, please forgive us this once. We truly know we were wrong!"
Tang Yifei was trembling with fear. She quietly tried to shrink back, hoping Lin Ruoxi wouldn’t notice her.
Unfortunately, your greatest fears are often the ones that come true.
Lin Ruoxi suddenly raised her hand and pointed at Tang Yifei. "You there. Yes, you, the one in the blue dress. Stop shrinking back. Come here."
WHOOSH!
The actresses quickly parted, revealing Tang Yifei, who had been hiding behind them.
Tang Yifei forced a smile that was uglier than a crying face. "Miss Lin, how may I help you?"
"You called me a bitch at least three times. How do you think we should settle this?"
Tang Yifei’s expression changed. ’This bitch has a pretty good memory!’
"How could Miss Lin possibly be a bitch? I’m the bitch! My whole family is full of bitches! Please, Miss Lin, don’t stoop to the level of a lowly bitch like me!"
Lin Ruoxi snorted coldly. "Record a video of you saying exactly what you just said, and post it to all of your social media accounts. Then, we’ll call it even."
The color drained from Tang Yifei’s face. "No! Absolutely not! If I do that, my career will be completely ruined! I’ll become the biggest joke in the entertainment industry!"
Lin Ruoxi said coldly, "Fine, don’t post it. Just wait to be blacklisted."
Since Lin Ruoxi was giving her no way out, Tang Yifei dropped all pretenses and showed her true colors.
"So what if I called you a bitch? You crawled into some big shot’s bed—if that’s not a bitch, what is? Huangyu Media doesn’t belong to you. What right do you have to blacklist me?"
Lin Ruoxi was so angry she actually laughed. Cheng Yuan stepped forward, his expression impassive, and viciously slapped Tang Yifei, knocking out half the teeth on one side of her mouth!
Half of Tang Yifei’s face swelled up like a steamed bun.
Cheng Yuan said coldly, "I can smell the scents of nineteen different men on you. Even if we say you have three boyfriends, that means you’ve slept with at least sixteen other people. A slut like you dares to slander my wife? Say one more bad word about her, and I’ll cut out your tongue!"
Tang Yifei’s face changed. ’I was so discreet. How does this person know?’
Seeing Cheng Yuan covered in blood and looking utterly disheveled, Tang Yifei didn’t take him seriously and sneered, "You think your wife is so clean? If she hadn’t climbed into Director Wang’s bed, how could she have possibly landed the lead role in a major production?"
"Heh..." Cheng Yuan couldn’t even be bothered to explain.
At the side, Han Zhonghu cleared his throat and explained, "I have a very important announcement to make! I have already transferred my shares in the Lan Club and Huangyu Media to Mr. Cheng! From this moment on, Mr. Cheng is the new owner of Huangyu Media!"
WHOA!!
The entire private room instantly erupted. Everyone was stunned by this huge news!
This Mr. Cheng looked completely unremarkable, covered in blood and a bit of a mess. How could he possibly have the resources to buy the Lan Club and Huangyu Media?
In that case, didn’t that make Miss Lin their new boss’s wife??
At this realization, the actresses felt their minds go fuzzy, as if deprived of oxygen.
A few of the more timid ones fainted on the spot!
THUD! THUD!
The actresses who had just been ganging up on Lin Ruoxi all dropped to their knees to beg for mercy.
"Tang Yifei! You’ve doomed us all! How could the boss’s wife possibly sleep with Director Wang or the producer? You were slandering her!!"
"Ma’am, we were led astray by Tang Yifei and Chen Xiaotong just now, that’s why we were rude to you! Please give us a chance to turn over a new leaf!"
"Ma’am, Tang Yifei is an A-list star, and Chen Xiaotong is a top-tier B-lister. They’re both very close with Director Wang—they practically run the show. We can’t afford to offend them, so we had no choice but to follow their lead and give you a hard time! We truly know we were wrong!"
Chen Xiaotong’s face turned green with terror. Although she had also been goaded on by Tang Yifei, she had been the most aggressive one!
She had been the vanguard of the group of actresses!
BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG!
Chen Xiaotong dropped to her knees and kowtowed relentlessly. Soon, her forehead was bleeding from the impacts.
She didn’t wipe away the blood, letting the streak run from her forehead to her nose, from her nose to the corner of her mouth, and then drip from her chin.
"Ma’am, I know I’ve made an unforgivable mistake! You can punish me however you want! I only beg one thing of you: please don’t blacklist me! I’m willing to act without pay! I truly love being an actress, and I’ve sworn to dedicate my life to it!"
Lin Ruoxi snorted coldly. "I seem to recall someone was going to do a handstand and piss."
It had to be said, Chen Xiaotong was truly fierce. Without a moment’s hesitation, she ignored the onlookers and kicked up into a handstand.
A strange, wet stain trickled down, drenching Chen Xiaotong’s face.
Chen Xiaotong fought back her humiliation and disgust, staring intently at Lin Ruoxi. "Ma’am, I did what I said I would! Please give me a chance!"
Lin Ruoxi was somewhat moved. She said faintly, "From now on, you’ll start over as a trainee. You’ll be paid a trainee’s salary. Do you accept?"
"I accept!"
Seeing this, Tang Yifei at the side copied her, kowtowing forcefully. Soon, her forehead was a bloody mess.
Tang Yifei looked up at Lin Ruoxi and pleaded, "I confess. I was jealous that you became the female lead of a major production, so I slandered you! I stirred up everyone’s resentment toward you! This is all my fault! I’ve come to deeply realize my mistake! I’m also willing to become a trainee! Please, Ma’am, watch how I perform!"