Fleeting Fortune: A Pampered Life

Capitulo 616: 393 Qi Duidui is very protective; has Wanwan arrived? Aunt panicked (4 more updates)

People around snickered at her appearance, which was truly hard to recognize.

“Boss Qi, | am Congrong, You Congrong!” she frantically tried to fix her hair.

Qi Zeyan glanced at Ruan Mengxi, “Did you hit her?”

Ruan Mengxi remained silent, but she really wanted to say:

This was the result of collective anger; everyone hit her together!

“Boss Qi, you have to speak to her. She's just a little assistant. | say a few words to her and she talks back and

even dares to hit me? You must stand up for me.”

“Did you hit her first?” Qi Zeyan asked Ruan Mengxi.

“I was acting in self-defense,” Ruan Mengxi had figured it all out. Making such a big fuss could at worst get her

fired, but even if she left, she wouldn't leave in disgrace. It wasn’t her fault, so she wouldn't take the blame.

“So it was you who hit first?” Qi Zeyan scrutinized You Congrong.

“I was just teaching her a lesson. You have no idea, taking advantage of being your assistant, how arrogant she

is. Whenever | give her ssuggestions, she snubs me, and when | ask her to do something, she acts all high

and mighty.” You Congrong started to fabricate more lies.

“There are sthings | don’t want to say, just endure it quietly.”

“Today, to take revenge for Tang Wan, she deliberately madeuncomfortable. If you don’t givean

explanation today, I'm afraid we can’t continue filming.”

People in the production team looked at each other, shaking their heads in helplessness.

But Qi Zeyan just smiled, “Not filming anymore?”

“With things having turned out this way, if you don’t handle it well, | can no longer stay in the production team.”

“Xiaozhu, according to the contract, how much would an artist have to compensatefor a strike?”

Xiaozhu promptly said, “Triple the payment, plus slosses for costumes and props, but we'll have to calculate

that later.”

“Make sure it’s calculated correctly and inform Miss You. If she doesn’t want to act, we can’t force her.” Qi

Zeyan'’s voice was somewhat lazy, his demeanor arrogant.

You Congrong was just about to show her acting skills but was stunned by his words. “Qi, Boss Qi, are you

joking?”

“I never joke when doing business. Since you don’t want to act, why should | bother requesting your presence,

bringing turmoil to the set.”

“Boss Qi—", You Congrong becdesperate, and catching a glimpse of Ruan Mengxi, she exploded even more.

“This is all her fault, not mine, it’s Ruan Mengxi, this bitch!”

“Who is she?” Qi Zeyan countered.

“What do you mean by that?”

“Besides being Ruan Mengxi, she is also my assistant, representingon the set. What did you just say? Asking

her to do things? Did | send her here to supervise the work, or to be your errand runner?”

Qi Zeyan, capable of managing a company, was naturally no easy mark. Usually amiable, he was incredibly

fierce when berating someone.

His aura fully unleashed, brimming with a domineering and sinister force.

“Do you not regard her at all, or do you simply disregard me?”

“My assistant, I'll manage myself; she’s not here to serve you tea and water!”

“Hitting her?”

“I would like to ask, who gave you the right, who lent you the courage!”

Ruan Mengxi stood on the side, her heart pounding, fixated on Qi Zeyan, what he just said:

lam...

his person?

Although she knew these words had a context, her heart still raced uncontrollably.

Sometimes watching TV s, reading , she felt that the domineering CEO and heroic rescue clichés

were tacky, but now that it was happening to her, she realized how thrilling it could actually be.

You Congrong had thought she was awaiting a savior; instead, Qi Zeyan turned the tables and scolded her

fiercely. That overwhelming aura made her tremble, and she subconsciously stepped back...

Earlier she was acting, now the tears still hung in her eyes, somewhat comical, “No, it shouldn't be like this... all

wrong.”

Qi Zeyan chuckled lightly, “She is my assistant, when she steps out, she represents me. You boss her around and

hit her; next time, it seems you want to hit me!”

“I didn’t!” In her panic, You Congrong suddenly remembered, “Boss Qi, | did all that on your orders, but Tang Wan

suddenly showed up, and now I've ended up like this, you have to save me...”

“What did I instruct you to do?” Qi Zeyan frowned, his eyes cold and stern.

“Wasn't it you who toldto hold a press conference? You and Xiaowu were at odds, tellingto slander him,

it was you who instructedto do so!”

“You Congrong, what are you saying? Did | instruct you to do that, did | ever say such words?” Qi Zeyan scoffed

lightly.

“You toldto accept the interview!”

“Because the TV needs publicity!” Qi Zeyan corrected her.

“When | said | might offend Xiaowu, you toldyou’d have my back, you said he wouldn't turn against you.”

“We've been close since we were kids, I let you do the interview to help him clear up the scandal, why would he

turn against me?”

Upon hearing this, You Congrong’s head spun, “It was you who said there would be benefits forafterward,

you toldto do it.”

“You invested in the TV , generating heat and traffic, | give you sbenefits, what's the problem? I'm a

businessman, it's mutually beneficial, so what's the issue?”

By now, You Congrong was on the verge of total collapse. She revisited her conversations with Qi Zeyan, who

indeed had never explicitly told her to smear Jiang Jinsang or Tang Wan. His words could always be interpreted in

two different ways, depending on how you chose to read them.

If she couldn't understand by now that this was all a setup, then she was truly as dense as a pig.

“Qi Zeyan, you setup!” You Congrong felt a white fog in her brain, her legs went weak, and her strength

seemed to be draining away.

What Qi Zeyan said next was particularly cheeky:

“Right, if you can, cat me.”

After all, her assistant, this crazy woman, did make a move!

What followed was quite simple, You Congrong voluntarily resigned from the show, and the compensation

matters were easily settled. However, the director was distressed, having to replace an actor last minute.

Fortunately, You Congrong’s scenes weren't many in the early stages.

The media, unaware of what had happened, received the news and immediately published online, uniformly

stating:

[You Congrong voluntarily leaves ‘Feng Que,’ replaced by a post-80s actress...]

The replacement was already found, many actors’ schedules for the next year or two had been arranged, so

finding a last-minute replacement was not easy. The speed of Qi’'s arrangements clearly suggested

premeditation.

Moreover, it was rumored that due to her resignation, she had to pay several times the original compensation.

During such a time, there was no way You Congrong would voluntarily give up a contract just within reach.

By now, even fools could smell something fishy, starting from Qi Zeyan’s dispute with Jiang Jinsang...

On set interviews, Tang Wan'’s appearance, You Congrong being expelled by the crew, it was all meticulously

planned.

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You Congrong's situation became

indeed miserable. Surrounded by

reporters outside the crew, ss was

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abahtioned by her company, like a rat

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As for Qi Zeyan, after the shoot resumed, he left the location with Ruan Mengxi and Xiaozhu.

Sitting in the car, Ruan Mengxi felt

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“This is the first t| see an assistant as aggressive as you!”

“Call your sister-in-law, she’s worried about you.” Qi Zeyan said and also took out his phone, sending Jiang

Jinsang a message.

The incident on set, albeit scandalous, was suppressed by Qi Zeyan, but svideos started circulating

internally.

After Ruan Mengxi hung up with

Tang Wan, she saw Qi Zeyan staring

straight at her. She-gle@ped her frroat,

brushedhér Rairwith her hand: she

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“Boss?”

Qi Zeyan tapped on his phone, and amid noise, a loud female voice cthrough:

“Go ahead! Since | did it today, I'm not afraid of him finding out. If he protects you, I'll throw my resignation

letter right in his face!”

Qi Zeyan chuckled, “Throw it in my face? You could try.”

Ruan Mengxi hung her head, not daring to speak...

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After Tang Wan finished her call with Ruan Mengxi, she felt relieved and happily helped Jiang Jinsang select gifts

for Jiang Yanting in the mall.

As a wedding gift, naturally, it’s best to choose something for couples, especially since it was for her brother and

sister-in-law, it had to be something valuable. Eventually, they settled on watches.

On the first floor of the mall, there was a dedicated watch area featuring many international brands, and they

went from one shop to another.

Over at Shen Shuci’s side, the old master had already returned, and seeing Huo Qingi was also there, he looked

at them both, smiling meaningfully.

“Sorry to keep you waiting, | eat slowly.”

“No worries, | wasn’t punctual myself.”

“Just a moment, letget your watch.”

Shen Shuci bowed her head to search for the receipt the old master had given her earlier, needing it to retrieve

the watch.

“I think | hear Xiaowu and little sister's voices.” The man suddenly lowered his voice, leaning closer to her.

“What?” Shen Shuci suddenly remembered what Tang Wan had said; she had seen herself, indicating Tang Wan

was nearby. How tragic, if they met, how would she explain...

“We're almost there, let's go say hello.” Huo Qingi, with his superior hearing, was nearly certain it was them, and

the distance was closing.

Saying this, he turned to go out, but Shen Shuci’s heart tightened, and she grabbed his hand...