After Being Blackened All Over the Internet, I Ruled the Military Variety Shows
Chapter 257: The Threat from Jiang Lingxi Herself

Chapter 257: Chapter 257: The Threat from Jiang Lingxi Herself

"So, whether we can obtain key clues this time depends on Wu Jue’s ability."

"Wu Jue said he’s less than thirty percent sure, but knowing him, he should be able to raise it to fifty percent."

"That’s still only half." Jiang Lingxi didn’t seem to doubt Wu Jue’s capabilities; she was just a bit reflective, "Those people are really cautious. I guess anyone who’s sent out by them would have been hypnotized. No wonder they’ve hidden so deeply."

"They’ve already shown traces. As long as we follow the trail and investigate, it’s only a matter of time before they have nowhere to hide."

Jiang Lingxi listened to the unintentional confidence in Shen Yunqing’s voice, "I naturally trust your abilities."

Back then, they could patiently spend three years planning against the internal court unrest and external barbarian threats, and then another two years to close the net.

Now, how long has it been? "We have plenty of time now."

Shen Yunqing caught the meaning in Jiang Lingxi’s words, her tone softened, "Mm, I’m not in a hurry. Wait for my news."

Jiang Lingxi originally wanted to advise a couple more words, but caught a glimpse of Lu Zhengzheng at the door gesturing to her, so she stood up and started walking out, "I have to go busy myself now. Send me a message when Xiaotao wakes up. I’ll reply after seeing it when I’m done."

Shen Yunqing was about to hang up the call, but couldn’t resist asking upon checking the time, "Why are you still not done with work so late today?"

"I suggested to Director Wei that we could add some more workload at this stage, and he happily accepted my suggestion."

Shen Yunqing: "...Don’t overwork yourself."

"Don’t worry, I know what I’m doing."

Both sides waited until nightfall.

Jiang Lingxi removed her makeup, took Xu Ling’an and Lu Zhengzheng, and prepared to get a ride back to the hotel. Just reaching the nearby parking lot, Lu Zhengzheng, who was walking in front, suddenly halted and quickly took a few steps back.

"What’s wrong?"

Lu Zhengzheng hurriedly turned her head and made a ’shh’ gesture, then whispered, "Sister Xixi, I think I just saw She Man and Xu Qingmei talking face to face." After saying that, she hesitated, "But it was just a glance, so I might be mistaken. Let me check again."

Jiang Lingxi watched her sneak ahead again and stopped her, "No need for that, just walk over openly."

"You’re right, we haven’t done anything wrong." Lu Zhengzheng tried to bolster her own courage, but still felt a bit intimidated when she saw the two figures again.

She Man was fine; she was seen often on set recently.

But the other one was Xu Qingmei. She remembered when the casting for "Yuan Zhao Empress" was happening; the loudest voice was for Xu Qingmei, who had just returned to the country, yet the role ended up going to her own Sister Xixi.

Though it was a fair competition, there’s no guarantee the other wouldn’t resent Sister Xixi over it.

"What could they possibly be talking about?"

Jiang Lingxi didn’t pay attention to Lu Zhengzheng’s muttering. To get to her own car, she had to pass by She Man and Xu Qingmei, unless she took a detour.

But she didn’t see any reason to take a detour, so she walked straight over.

She Man ran into Xu Qingmei by chance, but now that they had met, a greeting was the polite thing to do.

What she didn’t expect was that after greeting, Xu Qingmei stopped her to ask about Jiang Xiyu, who had already left the "Yuan Zhao Empress" crew.

When She Man heard the name ’Jiang Xiyu’ from Xu Qingmei’s mouth, she almost couldn’t control her expression for a moment.

"Ms. Xu, do you know Jiang Xiyu?"

Xu Qingmei’s face maintained a slight smile, not reaching her eyes, "I was bored browsing through TV dramas while resting during our set and happened to see one she acted in. The young girl seemed quite talented. I heard she was originally in your crew but left shortly after shooting started. Did something happen?"

She Man believed half of what was said. She would be a fool to believe it all.

After some consideration, she replied, "At the start of the shoot, our crew did feel problematic. Actors kept having issues, characters breaking, injuries, and now we’ve changed two main roles. Jiang Xiyu was the one injured. During filming, she inexplicably fell down some stairs and couldn’t move her leg. But it wasn’t just her having a bad day. Before she injured her leg, the lead actress Jiang Lingxi suddenly coughed up blood. Many said that day was filled with accidents, probably not suitable for filming..."

"Coughing up blood?" Xu Qingmei suddenly interrupted her, "How did that happen? Was there no warning?"

"No, none, it seems. At that time, Jiang Lingxi and Jiang Xiyu were acting opposite each other, and while resting outside of the camera, suddenly she coughed up blood. Later, the hospital checkup showed nothing, and she continued filming when back."

Xu Qingmei’s expression was hard to read, "Is that so? It’s quite a coincidence that incidents kept happening."

"Luckily, the rest of the crew..." She Man was going to say she was doing fine when suddenly paused.

Xu Qingmei gave her a glance, and hearing the increasingly near footsteps from behind, turned around, and her eyes landed on Jiang Lingxi walking towards them.

This entire time she had been deliberately ignoring this person, convincing herself it was out of disdain for Jiang Lingxi, but seeing her in person, she couldn’t tear her eyes away for a moment.

Not because of that strikingly beautiful face since her own wasn’t lacking either.

What made her unable to look away was Jiang Lingxi’s aura, one that matched her beauty, not losing at all.

There really are people who, at first sight, one can feel a significant threat from!

"Sister Man, Ms. Xu, there are a lot of mosquitoes here at night, be careful not to get bitten."

She Man smiled awkwardly, "Thank you, Little Xixi, I was just about to go back."

Xu Qingmei looked at Jiang Lingxi, her eyes filled with depth.

Although She Man had taken a step back to have a family, she was once an Actress award winner.

However, standing in front of Jiang Lingxi now, it somehow made her seem a head shorter than Jiang Lingxi.

This demonstrated Jiang Lingxi’s influence on set. Though it couldn’t compare to hers in the "Qingcheng Legend" crew, it wasn’t much less.

Thinking of this, another layer of doubt settled in her heart.

The person wanted to cultivate some star actors for their use, and considering potential, Jiang Lingxi was undoubtedly a better choice than Jiang Xiyu.

But why choose Jiang Xiyu?

Could it be that Jiang Xiyu seemed easier to control?

However, if she had to choose between Jiang Lingxi and Jiang Xiyu, she would lean towards Jiang Xiyu.

It’s enough to have one whom that person most values.

Even if she was disgusted by and dependent on that person, she never thought of getting rid of them and knew she couldn’t.

In that case, it’s better not to find herself a strong threat.

It would be better to support Jiang Xiyu to contend with Jiang Lingxi, so she doesn’t have to waste effort and might reap the rewards.

Xu Qingmei felt inexplicably better, giving Jiang Lingxi a genuinely kinder smile, "You’re quite impressive."

Facing this praise, Jiang Lingxi nodded modestly, "Thank you."

Lu Zhengzheng stood to the side, watching as Xu Qingmei and She Man left one after another before taking a deep breath of the cool night air, "Xu Qingmei was clearly complimenting Sister Xixi, but why did it feel so chilly?"

Jiang Lingxi couldn’t help but glance at her.

This girl, Lu Zhengzheng, seemed to have a bit of intuition after all.