After Being Blackened All Over the Internet, I Ruled the Military Variety
Chapter 191: It Originally Belonged to Her

Chapter 191: Chapter 191: It Originally Belonged to Her

"That’s great." Han Jiaojiao had felt a bit guilty when her friend was called by the director while she slipped away, but then she learned why Pei Xinyuan was called. Seeing the new script in her friend’s hand made her suppress a slight pang of jealousy. Alongside Rong Youyan, she couldn’t help but jump for joy on the spot, "I told you, if this role is meant to be yours, it will be yours. Even if someone snatched it away with fame, they still have to give it back eventually!"

Seeing more and more people gathering around, Pei Xinyuan quickly reached out to gently pat Han Jiaojiao on the back of her hand, "Alright, keep it down, be low-key."

But this matter was really hard to keep low-key; the flow of information within the crew was faster than she expected.

Yesterday, when Jiang Xiyu fell and was hospitalized, quite a few people were already quietly speculating that the role of Qing Yuan would likely need a new actor.

But everyone thought the director would re-cast a new actor, and no one expected someone from within the crew, originally just a body double for the lead, to take on this responsibility.

For a time, the looks directed towards Pei Xinyuan were different.

People were even more curious about how Pei Xinyuan had seized this rare opportunity.

"Give it back?" The voice from behind made the two’s cheerful actions abruptly freeze.

Han Jiaojiao turned her head to see who it was, and her usually quick tongue seemed at a loss for words, "Jiang, Teacher Jiang."

Pei Xinyuan had already changed into Qing Yuan’s makeup and costume, her dark blue court attire made her look even more dignified. Her small apple face, even without blush, was rosy and made people want to pinch it. Jiang Lingxi looked over and just felt very pleased.

Previously, when Jiang Xiyu was dressed like this, no matter how she looked, she felt awkward.

Now, her eyes were finally at ease.

"I just heard this girl say, if it’s yours, it’s still yours."

Pei Xinyuan was thinking about how to explain, but seeing Jiang Lingxi’s kind demeanor, not at all like the stern, unapproachable figure during filming, but rather amiable, Han Jiaojiao immediately relaxed, and quickly replied, "Teacher Jiang, you don’t know, during the initial auditions, Xinyuan originally auditioned for the role of Qing Yuan. She had already gotten the role, but then Jiang Xiyu suddenly intervened and snatched it away with her fame. So Xinyuan had to audition for another role and was seen by Director Wei while passing by, that’s how she got the job as a stand-in. So I said, this role was originally Xinyuan’s."

She blurted out these words, which she’d been holding in for a long time, and once she calmed down, Han Jiaojiao’s face turned pale.

She had spoken too freely just now and forgot one thing.

She seemed to have inadvertently complained about the assistant director responsible for casting.

Thinking of this, she cautiously glanced at Jiang Lingxi’s expression.

Jiang Lingxi’s expression seemed to show she hadn’t detected the underlying complaint; she was just surprised that the role of Qing Yuan had gone through such twists before being finalized.

In this light, during the filming period, Pei Xinyuan must have just watched with open eyes as her original role was performed by someone else—that must have required great forbearance!

Not to mention that while enduring all this, she was still diligently performing her duties.

To be honest, few people could manage and persist under such circumstances.

Facing the cautious gazes of the two young women, Jiang Lingxi smiled and brushed away a petal from Pei Xinyuan’s shoulder, "It seems this role has returned to its rightful owner."

Pei Xinyuan’s shoulder, lightly brushed, moved slightly, and she quietly breathed a sigh of relief, showing a look of expectation, "Sister Xi, are you here for me?"

"Yes, we have a scene together later; I came to practice with you in advance."

Suppressing her excitement, Pei Xinyuan quickly nodded, "Alright."

If she remembered correctly, in the past few days, during the confrontation scenes between Emperor Yuan Zhao and Qing Yuan, Jiang Lingxi never came to Jiang Xiyu to practice in advance.

Seeing this, Han Jiaojiao sensed the situation and smartly walked away.

*

No unusual events happened on set the whole morning, and everyone in the crew breathed a collective sigh of relief.

It seemed that the incidents from the previous morning and afternoon were just accidents, and no more occurrences like vomiting blood or breaking bones were expected to happen in succession on set.

But this relief, for Wei Xiao, was a bit premature.

"Tell me again, what happened with Lin Xuefei?"

The head of the publicity team, who had come to report, looked at the mineral water bottle in Director Wei’s hand, now starting to deform with his grip, and silently handed over the tablet he had, "Director, maybe you’d like to see for yourself?"

He was afraid that if he repeated it again, the not-yet-half-empty bottle of water might end up being thrown at his forehead by Director Wei.

Wei Xiao took a deep breath before reaching out to take the tablet.

He ignored the person handing him the tablet, who had already taken three steps back, and lowered his head to look at the trending entertainment topic on the screen, rising in real-time.

Coinciding with the national college entrance examination period, this time of year was usually bustling, yet still managed to hold some limelight; to this, Wei Xiao only wanted to say: Lin Xuefei’s ’surprise’ was too big, and he really didn’t want it!

On another side.

Jiang Lingxi had just taken the phone Lu Zhengzheng handed her, "Sister Xixi, there’s a problem with Lin Xuefei."

"Lin Xuefei?" Jiang Lingxi couldn’t recall her at first, as this person had taken leave after attending the opening ceremony, citing another engagement.

Having not shown up these past few days, and with her focus on Jiang Xiyu’s progression, she’d naturally pushed the fellow off her radar.

"What happened to her?"

"Lin Xuefei attended a lifestyle variety show, which has both live and recorded segments. This morning’s episode had a part where participants had to send a video invitation to a pinned contact on their phone, inviting the friend to complete a challenge together remotely. To avoid any manipulation by the guests, the show director collected the phones in advance and only returned them when it was time to initiate the video call."

"And then something happened?"

"Yes," Lu Zhengzheng nodded with a complicated expression, "Lin Xuefei’s video invitation was to someone of the opposite sex, which isn’t that odd; other guests also invited people of the opposite sex. The key thing is when the video connected, the person on the other end greeted her with, ’What, calling me so early, did you miss me?’ in a very intimate tone, and Lin Xuefei immediately hung up the call. However, over ten million viewers in the live stream heard it, and despite her quick hang-up, many viewers quickly took screenshots, and the man’s face is now everywhere online."

Jiang Lingxi: "..." She just remembered the tidbit Wei Minmin had hinted to her not long ago, so this should be considered Lin Xuefei’s big dramatic moment.

Raising her head, she saw Wei Minmin approaching with a gossip-filled expression.

She’s certain that whatever this girl is about to share is related to Lin Xuefei.

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