A Pair of Evil Women's Love - Chapter 54
Chapter 54:[VIP]
“Who are you? Stop messing around!”
Fu Yilan lowered her head and chuckled. Then she arrogantly lifted her chin and handed the inhibitor to that hand again.
Fu Haitang was mentally prepared. The moment she felt the contact, she immediately grabbed it, but the person just lightly touched her and ran away faster than anyone.
Fu Yilan repeated the action, but this time, she replaced the inhibitor with her own hand. When Fu Haitang closed her palm, what she held were a few slender fingers.
Fu Yilan held back a laugh, lightly scratching the soft palm with her fingernail.
Fu Haitang: “…”
Fu Haitang took a deep breath and pushed the office door open.
At the same time, a light object landed on the floor, and a series of footsteps ran away. The corridor behind the door was empty. Fu Haitang picked up the thing on the floor and clenched it in her hand.
“Master Xie,” Fu Haitang closed the door, picked up the desk phone, and called the duty room. “Please transfer the 23rd floor office surveillance to me.”
“Okay, Director Fu. Please wait a few minutes. I’ll send it to you.”
Fu Haitang examined the inhibitor’s packaging, turning it over and over. It looked more and more familiar. And the scent of the inhibitor was Cymbidium.
Her phone rang. A two-minute surveillance video was sent. Fu Haitang clicked it open. The moment she saw the person in the frame, she couldn’t help but curve the corners of her mouth, tilting her head and smiling.
The surveillance footage was very clear. Fu Yilan’s messy back as she fled was clearly recorded.
Fu Haitang picked up the inhibitor, and with the smile that was gradually deepening in her eyes, she gently brought it closer. She closed her eyes and sniffed carefully.
A wisp of Cymbidium.
The scent was very light, extremely faint…
Fu Haitang took a deep breath, inhaling the air deep into her lungs. It was gone, like a spark falling into the deep sea, disappearing in the blink of an eye.
Once an Omega goes into heat, the desire for relief becomes stronger. If Fu Yilan were here, then…
Fu Haitang tore open the inhibitor. Facing the large mirror in the bathroom, she moved her curly hair aside. The Omega’s neck was long and fair, with a complexion like frost, making it easy to see the faint blue veins under the thin skin.
The needle was inserted into the gland. Fu Haitang pushed the syringe. The inhibitor was injected into the gland. Her back neck felt cool, and the heat in her heart would subside within ten minutes.
The used inhibitor was swept into the trash can. Fu Haitang closed her eyes, feeling the colors and memories in her mind disappear little by little, gradually turning into work tasks and data.
Fu Haitang: “Hoo…”
But this time, she failed. The data and work couldn’t drown out the person’s image in her mind.
Fu Haitang opened her eyes, stared at the ceiling for a while, and quietly chewed on three words: “Fu Yilan.”
“Ah-choo!” Fu Yilan rubbed her nose.
Chen Na: “What’s wrong? Did you catch a cold?”
Fu Yilan shook her head. “No, I’m just a little tired.”
“Rest for a bit,” Chen Na sat down on the floor and patted the empty space next to her, gesturing for Fu Yilan to sit down. “Let me show you this.”
Fu Yilan slightly tilted her head.
Chen Na pointed at her phone and said, “Look, Gu Jingjing’s headline. The episode that just aired has won her many fans.”
Fu Yilan frowned and leaned in. “What did they show?”
Chen Na looked at the others and started watching the edited video with Fu Yilan.
The footage began with Gu Jingjing’s first entry into the TV station, with the main plot being the spoiled rich girl’s personality gradually being smoothed out by the rules of the show.
Gu Jingjing threw her schedule book aside. “I have to do so much in one day? This will kill a person!”
Unexpectedly, she had perfect attendance every day and didn’t miss a single recording.
“This bed is so hard, how can anyone sleep on it!” Gu Jingjing threw a tantrum when she first entered the 22nd-floor dormitory. “I can’t sleep on such a hard bed!”
Someone comforted her, “Jingjing, this bed looks pretty good to me.”
Gu Jingjing turned around. “My body will hurt if I sleep on it!”
The comments were full of mockery, calling Gu Jingjing a drama queen and a diva.
As it turned out, on the first day, the young lady went to the infirmary to get a massage for her stiff neck, proving that what she said was not false. Afterward, she got a massage every day, for half an hour each time, from once a day to once every three days.
Half a month later, Lin Meixue, as her roommate, recorded a video of Gu Jingjing snoring at night. During a training break the next day, she held a microphone and played it for the camera.
The sound was like a tractor at a construction site.
It was played several times in the training room.
Gu Jingjing: “…”
Gu Jingjing’s eyes were wide as she crawled up from the floor. “Lin Meixue, I’m going to kill you, ahhhhh!”
Another day, the trainees were filming on location. Gu Jingjing led the way and went on a shopping spree. The production team’s budget was insufficient, so Gu Jingjing generously paid a large sum of money herself.
Two members of the original A-class were unfortunately eliminated in the third round of performances. It was Gu Jingjing who held a farewell ceremony for them on a rest day, arranging for the dinner to be at a five-star restaurant.
With these few incidents, Gu Jingjing had been largely whitewashed. Now, the internet was immediately divided into three camps: one defending Gu Jingjing, another sympathizing with Fu Yilan being suppressed by a powerful and wealthy person, and the rest were neutral spectators.
The edited content was very short. Fu Yilan and Chen Na finished watching it in ten minutes. They looked at each other and both found something was off.
“Since when did the TV station get so thoughtful about the trainees?” Chen Na asked.
Fu Yilan: “Never.”
Chen Na: “Did you ask them to edit this?”
Fu Yilan: “No.”
“Then all this content…”
Fu Yilan: “Most of it was probably reshoots.”
Chen Na: “Holy crap. To make Director Fu go to such lengths, besides…”
Fu Yilan: “…Don’t talk nonsense.”
“What’s wrong with talking?” Chen Na chuckled. “If you and Director Fu weren’t both Omegas, I would have been shipping you two already.”
Fu Yilan said seriously, “Can Gu Jingjing be compared to me?”
Chen Na: “Huh?”
“The only person who can be favored by Fu Haitang is me. There can only be me,” Fu Yilan stared at the floor, her eyes vacant.
Chen Na: “…”
So when she said “don’t talk nonsense,” she meant not to compare her to Gu Jingjing? Chen Na was surprised. Why did she taste a strong flavor of jealousy in those two sentences?
No way?
Chen Na’s eyelid twitched. She checked her and Fu Yilan’s microphones to make sure they were off. Then she whispered, “Do you like Director Fu?”
Fu Yilan suddenly looked at Chen Na. “I said not to talk nonsense.”
Chen Na: “…”
Don’t talk nonsense about this, and don’t talk nonsense about that? Which nonsense was true and which was false!
The last rehearsal before the weekend live broadcast ended at 2 a.m.
Sini sent the trainees back to their dorms one by one, ordering them to get a good rest. They were to gather the next morning to go to the outdoor location for a live rehearsal.
In the afternoon, they would do makeup, hair, and post-interviews. If there was still time, they would have about two hours of free time. The live broadcast would still start at 8 p.m.
The fourth public performance was a live outdoor broadcast.
The number of live attendees had expanded from 600 indoors to 1,000 at the outdoor stage. This was a significant challenge. Early in the morning, Fu Haitang’s car tires were punctured again. She took a taxi to the beach location.
Fu Haitang was wearing a shirt and pants. She had only slept for two hours. Before dawn, she was already counting the tools that had been brought in yesterday. “It’s four o’clock. It’s time for the crew to start working.”
The monitors, steel frames, instruments, and cameras, except for the steel frames that were delivered last night, all other valuable items would be delivered at dawn.
“Director Fu,” a staff member ran over. “Why are you here? Here, take this.”
The person handed her a hard hat. Fu Haitang thanked him and put it on. She started to urge them on. “Everyone, work quickly. Try to finish by nine o’clock. At ten, we’ll do the rehearsal on time. Be careful.”
A gust of wind blew. Fu Haitang looked up. More than a dozen drones were circling and then flying higher. They were recording the setup process. After the live broadcast, this content would be edited overnight and aired as the official episode on Monday.
The outdoor event was a risky move. Besides setting up a stage, safety and security were also key. Fu Haitang was watching the time. She had planned to wait until eight o’clock, but she was too anxious. She woke up the government employees before six o’clock.
“Director Zhou, good morning. I wish you a bright career like the rising sun!”
“It’s you again…” The person complained.
Fu Haitang smiled fawningly. “I apologize for disturbing your rest, Director Zhou, but I can’t feel at ease if you don’t agree to my request.”
Director Zhou: “Sigh. You should have filed a report for a large-scale event. We’ve already dispatched people for you. If it’s not enough, don’t you have a specialized security company? Why are you still…”
“Haitang!” Sini arrived, shouting from a distance.
Fu Haitang gestured, hurried to a sheltered spot, covered the microphone, and talked for half an hour. The other person finally relented and agreed to send another police car.
Sini: “What’s wrong? You look worried?”
Fu Haitang: “My eye has been twitching since I woke up. By the way, do you have the number for the hospital? Should we borrow a few more doctors?”
“Eye twitching? That happens when you’re tired!” Sini comforted Fu Haitang. “Don’t worry. I’ve been at the TV station longer than you. I’ve been on large outdoor shoots. Nothing will go wrong.”
Sini reminded her, “But you should watch out for your haters. With you and Teacher Lu… you should be more worried about yourself.”
Fu Haitang: “…I don’t think so.”
“How many times have your tires been punctured?” Sini asked.
Fu Haitang held up two fingers.
Sini: “You! Why didn’t you call the police?”
Fu Haitang: “They’re just kids…”
Sini was helpless. It was too late to call the police now. She just told Fu Haitang to be careful and went to do other things.
At eight o’clock, the sky was bright. A crowd of onlookers had already gathered near the construction site. Valuable items like cameras and instruments were transported to the site.
Fu Haitang wore a mask and dispersed the bystanders. At nine o’clock, the trainees’ cars arrived.
At a little past ten, all the equipment was ready. The trainees, without makeup, started to practice their positions on the stage to adapt to the new environment. Because it was outdoors, the songs and dances had to be kept a secret, so only silent rehearsals were allowed.
This was a new challenge for the trainees. The trainees finished at eleven. The host and music director began to coordinate and adjust the sound system.
At two o’clock, the backup dancers took the stage and rehearsed the songs with the music teacher.
The trainees were doing their makeup in a makeshift backstage area.
“The lunch boxes are here!” Fu Haitang smiled as she pushed open the door. “Everyone, come and eat first!”
“Director Fu, why are you bringing the food?” someone teased.
The backstage area burst into laughter.
Fu Haitang: “Everyone is so busy. I’m the only one with free time. Come, come, come. Today, I’m the lunch lady. Everyone, line up to get your food!”
A long line formed backstage. Staff members and trainees were mixed in. The ones who were free were already eating. The busy ones were still glued to their seats getting their makeup and hair done.
“Here, Miss Fu, your lunch.” A fragrant lunch box was moved into view.
Fu Yilan opened her eyes, and her peripheral vision caught Fu Haitang. She said thank you and reached out to take it. The latter suddenly pulled her hand away and started a conversation with the makeup artist. “You should rest and eat first, or the food will spoil in this heat.”
Makeup artist: “Hey, I’m almost done with her.”
Fu Yilan: “…”
Her stomach rumbled. Fu Yilan smelled the braised pork and couldn’t help but feel tempted.
Fu Haitang: “Is there anything else you need? I’ll get it for you.” She said, putting down the lunch box and picking up a hair clip to hand to the makeup artist.
Makeup artist: “Director Fu, don’t get in the way here!”
“…” Fu Haitang pretended to be flustered, put down the hair clip, and picked up the lunch box again.
Fu Yilan: “…”
Fu Haitang was truly vindictive.