She goes crazy, he'll cover for her; the darling of the group is someone no one dares to mess w

Fang Li remained composed, putting down her cup and saying calmly, "Besides, a work philosophy is just a model that can be imitated and replicated. If it's to please President Xin, I can easily portray myself as a partner that President Xin prefers. If that's the case, would President Xin be willing?"

Xin Qilai looked at her without saying a word.

Fang Li smiled and said, "I believe that a seasoned filmmaker like President Xin would not rely solely on a few ideas to run his work. The spiritual core that a good work can convey is far more important than anything else. President Xin, why don't you take a look at our studio's script first, and then we can talk about it?"

Zhou Yufan remained silent, then took out the first draft from his briefcase and placed it next to Xin Qilai.

Xin Qilai glanced down at it, a slightly cool smile appearing in her eyes.

"No wonder Xiao Chen was so easily charmed by you in college that she didn't even go home. She really is a quick-witted girl."

Zhou Yufan frowned.

Fang Li also frowned slightly.

Xiao Chen.......

Soon, Xin Qilai cleared up her doubts. She drank her water without looking up and said, "How long are you planning to hide? If you don't come out soon, I'm leaving."

Fang Li and Zhou Yufan exchanged a glance, then both looked toward the only door in the private room.

Sure enough, not long after, the frosted glass door opened from the inside, and a tall, slender figure slowly walked out.

Upon seeing that familiar face, not only Fang Li, but Zhou Yufan also frowned instantly.

Fang Li's expression changed drastically, and she immediately lowered her eyelashes, refusing to look.

"Mr. Xin, who is this?" Zhou Yufan asked knowingly, forcing a smile.

Xin Qilai waved to the man, and when he came over and sat down on her other side, she introduced him with a smile: "I don't believe you don't know him. Even if you don't, why don't you ask Miss Xu next to you? Maybe she knows him very well."

Zhou Yufan's already sparse smile gradually disappeared.

"Mr. Xin, did you ask me out because of the notebook, or because of him?"

"Is there a difference?"

Even Zhou Yufan, a man with a good temper, couldn't manage a smile.

Xin Qilai patted the man beside her affectionately on the shoulder and said, "If Xiao Chen hadn't mentioned it, to be honest, I wouldn't have known that a studio called Liyun had appeared in Beijing."

Zhou Yufan: "......"

"Although the manuscript you sent me last time looked good, you've been in this industry for a while now. Good doesn't mean excellent. When it comes to turning those words into products that can generate revenue, I'm sure you know that you're still far from it."

Xin Qilai paused, then said, "The reason I agreed to meet you this time is not actually because of the notebook. It's because Xiao Chen begged me several times, and I couldn't bear to refuse him again. I just wanted to see what kind of woman he couldn't let go of all these years was like."

After speaking, Xin Qilai's gaze fell on Fang Li, who remained silent.

She smiled faintly, "You are indeed good, but not good enough for Xiao Chen. It's good that you knew your place and left him early, otherwise..."

"Aunt Lai!" Song Yuchen, who had been silent all along, finally couldn't help but exclaim.

She looked at her with a nervous and anxious expression, then couldn't help but glance at Fang Li opposite her, lowering her voice: "Why are you saying all this? You clearly promised me!"

Xin Qilai glanced at him dismissively: "What did I promise you? You asked me to give Li Yun a chance, and I personally arranged to meet them. What more do you want?"

"But... but could you please stop saying such irrelevant things!"

"Unrelated?"

Xin Qilai looked sharply at Fang Li, "How is it unrelated? Do you still want to be like before, a clueless young man who doesn't care about others, only to be ignored and kicked to the curb in the end?!"

Song Yuchen asked anxiously, "When did I ever say that...?"

"Have you said enough?"

The cool voice was faint, yet it easily interrupted their conversation.

At a round table, all three people looked at Fang Li, who had been silent for a long time.

Fang Li slowly rose from her chair, her gaze falling coldly on the two people opposite her: "If you two are going to discuss such private matters here, then I think it's not appropriate for us outsiders to stay any longer."

“Fang Li…” Song Yuchen stood up and looked at her eagerly.

Fang Li quickly looked away, glanced at Xin Qilai, and finally looked at Zhou Yufan beside her, saying, "Senior, President Xin has some personal matters to attend to. Let's go."

Zhou Yufan: "Okay."

Zhou Yufan quickly packed his things, put the manuscript that was next to Xin Qilai back into his briefcase, and then stood up: "Ms. Xin, since that's the case, you two can talk first, we'll be leaving now."

Ignoring Xin Qilai and Song Yuchen's reactions, the two turned and walked towards the door.

"and many more!"

She had only taken two steps when Xin Qilai spoke.

There was a hint of displeasure in her tone, "Miss Xu, why are you in such a hurry to leave? Are you feeling guilty and afraid to face the consequences?"

Fang Li pursed her lips, stood silently, and didn't turn her head.

Hearing Song Yuchen's soft plea to Xin Qilai, "Auntie Lai, things aren't what you think. Please, stop talking!"

Xin Qilai clearly wouldn't listen to reason, her tone slightly angry: "Why can't I say that since your mother passed away, you and your father haven't had any contact? Over the years, you've called me Aunt Lai, and I've treated you like my own son. I can't just stand by and watch you foolishly be deceived!"

After saying that, she said to Fang Li, "I don't know what exactly happened between you and Xiao Chen, but I know that Xiao Chen is very sincere towards you. At that time, you were both in college. I finally managed to ease the tension between him and his father so that you could spend the New Year together. But because of your phone call, he found out that you were alone at school. So on New Year's Eve, he left his father and took an overnight train to find you!"

“Miss Xu, just based on this, I know how much Xiao Chen values ​​you. And you actually betrayed him, getting entangled with other men, and causing a huge uproar online because of your private conduct. Based on your behavior, I, Xin Qilai, would never cooperate with you!”

Xin Qilai rattled off a long string of words in one breath, her chest heaving as she finished.

Several seconds passed inside the private room before Song Yuchen couldn't help but break the ice.

"Fang Li... I'm sorry, I really didn't expect Aunt Lai to..."

"What can you do?"

Fang Li, who had been accusing Xin Qilai, finally turned around and looked at the two of them with a cold and sarcastic gaze: "Trying to distort the truth and make trouble, is that it?"

"Song Yuchen, are you sick? Why don't you just quit being a proper actor? Why do you have to keep popping up here every now and then to disgust me?!"