The wealthy military officer spoils his wife excessively

The porcelain was genuine, but the wire work had been tampered with.

"Who made the props?" Amid the chaos, someone asked calmly.

The atmosphere suddenly became tense. Su Wen was in so much pain that she couldn't speak, she could only tightly grip the arm of the person in front of her.

"The bleeding won't stop, it keeps flowing, call an ambulance immediately."

Before the ambulance arrived, Lu Zheng came first. Watching him pick her up with a livid face and stride quickly out of the film set in full view of everyone, she thought she was hallucinating from the pain.

Wasn't he injured in a car accident and still hospitalized?

"How come you... got discharged from the hospital?" She was jostled in his arms, blood dripping down her face the whole way. Until he shoved her into the car.

After the car accident, he learned his lesson and brought his own driver. He climbed into the back seat, still holding her tightly, and with a dark expression, ordered the driver, "Drive, fast!"

Perhaps it was because she was nestled in the arms of someone who could be affectionate, but Su Wen finally loosened her tightly clenched lips and hummed softly the whole way. When they arrived at the hospital, her face was completely drained of color, and even her voice was barely a whisper. She could feel Lu Zheng's arms tightening around her, and despite his own trembling voice, he kept reassuring her, "Don't be afraid, it's okay, the pain will go away soon..."

"Mmm..." She nodded and nestled back into his arms.

In the emergency room, Lu Zheng anxiously communicated with the doctor: "Has she damaged an artery? Why can't the bleeding be stopped?"

Suwen felt herself being placed on a cold bed and turned over. After the doctor examined her, he said, "It seems that her blood clotting function has some problems. We need to do more tests to determine the specifics."

Lu Zheng stared blankly, then repeated, "There's a problem with blood clotting?" Why had she never mentioned it to him before?

The cleaning process required removing all of her costume, so Lu Zheng led her to the corridor to avoid suspicion. He had rushed over from the hospital after receiving the call, still wearing his linen pajamas, the soft white fabric stained with large, shocking patches of red, making even himself look a little dazed.

There's something wrong with her blood clotting... How many things is she hiding from me?

The doctor used tweezers to pick out the broken pieces of porcelain one by one, and then stitched them up. The wounds on her back were small and numerous, and the whole process was like being slowly sliced ​​to death, long and agonizing.

Suwen was in a daze, felt dizzy for a while, and then was awakened by pain.

After the wounds on her back were all treated, Lu Zheng seemed to just remember: "Will her wounds leave scars in the future?"

"It's hard to say, it depends on the individual's constitution. If someone is prone to keloid scarring, even a mosquito bite or scratch will leave a scar."

“No,” Lu Zheng said firmly. “She’s an actress, she absolutely cannot have scars on her body.”

His tone was that of a complete tyrant. Su Wen, who was lying face down on the bed, shivered involuntarily. In ancient times, this would be like a tyrant saying to the imperial physician, "If you can't cure me, I'll behead you!"

The doctor in charge of stitching up Suwen was a professional cosmetic surgeon. She was middle-aged, and her eyes behind her glasses were sharp. She glanced back and forth between Suwen and Lu Zheng on the bed and said calmly, "It's okay. After the stitches are removed, I'll prescribe some ointment for her. If she uses it consistently for a while, there won't be any scars. However, she can't have sex during this time, and she can't lie on her stomach either. If she gets carried away, the wound will easily reopen."

A hint of embarrassment flashed across Lu Zheng's usually cold and composed face. Fortunately, Su Wen was facing down, so no one could see her expression; otherwise, it would have been even more tragic.

Lu Zheng made an excuse to go downstairs to pay the bill and left the ward. The female doctor, probably seeing that they were both women, became very gossipy and comforted her while examining her: "I know it's not easy for you female celebrities. I once treated Wei Ranran for burns. Her back was covered in cigarette burns, like a beach battered by rain, and she still managed to get here all by herself. Compared to her, yours is nothing. Others are worried and bring you to the hospital. Cherish what you have. There's a lot of gossip in the industry. The guy who's keeping you isn't bad, at least he's young and handsome."

Perhaps the pain was too much, for Suwen was convulsing and couldn't say anything. Before leaving, the female doctor didn't forget to advise her: "But don't believe in love, and don't even think about marrying this kind of man. While he's still concerned about you, try to get as many benefits as possible to pave the way for yourself."

At first, the doctor thought she was being abused by her sugar daddy, which Suwen found amusing. But gradually, she stopped laughing. Love? She had long since stopped believing in it, and she had never even dreamed of marrying him.

But what is the relationship between her and Lu Zheng now? It seems like the perfect match between a sugar daddy and a kept woman.

After a while, Lu Zheng returned from paying the bill, and she was still lying there in a daze.

Lu Zheng thought she was in pain, so he went over and patted her head: "Be good, bear with it, it will pass soon."

She shook her head, brushed his hand away, and looked up at him, asking, "How's it going on set? Will today's events make the headlines?"

With such a major incident, filming will definitely have to be halted. Filming accidents can range from minor to serious; just earlier this year, a female member of a popular Taiwanese girl group was severely burned and disfigured while filming in mainland China. Now, even the slightest disturbance can trigger widespread panic. Especially if there's a problem with props, it could easily lead to fabricated scandals about discord and backstabbing within the crew. She doesn't want her first film to be stillborn like this.

Lu Zheng pulled up a chair, sat down opposite her, and looked at her, saying, "Compared to this, I'd rather find out as soon as possible who tampered with the props."

A fleeting glint of cold light in his deep black eyes sent a chill down her spine.

"Let it go," she said softly. "Look, I'm not in any serious condition now, and the doctor said I just need to rest for a few weeks. Let's not dwell on it."

She didn't want to believe that someone hated her so much that they would go so far as to tamper with the props to kill her. If this was just a carelessness on the part of the props team, given Lu Zheng's personality, he would definitely investigate further and not let these people off easily.

Lu Zheng seemed to chuckle coldly, his voice turning icy: "I'm afraid I'm not that magnanimous."

That's what he said, but in the end, Lu Zheng still contacted the newspaper and used his money to buy out all the photos. He knew that Su Wen was afraid of the rumors about him embracing her appearing tomorrow, and he couldn't risk letting Su Wen appear under his grandfather's nose again.

During her time recuperating in the hospital, colleagues from the film crew and company visited her. Since it was a filming accident, the director even personally apologized on behalf of the crew, presenting her with a large bouquet of flowers and a fruit basket. The nurses who cared for her all knew she was a celebrity and were used to the daily influx of visitors, but when Zhou Xiaochuan came, many nurses with starry eyes still gathered at the entrance to the corridor.

Zhou Xiaochuan is a popular young actor who debuted in period idol dramas. Four years ago, his debut drama was the predecessor series to this film. Zhou Xiaochuan himself is also a graduate of film school, two years ahead of her, so he is her senior. They usually have a lot to talk about on set.

So when Zhou Xiaochuan came in, he didn't stand on ceremony with her. He sat down, peeled an orange, and put it in his mouth. "Girl, you're so relaxed now. To catch up on the schedule, the director made us finish the scenes without you first. We're shooting all the time. In the morning we're at Yong'an Pawnshop, and at night we're flying in the sky. Everyone in the crew is complaining."

Zhou Xiaochuan plays several roles in this drama, and now, in order to keep up with the schedule, he has to film in a different way, which must be very stressful.

Suwen was quite embarrassed: "It's all my fault, I've delayed everyone's progress."

Zhou Xiaochuan was quite calm: "Then you need to get better quickly." He happened to see that on her bedside table was the Shinningstar soundtrack, which had just been released a few days ago. Xue Shaofeng had his assistant send her a copy. Although there were only two songs on it, one of which was a duet, it could be considered her first album.

Zhou Xiaochuan picked up the box and looked at it, praising, "Girl, I've heard your song before, you sang it well."

She smiled modestly: "I'm not a professionally trained singer. I was lucky, and the judges were kind to me, so I got second place."

"Would you like to sing a duet with me?" He was turning to the page in the lyric book where she sang a duet with Xue Shaofeng.

"what?"

"The end credits song for this movie has been decided, and I'll be singing it. It's a good song, but I'm afraid I won't be able to bring out its essence if I sing it alone. Why don't you sing it with me?"

This person is at least self-aware. Zhou Xiaochuan has sung a few songs sporadically since his debut, mostly for TV drama opening and ending themes or insert songs, and his singing style and musical style are already fixed. Nowadays, it's not uncommon for actors to transition into singing, and this person's singing is just a hobby; she has never thought about releasing an album, so she doesn't care about her singing skills. It's rare for directors to support her, always giving her a role in the ending theme. But to be honest, her relationship with Zhou Xiaochuan isn't close enough for her to need his help.

Zhou Xiaochuan said, having already copied the lyrics and music for her: "Think about it, this song is really good."

The song is good, and with the added boost from the TV series, it's sure to be a hit in China for a while.

Should one accept or reject unsolicited kindness?

While she was troubled, Ye Zi came to visit her. However, he couldn't have just come to visit her; while she was lying down and had nothing to do, he told her about the company's plans for the second half of the year.

She was injured during filming, and while the photos of her and Lu Zheng weren't published, the accident itself was exposed. Even now, reporters often loiter outside the hospital, trying to get a story out of it.

Ye Zi's plan was this: "Since you can't return to the film crew immediately after being discharged from the hospital, why not strike while the iron is hot and hold the signing ceremony first? Don't worry, you are the company's most promoted newcomer in the second half of the year, so the signing ceremony will definitely be a grand affair for you."

That tone is just like someone giving away their daughter in ancient times.

Suwen suppressed a laugh and asked her, "Besides this drama, do you have any other plans for the second half of the year?"

Ye Zi thought for a moment and said, "I do have a few scripts, but they're all the same type of idol drama. If you're really ambitious and want to become a big star, you should avoid these kinds of films; they'll lower your status. Look at Fan Bingbing and Li Bingbing; after they became famous, which of them still takes on TV dramas?"