Chapter 72: Chapter 72

Fu Yinli slightly closed his eyes and stepped towards her.

As soon as he touched her, her gaze fixed on him. Her amber eyes shimmered with a bright light, giving him a slight sensation of disorientation, creating the illusion that she could see.

Su Lingzhi looked at the indistinct outline of his face, withdrew her hand from his palm, stood up, and walked towards the bedroom.

Fu Yinli pulled her into his arms, holding her waist, and said, "I haven’t finished speaking, why are you leaving?"

"What do you want to say?"

"I’ll be gentler in the future and try not to disturb you," Fu Yinli said in a negotiating tone, "Is that alright?"

Seeing her unmoved, he frowned slightly and softly asked, "Are you still upset with me about last night?"

"Last night is part of the reason," Su Lingzhi turned to look at him, gazing into his deep-set eyes, "I want to have some space for myself."

Even though her words were calm, to Fu Yinli, he would rather face her throwing a tantrum than hear her speak with such calmness, as if she had thought it through thoroughly, leaving no room for negotiation.

He lowered his gaze, contemplated for a while, and finally rejected her words, "Let’s discuss this when your eyes recover. For now, I’ll try to come back earlier, and if I come back late, I won’t enter your room."

Su Lingzhi frowned, no matter how hard she tried, she couldn’t see him clearly.

In a few seconds of speechless silence, her tender lips parted slightly, but the words were swallowed back into her stomach.

Whether it was his baffling actions last night or his current dominance, it all proved his strong desire to control her.

No matter how dissatisfied she was with him now, she couldn’t do anything about it; she couldn’t see. No matter how she argued, it was all in vain. Everything could only wait until her eyes healed. Once her vision was restored, she could regain her freedom.

"I’ll listen to you," Su Lingzhi conceded, her delicate face showing no expression.

Fu Yinli eyed her, always feeling that an invisible force had created a rift between them, one that he couldn’t mend on his own.

He gently took her hands and kissed them softly, "Zhizhi, no matter what you’re planning in your mind, I won’t allow it."

Su Lingzhi rose indifferently from him, "It’s late, time to sleep."

When she woke up, Fu Yinli’s figure was no longer at Jing Garden.

Su Lingzhi sat at the dining table alone, calmly observing the hazy surroundings.

She picked up the milk on the table and took a sip.

At this moment, Housekeeper Zhao came to report, "Miss, there’s been progress on the matter you asked me to investigate. We’ve checked the hotel venue’s surveillance, and Tong Yan is acquainted with the three people who bullied Miss Zhuang."

"Tong Yan?" Su Lingzhi asked, somewhat incredulous.

"Yes." Saying this, Housekeeper Zhao showed her the video.

But he quickly withdrew it again.

He almost forgot she couldn’t see.

He turned up the volume a bit, and Tong Yan’s processed voice came through.

"Why did you just arrive now?"

The scene was at the hotel entrance, Tong Yan took the three hooligans to a dim corner, and the sound started to become indistinct, making it impossible to discern what they were saying.

But this was enough to prove that Tong Yan was connected to the three of them, and the time and location matched. Undoubtedly, Tong Yan was the mastermind.

Su Lingzhi’s gaze drifted, as if confirming some answer.

Then, her brows knitted tightly, she murmured to herself, "Why would she do this?"

Xiaoxi never provoked her, so why would she find someone to do such a thing?

No wonder Xiaoxi always kept mum about her allergy; now, it seemed everything had a reasonable explanation.

Su Lingzhi snapped back to reality, found her phone, activated Siri, and dialed a number.

A scene involving catching someone in a hotel act was NG’d multiple times.

"Yanyan, what’s going on?" The director put down his headset and walked up to Tong Yan, personally instructing her on how to act, "You’re supposed to have been cheated on, you need to be tougher and more ruthless towards the mistress, and your expressions need to be more on point."

Tong Yan said innocently, "Maybe the angle affected my performance."

The director frowned, pondered for a moment, and politely asked the supporting actress, "Can we try it for real once?" ɴᴇᴡ ɴᴏᴠᴇʟ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs ᴀʀᴇ ᴘᴜʙʟɪsʜᴇᴅ ᴏɴ ɴovelfire.net

The supporting actress bit her lip and eventually nodded, steeling herself.

The director returned to his seat and signaled to start.

In the shot, Tong Yan grabbed the supporting actress’s hand, disregarded the male supporting actor’s obstruction, and slapped the supporting actress hard.

Before they could speak their lines, the director frowned and shouted, "Cut!"

Everyone looked at the director in confusion.

The director said, "Yanyan, your expression just now wasn’t right. You’re the lead role; you shouldn’t look like a villain gloating."

"Okay, director, I’ll pay attention."

However, the subsequent attempts were the same; if it wasn’t the emotions being off, it was the expression. The supporting actress’s face was swollen from the slaps, and the scene was essentially unfilmmable.

In exasperation, the director had to call a break, "Take a rest and prepare for the next scene."

Amidst the sympathetic looks of everyone, the supporting actress couldn’t bear the grievance any longer, covered her face, and stormed out.

In the hallway, not paying attention, she bumped into someone.

Before Housekeeper Zhao could react, Su Lingzhi was already steadily supported by someone else.

Upon hearing the familiar voice, Su Lingzhi pushed him away and looked at the silhouette behind her, "Brother Chenglin, why are you here?"

Jiang Chenglin, hands in pockets, frowned at her, "Shouldn’t I be asking you that? There are so many people on set, why did you come here?"

"I’m here to find Tong Yan."

"What do you want with her?"

Su Lingzhi didn’t answer.

Jiang Chenglin’s eyes darkened slightly and he said to her, "I’ll take you to find her."

Su Lingzhi asked, "Do you know where she is?"

Jiang Chenglin extended a hand to support her.

Without seeing her respond, he sighed and took her hand, leading her forward.

After entering a quiet room, Su Lingzhi didn’t detect anyone else. Before she could ask, Jiang Chenglin had already released her and spoke first, "Wait here for a moment, I’ll go get her."

Su Lingzhi replied, "Sorry to trouble you."

Jiang Chenglin glanced at everyone in the room and then turned away.

Upon entering the set, the director saw him and quickly paused his work, eagerly approaching, "President Jiang, why are you here?"

Jiang Chenglin scanned the room and asked, "Where is Tong Yan?"

"She’s taking a break. Did President Jiang specifically come to find her?" Given that he was the investor in the project, the director didn’t dare offend him.

Jiang Chenglin didn’t engage in any pleasantries, directly asking, "Which room is she in?"

Shortly after, someone brought Tong Yan over.