AWB Chapter 5 She's not afraid of a fight to the death.
Chapter 5 She's not afraid of a fight to the death.
Every word was like a heavy hammer, striking Shen Yu's heart hard.
It turns out that during the six years he disappeared, she endured so much suffering and injustice. And the root of all this was his departure without saying goodbye.
Shen Yu took a deep breath, suppressed the surging emotions in his heart, and replied seriously.
"I understand, I will make it up to them."
Jiang Xinlan lives in an old neighborhood with a low rental rate.
Therefore, Shen Yu's rental process went exceptionally smoothly.
Shen Yu called the agency and made only one request.
I rented the vacant two-bedroom apartment across from Jiang Xinlan's house, paying the full amount annually, and was to sign the contract and get the keys that same day.
The real estate agent was puzzled as to why someone would suddenly offer to pay for the entire year's rent without even looking at the apartment, which had been listed for almost half a year without any interest.
But seeing the full rent payment that Shen Yu transferred in a second, all her doubts turned into excessive attentiveness.
In less than two hours, the agent arrived with the contract and the landlord, completed all the formalities on the spot, and handed the house key to Shen Yu.
The house is simply furnished, but fully equipped with furniture and appliances. The previous landlord maintained it very well, so you can practically move in right away.
Shen Yu was a cultivator, so he had nothing of value and nothing to pack. He simply tidied up the space, moved his fingertips slightly to set up a simple spirit-gathering array inside the room, and set up a divine sense guard at the door.
He wanted to ensure that he could sense any movement or disturbance at Jiang Xinlan's house across the street immediately.
By the time everything was in place, it was completely dark outside the window.
Only a few lights remained in the old residential building. The night flowed over the windowsills, and it was so quiet that you could hear the sound of motion-activated lights switching on and off in the stairwell.
Meanwhile, at Jiang Xinlan's house across the street.
She gently coaxed her two children to sleep, closed the bedroom door, and just as she leaned back on the sofa to breathe a sigh of relief, her phone started vibrating incessantly in her pocket.
It was her agent, Sister Wang, who called.
Jiang Xinlan took a deep breath and pressed the answer button.
The moment the phone was brought to my ear, Sister Wang launched into a tirade of angry curses.
"Jiang Xinlan! Are you out of your mind?! Do you know how much trouble you caused on set today?!"
"Lin Weiwei just quits her job like that, no matter how much the assistant director yells at her. The whole crew is laughing at our company!"
Lin Weiwei has now declared that she's going to make it impossible for you to continue working in Jiangcheng's film and television industry. Tell me, how are you going to resolve this?!
Jiang Xinlan's knuckles turned white as she gripped the phone. Her face remained expressionless, but her voice carried a stubborn refusal to back down as she coldly replied:
"My child is in trouble, I have to leave. I can forgo the pay for this scene, but don't pretend you didn't see how Lin Weiwei and the assistant director deliberately made things difficult for me."
"Making things difficult? What kind of making things difficult?!" Sister Wang's voice became even sharper.
"She's the female lead, so what's wrong with letting a stand-in film a few more takes? Jiang Xinlan, you need to know your place!"
You're just a nobody with no connections or background; you're lucky if you can even put food on the table. And you dare to challenge Lin Weiwei?
"To tell you the truth, not only is Lin Weiwei relentless in her pursuit, but General Manager Zhang of the company also knows about this and is furious!"
"Now you have two choices: either go to Lin Weiwei and the assistant director tomorrow to apologize and beg for their forgiveness, or you can expect to be kicked out and have to pay Xingyao ten million in breach of contract fees!"
Ten million.
These three words struck Jiang Xinlan's heart like a boulder.
As a complete novice, and desperate for money, she thought that Sister Wang, who offered her a helping hand, was a kind person, so she signed a ten-year contract.
Over the years, it wasn't that she didn't want to terminate her contract with the company, but the ten million yuan penalty for breach of contract was just too much.
She simply can't afford it.
They can only remain trapped in the Star Glory realm, subjected to all sorts of torment.
If it weren't for the job that Sister Wang arranged for her, although it was hard and tiring, thanks to the high income in the entertainment industry, she could basically cover her medical expenses and living expenses, even though she didn't earn much.
So I just endured it, comforting myself that things would be fine once the contract expired in five years.
Even so, she couldn't possibly apologize to Lin Weiwei and the assistant director.
In these six years, she has suffered enough hardship and humiliation, but she has never bowed her head, and she would never bend down to those who deliberately bully her for the sake of a filming opportunity.
An apology is impossible.
Even though her heart was in turmoil, Jiang Xinlan didn't show the slightest fear on her lips.
"Regarding the penalty for breach of contract, follow the contract. If that's all, I'm hanging up."
Before Sister Wang could continue her tirade, she hung up the phone, threw it on the coffee table, curled up on the sofa, and buried her head in her knees.
It's not that she's not afraid; she's afraid of being sidelined, afraid of losing her only job that can earn her a lot of money, afraid that her father's medical expenses in the hospital will be cut off, and afraid that her two children will suffer because of her.
But she was even more afraid that if she lost even the last bit of her backbone, then all the suffering she had endured over the past six years would have been for nothing.
And if she backs down this time, there will be a next time, and the time after that.
They will only pressure her again and again, lowering her bottom line, until she is powerless to resist.
So she was gambling, and both Sister Gambling and Vice President Zhang knew that she wasn't afraid of a lose-lose situation.
Rather than forcing her to her death and not getting a single penny, it's better to maintain the status quo, at least they can continue to squeeze money out of her.
This scene was clearly perceived by Shen Yu.
Shen Yu suddenly opened his eyes, a chilling aura surging within them.
Starry Entertainment.
Sister Wang.
Mr. Zhang.
Lin Weiwei.
He remembered these people.
Shen Yu twitched his fingertips slightly, and a wisp of gentle spiritual energy seeped through the crack in the door, silently enveloping Jiang Xinlan on the sofa, calming her disordered breathing and soothing her tense nerves.
As Jiang Xinlan sat on the sofa, she felt a strange warmth envelop her, and her fatigue and anxiety from the past few days miraculously subsided.
She went back to the bedroom to tuck the blankets around the two children, and then lay down on the bed herself, but her mind was still a mess.
One moment it was Shen Yu's sudden appearance, the next it was the manager's angry scolding, then it was the hospital's bill reminder. She tossed and turned until dawn before finally falling into a light sleep, relying on that warmth.
After watching her fall asleep, Shen Yu began to meditate and cultivate.
This world is unlike the world of cultivation; it only has faint spiritual energy.
Fortunately, his foundation from a century of cultivation was there, so even though he only had the cultivation level of the third level of Qi Refining, staying up all night had no effect on him. On the contrary, the spiritual energy around him became even purer and more refined.