Gu Ningyi’s mind involuntarily flashed a scene: a man was holding a woman’s fair and delicate shoulder, drawing her petite body into his embrace, and the woman showed no sign of refusal as they leaned on each other and walked away.
Gu Ningyi’s dark eyes narrowed deeply, and his fingers clasping the crystal glass suddenly tightened.
Three people were sitting in the booth, two men and a woman, the woman naturally being Dong Xin Yan, sitting between the two men. Gu Ningyi glanced slightly, the man on the left was a famous director. The show Dong Xin Yan was currently filming was directed by him. The man on the right... seemed to be Tang Yan, the second generation of the Tang family.
He was the man who had just embraced Dong Xin Yan, now sitting even closer to her on her right side, his body half turned towards her, with one hand placed behind her chair, in a position that half embraced Dong Xin Yan.
Dong Xin Yan showed no signs of discomfort, instead she wore a gentle smile, and as the man toasted her glass after glass, she did not refuse, boldly downing the drinks.
Although the lighting was dim, he could still clearly see the beautiful smile blossoming on Dong Xin Yan’s pretty face, making the man almost cling to her entirely.
At this moment, the director stood up, presumably saying goodbye, and waved to them before leaving with somewhat unsteady steps, leaving only Tang Yan and Dong Xin Yan in the booth.
As soon as the director left, Tang Yan seemed to have no scruples, his hand that was originally placed on the back of the chair slowly began to move towards Dong Xin Yan’s slender waist.
A streak of coldness swiftly flashed in Gu Ningyi’s eyes, and he set down the wine glass heavily, producing a crisp sound, as a frightening chill surged throughout his body.
Yuan Shen initially didn’t think much of Gu Ningyi’s action, guessing he was just annoyed by his probing, but upon seeing the expression on his face, Yuan Shen’s heart skipped a beat.
Having been brothers with Gu Ningyi for many years, this was a clear sign of his impending anger!
But... why was he angry for no apparent reason? It couldn’t be just because of his one or two gossipy remarks?
Yuan Shen was about to speak up and ask what was wrong, but Gu Ningyi had already suddenly stood up, striding towards Dong Xin Yan’s booth.
Dong Xin Yan felt as if she was sitting on pins and needles the whole night.
Coming here intending to seek help, putting on a smile, and drinking were all expected, so even if her face grew stiff with smiling and she felt uncomfortable from drinking, she accepted it.
But what she found most unbearable was Producer Tang’s intimacy.
Though she knew in her heart how there could be no unprovoked kindness in this circle, Producer Tang’s sudden warmth towards her, helping her to plead with the director, helping her keep the role, surely had ulterior motives.
However, his blatant advantage-taking was inevitably repulsive.
Nonetheless, first, she could not afford to offend the producer, and second, since Mr. Tang did help her secure the meeting with the director, giving her a chance to apologize thoroughly and keep the role, she was indeed grateful to him. Tʜe sourcᴇ of thɪs content ɪs NoveI★Fire.net
So the whole night, as Producer Tang took advantage of her overtly and covertly, she tried her best to avoid it unnoticeably, enduring the frustration and anger in her heart.
But as soon as Director Li left, he became even more unscrupulous, getting so close that she could smell the strong smell of alcohol mixed with his own scent, making Dong Xin Yan feel increasingly nauseous.
She thought she couldn’t continue drinking with him, she needed to retreat quickly, otherwise, if he really tried something later, she wouldn’t know what to do.