As soon as she heard there would be a scar, Cheng Ying couldn’t help but worry. She gently tugged on Leng Yixiu’s sleeve and pleaded pathetically, "Yixiu, let’s just drop this. It was my own carelessness that caused this, it has nothing to do with Yixun."
Leng Yixiu’s eyes softened as he held Cheng Ying in his arms, a hint of doting in his reprimand. "You always take all the blame upon yourself. With a personality like yours, how could you not be bullied?"
"With you by my side protecting me, who would dare to bully me?"
"You!" Leng Yixiu dotingly tapped Cheng Ying’s nose and smiled gently.
He then turned his gaze towards Lin Yixun, and the softness on his face was replaced by coldness. His thin lips parted slightly as he spoke each word deliberately, "Lin Yixun, considering Ying’er and Second Young Master Ouyang have pleaded for you, I’ll let this matter go today. Take care of yourself."
Saying this, the man left the set with Cheng Ying in his arms, not looking back.
And so, with Ouyang Hao’s intervention and Cheng Ying’s ’pleading,’ this matter ended just like that.
Watching Leng Yixiu and Cheng Ying’s figures grow distant, Lin Yixun let out a bitter smile. Who said Leng Yixiu was cold and unfeeling? He just gave all his gentleness to Cheng Ying.
Ouyang Hao stood beside Lin Yixun, arms crossed, watching the leaving couple with great interest, suddenly remarking, "No wonder Cheng Ying became such a renowned actress. Her acting skills are indeed superb."
"?" Lin Yixun looked at him in surprise, not understanding what he meant.
Ouyang Hao turned around and lightly flicked her on the forehead. "Fool, you don’t even know how to fight back when you’re being set up."
Lin Yixun finally understood, "They all think I pushed Cheng Ying. Don’t you think so?"
"Tch, do you think I’m that stupid?" Ouyang Hao lit a cigarette and blew a smoke ring in her face disdainfully. "I’ve been playing these tricks since I was three."
Lin Yixun was choked by the smoke, tears streaming down her face. She said incredulously, "So, you believe me?"
"You’re so clueless, you only know how to work hard. How would you know how to scheme?"
Despite being teased, Lin Yixun’s heart couldn’t help but warm. Over the years, she had faced so much misunderstanding. She never thought there would be someone who could trust her unconditionally.
Even if it was because she was too foolish.
"What, feeling touched?" Ouyang Hao looked down at her, extinguishing his cigarette, and suddenly becoming serious. "Actually, it would have been wisest for you to apologize just now."
"I didn’t push Cheng Ying. Why should I apologize to her?"
"As expected, a fool is a fool."
"Mr. Ouyang, I don’t understand what you mean."
"You’re hopelessly dumb." Ouyang Hao knocked on her head forcefully, his voice holding both frustration and disappointment. "Lin Yixun, don’t forget, Cheng Ying is not just anybody, she is a big star."
With Ouyang Hao’s reminder, Lin Yixun immediately understood the stakes involved. She thought, this matter would probably not be easily resolved.
Sure enough, the next day, the news of Cheng Ying’s injury appeared on all major media outlets’ front pages, and there were various versions of the reason for her injury. People tended to believe two particular versions.
The first version: Cheng Ying was injured because she accidentally hit the prop during an advertisement shoot.
The second version: Cheng Ying was injured because someone, out of jealousy, took advantage of her distraction and pushed her, causing the injury.
Of course, the media preferred to latch onto the second version. With the media’s deliberate design, netizens started expressing their outrage for Cheng Ying. Some even dug up Lin Yixun, finding out she had once worked at Nightshade.