Tang Li’s lips curved up, but her eyes remained indifferent: "What do you think I mean? Don’t you know it in your heart?"
Lai Yuaner’s face turned white with anger.
Taking the initiative to move forward, Tang Li stepped closer to Lai Yuaner, her gaze shifting from the bouquet to Lai Yuaner’s face: "Instead of clutching at me and throwing a few stabs, you’d better focus on honing your acting skills. Also, changing the script because you can’t play the part well is really not a good habit."
Lai Yuaner’s eyes reddened: "You..."
"What about me." Tang Li stepped back, her face donning a shallow smile: "You should feel lucky that I didn’t sign my management contract with Tianhua."
"The Flower Dan Role’s performance not as good as a shelved newcomer. If I blow this up to the journalists later, do you think they could conclude that Tianhua is deliberately suppressing me to secure your top position?
With such fierce competition in all sectors of society nowadays, not all media would give face to Councilman Lai and Chairman Ouyang. Councilman Lai sent me the contract to the school, which I still keep safe. I believe there would certainly be journalists willing to report such entertainment news."
At these words, Lai Yuaner almost gnashed her teeth in retort: "What are you, really? Just played the drama version of Ying Xuaner, and you think you’ve reached the heavens?"
"How did I hear that Director Ruan originally wanted me to play the film version of Ying Xuaner."
Tang Li spoke with reservation.
However, that sentence made Lai Yuaner’s face turn alternately red and white.
"It’s not surprising." Tang Li said with a smile: "Isn’t that how the Lai Family People always are, by any means possible striving to get what they desire, as for others’ feelings, who among you cares?"
Having said that, Tang Li wasted no more words.
Staring resentfully at her departing figure, Lai Yuaner wished she could tear up Tang Li’s face!
Shameless illegitimate daughter!
Just like her shameless bitch of a mother!
Tang Li pushed open the garden gate, and Yu Sui, who was waiting by the roadside, hurriedly picked up her stuff and followed.
Standing at a distance, Yu Sui didn’t know the content of the conversation between Tang Li and Lai Yuaner, but she could sense the disharmony. As they stepped into the villa, she couldn’t help worrying: "I heard Lai Yuaner comes from a well-off family and is an ’old-timer’ in the industry, although you’re signed with IMG, won’t you get targeted for offending her now?"
"Even if I don’t provoke her, she would still find trouble with me." Tang Li said, turning her head to look at Yu Sui: "Since that’s the case, why should I tolerate her over and over?"
"How come I never saw you be so formidable before."
A while later, Yu Sui’s muttering came from behind Tang Li.
Tang Li replied nonchalantly: "Perhaps because I’ve become wiser."
Less than a week after Lai Yuaner wrapped up her shoot, Tang Li’s own filming was also drawing to a close.
At the same time, the presidential election in S country was imminent.
Tang Li followed the online news during breaks from filming. In S country, two major political parties alternated power, and the incumbent President belonged to the same party as Song Baiyan. In this year’s election, Song Baiyan was the presidential candidate from within the party.
According to the usual practice of party rule in S country, the next President shouldn’t come from the same camp as the current President.
However, in her previous life—
It was Song Baiyan who ultimately won the election.
Tang Li didn’t understand politics; all she could do was keep an eye on the news.
Or rather, she was just keeping an eye on Song Baiyan.
In late December, Tang Li finished filming the drama version of "Original Sin". The day after wrap-up, she went to Fengqing Garden where Tang Yin’s ashes were placed.