The script for 《Doll Amidst the Flowers 5》 was halfway completed. After Wu Hui received it, she handed it to Li Linlin so she could read it first.

“Don’t think that things are sure after what happened yesterday. Ms. Xiao told me that the director still wants you to audition for the role. Only after he nods can the contract be officially signed.” Wu Hui analyzed the stakes with Li Linlin seriously. “A bunch of people outside are staring at this big pie. Believe it or not, as soon as you drop the ball, someone will pick it up right away.”

“……” She believed it. She flipped through the script in her hand and asked Wu Hui across from her. “Did the director say when the audition will be?”

“It hasn’t been decided yet. Director Zhang is also quite busy. Anyway, I’ll inform you as soon as there is news.”

“Oh.” Li Linlin nodded and asked in puzzlement, “Why do you think Chen Yiran gave me this opportunity? I’m not from Shengteng. Logically speaking, artists from Shengteng should take priority, right?”

Wu Hui said, “I also contemplated on that question last night. I looked at all the artists signed by Shengteng. They’re a new company that has just been established so don’t have many artists and there are even fewer actresses who can play a major role. 《Doll Amidst the Flowers 5》 is a movie that heavily features the female lead and is also a movie series that has a pretty high bar set for it. If you must look for someone in their company, only Lu Siyu is the most suitable, but it’s a pity that she has terminated her contract.”

“Oh……” Lu Siyu could indeed carry the box office. Maybe Shengteng really planned to give it to Lu Siyu at the beginning. After all, she’s Shengteng’s signature artist.

“If there’s no suitable one among the remaining artists, it can’t be forced. It won’t be good for both the artist and the movie. Anyway, Shengteng is the investor. As long as the movie makes money, it doesn’t matter who plays the female lead. Their artists can just be stuffed into the supporting roles. Mu Chengzhou’s supporting characters are also very good and there’s much lower risk than playing the leading role.”

Li Linlin nodded in understanding and shifted her gaze at Wu Hui with new eyes. “What you said makes sense.”

“However, none of those are important.” When Wu Hui said this, she looked at Li Linlin with an ambiguous expression. “President Chen might just want to give you resources. He has money and can do as he pleases.”

Li Linlin: “……”

She thought Wu Hui was reliable just now, but she immediately drifted off again. Heh.

“If Lu Siyu find out that President Chen gave this role to you as soon as she left, she would be furious.” When Wu Hui said this, she even started laughing.

Li Linlin: “……”

Scary.

Because the director hadn’t made a decision on whether or not Li Linlin could take the leading role, this matter was currently kept secret and there was no publicity. But there was no way to hide any secret in the entertainment industry, especially with such a big pie. Everyone had more or less heard the news.

A while ago, Chen Yiran and Li Linlin made a high-profile appearance on the hot search. It was obvious that the relationship between the two was unusual. It wasn’t strange for Chen Yiran to recommend Li Linlin. Spending money to get a smile from a beautiful woman was something that people had done since ancient times.

The good thing was that the director of the movie, Zhang Shu, was a famous director with a temper. While other actors could be talked over, for the most important female lead, she had to go through the motions no matter what. As long as he hadn’t nodded, there might still be variables in this matter. So many people continued to follow the development, hoping that Zhang Shu would reject Li Linlin.

Li Linlin didn’t have much psychological pressure. This role was a gift from the heaven to her. It would be better if she could catch it, but if she couldn’t, it only meant that her experience wasn’t enough. She just had to work harder in the future.

She had always believed that only by keeping a calm mind and not rushing for quick success could one go far.

While she was studying the script and waiting for the director’s call, she first received a notice of termination of the contract for President Tan’s house.

【Seek Women with Great Wealth: I’m really sorry Little Sister Linlin, my nephew suddenly came back from abroad and that house is the only place he can stay in.】

Li Linlin: “……”

Wasn’t this reason the most common one used by landlords across the country when terminating contracts?

However, since the other person had already given her reason, Li Linlin couldn’t delve deeper into it and could only went along. 【It’s alright, we will pack up and move out as soon as possible.】

【Seek Women with Great Wealth: Okay, okay, there’s no need to rush either. My nephew won’t be back until next week so you girls can take your time. If you need any help, you can contact me and I’ll send someone over to help you.】

【Li Linlin: Okay, thank you, President Tan. ^_-】

【Seek Women with Great Wealth: It’s nothing. It’s me who’s sorry. If you’re looking for a house, I can keep an eye out for you.】

【Li Linlin: Okay, thank you.】

Li Linlin and Chen Xi were both living at home. Wu Hui was currently the only one staying at Yinwan. It didn’t matter to her and Chen Xi, they could take their time looking for a house, but Wu Hui would have no place to stay in.

She contemplated about it. If they couldn’t find a suitable place right away, she would just make Wu Hui stay in her family’s house first. They had a lot of vacant rooms anyway.

Thinking this, Li Linlin nodded and informed Wu Hui of the bad news.

“Hui’er, President Tan said that her nephew will come back from abroad next week and the house at Yinwan can no longer be rented to us.” Li Linlin passionately narrated the tragic situation, even leaving Wu Hui room for her shock and disappointment, while mentally rehearsing the lines she had thought to appease Wu Hui.

But Wu Hui’s reaction was completely different from what Li Linlin expected. She gave out an exclamation and spoke excitedly, “I know. President Chen has arranged a new accommodation for me. They said it’s a staff dormitory and I only need to pay a small portion of the rent!”

Li Linlin: “……”

It turned out that President Tan’s nephew’s sudden return from abroad was under President Chen’s instructions? 🙂

“Where are you right now?” Li Linlin asked with a smile.

Wu Hui was in a state of excitement. “President Chen’s secretary took me to see the staff dormitory! This apartment has a good environment and is close to our studio. It’s very convenient to commute to work.”

They would be seniors next semester and would be spending limited time at school, so there’s no need to think too much about the distance of their place from school. From now on, she would become a social person!

“I’ll take some pictures— never mind, I’ll just take a video and show it to you!”

Wu Hui hung up the phone and not a moment later, sent a short video to Li Linlin’s WeChat. Li Linlin clicked play and watched it. Although the place wasn’t as big as Yinwan’s, it was well decorated and had a relatively large balcony with good lighting.

【Alright. It looks like you don’t plan to live with us anymore.】 Li Linlin sent her a smiley face.

Wu Hui, who had been bribed by a capitalist surnamed Chen, said, 【It’s clearly you and Xixi who moved out first, so you two little princesses shouldn’t come and squeeze into the staff dormitory with me.】

Li Linlin clicked her tongue and didn’t reply to Wu Hui. Originally, the three of them wanted to rent a house together outside just for daily convenience, but in the future, everyone would definitely get busier and busier at work. Moreover, Xixi had managed to attach herself with Bai Nanli, this great Buddha, so it might not be convenient for them to continue living together.

But this had no conflict with her going to Chen Yiran to settle accounts!

As if he knew she would come, Chen Yiran had already informed his secretary to wait for her at the company. As soon as Li Linlin arrived at Huachuang, Chen Yiran’s secretary walked over to greet her, “Miss Li, President Chen is in a meeting. You can go to President Chen’s office and wait for him there.”

Still wearing her standard mask and hat, Li Linlin blinked. The secretary recognized her straightaway. Could it be that her disguise was such a failure? Or was it that her beauty couldn’t be hidden by a mask and hat anymore?

“Err, thank you.” Li Linlin followed the secretary awkwardly but politely. There was no one in Chen Yiran’s office. She sat alone on the large sofa for guests and the secretary thoughtfully brought her a cup of coffee.

“President Chen will come over after the meeting. Make yourself at home.” The secretary left after delivering the coffee. Li Linlin pondered the secretary’s words. Could she really make herself at home there?

This was the office of the president of Huachuang and there might be a lot of trade secrets placed inside. They really trust her ah.

Li Linlin looked around Chen Yiran’s office and then sat back on the sofa to play games.

It was still the game about falling in love with one hundred and eight male love interests.

Halfway through playing, Chen Yiran came back with Assistant Wu and Fu Angsi following behind him. Seeing Li Linlin sitting in the office, Fu Angsi immediately grabbed Assistant Wu’s arm and retreated back. “I got it, we’ll make ourselves scarce for an hour.”

Assistant Wu held the tablet in his hand, tapping the screen with difficulty. “……I still have documents I haven’t sent to President Chen.”

“Send them from another place, Xiao Wu, why are you so blind? You’ll get stye by looking at things you shouldn’t see.”

Assistant Wu: “……”

Was Mr. Fu implying that President Chen wanted to play with Little Sister Linlin in the office? No, their serious and dignified President Chen wouldn’t do such a thing!

Chen Yiran directly closed the office door, then walked to the sofa opposite Li Linlin and sat down. “Are you looking for me for something?”

“You still have the nerve to ask me that?” Li Linlin felt that sitting down and talking wasn’t imposing enough, so she continued after standing up, “The matter of President Tan taking back our house, was it your doing?”

“Yes.” Chen Yiran admitted without hesitation.

Li Linlin was taken aback. She was ready to engage in a battle of wits with him, but he admitted it so openly, which made her embarrassed. “W-why did you do that? Just because Lu Ruizhou is downstairs?”

“That’s right.” Chen Yiran still admitted simply. “I don’t like you living so close to him.”

“Didn’t you move there yourself?”

“That’s why I’ve moved back to Xinghai Garden.”

Li Linlin: “……”

Heavens, Chen Yiran didn’t want to live there anymore and didn’t want them to live there either, so he simply dealt with the problem from the root.

“How did you threaten President Tan?” Li Linlin interrogated him with her arms folded.

Chen Yiran chuckled lightly and said while looking at her, “I didn’t threaten her, I just promised to give her more profits in a project I am working on with her. The condition is that she will no longer rent a house to you, and she agreed.”

Li Linlin: “……”

If one has money, one could indeed do whatever they wanted.

“Linlin.” Chen Yiran changed his relaxed attitude and looked at her seriously. “In addition to getting you move out of Yinwan, I also have another reason for doing so. I know you have a good relationship with President Qiu’s small group and may even regard them as close sisters. I’m not doubting your friendship, but I just want to tell you that they are also businesswomen. They may choose to abandon you for their own interest. Do you understand what I’m saying?”

Li Linlin froze and didn’t answer for a while. She knew that there’s truth in Chen Yiran’s words.

“But I’m different. You’ll never be someone I give up.”