“What’s going on with you two?”

An impatient voice came from a man. Wang Xiaoke looked up and immediately recognized him. Instinctively, she took two steps back before forcing herself to stop.

It was none other than the person she had seen that morning—Song Yi. His brows were slightly furrowed, and his face was expressionless as he looked at her and Feng Ning.

“Wang Xiaoke, what are you standing here for? Hurry up and get back to work!” Director Zheng immediately signaled with his eyes when he saw her. Wang Xiaoke understood and was about to leave when Feng Ning refused to let it go.

“Director Zheng, I want to know why you suddenly changed your mind. You clearly promised I would play the female lead. Why did you make a last-minute decision?” Feng Ning questioned.

She deliberately spoke up here to let their boss, Song Yi, witness how unprincipled Director Zheng’s actions were.

“You were the female lead just a moment ago?” Before Director Zheng could respond, the man spoke first. “That was my decision. Your acting skills clearly need more work. Moreover, I don’t want others to associate my company with the term ‘vase’ in the future.”

The largest hospital in S City.

Chen Ze lay in the most luxurious private suite of the hospital, his whole body wrapped like a mummy. A bandage was tied around his head, while a beautiful assistant sat nearby peeling an apple for him.

“How’s the search for that person going?” Chen Ze asked angrily. Getting himself hospitalized because of a business negotiation was definitely a blot on his record. What infuriated him even more was that the culprit had managed to escape.

“Mr. Chen, based on your description, that person is most likely Mr. Wang’s daughter. Are you sure you still want her brought here to apologize to you?” The assistant had only reached this conclusion after thorough investigation.

“I don’t care who she is,” Chen Ze gritted his teeth. “I’ve never been treated like this in my life. Bring her to me!”

“Understood,” Wang, the assistant, replied emotionlessly.

The moment Wang Xiaoke stepped out of the company building, she noticed a black extended Rolls-Royce parked by the roadside. The car exuded a luxurious, high-class vibe.

However, she only glanced at it briefly and paid it no further attention. But as she passed by the car, she saw two or three burly men in black suits stepping out and surrounding her.

“What do you think you’re doing?” Wang Xiaoke shuddered at the sight, her body tensing up. While she was skilled in self-defense, she knew she couldn’t take on so many people at once.

“Miss Wang, we are here on behalf of Mr. Chen. Please come with us,” one of the men said politely.

“I don’t know any Mr. Chen!” Wang Xiaoke forced a smile, trying to reason with them. “You must have mistaken me for someone else.”

“You’ll understand when you meet him,” the man in black said, giving her no chance to refuse. The group forcibly pushed her into the car.

In the final seconds before being shoved into the vehicle, Wang Xiaoke caught sight of Song Yi driving his incredibly flashy sports car as it passed by.

Not only did he not come to her aid, but he didn’t even glance her way, as if he had never met her before. This was too much! Wang Xiaoke was furious. Just yesterday, he had been calling her “my dear wife” with such enthusiasm. Now, he was colder than a stranger. What on earth was going on?

Wang Xiaoke felt utterly wronged. By the time she was taken to the hospital, she looked completely listless, like a world-weary cat.

“Hey, you’re the one who messed me up like this. What are you going to do about it?”