Wang Xiaoke didn’t expect that Xiao Ling would keep clinging to her. She lost her patience and said, “Miss Xiao, this matter will be thoroughly investigated later. If it’s my responsibility, I will take full accountability, so don’t worry about that.”

“Alright, alright, since things have come to this, let’s think about how to solve the problem,” Director Zheng said, feeling that continuing to argue wasn’t going to help. After thinking for a moment, he turned to Xiao Ling and suggested, “If we send the clothes to dry-cleaning now, it will delay the shooting schedule. How about you just make do and wear them for now, and later I’ll have someone retouch the photos? What do you think?”

“But Director Zheng…” Xiao Ling still wanted to say something, but when she saw his grim expression, she paused. After all, she was still a newcomer, and this opportunity was rare. She wanted to perform well, but leaving a stubborn impression was not something she wanted.

“Is there anything else?” Director Zheng asked.

“Then let’s go with what you said,” Xiao Ling hesitated for a moment but eventually agreed.

Feng Ning, on the other hand, tugged at the corner of her lips, a vague smile curling up on her face.

She had already deleted the footage where she appeared in the surveillance video and used some methods to stitch the whole scene together. If it weren’t for a professional, no one would have noticed the problem with the video. This was why she confidently reminded Wang Xiaoke.

As a long-time rival, she also understood Xiao Ling’s weaknesses. She knew that Xiao Ling had a cleanliness obsession, which was why she had spilled an entire cup of coffee on her costume. For someone with such an obsession, wearing dirty clothes while shooting would be an absolute torment, making it difficult to concentrate. With that, she had already achieved her goal.

I’ll see who the real “flower vase” is between us. Feng Ning thought to herself with a cold sneer.

As expected, during the rest of the filming process, Xiao Ling not only got NGed more than a dozen times but also made several mistakes with her blocking.

“Xiao Ling, what’s going on with you?” Director Zheng frowned, looking at the troubled actress.

“I’m sorry, Director Zheng. Please give me another chance,” Xiao Ling knew she couldn’t go on like this and quickly apologized.

Director Zheng was already impatient with her apology. “What’s your problem? Are you going to keep acting or not? Everyone’s time is valuable, and no one has the energy to waste here with you. You weren’t like this during the audition. If you don’t want to act, you can just leave.”

Xiao Ling realized that she had already annoyed Director Zheng, and her situation wasn’t something she could easily fix. “I… I’ll be honest with you, Director Zheng, I have a cleanliness obsession. I can’t concentrate on acting while wearing these clothes,” Xiao Ling admitted, deciding to be open about it. Although she knew this might seem like an excuse, it was better than continuing to make trivial mistakes and delaying the shooting, causing dissatisfaction within the entire crew.

“If that’s the case, why didn’t you say so earlier? You’ve wasted everyone’s time for nothing,” the voice didn’t belong to Director Zheng. Xiao Ling turned her head towards the sound and saw Song Yi, dressed in a custom black suit, watching her.

Looking at the man she had silently admired for a long time, Xiao Ling lowered her head in shame. She bit her lip and said softly, “I’m sorry, I thought I could adjust.”

“You thought.” Song Yi snorted coldly. “If you really thought you could, you wouldn’t be causing trouble for others right now.”