Chapter 50

Chapter 50 A Petty Man Stays Single For Life

Ye Sijue had always held Song Qingming in high regard. One of the reasons that made him decide to invest in the movie in the first place was that Song Qingming would be directing it.

After taking a sip of his coffee, Ye Sijue looked earnestly at Song Qingming. "Shan Shan is very important to me. I know she doesn't have any acting experience, but I also know how serious she is when she sets her mind to something. Once filming begins, I'm sure she'll wow you. As such, I hope you can give her a chance."

Song Qingming was taken aback at Ye Sijue's words.

From what he remembered of Ye Sijue, he was a righteous man who would never allow anyone to gain an advantage by using connections.

This time, however, he had made an exception and was speaking up on behalf of Situ Qingshan.

Ye Sijue continued, "You haven't known her for long. so I don't blame you for not knowing better. I'm prepared to vouch for her, though. You'll have no regrets if you cast her trust me."

Seeing how Ye Sijue had even vouched for Situ Qingshan, Song Qingming had no choice but to give in, no matter how reluctant he was.

However, now that Ye Sijue had spoken so highly of Situ Qingshan, Song Qingming got even more curious. "I'll cast her per your request. But what I don't understand is, what do you see in her?"

「Qingshan lacked manners and responsibility. As if that wasn't bad enough, she was also lazy and spoilt.」 How a man like Ye Sijue could still be friends with someone like that was beyond Song Qingming.

Not only that, Ye Sijue was even willing to put in time and effort to help this friend of his.

"She saved my life. And she's also special to me. So, Song Qingming, if you agree to this, I'II owe you one."

「Young Master Ye owing me a favor? That's like winning the lottery!」

Song Qingming sighed and nodded. "I understand, and I will try my best. But if I find her still not up to the mark after a few scenes, I'll have to insist on dropping her as the female lead."

"No problem. If that's the case. I'll promise not to intervene anymore," Ye Sijue replied.

For some reason, Ye Sijue had the utmost confidence in Mu Xia and knew she wouldn't let him down.

"That's settled then," Song Qingming said as he got up from his seat. "I can't take up any more of your time. I'll be leaving first, goodbye."

Ye Sijue watched as Song Qingming left the cafe before sending a text to Mu Xia.

Mu Xia had just returned to the Situ residence when she received the text.

Since she had exchanged numbers with Ye Sijue after signing the contract, she knew instantly that the text was from him, Curious, she read it.

The text was short, with just one sentence: [You owe me a favor.]

Mu Xia stared in confusion. 「What favor?」

After racking her brains, the only possible reason she could think of was how he had stopped Situ Hai from making her kneel in the meeting room.

「Is that it? What a petty jerk! To think I even saved his life! If I hadn't helped him at the island, he'd still be floating about in some ocean, barely alive.」

Annoyed, Mu Xia replied with another text: [A petty man will be single for life!]

Ye Sijue was excited to hear back from Mu Xia so quickly, but the content of the text left him bewildered.

As he re-read the text, he pictured a fuming Mu Xia huffing away, which made him chuckle out loud.

Situ Qingshan returned to the manor just as Mu Xia made her way into the living room.

As soon as she stepped into the house, she shouted gleefully, "Dad! I got the role! I'm the female lead for Monsters in Kyoto!"

Situ Hai's eyes lit up instantly. "That's my girl! I'm so proud of you! Order whatever you want to eat tonight!"

Situ Qingshan played coy and replied, "Why don't you order, Dad? I shall be in charge of eating it!"

Situ Hai burst into a hearty laugh, tickled by his daughter's cheekiness

Mu Xinyue had also made her way downstairs and shrieked with joy upon hearing Situ Qingshan's good news.

Mu Xia watched from the side as the three of them looked like the picture-perfect family full of love and joy. Mu Xia, on the other hand, felt like an outsider, alone and forgotten.

She couldn't help but avert her gaze as she tried to hide the tears welling up in her eyes.

Mu Xia thought she had gotten used to feeling left out, but clearly, that wasn't the case.

Not wanting to stay a minute longer, she made her way upstairs and into her room.

After changing out into a set of comfortable loungewear, she immediately called her overseas personal secretary.

["HuiLei, I want you to find out who the person in charge of handling Mu Xinyue's overseas assets is,"] she ordered, her gaze turning cold and distant.