The two of them watched the recorded video repeatedly in disbelief.
Gong Beibei asked Huo Dongning, "So there are two sets of twins? This woman gave birth to two sets of twins for Zhan Beijue?"
"But only one set appeared at the Zhan family before. What's going on?"
Huo Dongning also expressed her confusion.
"I don't know. The one I saw in Bali before was also just one set. Jiang Nanfang, that damned woman, I knew she wasn't simple!"
"No wonder Zhan Beijue still can't forget her after so many years of divorce. So that's why..."
"What's the use of saying all this now?" Gong Beibei interrupted her impatiently, realizing that she didn't know much more than herself.
"Haven't you been tracking his assistant recently? Any progress there?"
Huo Dongning said, "His assistant has been looking for a woman named Tang Xueying recently. I've already sent many people to help search. I hope we can find her before others do."
"Have you heard of this woman before? What exactly is Zhan Beijue looking for her for?"
Gong Beibei glared at her angrily, "If I knew everything, would I still need to find you?"
"You keep saying you hate Jiang Nanfang and won't let her go, but after staying in Nancheng for so many years, your resources aren't much better than mine."
"..."
The conversation reached a dead end.
The two fell silent for a moment, and Gong Beibei sighed.
"Forget it, let's not talk about the past. From now on, we'll go our separate ways."
"You continue to follow Ah Zhong, and I'll keep an eye on Jiang Nanfang. We'll stay in touch and exchange information at any time."
Zhan Beijue took his family to the hospital.
He found a familiar doctor, prescribed some scar-removing medicine for Jiang Nanfang, and then they went for dinner at a private restaurant before returning.
Jiang Nanfang had to take medicine and get injections, and couldn't do strenuous exercise.
On a perfectly good night, she could only sleep with a clear mind. Zhan Beijue felt quite uncomfortable.
"Don't go to the studio tomorrow. Rest at home for a few days."
"If you can't finish the script, that's fine. I'll find someone to write it for you."
"Xu Yanchuan's contribution is so small, you don't need to work yourself to death for it."
Jiang Nanfang verbally agreed, saying she understood, but the next day, alone at home, she still wrote non-stop.
In the afternoon, Xu Yanchuan sent her a message asking if she could go out.
He had spoken some conciliatory words to his cousin, hoping he wouldn't quit the role of the male lead because of yesterday's incident.
He planned to arrange a dinner to have him and Jiang Nanfang sit down and talk, to clear up the misunderstanding.
Jiang Nanfang initially didn't want to go out.
But to save Xu Yanchuan the male lead's salary, she had to make a concession.
The dinner was arranged at a high-end club, and Xu Yanchuan picked her up.
When they arrived and pushed the door open, they saw a room full of people.
Ke Teng sat in the middle of the crowd, not even raising his eyelids when they arrived.
Fortunately, Xu Yanchuan knew everyone at the gathering. He greeted them and asked Jiang Nanfang to sit next to Ke Teng while he talked to the people around him.
Since they were there to make amends, Jiang Nanfang couldn't put on airs and took the initiative to greet Ke Teng.
Unexpectedly, Ke Teng poured her a glass of wine without a word.
"I don't talk to insincere people. Since you're truly here to apologize, drink this glass of wine."
Knowing that she had just received an injection and couldn't drink, he deliberately poured her wine. Wasn't he intentionally making things difficult for her?
Jiang Nanfang glanced at him, sneered inwardly, and said calmly,
"I was wrong about yesterday, but you can't say you're not at all wrong."
"You're making me take all the blame for a responsibility that's fifty-fifty, and I won't agree to that."
"So you're not here to apologize to me, but to argue with me?"
Jiang Nanfang said, "I've already apologized to you, in my own way. Whether you accept it or not is your business."
"Now it's your turn to apologize to me. If you feel you've wronged me, you can punish yourself with three cups."
Heh.
His cousin had spoken so nicely, he thought Jiang Nanfang truly knew she was wrong, but this was her attitude?
Ke Teng let out a cold laugh.
"We can't find common ground. It seems Miss Jiang has no sincerity in apologizing to me. In that case, I can't act in this play. You should find someone else."
If he couldn't act, so be it. What was the big deal?
She originally thought Xu Yanchuan didn't have much money, and wanted to save him some.
Now it seemed unnecessary.
If he couldn't afford to hire a male lead, she would. Was there a need to put herself in such a low position?
Coincidentally, Jiang Nanfang had researched Ke Teng's acting career.
She discovered that when he was a trainee in Korea, he had similar popularity to another Chinese member.
However, he had terminated his contract and returned to China earlier, while the other person was still stuck in Korea.
Jiang Nanfang deliberately provoked him.
"Alright, since Mr. Ke is so arrogant and can't be persuaded, we won't force you."
"There are many influential idols in the entertainment industry. I heard that Xiao Qingfeng also plans to develop his career in China."
"At his current price, hiring him won't cost much. I'll go invite him."
What? She was actually going to invite Xiao Qingfeng?
Knowing that this guy would be a formidable rival once he returned to China, wasn't this deliberately adding trouble for himself?
Ke Teng looked at Jiang Nanfang with displeasure.
"What do you mean?"
"Literally. Mr. Ke is busy, and our movie still needs to continue, so we have to find someone else."
"Heh, is this your cousin's idea too?"
"Of course. Your cousin plans to release the movie during the Spring Festival for good luck and to lay the foundation for his future directing career. We can't afford to delay."
"Xiao Qingfeng is handsome, his professional skills are no worse than yours, and his influence is no lower than yours. Your cousin isn't stupid."
Ke Teng was furious at her words.
After listening, he coldly stood up and walked to Xu Yanchuan. The two whispered for a moment, and Xu Yanchuan returned with anger.
"Since Mr. Ke is not giving face, we won't force it. If he's inconvenient for me today, I won't make things convenient for him in the future when I have a certain status in the directing industry."
"That's it. We go our separate ways. Nanfang, let's go."
This was exactly what Jiang Nanfang wanted.
Such an arrogant male lead with no artistic integrity would likely be troublesome to deal with in the future, and she couldn't be bothered to waste more words on him.
The two left as they said.
Seeing that he was about to fall out with his cousin, Ke Teng gritted his teeth in anger and stood up.
"Cousin!"
"Does Mr. Ke have anything else to say?"
"When did I say I wouldn't make things convenient for you? As long as you agree to my conditions, I can join the crew tomorrow!"
Xu Yanchuan's face was cold.
"I can't agree to your conditions. The female lead was forced upon us by the investors. If you have the ability, go talk to the investors!"
Jiang Nanfang didn't even know who the female lead was yet. From the looks of it, Ke Teng was already starting to have opinions about the female lead?
He even wanted to choose the female lead? How interesting.
Xu Yanchuan pulled Jiang Nanfang out of the private room.
In the elevator, Xu Yanchuan asked her with a cold smile if she knew what conditions Ke Teng had proposed.
"What?"
"He actually wanted to designate you as the female lead, otherwise he wouldn't film. He really thinks too highly of himself!"