âYes, yes, youâre right! I want Duoduo!â Lin Yan nodded furiously.
Duoduo turned pale out of fear. âNo! I donât want to be your assistant! Youâre so hard to work with. Why donât you look for your ex-assistant, Xiaoliu? Go look for her!â
Lin Yanâs previous assistant, Xiaoliu, had been hired by Lin Shuya. Lin Shuya had manipulated Xiaoliu and she had obliged out of fear.
No one around Lin Yan had noticed that anything was amiss. Only Zhao Hongling had suspected and gone to interrogate Xiaoliu. Only then had Lin Yan informed Zhao Hongling that Xiaoliu had been recruited by her sister and there was nothing wrong with her.
Zhao Hongling had warned her at the time that Lin Shuya was up to no good.
However, Lin Yan had been despondent and broody during that period. Besides, she had fully trusted her sister, so she hadnât believed Zhao Honglingâs warning.
After discovering the truth, she had sacked Xiaoliu.
Zhao Hongling contemplated briefly before saying, âDuoduo, I will have to ask you to take care of Lin Yan. I donât feel assured leaving her in the hands of someone else.â
Duoduo didnât dare defy Zhao Honglingâs orders. Thus, she turned and glared at Lin Yan with a glum expression. âWhy did you have to choose me?â
Lin Yan grinned mischievously. âYouâre adorable and you always tell the truth! I need people like that to warn me constantly. Plus, your name is nice!â
Lin Yan stole a glance at Duoduoâs work tag. Her name was Qian Duoduo [1. Qian Duoduo in Chinese means plenty of money.]
Excellent name! It was auspicious!
Lin Yan patted Duoduoâs shoulders and consoled her. âDuoduo, donât look so gloomy. Be positive! You could be the assistant of the top actress in the entertainment industry in the near future!â
Duoduo watched her expressionlessly. âBefore that happens, I would probably be hacked to pieces by your haters!â
Despite her objections, the issue of Lin Yanâs assistant had been settled.
Zhao Hongling passed the contract for âMeeting Oneâs Matchâ to Lin Yan and she signed it.
Then, she briefed Lin Yan on her upcoming work arrangement.
âThere will be an audition a week later and then filming will soon begin. I donât expect your acting to improve by leaps and bounds in a week. What I expect from you is to stay vigilant and behave yourself. Donât give me any additional trouble. Be patient and wait for all the scandals and public opinions to die down. I will get Duoduo to watch over you. You have to listen to her.â Zhao Hongling warned her sternly.
Lin Yan agreed readily. âIâm fine with that!â
Zhao Hongling exhaled deeply and passed her a document. âThis is your work schedule. Your scenes arenât that many, so you will have plenty of waiting time. Be patient and donât grumble. If youâre really bored, download some games on your phone to pass the time. Donât go seeking trouble whenever you feel bored.â
Zhao Hongling empathized with Lin Yanâs plight and had decided to help her.
However, she couldnât do much for Lin Yan given her current situation. Lin Yan herself would have to pull herself together.
When Lin Yan heard Zhao Hongling, any explanation she tried to utter was choked in her throat.
In the past, she had been listless every day so, naturally, she hadnât been fussy or problematic. However, Xiaoliu had pretended to convey her demanding requests to the crew on Lin Yanâs behalf and demanded that Lin Yanâs meals be ordered from Michelin restaurants. Lin Yan could only have coffee at a specific temperature. She had even refused to let anyone touch up Lin Yanâs makeup.
It was no wonder that Duoduo was horrified at the thought of becoming her assistant.
However, she had no way of erasing her history and tarnished reputation. She could only fix things from this day onward.
Lin Yan took the schedule and read it. She didnât have any filming scheduled on the day of her grandfatherâs team competition. Even if her cousin didnât need a navigator, she could still head down to have a look and help outâŚ
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