After settling on their seats in the restaurant, Xie Ming drank a glass of water while waiting for Mr. Han.

  Everyone was waiting for Mr. Han to start breakfast.

  Yuan Lei took the seat on the left of the center seat which was left for Mr. Han. She wanted to sit beside him and hastily sat there not letting others take that seat.

  Whereas Xie Ming sat in the middle of the opposite row from Yuan Lei. She does care about where she sat. She just took any available seats.

  Han Ling wanted to sit beside Xie Ming but Jian Yan didn't let her do. He sat beside Xie Ming hurriedly leaving Han Ling standing there in an awkward position.

  She had no choice but to join Yuan Lei on the other side. She pouted her lips because she wanted to sit beside Xie Ming.

  Yuan Lei saw Han Ling's expressions and how she was displeased while sitting beside her. She gritted her teeth and wanted to slap Han Ling because she was letting her sit there with her but she was dying to sit beside Xie Ming.

  She pursed her lips and glared at Xie Ming. She hated her that she was sitting in the middle and Jian Yan was again sitting beside her.

  Moreover, Wu Sheng also sat on her side as well. She was the female lead but both male leads were giving importance to mere second female lead.

  ' Such an sl*t she is.' she cursed Xie Ming in her heart.

  She did not forget the incident last night when Xie Ming made everyone against her and even Xu Lan spoke in such a way to her while protecting this bitch.

  Xie Ming was yet again looking beautiful in her subtle yet elegant outfit and color combination which was going perfectly with her color complexion.

  Yuan Lei gritted her teeth realizing how she was looking haggard and had to wear Jeans and full sleeves shirt just to hide the marks on her body.

  Her condition was not good as she has not slept for the whole night and doesn't have any energy to do anything.

  While Xie Ming was glowing like morning dew. Her smile was as bright as the sunflower.

  ' This bitch, she is just a second female lead and tries to be on par with the female lead. Just wait for Mr. Han, I will show you who is more important.' she snickered at Xie Ming.

  ….

  Last night, after talking to Qin Jia, she got a call from her rich boyfriend who was over 10 years older than her. Her heartbeat went crazy when she got his call.

  It's not because she was head over heels for him but he was such a beast that he will not leave an ounce of energy in her.

  She frowned when she got his call but picked it up anyway.

  He told her to come to his villa in Ning City. He came here for the meeting and found out that she also came for the workshop.

  Yuan Lei did not want to go there but had no choice. Moreover, she could get a chance to talk to him and wanted to tell him what Xie Ming did to her and how she insulted her in front of everybody.

  She just needs to please him on the bed and he will deal with Xie Ming himself. Moreover, he was the biggest investor in Mr. Han's movie. So Mr. Han has to agree with his terms otherwise he will take out his investment from the movie.

  His background was no joke. He is the CEO of Global Network which is a mobile networking company and was very well established in the country.

  He has no relation with the entertainment industry but invests in movies to get everyone's attention and meet new chics. Yuan Lei knew that she was not new to him.

  His reputation was of playboy and always met new girls here and there. However, he does not mind spending money and that's why invested money in Mr. Han's movie because this way Yuan Lei would be submissive in front of him and he knows that he will not get any loss because he invested in Mr. Han's movie.

  But to get this investment, she had to do so much for him. But investing in a movie means that Mr. Han would be obliged to her because he got the investment because of her relationship with Leng Luoxin and it would also raise her reputation in front of everyone.

  When she went to the villa last night, he didn't let her eat anything as she didn't even have dinner and tortured her the whole night just as she stepped into his villa.

  She was like a sex toy for him that he could use whenever he wants. There isn't any relationship between them.

  She was not less either. She doesn't love him but only needs his money and power.

  'She didn't think that's it's wrong in any way. Xie Ming must have one as well.'

  She calmed herself thinking that Xie Ming would be no different either. ' How can a girl like Xie Ming have no backing? That's why she got into Mr. Han's movie.' she thought about it.

  ' Or she came by seducing Mr. Han himself?

  After being tortured for the whole night, she finally came back to the hotel at dawn. She didn't get any sleep and had to attend this script reading. She was lacking sleep and her whole body was aching.

  That beast didn't let her eat anything and banged her for the whole night with an empty stomach.

  She was starving and Mr. Han was also taking his sweet time coming down. Yuan Lei gulped the glass of water in one go to subside her hunger a little……

  On the other hand, Xie Ming was looking down at her phone in bewilderment.

  " Don't miss me too much. We will meet soon." this was the message sent by Liwei.

  She was confused because of his message. Of course, they will meet soon because they were supposed to leave by 3 pm but didn't he ask her to stay back?

  If she stayed back, how will they see each other soon? She is in Ning city and he is in S city.

  She wondered as she furrowed her brows. She ignored the strange and displeased gaze by Yuan Lei.

  Just as she was about to question him what he meant by his message, at that time, she heard some firm footsteps.

  She looked around and saw Mr. Han entered the restaurant with Xu Lan. She put down her phone without replying and turned back to see Mr. Han.

  Xu Lan who was sitting with them a while ago went back a few minutes back to escort Director Han. She was his assistant, so she should be beside him.

  ….

  Everyone stood up to greet Mr. Han. Xie Ming also got up and looked at the man who was older but he has maintained him well.

  His charisma and aura have that power and intimidation. He was wearing a white and blue checked shirt with blue colored jeans which were making him look younger for his age. As his body was still in shape, he was not looking strange.

  Instead, he was looking good in this outfit.

  Mr. Han glanced at everyone when he reached their table and said, " Just sit down." he gestured to everyone to sit down.

  But he didn't sit down and said with a subtle smile on his face.

  " I am glad that you all came to attend this workshop. I wanted to meet you guys with each other and wanted you to form a bond with each other so that you can work in a friendly environment."

  " I was not able to accompany you all tonight because of an important meeting that I had yesterday with our new investor who has invested 200 million dollars in our movie," he said with a bright smile.

  " With this investment, our film budget has been increased to 300 million dollars. Now we need to work hard to make this movie successful and not let anyone down who invested in this movie. Okay?" Mr. Han asked them in a booming voice.

  " Yes." everyone replied in unison.

  "Also, I also want everyone to mind their attitudes. I do not like situations where artists fight with each other at every single thing. So don't try to do anything if you want to work in my movie. " his gaze sharpened as his gaze settled on Yuan Lei.

  Xu Lan told him everything last night and didn't hide anything with him even the incident with her assistant.

  This enraged Mr. Han and wanted to reprimand Yuan Lei for it, but in the morning he got a call from Leng Luoxin who was the biggest investor in the movie before the new investment.

  Leng Luoxin has invested only 50 million dollars in the movie while 50 million dollars were invested by others. But he was the biggest investor before the new investment which was of 200 million dollars.

  He was glad that he got such a big investment even when he didn't even approach them for the investment.

  However, he didn't say anything to Leng Luoxin when they talked on the phone and just listened to what he had to say.

  Mr. Leng told him indirectly to take care of Yuan Lei and would not let her be bullied by anyone. Also, treat her well.

  After hanging up the phone, Mr. Han scoffed at his stupidity. He still behaves like he has the say in it. Now he was not the biggest investor anymore and even without his investment, he will have more than enough money to make this movie.

  Moreover, the new investor didn't have any demands. They just wanted to make a good movie and nothing else.

  Mr. Han understood what he meant by 'actresses'. Xu Lan told him the argument between Xie Ming and Yuan Lei.

  He also has observed the characters of both and could say who was at fault.

  He has been working in this industry for more than 15 years and has seen many people in his life. He could judge one's character, just by looking at them for once.

  That's why he picked Xie Ming for the role of Empress when he saw her for the first time.

  He saw the powerful aura and that gaze which was required in his second female lead.

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