Assistant to My Contracted Husband

"Why did you suddenly say that?"

"It’s about Qin Jin..."

Gu Xiran: "..."

Hmm, it seems like she’s bringing up the matter of Qin Jin on her own initiative.

Gu Xiran nodded and pretended to be puzzled, asking, "What happened to Qin Jin brother?"

This confusion left Song Le awkward, forcing a slight smile from her lips.

"Didn’t Jin tell you? He and I are getting engaged."

"Oh... well, congratulations! Let me know when you get engaged, and I’ll definitely give a gift."

Gu Xiran watched the woman feign happiness and shyness, her lips curving into a brighter smile with elegance and charm.

It’s not about being overly confident in herself, or being pessimistic about Song Le.

The excuses and reasons that Qin Jin gave, she had heard them; she cried over Qin Jin rejecting her, not the reasons he gave.

Song Le: "..."

With this, Song Le didn’t know how to save face.

She hadn’t expected Gu Xiran to respond that way.

"Alright, I’ll talk to him."

"Okay."

Gu Xiran watched Song Le’s eyes flicker, her lips curving upwards again.

"If there’s nothing else, I’ll head back to my spot."

"Um, Xiran, could you help me?"

Seeing Gu Xiran about to leave, Song Le quickly reached out her small hand to grab Gu Xiran’s wrist.

"Hmm?"

"I want a role in ’Palace Schemes’... Since you don’t want the lead role, could you give that role to me? Look at the character setting in this play. The heroine and the secondary female lead are best friends who grew up together, which perfectly matches our setting... With me, you could perform even better."

Gu Xiran: "..."

Gu Xiran hadn’t expected Song Le to have such boldness, directly asking for the lead role.

This play has a very high production cost, and she... is quite audacious.

"Song Le, sorry, I’m not the producer or the director, I can’t decide on this matter."

Gu Xiran discreetly withdrew her wrist from the woman’s hand, amazed by the woman’s thick-skinned nature, her whole demeanor cooling somewhat.

Getting ahead in this way isn’t how it’s done.

Back when they were shooting in the mountains, everyone was overcoming hardships, and if Song Le paid more attention, maybe Director Ou would take notice.

Or if she had good work or a good reputation from before, that could help.

Or perhaps her recent performance was outstanding, catching Director Ou’s eye.

Director Ou is known in the industry for caring only about acting skills, not big names.

So...

Gu Xiran couldn’t engage in favoritism.

"Xiran, when we were kids, if it weren’t for me, you might have been in danger. How can you not help me?"

Gu Xiran: "..."

This is just awkward.

Even with her good temperament, Gu Xiran was angry. Every time Song Le repeatedly brought up the childhood matter.

Back then, Song’s mother was paid handsomely, offering herself voluntarily, and over these years, Song’s mother and she hadn’t received any less from the Gu Family.

The Gu Family chose to turn a blind eye.

Sometimes, when you don’t want something, someone might willingly offer it to you, but if you keep asking for it, they might not be willing to give it anymore.

This is exactly how Gu Xiran felt now.

"Xiran, we both started around the same time, just look at the gap between us. You’re already a star, and I’m just nobody. Just now, Director Ou couldn’t even recall my name, even though I acted in his movie. He didn’t recognize me during the audition... I don’t want to continue like this."

Gu Xiran pursed her lips. Indeed, Song Le’s acting was lacking before, but now speaking so emotionally, Gu Xiran felt that the woman’s acting was actually good.

"Song Le, it’s not that I don’t want to help you, you know my nature. Over all these years, I’ve never engaged in these behind-the-scenes deals. I’ve played countless extras and supporting roles. Sometimes, you need those to build a foundation."

"You say this means you don’t want to help me, right? You’re acting like this because of Qin Jin... Xiran, you like Qin Jin, don’t you? We’ve grown up together, I know you."

Gu Xiran: "..."

Then why are you taking my man?

Gu Xiran was even more upset inside...

Helping you is a favor, not helping you is within reason, but now Song Le’s words clearly framed her.

Gu Xiran’s lips curled into a faint smile, her beautiful eyes glimmering with dark undertones.

"Think whatever you like, that’s your freedom, I won’t interfere."

"Also, there’s surveillance cameras here. With you crying like this, anyone who doesn’t know might think I’m bullying you, but thankfully there’s surveillance."

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