Overnight Hit: Vicious Stepmother and Genius Son-Chapter 539 - 536

Qiu Wanshuang could tell from the look in Xu Qingxia’s eyes that there was more to the situation than met the eye, so she picked up Ji Yunyun and walked toward her nanny car.

"We’ll talk in the car."

Xu Qingxia glanced unwillingly at the direction of Ye Zhenzhen’s dressing room, the hatred in her heart spreading rapidly.

Once in the car, Xu Qingxia roughly recounted to Qiu Wanshuang the incidents that had happened on the trending searches involving Ye Zhenzhen the previous night.

"Shuangshuang, let me tell you, it’s because Ye Zhenzhen did something guilty that she’s maliciously retaliating against us, which is why she blocked Xiao Tuantuan from joining the cast."

Qiu Wanshuang’s gaze was icy as she wrapped Ji Yunyun in her overcoat, shielding her line of sight, and then raised her hand and slapped Xu Qingxia across the face.

"Slap~"

The slap was not light, and half of Xu Qingxia’s face instantly swelled up.

"Shuangshuang..."

Xu Qingxia looked at Qiu Wanshuang with anger in her eyes, covering her face and feeling indignant; she couldn’t understand why her cousin, whom she had sincerely wanted to help, would suddenly hit her so hard.

"Xu Qingxia!"

Qiu Wanshuang gritted her teeth and called out her full name, "Haven’t I warned you before, telling you not to provoke Ye Zhenzhen? The things you did in the past, I could turn a blind eye to, but now, do you not see what kind of status Ye Zhenzhen holds?"

Xu Qingxia argued, "Shuangshuang, Ye Zhenzhen is not what you think. President Song at Huanya has a childhood sweetheart, Miss Lu Sangning, who was in the news a few days ago, and she is the real match for President Song. It was just everything taken by Ye Zhenzhen through her cunning..."

"Enough!"

Qiu Wanshuang interrupted her, took a deep breath in anger, and asked, "Xu Qingxia, what are you trying to do by telling me all this? Whose manager are you? Are you Lu Sangning’s manager, or are you my, Qiu Wanshuang’s, manager?"

"Naturally, yours."

"Whatever relationship Lu Sangning has with President Song is none of my business. What I care about now is whether Yunyun can join the cast or not. The reputation has already crumbled to this state, and you’re still causing trouble for me behind my back!"

"Ye Zhenzhen is still Mrs. Song no matter how you put it. By taking Lu Sangning’s side, do you think she will thank you when she rises to power, or will she let you go to her side to become a manager?"

Xu Qingxia’s face turned pale from the rebuttal and she continued to argue, "Shuangshuang, Ye Zhenzhen snatched your opportunities before and is giving Xiao Tuantuan a hard time now. She’s just relying on having a wealthy husband. With Lu Sangning coming into the picture, isn’t she here to help us?

Moreover, your style is similar to Ye Zhenzhen’s, if we don’t find a way to suppress her, all your future opportunities will be taken by her."

Qiu Wanshuang gently patted her daughter’s back, trying to get her to sleep.

Although she appeared calm on the surface, she experienced a moment of faltering in her heart. She didn’t have any personal relationship with Ye Zhenzhen, and truth be told, she harbored strong hatred toward Ye Zhenzhen for becoming popular at this time, as well as her husband’s exposure coinciding with her own networking for resources in the industry.

This resulted in her recent advertisements and film offers decreasing compared to before.

"No way!"

After thinking it over, Qiu Wanshuang still rejected Xu Qingxia’s suggestion.

"If a Ye Zhenzhen more capable than me emerges, and we resort to such measures, after Ye Zhenzhen leaves, there will be a Li Zhenzhen, a Lu Zhenzhen... Do you think you can guarantee that you’ll be able to eliminate them for me every time?"

Xu Qingxia became anxious, "Shuangshuang, let’s talk about future matters in the future. But the crew of ’Legend of Dusk Clouds’ will start shooting after the New Year, and they haven’t given you even the opportunity for the second female lead. If anything happens to Ye Zhenzhen now, the lead role will still come to you..."

As she spoke, Xu Qingxia’s phone rang again. The caller ID showed An Ying.

She glanced cautiously at Qiu Wanshuang, who also noticed the name on the screen and spoke indifferently, "Put it on speaker."

Qiu Wanshuang was not familiar with the name An Ying, but since things had come to this, she naturally wanted to hear who Qiu Wanshuang had been in contact with lately.

Xu Qingxia answered the phone, her tone ingratiating, "Sister An, what’s up?"

On the other end of the phone, An Ying’s voice oozed smugness. "Of course I have good news for you. Aren’t you trying to get your cousin the endorsement for QM Jewelry? I happen to know their main person in charge here in the country. I’ve just given them a heads up, and if you bring her to the company for a meeting next week, you should be able to sign the contract."

At the mention of QM, the frown on Qiu Wanshuang’s brow instantly smoothed out.

For now, no other jewelry brand could compete with QM in terms of popularity.

Xu Qingxia laughed, "Then thank you, Sister An. May I know the specific day?"

"I’ll arrange the specific day, but, that hot search topic for Ye Zhenzhen last night seems not to have caused much of a stir. Sister Xia, I don’t really want to question your capabilities, but this has indeed left me somewhat disappointed."

Xu Qingxia was taken aback, glanced at Qiu Wanshuang, and immediately laughed, "Hehe... you know, the people behind Ye Zhenzhen, it’s not easy to deal with her..."

"Is that so? But that’s not what you told me a couple of days ago..."

Seeing this, Qiu Wanshuang snatched the phone from Xu Qingxia and hung up.

"Xu Qingxia, stop being involved with them!"

When Qiu Wanshuang said this, her voice was slightly raised, carrying a warning.

"I’m tempted by the QM endorsement, but it’s not necessary. Ye Zhenzhen hasn’t harmed me, nor has she harmed Ji Yunyun. You’re being used as a pawn by others, and in the end, it’s only us that will be ruined."

Just like now, it was her and Ji Ziqian who had gone to great lengths to secure an opportunity for Ji Yunyun, only for Ye Zhenzhen to effortlessly overturn it.

"Shuangshuang, how can you call this ruination? We are helping each other succeed. What she wants, I can do, and what you desire, she can easily bring to you. What’s wrong with that?"

Qiu Wanshuang sneered, "I don’t think I’ll get what I want if others are using me as a tool. Even if I really want the QM endorsement, I’d get it on my own, not through others’ threats and charity."

Then, she stared at Xu Qingxia with an extremely serious gaze, "If you contact other people again and harm someone for no reason under the guise of doing it for my good, just pack your bags and go back to the countryside. This isn’t a threat; it’s my final warning.

And don’t try to use the things you’ve done before to threaten me. I will send out my own press release to clarify."

Having said this, Qiu Wanshuang didn’t even look at Xu Qingxia’s reaction, picked up Ji Yunyun, and got out of the car. No matter what, she was determined to squeeze Ji Yunyun into this crew!

Xu Qingxia watched Qiu Wanshuang’s retreating figure, covering her face. At this moment, she felt as though the sting on her face was burrowing into her heart.

She hadn’t expected Qiu Wanshuang to speak to her like that. Ever since they had started working together, she had been in charge of matters outside of shootings, and couldn’t believe that her earnestly treated cousin could suddenly become so heartless.