After Being Targeted by the Gloomy and Obsessive Movie Queen - Chapter 15

Chapter 15: Injury – Scheming and Tenderness

Xu Yinyu finally secured Yu Shujin’s permission to visit her mother.

It just required a bit of effort.

“I’ll arrange for you to meet Auntie Xu this weekend,” Yu Shujin murmured, caressing Xu Yinyu’s flushed cheek, her eyes fixed intently on her.

“I’m going to Country H at the end of the month. Do you want to come with me?”

Xu Yinyu opened her eyes, her voice husky. “I don’t have a visa for overseas travel. I’ll just wait for you to come home.”

Yu Shujin didn’t insist this time. Instead, she pinched Xu Yinyu’s cheek and laughed. “That’s fine, too. Then wait for me patiently at home, and I’ll bring you gifts.”

Xu Yinyu forced a smile, but her eyelids couldn’t stay open any longer. After a flicker, she was too sleepy to keep them open.

Once asleep, her body instinctively leaned toward the source of warmth.

Yu Shujin pulled her into her arms and kissed Xu Yinyu’s forehead.

Xu Yinyu sensed faint footsteps in the morning and moved her eyelids. She felt a light touch on her eye, followed by a soft whisper in her ear.

“Sleep well.”

After Yu Shujin left the master bedroom, Xu Yinyu also woke up. She walked barefoot to the French window and watched Yu Shujin get into a valuable black sedan. Chi Xia, carrying a suitcase, also got in the car behind her.

She is alone now.

Should she take this chance to leave Yu Shujin? Xu Yinyu clenched her fist.

Leaving now was her best opportunity.

But all her identification documents were hidden by Yu Shujin. If she left now, she wouldn’t be able to find a job or even a place to live.

She could manage alone, but her mother couldn’t go with her.

Realizing this problem, Xu Yinyu slowly crouched down in the corner.

Was it all planned out by her from the very beginning, the moment I appeared before Yu Shujin?

Did she calculate that as long as she held onto Mother, even if I desperately wanted to break free, I would never be able to escape?

Xu Yinyu’s mind was still reeling when she entered the company.

Which was real: Yu Shujin’s tenderness or her scheming?

She couldn’t tell the difference.

“Xiao Yu, are you feeling better?” Qi Wei patted Xu Yinyu’s shoulder and walked into the elevator with her.

It wasn’t peak traffic, so only the two of them were in the elevator.

Xu Yinyu remembered Yu Shujin’s warning yesterday and subconsciously turned slightly away. “I feel much better after sleeping. I’m just disappointed I missed dinner with you all yesterday.”

Qi Wei smiled, a flash of brightness across her tongue. “Then you absolutely must come next time.”

Xu Yinyu nodded calmly. “I will.”

The elevator doors opened. Qi Wei smiled and gestured “You first” to Xu Yinyu. Xu Yinyu smiled and stepped out of the elevator first.

The white custom-made shirt accentuated Xu Yinyu’s slender figure. Her tied-up ponytail swayed slightly, revealing a large patch of pink marks startlingly visible on her pale skin.

Qi Wei’s eyes fixed on Xu Yinyu’s back neck, her gaze instantly deepening.

The image of the person who claimed to be Xu Yinyu’s girlfriend yesterday flashed through her mind.

Stamping her possessiveness onto her girlfriend’s neck.

What a malicious and domineering person.

“Xiao Yu, you’re here! Come quickly and help me check if this angle design is okay.” The deputy team leader looked up and called out to Xu Yinyu.

Xu Yinyu acknowledged her. She was extremely familiar with comic panel design and plot pacing.

After all, she previously had to take on the work of the entire team single-handedly at Man Yu Company.

Now, working at Star Entertainment, she could specialize in comic plotting, no longer needing to rush around, and wouldn’t have to be solely responsible for a comic from start to finish.

Xu Yinyu felt her breathing lighten several times while working here.

Yu Shujin left at the end of September and hadn’t returned from Country H until early October.

During this time, their department took on a huge order. After working hard for over half a month, they finally secured the deal.

Xu Yinyu had worked overtime for three consecutive weeks. Hearing Team Leader Yang announce the successful result, she couldn’t help but relax and felt genuine joy from inside out.

“… We will try to get the bonus transferred to your cards this weekend. Also, are you free tonight?” Team Leader Yang beamed, her sexy red lips curved in a confident, unrestrained smile that always captured people’s attention when she spoke.

“Alright. This time, I’ve booked the hot spring restaurant next to the company. Everyone has worked hard with the overtime lately, so let’s soak in a hot spring to relieve fatigue and relax,” Team Leader Yang said heartily.

“Nothing else. Everyone finish up their closing work. Head straight to the hot spring hotel after work. I’ve already made the reservations.”

Xu Yinyu returned to her desk, tapping the keyboard. After quickly finishing her closing work, she stretched, exercised her neck, and turned to look at Qi Wei, who was still working hard. She lowered her voice and asked, “Qi Wei, how much is the bonus likely to be?”

Qi Wei looked around, then looked back at Xu Yinyu in surprise. She waved her hand at Xu Yinyu, covering her mouth as she whispered, “I think it’s at least six figures this time.”

Xu Yinyu’s eyes widened, looking somewhat comical, as if she’d been hit by money. “That’s a lot of money.”

Qi Wei looked at Xu Yinyu strangely. The casual clothes and shoes the woman wore already exceeded the bonus and salary, and the cars that picked her up and dropped her off were all luxury vehicles worth over a million.

Why did she look like she had never seen money before upon hearing “six-figure bonus”?

Xu Yinyu hadn’t earned such a generous bonus in a full year of work in the past. At this moment, her eyes were sparkling with dollar signs, and she completely tuned out Qi Wei’s voice.

She silently calculated how long she would need to work to pay off the debts owed to Xu Lian Yue and Li Lian.

They collectively owed Yu Shujin five million.

Xu Yinyu’s monthly salary was ten thousand yuan, which had room for increase. Plus, accumulating projects brought bonuses, and overtime pay was also considerable.

Taking the basic ten thousand as an example, she could save at least 120,000 yuan a year. Furthermore, their projects were concentrated, averaging a bonus every two months, with each bonus ranging between 100,000 and 200,000 yuan.

That meant she could save 200,000 yuan a year.

It would still take twenty-five years to pay off the principal. After calculating, Xu Yinyu felt her heart sink for a moment, then she abruptly shot up from her seat.

She leaned down and asked Qi Wei, her voice specifically lowered, “Do you know roughly what our team leader’s salary is?”

Xu Yinyu waited for a moment, hearing no reply. Following Qi Wei’s flickering gaze, she turned around and saw a smiling face that was both amiable and infinitely cold.

“Team Leader Yang!”

Xu Yinyu quickly stood up. She wasn’t sure if her question had been heard by the person in front of her, and belatedly felt the shame of having offended someone.

“Come into my office for a moment.”

Xu Yinyu glanced at Qi Wei. Qi Wei gave her a sympathetic “Good luck” look, and Xu Yinyu’s heart instantly sank halfway.

Yang Qingyu motioned for Xu Yinyu to close the door. She sat in the boss chair, and though sitting, her presence was more imposing than Xu Yinyu’s. “Xiao Yu, you’ve been in our department for almost a month. How do you feel?”

Xu Yinyu sat opposite her and replied neither humbly nor haughtily, “Very good.”

“I’ve looked at your background. In my opinion, you’re not exactly a clean artist.” Yang Qingyu said directly.

Xu Yinyu looked up, the emotions in her eyes stirred.

“I was very resistant to your direct hiring at first, please understand. But after half a month of working together, your effort and capability have made the entire team accept you.”

“So, Xiao Yu, welcome. You are officially joining our Comics Department family.”

A smile played on Yang Qingyu’s lips.

Her serious tone also gradually became lighter.

Xu Yinyu’s eyes instantly softened. Her cool face, her voice sounding like it was crushed, asked, “Really, Team Leader Yang?”

“Absolutely true. I’ve already submitted your recommendation form for early promotion to full-time status.” Yang Qingyu took a sip of tea from her porcelain cup. “You’ve worked too hard these past days. Make sure to go to the hot spring restaurant to relax after work, little Yu Yu.”

Xu Yinyu’s face blushed from the teasing. “Thank you, Team Leader Yang. If there’s nothing else, I’ll go back now.”

Yang Qingyu nodded.

Xu Yinyu left and cautiously closed the glass door of the team leader’s private office.

She opened the StarNet, which she hadn’t logged into for a long time.

The top trending search was news about Yu Shujin’s prop gun turning into a real gun while filming.

Xu Yinyu’s eyes instantly widened.

Qi Wei called her name three times before Xu Yinyu noticed her red eyes. “What’s wrong, Xiao Yu? Does your head hurt again?”

Xu Yinyu had a world-shattering expression, her voice cracking and fragile. “My girlfriend had an accident. I have to go back.”

Qi Wei saw Xu Yinyu’s previously shattered look gradually grasp a sliver of hope. She said, “Okay, I’m going home right away.”

Xu Yinyu thanked Qi Wei, got into the car waiting for her, and left without hesitation.

Leaving Qi Wei alone to watch her depart.

“It’s been a month, and you still haven’t managed to reel her in?” Yang Qingyu appeared beside Qi Wei at some point.

Qi Wei smiled, admitting candidly, “Yeah, her girlfriend is impossibly difficult.”

“You haven’t changed your habit of liking other people’s girlfriends, have you?” Yang Qingyu lifted her slender right hand and examined it. “If you provoke someone you shouldn’t, aren’t you afraid of getting burned?”

Qi Wei crossed her arms, her eyes becoming more blatantly seductive as she leaned slightly toward Yang Qingyu, without restraint. “If I get burned, I get burned. I can’t help it. I just have a preference for married women.”

Yang Qingyu’s eyes slightly cooled. “A word of warning: stop pursuing Xu Yinyu. If you stop now, I can still protect you.”

Qi Wei scoffed, then turned and walked away.

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