Chapter 162

Chapter 162

After seeing Yi Tiantian walk into the room, Yueyue and Yang Yang, as his assistants, followed closely behind.

The crowd of onlookers also trailed along, moving silently like actors in a mime show.

Unaware that he had become the representative of the onlookers, Yi Tiantian was tiptoeing towards the inside of the room.

As he got closer, the sounds grew louder, revealing a man's hoarse and strained voice from within.

"Dear, you can't do this; they're starting to suspect you..."

The speaker was clearly Liu Liu, his voice filled with pain and restraint.

Just a few steps forward, and one could see Zuxiaohua committing domestic violence!

At this moment, Yi Tiantian had already raised his phone, which was recording, and beads of sweat had formed on his forehead due to nervousness.

However, when Yi Tiantian tiptoed into the hotel room, he found that it was actually a living room!

His effort to raise the phone had been in vain!

But Yi Tiantian's heart did not relax; instead, he scanned the room again and successfully located the bedroom.

The bedroom door was slightly ajar, giving Yi Tiantian enough space to peek inside.

Yueyue and Yang Yang, who were following behind, had also entered the room and noticed that Liu Liu's room was different from the others.

While other staff members' rooms were simple bedrooms, Liu Liu's, as the lead actor, was a luxurious suite.

Once inside, you won’t immediately see the bedroom; you’ll need to enter another room first.

The bystanders who followed behind also tiptoed into Liu Liu’s room and now they all heard the voices of Liu Liu and Zu Xiaohua.

"No way!"

"I’m not doing this! You’re the one who married me..."

Before Zu Xiaohua could finish speaking, a staff member accidentally bumped into the coffee table leg while entering the hotel room.

"Ouch... That hurts..."

The staff member instinctively winced.

Everyone’s eyes snapped to the staff member who made the noise.

This could blow our cover!

Sure enough, Yi Tiantian, who was leading the way, sensed something off. He whipped around and was taken aback by the crowd in the room.

"What the—when did all these people start following me?!"

"Are they here to witness Zu Xiaohua’s domestic drama?!"

Yi Tiantian’s comment was overheard by everyone, including the two couples inside the room.

"It sounds like there’s someone outside!"

"Didn’t you lock the door just now?"

After hearing the dialogue between Liu Liu and Zu Xiaohua coming from the room, the staff were completely panicked.

"Husband, you should go out and check right away."

The woman's voice made everyone outside faint from fear.

They were all exchanging glances, conveying the same message: Run!!!

In emergencies, people can tap into incredible reserves of energy.

For example, just before Liu Liu opened the door, the once crowded room was now empty except for one person.

And that person was Director Wang.

Because Director Wang wasn't very skilled at being a casual observer, he was a step slower when escaping.

Liu Liu opened the door and stepped out, eyeing Director Wang suspiciously. "Director Wang, what brings you to my room so late at night?"

Director Wang wanted to escape but couldn't, and his body stiffened slightly as he forced an awkward smile.

"Ah, your wife is here, so I thought I'd come say hello."

Director Wang knew how absurd his excuse sounded, but in this situation, he could only continue with his nonsense.

"And you have an important scene tomorrow, so I came to discuss it with you."

Director Wang, now thinking of a good excuse, quickly added.

"But Director, I don't have any scenes tomorrow."

Liu Liu looked at Director Wang with great confusion.

"Director Wang, are you really here to discuss the scene with me..."

Pretending to have forgotten, Director Wang slapped his smooth, shiny forehead.

"Oh no, how could I be so forgetful? We're supposed to shoot Yi Tiantian's scene tomorrow, not yours. I mixed up the two of you. Sorry about that."

Watching Director Wang obviously lying, Liu Liu couldn't help but slightly frown and said, "Director Wang, I heard some strange noises in the room just now. Was there really only you in the room?"

He clearly heard Yi Tiantian's voice just now, but after coming out, he couldn't see anyone.

So Yi Tiantian must have been hiding somewhere in the room!

Liu Liu looked around the room but found no one else, so he had no choice but to give up.

"Xiao Liu, I need to warn you about something."

Seeing Liu Liu's anxious look as he searched, Director Wang was afraid he might discover something if he went out.

So he put on a great performance, his voice becoming serious and steady.

"Although I know what's going on, it's better for you to control the rumors outside."

Director Wang's words were carefully chosen, as he didn't want to specify what the rumors were about.

Liu Liu couldn't bear anyone saying anything bad about Zu Xiaohua, so when Director Wang brought up this topic, he visibly swallowed.

"Good, I understand. Thank you for the reminder, Director Wang."

"Well, since there's nothing else, I'll be leaving then."

Director Wang gave Liu Liu's shoulder a final, meaningful pat before leaving their room.

However, when Director Wang stepped out of the room, he found a group of people standing outside, listening in.

"Why are you all still hanging around?!"

Director Wang tried to lower his voice and quickly closed the door to Liu Liu's room behind him.

"What if Liu Liu comes out and sees all of you standing here?"

"We just wanted to know what Liu Liu had to say..."

The bystanders began to refute one by one.

"Yes, yes! We still don’t know who the abuser is after all this time!"

Yi Tiantian, watching the chatter, felt like he was in a bustling market.

"Wait, I still don’t get why so many people are here gossiping at Liu Liu’s room in the middle of the night!"

"Could it be that they think someone else is the real abuser?!"

Yi Tiantian thought to himself, then turned to look at Yueyue and Yang Yang.

Yueyue and Yang Yang exchanged glances, both wearing sheepish grins.

"Alright, alright, let’s not stay here any longer. Let’s head back; we’ve got a shoot tomorrow."

Seeing that everyone was planning to stay longer, Director Wang spoke up to all present.

"Yes, it's almost 11 PM. If we don’t get some sleep, we’ll all have dark circles tomorrow!"

A staff member among the crowd also said.

Yi Tiantian was just about to turn and leave, but the corner of his eye caught a figure.

"Isn't that the female lead, Xiao Yemin?!"

"Coming to snoop around is one thing, but why is she so fully dressed?"

"Is she afraid that others would recognize her as a bystander?"

Following Yi Tiantian's voice and gaze, everyone looked towards the corner and saw a woman wrapped in a headscarf.

Not only was she covering her head with black fabric, but she was also wearing large, exaggerated sunglasses and a mask that covered most of her face.

If they weren't all colleagues who saw each other every day, hardly anyone would recognize her as a female star!

Xiao Yemin naturally heard Yi Tiantian's words.

Feeling slightly embarrassed, she removed her sunglasses and said something that gave her away, "Sorry, I was actually trying to go out, but then I saw many staff members heading this way, so I came to see what was happening."

Xiao Yemin’s excuse sounded pretty flimsy!

Who in their right mind would dress like that to go out at night?!

This is way too weird!

Yi Tiantian directly used his inner thoughts to expose Xiao Yemin’s flimsy lie.

"Why is Xiao Yemin still spouting nonsense here!"

"If you're here to gossip, just do it. No one will laugh at the great bystanders! Xiao Yemin, stop pretending!"

Hearing Yi Tiantian’s thoughts, everyone looked at Xiao Yemin with strange expressions.

Xiao Yemin’s face turned pale, as if she had just swallowed something bitter.

"But Xiao Yemin is indeed going out later because she’s about to go and hit someone!"

Yi Tiantian’s inner thoughts echoed again, giving everyone another small shock from the gossip.

Is this crew here to film or to practice boxing? Why is everyone hitting people?!

Yueyue and Yang Yang were extremely shocked.

Could it be that this career-oriented strong woman, Xiao Yemin, also hits people at home?!

Xiao Yemin herself dismissed Yi Tiantian’s words as complete nonsense!

She didn’t even have a stable boyfriend, let alone any domestic violence!

She knew Yi Tiantian’s inner thoughts were all rubbish!

The staff didn’t seem to buy it either, since everyone knew her personal life was a mess, and there was no one around for her to abuse!

But just at that moment, a ringtone came from Xiao Yemin’s phone.

Everyone looked at each other curiously.

When Xiao Yemin saw the content on her phone screen, her expression quickly changed.

She flashed a quick smile and hurried down the corridor to take the call.

The bystanders certainly weren’t going to give up this good opportunity. They huddled around the corner, eavesdropping on Xiao Yemin’s call.

"Ah?!"

Unexpectedly, it was a big deal. She let out a scream as soon as she opened her mouth.

Everyone looked towards Xiao Yemin.

The next second, she hung up the phone, and her already hostile expression grew even more menacing.

In that state, if Yi Tiantian had said she was going to kill someone, everyone would have believed her.

Xiao Yemin seemed to notice that her state was inappropriate, so she quickly forced a fake smile.

"Sorry, I’ve got something urgent to handle tonight, Director Wang. I’ll be back on set tomorrow morning."

Xiao Yemin left this sentence as she passed by Director Wang.

Director Wang nodded. Though he didn’t know what she was up to, as long as it didn’t interfere with filming, he had no reason to stop her.

With the director’s nod, Xiao Yemin clicked her heels and headed toward the elevator.

The sound of Xiao Yemin's high heels rang out sharply, spiking everyone's curiosity.

After Xiao Yemin left, the bystanders who had gathered were ready to disperse as well.

But before they left, a shared question lingered in everyone's mind—

What was Xiao Yemin going out to do so late at night?

And why had Yi Tiantian said she was going to beat someone up?

Eager to find out, several staff members decided to follow Yi Tiantian into the elevator, hoping to catch what he was thinking along the way.

But even after entering the elevator, they didn’t hear Yi Tiantian say anything.

Yueyue and Yangyang grew even more anxious, desperate to know what was going on.

Meanwhile, Yi Tiantian was lost in thought about the evening’s events.

"No evidence of Zu Xiaohua being abused. It looks like tonight was a wasted effort..."

"I’ll have to look for another chance!"

[I have to say, spectating at night is indeed exhausting, but I really admire Xiao Yemin. After all that, she still had time to rush to the office to confront employees. She’s truly a legendary 'female warrior'...]

Suddenly, everyone’s eyes lit up.

Yi Tiantian had finally spoken!

And he said Xiao Yemin was going to the company to confront employees!

But this didn’t align with what they had all witnessed!

Before joining the crew, everyone knew Xiao Yemin had cultivated an image of an independent, strong-willed woman. They had expected to see signs of her being just a pretty face, but instead, they often found her managing company business during breaks.

Most importantly, Xiao Yemin loved to show off the welfare she had bought for her employees!

Some crew members even joked about working for Xiao Yemin’s company!

Now, Yi Tiantian was saying that their ideal boss would actually beat her employees?!

They really didn’t believe it!

But even if they didn’t believe it, there was no evidence to prove whether Yi Tiantian’s words were true or false.

It was the middle of the night, and no one was about to rush to Xiao Yemin’s company to verify.

"I guess everyone in the crew definitely won’t believe Xiao Yemin is that kind of person, but tomorrow..."

Just as everyone was listening intently to Yi Tiantian’s thoughts, he suddenly yawned!

To make matters worse, the elevator had just arrived at Yi Tiantian’s floor, so his thoughts were abruptly cut off.

Everyone silently sighed inwardly.

What will happen tomorrow?! Will Xiao Yemin finally reveal her hidden side?

It’s so exciting to wait for!