Chapter 688: Chapter 31: The Cannon Fodder Starlet Who Gives Up on Struggling (Part 31)

What are they arguing about?

To put it bluntly, Lu Ming used to be even more troublesome than Lu Huan.

The director is starting to panic now.

"Forget it, forget it, let’s just follow the contract and compensate if necessary. We won’t shirk our responsibilities.

The other guests are still filming; you two can rest here while I go check what happened that day."

"Director, I call the shots. No need to check, we’re fine, sorry for causing trouble."

After saying this, Lu Ming didn’t give Lu Huan any chance to speak and dragged her arm as they walked out. Everyone along the way could hear Lu Huan’s screams.

The staff around them were dumbfounded.

Is this the same close-knit sibling pair from the beginning of the show?

Especially Lu Ming, with his dark expression like King Yan, his eyes filled with ferocity, giving anyone who looked chills and fear.

"Damn, this kid is ruthless. Dragging his sister on the ground, damn... how could he be like this."

"A fifteen-year-old acting so well, at first everyone envied Lu Huan for having a good brother, but now it seems it was all an act. Behind the scenes, there are monsters and demons."

"Even if it’s an act, you can’t be this rough with your own sister, Lu Huan didn’t even have shoes on and her foot is injured. This is too terrifying."

The people around were whispering, but Lu Ming didn’t care about any of that anymore.

He couldn’t let this situation escalate.

When setting up the trap, he never expected there to be surveillance nearby.

If Lu Huan pursued this, the surveillance footage would definitely be made public, and once he’s exposed, everything is over.

His career would be over, his whole life would be over.

So, no matter what, he couldn’t let Lu Huan continue making a fuss here.

He rudely dragged her back to the cabin, shut the door, cutting off all the suspicious and surprised glances from outside. Lu Ming stared at Lu Huan intensely, lowering his voice, speaking in the harshest tone.

"This ends here. If your foot is fine, then stop crying and making it public, got it!"

Lu Huan was already petrified by how Lu Ming was behaving.

Tears hung on her face; she couldn’t say a word for a long time, only listening to Lu Ming’s half-threatening voice beside her ear.

"If this escalates, I’m finished. If I’m finished, you won’t get away either. We’ll go to hell together!"

Lu Huan’s eyes widened, her mouth slightly open, looking both pitiful and hateful.

"What do you mean?"

"You don’t need to know what I mean. Have I ever harmed you? We’re in this together for mutual benefit, so do as I say. I won’t harm you!"

Lu Huan’s heart pounded.

She could vaguely guess this matter involved Lu Ming.

But she didn’t dare think deeply because everything was too terrifying.

Her own brother turned out to be such a person.

"Now go back and tell the director everything is fine, your foot is alright, the filming can continue.

Once the filming ends, I promise to buy you that car you wanted."

"Really?"

That car costs nearly ten million. She didn’t have that much money, but Lu Ming did.

Because he was more popular, starred in more productions.

Even though the money was held by the parents, he had a lot of control over it.

Because Lu Ming had always been reliable, not only Lu Huan relied on him, but their parents also unconsciously centered around him.

The issue was nearly resolved at this point.

As long as Lu Ming had the chance to speak, he could quickly calm Lu Huan.

"Why would I lie to you? Now go back and speak nicely to the director.

From now on, just hang in there until filming wraps up."

"Okay, okay... I won’t tell on him, I’ll do as you say."

The matter was significant, and she was being led by the nose by Lu Ming, only thinking about the car after filming wrapped up.

The siblings soon opened the door and came out.

A crowd was standing outside, all gathered to see the drama.

Seeing them come out, everyone started to disperse.

But Lu Ming was smiling warmly.

"Just now, my sister and I spontaneously decided to act out a scene I’m going to audition for. Sorry for disturbing everyone."

Acting?

If that’s true, then their acting skills are impressive.

There wasn’t any trace of acting.

Lu Huan’s screaming anger, and Lu Ming’s fierce rage.

This explanation seemed too far-fetched.

"I hope today’s episode doesn’t get spread around casually. After all, it involves personal privacy and everyone’s future career development. We were just practicing acting. Please be understanding."

Lu Huan nodded alongside, helping with the explanation.

"Yes, yes, we often improvise at home too. Please don’t overinterpret."

The two of them faced the director with a unified front.

The director was already exhausted by them, dealing with new issues every day; the sister was fussy, the brother was calculating.

Because of these siblings, the director decided to cut ties with their father after filming ended.

Raising such a pair, surely the father isn’t a good person either.

"Sorry for the trouble, Director, it’s really no big deal, my sister just loves to make a fuss."

"Hmm..."

Something still didn’t feel right.

While this was causing a commotion, Jiang Lai and Jiang Qu were almost at the top of the mountain.

The sun was about to set, and the light in the forest was dim. Jiang Qu’s steps became noticeably heavy and slow.

"Sis... I think we’ve almost reached our limit here..."

He could be sure, none of the following groups could make it here.

Even though he was on a basketball team and exercised daily, he felt almost faint from exhaustion climbing this far.

Not to mention the two groups of girls behind.

As for Lu Ming, forget it, impossible, because Lu Huan would definitely give up.

The flag in hand felt extremely heavy.

Twelve flags in total, Jiang Lai carried ten.

The other two were hard to find because it was getting dark.

Each sibling carried five flags; something seemed weightless but now felt like stones, their arms were numb with soreness, and their legs trembled uncontrollably.

Giving up crossed his mind.

Actually, this thought had been there two hours ago, but seeing Jiang Lai’s back completely soaked in sweat yet silent, Jiang Qu chose silence, keeping his head down and moving forward quietly.

But now, he truly couldn’t continue.

His breath was irregular, vision tunneling, heart pounding loudly and ears ringing terribly.

He couldn’t continue, if he pushed further problems would arise.

Jiang Lai stopped and looked at him.

"Alright, let’s stop and rest for fifteen minutes."

"I’m not sure fifteen minutes will be enough."

He was so tired, stopping meant collapsing.

But Jiang Lai wouldn’t let him sit, let alone lie down.

"You’re certainly exhausted; your mind constantly tells you you’re too tired, so your body unconsciously obeys the brain’s command, releasing more substances making you feel fatigued.

Sitting means you won’t be able to get up again."