The Comeback of the Cannon-Fodder Supporting Actress

Xiao Yuan asked for leave from Director Liu and went out to have fun with Anning in the afternoon.

The two of them spent a sweet and sticky afternoon together before Anning left.

When Xiao Yuan returned to the film crew, Jin Rui came over and said, ”Impressive, you already found a girlfriend so early on.”

Xiao Yuan smiled, ”It’s not easy to find a girlfriend nowadays, when you meet the right one, you have to seize the opportunity.”

”That’s true.” Jin Rui couldn’t help but nod in agreement, ”When you meet a good girl, you have to hold on tight.”

He walked over, grinning, and asked, ”In the afternoon, your girlfriend ordered milk tea and snacks for everyone, they really tasted good.”

Xiao Yuan glanced down at Jin Rui’s stomach, ”Don’t eat too much, be careful of gaining weight.”

Jin Rui snorted softly, ”I can eat without gaining weight; no matter how much I eat, I don’t put on any flesh.”

Xiao Yuan mocked, ”Weren’t you the one who said you gained five pounds the day before yesterday? Even Director Liu said if you don’t lose weight, you’ll look like a pig on camera.”

”Brother, don’t stab me in the heart like this.” Jin Rui clutched his chest, looking hurt.

Xiao Yuan laughed and patted his shoulder, ”I’m just reminding you to eat less and move more, lose weight quickly, otherwise when this drama airs, everyone will say the Prince is so handsome, why doesn’t the female lead like him, but instead fell for a fat pig, is the female lead blind?”

Jin Rui was so angry he exclaimed, ”Heaven and earth, I can’t take it anymore, I...”

”What are you talking about?”

Qi Yue came over with a water cup, ”Are you two badmouthing me again behind my back?”

”No.” Xiao Yuan quickly waved his hands, ”I didn’t say anything, it was Brother Jin who said you’re already so fat yet dare to eat sweets, be careful of turning into a pig.”

After finishing, Xiao Yuan quickly slipped away.

Qi Yue got so angry he directly grabbed Jin Rui’s neck, ”Who are you calling a pig? Jin Rui, it’s a life-and-death struggle between us now.”

Jin Rui’s eyes rolled as he cursed Xiao Yuan in his mind for being insidious and vicious.

”Alright, alright, Qi Yue, come over quickly for a retake.”

In the end, it was Director Liu who stepped in to rescue Jin Rui.

Jin Rui clasped his hands together and bowed several times towards Director Liu, then pointed at Xiao Yuan, using lip movements to hint that Xiao Yuan should watch out because he will eventually get back at him someday.

Because of this incident, Jin Rui, who originally wanted to ask Xiao Yuan about what his girlfriend does, never got the chance to ask.

It was instead Granny Sun who finally remembered where she had seen Anning before.

Granny Sun’s husband is an old stockholder, so she often follows financial news and business figures. Over a year ago, when the Old President Yun died in a car accident, Granny Sun paid special attention to the news, and later watched the reports of Anning taking over Mrs. Yun’s company and had seen Anning’s photos.

Granny Sun also recalled that when the Old President Yun passed away, her husband began selling Yun’s stocks, but later, after Mr. Yun took over, it didn’t take long for the company to turn the situation around dramatically, causing Yun’s stocks to soar. At that time, her husband even regretted selling too early and mentioned that Young Master Yun was more capable than the Old President Yun, calling him a business genius.

Granny Sun thought of Anning’s identity when she returned to the hotel and even went online to check again.

Although there aren’t many reports about Anning online and even fewer with her pictures, she still found some.

After confirming Anning’s identity, Granny Sun couldn’t help being shocked.

She remembers that it was previously reported that Young Master Yun was engaged to Young Master Rong from Mrs. Rong’s family, and later, after Young Master Rong became a vegetative state, Young Master Yun even took over Mrs. Rong’s company. She also recalls an article praising Young Master Yun for his loyalty and righteousness, but she never imagined that in private, Young Master Yun was like this.

Granny Sun couldn’t help but indulge in some conspiracy theories.

She wondered if Young Master Yun’s engagement to Young Master Rong was a plan to annex Mrs. Rong’s company?

However, Granny Sun kept all of this to herself, not mentioning it to anyone.

But the next day during filming, Granny Sun somewhat avoided Xiao Yuan.

Rong Junhao woke up from a nightmare and couldn’t fall back asleep again.

He hadn’t had a good night’s sleep for several days.

In his dream, Ning Ruoxi repeatedly stabbed him to death, her hideous face seemingly right before his eyes.

The scene switched, and he became the killer, holding a knife and slaughtering his way out of a sea of blood. The scene changed again, and he was trapped in a sea of fire, barely escaping with his life, but was burned beyond recognition, turning into a Demon Lord, causing chaos in the world.

Scene after scene appeared in his dream, he either got killed or killed others, and countless people died at his hand. He didn’t know when it would end.

That’s how he jolted awake, sitting on his bed panting, unable to fall back asleep afterward.

Rong Junhao jumped out of bed and dug out the scarf he gave Anning, holding it to his chest to calm himself a little.

He didn’t lie back down until dawn, but shortly after lying down, there was a knock on the door.

”Come in.” Rong Junhao placed the scarf under his pillow, got off the bed, and sat on the sofa.

Assistant Liu entered with some documents, ”Young Master Rong, you need to go to the company today...”

Rong Junhao nodded, ”I know, how’s Anning doing?”

Assistant Liu looked a bit troubled.

Rong Junhao glanced at him, ”Speak.”

Only then did Assistant Liu say, ”Yesterday, Mr. Yun visited the film set and was very intimate with a small actor. They spent the entire afternoon together, and that small actor... told others that Mr. Yun was his girlfriend.”

A loud bang was heard as Rong Junhao punched the small table beside him, ”Intimate behavior?”

After thinking for a moment, Assistant Liu handed several photos to Rong Junhao.

The photos were taken on the street and included one of Anning holding hands with Xiao Yuan while shopping, one of them drinking milk tea from the same cup, one of them playing video games, and one of Xiao Yuan hugging Anning. The last photo, taken at the entrance of the film set, showed Xiao Yuan kissing Anning, although it was blurry, Rong Junhao recognized it immediately.

He looked through each photo, his eyes turning bloodshot with fury.

”Go investigate this Xiao Yuan thoroughly.”

In the end, Rong Junhao smiled as he tore the photos into pieces and threw them on the ground, stomping on them furiously.

”Yes.” Assistant Liu responded, ”Please prepare yourself soon, we have a shareholders’ meeting to attend at the company shortly.”

Rong Junhao stood up, ”Wait for me downstairs, I’ll be right there.”

Anning had been much colder in her actions these days than before, and quite a few mid-to-high-level staff at Yun’s were caught out by her with their mistakes and got kicked out, causing some panic within the company.

Anning knew the importance of not overdoing things and understood the need to appease the staff.

That afternoon, she convened a meeting with Yun’s top management to reward those who worked diligently and performed excellently, also notifying each department that managers should organize team-building activities.

After the meeting, Anning discussed matters with a few executives while walking.

Before the discussion was over, Feng Na softly said, ”Mr. Yun, Ms. Xu is asking if you plan to have dinner at home today?”

Anning thought for a moment, ”Tell Ms. Xu I’ll head home shortly.”

There weren’t many tasks in the afternoon, and some documents could easily be taken home for review, so Anning decided to finish work early.

She instructed the executives a few more things and then, with Feng Na, headed to the parking lot.

Reaching the parking lot and after only walking a few steps, Anning sharply noticed someone not far away rushing at them holding a knife.

She quickly pulled Feng Na behind her, ensuring Feng Na was shielded. As she saw the knife-wielding person about to lash out, Anning raised her foot and kicked out.

”Ningning, watch out.”

Rong Junhao ran over, trying to stand in front of Anning to shield her.

Anning’s kick landed right on Rong Junhao. She smirked coldly, not bothering to check on him, she twisted the assailant’s wrist and threw him to the ground in no time.

”Call the police.” Anning coldly instructed Feng Na.

This turn of events frightened Feng Na, though she had experienced many situations, she didn’t panic excessively.

Feng Na took out her phone to call the police, while Anning stepped on the assailant’s wrist holding the knife, kicked the knife aside with her other foot, and used the assailant’s outer clothing to tie him up.

It was only then that Rong Junhao managed to get up.

That kick from Anning had considerable force, almost displacing his organs.

He was now pale and holding his stomach, appearing somewhat disheveled as he got up.

”Ningning, are you alright?”