184: The role was taken away

On the other side, a woman with a charming appearance irritably threw her phone away.

She lit a cigarette and paced back and forth in the room.

"What on earth is going on?"

After much deliberation, she finally called the Director, "Director, Ruoyun's side can't film anymore, so can I have the indoor scenes?"

"I will naturally give you whatever you want..."

The woman's voice was very soft and delicate, and after saying this, a hint of malice appeared in her eyes.

After hanging up the phone, the woman finished the last puff of her cigarette.

"Since you're not replying to my messages, don't blame me for snatching your resources."

She was none other than Liu Meili.

Xia Ruoyun was unaware of all this; she was sitting in the hospital room, bored and eating fruit.

Since celebrities need to control their physique, they could only eat some fruit to fill their stomachs.

Not long after, her agent walked over with hurried steps.

Her face showed a somewhat anxious expression, "What's going on? Why haven't they started your treatment yet?"

They had gone to great lengths to transfer Xia Ruoyun here precisely so she could receive treatment quickly. Now, before the treatment had even begun, her role had already been snatched by someone else.

"They are working hard on research over there. Haven't they not yet figured out a general situation?"

Xia Ruoyun touched her arm somewhat hesitantly; this was the affected area, which is why she had been wearing long-sleeved hospital gowns during this time.

If this scar didn't heal, she really wouldn't be able to return to acting in the entertainment industry. The demands of this circle are very high; they would never accept someone with a scar on their body.

"Then I see so many doctors next door?" Lan Jie said as she walked out.

Seeing this situation, Xia Ruoyun went out in a panic to stop her.

"What does this mean? There are over a dozen experienced doctors consulting in the next room, but there's not a single person here for you. Isn't this discriminatory treatment? Are they picking on you because you're a woman?"

No matter what, Xia Ruoyun was personally trained by Lan Jie. The other party was young and innocent, so as her agent, she definitely had to help more.

The current situation clearly showed a group of people bullying a young girl. How could she possibly tolerate it?

Xia Ruoyun heard her agent's words and was almost scared to death. She quickly reached out and pulled her back.

"No, that's not it at all." Xia Ruoyun glanced in Su Yue's direction. He was undergoing a detailed examination by the doctor, looking like a laboratory rat.

"He came into contact with the black scale disease pathogen; he was bitten by those lab rats. So the injuries on his body might be the initial virus strain. If they can use this opportunity to conduct good research, perhaps they can genuinely develop an antidote."

Lan Jie was also a bit surprised upon hearing this, but in the end, she didn't say much more.

"Alright then, this man is quite unlucky to actually be bitten by the pathogen."

She was internally debating whether she should buy the special effect medicine. Although there were rumors circulating online saying the medicine had problems, their situation was urgent, and they needed to get Xia Ruoyun's injury healed quickly.

Therefore, if necessary, they might really need to use the special effect medicine.

"Oh right, did you come to see me suddenly this time for something important?"

Xia Ruoyun asked curiously. Her agent only came when there was something important; her arrival meant there was a big matter.

"Didn't I discuss the female lead role in a drama with you a few days ago? It turned out someone snatched it. Originally, the Director said he could wait a few days and would film other people's scenes first, but then he suddenly called me saying another female lead had already been confirmed."

When Lan Jie said this, she felt a bit angry inside.

"I don't know what methods this person used, but I'm sure there were some dirty tricks involved."

Xia Ruoyun suddenly became interested, wondering who would be competing against her.

"Who is this person?" Xia Ruoyun asked, which was rare for her.

Lan Jie had originally intended to pick up a piece of fruit from the table and eat it, but she ultimately stopped her hand and tightened her mask.

"It's none other than that Liu Meili. I don't know what she did, but she suddenly snatched your female lead role. She was clearly a perpetual supporting actress, and now she's really risen up!"

Hearing the other person's complaint, Xia Ruoyun suddenly remembered that this person had contacted her on WeChat.

She immediately told her agent about this matter.

"I feel like this person is a bit strange. Yesterday, she inexplicably came and asked me so many questions, and then today she snatched my job."

Xia Ruoyun quite liked this role, but she didn't expect it to be snatched by someone else.

But this was also fate. If she hadn't gotten sick, how would someone else have snatched her resources?

Lan Jie looked at the chat history, and her expression became somewhat meaningful.

"Why did this person suddenly ask you about this?"

Lan Jie really couldn't figure out what was going on. If they were very good friends, asking these things would be understandable, but they weren't familiar with each other at all, so asking these questions out of the blue felt very strange.

"Most likely, this person was just testing you. Alright, you don't need to contact this person anymore."

"This person isn't a good sort either. You usually haven't had contact with her, so you don't know her temperament."

As soon as Liu Meili was mentioned, Lan Jie's expression also became very unpleasant.

Xia Ruoyun really hadn't had much contact with this person. Even when they interacted for work, it was just a superficial nodding acquaintance.

But Lan Jie was different. She was an agent in this area and naturally knew the celebrities in the circle very well. They were very clear about who was a good person and who was a devil with a human face but a beastly heart.

"I'd like to see if their drama can become popular!" Lan Jie said indignantly. Although she was over thirty, when she got angry, she was no different from a teenage girl.

Xia Ruoyun also knew that although her acting skills were indeed a weakness, she had many fans.

She had also been working hard to train her acting skills during this time. Although the progress might be small, with such a large fan base supporting her, Xia Ruoyun felt this drama should become popular.

But now that the female lead had been changed, everything would be different.

"Alright, you should rest well. The things I brought for you are also here."

"At worst, we'll pay a bit more and get these doctors to consult on your case quickly."

Xia Ruoyun nodded, "Mine is just a highly contagious but weakly toxic strain. I should recover soon."

After chatting for a few sentences, Lan Jie hurried off to work. She had come out this time to check on Xia Ruoyun's progress, but if all the experts were consulting for more serious cases, then there was naturally no need for her to waste time fussing.

Although their work was very important, when dealing with illnesses, there was also a matter of priority.

You couldn't just cut in line forcefully for the sake of so-called work. This matter was truly against reason and nature.

Although Lan Jie was a very ambitious person, she was also a person of principle. Otherwise, it would have been impossible for her to easily reach the level of a top agent.

Xia Ruoyun nodded and obediently watched the other person leave.

After withdrawing her gaze, she went to Su Yue's hospital room door to take a look. Su Yue seemed to be on the phone and looked very busy. Xia Ruoyun also put away her thought of going over to say something and returned to her room, eating the diet meal her agent brought her with some disappointment.

However, perhaps because she was sick during this period, Lan Jie had loosened her restrictions. This meal actually contained several pieces of chicken breast.

In an instant, Xia Ruoyun completely forgot the distress of having her role snatched and ate happily.

Meanwhile, on the other side, Chu Xuemei came to find Su Yue with the registration information.

They had indeed admitted Su Yue as a patient, but everything was too rushed, and Su Yue's detailed information hadn't been properly registered.

"Your identity information has been registered here, but we need to keep an emergency contact number."

If it were a minor illness, that would be fine, but this was black scale disease with an unknown condition and cause. If any unexpected accidents occurred, without an emergency contact, they would be unable to contact anyone.

At that time, even if something really happened, they wouldn't even be able to find someone who could make decisions.

Su Yue thought for a moment and finally filled in Lin Jia's mobile number.

At least the other party was suitable to be his teammate, and Lin Jia was a very reliable person, so Su Yue trusted her.

And early the next morning, at Yuantu Company.

Everyone arrived at their workstations one after another. The sound of clocking in kept ringing, and everyone was extremely sleepy.

"Oh dear, how come our never-late colleague Su didn't come this time?" Li Haoyang couldn't help but tease. He wiped a layer of dust from the other person's desk. "After a weekend, how did so much dust accumulate on his desk?"

At this moment, he also saw the window in front that wasn't closed and couldn't help but frown.

"I remember he closed the window before he left. Who's so disgusting as to open someone's window?"

His voice wasn't quiet; everyone around heard it clearly, and their expressions weren't very pleasant either.

Everyone knew Su Yue's habit of closing the window before leaving. Now, his public workspace window was inexplicably opened by someone. Wasn't someone intentionally causing trouble?

Among colleagues, the most taboo thing was having someone who caused trouble for no reason.

"Just check the surveillance footage, and you'll know. It's only been two days anyway, and the surveillance covers it."

"This is outrageous! If they dare to secretly open someone's window today, they'll dare to steal someone's materials tomorrow."

"Don't speak so absolutely. Maybe it wasn't intentional."

Everyone spoke one after another, and those with more irritable tempers started cursing directly.

Anyone with a bit of sense could figure out that someone was deliberately trying to cause trouble for Su Yue.

Although Su Yue didn't have a strong presence in the company, his popularity was quite good.

So when something like this happened, whether it was to defend Su Yue or to speak out for their own safety, they didn't want to let this person off the hook.

Even if they didn't do anything, they had to find the person, right?

Meng Chao, who had been sitting aside and not speaking, suddenly panicked.

He didn't expect this group of people to suddenly suggest checking the surveillance footage!

For such a small matter, did they also want to check the surveillance?

Originally, he had seen the weather forecast saying there would be heavy rain on the weekend, so he had specifically opened the window at Su Yue's workstation. As long as the wind and rain blew in, it would destroy the documents placed on his desk.

Although the documents placed out definitely wouldn't be important ones, this would still be enough to cause trouble for Su Yue.

However, no one expected the weather forecast to be wrong. These two days were clear and sunny, and besides some wind blowing, nothing happened.

However, failing to trouble Su Yue this time didn't mean there wouldn't be another chance.

Who told Su Yue to have a good relationship with President Lan?

That woman wasn't willing to let him get promoted and replace Xu Supervisor, so he had to find a way to get revenge.

He didn't dare to mess with a President, but did he not dare to mess with a regular employee under him? Just looking at Su Yue, you could tell he was a complete pushover with a timid look!

However, the reaction of these colleagues exceeded his imagination. He really wanted to admit that it was just a prank, but he also felt that if he actually said that, he would be finished.

No one would believe that a person over thirty would still do such a boring prank.

So he braced himself and intended to admit it.

"Oh dear, I messed up. I just remembered, I think I didn't close it!"

Meng Chao immediately ran in front of everyone and said somewhat awkwardly, "Wasn't I the last one to leave that day? A cleaning lady ate snail noodles, and I thought it smelled too strong, so I opened the window to air it out."

"But I didn't expect to be in such a hurry when I left that I forgot about it."

Saying this, a look of guilt appeared on his face.

"It's really a shame. How could I forget to close it? Fortunately, it didn't cause any major losses for Su Yue, otherwise, I would truly be a sinner."

After saying this, he smiled bitterly and helplessly rubbed his forehead.

Seeing his appearance, everyone couldn't help but fall silent.

Even Li Haoyang, who usually talked the most, closed his mouth. He coughed awkwardly and didn't want to pick up the conversation.

Seeing that no one else was speaking, Meng Chao thought the matter was settled. He quickly grabbed a wet wipe and wiped Su Yue's desk, "I'm really lucky."

As he sighed with emotion, the time had already reached 9:30.

Only then did everyone realize that Su Yue hadn't come at all.

"Hey, that's strange. Doesn't he never come late? Why isn't he here today?"

Meng Chao deliberately asked curiously, wanting to divert everyone's attention.

The other few people also frowned. This matter was indeed a bit baffling.

Just at this moment, Lan Zijun walked in carrying her bag.