WBSGVS Chapter 166 V2

Feng Ying nodded. “Alright, alright. Mom will be more mindful.”

“Hmph. So smug.” Huo Qingyu muttered, but Feng Ying’s earlier comment had melted a lot of his anger.

As he watched Qingli disappear up the stairs, his expression softened. He mumbled under his breath,
“She must’ve been through something big, huh?”

It was like she was possessed.

And kinda terrifying.

Originally, Huo Qingyu thought Feng Ying would scold him for talking nonsense, but to his surprise, she nodded and said, “Right? She’s changed a lot! It’s all Shen Yanjun’s fault!”

Huo Qingyu’s eyes widened in shock. It’s just a man. Before, she refused to let go no matter what, and now that she’s finally let go, isn’t it over? Just like him, when he said he was over Xu Yin, he meant it.

Feng Ying sighed. “Your sister said today she wants to manage the company. Isn’t that terrifying?”

Huo Qingyu’s expression turned from shock to utter disbelief. Wasn’t this the same woman who used to be so pampered by their parents that she thought even folding a blanket was too exhausting?

But when it came to the company, he suddenly remembered something. He pulled out his phone and walked off to the side to make a call. “Fire Xu Yin.”

“Yes, the reason… just say her character is questionable.” Huo Qingyu’s face was a mix of emotions. “Pay whatever compensation is due, but I want her gone immediately.”

—

Xu Yin, still wearing Shen Yanjun’s jacket, was lounging in his office playing on her phone. She had studied screenwriting abroad and was working at Tiansheng Entertainment as a scriptwriter.

She and Shen Yanjun had recently reconnected thanks to working on the same show—he was the lead actor, and she was one of the main writers on set, which gave them plenty of time to interact.

Unlike actors, scriptwriters didn’t need to clock in every day, so she had a lot of free time to develop her relationship with Shen Yanjun.

Suddenly, her phone rang. Seeing that it was from someone in the company, she paused, assuming it was work-related. But then she heard: “Per the boss’s orders, due to the recent online incidents, you don’t need to come in tomorrow. You’ll get one month’s extra pay.”

Xu Yin’s expression darkened. She hadn’t expected to be fired so fast.

Wasn’t it said that Huo Qingyu and Huo Qingli didn’t get along?

They supposedly couldn’t even attend the same events or share a birthday party, all because their parents were biased.

Stories of siblings fighting over family assets were nothing new, and she thought the Huo family was no different. She never imagined that when something happened, Huo Qingyu’s first move would be to fire her.

She gave a brief reply and hung up. Staring at the now-dark phone screen, she sneered.

It’s just a mediocre company—who cares if I don’t work there anymore?

Besides, everything that needed to be done had already been done.

It was about time to make it public.

Xu Yin opened her phone and sent a message to a contact.

That same evening, just as rumors were circulating online that Huo Qingli was in talks for a female-led crime drama, a sudden leak broke out—Tiansheng Entertainment’s rising star Yi Xue was the one who signed the deal!

Netizens were instantly shocked:

“WTF? Was this an inside job?”

“Is this real? I remember hearing that the screenwriter liked Huo Qingli for the role—her look matched perfectly. And she needed a serious project to pivot from her idol image.”

“Guess the previous rumors were true. Yi Yang probably already had a new contract lined up and just didn’t reveal it until now.”

Back at dinner, Feng Ying called out, “Ayu, no phones at the table. Look at your sister…”

Huo Qingyu struggled to tear his eyes from his screen, glancing at his sister with hesitation.

Qingli noticed and asked, “What? Why do you look like you just ate something disgusting?”

Huo Qingyu scowled at her and barked, “Just check Weibo yourself!”

Qingli didn’t bother. She kept eating calmly, earning praise from Feng Ying and Huo Changrong.

“See how obedient your sister is?” Feng Ying said cheerfully.

Huo Qingyu: “…”

Frustrated, he tossed his phone aside and started eating in silence, gnawing on ribs like he was about to crush them with his teeth.

Meanwhile, Qingli finished her meal at a steady pace, put down her utensils, pulled out her phone, and after checking it, simply said, “Oh. I know.”

“That’s it?” Huo Qingyu was in disbelief. “Didn’t you say you loved this drama? That the female lead was you?”

Crime dramas were the hottest genre right now, and as long as the story was solid, they always got good reviews. This one was based on a bestselling novel with a huge fanbase, and the female lead wasn’t some flat character—she was layered and vibrant. If Qingli nailed the role, she could break out of her idol image.

Even though he didn’t like Huo Qingli, he still knew her career plans.

She simply replied, “I don’t like it anymore.”

Huo Qingyu: “???”

Stunned, he watched her slowly stand up and head upstairs, saying, “Don’t you know women change their minds fast?”

His expression shifted again—he still couldn’t wrap his head around it.

Did she not realize who took the role from her? If it were anyone else, fine, but Yi Yang was from their own company.

He checked his phone again to confirm the trending topic. Yup, still there.

Just as he was about to mumble that women are terrifying, another trending topic popped up: “Yi Yang and Xu Yin caught in deep conversation.”

Huo Qingyu clicked on it. Even though the lighting in the video was dim, the two faces were unmistakable, both smiling brightly—they were getting along well.

Yi Yang had just snatched the role from Huo Qingli and was now all chummy with Xu Yin.

Huo Qingyu clutched his stomach and suddenly felt nauseous.

He did feel like he had just swallowed something rotten.