17 Zhang Bing

"I like this suggestion."

Director Xin whipped around and found himself looking at Lu Chenjun. He immediately stood up and rushed over.

"President Lu. Why are you here?"

"I came here to check the professionalism of the actors and crew of this film I'm sponsoring. Who would have known that the female lead is this unprofessional? I like this suggestion. Let's see if the second female lead is any better."

Su Yan opened her mouth in shock and seemed as if she wanted to say something. However, she knew that she couldn't argue with Mr. Lu. She bit her lip and looked down.

On the other hand, Elena was extremely surprised at what Lu Chenjun said. She didn't expect Lu Chenjun to help her in this type of situation. However, she wasn't one to sit back when someone was bullying her.

She quickly got into position and smirked at Su Yan. This wasn't going to go into the film, so the director didn't call action.

Elena immediately began. Her eyes boiled with rage as she slowly stepped forward. Su Yan was genuinely scared. She had never been treated this way in the entertainment industry. She stumbled backward and didn't make eye contact with Elena.

"Hua Luo, why would you do this? Why?"

Elena raised her hand up, and Su Yan immediately closed her eyes. Right before Elena's palm landed on Su Yan's face, she stopped. Elena took heavy breaths as she clenched her palm into a fist. She dropped her arm down and calmed herself.

"I'm not as horrible a person as you, Hua Luo. I don't want to dirty my hand."

Right after saying that, Elena smiled. She turned to the director and tilted her head like a small puppy.

"Sorry director, I changed a few things. I think that would fit in better with the film as Lin Xijin is supposed to be pure and forgiving. She was once friends with Hua Luo, so I don't think she would have actually slapped her."

The director thought about this and nodded.

"Jin Yinghui, you really have talent. Su Yan, I want you to act just like how Yinghui did it. You sure have a lot to learn from Yinghui."

Su Yan almost started crying. She had been in the industry much longer than Jin Yinghui. She had to learn from her? She stomped her foot on the ground and marched away.

The director rolled his eyes, evidently annoyed at Su Yan's behavior.

"Rest a little, Yinghui. You did a good job."

Elena nodded and left to go find Lu Chenjun. As she was looking for him, someone patted her on the back. She turned around, thinking it was Lu Chenjun.

"Lu Chen- Zhang Bing? Hello."

Zhang Bing smiled at her, and said, "You did a good job today."

"Thank you." As Elena turned to leave, she suddenly remembered something.

"Wait. How did you know I was going to need an ice pack today?"

Zhang Bing laughed and looked down.

"Su Yan was very mad yesterday when you weren't here. Although I'm a new actor, I have been in the entertainment industry for a while now. I knew what she was thinking, and I know her personality. I was only guessing, but I was right about what she would do. However, I would have never guessed that you would respond the way you did today."

He looked at her one more time and left.

Elena furrowed her brows in confusion. 'Zhang Bing is quite an interesting person', she thought. Both her cheeks were still hurting, and she internally cursed herself for not actually hitting Su Yan. She totally deserved it.

She turned around quickly and her head bumped into a wall.

"Ow!"

She looked up to find that what she had just hit wasn't a wall, but was a person. She smiled upon seeing the person, and tilted her head to one side.

"Hi boyfriend! Why are you here today?"

Lu Chenjun didn't give any reaction, but instead handed her an ice pack and some medicine. By now, Elena knew what type of person Lu Chenjun was. He was cold and unfriendly on the outside, but inside, he had a warm and considerate heart. She took the ice pack and medicine, and thanked Lu Chenjun.

Lu Chenjun coughed once, and looked away. "I am very busy today. I only came to make sure everyone was on track and working hard. Don't overthink. I'm going to leave."

Elena laughed at Lu Chenjun's childish behavior and nodded.

"Anyways, thank you for your help today. I'll treat you to lunch some other day."

She waved goodbye to him, and left to go find Mila.

She applied medicine onto her cheek, which was swollen now. After about 10 minutes, Director Xin called them back to finish filming the scene. Su Yan didn't dare mess around again, and she just copied what Elena had done earlier.

After finishing Scene 70, Elena and Mila prepared to leave. As they exited the warehouse, they saw Zhang Bing coming in.

Zhang Bing stopped them, and reached into his pocket. "Here. This is medicine for the injury. Your face can't stay swollen, or else you won't be able to film."

Elena looked at the medicine and didn't take it.

"Thank you, but I already got medicine. You should keep it. Bye, see you tomorrow."

Elena didn't wait for a reply and immediately walked away. Zhang Bing turned around and watched as she disappeared into a car.

"Zhang Bing! Where are you? Scene 65 is starting."

Zhang Bing put the medicine back into his pocket and reentered the warehouse.

Once they returned to their apartment, Elena entered the restroom and removed her makeup. She looked at her face in the mirror and frowned. The two sides of her cheeks were unsymmetrical. Although the right cheek was also swollen, it looked much better compared to the left cheek, which almost resembled an apple.

She pulled out an ice pack and rubbed her left cheek. As she left the bathroom, she heard her phone start to ring. She dropped the ice pack and picked up her phone.

'Incoming Call: Mom'

Elena frowned at the screen, but still picked up the call.

"Jin Yinghui -"

"Get to the point. I am a very busy person. I don't have time to waste with you."

On the other end, her mom took a deep breath, pushing down her anger.

"Give me 70,000 yuan. Your dad is sick, and he needs the money."

Elena widened her eyes in shock. In her whole family, her dad was the only person that cared for her. After she got kicked out of her house, her dad had given her money and food. When her sister, Jin Yingmo, talked trash about her, her dad was the only one that refused to believe Yingmo.

"What happened to my dad?"

"Just stop asking so much. Just give me the money. If you don't want to see him die, give me the money."

"If you don't tell me what happened, I won't give you the money."

There was silence on the other end.

"Your dad has some heart disease. He is living in the hospital right now. We need the money to do surgery."

"But I don't have 70,000 yuan. I don't get the paycheck for my drama until we finish filming. Where do you expect me to find that much money?"

Her mom smirked, and said demandingly, "I don't care where you get the money. Send it to me through the bank in one week, or else your dad dies."

Elena opened her mouth to protest, but she was met with the beeping sound from her phone. Her mom had hung up on her. Elena slammed the phone onto the bed. Where could she get the money? Mila definitely didn't have that much money. She scrolled through her contact list, and stopped at the name, Lu Chenjun.