In the end, Heather made a move to hold her back, scaring Qu Leqi so much that she shrank her neck and screamed.
No one managed to stop her in time.
The director was completely flustered.
But in the end, Qu Leqi didnât feel anything hot. When she opened her eyes, Heatherâs coffee cup had already been thrown onto the ground.
The director finally let out a sigh of relief and said, "You scared me to death! Alright, alright! Just let this go, donât take it to heart. It was an accident, you guys take Xiao Wan to get treated, thereâs no need toâ"
Before the director could finish his sentence, Heather suddenly grabbed Qu Leqi and pushed her in front of Xiao Wan. "Apologizing when youâve made a mistake is the most basic principle, isnât it?"
Qu Leqiâs eyes widened, the disbelief in her gaze as if saying: You want me to apologize to a mere assistant?!
"What are you looking at?" Heather snapped at her. "Iâm telling you to apologize to your assistant."
Xiao Wan couldnât handle this and frantically waved her hand to refuse. "No, no, Sister Wei Wei, itâs really fine, Iâll just ice it a bit andâ"
"This has nothing to do with you. Bullying the weak is the one thing I canât stand," Heather said. "If I didnât witness it, I wouldnât interfere, but since I saw it, I canât ignore it. She wonât vent her anger on you. If she seeks revenge, itâs me sheâll target. Donât worry."
"I... I didnât mean... mean it like that..." Xiao Wan stammered.
But clearly, she didnât dare to accept Qu Leqiâs apology, preferring to smooth things over.
Whatâs more, she didnât want Heather to become a target for Qu Leqiâs continued hostility. The thought made her uneasy...
With so many people watching, Qu Leqi, of course, refused. If she apologized today, how could she hold her head high in the crew going forward?
The director kept trying to reason with Heather, "Sevvie Grand-aunt! Iâm begging you, could you stop causing such a fuss? Letâs just focus on filming properly, and stop stirring up drama every few days!"
It had taken so much effort to bring Qu Leqi back on board recently, and if todayâs incident drove her away again, what were they supposed to do?
If this kept happening every day, who wouldnât feel completely drained?
"Director, is it my fault for making a fuss? The lead actress is a person, but is the assistant not a human being? Who gave her the power to behave this way? Isnât it just everyone turning a blind eye and enabling her all the time?"
"Heather!" Qu Leqi was being held tightly and couldnât break free. She turned her head to glare angrily at Heather and said, "Let go of me right now! Mr. Nian wonât let you off easily!"
"Whether he lets me off is a matter for later. Whether I let you off is what matters right now. Do you think distant help can save you from immediate danger?"
Heatherâs words made perfect sense!
No matter if Nian Shen would settle accounts with Heather later, at this moment, he couldnât teleport here to rescue Qu Leqi!
...
At this point, everyoneâs attention was focused on the commotion over there, and those who later received the news dropped whatever they were doing and hurried over. No one noticed that someone else had been quietly watching them the whole time.
Yi Yang chuckled, "Miss Hai is as tough to deal with as ever."
"Thatâs because she hasnât hurt enough yet."
Yi Yang understood very well that the "she" being referred to was actually Qu Leqi.
"She was already tough to deal with in the past, let alone now. Itâs beyond foolish; she doesnât even realize whose wrath sheâs facing," Yi Yang shook his head. "Arenât you going to step in? Doesnât Miss Hai know she might go too far? Things could really spiral out of control."
"Itâs not a problem. She knows her limits."