Started to Care Part 2

That night, Qin Fan was bullied to the point of tears by the 'Little Xie' she had been doubting all day.

Even after Xie Yanli left the film set the next day, when Qin Fan lay in bed at night, she was still in a daze from the previous night. In the darkness, the man had leaned over her ear, his clear voice tinged with a sexy, panting breath, forcing her to answer, "Mrs. Xie, is it hard enough?"

Ahhh!

Qin Fan buried herself in the quilt, feeling that even her breath was scorching hot.

That dog of a man, with that abstinent-looking face, had actually said such lustful words. Who could stand that!

Her fingertips curled slightly. For some reason, even though Xie Yanli had just left, she seemed to miss him a little.

Qin Fan poked her head out from under the quilt to breathe in the fresh air, her gaze fixed on the ceiling for a long while.

In the quiet environment, her thoughts seemed to become much clearer.

Having been married to Xie Yanli for two years, she knew him reasonably well. He had always been ambitious in his career, seemingly dedicating all his time to expanding his business empire. He rarely took vacations for himself, and his daily schedule was always packed.

But this time, his visit to the set seemed to be genuinely just to see her.

Could it be that he cared about her a little?

Impossible. Qin Fan shook her head. A man like Xie Yanli, so passionless and desireless, who viewed women as nothing more than beautiful skeletons, how could he possibly care about a woman? It was impossible, even if that woman was his wife.

......

"That's right. Ever since he was a student, Xie Yanli was obviously not interested in women. Back then, when we found out he got married so early, we'd rather believe it was raining knives from the sky."

Because of his connection to Xie Yanli, Pei Feng had become much more familiar with Qin Fan. He even chatted with her about Xie Yanli during breaks in filming.

Although Pei Feng was unhappy about being kept in the dark, the fact that Qin Fan and Xie Yanli were actually a married couple was much more acceptable to him than the idea of Qin Fan being Xie Yanli's little mistress.

One was his good brother, the other was a spirited actress he held in high regard.

Qin Fan flipped through her script, lost in thought. "Then does he have any ex-girlfriends?"

Pei Feng clicked his tongue, his foxy eyes curving with amusement. Just as he was about to answer, a clear girl's voice suddenly called out, "Brother!"

The voice was very loud, causing everyone on set to look over in unison.

Dressed in a rose-embroidered miniskirt, the exquisitely dressed Pei Yanyan stood not far away. Seeing that female demon chatting happily with her own brother, she was so angry her little heart was about to explode.

It was one thing for this female demon to seduce Brother Xie, but now she was even seducing her brother!

Fortunately, it was a break time on set, so Pei Feng didn't lose his temper. Besides, she was his biological sister. "You're the one with the loud voice. Come here."

Pei Yanyan didn't come over by herself; she pulled along Qin Yuzhi, who had already finished filming her scenes some time ago.

Although Qin Yuzhi was the third female lead, she didn't have many scenes. As the male protagonist's White Moonlight, she existed entirely within his memories throughout the show.

Qin Fan really didn't understand the point of Qin Yuzhi demeaning herself to play this third female lead role, until the incident between her and Director Pei in the hotel corridor was exposed online. Then, Qin Fan understood.

She was just there to cause trouble for her. If she couldn't find any big trouble, she would create small troubles from time to time to disgust people!

For example, there were still people online discussing the romantic chemistry between her and Director Pei. If Xie Yanli were anything but a broad-minded man, this would definitely plant a landmine in his heart.

After all, it was a scandalous rumor involving one's good brother and wife. What man could tolerate that?

Qin Yuzhi must have received guidance from some expert. A single snowflake is small, but enough of them can gather into a destructive avalanche.

Qin Yuzhi revealed a reserved smile. "Director Pei, Fanfan, you must be tired from filming."

Pei Feng didn't know that Qin Yuzhi was behind the hotel corridor incident. He had only traced the source of the photos to a nearly bankrupt studio that had taken a bold gamble.

"Yes, Pei Yanyan has caused you trouble."

Pei Yanyan squeezed in between Qin Fan and Pei Feng, then hugged her brother's arm coquettishly. "Sister Zhi and I are good friends, how could that be causing trouble?"

Then she raised her eyelids to glance at Qin Fan, who was reading her script beside them. "Unlike some people, who are fiery and passionate towards the opposite sex, but cold and dismissive towards their own. So impolite."

Qin Fan raised her beautiful, dark eyes and looked at her with a smile. "Miss Pei, politeness is directed at a person's character, not their gender. I hope you'll wipe your eyes clean when you make friends."

"Don't learn bad habits and cause real trouble for Director Pei."

Pei Yanyan's eyes widened. "Brother, she... she's slandering Sister Zhi!"

Beside them, Qin Yuzhi also lowered her eyelashes, looking very dejected.

Qin Fan gave a faint smile. She originally thought Director Pei was slow enough on the uptake, but she hadn't expected his sister to be not only slow, but also overly naive.

Were these two really a pair of siblings raised in a wealthy family?

"If the shoe fits, wear it. Looks like you understand perfectly."

Pei Yanyan stomped her foot. "Brother!"

Pei Feng didn't want to get involved in a women's war. He pretended to look at the time. "Alright, alright, our break is over, it's time to shoot. You go to my lounge and wait for me first!"

After speaking, he went to check the shooting schedule with the assistant director.

Qin Fan stood up, intending to return to the dressing room to change into her costume.

As she passed a quiet spot under a tree, she heard footsteps behind her.

"Qin Fan!"

Qin Fan hadn't planned to stop. Her eyes cooled as she turned to look at her:

"Qin Yuzhi, is it fun to expose other people's privacy?"

The corners of Qin Yuzhi's lips had just curled into a smug smile...

Without giving her a chance, Qin Fan continued unhurriedly, "Sharing joy is better than enjoying it alone. Why don't we let the entire country's audience enjoy the entertaining news about the pure goddess Qin Yuzhi having an abortion after getting into a relationship too early during her school days?"

Qin Yuzhi's face turned as pale as paper. She remembered the flowers in the greenhouse that Qin Fan had someone destroy.

It wasn't a coincidence. Qin Fan really knew her biggest secret!

"How do you know!" Qin Yuzhi screamed in disbelief, but she still had enough sense to know this wasn't a place for a loud argument.

In the shadow of the tree, Qin Fan's expression was cold, beautiful, and sarcastic. "Although ruining your reputation doesn't do me, another Qin, any good, if you dare to pull these little stunts again, I don't mind mutual destruction."

"You wouldn't dare! If you ruin me, you ruin the Qin Family! Are you willing to destroy your father's life's work!" Qin Yuzhi said, shocked and enraged, as she watched Qin Fan turn away.

Qin Fan waved her hand casually. Her slender and graceful body was like a weeping willow, yet it stood ramrod straight. A lazy air concealed a toughness that made it impossible to disbelieve her. "Watch me and see if I dare."

Qin Yuzhi bit her lower lip hard, took two steps forward, and said through gritted teeth, "Qin Fan, you'd better not do anything stupid. Otherwise, when Xie Yanli doesn't want you and the Qin Family doesn't want you, let's see what you'll do then."

"Xie Yanli will abandon you sooner or later! There will come a day when you'll be on your knees begging me!"

Neither of them noticed that next to a set piece not far from the tree's shadow, the hem of a brightly colored, rose-embroidered skirt flashed past.

Qin Fan didn't know where Qin Yuzhi got the confidence to always declare that Xie Yanli would abandon her.

It wasn't until she returned to the dressing room, opened her phone, and saw that Jiang Rong had forwarded her a popular post that she understood.

Accompanied by a message with countless exclamation marks:

"You've been cheated on!!!"

She was cheated on?

Qin Fan scoffed, then sat down in the makeup chair and tapped open the post with her slender, fair fingertip—