novelraw Chapter 62
Chapter 62
Chapter 62: Su Qingyan’s Anomaly
The ambulance finally arrived. If it had taken any longer, Ye Bai would probably have bled out and gone straight to the afterlife.
The medical staff didn’t waste any words. They immediately loaded Ye Bai onto the ambulance and whisked him away.
Lin Tai watched as Ye Bai was taken away in the ambulance. He was already thinking about how to navigate the next part of the plot. The storyline had already started to deviate.
“Lu Ziyan, did you see that? This is what happens when you cross me!” Lin Tai’s eyes glinted as he continued his performance.
He and Lu Ziyan had always been at odds, like fire and water.
Although Lu Ziyan’s concern earlier seemed a bit strange, it didn’t stop him from keeping up the act.
“What’s this?” Su Qingyan looked at Lin Tai’s arrogant demeanor, momentarily confused. Didn’t they seem to get along just fine earlier? How did things change so quickly?
It was just like in her previous life.
“Hmph, Lu Ziyan posted a video online exposing me last time. I’m here today to settle the score!” Lin Tai sneered inwardly, knowing the upcoming plot all too well.
He was here to pick a fight with Lu Ziyan. As her best friend, Su Qingyan naturally wouldn’t stand by and watch. In their previous life, it was because Lin Tai provoked Lu Ziyan that Su Qingyan stepped in to scold him, and Lin Tai didn’t dare cause more trouble.
The Su family was one of the four major families, their status unquestionable. Even Xiao Yuxuan was someone Lin Tai couldn’t afford to offend, let alone Su Qingyan.
In the original plot, Lin Tai didn’t dare say a word, but he harbored deep resentment.
At that moment, Zhao Gang, seeing Ye Bai and the two female leads enter the studio, suggested setting it on fire. Lin Tai, in a moment of impulse, agreed.
They poured gasoline, and a massive fire burned the entire studio to the ground.
However, in the previous life, there was a slight mishap during the arson. Zhao Gang, that idiot, had prepared too much gasoline, and the fire raged out of control.
Within minutes, the entire studio was engulfed in flames.
As Lin Tai waited outside to be arrested by the police, he was shocked to see only Ye Bai stumbling out, looking disheveled.
The critical part was that Ye Bai had left the two female leads behind in the studio.
Lin Tai watched as Ye Bai bolted out, running faster than a rabbit, escaping without a second thought.
Faced with the fire, Lin Tai was furious. He hadn’t expected Ye Bai to be such a coward!
To keep the plot moving forward, Lin Tai had no choice but to personally rush into the fire and rescue the two female leads from the inferno. But no sooner had he emerged than the police arrived and arrested him on the spot.
That’s how the previous life’s plot had smoothly progressed.
So, when he saw Ye Bai being taken away earlier, Lin Tai didn’t try to stop it. This male lead was unreliable at critical moments!
“Miss Su, this matter has nothing to do with you.” Lin Tai cautiously glanced at Su Qingyan, his acting skills in full force. He needed to portray a character who seemed bold but was secretly afraid of Su Qingyan.
This required finesse, and Lin Tai executed it perfectly.
“This matter was indeed Ziyan’s fault,” Su Qingyan said, recalling the events of her previous life when Lin Tai also came seeking justice.
She naturally sided with her best friend and knew that Lu Ziyan posting the video wasn’t her fault. Of course, she wouldn’t give Lin Tai any face.
But later, she learned the full truth: neither Lin Tai nor Lu Ziyan was at fault. They had both been manipulated by Ye Bai.
“But I believe a grown man like you, Young Master Lin, wouldn’t stoop to arguing with Ziyan, right? Besides, I remember Shihan really likes magnanimous men.” When mentioning Xia Shihan, Su Qingyan’s eyes flickered.
She admitted that, despite her better background, she was jealous of Xia Shihan.
Jealous of how she always had Lin Tai’s selfless love. But fortunately, Xia Shihan hadn’t yet realized Lin Tai’s worth, which meant Su Qingyan still had a chance!
“Uh …” Lin Tai was momentarily at a loss for words.
This wasn’t following the script at all!
In their previous life, Su Qingyan had spoken softly too, but her words were laced with clear bias, pinning all the blame on Lin Tai.
Damn it, even Su Qingyan was starting to go off-script!
“I’m sorry, okay? I’ll apologize again. Can we just let this go?” Lu Ziyan walked over with a smile, adopting a friendly attitude as she apologized.
She knew Lin Tai was all bark and no bite. As long as she apologized, he’d have no way to keep pushing.
“Since Shihan likes magnanimous men, fine, I’ll let it slide.” Lin Tai felt helpless. These two female leads were both acting abnormally.
Su Qingyan softening her tone was one thing, but Lu Ziyan apologizing right off the bat? Was she still the fiery, artistic woman?
Where was her defiance?
Lin Tai’s head ached. When the female leads didn’t follow the script, it was the villain who suffered! What was he supposed to do now? He couldn’t find an excuse to set the fire!
Ugh, it was infuriating!
With that thought, Lin Tai glanced at Zhao Gang behind him. At that moment, Zhao Gang’s face was expressionless, but his eyes burned with intense anger.
Oh, right—Lin Tai almost forgot. Did it even matter whether he agreed to the arson?
It seemed that even if he didn’t agree, Zhao Gang would set the fire and pin the blame on him.
Lin Tai breathed a sigh of relief. As long as Zhao Gang set the fire, the plot could continue.
“This is going to be a headache,” Lu Ziyan said. Hearing that Lin Tai had forgiven her, she was overjoyed. But then she immediately thought of a critical issue.
With Ye Bai gone, who would play the male lead?
Lu Ziyan was an artist. Although she despised Ye Bai, she genuinely believed he was perfect for the lead role in Blazing Detective. Ye Bai was skilled enough! His action scenes were flashy.
In her previous life, Lu Ziyan chose Ye Bai because she wanted the fight scenes in her movie to feel real, not staged.
Where was she supposed to find someone with enough skill to play the lead on such short notice?
Lu Ziyan suddenly turned her gaze toward Lin Tai.
“What? Don’t tell me you’re thinking of me …” Lin Tai felt uneasy being stared at by Lu Ziyan. He was just a villainous side character—there was no way he could play the lead.
“You’re handsome enough, but you’re not the one I’m looking for,” Lu Ziyan said, taking the chance to pat Lin Tai’s face.
To be fair, Lin Tai was much better-looking than Ye Bai, though his skills weren’t on the same level.
“I want him to be my male lead!”