After Being Scummed – Chapter 70

As expected of you, Little Bai

On the evening of receiving Yin Bai’s reply, Zuo Jingyou contacted Xu Shishi and gave her own response: “Director Xu, I am looking forward to playing this role and I hope our collaboration will bring different surprises to the audience.”

Xu Shishi was ecstatic and said joyfully, “Then let’s set a date and wait for Teacher Zuo to join the crew and start shooting!”

After taking on this role, Zuo Jingyou devoted all her energy to the filming of 《Dawa》. After mid-December, 《Dawa》 officially started filming in Xinjiang.

Although Yin Bai also had many things to deal with at the end of the year, how could someone in the midst of a passionate relationship bear to leave her girlfriend? So this time, Yin Bai brought Xiang Qiu and Zhang Yu with her to Xinjiang as Zuo Jingyou’s personal assistants.

Zuo Jingyou was very happy to have her girlfriend as her personal assistant, but Jin Xiangyu, who was waiting for her reports, was quite distressed. With many year-end tasks and unable to find the mascot boss, she was extremely busy.

As the group’s annual meeting was about to begin, Yin Bai had no intention of coming back. Jin Xiangyu couldn’t bear it anymore and called Yin Bai several times, forcing her to return from Xinjiang.

Since Zuo Jingyou was both the director and the lead actress, she couldn’t easily leave the set. Yin Bai reluctantly let go of Zuo Jingyou and returned to Haicheng from Xinjiang.

At the end of December, the Galaxy Group’s annual meeting was held at the Galaxy Hotel in Haicheng. As usual, the assistants organizing the event invited a group of handsome men and beautiful women from the entertainment industry, making the whole annual meeting lively.

After the lively opening, representatives from various departments took the stage to give summaries, followed by several raffle sessions. The first half of the annual meeting concluded.

The second half was mainly a large-scale networking session, which Yin Bai disliked the most. After exchanging a few words with some senior executives of the subsidiary companies, Yin Bai asked Zhang Yu to take her back to the hotel suite.

The senior executives were aware that Yin Bai didn’t enjoy crowded occasions, so they didn’t feel much when she left. After all, this year Yin Bai had given them a generous year-end bonus. As long as Yin Bai was generous with money, she was the best boss!

Compared to those bosses who organize events to appear approachable but are actually stingy, she was much better!

After leaving the venue of the annual meeting, Yin Bai took Zhang Yu to the elevator lobby, intending to go to the top-floor suite.

Feeling a bit bored while waiting, Yin Bai took out her phone and sent a WeChat message to Zuo Jingyou: “What are you up to? Do you miss your little prince~ My pilot lady~”

After waiting for a while, Yin Bai didn’t receive a reply from Zuo Jingyou, but instead, the elevator arrived.

After a moment, the elevator doors opened, and Yin Bai looked up to see Xiao Nian standing in the elevator with a delicate makeup on her face and her assistant, wearing high heels.

Xiao Nian was also surprised to encounter her here. The two exchanged glances, and Xiao Nian greeted first, “Boss Yin…”

Yin Bai nodded and responded with a “Hmm…”

Xiao Nian glanced at the closing elevator doors and reminded, “Boss Yin, aren’t you planning to come in?”

Yin Bai realized that the elevator doors were about to close and hurriedly tapped Zhang Yu beside her, saying anxiously, “Quick, press the elevator button, let’s go up.”

Yin Bai, leaning on her cane, and Zhang Yu hurriedly entered the elevator.

Once inside, Yin Bai stood in the corner with her cane, and Zhang Yu, far away from Xiao Nian, without much interaction. Zhang Yu, standing next to Yin Bai, looked at Xiao Nian and then at Yin Bai, feeling extremely awkward…

When old lovers meet, the atmosphere is always so silent… silent, silent… silence filled the elevator tonight.

While Zhang Yu was lost in thought, the elevator ascended all the way and stopped on the top floor.

Xiao Nian stepped aside, gesturing for Yin Bai to exit the elevator first. Yin Bai nodded and, using her cane, quickly walked out of the elevator. After seeing Yin Bai’s unsteady steps, Xiao Nian followed in her footsteps and walked out of the elevator.

The two of them, accompanied by their respective assistants, walked through the carpeted corridor, one in front and one behind, in complete silence.

As they were walking, suddenly, a loud slamming sound came from behind.

Xiao Nian paused her steps and turned around. She saw not far from her, a suite door slightly ajar, revealing a glimmer of light. From within, a disheveled and weak woman struggled to reach out her hand through the opening, calling out in a desperate voice to the empty corridor, “Help… help me…”

But in the next moment, a large hand dragged the frail figure back into the room. With a bang, the door heartlessly closed, and the glimmer of light that had seeped out was completely shut off.

Xiao Nian trembled all over, her fists clenched tightly, and fear instantly filled her eyes.

Someone… something happened!

Xiao Nian bit her lower lip forcefully and instinctively turned her head towards Yin Bai behind her. She called out to her in a raised voice, “Yin Bai!”

Yin Bai was startled by her call. She turned her head with her cane and looked at Xiao Nian. When their eyes met, she saw Xiao Nian’s pale face and panicked eyes as she said, “Just now… I saw…”

“A girl, being dragged away by someone…”

Yin Bai’s pupils contracted, and she quickly turned around, striding towards Xiao Nian. “Where? What’s the situation?”

Xiao Nian took a deep breath, calmed herself, and said to Yin Bai, “It’s in room 8802… The girl’s clothes were disheveled, clearly intoxicated or under the influence of drugs…”

“The voices inside were chaotic, it seems like there’s more than one person…”

“She pleaded for help to me… I…”

Yin Bai walked up to Xiao Nian, raised her hand and patted her shoulder, saying, “Don’t worry, I’ll send someone over right away.”

Yin Bai turned her head and looked at Zhang Yu, who had hurriedly caught up, and said, “Zhang Yu, immediately inform the security here to come up, pay attention to surveillance, and make sure to have everyone under control.”

“These bastards dare to cause trouble on my turf. Call the police, let them all go to the police station!”

Zhang Yu also realized the seriousness of the situation and immediately called the hotel manager. Then she followed Yin Bai to the entrance, waiting there. In less than three minutes, over a dozen security guards from the hotel arrived on the top floor and surrounded Yin Bai and Xiao Nian.

Yin Bai looked at the closed room door and gave the command, “Open the door, rush in!”

The security guards swiped open the door and rushed in immediately. The moment the door opened, Yin Bai saw the scene in the suite’s living room, where three men were controlling the girl. She tightly clenched her fist.

Beside her, Xiao Nian looked at the girl’s exposed white skin and tears instantly welled up in her eyes…

Luckily… it’s not… too late…

The hotel security immediately restrained the three men present. When they were caught by the security, these arrogant and spoiled rich young men were still shouting, “What are you doing? What are you doing!”

“Do you workers dare to interfere with my affairs? Do you know who my father is!”

Yin Bai was so furious that her lungs felt like they were about to explode. She walked inside with her cane, her face gloomy, and gritted her teeth, saying, “Hit them, just don’t kill them! Give them a good beating, and I’ll give you a hundred thousand!”

These beasts!

The security guards looked at each other, still hesitating. But before they could act, a passionate young man had already raised his fist and delivered a punch to the stomach of those rich young men. “Damn it, you bunch of bastards!”

Those two kids didn’t even look like adults, yet these disgusting men could still lay their hands on a girl!

The room immediately filled with cries of pain.

Xiao Nian, stepping lightly in her high heels like a graceful swallow, led her assistant through the wails. She approached the girl, took off her coat, and covered the girl with it. Looking up with teary eyes, she said, “She seems like she’s had an overdose, she needs to go to the hospital…”

Yin Bai glanced at the girl lying on the coffee table and said in a deep voice, “Zhang Yu, call 120, get her to the hospital first.”

“Before the police arrive, make sure to give these bastards a good lesson!”

In less than ten minutes, the police arrived as well.

Looking at the three big men surrounded by security guards in the center, beaten and bruised, struggling to breathe, and then looking at the girl being comforted in Xiao Nian’s arms, still somewhat disoriented, it became instantly clear.

Yin Bai sat on the main seat of the sofa, her face dark, and pointed at the drugs on the table with her cane. “These people gathered to take drugs, drugging an underage girl. Thank you, police comrades, for your trouble.”

Soon after, the ambulance arrived, and Yin Bai had Zhang Yu accompany them. The police officers took the girl and the injured men to the hospital.

The suite quickly emptied, leaving only two police officers taking statements from Yin Bai and Xiao Nian.

Yin Bai explained the sequence of events, and Xiao Nian corroborated their testimonies. Only then did the police leave with the individuals involved.

Suite 8802 suddenly felt empty. Yin Bai and Xiao Nian, accompanied by Yin Bai’s assistant, left and headed to their own suite. Perhaps due to the incident, it had a profound impact on Xiao Nian, and she seemed absent-minded throughout the journey.

Yin Bai noticed her distress and suppressed her own anger. When they reached the door of Suite 8808, Yin Bai opened the door and extended an invitation, “Would you like to come in and have a seat, have a cup of tea to calm your nerves?”

Xiao Nian looked up, seeing Yin Bai backlit and standing at the doorway, looking at her with warmth. After hesitating for a moment, she nodded and said, “Okay, thank you, Director Yin…”

Yin Bai shrugged. “You’re welcome.”

After inviting Xiao Nian to sit in the living room, Yin Bai instructed Xiao Nian’s assistant on where to find tea. The assistant prepared a cup of calming tea for Xiao Nian, and after seeing her drink it, Yin Bai asked, “Do you feel a bit calmer now?”

Xiao Nian nodded and said, “Yes.”

Yin Bai looked at the lingering anxiety on her face and hesitated for a moment before saying, “If you feel unsafe tonight, you can sleep in one of the guest rooms here with your assistant.”

“You know, this is the safest place.”

Yin Bai paused and said to Xiao Nian, “However, remember to talk to Lu Qing about it.”

Xiao Nian stared at her in surprise. She never expected that after their separation, Yin Bai could treat her so gently. There wasn’t even a trace of hatred. It seemed like she had completely let go…

She pursed her lips and thought for a moment, then said to Yin Bai, “No need, I’m actually not that…”

Before she could finish her sentence, Yin Bai interrupted her, saying, “Don’t lie to me. How can I not know you? You’re scared of this kind of thing. Ah, wait a moment, I’ll video call Teacher Zuo and explain the situation to her.”

Video call with Teacher Zuo?

Xiao Nian blinked, looking at Yin Bai with confusion.

The next moment, she saw Yin Bai taking out her phone and making a video call to Zuo Jingyou. After a moment, the call connected, and Zuo Jingyou’s voice came through the spacious room, saying, “What’s going on? Do you miss me again?”

Soft and gentle, it was a completely different feeling from the Zuo Jingyou in Xiao Nian’s impression.

Curiously, Xiao Nian looked at Yin Bai and suddenly saw that the person who usually had a stern face was now arching her eyebrows and smiling, saying, “Of course, I miss Teacher Zuo! Oh, by the way, I’ve already finished attending the evening event, but I encountered something despicable. So now, there’s something I want to discuss with you…”

“Xiao Nian is in my suite.”

Zuo Jingyou’s eyes widened in shock as she looked at Yin Bai.

Wait, Xiao Nian is in your room? What does that mean?

Before Zuo Jingyou could react, she heard Yin Bai say, “Ah, this is a long story. I won’t explain it. Let Xiao Nian explain it to you.”

Then the perspective shifted, and Zuo Jingyou heard Yin Bai say, “Oh, Xiao Nian, please explain to Teacher Zuo. We don’t have any relationship, it’s just a coincidence that we crossed paths. And also, about what happened earlier…”

It was better to let the parties involved explain themselves rather than trying to explain it herself and making the situation more complicated.

Yin Bai thought to herself, “I’m really clever.”

However, the two women present were both shocked by her actions.

Xiao Nian clumsily took the phone and looked at the equally astonished Zuo Jingyou in the video. She stood still for a while before greeting, “Hi… Teacher Zuo…”

Zuo Jingyou looked at Xiao Nian’s face appearing on Yin Bai’s video call, surprised. Her consciousness seemed to pause for a couple of seconds before she finally replied, “Hello, Teacher Xiao Nian…”

What is going on? What is this situation?

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LP: This chapter’s events are unexpected but what’s expected is Yin Bai’s actions! Never change, Little Bai (*￣▽￣)b

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