Chapter 574: Chapter 574 Punishing Sister Li
Sister Li swung her wrist, trying to break free from Xu Xiangbei’s grasp, but Xu Xiangbei’s fingers were as hard as iron clamps, completely unyielding.
Xu Xiangbei pointed at Tang Ziqing and coldly sneered at Sister Li: "Open your eyes and take a look. Her face is covered with your fingerprints. Are you acting or just bullying people?"
The side of Tang Ziqing’s face was clearly swollen and red, with visible fingerprints, and her eyes were full of tears of humiliation.
Gu Xinyan’s face was also flushed with anger: "How can you hit someone like this? You’re obviously turning pretend into reality."
Faced with the accusations of Gu Xinyan and Xu Xiangbei, Sister Li did not admit it. She shouted guiltily: "This is just for acting, to make it more realistic. Let go of me. What do you want to do? President Huang is my cousin. If you dare hit me, I’ll tell President Huang. None of you will get off easy."
Sister Li openly claimed that President Huang was her cousin, but everyone on set knew what her relationship with President Huang really was. Some crew members showed expressions of contempt and fear, daring to be angry but not daring to speak out.
Even Gu Xinyan and Tang Ziqing’s faces turned stiff. After all, they were signed with Qinghai Film and Television, and President Huang was their boss. You must respect the master when hitting the dog, not to mention Sister Li was President Huang’s sweetheart.
Tang Ziqing, being clever, understood the seriousness, forced a smile, and held Xu Xiangbei’s hand: "Brother Xu, there’s been a misunderstanding. We were just acting. Although there are imprints on my face, it doesn’t hurt. It’s fine."
Feeling Tang Ziqing’s small hand trembling slightly, Xu Xiangbei’s heart softened. He released Sister Li’s wrist and coldly sneered: "I never hit women, and hitting you would only dirty my hands."
Seeing Xu Xiangbei let her go, Sister Li was overjoyed. No matter how arrogant you are, Xu Xiangbei, you’re still afraid of President Huang. That punk really hurt my wrist. She smugly sneered: "You know your place..."
Suddenly, she felt a wisp of coldness spreading from her wrist up her arm, like a fine needle chaotic stabbing inside it, causing her to scream hysterically and fall to her knees.
In trembling, Sister Li shouted at Xu Xiangbei: "Didn’t you say you don’t hit women?"
Xu Xiangbei coldly smiled: "I don’t hit women, but I never said I wouldn’t punish you. I won’t lay a hand on you, but you’ll feel pain a hundred, a thousand times worse than a beating. Hitting you would only cause flesh pain, which would heal in no time, while this pain of the meridians hurts from the bones outward, making living worse than dying. There’s no cure. You’ll be in so much pain you’ll want to dig your own bones out of your body."
Sister Li looked at Xu Xiangbei in horror, his gaze piercing her heart like an icy blade. His voice was as cold as if it came from an eternal ice cellar, making her feel that Xu Xiangbei was no longer human but a demon from Hell.
The pain in her arm gradually spread upwards, making her whole body tremble. This kind of agony was terrifying beyond endurance, and the feeling that it was slowly spreading throughout her entire body felt like she was watching herself walk into an abyss without being able to stop, a helpless fear that could destroy a person’s will.
She suddenly understood the horror and fear in Lu Yao’s eyes when he saw Xu Xiangbei before, and she was now following in his footsteps.
She collapsed to the ground like mud, her whole body trembling, her face ashen, crying bitterly: "I was wrong. Please don’t torture me anymore. I won’t dare again."
Seeing Sister Li in such a pitiful state, Gu Xinyan and Tang Ziqing couldn’t bear to look. Tang Ziqing tugged at Xu Xiangbei’s large hand: "Brother Xu, enough."
Xu Xiangbei reached out to grab Sister Li’s wrist and pulled her up from the ground: "I hope you remember your words. If you dare to bully others again, I’ll make you suffer enough to want to dig your own bones out."
Sister Li, trembling and shrinking back, strangely found that when Xu Xiangbei pulled her up, the pain that had spread to her upper arm disappeared.
Sister Li covered her face and ran out of the set. Even though she wasn’t slapped, the pain worse than death just now had already broken her will.
Xu Xiangbei glanced at the assistant director, who was staring at the scene in horror, not understanding why Sister Li suddenly seemed possessed, collapsing and crying, realizing Xu Xiangbei had played a trick.
Seeing Xu Xiangbei looking at him, the assistant director, sweating coldly from his forehead, knew it was his indulgence that allowed Sister Li to slap Tang Ziqing.
Afraid of suffering the same punishment as Sister Li, he nodded and bowed to Xu Xiangbei: "President Xu, this won’t happen again. Please, forgive my actions."
Xu Xiangbei coldly replied: "I hope you behave more decently."
Seeing Xu Xiangbei not blame him, the assistant director breathed a sigh of relief. Being shrewd, he smiled at Tang Ziqing and said: "Miss Tang, come with me to the break room, use ice to relieve swelling, and the imprints on your face will disappear soon."
Tang Ziqing, worried her face would swell badly, agreed to go with the assistant director. Before leaving, Tang Ziqing smiled and bowed to Gu Xinyan and Xu Xiangbei: "Thank you, Sister Gu and Brother Xu. Without you, Sister Li would have bullied me to death."
Gu Xinyan smiled and said: "If she dares bully you again, just tell me."
Xu Xiangbei confidently smiled: "Don’t worry, I think she won’t dare bully you again."
Watching Tang Ziqing head to the break room, Xu Xiangbei pointed at the wheelchair: "We’ve been walking for an hour, aren’t you tired? Sit in the wheelchair, and I’ll push you."
The sunlight outlined a golden contour on Gu Xinyan’s face, her delicate and fair face tinged with a rosy glow from excitement, making her look like a lovely angel, her smile untouched by worldly dust.
She gently tugged Xu Xiangbei’s arm: "No, I won’t sit in the wheelchair. I want to walk more today, accompany me."
Xu Xiangbei skeptically looked at Gu Xinyan: "Can you handle it? According to my calculations, you’ve already exceeded your endurance limit."
Gu Xinyan, unwilling to admit it, walked toward the woods behind the Earth Sea set, along a tree-lined path covered with golden leaves. The late autumn woods were desolate and chilly, yet poetic.
Midway through the path with Gu Xinyan, there was a protruding stone under the leaves. Gu Xinyan slipped while trying to balance her body, and a sharp pain shot through her left leg. Having walked too long, her left leg cramped.
She screamed and fell back, but Xu Xiangbei quickly caught her waist.
Seeing Gu Xinyan’s star-like bright eyes, Xu Xiangbei’s lips curled into a tender smile: "Cramping, aren’t you? Don’t listen to your husband and suffer."
Gu Xinyan turned her face away, avoiding eye contact with Xu Xiangbei, her heart pounding like a deer, her cheeks blushing: "Not proper, you’re not my husband. Ouch."
A sharp pain hit her leg again, her delicate brows furrowed, and she let out a soft moan, like a whisper.
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