Su Xiaofei smiled, impressed that Zhang Lan could see the bigger picture compared to her younger sister. Although the evidence of Liao Yang's misdeeds were in her hands, it wasn't the right time to strike yet. If she were to destroy Liao Yang, she would have no future waiting for him after this encounter.
Meanwhile, back to Tang Liyan. She eyed the platform and took a deep breath before removing her flip-flops and stepped barefoot on the platform, instantly making her shiver at how cold it was. Her eyes sought the crowd and looked for Su Xiaofei and once she met the younger woman's gaze, she was reassured that she had someone to watch her back this time.
She hardened her expression and walked across the platform until she reached the center. The wind howled and shivered hard this time, the coldness now piercing through her bones, but she willed herself to calm down.
"We can start shooting whenever you are ready." Liao Yang said, reminding her of the task she had on hand.
Tang Liyan hadn't danced for a long time, and she knew that a single mistake would plummet her down the clear waters in front of her. The clear water and the mirror-like surface gave her an idea as she stepped on the edge of the platform, arched her barefoot and stuck her leg out to the side.
The space of the platform was narrow, and dancing here would surely mean she would fall into the water if she was an inexperienced dancer. Slowly she drew the foot back to the other as she was confident that her clothes and jewelry she was wearing wouldn't obstruct her movements.
She became confident and twirled around, leaving a mesmerizing reflection in the water as the photographer continued taking shots while the rest of the crew were rendered speechless watching her dance confidently on the narrow platform.
As Tang Liyan continued to dance and spin around, Su Xiaofei smiled with ridicule, watching everyone's expression. Did they really think that Tang Liyan became a queen with no skills under her belt?
If they continued to bully and ridicule her talent, Su Xiaofei didn't mind playing dirty tricks on them, forcing them to be jobless for the rest of their lives. If they think they could have their way and bully Tang Liyan with her around, they must have underestimated her as the queen's manager.
From the corner of her eye, she spotted two women conversing lowly to each other while giving Tang Liyan a disapproving look. A moment later, one of them left and went to the tent specifically set for Tang Liyan. Whatever those two women talked about, they were surely intending to cause trouble for Tang Liyan later.
"Zhang Lan, go. You know what you should do with her." Su Xiaofei said in a low voice, but it was enough for the elder Zhang sister to hear her order.
"As you wish, Miss." Zhang Lan bowed slightly and left in a hurry.
The rest of the crew were unaware of it, but the Zhang sisters had installed several cameras within the venue to keep everyone in check. Su Xiaofei didn't believe one bit that Bai Qingyue's team would leave Tang Liyan alone. It was obvious that they couldn't stand knowing that Bai Qingyue needed to work with her for this campaign.
It made Su Xiaofei wonder if Mo Yuchen had a hand in all of this, but it wouldn't matter if he was involved or not because she would destroy anyone who would dare to get in her way. A thorn would still pierce, so there's no need for her to hesitate and get rid of it.
The photoshoot continued and no matter how hard Liao Yang tried to stir Tang Liyan to make a mistake by instructing her to make more difficult poses, Tang Liyan was able to pull them off, leaving him frustrated and irritated at the same time.
When the photoshoot was finally done, Tang Liyan wasn't the only one who was able to sigh in relief, Zhang Ling was relieved as well. They both thought that something might happen during the photoshoot that would inconvenience them.
However, just as Tang Liyan stepped down from the platform, she heard her assistant scream from the tent that was allocated for her. She hurriedly went to see what had happened and found everything inside thrashed, the clothes she was wearing torn beyond recognition.
She found her assistant, Zhou Jingmei crying in the center of her tent. Tang Liyan was aware that the others were also curious as to what might have happened inside, but wouldn't dare to step inside the tent, invading her privacy.
"What's wrong, Xiao Mei? Are you hurt anywhere?" Tang Liyan asked in panic. She didn't care if she had nothing to wear now after her photoshoot. Her assistant's welfare was more important than anything else right now.
Zhao Jingmei had been Tang Liyan's assistant for over a year now, and she was only twenty-one. Despite her young age, she worked harder than any assistant Tang Liyan had worked with in the past, going as far as to make sure she would be able to have spare time in between her jobs to make a call to her daughter back at home.
This was the first time Tang Liyan had seen her assistant in tears.
Zhao Jingmei shook her head and looked around.
"I went to prepare your change of clothes, but when I stepped inside, everything was ruined. I'm not even sure if anything is missing." She continued to cry. "Miss Tang, I'm sorry. I should have paid more attention."
Tang Liyan frowned. She went to her crying assistant and patted her head in an attempt to calm Zhao Jingmei down. She had known that the photography crew didn't like her, but weren't they going too far by doing this?
No wonder Su Xiaofei's guards had been up since the start of this trip.
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