Chapter 8: The Swaying Wine Glass

No matter how curious Zhi Niang was, Li Sui couldn't exactly explain things to her in public.

Instead, she gave Zhi Niang her phone to watch videos.

—Zhi Niang couldn't understand text, but she could understand what she heard.

The martial arts coordinators brought in by Feng Xiaodong were professionals. Following Gao Tingzhong's instructions, they demonstrated a few combat sequences to Li Sui, and then let her "fight" them.

Li Sui was quick-witted and had high comprehension; the patterns she executed were quite impressive.

The coordinator's eyes lit up. "Your performance is excellent. Were you trained before?"

Li Sui gave a subtle smile. "Not really. I just practiced by beating up the people around my residential complex."

The coordinator: "..."

Seeing Li Sui's excellent performance, Gao Tingzhong immediately made the decision to hire her. He then told Li Sui to meet Zhou Jiao before she changed into her costume.

He was the decision-maker, but since she was Zhou Jiao's stunt double, he was afraid the woman might make things difficult for her if he didn't clear it with Zhou Jiao first.

Although Zhou Jiao didn't seem like that kind of person, her attitude throughout the long filming process had been anything but cooperative. Given that her sister was pouring money into the production, Gao Tingzhong decided to turn a blind eye.

Yu Liangliang was somewhat shocked. "Not bad. Why are your reflexes even faster than before?"

In the past, Li Sui had relied purely on brute force to overpower others, but now, even someone like Yu Liangliang could see a hint of genuine skill.

Li Sui: "Duh, I've been practicing!"

She had been forced by Zhi Niang and the others to practice martial arts for several years; that hardship hadn't been for nothing!

It wasn't for any other reason, but in such a chaotic era, if you couldn't beat a martial arts master, you should at least be able to handle an ordinary person without issue, right?

Besides, bandits were running around everywhere.

As a leader of a Demonic Cult, it would be utterly embarrassing if Li Sui didn't even know how to fight!

Yu Liangliang led Li Sui to see Zhou Jiao, whispering to her, "Zhou Jiao's temper isn't great, but she won't target people without reason. Just greet her properly."

Li Sui gave an "OK" gesture.

Zhou Jiao was sitting in her room putting on makeup, looking at her phone.

When Yu Liangliang brought her over, she smiled at Zhou Jiao. "Teacher Zhou, I've found a stunt double for you. The director has already approved her."

Zhou Jiao didn't turn around, but her eyes flickered in the mirror, catching sight of Li Sui's smiling face. "Hello, Teacher Zhou."

To be a star, Zhou Jiao's looks were certainly decent.

However, unlike her body, Zhou Jiao had a somewhat youthful, baby face, which created a slight dissonance with her overall aura.

She didn't have much of a reaction to seeing Li Sui; since Gao Tingzhong had approved her, being a stunt double shouldn't be an issue.

She said indifferently, "I see. If you perform well, I'll give you a red envelope."

Li Sui immediately followed up with a sweet tone, "Thank you, Teacher Zhou."

This was the financier's mother, after all; there was no harm in being polite.

Yu Liangliang also bowed and scraped. "Then we'll head out to change into our costumes."

Zhou Jiao gave a casual wave of her hand.

Once Li Sui and Yu Liangliang left, she suddenly let out an "Eh?" and muttered to her reflection, "Strange, why does she look so familiar?"

But she couldn't remember where she had seen her.

Being a stunt double for three days required signing a contract, primarily for confidentiality; the filming scenes could not be discussed.

However, in the middle of this sweltering summer, Li Sui's costume was a set of silver-white armor.

The armor certainly wasn't made of real metal, but it was still thick. Just minutes after putting it on, sweat began to pour off her as if it were free.

There was air conditioning in the filming room, but because several celebrities were inside, not even a stunt double like her—let alone an assistant director—could go in.

Li Sui could only stand under the eaves of a room in the Prince's Mansion, waiting for the martial arts coordinator to explain the fight choreography.

Seeing this, Yu Liangliang felt a bit of heartache and was about to bring out a handkerchief to wipe the sweat for her.

Suddenly, Zhi Niang darted to Li Sui's side like a gust of wind. She had scavenged a plastic hand fan used for advertising from somewhere and began fanning Li Sui. "Why... work... so... hard?"

Li Sui said with heavy emotion, "It's all to make money! You ate lunch today and cost me over two hundred. If I don't find a way to make money, how will I support you?"

Zhi Niang didn't feel guilty at all. Hearing the Cult Leader say she would support her made her heart feel as sweet as honey.

It wasn't that she lacked hands or feet, so she didn't actually need the Cult Leader to support her; if it came to making money, she had plenty of ways.

Fanning Li Sui, she whispered, "Cult Leader, give me a list of corrupt officials, and I'll go rob them for you."

What kind of outlaw was this?

Li Sui stood up abruptly and immediately began her ideological education. "Zhi Niang, I've told you, this is a society governed by law! You can't deal with corrupt officials like that! You'll end up in jail!"

Zhi Niang curled her lip.

Seeing her nonchalant attitude, Li Sui was terrified that Zhi Niang would actually go out and commit robbery.

She continued to persuade her in a low voice, "Zhi Niang, you don't understand. The government today is not like in the past. If you commit a crime, they can catch you even if you leave behind a single strand of hair. And one gunshot can send you to the afterlife. No matter how good your kung fu is, times have changed!"

"Most importantly, if something happens to you, I'll probably get caught too. When they ask how you got here, I won't be able to explain. What will I do then?"

Zhi Niang only half-understood this, grasping roughly that the Cult Leader kept emphasizing how dangerous it was and how it would implicate her.

She could only suppress her desire to rob the rich to aid her "poor" Cult Leader.

She reverted to her usual coquettish behavior.

Leaning her body into Li Sui's embrace, her voice became soft and seductive, "Cult Leader, then tell me, what should this lowly one do~~"

At that sound, the eyes of everyone around turned toward them, and a group of people stood there, staring blankly.

Yu Liangliang's eyes, in particular, flashed with horror.

Was this the reason Li Sui hadn't been in a relationship for all these years?

She didn't look like "one of them" at all!

As soon as Li Sui saw the looks from the people around her, she knew her reputation was in jeopardy. She quickly pushed Zhi Niang away to make her stand straight, her face stern. "Stop fooling around! I have serious work to do. Go play somewhere else!"

Zhi Niang let out a coquettish huff. "Hmph!"

Li Sui: "..."

What a sin!

A moment later, Li Sui received a message from Li Ping, saying she had arrived at the airport and had been picked up.

Li Ping even sent a photo.

In the frame, although her mother was wearing a cheap dress, she had already put on some pretentious sunglasses.

She was sitting in a luxury car that Li Sui had never seen in her life, with seats wide enough to fit a table between them.

Li Ping held the phone with one hand for a selfie, while the other hand swirled a glass of red wine in front of the camera.

The swirling red wine, and lips that looked as if they were stained with blood...

In the middle of the summer, Li Sui looked up at the sun overhead that made her head spin from the heat.

She was wearing a costume, drenched in sweat, looking as miserable as a fish out of water baking in the sun.

Meanwhile, Li Ping was sitting in an RV, enjoying the air conditioning—flaunting her wealth.

God damn it!!!!

(End of Chapter)