Throughout the afternoon, Chengyu, humiliated by Shi Xiu earlier in the day, was out of it, unable to understand how his formerly compliant backup had suddenly become so uncontrollable.
He simply didn't believe the nonsense that An Lan had given up on him, especially since she had once clung to him, swearing that she would continue to love him from behind, even if he were married.
Therefore, he always suspected that the reason An Lan had changed was due to love turning into hatred, still aimed at catching his attention.
"Smoke Beauty" was a major production, and he did not want his first film as a lead to be flawed by An Lan's involvement; he refused to let a potentially award-winning film be tainted by any association with her. Disgusting, right?
However, he couldn't fathom what means An Lan had used to land the role of the second female lead.