Bai Qingyue managed to keep the role, courtesy of Yun Qingrong's help. Not that she really needed the other woman's assistance, as she could use a clause in her contract that stated that they are prohibited from replacing her as the actress portraying the role alongside Tang Liyan's when most of the scenes were already taken.
Still, this didn't mean that she wasn't grateful for Yun Qingrong's help, as it only made her life easier since she didn't need to convince the gentlemen herself. As for Su Xiaofei, she showed no interest nor made no indication that she was concerned about her.
'She's merely doing her part of our deal.' Bai Qingyue thought, forcing her eyes to not look at her daughter's face anymore, but she had to admit that Su Xiaofei's complexion looked healthier now compared to the last time she'd seen her.
The actress was content with that. She would never want to see her daughter in such a disastrous state ever again, and it didn't matter if Su Xiaofei chose to remove her completely from her life.
Once the meeting was over, Yun Qingrong came to her and invited her for lunch. Bai Qingyue glanced at her daughter, wanting to see if Su Xiaofei would complain about it, but she only pretended as if she hadn't heard anything.
"Isn't that right, Feifei? You don't mind having Miss Bai join us, right?" Yun Qingrong asked her daughter with a smile. She was hoping that her daughter would agree with her.
"Then Madam, if you don't mind... I have a proposition for you." Zhang Lan continued before pulling the car to a stop and turned to look at her mistress. Since she was sure that Su Xiaofei would insist on going and meeting Yun Xiang, she needed to place a precautionary measure.
She and her sister would be the ones responsible if Su Xiaofei ended up getting hurt today and surely, their master wouldn't be merciful to them if that happens. Zhang Lan didn't want to imagine the kind of punishment that would await them if they failed to protect their madam.
"The location that Mr. Yun gave you is a notorious place for illegal traders." She started, frowning at the thought of Yun Xiang carelessly placing their mistress in danger. Zhang Lan had no doubt that Yun Xiang knew how dangerous it would be for Su Xiaofei to step into that lawless place.
Su Xiaofei shot her brows in surprise. She didn't expect that their meeting place would be dangerous, but come to think of it, no wonder the Yun family couldn't find any lead on Yun Xiang's whereabouts. They probably never suspected that he would be hiding in such a place.
"Is that so? Then, does that mean it's impossible for me to meet him?" She questioned her bodyguard. Su Xiaofei trusted Zhang Lan's judgment, and she knew that her bodyguard would always put her safety as her top priority.
"I have a way that we could go there, but Madam should cooperate with me." Zhang Lan answered, waiting patiently for Su Xiaofei to decide.
"Sure. Then what are we waiting for?"
Half an hour later, Su Xiaofei looked at her reflection in the mirror of a dressing room. Zhang Lan suggested for her to change their outfits into streetwear and have her put on thick makeup on her face and wear a wig to change her appearance.
Su Xiaofei chuckled at her appearance and shook her head. She suddenly felt like it had been a long time since she last put herself in disguise. The last time she had done this was with her husband when they saved Mo Yuan's life. She had never thought that she would be in the same circumstances again, albeit, she would be doing it with Zhang Lan this time.