Chapter 4 Return to the Smith family

Justin instructed Max to thoroughly investigate the mysterious woman who jumped out of the window that night. Max acted quickly and retrieved the surveillance video of Tianyue Mansion. However, surprisingly, the video footage from the two key periods from 7 to 9 was blank. Even the security team of Tianyue Mansion was helpless and could only speculate that it might be caused by a network outage.

Despite this, Max still relied on his keen insight to lock on an 18th-tier actress named Ivy . She showed a pure and gentle image, but she never became popular. The surveillance showed that at 6:50 p.m. yesterday, she walked into Tianyue Mansion and headed towards Hefeng Pavilion. Then the video footage showed that strange blank, and it was impossible to track which room she entered.

At 9:05, Ivy 's agent helped her to appear downstairs of the Hefeng Pavilion. One of her legs was bent and her face was full of pain. She was obviously injured. As the subsequent video was interrupted again, Max went through a lot of trouble to find out where Ivy was. He learned that she had undergone emergency surgery on her left leg last night.

The medical record clearly recorded: fall.

As night fell, in VIP706 ward of Jiangcheng Medical University Affiliated Hospital, Ivy clenched her hands and looked anxiously at Justin on the sofa opposite her, "Mr. Ling, what can I do for you?"

Justin looked calm and spoke slowly: "How did you hurt your leg?"

Ivy's plastered leg swayed slightly, her eyes half closed, and a complex expression flashed across her eyes, "Does this have anything to do with Mr. Ling?"

"You don't need to hide it. I have checked the surveillance. At about nine o'clock last night, your agent helped you leave. At that time, your leg was already injured. The person who jumped from my room that night was you, right?" Justin 's voice was still as cold as before.

Tianyue Mansion did not install cameras at the windows of the rooms for the sake of protecting the privacy of guests, so it was impossible to directly confirm Ivy 's behavior of jumping out of the window. But her whereabouts coincided with the various coincidences that night.

Ivy was stunned, looked up at Justin, a trace of confusion flashed in her eyes, and then her mind turned rapidly.

The agent standing by wanted to say something but stopped himself, not daring to breathe.

Justin crossed his legs and said calmly, "You don't have to be afraid. I told you that as long as you help me, I will compensate you."

Max put a bank card on the table, his face stern: "There is 10 million in the card. You must keep your mouth shut about what happened that night."

Ivy bit her lower lip and was silent for a long time before speaking: "I don't want the money. I was... willing at that time. Please rest assured, Mr. Ling , I will never tell anyone."

"I keep my word. If you don't want the money, you can make other requests." There was a hint of unquestionableness in Justin's words.

Ivy saw her agent winking at her, her palms tightened slightly, and after thinking for a moment, she said, "I don't ask for anything else. If Mr. Ling doesn't mind, I'd like to consider me as a friend..."

Justin interrupted her coldly: "I think it would be better for you to make some more practical requests."

Ivy 's face turned pale instantly, and her expression was awkward and cramped. After thinking for a while, she said softly: "I don't want to stay in my current company anymore. Can Mr. Ling help me?"

Justin paused for a moment, "Are you willing to join Shengyu Media under Ling family?" Upon hearing this, the agent's eyes suddenly sparkled with excitement. Shengyu is one of the best in the domestic entertainment industry, and has made countless first-line artists famous. If you can join Shengyu, why worry about lack of resources?

Ivy looked gentle and nodded gently, "Thank you, Mr. Ling!"

Justin stood up and said, "I will let Xu Chen from Shengyu contact you about the contract. As for the penalty issue between you and your current company, he will also help you solve it."

Ivy thanked him again. Her voice was soft and pleasant, and her pale face due to injury added a bit of charming charm.

As Justin was leaving, he suddenly turned around and asked, "Why did you come into my room last night?"

Ivy was stunned for a moment, then quickly responded, "I was going to the next door for an audition, but I accidentally went to the wrong room."

Long after Justin left, Ivy was still immersed in memories. Everything that happened last night was still vivid in her mind. She auditioned for a role in a new play, but the assistant director took the opportunity to take advantage of her. She refused to obey, hid under the window while struggling, and finally jumped down with her eyes closed. Before Justin arrived, the agent was still scolding her, saying that if she wanted to make a name for herself in this circle, she had to learn to compromise.

The agent also came to his senses at this moment, " Mr. Ling recognized the wrong person? Will it be okay if we deceive him like this?"

Ivy's face turned pale, and she clutched the quilt tightly. "What else? Should I let that fat pig-like assistant director control me?"

The temptation to join Shengyu is too great, and what makes her even more excited is that she can get in touch with Justin . Ling family controls the economic lifeline of Jiangcheng and even the entire country C. Both the government and the business community follow the Ling family's lead. If she can get Justin 's favor, she can rest assured.

Since God has arranged this and helped her so much, how can she give up easily? Think about those who once looked down on her and will soon be stepped on by her, think about those high and mighty people who will come to curry favor with her in the future, why not give it a try?

She was not afraid that Assistant Director Chen would expose her lies, because she suddenly jumped off the building that night and scared him to death. Now he just wanted to cut off his relationship with her!

On the other side, Justin got into the car with a gloomy face after leaving the hospital. He didn't expect that the woman that night was an unknown little actress. Although she looked outstanding, he felt annoyed and disappointed.

Perhaps it was because of this sudden irritation that he felt bored with her behavior of humiliating him with 100 yuan. He didn't want to investigate further and just wanted to end the matter as soon as possible.

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On Saturday morning, after the last class, Sophia took a bus to the Smith family.

The Smith family is located in the Huanhua Villa District in the south city. Transportation is inconvenient, so Sophia can only take a taxi to get there. It was already eleven o'clock when she arrived, and the sky was gloomy and rainy. The servant Zhang Sao opened the door and saw Sophia, and she forced a smile on her lips, "The eldest lady is back!"

Sophia nodded slightly, changed her shoes and walked into the house.

Mrs. Zhang's attitude was neither hot nor cold. "The master and the mistress are out. They will be back in a while. You can sit by yourself for a while."

" Is it my sister who is here?" A surprised cry came from upstairs, and then a girl ran down the stairs. She had a pretty face and a bright smile, and she quickly ran to Sophia , "Why are you here just now? I've been waiting for you all morning."

Sophia smiled and greeted, "Tiffany."

Mrs. Zhang smiled broadly as she faced Tiffany. "Miss, the desserts in the kitchen are ready. Do you want blueberry mousse or chocolate?"

"Let's talk about it later. You go and do your work first. I want to talk to my sister for a while." Tiffany responded with a sweet smile.

"Okay!" Mrs. Zhang responded respectfully, and before leaving, she glanced at Sophia , then turned and walked towards the kitchen.

Tiffany had just had a new hairstyle, holding a pair of sharp scissors in her hand, and showed it to Sophia sideways , "Mom asked me to go with her to get my hair done early in the morning, and she insisted on changing my hairstyle. What do you think of this hairstyle, sister?"

Sophia looked at it carefully and nodded in praise, "It looks good."

Tiffany touched the ends of her hair under her ears. "I just looked at myself in the mirror for a long time, and I always felt that the haircut here was not good enough. I cut it again by myself, but I was still not satisfied. Sister, please help me cut it."

Sophia glanced at the scissors handed to her, took them and asked, "Where do you need cuts?"

"It's right here at the base of the ear. Let me pinch it and help me cut it." Tiffany turned sideways, tilted her head slightly, and pointed at a strand of hair under the ear.

Sophia was about to cut it according to Tiffany's instructions when she heard a terrified cry from the door: "Sophia, what are you doing!"