Jiang Yang panned the camera around, smiling freely. "I'm backstage at Fashion Week. I can pick next season's new items in advance."

"I also picked a few pieces for you. I'll send them over when I get back to the country."

Worthy of being a little rich woman, her daily life was either shopping or on the way to go shopping.

Qin Fan calmly stirred the pale pink water in the pot. "Thank you, rich sister, for keeping me."

Only then did Jiang Yang notice the apron and ladle on Qin Fan, and she gasped, "Damn, are you cooking in the kitchen?"

"Is the Xie Family so poor they can't even afford a chef?"

"No wonder the Qin Family insisted on you marrying into their family!"

Qin Fan hadn't heard any news from the Qin Family in a long time. Her eyelashes trembled slightly, but she casually picked up her phone and aimed it at the filming equipment, saying, "It's for work. I need to make a dessert as material for a vlog."

"Thank goodness." Jiang Yang patted her chest, then changed the subject. "Has Qin Yuzhi been plotting against you again recently?"

"Hmm?"

Qin Fan knew Jiang Yang; she wasn't interested in entertainment circle gossip.

Jiang Yang snorted lightly. "I ran into her at the fashion show. She smiled at me!"

"When has she ever smiled at me without it being a provocation and a sign that she's bullying you?"

Qin Fan's hands, which were kneading the glutinous rice dough, paused slightly. As if suddenly thinking of something, she said in a low voice, "Yangyang, if you run into her again later, pass on a message for me."

Jiang Yang: "What?"

Qin Fan's red lips curved into a faint smile. "Just say, 'Qin Fan asked me to tell you: Do you think you can bully me just like this?'"

Jiang Yang was a little confused.

Qin Fan didn't explain. "Anyway, just say that. I'll tell you what's going on after you get back."

"Alright..."

Someone on the other end called for Jiang Yang, so the video call quickly ended.

Qin Fan didn't touch the phone that had automatically disconnected. Unhurriedly and methodically, she finished making the dessert.

Finally, she sent the video to Xiao Tu, asking her to edit it before posting.

......

Three days later, Qin Fan was to attend a fashion gala.

Thinking that a tough battle was likely ahead, Qin Fan personally chose her battle armor.

In her private walk-in closet at the Jingjiao villa, Qin Fan walked straight to a separate area in the innermost part. Her fingertips slid across a glass wardrobe, which contained the new season's haute couture gowns that the butler had just had delivered.

Finally, she chose a champagne-colored slip dress that was high-end yet understated. The design was simple, with the highlight being the diamond chain straps. Even without any accessories, it could outshine other female stars wearing sparkling jewelry.

It couldn't be more beautiful for the red carpet.

As she had expected, Qin Yuzhi also appeared at this event.

In a backstage corridor after the red carpet, the two came face to face.

Qin Fan's eyes narrowed slightly, her gaze leisurely falling on Qin Yuzhi, who was wearing a black, square-necked velvet long dress, following the route of an elegant star.

Qin Yuzhi had done so much behind her back just to step on her, to set herself up as a cloud high in the sky, while making Qin Fan out to be mud trampled on the ground.

When Qin Yuzhi personally heard from Jiang Yang that Qin Fan wasn't bullied at all and even seemed to be enjoying the show, she naturally couldn't sit still anymore.

The current confrontation was just as Qin Fan had predicted.

Compared to the superstar Qin Yuzhi, who was surrounded by numerous assistants and had an astonishing aura, Qin Fan, with only Xiao Tu by her side, seemed much weaker.

Qin Fan appeared languid and casual. Her champagne-colored gown trailed on the floor, its hem swaying beautifully as she walked. Yet, in terms of aura, she was in no way inferior to the formidably-attended Qin Yuzhi.

For some reason, sensing the atmosphere lingering around the two actresses, no one dared to speak.

The atmosphere instantly froze.

Sharp as she was, Xiao Tu smelled the invisible smoke of battle hanging between the two actresses.

Until Qin Fan raised her eyes, her red lips parted slightly, and her calm voice suddenly spoke, "It was you, wasn't it?"

Qin Yuzhi understood the meaning behind her words better than anyone.

Meeting Qin Fan's gaze, Qin Yuzhi was certain she was deliberately pretending to be calm.

So, she walked slowly towards Qin Fan in her ten-centimeter-plus high heels. As she got closer, she paid no mind to the assistants listening nearby and said in a gentle and elegant tone, "So what if I did it? Fanfan, you understand, as long as I'm in the entertainment industry for a day, I will obstruct your success."

Qin Fan looked at her, the corners of her lips curved in an emotionless arc. "Qin Yuzhi, can you stop acting like a mad dog, chasing and biting random people all day?"

Qin Yuzhi thought she had provoked her and smiled like a victor. "I'm set on getting Director Pei's role. Not just this role, but all your future roles, I will..."

Qin Fan's expression was faint. "Is that so?"

"Qin Yuzhi, you've been in the entertainment industry for several years. I thought you would've grown a brain by now."

As soon as her voice fell, before anyone could react, Qin Fan suddenly reached out and forcefully shoved the nearby Qin Yuzhi against the corridor wall.

There was a loud "thud."

Qin Yuzhi never expected that Qin Fan would actually dare to lay a hand on her. Her eyes widened abruptly.

Before her assistants could react.

Qin Fan's right hand moved up, and without a change in expression, she grabbed her by the neck. With her left hand, she pressed her face against the wall. Her peach-blossom eyes seemed to be soaked in frost as seven words spilled from her red lips, slow and certain, one by one: "This role is mine to play."