214: Chapter 214 You're not just a yandere, you're pathological!

"Suit yourself, I won't force it."

Qin Xun heard this and smiled.

"However, I can tell you this: for this commercial, from screenwriting, directing, filming, to post-production, I will oversee every step of the way with strict standards."

"High demands, high standards, high efficiency."

"The commercial's quality will be top-tier, and it will absolutely elevate your national popularity to the next level."

"You can treat this 5 million as an extra marketing fee. Compared to 20.75 million, 5 million is quite cheap, right?"

Seeing Ye Lan looked tempted, a plan formed in his mind.

"If you aren't willing."

He turned to look at Xia Ning.

"Then I'll just ask Xia Ning to be the lead actress."

Xia Ning pointed at herself.

"Me?"

Qin Xun nodded.

Xia Ning was a bit anxious and was about to refuse.

Just then, she heard Ye Lan say.

"If you are willing to sign a betting contract, I will agree."

Ye Lan looked at Qin Xun with a serious expression.

"Your tempting promises have piqued my interest."

"If it really is as you say, and it can elevate my national popularity to the next level."

"Paying you 5 million and working for free isn't too much of a loss."

"But..."

A slightly aggressive smile curled at the corners of her lips.

"Can you guarantee that after this commercial airs, my endorsement fee will rise to 20 million?"

"If it doesn't reach that, you pay me 5 million instead, and return every cent of the endorsement fee the brand gives me."

"Can you do that?"

Qin Xun watched the smile on Ye Lan's face and just wanted to laugh.

Did she think such a no-brainer request could scare him off?

Qin Xun was silent for a moment, his micro-expressions shifting constantly as if he were struggling intensely inside.

There was not a trace of acting.

Seeing this, Ye Lan was somewhat pleased, thinking Qin Xun was seriously considering it.

And based on her acting experience, Qin Xun definitely wasn't faking it.

After a while.

Qin Xun looked at Ye Lan and extended his hand.

"Deal."

Ye Lan immediately reached out, and they shook hands firmly.

Very firmly!

Wang Cui breathed a sigh of relief.

She had almost thought Ye Lan was going to ruin her own career.

Although they didn't have much to be proud of in front of Qin Xun, Ye Lan was, after all, an A-list star.

She couldn't demean herself.

Xia Ning glanced at Qin Xun, a faint smile appearing on her lips.

This guy never fights battles he isn't sure he can win.

In the end, Ye Lan had fallen into the trap.

By tricking Ye Lan into filming the commercial, the company would probably make tens of millions again.

Suddenly.

Ye Lan looked at Xia Ning and Wang Cui, then finally at Qin Xun, her tone weak, as if she were embarrassed to speak.

"Teacher Qin, you just said you wanted to film the commercial with high standards, high demands, and high efficiency."

"Then may I ask, will you be strict with me?"

Qin Xun looked at Ye Lan, eyes wide, with a bad premonition in his heart.

"What are you trying to do?"

Ye Lan stood up slowly and bowed ninety degrees to Qin Xun, who was sitting on the grass.

"Teacher Qin, I want to improve!"

Wang Cui: "!!!"

Xia Ning: "..."

Qin Xun: "???"

What improvement?

She was clearly having another episode!

Ye Lan looked at Qin Xun while bowed, her face showing a mix of shyness and desire.

"Please, Teacher Qin, be strict with me during filming. If I make a mistake, don't hold back at all."

"Scold me if you have to!"

"Hit me if you have to!"

Qin Xun's face twitched slightly.

Everyone else thought he was the pervert.

But he felt that a masochist like Ye Lan was the real pervert!

Qin Xun turned to look at Xia Ning, and seeing her nod slightly, he couldn't help but raise an eyebrow.

Is this Xia Ning willing to sell even my integrity for a few tens of millions?

Uh...

Forget it!

It doesn't matter!

Integrity isn't worth much anyway.

He looked at Ye Lan, grabbed a branch from the ground, and swished it through the air with a whooshing sound.

"Student Ye Lan, then you'd better be careful these next few days!"

"I'm very fierce, and I don't know my own strength."

Ye Lan looked at Qin Xun, her eyes lighting up.

"The fiercer and harsher you are with me, the more I'll be able to study seriously and make greater progress."

Qin Xun listened to her sounding so serious and was speechless.

Ye Lan bowed again.

"I'll be troubling you!"

Qin Xun watched Ye Lan sticking out her butt and saying "I'll be troubling you."

Why did it feel so familiar?

It's like... an AV actress!

Could she have family from Japan?

Ye Lan happily straightened up, only to see Qin Xun staring at her with a worried expression.

"Teacher Qin, what's wrong?"

Qin Xun sighed.

"There's something I know I shouldn't say, but I still want to say it."

"Ye Lan, you're not a yandere, you're just pathological."

"You're sick, and it's showing signs of getting worse. You should see a psychologist when you have time."

Xia Ning was taken aback.

Why is Qin Xun being so blunt?

She's a girl, after all?

Wang Cui's eyes also held a trace of resentment.

Ye Lan met Qin Xun's gaze for a moment, feeling awkward, and lowered her head, speaking in a very small voice.

"Okay, Teacher Qin."

"I've also realized these past two days that I have some psychological issues, but I just can't help it."

"I've caused you trouble."

Ye Lan bowed ninety degrees again to apologize.

Qin Xun sat on the grass, feeling like he couldn't handle it, frowned slightly, and threw away the branch in his hand.

"Don't call me 'Teacher Qin,' and don't keep sticking your butt out; it makes me think we're filming some adult movie."

Ye Lan snapped her head up, looked at Qin Xun in astonishment, and quietly took a step back.

Her face was both awkward and shamed, but then, she immediately resumed a noble and elegant posture.

Her voice was as gentle as a blade, carrying a hint of oppression.

"Mr. Qin, although I may have some psychological issues, please respect yourself."

"Please don't define a girl so casually."

Qin Xun watched Ye Lan's angry expression, breathed a huge sigh of relief, and laughed.

"Ye Lan, seeing that you can still get angry at this kind of verbal insult, I'm relieved."

"You still know your boundaries."

"You are a noble white swan, and I was really worried you would turn into a crow."

Ye Lan was stunned, feeling a bit guilty for her ferocity just now, and forced herself to stop the urge to bow and apologize.

She sat on the grass, looked up at the moon, and sighed softly.

"In the end, people are haunted for a lifetime by the things they couldn't have in their youth!"

Qin Xun heard this and vaguely felt something was wrong.

Who wants a whipping in their youth?

At this moment.

His phone notification sound went off.

Qin Xun thought it was his mom telling him to go home to sleep, picked up his phone, and saw it was Song Ying.

She sent a sticker.

It was an animated GIF of a pink pig rushing over and throwing flying kisses wildly.

Qin Xun felt a bit awkward looking at it.

Suddenly.

He sensed a gaze landing on his face and turned to look.

Xia Ning was smiling without warmth, glanced at Qin Xun's phone, and said nothing.

Qin Xun understood what Xia Ning meant and showed the phone to her.

He scrolled up a bit.

"Ningning, look, I've never chatted with Song Ying."

"How would I know what kind of madness she's having, sending me this kind of harassing picture in the middle of the night?"

Xia Ning sneered and still didn't speak.

Ye Lan leaned over to take a look, remembered how awkward Qin Xun had made her feel just now, and immediately took revenge, saying sarcastically.

"Maybe you deleted the messages after flirting!"

Qin Xun turned to look at Ye Lan.

What the f*ck?

Then he heard Xia Ning say coldly.

"That makes sense!"

Qin Xun turned to look at Xia Ning.

What the hell?

At this moment.

The phone notification sounded again; it was a voice message from Song Ying.

"You don't believe me?"

Qin Xun held the phone up between them.

"This is the first message Song Ying sent me. Let's all listen to it together and see if I'm innocent or not."

He tapped it lightly with his finger.

Song Ying's voice immediately rang out.

[Brother, important things must be said three times!]

[Terminate your cooperation with Ye Lan immediately!]

[Terminate your cooperation with Ye Lan immediately!]

[Terminate your cooperation with Ye Lan immediately!]

[Ye Lan's surname isn't Ye; it's Qian, like the super-rich Qian.]

[She is the illegitimate daughter of the Qian Group's chairman.]

[If you happen to upset her during your cooperation, Brother, you're going to be in big trouble!]

[A super big kind of trouble!]

[When she was seven, her mom...]

Qin Xun immediately cut off the voice message and looked up at Ye Lan.

Under the moonlight.

The smile on Ye Lan's face faded away bit by bit, until there was no expression left at all.