Chapter 293 - Movie Set Injury (2/2)
“Absolutely nothing,” Wan Qingsi said, releasing a derisive snort. “This game has just begun. It’s much to early to decide who’s going to be the final victor!”
Meanwhile, back at the movie set, Ah Sha and Tang Yue were about to film an action scene that involved wire-flying. At the moment, the two actresses were suspended in mid-air through wires attached to their bodies. Once everything was ready, the director gave the “action” cue and the camera started rolling. In this scene, their characters would leap off a tall building and then fly across a stretch of abandoned ruins. They would fight each other in mid-air before landing on the roof of a car.
Mid-flight, both Ah Sha and Tang Yue noticed that something was amiss.
All of a sudden, they heard a shout from the crew member in charge of the wires. “Sh*t! The wire snapped!”
Almost instantly, Ah Sha and Tang Yue started plummeting to the ground. Both of them were still assuming fighting stances as they fall. Moments before they hit the ground, Tang Yue panicked and gave Ah Sha a hard shove. That push gave Tang Yue’s body enough momentum to propel her body away from the movie props used to simulate the ruins. Tang Yue’s body slammed into the pavement while Ah Sha crashed into a bunch of movie props.
Xiao Hua was the first person to start sprinting towards Ah Sha the moment the wires snapped. Too bad Xiao Hua had been standing too far away to get to Ah Sha in time. The speed of Ah Sha’s fall was too fast for anyone to do anything to help. Moments before impact, Ah Sha did everything she could to protect the most vital parts of her body by curling up her body and covering her face.
Crash! Ah Sha plunged straight into the movie props.
Xiao Hua made it to Ah Sha at practically the same time as Ah Sha was crashing into the props. “Young Miss! Young Miss!” Xiao Hua yelled. Chaos broke out in the entire movie set. Xiao Hua didn’t know what was going on over at Tang Yue’s side, and frankly, she didn’t give a rat’s ass. Xiao Hua crouched down and picked up Ah Sha from the ground. Then, she carried her away. Walking beside Xiao Hua, Zhou Na was so frightened that her legs were trembling.
Ah Sha wasn’t moving and was covered in soot and ash from head to toe. Traces of blood stained her head. Depp barreled through the crowd and ran up towards them with his car keys in hand. “Hurry, let’s get her to my car,” Depp said. “I’ll drive her to the hospital.”
Just then, Li Pingping shouted at them. “Hey! Wait! There’s still Tang Yue!”
Xiao Hua turned around and shot Li Pingping a menacing glare. “If anything happens to our young miss, then Tang Yue is finished.”
“Pfft. Young Miss? Whose young miss is she?” Li Pingping shot back venomously. Sensing the impending fight, the director quickly defused the situation by calling an ambulance.
Wan Qingsi was at Ying Qingcang’s company when he received the call. Together, he and Ying Qingcang rushed to the hospital. On the way there, Ying Qingcang felt the urge to bite Wan Qingsi’s head off. But when he saw the look of agony on Wan Qingsi’s face, he couldn’t get the words out.
Then again, Ying Qingcang lost it the moment they arrived at the hospital and saw Ah Sha’s battered body on the bed. Ah Sha had refused to allow the doctors to enter her room. Right now, only Xiao Hua was inside the room with Ah Sha.
“Daddy? What are you doing here?”
“My daughter would soon end up dead if I don’t step in,” Ying Qingcang said, his voice quivering with rage.
Ah Sha chuckled sheepishly. “I’m fine, daddy. It looks serious, but trust me, they’re all just surface wounds.”
“Why didn’t you give the doctors the permission to come in?” Wan Qingsi asked, staring at the huge bump on her forehead, the sight of which dissuaded him from touching her.
Ah Sha gave him a pointed look. “I’m wearing a mask, remember?”
There was a wound on her forehead. If she were to allow the doctors to examine it, she would have to take off her facial mask.
Qi Xiu rushed into the room and froze for a moment when he saw Ying Qingcang. “Ken, the reporters are all over the hospital’s entrance,” Qi Xiu said. “Tang Yue has just been brought in. Her leg is broken.”
Wan Qingsi pushed Qi Xiu out the door. “You go on ahead. I’ll catch up.”
After Qi Xiu left, Wan Qingsi turned to Ying Qingcang. “I’m going to distract the reporters. You should take Ah Sha home first.”
After that, Wan Qingsi gave Ah Sha a deep and probing look before he left the room.
Wan Qingsi was in a hurry when he left. On the way out, he bumped into a patient in a wheelchair. He muttered an apology and left in a hurry again. Amidst the chaos, he failed to notice that his phone had fallen out of his pocket. The patient in a wheelchair picked up the device and was just about to call Wan Qingsi back when a woman appeared beside the wheelchair.
“Give it to me! I’m his girlfriend.”
The main entrance of the hospital was indeed crowded with reporters. Cameras started flashing the moment Wan Qingsi stepped out.
“President Wan, is this just an accident? Or is it sabotage?”
“Is it true that Stars Entertainment is unable to guarantee the safety of its celebrities?”
“President Wan, a lot of Stars Entertainment’s celebrities had gone overseas for vacations. Is there something you’re hiding from us?”
…
Ah Che ran into Ah Sha’s room shortly after Wan Qingsi left. “Young Master,” Ah Che said. “The back entrance is clear. Let’s leave through the back!”
Ying Qingcang picked up Ah Sha from the bed. “Call Xunxun and tell him that we’ve gone on ahead,” Ying Qingcang told Ah Che. Then, he looked at Xiao Hua. “You come with us too.”
Xiao Hua grabbed a blanket from the bed and used it to cover Ah Sha’s body before they headed out. Then, the four of them made a dash for the back entrance. In the car, Ah Che called Wan Qingsi several times, none of which were answered. After sending Wan Qingsi a quick text, Ah Che started the car and quickly drove off.
“Have you notified the doctors?” Ying Qingcang asked.
“Yes, sir,” Ah Che said with a nod.
Ah Sha stretched herself out on the backseat and removed her mask. Excited, Xiao Hua shifted her position to take a closer look at Ah Sha’s real face. “Young Miss, you look so much better like this!”
“Oh, please. You know there isn’t much difference.” Ah Sha pinched Xiao Hua lightly. “Ugh. My head is killing me. I’m going to take a nap.”
When Ying Qingcang saw Ah Sha closing her eyes, he draped a blanket over Ah Sha’s body. “Seriously, the older you are, the more we have to worry about you,” Ying Qingcang grumbled. “I’m going to smack you if your mommy ends up crying when she sees you later!”
Sure enough, Xin Qing nearly jumped out of her skin when a team of doctors showed up at Ying’s residence out of the blue. Ah Nan had tried his best to beat around the bush and downplay the severity of the incident during his explanation. Alas, despite his valiant efforts, Xin Qing still freaked out after hearing that Ah Sha had injured herself during the movie’s filming. Xin Qing was practically going bananas by the time Ah Nan had reached the part about snapping wires and mid-air falls. After that, Xin Qing pretty much coerced Ah Nan to push her to the front door where they both waited for everyone to return.
Xin Qing started yelling the moment she saw their car pulling up to the car porch. “Ah Sha! Ah Sha!”
Ying Qingcang got out of the car first and quickly ran up to Xin Qing. “It’s okay, it’s okay! Calm down, she didn’t suffer from any internal injuries. She didn’t break any bones either. Just a few scratches on her face, that’s all.”
“Don’t lie to me,” Xin Qing snapped, bursting into tears. “Would you have called the doctors to the house it it were only a few scratches?”
“Where is she? Can she walk?” Xin Qing asked.
“Mommy!” Ah Sha limped over, leaning against Xiao Hua for support. “See? I’m totally fine!”
In the meantime, back at the hospital, Wan Qingsi left Qi Xiu to deal with the reporters while he hurried back to the hospital room. When he got there, he saw Ah Sha lying on the bed alone. He entered and closed the door gently. Then, he climbed onto the bed and hugged her from behind.