After finishing breakfast, Xia Qing Tian and Yu Zi Xuan set off for the studio temporarily prepared for Madam Camille by Wang Meng Entertainment.
Meanwhile, Gou Wen and the others also arrived in the alley diagonally opposite the studio.
After parking the car, Song Jun Han looked around nervously, appearing flustered and unsure of what to do.
After a while, Song Jun Han cleared his throat and used the excuse of needing to relieve himself to leave the car.
After Song Jun Han had walked away, Gou Wen spoke, "A Long, deal with him too."
"I only agreed to kill Xia Qing Tian for you; I didn't agree to kill anyone else," A Long replied. A Long's original plan was to kill Gou Wen in front of Xia Qing Tian, thus giving him a reliable witness.
Hearing A Long's words, Gou Wen chuckled, "Song Jun Han knows quite a bit. You wouldn't want others to know your identity and our plan, would you?"
A Long's mouth turned down, and he finally said, "Understood."
After all, he had already met the Bright Lord and knew of her whereabouts.
Who cared about Gou Wen's plan anymore?
In no time, Gou Wen would be a dead person.
When that happened, who would have any plans with her?
As for Song Jun Han, the poison had entered his lungs. Whether he lived or died depended entirely on his luck and whether heaven wanted him to live.
What was the point of making any more trouble?
Hearing A Long's answer, Gou Wen's gaze shifted slightly.
That tone was wrong!
Instantly sensing the change in A Long's attitude, Gou Wen couldn't figure out what had gone wrong.
How could both A Long and Song Jun Han have turned rebellious overnight?
Could it be...
Gou Wen recalled Su Wan, who had caused a scene with Song Jun Han yesterday, and felt it unlikely to be related to her. But things had indeed gone awry, and Gou Wen felt a slight tightness in her chest.
This was clearly a sign of the poison acting up again.
Just then, a private car stopped at the entrance of the studio. Xia Qing Tian and Yu Zi Xuan got out together, laughing and chatting as they entered the studio.
Seeing this, Gou Wen said, "A Long, go ahead. I'll be waiting for your good news."
"It would be better if you came along," A Long said, looking at Gou Wen.
Gou Wen gave A Long a deep look and uttered a single word: "Alright."
As soon as she got out of the car, Gou Wen noticed several pedestrians with strange expressions on both sides of the street. Thinking of Song Jun Han, that ungrateful fellow who had left and never returned, Gou Wen let out a cold snort and said, "A Long, take care of these people, and I'll tell you where A Hu is."
"Whether A Hu is alive or dead is of no concern to me," A Long replied coldly. "Once I escort the Bright Lord back, I will naturally capture A Hu and bring him before the Bright Lord to prove his innocence with his death!"
For now, he couldn't bother with A Hu. Proving his own innocence to the Bright Lord was more important.
"Aren't you curious how the Tang family's Bright Lord, such a genius in poisons, was so easily captured?" Gou Wen asked casually as she walked forward. "The poison she was afflicted with came from the Tang family. Even if you bring her back, she won't live much longer."
"What did you say?" A Long's footsteps faltered slightly. "You..."
"Since you were present at the time, you should have heard it very clearly, shouldn't you?" Gou Wen said. "Take care of these people. I'll wait for you in the alley beside the studio. Kill Xia Qing Tian, and I'll tell you how to make that poison."
A Long's expression clearly showed hesitation. Before he could think it through, he saw Gou Wen smile charmingly at him. "Without anything in hand, how could I dare to cooperate with you?"
With that, Gou Wen turned, presenting her entire back to A Long.
If A Long wanted to kill her, this was the best opportunity.
But everything she had said this time was the truth. A Long would have to consider the life of the Tang family's Bright Lord if he wanted to kill her.
Useless people had their uses, and loyal servants had theirs.
As she walked away, Gou Wen's lips curved into a subtle arc. Without looking back, she knew A Long's choice just by listening to the sounds of struggle from behind her.
This time, she had bet correctly again.
Taking a detour, Gou Wen didn't go to the alley next to the studio. Instead, she went behind an adjacent shop, climbed up the stairs, and stepped onto the air conditioning units to reach the second floor of the studio.
This studio was rented by her, and she had conceived more than ten assassination methods before taking action.
However, time was pressing, and her associates had turned against her.
She had no choice but to resort to the last method, the one she least wanted to use—acting herself.
According to the blueprints she had obtained earlier, behind this window was an empty room connected to a fitting room.
She had someone tamper with it beforehand; the window and the wooden door by the wall could both be opened from the outside.
Therefore, Gou Wen landed easily and hid behind the full-length mirror in the fitting room.
This full-length mirror was also specially customized by her. With its placement and angle, it was just enough to hide a person, and its revolving design would allow her to appear in time.
To achieve this in such a short period, she had done her best.
As soon as she hid, Gou Wen heard someone approaching the dressing room.
Amiya first apologized to Yu Zi Xuan, then said, "You can change first. I'll go get the recording equipment and some style catalogs I've prepared. You can take a look later."
"Alright, thank you for your trouble," Yu Zi Xuan replied. After Amiya left, she took off her dress.
At that moment, a faint sound came from behind her.
"Who!" Yu Zi Xuan immediately became alert at the sound. She turned around sharply and met a pair of startled eyes, along with a short dagger held mid-air, poised to stab her in the back.
Without the slightest hesitation, Yu Zi Xuan gripped the person's arm, pressed the base of her palm against the hilt, and flipped the short dagger, stabbing it into the person's lower abdomen.
"Who sent you!" Yu Zi Xuan questioned coldly. "How long have you been hiding here!"
The pain of the blade entering her lower abdomen jolted Gou Wen back to her senses. Then, excruciating pain enveloped her, preventing her from even uttering a sound of pain.
There was no mistake, that birthmark...
It was the person she had been searching for so long...
It was her sister!
Her sister, whom she had been searching for so long, had actually...
"Not talking? Then you die!" A fierce glint appeared in Yu Zi Xuan's eyes as she prepared to push the entire blade in.
"Shen... Ying..." Gou Wen's gaze landed on Yu Zi Xuan's face, meticulously tracing the contours of her features, as if trying to find the increasingly blurred childhood image from her memories.
Hearing Gou Wen's voice, Yu Zi Xuan also froze. In the moment she lost focus, she suddenly felt something get into her eyes. Then, her left shoulder throbbed, and she fell backward.
"Let's go," a man said, catching Gou Wen as she fell and hastily whisking her away.
At the same time, the door to the dressing room was kicked open, and Xia Qing Tian rushed in, looking flustered, followed by a bewildered Amiya and a grim-faced A Long.