Chapter 353: Lin Lin Mengye Exposes Xie Zhiyun on Set

Xie Zhiyun's sharp, sarcastic words were heard by almost everyone; the low‑ranking actors frowned at her, the crew mostly found her behavior unpleasant, and even the director furrowed his brow.

He said impatiently:

"This is what the role requires—Song Zhi plays the princess who just arrived for the marriage alliance, while you're a female warrior who's been wandering the jianghu for years; how could they be the same?"

"Have you ever seen a jianghu female warrior dressed up all flashy?"

The director's tone grew heavier; Xie Zhiyun, adept at reading faces, sensed his displeasure and quickly laughed to excuse herself.

"Oh, I was just joking—I of course know the makeup and styling should be gorgeous."

Xie Zhiyun brought this on herself; being scolded by the director in front of everyone left her feeling resentful, and she blamed it all on Song Zhi.

She turned and gave Song Zhi a vicious glare; thinking of today's scene, she instantly came up with an idea and felt pleased again.

Lin Lin Mengye watched Xie Zhiyun's joke, naturally not missing her expression at that moment, and looked worriedly at Song Zhi.

Lin Lin Mengye hadn't expected to see this beautiful woman again so soon.

Last time on the dating show, she'd seen Song Zhi sneak out in the middle of the night to practice swordsmanship—evidently preparing for this film; having landed the daughter's role, the young lady is working hard.

In contrast, Xie Zhiyun bears no resemblance to the heroine's female‑warrior persona; the other actors aren't off‑camera rehearsing lines or memorizing scripts—they're just tidying their costumes, checking for any oversight.

Even the male lead was at the side practicing sword and spear moves, asking Cheng Feng for pointers on the action choreography.

Only Xie Zhiyun, the female lead, upon entering first tried to ingratiate herself with the director; failing that, she didn't stay idle, instead wandering the set and horsing around with the male actors.

Lin Lin Mengye couldn't help but rub her forehead, lamenting how low the bar for actors has become—even someone like this can become a traffic star.

Xie Zhiyun also shows no restraint, relying on her status as the female lead to casually hit on male actors on set.

Doesn't she see how those junior actors dislike her but dare not offend her because of her seniority?

At that moment, another slender, handsome young man caught Xie Zhiyun's eye; she actually poked his chest and abs with her forefinger, commenting and judging as she went.

"Jiakai, right? You're quite handsome—let big sis check whether you've been building muscle as the director asked."

Xie Zhiyun, in full view of everyone, openly groped Zheng Jia kai; many saw it but dared not speak up.

Even Zheng Jia kai could only laugh awkwardly while slowly stepping back.

Lin Lin Mengye couldn't stand it any longer, pulled out her phone, aimed it at Xie Zhiyun, and walked over squinting.

"Xie Zhiyun, aren't you shameless? Bullying a male actor so blatantly—do you realize this counts as workplace sexual harassment?"

Lin Lin Mengye's voice was neither soft nor loud, yet it carried clearly enough for everyone on set to hear.

Everyone put down what they were doing and looked toward the sound; even the crew members who hadn't noticed the situation now saw Xie Zhiyun's actions and frowned in disapproval.

Xie Zhiyun was startled to hear someone call her name outright and say she was wrong; she instantly turned and glared.

Who would have thought she'd see Lin Lin Mengye at a glance—that face that makes her wake up in the night wanting to go mad—her expression twisted at once.

"Lin Lin Mengye, why is it you again?!"

Xie Zhiyun pulled back her improper hand, about to make a move on Lin Lin Mengye, when she saw Lin Lin Mengye shake her phone and grin.

"Xie Zhiyun, big star, are you sure you want to appear in my video looking like that?"

Xie Zhiyun's heart gave a sudden jolt; her steps forward halted instantly, and she hurriedly composed her expression.

At that moment the director also noticed, hurried over, and tried to stop it.

"Ma'am, are you a crew member here? I've never seen you before."

"Besides, our set strictly forbids any covert filming—please delete the recording."

Seeing the director come to her aid, Xie Zhiyun perked up again; she was so startled she almost forgot that outsiders aren't allowed to take photos.

Thus Xie Zhiyun grew bold once more.

"Director, this woman isn't part of our crew—how did she get in? Please kick her out right away."

The director frowned at Lin Lin Mengye, sizing her up from head to toe.

One must admit, this young lady indeed has remarkable bearing and striking features.

The director's professional habit kicked in; he promptly pulled out a business card and smiled at Lin Lin Mengye:

"Miss, are you interested in entering the film industry? I think your demeanor fits the xianxia epic I'm about to shoot—would you consider it?"

The director's attitude shifted too fast; nobody reacted in time, and Lin Lin Mengye was stunned as well.

Seeing this, Xie Zhiyun was so angry her back teeth almost cracked, and she snarled with a ferocious expression:

"Director! Please be professional—she's clearly unrelated to the crew; why are you bringing up other things now?!"

Besides, she also had ideas for that xianxia epic the director mentioned—why should Lin Lin Mengye get to play it?

The director was jolted by Xie Zhiyun's shout, and his resentment toward her deepened a bit.

Lin Lin Mengye saw Xie Zhiyun fuming, felt delighted, and smiled at the director:

"Thank you, Director—I'll think about it."

Lin Lin Mengye reached out, took the director's business card, waved it at Xie Zhiyun, and the sight made Xie Zhiyun feel terrible.

After doing all that, Lin Lin Mengye, being accommodating, voluntarily deleted the recording in front of the director and said:

"Director, I'm not breaking the rules—I'm just doing this out of righteousness. Xie Zhiyun is too lewd, openly flirting with those young guys; it's unacceptable. If this gets out, it'll surely damage the film's reputation."

"We all know how vital actors' reputations are nowadays—any scandal can cause a collapse, dragging down the work, bleeding investors dry, and trampling on everyone's hard work; it's simply not worth it."

When Lin Lin Mengye finished speaking, the actors finally nodded in agreement.

"Yeah, this production isn't cheap—let's hope nothing goes wrong."

The male lead spoke up in support of Lin Lin Mengye, looking contemptuously at Xie Zhiyun.

"Director, I saw it too—Xie Zhiyun's hands aren't clean; shouldn't we reconsider casting her as the female lead?"

The bullied Zheng Jia kai didn't want Lin Lin Mengye's effort on his behalf to go to waste, nor did he want to stay a timid turtle; he took a deep breath and said:

"Director, Xie Zhiyun really did grope me just now—this definitely counts as sexual harassment, and I have the right to pursue legal liability against her."

For a moment, everyone looked at Xie Zhiyun with dissatisfaction.

Xie Zhiyun never dreamed that, merely interacting with the male actors as usual on set, she'd be accused of harassment and face investigation.

Everything is because of Lin Lin Mengye; as long as this woman is around, I always end up losing out!

Lin Lin Mengye, you just wait for me!