When She Stops Being Dramatic novel Chapter 253

Chapter 253: Chapter 103: 60s Cultural Troupe Top Performer (42), Part 2

Xia Zhaoyun pulled a recording pen from her pocket and dangled it in her hand, smiling openly.

"Director Yuan, I recorded your voices. When I start to miss you, I’ll just take this out for a listen."

As she spoke, she pressed a button on the recording pen, and the conversation between Mr. Xue and Master Yuan from just moments before played out clearly.

The others were a little confused, but Master Yuan heaved a long sigh of relief, as if a blade held to her neck had finally been removed.

Once the two had left, the girls all crowded at the door to watch. Seeing them head toward Group Two, they couldn’t help but huddle together and start discussing it.

"What’s with Master Yuan? She’s not even forty, is she? Taking early retirement? That doesn’t seem like something she would do."

"Exactly. With how badly she wants the troupe leader’s seat, you’d think she’d fight until official retirement, right? And then get hired back as a consultant?"

The group grew dejected again, thinking Master Yuan was just playing games. Most of their earlier excitement vanished.

Xia Zhaoyun smiled and said in a low voice, "This is a cause for celebration. I’ll permit everyone to have meat at lunch to celebrate!"

The girls couldn’t help but break into smiles. It was true—a day without Director Yuan was a day of peace. They really should eat some meat to make the happiness last a little longer...

After work, Xia Zhaoyun went to the dorm and handed a written guarantee to Wang Huiwen.

"Huiwen, this is what I managed to get for you. See if it’s suitable."

Wang Huiwen and Yao Yunying hadn’t left the room. Instead, they had closed the door and were practicing quietly, afraid their movements would be rusty when it was time to perform and they would hold everyone back.

Curiously taking the thin sheet of paper Xia Zhaoyun handed her, Wang Huiwen looked down and nodded, surprised and happy. "This is perfect, just perfect. This kind of compensation is much more valuable than plain cash and coupons."

"Little Xia, how did you manage it? And how did you know it was her?"

Xia Zhaoyun smiled and raised an eyebrow. "I bluffed. I didn’t know who she was protecting, but she had a guilty conscience and took the bait as soon as I dangled it."

"However, you need to keep recuperating. Don’t take off the bandages until the very last second before you go on stage."

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