Chapter 1017: Ending (2)“Much better.” Jing Ya couldn’t even meet Shi’s eyes.

“Is the stay-at-hospital fee still enough?” Shi Jin asked again.

“It—it should be enough.”

Jing Ya knew she was in the wrong and spoke very quietly.

The manager also looked uncomfortable.

Shi Jin smiled and said calmly, “I heard from Brother Yao that your budget is still a little tight. If your budget is so tight, why buy so many trending topics?”

Jing Ya and her manager did not dare to deny it. For such a matter, if one did not buy it, it would be very difficult to go on the trending searches. After all, the outside world was not very clear about Jing Ya’s matter. Her popularity and reputation were not at the level where everyone could casually search for her on the trending searches.

Jing Ya calmed down for a moment and said, “Shi Jin, it’s true that I was injured, so I want some compensation so that I can recuperate in peace. No one expected this accident, so I…”

“So you have to earn enough compensation and popularity from me, right?” Shi asked.

The manager said on Jing Ya’s behalf, “Shi Jin, you can’t say that. No one can have an easy time after being injured. You have to understand us. After all, Jing Ya doesn’t have it as good as people like you. It isn’t easy for her to earn money. Just treat it as a favor. Five million yuan is nothing to you. I know you guys definitely don’t want to cause trouble. Five million yuan is just a small sum of money. You won’t be so petty even if you casually donate money to people, right?”

“So you think that five million is nothing and that we won’t argue with you for five million, so you would rather blow things up and take the money that doesn’t belong to you, right?” Shi Jin asked.

The manager felt a little embarrassed. “That’s not money that doesn’t belong to us, right? Let’s be reasonable. After all, Jing Ya was indeed injured, and it was because of you guys. Shi Jin, we just want a little money. It’s not that troublesome. You’re afraid of trouble, right? As long as you give it to us, all this trouble won’t exist.”

Her tone was pleading, but the meaning was obvious. If Shi Jin didn’t give it to them, they didn’t mind continuing to cause trouble.

In any case, they had plenty of time to waste on Shi Jin.

Shi Jin smiled. “We’ll pay according to the contract.”

“Shi Jin, you’re being a little difficult…”

“You were also quite difficult while you were buying me a trending search.”

“Shi Jin, we’re a small celebrity from a small company after all. We’re really short of money. Why do you have to do this? Why don’t you let go of the matter if it’s just as easy as sprinkling water to you?” the manager said indignantly and pitifully, showing the inferiority and weakness of the disadvantaged.

Shi Jin said calmly, “When the incident happened, if you had communicated with me properly instead of thinking of buying the trending searches in the morning, no matter how much money you needed, it wouldn’t have been a problem. But now, it’s too late. If you’re willing to admit your mistake publicly, I can let bygones be bygones. As for how much you should be compensated, it’s still according to the contract. If you continue to be stubborn…”

“Shi Jin! Aren’t you doing this because you have someone backing you? What did our small celebrity company do wrong to have to pay for your work mistakes? If it weren’t for our injuries, our Jing Ya could have already filmed advertisements and done other interviews. Why would we have to be arguing here with you?”

When Shi Jin heard her, she didn’t say anything else. Instead, she said to Fu Xiuyuan, “Let’s go.”

Fu Xiuyuan glanced coldly at the manager and left with Shi Jin.

The manager was chilled by his stare. Cold sweat broke out, but she didn’t dare speak.

After coming out, Shi Jin said calmly, “I really couldn’t tell. Their team has always been gentle when they speak, but when they do things, they use gentleness to sell the image of the weak.”

“The more they pretend, the weaker they get,” Fu Xiuyuan said calmly.

Shi Jin smiled. “At first, I thought Jing Ya was a pal to make. Did you see her hands?”

“The veins are bulging like they’re varicose.” Fu Xiuyuan had always been observant. Although he hadn’t deliberately looked at Jing Ya, he remembered the condition of her hand.

“Yes, I was surprised when I saw her at the time. A hand model’s hand was actually like this. Intravenous varices are a very difficult condition to treat. I’m afraid she won’t be able to be a hand model in the future. It was such a coincidence that her hand happened to be injured at a time like this. She can get compensation from the insurance company and us at the same time. We also have to pay for the breach of contract for a wristwatch ad that was supposed to be shot,” Shi Jin said. “In the morning, I felt that something was wrong. If they hadn’t pestered me, I wouldn’t have cared about this money, but now, it’s hard to say.”