After Pei Yan left, I started packing the luggage I needed to bring into the crew for the next two days.

Last summer, I endured the scorching heat of 40 degrees during the interview and finally got selected as the second female lead in this drama.

It was only after signing the contract that I found out it was a drama funded by the Pei Group.

I still remember when I told Pei Yan about this drama, his expression was neither warm nor cold, just a slight frown and a grunt.

Just as I finished packing my luggage and lowered my head, I suddenly received a call from the assistant director.

"Hello, Shen Zhi."

He cleared his throat and continued, "It's about the role you auditioned for. The casting director asked me to inform you that the production team feels you're not quite suitable, so you don't need to come over the day after tomorrow."

I was stunned.

I already signed the contract, and now they suddenly notify me not to come?

"Can you tell me why?" I hurriedly asked.

On the other end of the phone, the assistant director hesitated to speak.

Finally, he only said, "I can't tell you the reason. In any case, you don't need to join the crew."

Before I could ask any further, the call was hung up.

Before I could recover, my phone vibrated.

It was a WeChat message from my assistant.

[Zhi Jie, have you seen the hot search?]

[Not yet.] I replied.

A few minutes later, the assistant replied: [It's good that you haven't seen it! Zhi Jie, today you must not open Weibo!]

But it was already too late.

The assistant's words piqued my curiosity, so I directly opened Weibo.

On the Weibo trending list.

A familiar name overshadowed the news of a top idol's departure from the group, taking the top spot on the trending list.

#Chen Yao returns and plays the second female lead in "Xuanyuan Pavilion"#

And the second female lead in "Xuanyuan Pavilion" was the role I had fought hard to audition for but had just been removed from.