Chapter 27 - The Empress Encounters the 'Unspoken Rules'
The next day.
“This Empress is heading out~”
After a day of one-on-one interview training, Longyue, full of confidence, left the house in high spirits, ready to face the first interview of her life.
“Be careful on the road, don’t get lost.”
Lin Fan stood at the doorway watching her leave. He felt a strange sense of gratification, like his 'child' had grown up and could go out alone, yet also a sense of worry, fearing that his inexperienced child would be deceived outside.
“Hmph, don’t you look down on this Empress.”
Longyue gave a tsundere-like huff, turning her head away. She quickly walked down the stairs and disappeared from Lin Fan’s view as he watched.
Soon, following the phone navigation all the way, she took a bus by herself, transferred through many stops, and after walking for several hundred more meters, she finally arrived at the foot of a company building.
“Phew… I knew I shouldn’t have saved those few tens of yuan for a taxi fare.”
Longyue stood downstairs, panting for breath. She took out her phone to confirm the floor of the interview location, then straightened her expression and walked straight in.
Inside, on the ninth floor of the building, the offices on both sides were completely empty, without a single person in sight. The entire corridor was dim and deserted.
Perhaps it was the weekend, so no one was at work.
Longyue didn't pay it much mind. She took the elevator to the ninth floor and, while looking at the office numbers on both sides, delved deeper into the corridor until she arrived in front of an office with the number 911.
“911, this is the place.”
Knock knock knock.
Longyue gently knocked on the office door.
“Hello, is anyone here? I’m here for an interview.”
“Come in.”
From within the room came an extremely arrogant male voice.
Longyue pushed open the door and walked in, only to see a middle-aged man with a plump figure and a large potbelly sitting at an office desk.
The man had a cigarette dangling from his mouth. The moment he saw Longyue’s appearance, his eyes stared straight, and he was completely stunned.
He had interviewed many women and had seen many who considered themselves beautiful, but he had never seen a woman so naturally beautiful and full of spirit!
Compared to her, those previously beautiful women were like the difference between clouds and mud, unbearable to look at!
Noticing the man’s naked gaze, Longyue’s fine brows furrowed slightly, her face showing displeasure.
Although she had lost all her spiritual energy and cultivation, having dealt with all sorts of people for many years, her ability to judge people was still there.
A person’s disposition and spirit could be seen from their appearance and bearing. This man’s blatant gaze made her feel very uncomfortable.
“Hehehe, let me introduce myself. My name is Hai Kun, I’m the manager of the company. Everyone cordially calls me Brother Kun.”
Hai Kun stubbed out the cigarette in his hand, changed his previously arrogant attitude, and proactively came forward with a cordial and amiable face.
“Miss, you must be here for the interview, right? I’ve been waiting for you for a long time. Quick, have a seat, don’t be polite.”
Longyue hesitated for a moment. Thinking that since she was already here, she would just wait and see for now, she went along with it and sat down.
“Here, you probably haven’t had any water on your way here. I’ve made a cup of black tea, don’t be polite.”
After Longyue sat down, Hai Kun poured a cup of black tea from his desk and handed it to her.
“Thank you.”
Longyue took a light sip of the black tea, then immediately placed the cup on the table and got straight to the point:
“Hello, Manager Hai. My name is Lin Longyue. I am here today to interview for the role of an actress in the film crew.”
“Excellent, excellent! Our company is in dire need of a female character like you, Ms. Lin!”
“With your temperament and appearance, Ms. Lin, as long as you join our Mami Media company, you will definitely become a huge star in the future, going viral all over the internet!”
Hai Kun sat down opposite Longyue, his gaze repeatedly sizing up her appearance and figure, feeling more and more amazed in his heart.
Many beautiful women had the enhancement of makeup to some degree; once the foundation was on, their skin would be fair and beautiful. But the Longyue before him was completely different. He couldn't see a single trace of makeup on her face, not even the most basic light makeup!
This was the first time he had ever seen a woman so devastatingly beautiful without wearing makeup!
He really lucked out today~!
Hai Kun couldn't help but feel a secret delight in his heart. After a pause, he continued to ask:
“I wonder if Ms. Lin has had any acting experience before?”
“No… but I am willing to start from the beginning and try!”
Longyue’s gaze was firm as she spoke the lines she had practiced yesterday.
Yesterday, she and Lin Fan had simulated many questions that might come up in an interview, and this question happened to be one of them.
“It’s alright if you don’t. We are a small company, and what we like most is giving newcomers a chance, not burying any young person who is pursuing their dream of acting!”
Hai Kun patted his chest. He didn't show the slightest disdain because Longyue had no acting experience; on the contrary, he was even happier.
“Really!?”
Longyue’s eyes lit up, and she was overjoyed, as if the first job of her life was within reach.
“Of course it’s true. However… I still need to test Ms. Lin’s acting skills and professional integrity to see if they are up to par.”
Hai Kun’s tone suddenly changed. He got up and sat down right next to Longyue. No longer hiding it, his eyes stared at her lecherously, and his palm also moved towards her chest.
“Hehehe, let’s you and I first act out an affectionate scene between the male and female leads in an office. Let me see if you have the talent for acting.”
Longyue’s fine brows turned cold, her expression frigid. She grabbed Hai Kun’s outstretched hand and bent his fingers backward.
“Ant! Don’t touch this Empress with your filthy hands!”
With that, she flung his hand away, stood up to leave, and ignored Hai Kun, who was howling in pain behind her.
She had seen this kind of plot in television dramas: using an interview or future prospects as a threat to force a woman to submit—the workplace’s unspoken rules!
She never thought she would encounter such a thing on her very first interview!
A company manager who takes the opportunity to take advantage of women under the guise of an acting interview couldn’t possibly be a good company. She was better off without it!
Before Longyue could even reach the door, she suddenly felt her head grow heavy and her whole body feel weak. She involuntarily reached out a hand to support herself against the wall.
Wait! That black tea from just now had something in it!
“Hehehe, looks like the drug is taking effect~”
Hai Kun walked towards Longyue with a gloomy and smug look on his face, greedily licking the corners of his mouth.
This move of his had never failed. To this day, he had never once missed.
Some women who wanted to walk the path of an actor’s dream would proactively curry favor and cater to him. There were also some women, like Longyue, who were unwilling to submit to him.
But that didn't matter. As long as he added a little something to their tea, whether they agreed or not was no longer up to them.
As for afterward? He wasn't worried at all about them calling the police.
These women all came here to become actresses. Once the police were called, the impact on their reputation would be even greater, so they generally would not choose to report it.
At worst, he could film a video as a threat, or spend a little more money for a private settlement.
“You! If you dare to touch this Empress, this Empress will definitely kill you!”
Longyue leaned weakly against the wall, her expression frigid and murderous as she stared at the approaching Hai Kun.
She blamed herself for being too careless. This period of living too peacefully and quietly had made her forget that even mortals have a distinction between good and evil!
If it were before, this amount of knockout drug would have been completely useless against her. Unfortunately, her immortal body was now ineffective, and she was powerless to resist the drug taking effect.
“Hohoho, ‘This Empress’? So you like the Empress role-play, do you? Then I'll just play the Demon Sovereign~”
“The Demon Sovereign forcing the Empress to submit, that seems pretty good too~”
A lewd smile appeared on Hai Kun’s face as his demonic claws reached out towards Longyue, bit by bit.
“Your Majesty, I’ve come to change your clothes for you~”
Longyue gritted her teeth, her face filled with cold fury, but her heart was filled with a deep sense of powerlessness and despair.
In this state, she was completely powerless to resist…
To think that she, the majestic Empress of the Supreme Sacred Heavenly Palace, would end up being blasphemed and defiled by this kind of ant…
Even the Demon Sovereign is a thousand times, ten thousand times better than this ant…!
If she had known it would come to this, she would rather have died at the hands of the Demon Sovereign…
Longyue slowly closed her eyes, preparing to bite her tongue and commit suicide.
Even if she had lost her cultivation, she was still the Empress of the Immortal Realm. An Empress’s dignity cannot be violated. She would rather die than submit!
Just as Hai Kun’s palm was about to touch Longyue, there was a sudden loud “BANG,” and the door was kicked open directly…