"Mm." Lin Leyao nodded and sat down in front of the vanity mirror.
A clear makeup mirror covered the entire wall, reflecting Qian Tong, who was standing blankly on the other side, clearly.
Perhaps because Lin Leyao didn't say anything, her tense expression quickly relaxed.
Lin Leyao looked away and quietly let the makeup artist remove her hair. She remained silent until Su Wenyu left.
The quiet dressing room was now empty except for the makeup artist and Xiaomi.
Seeing that Lin Leyao's expression was a bit off, Xiao Mi asked, "Sister Leyao, what's wrong?"
Lin Leyao shook her head and remained silent.
During filming today, Chen Luan bought a lot of coffee and delicious food and went to find Lin Leyao.
This time, Lin Leyao laid it all out on him. She told him she wouldn't tell anyone and asked him not to buy those things again.
Seeing that her expression didn't seem fake, Chen Luan finally calmed down.
This time, the two of them talked calmly and at length.
Chen Luan said something that left Lin Leyao deeply disturbed for a long time.
He said Su Wenyu knew about his affair.
Lin Leyao asked, puzzled, "Since she knows, why have you been buying so many things to please me lately?"
Chen Luan said, "She won't tell anyone if she finds out, but I can't guarantee you won't, so I'd like to find an opportunity to talk to you during this time."
Lin Leyao remained silent for a long time before asking, "Sister Wenyu, you don't mind at all?"
Chen Luan: "We have an open relationship; neither of us is the other's only one."
"..."
The next morning, as Lin Leyao opened her hotel room door to leave, Su Wenyu's room door suddenly opened a crack.
"Le Yao," Su Wenyu called softly, handing her a cup of coffee. "I made this coffee myself, have a taste."
Lin Leyao had drunk Su Wenyu's coffee before, but this time, the atmosphere between the two was very strange.
Xiaomi blinked, her gaze constantly sweeping across the two people's faces.
Lin Leyao took a sip of coffee and asked, "Sister Wenyu, I have something I'd like to ask you. May we go inside and talk?"
Su Wenyu opened the door: "Okay, come in."
In the quiet room, the two sat on the soft sofa, neither of them able to calm down.
Lin Leyao cut straight to the point: "Did you take the photos of me and Wang Baoliang? Were you also behind the trending topics?"
After a few seconds of silence, Su Wenyu spoke, "Yes."
Lin Leyao: "Why? Is it because I found out Chen Luan is cheating? Or are you afraid that if I tell others, it will affect Chen Luan? Or are you unhappy because Chen Luan has been bringing me food lately?"
“No,” Su Wenyu denied Lin Leyao’s words. “Chen Luan and I are a community of shared interests, and many things are inseparable. I’m afraid that if Chen Luan’s affair is exposed, netizens will dig up even more things. So creating your scandal is just to attract the attention of paparazzi. If you have something to talk about, more paparazzi will take pictures of our crew, and Chen Luan will be more cautious and won’t dare to do anything reckless. I just hope that he can behave himself during the time we are filming this drama together.”
Lin Leyao: "Why did you choose Wang Baoliang as your rumored boyfriend?"
Su Wenyu: "Because you once splashed wine in Wang Baoliang's face, no one in our crew would believe this rumor. Besides, our crew has already changed investors, and there are rumors online that you're with the investors for resources, which you can easily refute."
"You're wrong," Lin Leyao directly refuted Su Wenyu's words. "You didn't even know our production team had changed investors before you came up with this plan. Although the trending topics appeared right after we had dinner with Liu Fang, these photos and press releases were prepared by you beforehand. You didn't arrange this scandal with Wang Baoliang for me just so I could dispel the rumors. You said that because I threw wine at Wang Baoliang, the crew wouldn't believe I was with him, but did you ever consider that I might compromise because of Wang Baoliang's threats and apologize to him with my body?"
Lin Leyao looked directly at Su Wenyu: "I bet you've considered this possibility, haven't you?"
As soon as Lin Leyao finished speaking, Su Wenyu's expression changed immediately.
Lin Leyao continued, "Su Wenyu, you're not kind, so please don't pretend to be. And you don't need to prepare my coffee anymore."
Lin Leyao's words landed heavily, and Su Wenyu's face paled. She stammered, "Leyao—"
Lin Leyao stood up and said coldly, "I won't tell anyone about your affair with Chen Luan. This drama will wrap up in two months. My assistant said that my character will definitely be a hit after it airs, so please be well-behaved on set from now on and don't hold me back!"
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Author's Note:
Thank you to all the little angels who voted for me or watered my plants with nutrient solution between 00:00:00 and 23:56:00 on February 22, 2022!
Thank you to the little angel who threw the landmine: Yaoyao (1);
Thank you to the little angel who watered the nutrient solution: Genius Girl 007 (1 bottle);
Thank you so much for your support! I will continue to work hard!
Chapter 35
S City, Scale Bar.
Xin Ying had already changed out of the serious suit she wore at the company during the day and walked into the bar in her casual clothes.
Xin Ying's striking appearance instantly attracted a lot of attention. A woman wearing a tank top at the bar squinted, her eyes lingering on Xin Ying, before she teased with a smirk, "Why are you dressed so warmly, miss?"
The bartender laughed and said, "Then go and undress the young lady!"
The woman gave a light snort and scolded the bartender, "Get lost!"
Xin Ying continued walking until she reached a booth in the dimly lit southwest corner.
The colorful lights turned to this side, revealing Xu Hong's entire figure as she sat on the sofa.
Upon seeing Xin Ying appear, Xu Hong swallowed the liquid in her glass, quite surprised: "Why are you wearing so much? Aren't you hot?"
Xin Ying sat down and glanced at her indifferently: "I'm only wearing one more jacket than you, how hot could it be?"
"Damn. Look at the way those women are looking at you. They think you're wearing too much underwear, they practically want you to be naked!"
Xin Ying ignored her and asked the bartender to bring over some more wine.
Xu Hong complained, "Look at the time! What time is it? I've been waiting for you here for an hour!"
Xin Ying said, "I didn't drive. I came in my assistant's car. Her car got a flat tire on the way, which delayed us."
Looking at the two empty bottles of whiskey on the table, Xin Ying asked, "You drank so much?"
“I didn’t drink it. Two women came over and kept trying to chat, so I opened two bottles of wine to send them away.” Xu Hong sighed and said, “How could I dare to drink it? If Sister Bai knew I was drinking, she would be so angry that she wouldn’t talk to me. My glass was full of iced tea.”
Xin Ying let out a cold snort and said coolly, "You're the one who initiated the divorce, and you're the one who's chasing after someone else after the divorce. You've gotten used to a good life, and you brought this on yourself!"
Xu Hong's face darkened, and she cursed, "Damn it. I only mentioned divorce once, and she's the one who's forcing me to sign the divorce papers."
“Ugh—” Xin Ying continued to add fuel to the fire: “You two clearly like each other, and you’ve been married for so many years, yet you still have this divorce thing. You regret it as soon as you get divorced, so why did you get divorced?”
Xu Hong's expression suddenly turned serious, and she said in a deep voice, "Shadow, you don't understand. When it comes to feelings, the absence of feelings will cause pain for both parties, and too much feeling will also bring pain to both parties."
Xu Hong wanted to say something more, but she swallowed all the words she wanted to say. She waved her hand and said, "Never mind, you'll understand once you experience it."
Xu Hong sipped her sweet iced tea, sighed deeply, and said wistfully, "Sigh—I've been completely controlled by her for the rest of my life."
While the two continued talking, someone else on the other side couldn't contain themselves any longer.
A woman wearing a tank top walked over from the bar with a cocktail in her hand.
"Hi beautiful, do you mind if I sit here?"
Xin Ying looked up and saw a voluptuous woman with flamboyant red makeup looking at her with a smile.
"Excuse me, my friend is here."
Hearing this, the woman smiled, gave Xu Hong a flirtatious wink, and continued, "I won't sit over there with your friend, I'll sit over here with you."
Before Xin Ying could speak, the woman had already sat down.
Xin Ying frowned almost imperceptibly, but she pursed her lips and remained silent.
"Hey miss, are you up for a date tonight?"
Xin Ying pushed away the hand on her shoulder and said coldly, "Excuse me, my friend is here."
The woman's gaze swept over Xu Hong's face, then she cupped her face and smiled, saying, "Although I prefer a more mature and sophisticated woman like you, this young lady is also very pretty. I don't mind if the three of us are together."
Upon hearing this, Xu Hong, who was drinking iced tea, began to cough violently.
Xin Ying's face turned completely dark, and she said coldly, "Miss, I am already married. Please have some self-respect."
Seeing Xin Ying's attitude, the woman suddenly stood up and shouted, "What kind of scumbag is this? You're married and still going to bars behind your partner's back! What are you pretending to be now, like some saint? Who cares!"
The woman stomped away angrily in her high heels.
Once the person left, Xu Hong finally couldn't help but burst into laughter.
Xu Hong complained, "How come people always try to chat you up?! Is it really that appealing to people with your decent-looking appearance?"
Xin Ying retorted without holding back: "You shaved your head because you were angry with Sister Bai over your divorce, and now you regret it and want to grow your hair long again. If it weren't for the fact that you have a head full of messy, newly grown hair that has deterred many people, everyone would definitely come over and chat with you."
Xu Hong scoffed, "You don't know anything. Even if I shave my head, my older sister will still like me. She'll strike up a conversation with me the moment she sees me."
Xin Ying was so angry that her temples throbbed when a recently divorced man openly showed affection for her.
With no one bothering her, Xin Ying was finally able to drink in peace.
Inside the noisy bar, Xin Ying's mind remained unusually calm. Since returning from Australia, her only communication with Lin Leyao was that one sentence Lin Leyao replied to on WeChat the night she returned; apart from that, the two had not exchanged any further information.
At first, Xin Ying could have assumed that Lin Leyao was too busy filming and didn't have time to chat, or that the time difference between China and Australia made it inconvenient to communicate. But now that she has returned to China, Lin Leyao still hasn't sent any more messages.
Xin Ying silently drank her wine when Xu Hong's phone suddenly rang.
Xu Hong answered the phone with a few "hmm" sounds, then suddenly her expression changed drastically, and she stood up to leave.
Seeing that Xu Hong was about to pay the bill, Xin Ying asked, "Where are you going?"
Xu Hong explained, "Sister Bai's assistant informed me that her love rival just visited Sister Bai's film set. I'm going there now to prevent them from having a chance to be alone together!"
Xin Ying was quite surprised: "Going to visit the set tonight?"
"Damn it!" Xu Hong cursed in a low voice, "I knew this guy had bad intentions. What's the meaning of visiting the set so late at night!"
Seeing that Xu Hong was about to leave, Xin Ying also stood up and said, "I didn't drive, so please take me home first!"
Xu Hong shook her head and said, "Take a taxi back yourself."
Xin Ying refused: "Why would you take a taxi when you have a car?"
"I'm going after my wife! Are you more important than my wife?"