"Don't drink so fast." Wen Mubai held the cup for her, looking at her with the concern of someone taking care of a three-year-old.
Xu Chacha handed the cup to her, "Do you want it?"
Wen Mubai stared at her movements, his expression seemingly calm, but he was actually suppressing a laugh.
Xu Chacha's behavior is like sharing snacks with a kindergarten child. For someone who is almost thirty years old to accept this kind of feeding must make her feel quite complicated.
"Do you think I'm like you?"
"If you don't want to drink, then don't drink. Why resort to personal attacks?" Xu Chacha withdrew her hand.
But after she sat back down, Wen Mubai stood up, leaned down, pinched her chin with his fingers, and turned his head to touch her lips with his.
All the previous kisses were obtained by Xu Chacha through deception, and this was the first time she was in a passive position.
She opened her eyes wide, barely daring to breathe, feeling something soft and moist brush against her lips, and then Wen Mubai pulled away.
Unlike her, whose face was flushed red, this seemingly refined scoundrel remained calm and even gave a nonchalant evaluation.
"It's a bit too sweet."
Xu Chacha seemed to have just reconnected to a severed nerve, and she was blankly recalling the sensation she had just felt.
It looks like... a tongue.
Chapter 53 Live Broadcast
That kiss, which lasted no more than three seconds, left Xu Chacha in a daze for two days in a row. Fortunately, she had done her homework quite well and didn't fail her final exams.
On the day of her holiday, Wen Mubai said he would come to pick her up, but Xu Yanshu intercepted him.
Xu Chacha initially felt a little regretful, but when she saw Jian Xi sitting in the passenger seat of Xu Yanshu, she immediately laughed.
"Sister Jianxi! Congratulations!"
Not long ago, she stood up for Jian Xi, saying that someone with such good abilities could only be a stunt double. However, not long ago, Zhao Lin, the lead actress of "Butterfly Sword," was involved in a scandal and voluntarily withdrew from the role, making room for her.
I heard that the director originally thought highly of Jian Xi and was considering working with her in the future. I never expected this opportunity to fall into my lap.
"Thank you." Jian Xi turned around and handed her a paper bag. "I heard from your sister that you love Honeymoon Dessert's chocolate mille-feuille, so I brought some along."
"Thank you, Sister Jianxi!" Xu Chacha accepted it with both hands.
However, she couldn't eat sweets right now. In the spirit of not wasting food and Jian Xi's good intentions, she took the cake home and stuffed it into Xu Yanshu's stomach.
"She gave it to you."
"I have an interview in a couple of days, don't get me into trouble."
"Then go and tell your sister Jianxi."
"Ah, although I knew my sister didn't like sweets, I thought my sister-in-law would give me something different, but it turns out..."
Xu Yanshu gritted her teeth, turned her head as if she couldn't take it anymore, and said, "Give it to me."
"Eat more, sister. Your sister-in-law says you're too thin. You'll be more lovable if you're a little chubby." Xu Chacha fed her bite by bite.
Xu Yanshu frowned, swallowed the sweet cream, picked up the coffee next to her, drank half a cup, and rinsed her mouth. "Stop for a moment, I have something to ask you."
Xu Chacha immediately adopted a well-behaved demeanor, "Sister, please speak."
"Be serious." Xu Yanshu pushed up her glasses and stared at her. "What's going on between you and Wen Mubai? I didn't say anything when you were busy with exams and filming a few days ago, but now that you're on vacation, tell me everything clearly."
"Nothing happened," Xu Chacha blinked, trying to get away with it by being cute.
“Before, you were devoted to her, and I could take it as you being grateful. But now that you're all grown up, you need to be more discreet. Rumors about you, both good and bad, have already spread, so you need to know how to avoid suspicion.”
The entertainment industry is a small world, and besides, Wen Shiyu and Wen Mubai are nominally sisters. Although Xu Yanshu doesn't particularly like Wen Shiyu, they still inevitably run into each other frequently because of their family relationship.
These words were what reached her ears.
"What's being spread?"
"Don't worry about what they say, don't let it affect your mood. I support whatever you do, but you have to discuss it with me beforehand." After some back and forth, Xu Yanshu finally asked the question she most wanted to know, "Why is your bank card with her?"
Based on Xu Yanshu's understanding of Wen Mubai, she wouldn't stoop so low as to cheat young girls out of money, but the subtle smugness he displayed that day made her very uncomfortable.
"I gave it to her."
Why did you give it to her?
Xu Chacha blinked innocently, "Are you short of money too? I can give you some."
Xu Yanshu almost laughed in anger, and pointed her finger at Xu Chacha's forehead, "When has she ever lacked money? Does she need your little savings to support her?"
Xu Chacha was touched by her and tilted her head back. "She didn't touch the money on that card. She put it back in after she finished making the cake that day."
So Xu Chacha suspected that Wen Mubai was deliberately showing off in front of Xu Yanshu? You could say that.
"What else could be circulating outside? Is it that we have a close relationship and are suspected of dating? And let me think, what other unpleasant things could be said... age gap? An old cow eating young grass?" Xu Chacha seemed quite unconcerned. "So, in a way, it's still a compliment to me."
She'd been in this industry before. There were definitely some chaotic people, but there were also quite a few who made wild guesses. And there were plenty of people who could imagine marriage just from a glance. If she cared so much about what others thought, she would have quit the industry long ago.
Xu Yanshu finally realized something was wrong from her words.
It seems she misunderstood; her younger sister wasn't just a rumor; it seems she really did have an ambiguous relationship with Wen Mubai.
"You and her..."
"I like her." Xu Chacha said this in a coquettish tone to Xu Yanshu, "Sis, you're so good to me, you definitely won't stop me, right?"
Waving arms and doe eyes—even after all these years, it's still a certain sister-complex's Achilles' heel.
But this time she stood firm and said sternly, “You’re still young. You need to distinguish between liking and loving someone. You might just be too dependent on her and habitually want to get close to her.”
"Why are you just like your mother? Do you think I'm still a child at thirty and can never make my own decisions?"
Xu Yanshu and Xu Chacha had never argued before, nor could they ever argue. This time was no exception. She stared at Xu Chacha's expression in silence for a long time and found that her expression was firm and her eyes did not flinch. She could only sigh inwardly.
How could we let outsiders quietly pick the fine cabbages that we've carefully nurtured for so many years?
"Are you serious?"
"I've always been very serious."
"You should know that even if you can get past me and my parents, Uncle Wen won't be so easy to fool."
I thought Xu Chacha would look troubled, but to my surprise, she suddenly leaned in, resting her chin on her hand.
"Sis, you've thought this through so much. You didn't already plan out the wedding date the moment you saw your sister-in-law, did you?"
"..." Xu Yanshu took another sip of coffee to cover up her embarrassment, "Talk about your business, don't drag me into it."
Xu Chacha pouted and stepped back, "It's alright, Uncle Wen is just a bit old-fashioned, but he's still easy to handle."
Xu Yanshu: Do we know the same person?
...
AS's promotion was very effective. In less than a month, a massive amount of advertising was launched across the country. In addition, with the sponsorship of popular dramas and variety shows and the sponsorship of TV stations, Xu Chacha could see her and Tang Doudou's faces on her phone or on the street every time she opened her eyes.
That day, she and Xu Yanshu went out to buy New Year's goods. She didn't wear much makeup, just a mask. As a result, she was recognized by a few girls who shyly came up to ask for autographs.
"Cha Cha, you're so pretty! Can I have your autograph?"
"Okay." Xu Chacha pulled down her mask, smiled at them, and even asked the girl's name, writing her a thank you note.
"Ahhh!" The girl and her friend squealed with delight, their necks turning red. "You're even more beautiful in person! I've been following you since you were a model. You were the finale model for Lang Lang's Spring 2017 collection! I loved you back then!"
Xu Chacha was a little surprised; she hadn't expected that someone would remember something from so many years ago.
"I'm so touched, you actually remembered." Xu Chacha glanced at her shopping cart. "You also bought AS ice cream? I'll pay for it for you later."
"Really!" The girl covered her mouth. "Won't that be too expensive?"
Xu Chacha nodded and pulled Xu Yanshu's arm, "My sister has money, she'll pay."
Xu Yanshu, who had been silent all along, nodded in agreement with Xu Chacha's words, "You're welcome."
The girl's friend then asked tentatively in a low voice, "Your sister... is Xu Yanshu, right?"
Because Xu Yanshu was also wearing a mask, they could only see the upper half of her face. However, the sisterly relationship between Xu Yanshu and Xu Chacha was no secret. In addition, the variety show that Xu Yanshu participated in is currently very popular, and she had become famous in her early years because of an experimental photo.
“Yeah.” Xu Chacha turned to Xu Yanshu and said, “Sister, why don’t you take off your mask?”
Xu Yanshu could only lower her head and take off her mask.
"You're so pretty, sister! Can we take a picture together?"
“Sure, I’ll stand in front.” Xu Chacha took the girl’s phone, not minding that her face would look big in front of the camera.
After taking a few photos with barely suppressed excitement, the girl was so happy she almost fainted. When she got home, her hands were still trembling with excitement.
With her trembling hands, she posted the group photo on Weibo.
[Ahhh! I ran into Chacha at the supermarket today! She's so tall and thin, and she's super nice. When she saw I bought AS ice cream, she offered to pay for it! I can love her for another hundred years!]
Xu Chacha's super topic only has a few thousand followers, while Xu Yanshu's has surpassed 50,000 because of her recent variety show appearance. Since both of them appeared in the group photo, the picture circulated in the super topic, attracting many new fans who admire their looks.
[Which supermarket is this? I'd love to bump into some beautiful girls there too!]
[Tea Baby is doing a really great job as a spokesperson, hahaha]
[I'm so envious I'm practically turning into a lemon! If I place an order now, will I still get a chance to be chosen by Cha Bao?]
[I'm totally a fangirl after seeing these photos, are there any other materials I can use to admire this beautiful woman?]
[Don't ask, the answer is I'm crying. I'm super laid-back; I can watch all my promotional materials in ten minutes since I debuted at five.]
Xu Chacha didn't know why her Weibo followers suddenly increased so quickly. She thought it might be because the brand was driving traffic to her, so she didn't pay much attention. She guessed that most of them were either lurking or zombie followers.
She lay there continuing to cram for job interviews, working hard to increase her savings for her future wife.
Not long after she lay down, her phone rang. It was the person in charge of the Orange platform she had previously worked with calling to see her.
Orange A: Miss Xu, are you there?
Orange A: Excuse me for bothering you, are you free recently? If so, could you do a live stream? It won't take long, just a quick appearance, and the platform will give you the best spot on the homepage.
Businessmen don't do business at a loss, and Xu Chacha knows this principle. Even though she is still a major shareholder of Orange, her few fans in her live stream are not enough to warrant this kind of treatment.
Xu Chacha: Why
The person in charge couldn't possibly say that the platform was eyeing her current popularity and wanted to ride on it; they were trying to figure out how to reply using the prepared script.