Cherry Yang looked at her coldly: "Shi Su, no matter how indulgent Cen Jun was with you before, now that you’re my artist, I need to remind you to keep your private life clean. Don’t mess around with men everywhere, lest you get exposed one day and embarrass both of us."
"I thought ’embarrassment’ was never in Miss Yang’s dictionary." Shi Su spoke casually and lightly, a tone that seemed innocuous on the surface but revealed sarcasm upon closer thought.
Cherry Yang’s face slightly stiffened, realizing what Shi Su meant. She chose not to engage further and hastily walked out, tossing back a few words without looking back: "Not interested in a verbal spar, get ready and head to the scene quickly."
...
This afternoon, after filming another scene, they’ll wrap up and prepare to return to Jiang City.
Shi Su was going over lines with a few actors she would shoot the next scene with when Mianmian suddenly set down her phone nearby and gave her a look.
She nodded courteously to the actors and turned around with her phone, opening it to see a Weibo screenshot just sent by Mianmian in her WeChat.
Cherry Yang suddenly mentioned her own private Weibo account on the official studio account. In both her official and personal Weibo, she announced that she had taken over as Shi Su’s agent and hoped industry friends, investors, and partners could contact her directly. Followed by some official pleasantries, the aim was to officially declare her role as Shi Su’s agent and that all advertisers looking to work with Shi Su should go through her.
After looking at the screenshot, Shi Su checked Weibo and saw Cherry Yang’s self-announcement post had over eight thousand comments. Below, Shi Su’s fans earnestly hoped she could treat Shi Su well and were eager for Shi Su to reach new heights. Cherry Yang picked a few compliments.
The boastful tone made it seem like having Shi Su as her artist was bound to make her a hit in the industry, with her agent role being indispensable.
"Cherry Yang just wants the spotlight, right? I haven’t seen many agents jump onto Weibo for self-announcements," Mianmian muttered quietly.
Looking further down the comments section, sure enough, some of Shi Su’s fans questioned why Cherry Yang was doing this instead of working efficiently behind the scenes as an agent should. Some suspected Cherry Yang wanted to ride Shi Su’s wave due to selfies on her private Weibo, but such comments were quickly deleted, leaving only praise.
Shi Su did not repost or like the Weibo post; she signed off after reading it.
However, the fans noticed Shi Su had logged on but did nothing before signing off. There was immediate buzz in the fan groups, wondering why Shi Su, having seen the new agent’s Weibo, didn’t even give a like—what was the reason?
The fan discussion later veered off in different directions. Shi Su ignored it and proceeded to finish filming the final scene in H City.
On the way back to Jiang City, Mianmian, sitting beside her, kept checking Weibo and occasionally updated Shi Su on the developments. Many of Shi Su’s fans had flocked to Cherry Yang’s Weibo, questioning the nature of her relationship with Shi Su and why she suddenly posted this, and why Shi Su hadn’t responded after hours.
Unable to delete them all, Cherry Yang selectively replied to a less challenging comment, explaining Shi Su was busy with filming and that the relationship was good privately.
Shi Su leaned back in her seat, saying faintly, "I’ve got a perfume endorsement stuck in her hands right now."
Mianmian knew Shi Su was considering terminating her contract lately but was unsure of the progress. Regardless, wherever Shi Su went, she would follow; if Shi Su left Yijia Entertainment, she’d leave too, unwilling to stay a moment in such a blood-sucking company.
"She’s lucky. She just came and happened to get your perfume endorsement contract. This salon’s perfume is quite famous domestically, considered a mid-luxury item," Mianmian said, propping her chin. "It would really be a shame to lose it."
"Mm." Shi Su closed her eyes. "The perfume company’s CEO will organize a meeting tomorrow night; once discussed, it should be about settled."
It was rumored that the CEO and the promotional officer of this perfume company were somewhat acquainted with Cherry Yang, otherwise, it wouldn’t have been so easy for the contract to end up in her hands.
Shi Su kept that in mind.
Tonight was New Year’s Eve, traffic was jammed on the way, arriving in Jiang City already past seven.
After getting off the RV, Shi Su drove her car back to Kaixing Mansion, where Shi Mianmian immediately leapt into her arms with kisses and hugs. Although they had just eaten supper together in H City, Shi Mianmian sweetly claimed she missed mommy after less than twenty-four hours.
Mrs. Qin’s foot injury still hadn’t healed, so Shi Su gave her a few more days off.
Rushing back, she hadn’t unpacked, and since it was still early, Shi Su decided to take a bath with Mianmian at home.
At nine, she sent Jing Jihan a message.
Shi Su: [(Your little darling suddenly appears.jpg)]
Shi Su: [Did my Daddy Boss get off work?]
Jing Jihan didn’t reply to her messages but called her back instead.
Shi Su answered, and before speaking, Mianmian peeked up at the phone in her arms.
Shi Su laughed and avoided her little head, answering, "Isn’t WeChat convenient? Why the call?"
Jing Jihan seemed to be driving: "Just left the airport, still driving, inconvenient to use WeChat."
"I thought you were at the company, why suddenly the airport? Who’s this big-time partner?" Shi Su spoke while pulling Shi Mianmian up. Planning to head to the thirty-second floor before Jing Jihan returned, she continued, "Crossing New Year’s Eve, even the big boss is driving personally. Is this a VIP guest?"
"Who could be more important than you? You’re the VIP." The man’s voice, low and teasing over the phone.
Shi Su chuckled, whoever said Jing Jihan was a seriously stoic Ancient Tomb Sect iron tree?
This man knows how to...
Even a short phone call, with fewer than ten words, can make one’s heart race.
"Focus on driving, stay safe, I’ll head upstairs with Mianmian to wait for you."
Having said that, she was about to head out when she suddenly realized she hadn’t grabbed the prepared gift, and quickly returned to her room for it, placing the black velvet box tied with a gentleman-style bow in her pocket, and then leading Shi Mianmian to the thirty-second floor.