Chapter 13: Chapter 13 The Wealthy Patron
Lin Yan saw that he looked tense, as if he had really been scared. He softened his tone, “Don’t let Cary scare you. The CEO deals with countless matters every day and won’t dwell on something unless it’s particularly important.”
“Hey!” Cary slapped Lin Yan’s shoulder, “Aren’t we brothers? Why be so nice to Ye’s followers? You don’t think he’s really turned over a new leaf just because he changed his outfit today, do you? It’s just a new tactic to attract the team leader’s attention. But speaking of which, little follower, what are you afraid of?”
With ill intentions, he leaned in close to her ear, “Don’t you still have a wealthy backer covering for you? If the CEO moves against you, just let him trade benefits for it, oh~”
Before he could finish speaking, his leg was kicked mercilessly by Ye Xian, causing him to howl in pain.
“Ye’s follower, you dare to kick me!”
“What about it if I kick you? I have a wealthy backer covering for me, do you dare touch me?”
Ye Xian raised his eyebrows, glaring at him.
Cary was momentarily at a loss for words as he observed Ye Xian’s domineering attitude.
Interesting. The usually effeminate and inarticulate Ye Xian is somehow cool today? Has he really changed?
“So righteous and unabashed, shamelessly so!”
“Superstar Cheng, nice to meet you~”
“Director Guo, you flatter me.”
Cheng Jingshu stepped off the red carpet, surrounded by a crowd of industry insiders. She responded perfunctorily while her eyes scanned around the banquet, seemingly searching for someone.
All of a sudden, she heard a familiar voice.
In the southwest corner, three striking figures were laughing and making noise, Cary holding his shin and howling.
But who was that young man in the white suit? Such outstanding features, and she hadn’t seen him before; was he not from the industry?
Cheng Jingshu walked over in her high heels, clacking as she approached.
“What are you talking about that’s so fun?”
A woman’s gentle voice cut in, Cary saw her and quickly lowered his leg, resuming a serious demeanor, “Sister Jingshu, you came.”
“Yes, where’s Wanze?”
Lin Yan, “The team leader and CEO went to see the chairman, are you looking for him?”
“No, just asking casually. Who is this?”
Cheng Jingshu looked at Ye Xian quizzically.
Upon seeing her, Ye Xian’s mind suddenly filled with all the information related to this woman.
Cheng Jingshu, a Star Entertainment artist, currently a second-tier actress with considerable acting skills, she had won the Magnolia Best Actress award last year, she was the potential fiancée chosen by Old Master Bo for his younger son Jiang Wanze, playing the third female lead in the original story.
As Jiang Wanze’s prospective fiancée, she outwardly appeared knowledgeable and understanding, pretending not to like Jiang Wanze and merely coping with a business marriage, but in reality, she was deeply in love with Jiang Wanze, absolutely loathed the female protagonist, frequently sowed discord between her and Jiang Wanze in the early stages, and repeatedly instigated conflicts with the female protagonist later on, reaping the benefits as an onlooker.
Including the previous incident where the original person had drugged Jiang Wanze, it was her who fanned the flames and came up with the idea.
‘Love shouldn’t have discrimination, what’s wrong with a man being with another man?’
‘Actually, I was quite hoping you could be with Wanze, that way he wouldn’t have to alienate Chairman Bao just to oppose our marriage, it’s just that your progress seems too slow…’
‘If you could turn the cooked rice into a done deal, Wanze, being such a good man, certainly wouldn’t shirk his responsibility.’
The highly suggestive sentences, only someone romantically naive like the original person couldn’t discern them.
Cary, “Sister Jingshu, even you didn’t recognize him? It’s Ye’s follower!”