Recalling the past, Xia Weibao's smile was somewhat sinister, which sent a chill down Lin Mier's spine.
She would reclaim everything this body's original owner once owed, one by one!
By the time Lin Mier regained her composure, Xia Weibao had already left.
"Sister Mi, why are you helping her?" The assistant walked up to Lin Mier and grumbled discontentedly.
"Senior Xia helped me before, and one must repay kindness."
Lin Mier chuckled lightly, but her eyes were filled with endless irony.
She wasn't out of her mind!
Years ago, she had debuted under the name Xiao Weibao, and even after so many years, she still hadn't managed to escape Xia Weibao's shadow.
At the beginning of her career, the moniker Xiao Weibao indeed brought her numerous benefits and had helped her rise step by step.
But now, that name had become her burden!
She couldn't shake it off, because she couldn't surpass Xia Weibao!
But what if Xia Weibao became her stunt double?
She believed that would be a very explosive topic!
It would definitely hit the headlines!
Xia Weibao, Xia Weibao, you're already past your prime; you might as well make yourself useful one last time and become my stepping stone!
Lin Mier gave her agent a meaningful glance, and the agent understood immediately and went to take care of it.
"Sister Mi, you really are someone who repays kindness."
"Yes, Sister Mi is so kind; nowadays, everyone stays away from Xia Weibao, only you remember old ties and support her."
"Right, if it weren't for Sister Mi, Xia Weibao might not even be able to get a job as a stunt double."
"Sister Mi is amazing, even an empress is acting as your stand-in."
"Pfft, what empress? Xia Weibao is not even worthy to carry Sister Mi's shoes..."
Lin Mier relished the deliberate flattery.
She felt extremely smug inside, yet kept a humble appearance.
"Senior Xia is talented, even if it weren't for me, she would have been able to secure the role of a stunt double."
A stunt double, a stand-in.
Nowadays, Xia Weibao was only fit to be her stand-in!
"Scoff, what talent? Her 'talent' is just being good in bed."
"Exactly, they call her an empress, but besides that face, what else does Xia Weibao have...?"
The snide remarks were cut off abruptly, unfinished.
The previously noisy film set fell silent.
Because Xia Weibao had changed into her costume and come out.
She was dressed in white, floating elegantly as if otherworldly, with willow-leaf eyebrows above a pair of expressive watery eyes.
Her features were delicate and yet grand, dignified and hazy like the moon seen through the mist.
The entertainment industry is a place filled with beautiful women; we often exclaim over all kinds of beauty – fashionable, trendy, cute.
But there's a sort of beauty that's gradually vanishing.
That is, classical beauty.
Classical beauty defies a concrete definition.
You'd even find it difficult to describe what classical beauty looks like with words.
But when someone with such an ancient sense of beauty appears before you, you suddenly realize.
Oh, so this is classical beauty.
At that moment, Xia Weibao had that exact effect!
The moment she appeared, everyone was stunned!
No Korean-style straight eyebrows, no internet-celebrity cone-shaped faces, no skin smoothing Photoshop filters.
Her beauty was fresh and natural, different from the rest, breathtakingly stunning, as if she were a gentle woman who had stepped right out of a painting.
Every frown and smile was gentle as water, every action conveyed what was alluring and captivating.
Lin Mier crushed the water bottle in her hand.