These words caused the look in Wu Qianqing’s eyes to darken a bit.
"Li Xingwan said so much, but it seemed like all she heard was that one sentence, "He told me he quite likes me...""
"Yes... he also said that when he was young, it was just an acting relationship between them. And those variety show shenanigans, it was all just for the program, to draw in viewership. He told me not to overthink it and not to take it seriously," she added.
That last sentence pierced Wu Qianqing’s composure, causing her face to change swiftly.
Only then did Li Xingwan tell the truth. "I was just kidding. Think about it, could Zheng Best Actor possibly say those things? And would he resort to gimmicks for a show’s effect? Or to attract attention, telling ’me’ not to overthink it, not to take it seriously?"
"Reminding me not to catch a cold, to take care of myself? Or which clothes suit ’me’ best?"
Li Xingwan was on the verge of saying ’What am I, chopped liver?’
"You..." Her complexion shifted slightly.
"Really, I was just joking." Seeing the change on Wu Qianqing’s face, Li Xingwan immediately laughed and corrected herself. "The first thing Zheng Best Actor said when he came to find me was, ’I want to pursue Wu Best Actress.’"
A trace of embarrassment appeared on her face.
Especially since Li Xingwan put it so bluntly.
What did that bit of embarrassment on Best Actress Wu’s face mean?
Why did it also feel a bit...off?
"You don’t like him?"
That seemed unlikely! Li Xingwan had clearly seen that Wu Best Actress had feelings for Zheng Best Actor too.
"Not exactly," Wu Qianqing denied. "But...what I am thinking of now...is how to reject him."
"After that incident back then," Wu Qianqing’s face turned a bit red, "he didn’t take responsibility for me."
That incident back then?
Li Xingwan suddenly widened her eyes in realization. So, was the news about that night true?
Did they really have one night together?
Zheng Best Actor is truly a scumbag.
"His personality is garbage," Wu Qianqing said bluntly.
"So... how do you plan to reject him?" Li Xingwan was purely in it for the drama. She thought it would be a good idea to reject him and give it a try.
To teach him a lesson!!
"I suggest you give him a taste of his own medicine," she said with an even more playful expression on her face.
How could she stoop to his level?!
Treat him like he treated her?!
She vowed to never get involved with Zheng Shaosu again in her life!
"So what I mean is, do you have any good ideas to deter him?"
Li Xingwan’s expression became slightly more serious. "Anyway, I suggest you take him apart piece by piece and then throw him in the sea to feed the sharks. Or you could always sell him off."
Why keep a man like that around?!
Li Xingwan was firmly on Wu Qianqing’s side. "You don’t even need to think about it or feel conflicted, just toss him into the ocean."
"If that still doesn’t work, I’ll find some women to make him miserable!"
Wu Best Actress: "..."
She was visibly moved.
But it’s not necessary to throw him into the sea.
"I’ll think about it and call you back," she said.
After Wu Qianqing left, Jiang Song approached her. "That meal Zheng Best Actor treated you to was in vain."
Li Xingwan: "...you and your comments."
She could tell that Zheng Best Actor’s feelings for Wu Best Actress were deep yet unexpressed.
Whatever had happened between them when they were younger, she wouldn’t judge.
But now, if she didn’t support Wu Qianqing, she would definitely just stand up and walk away.