Chapter 162

iven up on Ye Feimo.Han Bi raised her chin arrogantly and looked at her, "What do you think you are Dare to speak to me like this"The atmosphere between them instantly became tense. Even Zhuo Bingbing...Chapter 162

"I won't join in on that."

Warming didn’t insist, as she had only wanted to cheer up Chen Xueru.

"Oh right, there's a preview screening for 'Beauty Topples the City' tomorrow. Do you want to go and see it"

"I'm going. Are you not going"

Chen Xueru said, "I'll attend the premiere instead of going tomorrow. I don't have much screen time in 'Beauty Topples the City', only a few minutes. I worked hard to play this role well."

The preview screening was a small-scale internal viewing session. She wouldn’t be attending that one, but would wait until the day after tomorrow for reviews. Even though she hadn't seen the complete edit yet, Chen Xueru felt it should turn out pretty good.

They chatted into evening when Ye Feimo called three times, asking what she was up to. Chen Xueru couldn’t help but ask, "Are you really with Second Young Master Ye"

"Yes." Warming smiled faintly. "Our start is like your and Gu Rui's."

Chen Xueru pursed her lips as if she wanted to say something. Warming said smilingly, "Sis Xueru, everyone’s different. Ye Feimo isn’t Gu Rui, you can rest assured."

Chen Xueru let out a breath and relaxed slowly. That was right, Ye Feimo wasn’t Gu Rui, and Warming also wasn't her.

The ending would definitely be different.

She really had nothing to worry about.

They ate a Western meal at random somewhere outside. This café’s mushroom-stuffed foie gras beef tenderloin was pretty good, and it was the signature dish. Chen Xueru liked eating this one quite a lot, so Warming also ordered one. The taste really was very good.

After dinner, Cai Xiaojing also came to find her. Warm started to leave and hugged Chen Xierue, saying, "Ms. Xierue, no matter what decision you make, I will support you."

Chen Xierue nodded. When Warm left in the car, she went to get makeup done at the designated evening gown store and changed into an evening dress. Cai Xiaojing was already waiting for her, and she had already changed into a black long evening gown with her hair up. The stylist did a beautiful hairstyle that Warm really liked.

“Didn’t you say you couldn't attend the fashion show due to traces on your body Why is there nothing” Cai Xiaojing couldn't help but ask when she saw no marks on her fair skin.

"I applied medicine."

Cai Xiaojing glared at her.

“It’s so cold….” Warm cried. It was December, and even A City had a temperature of thirteen or fourteen degrees at night, which was too cold for someone wearing an off-the-shoulder evening gown. Sacrificing warmth for looks would lead to illness.

"No crying. Everyone is dressed like this. Just endure it."

Warm was in tears!

Cai Xiaojing had already prepared the birthday gift for Warm, which was a black vinyl record from decades ago. It was a signed album by one of her favorite superstar idols that she treasured very much. Warm’s eyes were red with envy.

She liked it too but didn’t have any.

"Ms. Xiaojing, I want one too…"

“Do you know how difficult it is to get a personally signed disc by Leslie Cheung Do you know how much an autographed vinyl album goes for online This was an album that I struggled to squeeze into the crowd and obtain a signature with my small frame when I was younger. Now, I’m giving it to you as a favor.” Cai Xiaojing held onto her record dearly, almost kissing its face.

Warm’s envy burned fiercely… She whined loudly for one. Cai Xiaojing gave her several glares, “Ms. Xiaojing, there must be more at your place, right Right”

"Nonsense! Wait, I don't have any left." Cai Xiaojing immediately corrected herself. Wenran's eyes widened as she realized that Cai Xiaojing must have a lot of stock at home. Envy welled up in her...

“Miss Xiaojing…”

"Be good, go ask Second Young Master Ye for some. He definitely has plenty."

"Why"

"Because Mrs. Ye likes it and she collects a lot of them."

"Wuuu…" (sound of someone whimpering)

"Stop whimpering, go to Second Young Master Ye's house and trick him into giving you one for me, remember"

Wenran: "..."

The banquet was held in Sister Mei's villa. When Cai Xiaojing and Wenran arrived, they were amongst the earlier guests to arrive. Since Cai Xiaojing and Sister Mei are distant relatives who are quite familiar with one another, she brought Wenran along to give her a copy of the CD under her name. Therefore, Sister Mei naturally knew why Cai Xiaojing invited Wenran to attend the birthday party. She merely wanted her to take care of Wenran more. Since Sister Mei currently runs her own production company and also directs films which are all well-received, not to mention she has a high status in the industry, it would certainly be beneficial for Wenran to network with her.

The banquet was held within the villa's small garden where a mini stage was set up. There were people who planned on performing and singing later on as well. Ten tables had been arranged downstairs according to each guest’s social standing.

As not all guests had arrived yet, everyone greeted the host in the small garden and chatted amongst themselves.

Wenran stood beside Cai Xiaojing and politely greeted this senior with great respect. Despite being fifty years old, she didn’t look a day over thirty. Her makeup was impeccable and her demeanor graceful—aside from Ye’s wife, Wenran had never seen such refined middle-aged woman.

"Lin Ning mentioned her to me before and invited me to the test screening tomorrow as well. What kind of talent We'll see for ourselves tomorrow," Sister Mei smiled and said. Cai Xiaojing nodded with a smile.

In fact, with Ye Feimo's protection, Wenran didn't need to build relationships with people in the entertainment industry. She could do whatever she wanted without considering others.

However, Cai Xiaojing genuinely cared for Wenran and helped her establish connections everywhere, aiming to avoid any potential problems if Ye Feimo and Wenran's relationship deteriorated in the future. Without Ye Feimo’s protection, Wenran would become a target of everyone's criticism. At that time, someone needed to help her, and she couldn't solely rely on Ye Feimo.

What if Ye Feimo wasn’t reliable

Naturally, Cai Xiaojing wouldn’t tell Wenran these concerns.

In this circle, one always had to be prepared for any eventuality.

Expanding Wenran's social circle was necessary even though Ye Feimo wasn't fond of it.

Wenran chatted with Mei Jie (Mrs. Mei) and liked her very much. There were many guests at the party, so the host couldn’t attend to everyone personally. Cai Xiaojing brought Wenran around to greet acquaintances.

Zhou Chengge also attended; Wenran had worked with him before. With his new film about to be released, their meeting was naturally friendly and full of conversation.

Zhou Chengge was a senior who was willing to support newcomers. Knowing that Zhou Chengge would accompany Wenran at the social gathering made Cai Xiaojing feel much more reassured.

Han Bi arrived later with Gu Rui.

When Wenran saw them, she frowned, thinking about Chen Xueru and sneered inwardly. This was a private party; although everyone present worked in the same industry, the security arrangements for the venue were excellent tonight, preventing any reporters from infiltrating.

Wenran preferred this kind of atmosphere. Otherwise, being constantly hounded by reporters would be very unpleasant.

Han Bi and Gu Rui went to greet the host; she also noticed Wenran but assumed that since Zhou Chengge was beside her, she must have come with him. Based on An Ning's usual methods, prior to a film’s release, male and female leads would inevitably act as an item according to their company's requirements to increase exposure and fame. This time, however, the publicity campaign did not follow such simple and low-cost tactics but invested heavily in real promotion, which was somewhat surprising. However, with Wenran and Zhou Chengge together, it couldn't be avoided that there would still be some aspects where acting was required as per company directives.

Cai Xiaojing had far more experience than Wenran when it came to publicity matters; Wenran knew nothing about these things. This time, the company unexpectedly didn’t require her and Zhou Chengge to engage in such acts for publicity. Today’s encounter was an accident; she could tell from Han Bi's expression what she was thinking.udi and Wushuang to be so familiar with each other. That bunch of detectives talked about White Fox but not Wushuang. They didn't know what White Fox's real name was."No need to be surprised," said Du...