Chapter 57: Chapter 57: The Pure Jade Starlet Is Not to Be Messed With 7

“Sister Guan, how is it?”

After hanging up the phone, Xuan Yanrui, who was lying to the side with a pale face, asked hurriedly.

He intentionally found an angle to show his most handsome side, lightly curling his lips, as if he were a boy about to break, which indeed made Guan Mingqing feel a little moved.

She knew what kind of person Xuan Yanrui was, so she felt sorry for just a second.

But she did quite like Xuan Yanrui at the moment, and with the relationship between them, even if he soars in the future, he wouldn’t dare step on her.

She was willing to support someone more obedient.

She always thought Du Chen wasn’t very obedient, hard to control.

All these years, she had been trying to promote newcomers, but none of them ever became really successful.

In order for Du Chen to help her bring up newcomers, she put in a lot of effort, practically treating her like a revered figure.

But she felt unsatisfied.

She had felt unsatisfied for a long time.

If she could promote someone more famous, whether Du Chen was around or not wouldn’t matter.

If she could pull Du Chen down from her pedestal, she would feel a lot more comfortable.

Xuan Yanrui looked quite handsome; that was the first impression she had when she saw him in the underground parking lot.

Since he was offered, why not take it?

Xuan Yanrui was handsome, which suited her taste.

Xuan Yanrui was already somewhat famous now.

This young man had some tricks up his sleeve, managing to win over the seemingly impervious Du Chen. But he was also smart, making her spin around without crossing the line; she was willing to spend more effort on such a person.

But she didn’t expect this incident to occur midway.

The issue stemmed from Xuan Yanrui taking a liking to a certain opportunity, and the person who held a lot of influence over it was Zhang Chaoming.

Zhang Chaoming was someone who could attract both men and women and was very generous once he achieved his goals. With Xuan Yanrui’s looks, he could definitely move Zhang Chaoming.

But since Xuan Yanrui was her little lover, she couldn’t bear to part with him.

And Xuan Yanrui didn’t want to deal with men; he thought of Du Chen.

The final outcome turned out this way, and both of them were a bit angry.

What made Guan Mingqing even more unhappy was that Du Chen became even less obedient than before, bringing on a sense of urgency to quickly pull Du Chen down from her pedestal.

“Went back to her mom’s place.”

“She said nothing happened with Zhang Chaoming last night and claimed Zhang Chaoming is a gentleman, reminding her to not go to the wrong room next time.” Guan Mingqing still couldn’t believe it; how could Zhang Chaoming not indulge in a delicious treat when presented to him!

“How could that be?” Xuan Yanrui was full of shock.

Zhang Chaoming is a gentleman?

No, he’s a pervert.

This morning, when he woke up and realized what had happened, he felt as if the sky was falling.

What was even more hateful was that Zhang Chaoming hadn’t left yet, and indulged once more.

Zhang Chaoming even said that since it had already happened, a few more times wouldn’t make a difference; once he satisfied the other party, he would get what he wanted.

And if he didn’t agree, he would lose everything.

Xuan Yanrui was furious, enduring such a huge loss and leaving without getting anything in return, he couldn’t accept it and had no choice but to grudgingly agree.

In order to figure out what exactly happened last night, he was rather serious.

But that old guy was very tight-lipped, only saying he was very satisfied with him and would give him what he wanted, and then left.

Before leaving, he said he greatly admired him.

Didn’t that mean they would have to continue entangling in the future?

Xuan Yanrui gritted his teeth and punched the bed, but it pulled at his wound, causing him to grimace in pain.

“Be careful,” Guan Mingqing reminded, “since it already happened, learn to accept it and get more out of Zhang Chaoming.”

She glanced at Xuan Yanrui, wondering if he would have issues in that regard now that he’d dealt with a man?

She just felt a tiny bit of regret; there are many handsome guys in this world.

Xuan Yanrui had the potential to become red-hot, she would still continue to support him.

Now that he’s taken this step, the future seemed broader — after all, once or twice made no difference compared to several times.

“If you still want to become famous, stand up and be strong, don’t wallow in this.” Guan Mingqing held Xuan Yanrui’s hand, “I’ve always believed in you.”

“Sister Guan, I’m fine. Once I’m better I can start working right away,” Xuan Yanrui said with fighting spirit.

He definitely wanted to make it big.

He also wanted to pull Du Chen down from her pedestal, otherwise, the huge loss he suffered was for nothing.

If it weren’t for Du Chen, he wouldn’t have gone through all this.

“Sister Guan, I want to keep something between Du Chen and me.” Catching Guan Mingqing’s meaningful glance, he added, “Maybe something about her that isn’t how she appears on the surface.”

“Suit yourself,” Guan Mingqing’s smile deepened.

She didn’t know if Xuan Yanrui was ruined, but after he’d been with a man, her interest diminished greatly, and she didn’t feel the same possessiveness toward him as before.

Three days passed quickly, and despite feeling quite reluctant, Du Ya quickly packed lots of dried and prepared mountain delicacies for Ah Chen.

“Mom, I’ll visit often.” Ah Chen hugged Du Ya, “You can come visit me, but…”

“Call before you come, so I can arrange for someone to pick you up; otherwise, I won’t feel at ease. Don’t just show up to surprise me, it’ll scare me.”

Du Ya nodded quickly; she agreed to whatever her daughter said. Her daughter was so busy, didn’t have time to accompany her, indeed it was unnecessary to go bother her.

“Let’s spend the New Year together this year.” Ah Chen waved her hand, looking at the two-story house adorned with plants and vibrant life, “We’ll hang lanterns and paste couplets together.”

“Okay, Mom will wait for you.” Du Ya waved with tears in her eyes.

As Ah Chen returned to the apartment, a knock sounded on the door.

Opening the door, she found the handsome Xuan Yanrui standing there.

In just three days, he had recovered quite well, looking vibrant and still so handsome, a sight sure to send his fans into a frenzy.

Xuan Yanrui’s apartment was in the same complex, so it was very convenient to come by.

“Why won’t you let me in?” Xuan Yanrui looked at her intensely, “You didn’t tell me you’d gone home. Does that mean I’m not in your heart? I felt something missing these past few days without seeing you.”

“I suddenly realized that feelings can’t be suppressed…” There was some suppressed pain in his deeply affectionate eyes.

No woman could resist such passionate feelings, could they?

His acting was quite good.

Ah Chen didn’t let him in, instead saying, “Junior Brother Xuan, I have something to say.”

Xuan Yanrui was taken aback; Doug Chen seldom addressed him this way, unless in public. Unconsciously, he clenched his fists.

“Go ahead, I’ll listen to whatever you say.”

“I’ve developed feelings for someone else,” Ah Chen said candidly, “Let’s just end this between us.”

“You said just now that feelings can’t be controlled; I deeply understand that,” Ah Chen agreed, “So I’m choosing to follow my heart and break up with you immediately.”

“Xiao Chen…” Xuan Yanrui’s eyes widened, full of disbelief.

Was she insane?

“Did I do something wrong?” he asked, feeling wronged.

Ah Chen moved a little closer, smiling lightly in his ear, “The wine you gave me wasn’t good. It makes people sleepy, and I didn’t like that.”

All color drained from Xuan Yanrui’s face in an instant.

“You also sent me to the wrong room, but fortunately, I encountered a gentleman.” Ah Chen said lightly.

A pseudo-gentleman is still a gentleman, only one word short.

Xuan Yanrui didn’t know whether to believe it, but he understood the previous plan had failed.

His mind was a mess, not knowing what she meant, but he couldn’t admit the wine had issues.

“It might be that kind of wine making people drunk easily.” He replied offhandedly, “Since Senior Sister has made up her mind, I shouldn’t cling.”

He left in a hurry.

He needed to discuss with Sister Guan what to do next.

Guan Mingqing called Ah Chen to say that the biggest investor in the film she was about to shoot had changed, and the important actors were being invited to a dinner, which was really hard to refuse.

“There will be many people there; just join for a meal,” Guan Mingqing said, “If you don’t go, others might have opinions.”

Ah Chen laughed and asked, “There won’t be a ’make-you-sleepy’ wine, right?”

“It’s an official occasion. President Li just loves drinking, nothing else, just looking for someone to drink with.”

In the private room.

Li Junchun said a bunch of things, his gaze landing on Ah Chen with keen interest, “I heard Miss Du holds her liquor well; would you like a drink?”

“Let me toast to President Li.” Ah Chen stood up, picked up her glass and drank in one go.

It seemed someone had mentioned her strong drinking ability to him.

And it was indeed quite good.

After all, wine is just water.

Li Junchun was momentarily stunned, then joyously slapped his thigh, “Great, straightforward.”

Then he picked up his glass and knocked it back, “Another round.”

Twenty minutes later, Ah Chen looked unchanged sitting in her seat; others in the room looked at her as if she were a ghost, not daring to speak.

Li Junchun, in the main seat, was flushed, still holding an empty wine glass and calling for another, barely cognizant.

She looked at the director beside Li Junchun, smiling lightly, “Director Jiang, want a drink? I can still manage two more.”

Director Jiang: Better not.

Really only two more?

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