CH 8.2

“I’ll take a taxi with Liu Lele and go by myself.” Feeling an inexplicable sense of displeasure, Lin Qinglu put her hand on the handle of the car door in order to leave.

“Eh?”

The handle made a slight creaking sound in Lin Qinglu’s hand.

In a moment of desperation, Song Pianzhen slightly moved from her seat and reached out to stop Lin Qinglu.

As she did this, some of her hair brushed against the tip of Lin Qinglu’s nose. Song Pianzhen had a fragrant aura around her as she moved towards Lin Qinglu. 

Lin Qinglu’s breath got caught in her throat, and she looked at Song Pianzhen breathlessly.

Her eyelashes were soft and curled, the bridge of her nose was straight, and her lips were painted skillfully. Lin Qinglu could even smell her lipstick’s fragrance.

Song Pianzhen’s hand was pressed on the back of Lin Qinglu’s hand, and her palm felt very soft and delicate.

“Ms. Lin, are you trying to cause an uproar in the city center?”

Her voice felt as soft as a feather in Lin Qinglu’s ears.

Later. 

Luo Chun had often talked about the city center, and Lin Qinglu was curious about it. However, when faced with such a crowd, she lost all her energy.

“No.” She said with a low, flat tone. But she felt a tinge of sweetness in her heart.

She didn’t really want to leave on her own. After all, she still had to bring Song Pianzhen back to the crew.

“It’s okay to let the driver go get it.” As she said this, Jian Yixin felt that Movie Queen Lin must not be used to bossing around others’ subordinates. Although it was courteous, it also felt alienating.

Xiao Dong also cleverly added, “That’s right. Just tell me what you want to eat.”

Afterall, he had failed to take Liu Lele away successfully and he hadn’t left. So naturally, Movie Queen Lin also shouldn’t leave. Hence, he obediently followed Song Pianzhen’s flow.

As soon as Xiao Dong made an appearance, the well-dressed senior receptionist immediately gave a respectful bow.

Xiao Dong checked into the restaurant and proceeded to get Liu Lele’s takeout order.

“How can we let you do it in person Mr. Dong?” The receptionist swept his eyes around the room and beckoned a waiter. “Look, this kid is decent and familiar. He can go get it for you.” 

“Well, you better hurry up ” Xiao Dong’s words were crisp and concise.

As Lin Qinglu watched from the sidelines, she thought, The receptionist must remember this driver because his boss is rich and powerful.

‘They all respect the driver so much to the point of flattering him.’

‘How powerful is that man?’

When Lin Qinglu was introduced to Song Zhe, after asking her acquaintances about him, her doubts were finally resolved.

“Song Zhe? You’ve met Song Zhe?!”

“Let’s put it this way. If the Song Family wasn’t so low-key, even the richest people in China now — no, the top ten elite richest wouldn’t be able to compare with them. The most popular thing about them is that the Song Family only consists of two siblings; a brother and sister pair. Don’t even start on how clean their reputation is. Even if you try, you can’t find fault with them.”

“Sister, if you marry into such a wealthy family, don’t just talk about the reputation and forget the riches!” 

“What, are you going to marry him?”

Lin Qinglu looked at the mirror as she touched up her lip gloss. Her lips were cherry red and had a pleasing fragrance of freshly ripened fruits.

She looked at her reflection in the mirror, satisfied with it, she then put the lipstick back in the bag.

‘What’s so good about being rich?’

‘It’s good to marry rich.’

When the meal was almost done, Lin Qinglu went to touch up her makeup. Liu Lele followed her.

Half of the delicacies on the table had been carefully prepared by the restaurant, the other half were from a reputable establishment; the restaurant just plated them and served them up.

Song Zhe didn’t forget to help his sister into her waistcoat and only mentioned: ‘Song Yan has done well in the company during the year’. As siblings, they understood this. Song Zhe also remembered to help his sister cover-up. He only said that Song Pianzhen once performed at the company’s annual meeting. Because of the same surname, the two knew each other.

Of course, normal people wouldn’t believe that having the same surname was based on fate. Adding on his undisguised care towards his sister, Song Zhe was sure Lin Qinglu had seen through them.

But he was selfish.

‘Presently, my little sister is working as a substitute for Lin Qinglu in the same crew. I’m doing this so that Lin Qinglu can realize that there’s a Buddha behind my younger sister, so she should take care of her.’

‘Besides, my little sister wants to make new friends. Not to mention money, Lin Qinglu is a Film Queen. It wouldn’t be easy to make friends with her.’

Song Zhe took great pains for his sister. When he was finally left alone, he put down his napkin and said, “Pianzhen, you asked about the endorsement.”

“So fast?” Jian Yixin was surprised. Song Zhe must care deeply for his sister.

“Well, let Li Hua contact HY.” Song Zhe motioned to his special assistant Li Hua to propose what he was talking about.

“Miss, I contacted the HY headquarters in the afternoon. The headquarters informed that they’ve been investigating for a new spokesperson this month. Currently, among the Chinese Actresses, Lin Qinglu is on the list.”

“In addition to Ms. Lin, there are four other actresses. Among them, the most special one is Ye Zixuan.”

Jian Yixin wasn’t surprised.

However, on the surface, she put on an expression of puzzlement, and set aside her silver fruit fork.

“Ye Zixuan? Is she good enough?”

Li Hua turned to Song Zhe and said in a low voice, “President, in the project signed last month, Ji family’s Ji Jing took a step back to discuss this candidate’s place in the selection.”

Song Zhe had a recollection of this.

A company under the Song family wanted to transform into an entertainment company. The best one in the Ji family was Starlight Entertainment, so now they were only left with settlement of the cooperation.

However, for the Song family, this was only a medium-sized project. But Song Zhe was extremely generous to exchange a vacant candidate position for actual benefits. As for who the other party spent a lot of money on, he didn’t care.

HY was one of the world’s six major blue blood brands. It was taken over by the Song Family a hundred years ago, and revitalized. According to common sense, it was the ultimate luxury that second tier actresses could not touch.

But as the female lead of a novel, breaking conventional rules was the norm for Ye Zixuan.

The male lead Ji Jing had gradually fallen in love and used the company’s profits to pave the way for Ye Zixuan. Ye Zixuan got qualifications to enter and be considered as one of  the candidates, and she passed all the way and was selected as the spokesperson for the Asia-Pacific region.

There were only six blue blood brands in total, only one more than the fingers on your hand. Ye Zixuan, the fifth actress in China to receive endorsements, became proud, and succeeded in making her way to the top.

Ye Zixuan’s ability to snatch the endorsement from Lin Qinglu sounded like a fantasy. However, HY belonged to the Song Family.

In the original plot, the Song Family took action to suppress Lin Qinglu. So, even if HY wanted to use her again, they wouldn’t dare to.

One has to admit, Ye Zixuan was really lucky. The whole world paved the way for her!

She didn’t even need to lift a finger before someone already destroyed her formidable enemies.

It was a pity that this time, Jian Yixin would be paving the way for Lin Qinglu.

Jian Yixin looked at Song Zhe with watery eyes, giving off the aura of a pitiful little animal. Then she said, “Is Ye Zixuan going to be tested like the others or has she already been qualified?”