Chapter 25 Being Courted (1/2)

Down the hall, near the bathrooms, AnLing saw a scene all too familiar to her. So much so she couldn't help but facepalm.

It was Ning Jie was talking to a man with good looking blond haired man. The two stood a little too close for comfort and slightly leaned towards each other as if they were whispering to one another but their voices were clear as day.

”How come I haven't seen you around before?” The man asked Ning Jie.

She crossed her arms over her chest and began to giggle but she didn't answer him. She was acting perfectly coquettish.

”Whoa. Did the sun just come out or did you just smile at me?”

Hearing this, Ning Jie giggled even more.

AnLing practically snorted.

This man's pick up lines were so cheesy that AnLing had the intense urge to share this moment with someone so they could laugh about it together. Though there were a limited amount of people who she could share it with and there were a limited amount of people who would answer quickly enough for the situation to still be fresh and funny in her mind.

Her mind drifted to Kang Jun, but she eliminated the thought.

Kang Jun wouldn't laugh.

And they weren't close anyway...

”Who's that?” AnLing slightly whispered. She didn't care who answered her as long as someone did.

Lin Li looked at her from the side. She didn't want to turn away from the scene but at the same time, she believed it was rude to not look at someone when speaking to them.

”He's a really popular singer right now.”

”Okay… then why are you guys both looking at him like he killed your mothers?” AnLing was confused. If he was just a popular singer, wouldn't this be a good thing? Ning Jie was a songwriter as well as a singer. If the two got along then they could collaborate.

The way Ning Jie was twirling her hair, it did seem like she was interested in him either way.

Sure, AnLing didn't find it right that Ning Jie was flirting with the guy but that wasn't something she had a say in.

Manager Hong spoke this time. She didn't face AnLing she just continued to stare at the strange scene.

”You might not know about this, but two years ago, when Ning Jie was not 'Ning Jie', she won a songwriting competition. It gave her the opportunity to debut but first, she had to write a certain number of songs for a boys group. The song she won the competition with was really good. It was actually one of the reasons the boy group rose to fame so quickly, so she was able to write more and more popular songs for them, but as she continued writing songs they began to really accentuated the voice of one member in particular. Him...” Manager Hong pointed to the blonde man who gave Ning Jie his most radiant smile.

” Which caused them to disband. Ning Jie might not remember it but it caused a huge scandal and the fans of the other members complained saying that he had seduced the songwriter to make sure that her songs would suit him the most but after that, Ning Jie stopped writing music for boy bands, started wearing makeup and changed her name in order to properly debut. ”

AnLing listened intently but she still wasn't sure what they were getting at. As she understood, Ning Jie wouldn't be recognized as the girl who wrote the songs so everything should be fine right?

Even if the style of the songs were similar to the ones she sang now, they wouldn't be able to determine it was Ning Jie since she also wrote songs for various different artists.

Seeing AnLing's expression, Lin Li sighed.

”I know it doesn't seem like a big problem from an outsiders perspective but it is.”

AnLing felt a slight tug at her heart because of the words 'outsiders perspective'.

AnLing: ”How so?”

Lin Li: ”Back then, Ning Jie did a couple of interviews revealing her face. By herself, people wouldn't be able to connect her to that incident due to her makeup and the way she carries herself but with him, the possibility of being recognized increases exponentially.”

AnLing began to understand slightly.

When a powerful person is by the side of someone less powerful the less powerful person ends up getting dragged into their mess. The popularity of one person can attack the other and drown them in trouble.

AnLing: ”The shouldn't we stop her?”

Manager Hong sighed. She was way too tired to do so.

They looked at Ning Jie and the man who continued to chat as if the world around them didn't exist.

”Would you like to go to lunch with me?” The man said.

Ning Jie: ”I won't be having lunch. I have too much to do.”

AnLing looked down the corridor she had come from to see if anyone was heading their way. Thankfully the majority of the reporters ended up staying in the lounge and in the lobby since they knew most of the stars frequented there.

”Then how about dinner?” The man flashed her a smile that would cause any girl to melt.

Ning Jie smiled bashfully, ”I'm busy today.”

”You know, I'm probably going to keep asking you until you say yes.” A smirk appeared on the man's face as he said that.

Ning Jie began to giggle. ”How about we exchange numbers then I'll let you know when I'm free?”

The man's smile grew bigger.

”Of course” He replied with a smirk.

The way the boy spoke to Ning Jie was familiar to AnLing. It was not him himself that was familiar but his manner. It bore a strong resemblance to the way Kang Jun treated her.

Thinking of him, AnLing felt her heart beat quicker.

Lin Li: ”What an annoyance, he isn't even a new star, why is he even here?”

”I don't know but I'm a bit conflicted. A part of me wants to go there and scold them for being so open on such an important day but another part of me wants to tell him that he doesn't need to try so hard to make Ning Ning like him but I don't want to make her sound easy…”

Lin Li: ”Should you just really let her enjoy being courted? This would be really bad if anyone found out”

”Yeah, and what about her boyfriend?” AnLing asked. She wasn't fully concerned since Ning Jie changed boyfriends like she changed clothes but still… Wasn't this considered cheating?

Manager Hong looked at her two assistants and sighed.