Chapter 275 - He Already Has a Girlfriend (2/2)

“How come you’ve changed into a new dress?” Tang Yue asked through gritted teeth.

“Ah! Just now Xiao Hua told me that she did bring along a spare. I wanted to tell you not to change into a new dress, but looks like it’s too late now.” Ah Sha gave her an innocent look.

Li Pingping grabbed Tang Yue’s arm in fear that Tang Yue might charge forward and pounce on the girl. Tang Yue ground her teeth together. “This f*cking b*tch!” she thought. “A spare? Your spare dress is even more expensive than your previous dress!”

“Time to get on stage, everyone!” someone from the TV station shouted. Tang Yue turned around abruptly and strode into the studio while Ah Sha followed lazily behind. Walking behind the two women, Chu Yi shook his head, smiling through his pursed lips.

The beginning of the show was meant to publicize Stars Entertainment’s latest blockbuster movie, “The Chronicles of The Emperor’s Harem”. Naturally, Chu Yi was the focal point during that section of the show. After Chu Yi had answered several questions in a row, Xie Yu skillfully steered the focus of the interview onto Ah Sha.

“Now, I’m sure everyone knows that the cast changes is the thing feared most by every movie production crew. I mean, aside from the losses suffered by the investors, it might also be difficult to make everyone happy. But shockingly, nearly a month into the filming of this movie, there’d been a change in the female lead actress.”

A cheeky smile formed on Xie Yu’s face. “And the lucky actress chosen as the new lead is this beautiful woman sitting beside me!”

“Hello, everyone. I’m Mei Jing!” Ah Sha waved her hand.

Xie Yu pointed at Tang Yue. “And of course, also with us today is the actress who is unable to star in this movie due to an accident, the Commercial Queen, Tang Yue!”

Wan Qingsi sat inside his office, staring at the TV screen which currently showed Ah Sha smiling like a kitten. The corners of his lips slowly lifted. Beside him, Qi Xiu thought he had just seen a ghost. Qi Xiu rubbed his eyes a few times and soon realized that his eyes hadn’t played any tricks on him; his boss was indeed smiling.

“Hey… Ken… You… Are you alright?”

“What do you think of her?”

“Who?” Qi Xiu thought, glancing at the TV screen. “But there are two women there!”

The scandalous photos taken by the reporter before this suddenly came to Qi Xiu’s mind. Plus, Ken had been driving himself around for the past few days; he must have gone on dates with Mei Jing.

“You really like her?” Qi Xiu asked in disbelief. “But what about that girlfriend of yours overseas? Aren’t you afraid of Xin Enterprises’ wrath?”

Qi Xiu and Wan Qingsi were classmates back when they were studying overseas. After finding out that Wan Qingsi was planning to launch a branch of Stars Entertainment in China, Qi Xiu followed him back to work for him. So Qi Xiu knew that Wan Qingsi had a childhood sweetheart, one with a rather prominent background.

“I think she’s very beautiful!” Wan Qingsi glanced at Qi Xiu. “Let her be Xin Enterprises’ endorser.”

“Are you out of your mind?” Qi Xiu yelled. “Aren’t you supposed to give that position to your childhood sweetheart? Besides, she’s the daughter of the family who frigging owns that company, for heavens’ sake!”

Wan Qingsi ignored Qi Xiu. “They’d left the decision to me. So… I choose her. Have the contract ready in a few days. I want the commercial up and running before Chinese New Year.” Once Wan Qingsi was done talking, he waved his hand at Qi Xiu. “Stop talking. I’m trying to watch TV.”

Qi Xiu rolled his eyes. “You’re the one who’s been talking non-stop…”

On screen, Tang Yue was smiling beautifully like a flower as she answered one of Xie Yu’s question.

“Everyone knows that Boss Wan is my senior back in school, so I know that he already has a girlfriend a long time ago. It’s a girl he had grown up together with. If his girlfriend didn’t leave the country, I wouldn’t stand a chance at getting the title of the Commercial Queen. So I think we should stop speculating about the person he’s really interested in.”

Xie Yu had a pensive look on her face as she turned her attention towards Ah Sha. “So, Mei Jing, you’re aware that Wan Qingsi has a girlfriend?”

“I didn’t know,” Ah Sha answered with a slight tilt of her head. “He didn’t tell me.”

“Wow! Okay, what you just said suggests that you two really had private interactions with each other before!” Xie Yu laughed exaggeratedly. “So can we assume that the reporter’s photo is real, then?”

Ah Sha nodded. “Yeah. That was the first time he treated me to lunch.”

The show’s director started gesturing animatedly at Xie Yu. Xie Yu acknowledged the director with a subtle nod and went back to her questioning. “Then, Mei Jing, are you admitting to the fact that you and Wan Qingsi are currently seeing each other?”

“Oh, I never said that!” Ah Sha’s eyes grew round and large like saucers. Moments later, her demeanor became shy and bashful. “You, you shouldn’t make baseless speculations. We aren’t dating.”

In front of the TV, Wan Qingsi’s face instantly turned sour. “Didn’t I tell her that she can say anything she wants? Why? Why didn’t she admit it?” Qi Xiu, who had been playing a mute the whole time, gave Wan Qingsi a strange look. “What on God’s green earth is the matter with him now?”

The show’s recording ended an hour later. At the TV station’s car park, Tang Yue placed a hand on Ah Sha’s arm to prevent her from leaving.

“Hey, Xiao Mei. How can you say that kind of thing when you’re on TV? Didn’t Zhou Na teach you how to answer the questions?”

Ah Sha blinked her eyes. “I was just telling the truth.”

“Boss Wan will be pissed off.” Tang Yue sighed. “Suit yourself, then.”

Tang Yue turned around and got into her car. As her car drove away, Tang Yue’s lip slowly morphed into a smug smile. “Humph. Fool. Can’t believe she had the guts to say that kind of thing. Does she really think her little stunt back there could force Wan Qingsi to acknowledge her? By the time Xin Enterprises intervenes, the fool will have been kicked out of the showbiz.”

Li Pingping knew the reason behind Tang Yue’s smile. Li Pingping frowned and said, “Look, whatever it is between her and Boss Wan, she had stolen the spotlight today. It’ll be her on the headlines tomorrow.”

“Yeah, especially considering the fact that I had changed my dress.” Tang Yue sneered coldly. “I suspect that she’d done it on purpose. Why else would she have shown up in another dress after I changed into a new dress?”

Li Pingping thought for a moment. “I don’t think that’s likely. She doesn’t seem like the devious type.”

Meanwhile, Ah Sha headed straight home. She felt her body lifted the floor the moment she opened the door.

“Why didn’t you acknowledge your relationship with me, woman?”