119 SHOWING HIS SINCERITY (1/2)
When Bei Gong Hai finally separated from his group of enthusiastic fans, he let out a sigh of relief. While the people at the meet were more composed than his usual screaming fans, they were more difficult to handle. They did not get satisfaction from a smile and a few words.
Their interest was in his actual work, and they asked targeted questions, as if he was the one who made the movies. One even asked about time travel paradoxes in one of the films he had acted in recently. Simply speaking, they were nerds.
He could not even understand some of the questions brewing in their geeky minds. Luckily, he still managed to shake them off by insisting that he had only come to support his sister. Before long, he found his way to Bei Gong Jiu's table.
Unlike most siblings from influential families, the sister and brother got along well enough. They were not best friends, but they had an amiable relationship. Therefore, they would show up to each other's events to show solidarity. Perhaps their friendship could be attributed to being suppressed by their older brother who was a genius in business. Or perhaps it was pretence. No one truly knew.
Bei Gong Jiu smiled at him and continued talking to her fans for some time. She then signed autographs for some enthusiastic girls before an attendant ushered the group away.
”It seems that you will be the more famous sibling in no time.” Her brother teased, sitting down.
”How could that be?” She laughed, but she was happy.
She then looked at her brother with concealed tension before deciding to speak about the issue that had been bugging her.
”I saw you talking to a girl earlier before you were mobbed. Is she a friend?” She asked subtly.
The implication in her voice was obvious.
Her brother laughed.
”I met her earlier today. Do you remember the secretive movie I told you about?” He asked.
”Yeah, I think it was something apocalypse.” She said trying to remember the name.
Hai had mentioned it in passing. He had been mulling about why he was not allowed to publicise the filming of a commercial movie. In general, the more people talked about a movie, the more the public will be interested. However, it seemed that Illusion Entertainment had wanted to suppress the news until today.
”It is The Queen of the Apocalypse.” He said, shaking his head at his sister. ”It is based on a novel and that girl is the author.”
Bei Gong Jiu felt her head spin in a weird way, and her heart beat furiously in her chest. For a moment, she thought her vision had been compromised by shock. Her face became paler as the words sunk in.
It was not that she had figured out everything when she learned that Hu Lei was an author. Her deduction skills were not very good. Her horrified reaction had more to do with a sense of deflation. Her pride and hopes had been busted.
When Hu Lei had humiliated her in the past, she had been infuriated. However, while she was wallowing, Ting Wan had spoken words that had allowed her to withstand the storm and shame and even look down on Hu Lei.
'Isn't she just a gold-digging slut?' Those words had changed her life.
Even if Hu Lei had Zhong Feng backing her up, she was still unmarried and living casually with a man. She was only a highly paid b*tch, trading her body for a good life. For the moment, she could be smug because the man was obsessed with her.
However, there was no way he was going to marry her. He would eventually move on from her when his carnal interest faded. Moreover, there was no way his family would accept that type of low-class woman as their mistress.
Bei Gong Jiu had felt comforted. More importantly, she had planned to get revenge. Once Zhong Feng cast Hu Lei aside, she would be waiting to make her miserable.