949 Perplexed and Smitten 9 (1/2)
At this very moment, a pair of friends also entered the salon for a facial session. They seemed to have a strong camaraderie and were in the midst of an enthusiastic conversation. The topic of their conversation went from their respective boyfriends to each of their favorite male celebrities.
Woman A said, ”My boyfriend feels like an eyesore to me now. He's worlds apart from my favorite Jing Yang.”
Fang Erlan said in her head, ”That's because you haven't seen his true colors yet.”
Woman B then said, ”I prefer mature men like Yan Ge. He's so dashing and masculine.”
Woman A then criticized, ”I read on the news that Jing Yang was rumored to be in a relationship with Fang Erlan. That Fang Erlan was such a hypocrite, she even clarified on her Weibo page that she has nothing to do with Jing Yang at all. She made it seem as if Jing Yang was desperate to be affiliated with her. She's just a newbie who popped up out of nowhere, yet she still has the cheek to use my Jing Yang for a publicity stunt. She even got to star alongside Yan Ge. Could it be that she has a wealthy person to back her up and pull connections?”
”Isn't she the artiste whom An Xiaoning had pushed to fame? Well, I've been following all the updates about their television series because I've been paying attention to Yan Ge. An Xiaoning invested in that television series. It's not surprising that she would make Fang Erlan the female lead, is it?”
”Are An Xiaoning's brains fried? There are so many famous actresses who possess great acting skills, why must she insist on supporting a newbie instead?”
”Who knows?” Woman B sighed and continued, ”It must be hard on my Yan Ge to have to film some kissing scenes with her. That woman really got lucky. Their filming location happens to be nearby, right? Shall we go observe the filming together?”
”I want to go shopping instead. I don't want to watch them film. Jing Yang is not there anyway…”
”…”
Fang Erlan pursed her lips in disgruntlement. I was the one who had to make a sacrifice, alright?
When the serum mask on her face dried up, she sat up straight and removed the dried pieces from her face. She then looked at the two women beside her and sneered while smiling, ”Gorgeous ladies, enjoy your facial session.”
The two women, who were initially in a great mood, immediately looked at each other in shock and dismay as their eyes widened in astonishment. They were at a complete loss for words.
Was there anything more awkward than being caught red-handed while badmouthing someone?
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He Yi arrived at Wei Ni Estate as agreed upon earlier.
It was ten o'clock in the morning.
Jin Qingyan had already left for the office. Thus, An Xiaoning was the one who welcomed him into the house.
Recalling the events at the gathering the night before, she smiled and asked, ”Did Ms. Wen give you a call after you left last night?”
He Yi smiled and said, ”I understand her very well. She won't call me. It doesn't matter anyway. I've never bothered wasting time on people I'm not interested in. Ms. An, when did you go to V Nation?”
”A while back. I even saw humans who were starkly different from us,” said An Xiaoning, crossing one leg over the other and placing both hands on her knee.
”You mean the blood-sucking tribes, right?”
”Correct.”