Crew meeting room.

Qin Fan sat down on the chair, but her shoulders suddenly stiffened. An indescribable sensation shot from her tailbone to her cerebral cortex.

She couldn't help but suck in a sharp breath, her face instantly tinged with annoyance—

Why did she have to run down in the middle of the night to drink red wine, only to be bullied by that dog of a man, Xie Yanli, to the point her legs were about to do the splits!

During a break in the script reading.

Xiao Tu came over with a cup of unsweetened milk tea and whispered in Qin Fan's ear, "Sister, big news!"

Qin Fan leaned on Xiao Tu's shoulder, her peach blossom eyes curving up slightly. Her clear, sweet voice drew out the words with an unconscious allure, "What is it?"

Xiao Tu glanced around and, seeing that no one was paying attention to them, quietly handed Qin Fan's phone over. "President Xie's headline with that socialite has been deleted!"

"Your husband must have done it. President Xie definitely didn't cheat."

"How do you know he's not just feeling guilty?" Qin Fan let out a lazy, humming laugh.

The laugh sent a tingling sensation through Xiao Tu's ears.

Xiao Tu looked at her artist's face, as gorgeous as a peach blossom, and couldn't help but think to herself: 'Faced with a wife of such otherworldly beauty, even a god wouldn't cheat, right!'

'Otherwise, the person he cheats with would have to be a celestial fairy to move the Bodhisattva's heart again.'

Xiao Tu silently pointed to Qin Fan's phone. "Because President Xie called just now, saying he's coming to pick you up."

"If he were guilty, wouldn't he be avoiding you?"

Qin Fan's fingertips, which were toying with her phone, paused on the screen for a few seconds.

Then, she slowly opened her contacts and, sure enough, there was a call record of less than a minute.

Contact Name—Dog Man with Eye Disease.

It seemed that after drinking too much last night, she had changed all of Xie Yanli's contact names to this.

Xiao Tu coughed lightly, pretending she hadn't seen the contact name.

"Why don't you send President Xie a message? I won't look!"

As she spoke, she turned around and pretended to be busy playing with her phone.

The lighting in the meeting room was adjusted to be perfect for reading—not too bright, but soft enough. It fell upon Qin Fan's picturesque face, making her the first thing anyone entering or leaving would see.

Qin Fan paid no mind to everyone's gazes, her eyelashes lowered.

After an unknown amount of time, the pad of her fair, clean finger slowly stopped on the WeChat icon. She opened her blacklist and removed the only account in it.

Just as she was about to send him a message:

Do you admit you were wrong...

Suddenly.

Xiao Tu's hushed exclamation came over, "Sister, look!"

Qin Fan, who had just typed two words, stopped abruptly as her fingertip accidentally brushed against the send key.

Not noticing, she subconsciously glanced at Xiao Tu's phone screen—

The first thing she saw was the country's largest forum—a certain "Hu".

At that moment, a trending red-hot post was floating on the homepage:

【Young business tycoon known as the 'Bodhisattva' flies into a rage for a beauty, has all news of them together taken down network-wide in ten minutes.】

OP: Yesterday, I got hooked on a rich-family CP because of an airport photo in a financial news article. I wanted to look at the article again this morning, but it was a 404. Then I tried searching for related news, but couldn't find anything. I later asked a friend in the finance circle and found out that the big boss ordered a network-wide deletion to protect his White Moonlight from being disturbed by the outside world. Oh my god, I believe in love again! Airport photo attached.

Update: It's said that the Bodhisattva's White Moonlight has depression and broke up with him painfully to go abroad for treatment. The Bodhisattva has stayed away from women for years, remaining chaste for her. People in the industry never speak of their past, as if there's a huge secret. What kind of angsty, deep-love rich-family story is this? Sisters, let's ship it, they both have god-tier looks!

In just one hour, the thread was already approaching a thousand replies—

From the finance circle, it's been decoded. The one the Bodhisattva saves must indeed be a celestial fairy.

This guy is the pinnacle of looks among presidents. As expected, all the handsome men are taken.

So handsome and devoted, I'm jealous of this socialite.

Ahhh, I'm going crazy shipping them! Is there any more sweet gossip?

Look closely at the high-res airport photo, aren't the prayer beads on their wrists a matching pair!!!

It's said the 'Bodhisattva' has never been without this string of black prayer beads for years, treasuring it immensely. Previously, a real estate boss got drunk and wanted to admire them, but after being refused by the 'Bodhisattva', he went bankrupt a few days later. Now I get it, they're a matching set with his White Moonlight. No wonder he cherishes them so much.

Kswl, this kind of love where they still have each other in their hearts after so many years is so pure and beautiful, I'm so envious!!!

The cool and detached 'Bodhisattva' has descended to the mortal realm for the woman he loves. He seems no different from an ordinary man, also cherishing a matching item with his White Moonlight.

......

Xiao Tu didn't dare to make a sound, stealing a glance at Qin Fan.

Under the light, her expression was calm as she scrolled through the post. Her crimson lips were pressed together into a thin line, her dark eyes devoid of emotion.

After scrolling to the end, a cold smile escaped the lips of the woman whose eyes and brows were exceptionally beautiful and stunning today.

Twenty minutes later, the break ended.

Qin Fan ignored the unfinished WeChat message she had accidentally sent, expressionlessly blocked all of Xie Yanli's contact methods again, and then handed her phone to Xiao Tu to take outside. "If a strange number calls, don't answer."

Xiao Tu: "...Yes."

Just based on this post, it was useless for her to try and say anything good about President Xie!

Sister Fanfan was right. What was the use of President Xie deleting the news? Who knew if it wasn't because he was guilty—

At five in the afternoon, after the script reading ended, Pei Feng spontaneously invited a few of the main actors to have dinner together.

As Qin Fan was getting into the car, a clear and bright male voice came from behind her, "Sister, my van broke down. Can I hitch a ride?"

Qin Fan's slender, fair fingers, which were holding the car door, froze in place.

At this time of day, the sun was still a bit glaring. She subconsciously narrowed her eyes and turned to meet the young, sunny boy's face, which already had handsome contours.

Chi Guyuan was one of the few child stars in the industry who hadn't grown up unattractive, and now he lacked neither acting skills nor popularity.

When Qin Fan was a child, she had really enjoyed the xianxia dramas he acted in, so she naturally had a good impression of the boy. She stepped aside to let him get in the car first. "Of course, you can."

"Sister is as beautiful as she is kind." Chi Guyuan, with his harmless baby face, gave Qin Fan a sweet smile.

Qin Fan got in the car a step behind him, leaned back casually in her seat, and took a sip of the water Xiao Tu handed her.

Black hair, red lips, and snow-white skin—even in the dim light of the car's interior, she was a sight one couldn't look away from.

As she drank her water with lowered eyes, her lashes cast downwards, she showed no desire to speak.

Chi Guyuan, however, keenly sensed that Qin Fan was not in a good mood.

He rested his chin on his hand and looked at Qin Fan's profile, complimenting her, "I've seen the shows you've acted in, sister. Just like your classical dance, they're very professional."

Qin Fan didn't know why he would say that. She lifted her lashes and looked over at him, "Hm?"

The corners of Chi Guyuan's lips curved into a smile as he said in a deliberately relaxed tone, "So don't feel too much pressure. You'll have me at the bottom to cushion you."

"The director usually loves to scold me the most!"

Qin Fan understood. This handsome young man thought she was feeling immense pressure from being in a cast with so many professional actors and was comforting her in his own way.

The corners of her lips curved, and she couldn't help but let out a soft laugh.

Chi Guyuan was stunned by the sight. "When sister smiles, you look like a little fairy! You should smile more often in the future."

Who wouldn't love such a polite and sweet-tongued puppy-dog type of handsome guy?

She was originally just a casual fan of the handsome young man, but after spending a dozen or so minutes with him on the road, Qin Fan thought she would find a side account later to support him!

Indeed, a sweet-talking handsome young man was much cuter than a certain cold, heartless dog of a man who didn't know how to speak properly.

After arriving at the restaurant.

Chi Guyuan got out of the car first and stood by the door, gentlemanly extending a hand toward Qin Fan to help her out.

Qin Fan bent over to exit the car. Just as she was about to place her fingertips on Chi Guyuan's palm, her gaze suddenly froze.

She saw the familiar black Maybach across the street. The rear window was lowered, revealing that handsome, cold, and indifferent face.

He was currently looking in their direction.

Through the car window, the man's emotionless eyes seemed to be steeped in endless coldness. Even though the light from the setting sun was warm, he made one feel not the slightest bit of warmth.

Qin Fan's fingertips instinctively curled.

For some reason, she felt the guilt of being caught in the act.

It was only for a moment before she realized, what did she have to feel guilty about? She hadn't cheated, nor did she have some White Moonlight!

The one at fault was Xie Yanli to begin with.

The expression on Qin Fan's beautiful face tightened, and not to be outdone, she glared back coldly:

'What are you looking at, you dog of a man!'

"Did you see someone you know?" Chi Guyuan followed Qin Fan's gaze, a little puzzled.

He was not old, not yet twenty, and his daily life consisted only of filming and school, so naturally, he didn't recognize Xie Yanli.

Meeting the little puppy-dog's eyes, which were as clear as a spring that one could see to the bottom of, Qin Fan decisively shook her head. "I don't know him."

Chi Guyuan frowned. "Then why is he staring at you?"

'To see if I'm using his money to keep a little puppy-dog and cuckolding him, of course.'

Of course, Qin Fan didn't say that.

She calmly placed her hand on Chi Guyuan's palm to get out of the car, touching and releasing it in an instant, before replying, "Hmm, probably some obsessive sasaeng fan."

"Huh? Should we get security to deal with him?"

"No need..."

Qin Fan thought coolly: 'By then, it'll be hard to say who's dealing with whom.'

Not expecting to run into Xie Yanli here, Qin Fan had been worried that Pei Feng had invited the investor.

She thought that if she had to dine at the same table as Xie Yanli, she might feel like throwing a glass of wine in his face.

Fortunately, after they were seated, Pei Feng made no mention of an investor coming over and even had everyone start ordering. She breathed a slight sigh of relief.

It was probably just a coincidence.

......

By the roadside, the sleek Maybach remained motionless.