Acting as the Movie Queen Love Rival’s Golden Finger GL - Chapter 5

Song Jianzhi had thought that after entering the venue, she would very likely run into Ming Xu. But she had not expected that when she entered, Ming Xu would be at the end of the red carpet accepting an interview, and that even from such a distance away, the two of them would meet each other’s eyes.

Song Jianzhi: Sister Ming Xu is so beautiful tonight. Wuwuwu, that dress looks so good on her.

Immediately afterward, the crowd erupting into sudden noise pulled her attention back.

To the entertainment industry, Song Jianzhi was a stranger. Yet the moment she appeared, she was holding the arm of the currently hottest Nation’s Little Brother, Chen Yuanning. When she walked out arm in arm with Chen Yuanning, the entire venue first fell silent, then exploded like a cat whose tail had been stepped on.

Song Jianzhi did not suffer from stage fright at all. With a faint smile on her face, she walked calmly along the red carpet. The only uncomfortable thing was that the flashbulbs were too bright and too dense. After all, she had not been born a celebrity. Suddenly encountering this made it a little hard for her to keep her eyes open.

Chen Yuanning noticed and raised a hand to shield her eyes.

Chen Yuanning was not very old, but he was a full 183 centimeters tall. This scene looked especially like it was torturing single dogs.

From the fan crowd, a mom fan burst out with a heart-rending cry: “Chen Yuanning! Mommy won’t allow you to date so young!”

Chen Yuanning turned his head to look over and shouted back in grief and indignation, “This is my sister!”

This time, the older-sister fans could not sit still either. “Chen Yuanning! Your sister is right here!”

Chen Yuanning: …

I’m so young, but my heart is so tired.

Song Jianzhi was amused. She desperately wanted to laugh, but she could not let people see that she was laughing at Chen Yuanning, so she could only face forward and reveal a smile as brilliant as spring blossoms, pretending she was paying tribute to the host and this lofty award.

As she smiled, she casually lifted her eyes and met Ming Xu’s gaze in midair.

The second time.

These three words unexpectedly floated up in the bottom of her heart, faint and light, blending into her heart without a trace and stirring a slight ripple.

But then a female celebrity in a backless gown happened to pass by in front of her, and Song Jianzhi remembered the embarrassing moment that day when the stylist had kindly pointed things out to her in the mirror…

Song Jianzhi’s smile gradually disappeared. If it weren’t for the fact that they were in public and she feared people would misunderstand that the two of them were on bad terms, she would even have wanted to glare back.

Ming Xu saw Song Jianzhi, who was only a few steps away, freeze slightly when she first saw her, as if she hadn’t reacted in time. Then Song Jianzhi put away her smile, turned her head, and stopped looking at her. It was clearly the attitude one had toward a stranger.

Over there, the host was still saying, “Ah, do you mean that tonight’s stars are all dazzling and radiant? Thank you, Ming Xu. All right—let’s see who is entering next.”

Ming Xu handed the microphone back to the female host, lowered her brows in acknowledgment, turned, and left cleanly.

The awards ceremony was being livestreamed online at the same time. The moment the viewers saw Chen Yuanning appear with an unfamiliar yet beautiful woman on his arm, the bullet comments exploded.

“Did He Xilan get plastic surgery???”

“Who is this??? Don’t tell me the company is making my son promote a newcomer for them?”

“Holy crap, this young lady is peak beauty.”

“I also think she’s so pretty! Miss, please debut right where you stand!!”

Amid the chaotic bullet comments, someone suddenly posted:

“This entrance order isn’t right ahhh! Little Brother doesn’t have any nominated work, so he can only come in later with the Xinghan celebrities. The Like a Dream crew only just finished walking, so now it should be the investors’ entrance order!”

“! Now that you say that, I just remembered that the super handsome president of the Wei Corporation doesn’t seem to have entered yet either. I’m shocked.”

“Does this Sister have an even bigger background than the Wei Corporation?”

No one could answer. Quite a few people had already opened Weibo and were frantically posting and refreshing, waiting for entertainment gossip accounts to reveal the truth.

Wei Xiao watched helplessly as Song Jianzhi’s Bentley followed the staff’s guidance and passed his Maserati to line up in front. He gave a disdainful huff.

He Xilan glanced at the rear of the Bentley and asked softly, “Young Master Wei, do you know who that is?”

Wei Xiao flicked his cigarette ash and sneered. “Song Jianzhi. A woman trying to use these little tricks to catch my attention.”

He Xilan: ? Please. You idiot.

But she still put on a professional look of admiration, bringing a trace of sourness into her voice. “Young Master Wei has so many admirers.”

Wei Xiao exhaled a ring of smoke and hooked her chin. “Don’t worry. I’m still willing to keep you around. You’re very obedient, unlike that Song Jianzhi.”

He Xilan looked at the clearly visible annoyance on Wei Xiao’s face. She was so choked by the smoke that she could barely stand it, so she deliberately acted spoiled. “Then does Young Master Wei like me a little more, or Ming Xu a little more?”

Wei Xiao glanced at her and backed away slightly as a warning. “Be good, understand?”

He Xilan could finally inhale a little less secondhand smoke. She pretended to feel wronged and turned her head to look out the window, secretly opening the window at the same time to let the air circulate.

From afar, she saw Ming Xu standing beside the host. Even from a distance, one could tell her bearing and appearance were excellent.

Compared with Ming Xu, who was like a needle meeting the sharp point of an awl, she might as well endure this idiot.

He Xilan closed the car window again.

After Song Jianzhi entered the venue, she parted ways with Chen Yuanning. Chen Yuanning had no nominated work, and among all the stars gathered at the ceremony, his status was not considered especially high. His seat was arranged in the fourth row.

The staff led Song Jianzhi to the seat right in the center of the first row and said respectfully, “The Song Group’s seat is here. Miss Song, please sit.”

Song Jianzhi sat down as instructed. Less than two minutes later, Wei Xiao entered.

Wei Xiao’s seat was to her right. He sat down, crossed his long legs, his leather shoes polished to a shine, and said in a low voice, “I underestimated you.”

Song Jianzhi: Do you need something?

Fortunately, Wei Xiao probably feared that she would cling to him, so he soon closed his eyes to rest. When his mouth was shut, it was not easy to tell that he was a dumbass. Instead, thanks to his male lead looks, he attracted a wave of fans.

When the camera turned toward him, the bullet comments screamed.

“Ahhhhh, I want to have the CEO’s babies!”

“The CEO talked to the young lady beside him!! Does that young lady really have such a good seat?”

“Scary as hell. Which family’s socialite descended to earth?”

Over in the fourth row, Chen Yuanning’s good buddy in the industry, Peng Zhou, was also hooking an arm around his neck and interrogating him. “That really is your sister?!”

Chen Yuanning pushed aside the stray hair on his forehead and said gloomily, “She really is. Could it be fake?”

“Your biological sister?”

“Cousin. My mom is her younger aunt.”

Chen Yuanning’s family background had not been deliberately publicized. Only people in the industry knew a little about it. But when Chen Yuanning was still a child star, Peng Zhou had played his older brother in a television drama. The two had been close buddies for years, so he knew much more than others. Hearing this, he lowered his voice and asked, “So that means she’s from the Song family?”

“Yeah. She was sent abroad to live with the elders when she was little. I haven’t seen her many times either, and we’re not close. This time, it was my eldest cousin who shoved the two of us together to walk the red carpet.”

Peng Zhou said enviously, “Look how much your cousins take care of you. Entering with the biggest investor—what a show of status, bro!”

Chen Yuanning looked at Peng Zhou like he was looking at a child too young and ignorant to understand the world. With vicissitudes in his voice, he said, “This is the first WeChat message I’ve received from my eldest cousin this year.”

“I think she only remembered me because she was afraid my second cousin would be scared during her first public appearance.”

Peng Zhou’s gaze immediately filled with pity. But then he thought that the guy’s cousin was like an immortal descending from heaven. Was it his place to pity him?

He sighed and lamented, “If only I were a few years older.”

Chen Yuanning looked utterly baffled. “For what?”

“To become your brother-in-law.”

Chen Yuanning shrieked and pounced over to scratch him. “I treat you as my brother, but you want to hit on my sister!”

The two eighteen- or nineteen-year-old brats were causing a lively fuss when the person sitting in the row in front of them turned her head slightly to look over.

She was looking at Peng Zhou.

That cool, clear glance made Peng Zhou shudder all over. He pushed Chen Yuanning and said, “Hey, hey, stop messing around. We’re disturbing Sister Ming Xu.”

When Chen Yuanning saw that it was Ming Xu, he remembered that they had worked together on a variety show before and had a bit of surface-level friendship. He quickly sat up properly. “Sister Ming Xu.”

Ming Xu moved her gaze away from Peng Zhou and replied faintly, “Good evening.”

Chen Yuanning had no idea what to say when he heard Ming Xu ask him, “Your cousin is?”

“Ah, the one who just entered with me. Her name is Song Jianzhi.”

“Sister Ming Xu, do you know my cousin?” Chen Yuanning looked at Ming Xu’s expression and suddenly asked.

It should have been a very simple question, but Ming Xu suddenly found it difficult.

Did she know her or not?

She would have to ask Song Jianzhi about that.

Seeing this, Peng Zhou cut in to smooth things over. “Your little cousin just returned to the country. It would be normal if Sister Ming Xu didn’t know her.”

The moment he finished speaking, he saw Ming Xu look over at him. He did not know if it was just his imagination, but Peng Zhou felt that Sister Ming Xu’s gaze toward him was sharper than the one she had given Chen Yuanning, making him subconsciously shrink back and press himself tightly against the chair.

Ming Xu looked at Peng Zhou, who no longer dared make a sound. The corner of her lips lifted, and the end of her brow rose slightly. Her words carried a hint of intimacy.

“I know her. How could I not?”

Author’s Note:

At first, I thought it was a ripple. Only later did I realize it was a storm.