Acting as the Movie Queen Love Rival’s Golden Finger GL - Chapter 7

Not long after, once everyone had entered the venue, the awards ceremony officially began.

When it reached the most important award of the night, the first one announced was the Jin Yi Award for Best Actress in a Television Series. The specially invited award presenter smiled and said, “Let us congratulate—”

“Ming Xu!”

In the darkened venue, a beam of light lit up and enveloped Ming Xu beneath it. Ming Xu curved her lips at just the right moment, rose, and bowed in acknowledgment to all four sides. The beam followed her steps from the dim seating area all the way to the dazzling, starlit stage.

She was tall and graceful, and especially in this moment of being watched by everyone, she appeared even more noble and composed. Like everyone else present, Song Jianzhi made no attempt to hide the amazement and admiration in her eyes.

Her heartbeat quickened slightly.

The bullet comments had already become the territory of Ming Xu’s fans, the “Cotton Fluffs.”

When Ming Xu accepted the trophy from the presenter, they reached their peak.

“Ming Xu ahhhhhhh!!”

“Congratulations to Ming Xu for winning the Jin Yi Award for Best Actress! Absolutely worthy of Best Actress!”

“Hugging the Cotton Fluff army and screaming! No one can rip us off Ming Xu!!”

The presenter handed the stage over to Ming Xu.

Ming Xu adjusted the microphone. She was tall, so she lowered her head slightly to lean closer. Her voice was as clear and cool as always.

“Thank you, everyone. This honor belongs not only to me, but also to every member of the Like a Dream crew. In the future, as an actress, I will continue to present everyone with outstanding film and television works.”

It was an extremely brief and straightforward acceptance speech. There was no looking back on the emotional journey she had gone through, no sentimentality. The guests below were all stunned for a moment. That was it?

Song Jianzhi’s seat was especially good, allowing her to see the person onstage clearly. She could see Ming Xu’s hand steadily holding the trophy. She could see Ming Xu’s red lips opening and closing. She could also see Ming Xu straighten, silently announcing that her speech was over.

Without blinking, Song Jianzhi looked at the shining Ming Xu and was the first to start applauding.

The applause in the venue gradually swelled. Song Jianzhi’s heart was filled with pride as she shouted loudly at the system in her mind:

“Did you see that! My client is amazing!”

Beside her came a voice that ruined the atmosphere. “Song Jianzhi, did you see clearly?”

Song Jianzhi: ?

Wei Xiao leaned a little closer to her, his tone full of disdain. “Ming Xu is so outstanding. There is no way I would ever fall for a big-breasted, brainless woman like you.”

Had this idiot’s illness flared up again?

Song Jianzhi also turned her head to look at him. Smiling without warmth, she said, “I saw clearly. Ming Xu is so outstanding. She must have had eight lifetimes of bad luck to be liked by you.”

Wei Xiao’s expression darkened a little. Taking the cameras and the entrepreneurs seated around them into consideration, he held back his temper and did not lose his anger. A storm brewed in his eyes. “Woman, you have angered me.”

Song Jianzhi resisted the urge to roll her eyes on the spot. “I want to hit you too.”

Wei Xiao stared fixedly at her, then suddenly smiled. “I understand now.”

Song Jianzhi: You understand again?

She was too lazy to care about this love-brained Wei Xiao. After accidentally looking at the idiot a couple of times, she needed to quickly look at Sister Ming Xu to cleanse her eyes.

Song Jianzhi turned her head to look.

Ming Xu was also looking at her.

Before the hundreds of guests in the venue, at the very moment the livestream camera was aimed at her, under the lights pouring over the stage like quicksilver.

Her gaze was fixed on Song Jianzhi.

Completely undisguised.

The third time.

Song Jianzhi heard a voice in her heart softly say.

The host accepted the stage while applauding. Ming Xu smiled at the camera once more in acknowledgment, then carried the glittering trophy and walked down.

The following segments passed very quickly. After the ceremony ended, Song Jianzhi rose to leave and saw Ming Xu walking out surrounded by the crew.

Chen Yuanning wound his way past several celebrities taking group photos and walked toward her. “Cousin, are you going back?”

Song Jianzhi nodded. “The driver is waiting outside.”

“There’s a celebration banquet later. Cousin, aren’t you attending?”

Song Jianzhi hesitated. Thanks to Wei Xiao, her impression of banquets in this world really was not good. When she thought that Ming Xu would inevitably be at the banquet too, the time, place, and people all carried a strong sense of déjà vu from that night.

“I’m not going.” Song Jianzhi could not get past the hurdle in her heart. “But if anything happens to Ming Xu, keep an eye on things for me.”

“Ah?” Chen Yuanning scratched his head, not understanding what kind of move this was. But after Song Jianzhi finished speaking, she left without explaining. Even when he followed Peng Zhou to the banquet hall, he still had not figured it out.

The banquet hall was filled with harmonious cheer. Tonight, some people were destined to be happy while others were disappointed, but no one would be stupid enough to show it. That was how the current cheerful scene was created.

Ming Xu had outstanding looks and had just won Best Actress in a Television Series. Without a doubt, she was the focus tonight, and the people around her never stopped coming.

Wei Xiao’s female companion tonight was He Xilan. He Xilan was considerate and attentive, finding an excuse to leave for quite a while and giving Wei Xiao the chance to attract bees and butterflies before returning to the banquet hall.

When He Xilan came back, there was still a little temptress tangling herself around Wei Xiao. Seeing He Xilan stand at Wei Xiao’s side, the girl said sweetly, “Sister Xilan, did you go congratulate Sister Ming Xu on winning?”

He Xilan smiled gently. “No. Ming Xu is talking with the directors right now. It wouldn’t be good for me to disturb them.”

The little celebrity swayed her waist and said, “I went over as soon as I arrived. Sister Ming Xu even said my eyes look a lot like hers.”

He Xilan glanced at her eyes. She had put on a pair of light brown bling-bling colored contacts, and that counted as looking alike?

Not to mention, in order to make her pair of small eyes look a little bigger, she had even done smoky makeup.

Besides, would Ming Xu ever say something like that?

Only an idiot would believe it.

Coincidentally, right beside her was a living idiot. Wei Xiao stared at the little celebrity for a long time and said, “They do look rather similar.”

The little celebrity beamed with delight. Knowing this matter was settled, she tossed him a flirtatious look and left fully satisfied.

Wei Xiao’s hunting tally increased by one, but he did not look especially happy. Holding his wine, he glanced at the figure in the distance.

He Xilan smiled faintly and said to Wei Xiao, the true wealth-scattering boy, “Doesn’t Young Master Wei like Ming Xu the most? Why don’t you support her a little? If she had Young Master Wei’s help, perhaps Ming Xu would already have won Best Actress by now.”

Wei Xiao turned his eyes to her, as if trying to see through what she was thinking. Only after quite a while did he say, “Ming Xu is very career-minded. She wants to rely on herself for everything.”

“But Young Master Wei has always supported other people instead, without giving Ming Xu resources. When Ming Xu sees it… she might question your sincerity too.”

Wei Xiao lifted her chin and asked in a low voice, “You’ve brought up Ming Xu again and again. What are you trying to do?”

He Xilan’s gaze flickered. She smiled bitterly. “What could I be trying to do? My whole heart is with you. I only want you to be a little happier.”

“As for my selfish intentions, well, I do have some. Maybe, and I only mean maybe, after Young Master Wei gets her, you won’t like her so much anymore…” He Xilan brought out her acting skills and brewed a little tearfulness in her eyes. “Then you might look a little more at me, the person by your side.”

Wei Xiao stared at the tears gathering in the woman’s eyes. Half-believing, half-doubting, he let go of her and lifted his chin slightly. “Ming Xu is different from all of you.”

He Xilan lowered her head, pretending to be heartbroken.

“But what you said does make some sense,” Wei Xiao said lightly.

“I’ve given her too much freedom, and instead, it made her stop taking me seriously.”

He Xilan lifted her head. “Young Master Wei…”

But Wei Xiao did not look at her. He turned his gaze toward Ming Xu, who was currently speaking with Director Bei.

“It is time to let her understand that the person who treats her best is me.”

After the celebration banquet, Li Man drove while Ming Xu and Pei Zishu sat in the back seat.

Ming Xu leaned against the car window with her head propped up, taking the hangover soup Pei Zishu had asked the hotel to prepare and slowly drinking it.

“Drive slower. Let Ming Xu recover a bit first,” Pei Zishu instructed Li Man.

Li Man had always been cheerful and good-natured, but now even she could not help complaining a little. “I’ve never seen anyone rushing off to a schedule in the early morning right after an awards ceremony. Sister Ming Xu is already a Best Actress winner. Why can’t the company treasure her a little?”

“I asked President Sun to push it back a bit, but he refused. The schedule is too tight. You can still sleep a little on the plane. You’ll have to get up at six-thirty for styling.” Pei Zishu sighed and spoke softly to Ming Xu.

Ming Xu nodded. In private, the tiredness between her brows and eyes was hard to conceal. A layer of weariness covered her eyes. She took another sip of the sobering soup, then put it down. Her voice was cool. “I’ll rest for a while. Wake me when we reach the airport.”

The car fell silent.

Outside the car, countless city lights shone like stars and were thrown behind by the speeding vehicle, like streaming light.

Before Ming Xu closed her eyes, she looked out the window and thought of Song Jianzhi’s beautiful skirt hem.

Author’s Note:

In one evening, Ming Xu successfully achieved the accomplishment of initiating three ambiguous eye contacts.

Let me introduce He Xilan: she holds the dual positions of vicious supporting female character + tragic-romance scene partner for the idiot CEO.

Next, please welcome Wei Xiao to sing Zhang Xinzhe’s Overboard for us.

There will be a second update today. See you at six.