The Male Lead's Sister Reborn (GL) - Chapter 8

The moment she saw the male lead’s face, Jiang Qian felt a wave of disgust, and she couldn’t hide the look of distaste on her face.

She turned around and buried herself in a corner, pretending to be reading the script seriously, praying in her heart: “Don’t look at me, don’t look at me! You’re a domineering CEO! Don’t break character, don’t chase girls, I beg you!”

However, Shen Xizhou’s voice came from behind her: “Woman, we meet again.

Last time you didn’t tell me your name.”

Jiang Qian silently turned around to face Shen Xizhou.

She was sitting, and Shen Xizhou was standing. She could only see Shen Xizhou’s waist, and specifically a rather awkward area.

Jiang Qian silently stood up again, trying to make herself look a little taller, but found that even on her tiptoes, she could only see Shen Xizhou’s neck, and still had to look up.

“What’s the point of being so tall? Did the female lead like him because he could cure her cervical spondylosis?”

While silently complaining, Jiang Qian calmly said, “My name is Jiang Qian.

If you have something to discuss, you can talk to the director. I’m busy right now, so I’ll be going. Thank you.”

After she finished speaking, she pretended to be calm and tried to walk past Shen Xizhou.

Unfortunately, this was a corner spot, and Shen Xizhou was tall and took up a lot of space. Seeing her about to leave, he even extended his arm to “wall-slam” her, blocking her path.

Jiang Qian couldn’t get out and accidentally stepped on Shen Xizhou’s foot.

Shen Xizhou let out a standard male lead-style muffled groan: “Hmm…”

A few staff members who were secretly watching let out exclamations: “Ah! What are they doing? From here, it looks like they’re hugging…”

“No wonder a fresh college graduate like Jiang Qian could get on this crew… Don’t they know how to be a little more discreet!”

“Jiang Qian is amazing. She can tame a wild horse like young President Shen. But who knows how long she can keep him?

Young President Shen is usually very fickle. He’s seen all kinds of starlets; maybe she’s just a fleeting novelty.”

Jiang Qian was so mortified by Shen Xizhou’s groan that she was almost dying of embarrassment. Goosebumps erupted like a fountain, and she immediately tried to walk away, wanting to escape this troublesome place.

But Shen Xizhou suddenly grabbed her arm: “Trying to leave? Why are you avoiding me?”

“The way he asked that… Bro, don’t you see what you’re doing right now?

This is the rhythm of kidnapping an innocent girl, isn’t it?”

Jiang Qian raised her head, shook her arm, and pulled away from Shen Xizhou. Her eyes widened as she said fiercely, “I just want to get out. I’m not avoiding you. Please move.”

Shen Xizhou was stunned by her glare. For a moment, he seemed to see the woman he loved.

Su Xiangxue loved to stare at him like that, her eyes round and pitch-black, like her hair.

“But, Xiangxue has been gone for a long time…”

The relationship between Shen Xizhou and Su Xiangxue in the original book was like this: the two met and fell in love in college, then went abroad for further studies. They broke up after a long-distance relationship, and after returning to the country, Su Xiangxue married a foreigner and became an actress in China.

Su Xiangxue was Shen Xizhou’s first love, and from then on, every person he fell for resembled her.

The reason Shen Xizhou initially agreed to marry Jiang Qian was also because he saw Su Xiangxue’s shadow in her.

But according to the original timeline, not long after he married Jiang Qian, Su Xiangxue divorced and came back to find Shen Xizhou, causing a series of subsequent events.

So now, Shen Xizhou was once again following the original plotline, seeing the shadow of his first love in Jiang Qian and feeling a bit moved.

However, the current Jiang Qian was no longer the frail Jiang Qian who deeply loved Shen Xizhou in the original story.

Seeing Shen Xizhou just standing there dazed, Jiang Qian impatiently waved her hand, pushed Shen Xizhou away, and walked out herself.

She took two steps and then casually pulled a wet wipe from her pocket to wipe the arm that Shen Xizhou had just touched.

“Oh my god, I touched a scumbag’s arm. I’m gonna get infected!”

Jiang Qian was muttering to herself when she suddenly felt a shadow fall over her.

She looked up in confusion and immediately froze, putting on a flattering smile: “Oh, President Shen, you’re here.”

Shen Xiruo was standing in front of her. She glanced at her arm, then looked up and glanced at Shen Xizhou in the distance, asking with a puzzled expression, “You and Shen Xizhou…”

Jiang Qian immediately waved her hands: “It’s nothing, nothing at all. We didn’t even talk.”

Shen Xiruo stood there and looked at the wet wipe in Jiang Qian’s hand: “Then what are you wiping?”

Jiang Qian’s mind raced. She said seriously, “I accidentally got foundation on my arm just now. I need to wipe it off; the makeup artist will have to reapply it later.

I’m going over there to find the director. You… maybe you can just wander around by yourself?”

After blurting out the words, she felt like a tour guide, which made her a little uncomfortable.

Shen Xiruo didn’t bother with Shen Xizhou, who was standing still like a stump on the other side. She walked beside Jiang Qian and said, “I’ll go with you.”

Jiang Qian let out two dry laughs: “You really don’t have to. I’m pretty familiar with this place.”

Shen Xiruo said, “My brother is here. I’ll help you block him.”

Jiang Qian: “Huh?”

“Is this really the Shen Xiruo from the book I read, the one who helped the couple get together in all sorts of ways?”

“If it’s really her, then why is she trying to block her own brother for me?”

“Why is it that ever since I transmigrated, her character has become completely different from the book, changing from a supporter to a… villain?”

“In a cliche romance novel, the person who gets in the way of the male and female leads getting together is probably called a villain, right?”

Thinking of this, Jiang Qian gave Shen Xiruo a brilliant smile: “Thank you!”

Shen Xiruo was dazzled by her smile and instinctively smiled back.

Jiang Qian skillfully patted her on the waist and said with a laugh, “As long as you help me block your brother, we’re friends!”

“As long as you’re the villain, as long as you stop me from falling in love with the male lead, we’re friends.” This was Jiang Qian’s simple strategy for distinguishing friend from foe!

“Mm, we’re friends.”

Shen Xiruo nodded with a smile.

Because Shen Xiruo was following Jiang Qian around like a giant good-luck charm, everyone scattered when Jiang Qian came by. Those who should have been working seriously worked seriously, and those who had nothing to do found things to do, making everyone look very busy.

A certain assistant director couldn’t stand it anymore and said to Shen Xiruo, “President Shen, if you’re here to supervise, you can sit here and get a better view.”

Shen Xiruo gently shook her head at the assistant director: “No need. It’s enough for me to follow Jiang Qian.”

The assistant director wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, feeling that the situation was very tricky.

“This President Shen is clearly a pro!

What’s the most important thing about supervising?

It’s not about where you sit and watch, but about making sure the overall process is sound!

And the process, of course, is most fully embodied in the female lead. That’s why President Shen, an old hand, has to follow the female lead, to meticulously grasp whether the entire crew’s process is perfect, whether the costume, makeup, and props are up to par, and whether the budget is being spent correctly!”

The more the assistant director thought about it, the more scared he became. The crew was already on a tight schedule with a heavy workload. If something wasn’t done right, they might get criticized!

So the assistant director solemnly gave instructions to everyone, telling them to be serious, especially when it came to serving this new female lead!

“This is a strategic mission! It’s related to your future performance bonuses!”

After the assistant director finished speaking and left, a few staff members exchanged glances and whispered, “No wonder, I felt something was off when I saw young President Shen with her just now…”

“Exactly! Young President Shen must want to play around with a new girl again!”

“Someone is really backing her. She’s definitely going to get famous, but who knows how long young President Shen will support her.”

The few of them were happily gossiping when they suddenly heard someone next to them ask, “What happened between young President Shen and her?”

The few of them said enthusiastically, “Just now! Young President Shen wall-slammed her in the corner! Didn’t you see it?”

They turned around and discovered the person who asked the question was Shen Xiruo.

The few of them were petrified.

Shen Xiruo glanced at them and said coldly, “Your bonuses for this month are all canceled.”

Then she turned and walked towards Shen Xizhou.

Ever since Shen Xizhou had that feeling a moment ago, he had started paying attention to Jiang Qian. The more he looked at her, the more he felt that she really appealed to him.

At this moment, Jiang Qian was wearing her costume, twirling around for the costume designer to see the style, and Shen Xizhou was watching her, somewhat lost in thought.

He didn’t even notice when Shen Xiruo came to stand next to him.

“Shen Xizhou, stay away from Jiang Qian.”

Shen Xiruo stood next to him with her arms crossed, her gaze fixed on Jiang Qian, speaking as if it were a casual remark.

“Hah, why should I?”

Shen Xizhou responded subconsciously.

He had never had any affection for this sister. She was the product of his father’s philandering, while he was the legitimate heir born from the marriage of two families. So he usually didn’t listen to anything she said.

“Because she dislikes you, and I am her friend.”

Shen Xiruo slowly turned around and stared at Shen Xizhou.

Her gaze was so cold it was like an ice pick, piercing Shen Xizhou’s eyes and startling him.

“It’s not your place to tell me who I can be interested in!”

Startled, Shen Xizhou felt a bit annoyed and focused only on antagonizing his sister.

“If you’re not afraid of making an enemy of me, then go right ahead.”

Shen Xiruo stared at her nominal brother, and a suppressed ferocity appeared in her eyes, like a bloodthirsty beast eyeing its prey, exuding a powerful sense of oppression.

“…” Shen Xizhou shifted his gaze and said nothing more.

He truly didn’t dare to be an enemy of Shen Xiruo right now. She wasn’t her father’s favorite, but she was especially liked by the Shen family patriarch. Besides, Shen Xiruo’s career was developing much better than his, and her influence was much stronger.

“Just wait until I get control of the Shen family assets…”

“You can protect her for a moment, but can you protect her for a lifetime?

She’s a woman; she’ll eventually get married and have children. Are you going to interfere no matter who she marries?

Don’t overextend your hand, you’ll get hurt.”

After saying this heartfelt piece of advice, Shen Xizhou turned and left.

Leaving Shen Xiruo to stand there, behind the camera, steadily watching Jiang Qian act.

Jiang Qian was getting ready. She looked over through the dense crowd and smiled at Shen Xiruo from afar, a smile with a hint of shyness and tenderness.

A thought suddenly popped into Shen Xiruo’s mind: “Is it really impossible to protect her for a lifetime?”