Deeply in Love [Showbiz] - Chapter 8

Chapter 8

Pass out immediately, please—right now.

Even though the broadcast angle had already switched away, it couldn’t stop the exploding fan bullet comments.

White Moonlight’s Red Rose: Ahhhhhhhh, what does our Lianlian mean by that!!

Spinning Around: Is she one of us?? Is the person I’ve been hating all this time actually my sister-fan??

Cucumber without Melons: Impossible. Our Lianlian was just being polite and giving her a way out of an awkward situation. She’s definitely going to release a press release for hype later.

Jiajia My Love: Exactly. Nan Zhiyao doesn’t deserve to be here. Make her leave.

Sailor Moon Hei-Ha: To be fair, Nan Zhiyao’s outfit today is truly stunning. Why didn’t she walk the red carpet?

Tattered Tissue: What’s the use of a good face? Someone like her who only knows how to hype without any good works should just stick to playing the vile female supporting role forever.

Light of Hope: To the people above… do you not realize Nan Zhiyao brushed 99+ Luxury Yachts? That’s a massive amount of money; she’s really going for it.

White Moonlight’s Red Rose: On purpose, right? I bet you we’ll see her team’s press releases in a bit, just watch.

Honey Sauce: Cough, I’ve taken a liking to her ID… …

Although there were occasionally one or two comments defending Nan Zhiyao, they were quickly suppressed by the flood of other messages.

But the person at the center of the controversy knew nothing of this.

That one look from Bai Lian had sent Nan Zhiyao floating on cloud nine.

Though Bai Lian had a cold personality, she had a great reputation in the industry. She never made mistakes regarding what to say in different situations. However, her sudden, nonsensical sentence just now had left the host stunned, unable to follow up for a moment.

What… what does that mean?

Fortunately, Bai Lian gave a slight nod and prepared to step off the red carpet.

In the audience, although Nan Zhiyao was sitting in a corner, she had already attracted a lot of attention. Her gown was covered in diamond fragments; even the slightest movement caused tiny flecks of light to swirl around her. Her almond eyes were rounded, and her naturally long lashes were like little fans. Even being talked about like that in the comments, there wasn’t a hint of gloom on her face. Her passionate gaze remained glued to Bai Lian, bright and moving.

She was open and completely unapologetic.

Recalling her act of gifting Luxury Yachts, people couldn’t bring themselves to hate her; instead, they felt she had a certain cute, naive charm.

A thought crossed everyone’s mind— Is this really a starlet trying to climb up through hype? Isn’t she more likely some wealthy heiress???

Nan Zhiyao was tapping her feet in excitement, not thinking at all about how she would develop her career after such a massive live broadcast accident. Anyway, her family was handling things, so no one could throw dirt on her. As for minor squabbles, they could do as they pleased.

Bai Lian adjusted her skirt as she stepped off the carpet, preparing to enter the inner hall and take her seat.

She’s coming, she’s coming! My idol is getting closer and closer!

Nan Zhiyao was practically rubbing her hands together in anticipation. Her camera was ready, just waiting for Bai Lian to sit in front of her.

“You’re quite interesting, aren’t you?” A cold voice drifted from above Nan Zhiyao’s head. Eh, sounds familiar.

Looking up, Jiang Yingjia stood before her with a frown, looking down at her with clear disdain in her eyes.

Sigh.

Nan Zhiyao really wanted to tell this proud peacock that since she was already standing right there, she didn’t need to tilt her chin up so high—it made her jawline look a bit wide.

The lighting in the inner hall had dimmed, and the cameras were all focused on the stage, creating a blind spot for the fans’ view here. Nan Zhiyao stopped Shen Jiaye from stepping forward and curled her lips into a smile.

Seeing Nan Zhiyao’s silence, Jiang Yingjia naturally assumed she was feeling guilty. Her voice became even more contemptuous: “I didn’t believe Sister Geng when she said you could afford the liquidated damages, but it seems you’ve found a new sugar daddy? Is it necessary to keep tying yourself to Bai Lian for hype? Won’t your sugar daddy be angry?”

Nan Zhiyao thought about it. What counts as a new sugar daddy? If I interpret it a bit more positively… I found a wife who is my sugar daddy. Does that count?

She nodded, her expression very innocent: “She actually doesn’t seem like the type to get angry.”

They were married now, so why differentiate? Her money was Bai Lian’s money. If she spent money, it was basically Bai Lian spending money on herself. Who gets angry at themselves?

“Can you have some shame!” Jiang Yingjia hadn’t expected Nan Zhiyao to admit it so decisively. “So young and only knowing how to take shortcuts. Even if you get attention this way, what’s the use?”

She flicked her index finger, pointing to the spot directly behind Bai Lian. “See that? All your meticulous planning, and you can only sit in this corner. Meanwhile, I’m the one who will appear in the same frame as Bai Lian.”

Shen Jiaye couldn’t help but cough on the side. This lady is a bit too good at imagining things.

“Sorry, Sister Yingjia, I will definitely take the ‘righteous path’ from now on.” Nan Zhiyao suppressed a laugh, making her expression look as sincere as possible. “You’re right. I’ll never sit in a corner again.” I’ll just sit in the C-position from now on, okay?

Really, these people—sigh—forcing her to sit in the center every single day. I didn’t want this; do you even understand what it means to be low-key?

Jiang Yingjia sized Nan Zhiyao up once more and hummed coldly: “If you’re not meant to be famous, you won’t be famous. No matter how you try to link yourself to Bai Lian, it’s useless.”

Seeing Bai Lian heading their way, she said to Nan Zhiyao with an air of victory, “I’m not like you, leaching off people for hype. My seat was arranged formally by the organizers; I’m sitting right next to Bai Lian.”

With that, the proud peacock walked off elegantly and took her seat with a stiff, poised posture.

Oh.

Nan Zhiyao didn’t have the heart to tell Jiang Yingjia that her family was the sponsor. She was afraid the proud peacock would lose her feathers from the shock.

Lu Yi and Wu Yueming followed behind Bai Lian.

Jiang Yingjia was full of anticipation, waiting for the three of them to sit in front of her. Sitting behind N.A.E. would double her exposure compared to anyone else.

Nan Zhiyao leaned her body back. I must hide in the corner as much as possible! I absolutely cannot cause any trouble for my idol! She had already caused a sensation earlier; she felt guilty, uuhuu.

She kept her head down, looking at her camera screen, ready to lift her hand! Aim! Capture 365 degrees of Lianlian’s flawless beauty!

Then, in her camera frame, besides her own skirt and shoes, a tall and slender figure entered the shot. Following that was a deep wine-red hem, revealing a hint of a beautiful calf curve.

Nan Zhiyao looked up at Bai Lian standing in front of her: “…?”

Bai Lian sat down naturally in the seat to Nan Zhiyao’s right.

Behind her, Lu Yi sat behind Nan Zhiyao, while Wu Yueming sat to Nan Zhiyao’s left, greeting her with a low, giggling voice: “Hello, Little Sister-in-law.”

The three of them had surrounded Nan Zhiyao right in the middle, causing her position to leap from a “corner” straight to the absolute “C-position.”

No matter which direction the cameras came from, as long as they captured N.A.E., they would capture Nan Zhiyao.

Jiang Yingjia: “???”

Nan Zhiyao spoke blankly: “Why are you…”

Bai Lian: “The light over there was too strong; it was blinding.”

Nan Zhiyao: “…”

She felt that Bai Lian’s sentence was no different from saying: The light! Is too strong! If I don’t sway, I’ll be knocked… to the ground!

— The light! Is too strong! If I don’t sway, I’ll be noticed by Bai Lian.

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