Reborn! Caught Up by the Critically Obsessed Actress - Chapter 34

Why did Xie Jingcheng look so much like a heartless woman who pulls up her pants and runs off as she quickly put on her clothes?

Song Qingxing half-leaned on the edge of the bed, reaching out to button her shirt, her mind filled with various random thoughts.

Since they finished the photoshoot, Song Qingxing had once again plunged into a busy work schedule. After completing the advertisements and some promotional work arranged by the company, she was preparing to join the film crew.

It was mid-summer now, with noisy cicadas chirping in her ears. Walking under a tree, she might even get peed on by a cicada. Song Qingxing remembered someone telling her in her childhood that it was the cicada crying, but she only learned when she grew up that it was just the cicada urinating, and now she just wanted to curse that person.

So, she always carried an umbrella when passing through dense foliage.

The summer vacation had officially begun, and the elite school was empty, but the director still needed to recruit extras and arrange the sets, so they didn’t have to rush to the filming location.

The two finally walked the length of the long, tree-lined road in front of the company building. Yu Zhi closed the umbrella, opened the car door, and Song Qingxing stepped into the car with a long stride.

Song Qingxing decided to go home and see Xie Jingcheng, so she plucked up the courage and sent the other party a WeChat message for the first time.

People said that sending an emoji during the first private chat might increase goodwill, so Song Qingxing chose a cute bunny emoji.

The little rabbit waved its chubby paws at the other person.

“Hello there!”

Song Qingxing couldn’t help but smile at the emoji, thinking the rabbit was hilarious.

But her smile quickly faded because Xie Jingcheng sent a reply. Song Qingxing hadn’t expected the other party to instantly reply to her message.

Although her status in the industry was sufficient, to Xie Jingcheng, she was just a fleeting celebrity who would quickly fall from grace after being popular for a while.

But after the two got together, Xie Jingcheng seemed to care about her exceptionally.

Even though they weren’t in a formal girlfriend relationship.

This rabbit looks like you.

When Song Qingxing heard this voice message, she immediately stopped smiling. Comparing herself to that plump rabbit, she couldn’t help but feel suspicious.

Had she gotten that fat?

Nonsense, I’m not that fat.

Song Qingxing argued, and the other side paused for a moment, continuously displaying “typing…”

But soon came the response.

My apologies, that’s not what I meant. I just wanted to compliment your cuteness.

Song Qingxing quite liked the speed with which the Film Empress backed down, so she nodded and continued chatting with the other party.

I was just joking. If you really want to think of me as a little rabbit, I don’t mind.

The way she said that…

Song Qingxing herself felt like her toes were curling in embarrassment. How cheesy! She thought she would never say anything so mushy in her life, yet she had to say these things just to have a sugar mommy.

Why did you suddenly message me? That’s not like you. Tell me, if there’s anything I can help with, I definitely will.

After all, Song Qingxing had done Xie Jingcheng a great favor. She heard that after An Wenqing received the photo; she immediately threw a huge tantrum.

She smashed the Qing Dynasty porcelain vase passed down in their family. An Wenqing’s parents still didn’t know the reason and kept trying to comfort their daughter.

Hopefully, An Wenqing could see the truth this time. If she didn’t like someone, she just didn’t like them. Why did there have to be so many reasons?

Xie Jingcheng couldn’t explain it.

Emotions were vague and elusive.

Just like how she liked Song Qingxing, but when she saw An Wenqing, her heart wouldn’t pound; it remained calm like stagnant water.

What do you take me for

I won’t bother you with anything outside of acting.

I just wanted to tell you that filming is over for the day, so I want to come and see you.

I wonder if you’re home?

“I’m not home, but I’ll come pick you up.”

Xie Jingcheng sent a voice message, which surprised Song Qingxing, but a wave of warmth surged in her heart. Xie Jingcheng was so good to her.

She was almost unable to stop herself from falling for her.

No need. Just send me the address, and I’ll come find you.

Xie Jingcheng soon sent the location. Song Qingxing focused on the location on the map software and found it was an auction house.

So, Xie Jingcheng had gone to an auction?

It certainly fit what rich people did in their spare time.

After telling the driver the address, Song Qingxing reclined in her seat for a light nap. The driver always drove smoothly, and they arrived at the auction venue shortly.

As Song Qingxing got out of the car, she noticed many reporters all around. A bad feeling welled up in her heart—she seemed to have left without wearing a mask.

Even though she was a popular celebrity, as long as she didn’t appear in crowded places or where there were many fans, she could avoid being recognized if she was discreet.

Yu Zhi was about to hand her a mask, but it was too late. Some sharp-eyed paparazzi had spotted the luxurious nanny van.

And they had also spotted Song Qingxing without a mask.

Song Qingxing was currently riding a wave of popularity. Not only had she filmed an ambiguous movie with Film Empress Xie Jingcheng, but the two were also seen entering and leaving a hotel together.

These were all top-tier scandals.

However, because the Xie family intervened, no reporter currently dared to report it openly. But now, Song Qingxing had appeared here.

There were always a few brave ones eager to try their luck.

Because as long as they could take a picture or extract some useful information from Song Qingxing’s mouth, the hush money alone would be a substantial amount.

So, a few reporters, leading their cameramen, rushed over. The scene was comparable to students rushing toward the cafeteria at a hundred-meter dash speed when school was dismissed, just to get the first bite of hot food.

Song Qingxing didn’t even have time to get back in the car before cameras were shoved in her face, and microphones were practically touching her lips.

“Is Qingxing here to pick up Film Empress Xie Jingcheng?”

“Are the rumors about you two true?”

“Or is it just hype and a publicity stunt for the new movie!”

As expected of the paparazzi, they were truly bold in their questioning.

Song Qingxing felt a little speechless. In her previous life, she faded out very early, and the paparazzi generally weren’t interested in photographing her.

There was only one time: she had been running around all night, first going to the hospital to pay her mother’s long-overdue medical bills, then transferring money to her father for a debt collector’s repayment.

She also visited her father, who was working at a construction site. It was late at night when she returned to the set, but thankfully, the crew was still filming.

Song Qingxing had taken the day off and had no scenes, playing a small, villainous supporting role. Her role wasn’t substantial, but she still shamelessly took a boxed meal.

And it was the one with meat—fatty meat, but for someone who hadn’t eaten meat in a long time, it was a gift, like getting a little grease on her lips.

Song Qingxing wasn’t deliberately trying to evoke pity. Even after she faded out, she earned more than the average person, but she had two bottomless pit parents.

So, that day, she was eating the fatty meat from the crew’s boxed meal with tears in her eyes.

And then, she was photographed by a devil of a paparazzo.

The next day, she was trending on hot search.

Shocking! Once a hugely popular A-list celebrity, now reduced to crying while eating lymph-meat boxed meals after offending too many directors in the industry with prima donna behavior!

Song Qingxing nearly exploded with anger when she saw the entertainment news.

She had to admit; these paparazzi knew how to write headlines.

This is a vivid excerpt from a novel, focusing on the character Song Qingxing and her interactions with Xie Jingcheng and the media.