Reborn! Caught Up by the Critically Obsessed Actress - Chapter 48

After the butler left, only the two of them remained in the rain, looking at each other. Xie Jingcheng hesitated for a moment before speaking. She didn’t mind her grandmother being angry, but she didn’t want Song Qingxing to be in a difficult position.

“If you don’t want to go, you can tell me.”

“I won’t let them force you.”

In large, established families, one is often expected to be familiar with the rules; it’s not a place for reckless behavior, which is the mark of the nouveau riche or a new power. Families with shallow foundations tend to have fewer constraints.

Xie Jingcheng chose to bear all the consequences, even if her grandmother would scold her for being irresponsible towards a woman. She didn’t want Song Qingxing to shoulder any unwarranted pressure.

“Forget it.”

“Since they already believe it, there’s no harm in going with you.”

Song Qingxing proactively moved closer, reaching out to hold Xie Jingcheng’s palm. Their shoulders touched, and intimacy spread invisibly between them.

In the end, Xie Jingcheng and Song Qingxing boarded the private jet together. The Xie family’s ancestral home wasn’t exceptionally far from this city, but the flight still took a few hours.

Song Qingxing fell into a daze and drifted off to sleep.

When she woke up, she found herself being watched by a pair of eyes. The other party’s gaze was sincere, carrying a subtle, indescribable sense of adoration.

“Xie Jingcheng?”

“What time is it…”

She groggily asked for the time, and then heard Xie Jingcheng’s cool voice reply.

“It’s already night, and the plane has landed. We can take the car now.”

The ball would be held around tomorrow afternoon. Xie Jingcheng had participated in such bustling events since childhood. Although she was less enthusiastic about them as an adult, she was completely familiar with the procedures.

Time flies so fast, Song Qingxing thought with a sigh. She was helped off the plane. At this hour, the night wind brushed her face, and she could almost see mist when she spoke.

It was truly unbelievable, yet it was a summer night.

However, she only felt cold for a moment before quickly getting into the car. The heating inside was quite sufficient, so she didn’t have to endure the chill like before.

Sitting in the car, Song Qingxing couldn’t fall asleep, so she sat up, took out her phone, and began her day as a celebrity who needed to be active.

She used to be aloof truly aloof rarely posting on Weibo, leaving her fans desperately craving content.

But now, Song Qingxing had changed. How could a celebrity lack topics and buzz? So, every day, she would take a few beautiful photos, post them, and pander to her fans.

Just as her post was uploaded, Xie Jingcheng’s phone vibrated. Song Qingxing looked at the other person in surprise, then noticed Xie Jingcheng’s ears were inexplicably red.

She calmly took out her phone and unlocked it.

The notification on her screen clearly read: Your Special Follow has updated a post

Song Qingxing: …

Good heavens, it turned out this person had been secretly infatuated with her for a long time.

She wondered if Xie Jingcheng would be looking at her photos in the dead of night…

No, she couldn’t think such things!

How could a respected Movie Queen engage in such ridiculous fantasies!

Song Qingxing could only regret her overly rich imagination. Xie Jingcheng’s account was a very clean burner account; aside from Song Qingxing, there was no other content.

But this time, she didn’t want to use the burner account. She logged into her main account, and for the first time, Xie Jingcheng used her main account to like someone’s post.

This feeling was completely different.

She could stop pretending and stop being the person hidden in the dark, openly expressing her affection.

After posting her update, Song Qingxing turned off her phone and didn’t pay close attention to who had liked her post.

Little did she know, this action would stir up a discussion and a storm on the internet. Some people thought they were purely capitalizing on the “fujoshi” trend for their new movie, while others believed they might have genuinely fallen in love because of the drama.

Regardless of which theory was true, Song Qingxing might not have access to her phone for the next few days.

The Xie Family.

Flowers were everywhere, and glasses clinked.

Ambient lights illuminated everyone’s faces.

Family gatherings for a large family like the Xies were held every few months, especially by the elders who loved hosting parties, making them even more frequent.

“Did you hear? Xie Jingcheng is bringing her lover back. Hahaha… it’s really funny, who brings a lover to a family gathering?”

One person leaned back in a chair, holding a wine glass, their words laced with a strong smell of alcohol and faint contempt.

Every one of the Xie family’s younger generations was jealous of Xie Jingcheng.

Despite having the best family background, being of the direct lineage, and having a father who was the head of the Xie Group, she neglected her duties and ran off to become an actress, disgracing the Xie family name.

Yet, no matter how jealous they were, these people only dared to speak in private. No one dared to say it in front of Xie Jingcheng or anyone from the direct line.

“Even if she’s just a lover, it’s still Song Qingxing. That little waist… and that little butt are really captivating. I heard Cousin Zhou wanted to keep her as a mistress before, but she didn’t even look at him.”

“She just rolled her eyes and left.”

Cousin Zhou had originally held a grudge and wanted to retaliate against Song Qingxing, but not long after, the rumors of Xie Jingcheng and Song Qingxing surfaced.

No matter how arrogant people are, they are still mortals who cannot help but covet beauty.

While these people looked down on Song Qingxing verbally, every single one of them was envious in their hearts. After all, Song Qingxing wasn’t one of those actresses whose face was entirely due to technology.

Nor was she someone whose foundation was so poor that she was unrecognizable without makeup.

When she wore makeup, her beauty was vivid and glamorous; without it, she had a pure, innocent beauty.

She was someone who could truly awaken the deepest desires in people’s hearts.

Just as they were chatting merrily, a person suddenly walked over with a menacing demeanor, emanating a fierce, man-eating aura.

She raised her foot and kicked over the wine bottle on the table. The family members were caught off guard and drenched in red wine.

“If I hear you laughing at Jingcheng again, I’ll tear all your mouths apart and sew them shut.”

A few people looked up.

They saw An Wenqing’s ferocious face. They instantly fell silent, pretending to be deaf and mute.

Oh God!

Why did this little tyrant also show up?

There would definitely be a good show to watch later.

Everyone knew that An Wenqing had relentlessly pursued Xie Jingcheng. It was likely that An Wenqing was the only person in the world who dared to boss around someone with Xie Jingcheng’s privileged background.

“You’re still sticking up for her.”

“Your cousin doesn’t even want you.”

A few people who couldn’t stand her spoke sarcastically. An Wenqing was already in a bad mood, and upon hearing this, she was about to pounce and engage in a fierce fight with the man.

The atmosphere was tense.

Several peacemakers rushed over after hearing the commotion, intending to stop them from fighting and spoiling Grandma Xie’s mood.

However, two people walked over from a distance.

One of them was tall, wearing only a gray jacket, but her aura was incomparable.

The feeling of being constantly revered was something that ordinary aristocratic women could not possess. At this moment, Xie Jingcheng was holding Song Qingxing’s hand, leading her across the spacious stone path.

Her eyes were filled with tenderness.

Uh-oh… this was about to become a Shura Field.

The entire group raised their heads, their hearts ablaze with the fire of gossip.