Reborn! Caught Up by the Critically Obsessed Actress - Chapter 9

In the entertainment industry, it is too easy to smear someone. As long as you grasp the person’s personality weakness and hit them hard, you can almost effortlessly master their dirt.

After all, no one is perfect in this world. As long as you crack a few dirty jokes or playful remarks, they can be taken out of context.

Peng Zhi’en often did such things to attack his rivals and pave the way for his own star career.

His shifty eyes darted around, and he quickly hatched another plan. As long as he had someone “accidentally” bump into Song Qingxing, she would definitely lose her temper.

Then, by installing a camera at the scene, he would surely be able to record the entire incident. As long as Song Qingxing was plunged into a vortex of public opinion for a short period, he could free up time to reconnect with Xie Jingcheng.

Thinking of this, Peng Zhi’en began contacting people in the production crew. If he were dealing with the old Song Qingxing, this trick might have worked.

But unfortunately.

The current Song Qingxing is different.

A person who has experienced cold stares and climbed back up will not be unable to endure this small humiliation.

Moreover, as public figures, any small flaw in celebrities is magnified infinitely. The old Song Qingxing was spoiled by her assistant, manager, company, and fans.

She could not clearly recognize this fact.

But now she can.

Because Song Qingxing has personally experienced it.

Today’s scene was very simple and would not take long to finish. Xie Jingcheng had already gone through the script in the morning.

When acting with Song Qingxing, her state was very focused, but compared to before, when she acted recklessly without caring about Song Qingxing’s survival.

She restrained herself a lot this time.

She was afraid that if she wasn’t careful, Song Qingxing wouldn’t be able to keep up, which would turn the scene into a cinematic disaster.

After a day of filming, Song Qingxing felt completely exhausted. When she was a top celebrity, she often slacked off and used a body double.

So her body never got very tired. But now, dedicating herself wholeheartedly and not using a double, she had to work as hard as an ox.

“Let me help you.”

Xie Jingcheng naturally noticed the person next to her was not right, especially since Song Qingxing’s breathing had increased several notches—it was rushed and carried a hint of softness.

It was easy to misinterpret.

However, Xie Jingcheng is a top-tier ascetic.

This slight panting meant nothing to her. Xie Jingcheng’s heart remained as still as a calm body of water.

“Thank you… Sugar Mommy.”

Song Qingxing was genuinely out of strength at this moment, so she stopped pretending. She tilted her head and rested on Xie Jingcheng’s shoulder.

A seductive breath escaped from her nostrils, hitting the fine hairs on Xie Jingcheng’s neck. The previously calm surface of the water was instantly disturbed as if a stone had been thrown into it.

Xie Jingcheng’s feeling of serenity was instantly broken. The taste of one stone causing a thousand ripples was exactly this.

Damn it!

How is this woman so flirtatious?

Xie Jingcheng’s fingers tightened slightly around Song Qingxing’s waist, wanting to pull her into her embrace, but she quickly let go.

No! I can’t give in.

I can’t expose my weakness.

“I don’t know why you suddenly became so diligent these past few days, but haste makes waste, Qingxing. Things must be taken one step at a time.”

Xie Jingcheng led her out of the set.

She didn’t care at all whether there were people around taking pictures of the two of them.

She wasn’t scared when she decided to leave the hotel together earlier.

No paparazzi, without the consent of the Xie family, would ever dare to release any negative information about her.

“You have a point.”

“But I don’t dare to relax now.”

Song Qingxing replied tiredly. As soon as she closed her eyes, she could smell the rotten, moldy odor of her rented apartment. She truly didn’t dare to be lazy anymore.

She had committed most of the seven deadly sins.

If she didn’t properly atone now, her fate in the future would be to remain an obscure celebrity.

“It’s getting late now. I’ll take you back to the hotel.”

Xie Jingcheng looked up at the sky. It was already dark, with crimson fire clouds on the horizon, the last remnants of the sunset.

“Thank you for the trouble.”

Song Qingxing felt a little embarrassed.

“Don’t mention ‘trouble’ between us.”

Xie Jingcheng only smiled. Approaching her Porsche, she seemed to have gotten used to opening the door, and she opened it to help Song Qingxing in.

She had rarely done such things before.

Serving others, taking care of others.

These were very unfamiliar behaviors to Xie Jingcheng.

Even for her own sister, she hadn’t held her many times. However, this wasn’t because she didn’t like her, but because the child was too noisy.

The two returned to the hotel. Perhaps because Xie Jingcheng had taken action, the blinding cameras outside the hotel were gone.

After getting into the elevator, Song Qingxing had only walked a few steps when a girl holding a hot coffee rushed out. The girl was walking incredibly fast.

Song Qingxing barely had time to dodge.

The lid of the hot coffee didn’t seem to have been secured properly, and the scalding coffee spilled out. Xie Jingcheng immediately put out her hand to block it.

The dark brown coffee liquid splashed from her face all the way down to her chest. This was scalding hot coffee, and Xie Jingcheng’s face immediately turned bright red.

The coffee dripped down between her fingers.

The girl seemed stunned for a moment, not expecting Xie Jingcheng to disregard the importance of her face to take the hit for Song Qingxing.

The girl’s heart instantly panicked.

If she only bullied Song Qingxing, Peng Zhi’en might still be able to protect her, but if she bullied Xie Jingcheng, it was no different from destroying a gold mine.

She would definitely receive the most severe punishment.

“I’m sorry…”

The woman frantically pulled out a tissue from her pocket and was about to wipe Xie Jingcheng’s face.

“You did that on purpose.”

But just then, her wrist was tightly gripped.

“Don’t think I don’t know you aimed to bump into me!”

In fact, it wasn’t because Song Qingxing had sharp eyes or the ability of a “Fiery Golden Eyes,” but because after her popularity plummeted.

She had experienced this kind of treatment far too many times.

“Now, don’t use your tissue to touch Xie Jingcheng. It might be poisoned.”

Song Qingxing let go, anxiously rummaging through her bag for tissues. Fortunately, she had wet wipes. Compared to paper tissues, wet wipes offered a hint of coolness.

But her lipstick and eyebrow pencil also dropped onto the floor.

People get flustered like this.

Fingers trembling, limbs uncoordinated.

Yu Zhi quickly helped pick up the items and open the wet wipes. The bodyguards who came with Xie Jingcheng had originally kept their distance to give the two more time alone.

As a result of this brief lapse, such an incident occurred.

They were filled with remorse.

They made a call, first asking the hotel to send ice water, and then contacting the hospital.

“It’s nothing.”

Xie Jingcheng remained relatively calm. She first took off the soaked outer jacket, then went into Song Qingxing’s room and continued to take off her shirt.

Yu Zhi felt somewhat awkward.

“You should go out. Once the ice cubes and ice water arrive, I will apply them for her.”

Song Qingxing waved her hand, signaling the person to leave.

At this moment, Xie Jingcheng had already unbuckled her belt, revealing her fair, slender legs.

She had red marks from her shoulder to her chest and down to her waist.

This showed the potency of the scalding coffee.

It was clearly intended to disfigure someone.