Transmigrated as the Future Movie Queen's Arch-Nemesis - Chapter 9

Chapter 9

“I’m sorry.”

Hearing Xin Keke’s tiny, whispered apology, Su Mi’s heart instantly softened.

How could she possibly hold a grudge?

“It’s okay,” Su Mi said. “I know you didn’t do it on purpose, and it’s my own fault for not standing steady just now.”

Upon hearing this, Xin Keke abruptly lifted her head to look at her, her eyes filled with a hint of disbelief.

Su Mi looked over all the stains on the little dress and nearly wanted to swear.

That girl Xia Lei was simply too malicious. It wasn’t just one kind of mess; she had poured oil stains and coffee stains all over it. Even worse, there were pen marks that it was obvious she just didn’t want Xin Keke to have a good time.

Su Mi took a deep breath to calm her emotions and looked at Xin Keke: “I was looking for you everywhere just now. When I finally found this dressing room, I happened to see Xia Lei sneaking out. It must have been her.”

“She’s likely already left today. I’ll go to the security guards to help you find the surveillance footage, and we can confront her face-to-face tomorrow.”

Su Mi spoke seriously.

“…Thank you.”

However, Xin Keke’s expression didn’t relax in the slightest. The corners of her eyes were still a bit red, though she wasn’t crying.

She hurriedly wrapped the clothes twice and stuffed them into her bag: “I have something to do, I have to go now. Consider today’s matter a favor I owe you; I will definitely pay you back.”

Sigh, what kind of talk is that?

It wasn’t as if she cared about Xin Keke’s repayment.

But seeing Xin Keke looking so anxious, quite different from her usual self, Su Mi couldn’t help but pry: “Do you have something to do tonight?”

“…”

The movement of putting on her backpack paused.

Xin Keke bit her lip. She thought about it for a moment and decided to tell Su Mi: “…I have an audition.”

An audition?

Xin Keke had been so frantic seeing the dress ruined earlier—could it be that that dress was the one she was supposed to wear to the audition later?

Having pieced together the cause and effect, Su Mi’s heart skipped a beat.

This is bad. Xia Lei, you really committed a great sin.

She quickly tapped her phone: “What time is your audition? Where is it?”

“Eight o’clock…” Xin Keke hadn’t expected Su Mi to ask in such detail. She hesitated for a moment, debated with herself, and finally told her, “At Guomao (International Trade Center).”

It was currently 6:15 PM, right in the middle of the rush hour. Dingjiang City was a massive metropolis; one had to plan ahead no matter where they were going. An 8:00 PM audition was indeed a bit tight.

But now was definitely not the time for Su Mi to be picky about the production crew.

Having an opportunity for Xin Keke was already good enough.

Su Mi opened her map app to search for the Guomao Building and found that it wasn’t close to Shengxing Entertainment at all—over 12 kilometers away.

Driving would take at least half an hour, and that wasn’t even counting traffic. During a jam, an hour would be considered a minimum.

She grabbed Xin Keke’s wrist and pulled her toward the door: “I’ll call a taxi. You hurry to my room and pick out a suitable outfit, I have plenty there!”

The original owner had her own lounge in the Shengxing Entertainment building, which included a wardrobe. All the clothes she had no space for were stuffed in there.

Xia Lei had ruined the clothes Xin Keke intended to use for the audition; she couldn’t possibly let Xin Keke go in her casual clothes, right? The director’s first impression would be…

“Huh?” Xin Keke was clearly stunned by Su Mi’s actions.

Su Mi couldn’t worry about that. She hurriedly pushed Xin Keke’s back, ushering her out of the room: “We can talk about everything else later. Go pick an outfit, or you won’t make it to the audition in time!”

For the current Xin Keke, the audition work outweighed everything. Standing at the door of the dressing room, she gave Su Mi a look that was part embarrassment and part confusion, then immediately ran toward Su Mi’s room with her small bag.

Flustered by the 8:00 PM deadline, Su Mi’s heart grew tense as well.

An audition at this time… which one was it?

In the early stages, Xin Keke had indeed taken on a few small web dramas. Although her acting was on point, they were all too obscure to make any waves.

It wasn’t until she was chosen by the famous director Gan Shi to be the lead in his new movie that Xin Keke truly soared. She won a Liangyu Award for that film, becoming the youngest Liangyu Best Actress in history.

Right now, it certainly wasn’t time for Director Gan Shi’s movie yet.

That meant the drama Xin Keke was auditioning for now was actually one of the small web dramas from her early days that the original author had glossed over.

Thinking of this, Su Mi’s heart settled slightly.

However, while these web dramas didn’t play a huge role in Xin Keke’s path to fame, they were still her primary source of income at this stage.

Thinking about how Xin Keke ate in the cafeteria without a single meat dish in her bowl, Su Mi took a deep breath and quickly called a car for Xin Keke on an app, adding an “urgent” request to get her there.

So what if it was a small web drama? Even the smallest mosquito leg still has meat, right?

After booking the car, Su Mi waited for Xin Keke by the elevator on the eighth floor. A moment later, the sound of small heels clicking on the floor echoed from the end of the hallway.

Su Mi turned around, and Xin Keke, wearing a cocktail dress, walked right into her sight.

Because the two of them were similar in height and build, the original owner’s clothes didn’t look out of place on Xin Keke at all.

At this moment, Xin Keke was wearing an off-the-shoulder black cocktail dress, which made her skin look as white as snow. The waist-cinching design highlighted her figure perfectly.

Her prominent collarbones were like two small bowls etched into her frame. When she looked down, the small beauty mark on her cheekbone seemed to sparkle.

Her long black hair was tied back casually, making her look as elegant as a princess found in the wild.

Oh my god, she’s too beautiful.

Su Mi stared blankly at Xin Keke, forgetting to even blink for a moment.

“…”

Xin Keke glanced at her, and neither of them spoke.

Su Mi was still staring. Xin Keke’s face turned a bit red under such a direct gaze. She hurriedly pressed the down button for the elevator and said softly to Su Mi: “…Thank you.”

She really is gorgeous.

Su Mi knew there were too many beautiful people in the entertainment industry, and “beauty” was only the most basic requirement for becoming famous.

But Xin Keke’s beauty was completely different from any beauty Su Mi had seen in the real world before; she was so good-looking that one wanted to keep watching her forever.

Su Mi realized her gaze was looking a bit like a “dirty old man,” so she coughed loudly to hide the awkwardness: “Why did you pick this one?”

To avoid Xin Keke’s misunderstanding, she quickly added: “Is it because of the character’s personality?”

“Yes.” Xin Keke nodded. “The one I’m auditioning for this time… is a young lady of a wealthy family.”

The only pity was that she herself was not a wealthy lady, nor had she ever tasted what that life was like. She had gritted her teeth to buy an expensive dress, but before she could even wear it once, someone had poured stains all over her.

Su Mi looked at her, encouraging Xin Keke to continue with her eyes.

Perhaps because Su Mi had indeed helped her this time, Xin Keke didn’t seem as resistant to Su Mi as she had been before: “She’s the kind… with quite a presence. She’s actually very capable, it’s just that initially her focus was all on the male lead. After realizing the male lead doesn’t love her, she transforms herself and focuses entirely on her career.”

“The audition scene tonight is the one where she breaks things off with the male lead, so… I chose this outfit.”

With a “ding,” the elevator opened in front of them. Su Mi walked into the elevator with Xin Keke: “I think you’ll definitely be fine.”

If a genius like Xin Keke didn’t get picked, then Su Mi would truly stop believing in this world.

When they reached the first floor, the car Su Mi had called happened to pull up at the entrance. Xin Keke lifted her dress and sat in the back seat, thanking Su Mi once more: “I’ll give you the taxi money in a bit.”

She thought Su Mi would close the door for her, but in the next second, Su Mi actually squeezed in as well: “Move over a bit, I can’t fit.”

“…?”

Xin Keke’s eyes widened. She watched as Su Mi carefully lifted the hem of her dress to sit beside her. After closing the door, Su Mi spoke naturally to the driver: “Master, go to the Guomao Building.”

“You…” Xin Keke looked at Su Mi. “Why are you coming along too?”

“I’m going with you! I have nothing to do at night anyway.” Su Mi grinned, beaming at Xin Keke. “What, am I not welcome?”

Xin Keke’s expression was just like her WeChat profile picture—eyes rounded like a startled kitten: “No, it’s just that I’m going for an audition, and I don’t know when it will end. You… you…”

“I know.” Su Mi playfully winked at Xin Keke. “I’ll wait for you at the bottom of the building.”

Seeing Xin Keke looking restless, Su Mi quickly comforted her: “Don’t worry, I don’t have any other intentions, I just want to accompany you. You don’t have to worry about me later; I’ll just find a convenience store or somewhere to browse. You go up by yourself and perform well, okay?”

“…”

Xin Keke started biting her lip again.

“However, I do have an ulterior motive.”

Su Mi chuckled and pulled out her phone: “Xin Keke, I added you on WeChat just now, but you haven’t approved it yet. Come on, while we still have time in the car, add me as a friend first.”

Yup, asking Xin Keke to add her on WeChat at a time like this—she really was a little genius.

Sure enough, seeing Xin Keke pull out her phone, she knew Xin Keke wouldn’t refuse her.

At least at this moment.

The moment that “little kitten” approved the request, Su Mi let out a long sigh of relief.

Whatever the case, Xin Keke couldn’t maintain a cold face toward her right now.

Their relationship, compared to when she first transmigrated here, should be a bit better now, right?

The two of them sat in peace for the rest of the way.

Xin Keke turned her head, watching the heavy traffic outside.

Unfortunately, when they were a few hundred meters away from Guomao, the traffic there somehow became incredibly congested, almost at a complete standstill.

Five minutes passed, and the taxi had moved less than ten meters.

Su Mi checked her phone; it was a quarter to eight—fifteen minutes left. But looking at the flashing red lights ahead, she feared those fifteen minutes would pass and the taxi wouldn’t even have reached the perimeter of Guomao.

Su Mi made a prompt decision: “Master, we’ll get out here. I’ll settle the fare on my phone in a moment.”

On the gridlocked road, as soon as the car pulled to the curb, Su Mi pushed the rear door open.

She jumped out, one hand gripping the car door, and the other extended toward Xin Keke sitting on the other side.

“Come, let’s run over.”

Many years later, when Xin Keke looked back, she still remembered the girl with pink hair reaching out her hand under the streetlights that day.

Her gaze was so serious.

The warm light illuminated her face, making her look as beautiful as an angel who had accidentally fallen into the mortal world.

Inside the car, Xin Keke didn’t move for a moment.

Su Mi thought Xin Keke was being hesitant and awkward again, so she moved her hand a bit closer to her: “Hurry, we’re going to be late!”

Xin Keke lowered her eyes.

A soft, slender hand was placed in Su Mi’s palm.

In the next moment, it was gripped tightly by Su Mi.