The middle-aged woman, upon hearing Li Man’s ambiguous response, initially just intended to probe and find out the exact identity of that man. She didn’t initially believe that soone like Li Man, with her figure, would have such a wealthy boyfriend; especially having sneaked a glance at the man from not too far away earlier, despite the distance, it was clear that this man was not one of those sleazy company executives, but rather a very young and promising man.
Yet she had not seen the man’s face clearly, just that he seed to be quite good-looking.
Now that she heard Li Man’s words, her eyes imdiately lit up, filled with a scheming light, and her tone was much nicer than before, but still with a probing touch, she asked, "Little Man, is that guy really your boyfriend?"
Li Man certainly didn’t miss the scheming glint in her aunt’s eyes and instantly felt a wave of disgust inside, though she did not show it on her face. Instead, she replied with a light smile, "We haven’t defined our relationship yet, so I don’t really know how to answer your question, Auntie."
Her face bore a reserved and almost shy expression that could easily be misunderstood. Even in her response, she did not outright admit that Lu Jingchen was her boyfriend, but Li Man knew that given her aunt’s intelligence and character, it would be impossible for her not to misunderstand.
Indeed, upon hearing Li Man’s words, the middle-aged woman had already confird in her mind that her niece had found a wealthy boyfriend, her face beaming with smiles. However, her eyes were filled with nothing but calculating thoughts as she cheerfully said, "Little Man, good for you, getting such an excellent boyfriend. Your mom would definitely be thrilled if she knew, and the living conditions of your family aren’t what they used to be either. It’s wise to hold onto such a man while you can..."
Li Man subtly furrowed her brows, not pleased with her so-called ’aunt’ constantly bringing up their family’s living conditions, but kept her displeasure from showing, instead obediently responding before saying, "My mom should be waiting at ho for right now. If there’s nothing else, Auntie, I’ll head back first..."
The middle-aged woman imdiately nodded, "Alright, alright, go back then. Your mom was ntioning you when I went to visit her just now."
Without saying more, Li Man nodded and headed straight for ho.
The middle-aged woman watched Li Man walk towards the residential area until she disappeared from view, and only then did she retract her gaze. At the sa ti, the smile on her face vanished completely, revealing a sneer of disdain and contempt as she spat toward the direction where Li Man had gone, "What a joke, you think you could marry into wealth with that? Keep dreaming."
After finishing her thought, she turned to leave, but after walking a few steps, it seed she recalled sothing and took out her phone from her purse, dialed a number, and imdiately spoke as soon as the call connected, "Sweetheart, seems like it’s been quite so ti since you’ve stayed at your cousin’s place, isn’t it? Find so ti to accompany her."
"..."
"You don’t want to? You still have to, do you hear ?"
"..."
"This is all for your own good, I’m telling you. I saw a man delivering her ho just now when I left, and the car he was driving is worth millions. Just one look and you can tell he’s no ordinary person."
"..."
"Right, you should co and live with your cousin. Take advantage of her unawareness to make your move. She’s getting on in years now, and since you’re younger, people will definitely choose you first."
"..."
"What’s wrong with her being 21? At 21, she’s already an old maid, while you’re only 18, in the pri of your youth."
"..."
"Well then, pack up your things and move over here so day. I’ll transfer you to a school here tomorrow..."
The woman’s face finally revealed a smile, nearly bursting into song, until she hung up the call.
At this mont, Li Man was unaware that while she had been making her own calculations, her so-called ’aunt’ was also calculating against her.
...
Lu Jingchen directly drove Song Qiao to the film set, as there was a tight schedule on set, with filming continuing late into the night. The mont the car stopped outside, it coincided with the arrival of so artists who did not have scenes the night before, along with so assistants going out to buy breakfast.
As soon as the car stopped, Song Qiao, who had been sowhat sleepy, suddenly opened her eyes wide.
Lu Jingchen had been about to go back and wake her up, but just as he turned around, he saw her rubbing her eyes sleepily and halted the words on the tip of his tongue, instead getting out of the car first.
Zuo Yuqing did not have scenes to shoot last night either and had gone straight ho; now, she had just arrived as well.
As she got out of the nanny van, she saw Lu Jingchen stepping out of the black Maybach, a man in a crisply ironed Italian tailored suit, exuding a masculine charm that made it hard for anyone to look away.
Having been in the entertainnt industry for so long, she had encountered many promising young n like Lu Jingchen and so with substantial influence and status, but none of them had the sa kind of aura that Lu Jingchen did... except for Chu Munan.
"Yuqing sister..." Zuo Yuqing’s assistant, seeing her standing motionless, thought sothing was wrong and hurried over worriedly, calling out to her, "What’s the matter? Director He is probably waiting for us..."
It was only then that Zuo Yuqing slightly ca to her senses, her gaze shifting from looking at Lu Jingchen to the young assistant by her side. The assistant was quite young and attractive, only in his early twenties.
It took her a while to hear her own voice, "Tell , where did I lose out compared to Song Qiao? Or is it simply that I gave her a chance by leaving for so many years?"
Her tone of voice had none of the bitterness or envy, more like reminiscing, speaking in a plain tone about a past event.
That gaze was indifferent, betraying no emotions.
It was only then that the assistant noticed Lu Jingchen, who was just about to open the back door of the car, and instantly understood the aning behind Zuo Yuqing’s words. After so thought, he said, "Yuqing sister, you’re not less than Mrs. Lu in any way, in our hearts, you are truly a goddess..."
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