Chapter 2: The Movie Queen’s Little Fortune (02)
In the entertainment industry, all kinds of celebrities could be seen everywhere, and Shen Yu was walking on the road. Naturally, his fans only had eyes for him.
But she was Lin Qinglu. Behind the shop window, many people poked their heads out and observed her in secret. The breeze blew as the shop's wind chimes jingled.
Jian Yixin took a step back and said, "You must be kidding, we are just friends." The gap between both of them increased, and Lin Qinglu stood up straight, nodded indifferently to this standard answer, and raised her leg to leave.
Lin Qinglu's long windbreaker was blown by the wind, gently brushing the side of Jian Yixin's hip. The moment she passed by, Jian Yixin changed her mind.
"Actually, we used to be friends, but now I don't want to be friends with him." Jian Yixin tilted her head slightly, her voice was neither high nor low, but she was successful in stopping Lin Qinglu.
Gazing at the stream of lively people from the window across the shop, there was silence. Lin Qinglu turned back to look at her.
Jian Yixin was very calm.
Since Lin Qinglu had found out that Song Pianzhen and Shen Yu were in an ambiguous relationship, she stood up without breaking their eye contact. In Lin Qinglu's heart, she had always been related to Shen Yu in an ambiguous manner.
Normal interactions were fine, but becoming close friends with Song Pianzhen would mean that this label must be torn off.
Lin Qinglu might not have a favorable impression of her, and she might have even fallen for the white lotus(1) version of her.
However, ‘simply’ was never a derogatory term. Jian Yixin avoided Lin Qinglu's eyes and put on a proper expression speaking in a low tone:
"I used to be his fan, but after interacting with him, I found that he was different from what I thought."
"Sure enough, there is still a need for distance between idols and their fans."
Song Pianzhen frowned. Because she had been dancing since she was a child, she had a graceful and elegant temperament, like a flawless white swan.
Her face displayed melancholy, like a fairy lost in the middle of a misty lake, beautiful and fragile.
Lin Qinglu blanked out for a while, but quickly recovered.
Tsk, she’s breaking her white lotus character?
She said lightly: "Don't inform me specifically."
"As long as you do your job well, it doesn't matter who you are friends with."
Shen Yu was walking towards her, but Lin Qinglu was too lazy to meet him, so she left without waiting for Song Pianzhen to reply.
The sound of high heels slowly faded away.
Xiao Jiu* was confused again. Just now, the host did not hand in the recording, and instead admitted her identity as Shen Yu’s fan?
[Too late to ask questions.] Xiao Jiu quickly reminded: "Shen Yu is coming soon, what can you tell him?"
Jian Yixin didn't look back at all, just picked a direction and left.
"He won't come."
Xiao Jiu was doubtful, but after Lin Qinglu left, Shen Yu really didn't go after her.
Jian Yixin thought lightly: "Are you afraid of men who have to enter and exit separately for a meal?"
After both of them left, the shop staff behind the window looked back, and said in a rush:
"Lin Qinglu is so beautiful I can’t help but love her to death!"
"Who is the other young lady, a new actor?"
"Hmm, I don't know, she’s such a bright beauty though." The employee said, and posted the picture on Weibo:
"After seeing so many actors, I finally saw the goddess, and the young lady in the same crew with her [with photos]"
The employees put away their phones with satisfaction, but because they didn't add content tags and the actors' names, the photos quickly sank in the Internet ocean.
When Lin Qinglu returned with the butterfly cake, assistant Liu Lele was waiting for her in the room.
"...That’s the third bag this month." Liu Lele looked at the butterfly cake, stretched out three fingers, and added two more after saying, "Today is the fifth time you’re eating that cake this month."
Lin Qinglu pretended not to hear: "If there’s nothing then let's go back to the film site."
Liu Lele sighed and handed over the list: "The list of interviews required by V Video has been sorted out."
V Video was a short video program. The first period was less than half an hour. The main interviewees were the behind-the-scenes team of the star and the filming crew. They talked about some interesting things about the star. This time they invited Lin Qinglu.
Lin Qinglu took it, and Liu Lele said: "V Video is very interested in your daily life, and there are two interview spots left for the stylist. On the side representing the crew, the original plan is for Song Pianzhen to dance."
"But Song Pianzhen..." Liu Lele frowned, obviously not having a good impression of Song Pianzhen, "I changed the camera, big sis, how ‘bout you check it out first."
Although she asked if it would work, Liu Lele knew that her artist didn't care about it at all, and she didn't care about it either.
"What would you do about the camera time?" Lin Qinglu scrunched up the list, lowered her head and concentrated on unwrapping the butterfly cake.
"……Huh?"
‘What does that mean?’ Liu Lele was stunned, scratching her head, “Don't you want to shoot the video?”
"Just Song Pianzhen." Lin Qinglu raised her eyebrows, her cold was diluted by butter, and the smell was so sweet that it melted.
Unwilling to let it go, Liu Lele tried to dissuade her, "But she and Shen Yu are so close!"
Lin Qinglu was amused by her: "What a mess."
"Just a rookie, what does she understand?"
However, she was a bit more sensible now.
"It's fine, just give it to her."
Lin Qinglu didn't say any more, and brought the butterfly pastry to her lips.
Between her upper and bottom lips, the fine crumbs stuck to her red lips, sweet and soft.
Jian Yixin found a place to have her afternoon tea, and on the way explained to Xiao Jiu the reason she did that just now.
Xiao Jiu suddenly realized something, shut down and meditated.
Jian Yixin took advantage of this time to focus on Song Pianzhen's memories. In addition to loving Shen Yu, her idol, Song Pianzhen was gentle, beautiful, versatile, and loved by all at home. Her life was as beautiful as a fairy tale.
——Even if she suppressed Lin Qinglu for Shen Yu, no one could move her. Lin Qinglu's fans were angry and useless, and the little princess was guarded by her family; remaining unscathed.
As Jian Yixin was thinking, her phone vibrated, and the caller ID was ‘Song Zhe’, Song Pianzhen’s brother.
She picked it up: "Hi Bro."
"Little sis." Song Zhe was in the office. When he heard his sister's voice, the corners of his lips curled up. There was no trace of his usual sternness, and his voice sounded extremely gentle, "How was your day today? When will you come back?"
Jian Yixin imitated Song Pianzhen's tone and said coquettishly: "I've only been out for a few days, gege*."
"It's been nearly a week." Song Zhe sighed, "You don't let my people follow you. It's inconvenient to be alone out there. You have to squeeze in with other people. I wanted to fund the crew but you wouldn't let me..."
No matter how overbearing the president was, it didn’t show when he nagged his sister.
Song Zhe was much older than the original Song Pianzhen, and had always raised his younger sister as a daughter. Although Jian Yixin didn’t need this kind of care, she was patient enough to understand the concerns from her family.
"Funding the crew..." Until it came to the funding, Jian Yixin did not object to him financing her to achieve goals simply and rudely, so she thought for a moment.
Song Zhe saw the hope of financing his sister and said, "How is it?"
"It's not necessary. I am not part of the crew, so I will go back after dancing." Jian Yixin thought about it.
"Well, I respect your opinion."
Jian Yixin smiled. She liked this kind of family very much. Although they cared about each other, they also respected each other. Therefore, she sincerely said, "Thank you brother."
His younger sister's voice was so soft and light, that Song Zhe's heart melted, and he couldn't wait to shower her with all the good things in the world, but unfortunately she didn't want anything.
Song Zhe didn't give up and asked, "Is there really nothing I need to do for you?"
Jian Yixin smiled, she rubbed her forehead, and remembered: "Then, brother, can you help me find a pastry chef?"
Song Zhe: "Huh?"
Jian Yixin looked out the window, and across the road was a bakery. The taste was somewhat mediocre. Looking at the packaging, Lin Qinglu had bought this one.
Lin Qinglu was famous for eating butterfly cakes.
"It's a small dessert." Jian Yixin smiled slightly, "especially the butterfly cake, I seem to have an appetite for it recently."
Song Zhe proved his love for his sister with efficiency. The Song family steward sent their pastry chef the next afternoon after the call.
Since people couldn't be brought into the crew, the chef bought a shop near the film site and intensively renovated it.
This pastry chef was Chinese, and his resume was full of award winning experiences in various international food competitions. Because Song Pianzhen specifically mentioned butterfly cakes, the pastry chef also brought a copy of the finished product.
The fresh butterfly pastry was filled with sweetness, and the rich buttery smell wafting out of the cracks in the pastry box, smelled delicious.
As for the taste, she would take it back to taste it first, and if it passed, she would use it to brush Lin Qinglu's favor.
Jian Yixin had a good plan; and if she didn't run into Lin Qinglu in the reception hall of the hotel, it would’ve worked.
Lin Qinglu and her assistant were passing by, and originally only glanced at Jian Yixin.
After two or three seconds, her nose moved slightly and her footsteps slowed down until she stopped completely, looking at the pastry box in Jian Yixin's hand.
Sunglasses covered most of her face, so she couldn't observe her expression clearly. Her lips opened slightly, and in a lazy tone she voiced, "Song Pianzhen?"
Jian Yixin: “....”
Glossary
White Lotus: It’s normally a term used to describe super naive and innocent girls. But if used sarcastically, it can mean that the girl only seems innocent and pure, but is actually fake and scheming on the inside.
Xiao Jiu is actually the system, who’s called ‘System 09’ but I felt like her name sounded cuter this way.
Gege: Older Brother
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