Chapter 11 - The Movie Queen's Domineering Fan (11)

Qiao Zixin hadn’t had alcohol in a long time. So, after drinking four or five cups, she felt the alcohol making her dizzy. She told Xu Zifan. Xu Zifan got busy telling the deputy director and assistant to help greet everyone and accompanied Qiao Zixin to go outside to sober up. He let Qiao Zixin sit on the soft chair and whispered: “You rest here first, I’ll ask the waiter for a bottle of water. “

“Okay, good.” Qiao Zixin rested her chin on her hand on the table, smiled, and nodded at him.

Qiao Zixin looked at Xu Zifan’s back as he strode away and smiled again. Before when she was in Xingchen, the wife of the President had recognized her as an adoptive sister and always liked to take her to dinner with many people. Although she was allowed to accompany guests to drink a few glasses of wine, she would be too tired after taking part in a movie and would sit there with the hostess. She could not show that she had a splitting headache. At that time, she felt that her Godsister was her ‘Bole’, who took care of her. She must not disappoint her Godsister. Now it was really funny to think about, but Godsister had scolded her for using their names for work, for not giving them face and offending people everywhere.

(Bólè [伯乐] = the horse connoisseur. It’s means: those who are good at discovering, recommending, cultivating and using talent. English equivalent: a good senior in work, or a muse; someone that takes you to the top and helps you hone your skills.)

It was not the same as Xu Zifan. Before she knew it, she felt familiar with him. As long as she had him around, she would feel very safe. It was really good that he took in her thoughts first. She met her real ‘Bole’ at the lowest point of her life and also met her guardian, just like a knight. She was really lucky.

A waiter brought a bottle of pure water a cup and politely said, “Miss Qiao, Mr. Xu is going to his car to get you sobering soup and you may need to warm it up in the kitchen. Please wait for a moment. I’ll stand over there, you can wave to me if you need anything.”

“Okay, thank you.” Qiao Zixin smiled and felt better after drinking half a glass of water. She took out her mobile phone and waited for Xu Zifan while playing games.

“Xin Xin?”

Qiao Zixin felt her light was blocked and looked up and saw Liu Jie standing there holding Lin Yan’s arm.

“Is it really you?” Lin Yan hadn’t seen Qiao Zixin for several months. He saw that she was not gaunt at all because of the breakup; even beautifully wearing a white t-shirt and jeans. He couldn’t put his thoughts into words. It seemed that after they broke up, she became even more beautiful. He liked Qiao Zixin, but he did not resist the temptation of his first love when she pleased him. He did something wrong and then it spiralled out of control. He could only move on after having wronged Qiao Zixin and then marry Liu Jie.

He felt guilty when he thought about how Qiao Zixin’s fame had plummeted because of Liu Jie. “Xin Xin, I watched today’s hot search list. Is it true that you want to make a new Director’s movie? I heard that it’s still a small investment, except you, they are all group performers and students. How did you get this kind of movie?”

Qiao Zixin looked down at her watch and casually said, “Don’t bother Mr. Lin, we’re not familiar with each other.”

Lin Yan frowned and said earnestly, “The past is the past. The entertainment circle has always been like this. There are no permanent friends or enemies. I can help you if you want to do a movie. Recently, Director Li asked me to play a supporting actor in a movie. I can recommend you to audition for female number three. Director Li is a well-known director. As long as you are good at acting, everyone will surely think good about your performance. It’s much better to continue to look for other movies than to waste your time shooting a movie by an unknown small Director.”

Lin Yan thought he was thinking of his old love and really wanted to help his ex-girlfriend, but he didn’t realize how high up he was when he talked, and how he seemed to show a sense of superiority. Once he was a nobody. Trying to catch up with Qiao Zixin. Qiao Zixin often gave him resources to introduce him to film and advertisements. Now, it was finally his turn to say ‘I can recommend you’ to Qiao Zixin.

Qiao Zixin said impatiently, “Lin Yan, I haven’t seen you for several months. Your face has thickened. I know all about how shamelessly you cheated and how insidiously your wife framed me. What face do you have to come to me and say these words? Don’t you feel sick?”

Liu Jie clutched Lin Yan’s arm and said: “Qiao Zixin, don’t slander me, who framed you? Do you have any evidence?” She glanced around stealthily and was relieved to see that the waiters could not hear their voices in the distance. Then she saw Qiao Zixin’s beautiful face, her eyes flashed a bit of jealousy. She said angrily, “My husband is kind enough to help you. Even if you don’t appreciate it, don’t be cynical. You wronged a person with goodwill and did not even know who was a good person. Husband, let’s go. Someone thinks she’s still a movie queen and doesn’t want the help of little people like us. Maybe she can rely on this small-budget movie to gain the title again?”

Qiao Zixin leaned on her chair and closed her eyes. “You two like to act as good-hearted people. Please go somewhere else. Don’t speak in front of me. I feel nauseous after listening to you. Please treat me as a stranger when you see me in the future. Please don’t say anything to me. Thank you.”

Lin Yan was disgraced and his face turned ugly, he was unwilling to leave so despondently. Qiao Zixin had fallen. Why should she be the one to dismiss them? He stared at Qiao Zixin’s beautiful face, suddenly his heart was hot. He had been in love with Qiao Zixin for a year and they had not talked about going to bed yet. Now Qiao Zixin was down and out, and still wanted to make movies so much. Did he have a chance to make her his mistress? The thought of letting Qiao Zixin be his mistress made him unable to suppress the fire.

He turned to Liu Jie and said, “You should go get the car first, I’ll go out in a minute.”

Liu Jie was shocked. “What are you planning to do here?”

“I have something to say to Xin Xin, I want to at least apologize. Go on!” Lin Yan frowned at Liu Jie, who should have already heard his orders.

Liu Jie bit her lip, glared at Qiao Zixin violently, and walked off with her heels firmly clicking. Qiao Zixin frowned, opened her eyes, and looked at Lin Yan with disgust. “Aren’t you leaving?”

Lin Yan brushed his suit and sat down in the chair opposite her, smiling: “Xin Xin, you know I love you. Liu Jie is too scheming. She has caught me in her net, and I have to listen to her. Otherwise, how could I marry a woman like her? Xin Xin, I still love you, you also love me, don’t you? Let’s make up, I’ll buy you a house as our home, and I’ll take you with me on every business trip, ok?”

Qiao Zixin picked up the water bottle and filled her cup, then she flung the water into Lin Yan’s face!

“Disgusting! Not only are you shameless, but you are dirty to the core. To associate myself with you is the blindest thing I have ever done in my life!” Qiao Zixin turned and left, looking at him was too disgusting.

Lin Yan grabbed her wrist and said angrily, “Why are you such a b***h? Do you think you are still the high-flying movie queen? You are a lost dog! You have nothing left, you rather climb into beds than to climb up high again? What’s the difference between going to someone else’s bed and keeping mine? What a hypocrite!”

They created a big ruckus. The waiter in the distance felt something was wrong and started to head towards their side, while Xu Zifan also came with the sobering soup. When he saw Lin Yan, he handed the sobering soup to the waiter and quickly stepped forward to grab Lin Yan’s wrist and push it off.

Lin Yan felt a sharp pain in his wrist and dropped to the ground with his hands on the ground. Looking down, his wrist was already blue. “Who are you? Waiter, call your manager, how can you let just anyone enter the hotel?”

Xu Zifan turned his eyes to Qiao Zixin and asked in a low voice, “Did he hurt you?”

Qiao Zixin laughed: “No, I would have called someone if something happened.” Then she whispered to Xu Zifan about what had just happened.

Xu Zifan looked at Lin Yan and said coldly, “The hotel really shouldn’t let a mad dog like you in.” He took out his wallet and took a hundred dollars from the inside, and arrogantly threw it at Lin Yan’s face, saying, “I will pay you the medical expenses, remember to stay away from my artist later. Otherwise, it will not be just a bruise on the wrist next time.”

“You! You are the manager, the small-time Director, aren’t you?” Lin Yan stood up awkwardly and looked at Xu Zifan’s tall, handsome and aggressive appearance. He suddenly realized something and looked at Qiao Zixin with disdain. “No wonder you wouldn’t promise yourself to me. You have a crush on this male-escort. You’re still stupid enough to only look at his face, and not even think about what he liked you for! He is just playing with you. You should be careful of being cheated on by a love swindler.”

Xu Zifan’s eyes swept over him, Lin Yan felt his back go cold and he took two steps back in fear. “You, you can’t hit me. The waiter is here, I can sue you!”

Xu Zifan withdrew his eyes and said faintly, “It seems that you are enjoying yourself too much. You still have time to bark. You should go find something else to do.” As he said so, he took Qiao Zixin and left. They went directly back to their box, and he let Qiao Zixin drink the soup.

“I’m sorry, I shouldn’t have left you alone there.”

“It’s okay, the security here is very good, even if you didn’t come back, the waiter wouldn’t have let him do anything to me. I didn’t expect Lin Yan to be so shameless, so I just poured water on his face and scolded him. It felt so good. ” Qiao Zixin chuckled twice, anyone can see she was really very happy.

Xu Zifan smiled, changed his phone card at the door, and sent a message to a group of reporters [Li Jing hotpot restaurant, Lin Yan drowned himself in soup, quarrelled with Liu Jie inside his car]

In an instant, a group of people who were close said they would come. Xu Zifan withdrew his cell phone and continued to drink with everyone. This group was acquired by him after a long time of searching and making friends with some talents. He joined anonymously and pretended to be a reporter. Although these reporters were colleagues, they only grabbed big news. When they encountered small news, they would share it with everyone else. Occasionally, they would know some news that they couldn’t pass on. They would talk privately with people they knew well and tell them that they would naturally get some benefits afterwards. Xu Zifan was prepared for a rainy day. He didn’t think the first thing he shared would be this. It was quite good. First, Lin Yan was given a little lesson, and then he would be given a big gift.

Lin Yan was full of anger and asked the waiter for a towel to wipe his hair, but the hair was still wet on his forehead and the front of his shirt was wet. He hadn’t been in such a mess since he was made famous by Qiao Zixin. The most important thing is that he felt insulted by an unknown little Director. When he saw the message from Liu Jie on his mobile phone saying that she had driven the car to the door, he went out quickly with his head down. Liu Jie exclaimed as soon as he got into the car.

“What happened to you? Qiao Zixin poured water on you? Why did she pour water on you? What did you say to her? Did you think she would remember your old love?” The more Liu Jie spoke, the more she felt wronged, and her voice became shrill, making Lin Yan more agitated.

“Shut up! When will it be your turn to ask about me? Drive home!”

A small reporter took some photos and made the story. Seeing Lin Yan’s angry face and Liu Jie’s tense face, the reporter laughed and the Brainstorming Emperor would certainly make up a very complete story based on this.