Chapter 7: No Collaboration (4)

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

When Wei Jingjing regained her senses, she saw that Xia Siyu, who was sitting beside her, had already turned off the phone. Xia Siyu leaned on the van seat, and her gaze fell at the night scene outside the van window with narrowed eyes. Her delicate stage make-up lifted the ends of her eyes slightly upwards, so when she smiled, she would look very charming.

However, Xia Siyu’s current expression was distant and despondent. When the streetlights shone on her face, for an unknown reason, she gave off a feeling of loneliness.

Wei Jingjing thought that Xia Siyu had closed herself off after being scolded. Although celebrities looked perfect, in reality, their every action was under public scrutiny. Everyone wished to use a magnifying glass and analyze celebrities’ micro-expressions frame by frame, listen to every single sentence and pretend to interpret the words with psychological methods.

Ever since Xia Siyu transferred to their company three years ago, she had always risen to fame due to criticisms. They had become used to her being scolded to the extent where she would appear in the top searches. The frustrating thing for them was to clean up her mess, explain to the filmmakers and sponsors, and buy and remove top searches.

However, they had forgotten that celebrities were human too. The kindness and malice they received were amplified. If they were careless, the celebrities would be surrounded by unwarranted abuse.

She patted Xia Siyu’s hand. “Don’t worry. Anyway, the netizens will only be concerned for a short time. Perhaps, after they wake up the next morning, they will forget their passionate conversations online the previous night.”

Xia Siyu smiled. “Why should I be worried?”

Although her tone was very light, the bitterness in her eyes could not be concealed.

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The van drove to Star Entertainment’s dorms. As expected, a large group of journalists was surrounding it too.

Wei Jingjing did not even need to speak this time. Xiao Tang immediately turned around and drove away.

Due to this sudden incident, Xia Siyu’s previous addresses had already been targeted by the paparazzi. If she went there now, she would probably be ambushed by reporters. For a while, the van wandered on the streets of Yan Cheng City, unsure of the destination.

“Why don’t we go to a hotel?”

When Xia Siyu suggested this, Wei Jingjing immediately shot her down. “You live at Yan Cheng City anyway. If you stay in a hotel and get caught on camera, you will be doomed should you be accused of ‘dating late at night’!”

She thought about it and continued, “Why don’t you go to my home?”

Xia Siyu laughed. “Your home? Isn’t your home’s security quite bad? Moreover, it’s a shared apartment. If I went there, what would you do?”

She was right too.

The van fell silent for a while. Xia Siyu frowned and after a long while, she reluctantly spoke, “Go to Qing Cheng Apartment Complex.”

Qing Cheng Apartment Complex was a famous high-end apartment complex in Yan Cheng City. Rich people lived there, and the security was very tight too.

However, Wei Jingjing had never heard that Xia Siyu had a house there. Thus, she was surprised. Xia Siyu explained to her, “This is my friend’s house. He usually doesn’t live there. I have the key. And… he’s very tight-lipped. He won’t randomly tell anyone.”

The van drove to Qing Cheng Apartment Complex’s underground parking lot. When they reached the lift area, Wei Jingjing realized that the lifts catered to each apartment. Plus, it had finger-print recognition. Xia Siyu directly reached her hand out and pressed the button, and the lift started to move.

Only then did Wei Jingjing let out a sigh of relief. “Then, rest well. There’s still an advertisement to shoot tomorrow. The sponsor for your previous movie wanted you to film it. I’ll pick you up on the dot.”

Xia Siyu had just entered the lift when another Maybach entered the parking lot.