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At that, the director told her, âAh! Ji Yan, I forgot to tell you that Xingze left straight after filming, so he wouldnât be here.â
âI know! I wasnât expecting him to come, anyway, â she laughingly said. âItâs a family member of mine!â
âFamily member?â
âWhat family member?â
The crowd exchanged puzzled looks with one another before studying the coyish expression on her face. Realization sank in right away, and they understood what she meant by âfamily memberâ.
âOooh... Youâve got a boyfriend?!â
âThatâs shocking news!â
The assistant director slapped his thigh in feigned regret. âI didnât know that our beautiful Ji Yan is already taken! Sigh... Looks like my hopes are dashed!â
At that moment, Hua Jin went over to Yun Shishiâs side and whispered to her, âIt canât be her sugar daddy, right?â
Her eyelids twitched as she elbowed him. âDonât go wagging your tongue.â
âCome on; itâs just a joke!â the aggrieved actor cried. âShishi, youâre such a serious and boring person!â
âCouldnât she be allowed to have a boyfriend?â
âHave you gone bonkers? Why are you speaking up for her?â
She merely quietly thought to herself, Iâm just curious about her identity, not her gossip.
He then asked softly, âSay, why do you think a man would date a woman who obviously has a sugar daddy?â
She answered matter-of-factly, âHeâs obviously playing with her!â
âBingo!â He snapped his fingers. âIâm looking forward to seeing who her boyfriend is.â
âYouâll know it soon enough.â
That got him excitedly saying, âYep, and I look forward to it!â
She rubbed her forehead, feeling a headache coming on.
Since when did this chap become such a gossiper?
At 7:15 PM, Ji Yan took a look at the time before going to a corner urgently to make a phone call. She came back half a minute later and, shyly but excitedly, announced, âHeâs reached the entrance of the bar!â
âOoooooh!â
Amid the cheering crowd, a female starlet said teasingly, âLook at how excited Ji Yan is! Sheâs gone all red! Hey, please have mercy on us tonight, okay? Most of us are single dogs here, so please cut back on the PDAs. Iâve been seeing too much of those lovey-dovey displays lately, so I canât take it anymore!â
The crowd chuckled at that.
Ji Yan shyly replied, âWhat are you saying? Donât worry; Iâll try my best not to show off tonight!â
âYep! Thatâs the way!â The director nodded. âEven if you want to behave intimately with each other, please wait until youâve checked in to a hotel.â
Silence fell over them.
âNeed you be so explicit, director?!â
âExactly! Ji Yan will feel shy.â
The director responded dismissively, âWeâre all adults here. Thereâs nothing wrong with throwing a few adult jokes here and there.â
The crowd burst into another round of laughter when someone suddenly raised their voice, asking, âThereâs a handsome man coming up the stairs! Is that your boyfriend, Ji Yan?â
The said actress turned her head back and, upon noticing the newcomer, immediately ran up to him with a blushing face.
Curious, Yun Shishi glanced in the direction of the door and saw a dashing man, in a semi-formal attire, walking toward them. When her gaze landed on his face, however, her mind drew a blank, for she was shocked by who she saw!