3751-chapter-426
Chapter 426: Heard You Got Shelved (31)
But Director Wang wasn’t about to let her off so easily.
Holding a glass of alcohol, he walked over and said, “Xiaoxing, this is your first time working with me. I may have had some misunderstandings about you before. So here’s a toast to you! I wish your future in this industry to be bright and full of success!”
He was quite drunk, his face flushed, and he even let out an awkward hiccup.
Even though Shen Mubai couldn’t drink much, there was no way she could turn down this toast, so she took the glass and drank with the director.
What she hadn’t expected was that Director Wang favored drinking high-concentration liquor, and she had no tolerance for such strong alcohol.
As the burning sensation traveled down her throat and into her stomach, she immediately felt lightheaded.
Director Wang, pleased, patted her on the shoulder.
“Let’s work together again sometime,” he said before happily heading back to drink with Yu Jingchen.
Shen Mubai sat down, grabbed a few bites of food, but still felt the private room getting unusually warm.
Her mind was becoming fuzzy.
She couldn’t help but think to herself, Am I getting drunk?
Standing up, she excused herself and left the room.
Yu Jingchen’s eyes followed her out, but Director Wang quickly pulled him back.
“Jingchen, come on, let’s keep drinking! We’re not stopping until we’re drunk tonight!”
Yu Jingchen’s face had a soft blush from the alcohol.
He gave a shy smile, “Director Wang, your drinking capacity is really impressive.”
Director Wang beamed with pride, “Of course! Back in the day, no one could outdrink me at the table.”
Meanwhile, after Shen Mubai left the private room, she headed straight for the bathroom.
After splashing cold water on her face, she felt slightly better, though still a little tipsy.
Just as she was about to return to the private room, she unexpectedly ran into someone—Li Yunze, the man Tang Xiaoxing had once been head over heels for.
It seemed he had noticed her too.
He furrowed his brows slightly and walked over, his tone dripping with sarcasm.
“Are you stalking me?”
Tang Xiaoxing had met Li Yunze at an event.
After he helped her out once, she fell for him.
As for Li Yunze, a notorious playboy, it didn’t take long for him to realize that Xiaoxing was interested.
And being someone who never turned down attention, he started engaging with her, especially since she was a rising star at Starshine Entertainment.
Within a month, the two began dating.
Though Xiaoxing was naive and very much driven by her feelings, she still heeded her brother Tang Lengliao’s advice, so she didn’t reveal her true identity.
However, she secretly tried to offer resources to Li Yunze, who was under Glory Entertainment.
To avoid raising suspicion, she kept her identity hidden.
Li Yunze, of course, had no clue about this.
He continued juggling multiple relationships while stringing Xiaoxing along.
Tang Xiaoxing’s manager, Li Hong, was well aware of this and often tried to warn her about Li Yunze’s womanizing ways.
At first, Tang Xiaoxing refused to accept the truth, convincing herself that Li Yunze was just playing around for now and that he would eventually come to realize his feelings for her.
Women in love often lie to themselves, believing they’re the one true exception.
But rather than changing, Li Yunze grew bolder in his behavior.
Tang Xiaoxing, deeply in love, couldn’t bear to leave him, lowering herself further in the relationship.
Little did she know, this only fed Li Yunze’s ego.
While he made empty promises to her, behind her back, he continued to play around, thoroughly enjoying himself at Tang Xiaoxing’s expense.