Chapter 441: Heard You Got Shelved (46)

Zhao Yong said, “Tang Xiaoxing had access to a lot of resources right from her debut. Even if her acting was terrible, Starshine still pushed her forward. If it was just because of her face, that would’ve been impossible.”

Li Yunze immediately caught on, “Are you saying the rumors about her being kept are true?”

Zhao Yong replied, “Do you think if she were being kept by a sponsor, she’d be allowed to get so close to a pretty boy like Yu Jingchen? Use your brain. Tang Xiaoxing’s background isn’t that simple.”

Li Yunze’s heart skipped a beat.

Memories of the past flooded back—certain inexplicable resources she had received—and a complicated feeling welled up inside him.

Zhao Yong continued, “I have a theory. Back when Yu Jingchen was suddenly poached, and Tang Xiaoxing just happened to join the Immortal Journey production, don’t you think there’s a chance she sees him as your replacement?”

Li Yunze had once said something similar to Yu Jingchen, but back then, he had only intended to provoke the younger man.

Now, hearing Zhao Yong’s analysis, the more he thought about it, the more it felt off.

“But Yu Jingchen and I don’t even look alike.”

Zhao Yong said, “Have you ever looked closely for similarities?”

Li Yunze fell into deep thought as Zhao Yong added, “Your eyebrows and eyes, if you look carefully, do have a faint resemblance.”

Li Yunze froze in place.

Zhao Yong continued, “What happens next is up to you. I’ll be busy for a while, but if you need anything, just let the assistant know.”

After hanging up, Li Yunze stood there for a long time before finally walking away.

…

Shen Mubai noticed that Li Yunze had been acting incredibly annoying these past few days, hovering around her like a persistent fly.

Take now, for example—he approached her with a lunchbox in hand and said, “Xiaoxing, filming must be exhausting these past few days. The crew’s food isn’t great. Are you feeling mistreated?”

If it had been the original Tang Xiaoxing, she would have been over the moon hearing such concern.

But with Shen Mubai now occupying this body, she rolled her eyes unceremoniously and said, “Mistreated? Yeah, but not because of the food. It’s because certain people who can’t read the room keep hovering around me.”

Li Yunze’s smile froze slightly, but he forced it back.

“Xiaoxing, you really love to joke.”

Just as Shen Mubai was about to retort, she spotted Yu Jingchen approaching from a distance.

She waved eagerly, “Jingchen, come here!”

Yu Jingchen quickly walked over, greeted her softly with a “Sister Xiaoxing,” and then turned to Li Yunze with a polite smile.

“Senior Li is here too.”

Li Yunze, still smug from his conversation with Zhao Yong, was convinced Tang Xiaoxing had only grown close to Yu Jingchen out of spite.

Therefore, these past few days, he had been trying every trick in the book to win her back, dismissing her coldness as mere stubbornness.

With a hint of provocation, he said, “Yes, Xiaoxing’s been looking pretty tired from filming. I just wanted to check on her.”

Yu Jingchen smiled gently, then sat beside Shen Mubai and naturally started placing pieces of meat into her lunchbox.

Li Yunze’s eyes widened at their obvious intimacy.

Not to be outdone, he scooted closer and tried to pick up a piece of meat from his lunchbox to offer her, only to have his chopsticks intercepted mid-air.

Frustrated, Li Yunze glared at Yu Jingchen and said angrily, “Yu Jingchen, what do you mean by this?”