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Chapter 587 - 581. Xu Xiaowen’s Decision (Third Update)_1
Chapter 587: 581. Xu Xiaowen’s Decision (Third Update)_1
Xu Xiaowen called her fiancé that evening, but he briefly answered that he was "in a meeting" before hanging up, without specifying the nature of the meeting, which was a bit unusual compared to his usual behavior.
Normally, he would tell her, "I’m discussing some matters or having a meeting with someone."
But this time he broke that habit, which gave Xu Xiaowen a bad feeling, as if something she had taken for granted had suddenly been altered by an external force.
Xu Xiaowen was very sensitive, particularly keen on detecting the subtleties of human relationships, which could probably be attributed to a woman’s intuition.
Now that her fiancé had changed in some way, she didn’t know where this change was coming from, but it was very likely related to the two billion investment.
She became anxious at once, thinking that if she couldn’t resolve this matter, wouldn’t there be a significant uncertainty about the marriage as well?
Moreover, if her fiancé’s real estate company had problems, her plan of marrying into wealth would become a joke! Xu Xiaowen could endure others mocking her for selling her body, but she couldn’t stand being laughed at for achieving nothing despite her efforts!
People always talk about couples who weather hardships together and how a day of marriage equals a hundred days of grace, but Xu Xiaowen was clear that her feelings for her partner were not deep enough to share weal and woe, and she was not willing to suffer together with him. If he didn’t have that wealth, why would she marry him?
But the current situation had become her, Xu Xiaowen’s, problem to solve alone, if she wanted to continue her pursuit of marrying into this wealthy family.
How to solve it?
By ingrained thinking, all men are the same. The young man wasn’t Chen Da, and there wasn’t any deep hatred between them. Today you stand up for Chen Da, but I can offer you benefits Chen Da can offer, and those he can’t, I can too!
Xu Xiaowen began inquiring within her circles about who was close to the young tycoon of Qinghe, to see if she could establish a relationship through an intermediary. She naturally had her own methods ready.
She had gotten used to solving problems in this manner and was naturally an expert in this area.
Xu Xiaowen believed she had a thorough understanding of men, and she refused to believe that a young man in the prime of his life would not be interested in a ripe apricot that’s not only delicious but also pleasing to the eye. At some point, it occurred to her that since Elder Jiang was out of the picture, it wasn’t impossible to hitch a ride on the young tycoon’s ship after all!
The young man was vigorous and charming, incomparable to old geezers and middle-aged men.
After pulling strings all around, she finally found someone who might know something: it was said that Xia Yuting had a good relationship with the big boss of Qinghe!
She didn’t know where this rumor had come from, but Xu Xiaowen felt it was worth giving it a shot, so she had to ask. As a frontline actress, it wouldn’t be difficult to arrange a meeting with Xia Yuting, who had just returned from the Netherlands and was resting in her Courtyard House. Yuting was unaware of the purpose behind Xu’s invitation to dine, but she decided to go and find out.
The venue was well chosen, a restaurant where a meal cost tens of thousands, and while Yuting’s earnings had already placed her among the frontline, with a substantial family fortune and a strong background, she would not usually go to places where a meal could cost up to six figures.
On her way there, she calculated that Xu Xiaowen must be in need of something to pick such a lavish location.
Yuting was a decisive person, having made it through unusually tough times in the entertainment industry.
Her family disapproved of her becoming an actress, feeling that the money wasn’t necessary, but she was determined to act, no matter how hard or tiring it was, and that’s how she carved out her own path.
She reminisced about the time she met Ren He during the casting of "Kunlun", finding life strangely amusing. Liu Erbao mentioned they went to Chongqing to shoot a film, which Ren He invested in and produced, but he hadn’t even mentioned it to her. She heard it was a low-budget film not hiring big-name actors, but she would have worked for free.
Liu Erbao later explained the script to her and only then did she understand that there was no serious leading female role in the film...
Xia Yuting had no idea what Xu Xiaowen was looking for her for, but she was well aware of Xu Xiaowen’s reputation within the entertainment industry, Elder Jiang’s goddaughter... With Elder Jiang having a dozen goddaughters, which one of them was of any good sort?
But since she made her living in this circle, it was better not to offend if possible. After all, her family couldn’t provide any help in this area, and she had to rely on herself for everything. Moreover, with someone like Jiang Wensheng backing the other party, it was best not to provoke if avoidable.
She decided to see what the other party wanted to do first.
Upon entering the private room, Xia Yuting found Xu Xiaowen alone, without even an assistant.
"Hey, sister, you’re here! I’ve heard of you before, and I’ve seen you on the screen quite a bit in the past two years. It’s our first meeting today," Xu Xiaowen greeted her with excessive enthusiasm, then quickly added, "I wanted to have a chat alone with you today, why don’t your assistant go to the main hall to have some food? Just put it on my tab."
Xia Yuting was surprised for a moment; what did the other party want to talk about that they needed to send her assistant away? A sense of alertness rose in Xia Yuting—could this old woman be planning to get her drunk and then offer her in some dirty deal?
This kind of thing was not uncommon in their circle!
Xu Xiaowen was known as a beauty in the industry, and at that moment, she was like a ripe peach, adored by countless homebodies. But now Xu Xiaowen was over thirty, while Xia Yuting was only 21. It wasn’t too much for her to refer to Xu Xiaowen as an "old woman" in her mind...
"No need, my assistant is like a dear sister to me. There’s no need to avoid her if you have something to say," Xia Yuting replied indifferently, feeling disgusted by the other’s reputation. She would never do such a thing, and if it came to it, she thought, she’d rather leave the entertainment industry, even though it was her passion.
Xu Xiaowen bit her lip, "Okay, then. The assistant can sit down too."
They had red wine during the meal, but Xia Yuting didn’t touch a drop, fearing that the old woman might slip something into it. That would be really troublesome.
Seeing that Xia Yuting was keeping her distance, Xu Xiaowen couldn’t care less, "Do you know that ’Crown Prince’ from Qinghe Group?"
This time, Xia Yuting was genuinely stunned—why did the conversation turn to that person... That was the one she couldn’t stop thinking about in her dreams.
"Yes, what about it?" Xia Yuting asked nonchalantly.
"It’s like this: I offended him a few days ago, and I wanted to ask for your help to mediate the situation," Xu Xiaowen said, with a flirtatious smile.
"I can’t make decisions on his behalf," Xia Yuting shook her head, "Nobody can make decisions for him, unless..."
She thought to herself that the only person who could do that was Yang Xi, but how could she disclose that to this old woman?
After hearing Xia Yuting’s response, Xu Xiaowen knew she was not willing to help and could only reveal her true intention, "I’ve admired him for a long time, and now I want to take this opportunity for you to speak to him..."
Her words were euphemistic enough, yet Xia Yuting’s face turned sour immediately. The beautiful love that she herself didn’t have the heart or the standing to disrupt, you’re planning to spoil with a rat’s dropping? How disgusting!
With a whoosh, Xia Yuting splashed her bowl of golden soup with beef onto Xu Xiaowen’s face, not caring for her future in the entertainment industry anymore. The most important person in her heart, how could that old woman even think about him?
That was someone she herself couldn’t bear to dwell on!
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