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Chapter 131 Tian Hanwen discovers Xia Ye’s identity
Chapter 131: 131 Tian Hanwen discovers Xia Ye’s identity
"Today is your first official day with the crew, you will be doing Xia Shen’s makeup later, so make sure to perform well."
"Just apply the base makeup, don’t make it too thick, Xia Shen has good skin."
"Also, his temper isn’t great, he’s quite popular now, and you really must not mess this up for me."
A seasoned makeup artist with a gentle demeanor walked ahead, demonstrating through his actions what it meant to ’boss people around.’
A tall, slender girl followed behind him, a huge makeup box slung over her shoulder.
Squarish, with a metallic texture, it was filled with makeup items, bottles, and jars, considerably heavy.
It left an indent on the girl’s shoulder.
The working environment didn’t seem very comfortable, especially with a senior who liked to act superior.
But there wasn’t a trace of irritation on the girl’s face; instead, she looked radiant, seemingly looking forward to her upcoming tasks.
While talking, the two walked into the makeup room, Pang Shen took a drag of his cigarette and smiled, "Here she comes, the one you familiar with, right?"
Xia Xing was still amused thinking about Little Tiangao’s cunning laughter and didn’t particularly want to listen to Pang Shen gossip about whether the girl looked familiar.
There were plenty of girls, but only one sister.
He glanced over noncommittally, but when he saw the girl standing at the doorway, he did pause for a moment.
It was Gu Mingzhi, the one who had gone to the police station with them last time.
Perhaps because she was working today, she was wearing a pair of glasses with very thin lenses.
So she was a makeup artist.
But the two times he saw her, she wore no makeup at all.
From the moment Gu Mingzhi entered and saw Xia Xing, her expression became joyous.
She didn’t study makeup in college but learned it later due to some reason.
She wanted to be closer to Xia Xing, but her family wouldn’t let her enter the entertainment industry, so she came up with this method.
Others started following performances and doing makeup for celebrities in their teens; she only began learning about it near the end of college and was definitely a novice in the industry.
So when the company arranged for her to do Xia Xing’s makeup today, her seniors were quite envious.
She held her hands in front of her, giving a small wave, which the veteran makeup artist, with his back to her and unaware of their acquaintance, couldn’t have guessed.
Gu Mingzhi really wanted to take advantage of the situation for personal gain, quickly snapping a few incredible bare-faced photos of her idol to share as treats in the fan club.
But she restrained herself.
After a brief self-introduction and setting down her makeup bag, she began working.
She had practiced her makeup skills every day, hoping for this day to come sooner.
But now, with her idol’s face so close, her hands still couldn’t help but tremble slightly.
Fortunately, her idol had deep-set eyes and didn’t need eyeliner or anything; otherwise, she would have been in trouble.
Xia Xing had come for an individual interview today and had streamed until late last night; now, with his eyes closed, he took the opportunity to rest during the makeup session.
The process of applying makeup often touched the skin.
Gu Mingzhi’s hands were naturally cold, and now they were even colder due to her nervousness.
As she gently brushed over his face, Xia Xing’s brow would slightly furrow from the chill of her hands.
Every time Xia Xing frowned, Gu Mingzhi became even more nervous.
The veteran makeup artist stood by, constantly directing her.
One moment telling her to be gentler here, the next to apply more there.
He directed Gu Mingzhi so frantically that she eventually, accidentally, dropped the foundation on the floor.
The veteran makeup artist seemed to finally find an excuse, "See what you did! How many times have I told you, you can’t even hold makeup properly! What else can you do?!"
Gu Mingzhi wanted to apologize, but Xia Xing spoke up before she could, "It’s so noisy here, can’t even rest in the makeup room!"
Pang Shen, with arms crossed, hadn’t yet remembered where he had seen Gu Mingzhi but strangely felt a hint of protectiveness in Xia Xing’s words.
He then followed up by saying to the veteran makeup artist, "If you weren’t fussing around, I think she wouldn’t drop things."
The veteran makeup artist, being criticized in front of a newbie by both the artist and the manager, his face turned red with embarrassment and he said sheepishly, "Sorry, sorry, I’ll step out."
As he spoke, he glared resentfully at Gu Mingzhi.
What a sly vixen, even the big star is speaking up for her!
"Do your job well, don’t mess up again!" This time, the veteran makeup artist purposely lowered his voice.
Gu Mingzhi assured that it would not happen again.
Leaving the studio, a coworker from their makeup company asked the veteran makeup artist, "Sister, what just happened in there?"
The veteran makeup artist with heavily applied clear lipstick curled her lips in disdain, "I really don’t know what the company was thinking, assigning such a newbie to do makeup for a big star! She almost made the big star angry!"
The staff member seized the opportunity to gossip, "She must have gotten really lucky, does her family have some sort of background?"
When Gu Mingzhi had first joined the company, they had discussed in private that the girl looked too pristine, quite like a delicate young lady from a prominent family.
The veteran makeup artist snorted with utter disdain, "Background? If she had a background, she would have mentioned it long ago! How long has she been in the company, and have you ever heard her talk about her family? Whenever her family calls, she sneaks off to the bathroom to answer. She definitely must be from some poor, remote little place and is afraid that we’ll laugh at her if we knew."
The staff member thought about it and found it quite logical, "True, what daughter of a prominent family would come here to be a makeup artist?"
In the room, Gu Mingzhi’s work was nearing its end when the phone in her pocket suddenly vibrated.
She took it out for a glance and saw the caller ID display two words.
’Mommy’
Gu Mingzhi, as if facing a great enemy, immediately hung up, turned off her phone, and put it back into her pocket, steadying her mind to continue with the next steps.
It was over now.
It was another call from her mom.
Ever since her mom found out she was working as a makeup artist for others, she called every two or three days, urging her to come home.
Thinking about this, she worked even more diligently with her little hands; she had to try harder and harder!
If she didn’t do well in makeup, she would have to go home and inherit a fortune worth several billions!
Scary thought!
Meanwhile, at First Middle School.
It was just noon, and many students had already finished their lunch in the cafeteria and returned to the classrooms.
"Principal Tian, hello!"
Tian Hanwen, with his hands behind his back, was heading towards the academic building. Students passing by all greeted him.
Tian Hanwen nodded in acknowledgment, his mind preoccupied with how he was going to start the conversation with Xia Ye.
That day, after he had discussed those old secrets with Tian Ye, he couldn’t stop feeling wistful.
After so many years with no word from the elder, he had suddenly appeared and written a recommendation letter for Xia Ye.
Speaking of Xia Ye...
She really was a student who was easy to like.
During this period, Xia Ye got along well with her classmates and had adapted to the new school life; it was time to ask her where the elder was now.
On his way to the gate of the academic building, he passed by the window of class nineteen.
The classroom inside was bustling with energy.
The students were vibrant, chasing each other in a 4x4 relay around the room.
"Tang Sister, can I take a look at the math test you corrected?"
"Hurry up and look! And be quick to return it to me!"
"Got it!"
Suddenly, a strong gust of wind blew up, and the windows and doors of class nineteen were wide open, making the draft even stronger.
"Hey? My test paper!"
A test paper was carried out by the wind from the window. When the wind picked up, it flew quite high, and when it subsided, it fell down.
To the left and to the right, back and forth.
It happened to land right beside Tian Hanwen’s feet.
He picked it up nonchalantly, thinking he would take it to class nineteen on his way there.
He glanced at it casually; it was a math test paper.
The name section read: Tang Tianjiao.
This student seemed to have a very proper attitude towards studying; all the wrong answers had been corrected with a red pen.
Upon closer inspection, the handwriting of the corrections and the handwriting of the answers were different.
It wasn’t corrected by herself.
Tian Hanwen shook his head and chuckled.
He was midway through his laughter when his expression suddenly froze.
Because the writing in the red pen was identical to that in Xia Ye’s recommendation letter...
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