The CEO’s Unkown Wife
Chapter 822: Lacking Self-Awareness

Chapter 822: Chapter 822: Lacking Self-Awareness

Xia Qingtian stood still with Cheng Bingbing, watching Bo Jingyan leave until his car merged into the traffic and couldn’t be seen anymore.

"Let’s go," she retracted her gaze and spoke.

Cheng Bingbing immediately followed behind her like a docile wife.

The two of them walked into the filming building together.

Xia Qingtian and Cheng Bingbing arrived half an hour early, which was quite early, but there were already several people who had arrived even earlier than them.

These individuals were minor celebrities in the entertainment industry, and even if they hadn’t worked together before, their faces were still familiar.

When they saw her and Cheng Bingbing coming over, the jealousy and ambition in their eyes were not at all concealed. It was just as she had said before: these ladies had their eyes on the endorsement and wanted to bring her down and take her place.

Cheng Bingbing subconsciously hid behind Xia Qingtian.

Xia Qingtian reassuringly patted Cheng Bingbing’s hand, saying, "Don’t be afraid; I’m here."

While speaking, she took Cheng Bingbing’s hand, found a spot to sit down, and began to rest with closed eyes.

After waiting for a while, Xia Qingtian suddenly heard a noisy and arrogant sound of footsteps. She thought it was someone from the brand and lazily opened her eyes, looking in the direction of the entrance.

Before she could see clearly, she felt a sharp pain in her arm.

Turning her head, she discovered that it was Cheng Bingbing who had grabbed her arm so tightly that her nails were almost embedding into her flesh.

Xia Qingtian frowned and asked, "What’s wrong?"

Cheng Bingbing came to her senses and realized she was tightly clenching Xia Qingtian’s arm, so she immediately let go, but her expression was still somewhat panic-stricken as she said, "Qingtian sis, it’s Shi Qian!"

"Shi Qian?" Xia Qingtian paused for a moment, not understanding her meaning.

Why suddenly mention Shi Qian?

Seeing that she didn’t understand, Cheng Bingbing pointed in a direction and said, "Look, Shi Qian is also here."

Xia Qingtian followed the direction of her pointing and indeed saw Shi Qian.

Shi Qian, surrounded by several people, was walking toward them. The somewhat arrogant footsteps she had heard were not from the brand representatives, but from Shi Qian and her entourage.

The moment she saw Shi Qian, Xia Qingtian’s brows tightly furrowed.

Why was Shi Qian here?

Could it be that she was also an ambassador for this top luxury brand that Cheng Bingbing was endorsing?

Cheng Bingbing, as if suddenly realizing something, tugged at Xia Qingtian’s sleeve and urgently reminded her, "Qingtian sis, what if Bo Jingyan comes later and runs into Shi Qian?"

If she remembered correctly, Xia Qingtian’s reconciliation with Bo Jingyan was a secret that needed to be kept, especially from Shi Qian, right?

Xia Qingtian had just frowned, as this was exactly what she had thought of.

Regardless, the immediate priority was to resolve the issue of her romantic relationship with Bo Jingyan potentially being exposed in front of Shi Qian, so she stretched out her hand to Cheng Bingbing and said, "Give me your phone; I need to call Bo Jingyan."

Cheng Bingbing didn’t hesitate and handed her the phone.

Xia Qingtian took the phone and was ready to leave the rest area to call Bo Jingyan.

But Shi Qian was blocking the rest area’s doorway.

When Xia Qingtian walked toward her, Shi Qian had no intention of moving aside.

"Move!" Xia Qingtian said impatiently.

Shi Qian took off her sunglasses perched on the bridge of her nose and looked at her with provocation, "Xia Qingtian, I’ve set my sights on endorsing this brand. If you and Cheng Bingbing have any sense, you’ll drop out voluntarily. Otherwise, once I make my move, it’ll be too late for regrets!"

Xia Qingtian regarded her with the same expression one might give to a clown performing antics.

"You want too much: to become Mrs. Bo, to win the Best Supporting Actress at the Hua Ji Awards, and to be the leading lady in Director Zhao’s film," she said mockingly. "Sadly, you’ve failed at them all."

Her words undoubtedly struck at Shi Qian’s vulnerabilities.

Shi Qian, her face turning a shade of livid green with anger, opened her mouth to curse, "You..."

Xia Qingtian had no masochistic tendencies and was even less inclined to waste time here with someone irrelevant.

"Get lost; a good dog doesn’t stand in the way." Without letting Shi Qian finish her sentence, she impatiently pushed her aside and walked past her.

"Xia Qingtian!" Shi Qian watched her departing figure, grinding her teeth in hatred.

Xia Qingtian actually dared to insult her like that, not taking her seriously at all. She would make Xia Qingtian pay the most painful price, she would make her regret it!

At this moment, Xia Qingtian was unaware of what Shi Qian was thinking, and even if she did know, she wouldn’t care.

After all, the conflict between her and Shi Qian wasn’t new today. Even if she were polite to Shi Qian today, it would only encourage her to be more aggressive, not stop her from targeting her. So why should she put up with Shi Qian’s attitude?

Right now, she had found a quiet place and was making a call to Bo Jingyan.

The call connected quickly.

Bo Jingyan, thinking she was anxious for her phone, immediately told her as soon as he answered, "I’m already downstairs at the shoot location. I’ll be up soon to give you your phone. Just hang tight."

Xia Qingtian wasn’t in a rush initially, but his words made her feel a bit anxious.

She immediately said to Bo Jingyan on the other end, "Don’t come up!"

"What’s wrong?" Bo Jingyan asked her.

Xia Qingtian’s tone became somewhat grim as she spoke, "Shi Qian is the brand ambassador for this campaign and will be part of the ad shoot as well. If she sees you coming to find me, it’ll complicate things."

She was feeling terrible.

Bo Jingyan had arranged all his work in advance to accompany her on this business trip.

Yet, Shi Qian’s sudden appearance had disrupted their plans.

How could she possibly feel good about that?

Bo Jingyan didn’t say a word.

Xia Qingtian guessed that he was feeling even worse than she was.

"Jingyan..." Xia Qingtian wanted to say something to comfort him.

Bo Jingyan had already spoken first, "Fine, I’ll get someone to run the errand and bring your phone to you. I’ll wait for you back at the hotel."

"Mhm." Xia Qingtian agreed, though her heart was somewhat uneasy.

But the current situation was out of their hands.

The two exchanged a few more words before hanging up the phone.

After a while, surely enough, a runner came by and delivered Xia Qingtian’s phone to her.

Shi Qian saw the errand runner hand over the phone and a flicker of curiosity passed through her eyes. She asked, "Who sent for the errand to deliver the phone?"

Xia Qingtian rolled her eyes, "None of your business!"

If it were any other time, after hearing Xia Qingtian’s response, she certainly wouldn’t have asked for more trouble. But for some reason, at this moment, the image of the man she had seen with Xia Qingtian at the mall last time they ran into Bo’s mother suddenly popped into her head.