Chapter 31: Friends?
"Yeah, you know him?", Qing Mian asked.
"Yes", Nian Qin said.
"Woah, how did you know him?"
"Well, I know his fiancee...."
"So, he does have a fiancee", Qing Mian cut in angrily.
"I don't know if they are together because I heard something bad happened between them"
"Ohhh..."
"How did you guys know each other?", Nian Qin asked again.
"He...."
"Nian Qinqin", someone shouted and interrupted Qing Mian.
"I'll go back to my mum then", Qing Mian said hurriedly.
"What's wrong?", Nian Qin asked her manager.
"Woah, so you can get along with someone", the manager said surprisingly.
"She's cute and I have an attraction towards her"
"That's shocking"
"Did the director say anything?", Nian Qin asked again.
"No, but I think we should be able to start filming soon"
"Okay"
....
"I heard that Qing Mian went to the opening party for Nian Qin's movie", someone said as Qing Mian entered the class the following week.
"Her mum is the second female lead, isn't it normal to go?"
"Someone told me they heard her shouting at a particular Li Min"
"The same Li Min?!", someone shouted.
"That.... I'm not sure", the girl said meekly.
"Is Qing Mian now a big shot?!", someone asked.
"Woah, the bigshot is in my class!"
Qing Qin went to Qing Mian and said, "I advise you to leave the class."
Qing Mian looked at her coldly. "Why must I leave? If you feel uncomfortable, you can leave."
Qing Qin snorted. "Keep being stubborn, Qing Mian. Do you know what Lu Rui likes most about me? Do you know why he will never be interested in you? He likes my feminine charm the most. He won't fall in love with you because you should go look in the mirror, but you're in the wrong for resorting to tricks to seducing everyone when you don't have a beautiful face."
Qing Mian furrowed her brow as she glared at her. "What do you mean?!"
Qing Mian sneered. "Don't pretend. The whole school clearly know you curried favour with Nian Qin last week. Do you still want to make excuses? Huh, look at yourself. How dare someone like you try to talk to Nian Qin? Do you know who she is? Do you think she would be interested in talking to someone like you?"
"...You even know Li Min. You're such a leach!"
"Not everyone has a low standard like you", Xue Xi said from behind.
"Here comes the boisterous friend..", Qing Qin said.
"Hey b*tch, say that again", Xue Xi shouted.
"What's happening?" At this moment, a voice called out from behind them. Qing Mian turned her head only to see that Lu Rui was here.
Qing Qin immediately went into Lu Rui's arms.
"I was just telling her not to be too casual in this industry. The whole school knows about her relationship with Li Min and how she was leaching off to Nian Qin, her reputation is affected. However, she not only refused to listen to me, but her friend even shouted at me, I... I only wanted to give her advice because she's my sister."
Lu Rui looked at Qing Mian in surprise. "Li Min?"
Qing Mian felt a little disappointed. Although Lu Rui did not seem to believe it completely, he still continued to placate Qing Qin whose shoulders were trembling. "Qing Mian... Li Min is the young master of the Li family. He's not just an ordinary person. He's also a successor to the Li family, something you were probably unaware of. You should really stay away from anyone from the Li family."
Qing Mian looked at Lu Rui speechlessly.
Qing Qin looked on from the side, enjoying Qing Mian's expression. The look of arrogance on her face would have upset anyone.
"You are entitled to your own thoughts. I have something to do, so you guys go ahead." Without looking back, Qing Mian dragged Xue Xi walked out to Lu Rui's appallment.
After comforting Qing Qin a little, he quickly chased after Qing Mian.
When Lu Rui grabbed Qing Mian's arm, she was already outside. The sun made her face appear even paler. As he looked at her white and clean face, Lu Rui seemed to discover for the first time that her face looked as white and soft as a peeled egg; it was almost translucent.
Looking straight into her eyes, he said, "I'm serious, Qing Mian. No matter what, the family in this country that no one can afford to offend is precisely the Li family. Li Min is the young master of the Li family. Otherwise, with his status, how could he command the respect of so many people?"
"Why are you so focused on this topic?", Xue Xi asked angrily.
"Mianmian is my friend"
"Friend? After what you did, Lu Rui", Xue Xi said angrily.
"I...."
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