Jih Mingyue's participation in the variety show caused a sensation as soon as it aired. As a rising star amongst seasoned predecessors, she appeared alongside a male actor with whom she had acted in a TV drama. Together, they fabricated quite the artificial sweetener on camera, driving both fan bases crazy, with rarely a negative word to be said.
Her popularity had climbed another step recently, and with Bo Yanching allowing her to stir up publicity, though she didn't dare to go overboard, the fringe benefits were enough to make her float on air.
Therefore, at the cocktail party, she met Jhiang's Miss and brought her to this gathering of high society ladies. She felt exceedingly anxious and nervous, but when several of the ladies smiled and walked over to her, she promptly stood up, her face twisting into an awkward smile, not expecting them to start talking to her with such warmth.
After a few drinks, it was too late when Jih Mingyue realized something was amiss.