Chapter 494: Chapter 494: Don’t Panic, Just a Minor Scene!
Zuzi lazily stepped through the grand entrance of the socialite party.
Xi Rubao, holding the Invitation Card, finished verification and followed, muttering, "Second Brother said he would accompany us, but the filming schedule got delayed today, so he has to work overtime for a bit and finish his scenes before coming."
Why on earth was the schedule delayed?
It was all because Shen Ying’s fans created a huge fuss on Weibo, causing unrest among the crew, fearing there might be actual issues with the script. If they needed to revise the script, wouldn’t all the filming be in vain?
Finally, Director Ma, Xi Langyue, and Wu Qianman had to step in and assure everyone, so the other actors tentatively continued filming, but the efficiency was much lower than the previous days.
"Let Xiao Yueyue focus on filming, there’s no rush." Zuzi remained unimpressed.
Xi Rubao was slightly nervous, "But sister, we’ve never attended such a socialite gathering. What if we mess up due to unfamiliarity with the rules..."
From a distance, she saw Gu Pinting being surrounded like a proud Princess by a group of socialites, preemptively feeling that if they bumped into Gu Pinting, she might intentionally make things difficult, making them the laughingstock.
Zuzi smiled slightly, "Of course not, it’s a small affair."
Back in the day, the Ancestor would attend the Queen Mother of the West’s Immortal Banquet every five hundred years, where such celestial gatherings were nothing much. Today’s little gathering is hardly significant.
As they were speaking.
There was a commotion at the main entrance of the banquet hall. The already-present socialites stifled their voices, whispering in awe, "Fourth Master! Oh my, Fourth Master is here!"
Nangong Mo rarely showed up at such events.
But today, he walked into the socialite party, accompanied by bodyguards and servants, with an indifferent expression.
His fierce reputation was well-known, yet he was also an incredibly wealthy bachelor, making the socialites both fearful and enamored, hoping for his favor yet worried they might displease him and be fed to Sharks!
So as Nangong Mo walked through the banquet hall, the socialites obediently parted to make way, nervously toying with their evening gowns, tense and hopeful.
But what was strange was that Nangong Mo seemed oblivious to them, as if they were less than a lamppost in his eyes.
Yet, when he passed by the spot where Zuzi had just been standing, he suddenly halted, looking around.
He distinctly saw a glimpse of a white dress fluttering elegantly, yet upon approaching, there was nothing.
He scrutinized several socialites in various white dresses, but none was the woman he was looking for.
At this moment.
Zuzi had already pulled Xi Rubao to the bar two meters away from Nangong Mo’s position and sat down.
She sipped a specially concocted drink, watching Nangong Mo search with great interest.
Don’t worry, with the Ancestor’s eye-blocking technique, you won’t see the Ancestor’s true appearance tonight.
Two meters may as well be the ends of the earth!
Unable to find the person he was looking for, Nangong Mo’s face darkened as he sank into a sofa, allowing no one to approach him.
The banquet hadn’t officially started yet. The early-arriving socialites took a moment of chaos due to Nangong Mo’s arrival before returning to their small circles, whispering gossip among themselves.
When Gu Shiyin entered, the small circles gradually merged. The socialites politely greeted her:
"Miss Gu."
"Miss Gu Six."
"Aunt Shiyin."
Gu Shiyin responded modestly with a faint smile, then turned to Gu Pinting, pointing to a small box, "Shen Ying’s autographed collectible book, Pinting, everything your friends wanted is here."
The socialites gasped collectively, even pausing their gossip, united in their aim:
"Is it the legendary Shen Ying’s?"
"Is it the rare collectible edition?"
"An autographed edition?!"