Chapter 576: Chapter 439: A New Plan
Anti-Theft: Replace by 23:00.
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Su Yan sat to the right of Lew Qingqing and Zhou Yun, leaning forward with a curious look, asking, "Did you two know each other before?"
Lew Qingqing immediately answered, "We met for the first time today. Did you know Xiao Yun before?"
"I’m also meeting her for the first time today," Su Yan said, "but I was quite startled when I saw the trending news this morning."
Zhou Yun said innocently, "The paparazzi made it all up."
Lew Qingqing countered Su Yan, "Aren’t you filming with Song Chi? You should know best, is Zhou Yun Song Chi’s girlfriend or not?"
Su Yan’s eyes flickered, and she laughed twice, saying, "Although I’m filming in the same drama, how would I know about such things?"
This statement seemed fine at first hearing, but it was actually ambiguous. Lew Qingqing’s earlier comment intended to make Su Yan a witness to clear up the rumor. However, Su Yan just skirted around the heavy topic, implying that even if Song Chi and Zhou Yun were dating, she wouldn’t know.
Zhou Yun had no choice but to emphasize again, "I don’t know Teacher Song Chi at all."
Lew Qingqing patted the back of Zhou Yun’s hand, saying, "Don’t worry, the fans are very smart nowadays. They won’t be led by the nose by the paparazzi, don’t worry."
Zhou Yun showed a grateful smile to Lew Qingqing.
Meanwhile, Su Yan took out sunglasses from her bag and put them on herself.
Seeing this, Chen Quanying, who was talking to someone else, directly asked, "Su Yan, the sun has already set, why are you wearing sunglasses? Trying to look cool?"
That remark almost made Su Yan slip up.
Zhou Yun keenly noticed the twitch of Su Yan’s mouth.
It was widely known that Chen Quanying was straightforward, and there were many rumors about her putting down others in the industry. Seeing her in action today... she really had a unique flair. At least, Zhou Yun had never seen someone expose others so directly.
Except for the inherent conflicts between Lew Qingqing and Su Yan.
Su Yan took off her sunglasses, pouting and said helplessly, "Oh, Sister Ying, I’m tired, I just wanted to sleep in the car for a bit."
Even Su Yan didn’t dare to openly confront Chen Quanying.
Lew Qingqing didn’t miss this opportunity with her arch-enemy, adding fuel to the fire, "Then I’ll swap places with you. I actually want to chat with Sister Ying. I loved her songs when I was in school and even went to her concerts with friends."
Su Yan’s eyes instantly darted over.
Chen Quanying looked excitedly at Lew Qingqing, "You’ve been to my concert?"
"Yes, five years ago, at Beijing Workers’ Stadium," Lew Qingqing said, "Do you remember?"
"Of course, I remember my own concert," Chen Quanying turned to Su Yan and said, "Weren’t you going to take a nap? Since Lew Qingqing wants to swap with you, just move quickly."
Su Yan’s expression was somewhat awkward, as if she was stuck over a fire.
She was being kicked out.
Unable to swallow this humiliation but with no other choice, Su Yan painfully swallowed her pride and swapped seats with Lew Qingqing.
With cameras filming, Zhou Yun chuckled and called out, "Sister Yanyan."
Su Yan stiffly nodded her head, put on her sunglasses again, and it was unclear whether she truly fell asleep.
It was then that Zhou Yun took out her cell phone, slightly shifting her body to prevent Su Yan from seeing her phone screen, and messaged Zhou Lan: Did you see what happened this afternoon?
Zhou Lan: What?
Zhou Yun said: Su Yan kicked me once.
Zhou Lan: What? During the game? It wasn’t on purpose, right?
Zhou Yun: No, it was on purpose. She was mad because I didn’t stand by her side, but rather got close with Lew Qingqing.
Zhou Lan: They really don’t get along?
Zhou Yun: It came to blows when we were changing clothes.
Zhou Lan: Then don’t act rashly for now, finish recording the show first, and remember the image you need to portray on camera.
Zhou Yun: I know, but remember to get a backup of the video.
Zhou Lan: I’ll handle this, don’t worry.
After the instructions were explained clearly, Zhou Yun let out a sigh of relief and then turned to look at Su Yan.
Su Yan suddenly spoke, her voice cold: "What’s up?"
Apparently, she wasn’t asleep.
Zhou Yun looked confused, "Huh? Sister Yanyan, what’s wrong?"
Su Yan chuckled dismissively, said nothing more and fell silent again.
Zhou Yun gave a helpless smile, turned his head and looked out of the window, the smile in his eyes finally fading away.
When they arrived at the place for dinner, a large table was set, and everyone took their seats. The director and cameramen were also ready, with a crowd standing in the empty space in front of the table, but only the artists were visible in the camera.
Su Yan had a look of craving on her face and said, "I’m so hungry, I feel like I could eat a whole cow right now!"
Lew Qingqing immediately responded, "Me too, I’m really hungry, director, no more tasks, right? Can we just have dinner?"
The two girls stared earnestly at the camera, their faces pleading.
Pretty girls making that face always softens hearts.
But how could the director be softened?
"Of course... there’s a task."
Su Yan and Lew Qingqing both sighed simultaneously, but didn’t argue.
The men behind them also started to complain.
"Director, what about love? Don’t you love us?"
"Not filming anymore, I declare this is my last episode of recording."
"That’s too much!"
...
It’s all a performance, all for show, all for the camera effect.
Zhou Yun wasn’t the protagonist, she just had to smile helplessly.
Smile prettily, just be a beautiful vase.
"Xiao Yun, come sit next to me," Lew Qingqing called out after taking her seat, "Come quickly."
So, Zhou Yun moved over.
"Lew Qingqing, did you do it on purpose!" Zhang Haichen suddenly glared, "I already said I wanted to sit next to Xiao Yun tonight!"
Zhou Yun was startled and looked at Zhang Haichen, not knowing what to do.
Lew Qingqing grinned triumphantly and said: "Humph, stop causing trouble for our Xiao Yun, she’s so innocent!"
Zhou Yun was bewildered.
Zhang Haichen sighed deeply, facing the camera with a frustrated expression.
Zhou Yun understood, it was all for the Variety show effect.
She happily hugged Lew Qingqing’s arm.
Seeing this, Su Yan’s expression wasn’t very good, and her look towards Zhou Yun even had a hint of disgust.
Of course, this disgust was kept off camera.
Zhou Yun initially didn’t want to get involved in the conflict between Su Yan and Lew Qingqing, but Su Yan’s kick that afternoon had fired her up.
Regardless of how much of Lew Qingqing’s enthusiasm and closeness in front of the camera was an act, at least Lew Qingqing hadn’t resorted to such tactics towards her.
Zhou Yun was happy to show sisterly love with Lew Qingqing, enough to infuriate Su Yan.
During the following filming, Zhou Yun and Lew Qingqing became even closer, often linking arms or hugging.
They were as intimate as childhood best friends who had grown up together.