Chapter 394

The three actresses wore the same polite smiles, walking the red carpet with their arms linked through Xu Can's.

Little did anyone know, behind their poised and graceful appearances, they were actually bickering with one another.

"Finally I get to see you. You're clearly my girlfriends, yet it's not easy to even meet once."

"Who's your girlfriend?" the three women said in unison.

"You girls really are… heartbreaking." Xu Can put on a pained expression.

"Do you know how I've spent these past days? Do you know how miserable I've been?"

Seeing Xu Can like this, Mei Mei and Sister Scar felt a twinge of sympathy.

Just as they were about to say something soft and kind, the hand with which Stone Sister was gripping Xu Can's arm tightened just a little.

"Ouch… what are you doing?"

"Miserable these past days? Must've been a real blast with Kristen, huh?"

Emma Stone shot Xu Can a reproachful sideways glance.

"What?"

"There's such a thing?"

The other two women also glared daggers at him.

No matter how good Xu Can's acting was, he was no match for an insider spilling the beans.

That guy Kristen — does he tell Emma everything?

"It never happened, don't listen to her nonsense. I invited Kristen to my place for dinner to discuss business — I was planning to give her a role in X-Police."

"Really?" Emma looked at Xu Can suspiciously.

"Believe it or not, when have I ever lied to you?"

Xu Can's righteous, upright demeanor made the three women pause for a beat, and they finally chose to believe him.

"Fine, I wronged you." Emma Stone guiltily rubbed Xu Can's arm.

"Good, since you've admitted your mistake, give me a massage after the Wan Society ends, and I won't hold it against you."

While Mei Mei and Sister Scar weren't paying attention, Xu Can leaned close to Emma Stone's ear and whispered something that made her blush crimson.

……

After the little interlude on the red carpet, the Star River Entertainment Kuanian Sect officially began.

The party was very relaxed in format; the Hollywood, political, and business elite in attendance held champagne flutes, chatting in small clusters about their own things.

Xu Can, with his different female companions, moved among the North American elite with the air of a host.

No matter how big a name they usually were, they were now all wearing smiles, eagerly seeking a chance to chat with Xu Can.

Gal Gadot, Megan Fox, Blake Lively, Emma Roberts, Amanda Seyfried…

A few of Hollywood's young starlets surrounded Xu Can, making Mei Mei grit her teeth as she watched from the side.

As if staking her claim, she went over and affectionately hugged Xu Can's arm, leaning her whole body against him.

"What are you all talking about?"

"We're talking about a new movie, Taylor. Mind sharing your boyfriend with us?"

Blake Lively joked boldly.

"What?" Mei Mei's brows shot up.

"I mean, I'd love to collaborate with Director Xu — if there's a chance to make a movie together, that'd be great."

"Me too, Director Xu — how about me?"

Gal Gadot, a former beauty pageant contestant, casually displayed her stunning figure.

These vixens — even right in front of her, they still dared to flirt with Xu Can, wishing they could throw themselves at him.

Mei Mei tightened her grip on his arm, terrified he'd abandon her and throw himself into Hollywood's flower garden.

Xu Can seemed to see through her thoughts, gently patting Mei Mei's little hand in comfort.

"There'll be chances in the future. You're all excellent actresses — we can definitely work together."

Xu Can's answer was very official, with no flirtatious words to tease them, and Mei Mei breathed a small sigh of relief.

Beside them, Emma Roberts said nothing in the crowd, just quietly watching Xu Can.

"I was clearly here first…"

It seemed Xu Can had always treated her as a little sister, or a good friend, never overstepping any line.

Watching Xu Can's rumored girlfriends grow ever more numerous, Emma Roberts finally couldn't hold it in anymore.

"Maybe… would it be better if I made the first move?"

……

At the party, the hot band Maroon 5 was playing their hearts out, livening up the atmosphere.

It looked like hard labor, but in reality Xu Can didn't even pay an appearance fee, and they were still happy to perform.

The audience was all social elite, so Maroon 5 also got a chance to show their faces, which was good for the band's development.

Of course, the most important thing was Xu Can's face.

Lead singer Adam Levine had long wanted to switch record labels.

Their current label, Octone Records, treated them like a cash cow, and their ugly behavior was getting worse.

He'd heard that the best-run record label in the business right now was Star River Music.

Besides Taylor Swift and the "Three Queens of Star River," Bruno Mars, Justin Bieber, and Adele had all chosen Star River Music.

Compared to those money-grubbing black-hearted companies, Xu Can's company was famously respectful to its artists and encouraged creativity.

Adam Levine had already convinced his bandmates to throw in their lot with Xu Can together in 2010.

To the melody of Maroon 5's yet-to-be-released new song "Moves Like Jagger,"

Xu Can had drunk too much champagne, so he slipped away from the crowd and came to the restroom.

He had barely stepped inside and was about to take out his weapon when the restroom door was suddenly pushed open. 【】

Xu Can didn't think much of it; there were plenty of male guests, so it was perfectly normal for someone to walk into a public restroom.

But the moment he glanced toward the door, he instantly lost his composure.

"Victoria?"

Victoria Beckham's gaze burned with intensity as she leaned back against the door and casually locked it.

She was wearing a black sheer backless evening gown today, her alluring figure faintly visible through the fabric.

"This is the men's room. I think you've come to the wrong place."

"I didn't come to the wrong place… Last time we did yoga together, we hadn't finished the practice, and today I suddenly felt like doing some more."

Previously, while Old Beck was away, Xu Can had gone to Old Beck's house to do yoga with Sister Beck, but as they practiced, the poses gradually became outrageous.

These past two days Old Beck had returned from Milan, and Xu Can had assumed she would rein herself in a bit,

but he hadn't expected Sister Beck to be this bold?

A woman like a ravenous wolf or tiger is simply terrifying.

"Wait… this is a public place…"

"A public place? Even more thrilling."

Sister Beck stepped forward gracefully, like a hungry tiger pouncing on its prey.

……

"Where's Xu Can? Turn around for a second and he's gone again."

"Did he sneak off to eat again while we weren't looking?"

"The three of us together couldn't keep an eye on him, honestly…"

At the party, Taytay, Stone Sister, and Widow Sister gathered together and discovered Xu Can was missing.

They had clearly agreed to take turns "watching over" Xu Can, yet they still let him slip away.

Stone Sister and Widow Sister cast sidelong glances at Taytay.

Taytay looked utterly innocent: "I have no idea either. I was clearly holding onto his arm…"

Just then, Xu Can spread his arms from behind and wrapped them around the three of them.

"Talking about me behind my back again?"

"Where did you go? Did you sneak off to eat again?"

"No way, just went to the restroom."

Xu Can exerted every ounce of his god-tier acting skills to project an air of calm,

and the three women observed him carefully, finding not a single crack in his facade.