Chapter 36

"Are you trying to make a move on Miss Shen?" Mo Jiu asked suddenly.

Gu Qiuyan shook his head: "I wouldn't dare touch Mr. Mu's little lover."

He said intriguingly: "But the little girl next to her is quite cute."

"…" little lover? little lover? little lover?

Ah, right, the lady is my husband's little lover.

Mo Jiu sighed: "Yan, you really are such a scumbag."

If he remembers correctly, among the many girls here,

there is one who is his ex‑girlfriend, sitting diagonally opposite Gu Qiuyan.

Unfortunately, this player has no memory; the girl still clings to him wistfully, yet he has set his sights on another family's little loli.

"Tsk tsk, truly irredeemably scummy, the first deep affection of the rich families, well deserved."

Gu Qiuyan got goosebumps: "Could you stop calling me Yan?"

"Alright, Yan."

Gu Qiuyan: "???"

At this moment Jiang Xiaoyan wanted to assert her presence, but the atmosphere was too harmonious for her to find a foothold.

"Hey, look at that beautiful girl, it's Shen Xingman, a super duper big star."

"Indeed, if you use that face for streaming, you'd easily earn tens of millions a month."

"Come on, her figure is also amazing, not just tens of millions?!"

"…"

Listening to this, Jiang Xiaoyan felt increasingly uneasy; unknowingly, a poisonous snake called "jealousy" was devouring her nerves.

Here, aside from Shen Xingman and Miao Miao, it seemed no one recognized her.

But why? She's a daughter of the Jiang Family; how could a country bumpkin push her aside?

Moreover, she doesn't think she's lost—at least for now, her resources in the fashion world are far superior to Shen Xingman's.

Finally, she endured until the end of the drinking party, and many people left one after another.

Shen Xingman hadn't left yet, her head bent over her phone.

It was a WeChat message from Qiao Yun.

"Baby, everything's taken care of, when are you coming back?"

Shen Xingman stared at the screen for a moment, then replied: "Soon, soon."

Miaomiao squinted and said, "Qiao Qiao seems to miss us a lot."

"Yeah, we need to act swiftly."

Shen Xingman put away her phone, waited until most people had left, then glanced at Mo Jiu.

He might truly have a "Shen Xingman allergy"; the moment he sees Shen Xingman watching him, he hurriedly bows respectfully and doesn't dare utter a word.

Timid.

"Miss Shen, let's discuss our cooperation."

Gu Qiuyan appeared to be speaking with Shen Xingman, but his peripheral gaze was on Miaomiao.

The white steam from the food rose over the table, causing the girl's milky skin to show a beautiful pink flush, adding a hazy beauty, like a little fairy in a fairyland—cute, soft, and sweet, making one want to cradle her gently.

When others speak, she's eating; when others are having a meal, she's still eating.

Her digestive system is quite impressive.

"Alright."

Shen Xingman responded, then set down the fork in Miaomiao's hand, whispered: "Stop eating, baby, watch how your sister handles the luxury."

"…" Manman, are you a plain girl???

Gu Qiuyan said softly: "We've already discussed most of the contract details with Ms. Qiao this afternoon; if there are no objections, we can sign now."

"Alright," Shen Xingman said lightly.

Jiang Xiaoyan listened quietly from the side… In a place unseen by others, her light‑purple nail polish seemed to embed into her flesh, and the words "sign the contract" ringing in her ears made her eyes burn with jealousy, scorching her heart.

"Any additional terms?" he glanced sneakily at Miaomiao.

Shen Xingman shook her head: "No."

Jiang Xiaoyan witnessed the entire signing process; she felt like a clown stuck in a corner, embarrassed and humiliated.

"The Yuanjing endorsement! What a dazzling, brilliant fashion resource!"

Countless international stars would break their heads trying to get it, but for Shen Xingman, it's just a meal's worth of effort.

Too smooth, too unbelievable, too jaw‑dropping.

Jiang Xiaoyan had ample reason to suspect that she had hooked up with the Gu‑surname god of wealth of Yun City.

After all, rumors say the chance of a domestic entertainment star getting a Yuanjing endorsement is like turning a sausage back into pork—practically zero.

The more she thought, the angrier and more upset she became.

Finally, she couldn't stand the feeling of being ignored any longer, stood up and said, "Sister Manman, Gu Zong, I'm leaving now."

"…"

Hmm, no one paid him any attention.

Having been shunned, she had to leave in a disheveled state, retreating in defeat.

Now that the troublesome people had all left, the four of them had room to act freely.

"Could you tell me your name?"

— Gu Qiuyan said to Miaomiao.

The little girl was initially confused, pointed to her own nose tip, and asked, "Are you talking to me?"

Gu Qiuyan: "Of course."

A teasing tone, as if flirting, and a warm, gentle face like a bright, clear moonlit night.

I have to say, handsome guys who can also flirt really leave girls with little resistance.

But Shen Xingman suddenly said, "She is called Miao Miao."

The name is cute; at home, she and Qiao Yun are both Miaomiao left, Miaomiao right, and their good relationship is almost like a family.

"You, very cute."

The straightforward compliment made the little girl blush silently.

Shen Xingman frowned, seeing through Gu Qiuyan's thoughts, "Gu Zong, do you have any other business?"

Gu Qiuyan: "There really isn't any business."

"Then, Mo— sir, is there anything you want to tell me?"

Mo Jiu shook his head: "No."

"Hmm… alright then," Shen Xingman, holding Miaomiao, said, "Shall we leave first?"

"……" Both sides were speechless.

Shen Xingman left, carrying her own little junk.

"Manman, didn't you hear that handsome guy talking to me???"

"Listen, baby, we shouldn't get too close to that handsome guy, it will make your heart..."

"Huh?"

"He's super trash, the kind even dogs wouldn't date."

"……"

——

Having taken the Kite View endorsement, in the fashion arena she's not afraid of being mocked by passersby for lacking luxury; first, it can open a new frontier for her own fashion path, and second, it makes her top‑stream position more stable.

What comes next is the matter over at "Star Frost".

The cast really isn't that good.

This time Jiang Xiaoyan didn't get the endorsement, she'll definitely focus on the second female lead in Star Frost.

But she didn't expect that Shen Ran was poached by Qiao Yun, so the actress for "Jin Huan" couldn't be her either.

As for Pei Jun, the production team must have been blind to cast that actor.

Of course, the Star Frost director is a sensible person; forcibly pairing Pei Jun and Shen Xingman would inevitably provoke backlash from the "Junyan" fans.

Doing it that way would certainly get the hype, but the reputation would suffer.

He and Jiang Xiaoyan are in the same company; their star power is just so‑so, barely first‑tier, so it's normal that Shen Xingman doesn't favor them.