strictlysupreme Chapter 186 The Gambling King of the Entertainment Industry
Chapter 186 The Gambling King of the Entertainment Industry
Shen Chaohuai deliberately lowered his head to lean against her, intentionally teasing her with the ends of his hair near her ear.
Everyone on the bus lowered their heads when they saw this, but secretly they were already blushing with embarrassment.
His voice was deep: "Weren't you just acting all fair and square? You came in my car, but you should have gone to find that guy surnamed Li on the way out..."
"You...are too close to me." Su Qi felt slightly uncomfortable and gave an irrelevant answer.
He gripped her waist harder, and she winced in pain, letting out a muffled groan.
Everyone stared wide-eyed ahead, thinking, "These two can't possibly be doing *that* in the car, can they?"
"What are you doing!" Su Qi grabbed his hand.
"I'm not doing anything, I'm just feeling uncomfortable. You only came to me to invite you to participate in the variety show because of him, right?"
"Don't get me wrong, I'm not doing this for anyone else!" Su Qi gritted her teeth: "Isn't it because you two mentioned me on the variety show that my reputation has been damaged? Can't I step in myself to clear my name?"
"Oh," he smiled meaningfully, "So, treating everyone equally was also a long-planned idea of yours, so that we could top the trending searches and outsiders would know that the three of us have a good relationship, and then they wouldn't make wild guesses?"
"You've certainly got a good plan."
Shen Chaohuai stopped teasing her and instead put his arm around her waist, saying, "Sit still."
Upon arriving near the Port City Film and Television City, Su Qi moved her legs and said, "Just drop me off here."
"What are you going to do?"
"Find someone to settle the score."
"Who did you offend this time? Do you want me to back you up?"
"Need not."
Su Qi got out of the car and walked away. Shen Chaohuai waved to the driver, signaling, "Follow her."
In the dressing room, Xu Qing was also criticizing the cosmetics the makeup artist had used on her.
The makeup artist wasn't going to be lenient and pressed her face against his: "If you accept the endorsement, you can bring the cosmetics provided by the manufacturer."
Upon hearing this, the entire audience burst into laughter. Everyone knew that Xu Qing's status had also declined. If it weren't for Shu Yu protecting her, and Shu Yu having Zheng Ran behind her, no one would have given her any face.
Xu Qing wasn't embarrassed at all: "Bringing cosmetics is the makeup artist's responsibility."
Someone retorted, "Then what is an actor's responsibility? To memorize lines and learn how to act properly. But I seem to remember that Ms. Xu ended up in this situation because she didn't fulfill her responsibilities..."
No one in the room spoke up for her.
Xu Qing also sneered: "So what? People outside don't know what happened to me, and you don't dare to tell anyone either, do you?"
These people only talked about it behind her back; they dared not actually tell anyone, even if they offended her.
Xu Qing can only take on bad dramas now, but at least she still has roles to play, so it's normal for her to be a bit harsh.
"Someone's coming..."
"Hurry up and get ready, an artist said they're coming to visit the set."
"Who?"
Everyone turned to look at the doorway.
Su Qi, dressed in leather shorts and a short leather jacket, stood imposingly in front of the dressing room.
She beckoned with her finger and leaned against the doorframe: "You, come here."
All eyes fell on Xu Qingyi.
Someone nudged Xu Qingyi with their elbow, but Xu Qingyi pretended not to see it.
"I don't have time to wait for you. Shouldn't we keep our bet?"
Everyone was puzzled: "How did these two female celebrities get involved? What kind of bet did they make?"
"Lost to her again? Tsk, I told you not to bet with Su Qi so easily. The title of 'King of Gamblers' in the entertainment industry isn't for nothing..."
Xu Qing also tried to renege on her bet: "I...when did I ever make a bet with you? Don't make things up."
Su Qi knew she would cheat, so she was prepared. She took out the videotape and put it in the projector.
There was only one projector on set, which was exactly what she expected.
The screen was projected and played repeatedly the scene of Xu Qing mocking Su Qi for losing fans that day. Everyone covered their mouths and pretended to be surprised, but in reality, they were already used to this scene.
"Sister Xu has always had this temper, Miss Su, why bother arguing with her?"
The sentence seemed to be speaking up for Xu Qingyi, but in reality, the tone was full of sarcasm.
"What I want is not an apology, but for her to personally explain on her blog why she didn't act properly in the previous short drama."
"What? She has to clarify this herself? That's too difficult."
"It's not difficult."
Su Qi smiled and turned off the projector.
She uploaded the video to her blog.
His actions, including mocking Su Qi and making bets, were exposed.
Xu Qing also had a big argument with Su Qi: "You've gone too far! I only said a few words to you, and you secretly recorded it?!"
[Oh my god, I told you not to mess with Su Qi. I lost the bet, and now I'm trying to trick people into thinking Su Qi is recording me in real time.]
[I don't know how Su Qi managed to do that. Afraid of having her rights violated, she now carries evidence with her at all times when she goes out.]
These days things are different from the past. It's perfectly reasonable to carry a recording device at all times to avoid being wrongly accused, right?
[A role model for us all. Ever since I met Su Qi, I make sure to record everything on my phone every day, so that no one can falsely accuse me first.]
Unsurprisingly, the comments section was full of support for Su Qi.
Because Su Qi's videos are never edited, some people have discovered that there are no traces of editing, so Su Qi's videos have become a phenomenal benchmark for distinguishing loyalty from treachery.
[So that's why Xu Qingyi suddenly started taking on bad dramas; turns out directors are afraid to cast her in good ones.]
If you're lazy while filming, you're wasting the director's hard work.
[Making a bet and then reneging on it? Does he really think his dirty secrets won't get exposed?]
Xu Qing also burst into tears in front of Su Qi on set. Her agent apologized to Su Qi on her behalf, and Su Qi accepted the apology casually.
Unexpectedly, Xu Qing continued to provoke: "Who knows how you gained hundreds of thousands of followers overnight! It's just because you participated in the variety show with Actor Li and Young Master Shen, right? Maybe you bought them while two-timing!"
"Your mouth is really dirty." Su Qi clicked his tongue lightly. "Don't you want to see who will help you now? You're only good at talking."
Hearing the commotion from outside, Shen Chaohuai didn't go in. Instead, he opened his blog to read the comments.
"As expected of the soldiers I trained, their methods are ruthless and straightforward enough. I like it..."
When Shen Chaohuai appeared on set, everyone turned to look: "Why is Young Master Shen here too?"
He spoke casually, as if he were talking about something very ordinary: "Yeah, I'm here to pick someone up."
Shen Chaohuai's gaze fell on Su Qi, and Su Qi turned her head to meet her gaze.
Xu Qing also rushed forward, wanting to expose Su Qi's true colors to Shen Chaohuai, but unexpectedly, he turned around and the woman fell to the ground, missing her target.
After the crowd dispersed, Xu Qing, with a cold expression, made a phone call to Shu Yu.
Are you sure they're together all the time?
“Inseparable.” Xu Qing also rolled her eyes. “I suspect that Shen helped her get involved in the variety show.”
"More than that, Li Yancheng might have helped too." Shu Yu's casual remark caused both of them to fall silent.
"Didn't she treat the two of them equally when she participated in the variety show last time?"
Shu Yu thought of something, put down her coffee cup, but the cup was not stable and the liquid spilled onto her dress.