Ex-Girlfriend – Chapter 76
by Little PandaAmusing Ourselves to Death
Manager 13
Queen
Shen Yun’s expression stiffened, pulling at the corner of her mouth.
“That’s true, people always change, but no matter how they change, things they loved to eat before, it’s impossible they wouldn’t eat them anymore.”
Shen Yun only had a moment of losing composure, immediately returning to her previous manner.
“That’s not necessarily true, after all when you get tired of eating something, you won’t like eating it anymore.”
Qin Yuyan shook her head, negating this viewpoint.
She used to love eating rice cakes, but the kitchen lady served rice cakes for breakfast, lunch, and dinner for a whole week, she got so tired of them she vomited, and never ate rice cakes again.
As soon as she finished speaking, she noticed Shen Yun glaring at her, her eyes containing undisguised disgust, just for an instant, but she caught it.
Qin Yuyan frowned inwardly, Shen Yun shouldn’t be so lacking in bearing, just because she had refuted one of her viewpoints to show such an expression, unless she had detested her early on.
But this was also normal, probably treating her as an opponent, though they indeed were.
If Shen Yun detested her then let her detest her, anyway her impression of her wasn’t very good either.
“Then perhaps it’s because everyone’s personality is different. For me, if a dish is delicious, I would never get tired of it no matter what.”
Shen Yun looked at Xin Lan, her eyes equally meaningful.
“After all, you’re a person of long-lasting affection, right?”
Xin Lan smiled faintly, her words hiding biting sarcasm that only the two of them understood.
For someone who had cheated to be praised as faithful in love, how ironic indeed.
Cheng Zhi silently ate his food, the dishes at this high-end private kitchen were really quite delicious, this meal would probably cost quite a bit, might as well eat more while he could. As for the undercurrents flowing between the three sisters at the table, he pretended not to know, anyway he couldn’t interject, just eat peacefully and that was good enough.
When everyone had mostly finished eating, Xin Lan got up to go to the washroom, and Shen Yun followed a minute after she left.
Qin Yuyan originally wanted to follow, but thinking about it, there was no need, so she simply sat in place, her eyes looking toward Cheng Zhi sitting to the side.
Cheng Zhi wiped his mouth, seeing Qin Yuyan looking at him, immediately showed a smile.
“How many years have you all followed Ah Lan?”
Qin Yuyan asked curiously.
“I’ve followed for one year, don’t know about Yun jie, she was earlier than me, I haven’t paid attention.”
Cheng Zhi scratched his head, looking somewhat foolish.
“Is that so, since we’re all Ah Lan’s people now, shall we exchange contact information?”
“Of course!”
Cheng Zhi immediately took out his phone and exchanged WeChat with Qin Yuyan.
Qin Yuyan spoke about some other topics, but eventually circled back to Shen Yun.
“I’m not familiar with her, in fact we’ve barely met, after all she’s very busy, and we don’t have any handovers between us.”
When Cheng Zhi came, Shen Yun had just finished filming a drama, playing the second female lead, then she took on the female lead, after it aired she became very popular, her status rose, what she’s taking on now, what she just finished filming, he wasn’t clear about.
Cheng Zhi initially struggled as the fourth male lead, now he could play the third male lead, he’d only debuted for a year, he was already very satisfied with this, especially since Xin Lan would pay attention to giving him some more likeable or sympathetic roles, he wasn’t considered famous now, but he also wasn’t eighteenth-tier anymore.
Qin Yuyan had a good grasp in her heart, smilingly continued to draw out information from Cheng Zhi.
Xin Lan at the washbasin, saw Shen Yun waiting there.
Shen Yun leaned against the washbasin, seeing Xin Lan come out, threw the hand-drying paper towel into the trash bin.
“Something the matter?”
Xin Lan broke the silence first.
Shen Yun opened and closed her mouth, she had many things she wanted to say to Xin Lan, whether about feelings or career, but as if possessed, she said something that even she felt was somewhat losing face.
“Why does she call you Ah Lan? Did you know her from long ago?”
“We clicked.”
Xin Lan looked at Shen Yun with a half-smile that wasn’t quite a smile, but her eyes carried coldness.
Give Shen Yun a topic, she would climb up the pole [順杆子往上爬 | shùn gān zi wǎng shàng pá | take advantage of an opportunity], yet Xin Lan particularly couldn’t be bothered to let her get close, but also didn’t want Shen Yun to simply drop the pole, wanting to let her heart hold onto some hope.
“What about you and me? Were we also compatible back then?”
Xin Lan raised her eyes, meeting Shen Yun’s face.
Why do some people not feel when they’ve done wrong?
Is it because the victim’s reaction was light, they feel their wrong is insignificant, not worth mentioning?
Harm is always emphasized, as long as no one mentions it, it seems like one can deceive oneself.
“Shen Yun, have you ever had a moment of feeling you did wrong and owed me an apology?”
Even if just for a moment, had Shen Yun felt she had wronged the original host?
People blinded by love always seem foolish to outsiders, but when truly inside the situation, how many can remain clear-headed?
A sincere heart is not reason she deserved to be deceived, Xin Lan didn’t want others’ sympathy, she just wanted to know, this culprit, this person who turned the original host’s life upside down, had they ever felt they did wrong, felt they were despicable?
The original host, before suicide, had also understood many things, regretted loving Shen Yun, felt she must have been blind to fancy such a disgusting thing, regretted her own brain-dead behavior, but regret was useless.
Life has no chance for rewinding, if one knew beforehand there was a swamp ahead, who would step in without any defense?
Xin Lan’s tone was too serious, making Shen Yun somewhat dazed, and somewhat at a loss.
“I know I was wrong…”
She said this with her mouth.
“You know, what I want from you isn’t your perfunctory response, nor your apology,” Xin Lan turned off the faucet, shook the water drops from her hands, “not everyone’s way of expressing care needs to be spoken.”
She passed by Shen Yun, high heels striking rhythmic sounds on the floor.
Ling Jiu: Host, will the scumbag wake up like this?
Suddenly realize they’re a scumbag, then honestly behave without causing trouble.
Xin Lan: Are you thinking too well of scumbags?
If they could reflect and wake up so simply, then they wouldn’t be scumbags.
Shen Yun in the washroom pondered the question of whether she was wrong, in fact at that time, when she saw Xin Lan sitting on the sofa, she had a moment of guilty conscience.
Had she done wrong?
If Xin Lan hadn’t exposed it then, she would never have said anything, those people were all insignificant people, she could barely remember that actress’s face now, only remembered a trace of pleasure from their encounters.
Clearly it was someone who wouldn’t cause cracks in their relationship, she knew it was betrayal, but Xin Lan was often not by her side, and that person was proactive, but her heart was still with Xin Lan.
Shen Yun only stayed in the washroom for a moment, then left too. When she returned to the private room, she found everyone had already left, the server informed her the bill had been settled.
Shen Yun carried her bag, put on her sunglasses.
“Jie, is it very hot inside?”
When Zhou Qinqin’s voice sounded by Shen Yun’s ear, she belatedly realized that when facing Xin Lan, her back had broken out in cold sweat.
“No, let’s go back.”
She sat in the car, lit a cigarette.
In the mist, she gave a scornful laugh.
Since Xin Lan had already signed Qin Yuyan, why was she still thinking about these meaningless things.
Cheng Zhi had come by taxi, so he hitched a ride back in Xin Lan’s car.
Xin Lan drove, Qin Yuyan sat in the passenger seat, Cheng Zhi conscientiously sat in the back seat.
Xin Lan’s phone rang, Xin Lan glanced at the traffic conditions, saw the caller ID, opened it and pressed speaker.
“Lan jie, the director of that drama you asked me to contact last time said there’s no problem, said just come for an audition tomorrow.”
“Tomorrow? Why such a rush? We don’t even have the male lead’s script here.”
“The director said they originally planned to use a newcomer, but after you asked, they studied and felt Cheng-ge’s image quite fits, said to try auditioning without script preparation, if it works, they’ll give the script later, saves wasting time.”
Xin Lan shook her head with a light laugh, this person was quite shrewd.
“Alright, I understand, just reply back saying okay.”
After hanging up the phone, Cheng Zhi immediately leaned forward excitedly.
“Jie, do I have work to do?”
“A web drama male lead, you go try it, better make me proud, originally I wanted to get you a male third lead role, but someone’s taken it, can’t squeeze in.”
Originally Xin Lan had spotted a suitable one, but it was snatched by someone who brought investment [帶資進組 | dài zī jìn zǔ | buying one’s way into production], nothing could be done about it.
“It’s fine, it’s fine, male lead, hehe, I haven’t played a male lead before.”
Cheng Zhi didn’t care whether it was a web drama or television drama, just hearing male lead got him excited.
While Xin Lan was talking with Cheng Zhi, Qin Yuyan listened from the side.
She didn’t have a clear plan for her career yet, but between television dramas and movies, she still leaned more toward movies.
A movie could better showcase an actor’s acting skills, Qin Yuyan wanted to take on some good works that could help her improve.
After finishing talking with Cheng Zhi, Xin Lan saw Qin Yuyan looking at her.
“I already have ideas for yours, when I’m certain, I’ll tell you.”
Xin Lan tilted her head to glance at Qin Yuyan, while looking at the road ahead and speaking.
“Good, I’m not in a hurry.”
Xin Lan nodded, it was good that young people weren’t impatient.
The original host had previously observed and trained Shen Yun and Cheng Zhi’s acting skills, but Xin Lan hadn’t done this with Qin Yuyan.
It wasn’t about avoiding trouble, Xin Lan just believed in Qin Yuyan’s acting skills, or rather believed in the data.
In the plot Qin Yuyan was a well-known actor, and she had watched several dramas Qin Yuyan had participated in before, both acting skills and appearance were on point.
The car arrived at Cheng Zhi’s home, Cheng Zhi put on his baseball cap, waved at Xin Lan, and got out of the car.
“Are you going home? Shall I take you?”
“No need, I’m not going back, nothing to do, where are you going? If it’s not convenient, I won’t follow you.”
“Afternoon at the company, evening having dinner with some investors and producers, if you follow me, it might be very boring, give me an address, I’ll send you home, oh right, the company will provide accommodation, do you need it?”
“No need, I have private residences under my name, I’ll just live there, do you want to come check it out?”
Qin Yuyan extended an invitation to Xin Lan, Xin Lan agreed without hesitation, as a manager, of course she needed to know where to find her artist.
Qin Yuyan gave an address, Xin Lan happened to hit a red light, stepped on the brake.
Qin Yuyan’s living place was very familiar to Xin Lan, it was a high-end residential area with good privacy, a place where paparazzi reporters basically couldn’t enter.
Qin Yuyan watched Xin Lan skillfully arrive at the residential area, was about to hand over her card for registration when she saw Xin Lan directly take out a card to register.
“Didn’t mention earlier, I live here too.”
Xin Lan curved her lips at Qin Yuyan, a strand of loose hair by her temple, showing a beautiful color in the sunlight.
LP: Re-translated on February 18, 2025
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Hi translator, just letting you know there’s a typo with chapter number where it should be 76 instead of 78
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Hi translator, just letting you know there’s a typo with chapter number where it should be 76 instead of 78