AWB Chapter 611 Little Liu Eavesdropping on Gossip
Chapter 611 Little Liu Eavesdropping on Gossip
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"Are you done?"
Her bright black eyes darted around, and Liu Tianxian sat in front of the dressing table, not daring to move an inch.
"Okay, my Sisi is really beautiful."
The beautiful woman finally put down her eyebrow pencil with satisfaction, took a half step back, and admired her elegant and refined work.
Despite her deep reluctance, the woman gently pinched her daughter's smooth cheek with her slender fingertips.
She gestured towards the door with feigned disgust, "Go on, go on your date, don't keep him waiting."
"Mom—what date? I'm going to see a colleague!"
Xiao Liu was still being stubborn, but she didn't resist her mother's hand that was pushing her. Instead, she took advantage of the gentle force and walked towards the door.
"Yes, yes, good colleague."
The woman stood in the entryway, holding her plush cat, watching her daughter bend down to pick up a bag from beside the shoe cabinet, the belt of her trench coat swinging behind her.
With a smile playing on her lips, she added slowly, "But remember not to stay out overnight."
Unless you bring the person home, so your mother can take a look and give you her opinion.
"I'm not talking to you anymore."
Liu Tianxian was so embarrassed by her mother's teasing that she rolled her eyes in annoyance, put on a mask, picked up her bag, tossed her ponytail, and turned to leave. Her back view looked like she was fleeing in panic.
After her daughter left,
The smile that had lasted all morning on the woman's face could no longer be maintained.
She gently placed the ragdoll cat in her arms on the sofa, and sat down beside it, her back straight and her knees elegantly together at an angle.
That's muscle memory developed through years of dance training and social etiquette.
The woman had maintained her figure very well; she had a slender waist and a smooth, upright back. Even in loose-fitting loungewear, one could still see the graceful silhouette she had in her youth.
"Who on earth is it that has my Sisi so infatuated?"
The woman was talking to herself while looking at the plush cat.
As a mother from a divorced family, her daughter is her lifeblood.
From the moment Liu Tianxian debuted as a child, she has personally taken care of every film crew, every event, and every interaction with people in the industry.
In other words,
Single mothers like her, who have come from divorced families, naturally possess a strong personality and a desire for control.
A child raised by such a mother is naturally called a "mama's girl".
This is a psychological barrier that children from single-parent families inevitably face; they may seem carefree, but in reality, they are severely lacking in love.
Liu Tianxian is no exception.
Her early secret social media account, which was exposed, revealed that she liked to post all sorts of philosophical and empty quotes, showing that she was a literary girl who yearned for the spiritual world.
Thinking about how cheerful Xiao Liu was when she left, even her ponytail was swinging, the woman sat on the sofa, feeling increasingly uneasy. She was afraid that her daughter would leave her, and she was also afraid that her daughter would be deceived.
The woman put down the cat, picked up her phone, and dialed her assistant's number. "It's me. Has Sisi been with anyone lately...?"
On the other side,
Liu Tianxian was unaware that her mother had already quietly initiated an investigation.
She arrived at the garage in a cheerful mood, selected a red Ferrari, put on sunglasses, and with a confident and skillful air, drove out of the residential area, humming a tune.
"Junior Brother Gu, Senior Sister is here!"
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The sky in the capital in the afternoon was a pale blue, a color unique to the north, clean and vast. Although the branches of the roadside trees were bare, they had a gentle texture under the sunlight.
On the road,
Liu Tianxian started by turning on the navigation and playing music. A gentle breeze blew in the warm sunshine, her black hair fluttering, and the melody she hummed sounded somewhat familiar.
"This journey, with its stops and starts,
Following the trail of the boy's drifting journey.
Just before stepping out of the station,
There was a slight hesitation.
The new song "The Wind Rises" by Gu Qing was playing on the stereo. Her clear and warm voice made Liu Tianxian, who was driving, feel as if she had broken free from her cage and her mood became peaceful and relaxed, as if she were being blown by a gentle breeze.
Is this song about his experiences in South Korea?
As a self-proclaimed literature major, Liu Tianxian is quite sentimental.
She listened to the music, savoring the lyrics, her fingers tapping lightly on the steering wheel in rhythm.
She had been following the movie since the initial massive publicity campaign for "Duckweed".
Yesterday was the opening day of the film's release.
Although Liu Tianxian did not go to the cinema to see the full movie,
Whether it was the amazing clips circulating online or the end credits song that Gu Qing sang at the end of the film, she watched it for a long time.
otherwise,
She wouldn't do something like staying up until 11 or 12 at night, unable to sleep, getting up, grabbing her phone, and commenting on Gu Qing's blog with something like "Just be a little cute."
This song, "The Wind Rises," really resonated with Xiao Liu.
The more she listened, the more addicted she became. After listening to the song on repeat several times, her eyes welled up with tears.
The nostalgia and excitement of youth, the regrets and sorrows of growing up, and the final peace and certainty—how beautiful…
She felt that both the songs she sang and the lyrics she wrote touched her heart.
Although she never went to South Korea to be a trainee.
But after so many ups and downs in this industry over the years, some things are the same.
sometimes,
Even Liu Tianxian couldn't help but feel that Gu Qing was very similar to herself.
They both became famous at a young age, became wildly popular across the country, and enjoyed unparalleled success for the first three years.
We both attended the Beijing Film Academy, were idols, released albums, and were all-around talented singers and dancers...
They also share the same love of reading and a literary heart!
It's simply: 'I'm different from everyone else in the world!'
When the movie "The Left Ear" was being filmed, netizens were obsessed with shipping the characters, and Liu Yifei was well aware of that.
They were voted by netizens as the best on-screen couple of the year, and were also invited to become Bulgari brand ambassadors, standing side by side at the event for an official announcement photo.
Those comments praising her and Gu Qing as a perfect match,
Like the phrase "a perfect match in terms of looks".
What about "the two faces that the Chinese entertainment industry should collaborate on the most"?
Some netizens even went so far as to calculate what it would be like if the two of them had a child.
Liu Tianxian saw it and naturally spat.
At that time, her relationship with Gu Qing was not very good.
Because of Principal Wang's attack on her
Liu Tianxian mistakenly believed that Gu Qing was an accomplice and impulsively blocked him.
But later she realized that she had misunderstood him, so she awkwardly and politely begged Gu Qing to add her back.
at first,
Liu Tianxian still harbored a sliver of doubt, wondering if Gu Qing was deceiving her.
But the trending topics she saw this morning completely changed her mind.
Gu Qing replied to everyone except Principal Wang.
Witnessing this scene, Liu Tianxian felt a strange sense of joy and happiness.
"So Junior Brother Gu really didn't have any connection with that纨绔 (playboy)..."
"Junior brother has me in his heart!"
Xiao Liu came to this conclusion in his mind.
In a great mood, Liu Tianxian would have loved to speed off if it weren't for the speed limits on the roads in the capital.
And then I listened to "The Wind Rises" again.
What Liu Tianxian is most curious about right now is,
Whose smile entered his heart?
"He even gave his youth to her? This guy must have been dumped before, right?"
Thinking about this, Liu Tianxian felt a little annoyed, but her gossipy curiosity quickly replaced it.
She really wanted to catch Gu Qing and have a long chat all night, to dig out all the embarrassing love stories of this kid.
"I'll definitely have to ask him about it when we have dinner tonight!"
An hour later, Liu Tianxian finally arrived near the cinema where the premiere was being held.
From afar, she could see the bustling scene outside the cinema, with a large group of reporters loitering outside, their cameras and microphones lined up in a row.
Liu Tianxian slowed down the car, her fingertips tugging at the edge of her sunglasses and pulling them down slightly, her upturned nose just catching on the nose pads.
She didn't even bring an assistant today. If she were to enter and her identity were discovered, it would be quite troublesome.
She decisively turned the steering wheel, and the red Ferrari skillfully made a turn, heading towards a nearby underground parking lot.
Liu Tianxian, completely surrounded by people, walked out of the parking lot and headed towards the premiere posters displayed outside the cinema building.
On the huge poster, Gu Qing and Zhao Liying stand side by side against a backdrop of warm yellow tones reminiscent of a small town in Jiangnan during the 1990s.
"Who is this? Why are they covered up so well?"
Among the reporters queuing at the entrance, someone nudged their colleague with their elbow and gestured towards Liu Tianxian with their lip.
"I can't tell who it looks like, but it's definitely a celebrity. Who would cover themselves up this much?"
"Judging by her figure, she looks like a female celebrity. Could it be Liu Shishi?"
"I almost guessed right."
Liu Tianxian walked quickly through the security-maintained passageway, still able to clearly hear the reporters' discussions.
A knowing smile was about to appear at the corner of her lips beneath her mask—
"Impossible! Liu Shishi isn't that fat!"
The next second, a reporter, with a resolute tone, threw this sentence at me as precisely as a flying knife.
Liu Tianxian's smile froze under her mask.
She abruptly turned her head, her bright eyes behind sunglasses piercing through the black lenses, her murderous aura precisely locking onto the male reporter who was still chatting animatedly with his colleagues.
The reporter who had just spoken fell silent instantly, looking around nervously.
"I'm 1.7 meters tall and only weigh a little over 100 pounds. Am I that fat?!"
Liu Tianxian cursed inwardly, quickened her pace, pouted her red lips under her mask, angrily took out the invitation, and walked in with a gloomy expression.
The hem of her khaki trench coat billowed backward in the wind as she walked, and her Martin boots clattered on the steps, each step carrying a defiant force.
She paused abruptly as she walked into the drinks area outside the theater.
"A milk tea, and a large popcorn, please!"
Liu Tianxian placed her order fiercely, still cursing in her heart: "So what if I'm fat? I'm going to eat and eat! I'm still prettier than you when you're thin!"
"Who's like you, with a beer belly that weighs almost twice as much as me, and you still have the nerve to call others fat—you're the fat one, your whole family is—"
Just as her internal monologue was flooded with complaints, a very soft, low-voiced whisper suddenly came from the side.
She frowned, turned her head slightly, and looked in the direction of the sound.
Wow, that's so cool!
"This lady has such a great presence..."
Two beautiful young girls were secretly observing her with sparkling eyes.
In an instant,
Xiao Liu's lips, hidden beneath his mask, curled upwards again.
She had one hand in her trench coat pocket and the other hand pushed her sunglasses up.
Seemingly noticing that she was turning her head to look in their direction, the two girls immediately lowered their heads in embarrassment.
"You have good taste. Next time you compliment me, speak louder."
Liu Tianxian, with one hand in her trench coat pocket, feigned nonchalance and looked at the waiter, "I'll pay their bill."
The waitress, who was placing her milk tea on the bar, paused for a moment upon hearing this, then smiled politely and explained gently:
"Uh... beautiful lady, I'm sorry, all drinks are free today."
Mr. Gu Qing's film crew will cover the bill in the end, so you and these two ladies don't need to pay anything.
Liu Tianxian: "..."
That brat,
Don't you even give me a chance to pretend to be a rich guy in front of pretty girls?!
"He's sensible, that's all."
To avoid embarrassment, Liu Yifei calmly and aloofly picked up the milk tea, turned around and nodded slightly to the two pretty girls, then, wearing Martin boots and with her trench coat swaying, walked into the theater.
"Jingyi, do you believe it? This woman is definitely a big star in the industry!"
Watching Liu Tianxian's powerful figure, accentuated by her trench coat and Doc Martens, disappear into the theater entrance...
Zhou Ye suddenly turned around, grabbed Zhang Jingyi's arm tightly, and said excitedly in a low voice, "Senior sister, I'm not deaf! She just said that Gu Qing is sensible, how could she be a nobody?"
Zhang Jingyi whispered, "Even our boss wouldn't dare call her that. This lady looks like a highly respected senior figure in the entertainment industry, doesn't she?"
"But...he looks so young. Even though I can't see his face clearly, he doesn't seem very old."
"You don't understand. Celebrities in the entertainment industry spend so much money on skincare every year, how many of them actually look old? Sometimes, the younger you look, the older you are in reality!"
"That's true."
Zhou Ye carried the freshly made milk tea and gave one to Zhang Jingyi. The two then walked into the theater.
In the spacious theater,
The lights had been dimmed to the standard brightness before the film's release.
The screen was still playing a loop of advertisements, and a few people were already scattered in the front rows of seats.
Liu Tianxian found the spot that her assistant had booked in advance.
The two seats on the fifth row from the left are for placing bags in one seat and sitting alone in the other.
She naturally couldn't sit with a stranger, so she had her assistant specifically request two consecutive seats when booking the tickets.
"call out--"
Liu Tianxian just pulled down her mask, inserted a straw, and took a big sip of milk tea.
When the pearl bounced into her mouth through the straw, her cheeks puffed out into a rounded arc.
Just as she was enjoying this moment of comfort, she suddenly caught sight of two familiar figures walking towards her from the other end of the corridor.
Those are the two girls who were just praising her for her elegance and coolness at the bar.
Liu Tianxian's eyes widened instantly, and she almost spat out the mouthful of milk tea she hadn't swallowed yet due to shock.
She lowered her head and covered her mouth with the fastest speed she could muster.
"Hello, sister. Hello, sister."
"What a coincidence, sister! We're sitting right behind you."
Zhang Jingyi and Zhou Ye were as well-behaved as could be, carefully approaching Liu Tianxian from behind, not daring to make a loud noise even when sitting down.
There isn't a single ordinary person who can attend the premiere of a big-name celebrity.
Before they came, the boss had repeatedly warned them not to embarrass themselves or make a fool of themselves.
Liu Tianxian chewed the precious fruit a few times and swallowed it before letting out a long sigh of relief.
"Oh no, why are my hands all sticky..."
Looking at her fair palms, which smelled of milk stains, Liu Tianxian felt as if the sky had fallen.
"Sister, do you need some tissues?"
Zhang Jingyi's voice was soft and sweet as she thoughtfully handed her a tissue.
"Thank you."
Liu Tianxian was too embarrassed to turn around. She gently took the wet wipe from Zhang Jingyi's hand with her pale fingertips, making sure there was no lingering milk tea taste before finally letting out a sigh of relief.
After that, the theater became quiet again.
Reporters who occasionally entered the theater also consciously kept quiet, glancing around with their cameras before quietly retreating.
I wonder if they were staking out outside, hoping to capture the moment Gu Qing and his group entered.
Liu Tianxian lowered her eyes and took out her phone to browse the news for a while.
The screen was filled with routine premiere news and box office success reports.
The pre-sales of "Duckweed" have broken records, its opening score on a certain platform is outstanding, and a certain film critic has praised it highly.
She was lost in thought when the two girls behind her couldn't stand the silence and started talking in hushed tones.
At first, it was just a barely audible murmur, but in the quiet theater, those fragmented words still drifted into her ears.
"Jingyi, why aren't you carrying your bag?"
"Senior sister, what are you saying?"
"You little brat, don't pretend with me—it's all over the school forum already, saying that Brother Gu Qing specially gave you an LV bag."
"what?!"
Liu Tianxian's finger stopped on the phone screen, her fair ears twitched slightly, and her beautiful pupils flickered gently.
She froze in her seat, almost unable to contain her shock as she turned around to look at the two seemingly harmless girls in the back row.
What earth-shattering news did she hear?
Gu Qing delivered a bag?
A gift for a female student who's still in school?!
Liu Tianxian found it hard to believe.
Several keywords flashed through her mind instantly—top influencer, female student, designer bag, ...
These words together cannot form a good story.
"Oh dear, senior sister, they're spreading rumors, don't believe them."
Zhang Jingyi hurriedly explained in a low voice:
"This is a return gift from Gu Qing. I was the first to give him a Hermes belt, and he only gave me this bag in return. He also told me not to give him any more gifts. It's not what you think."
"So it's because Brother Gu Qing is biased. I also gave him a gift, why didn't he give me one?"
Zhou Ye pouted, hugged his chest, and leaned back in his chair.
"Then why don't you say that Senior Sister Jing Tian only gave you the bag, but not me!"
Zhang Jingyi also turned her head away, looking aggrieved and sulking.
"me……"
Zhou Ye's momentum instantly deflated after being rebuked by those words. He nervously scratched his cheek with his fingertips, then reached out to take Zhang Jingyi's hand, his voice softening.
"Maybe it's because Senior Sister Jingtian is closer to my Bingbing... Jingyi, don't be angry..."
"Don't touch me!"
Zhang Jingyi pursed her lips and gently shook off her hand, letting out a snort before turning her face to the other side.
"And what about Jing Tian and Bingbing? By the way—which Bingbing is this?"
Liu Tianxian, sitting in the front row, felt like she had been on a rollercoaster of emotions within that minute.
"Sigh, how did I almost misunderstand him again?"
She was glad she had been calm this time.
"You...are both artists under Bingbing's company?"
Unable to suppress her curiosity fueled by gossip, Liu Tianxian turned around and struck up a conversation.
She rested one hand on the back of the chair, and the cuff of her trench coat had slipped up slightly, revealing her slender, fair wrist.
"Sister, I am Bingbing's artist."
Zhou Ye was taken aback and quickly replied, "Jingyi... she is an artist from Young Master Zhou's family."
Hello, sister.
Zhang Jingyi, no longer holding a grudge, greeted them politely.
"Li Binbin?"
"Correct!"
"Are you all students from the Beijing Film Academy?"
Liu Tianxian ran her fingertips to her ears and removed the mask straps from her ears.
The moment the mask slipped off her face, the dim light in the theater fell on her face.
She had a clean, oval face, delicate features, slightly upturned eyes, and long hair casually gathered behind her ears.
She let out a soft breath, finally freeing herself from the mask that had been stuffy all the way.
"yes?!"
Just as Zhang Jingyi and Zhou Ye were about to nod reflexively, they saw the face that was all too familiar when the woman in front of them took off her mask.
Pure and elegant, with skin as white as porcelain.
The two people's eyes widened almost simultaneously, their mouths opened at the same time, and they covered their mouths with their hands at the same time, almost unable to hold back their screams on the spot.
Shh—keep your voice down, don't let anyone see you.
Liu Tianxian extended a finger and gently touched her lips, her eyes curving into two shallow crescent moons.
As the female celebrity with the largest number of female fans and the strongest female fan base.
Seeing Zhang Jingyi and Zhou Ye's stunned reactions, she felt secretly quite pleased.
I finally managed to get her to install it once.
"Senior Sister Liu... Senior Liu!"
Zhang Jingyi and Zhou Ye were already somewhat incoherent, their faces flushed with excitement, and their beautiful eyes sparkling.
This is Liu Tianxian! The living Liu Tianxian!
In the minds of these young girls, what's the difference between this and a real fairy descending to earth?
"Just call me 'Senior Sister,' don't add 'senior'—it sounds too old-fashioned."
Liu Tianxian tilted her head slightly, the curve of her lips was just right, and her voice was sweet and gentle.
"Senior... Senior Sister—you're even prettier than on TV."
The two girls had been drugged.
"You guys are all very good-looking too."
Liu Tianxian smiled slightly; her praise was not just a polite gesture.
The two girls, one spirited and bright, the other delicate and gentle, were truly a sight to behold together.
She hesitated for a moment, but in the end, curiosity overcame her reserve.
"By the way—could I ask you about something, senior sister?"
"Yes, yes! Senior sister, please tell me!!"
The two of them nodded their heads like chickens pecking at rice.
"What's the deal with that bag you were just talking about, and the gift-giving?"
Liu Tianxian lowered her voice, leaned forward slightly, rested her elbows on the back of the chair, and rested her chin on the back of her hand.
This pose makes her look less like an unattainable top female celebrity.
She's more like a curious senior student who's always listening to her roommates gossip during late-night chats in the dorm.
"Senior sister, this is what happened..."
Zhang Jingyi and Zhou Ye leaned forward, each taking turns talking, recounting in detail the entire story from how they first met Gu Qing to the present.
Their breaths mingled as they spoke, and you could smell the faint, elegant fragrance wafting from the senior student in the front row.
"Senior sister, even your hair smells so good!!"
Zhang Jingyi and Zhou Ye exchanged a glance between their sentences, and both read the same message in each other's eyes.
"Love O2O? I remember now—you two played roles in that drama, right?"
After hearing their explanation, Liu Tianxian's eyes suddenly lit up.
"I was wondering why you two looked so familiar."
"Senior sister—you've actually watched our show?!"
Zhang Jingyi and Zhou Ye both widened their eyes in surprise.
"How could I not have seen such a popular show?"
Liu Tianxian said with a smile, and at the same time, she felt completely at ease.
When she suddenly heard "Gu Qing delivers the bag," she felt for a moment that the sky had fallen.
Fortunately, after understanding the whole story, Gu Qing was still the same person she remembered.
A clueless straight man and a sharp-tongued, nasty brat.
However, she's also incredibly caring; when she gets thoughtful and gentle, she's simply...
Liu Tianxian recalled the last time she attended Bazaar, when she was disoriented due to anemia, and Gu Qing helped her up and even slipped a piece of candy into her palm.
at this time,
A flurry of footsteps could be heard outside the theater.
A large group of reporters walked in with smiles on their faces, clearly having taken the photos they wanted.
"The movie is about to start."
Liu Tianxian put her mask back on, hung the strap on her ear, and waved gently to the two girls with a smile, saying, "We'll talk later."
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...(End of this chapter)