Chapter 1318: Chapter 1318: Those People, Those Events [3]
A few years ago, Wu Xuehan had some affection for Qin Yansheng.
Tang Li couldn’t help but reflect on whether her words back then were too harsh.
On the way back to Tan Palace, she sent a message to Wu Xuehan.
Wu Xuehan responded two hours later.
[Wu Family’s Fortune]: "|ω･)ﾉ Just finished filming, about to head back to the hotel for dinner."
Earlier this year, thanks to a successful fantasy drama, Wu Xuehan rose to fame, and now she’s a popular starlet, constantly in demand for roles.
Just last month, she wrapped up filming a modern romance drama, and this month she’s started shooting a family drama.
Tang Li brought up: "I had some things to do at the nursing home today and ran into Qin Yansheng there."
Qin Yansheng either sent flowers or invited Wu Xuehan out for meals. Even if Wu Xuehan was slow, having been in the entertainment industry for a few years, she should realize this interaction had surpassed the boundaries of friendship.
Wu Xuehan said she wanted to become a nun, and Tang Li guessed she probably wanted to ’scare’ Qin Yansheng away.
Tang Li mentioned Qin Yansheng, and Wu Xuehan sent a question mark.
This reaction was indeed not very promising.
Tang Li simply switched the topic, "I see Yu Sui’s good news is also coming soon."
"Yes!" When it came to Yu Sui’s gossip, Wu Xuehan was obviously interested and switched to voice message: "She went back to the Capital last week, seems like she tricked... no, asked Yuan Qin to do a premarital checkup with her."
Tang Li: "......"
No sooner had they mentioned Yu Sui than she texted Tang Li.
It was a meme with tears streaming down its face.
[Tang Li]: "???"
[Yu’s Family Only One]: "I had a checkup with you-know-who, the results just came out, and he’s in perfect health. The doctor said his physiological age is only twenty-five."
Tang Li replied, "Isn’t that good news?"
[Yu’s Family Only One]: "Not good at all! The doctor said I have kidney deficiency. [Crying.jpg]"
[Tang Li]: "..."
[Yu’s Family Only One]: "[Despair.gif]"
In the end, the joke was on her.
After finally persuading a certain someone from the Yu Family to drink herbal medicine obediently, Tang Li turned back to find Wu Xuehan, only to discover that she had already texted saying she went to film night scenes again.
Song Baiyan entered the room, just in time to see Tang Li putting her cellphone aside.
Seeing Tang Li a bit lost in thought, he showed his concern: "Who were you on the phone with?"
Tang Li didn’t answer directly, only saying, "I think I might have ruined someone’s romance."
Song Baiyan washed his hands, asking as he did, "How so?"
"Well, Qin Yansheng wants to pursue Xuehan." Tang Li leaned against the bathroom door, speaking truthfully, "Back in university, I broke off my engagement with Lai Shengxia because of Qin Yansheng. When he invited Xuehan to a meal, I found out and said some things to Xuehan."
As for what she said, it definitely wasn’t anything good.
Song Baiyan saw her worried expression and found it amusing: "What now, has the aggrieved party come knocking?"
Tang Li: "..."
He hit the nail on the head.
But it’s also possible someone sold her out.
"I think Qin Yansheng is quite serious about it." Tang Li commented fairly.
Song Baiyan pulled two soft tissues to wipe his hands: "Back then, when he took you out to dinner, he seemed pretty serious too."
"......"
Tang Li didn’t expect this fire would burn her too.
After all, it was a long time ago.
If Song Baiyan wanted to dig it up, she could only go along with it: "That time we just met on the road and had a meal together, Xuehan was there too."
As she spoke, Tang Li realized she found a perfect excuse to escape: "No wonder Qin Yansheng greeted me when he stopped the car; he probably had ulterior motives for Xuehan back then."
Song Baiyan: "..."
Feeling like she was quite clever, Tang Li half-leaned against the door frame, continuing to provoke: "At that time, you accused me of having ill intentions towards Qin Yansheng."
Her ability to turn the tables had truly reached new heights.
"I accused you, yet you didn’t defend yourself."
"That’s right." Tang Li said, "After all, you’re the elder."
These words were undoubtedly sarcastic.
If we’re digging up old debts, who can’t play that game.
With a slight smile, Song Baiyan turned and walked to the door, seeing Tang Li still standing there. He raised his hand and gently pinched her nose, his voice low and slow: "Lying and not even drafting, aren’t you afraid of growing a long nose like Pinocchio?"
Tang Li didn’t fall for it: "I was just playing hard to get, wasn’t I? To get your attention."
Whether these words were true or not, the result was exactly as she said.
Seeing that her past secrets might be revealed, Tang Li steered the conversation back: "I was discussing my friend’s lifelong matters with you, why turn it onto me?"
Song Baiyan smiled, obliging her to return to the main topic: "What does the other party think?"
Tang Li furrowed her brows: "There probably were some feelings, but they disappeared after I spoke."
Song Baiyan: "......"
Since it was her own doing, Tang Li planned to find an opportunity to invite Wu Xuehan to Tan Palace as a guest, not necessarily for Qin Yansheng. She just wanted Wu Xuehan to handle matters of the heart properly.
Before she could invite her over, something happened to Wu Xuehan.
When Tang Li saw the entertainment news on her phone, Wu Xuehan’s name had already hit the trending topics.
Linked to "Wu Xuehan" were the names of some male actor.
It was the lead male actor of the new drama Wu Xuehan was filming.
Also, a married actor.
Paparazzi captured a photo of Wu Xuehan and the actor sharing an umbrella at night, and captioned it with ’Returning to the hotel together,’ stirring a huge storm online.
It should be noted, the actor’s wife is a well-known actress who has been famous for over twenty years.
Tang Li immediately called Yu Sui.
As soon as the call connected, Yu Sui started ranting: "It’s like when the King Yan fights, the little ghosts suffer. It was Ding Qiang who cheated first, even aborted a child. She’s in the middle of a divorce dispute with Lin Yang. That photo was taken at her instruction; it’s actually a still from the drama. She acted preemptively, seizing the public opinion high ground, but she shouldn’t involve innocents!"
"How is Xuehan? How is she doing?"
Now, with all the online abuse, it’s not looking good for them.
"She’s on the phone." Yu Sui sounded increasingly defeated: "We’ve already issued a statement to explain, but it’s useless. There was supposed to be a makeup endorsement announcement for Xuehan at eight tonight."
If labeled as the third party, Wu Xuehan’s acting career would certainly decline.
In less than two years, she would be forgotten in the entertainment industry.
After ending the call, Tang Li was about to reach out to Feng Qi to ask about the situation when she received a message from Wu Xuehan.
[Wu Family’s Fortune]: "Ah Li, I’ve decided to get married."
[Tang Li]: "?"
[Wu Family’s Fortune]: "I don’t want to leave the industry, but no one believes what I say. Just now, Mr. Qin called me, saying he’d be willing to fake a marriage to help me shake off the homewrecker scandal. Coincidentally, now that he’s older, he also needs to deal with family pressures to marry. Since I don’t have a partner either, I thought it was mutually beneficial, so I agreed!"
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