289: Chapter 289: Digging Up His Ancestral Grave 289: Chapter 289: Digging Up His Ancestral Grave Xu Xinyi’s gaze unconsciously drifted towards Jiang You.
Wei Zhou also didn’t linger around her, instead, he approached Jiang You.
Compared to Xu Xinyi, he preferred Jiang You’s company.
Xu Xinyi was rather cold, while Jiang You was relatively lively and cheerful, and it was always more enjoyable and pleasant to talk to her.
Soon, laughter echoed on the set.
This laughter was not unfamiliar to Xu Xinyi.
Every time Wei Zhou and Jiang You were together, they would seem extraordinarily cheerful, as if there were endless jokes between them.
But when Wei Zhou was with her, it would never be like that and was relatively more serious.
In fact, not just Wei Zhou liked playing with Jiang You, other actors did too, except for Xu Xinyi.
She was not only out of sync with Jiang You but also with the entire crew, almost out of place with everyone.
The reason was nothing more than her own standoffishness and dull personality.
In the entire crew, only Wei Zhou would pay her some attention and occasionally talk to her.
But she noticed that even Wei Zhou had not been paying much attention to her these past few days.
He would leave after speaking only a few words.
…
Tomorrow, after finishing her shoot, Jiang You will have to rush back to Yue City to attend an event for the Eternity jewelry brand.
Her team had already requested leave from the crew in advance.
She returned on the evening of the day she finished shooting.
But when she appeared at the airport, she unexpectedly ran into Xu Xinyi.
And it seemed they were on the same flight.
“Is she also going to Yue City?”
Lu Ling shook her head, “I’m not sure.”
“Aren’t you the know-it-all?” Jiang You gave her a side glance.
Lu Ling immediately explained, “My know-it-all function only turns on for gossip news.
I’m not interested in other people’s private itineraries; I’m only interested in yours.”
“Don’t worry about whether she’s going to Yue City or not.
After all, you won’t run into each other.
Besides, she’s not on the guest list for the event, so there’s no need for concern.”
Lu Ling knew that she didn’t like Xu Xinyi at the moment.
“…”
The two of them muttered a few words and left directly.
They were in first class and didn’t need to go to the waiting hall, with a special passage allowing them to quickly proceed with security checks and boarding procedures without waiting in line.
Xu Xinyi naturally noticed her, and her expression darkened at the sight of the special passage Jiang You took.
She spoke coldly, “I told you to buy first-class tickets, why didn’t you?”
Assistant: “I couldn’t buy first-class tickets.
Though they were available on the official website, they just couldn’t be bought.
I even called to ask, and the customer service said someone reserved the entire first class.
The website may show they’re available, but they’re not actually for sale.”
“I wonder who is so rich as to book the entire first class.” The assistant muttered again, not having seen Jiang You.
Xu Xinyi’s expression darkened even more because of her words.
Jiang You was also returning to Yue City, so the person who likely booked the entire first-class could be Gu Beiyan.
…
Eternity jewelry is a brand under Jiang Family, which Jiang You just signed as an endorser this month.
But Jiang You was not the only endorser for Eternity jewelry; there were others as well.
Actually, she was not the initial choice; she was a last-minute replacement, and it happened that her temperament fit the theme of the season, so the endorsement fell onto her.
Although she’s a member of the Jiang Family and her brother pampered her, when it comes to work, her brother was still fair and would not allocate a great amount of resources to her.
Her brother believed in putting those who are capable and fit the role in charge.
On the day of the event, Jiang You came in her own brother’s car.
“Um, brother, why don’t you drop me off about two hundred meters away from the venue,” she said.
Jiang You still had some reservations.
She feared her identity being revealed, leading to a series of troubles.
She still wasn’t ready for that, having been hidden for so long, she had grown accustomed to it.
Hearing this, Jiang Yan lifted his eyelids and looked at her, “Are you sure you want to walk to the venue in these high heels under the scorching sun?”
Jiang You glanced at the beautiful sunny sky outside the car window and then lowered her eyes to look at the shoes she was wearing today.
That…
“What should I do?
I don’t want to show up with you.”
Jiang Yan: “…”
As if he wanted to show up with her!
Jiang You looked at the man with a troubled expression, and suddenly she had an idea, “Brother, why don’t you go down?”
Jiang Feng and Jiang Qi on the driver and passenger seats heard her words, and the corners of their mouths twitched slightly.
The second young miss sure dared to speak…
Jiang Yan asked her without changing his expression, “Do you think that’s possible?”
“Impossible.”
Jiang You knew the answer without even thinking.
But there’s always an exception to everything, right?
“Brother, I am your dear little sister.
Can’t you just give in to me?” She looked pitifully aggrieved and pleaded with him in a spoilt manner.
Jiang Yan: “You’re cooing up the wrong tree!”
The unspoken message was: I’m not swayed by your antics!
“Brother, I…”
“Either we go together, or you go down on your own,” Jiang Yan directly interrupted her.
“Hmph╯^╰”
Jiang You turned her head away angrily, no longer looking at him, “I’m going to complain to my sister-in-law that you’re bullying me.”
“…”
“Your sister-in-law is very busy recently, she doesn’t have time to care for you!” Jiang Yan poured cold water on her.
“…”
At that moment, Jiang Qi spoke up, “Second miss, you really don’t need to worry.
No media dares to report anything about Master Wu.
Also, Master Wu’s car won’t stop at the entrance of the venue.
It will park at the entrance of the exclusive passage, where there are only our people, no media.”
Jiang You: “…”
“Why didn’t you say so earlier!”
She was even more annoyed now, fretting over nothing!
Jiang Qi touched his nose and mumbled, “You didn’t ask.”
“…”
Half an hour later, the car stopped at the exclusive passage.
Jiang You had just gotten out of the car when Lu Ling was already there waiting, apparently aware of the exclusive passage, unlike her, who worried unnecessarily for a good half day!
“President Jiang.”
Lu Ling was somehow intimidated when she saw Jiang Yan, even unconsciously straightening her back.
The presence of Jiang Yan and Gu Beiyan was somewhat different.
The former’s presence was bone-chilling, prompting people to hold their breath and keep quiet, whereas Mr.
Gu, despite having a strong presence, was more affable and not as suffocating.
“Sis, go ahead and get in,” Jiang You stepped aside, making way for him.
She planned to enter a bit later.
Jiang Yan looked at her lightly, “What, as a member of the Jiang Family, am I embarrassing you?”
Jiang You: “Not at all, I just want to maintain a sense of mystery.”
“…”
The man no longer paid any attention to her and stepped into the elevator ahead.
As soon as they left, Lu Ling finally exhaled, letting her shoulders slump.
She patted her chest, “My goodness, your brother’s presence is so intimidating.
Your sister-in-law is really something, to live with your brother like that, impressive!”
“My brother is only gentle with my sister-in-law,” said Jiang You.
Her brother has two different faces at home and outside.
Lu Ling suddenly remembered something, “Right, I saw Xu Xinyi on the red carpet; she came too.”
“Didn’t you say she wasn’t on the invitation list?”
“Yes, she wasn’t.
But someone from the Xu Family was, her father was on this invitation list.”
“Who is her father?”
“The president of a real estate company in H City, seems to have a pretty high status.”
After finishing speaking, Lu Ling quickly added another sentence: “But compared to the Jiang Family and the Gu Family, the Xu Family is not even in the same league.”
The Eternity Jewelry event was held indoors, and the invited guests had to walk the red carpet and then sign and take photos.
Once inside the venue, Jiang You quietly took her seat.
If she saw someone she knew, she would greet them warmly, and the rest of the time, she just wanted to be invisible.
To make matters worse, Xu Xinyi’s seat was the third one to her right.
Xu Xinyi walked to her seat, glanced at Jiang You, then sat down.
Jiang You merely glanced at her out of the corner of her eyes, not even giving her a real look.
Since Jiang You had heard those words of hers, she had no good feelings towards this person.
Even though it was Director He who initially made the mix-up, recognizing the wrong person, Xu Xinyi fully knew she had no relation with Beiyan, yet she still acknowledged this blundered girlfriend identity, which was enough to prove there are big issues with this person’s character.
And Jiang You’s ignoring her, in Xu Xinyi’s eyes, is seen as arrogance and looking down on others.
She didn’t understand what Jiang You had to be proud of since she was just a commoner from an ordinary family who became unexpectedly popular in the entertainment industry and only gained her success today because she clung onto Gu Beiyan, this big backer.
After all, Jiang You’s identity isn’t at all a match for Gu Beiyan, and they will never truly be together.
Men love to play, especially with women who are a bit more beautiful.
She believed that before long, Jiang You would be abandoned by Gu Beiyan, and then she would have her chance.
Not long after, Jiang You saw her own brother, as well as Gu Beiyan and Lu Zhiyang, making their appearance together.
The three of them together were more dazzling than all the celebrities present combined.
Wherever they went, they were followed by gazes.
“Hey, Xiao Youzi, what are you looking at so intently?”
Xiao Si popped up from nowhere.
He stood behind Jiang You and lightly patted her head.
Jiang You was startled by his sudden move.
Xiao Si naturally took the empty seat on her left.
“What, looking at your Beiyan?
Is old Gu that handsome?” Xiao Si raised his eyebrow, teasing her with a smile.
Jiang You asked in confusion, “Why are you here too?”
Xiao Si was dressed in a black and white collared POLO shirt, a pair of white casual suit pants, sitting on the chair in a casual and lazy posture.
He said in a nonchalant tone: “Although I’m not into business, I’m still from a wealthy family.
Isn’t it normal for me to be invited to such a jewelry event?”
“And besides, your brother Xiao is rich, I can contribute to the sales volume for the Jiang Family.”
“…”
“With that little money of yours, what kind of sales volume can you provide?” Jiang You gave him a nonplussed look: “Besides, the Jiang Family isn’t short of one consumer.”
What Jiang You said was also the truth.
But also because they were familiar with each other, that’s why she could speak so freely.
Xiao Si spoke with a smile: “There’s a saying, ants also make meat, and when ant meat gathers, it can also be a chunk of fat meat.”
Jiang You responded perfunctorily: “Ah…
yes, yes, whatever you say is right.”
After speaking, she looked towards the distance again.
Following her gaze, Xiao Si asked, “By the way, how far have you and young Gu progressed?”
Xiao Si, apart from being talkative, was also quite nosy, and he enjoyed this sort of thing.
“None of your business!”
“Don’t be so stingy, I’m not an outsider, your brother Xiao.”
“Why are you more gossipy than us girls?”
“Gossip is human nature, I’m just exercising my rights.
Besides, your brother Xiao only gossips about people he knows.
Don’t be shy, talk to brother and let me analyze your relationship progress for you.”
“…”
From the moment Xiao Si appeared behind Jiang You, Xu Xinyi had been paying attention.
Xiao Si is also quite handsome, it’s just that he doesn’t have as strong a presence, and gives off a rather casual and carefree vibe, but he doesn’t seem like the frivolous type.
She saw that the two of them were chatting happily and were also quite close to each other, so intimate.
She replayed the scene in her mind and realized that she doesn’t seem to have seen this person in their circle before.
He’s probably not someone from the entertainment industry, right?
She glanced at the clothes Xiao Si was wearing, all of them designer, and that watch on his wrist, it’s a limited edition.
His whole outfit is worth several million.
How does Jiang You know these people?
Then, a hint of mockery and disdain flickered in her eyes.
Relying on a pretty face to seduce rich men everywhere.
However, she had to admit that men are visual creatures, becoming immobilized at the sight of a beautiful woman.
And Jiang You, indeed, has a face that could overthrow states and cities, this she could not deny.
Subsequently, she took out her phone and discreetly took a few photos and recorded a few seconds of video when no one was paying attention.
Gu Beiyan had noticed Jiang You and Xiao Si early on.
Who knows what nonsense Xiao Si is spouting to that girl, his mouth never stops moving.
Jiang You did not avoid Gu Beiyan’s gaze, instead looking back openly.
The less they hide, the less attention they attract.
Today, he was wearing a grey suit with a white shirt underneath, no tie, with his collar slightly open.
For her, that scene was inexplicably enticing.
Xiao Si glanced back and forth between the two and clicked his tongue.
“Xiao Youzi, that look in your eyes is not quite right.”
He squinted, his eyes slightly lifting at the corners, his face brimming with an intriguingly teasing smile, “That look means you want to devour Mr.
Gu, doesn’t it?”
Jiang You: “…”
Was she that obvious?
Lu Ling could see it, Xiao Si could see it too.
Luckily, she has thick skin.
“What, you’re not giving?”
Xiao Si laughed even more joyously, “Give, why wouldn’t I give?”
Jiang You didn’t want to deal with him anymore and simply shut her mouth, focusing on the opening performance on the stage.
Meanwhile, Jiang Yan and the others also took their seats in the front row.
Just then, she saw a familiar face approaching.
It was none other than Fang Huaying, who was walking arm in arm with a man, and that man was none other than her cousin Jiang Yue, the second child from her eldest uncle’s family.
She furrowed her brows; how did that fool Jiang Yue get involved with Fang Huaying?
Last time it was Liu Xuxu, this time Fang Huaying.
Whoever she is not close with, he seems to be with, is he intentionally going against her?
Or did she desecrate his ancestral grave in her past life?
“What’s wrong, you know them?” Not only is Xiao Si talkative and gossipy, his eyes are sharp too.
Xiao Si silently made a few comments.
“Your second cousin is quite a player, changing girlfriends frequently, even more diligent than cattle.”
“It’s just that his taste…
each one is worse than the last.”
“He really should go to our hospital to get his eyes checked.
The ophthalmology department at City First Hospital is quite good.”
“…”