Rebirth: I Became Mr.President's Beloved-Chapter 1008: What Are You Whispering About Again?
"I called the company, they said it’s still Yuan Qin driving for you, but he’s got a rash these days, so I’ll cover for now."
Tang Li didn’t bother to expose Old He’s pretext.
Thinking about that ’Nannan’, she used a little more force stepping onto the pedal when getting into the car.
The person following her mimicked her, stomping hard on the pedal.
Tang Li turned around and shot a death stare.
"..." Yu Sui was clueless but felt a shiver deep in her soul, hugging her shoulder bag tightly as she squeezed in through the gap between Tang Li and the car door.
Tang Li, who was squeezed against the car door: "..."
As for the instigator, they were sitting in the war room of Tan Palace, putting away the cellphone that already had a busy signal on the other end, under the watchful eyes of the Vice President, Prime Minister, Minister of Defense, and others.
— Having such a full voice when offending people suggests she wasn’t suffocated by that mascot costume.
As soon as Tang Li arrived at the set, Guan Xiao came looking for her.
"The drama airs this Saturday. ’Infinite Challenge’ wants to invite you and me to record an episode. Feng Qi should have told you, right?"
Last night, Tang Li received the notification email from Feng Qi.
Inside was the recording of ’Infinite Challenge.’"
’The Brightest Star’ is essentially Tang Li’s first real starring drama. Although she’s overshadowed by Guan Xiao, she has no significant achievements in the TV drama circle yet. Her previous role in ’Original Sin’ was just a small part. Before ’The Brightest Star’ makes any achievements, the entire drama relies on Guan Xiao to carry it.
Even in the late-night 10 o’clock weekly drama slot, Feng Qi puts great importance on her ’debut.’ This drama won’t decide her life or death in the TV drama circle, but before ’Mihesha River Action’ hits the theaters, it will help those still on the fence decide whether to lend her investments.
So, during the drama’s broadcast period, associated promotional appearances are essential.
’Extreme Challenge’ will be recorded in Gaozhou.
Taking the high-speed train from the Capital, it’s just about two hours.
"’Extreme Challenge’ is on Fruit Station. The episode we record will air with the drama’s premiere on a Friday night two weeks from now, so the recording is tight, set for day-after-tomorrow, which is Saturday."
As long as the drama team allows, Tang Li didn’t have any opinion about when to record.
That evening, Tang Li prepared a million-dollar check, and after finishing her scenes the next morning, before catching the high-speed train, she first went to the hospital.
Lai Wenyan received the check she handed over, looking at the three words "One million" on it, resisting the twitch in his face. Ordinarily, he would’ve thrown Tang Li, along with a couple of coconuts, out.
"Mainly the house loan hasn’t been fully paid off yet." Tang Li inserted a straw into a coconut and handed it to Lai Wenyan. "The bank won’t give more loans, and this million is what I managed to scrape together."
A million is only one percent of a hundred million.
At this pace, who knows when she’ll ever gather enough.
Noticing the "Buy one, get one free" promotion tag still on the coconut, Lai Wenyan looked back at Tang Li, only thinking it’s a hopeless case!
If this continues to rely on her to raise funds, he might as well pre-order a WiFi installation for the grave!
After leaving the hospital room, Tang Li posted a message in a limited-view WeChat Moments.
A few minutes later, she received an inquiry from Lai Yuaner.
"What do you mean?! [Screenshot]"
Tang Li saw that she had screenshotted her WeChat Moments content and replied at a leisurely pace as she sat in the nanny car: "May I ask which grade you graduated from? Can’t understand literal meaning?"
Before Lai Yuaner could start to argue, Tang Li sent out a gif.
The gif was about five seconds long.
Lai Yuaner clicked on the image and first saw a Panda Man carrying a limited edition DELVAUX bag and wearing a butterfly headband. The next second, an elderly Panda Man in hospital attire appeared and started slapping the former on the head, making the young Panda Man burst into tears, with subtitles scrolling: "Let you buy bags! Let you ignore your old man’s life and death! Unfilial daughter!"
The DELVAUX bag...
Yesterday morning, she was carrying a bag from that brand. This is clearly mocking in a roundabout way!
Just like the content in that WeChat Moment.
"When Wu Dalang died, besides Pan Jinlian who was poisoning him, his daughter was hiding behind the door, watching the whole process, quietly handing her mom a bottle of eye drops."
Thinking about the things she and her mother were hiding from her father, Lai Yuaner clutched her cellphone tightly, unwilling to be insinuated by that illegitimate child: "You, Tang, stop being so sarcastic there!"
Once she clicked [Send], the chat box displayed a line of gray text.
[Message sent, but rejected by the recipient.]
Lai Yuaner: "......"
Tang Li headed to Gaozhou accompanied by Yu Sui.
Arriving at the hotel arranged by the program team, it was already close to four in the afternoon.
That evening, the chief director of ’Extreme Challenge’ organized a dinner to let the guests and several celebrity hosts get to know each other.
Before she came, Tang Li knew that Yang Ning was one of the permanent hosts of this reality show.
Due to past conflicts, when Yang Ning heard the director introduce Tang Li, she maintained a faux smile, and when others started chatting about the drama ’The Brightest Star’ premiering the next night, she casually ’joked’: "Leading role carrying a flop, old Guan you better be careful, if the ratings aren’t good, others can pass the buck, but you’ll truly get dragged on social media."
These words made the room go silent for a few seconds.
Everyone present was aware of the previous tensions between Yang Ning and Tang Li.
After all, it had once been a hot topic on social media.
But back then, neither side had confronted each other openly, so people turned a blind eye. No one expected Yang Ning to suddenly make things uncomfortable.
The chief director saw what happened, and just as he was about to raise his glass to smooth things over, Tang Li spoke first: "Is this Longjing tea?"
All eyes turned to the teacup in her hand.
"It certainly is Longjing." The chief director saw the topic diverting and smiled: "Picked before the Qingming Festival."
"No wonder."
Tang Li set down the teacup and returned the director’s smile: "After all, freshly picked, it’s much better than those years-old stale green teas."
The chief director: "..."
Yang ’Old Green Tea’ Ning took it personally. Just as she was about to retort with ’who are you calling,’ the private room door opened, and a cheerful male voice floated in: "Looks like I came just in time."
This voice wasn’t entirely unfamiliar to Tang Li.
She looked up and saw Meng Shu in a white sports tracksuit.
— Song Baiyan’s so-called cousin.
Through the director’s introduction, Tang Li learned he was the show’s sponsor.
Meng Shu’s arrival reignited the atmosphere.
Even Yang Ning went over to toast with the patron.
Tang Li, no longer targeted, became a small presence, eating shrimp, while her cellphone vibrated on the table, the screen displaying the word [Song].
Picking up the cellphone, she quietly left the private room.
Choosing a secluded corner, she dialed back.
Once connected, the man’s leisurely and steady voice filled her eardrum—
"Didn’t answer just now, what secret thing were you up to?"
———Little Talks———
Tang Xiaoli: It’s said that a pretty face is perfect for practicing strength, here I come!
Meng Shu: If I’m guilty, please let the law punish me!
[I noticed some readers couldn’t see my side notes, so I’m mentioning it briefly here. I previously stopped updating due to health issues, but now the muscle pain is mostly gone. Once I’ve recovered more, I will consider increasing the update frequency. (These words don’t require reading currency)]
