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Chapter 217: How Did Jiang Lingxi Enter Minghe Courtyard

Chapter 217: Chapter 217: How Did Jiang Lingxi Enter Minghe Courtyard

After quickly ending the call, Lin Xuefei instinctively shoved her phone under her pillow and lay on the bed in a daze.

Chen Rui came in carrying two glasses of red wine, expecting to be warmly greeted by his little kitten. Seeing her like this, he felt a bit displeased and walked over, pressing one of the wine glasses against her face. "What’s this, are you starting to brush me off now?"

The chill of the glass made Lin Xuefei shiver involuntarily, snapping her back to reality. She hurriedly reached out to take the glass. "How could I, I was just thinking about something."

Chen Rui clinked glasses with her and asked nonchalantly, "What is it? Tell me about it."

Lin Xuefei quickly brainstormed, "Well, didn’t I just terminate my contract with the crew of ’The Empress of Yuan Zhao’ a couple of days ago? It hasn’t even been two days, and they’ve already found a new actress. I remember participating in script readings and various training sessions with the crew before the filming started, putting in so much effort and time, and in the end... it just feels a bit unpleasant."

Chen Rui took a sip of his red wine, indifferent, "It’s just the role of the fourth leading lady. It’s gone and it’s gone, what’s the big deal!"

Lin Xuefei couldn’t help but roll her eyes inwardly. That was easy for him to say.

For someone like him, who squandered money earned by his elders without a care, a fourth leading lady’s role was indeed insignificant, not even enough to buy a sports car he fancied.

But to her, it was a real missed opportunity to gain greater fame. How could she possibly be at ease!

"But all my other work has also basically stopped."

She understood her manager’s intention: to step away from the audience and fans for a while until the backlash subsides, then reappear in the public eye.

But she only felt anxious. The entertainment industry changes rapidly, with countless newcomers eager to shine every day. How many viewers and fans would still remember her if she stepped away for a while?

Lin Xuefei looked at Chen Rui with hopeful eyes.

She didn’t mind being backed up financially in a project, provided someone was willing to invest in her.

But the two of them clearly weren’t on the same page at this moment. Chen Rui squinted and smiled, "It’s perfect, I used to call you to accompany me and you always said you were busy. Now you finally have time to be with me."

Lin Xuefei: "..."

She nearly choked back a mouthful of blood!

Although being by Chen Rui’s side meant unlimited use of credit cards, and she could rotate brand-name bags and clothes and jewelry every now and then, these things were meaningless in the end.

As soon as Chen Rui got tired of her, all the gifts would be taken back. These things never really belonged to her.

"But if I don’t work for a long time, the audience and fans will forget about me." Lin Xuefei reached out, tracing circles on Chen Rui’s chest with her index finger, "Didn’t you say you love seeing me shine on screen?"

Chen Rui caught her mischievous hand on his chest. He was quite satisfied with his little girlfriend at the moment. He had watched her movies before putting in the effort to win this little flower into his embrace.

If her star aura disappeared, the little flower in front of him would indeed lose a lot of its luster.

He understood what Lin Xuefei meant, "But my family has always been in industrial businesses and has never invested in the film and television industry before."

"Now the film and television industry is so booming, return rates are much higher than industry. You have to give it a try!"

Chen Rui swirled the wine glass in his hand, lost in thought. He knew what Lin Xuefei said was true and was aware of people he knew who had successfully ventured into the entertainment industry, like Shao Yifeng, a success story among their second-generation circle.

But what if he goes for it and loses?

His parents would surely come down hard on him, and he would be ridiculed among the second-generation circle. Could Chen, the young master, bear that?

He pulled back his arm, which was being swayed back and forth, "You, you let me think about it."

Lin Xuefei also knew the matter couldn’t be rushed, pushing too hard would have a counterproductive effect, so she nodded understandingly.

"Oh," the pillow on the side was nudged, revealing the phone originally hidden beneath it. Lin Xuefei tightened her grip on the wine glass and asked as nonchalantly as possible, "Do you have a member card for the Minghe Courtyard?"

"Minghe Courtyard?" Chen Rui thought for a moment before remembering what it was, frowning as he shook his head, "I don’t. My dad does."

If he remembered correctly, of his peers, only Shao Yifeng had such a card.

The Minghe Courtyard’s membership card required not just money but also a certain status and notoriety.

He wasn’t lacking in the former, but the latter, he hadn’t attracted the attention of Minghe Courtyard yet.

"Only people of my dad’s status can get that place’s membership," he explained why he didn’t have it, "Why did you suddenly ask about this?"

"No, no reason."

To avoid losing composure, Lin Xuefei quickly drank a mouthful of red wine, almost choking from drinking too fast.

Even Chen Rui didn’t have a membership card for Minghe Courtyard, only his dad’s identity could get him in.

So how did Jiang Lingxi get in just now?

Could it be that Jiang Lingxi had a membership card for Minghe Courtyard?

This thought barely surfaced before she instinctively dismissed it.

Jiang Lingxi, how could she!

But how else to explain Jiang Lingxi’s entry into the Minghe Courtyard and her grabbing Lin Chan’s phone to take her voice call?

Before she could figure everything out, the wine glass in her hand was taken away, "Alright, it’s getting late. As for your work, I’ll think of a way. But you have to keep me happy too."

*

As Jiang Lingxi came out of Minghe Courtyard, she saw Shen Yunqing waiting for her at the gates.

The two exchanged a glance under the dim yellow light, no words were needed.

Jiang Lingxi got into the car, Shen Yunqing followed closely and closed the door behind them.

Wu Jue had been keeping an eye on Xu Ling’an, casually examining her facial features.

Noticing a pressing aura approaching, he didn’t even lift his head but moved back a bit.

"Miss Jiang."

Jiang Lingxi, after settling in, turned to look at him.

"I just checked Miss Xu’s pulse in the car. Aside from unintentionally ingesting some high-alcohol beverages, there’s nothing wrong. She should wake up by tomorrow morning."

Jiang Lingxi visibly relaxed, "Thank you."

Wu Jue winked at Shen Yunqing, "Miss Jiang, you’re too kind, a minor task. So, the matter inside, is it all settled?"

Given the actions of Her Majesty in past lives, he expected she wouldn’t let the involved students off easily.

But how long was it since Shen Yunqing left? Had Her Majesty solved everything already?

"Those inside are not worth worrying about," Jiang Lingxi was sure that Li Fei and Lin Chan would still end up fighting after she left, and as for Han Ye, though he was a trigger and had designs on An’an, he hadn’t actually done anything, just a lesson was enough, "The most crucial one is not inside."

At present, besides filming and continuing the investigation into Mei Shuiqing and those behind her, she needed to contemplate what grand gift to send back to Lin Xuefei to truly match the lengths she went to in tonight’s meticulous plan!

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