Superstar's Development Diary
Chapter 180: Sabotage

Chapter 180: Chapter 180: Sabotage

He Jinxia: "Drinking too much beer can lead to a beer belly. If you really want to drink, you may as well drink baijiu, or even rice wine."

Deng Xiiaoxiiao excitedly asked, "Is there anything that can help with weight loss while drinking? I’ll just stop drinking alcohol when I go out to eat!"

He Jinxia pondered for a moment, then slowly said, "There is actually."

Deng Xiiaoxiiao’s eyes lit up: "Quick, tell me, what beverage is it?"

He Jinxia looked at her seriously and said, "Plain boiled water, commonly known as the water of health."

Deng Xiiaoxiiao: "..."

Others: "..."

Ga ga ga, as if three crows had flown into the sky, cawing away.

"Hahaha!" After a few seconds of silence, Deng Xiiaoxiiao burst into a hearty laugh, patted He Jinxia on the shoulder, and said, "Jinxia, your cold joke is really good, you successfully chilled me to the bone. Are you interested in trying out as a host? Sister will take you under her wing!"

Li Li then interjected, "Sister Xiao Xiao, Jinxia loves acting the most. Hosting is out of the question."

The smile on He Jinxia’s face faded slightly, and without looking at Li Li, she said with interest to Deng Xiiaoxiiao, "Sister Xiao Xiao, if there’s a chance in the future, I would like to collaborate with you."

Deng Xiiaoxiiao also completely ignored Li Li and said to He Jinxia, "Sure, come to sister for anything you don’t understand about hosting!"

Li Li didn’t feel embarrassed about being ignored. She just listened to Deng Xiiaoxiiao and He Jinxia talking, and whenever something amused her, she would butt in with a surprisingly thick skin.

It was hard to tell if Li Li had a thick skin or just a simple mind; she didn’t notice their aversion towards her at all and continued eating and drinking as she pleased.

After the meal ended and the production crew parted ways with the two hosts, as they were about to get into the cars, Li Li suddenly grabbed He Jinxia, wanting to take a selfie together.

He Jinxia shook her head, exerted some force in her hand, and firmly pulled down the hand that Li Li had on her arm. She took a step back, looked at Li Li with a slight smile and said:

"Sister Li Li, it’s getting late. We should really hurry up and get in the car to head back."

Li Li, with her hand being pulled away, felt somewhat embarrassed for a moment.

She also took a few steps forward and said, "No worries, just one photo won’t hurt. I’ll upload it to Weibo and let the fans see where we are."

He Jinxia still shook her head, her smile unchanging, her dark, clear eyes gazing deeply at her, and countered, "Why upload it, to get scolded by my fans?"

The smile on Li Li’s face stiffened, then she frowned and said, "Jinxia, fans are fans, and we are us. If the fans scold me, it doesn’t affect our friendship."

He Jinxia calmly said, "But I don’t feel we have any friendship at all."

Li Li’s face turned unsightly now.

He Jinxia looked around and saw there were no people nearby, except for herself and Li Li; everyone else had gotten into the cars, possibly creating an opportunity for them to talk or for some other reason.

He Jinxia understood Li Li’s intentions; she wanted to reconcile and dispel the rumors of their discord online. Perhaps because He Jinxia hadn’t said anything about Li Li’s actions before, Li Li was this overt in her approach this time.

He Jinxia didn’t say anything before because she did not want to bother, nor did she have the time to.

As for how Li Li behaved, He Jinxia didn’t care, but if Li Li wanted to cling to her for a show, she wouldn’t cooperate.

She had never had much fondness for Li Li to begin with. If their statuses had been very different, He Jinxia might have had to tolerate others’ fame-seeking, but now that she had established a certain status, she didn’t want to put up with it anymore, so as not to give everyone the impression that she was easy to bully.

Living freely and carelessly—that was what she had sought her whole life, having already tried the calculated dance of deception, she did not wish to test those waters again.

After a moment of silence, Li Li snorted coldly and stealthily pressed a certain spot on her phone, an icon resembling a recorder appeared on the screen.

She concealed her phone well and said coldly, "Repeat that sentence with your hand on your heart, dare you say that we weren’t good friends before? Heh, now you’re famous, and you’ve become so full of yourself that you look down on a small fry like me and want to sever ties, is that it?"

He Jinxia shook her head for the third time, responding indifferently, "No, you’re overthinking it. Perhaps some of my behaviors have been misunderstood by you, or maybe my past actions gave you the wrong impression. In truth, we hardly know each other at all."

Li Li’s voice grew louder, "We’ve acted in so many scenes together, and I even played your best friend in them!"

So because it was that way in the play, we must act according to the play in real life too, turning into best friends?

He Jinxia twitched the corner of her mouth, finding this logic a bit speechless but if she wasn’t mistaken, this was probably what Li Li was thinking.

"I just wanted to take a picture with you, is it really necessary to get caught up on whether we’re close or not? If I have to be close with someone to take a photo with them, then your fans would never get the chance for a picture with you, would they?"

He Jinxia’s gaze sharpened, noticing how Li Li was trying to change the topic.

Just now, it was about taking a photo to post on W Bo, but now it’s just about taking a simple photo. Where did W Bo go?

She stared at Li Li, a flicker of doubt in her eyes.

Feeling scrutinized by that gaze, Li Li grew nervous, her hand squeezing the phone tighter, her body tensing as she swallowed and said, "Hey, you—"

"You’re not recording this, are you?" He Jinxia suddenly asked with a smile.

At that, Li Li’s hand twitched in fright, nearly dropping the phone.

"Recording? Why would I record anything?" Li Li regained her composure and asked in return.

Yet her reaction, in He Jinxia’s sight, was tantamount to a tacit confession.

If there was a camera on Li Li at that moment, it would have captured Li Li’s expressions and gestures, all exuding panic and guilt!

He Jinxia chuckled lightly, suddenly feeling it was pointless.

She had stopped to clarify things with Li Li, but now she had a sudden realization that she should not have stopped to talk so much with someone she didn’t wish to bother with. In modern times, regarding people you didn’t want to deal with, the approach was to ignore them completely, no matter what.

Modern technology was plentiful and more difficult to guard against than in ancient times. Speaking too much in the entertainment circle was always a true maxim.

He Jinxia gave Li Li a glance, and turning away, she left Li Li with only her back view. Her detached words scattered in the wind, causing Li Li to feel a chill—

"Secretly recording violates a citizen’s right to privacy. If this matter is blown up and goes to court, the maximum sentence could be up to three years in prison. Do weigh your actions carefully."

After getting into the car, everyone inside was silent; no one spoke a word.

The ride proceeded to the hotel uneventfully, entirely serene.

After bidding goodnight to Cheng Xiaohua, He Jinxia turned away from her and unlocked her phone.

Upon powering on, two messages on W Chat popped up—the first was an overflowing group chat showing 99+ messages, and the other was a private message.

A smile curled up at the corner of He Jinxia’s mouth as she opened the private message first.

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