The King’s Enchanting
Chapter 182 - 186: Retention (8)

Chapter 182: Chapter 186: Retention (8)

Suddenly finding herself awkwardly standing in the middle of the group, even her assistant Xiao Qiang, who had originally been excited to be in the photo, could only silently step out of line!

In this tense atmosphere, Yu Zexiao still unabashedly pulled Jian Anning into the team. All the people around watched wide-eyed as he forcefully brought her over, while the other assistants pitifully stood aside. Not a single person dared to utter a word, including Jiang Xuanqi!

As for Lu Jiayuan, he naturally only cared about Jian Anning’s happiness, everyone else was of no consequence to him. Although he found Yu Zexiao’s grip on her hand irritating no matter how he looked at it, he wasn’t going to take her down a peg in this setting as long as she was happy.

After a moment, the host chuckled, "Ah, the more the merrier. Anyway, the stage is big enough to accommodate everyone, come on, let’s all join in!" While smiling, he gripped the hands of two assistants and ushered them into the group.

Director Li and the on-site director for the show also smiled, "Yeah, come on over, let’s all take a photo together."

Once a few heavyweights spoke up, the rest began to pull their assistants over. Jiang Xuanqi had just suffered from a lot of exclusion and didn’t dare say a word. Wasn’t it because of her own slip of the tongue, which allowed Lu Jiayuan to attract a full house of hostility?

However, just before the photo was taken, Yu Zexiao unexpectedly pulled Jian Anning to one side, demanding she stand in the most central spot!

How could that be acceptable! Although the assistants were also included in the photo, only the main cast, key characters in the drama, and the core members of the production team could stand in the most important spots! Yu Zexiao was the male lead, rightly his side should be reserved for the female lead, second female lead, second male lead and the like, not for a minor assistant!

"Zexiao, Jian Anning is just an assistant, by all logic, she shouldn’t be standing here," Jiang Xuanqi said, trying to contain her voice to not appear too excited or angry because many were already displeased with her after her recent outburst.

But who was Yu Zexiao? Did he care about her? His gaze didn’t even sweep her way, with a flick of his arm, without a word, he placed Jian Anning next to him, and even straightened her shoulders with his hand, making sure her face was toward the camera, her posture steady!

At that moment, everyone went silent.

It wasn’t that people thought Yu Zexiao had any real romantic involvement with this little assistant. Instead, they felt that Jiang Xuanqi’s earlier calling out of Jian Anning had made Yu Zexiao lose face. His insistence now was nothing more than a harsh slap to Jiang Xuanqi! Who told you to not let his assistant on stage? Now, I will have my assistant stand right beside me! See what you can do about it!

Jiang Xuanqi indeed could not do anything about him. Her eyes widened, her beautifully eyeliner-ed eyes looking at Yu Zexiao with a mix of grievance and surprise, even a hint of tears beginning to form...Seeing her like this, if Yu Zexiao continued, he would deeply wound her "fragile" heart, making her feel extremely troubled!

But who was Yu Zexiao, and why would he care about her feelings? Seeing her standing at the side, tearfully looking at him—as if she were in the way.

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