REBORN TO LOVE YOU - CHAPTER 12

Chapter 12

Empire Entertainment.

22nd Floor, Huo Xiang’s office.

She looked at Zhuang Jiang, who was dressed in casual clothes before her, and frowned, setting down her pen. "Didn't I have my assistant prepare a dress and high heels for you?"

Zhuang Jiang sat on the sofa and took a sip of her coffee before replying to Huo Xiang, "It is merely a set of clothes. What does it matter?"

Huo Xiang looked completely disapproving as she scolded her, "Do you have any idea that you are auditioning for a Director Zhang film... even Su Yun and Qu Zhi have to brace themselves and give it their all."

"Auntie Huo—"

Zhuang Jiang set down the coffee and leaned back against the sofa with her hands clasped. Looking at her, she gave a soft laugh. "You needn't worry. I believe Director Zhang is not the type to judge our acting skills based on our attire."

"I also believe..."

"As long as I appeared, this role was destined to be mine."

Her expression remained indifferent, yet her words were spoken with absolute confidence... or perhaps, one could call it arrogance.

Zhuang Jiang checked the time and added, "I should go. If there is any follow-up news, Auntie Huo, notify me then."

Having said this, she stood up and turned to walk out.

Huo Xiang did not stop her, only giving a soft "Mm" in response.

The door opened and closed, and Zhuang Jiang was gone—

Only then did Huo Xiang sigh. She was too haughty. No matter how much talent she had, those other two were battle-hardened veterans... even Sister Man probably wouldn't have dared to make such a grand boast back then.

With a temper like that, she was bound to suffer a setback eventually.

Huo Xiang sighed again; after all, she was the one who had pulled the girl into this circle.

In the future, she would just have to look after her more closely...

Fortunately, she still had many scripts in her hands. Although they couldn't compete with Director Zhang's film, there would be no problem using them to boost Jiangjiang’s reputation.

The Following Afternoon.

Zhuang Jiang and Tang Qing had browsed the supermarket, eaten a meal, and baked some cookies together.

Now, the two were sitting by the window.

The warm sunlight fell upon them. Zhuang Jiang had her eyes closed, her head resting on Tang Qing’s shoulder, listening to him softly read sentences from a book...

The ringing of a phone disturbed the silence of the room.

Tang Qing stopped reading, picked up the phone, and handed it to her.

Zhuang Jiang opened her eyes and took the phone; it was Auntie Huo.

She sat up straight and pressed the answer key. Before she could even utter a greeting, she heard Auntie Huo’s voice over the line, filled with an irrepressible excitement. "Jiangjiang, it’s done! It’s really done! Director Zhang called me personally to tell you to come in tomorrow for the costume fitting and promotional photos."

Zhuang Jiang gave a soft "Mm." Her tone showed no fluctuation as she simply said, "Then I’ll trouble Auntie Huo to make the arrangements."

Huo Xiang was stunned for a moment, and then she burst out laughing—laughing at herself...

To think she was less composed than the young girl on the other end of the phone.

She said "Alright" and reminded her to "get plenty of rest today" before hanging up.

After the call ended, Huo Xiang looked at the portrait of the beautiful woman in the picture frame. The woman's eyes were gentle. Huo Xiang slid her fingertip across the person's face...

She is very much like you. Truly like you.

I think, in a few short years...

She will surely, surely become the second legend of this industry.

Evening, 20:00.

The official Weibo account for Lady Yun released a post: "The female lead has been selected. The costume photos will be announced this week. Everyone, please look forward to it~"

As soon as this Weibo post was published, it hit the trending searches within an hour.

While various groups were speculating whether the female lead was Qu Zhi or Su Yun...

A veteran media personality posted a Weibo update.

"The female lead for Director Zhang’s new drama is not Qu Zhi, nor is it Su Yun."

Attached below this post was a photo... it was exactly how Zhuang Jiang had looked when she went to the audition yesterday.

In the photo, Zhuang Jiang’s baseball cap was pulled very low, and only a faint outline of her features could be seen... yet it was enough to make people realize she was a peerless beauty.

Once this news was released, the entire media, Weibo, and various fandoms exploded.

Many people were speculating about what kind of background this newcomer had... that she could make Director Zhang abandon the popular star Su Yun and the veteran actor Qu Zhi to choose an unknown newcomer?

This was probably the funniest joke of 2014, wasn't it?

The official Weibo for the Lady Yun production crew had already been bombarded.

The latest Weibo posts of Su Yun and Qu Zhi were also piled high with trending topics by their fans.

Most were feeling sorry for their respective goddesses while scolding Zhuang Jiang and the production crew.

Even the Weibo of the male lead... Ye Bai, was occupied by fans.

"I feel bad for my male god. I hope my god’s first collaboration with Director Zhang this year isn't ruined by that Zhuang Jiang person."

"I originally thought my god would collaborate with Movie Queen Qu or Star Su. I didn't expect this woman to snatch it... I'm a hater for life."

"I really hope my god drops this drama, but then I remember this is a Director Zhang film and a project my god has prepared a long time for... Thinking of it that way makes me hate that woman surnamed Zhuang even more."

...

This night, Weibo was destined to be anything but calm.

Zhuang Jiang used her phone to scroll through several trending searches and opened a few hot topics...

She found it quite entertaining.

"Stop looking."

Tang Qing sighed softly, reached out to take her phone, turned it off, and set it aside.

Zhuang Jiang smiled and turned her face to look at Tang Qing...

Only to be met with a kiss he sent her way.

Zhuang Jiang was momentarily dazed, but as soon as she felt those two warm lips, the smile in her eyes deepened.

She leaned against the back of the sofa, her hand gripping Tang Qing’s arm, and closed her eyes.

It wasn't until they both ran out of breath that Tang Qing pulled away slightly.

Panting, he looked at her under the lamplight and sighed softly, "Jiangjiang, I regret it."

He regretted it—regretted letting Jiangjiang choose this path... if he had known earlier that this road would be so difficult, he never would have let her go.

Zhuang Jiang rested her hand on his face and smiled. "You know..."

"In this life, every road is difficult to walk."

Compared to her previous life, this was actually much better.

Under the light, Zhuang Jiang cupped Tang Qing’s face and kissed his eyes. "Don't worry, Qingqing. No one in this world can hurt me."

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