Chapter 55.1: Stars

It was so quiet needle drops could be heard.

In the hotel room, several people looked at each other with downcast faces.

Meng Peiyan sat on a sofa and she expressionlessly opened the audio file from a well-known entertainment reporter on Weibo Hot Search. The audio was preceded by the beginning of the reporter’s joke, and after a while, the recording of the protagonist appeared.

“I often think, if I was the one who got engaged to you when I was young, would there be no such thing as Cen Ning anymore, would it be me who you like… You treat her well because of your responsibility, that’s why you treat her well right? That’s why you like her being with her, right?”

The audio was silent for a few seconds, and a man’s voice sounded: “You are thinking of this in the wrong order. I am with her because I like her, and after I start liking her, I will be responsible for her.”

“Why?! I knew you earlier than her. We have played together since we were young. Why do you like her and not me?”

“Peiyan, you drank too much.”

“I’m not drunk, Brother Xingzhi, I regret it! I shouldn’t have been so arrogant when I was a child, Brother Xingzhi… Let’s start from the beginning, shall we?”

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…

The sound of the audio may be soft and shallow, but the words and sentences could be clearly heard. As a famous public figure, Meng Peiyan’s voice could be recognized immediately. As for the male voice, it could be deduced from the conversation that it was the mysterious man who had been rumored to have an affair with Meng Peiyan.

There was an uproar when the audio came out.

No one had thought that the man who was originally Meng Peiyan’s mysterious boyfriend was not at all, and the scandal was created by Meng Peiyan herself. And in this audio, Meng Peiyan’s attitude was also staggering. The goddess in everyone’s eyes was actually entangled in between a couple. Not only did this arouse the curiosity of the public, but who was that couple… exactly?

“Peiyan, what’s going on?” the manager asked with a headache.

Meng Peiyan sat there blankly: “I don’t know.”

“Why don’t you know? This person is you, right? When did you get someone to record this kind of thing? What do fans and netizens think of you?” The manager questioned speechlessly, “Well, let’s find a way to let people get the hot news withdrawn, then the studio will post another Weibo post, firmly denying that it was you.”

Another staff member interrupted: “It’s all spread now, and now it’s already useless to withdraw. It’s easy to hear that this person is…”

“I don’t care! In short, we must withdraw first, I will call people to have it removed!”

“Okay……”

The staff members all did their own individual duties. The one responsible for the phone call made the phone call, the person responsible for the public relations did the public relations. But the main person involved in this scandal, Meng Peiyan, was sitting on the sofa. She was not thinking about the loss of her face this time, but about everything Yan Xingzhi did to reject her…

The audio was just a sound. Looking at his face and listening to him say these words that night was the real heartbreak. Even though she drank too much at that time, she still felt the pain clearly.

Hum——

Phone vibration.

Meng Peiyan raised her eyes and saw that it was Jiang Yu.

Once for the sake of hype, the two had a scandal. In fact, Jiang Yu was indeed interested in her, and he pursued her repeatedly. Then she became so annoyed that she turned against him directly.

Pressing the answer button, Meng Peiyan answered the phone, “I told you, don’t call me again.”

“I didn’t want to call you at first, but what, I really want to know how you feel now.”

“You–“

“Peiyan, I told you that you are a b*tch, right? How do you feel now, is it nice to be admired by everyone with low self-esteem?”

“You released the audio.”

“Yeah, I just want you to taste the feeling of being ridiculed… You are born to be superior, but let me tell you, not everything can be manipulated by you. Peiyan, in fact, I’m the only one that really likes you–”

“Go away, go away!!!”

Meng Peiyan screamed and threw the phone out violently.

Everyone turned their heads in horror, only to see the silver-white mobile phone hit the ground, and the screen instantly shattered.

**

Today Cen Ning went back to Yan house with Yan Xingzhi. Although she said she was a little embarrassed to face the elders who already knew about their relationship, she also knew in her heart that this matter would have to be discussed sooner or later.

On the way home, while nervous about going home, Cen Ning was thinking about another matter.

“That recording… when did it happen?”

Meng Peiyan’s hot search incident has become a hot topic on the Internet, and everyone was talking about it. Cen Ning also heard about it from her roommate, and because her name appeared in the audio, her classmates even made fun of her.

But who would know that the Cen Ning in the audio was actually her…

Seeing her ask, Yan Xingzhi did not hide it: “Two days ago, when I went to your school to pick you up.”

“Oh.”

“You aren’t going to ask me why I went to see her?” Yan Xingzhi turned to look at her.

Cen Ning: “…The whole country knows why you went looking for her, why should I ask?”

Yan Xingzhi smiled: “True.”

“Although it’s a bit cruel, I think it’s better this way.” Cen Ning lowered her head and fidgeted with her fingers, “Do it directly, so she won’t…”

After a pause, Cen Ning stopped in time.

Yan Xingzhi’s eyes were deep and he asked: “So she won’t do what?”

Cen Ning turned awkwardly to the window and remained silent for a long time.

Naturally, he knew that she was thin-skinned (TLN: easy to get embarrassed), so he didn’t think she would really answer anything. It’s just that he didn’t expect that after turning his head and continuing to drive, the little girl next to him suddenly said in a very shallow voice: “So she won’t continue to covet you, I don’t want her to like you.”

**

Aunt Chen cooked a big table of dishes today. Not only that, Xu Wanying (TLN: For those who may have forgotten, this is Yan Xingzhi’s stepmom) also specially made some dumplings by herself today.

In the living room, Cen Ning sat on a sofa. She ate fruit while listening to the conversations of several elders. In fact, she ate a lot of fruit, but it was awkward to just sit, and it was not convenient to walk currently, so she had to find something to do.

Since entering the house, everyone behaved as usual, but the smiling eyes that occasionally fell on her made her feel very embarrassed.

 “Hey.” Yan Xingyao’s butt suddenly moved from another sofa to her side, he seemed to finally be unable to bear it, and asked, “Are you really together with my brother?”

He whispered it in her ear, but Cen Ning was still extremely embarrassed. She put a grape in her mouth and responded in a low voice.

“F*ck…” Yan Xingyao wondered, “When?”

Cen Ning glanced at him: “Why are you asking so many questions?”