Here, Shen Wanwan’s car had just pulled up in front of the studio entrance.
After receiving her notice, the assistants took the desserts she’d just bought out of the car and distributed them to everyone in the studio.
When they saw the labels on the boxes, everyone froze for a moment.
“Chu Tian’s?!”
Thanks to Qi Luozhou, this shop had recently become hugely famous.
Countless influencers had gone to check it out, eager to taste what kind of dessert a top star would buy late at night for his girlfriend. One after another, they were blown away, so much so that many were moved to tears on camera.
—“It honestly has no flaws. The only flaw is that I’m too poor, TAT.”
—“Family, it’s really delicious, totally worth trying! No problems at all, except the price!”
Chu Tian’s desserts were absurdly expensive, and the portions were tiny, with zero cost performance.
Even though office workers were drooling over them, once they thought about spending more than half a month’s salary for just a small bite, it felt completely not worth it.
Now, thanks to Shen Wanwan, everyone finally got to enjoy them!
“Rounding it up, we’re basically eating the same desserts as God Zhou’s girlfriend!”
001 whispered from the side: {If they knew these desserts were charged to God Zhou’s account, then rounding it up, God Zhou bought them himself… just imagine how amazing their expressions would be.}
Shen Wanwan chuckled lightly. “Weren’t you complaining before that I was vain? Since when did you pick up this kind of guilty pleasure?”
001 replied sheepishly.
{Ah!
{Being envied by everyone really does feel great!}
A straight-guy in the studio stuffed an entire crème brûlée into his mouth in one go.
Everyone looked at him expectantly. “So? How is it? What does it taste like?”
The guy closed his eyes, wearing an expression of pure bliss.
“Delicious! Every bite tastes like money!
“Wuwuwu! Wanwan, you’re way too nice!”
Shen Wanwan ignored this level of rainbow flattery. She walked over to the office sofa, sat down, and casually picked up a magazine from the coffee table to flip through.
The assistant brought over the macarons she’d bought as well.
Only these were paid for with her brother’s card.
001 said she was really going for ‘fair distribution to all.’
Seeing that Shen Wanwan had been reading magazines for more than ten minutes with no sign of heading to the reception room, Xiao Le leaned over and reminded her in a low voice, “Wanwan, the person in charge from GML is still waiting for you in the reception room. They’ve been there for over an hour…”
Shen Wanwan didn’t stop turning the pages. “Let them wait.”
She wasn’t in any hurry anyway.
Xiao Le immediately felt deep admiration.
GML was said to be named after a princess from a certain country. In the beginning, its main selling point was the so-called ‘royal brand.’ A few years ago it hadn’t attracted much attention, but in recent years it had been hyped up by several fashion bloggers using the ‘princess’ angle. Celebrities in the industry all regarded gaining GML’s favor as a status symbol.
Probably because the public had elevated it too much in recent years, GML’s executives had all become arrogant, masters at sucking up to the powerful and stepping on the weak.
But when they came to see Shen Wanwan, they were exceptionally respectful.
This was probably… the so-called superiority of the fashion circle, completely powerless in the face of absolute wealth.
Inside the reception room—
The two cups of tea on the coffee table had long since been emptied.
After sitting stiffly for more than an hour, the GML clothing designer’s shoulders finally slumped. He said anxiously, “How much longer do we have to wait?”
The person in charge sitting next to him was also getting tired.
“Who knows. This Young Lady changes her mind every day.
“In any case, watch what you say later. Don’t accidentally make her angry!”
This was already the tenth-something time he’d emphasized it since entering the room.
The designer’s ears were about to grow calluses from hearing it. He replied stiffly, “Yes, yes, yes.”
Bored from waiting, the person in charge lifted his teacup to take another sip, only to find there wasn’t even a drop left.
He glanced around but couldn’t see anywhere to refill it, and he couldn’t help cursing inwardly.
This Miss Shen really puts on quite the airs!
She’d deliberately left the two of them here to dry for a long time.
If it were based purely on her standing in the entertainment industry, they wouldn’t have come at all. Female stars far bigger than her still had to humble themselves and beg for a chance to work with them.
But because of the background behind her, and the amount she spent at GML every year, not only did they have to rush over on their own initiative, they didn’t even dare to leave despite being ignored.
The person in charge muttered quietly, “She really was born lucky.”
He was nearly forty. Thinking about how he’d still have to bow and scrape later to a little girl barely in her twenties made him feel extremely displeased.
Just then, the door to the reception room was pushed open.
Both of them looked up at once. The narrow crack of the door slowly widened, revealing Shen Wanwan’s delicate, indifferent face.
The person in charge instantly changed his expression, standing up eagerly with a smile. “Miss Shen!”
Shen Wanwan nodded lightly, neither warm nor cold, and sat down across from them.
Though she was young, she already carried a naturally imposing aura. When she wasn’t speaking, she looked distinctly aloof. The designer, though older than her, unconsciously drew his legs together and sat a bit straighter upon seeing her.
The person in charge asked attentively,
“Miss Shen, why did you suddenly return all of the new pieces?
“Are you dissatisfied with our new collection?”
At this, the GML designer wiped his sweat and hurriedly said, “Miss Shen, I can redesign them for you until you’re satisfied…”
Shen Wanwan lifted her chin slightly.
“It’s not a design issue.”
When she said that, the designer immediately let out a sigh of relief on the spot.
But very quickly, he felt that something wasn’t right.
It wasn’t a problem with the design…
Then what could it be?!
Fortunately, the considerate Miss Shen soon gave them an answer:
“Your brand is too petty. It doesn’t match my temperament at all.”
Petty?
The designer stared blankly at the person in charge, completely at a loss.
Since Miss Shen said there was nothing wrong with the design, then what did she mean by ‘petty’…?
The designer was still utterly confused, but the person in charge beside him felt that those words sounded strangely familiar, like he had heard them not long ago…
He froze for a few seconds, then suddenly realized—
Weren’t those the exact words he had used before about Shao Yuye?
This…
Could it be that Shen Wanwan was standing up for Shao Yuye?
He did know that Shen Wanwan and Shao Yuye were on the same variety show. At first, they clashed constantly, and only later did their relationship ease a bit.
But were they really that close now?
Close enough for Shen Wanwan to come forward on Shao Yuye’s behalf?
Cold sweat instantly poured down the person in charge’s forehead.
“Miss Shen… this matter can be explained…”
However, Shen Wanwan didn’t give them the slightest chance to argue.
She came like the wind, and left like the wind.
The person in charge felt his heart sink halfway.
The designer beside him asked hesitantly, “President Zhang, given the situation now… what should we do?”
The person in charge silently gritted his teeth.
What to do?
The one who tied the bell must be the one to untie it.
Of course, they had to go find Shao Yuye.
When Brother Li received the call from GML, he was still a little stunned.
Just a few days ago, the other party had been arrogant and overbearing. This time, though, they were extremely humble on the phone, saying that it had all been a misunderstanding caused by a newly hired colleague who didn’t know better. They hoped to resume cooperation with Shao Yuye.
Brother Li blankly handed the phone to Shao Yuye.
“Do you want to listen…?”
“What for?”
Shao Yuye was in the middle of styling and couldn’t conveniently take the phone.
The hairstylist beside him was fully focused, trimming the stray hair at his temples.
Brother Li simply put the phone on speaker.
Still confused, Shao Yuye let out a “Hello.”
The male voice on the other end immediately turned solemn:
“Hello, Teacher Shao. I’m the design director from GML. What happened before was all a misunderstanding. The colleague who liaised with you was new, we’ve already dismissed him. We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience caused and hope you can give us another chance to work together…”
Shao Yuye waited a moment. Seeing that the other side had stopped talking, he raised an eyebrow.
“Finished?”
The person on the other end froze, then started repeating himself:
“Ah? We’re truly very sorry, Teacher Shao… This was entirely our fault. We sincerely ask that you be magnanimous and give us another opportunity…”
Shao Yuye asked again, “Finished?”
Not knowing his intent, the other side answered stiffly.
“…Yes.”
“Alright.”
He reached out and decisively hung up the phone.
The hairstylist beside him was dumbfounded.
The reputation of a hot-tempered top star really lived up to the name.
He even dared to hang up on GML’s call. That was seriously badass.
After CY learned that GML had changed their mind and gone back to apologizing to Shao Yuye and asking for renewed cooperation, the clothing designer rushed over the very same day to take Shao Yuye’s measurements. They coordinated several design concepts with Shao Yuye’s team, and the final plan was quickly finalized.
Once the suit was delivered, everything was ready, just waiting for the red carpet.
On gossip forums, discussions about StarShow were also running high. That evening, a post shot up into a massive thread as soon as it appeared—
[Breaking news: XS didn’t receive an invitation this year, and JYN only managed to get on after her team begged for a long time. But there’s someone totally unexpected who was invited by StarShow. Everyone, guess who?]
1F: [Who?]
2F: [Isn’t StarShow famous for only inviting whoever’s popular? Super snobbish.]
10F: [XS = Xiao Sui, JYN = Jin Yani. Someone even more popular than them, who could it be?]
67F (OP): [Here’s a hint: a female celebrity from a super popular variety show.]
70F: [A popular variety show? <Extreme Challenge>?]
99F: [Holy crap, don’t tell me it’s SWW?!]
100F: [Shen Wanwan? StarShow, are you kidding me? Even if she’s been really hot lately, gaining tons of followers and discussion, it’s still hard to believe she’d surpass Xiao Sui and Jin Yani, right?]
101F: [It’s actually possible. She really has been super popular recently, mainly because she’s been tied to Shao Yuye with that ‘Petty Revenge Duo’ CP. My classmates all like them quite a bit. StarShow probably considered that too.]
150F: [Even if Shen Wanwan is invited, she’ll just be playing a supporting role if she goes. Wish her luck.]
999F: [Holy crap. StarShow just posted the guest list. They really did invite Shen Wanwan!]
1069F: [Shen Wanwan is something else—she just skyrocketed!]
…
The red carpet at StarShow’s annual charity gala is the biggest highlight every year. Female celebrities bloom like a hundred flowers, competing in beauty, while male stars also engage in quiet rivalries, truly a grand arena of fame and fortune.
In past years, there were plenty of articles breaking down the celebrities’ outfits. This year, major fashion bloggers, eager to grab first-hand traffic, all launched livestreams one after another.
The media were on full alert as well. Photographers aimed their long lenses at the venue, and even though the livestream hadn’t officially started yet, many fans on site were already cheering and screaming.