CHAPTER 152: CHAPTER 147: THE FEMALE SUPPORTING CHARACTER OF THE SPIRITUAL SPRING SPACE

The crew left the next day, Li Xingran and Yi Anhe even got up early to have breakfast at Ye Qiu’s place.

"Ye Qiu, I asked my agent yesterday, and she said that folk chefs like you cannot directly participate in the finals. The production team will hold a selection competition for folk chefs one month before the finals. The top three will compete with chefs from domestic and international Michelin restaurants and five-star hotels. I don’t know if you would accept it," Li Xingran explained to Ye Qiu.

"Of course, I have no problem," Ye Qiu agreed.

"Then fine, I’ll notify you after I get the qualification from my agent."

"Thank you." Ye Qiu sincerely thanked her. It was not easy for a big star like Li Xingran to do this for her.

"No need to be polite, I really like the food you cook, I think you can definitely make it to the end, I have to go now, see you in City S." Li Xingran waved at Ye Qiu and got into the nanny van and left.

But at this moment, Ye Qiu felt something strange. Based on their interactions these past days, she thought she understood Li Xingran well. Although she was a bit temperamental, she was straightforward and generous with people she acknowledged, and her acting was also very good. So why hadn’t she heard any news about her afterward?

Ye Qiu always felt she had overlooked something. The moment she closed the door and saw the flowers, she suddenly remembered.

It wasn’t that Li Xingran lacked talent or had left the entertainment industry to get married and retire, but rather she had been destroyed by someone.

Two years later, Li Xingran became the hottest actress of the year with two high-rated TV series and two blockbuster movies. However, just one night later, she was destroyed by her boyfriend, a second-tier male star.

Over the years, the two had secretly dated without being discovered by the paparazzi. Li Xingran, mindful of her boyfriend’s self-esteem, had always accommodated him, not realizing he had fallen for someone else. He didn’t break up with her because he wanted to get more resources from her, and this second-tier male star even took many indecent photos and videos of them together.

The news was spread by the male star himself, trying to sculpt a lovestruck image. Later, he uploaded numerous edited photos of Li Xingran with other male actors and directors, depicting her as a promiscuous woman who traded her body. The subsequent news was fake, but because of the real photos and videos that surfaced initially, no one believed Li Xingran anymore, and she fell into a state where everyone condemned her.

A female star, especially in the entertainment industry which is already difficult to navigate, how could she endure having her private photos suddenly explode in public? Especially when betrayed by the man she trusted and loved most. After that, Ye Qiu never heard from Li Xingran again. She remembered it now because the initial news criticizing Li Xingran had been accompanied by a photo of a withered flower.

No, she couldn’t just let Li Xingran be destroyed by a scumbag. The event happened two years later; there was still time. She must have just confirmed her relationship with that second-tier male star!

"Dad, give me the car keys, I’ll be back soon after a quick trip out."

"Drive slowly," Ye Fu loudly instructed her, and Ye Qiu waved her hand, indicating she understood.

At that moment, the nanny van rented by Li Xingran’s team was still on the way to the airport. It took Ye Qiu thirty minutes to finally catch up to them.

At first, Li Xingran and her team thought Ye Qiu was a paparazzi who had discovered their whereabouts. The two cars chased each other for a while until Ye Qiu rolled down her window and waved her hand to signal them to slow down.

"Did you forget something? You have my phone number, why rush over?" Li Xingran curiously looked at Ye Qiu’s anxious expression.

"Can I speak with you alone for a moment?"

"Sure." Seeing Ye Qiu’s serious demeanor, Li Xingran was also curious about what she wanted to discuss privately.

"Have you started dating someone recently?" Ye Qiu directly asked, startling Li Xingran a great deal.

"How did you know?" Li Xingran nervously looked around and asked in a low voice.

"You might not believe this, but I can read faces," Ye Qiu bluffed her, although she didn’t have any other reasonable explanation right now.

"Are you kidding me?" Li Xingran said in astonishment.

"He’s also from the industry." Well, although the reason seems a bit far-fetched, Li Xingran kind of believed it, otherwise how could Ye Qiu, someone she just met, know about it when even her agent, assistant, and parents didn’t? Moreover, she and her boyfriend had been discreet in their meetings; it was impossible for anyone to have discovered it.

"Did you come specifically to tell me this?"

"No, I came to remind you, your forehead is flushed, clearly indicating a peach blossom calamity, and this chaotic love affair could ruin your life," Ye Qiu spoke firmly, Li Xingran felt torn between believing her boyfriend and thinking that Ye Qiu might not be making things up.

"Do you think I should break up?" Li Xingran asked with difficulty, her romance with her boyfriend had just begun, and he was a senior she had secretly admired for a long time, should she really break up because of a superstitious saying? What if Ye Qiu was wrong?

"I’m just reminding you to be careful, he is not your Mr. Right, I can only foresee that your career will be ruined because of him, in any case, be cautious when you are together, remember you are a public figure, make sure not to leave behind any photos, videos, or any such leverage, even to your closest people," Ye Qiu carefully warned her.

When Li Xingran returned to her nanny van, she was still recalling Ye Qiu’s words, could her senior really destroy her?

"When will you be back?" While she was pondering, her senior sent her a message.

"The plane is in an hour, I’ll be home by three o’clock in the afternoon."

"Be careful on the road and watch out for paparazzi, your senior has made food and is waiting for you at home."

"Okay, thanks, senior."

After sending the message, Li Xingran couldn’t help but smile. Though her senior’s cooking skills were not that great, he would always try his best to make noodles or boil dumplings for her whenever she returned home, and he always took great care of her, how could he harm her? Maybe Ye Qiu was wrong! She was being silly, it’s normal to make friends in showbiz, maybe Ye Qiu just happened to guess it right!

Li Xingran arrived home at three-thirty, and when she returned, her senior was in the kitchen frying steaks, the dining table was set with fresh roses and decanted red wine, all prepared for the lady of the house.

"I’m back," Li Xingran hugged him from behind.

"Go take a bath, dear," he said gently to her.

The western meal felt like a dream, everything progressed naturally from the dining room to the sofa and then to the bedroom, the two kissing each other, until the man turned on the camera.

"What are you doing?" Li Xingran suddenly remembered Ye Qiu’s words, breaking into a cold sweat, her chaotic desire instantly receding.

The man didn’t notice, still trying to tempt her with his deep, seductive voice, "Our beautiful first time together, don’t you want to record it? When we’re old, we can reminisce about our young love, baby, I love you."