Gorgeous Female Tenants

Chapter 282 Envy Induced

When the steamed bun was placed in her palm, Lu Xiaomei’s eyes lit up with delight, just like Pigsy seeing a Ginseng Fruit. She quickly tossed it into her mouth, her thick lips moving in and out, and swallowed it without chewing.

After eating the small bun, Lu Xiaomei licked her lips and looked disappointed. "It doesn’t seem to taste as good as it smells."

Ouyang Jiahui raised her neck and stared blankly at Lu Xiaomei, seemingly understanding what Xu Xiangbei meant earlier.

She tried hard to explain, "You’re eating it the wrong way. You should first bite a small hole in the bun’s outer layer, and then gently suck the broth inside. The broth is very hot, so don’t burn your tongue. That’s a crab yolk bun, it has crab yolk inside, and the broth is particularly delicious. Swallowing it like that, you won’t be able to taste the crab yolk’s deliciousness at all..."

After patiently explaining, Lu Xiaomei looked at her blankly and asked, "Sister Ouyang, what’s crab yolk?"

Ouyang Jiahui almost felt like coughing up blood on the spot.

Xu Xiangbei, who was sipping the broth nearby, laughed loudly, "It’s no use telling her. I knew giving her this pan-fried bun was a waste. She can’t taste the flavor and won’t feel full from it. Better to go downstairs and buy twenty steamed buns filled with pickles; that would not only taste good to her but also fill her up."

After breakfast, Gu Xinyan and Xu Xiangbei, along with the others, took Ouyang Jiahui’s car to the film set.

With the help of Dongfang Bai, Gu Xinyan moved into a small two-bedroom apartment, just enough for her and Lu Xiaomei, one room each.

Although the apartment isn’t too messy, it still needs some tidying. Judging by the dust on the floor, it hasn’t been occupied for at least a few months.

Gu Xinyan, with a slight obsession with cleanliness, wiped the dust from her fingers and frowned, "This place needs a good cleaning."

Dongfang Bai gently patted Gu Xinyan on the shoulder, "Director Feng is waiting for you. There’s a news conference to announce later. Meet Director Feng first, then clean the place. Or, we could leave the task of cleaning to our dear cousin."

Ouyang Jiahui anxiously said, "Isn’t there Xiaomei, what’s her name again?"

Lu Xiaomei smiled, "I’m Lu Xiaomei."

She was about to roll up her sleeves and clean the room when Xu Xiangbei stopped her, "You’d better go familiarize yourself with the environment with Gu Xinyan, leave the cleaning to us."

Lu Xiaomei pushed Gu Xinyan’s wheelchair and went to the palace villa’s meeting room with Dongfang Bai, while Ouyang Jiahui, with a cold face, started cleaning the apartment with Xu Xiangbei.

"Why do I have to clean? Isn’t Lu Xiaomei the maid?"

"It’s Lu Xiaomei’s first time on the set; she needs to get familiar with the surroundings. Besides, you’re the youngest here, aren’t you the niece?"

Ouyang Jiahui, feeling indignant, threw down the broom in her hand and began to protest, "Hmph, I’m offering you a free place to stay, acting as your driver and now a cleaner. It’s like I owe you. You’re clearly bullying me, the older pushing the younger around."

"I’m planning to buy a villa near your apartment for you to live in for free. That way, you won’t have to stay in that apartment with its frequently broken elevator. How does that sound?"

Ouyang Jiahui’s eyes brightened as she stared at Xu Xiangbei for a while. Smiling, she picked up the broom from the floor, her eyes sparkling, "Brother Xu, are you serious? This is the most expensive area in Earth Sea City, every inch of land is so precious. There’s a real estate project nearby selling luxury homes, but it’s super expensive, fifteen thousand per square meter. Can you afford it? A five-hundred-square-meter villa costs seventy-five million."

"Don’t underestimate me. I now have the rights to ’Ancient Moon Red Dust.’ It’s going live online the day after tomorrow. Earning a hundred million shouldn’t be a problem, so the cost of the villa won’t be an issue."

Unable to suppress her excitement, Ouyang Jiahui laughed with her mouth wide open, "Brother Xu, you’re really going places! My magazine is planning to write a report on the latest games. After we finish cleaning, I’d like to interview you. Girls will handle the cleaning; you can just rest on the sofa."

"Then I’ll go out for a smoke and take a break."

Ouyang Jiahui, her eyes gleaming, said tenderly, "Go ahead, but be careful on the steps."

Lu Xiaomei pushed Gu Xinyan into the palace meeting room, where the press conference was set up as a reception. Many journalists were already there, in small groups, sipping drinks and nibbling snacks, waiting for President Huang.

Outside the meeting room, Gu Xinyan encountered Liu Yuxing.

Wearing sunglasses, Liu Yuxing still had that handsome face, but the recent scandal had caused his reputation to plummet, and there was an added weariness on his face.

Seeing Liu Yuxing, Gu Xinyan felt somewhat nervous and flustered, secretly guessing, wasn’t the male lead supposed to be replaced? Why was he here too? Was he still playing the male lead?

Liu Yuxing took off his sunglasses, his handsome face showing a hint of apology, and stopped in front of Gu Xinyan’s wheelchair, his eyes clear as water.

"Xinyan, I’ve finally caught up with you. I want to say I’m sorry for what I did in the past."

Gu Xinyan tried to calm herself, tucked her hair behind her ear, but her eyes still showed some timidity. She quickly glanced at Liu Yuxing’s face and asked confusedly, "The past is in the past. I don’t want to talk about it anymore. Why are you here? Are you still playing the lead?"

Liu Yuxing smiled, "No, considering my recent negative impact, I need to disappear from the public eye for a while. The lead role has been handed over to Dongfang Bai. He’s very talented. Director Feng let him be the lead after careful consideration, so work well with him. You’ll learn a lot."

Hearing that Liu Yuxing wasn’t playing the lead, Gu Xinyan felt relieved.

Ever since finding out that Liu Yuxing collaborated with Gu Jie to bully her, Gu Xinyan held no affection for Liu Yuxing, even detested him from the bottom of her heart. If he had been the lead, she wouldn’t know how to face him.

"I just came to say goodbye today. See you, maybe someday we can act together."

Liu Yuxing reached out to shake Gu Xinyan’s hand, but she turned her face away, not shaking his hand, merely nodding slightly.

"Xiaomei, push me in."

Lu Xiaomei pushed Gu Xinyan into the meeting room, leaving Liu Yuxing awkwardly standing at the door.

The conversation between Gu Xinyan and Liu Yuxing was heard by Lili, an actress playing the third female lead, who cast a jealous glance.

Lili wore a blue silk cheongsam, the latest Prada cheongsam, specially designed for girls with petite Huaxia figures, perfectly outlining her slender physique.

She was a fan of Liu Yuxing and had a special fondness for him.

As for Gu Xinyan, a newcomer and a disabled person at that, how she managed to play the female lead was beyond Lili, making her grit her teeth with hatred, especially seeing Gu Xinyan disregard Liu Yuxing, which annoyed her further.

Silly girl, daring to treat Brother Liu with such an attitude, you really think you’re something.