Su Chengzi was completely absorbed in her reckless driving.
From Su Chengzi’s home all the way to Canyang Entertainment, the distance wasn’t short, so of course she had to drive fast!
The only slightly comforting thing was that she had been right – with ten years of driving experience, even her speeding stayed within safe limits. She actually managed to deliver Li Wanbai safely to the entrance of Canyang Entertainment.
When Li Wanbai opened the car door, her legs were trembling, her face full of disbelief: “I survived? I actually survived at that speed?”
Su Chengzi sneered: “What’s with that expression? I said I’d get you safely to the company, and I did. Now go to work properly! There’s no escaping work no matter what!”
Especially since they were still within Beijing city limits.
No matter how fast you drive here, it’s still limited.
Fortunately, entertainment companies like this have later start times. If it were morning rush hour, the roads would be completely congested, making it impossible to go fast.
Thinking of this, Su Chengzi laughed: “This can’t even be called street racing in Beijing – it’s just speeding at most. I’ll take you for a proper run in the suburbs sometime.”
“You know how to race?” Li Wanbai shook her head, trying to clear her mind of these wild thoughts. This world had indeed become fantastical in ways she never knew.
In her memory, Su Chengzi was still that girl who didn’t even dare to ride a motorcycle, and now she was into racing?
Time truly was a butcher’s knife, changing everyone beyond recognition under its influence.
Li Wanbai felt quite emotional about this.
Su Chengzi looked at her, completely baffled. Was this girl learning face-changing? Who knew what she was thinking about now.
Li Wanbai had a dedicated parking spot in the company’s underground parking lot.
Though Li Wanbai herself didn’t know this.
Su Chengzi seemed more like a Canyang Entertainment artist than Li Wanbai, skillfully driving in and parking before a certain spot, her expression turning unfriendly.
Li Wanbai leaned out to look and discovered that her reserved parking space was already occupied by a car – coincidentally, the same Maybach that Wang Xing had used to pick her up yesterday.
Li Wanbai still remembered the license plate number.
“What’s going on?” Li Wanbai asked curiously.
“You’re asking me? Who should I ask? But obviously, someone has taken your parking spot.” Su Chengzi snorted coldly, crossing her arms, speaking with clear annoyance. “Didn’t you tell me you had that driver fired?”
“Yes, Chen Jie did promise to fire that driver for me – but what does that have to do with the driver?” Li Wanbai was somewhat confused.
This Maybach was just one of many vehicles the company had assigned to her, not Wang Xing’s personal car, so its presence here wasn’t strange.
But soon, her mind made the connection – while the company assigned these cars to her, the actual usage rights remained with the company. Only drivers assigned to Li Wanbai by the company could drive them.
Since no driver had come to pick up Li Wanbai today, meaning no driver had taken over from Wang Xing, this car could currently only be driven by Wang Xing himself.
So Su Chengzi’s suspicion made perfect sense.
But the problem was, she had indeed received Chen Jie’s promise yesterday that Wang Xing would be fired.
“What exactly is going on?” Li Wanbai murmured to herself.
“My car is parked over here, Miss Ye! Please follow me!” Wang Xing’s cheerful voice came from near the elevator.
Li Wanbai and Su Chengzi simultaneously looked up to see Wang Xing striding quickly toward them with Ye Xiruo in tow. His face was wreathed in smiles, his gaze toward Ye Xiruo blazing with fervent eagerness.
Ye Xiruo wore a white floral-print dress, her sleek raven-black hair cascading down to her waist. Compared to Wang Xing, her expression was markedly colder, even carrying a faint trace of impatience.
But Wang Xing, blinded by infatuation, failed to notice and kept chattering, “Miss Ye truly lives up to being a star—you’re even more beautiful in person than on screen! I really don’t understand why someone as gorgeous as you hasn’t blown up yet. Compared to you, what even is Li Wanbai?”
Li Wanbai, who’d unexpectedly become the subject of gossip, was utterly baffled. How did this involve me?
Hearing this, the impatience in Ye Xiruo’s eyes faded significantly. She smiled sweetly and said, “Oh? You think so too?”
“Absolutely! It’s not just me—the whole company thinks so! That Li Wanbai isn’t as pretty as you, and her character is worse! She’s spoiled and arrogant, acting like a princess who expects the whole world to revolve around her?” Wang Xing sneered contemptuously.
Ye Xiruo pressed her lips together, visibly pleased.
Emboldened, Wang Xing continued, “I heard you’re joining our variety show? Fantastic! The company has finally recognized a gem like you and plans to nurture you! I’m certain you’ll surpass that bitch Li Wanbai in less than half a year!”
“Ye Xiruo is joining us?” Su Chengzi’s eyelid twitched, her back teeth clenched. “So Canyang Entertainment gave this prime resource to Ye Xiruo! Well, isn’t that something—this bitch stole your opportunity and is badmouthing you with others! Just watch how I deal with these two animals!”
“Hey, wait… no… there’s no need!” Li Wanbai reached out to grab her but missed.
Su Chengzi flung the car door open and stormed toward the pair with imposing fury.
Left alone in the passenger seat, Li Wanbai was thrown into disarray. What kind of mess is this?
The world is full of people who gossip behind others’ backs!
Especially online—there were at least a thousand, if not ten thousand, people cursing Li Wanbai. With Su Chengzi’s explosive temper, she couldn’t possibly hunt down every single one of them for a scolding, could she?
Li Wanbai massaged her forehead and sighed.
Still, for someone to pull this stunt right in front of them… no wonder Su Chengzi was furious.
Snapping back to reality, Li Wanbai hurriedly got out of the car and rushed after her.
Su Chengzi had already reached Wang Xing and Ye Xiruo. She scoffed, “Well, well, look who it is? The stinky driver and the eternal extra who’ll never measure up to our Xiaobai.”
Wang Xing’s face first flushed with anger, then confusion, as he didn’t recognize Su Chengzi. He lowered his head and didn’t respond immediately.
Ye Xiruo glanced at Wang Xing, then smiled at Su Chengzi. “So it’s you. What brings you to Canyang Entertainment?”
Pausing mid-sentence, she looked up and spotted Li Wanbai hurrying over. Her smile stiffened. “Xiaobai, you came with Miss Su?”
Li Wanbai glanced at her but remained silent.
Ye Xiruo was no fool either. The moment she looked up and saw Su Chengzi’s car parked beside the Maybach, she immediately understood the situation. Hurriedly, she said, “Xiaobai, don’t misunderstand. I didn’t intentionally ask your driver to take me back. It’s just that all four of my drivers are on leave, and I couldn’t find anyone to help, so I… If you’re really angry, just hit me, scold me, vent your anger—just don’t keep it bottled up inside. It’ll make you sick.”
Though her words sounded like an apology, the underlying meaning was clearly meant to stir up trouble.
“Li Wanbai! Even if you’re more popular than Miss Ye, you can’t bully people like this. I was just giving Miss Ye a ride—what right do you have to be angry?” Wang Xing gritted his teeth, his eyes blazing with fury as he glared at Li Wanbai. “And you call yourself a big star? So lacking in class? Can’t stand to see your colleague doing well, is that it?”