"What's wrong?"
Fang Miaomiao uninterestingly sat back in her seat. "I thought she was supposed to be so amazing, but she ran off in the next second."
"Miaomiao, I have nothing to do with her."
Fang Miaomiao looked at Wen Zhiyan in confusion. "I believe you. Why are you telling me this?"
"Dad, that auntie isn't good. We shouldn't see her much in the future." Wen Yan'an put down his chopsticks and looked at Wen Zhiyan seriously.
"You little brat, your mom believes I have nothing to do with Xie Wanqing, and you're still talking nonsense here."
Wen Yan'an hummed a few times. "It's not nonsense."
He knew very well that Grandma always wanted that woman to marry his dad. He was just young, not ignorant.
Wen Zhiyan and Fang Miaomiao finished tidying up the coffee table together before returning to their seats to handle work.
Fang Miaomiao and Wen Yan'an curled up on the sofa.
One was scrolling through Weibo on their phone.
The other was holding a book, turning pages one by one.
...
Juxiang Pavilion.
Wen Wenlan looked at Fang Yanhuan, whose brows were knitted with unshed sorrow, and asked with concern, "Yanhuan, why aren't you happy?"
"It's nothing." Fang Yanhuan snapped back to attention, pursed her lips, and smiled. "I just ran into my sister during the interview this morning."
"You mean Fang Miaomiao?" Wen Wenlan was startled and couldn't help but recall the look of Fang Miaomiao she saw at the Imperial Garden last time. "What, did she bully you again?"
"No." Fang Yanhuan waved her hand. "She's my sister. How could she bully me? Wenlan, don't misunderstand."
You consider her your sister, but she might not consider you her sister.
Wen Wenlan thought of Fang Miaomiao in disheveled clothing in her room at the hotel before and felt a surge of anger. "Stop defending her. I don't know what my uncle was thinking, marrying Fang Miaomiao."
"Perhaps my sister has exceptional abilities," Fang Yanhuan said with a bitter smile. "Even Director Tianming made an exception for her to sit directly at the interview table."
"What? Fang Miaomiao?" Wen Wenlan blurted out. "She has no acting skills, and her looks can only be considered passable. Is Chen Tianming crazy to let her be an interviewer?"
As the male lead in the drama, he didn't even enjoy such treatment. How dare Fang Miaomiao, a known bad actress, sit in that position?
"Maybe sister has been diligently practicing lately, which earned the director's approval. Wenlan, let's not talk about this anymore." Fang Yanhuan pretended to be cheerful. "We haven't seen each other in so long. Since we finally have a meal together today, let's not talk about unhappy things."
"Her? I think she could practice her whole life and only know how to stare blankly."
Wen Wenlan was both angry and pained.
"I believe in my sister."
"You..." Wen Wenlan looked at Fang Yanhuan's tearful yet resolute expression, and his heart softened. "How can there be someone as kind as you in this world?"
"Wenlan, I'm really fine." Fang Yanhuan put a piece of food on Wen Wenlan's plate. "And Wenlan, do you know? The producer and screenwriter praised me this time. I'm very confident I can win the role of the female lead."
"Then I must congratulate my female lead in advance." Wen Wenlan had already received an invitation from Chen Tianming for a role. Although the male lead in the script didn't appear much, it could be attention-grabbing if played well.
Moreover, the male protagonist was a character of both good and evil, which would be a significant challenge for him.
Therefore, he signed the contract without a second thought.
It was just that he hadn't expected his scenes would be with Fang Miaomiao.
Fang Yanhuan shyly lowered her head.
"Yanhuan, after we finish filming this drama, shall we make our relationship official?" Wen Wenlan gazed at Fang Yanhuan with fervent eyes.
The deep affection and passion in his pupils made Fang Yanhuan happy, but on the surface, she appeared extremely shy. "Wenlan, why are you bringing this up now?"
"Because I want to announce to the world that I like you."
Looking at her flushed face from shyness, Wen Wenlan's heart pounded wildly. He expressed his affection for her like a reckless young man.
Fang Yanhuan lowered her head, her eyes filled with immense vanity and satisfaction.
So what if Fang Miaomiao married the head of the Wen family? In the end, the entire Wen Corporation would be hers. At that time, she would be the true lady of the Wen family, while Fang Miaomiao... *heh*.
The thief who occupied her identity would eventually be ruthlessly kicked to the ground, trampled into the mud, unable to get up.
"Yanhuan?" Wen Wenlan called out uneasily when she kept her head down for a long time.
After a while, she finally looked up, her eyes brimming with affection, looking at Wen Wenlan shyly and coyly. "If Wenlan isn't afraid, Yanhuan is naturally willing."
"Yanhuan."
"I'm here."
Wen Wenlan took Fang Yanhuan's hand. "In this lifetime, I will never fail you."
"Okay."
They finished their meal and came out.
Wen Wenlan绅士ly opened the car door for Fang Yanhuan. "Yanhuan, don't worry. I'll go to the set with you then. Fang Miaomiao won't dare to bully you."
"Okay, Wenlan, you're so kind."
"Go on."
"Wenlan, goodbye."
Wen Wenlan's agent, Wei Si, stopped the car in front of Wen Wenlan and looked somewhat helplessly at the young master standing outside, grinning foolishly. He sighed, "Young master, we should get in the car. Aren't you afraid of being photographed by paparazzi and having them spread false rumors about you online again?"
Wen Wenlan opened the back door and got in with a stride, his tone casual. "What's there to be afraid of? How many paparazzi dare to upload false news about me?"
"You really are..." Wei Si was speechless for a moment.
He had been managing the young master since he debuted, so he understood the temperaments of these young masters. They were flamboyant, free-spirited, and frankly, brainless. They did things without fear of consequences.
If it weren't for the Wen family behind him, coupled with his handsome face and his acting skills, which were indeed passable among the new generation, he didn't know how many people the young master would have offended in the industry.
"Enough with the nonsense," Wen Wenlan leaned against the car door, casually scrolling through his phone and asking, "What are Director Chen Tianming's arrangements?"
"The news I gathered is that Miss Yanhuan will play the female lead, Fang Miaomiao will play the second female lead, and Fei Qingqing will play the third female lead."
As Wei Si spoke, he observed Wen Wenlan's expression in the rearview mirror. Seeing that he wasn't angry, he felt slightly relieved.
"Chen Tianming is really stubborn. I wonder what kind of magic Fang Miaomiao used to get Chen Tianming to use her against everyone's objections."
Wei Si pondered for a moment. "The news I got is that Fang Miaomiao had an audition, and her acting was quite good."
"Who told you that?"
"Everyone who went for the audition today knew it," Wei Si blurted out. "Fang Miaomiao and Fei Qingqing acted out the same scene, and Fang Miaomiao's performance was relatively better."
Wen Wenlan paused and sneered. "A vicious woman playing a villain. She's just playing herself."