171. Smooth

While Qi Longwei was trying to calm himself down, Li Zhilan lightly patted his back as if to comfort him.

After sitting in the same position for a few minutes, Qi Longwei finally extricated himself from her arms.

Only then did Li Zhilan start speaking.

''I know I should have confronted you but I didn't have the guts to. I didn't know how I would react if you said that she was the one you fell for after all those years. Think of it. We were just kids who didn't even know what love was at that time. I thought what if you just liked hanging out with me like normal bestfriends do. What if I was forcing onto you my feelings? What if-"

''Normal bestfriends don't do this.'' Qi Longwei said as he ulled Li Zhilan in for a soft kiss.

Suddenly, it felt like all those worries she had was useless. All those things she was troubled with were meaningless. Just for that last bit of pride, she hadn't stepped forward to ask what was going on. She chose to hide like a coward and missed so many time that they could have spent together.

...

''Alright, thanks for sending me home.'' Li Zhilan said as she stepped out of the car in a a hurry. After waiving bye one last time, she scurried her away.

Qi Longwei who was watching her from couldn't help but smile.

''Yes.'' Qi Longwei pumped his fist in the air before holding the steering wheel tightly. After a minute, he drove away.

Meanwhile Li Zhilan lounged into herded as she covered her face and screamed into the pillow. She even rolled a few times before feeling breathless.

Ting.

Li Zhilan's phone made a text tone indicating a new message.

Peiyi : Xiaolan, the shoot for sweet mafia starts next week so I have scheduled all other activities in this week only.

Zhilan : Does it start from tomorrow?

Peiyi : Yup so you better get ready early. No more over sleeping. Your schedule is packed this week just like an actress's should be.

Zhilan : I got it. Don't worry.

Peiyi : I'm trusting you.

Zhilan : *'yes sir' sticker*

...

''Xiaolan, I knew I couldn't trust you.'' Peiyi screamed as she saw that Li Zhilan had just woken up.

''Just give me ten minutes. I'll be donenin a jiffy.'' Li Zhilan scurried her way towards the bathroom for a quick shower before throwing on a blue sweater and jeans. (The first one her hands could grab)

Their schedule was at 9 a.m and they arrived on set at exactly 8:59 a.m. Ofcourse she had her breakfast in the van because Peiyi had already anticipated this result so she had specifically bought a breakfast set for her.

The endrossment she was supposed to shoot today was something that was arranged by Xavier, her manager who thankfully remembered he was still someone's manager.

It was for a face cream from the brand Smooth, which is very popular in the market of Country M. The company had finally thought about expanding the brand and globalizing it so they were in search of a face to endorse it.

When this news reached the market of Country C, many celebrities strived to clench that deal. Many went forward with contacting Mr. Smith, President of the Smooth Brand. Because the brand was originally of country M's, endorsing it could also open the doors to Country M entertainment industry for the person endorsing it. This was the opportunity everyone needed to fulfill their dreams of entering the biggest entertainment industry in the world. Therefore, the people vying for it gave their all.

Everyone thought that the person who would actually be able to get the deal would be a veteran so when the opportunity landed on the rookie Li Zhilan's lap, many were surprised beyond belief.

But after thinking about how Li Zhilan was the recipient of the best rookie actress of the Jade among Diamonds award, many cane to terms with it rather quickly. On top of that, that face of hers should have added quite a lot of points as well. After all, even though the entertainment industry is called the industry full of beauties, who would actually dare to go forward and say that she is more beautiful than Li Zhilan? The answer? No one. No one would be able to calim that. No one would dare to even think of something like that because even in the industry of beauties, she had outshone everyone else.