Fog Returns to the Capital

Chapter 16 was pretty boring.
But when the dinner ended and he got up to leave...

Surrounded by a crowd seeing him off, Zhou Jinghuai suddenly turned and walked towards the backstage area.

The others, not understanding why, instinctively followed behind him.

……

Backstage.

After stepping down from the stage, Ye Fei had been intentionally or unintentionally asking about the identity of the man from earlier.

The planner standing to the side remained tight-lipped, not daring to utter a single word, only saying that he didn't know.

"Don't know? Hiss..."

Ye Fei sat in the makeup chair, while her personal makeup artist carefully removed the jade hairpin from her hair.

Upon hearing the planner's words, Ye Fei felt a sharp pain on her scalp. She pushed the makeup artist away impatiently, saying, "Be gentle! You're hurting me..."

Caught off guard.

Caught off guard, the makeup artist stumbled and fell backward instinctively.

Li Wu was standing aside waiting for the others to finish using the changing room when she casually helped the makeup artist.

"I'm...I'm sorry, I'll be more careful..."

The makeup artist, disregarding everything else, hurriedly apologized.

Actually, she used very light force to remove the hairpin; it was Ye Fei who suddenly turned to look at the planner.

However, she didn't dare say those words.

Ye Fei ignored her and looked directly at the organizer, "He was invited by your organizers. Don't you know his identity?"

As she spoke, her voice lowered slightly, and the probing meaning in her words was quite clear: "Do you not know, or can't you say?"

The organizer of this event is one of the top companies in the business world; otherwise, she wouldn't have attended such an event.

If it's gotten to the point where even they can't talk about it, then... who is that person...?

Ye Fei was incredibly curious, it was driving her crazy.

But no matter how she asked, the planner refused to reveal a single word.

……

Behind.

When the makeup artist noticed that Ye Fei's attention was no longer on her, she turned to Li Wu, who had just helped her up, and whispered, "Thank you."

Li Wu smiled and shook her head.

It was just a matter of convenience.

Upon seeing Li Wu's smiling face, the makeup artist's gaze immediately fell upon her.

If the occasion weren't inappropriate, she would have liked to compliment her on how beautiful she was.

Li Wu's beauty is the kind of beauty that comes from her bone structure; she has fair, cool skin, as white as snow, and a pure and aloof appearance.

But she has a unique temperament, a kind of hazy beauty that comes from a small town in Jiangnan, so soft that it has no aggression whatsoever.

"伱......"

The makeup artist had only uttered one word when a commotion arose at the doorway.

When I heard someone calling "Mr. Zhou".

Subconsciously.

Li Wu looked up.

When Li Wu met the man's dark, deep eyes, as dark as an inky sea, she froze for a moment.

His gaze was calm and undisturbed.

Looking into her eyes, there was no emotion whatsoever, as if she were a stranger.

Li Wu felt a stab in her heart.

She lowered her head instinctively.

even.

Li Wu hid behind the makeup artist, as if she wanted to hide herself completely.

Her movements were so obviously evasive.

How could Zhou Jinghuai not see it?

It was almost that instant.

A chill instantly settled in Zhou Jinghuai's eyes, spreading silently. His aura became inexplicably cold and indifferent.

"Mr. Zhou..." The CEO of Anrui, who came with Zhou Jinghuai, thought he was interested in the actress who had just danced on stage when he saw him walking towards the backstage.

He was overjoyed, thinking that this was a rare opportunity to show his talent.

Just as CEO An Rui was about to introduce the actress, he felt the cool and aloof aura emanating from Zhou Jinghuai, and his heart couldn't help but feel uneasy.

It was at this moment that a gentle and sweet voice rang out.

"Hello, Mr. Zhou."

When Ye Fei saw Zhou Jinghuai appear at the door, she realized what was happening and immediately got up and walked gracefully to him.

Ye Fei adopted her most perfect demeanor, her voice so soft and alluring it seemed to ooze water, "I am Ye Fei, a top-tier artist from Tianze Entertainment..."

But before she could finish speaking...

Zhou Jinghuai glanced at Li Wu one last time, then turned away indifferently.

It's pretty boring.

Leaving a group of people behind, Zhou Jinghuai turned and left expressionlessly. A cool, aloof, and powerful aura silently emanated from him.

Even his departing figure seemed to exude a chilling aura.

Zhou Jinghuai stopped at the door for less than a minute before leaving.

The others following behind him exchanged bewildered glances, unsure of what had happened. They suppressed their unease and hurriedly jogged after him.

"Mr. Zhou..."

If they displease this person, the consequences will be something they cannot afford.

Li Wu watched Zhou Jinghuai's departing figure, a slight bitterness welling up in her heart.

Who was he looking at just now?

In the silence, the planner's voice, tinged with doubt, broke through.

Despite saying that, the planner's gaze couldn't help but follow the direction Mr. Zhou had been looking.

When the planner's gaze fell on the makeup artist, Li Wu, and the backup dancers, his expression clearly became conflicted.

Ye Fei, whose face had turned deathly pale after being publicly humiliated by Zhou Jinghuai, turned around and looked back upon hearing this.

But her gaze fell directly on Li Wu's face.

Because of everyone present, Li Wu's face was the most beautiful.

"You know... Mr. Zhou?"

Even Ye Fei herself found it unbelievable when she asked the question.

How could someone like Li Wu, who isn't even a third or fourth-tier celebrity, know such an important person?

really--

Li Wu shook her head, her soft voice revealing no emotion, "I don't know her."

He is like the moon in the sky, like snow on a high mountain, something that can be admired but never reached.

There should never have been any connection between them in the first place.

Hear the words.

Ye Fei had a "I knew it would be like this" expression on her face.

But after a pause, she couldn't help but sigh, somewhat wistfully, "I wonder what it would be like to interact with such important figures..."

Calm and composed, handling matters with ease, possessing a refined and noble air, like a gentle breeze and the moon's reflection. He seemed like a noble young master, sitting behind the scenes of the imperial court, wielding immense military power.

These words suddenly popped into Li Wu's mind.

But she simply lowered her gaze and didn't say a word.

Xin Jie, who had remained silent the whole time, looked at Li Wu thoughtfully.

……

When she received her payment for the activity, Li Wu looked at the amount on the form, counted it again, and couldn't help but ask Sister Xin for confirmation, "So much? Is it all for me?"

Yes, they're all yours alone.

Seeing the joy in Li Wu's eyes, Sister Xin said in a calm tone, "Don't you even know who the organizers are, and who they invited?"

of course.

Ye Fei's offer was dozens of times higher than that.

However, Sister Xin did not say this to Li Wu.

Upon hearing Sister Xin mention the people she had invited, the joy in Li Wu's eyes gradually faded...

(End of this chapter)