Chapter 1654 - 1643: The Villain’s Foster Mother

Chapter 1654: Chapter 1643: The Villain’s Foster Mother

Zhou Linxia, as the leading actress of the film crew and from a strong background, not to mention the company’s biggest boss being among the visitors, the director had no objections.

As soon as Li Tangfeng entered, he began searching for Zhou Linxia’s figure, but when he saw a man next to her, his eyes abruptly turned cold.

"Linxia, is this the second male lead, Ye Mu, from your crew?" The person speaking was Chang Xin, the woman who had expressed interest in Ye Mu the other day. Although she was talking to Zhou Linxia, her eyes were fixed on Ye Mu.

Her gaze was unabashed, as if treating Ye Mu as a coveted object, which made Ye Mu feel extraordinarily disgusted.

Since entering this circle, Ye Mu had encountered countless people who looked at him this way. That blatant coveting made him wish he could make these people disappear into ashes on the spot.

He hadn’t acted because he remembered Ye Qiu saying this was a society governed by law, and this world had no spiritual energy. If he rashly utilized methods unknown in this world, it might invite punishment from the Heavenly Dao. Fortunately, as one of the Five Elements Origin, those with malice toward him would naturally experience a decline in luck, with no good end in sight.

"Ye Mu, let’s get acquainted. I’m Chang Xin, heir to the Chang Group." Chang Xin enthusiastically reached out her hand.

However, Ye Mu merely glanced at it coldly, not shaking her hand: "Hello."

Chang Xin felt slighted, somewhat angered, but beauty being beauty, a bit of temper is understandable. She explained further: "Perhaps you don’t know what the Chang Group represents. Our family deals in consumer goods; the most famous domestic brands in the market are ours."

Ye Mu certainly knew what the Chang Group represented. After his niece returned to the Zhou Family, Ye Qiu had already investigated the aristocratic families.

Chang Xin claimed that several famous domestic brands indeed originated from the Chang Group, but as the market continues to evolve, the Chang Group has not adapted in recent years, still producing basic utility products from earlier years. Consequently, new brands with innovative products have surpassed theirs in sales. Judging by Chang Xin’s arrogant tone, it seems her capabilities as an heir are lacking, and there’s a risk of her leading the company to ruin.

Seeing Ye Mu’s persistent disinterest, Chang Xin genuinely grew angry. Zhou Linxia mediated, "Alright, why speak of these things? Ye Mu only likes acting, he isn’t fond of other concerns."

"Already starting to defend him?" Li Tangfeng spoke with a faint smile, yet his gaze toward Ye Mu was extremely cold, and Ye Mu could sense the enemy’s presence.

His throat moved slightly — how interesting. In this lifetime, Zhou Linxia actually had feelings for him, while in the last, her official partner Li Tangfeng was jealous of him. Perhaps he should tease these two?

After considering, Ye Mu ultimately decided against it. Despite not liking Zhou Linxia personally, even for acting, he had no interest. Moreover, if he ended things with Zhou Linxia later and his relationship with his niece was exposed, wouldn’t people wrongly accuse his niece of deep machinations, sending him, her elder, to ruin her sister?

After days of seeing the power of netizens, Ye Mu deeply understood it. Even if he and his niece had many fans in the future, Zhou Linxia and her friends’ influence wasn’t small. If money was used to guide reviews, the result could be uncertain. Thus, there was no need to create such a situation.

"If you have things to discuss, I won’t disturb you." Ye Mu, disinclined to engage with these people, prepared to leave coldly.

"Isn’t it good to know more friends?" Chang Xin blocked his path, stating, "You should know we have influential backgrounds. Maybe talking more could lead to unexpected resources?"

"No need." Ye Mu couldn’t even be bothered to look, and walked away directly.

At this point, Zhou Linxia spoke, her tone pleasant in an attempt to retain: "Ye Mu, these are all my friends. They’ve specifically come to see you. How about seeing it in my favor? Join us for lunch later?"

Ye Mu inexplicably looked back at her: "Why should I, in your favor, interact with people I don’t want to know? We’re essentially just temporary colleagues now."

His blunt and ruthless words left Zhou Linxia quite embarrassed. She thought that over the days of interaction, Ye Mu must have some interest in her, and considering she’s a woman, can’t he show some gentlemanly manners?

Just as she thought this, Li Tangfeng said: "Is this the gentlemanly manner you mentioned the other day?"

Zhou Linxia rubbed her temples and sighed, "Sorry, I didn’t expect this attitude from him."

Li Tangfeng, watching Ye Mu’s retreating figure, remarked lightly: "Just a small actor, acting quite full of himself. Someone with no emotional intelligence won’t fare well anywhere."

Zhou Linxia knew Li Tangfeng was about to act. A moment ago, she had some interest in Ye Mu but didn’t stop him. The moment Ye Mu embarrassed her, that slight affection had long since dissipated.

Chang Xin was eager for this outcome. Her interest in Ye Mu persisted, just waiting for Li Tangfeng to act, and then Ye Mu would obediently come seeking help. Wouldn’t she have free rein then?

"Let’s wait until filming wraps up; I have quite many scenes with him. Afterwards, I have matters to attend to, and I don’t want to waste time reshooting." Zhou Linxia considered for a moment and then smiled slightly, "But don’t be too harsh; just teach a lesson, after all, he’s earning a living and hasn’t done anything wrong today."

"You’re always so soft-hearted." Li Tangfeng sighed, "By the way, how’s your sister that your family found? Has she affected you?"

"What impact could she have on me? Tang Feng, what are you thinking? She’s my sister! Don’t act like you’re overly protective."

"I’m just worried you’ll feel wronged. Since your sister’s return, your parents might have a compensatory mindset towards her, which inevitably neglects you somewhat."

"That’s not happening; you’re overthinking." Zhou Linxia smiled gently, but this smile confirmed some things for Li Tangfeng.

"I’ll ask the director for leave, then join you for lunch." Zhou Linxia stood and approached, seeing Ye Mu sitting there sunbathing, looking idly at the actors.

Truth be told, Zhou Linxia was quite taken by Ye Mu’s appearance, but no matter how good-looking someone is, after being rejected, her heart cools a little.

Out of unwillingness, she asked again: "My friends just want to meet you, Ye Mu. You don’t need to be so wary; they mean no harm. We’re having lunch now, are you absolutely not joining?"

Ye Mu’s response was to ignore her entirely — no harm? Does she think he’s blind!

That gaze by Chang Xin, treating him like an object, along with Li Tangfeng’s hostility — Zhou Linxia was either pretending to be blind or actually blind.