Chapter 254 - 213: Meng Shen’s Dietary Canon

Chapter 254: Chapter 213: Meng Shen’s Dietary Canon

"What’s going on?"

The woman gently stirred the tea egg in her congee bowl with a spoon while jutting her chin toward Tian Xiqwei.

"Sister Tong, word is that young man is the chairman of this five-star hotel. An A10 Level super-tycoon. When he came to inspect the hotel yesterday, he happened to run into Director Zhang and the others as they were heading to the set. They had a brief interaction."

The assistant sitting in front of the woman hesitated as she spoke, "But as for how he and Tian Xiqwei know each other—whether they knew each other before or just met—I’m not so sure."

"Tell Sister Lan about this later. Have her keep a close eye on it."

The woman in the baseball cap was none other than Zhou Yutong, the special guest star of *Half-Ripe Men and Women*.

"Huh?"

"Is that really necessary?"

The assistant asked, a little surprised.

"Are you telling me how to do my job?"

Zhou Yutong looked up at her assistant, her tone filled with coldness.

"No, no, no!"

"Sister Tong, I wasn’t trying to tell you what to do."

The assistant waved her hands frantically. "I’m sorry. I’ll report this to Sister Lan right away."

Hearing this, Zhou Yutong’s expression softened slightly.

She gently picked up her congee bowl and began to eat at an unhurried pace, speaking softly. "There are rumors that Tian Xiqwei is also very interested in the role of Yaya in the movie *Little Me* and is trying to get an audition."

"*Little Me* is an inspirational film about a patient with cerebral palsy, aimed at raising social awareness. This movie is made for winning awards. If I can use it as a springboard into the film industry, it would be a huge benefit for me."

"Besides, the movie stars the top-tier celebrity Yi Yangqianxi, and the other important roles are all filled by veteran actors. If I can land the third female lead, the role of Yaya, it’s basically a guaranteed win. I’d rake in traffic, awards, and critical acclaim."

After hearing Zhou Yutong’s explanation, the assistant finally understood why she was so concerned.

An opportunity this good would definitely have countless people eyeing it.

"Do you know the character description for Yaya? What the core descriptive words are?"

Zhou Yutong counted on her fingers as she said in a low voice, "Youthful, beautiful, full of life, vibrant and spirited. Don’t you think, just based on those words, that the role of Yaya is a better fit for Tian Xiqwei than for me?"

The assistant heard this and didn’t dare to respond. Although she agreed in her heart, she wouldn’t dare say the truth out loud.

"Sigh..."

"Forget it, forget it."

"I guess I’ll just have to be the one to suffer."

"When I get back to Yanjing, I’ll have to go talk to my godfather again."

Zhou Yutong sighed, her expression turning a little bitter.

At the same time, she looked at Gu Heng’s handsome face, then at Tian Xiqwei’s beaming, flower-like smile, and suddenly felt a great sense of injustice.

’Damn it!’

’Don’t tell me this young, domineering CEO is really Tian Xiqwei’s new backer?’

’Everyone gets a sugar daddy, but you get a pretty boy?’

’Aren’t you having it a little too good?’

’With things going this well for you, can you even sleep at night?’

No comparison, no pain.

Zhou Yutong looked at Gu Heng, then thought of her own "white-haired, chicken-skinned" godfather, and suddenly couldn’t stomach another bite of the congee in her hand...

...

Tian Xiqwei had no idea that Gu Heng’s sudden appearance had already put Zhou Yutong on high alert. At this moment, she was looking at Gu Heng, who was full of vigor with sparkling eyes, and her heart filled with admiration.

They had both been drinking, and they both drank until three in the morning.

Lu Ya had to move heaven and earth just to wake her, but by that time, Gu Heng had probably already started his workday with his subordinates.

He was clearly so successful, yet he was still so self-disciplined and hardworking.

How could Tian Xiqwei not be filled with admiration?

"Is that special effects makeup?"

Gu Heng looked at the many "freckles" on Tian Xiqwei’s cheeks, a hint of curiosity in his eyes.

"Yep."

Tian Xiqwei’s smile was bright, her tone a little coyly proud. "Because the character I’m playing in this show is a completely ordinary girl, and I’m naturally beautiful—a little too good-looking—so I have to use special effects makeup to cover up my beauty a little~"

"Oh, so that’s how it is."

Hearing this, Gu Heng gave a slight smile. "But I feel like this special effects makeup is just so-so. The concealing effect is minimal. In fact, it even makes you look cuter."

As Gu Heng’s words fell, a certain makeup artist, who had worked diligently all morning, quietly shattered.

Tian Xiqwei glanced at Sister Rourou, who was sitting right across from her. Her expression was a little strange, and she was finding it hard to suppress a smile.

"TAP, TAP, TAP..."

As the two were talking, the sound of approaching footsteps suddenly came from the distance.

Everyone looked toward the sound and saw more than ten employees of the Beichun Junlan Hotel, each carrying takeout food containers bearing the hotel’s logo, walking briskly toward Gu Heng.

"Chairman Gu!"

In the blink of an eye, they were in front of Gu Heng.

"Just find a couple of empty tables and put those down."

Gu Heng gestured with a lift of his hand.

"Yes, sir."

The staff complied, then proceeded to place the takeout containers one by one, neatly arranged on an empty table not far from Tian Xiqwei.

"This is..."

Tian Xiqwei’s round, almond-shaped eyes widened slightly, a look of confusion on her face.

"Last night, I was afraid you wouldn’t be able to get up this morning, so before I went to sleep, I notified the food and beverage department to prepare some refreshments and desserts in advance, just in case you didn’t have time for breakfast."

"Then I thought, since you’re on a film set, it wouldn’t look good if you were the only one eating. So I had the F&B department make some extra, intending for you to take it to the set and share it with the other crew members."