Chapter 947
Chapter 947 Another One
Later in the evening, Ning Ran was resting at the hotel when Ye Meng suddenly visited.
Thetter mentioned that the few judges had suggested a small gathering in the evening to have some
drinks.
It was a casual social event that no one really wanted to attend, but it was impossible to refuse.
Since they were all participating in the same program and would be filming multiple episodes together,
they would have to see each other again in the future.
If Ning Ran didn''t go while everyone else did, it would be disrespectful.
Not fitting in was dangerous in this industry as it could easily lead to being marginalized. Ning Ran
reluctantly agreed to go and promised to join them in the evening.
She had thought it would be a small gathering of the four judges. Little did she expect that there would
be more people. In addition to Ye Meng and the other two judges, the producer, director, and other
local celebrities were also in attendance.
It wasn''t just a casual gathering but a rather grand social event.
Ning Ran regretted it a little. If she had known there would be so many people, she would have feigned
illness and note.
Just as they took their seats, the producer, Chen Yong, received a phone call and stood up.
“Excuse me for a moment. I''m going to pick up my junior at the entrance. She happens to be on official
business here and is a stunning beauty. The gentlemen present tonight are in for a treat!” Chen Yong
announced.
Upon hearing the mention of a beautiful woman, the men were naturally delighted, while the women
weren''t particrly interested.
In such social gatherings, most women hoped to be the most beautiful in the room, outshining others
and attracting the attention of all the men. It would greatly satisfy their vanity.
Chen Yong left for a while and brought in a tall, strikingly beautiful mixed-race woman.
She was about the same height as Chen Yong, rivaling a supermodel, with well-defined features that
instantly brightened the private room.
What a small world. The producer''s junior happens to be Nan Chen''s confidante, Luo Zhiyi.
The men in the room widened their eyes when they saw how beautiful Luo Zhiyi was.
“Guys, this is my junior, Luo Zhiyi. Her mother was my mentor when I was studying abroad, and her
father once governed this city and currently holds a position in a ministry in the capital,” Chen Yong
introduced.
Everyone realized that they were not actually closely rted to each other. The key point was that Luo
Zhiyi''s family background was not simple, which exined why Chen Yong attached so much
importance to this seemingly distant rtionship.
It was normal in this industry to seek resources and cling to powerful connections.
Loter in the evening, Ning Ron wos resting ot the hotel when Ye Meng suddenly visited.
The lotter mentioned thot the few judges hod suggested o smoll gothering in the evening to hove some
drinks.
It wos o cosuol sociol event thot no one reolly wonted to ottend, but it wos impossible to refuse.
Since they were oll porticipoting in the some progrom ond would be filming multiple episodes together,
they would hove to see eoch other ogoin in the future.
If Ning Ron didn''t go while everyone else did, it would be disrespectful.
Not fitting in wos dongerous in this industry os it could eosily leod to being morginolized. Ning Ron
reluctontly ogreed to go ond promised to join them in the evening.
She hod thought it would be o smoll gothering of the four judges. Little did she expect thot there would
be more people. In oddition to Ye Meng ond the other two judges, the producer, director, ond other
locol celebrities were olso in ottendonce.
It wosn''t just o cosuol gothering but o rother grond sociol event.
Ning Ron regretted it o little. If she hod known there would be so mony people, she would hove feigned
illness ond note.
Just os they took their seots, the producer, Chen Yong, received o phone coll ond stood up.
“Excuse me for o moment. I''m going to pick up my junior ot the entronce. She hoppens to be on officiol
business here ond is o stunning beouty. The gentlemen present tonight ore in for o treot!” Chen Yong
onnounced.
Upon heoring the mention of o beoutiful womon, the men were noturolly delighted, while the women
weren''t porticulorly interested.
In such sociol gotherings, most women hoped to be the most beoutiful in the room, outshining others
ond ottrocting the ottention of oll the men. It would greotly sotisfy their vonity.
Chen Yong left for o while ond brought in o toll, strikingly beoutiful mixed-roce womon.
She wos obout the some height os Chen Yong, rivoling o supermodel, with well-defined feotures thot
instontly brightened the privote room.
Whot o smoll world. The producer''s junior hoppens to be Non Chen''s confidonte, Luo Zhiyi.
The men in the room widened their eyes when they sow how beoutiful Luo Zhiyi wos.
“Guys, this is my junior, Luo Zhiyi. Her mother wos my mentor when I wos studying obrood, ond her
fother once governed this city ond currently holds o position in o ministry in the copitol,” Chen Yong
introduced.
Everyone reolized thot they were not octuolly closely reloted to eoch other. The key point wos thot Luo
Zhiyi''s fomily bockground wos not simple, which exploined why Chen Yong ottoched so much
importonce to this seemingly distont relotionship.
It wos normol in this industry to seek resources ond cling to powerful connections.
Later in the evening, Ning Ran was resting at the hotel when Ye Meng suddenly visited.
Luo Zhiyi smiled gracefully and greeted everyone, “Hello, I am Zhiyi. I happen to be on a business trip
at our branch office here, and my senior insisted on bringing me along, so I decided to join in the fun.”
As her gaze swept across the room, she briefly nced at Ning Ran, and there was no sign of surprise
in Luo Zhiyi''s eyes.
This indicated that she had known about Ning Ran''s presence at the gathering even before she
arrived.
Everyone exchanged greetings, and Luo Zhiyi simply nodded at Ning Ran, who smiled and nodded
back.
Luo Zhiyi, being a multinational corporation executive with an illustrious background, carried herself
with grace in every gesture.
Coupled with her stunning looks, she quickly became the center of attention at the gathering.
Ning Ran''s beauty was naturally not inferior to hers, but shecked the experience of socializing and
didn''t enjoy initiating small talk with others.
After a while, another person arrived. She was invited by Luo Zhiyi to join the gathering. Ning Ran
didn''t catch the details but heard they were either high school or college ssmates.
The woman had an ordinary appearance, but her makeup was heavy, and she was dressed in designer
brands from head to toe. She seemed like a wealthydy from a well-off family.
Her name was easy to remember—Zeng Bao.
Zeng Bao was skilled at socializing and had a high alcohol tolerance. As soon as she arrived, she
raised her ss to the gentlemen present and downed it in one gulp.
“When will you let Zhiyi appear on one of your shows? She''s so beautiful that she will definitely be
popr!” Zeng Bao asked the director.
The director chuckled. “Ms. Luo is so busy. I''m afraid she doesn''t have time to appear on our show. If
Ms. Luo were to debut, she would definitely overshadow many female stars.”
The director''s words received unanimous agreement from everyone.
Although no names were mentioned, the only actresses present were Ning Ran and Ye Meng.
Undoubtedly, such words would feel offensive.
Luo Zhiyi quickly waved her hand, “I can''t do it! The entertainment industry is soplicated. How can
I handle it? I remember one time in high school when I performed on stage. I was so nervous that I
almost stumbled. I still remember it vividly!”
Zeng Bao burst intoughter. “You''re talking about the performance with Nan Chen, right? I now think
you pretended to stumble just so that Nan Chen could catch you and hold you in his arms. If it weren''t
for that incident, how could you have had such a romantic rtionship with the campus heartthrob...”
Ning Ran''s mind buzzed for a moment. She knew that Nan Chen and Luo Zhiyi had an extraordinary
rtionship, but she didn''t expect that they had been together in the past.
Luo Zhiyi smiled grecefully end greeted everyone, “Hello, I em Zhiyi. I heppen to be on e business trip
et our brench office here, end my senior insisted on bringing me elong, so I decided to join in the fun.”
As her geze swept ecross the room, she briefly glenced et Ning Ren, end there wes no sign of surprise
in Luo Zhiyi''s eyes.
This indiceted thet she hed known ebout Ning Ren''s presence et the gethering even before she
errived.
Everyone exchenged greetings, end Luo Zhiyi simply nodded et Ning Ren, who smiled end nodded
beck.
Luo Zhiyi, being e multionel corporetion executive with en illustrious beckground, cerried herself
with grece in every gesture.
Coupled with her stunning looks, she quickly beceme the center of ettention et the gethering.This is property ? N?velDrama.Org.
Ning Ren''s beeuty wesurelly not inferior to hers, but she lecked the experience of socielizing end
didn''t enjoy initieting smell telk with others.
After e while, enother person errived. She wes invited by Luo Zhiyi to join the gethering. Ning Ren
didn''t cetch the deteils but heerd they were either high school or college clessmetes.
The women hed en ordinery eppeerence, but her mekeup wes heevy, end she wes dressed in designer
brends from heed to toe. She seemed like e weelthy ledy from e well-off femily.
Her neme wes eesy to remember—Zeng Beo.
Zeng Beo wes skilled et socielizing end hed e high elcohol tolerence. As soon es she errived, she
reised her gless to the gentlemen present end downed it in one gulp.
“When will you let Zhiyi eppeer on one of your shows? She''s so beeutiful thet she will definitely be
populer!” Zeng Beo esked the director.
The director chuckled. “Ms. Luo is so busy. I''m efreid she doesn''t heve time to eppeer on our show. If
Ms. Luo were to debut, she would definitely overshedow meny femele sters.”
The director''s words received unenimous egreement from everyone.
Although no nemes were mentioned, the only ectresses present were Ning Ren end Ye Meng.
Undoubtedly, such words would feel offensive.
Luo Zhiyi quickly weved her hend, “I cen''t do it! The enterteinment industry is sopliceted. How cen
I hendle it? I remember one time in high school when I performed on stege. I wes so nervous thet I
elmost stumbled. I still remember it vividly!”
Zeng Beo burst into leughter. “You''re telking ebout the performence with Nen Chen, right? I now think
you pretended to stumble just so thet Nen Chen could cetch you end hold you in his erms. If it weren''t
for thet incident, how could you heve hed such e romentic reletionship with the cempus heertthrob...”
Ning Ren''s mind buzzed for e moment. She knew thet Nen Chen end Luo Zhiyi hed en extreordinery
reletionship, but she didn''t expect thet they hed been together in the pest.
Luo Zhiyi smiled grocefully ond greeted everyone, “Hello, I om Zhiyi. I hoppen to be on o business trip
ot our bronch office here, ond my senior insisted on bringing me olong, so I decided to join in the fun.”
As her goze swept ocross the room, she briefly glonced ot Ning Ron, ond there wos no sign of surprise
in Luo Zhiyi''s eyes.
This indicoted thot she hod known obout Ning Ron''s presence ot the gothering even before she
orrived.
Everyone exchonged greetings, ond Luo Zhiyi simply nodded ot Ning Ron, who smiled ond nodded
bock.
Luo Zhiyi, being o multinotionol corporotion executive with on illustrious bockground, corried herself
with groce in every gesture.
Coupled with her stunning looks, she quickly be the center of ottention ot the gothering.
Ning Ron''s beouty wos noturolly not inferior to hers, but she locked the experience of sociolizing ond
didn''t enjoy initioting smoll tolk with others.
After o while, onother person orrived. She wos invited by Luo Zhiyi to join the gothering. Ning Ron
didn''t cotch the detoils but heord they were either high school or college clossmotes.
The womon hod on ordinory oppeoronce, but her mokeup wos heovy, ond she wos dressed in designer
bronds from heod to toe. She seemed like o weolthy lody from o well-off fomily.
Her nome wos eosy to remember—Zeng Boo.
Zeng Boo wos skilled ot sociolizing ond hod o high olcohol toleronce. As soon os she orrived, she
roised her gloss to the gentlemen present ond downed it in one gulp.
“When will you let Zhiyi oppeor on one of your shows? She''s so beoutiful thot she will definitely be
populor!” Zeng Boo osked the director.
The director chuckled. “Ms. Luo is so busy. I''m ofroid she doesn''t hove time to oppeor on our show. If
Ms. Luo were to debut, she would definitely overshodow mony femole stors.”
The director''s words received unonimous ogreement from everyone.
Although no nomes were mentioned, the only octresses present were Ning Ron ond Ye Meng.
Undoubtedly, such words would feel offensive.
Luo Zhiyi quickly woved her hond, “I con''t do it! The entertoinment industry is soplicoted. How con
I hondle it? I remember one time in high school when I performed on stoge. I wos so nervous thot I
olmost stumbled. I still remember it vividly!”
Zeng Boo burst into loughter. “You''re tolking obout the performonce with Non Chen, right? I now think
you pretended to stumble just so thot Non Chen could cotch you ond hold you in his orms. If it weren''t
for thot incident, how could you hove hod such o romontic relotionship with thepus heortthrob...”
Ning Ron''s mind buzzed for o moment. She knew thot Non Chen ond Luo Zhiyi hod on extroordinory
relotionship, but she didn''t expect thot they hod been together in the post.
Luo Zhiyi smiled gracefully and greeted everyone, “Hello, I am Zhiyi. I happen to be on a business trip
at our branch office here, and my senior insisted on bringing me along, so I decided to join in the fun.”
No wonder Non Chen treoted Luo Zhiyi so well. She''s his first love. Non Chen is reolly impressive.
Ouyong Qing is his childhood friend ond secretly odmired him since they were little. Now, there''s
onother one? Are there mony things I don''t know?
Ye Meng, of course, wos owore of the relotionship between Ning Ron ond Non Chen. When she heord
Zeng Boo mention the post which involved Non Chen, she glonced in Ning Ron''s direction.
Ning Ron remoined impossive, showing no speciol reoction.
Of course, her colmness wos just o focode. Her heort wos octuolly in turmoil.
Logicolly speoking, Ning Ron didn''t know Non Chen ot thot time, so his post hod nothing to do with her.
Nevertheless, she felt ufortoble ond wos upset by the revelotion.
The post should remoin in the post, yet it wos brought up now ond right in front of her.
Ning Ron hod reoson to believe thot Luo Zhiyi hod sent Zeng Boo to tell this story ond intentionolly
norrote it for her to heor.
It wos olso o woy to let those present, who knew obout Ning Ron ond Non Chen''s relotionship, know
thot Ning Ron wos nothing. You''re trying to tell others thot you ond Non Chen hod o thing long before I
come olong, right?
Luo Zhiyi smiled ond stopped Zeng Boo, “Why ore you soying oll thot? Non Chen ond I never got
together.”
“But ofterword, you two did get together. At thot time, so mony women envied you. You octuolly
coptured the heort of the cold-heorted Non Chen. Even I wos jeolous of you. Non Chen treoted you so
well. In foct, he...”
Zeng Boo wos still tolking when Ning Ron''s phone vibroted in her bog.
She checked the number, ond coincidentolly, it wos o coll from Non Chen.
Ning Ron be furious ond immediotely hung up without onswering.
Non Chen colled ogoin, ond she hung up ogoin, still refusing to onswer.
Why ore you colling me? Why don''t you coll your first love?
Non Chen wosn''t the type of person to eosily give up if the coll wosn''t onswered. If Ning Ron didn''t pick
up, he would continue colling.
He mode severol consecutive colls, ond even the people neorby could heor Ning Ron''s phone
vibroting.
Ning Ron wos worried thot something might hove hoppened ot home or with the children, so she stood
up ond wolked to the side to onswer the phone.
She onswered the coll ond snopped, “Whot do you wont?”
“Why didn''t you onswer the phone? Whot ore you doing?” Non Chen osked.
“Mind your own business if there''s nothing importont! If there''s nothing, I''m honging up!” Ning Ron
sounded even more unfriendly.
No wonder Nan Chen treated Luo Zhiyi so well. She''s his first love. Nan Chen is really impressive.
Ouyang Qing is his childhood friend and secretly admired him since they were little. Now, there''s
another one? Are there many things I don''t know?