Chapter 377: Business As Usual
Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
Just as Mo Rao was standing on the red carpet and receiving everyone’s attention, her male companion, Xiao Yan, also came.
Although Mo Rao and Xiao Yan had not interacted with each other before, Xiao Yan walked to Mo Rao’s side without any awkwardness and smiled at her.
Mo Rao also held his arm and waved at the camera with him.
The netizens watching the live broadcast were instantly in an uproar.
“What’s going on?! Mo Rao and Xiao Yan are together?!”
“Xiao Yan is the male lead of ‘Butterfly Fragrance’. It’s normal for the two of them to be together. It’s just entertainment business.”
“I thought Mo Rao’s male companion would be Fu Ying.”
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Most people knew that Mo Rao and Xiao Yan were just promoting their new movie, but when Fu Ying saw this scene, he almost crushed his phone.
He had just gotten into the car because of a work delay. As soon as he got into the car, he couldn’t wait to turn on the live broadcast to see Mo Rao’s face.
In the end, he saw Mo Rao holding another man’s hand while smiling at the camera.
The man standing beside Mo Rao should be him!
“Drive faster,” Fu Ying said coldly.
Gu Hai broke out in a cold sweat and didn’t dare to say another word. He stepped on the accelerator as he drove towards the hotel where the charity banquet was held.
Mo Rao and Xiao Yan entered the venue together. The entire time, Xiao Yan was exceptionally gentle to Mo Rao.
“I’m very happy to be able to work with you. You’re the female celebrity of the same age that I admire the most.” In front of Mo Rao, Xiao Yan didn’t hide his admiration for her.
Mo Rao was also very happy to be praised by Xiao Yan. She replied politely, “Thank you for your appreciation, Senior. You’re also very impressive. You achieved the grand slam at such a young age.”
“You don’t have to call me senior. We’re about the same age.” Xiao Yan shrugged. “I just entered the industry a few years earlier than you. We’re all the same age.”
“Okay.” Mo Rao felt that Xiao Yan was quite down-to-earth and relaxed a lot.
As the two of them stood together, they attracted many gazes.
Many celebrities and investors walked towards Mo Rao and Xiao Yan and exchanged pleasantries with them.
Every time an investor wanted to clink glasses with Mo Rao, Xiao Yan would stop him in time. “It’s better not to let the lady drink. Let me do it.”
Xiao Yan’s consideration made Mo Rao’s heart warm.
She didn’t like to drink. This was also the reason why she was unwilling to come to such occasions.
Now that Xiao Yan was around, she could rest assured.
Xiao Yan had the backing of his mother’s family, the Wang family. Those investors didn’t dare to offend him, so they could only stop having designs on Mo Rao.
Just as Mo Rao and Xiao Yan were chatting happily, she suddenly felt a sharp gaze fixed on her.
She glanced around and saw Fu Ying, who had just walked into the banquet hall.
Fu Ying’s deep eyes were staring straight at her, and the anger in his eyes was burning.
Mo Rao was dumbfounded. When did she provoke him?
Could it be because of Xiao Yan?
Mo Rao retracted her gaze and wanted to go somewhere else with Xiao Yan to avoid Fu Ying, but Fu Ying strode towards them. Facing the polite greetings of those who wanted to establish ties with him, he rejected them all.
“Ah—”
Just as Fu Ying was about to walk to Mo Rao’s side, a woman was knocked down by Fu Ying. The wine spilled on Fu Ying’s suit, leaving an ugly stain.
Fu Ying’s expression darkened.
“President Fu, I’m sorry…”
When the woman looked up and met Fu Ying’s piercing eyes, she was so frightened that her body shriveled and her voice became choked.
She frantically wiped Fu Ying’s hand, but Fu Ying grabbed her wrist tightly. “Don’t touch me.”
The woman’s face turned even paler and she said with a quivering voice, “President Fu, I’m really sorry. I can compensate you!”
Seeing that Fu Ying was so harsh to a woman, Mo Rao couldn’t stand it anymore. She walked over and stood in front of the woman as she said to Fu Ying, “Fu Ying, can you be reasonable? You were the one who bumped into her first.”
No one expected Mo Rao to stand up for this woman and they all looked over.
Fu Ying raised his eyebrows and chuckled. “How do you know she didn’t deliberately bump into me?”