"Breaking news: Actress Hua Tiantian is rumored to have a new romantic relationship with a married man, reportedly the president of an entertainnt company."
There were always headline stories every day, but hearing one coming out of the assistant’s mouth was rare. She stood there dumbfounded, staring at Hua Tiantian, who was changing clothes not far away. Her heart skipped a beat.
"That’s strange. Where did this news co from? It’s practically like it dropped out of nowhere."
The assistant, mumbling to herself, kept her eyes on Hua Tiantian, who was walking over. She quickly stuffed her phone back into her pocket, her expression shifting subtly, as if she were intoxicated by sothing.
"What were you muttering about just now?"
"Oh, nothing. I was just skimming through so gossip news. It wasn’t even interesting."
Hua Tiantian scrutinized her with suspicion, then followed up, "I don’t believe you. If it wasn’t interesting, why did you stare at it for so long? And were you sneaking glances at just now?"
"Who’s sneaking glances at you? Stop imagining things."
"Really? Are you saying you didn’t steal a glance at just now?"
With a determined look as if she wouldn’t let the subject go, Hua Tiantian pressed on, "Was it about Chu Xin again? Co on, spill it. You practically squinted at your phone. Whose gossip is it this ti?"
"No one you’d know. Just an online influencer."
"Even influencers have their rankings, you know."
Hua Tiantian’s relentless questioning worried the assistant, who quickly ca up with an excuse: "Stop getting sidetracked. The sooner we start, the sooner we finish. And don’t forget, you have dinner booked with President ng this afternoon."
"Oh, I completely forgot. Did you make the reservation?" Hua Tiantian suddenly spaced out and then snapped back to the present.
Patting her chest, she reassured confidently, "I made the reservation yesterday. Don’t worry."
The assistant, anxious that Hua Tiantian might see the news, quickly called the agency to report the situation. To her surprise, the company was already investigating the timing and origin of the article and had uncovered that the rumor was deliberately fabricated by soone.
She decided to keep tight-lipped about this with Hua Tiantian. Quietly, she took Hua Tiantian’s phone and stashed it away, making a special effort to see if anyone else was aware of the gossip.
"It’s so strange. Both female leads in our crew keep having scandals. What’s going on?"
"Who knows? A few days ago, Huang Shan had a major scandal break out. And now, I just opened my phone and saw Hua Tiantian’s news. It’s all so baffling."
"Right? Could it be so kind of publicity stunt?"
"Who would use negative scandals as promotion? From the way people are gossiping about them, it’s clearly not doing them any favors."
A few staff mbers chatted animatedly among themselves. Hua Tiantian overheard them from afar, curiosity rising within her as she caught snippets of their conversation, sensing sothing was off.
"Did you guys see today’s headline?"
"I didn’t pay attention to the headline, but I did see sothing in the trending searches. It’s related to Hua Tiantian."
"Yeah, I saw it too. So strange. Did Huang Shan and Hua Tiantian recently offend so bigwig? One scandal after another, it’s relentless."
Hua Tiantian was in the restroom when she overheard people talking. At first, she was shocked, then dazed, unable to comprehend what they were saying. Reaching into her pocket and realizing her phone wasn’t there, she figured it must be with her assistant. So, she sharpened her ears and listened intently.
"No kidding. I checked online, and the second-ranking gossip is about Hua Tiantian. It’s saying the entertainnt company’s president ntioned—isn’t that Mr. ng, who ca last ti?"
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