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âYeah. Heâs my bestieâs boyfriend.â
âWhat... Boyfriend?!â Mu Xiâs hand froze in mid-air as she asked in shock, âAre you sure itâs not âex-boyfriendâ?â
âNope. Theyâre still dating and, in fact, have been in a relationship for a long time. Those two were even out on a date yesterday.â
âB-But... heâs been dating Ji Yan for two months!â
The actress explained. âThatâs why I got so furious when I saw him appearing as her boyfriend at the party.â
âWhat a jerk!â exclaimed the assistant in belated realization. âNo wonder youâre so shocked to see him. You even had that weird angry look on your face.â
She went to reveal more. âIâve known about his promiscuity since heâs long harbored designs on me, but itâs only that night at the party that I became completely aware of how shameless he could be.â
âThere, there. Letâs simmer down. The truth about your innocence will come out eventually.â
âMhm!â
...
After making inquiries about the location of the production set of âExtreme Youthâ, Xiao Xue drove her car straight there.
She approached a few staff members to let her gain entry into the set, but each of them turned her away, for they thought that she was the superstarâs sasaeng.
She explained with great effort, âThe female lead, Yun Shishi, is my best friend. Iâm here to visit her at work.â
The staff member sized her up with a sneer. âDonât try to fool me, miss. Iâve been in this line of work for a very long time; Iâve encountered all sorts of situations and met plenty of sasaengs, who, just like you, claimed to be relatives, friends, and even lovers of actors and actresses! Couldnât you tell a more convincing lie?â
âI...â She was rendered speechless and furious by the personâs condescending words. âWho are you calling a sasaeng! Iâm unlike those obsessive fans, okay? Why do I have to lie to you when Yun Shishi really is my best friend?â
Right at this moment, Mu Xi happened to pass by and witness this exchange. Upon hearing that the female claimed herself to be her chargeâs best friend, she subconsciously turned her head in the direction of the voice and saw a fashionably dressed lady arguing with the staff, who was manning the guard booth. She walked to them right away, only to hear the staff saying dismissively, âThatâs enough from you! We all know here that youâre just trying to sneak into the production team for a chance to get up close and personal with the stars. Get lost before I call the securities to chase you away!â
You!â
âWait!â She called to them, and the two people whipped their heads in her direction.
She cast a judging look at the lady, somehow finding her familiar-looking. âDid you say that youâre Shishiâs friend?â
The lady nodded her head urgently.
Mu Xi flashed her a friendly smile, then she introduced herself, âIâm Shishiâs assistant. If you really are her friend, you should have her private number, right?â
Even though the other woman claimed to be the actressâs bestie, she had to at least verify it for the sake of safety purposes.
Xiao Xue nodded once more. âYes, I do have her number; Iâll show it to you.â
She then pulled out her phone from her bag and searched for the actressâs number in her contact list before handing her phone over to the assistant.
Having memorized her chargeâs phone number, all it took was a glance at the phone screen and the assistant turned to the staff member and told him with a smile, âSorry, buddy; this lady here really is my chargeâs friend.â
Only then did the lady raise her head in all righteousness.
The somewhat embarrassed staff member, thus, uttered an apology to her, but she ignored it, only to hear the assistant asking, âDo you have something to look for my charge about?â
[0] In South Korean culture, a sasaeng is an obsessive fan who stalks and invades the privacy of celebrities and public figures.