Chapter 6.2 - After being kept in the cold for so long, it’s time to give some warmth.
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The people participating in the group meal ranged from the leading role(s) to the supporting roles. Although the atmosphere couldn’t be considered harmonious, everyone was acting friendly enough. Nowadays, there is no one who doesn't have someone backing them up, so even if some people might not be on good terms, they would still have to put up a good front on the surface to get by.
Ye Minchi has been in the circle for some years, having struggled through on her own to climb to today. She had a very high standard and few people could catch her eye. But these past days, she had developed an interest in Wu Lichen.
She felt that it was such a pity. If it wasn't for his family's difficulties, he would definitely have been able to break out on his own. She had been trying to find a chance to talk to Wu Lichen during this outing, but she kept on getting interrupted by the two of them murmuring on their own.
Wu Lichen's eye expression was gentle and every so often would pick up food for Cen Simiao, who was sitting beside him, such that he would even neglect to eat himself. Cen Simiao had just gotten up and didn’t have any appetite at all. Seeing all the dishes on the table, she planned to just eat a bit in courtesy.
But then, who knows why but Wu Lichen suddenly became interested and kept on picking up various dishes for her with fervor.
She forced the corners of her mouth into a smile. "You eat, don’t worry about me."
Wu Lichen smiled with a tilt to his head, his voice extremely gentle. "You hadn't eaten anything during the day, you must be hungry now, eat more."
Ye Minchi took a look at them, and her expression turned a bit unsightly.
By the end of it, as everyone was about to part, some of the actors’ friends decided to leave first, heading back to the hotel. Cen Simiao took this opportunity to leave. Before leaving, she glanced at Ye Minchi with mildly gentle eyes.
Immediately after, she stood up and lowered her head, saying to Wu Lichen, "You guys talk, I'll go back first."
Ye Minchi and some others waited for her to walk some distance away before they looked back at Wu Lichen, who was still peeling shrimp. Ye Minchi sighed. "Just stay with us here for a while longer. After all, even if you go back..."
Before she could even finish, Wu Lichen popped the shrimp into his mouth and bid goodbye with a smile.
As Cen Simiao arrived at the door to the room, Wu Lichen had already followed over one step behind. She looked back with surprise. "Why’d you come back?"
With lowered eyes, Wu Lichen opened the door with the room card. Before he entered, he turned his head to look at her. "Cen-jie, you should know well what kind of a person I am, right?"
Cen Simiao held herself aloof. "You say it then, what kind of a person are you?"
Wu Lichen looked at her from head to toe with narrowed eyes. The cutting of her clothes was extremely well done and lining her curves beautifully. His eye twitched.
"Whoever provides the milk is the mother[2]."
After the gathering on the other side was over and had dispersed, Ye Minchi was left very dejected at heart. She quietly pulled Xiao Wen over to the side. Xiao Wen was particularly sharp and knew that the other must be wanting to ask about something, and quickly lowered her voice.
"What's the matter, what do you need?"
"Well, who was that person Wu Lichen was acting so close to, why haven’t I heard of her before?"
[2] This is the literal translation. Figuratively, it means to “follow whoever is feeding you” or to “put one’s loyalties where one’s interests lie.”
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