Chapter 42-Entertainment Circle (4)
During the lunch break, Hong Qingyi and Chi Mengyan carried over four lunch boxes,
“Anran, Qingli, time for lunch.”
“Thanks.” Sitting in her chair, Gu Anran happily took the lunch box from Hong Qingyi. When she had the delicious-looking chicken legs, she almost drooled. Meat! Meat!
“Whaa…I’m so envious of you!” Mu Qingli held up her own lettuce salad and grinned in envy. In order to maintain her figure, she can only eat meat for one meal a day and only a little meat too. She also had to exercise every morning. Well, it’s my fault for having a physique that gets fat easily….wuwuwu….
Gu Anran peeled off the greasy chicken skin for the legs and then selected a piece of tender meat with the least fat on it before placing it in Mu Qingli’s bowl.
“Eat it.”
“T-thank you!” Wuoooo! Just where did this good wife and loving mother come from! [1] Another than being a little cold, she is so thoughtful and gentle! Ah, it feels like my heart has been shot! Mu Qingli shewed on her meat and thought it was the most delicious food she has ever eaten.
“Come sit beside me!” Hong Qingyi grabbed Chi Mengyan who was about to stop Mu Qingli and dragged her to sit next to her. They opened their lunch boxes as well and began to eat.
“Why do I feel like my lunch is the most shabby?” Mu Qingli lamented.
Gu Anran looked up and almost laughed out loud. Starting from Hong Qingyi, it was a pork ribs meal set, a chicken steak set, lettuce salad, and a chicken leg meal set. Looking at this, Mu Qingli’s lettuce salad was indeed very pitiful.
Hong Qingyi: “We’re not filming.”
Chi Mengyan: “We’re not actresses”
Gu Anran: “…I don’t get fat easily….”
“Wuwuwu….” Mu Qingli miserably stabbed her lettuce with her fork and grudgingly ate it. However, her eyes were constantly glancing towards the other three people’s lunches and she looked like she was hoping they would feed her some food to quench her longing.
Those poor little eyes turned on Gu Anran and caused Gu Anran to melt into a puddle of water. Her hands then kept tearing the chicken legs and sending the meat into Mu Qingli’s bowl.
And so a weird scene appeared before everyone’s eyes. The iceberg Goddess was coldly and blankly tearing the chicken legs as she threw them into a beautiful young girl’s bowl. The girl had a satisfied depression like she was eating the most delicious food in the world.
Everyone: Is this an owner feeding her pet? (Author: Yes, it is.)
“Anran, Qingli, Qingyi, Mengyan. We brought drinks.” Duan Hongwu and Song Wenyan walked over with a few cans of drinks.
“Thank you.” Gu Anran would not refuse a few drinks and reached for a can of juice to put beside her lunch box.
“Thanks.” Seeing Gu Anran’s movements, Mu Qingli followed her lead.
Chi Mengyan and Hong Qingyi also did the same.
“So what do you guys think of the script this time….”
Not too far away, Cui Qianqian looked at the group of six people with jealousy in her eyes. In her opinion, Duang Hongwu was the person she was trying to pursue and Gu Anran was the big thigh she wanted to hug. Of course, when given the chance, she will not hesitate to abandon Gu Anan for a higher position. However, why was Mu Qingli, that thorn in her eyes, over there?
“Qianqian, what are you looking at?” Standing next to Cui Qianqian, Su Rong followed Cui Qianqian’s gaze and her expression turned unpleasant when she saw the group of six.
“Hmph. Then little bit*h called Mu Qingli really is too arrogant. It didn’t take her long for her to latch onto Gu Anran and our Male God Duan. Her methods are really too amazing!”
“That’s right, that’s right. Why doesn’t she take a good look at herself!” Another actress echoed the sentiment and the nearby actors/actresses broke into a flurry of discussions.
“Hush, you shouldn’t talk about another person like that.” Cui Qianqian admonished.
“Who cares? We worked so hard to get where we are at and yet some people just so easily get a good role by leeching off of Gu Anran and Male God Duan.” Su Rong snorted and looked at Mu Qingli with hostility. If she wasn’t here the role would be mine! It’s all because of her!
“But you shouldn’t say bad things about other people behind their back.” Cui Qianqian bowed her head.
“You might as well be saying it to her face!”
“Qianqian, you’re too naive. But you’re right, we really shouldn’t say these things behind her back, but rather face to face. Let’s go.” Su Rong revealed a terrible smile and dragged the others behind her as she left. They didn’t pay attention to Cui Qianqian and missed the mocking way she looked at them.
“Breaktime is over! Time for the afternoon shooting!” The director shouted.
“I’ll be leaving first.” Mu Qingli stood up.
“En.”
“Fighting!”
“Mu Qingli took a deep breath and got into position…..Anran is watching, so I must perform well!
In this opening act, the Second Madam will try to make trouble for the Eldest Young Miss. However, because the Eldest Young Miss was not there, she caught Wen Yu (Mu Qingli’s stage name) to relieve her frustrations instead.
“And Action!” The director shouted.
Wen Yan looked at the Second Madam sitting in front of her, not a trace of fear on her face.
“Second Madam, why did you drag this humble servant here?”
“Hah, you, a servant, dare to take such a tone with me?! Did that girl, Qinghe, spoil too much that you don’t even know what it means to respect your superiors?”
“This little one does not dare. It’s just that as a maidservant of the Eldest Young Miss, my every action and words represent the Eldest Young Miss.”
“Impudent, who told you to talk like that! A mere little servant and you dare to talk back to me?! Kneel, you wench!” The Second Madam slammed the table and the two maidservants behind Wen Yu immediately came up from behind and kicked the back of her calf.
“Mmph!” Mu Qingli fell forward unsteadily. She couldn’t believe what had happened. During these scenes, usually, the actions were fake and didn’t actually have any force behind it but the two just now had kicked her harshly.
“Cut! What are you doing? I’m telling you to kneel not fall down!” The director yelled.
“Yes, I’m sorry.” Mu Qingli pursed her lips and chalked this up to the other party’s unintentional mistake. She endured the pain and stood up again.
“Ok, one more time. Action!”
The second time, Mu Qingli tightened her calf just in case, but this time the maid did not kick her in the calf, but instead accurately kicked her in the back of the knee. Mu QIngli knelt down too quickly, her knees scraping against the ground.
“Whaa!” Mu Qingli cried out in pain.
“Cut! Don’t yell out your pain! Grit your teeth with an unyielding expression!” The director shouted.
“Yes…” Mu Qingli knew at this point she was being targeted but had no evidence to speak up with. And from the director’s behavior, she could tell that the two actresses had concealed their actions well enough to escape his notice.
“Again!”
Hateful! From Gu Anran’’s perspective, she can clearly see the two maidservants smiling at each other with malicious glee and that made Gu Anran furious.
“Wait, Anran.” Hong Qingyi held Gu Anran’s shoulder to stop her from taking action.
“What?” Gu Anran’s wife was being bullied so her tone was naturally impatient and annoyed.
“You can’t help her. Look over there.” Hong Qingyi signaled with her eyes.
This…Hidden in the corner, Cui Qianqian was standing behind a group of staff and was taking advantage of the anonymity. She was using her phone to film everything that was going on set.
“But what about Qingli?” Chi Megnyan was very anxious for her actor and her best friend as she watched her get bullied.
“This is rather troublesome. The two actresses seem like they have done this plenty of times before as their technique is almost flawless. See how the director and other people are reacting without a response? If Anran was to rush out now, tomorrow’s headlines will report about how the Film Empress Gu interrupted the shooting for no good reason.”
“The news? But aren’t paparazzi prohibited from taking pictures on set?” Chi Mengyan asked,
“No one said that it had to come to from a reporter or paparazzi. Now that everyone has a mobile phone, anyone can become a paparazzi. Hong Qingyi placed her hands on Chi Mengyan’s head and turned her towards Cui Qianqian’s direction.
“That’s just too much!”
“The entertainment circle is shadier than you think.” Hong Qingyi said helplessly and then patted Gu Anran on the shoulder,
“If you don’t want Qingli to enter the media’s spotlight, then do not act rashly.”
“….” Gu Anran clenched her hands into fists and watched with an extremely cold face as Mu Qingli kneeled again and again.
Mu Qingli did not know how many times she had done this. She could no longer feel her legs and only stood up numbly. Either she fell or someone else made a mistake and so they had to repeat this scene over and over again. The director’s shouts had turned into roars by now.
Just what did she do to cause this mess? ….Anran….that’s right….Anran is still watching!
She looked through the corner of her eyes and found her most admired person watching her closely! Anran is looking at me! I want to act well! I must act well!
Mu Qingli grit her teeth and stood up, her body swaying but her eyes firm. This time, she must succeed.
Bang!
Again, she fell, but this time she did not fall forward and instead knelt on the ground, her eyes looking directly into the Second Young Miss’s.
“Second Young Miss, is this proper? I am the Eldest Young Miss’s personal maid. I have only kneeled to three people in my life. One is my lady, the next is the Master and Madam. But you are not among them.”
“You damn maid! Take her to the woodshed!”
“Good! Cut!”
It was finally over…
Mu Qingli reluctantly stood up, but her soft and limp legs could no longer support her body and she fell forward involuntarily.
A pair of hands wrapped around her waist and she fell into a warm embrace….
“Be careful when you’re walking.” Mu Qingli lowered her head when she heard that familiar icy tone.
“Ok….”
“Qingyi, Mengyan, I’ll leave dinner up to you.”
“Ok.”
“I understand.”
“Come on, let’s go back to our room.” Gu Anran carried Mu Qingli’s waist and half-carried her towards the elevator.
Fluffy Translations 
“Revenge is sweet, But watching you dig your own grave is even sweeter” By some genius guy
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