Arrogant Man VS Unyielding Woman novel Chapter 124

Everyone enjoys being complimented. And Madeline was no different. As a highly-acclaimed actress, her inflated ego and pride demanded that she be looked at and treated different from the more common people. Madeline had been upset when Maggie thought that she was in the same league as the actress. However, when Maggie spoke highly of Madeline, she was rather satisfied.

So Madeline changed her bitterly sarcastic tone to a more calm one. She feigned a smile and said, "I am not worthy of such compliments. We are no longer young girls but married women. That man just has a handsome face. Maggie, since your husband looks charming and cares about you so much, you really have enviable luck. We all feel happy for you."

As the women kept flattering each other, Jean stood in her hidden spot. She felt quite disgusted by their fulsome flattery. She had not expected all of these women to be so gorgeous on the surface and yet, be so hideous on the inside.

Wendy Zhang decided that she could not continue the charade any more. And so, she cleared her throat and changed the topic, "I wonder if a man like Mr. Qi could be easily trapped by someone."

On hearing what Wendy had said, both Maggie and Madeline stopped talking. Their attention immediately shifted to Wendy.

Jean did not know Wendy well, but she had a strong feeling that she had seen her before. Jean guessed that might be because Wendy had starred in many TV dramas. However, Jean couldn't recall her being in any of the dramas she had seen. So Jean felt really strange.

Zabrina Jiang seemed to know whom Wendy was referring to. She nodded to show her approval before saying, "Yeah, yeah, yeah. I also think that only she would be able to make Mr. Qi collapse at her feet. Who else could trap such a handsome and wealthy man besides her? More importantly, she also has feelings for Mr. Qi. Am I right?"

Jean could not understand what they were talking about. She also could not guess who this lady was.

Could this person be from the entertainment industry?

Jean was more familiar with Zabrina's reputation. She was just a figurante. Most of the time, she played in a supporting role to leading ladies. But the characters she portrayed were always very malicious. Jean remembered a few dramas where Zabrina's character had been accused of stealing her friends' boyfriends. Since she did not have memorable roles to play, she was no so popular. But entertainment news covered articles about Zabrina from time to time, so it was hard to say whether she was a famous actress or not.

Madeline paused for a while as she seemed to have thought of something. Just as Jean was pondering over the identity of the woman these celebrities had been talking about, she heard a familiar name. "You are talking about Selena Miao!"

"Yes. Who, beside her, is qualified?" Wendy said.

Maggie was shocked. She widened her eyes and asked, "That international start? Selena Miao? She received offers to act in Hollywood films, right?"

"Yep. As far as I am concerned, only a woman with her skills and reputation deserves Zed." Zabrina leaned on the rail, pushed back wisps of hair that had fallen on her cheek, and flashed a meaningful smile.

Selena Miao! Now that she knew the identity of this mysterious woman, Jean froze. Selena Miao, again!

Madeline seemed to realize something and nudged Wendy as she spoke, "I heard that you have a really good relationship with Selena. Do you? Share something about her with us."

"There is nothing new that I can share with you. The media reports everything and so, there are no secrets. You and everybody else already know that she cares for Mr. Qi. When she found out that I had been selected for this program, she asked me to give Jean Wen a hard time." Wendy shrugged and continued to say, "The problem is that I have no good idea how to make Jean miserable."

"Now that we need to trouble her, how about we get her drunk?" Madeline's eyes were shining with excitement. It seemed that she was really good at thinking of ways to make others miserable.

"Drunk? Is that our only option?" Wendy was not satisfied about the idea put forward by Madeline. Getting Jean drunk was too easy. Wendy thought, 'Jean Wen is so shameless. She stole Mr. Qi, who was going to be Selena's man. I need to find a way to humiliate her.'

Zabrina agreed with Wendy and nodded to show her approval before saying, "I also think that for today, we should just get Jean drunk. After all, we still have several days before the shooting is finished. I believe that we still have time to come up with better methods through which to trouble Jean."

"That's right!" The other three agreed.

Jean was so angry that she even could not say anything. She ran away from the balcony to avoid being noticed. Minutes later, the celebrities returned to the room where they had dined. Upon returning, the women noticed that the men had already finished drinking all the wine. One celebrity husband had even passed out on the sofa.

Jean looked around in disdain. Could none of these men drink sensibly? What was the point of drinking only to later, pass out?

She smiled when she saw that Zed seemed to be very normal. Jean could not find any sign that would lead her to believe that he had drunk as much as any of the other men. Zed saw Jean and frowned. He asked, "Where did you go?"