The call was from Feng Minsheng.
“Ran, where are you? Be strong and ignore the rumors on the internet.”
“Stop bothering me, Feng Minsheng! If you keep this up, I will call the police!” threatened Ning Ran.
“I am not bothering you. I’m just caring for you,” explained Feng Minsheng, “I just want to let you know that I am by your side and will always support you.”
“No need. I can take care of myself.”
“Don’t be mean, Ran,” said Feng Minsheng, “I know you’re in a bad place now, but I’m here for you. I will face this hardship with you, and my heart will always be yours…”
“Stop being cringy,” interrupted Ning Ran, “Do you actually have something to say? If not, I’m hanging up.”
“Where are you? You haven’t eaten, right? I’ll take you out to lunch.”
“I am working at the shooting site so I’ll eat there.”
“You’re lying. I am at the studio now, and I heard that the production team had halted production.”
“What are you doing there?” demanded Ning Ran, “Don’t you have a job? Why are you spying on me?”
“I saw what had happened on the internet and thought that you must be stressed so I wanted to come to give you my support,” said Feng Minsheng who was still trying to find out where Ning Ran was, “I didn’t know that you’re not here. Where are you now? I’ll go to you.”
“No need and I’m not telling you where I am! Since there’s nothing else, I’m hanging up now,” said Ning Ran who then hung up.
Ning Ran was still upset after she had hung up the phone so she turned it off and went to sleep.
She had been so tired that she fell asleep despite being in a terrible mood.
Ning Ran was later woken up by the doorbell. She jumped on reflex.
She took a look through the peephole and realized that it was the receptionist – Zhang Ying.
After opening the door, Zhang Ying scanned the room while wearing a strange expression.
“Are you hungry?” asked Zhang Ying, “Would you like me to get you something to eat?”
“I’m not hungry,” replied Ning Ran with a smile, “But thanks.”
“Are celebrities like you picky when it comes to food?” asked Zhang Ying.
“I wouldn’t know because I am not a celebrity. I am just a regular actress so I have no idea how celebrities’ lives are.”
“That’s not true. You’re a popular celebrity now. If you don’t mind, I can get you something to eat from the hotel’s restaurant. It’s actually pretty good. What do you want to eat?”
Zhang Ying was very enthusiastic and kind so Ning Ran was a little touched.
The situation had demoted Ning Ran to the rank of a street rat so it was rare to see someone else being so nice to her.
“Really, it’s okay. Thank you, but I can go buy something myself if I’m hungry.”
“Don’t be shy. A meal doesn’t cost that much anyway.” “Oh, celebrities like you can’t eat whatever you want because you have to keep fit, right?” “What would you like to eat? I’ll get it for you.”
After that, Ning Ran kept rejecting Zhang Ying’s offer, but Zhang Ying kept insisting.
It was clear that Zhang Ying was a persistent young woman.
Ning Ran had no choice but to agree to it and said, “Okay then, thank you. I’m actually not picky about food. Some rice and vegetables will do.”
“Alright, hang on. I’ll be right back.”
Zhang Ying returned quickly with lunch. She was very sweet and smart. In order to keep the calories low, she had gotten stir-fried broccoli and boiled eggs.
“Thank you, you’re very sweet,” said Ning Ran, “Thank you.”
“Then can I eat with you?” requested Zhang Ying, “I got two servings.”
“Okay, let’s eat together.”
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