Chapter 1700: Chapter 1701: Are You Just That Afraid of Me Stealing the Spotlight?

The director looked at her in surprise, then turned his head to glance at Rong Yan. Out of a sense of responsibility, he spoke up to explain for Rong Yan, "What does our decision not to lend you clothes have to do with Miss Rong? Miss Rong just arrived, and before she came, she didn’t even know you were here. Besides, she hasn’t said a word the whole time. I don’t understand why you’re dragging Miss Rong into this."

"Of course, she doesn’t need to speak. Even without her saying anything, you all would eagerly flatter her and bully me. Why would she need to be the bad guy herself!"

Rong Yan, baffled by the unwarranted scolding, raised her eyebrows, her clear almond eyes looking directly at her, asking, "Why do you think I’m the reason they won’t lend you clothes? Why would I want to be the villain and bully you? There’s got to be a reason if everything’s fine with my brain."

"Because you hate me!"

"Jian Yao, stop talking."

The young, fashionable short-haired girl ignored the advice, angrily clenching her fist tightly, glaring at her coldly, "Everyone in the circle says Mr. Li likes me, and because of that, you are always against me. You’ve told others in private to bully me! Can you deny that the cancellations of endorsements weren’t instigated by you? Also, the drama I was shooting—you pulled strings with the investors to alter my lead female role to a supporting one. Even whenever I attend events, you come running to stop them from lending me clothes. Are you that afraid of me outshining you?"

What endorsements, what drama?

Rong Yan was totally confused, but she roughly understood her point. Surprisingly, she raised her eyes, looking at her, "Are you saying that Li Shengxiao likes you?"

What the heck?

Do they even know each other?

She asked calmly, her surprise seemed genuine, but in Jian Yao’s eyes, who already had a bias against her, it turned into blatant mockery.

Jian Yao felt deeply humiliated, her eyes turning red with anger as she growled, "Everyone in the circle says it, don’t pretend to be ignorant. As if you wouldn’t purposely come to humiliate me without knowing."

Rong Yan couldn’t understand what she was getting so worked up about. She raised an eyebrow, her deep eyes calm, and retorted, "Everyone in the circle says it, but what about you? Do you also think my husband likes you?"

"I..."

Jian Yao was momentarily stunned by the question, nearly at a loss for words.

For some time, she had indeed been carried away by the compliments of people around her, almost believing the concocted rumors she and the company stirred up, as if she was truly a new favorite of some big shot. Sometimes, when people compared her to Rong Yan, she would even subtly compete...

She awkwardly averted her gaze, saying insincerely, "I didn’t say that, they misunderstood on their own."

"Exactly. Since it’s just a misunderstanding, and my husband doesn’t even know you, why would I intentionally have a brand cancel your endorsements, involve the investors of your TV drama to maliciously reduce your role to a supporting one, and do all these things you claimed I did to ’bully’ you..." Rong Yan’s eyes were clear, "I would need a reason to target you. I’m not a middle school girl who would scratch faces and pull hair over a misunderstanding."

She thought her earnest explanation would at least make Jian Yao understand a bit, but who knows what weird thoughts Jian Yao’s mind concocted, as she responded directly with, "Are you boasting about how you disdain to bother with me?"

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