?Chapter 279: Chapter 279: You’re still on 2G, Mo Chen and I already got back together.   Chapter 279: Chapter 279: You’re still on 2G, Mo Chen and I already got back together.                                   Evening.


    Vacation estate.


    Director Jian had rented out the garden here tonight for his own birthday party, inviting quite a few friends from the entertainment industry.


    Qiao Ruoxin, wearing a nude-colored long dress, entered the birthday banquet scene while still on the phone with Mo Chen.


    Her voice was soft, sweet, and tinged withughter, “I’m at Director Jian’s birthday party right now, I’lle backter. You should also drink less at your dining event.”


    “Little Ghost, I’lle pick you up.”


    “No need, I have a bodyguard and an assistant, it’s very safe.”


    “Hmm, but you’re not allowed to touch his next film.”


    Qiao Ruoxin was somewhat dissatisfied, “Why?”


    “The content is too explicit. Even if it’s filmed, it won’t pass censorship, and if it somehow does pass, it will be cut beyond recognition.”


    “Okay, I got it…” she hung up the phone somewhat unhappily.


    Just as she was preparing to go offer best wishes to Director Jian with a gift, she saw Tao Xue chatting andughing vivaciously with him.


    Nheless, Ruoxin approached and said with a smile, “Director Jian, happy birthday. This is a small token of my appreciation. I hope you will ept it.”


    Director Jianughed, “Thank you, Ruoxin. I just wanted to invite you over for some fun, and here you are bringing a gift. You’re so thoughtful.”


    She just smiled without saying a word.


    With a champagne ss in hand, Tao Xue took a sip and said, “Director Jian, do you know? Ruoxin used to be the campus belle at the film academy, ranked first in both categories to get in, she’s really amazing. Those wealthy heirs who chased after her could have lined up an entire street from the school gate back in the day.”


    “I know about that. When she got first ce, the media made a big fuss about it. Her ID photo went viral all over the inte, and she was only 16 years old then, so young and talented.”


    Gradually, more and more people gathered around, seemingly eager to learn more about this surprise superstar, Qiao Ruoxin, from the entertainment circle.


    After all, in these past three months, Ruoxin had risen to fame out of the blue, bing a first-tier star with a massive fanbase.


    Qiao Ruoxin sipped her champagne and replied with a smile, “You tter me, there are many others more impressive than me.”


    Seeing the crowd grow, Tao Xue deliberately probed, “I heard that even that famous loser Jian Chen had pursued you back then. Did you have a rtionship with him? How far did it go?”


    This nosy and pointed tone really made Ruoxin want to throw a drink in her face.


    The onlookers perked up their ears, ready to hear how she would exin.


    Ruoxin maintained her elegant smile, “I never dated him. I was young then and didn’t consider those things.”


    With an innocent tone, Tao Xue pressed, “Weren’t you with Mo Chen when you were seventeen or eighteen? I remember correctly, don’t I? Although you broke upter, it wasn’t your fault. People didn’t believe me many years ago and thought I was stirring up publicity, but in reality, Mo Chen is just a scumbag who knows only how to y with women’s feelings—he never sincerelymits to a woman…”


    Ruoxin couldn’t help butugh out loud.


    Tao Xue’s speech was interrupted by herughter, and then she noticed everyone looking at her with strange nces.


    “Ms. Tao, you must be using a 2Gwork. Mo Chen and I are already back together, didn’t you know?”


    Tao Xue’s smug smile froze on her face, as she stood there, expressionless and stunned.


    “Tao Xue, have you gotten dumb from filming in the mountains? The news about Qiao Ruoxin and Mo Chen getting back together has been trending on Weibo for three days and nights!”


    “Right, you should have known by now, even if you’re a little behind on the news.”


    “What is Tao Xue even doing, I’m cringing so hard my toes are curling.”


    …


    As she listened to the whispers of the people around, Tao Xue’s face turned extremely ugly with embarrassment, and she awkwardly began, “For that movie, we had to maintain secrecy, so all phones were confiscated to prevent leaking scenes and costumes…”


    Qiao Ruoxin drained the remaining champagne from her ss and began to speak slowly, “Also, I want to clear something up for Mo Chen. Miss Tao had pursued Mo Chen for many years, but Mo Chen was never together with her, nor was there any ambiguity between them. Later, when Mo Chen and I got together, Miss Tao bribed the media and marketing ounts, fabricating stories that Mo Chen was a jerk and a heartbreaker. I really don’t understand.”


    The room erupted into a buzz…


    Tao Xue’s campaign back then was absolutely sensational, and she even got banned for two years. Everyone thought there had been something between her and Mo Chen.


    “Tao Xue, that was a man you once loved, right? How could you be so ruthless as to nder him, to frame him? Painting him as a jerk and a heartbreaker, does that make you feel better?”


    Once Qiao Ruoxin said this, everyone immediately cast scornful nces at Tao Xue.


    “Holy crap, so Tao Xue and Mo Chen were never a thing? I thought Mo Chen treated her as a backup girl, and that’s why he didn’t hesitate to kick her to the curb after getting together with Qiao Ruoxin.”


    “I knew it. Mo Chen had been studying abroad all those years, where would he find the time for a fling with Tao Xue? He hadn’t been back in the country long before he got together with Qiao Ruoxin, right?”


    “Right, the timelines don’t match at all. The way those marketing ounts were writing, it sounded like Mo Chen deliberately yed with her and then kicked her to the curb.”


    “Banned for two years and she still hasn’t learned her lesson, huh? She’s courting disaster as soon as her ban is lifted.”


    “So delusional as to portray herself as a victim, tsk tsk…”


    Listening to their murmurs, Tao Xue felt her entire body shaking, her champagne ss nearly crushed in her grasp.


    “Director Jian, I… I have something else to attend to, I need to leave first.” With that, Tao Xue beat a hasty retreat.


    Director Jian didn’t try to keep her, just sighed.


    Qiao Ruoxin spoke apologetically, “Director Jian, I’m sorry for disturbing your birthday mood.”


    Director Jian waved his hand, “No, it’s that I’m quite disappointed in Tao Xue. How is it that as she gets older, her mind doesn’t seem to grow? No matter how good her acting is, I wouldn’t dare to employ her again, she’s too much trouble. I should actually thank you for giving me a heads-up.”


    …


    In the evening, at nine o’clock.


    Qiao Ruoxin left early, waiting outside the resort for her bodyguard to drive over and pick her up.


    After a while, a ck Rolls-Royce Phantom pulled up in front of her.


    From the special license te, she recognized it as Mo Chen’s car, and it was from thepany.


    Her lips curved up slightly, she pulled open the door and indeed saw Mo Chen leaning back in his seat with an emperor-like demeanor.


    Qiao Ruoxin bent down and sat in the car, “Didn’t I tell you not toe pick me up?”


    The man’s eyes were slightly drunken and hazy as he held her hand, ying with her delicate fingers.


    A deep andzy voice slowly filled the car, “I was a bit bored, so I thought I’de pick you up.”


    Qiao Ruoxin huffed lightly, “It’s just that you didn’t want to stay home alone.”


    Mo Chen chuckled softly, “Mm…”


    “Little Ghost.”


    “Hmm?”


    “I have a headache.”


    Qiao Ruoxin nced sideways at his handsome face, “I’ll make you some sobering tea when we get back.”


    The man seemed dissatisfied with her response, frowning, “I have a headache, you should rub it.”


    “…”


    Why did she feel that this man became particrly clingy when he was drunk?


    Fierce yet clingy.