At that thought, Xia Qing felt as though she had found a lifeline. She hurried after Ji Xiangnian, but when she caught up, she found him talking to Fang Ning.
The two were so intimate in their movements that their relationship clearly was not a simple one. Her face filled with astonishment.
"You two..."
Ji Xiangnian had suddenly appeared beside her, and Fang Ning was still bewildered. Before she had even had a few seconds to process it, Xia Qing came over too, leaving her even more bewildered.
Ji Xiangnian, however, was perfectly calm. He did not know that the two had fallen out over the production crew. Seeing Xia Qing approach, he simply slipped an arm lightly around Fang Ning's shoulders and said gently, "Miss Xia, let me introduce you. This is my wife, Fang Ning."
At that moment, Xia Qing's mind exploded. She opened her mouth to say something, but no words came out.
Noticing Xia Qing's discomfiture, Fang Ning also took a step forward with a smile. "Miss Xia, what did you want to see us about?"
She felt a little mean, using her position as Ji Xiangnian's wife to put Xia Qing in her place. Her conscience was a little uneasy.
Still, thinking of how arrogantly Xia Qing had interrogated her just now, she had to admit that she was enjoying herself at this moment.
Xia Qing's face alternated between ashen and pale. She did not understand why things had turned out like this, and she did not want to say anything.
She only wanted to escape, to get away from this suffocating place. All her earlier overbearing arrogance was gone. "Sorry, I have something else to attend to. I'll be leaving," she said painfully, then turned and left.
After Xia Qing left.
Watching her retreating