Shi Su’s gaze slowly moved away from the words "Jing Garden," and then she suddenly heard a commotion behind her. She turned around to see a Ferrari stopping in front of the hotel. The Ferrari looked too familiar. Shi Su squinted her eyes, preparing to take a closer look. Suddenly, the car door opened, and Jing Luozhou stepped out. He casually tossed the electronic key to the respectful hotel staff standing by and turned to walk over. She quickly raised her hands to cover her face with a wrap and grabbed the wrist of someone passing by, pulling them to shield herself. Xia Yilin had just been about to enter the hotel when she was suddenly pulled . She immediately turned her gaze to glare at Shi Su. When Shi Su saw it was her, she found it hard to explain. She just mouthed an apology and, despite Xia Yilin trying to shake her off, dragged her by the wrist and quickly headed into the hotel entrance. Being dragged all the way in by Shi Su, Xia Yilin, wearing high heels, almost twisted her ankle. Once inside, she forcefully shook off Shi Su, looked her up and down as if she was crazy, and said: "Are you sick? What are you doing?" Indeed, Shi Su was initially impolite. Shi Su responded to her scolding with a goofy, hearty smile: "Maybe I’ve been kneeling under too much pressure lately. My knee suddenly doesn’t feel stable. I just instinctively grabbed for support and ended up with your hand. My bad!" After speaking, not waiting for Xia Yilin to show any more displeasure, Shi Su heard footsteps approaching from outside and the staff mentioning Mr. Jing. She quickly hurried inside. Xia Yilin looked at her speechlessly. She already couldn’t stand Shi Su, and now she was even more disgusted. She took a wet wipe out of her bag to clean the wrist Shi Su had grabbed. As she wiped, her face looked worse. She turned to find a trash can to dispose of the wipe and caught sight of Jing Luozhou, dressed in a rare suit, entering the hotel, instantly lighting up. But she hadn’t forgotten the last time she was ignored so embarrassingly. So, she quickly raised her hand to tuck her hair behind her ear and stood quietly in place, sneakily glancing over at Mr. Jing’s face. At this point, there were many people coming and going in the hotel. Jing Luozhou didn’t even notice the woman making a show of preparing to greet him; he just turned back and quietly asked the project lead connecting with the crew: "Has Shi Su arrived?" Chapters first released on novel⸺fire.net "She should be here. The crew said almost all the actors and staff at the set are present tonight." "Good, well done." Jing Luozhou, eager to pledge loyalty to his prospective sister-in-law, strode straight inside. Seeing Mr. Jing heading towards the hallway, Xia Yilin took a step forward, preparing to speak, but the person in front moved too quickly and swiftly walked past. Having just opened her mouth but unable to utter a single word, Xia Yilin: "..." She suddenly turned her gaze to the Jing family’s prince with a seemingly problematic view. Being recognized as one of the top beauties in the circle, she couldn’t even catch Jing Luozhou’s eye—he didn’t spare her a glance? Xia Yilin, already irked by Shi Su earlier, now filled with even more repressed anger, found Shi Su increasingly displeasing, deciding to deliberately find trouble with her. With a long face, she quickly followed into the hallway, heading towards the banquet hall for the gathering. Shi Su had already entered the banquet hall, found a somewhat secluded spot to sit, but Mr. Cai saw her sitting so far back and called her to join the seats up front. Shi Su initially wanted to decline, but since Mr. Cai had helped her a lot in the group and often gave her pointers, she couldn’t refuse. She ended up moving to sit at the first table near the front. "Mr. Jing! Long time no see!" Suddenly hearing Mr. Chen and Mr. Cai rise to greet someone at the entrance of the banquet hall, Shi Su lowered her posture, almost pressing her head to the table, murmuring to herself. She knew Jiang Jing Ru Hua had ties with Yu Jing Group but never expected to see Jing Luozhou here! If she hadn’t known who this member of the Jing family was before, now not only did she know but also that he was the younger brother of Jing Jihan! Last time at her home, she had played a trick on this Jing prince. She really hadn’t prepared herself to face him suddenly, who knows if he held a grudge! Fortunately, as soon as Jing Luozhou appeared, directors, producers, and famous leads from the crew rushed to greet and toast him. Taking advantage of Jing Luozhou’s view being blocked, she quietly got up and headed to the restroom. Everyone had just arrived, so the restroom was mostly empty. She had nothing to do, so she simply touched up her lipstick to kill some time. After a while, not knowing if Jing Luozhou had left, someone like him probably wouldn’t be much different from Jing Jihan, so the guess was he wouldn’t stay long at such gatherings. After dawdling for a few more minutes, she walked out of the restroom. "Did you put on makeup just because you knew you’d see me?" Suddenly, a voice intruded. Jing Luozhou casually shoved his hands into his trouser pockets, his long legs stretching as he strode out from the marble corridor outside the restroom. Shi Su was startled, abruptly raising her eyes to look at him. Jing Luozhou squinted his eyes with a smile, leaning forward slightly, looking at her with a mischievous gaze: "What? Trying to catch me? Tsk tsk tsk... What a pity, I don’t mess with my brother’s women. Even if you change that lipstick to a thousand shades, I still won’t make a move on you." She rolled her eyes hard: "Who wants to catch you?" Since when did she become his brother’s woman? Just as Shi Su was about to retort, Jing Luozhou suddenly straightened up and, with a smile, raised an eyebrow: "How does it feel to fall into my hands? Jiang Jing Ru Hua is under my name, so this drama is essentially my investment. How does it feel to have your boss climb up to the seventh floor to fetch you a blanket? Isn’t it exciting?" Shi Su was never without a rebellious streak. She sneered at the words: "There are things even more exciting. Want to hear them?" With a look of welcome, Jing Luozhou waited. Shi Su stepped forward, flashed a sweet smile, and while Jing Luozhou wondered if his prospective sister-in-law really had feelings for him, suddenly stomped her heel hard on his shiny shoe! Shi Su typically didn’t like wearing high heels, but she happened to wear them today. As the heel dug in forcefully, Jing Luozhou looked at her in shock, and she exaggeratedly said, "Oh, Mr. Jing, I’m so sorry, I stepped on your shoe. But these shoes are so expensive, I really can’t afford to pay for them. Please forgive this poor, helpless, backgroundless little actress!" Saying this, Shi Su folded her hands together pleadingly. Jing Luozhou pointed a finger at her: "You..." But Shi Su suddenly gave him a mischievous smile, motioning for him to check behind him.