The Goddess is Sweet and Aloof

Chapter 54: Chapter 54 Xia Yu_1

Abby came over and began to introduce Xia Yu: “Goddess, this is our E-fashion’s editor-in-chief, Xia Yu. She’s been overseeing the cover shoot today.”

Qiao Xiaren had heard about Xia Yu’s reputation in her previous life. A highly successful career woman, she held considerable prestige in the fashion industry. Assertive, obstinate, and stern were the labels always associated with Xia Yu. Along with these characteristics, she was also known for her role in maintaining high magazine sales and was respected by almost everyone in the entertainment industry.

Regrettably, Xia Yu married into a rich family and left the fashion industry three years later. Her husband died unexpectedly after two years of marriage. Xia Yu soon married a prominent oil tycoon in the Capital, but it wasn’t long before her husband passed away as well.

As misfortunes continued to follow Xia Yu, public opinion about her began to sour. People gossiped that her presence was a harbinger of bad luck for her husbands and children, even going as far as to call her a wicked widow who prospered from her husbands’ deaths. After all, the assets of her previous two husbands ended up in Xia Yu’s possession.

However, Xia Yu wasn’t one to care about these allegations. She happily returned to the entertainment industry and thrived.

Qiao Xiaren was quite curious about Xia Yu’s history.

“Hello, Qiao Xiaren.” Qiao Xiaren quickly approached with a soft smile on her face, looking graceful and elegant.

In a simple greeting of five words, there was an unintended comfort, akin to the peace brought by a gentle breeze under a bright moon. Seeing Qiao Xiaren so calm, a rare admiration flashed in Xia Yu’s eyes.

“Hello, I’m Xia Yu.” Xia Yu shook hands with Qiao Xiaren and quickly pulled back. “I’m pleased to have invited you, Miss Qiao, to shoot for the cover of this issue of E-fashion. Your male co-star today is Chu Yifei. Do your best.”

Being able to share a frame with a movie emperor right at the beginning of a career was no less than a pie falling from the sky for any newcomer.

Upon hearing the name, Chu Yifei, the staff around them couldn’t help getting excited, particularly the women – the excitement almost made them scream out loud.

Chu Yifei! They could finally see the movie emperor up close!

Only Qiao Xiaren remained unfazed, her eyes slightly distant, as if recalling something.

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In her previous life, she didn’t have much interaction with Chu Yifei, but the names Qiao Xiaren and Chu Yifei were always associated with each other in the public eye, like rulers.

Undoubtedly, Qiao Xiaren was an internationally acclaimed actress, while Chu Yifei held the title of movie emperor.

“Goddess, sit down and rest. We estimate that Lord Yifei will be here in half an hour.” Abby courteously led Qiao Xiaren to a nearby chair.

Taking advantage of the spare time, Qiao Xiaren began to check the latest news updates on her phone. With only thirty percent battery left, she opened Weibo, closing the video page in passing.

At this moment, a Weibo post by Zhou Siyu’s manager caught her attention. It accused E-fashion of nepotism and various scandals, and condemned the magazine for choosing a cover model who had no entertainment industry experience. As it was an attack on a famed magazine brand like E-fashion, various prominent figures on the internet started to share the post for their respective reasons wildly.

Zhou Siyu’s Manager V: Our Siyu was originally scheduled by E-fashion’s Editor-in-chief for today. But suddenly, they chose an unknown novice. People always have thick skins, always vying for and snatching everything. We don’t know how powerful the backer behind this is. We, Siyu, can’t compete, but that doesn’t mean we’ll compromise!

It was evident that Zhou Siyu’s manager was referring to Qiao Xiaren, sparking public speculation that Xiaren had leveraged her strong financial supporter’s influence to snatch the role that was originally meant for Zhou Siyu.

It was quite common for actresses to compete for roles, cover shots, and other resources in the entertainment industry. Yet, in Xiaren’s view, public Weibo arguments reflected the artist’s poor social skills.

“Idiot.” Xiaren scoffed softly.