"Really here?"
"Mm..."
"Isn't this not good, what if someone sees us..."
"I'm not afraid at all, what are you afraid of?"
"......"
"Order 32, the barbecue is ready!"
The barbecue stand near the night market outside the Drama Academy called out that an order of barbecue was ready.
"Here!"
Following the direction of the voice, a young woman in a light gray baseball uniform raised her hand.
It's true that students from the Drama Academy have quite high looks.
"Miss, you're so pretty, you look like that actress, the one who played Luoyang."
The server brought the barbecue over, couldn't help but glance at the young woman a couple more times.
"Thank you, I sometimes look in the mirror and think I resemble her too."
She pushed the barbecue towards her friend,
"Teacher Yuan...I mean, Director Yuan, eat up quickly, you didn't eat dinner just to wait for me right?"
Yuan Xintong looked at her and suddenly felt very amused -
As a director, she would usually get flattered by others in the industry, or actors treating her to meals to network. Those would be high-end venues, or niche but tasteful places.
But Qin Wei was different. She didn't want to go to bars or fancy restaurants, and dragged her all the way back to a barbecue stand near the school.
To stand out and leave a deep impression?
But that's unnecessary...
She had been Qin Wei's instructor for a specialized course for a month. Because Qin Wei took every assignment seriously, she had given her high marks. Their normal interactions also showed her fondness openly, so Qin Wei wouldn't go so far as to deliberately stand out to impress her.
"Is this...a down-to-earth, girl next door persona?"
Yuan Xintong asked her directly without beating around the bush.
Qin Wei shook her head:
"Cheap."
Yuan Xintong: "???"
"Oh I'm just kidding with you! Do I lack that little bit of money, heh heh..."
Qin Wei laughed at her, and urged her at the same time,
"Try it, you'll know after one bite."
Still feeling puzzled, Yuan Xintong picked up a rice cake skewer and bit into it. She instantly understood -
The ingredients were fresh, cooked perfectly. The outside of the rice cake was crispy while the inside remained soft and chewy. The natural sweet rice flavor mixed with the sauce brushed on the outside, and the delicious flavors exploded in her mouth!!
In short, it was——
"So delicious!!"
Yuan Xintong felt pleasantly surprised. If this was served in a high-end restaurant with nice decor and artful plating, it would match perfectly and not feel out of place at all.
Seeing her satisfaction, Qin Wei knew she had chosen right. She pointed at the mushrooms on the plate:
"These are tasty too."
Yuan Xintong decisively chose to trust her judgment.
"Delicious...how come you're not eating?"
After Yuan Xintong finished another skewer, she saw that Qin Wei hadn't taken a single bite, so asked her.
Qin Wei swallowed hard:
"My new drama is about to start filming right? I have to get ahead on managing my figure, the big screen exposes every flaw. If people criticize me for getting fat later, my agent will cry."
"You don't seem like someone who eats street food often." Yuan Xintong remarked, while continuously picking food off the plate without stopping, wolfing down a skewer of potato slices in just a few bites.
Qin Wei absentmindedly fidgeted with her fingers and mumbled softly:
"Actually I do eat it sometimes...I was pretty indulgent at the beginning of the year when filming a show, ate whatever I wanted. Until someone told me it's unprofessional for an actress to behave like this.
I thought about it and they were right, so I stopped eating randomly. But it's impossible to not have a single bite either. I still eat occasionally, like when friends bring me out tonight, it really is pretty tasty."
Little nobody Qin Wei didn't lie, Zhou Fang and Ye Jiahe had brought her out, but she only ate one rice cake skewer before Ye Jiahe criticized her for lacking self-control.
Afraid that she really did lack self control, yet still bringing her out to eat barbecue...Qin Wei suspected Ye Jiahe deliberately tempted her in order to catch her red-handed.
"Another lamb skewer please boss!"
Yuan Xintong unabashedly ordered another serving for herself, then said to Qin Wei:
"I asked you out tonight to tell you, there will be auditions for casting tomorrow. I hope you can participate."
Qin Wei didn't reply to her. She continued saying:
"Don't you also have something to tell me?"
Qin Wei nodded.
...
[Little Buzz Entertainment: #QinWei spotted having late night outing with female friend# Recently, media has photographed Qin Wei having late night barbecue with a female friend at a night market. The two chatted and laughed cheerfully with intimate behavior, arousing suspicions of a new girlfriend.
Afterwards the friend sent her to her apartment building entrance, lingered there for five minutes. Qin Wei then entered the building alone while her friend drove away. What do you think is their relationship? [View image] [View image]]
Comments section ——
[Disgraceful idol, get out of the entertainment industry]
[?? Why is the quality of internet trolls so low nowadays? The comment above has so many likes?]
[Uh uh uh, is it normal for just friends to be hanging out late at night intimately?]
[New girlfriend? And behaving intimately too? Wasn't she always showing off that persona of only caring about making money and not dating?]
[So which is the real her? Unless she can explain herself clearly]
[They ate barbecue near the school dorms and many junior schoolmates also saw them. QinWei and her friend behaved openly without trying to hide anything. It's normal for friends to gather for small bbq dinner instead of having it for breakfast right?
If you want to see my idol sister, then keep supporting her currently airing drama "Stars Ablaze". Stop sneakily prying into her private life and pointing fingers, I'm talking about you, feel free to identify yourself!]
[I agree with comment above, yxh stop making up rumors, delete this post asap. Over 100 reshares and we will screenshot to submit to her agency. As long as my idol sister wants to sue, we will gladly accompany her anytime]
[Weren't her fans always pretty chill and easygoing? How did they suddenly become so fierce?]
[Some things can be tolerated, some cannot. Criticize her professional capabilities all you want, but we won't let blatant defamatory rumors slide]
[Rumor is it's related to her splitting from QW and Anxing agnecy, so now that Anxing won't shield her anymore, her fans are stepping up]
......
[Director Yuan Xintong: Huh? Woke up to suddenly having a girlfriend? I invited little QinWei to audition for my new movie. She happened to want to discuss the role with me too, so we met at the bbq stand outside school (seriously delicious!) and chatted happily over food. So little QinWei, will you come audition? @QinWei_Vivian]
As a principal involved, Yuan Xintong swiftly stepped out to clarify the very candid incident. She even attached a photo of them together at the barbecue stand, leaving no doubt over her account.
After seeing the responses online, Yuan laughed. No wonder Qin Wei insisted on this particular setting - not necessarily because the food was exceptionally tasty, but because they could socialize openly here without concern. If photographed, there would be no room for scandalous speculation.
She must be so terrified of these rumors, to send an urgent message first thing in the morning...
[QinWei: Teacher Yuan, so sorry to disturb you. We're trending on Weibo over this. No one believes me when I try to explain things, could I trouble you to help clarify so as not to impact your daily life?]
[Yuan: Give me a moment to take a look...]
[Yuan: These sorts of gossipy news, aren't they pretty good exposure for celebrities? You have a new drama ongoing, so this also counts to fuel the hype]
[QinWei: But hype should have a bottom line!!! You were my teacher and will be directing my next drama, it's inappropriate for us to fake promotional hype!!!]
[Yuan: Our student-teacher relationship has already ended. As for director, that hasn't started yet. I don't mind hype like this at all]
[QinWei: !!!!]
[Yuan: Just kidding, I've posted clarification already. No need for you to respond, responding will seem deliberate. Better to just ignore it from now on...]
[QinWei: Thank you so much!!]
