Female Novel
Chapter 1403
Ian rarely wore such a disgruntled look on his face, so Cindy figured whoever on the other side of theline couldn’t possibly be his girlfriend. All of a sudden, she was reminded of her dream from two nightsbefore. It was odd for her to have dreamt about something so strange. Although she didn’t dream aboutanything outrageous, the scene of Ian asking if she liked him stuck with her. It made her feeluncomfortable whenever she recalled it.
After lunch, she collected everybody’s lunchboxes to throw them into the bin beside the car. She wasfacing Ian when she turned around, and he was also coincidentally looking her way. There was somehesitation on her part before she suggested, “Why don’t you contact Hannah if you have troublehandling this? I think she might know what to do.”
Ian gazed at her. Initially, she assumed he would ignore her, but he grunted before giving his reply. “Iwill do that.” As per her suggestion, Ian actually gave Hannah a call when he was taking a break fromthe shoot in the afternoon.
On the other hand, Hannah had also read the article online, and she was also about to contact him tosee if he had any plans regarding the netizens’ plans to find out who his girlfriend was. Ian lied bytelling her, “I’ll be frank with you. I already broke up with her before my debut, but I didn’t tell you as Iconsider it as a private matter. So, in short, nobody will be making any statement to show their supportfor me.”
Seemingly having expected a situation like this, Hannah stated, “I figured this was the case when youstopped talking about her by the end of the talent show. However, you can’t reveal your breakup at thispoint in time, as you should avoid giving yourself more trouble now that you’re at the cusp of things.”
Ian also understood the importance of keeping the truth a secret. “But I don’t want anybody to uncoverher identity, as I don’t want to implicate her in any capacity.”
After a moment’s silence, Hannah suggested, “Alright, you should come back tomorrow so that we canhave a meeting at the agency to discuss the matter. Your current circumstances are favorable to yourcareer, so we must not squander the opportunity. A lot of people are waiting to kick you down theladder, but we should never give them the chance to do that.”
Ian agreed to her suggestion before hanging up. The shooting would be finished by the next day, so itwas also time for them to report back to the agency anyway. The shooting session during theremainder of the afternoon went smoothly as well. Although Ian was still being ostracized, he didn’tcare about it at all. He never was someone who cared about public opinion, so even when the otherstreated him in a lukewarm fashion, he maintained his gentle smile while he was in front of the camera.
Watching him from the sidelines, Cindy lamented on the fact that even celebrities had it hard. They hadto retain their composure no matter what was going on in their personal lives, so they couldn’t easilyshow their true emotions.
When the session was finished that night, the three of them got back to the hotel by car, but this time,the driver followed them to their room. Ian ordered their meal from customer service as he figured theyshould have a proper meal together before they returned to the agency the next day.
It was customary of them to have a gathering whenever they completed a shooting session, so thedriver was used to it. They sat down in Ian’s room, where Cindy took out the fruits she bought, and thedriver began peeling himself an orange after sitting down on the sofa. Looking at Ian, he spoke. “I readnovelbin
the news in the afternoon. The netizens sure are something else. They managed to uncover your past.”
Ian got a fresh change of clothes before asking, “Did they dig up my past again?” His background wasno longer a secret, as it was already public knowledge when he first joined the talent show. It was beingviewed in a somewhat negative light, but it never amounted to anything everytime it was being broughtup.
However, the driver shook his head. “No, since it was your fans that went digging, they wouldn’t dig upanything that is to your detriment. From what I read online, they uncovered who your friends are, andthey revealed their identities.”