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Chapter 144 The Elements of a Femme fatale

The "car shock door" caused a lot of noise, and the news also spread to Jinguang Lane.Another person involved in the incident came home from get off work, and the aunts gathered in front of the building to gossip and make fun of him.

"Wei Jia, have you read the news? They say that the adulterer in the car looks a bit like you!"

"Aunt Liang, we didn't say that... what kind of adulterer? The newspaper said it was in Hengdian, so far away! The woman in the car is a big star, who acts in a movie. Besides, we Wei Jia can do that kind of thing?"

Wei Jia was about to leave after saying hello, but he stopped and borrowed a newspaper to read. The entertainment section of "City Evening News" published a large-scale in-depth report on the Che Zhenmen incident - "Chen Xi Refuses to Respond to "Che Zhenmen", Sun Jianchuan Still Chooses to Forgive".The pictures included not only the scene of Chen Xi's cheating, but also a half-length photo of Sun Jianchuan's tearful eyes when he sang emotionally during a certain performance.

When people look at their own snapshots, they tend to have doubts: Is this me?The facial features of the man in the car were blurred, and the more he stared at him, the more he felt strange, but Wei Jia still clearly remembered the temperature of Chen Xi's skin under his clothes, the feeling of the buttons of his jeans on their legs, and her lipstick, It's a faint chocolate flavor.The hand on the back of her head was now rustling the newspaper.

He read very quickly, and the following paragraphs of text were clear to the eye, but dull to the brain.

Aunt Liang raised Gang Wenhao's thick eyebrows and said, "It's just that the outline is a little bit similar. Auntie thinks you are more decent than that person."

Wei Jia smiled and returned the folded newspaper.He went upstairs and could still hear the muffled discussions of the neighbors behind him.

"Did I say the wrong thing? He doesn't look very happy."

"Wei Jia is like that. He has a good temper, doesn't talk much, and is a good person. It's normal for young people not to be interested in these things."

"Hey, does he have a girlfriend? You said that different women often come in and out of his house, but I've never seen them."

"Those who go in and out of the house can also be relatives! Even if he had a girlfriend, I think it's probably divided. The last time I liked the girl who went out wearing a hat in the middle of the night, I haven't seen anyone for a month or two..."

They were wrong.When Wei Jia opened the door, he thought that it had been three months since Chen Xi left in anger.

The quarrel that day had been skipped on their phone call.There are frequent activities at the end of the year, and Chen Xi's itinerary before the "Car Shocking Door" is very dense.Not long after Wei Jia finished the test, Lao Qian's racecourse hosted a big competition.The two chatted a few words before going to bed.Wei Jia called Chen Xi several times and there was a lot of noise around her. He didn't want to disturb her, so he called him when she was convenient.The last two calls from Chen Xi were all drunk.

Chen Xi received a call from Wei Jia late that night, and Wei Jia said that he had read the news.In an era of such advanced information, Chen Xi never thought of being able to hide it.She smiled and said, "Someone on the Internet said you are 'Car Ximenqing'."

"My neighbors think I'm more decent than 'Car Ximenqing'."

They laughed, and then fell into a brief silence.

"No one has recognized you yet, so I feel much more at ease. Recently, the media tried to dig out your identity, and my mother promised me that I would deal with it. You are an amateur, so as long as no new news is exposed, this turmoil will pass soon. Is Lele okay?"

"same as usual."

Wei Jia didn't tell Chen Xi that recently Wei Le occasionally went to the fourth floor to watch cartoons with her new friend, a little girl in preschool.After dinner today, the girl's TV broadcast "Entertainment Frontline", which mentioned the news about Chen Xi.The girl half-understood, pointing to Chen Xi on TV and said: "My grandma said that this person is ashamed, she is not a good person."

Wei Le had promised Wei Jia that he would never mention anything related to Chen Xi in front of outsiders. If others mentioned it first, he would keep his mouth tightly shut and would not say a word.So she pursed her lips tightly, pushed the little girl, and lost the only friend she made in Jinguang Lane.Wei Jia came to the door to apologize, and took Wei Le back who was crying heartbreakingly.

Chen Xi described to Wei Jia the new game she had learned in detail, and said that she had recently studied Xiangdao and could write perfect seal characters, and at the end she scolded Sun Jianchuan: "That idiot actually sang "Excessive Fire" at the commercial show, and sang He was still wiping away tears, it’s absolutely amazing! Do you know that the price of his commercial performance has tripled now? Duan Yanfei smiled. He even shouted that he would wait for me to turn around. If my mother didn’t let me mess around I'm going to slap him to death!"

Wei Jia waited for her to finish talking before asking, "Are you okay?"

Chen Xi didn't answer.He is deaf?It's all said that she can eat, sleep, play games, enjoy herself, and even swear... what's wrong?
But when Wei Jia asked again: "Chen Xi, are you okay?"

She closed her eyes to feel his voice, and then excused herself to pour water to end the topic.

Wei Jia seemed to have received the answer, he said softly: "I have saved a few days off, why don't I go find you..."

"Don't come!" Chen Xi refused without thinking.

"what can I do?"

"In case someone recognizes you, or a reporter comes to your door, don't admit it, don't let them scare Wei Le."

"Okay. If you don't go to Melbourne for the New Year, come back then. Wei Le misses you very much, and always wants you to take her to set off firecrackers. The limelight should pass by then."

"I promised my grandma to accompany her this year."

"That's it...it's okay! When will you come back, I...we are all here."

Chen Xi hung up the phone, and Ada, who moved in to live with her, leaned against the drinking fountain and said worriedly, "I won't be going back to Jinguang Lane for the New Year? Do you want to refund the booked air ticket?"

"nonsense."

"Should the nonsense be refunded or not? Didn't your grandma go to Hong Kong to visit friends during the Spring Festival? Her friends are all engaged in music. Does it hurt you to go to New Year's greetings with her?" Ada followed Chen Xi's buttocks, strictly following Song Mingming The assigned task of talking with Chen Xi more often.

"I understand. This is a white lie. You don't want to cause trouble for Wei Jia! But Ms. Song asked you to tell the media that the man in the car was just a stranger you met when you were drunk in Hengdian that night. Wei Jia saved a lot of trouble, why didn't you agree? Don't close the door, Sister Xi, Ms. Song asked me to watch you 24 hours a day... Hey!"

Chen Xi slammed the door and slowly sat down on the edge of the bed.She refused to declare that Wei Jia was a stranger, not because she was afraid of taking the notoriety of having one-night stands, but because she still wanted to go back to that person.She has tasted the price of lies.In the future—if they have a future, they may still be photographed by reporters, and the lies of "strangers" will face double blowback.Ada couldn't understand this truth, but Ms. Song understood it very well, so she shook her head, but didn't force Chen Xi any more.

There are also some arrangements that Ms. Song can't tolerate Chen Xi's rejection, such as accepting the filming of "Men's Wear" magazine.Chen Xi used to think that there was no need for her to take a large-scale sexy route, and she would be open-minded if she really wanted to shoot.The new issue came out after the Spring Festival. On the cover, Chen Xi is completely naked. She is accompanied by a horse and holds a sword in one hand. Only her long hair and the body of the horse skillfully cover the important parts.Thanks to the photographer's skill and powerful post-production P-map, Chen Xi's tall and slender figure was photographed with a reverie effect.The picture is accompanied by the text "Sword flowers look at the bones of a hero, ice mirrors look at a beauty", Chen Xi has no body, no fear in his eyes, a muddy body, but the color of the sword in his hand is like frost and snow, like a swordsman, and like a Shura, the whole group of photos presents an extremely fierce beauty .

This issue of the magazine created a new sales myth, and Chen Xi suddenly became a candidate for the new goddess on several straight men gathering websites.Sun Jianchuan was originally unpopular on those websites, and now male netizens even think that he is incapable of controlling Chen Xi and is not worthy of having a goddess.Beauty is justice, and Chen Xi's indifference and indulgence in private life seem to be the elements of a femme fatale, which has been forgiven by some people.

Of course, there are still many different voices calling her shameless and famous.I don't know if the timing was right, or Ms. Song's bet was right. The low-budget literary film in which Chen Xi acted as the heroine was indeed well received in the industry. It was shortlisted for two Best Actress nominations in the three major Chinese film awards.Chen Xi has won the Chinese Film Media Award, the Film Directors Guild's Actress of the Year, and the best supporting actress with a high gold content.Two years ago, the Sino-US co-production film "Creed" she participated in was finally released in China. She played the dumb female killer only three times, but her performance was remarkable, and she was not overwhelmed by many international big-name movie stars.Sun Jianchuan congratulated Chen Xi on Weibo, and booked a movie with great fanfare as usual to show his support.In his essay, he lamented Chen Xi's hard work in filming, and inadvertently revealed that he broke up with her for a short time three years ago because of getting together and leaving too much and work pressure.Netizens compared the timeline and found that it happened to be around the time of Chen Xi's car shock incident—from this, it is very likely that Chen Xi was just dating outsiders during the free window, rather than just being on the same boat.

Chen Xi didn't respond.She knew very well that this was a consensus reached between Ms. Song and Duan Yanfei by coercing her back up photos.

A mainstream media made a timely comment, advocating that the audience should pay more attention to the actor's acting skills rather than his private life.When talking about the cooperation with Chen Xi, the directors represented by Li Yang said that they did not know her relationship status, but only knew that she was good at understanding the script, could understand the director’s words, and did not complain about being tired when she was paid. Not being late, not interrupting the show, and not engaging in male-female relationships in the crew, this is enough for an actress of her age.It is precisely because of this that he recommended Chen Xi to other colleagues. If there is a suitable script in the future, the possibility of collaborating again will not be ruled out.

So far the tide of public opinion has turned.Song Mingming was very satisfied, her daughter was still doing well, and it was not in vain for her to risk her face and exhaust her contacts.Chen Xi also heaved a sigh of relief, and finally didn't have to attend endless dinners.Although she lost the opportunity to play a famous historical figure in a blockbuster with the main theme and lost a few endorsements, it will be difficult to receive a role with a kind person for a long time, and those who don't like her will dislike her even more... ...But she can continue to act, and she doesn't have to appear tied to Sun Jianchuan from now on, and people's attention to her is no longer around the car shocking incident.

In the beginning of spring, when the Golden Statue Awards were announced, Chen Xi just missed out on Best Actress, but the black swan dress she wore for the awards ceremony was hailed as the crown of red carpet, and she killed herself in disguise.

After the ceremony, Chen Xi continued to go back to filming. It was another costume movie. She played the role of a chivalrous woman with great skills but ill-fated fate.There was an accident on the set that day. She was accidentally injured while hanging Wia, her ankle was broken, and she went to the hospital for a plaster cast.Fortunately, the filming of Chen Xi's scene has come to an end, and the rest of the content was filmed with strong support and technical means. The doctor said that her feet must rest for the time being.

Song Mingming bought a wave of drafts to publicize how dedicated Chen Xi is in filming.Some people on the Internet analyzed that she had the accident because of the turmoil some time ago and because she was uneasy about missing the award, and she seemed to feel sorry for her.

Chen Xi held a large number of flowers in her hands and limped to the end. Ada, who was supporting her, couldn't feel the slightest loss from her.On the contrary, from the moment the foot was injured, Chen Xi's joy was beyond words.

"I have to find a place to recuperate properly!" said the actress who ran with her.

(End of this chapter)