Seeing this group of people so happy as if they had not eaten anything, Tang Yueru's eyes turned red with anger.

They are all a bunch of short-sighted guys!

It's just a small stir-fry meal that cost a few dollars, is it worth celebrating with such fanfare?!

Tang Yueru felt that she was already pissed off today. She really didn't want to go to the cafeteria and watch this group of people flattering Shao Jingque anymore. She forced a fake smile and said:

"I'm sorry, Sister Jingque, as you just saw, my show has been selected to participate in the first Spring Festival Gala of Beijing Television. I may have to accompany the leaders for dinner tonight, so I won't be able to eat in the cafeteria with you!"

Tang Yueru's face was full of superiority as she spoke. No matter how wonderful Shao Jingque's performance was, wasn't the program that was finally selected still her solo?

Shao Jingque, who has always been a first-rate tea connoisseur, felt that Tang Yueru's introduction was rather lengthy and reasonably suspected that she was showing off, so he feigned surprise and said,

"Huh? All this time, you're just running for election? I thought you were already elected!"

Then he pretended to comfort her:

"It doesn't matter, there's still a chance. Even if you don't get selected in the end, there's no shame. After all, in this world, hard work doesn't guarantee rewards. Come on!"

After Shao Jingque finished speaking, he clenched his fist towards her encouragingly, then turned around and asked everyone to go to the cafeteria, seemingly not taking her bragging seriously at all.

Tang Yueru's face was half green and half red after hearing her words. Being qualified to run for the election was clearly a huge honor, but why did Shao Jingque make it sound like she was definitely going to lose, and even console her by saying it wasn't shameful?!

How did it end up being such a disgrace?!

Fang Ya stood in the corner outside the crowd with a grim expression. Seeing that Tang Yueru didn't get any good response from Shao Jingque, she weighed the pros and cons in her mind and decided to move her feet and follow the crowd out.

Unexpectedly, she was seen by Liu Cuirong who was paying special attention to her, and she deliberately said loudly:

"Hey, Fang Ya, why are you following us? Aren't you usually inseparable from Tang Yueru? Why don't you go out for dinner with us tonight?"

When everyone heard this, they turned around, and Fang Ya, who was standing at the end of the team, blushed immediately.

Tang Yueru, who had not noticed Fang Ya at first, also looked over. Sure enough, she saw Fang Ya standing among the group of people. She immediately became furious and said angrily:

"Fang Ya!"

Her sharp voice frightened Fang Ya so much that she shivered. With her back stiffened, she slowly turned her head to look over, only to see Tang Yueru staring at her with eyes wide open. Fang Ya's heartbeat immediately soared to 120.

She subconsciously prepared to move towards Tang Yueru, when suddenly a familiar soft voice came from behind her:

"Xiaoya?"

Hearing this familiar name, Fang Ya stopped in her tracks and turned around mechanically like a rusted machine.

The one who called her was indeed Shao Jingque, the person she was most afraid of facing.

Fang Ya wanted to die at this moment. She originally thought that facing Shao Jingque was the most terrifying scene, but she didn't expect that being sandwiched between Tang Yueru and Shao Jingque made her feel as if she was standing on the tip of a needle and it was so painful.

"Sister Jingque..."

Fang Ya spoke hesitantly, her face as red as a monkey's butt.

Shao Jingque's attitude towards her was surprisingly the same as before. Even the way he addressed her remained the same, and his tone was as gentle as ever:

"It's been a while since we last met. How are you doing these days? Have you continued to practice the makeup techniques I taught you? Tomorrow, you can do my makeup so I can check out the results of your practice."

Shao Jingque's words surprised and moved Fang Ya. She looked at Wu Shuang who was standing next to Shao Jingque in disbelief.

Didn't Wu Shuang tell Shao Jingque what she had done? !

At this moment, Wu Shuang had no idea what Shao Jingque was up to, so she snorted coldly and turned her head away, ignoring Fang Ya.

Fang Ya was suddenly very excited. If Wu Shuang really had not had time to sue her, then she still had a chance to justify herself!

She nodded hurriedly and was about to respond, but Tang Yueru behind her suddenly spoke up and answered:

"Oh, Jingque, you haven't been with the group these days so you might not know. Deputy Head Qu took into consideration that I'm an outsider and unfamiliar with Ning City, so he asked Fang Ya to be my assistant for a while. She has to help me with something tomorrow and doesn't have time to put on your makeup. You should just ask that person to do it for you!"

Now it was Fang Ya's turn to have her face turn red and white. She wanted to quickly show her goodwill to Shao Jingque, but was afraid of offending Tang Yueru. For a moment, she felt as uncomfortable as if she was being roasted on a fire.

The "someone" mentioned by Tang Yueru took Shao Jingque's arm with a gloomy face and said in a sarcastic tone:

"Go, Jingque, be careful that someone will take your kindness for granted. Fang Ya is a very busy person now. She is too busy serving tea and water every day. How can she have time to practice makeup techniques? I am worried about leaving you to her!"

Compared to Tang Yueru's refusal to let go, Shao Jingque didn't say anything more. He just looked at Fang Ya with a rather regretful look for a few more times, and then followed everyone to the cafeteria.

Seeing Fang Ya staying where she was, still staring at the backs of Shao Jingque and his group leaving, Tang Yueru became angry and slapped her on the arm mercilessly, saying harshly:

"What are you looking at?! If you really need this bite of food, then hurry up and catch up. Your useless look is annoying!"

Fang Ya's arm was hurt by her slap, but she didn't dare to say anything. She could only cover her arm silently, lowered her head and looked at the ground. She listened to the laughter that was gradually fading away, and the balance in her heart unconsciously tilted towards Shao Jingque.

As they walked along the road, Wu Shuang thought Yue Feiying had not told Shao Jingque about Fang Ya's evil deeds, and was worried that she would be deceived by Fang Ya again. She couldn't help but lower her voice and whispered in her ear:

"That Fang Ya is not a good person, she..."

Shao Jingque gently patted Wu Shuang's hand, used his eyes to signal that the people around him were talking too much, and whispered soothingly:

"Don't worry, I know what's going on."

After hearing her say this, Wu Shuang felt relieved and hurriedly apologized to Shao Jingque with a guilty look on her face. After saying a few words, she started crying with regret. Shao Jingque had to spend a lot of time to persuade her.

When they arrived at the cafeteria, Shao Jingque generously added a braised pork, a preserved egg with roasted peppers, and a Kung Pao chicken to each table, which made everyone very happy!

After ordering and paying, she didn't stay to eat with everyone else. Instead, she took Wu Shuang and left first.

Yue Feiying had already agreed with her in the afternoon that after get off work today, everyone would go to Xiefang Garden for a dinner to welcome her. Now Shao Jingque is counting on Yue Feiying to take her in, so she dare not disobey her!

But as the saying goes, enemies often meet on a narrow road. As soon as Shao Jingque and Wu Shuang arrived at the gate of the art troupe, they met Qu Jingyun who was returning from the guesthouse after sending Secretary Wang off.

Qu Jingyun stared at Shao Jingque with a sinister look on his face. This time, he didn't even pretend, and showed his disgust for her without any concealment on his face:

"Don't be too proud. Do you think I can't do anything to you just because you passed the test?"