10:30.

The interview has ended.

Rong Shang had just arrived backstage and was preparing to rush to her next appointment when...

The woman behind him bumped into him carelessly.

She was wearing high heels at the time and was caught off guard, almost tripping and falling.

After being helped up by the staff around her, she saw the woman swaying her hips as she walked past her.

Upon seeing that it was Zhong Ru again, Rong Shang frowned.

She quickly caught up and secretly pinched her behind her back.

"Ah!" the woman screamed, but unfortunately, there were too many people and too much noise backstage, and no one noticed her, a mere newcomer.

Rong Shang smiled slightly when she heard this.

When Zhong Ru saw this, the other person's expression changed drastically.

"Zhong Xia, you pinched me!"

She instinctively raised her hand.

Rong Shang leaned her face closer and said with a smile, "Go ahead and hit me if you want."

Zhong Ru was stunned for a moment, and before she could even hesitate, she was scolded.

"Zhong Ru, what are you doing?!"

The man was furious. Before she could turn around, the newcomer grabbed her arm and dragged her away.

They looked up and their eyes met.

Standing in front of her at that moment was Zhong Xia's agent, Brother Hao.

In an instant, Zhong Ru's heart skipped a beat, and she began to stammer incoherently.

"Brother Hao, I, I, please let me explain, it's not what you see."

"No?" Brother Hao narrowed his eyes and tightened his grip on her hand. "Then what are you trying to do?"

He must be seeing things. She's just a newcomer, yet she dares to offend Zhong Xia?

"I just thought Sister Xia seemed a bit hot, so I wanted to fan her."

He turned his head and glanced at Rong Chang.

Zhong Ru hoped she could say something to help her.

But how could that be?

The woman took the sunglasses handed to her by the staff member and put them on. Then she went up and patted Brother Hao on the shoulder.

She pursed her lips and smiled.

He casually remarked, "Brother Hao, it seems like the boss's judgment is getting worse and worse."

hehe.

The laughter gradually faded away.

The woman left.

When Zhong Ru realized that she was being mocked for her incompetence, her face darkened.

She was angry and wanted to defend herself.

But as soon as he made a sound, Brother Hao stopped him.

"Alright, that's enough. You can go now."

"Brother Hao, I..."

"Alright, alright, go back now." The man waved his hand impatiently at her.

Zhong Ru couldn't believe that she had been fired just because of one sentence from Zhong Xia.

...

Then we got back into the car.

The woman in the back seat is touching up her makeup.

Hao Ge turned to look at her and smiled, "Zhong Xia, what's your relationship with that Zhong Ru?"

The relationship between these two seems a bit strained.

Zhong Xia, Zhong Ru.

At first glance, their names make you think they're related.

"It doesn't matter."

Rong Shang knew that the original owner had never revealed who was in her family before.

Of course, she did that because she didn't want the paparazzi to disturb the lives of Mr. Zhong and Ms. Zhong.

But she was different; she denied it because she didn't want to be associated with Zhong Ru.

As far as I can remember, Zhong Ru revealed her relationship with Zhong Xia after her debut.

She thought that by doing this she could ride on Zhong Xia's popularity and carve out her own niche in the entertainment industry.

Who knew that she would end up like that, forever living in the shadow of the original owner's glory.

"Oh, really?" Brother Hao said with a chuckle. "I thought she was some kind of relative of yours."

Putting everything else aside, just looking at them, they do look somewhat alike at first glance.

However, Zhong Ru's features are not as delicate and beautiful as Zhong Xia's.

Looking away, Brother Hao lowered his head and fiddled with his phone. "Driver, let's go."