Chapter 67 I warned you not to mess with me
The private rooms in the five-star hotel are magnificent, with huge crystal chandeliers casting brilliant light.
The crew members took their seats one after another, Sister Chen asked everyone to order food, and the atmosphere gradually became lively.
Lin Xiao was arranged to sit near the main seat, next to Zhou Mubai, and An Rui sat next to her.
Gu Manman and Su Yu chose a seat relatively close to the side and sat down.
The dishes were served one by one quickly.
Lin Xiao held the red wine glass and shook it gently, his eyes seemingly casually sweeping over Gu Manman.
"Hey, Manman," she suddenly spoke, her voice neither too loud nor too soft, just loud enough for everyone at the table to hear, "Look at you, you're a famous screenwriter now, why are you still wearing such... simple clothes like before?"
Gu Manman paused as she was picking up food for Su Yu, raised her eyes, and said calmly, "As long as you feel comfortable."
"That's true," Lin Xiao took a sip of red wine, and a vague smile appeared on the corner of his mouth. "But now my status is different, I have to pay attention to my image. Look at our Director Zhou, an international director, how tastefully he dresses."
As she spoke, she leaned towards Zhou Mubai with a look of obvious flattery in her eyes.
Zhou Mubai just glanced at her indifferently, didn't respond, and continued to eat with his head down.
Su Yu put down her chopsticks and sneered: "Big star Lin, you control everything, but why do you care about what other people wear? You should just worry about other people's things."
Lin Xiao's face changed slightly, but he soon smiled again: "Director Su, what you said is just because I care about my old classmates. I'm worried that Manman is too low-key, and others don't know how great she is now and how 'capable' she is."
She deliberately emphasized the word "ability", and the people present could more or less hear the implication.
Gu Manman picked up a tissue and wiped the corners of her mouth. She met Lin Xiao's provocation with a light but cold voice: "I don't need to rely on my clothes to prove my ability. Miss Lin, instead of focusing on others, you should think more about your acting skills, so as not to drag down the progress of the entire crew."
These words directly hit Lin Xiao's sore spot. She hated it most when others said that her acting skills were not good.
"You!" Lin Xiao put down the wine glass suddenly, and the bottom of the glass collided with the table with a harsh sound, "Gu Manman, what do you mean?!"
The atmosphere in the box suddenly turned cold, and everyone's eyes were focused here.
Sister Chen quickly tried to smooth things over: "Hey, Xiaoxiao, Manman, we are all old classmates and partners, don't hurt the harmony, don't hurt the harmony. Come on, come on, eat some food, eat some food!"
Lin Xiao was relentless. She stared at Gu Manman with a venomous look in her eyes: "What do I mean? I mean that you should not think you are so great! You just relied on men to get to the top. What's there to be proud of!"
"Bang—" Su Yu slammed the table, stood up, and glared at Lin Xiao: "Lin Xiao, keep your mouth shut! Who are you talking about!"
"What's wrong with her?" Lin Xiao also stood up, not showing any weakness, "She dared to do it, but she's afraid of what people say? Everyone knows her little tricks!"
An Rui pulled Lin Xiao's arm and whispered, "Sister Xiaoxiao, forget it, don't be angry..."
"Get lost!" Lin Xiao shook off An Rui's hand and pointed at Su Yu's nose and cursed, "Who do you think you are? You're just a dog raised by Gu Manman! You wag your tail just because she gives you a bone, right?"
"Say that again?!" Su Yu was so angry that her eyes turned red, and she rolled up her sleeves and was about to step forward.
Gu Manman held Su Yu with steady force.
She looked at Lin Xiao with cold eyes: "Lin Xiao, you can eat whatever you want, but you can't say whatever you want."
"You should understand that trouble comes from the mouth."
"Besides, which eye of yours saw me relying on a man to get to the top?"
"Where's the evidence?"
"Or are you just jealous that I wrote "The Misty Forest" while you can only rely on a plastic surgery face and a financial sponsor to barely make a living in this circle?"
Gu Manman's voice was not loud, but every word was clear and hit the spot that Lin Xiao cared about most.
Lin Xiao looked at her calm and composed look, and the anger in his heart burned even more fiercely.
Why?
Why does Gu Manman always act so superior?
Why does Zhou Mubai look at her differently?
Jealousy gnawed at her sanity like a poisonous snake.
"I'm talking nonsense?" Lin Xiao laughed shrilly, "Heh, Gu Manman, why are you pretending to be so noble?"
"You were broke when you were in college, but now you're wearing all kinds of gold and silver and have become a famous screenwriter. Who would believe that you earned this with your own ability?"
"Don't think we don't know your little shit! You got kicked out after being played with by someone else, and now you want to hook up with Director Zhou?"
"I'm telling you, Gu Manman, you're such a slut who relies on men to get ahead..."
“That’s enough!”
Zhou Mubai, who had been silent all this time, suddenly spoke.
He put down his chopsticks and glanced at Lin Xiao coldly.
"Ms. Lin, please be careful with your words."
Lin Xiao was shocked by his sudden scolding, and the arrogance on his face was instantly suppressed.
As she watched Zhou Mubai defending Gu Manman, her jealousy reached its peak.
Why does Zhou Mubai always stand on her side? !
It was like this in college, and it is still like this now.
She is not willing to give in!
She suddenly grabbed her wine glass, raised her wrist, and poured the red wine all over Gu Manman's head!
“Crash——”
The wine instantly soaked through Gu Manman's beige skirt, and wine-red stains spread across a large area on her chest.
Everyone was stunned by this sudden scene.
Gu Manman lowered her head and looked at the stain on her chest.
She didn't get angry immediately, but just raised her hand and gently wiped the wet cloth with a tissue.
Then she raised her eyes and looked at Lin Xiao.
That look was terrifyingly calm.
Lin Xiao's heart skipped a beat when he was looked at by her, and he subconsciously took a half step back, but then he straightened his back and maintained his composure.
The next second, Gu Manman walked around the corner of the table and went straight to Lin Xiao.
Before Lin Xiao could react, he felt a sharp pain in his scalp and his hair was tightly grasped by Gu Manman.
"Ah——!" Lin Xiao let out a short scream.
Gu Manman grabbed Lin Xiao's hair mercilessly, pulled her forward, and then pressed her face hard into the plate of steaming, richly sauced braised pork on the table in front of her!
“Puff——”
Lin Xiao's face was covered with greasy sauce and meat.
The whole process happened so fast that no one could react.
"I warned you not to mess with me," Gu Manman's voice rang out clearly, drowning out Lin Xiao's sobbing and struggling voice, "but you insisted on not listening."
She continued to exert force on her hands, pressing down hard on the back of Lin Xiao's head.
"I don't know how I offended you, and I don't intend to find out now." Gu Manman turned her head and glanced at the horrified crowd, and finally fell back on Lin Xiao who was struggling and twisting. "If you want to go crazy, I will go crazy with you to the end."
"I'm barefoot, so I'm not afraid of you wearing shoes."
Sister Chen was so frightened that she rushed over: "Manman! Manman! Let go! Something is going to happen! Let go!"
Su Yu was stunned for a second, then reacted. Instead of pulling Gu Manman, she stood in front of An Rui and Sister Chen to prevent them from interfering.
The scene suddenly became chaotic.
Gu Manman felt several forces pulling on her at the same time, and finally let go.
Lin Xiao collapsed to the ground like a puddle of mud, his face, hair, and clothes covered with greasy sauce and minced meat, looking miserable.
She coughed violently, with a mixture of crying and angry screams: "Gu Manman! You lunatic! I'm going to kill you! I'm going to kill you!"
The box was in a mess, the tablecloth was torn, the cups and plates were in disarray, and food and wine were spilled everywhere.
Gu Manman stood in the center of the chaos, her chest heaving slightly, looking at Lin Xiao who was screaming and crying like a shrew on the ground.
"Just come again, I, Gu Manman, will accompany you till the end."
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