Chapter 551 - 33: After Divorce, the Cannon Fodder Joins a Romance Variety Show

All the dresses were sent to the company’s dressing room.

When Jiang Lai arrived, many female celebrities were already chatting in the large dressing room.

Jiang Lai immediately spotted Shang Qingrao, who was surrounded like a star among moons.

She was wearing a dark purple vintage cocktail dress, with a long hem that swept the floor, adorned with pearls and embroidery, elegant and refined.

It was paired with the Xiang Family’s new jewelry and necklace, and her wrist had an emerald agate bracelet that matched the dress.

Jiang Lai recognized this bracelet.

When Murong Yan first came into money, he bought this collector’s edition at a high price at an auction. The complete set included agate accessories: bracelet, earrings, necklace, and brooch, and it was extremely expensive.

At that moment, Shang Qingrao was facing the mirror, with her assistant arranging her dress hem, waiting for the photographer to come over for pictures.

"Sister Jiang Lai."

A fellow artist from the same company, who had a good relationship with Jiang Lai, greeted her.

Only then did everyone seem to notice Jiang Lai and they all started to greet her.

Standing in front of the mirror, Shang Qingrao didn’t turn her head, simply looking at Jiang Lai in the mirror.

"Sister Jiang Lai, are you here to try on dresses too?"

"What else would I be here for?"

The room fell into silence.

One is a veteran figure in the company, the other, although a newcomer, is someone with support. The rest dared not say more than a word.

Those who were tactful quietly exited the room.

Shang Qingrao sneered.

This isn’t in front of a live camera, moreover, on that dating show, Jiang Lai gained a lot of popularity and praise by stepping over her.

At this point, Shang Qingrao had no interest in continuing to feign harmony with her.

"Well, I understand how you feel right now. It’s normal for people to feel elated when they finally feel the sensation of popularity."

"You can relate? How, when you’ve never been popular yourself?"

"..."

Even Sister Fang couldn’t stand listening anymore.

She spoke directly.

"I’m sorry, but the dress you’re trying on was reserved for our Jiang Lai in advance, and it’s already listed with the company. So please change after you’ve tried it on, so our Jiang Lai can try it too. After all, the red carpet is tomorrow and we need to adjust it to fit."

Sister Fang noticed as soon as she walked in.

Shang Qingrao was posing in front of the mirror in the dress she had painstakingly borrowed.

This b*tch is hooking up with others’ husbands and now wants to steal resources. Truly shameless, with skin so thick even bullets can’t penetrate.

Sister Fang’s tone was not kind.

Shang Qingrao acted as if she didn’t hear and continued discussing with her assistant.

"The back hem is a bit wide, and this area on the back..."

Sister Fang was fuming as she saw this.

Just as she was about to say something, Jiang Lai held her back.

"It’s just a piece of fabric. If she wants it, let her have it. Let’s not waste time, go get the black dress for me."

Jiang Lai was willing to waste copious amounts of time on sleeping, watching TV, or even daydreaming, but not on meaningless people.

Besides, although the dress was expensive, it wasn’t attractive.

The body of a tall, thin, flat-chested white model would look good in it, but considering the figures of female celebrities in the circle now, apart from Coco, no one could pull off this dress.

If that’s the case, Shang Qingrao can have it if she wants.

Over there, Shang Qingrao thought Jiang Lai was chickening out.

Realizing even if she tried to snatch it, she wouldn’t succeed.

Who knew the next second, she’d hear Jiang Lai say nonchalantly.

"Why do you love picking up other people’s discarded trash?"

"I advise you not to be so indiscriminate next time. What’s leftover from someone else isn’t necessarily good; you should check whether it’s leaked from above or below."

"..."

After a brief moment of stupor, Shang Qingrao furiously realized what Jiang Lai was implying.

In an instant, anger and humiliation swept over her, making her so mad she almost screamed.

"Jiang Lai, you..."

"What about me? The air here is too stale. Sister Fang, let’s go to my dressing room."

Sister Fang was momentarily taken aback.

But she quickly picked up the black dress and followed Jiang Lai out.

Shang Qingrao’s voice trailed behind.

"Jiang Lai, I wonder how long you can keep laughing!"

A woman who’s been abandoned has no right to swagger here.

Just a paper tiger, strong in appearance but weak inside!

In the corridor, Sister Fang kept staring at Jiang Lai.

"I know I’m beautiful, go ahead and look, I won’t charge you."

Sister Fang opened her eyes wide, somewhat incredulous.

"Do all women become like this after they ’wake up’ post-divorce? Jiang Lai, if you had come to your senses earlier, you’d have skyrocketed by now."

Such superior looks combined with a fairly agile and vibrant performance, she could’ve carved her way into the industry relying on herself.

It’s a pity that just when her career was starting, she entered the scumbag’s company, kept continuously raking in money for the company with endless schedules, resulting in an awkward status in the circle even now at nearly thirty.

The new dressing room was at the end. Opening the door revealed an independent dressing table and a lounge, the changing room was clean, tidy, and equipped with a washroom.

"Can we use this?"

"Use it if you want to. I’m a shareholder in the company, after all, I have rights to such a space."

"Has Murong Yan given you shares?"

"Yes."

It’s likely he wanted her to agree to sign the divorce papers soon and to cleanly break off, so the terms offered weren’t bad.

"You should have done this earlier. From the start I warned you, he’s not a good man."

"Thanks, but I’m enlightened now. You can focus your attention on my career."

"Oh yes, where’s the makeup artist I’ve contacted? Why aren’t they here yet?"

Jiang Lai, as a veteran artist of the company, didn’t even have her own makeup artist. Who could believe that?

That Shang Qingrao has three assistants and a makeup artist with her.

And then look at Jiang Lai, her one assistant recently broke a leg, and the company hasn’t arranged another one for her yet.

The next day, an hour before the red carpet, cars were already parked densely outside the venue.

Murong Yan arrived early, and after chatting with the organizers for a bit, he stayed at the entrance waiting.

Soon, the celebrities arrived one after another.

All the guests from the dating show were on the invitation list, given it’s the hottest variety show now, the organizers even set aside a spot for its fans to easily get autographs.

Liang Qizhou and Zhou Luo arrived together, both under the same company, wearing matching black suits. As soon as they appeared, fans outside the venue screamed and shouted.

Liang Qizhou’s fans almost filled the entire space, his support banners the most conspicuous.

Following closely behind were Coco, Hu Peiyuan, and Gao Yanwei, who interacted with fans outside the venue for a while too.

After entering, they found their seats and waited.