Chapter 553 - 35: After Divorce, the Cannon Fodder Joins a Romance Variety Show

A luminous and alluring body wrapped under a black dress.

Under the spotlight, Jiang Lai stood on the red carpet wearing a head of sensuous waves, facing the camera with a calm and serene smile on her lips.

It felt less like she was walking the red carpet and more like she was strolling leisurely in her backyard, making her the focus of the crowd as soon as she appeared.

The media, who thought there wouldn’t be any highlights tonight and were waiting listlessly for the event to end, suddenly perked up at the sight of Jiang Lai, frantically adjusting their angles to take photos.

Outside the railings, fans were crowded together, screaming and shouting Jiang Lai’s name.

Many fan site masters who specialized in Jiang Lai couldn’t help but snap a few shots of her back.

The right amount of workout marks added some tight-flowing lines to her already long and slender legs. Under the black dress, Jiang Lai looked like a white pearl wrapped within, sumptuous yet understated.

"Teacher Jiang, your outfit really surprised us today. I just saw many of your enthusiastic fans outside. How do you feel with so much passion and love?"

Sister Fang was hinting from below.

She had already reminded her before coming, smile first, contemplate second, and express gratitude third.

No matter the question, avoid answering if possible, be perfunctory if necessary, don’t let the media exploit any gaps.

Jiang Lai returned a reassuring glance to her.

First, smile, then contemplate.

"I’m very happy to have so many people like me. I hope everyone will continue to like me, and I will keep working hard."

Sister Fang nodded.

Watching Jiang Lai shine on the red carpet, she almost shed tears of emotion.

Finally, she finally brought out a decent artist.

"Seeing you in this outfit today is truly stunning. Black really makes you glow white. So, I want to ask a bit of a private question, does Teacher Jiang have any whitening secrets?"

Many female artists below the stage heard the question and showed amused smiles.

Which female star can honestly answer that question now?

What’s the secret to whitening?

Medical aesthetics, of course.

Maybe there’s indeed a bit of a natural advantage, but without the aid of modern technology, anyone would darken back despite exposure during daily outdoor shoots.

Shang Qingrao also stared at Jiang Lai.

Though she was smiling, her eyes were filled with coldness.

Jiang Lai really put in a lot of effort this time. Among a group, she’s the only one glowing white, who would believe it’s not medical aesthetics?

Who knows how many whitening injections she got.

Such a show-off, always wanting to outshine others, it’s the most annoying kind of woman.

And at this moment, Jiang Lai still smiled first, then contemplated.

Like answering the first question, the contemplation didn’t take more than three seconds, and she replied directly.

"The answer to the question can be found in the variety show I recently participated in.

Being naturally fair is one aspect, but mainly it’s about good sun protection afterward, using sunscreen, lavishly, spring, summer, autumn, winter, morning, noon, and night, without slacking.

Finally, everyone doesn’t need to overly pursue fair skin.

After all, I’m an artist, I need to be camera-ready, and I’ve endorsed many skincare products, especially sunscreen, so my profession requires me to be this fair.

But to the immortals behind the scenes, just do your best, beauty is diverse, so be confident."

The host nodded heavily.

Looking at Jiang Lai, the admiration in their eyes was evident.

"Yes, what Teacher Jiang said is very true, beauty is diverse. So, will Teacher Jiang challenge other styles in the future?"

Jiang Lai thought for a moment.

"Of course, as an actress, I should have versatile styles. If I get good scripts and directors, and they ask me to tan, I’ll immediately hit the tanning salon without a second thought."

After saying this, Jiang Lai smiled at the literary elderly man sitting in the first spot in the front row.

That smile was confident and composed.

When the camera turned over, the old man was precisely Director Du Han, the most famous director in the country.

And all actors in the circle knew at this time that he was preparing a period film, but the female lead wasn’t decided yet.

The interview ended, and Jiang Lai lifted her dress and went down the stairs.

The dress was designed with a short front and a long back, making it somewhat inconvenient to go down the stairs.

Mourong Yan, who was sitting in the first row, instinctively wanted to get up, but before he could, a figure went ahead and helped Jiang Lai hold her back skirt, walking down together with her.

Jiang Lai looked up at Liang Qizhou beside her.

"Thank you."

"There’s an empty seat by my side, let’s sit together."

The skirt was still in the other’s hand, so Jiang Lai said nothing and followed him to the middle seat in the first row.

As they walked over, they happened to pass by Mourong Yan and Shang Qingrao.

Jiang Lai didn’t turn her head and walked straight ahead.

Mourong Yan suddenly stood up.

"Your seat is here."

One wonders if the organizers did it on purpose, placing Jiang Lai and Shang Qingrao on either side of Mourong Yan.

Presumably, they wanted to leverage the heat from the show since Jiang Lai was quite attentive to Mourong Yan in the first episode of the variety show.

The relationship among these three has sparked much speculation online.

This current scene has drawn a lot of attention.

Jiang Lai hadn’t said anything yet when Sister Fang hurried over and grabbed Jiang Lai by the arm.

"There are empty seats at the back too, let’s go sit back there.

Thank you, Teacher Liang, for your kind intentions, but Jiang Lai is a bit tired today, I’ll take her back to sit and rest."

Liang Qizhou, hearing this, sensibly let go.

"Hmm, I’m a bit tired too, are there any extra seats at the back?"

Sister Fang was taken aback, then shook her head without any hesitation.

"No more."

Even if there were, he couldn’t be allowed to sit over there.

If fans took pictures of the two of them sitting together, chatting and laughing, Jiang Lai would definitely be scolded.

The moment Liang Qizhou held her dress just now was already captured and uploaded online, who knows how it would be discussed.

Jiang Lai didn’t want to entangle with him any further and directly followed Sister Fang to sit in the back row.

Liang Qizhou smiled and returned to his seat.

Seeing all this, Shang Qingrao’s hand, hidden under her dress, gripped the armrest tightly, her expression becoming much more sullen.

Did Liang Qizhou really like Jiang Lai?

Is he blind?

Jiang Lai, such a person, not only older than him but also divorced...

Oh right, Liang Qizhou didn’t know about Jiang Lai’s and Mourong Yan’s past relationship, and he wouldn’t know she was recently divorced.

If this comes to light, would he still be entangled with a divorced woman?

Even if he were willing, would his fans allow their perfect idol to frequently interact with a scandal-ridden and divorced woman?

Thinking of this, Shang Qingrao suddenly felt much better.

Indeed, why should she feel uncomfortable?