Dressed as a Man, I Became Tycoon’s Sweetheart

Chapter 146: Chapter 146 Looking for Faults

Ye Xian went through the information folder in detail from beginning to end.

No wonder Jiang Wen said that this opportunity was hard to come by, there indeed were many strong competitors listed inside.

The nanny van soon arrived at Tianhuan Building. Guided by the person in charge from White People Toothpaste, Ye Xian entered the audition venue. There were four or five stars sitting around, and they all nodded politely to each other after meeting.

After the greetings, everyone started to concentrate on watching an audition that was taking place in the studio. Ye Xian looked over as well.

Standing in the studio was a fit male star with a buzz cut. If she remembered correctly, he should be the actor from the third page of the folder—Zhang Hao, who was one of the most competitive candidates in this group. A star from Damei Media, he had debuted five years ago and was ranked among the third-tier celebrities. His small hit campus drama had just finished airing, and the buzz was still going. Furthermore, his usual persona revolved around being a ‘fitness expert,’ belonging to the positive, energetic clique, virtually without any negative gossip.

It was just that his complexion was somewhat dark, and holding that shiny tube of White People Toothpaste, he indeed looked a bit out of place—unless the brand’s main angle was based on being adorably contrary to expectations, his chances weren’t looking great.

“Cut! Okay, Mr. Zhang Hao can step down and take a break. Next up, Mo Zheng…”

The director called for a change, and Zhang Hao walked out of the studio. When he looked up, he saw Ye Xian standing in the waiting area and his expression inadvertently froze.

Ye Xian’s attention had already shifted to the next auditionee, and she did not notice his peculiar gaze.

Zhang Hao curled his lips into a smirk and walked toward the waiting area. As he passed by Ye Xian, he bumped heavily against her left shoulder, causing her to stagger backward several steps, nearly falling to the ground.

“You…”

Ye Xian frowned, but before she could speak, Zhang Hao suddenly looked at her in feigned surprise as if he had just noticed her presence, “Yo, did you not fall? I was just passing by here, I didn’t expect you—a big man—to be so fragile to the touch, huh?”

His tone was clearly provocative. The hostility towards her was so thick it couldn’t be concealed.

Ye Xian did not understand the source of his hostility; they seemed to be strangers before this encounter, and she had no memory of him from the original owner’s recollections.

If it was about White People Toothpaste, there were so many auditionees at the scene; there was no need to target her alone, right?

“Brother Ye, are you okay?”

Zhou Lu rushed over from behind after seeing her get bumped. Ye Xian just patted her left shoulder, “I’m fine.”

Zhang Hao showed no intention of apologizing and swaggered off toward the back.

Zhou Lu: “How can there be such a rude and unreasonable person, bumping into someone and not even apologizing!”

“He seems to have a problem with me, though I also don’t know why.”

Zhou Lu paused in her gesture of smoothing out Ye Xian’s clothes, “Could it be because of…”

Ye Xian caught the expression on her face, as if she knew something, “Because of what?”

Zhou Lu quietly pulled her aside, “Brother Ye, do you still remember the time the Business World crew went to Huixiang Restaurant for barbecue?”

“Of course I remember!”

The CEO had spilled a cup of hot water on Luan Xiaoyao, leading to a horrific scene of cuts and bruises—she couldn’t forget it if she tried.

“I overheard Luan Xiaoyao boasting by Cheng Jingshu’s side that Zhang Hao is her current boyfriend.”

“Is that so? They have that kind of relationship?” Ye Xian was somewhat surprised, “Both of them are somewhat famous; they’ve kept it quite well hidden. But what does that have to do with me?”

“Do you remember the Weibo post Cheng Jingshu made a few days ago to slander you? Her entire clique of best friends forwarded it, including Luan Xiaoyao, who also insinuated things about you in her comments. She probably spoke ill of you in front of Zhang Hao, which is why he has such a big issue with you.”