Chapter 459: Chapter 459

Song Qiao was momentarily stunned, then smiled and said, "Thank you, I know what to do."

About ten minutes later, the makeup was finally done. Song Qiao looked in the mirror at Song Xi and smiled slightly, patted her shoulder, and said, "Not bad, you really do suit historical dramas."

Even the makeup artist couldn’t help but praise when seeing their work, "It’s my first time seeing someone whose temperament suits so well, beautiful."

Song Xi felt somewhat embarrassed by the compliments, her ears turning red involuntarily.

She naturally also saw her current appearance in the mirror and was momentarily stunned, not knowing how to react. She couldn’t believe she could look so good in ancient attire, it almost felt unreal.

Song Qiao brought over the script and handed it to her, "Memorize the script first, otherwise it would be bad if you forget your lines later on."

Song Xi nodded, hummed in acknowledgment, and took the script to start reciting. Normally, she preferred to bow her head to read books or scripts, but now she was already wearing heavy jewelry on her head, and she had to hold the script up in front of her eyes to read.

Seeing Song Xi conscientiously reading the script, Song Qiao felt very relieved. She had witnessed all the changes in Song Xi during this period. They used to be at odds as sisters, but now they were getting along peacefully, and during this time, Song Xi had been very considerate towards her.

About ten minutes later, someone came to call Song Xi to start filming. Song Qiao thought for a moment and then directly gave her a few reminders before turning around and preparing to go out to buy her some snacks and coffee to bring back.

However, just as she turned around, a wave of exclamations came from outside. She frowned slightly and looked over, only to stiffen on the spot when she clearly saw the person coming in.

Assistant Xue and several bodyguards walked in from outside, each carrying a box that seemed to contain some snacks and coffee and whatnot. The boxes had the logo of a certain coffee shop on them, and they placed the boxes on a table nearby. Raising their voice, they announced, "These are snacks and coffee specially bought by our CEO for everyone, including some milk tea."

Assistant Xue said this and directly took out a cup of coffee and a portion of snacks, bringing them to Zuo Yuqing with a smile, "Miss Zuo, this is for you."

Upon hearing Assistant Xue’s words, everyone burst out in excitement. Some even turned to Zuo Yuqing and jokingly asked, "Miss Zuo, could it be that Young Master Lu came for you?"

The portion given to Zuo Yuqing was her favorite snack, clearly bought specifically for her.

Zuo Yuqing stood up, took the coffee and snacks from Assistant Xue’s hands, her face sporting an impeccably perfect smile, and directly said, "Thank you, is your CEO also here?"

Assistant Xue hummed affirmatively, "The CEO is making a call outside, he should be coming in soon."

Having said this, Assistant Xue waved his hand to let everyone distribute the snacks and drinks. When his gaze landed on Song Qiao standing at the makeup room door, he was momentarily stunned, then subconsciously exclaimed, "Madam, you..."

As he spoke, Lu Jingchen, in a black pair of trousers and white shirt, stood tall and dashing. His long legs wrapped in suit pants took strides towards the filming crew.

Amidst the buzzing conversation of those around, it seemed that the director had only just learned of Lu Jingchen’s arrival, immediately delegated the filming work to his subordinates, and personally came over to greet Young Master Lu.

"Young Master Lu, what brings you here?" The director, also surprised, walked over smiling and greeted him, shaking his hand briefly.

The handshake was brief, and Lu Jingchen just glanced around, his gaze landing on Zuo Yuqing for a few seconds before looking back at the director. His thin lips parted slightly as he spoke indifferently, "I just came to have a look, nothing particularly important, don’t mind me, you can go back to your work."

The director naturally didn’t dare to just leave Lu Jingchen there. He guessed that Lu Jingchen’s appearance might not be related to Song Qiao, even though Song Qiao is the Young Mistress of the Lu Family, Young Master Lu’s wife.

However, rumors have been circulating that Young Master Lu might soon divorce Song Qiao, especially after what happened before. Even though Lu Jingchen hosted a press conference previously, it still made people feel that the words said at the press conference were too official.

Online spectators, always keen for drama and gossip, quickly flocked to discuss where the excitement was. Originally, everyone thought the matter would just end the day before, but these few days, no one had seen Lu Jingchen and Song Qiao together, leading to widespread speculation that they might be living separately.

Then this morning, a prominent Weibo account suddenly revealed that on the day of their wedding, Song Qiao went straight back to the Mu Mansion, and these past days, the couple hadn’t been living together, immediately leading many to say that Lu Jingchen and Song Qiao had already separated, speculating that a divorce might not be far off.

Regarding the online speculation, neither CK Group, Lu Jingchen, nor Song Qiao made any public response. ʀᴇᴀᴅ ʟᴀᴛᴇsᴛ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs ᴀᴛ 𝔫𝔬𝔳𝔢𝔩·𝔣𝔦𝔯𝔢·𝔫𝔢𝔱

So now, the internet is probably buzzing with excitement.

The director also sensed that there might be some truth to the matter, yet he wasn’t the gossiping type and didn’t say much. Besides, he had seen and heard his subordinates saying that Assistant Xue had specifically brought some snacks and drinks for Zuo Yuqing.

Lu Jingchen walked directly up to Zuo Yuqing, and it was unclear whether he genuinely didn’t see Song Qiao or pretended not to notice her. He spoke directly to Zuo Yuqing, "Let’s have lunch together."

Out of the corner of her eye, Zuo Yuqing glanced at Song Qiao, who was standing there. She did not reject Lu Jingchen’s invitation and responded with a smile, nodding, "Sure."

Song Qiao stood there watching everything unfold. She knew Lu Jingchen had actually seen her since Assistant Xue had just been speaking with her. It was impossible he didn’t see her. This indicated that his actions now were probably intentional.

Her hand by her side involuntarily clenched into a fist. Seeing Assistant Xue looking like he wanted to say something but hesitated, she regained her composure, nodded politely at him, then took steps to leave.

Having only taken a few steps away, Zuo Yuqing then spoke up, "Song Qiao, Jingchen brought over some snacks and drinks, won’t you have some?"

Song Qiao stopped in her tracks, turned back, and her gaze fell on the couple standing there. She forced a smile and politely said, "No need, it’s not the flavor I like. I don’t really enjoy it."

Zuo Yuqing’s tone carried a sense of being the rightful main lady, but even with Zuo Yuqing speaking like that, Lu Jingchen stood there with an indifferent expression, not uttering a single word.

For a moment, Song Qiao felt a deep discomfort in her heart, making her want to flee messily.

With a look of sympathy on her face, Zuo Yuqing’s smile carried some apology, "I’m sorry, maybe Jingchen bought everything considering my tastes, not knowing you wouldn’t like them. Tell me what you like, I can ask the assistant to buy it for you..."

"No need!" Song Qiao interrupted her before she could finish speaking, her voice indifferent, "I won’t bother you two, I can buy it myself."

After saying that, she quickly walked away.

Lu Jingchen watched Song Qiao’s departing figure, his feet nearly moved to follow her, but he forcibly suppressed the impulse inside him, his hand by his side unconsciously clenching into a fist.

Zuo Yuqing opened the snack box and took out a piece, putting it in her mouth. At this moment, just the two of them stood there together. The two female actors who had been with her left their spots as soon as Lu Jingchen appeared.

Watching the receding figure of Song Qiao disappearing from sight, Zuo Yuqing finished the snack in her mouth, then looked at Lu Jingchen, "Aren’t you going to chase after her? She looked quite upset."

The man’s lips were slightly pursed, his expression cold and expressionless. After a long while, he finally spoke a few words, "There’s no need."

Zuo Yuqing blinked, her gaze steady on him, her voice gentle and pleasant, "If I hadn’t seen what you did earlier, I would still think you haven’t fallen for her."

She paused, not waiting for Lu Jingchen to speak, and continued, "Although I’m not very familiar with Song Qiao, having seen her so many times since returning to the country, I can somewhat understand her personality. I’m a bit confused, if you’ve already fallen for her, why act this way now? Aren’t you afraid of pushing her further away?"

The man remained silent, his gaze fixed on the door direction, lips lightly pursed without speaking, seemingly uninterested in answering Zuo Yuqing’s question.

Aren’t you afraid of pushing her further and further away?

He wasn’t unafraid, but because he was terrified of eventually not being able to let go, he had decided to act this way now.

Sitting in the car after leaving the film crew, Song Qiao felt the stuffy feeling slowly fading away, yet her heart was incredibly uneasy.

She raised her hand to cover her chest, and for a moment, she felt an intense pain there.

Suddenly feeling nauseous, she couldn’t help but lower the car window and stick her head out, starting to vomit. But perhaps because she hadn’t eaten much in the morning, nothing came out.

The driver, Xiao Li, came over, and seeing Song Qiao in such a state, he was immediately alarmed and quickly approached, "Sister Song, are you alright? Should I take you to the hospital?"