Perhaps sensing her gaze, Meng Nianchu waved at her and then walked over.
Ju Zisheng followed behind.
"I've watched your shows," Mu's mother sized up Ju Zisheng secretly as he came closer.
Ju Zisheng looked at Meng Nianchu in confusion.
Meng Nianchu explained, "This is my mother - in - law. She just came back from the United States."
"Rumors in the industry say that Mr. Ju is always cold to others. Why are you still coming to the crew to find Nianchu after the variety show is over?" Meng Rong drawled.
Ju Zisheng caught the strange tone in her words. With his hands behind his back, he smiled gentlemanly and said, "There are some things I need Miss Meng's help with."
Meng Rong scoffed, "Mr. Ju, if you just want to chat with Nianchu, just say so. Why come up with such an unconvincing excuse? You're a well - known movie king. What could you possibly need others' help with?"
Hearing this, Ju Zisheng just smiled faintly and didn't reply.
"She said she'll come over soon," Meng Nianchu said as she suddenly received a text message. She pulled out a chair and motioned for him to sit down first.
Meng Rong insinuated and pretended to be magnanimous, "Will my mother and I staying here affect your conversation? How about you talk first? My mother and I will go somewhere else."
Looking for trouble like this, Meng Nianchu stared at her gloomily, clearly reaching the limit of her patience.
"Nianchu, why are you looking at me like this? I'm doing this for your own good," Meng Rong said with a smug smile and didn't forget to curry favor with Mu's mother.
She put warm water in front of Mu's mother and arranged the fruits.
If she could spare a bit of this energy for acting, she wouldn't have almost driven Zhang Zhengfeng away.
Just as Meng Nianchu was about to retort, she was silenced by the commotion in the crew. She looked in the direction of the sound and saw Bai Ling strutting over with her own aura.
Someone in the crowd murmured, "What a magical day today! Why are both the movie king and the diva here?"
"I've seen a lot of CP content about them on the Internet these days. Are they trying to create a hype?"
"Look at the way Mr. Ju is looking at Bai Ling!"
"..."
As soon as Bai Ling saw Ju Zisheng sitting next to Meng Nianchu, she guessed that Meng Nianchu had deliberately called her over.
She gave Ju Zisheng a cold glance and then met Mu's mother's eyes. She was slightly surprised, "Auntie, why are you here?"
"You know Xiaonianchu?" Mu's mother greeted Bai Ling to sit next to her and looked at her intently, "You've lost a lot of weight compared to when I saw you in the United States."
Bai Ling turned to look at Meng Nianchu.
Meng Nianchu answered voluntarily, "She's my mother - in - law."
Bai Ling immediately understood. Afraid that Meng Nianchu would be confused, she explained, "I went to the United States for a concert some time ago. Auntie and her friends were at my concert. There were some small problems backstage at that time, and it was Auntie who helped me solve them."
"I liked this girl the first time I saw her. I thought her personality was just like Xiaonianchu's. I liked her so much. I didn't expect you two to know each other," Mu's mother said excitedly.
Hearing this, Bai Ling also found it hard to believe.
She didn't expect that the auntie who hit it off with her in the United States and helped her a great deal was actually Meng Nianchu's mother - in - law. What a strange coincidence.
It wasn't really strange. Bai Ling didn't know much about Mu Junze, let alone recognize his mother.
Ju Zisheng, who had been ignored for a while, gave Meng Nianchu a look.
Meng Nianchu remembered the important thing, coughed, and got back to the point.
"Mr. Ju has something he wants to talk to you about. There's a lounge over there. It's empty."
As soon as she said this, Mu's mother looked at the sulky Bai Ling and then at Ju Zisheng who was looking at Bai Ling eagerly. She suddenly understood what Ju Zisheng meant when he said he needed help earlier.
She laughed twice and patted Bai Ling's hand, "Then go quickly."
Bai Ling leaned on Mu's mother's shoulder, "I'm not going."
Now Ju Zisheng was really anxious. He wanted to say something but was too embarrassed to. He looked to Meng Nianchu for help.
"I'll cook dinner tonight. Come over and have dinner together," Mu's mother invited.
Of course Bai Ling was willing. She nodded vigorously.
Mu's mother looked at Ju Zisheng.
Knowing that she was helping him, Ju Zisheng gave her a grateful smile.
Meng Rong said hurriedly, "I'm free tonight too. I'll go too. This way I can help auntie with some things, and she won't be too tired alone."
As if no one had heard her, everyone ignored her.
After seeing Meng Rong's poor acting skills and her habit of making sarcastic remarks in the crew all day, Mu's mother's impression of Meng Rong had hit rock bottom.
In the evening, when Meng Nianchu and Mu's mother were going home, they originally didn't plan to take Meng Rong with them. Who would have thought that Meng Rong was so thick - skinned that she shamelessly followed them and forced her way into the car.
It wasn't appropriate to drag her out of the car, so Mu's mother and Meng Nianchu had no choice but to let her come along.
Ju Zisheng drove Bai Ling and followed Mu's mother's car. The two luxury cars shuttled on the road, attracting many envious looks.
They parked one after another in Shangting Courtyard.
Everyone got out of the cars and entered the living room. The lights were on. Mu Junze was sitting on the sofa, dealing with work. He looked back and was slightly stunned when he saw them.
Mu's mother didn't need to cook because Mu Junze had already prepared the meal.
The dinner table was filled with delicious food. Bai Ling exclaimed in admiration, "Nianchu, your husband is so nice. No wonder I saw on the Internet that Mr. Mu goes to the crew to pick you up every day. I didn't see him today. It turns out he was at home preparing delicious food for you."
"He's not worried at all that Xiaonianchu will be snatched away by someone else," Mu's mother snorted. She pulled Meng Nianchu with one hand and Bai Ling with the other, and pressed their shoulders to make them sit at the dinner table.
Mu Junze and Ju Zisheng exchanged simple greetings and then sat down next to their women respectively.
The five of them chatted and laughed as if they were at home. Meng Rong, who came along, was completely ignored.
During the whole dinner, Meng Rong didn't even have a chance to say a word. No one paid attention to her.
Finally, after dinner, Meng Rong found an opportunity to talk to Mu's mother actively, "Auntie, you've known Bai Ling for a long time. What a coincidence. I'm also on good terms with Bai Ling. It's just that her personality is a bit arrogant, and she's not easy to get along with."
Seeing Mu's mother staring directly at her, Meng Rong tried to distance herself, "Auntie, don't misunderstand. It wasn't me who said this. It was what the staff said during the variety show shooting."
"On good terms with Bai Ling?" Mu's mother asked rhetorically.
Thinking she had found the right topic, Meng Rong nodded quickly.
As if hearing a particularly funny joke, Mu's mother sneered, "Since you've known each other for a long time, how come Xiaonianchu knows their relationship but you don't?"
"Re...", As if a thunderbolt had exploded in her mind, Meng Rong felt extremely uneasy.
In a moment of carelessness, wanting to take revenge on Meng Nianchu, she had forgotten about the relationship between Bai Ling and Ju Zisheng...