Chapter 212 - She's quite a charming woman

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Han Ye took Xiao Lei around the hall with him as he introduced her to some key people from the entertainment world. For her to return and take over her position as smoothly as possible in the future, he had to start laying down all his groundwork now, and this included getting her as many allies as possible.

Han Ye was talking to the middle-aged owner of a medium-sized entertainment company, which was based at Imperial City, while Xiao Lei was talking to the owner's wife about going back to work in after a hiatus. 

The owner's wife had been taking time off work ever since she gave birth... and that was 8 years ago. Recently, because her son had been complaining about her helicoptering him, she decided to go back to work again.  

"She's quite a charming woman," the man said before taking a sip from his glass of gin and tonic. 

"Charming?" Han Ye smiled. "President Wei, you're too kind. She still has a lot to learn." 

"True." The man shrugged and placed his empty glass on a server's tray before continuing, "Well, not in the sense that people in our world would consider as charming, but she has an... aura to her, and she reminded me of someone that I used to know." President Wei thought for a while before saying, "It was as if she were a diamond in the rough..."

Han Ye looked at Xiao Lei, who was laughing at something that President Wei's wife said, and nodded. "Yes, I guess she's a diamond in a way." 

He could not deny that. She was born with a silver spoon. It was the circ.u.mstances that caused her to be at the state she was in now. 

"Are you going to train her to take over your role?" President Wei asked curiously while glancing at Han Ye. 

"Hmm? Not really... She's only working for me for a while." Han Ye looked at the man. With a brow raised, he asked, "Why?" 

He had known President Wei for a while now because Du Conglomerate hired a few artists from Wei Entertainment a couple of times to be the ambassadors for some of their local and overseas products. Wei Entertainment was one of the few entertainment companies with a very strict and clean management.

Of course, like every other company out there, it had its own share of scandals every year, but everyone who was caught would always be punished severely. It was not just a matter of apology, but the company itself would take legal action against those who dared to breach moral conduct.

It was one of the reasons why DX always chose the artists from Wei Entertainment. 

"Well..." President Wei looked at Xiao Lei, who was waving her hands around as she described something to his wife, and said, "I'd like her to audition for a role."

Han Ye thought for a moment before asking, "You want her to act?" 

"It's for a short movie. I've been auditioning all over the country, but I haven't found anyone that could satisfy both mine and the director's requirement."

"What role is this?" 

"A villain."

Han Ye frowned. He did not think that it would be appropriate. There had to be no bad publicity of any kind. "She doesn't look like a villain. Maybe you should find someone else."

"You're right... She doesn't look like one. That's why she's perfect."

"What do you mean, President Wei?"

"I'm not looking for someone who looks like a villain." President Wei smiled and explained, "The character is the villain in the movie, but she is also a young mother who had her young child murdered in cold blood. And your secretary..."

He shrugged. From the moment Han Ye introduced Xiao Lei to him and his wife, President Wei had his eyes on her. He could see her in that role, and he was rarely wrong about this kind of thing.   

With a wry grin, President Wei said, "I just want her to try out. Of course, she can say no. I won't be upset over it."

Han Ye thought for a moment. He glanced at Xiao Lei and thought, "She was born to be in the entertainment world... Can she..." 

In the end, he said, "I'll tell her about this opportunity. Whether or not she wants to take it is her decision." 

"Fair enough." 

They chatted for a while longer before Han Ye excused himself to talk to his acquaintances. He took Xiao Lei along with him and introduced her to them as well. 

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On the other side of the packed hall,

"What is that woman doing here?" Angela Zhang gritted her teeth as she glared at Xiao Lei. She wanted to skip out on today's event, but Fan Xiyue would kill her if she were to do so. 

She turned to Fan Xiyue angrily. "You didn't tell me she's coming!" 

"Who?" Fan Xiyue looked around the venue. When she saw Han Ye, she could see that he was with a woman, but because her back was to her, Fan Xiyue could not see her features clearly. "Who is she?"

"Xiao Xiao Lei!"

"Xiao- Oh... His secretary?" Fan Xiyue shrugged. "I didn't know. President Du RSVP'd for two. I thought it would be him and Han Ye."

Angela Zhang's face was red with anger as she watched Han Ye place his hand behind Xiao Lei's back to pull her away from someone's path. "I knew he dumped me because of that fox." 

She then grabbed onto Fan Xiyue's arm. "Xiyue, you must help me take revenge!"

"Don't be silly. We can't mess up today." 

"No!" Angela Zhang shook her head. "Either you help me, or I'll do it myself. Either way, I want to embarrass her just as she embarrassed me!" 

Fan Xiyue frowned. She really did not want to do anything because Su Wei was the one who organized this event, and she would hate it if anything went wrong and his name was tarnished by it. However, if she were to let Angela Zhang alone, who knew what she would do?! Angela Zhang was not known for her careful plots. 

With a sigh, Fan Xiyue said, "I'll figure out something."

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