The meeting ended just in time for lunch. Qiao Xi came in from outside and naturally walked over to Wen Sining.
The two whispered a few words to each other. Then Wen Sining looked up at Amanda, who was about to leave.
"Sorry, there have been some last - minute adjustments to the shooting. We may need to go through the process again."
Yun Chutong turned back and stared for a moment, then left the response to her agent.
The agent handed the folder in her hand to the assistant. "It's already noon. We need to go for lunch."
Qiao Xi and Wen Sining exchanged a look. Wen Sining spoke up first, "I'm really sorry to have taken up your afternoon. How about I treat you to lunch?"
Hearing this, Qiao Xi immediately chimed in, "There's a new restaurant nearby. I'll go downstairs and reserve a table now."
True to her word, she took action right away. The others had no choice but to agree.
There were many companies in the vicinity, and at lunchtime, all the nearby restaurants were filled with white - collar workers.
Qiao Xi finally managed to squeeze up to the service desk. She turned her head and roughly scanned the available seats. "Excuse me, is it still possible to reserve a private room?"
"Let me check." The staff at the service desk checked the computer. "There's a large private room on the upper floor that can accommodate about twenty people."
After a quick calculation, Qiao Xi made the reservation. To save time, she also decided on the dishes.
It only took ten minutes to walk from the company to the restaurant. Wen Sining led Yun Chutong and her entourage on foot.
As they entered the restaurant, the waiter greeted them warmly.
"We're in private room 408." Wen Sining glanced around the lobby.
The waiter immediately understood and extended a hand to lead them. "Please follow me."
Yun Chutong stood at the door and took out her phone. Her assistant said something to her, but she impatiently waved the assistant away.
The assistant walked in helplessly and said to Wen Sining apologetically, "Let's go in first."
"Don't we need to wait for Ms. Amanda?"
"No."
The assistant walked past Wen Sining and took the lead into the private room.
After waiting outside the private room for a while, Wen Sining saw that Yun Chutong showed no sign of ending her call, so she had to enter the room alone.
Since they were all women, Qiao Xi quickly hit it off with Yun Chutong's personal assistant.
As soon as Wen Sining entered, the two were actually huddled together, studying each other's nails. There was a phone on the table in front of them, and the screen showed some nail - art pictures.
"Sining, come quickly!" Hearing the voice, Qiao Xi looked up and called out.
"Have we ordered the food?" Wen Sining looked around the empty private room.
Yun Chutong didn't have many people with her, just an assistant and an agent. The agent had something to do on the way, so now only the assistant was left.
Seeing that Wen Sining didn't come over, Qiao Xi stood up from her seat. Just as she came to Wen Sining's side, the door of the private room was pushed open from the outside.
It was Fang Jie, Yun Chutong's agent, who entered.
"Xiaolan, where's Amanda?"
The one called Xiaolan was Yun Chutong's assistant. She took her eyes off the phone screen and turned her head blankly. "Huh?"
Seeing her confused look, Fang Jie's expression darkened slightly.
Realizing the seriousness of the situation, Xiaolan panicked and stood up from her chair. "Ms. Amanda was on the phone outside. She told me to come in first."
"Didn't you see her when you came in?" Wen Sining asked.
It had only been less than half an hour. Even if she wanted to leave, it was impossible for her to just leave without saying a word when neither the assistant nor the agent was around.
Just then, Fang Jie's phone rang. She quickly checked the screen. Swiping her finger across the screen, she walked out of the private room with the phone.
Through the French window, Wen Sining noticed that Fang Jie's expression changed from serious to surprised and then to relaxed. It seemed that she knew where Yun Chutong was.
After the call ended, Fang Jie happily pushed open the door and walked in, smiling brightly at Xiaolan.
"Sister Fang, was it a call from Ms. Amanda?"
"No."
Fang Jie replied and glanced at Wen Sining on one side. "I wonder if Ms. Wen knows Lu Luochen."
Lu Luochen?
Wen Sining's heart skipped a beat.
"Is Lu Luochen the president of the Lu Group that I know?" Qiao Xi clasped her hands under her chin and asked excitedly.
She had seen him in the coffee shop last time. The two of them sitting together were like a beautiful scenery. If she could see him again, she would definitely take a picture as a souvenir.
Fang Jie nodded proudly. "Young Master Lu will be here soon."
"Soon?" Wen Sining repeated loudly.
Her over - reaction made everyone involuntarily turn their eyes to her.
Feeling a bit uncomfortable, Wen Sining tucked her hair behind her ear and tried to explain naturally, "I've always heard of Young Master Lu. I'm really curious to see such a legendary figure in person. It's like a dream."
After she finished speaking, except for Fang Jie and Xiaolan, Qiao Xi on one side nodded in agreement.
Fang Jie walked forward with a smile, pulled out the chair beside her, and put her phone on the table. "You're in for a treat today. Young Master Lu will be here soon."
The call she answered outside was from Lu Luochen.
Since their argument last time, Lu Luochen had been unable to contact Yun Chutong. After being sad alone for many days, he finally thought of contacting Yun Chutong's agent today.
Actually, Yun Chutong had long instructed her agent that once Lu Luochen called, she should immediately tell him where she was and how bad her situation had been during this period.
The reason why Yun Chutong was able to become a top - tier celebrity was largely due to Lu Luochen's support behind the scenes. This was also the reason why the brokerage company had spent all its efforts to promote only her.
After confirming that Lu Luochen was really coming, Wen Sining's excited heart could no longer calm down.
Although the scar on her face was gone, her appearance hadn't changed much. If Yun Chutong could notice, then Lu Luochen, who was with her every day, would surely recognize her.
Just then, a waiter was carrying a tray of dishes into the private room. Wen Sining pulled Qiao Xi to one side.
"There's something urgent at the company. I have to go and deal with it. I'll leave this to you. Remember to remind them about this afternoon's discussion after lunch."
The dishes were already on the table. Qiao Xi asked puzzledly, "What's so urgent? You haven't eaten yet. Have something before you go."
"It's okay. I'm not hungry. I'll just leave now." Wen Sining pointed outside and rushed out of the private room in a hurry.
Just as the door closed, she heard Fang Jie's question from inside. She didn't care what Qiao Xi replied. All she wanted was to leave this place as soon as possible.
The booths outside the private room were crowded at this time. Since the restaurant had just opened, the place was packed.
Wen Sining hunched her shoulders and carefully made her way through the crowd with her head down. The door was just ahead. Just as she was about to breathe a sigh of relief, a hand landed on her shoulder.