My Sister is a Superstar - Chapter 51
Chapter 51: Movie
The next day, noon…
After eating the lunch that Qin Ze made, Wang Zijin carried her bag and went out. She was heading for an interview. She had sent her resume out a few days ago and finally received a call from the company’s human resource department today.
Early in the morning, Qin Ze bought two movie tickets. During the morning run, he purposely said casually, “It’s pretty boring being stuck at home all day. Sister Zijin, let’s go watch a movie today. There’s a movie worth watching recently. It’s called ‘How to fall in love with you?’, and the reviews are not bad.
He tried his best to sound calm and not so intentional.
I’m not trying to have a date with you. I’m just too bored at home…
Wang Zijin smiled. “I can’t. I sent out my resume a few days ago, and I need to go for an interview this afternoon.”
The gentle smile on Qin Ze’s face immediately froze.
Was this what it meant by plans could never catch up with changes?
Wang Zijin left her home and came to Shanghai to rely on Qin Baobao who provided for her food and lodging. However, lifestyle expenses did not only revolve around food and lodging. Buying makeup, clothes, and shoes needed money. If she was hungry and wanted to eat at a buffet, where would the money come from? If it was hot in summer and she wanted to eat icy desserts, where would the money come from? She could not let Qin Baobao pay for everything.
Besides, this pair of siblings was pretty poor…
Qin Ze casually said, “Then, let’s go another day.”
He was silently feeling the ache for his movie tickets.
Okay then, Qin Ze just wanted to go on a date with Wang Zijin. Wang Zijin was pretty and had a nice personality and a good figure—which men would like. At this time, it just showed the importance of enjoying the benefits of having a favorable position. He could just randomly think of a way to go on a date with Wang Zijin, watch a movie with her, and eat. Sometimes, he could also use his sister’s name to bring her to the nearby tourist attractions to play.
He could impress her anytime and anywhere.
In the living room, Qin Ze was sorrowful.
Actually, he did not like watching movies. In the past, it was always Qin Baobao who dragged him there. His sister did not have a boyfriend, and it looked especially pitiful for her to watch a movie alone. Hence, the single siblings would go and watch a movie together during the weekends.
Compared to a fresh romance film like ‘How to fall in love with you’, he loved watching American 3D special effects films like ‘Optimus Dog’. However, if he was going on a date with a girl to watch a movie, of course; he could not watch ‘Optimus Dog’.
Great, now he had to go watch a romance film alone. It was pitiful just thinking about it. However, it was fifty dollars for a movie ticket, and he could not bear to waste it.
At this time, ding!
Qin Ze was taken aback. At first, he thought a new mission came; but upon a closer look, he realized that it was a text.
All these years, other than advertisements, rubbish messages, and messages on the bill; very few people would send messages.
He took his phone and saw: “Precious, what are you doing?”
His sister’s other best friend—Zhang Ya—sent a message.
Qin Ze replied unhappily, “I’m doing an indescribable thing. Don’t disturb me.”
Zhang Ya, “Can I join?”
This woman did not let go of any chance to tease Qin Ze.
“I am already overwhelmed and will have to reject your offer politely.”
“It’s okay. Sister has 18 different types of martial arts styles, and I promise to energize and resurrect you.”
“Go away, you sicko. You will be resurrected.”
There was a pang in Qin Ze’s heart, and he crafted another message. “Are you free this afternoon?”
“Yeah, my boyfriend went on a business trip so I’m forever busy. Where do you want to use it?”
“Don’t talk nonsense. I want to treat you to a movie. Let’s meet at the Nanjing Road train station.”
“Okay, okay. I know that there’s a decent hotel there.”
Qin Ze grabbed his phone and left the room. His house was not very near Nanjing Road and needed half an hour of traveling time through train.
At the Nanjing Road train station entrance, he was making a call while searching and finally saw Zhang Ya at a bubble tea shop.
She was standing on the seat and waving frantically to the entrance. Her face was filled with smiles.
Zhang Ya was wearing a floral printed V-neck shirt and a pair of hot pants; it was fashionable and fresh. She was very pretty and only lost to Qin Baobao by a little.
Qin Ze sat down and called the waitress over to order lemonade and a butter dessert for Zhang Ya.
“Why do you have the sudden interest to treat me to a movie?” Zhang Ya sipped the milk tea and smiled with her eyes in a line. There were two faint dimples on her face.
“It wasn’t meant for you, but someone stood me up. I didn’t want to waste the movie tickets. Just nice, you came along,” Qin Ze said honestly.
“You’re too honest. Can’t you pacify me?” Zhang Ya filled her cheeks and grunted.
“Why should I pacify? You should go home and get your boyfriend to pacify me.” Qin Ze laughed.
Qin Ze had a good relationship with Zhang Ya, but it was not because of Qin Baobao. His sister had a few best friends, but they all kept a distance from him; they were at most friends. However, Zhang Ya was the one that was the most pleasing to Qin Ze; coincidentally, she liked Qin Ze too so their relationship improved greatly.
There was a time when Qin Baobao thought that her brother was dating her best friend. She was so frightened that she rushed home to have a heart-to-heart talk with Qin Ze. At that time, Qin Ze had not started university; and his sister had not graduated.
It was also that time when Qin Ze found out Zhang Ya had a boyfriend, and he was the school prince of Fudan, a legendary character. According to his sister, Zhang Ya really liked her boyfriend; she had ambushed and chased after him the entire way and finally won the school prince over. His sister did not want her brother to be someone else’s third party and gave him a stern warning.
From then on, Qin Ze had silently thrown away the idea of seducing his sister’s best friend.
Zhang Ya held her cheeks and stared straight at Qin Ze.
“What are you looking at?”
“I’m looking at a handsome guy.” Zhang Ya giggled. “Ah Ze, I felt that you became more handsome. Hm, it’s not a feeling. You’ve really become more handsome. Bleh.”
Qin Ze smiled. “Do you regret it now? You’re too late.”
This sentence garnered an eye roll from the beauty.
“Ah, yes. Let me show you something.” Zhang Ya pulled out her phone and opened the news to show him.
Qin Ze took a look at it. It was a piece of entertainment news, and the title was this: ‘I am a Singer’ found a Dark Horse; Newcomer—Qin Baobao—had convinced the audience with her overwhelming appearance and original songs.
“What do you want to say?” Qin Ze laughed.
That was right. Qin Baobao was viral or—should he say—she had received a certain amount of attention. As a phenomenal variety show, ‘I am a Singer’ had received quite a bit of attention. Qin Baobao had shocked everyone in a short time in the first episode of the second season so it was hard for her to not gain attention.
This title was still decent. Other titles were more exaggerated; UC wrote this: Shocking, ‘I am a Singer’ Singer Li Zongde was Actually Treated This Way by a Newbie.
Zhang Ya made a big fuss out of nothing. “Oh, my god, did Baobao really go to ‘I am a Singer’? She didn’t even tell us anything. She doesn’t take us as her friend.”
Her best friend had suddenly become a superstar for some reason.
“She was mainly afraid that she would lose and be humiliated so she didn’t say anything.”
“This morning, I heard the male colleagues in the office talking about her and that she was super charming. This caused me—the office goddess—to gain lesser attention.
“One day, you should drag Qin Baobao to your office. Won’t your status as the office goddess come back?”
“Forget it. I’ll definitely be harassed every day and ask me to be their pimp.”
Qin Ze sneered. “Aren’t you already one?”
Zhang Ya said carefully, “You’re really angry. You’re angry. I’ve already said that I didn’t ask Li Zemin to go over the other time.”
Qin Ze drank his tea and did not say anything.
“A brother-controller and a sister-controller,” Zhang Ya muttered.
